Volume 1: Raging Waves City Chapter 186: Yin’s Visit
Yomington left, bringing with him what he had seen and heard in Raging Waves City, and returned to the capital to report to the Prime Minister. After a wave of turmoil, things gradually returned to calm, but the aftermath continued to make people examine the Meteorite Detective of the Cape District Secret Affairs Bureau, and wonder where this city will go in the future?
Luke didn't think so much. He just wanted to build a safe nest for himself, and everything that happened was just the dirt that was blown up from the pit. Now the rabbit nest that Luke had been thinking about has finally taken shape, and the foundation is solid. As for the eldest princess... after accepting this great gift from him, she should continue to accept the current relationship.
The next step is to live your own comfortable life.
As for continuing to expand in Raging Waves City?
Luke didn't have this idea. He didn't want to push the new nobles too hard. It would be bad for everyone if they pushed themselves too hard. Of course, the new nobles had to accept the current division of power in Raging Wave City and not cause trouble.
But not getting into trouble...is it possible?
In the days that followed, Luke sorted out his property.
The production of black potions has begun to take shape. In addition to the powerful berserk potion and aphrodisiac, Luke has also taken out several popular generic potion formulas and handed them over to the potion workshop for production.
With the protection of the Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau and the sales channels of the Yanyang Smuggling Group, medicine production has become a stable source of income for Luke.
Now that his position in Raging Waves City has been enhanced and consolidated, Luke plans to unify all the black magic potion production in the Cape District and merge those small private black magic potion production workshops. He plans to expand and strengthen this industry and create his own international black magic potion brand.
Another thing that Luke was paying attention to was Yan Yang Night School.
He knew that he was just an upstart to the upper class system of Nutao City. Those new nobles feared him and obeyed him, but they might not accept him. If he wanted to stabilize the current base, he still had to follow the mass line passed down from his ancestors.
In half a year, Yanyang Night School has had three classes of graduates. Although the students did not learn the Secret Service's killing techniques that they expected, they all learned a skill. Councillor Ibul is responsible for arranging jobs for the graduates of Yanyang Night School. Most of the gang members like the stable life that Inspector Meteorite gives them.
With the increase in employment rate, the public security in the Cape District has been significantly improved.
Having tasted the sweetness, Luke founded a full-time technical school based on the night school and built several branches to increase the enrollment scale. At the same time, Luke also used his good relationship with businessmen to ensure that students would have jobs after graduation.
Inspector Meteorite's prestige in the Cape District was maintained by violence and money in the beginning, but is gradually gaining popularity among the people.
What will really make the Cape District begin to recover is the Cape Harbor renovation project.
Luke obtained a large loan from the Imperial Bank for this project. After the money was in place, the Diagonal Street mechanical tribe, which had been prepared for a long time, headed to the port area, and then the ordered equipment and materials were delivered by sea and land.
The port area has become a big construction site.
Luke took advantage of this opportunity to overhaul the infrastructure in the Cape District, and construction of a heavy machinery factory also began.
The comprehensive large-scale project has greatly absorbed the surplus labor force in the Cape area, and everyone is full of hope for the future.
Luke also became the busiest person in the Cape District.
As the major infrastructure construction began, he had to review a large number of documents every day, and at the same time he had to learn ancient languages from Laconia and Banat. Sometimes he wished he could break himself in half...
And now I am divided into two halves.
Qingkong had to study and teach at Oulu College, and was also busy conducting various occult experiments and doing in-depth research on ancient languages and history.
It's not easy to split it into two people.
One day Kylena entered the detective's office: "Detective, the World Bank's director of music is here to visit."
sound……
Luke looked up from a pile of documents and remembered the golden man.
What is she here for?
Did they find out that the 20,000 gold coupons were mine?
Let’s meet first.
"Please ask her to come in."
After a while, Yin walked into the office led by Kylena.
Yin was wearing a grey trench coat and dark red high-waist leather boots. Her blond hair was tied into a bun and she had a decorative gauze hat on her head.
White lace gloves and a lady's bag hanging from her arm.
If you didn't know her identity, you would really think she was some city socialite.
Seeing that Yin didn't look like someone looking for eggs, Luke kindly invited her to sit down: "I didn't expect the Yin Council to come to my place. This place is a mess, please forgive me..."
After Yin sat down, Kylena brought her a cup of coffee.
"Thank you!" Yin thanked Kylena politely, and then said, "I have something I want to discuss with the inspector alone."
Kylena looked at Luke, and when she saw him nod, she left reluctantly and closed the door.
"It seems that Director Yin came to me for something important."
Yin sorted out his thoughts a little and said, "First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to the inspector. If it weren't for your reminder, Pan and I would have done something that we would regret when investing in the hydrogen airship project.
I didn't expect that the hydrogen airship project would have such a big hidden danger.
Now that you have eliminated the hidden danger, the negotiations between Pan and the City Alchemist Association have become much easier. The head office is also evaluating this project. If everything goes well, the World Bank's share of this project will far exceed our estimates..."
Yin took out a check from her bag, put it on the table and pushed it to Luke, saying, "This is a gift from the World Bank. Thank you for your help and guidance."
Luke took the check and smiled with satisfaction at the string of zeros on it. He put the check in his inner pocket and said to Yin, "I am very satisfied with the sincerity of the World Bank. If there is any good business in the future, I will definitely come to you again."
"I look forward to working with you again. But..." Yin asked doubtfully, "Please allow me to ask a personal question. Why did you transfer your interests in the hydrogen airship project to the World Bank? Is it because you are not optimistic about the future use of hydrogen airships?"
After receiving the money, Luke said frankly: "I am a spy, and my habit prevents me from leaving the future to uncertain factors. Steam airships have their advantages, but after the Changxiang-class combustion accident, it will take a long time for the public to accept hydrogen airships.
During this period, there may be technological breakthroughs in steam airships.
The World Bank has the time and resources to fine-tune the hydrogen airship, but I don’t want this uncertainty to become a burden for me.”
Luke's answer was brutally honest.
The formula for the drug that destroyed the hydrogen stabilizer in his hand was developed after the hydrogen airship in the game was launched. Several hydrogen airship explosion accidents caused the reputation of this new aircraft to plummet, and it faded from the historical stage before it even rose.
Then, with the technological breakthrough of steam airships, there was even less room for hydrogen airships to survive.
So it's better to exchange your share for money and wish the World Bank good luck.
Yinze didn't expect Luke to answer like this. In preparation for this meeting, she had already investigated and learned about the detective from multiple channels.
He is a conspirator who plays with everyone in the city of wrath. He framed and framed former councillor Virgil, driving him into a madman. He was the mastermind behind the two large demonstrations in the city of wrath, and the most recent demonstration almost caused a riot in the city.
He is full of lies and is always thinking about hurting people.
He is an imperial spy living in the dark and damp sewers, doing the dirtiest things.
This is how the upper class of Nutao City evaluates Inspector Meteorite. In their minds, Meteorite is a nightmare that scares them awake at night.
Yin thought that Inspector Meteorite would give her a very high-sounding reason, but she didn't expect the answer to be so simple.
What kind of mindset is it to give up such a promising project just because you don't want to be dragged down by an uncertain factor? You know, once the hydrogen airship is commercialized, the profits it can get are many times higher than that check.
Isn’t that what those who invest in hydrogen airships think?
When the World Bank started negotiating with the City Alchemists Association about investment in the hydrogen airship project, many people who had taken their investment money back regretted it. They are trying to find a way to reinvest their money... It's ridiculous!
Yin asked Luke, "Is this the only reason?"
Luke smiled and said, "What other reason could there be? You came to the Cape District and you should have seen what is happening here. New ports, new roads, new factories, new urban areas...
I can get a 100% return on this money by investing it anywhere in the Cape. Why should I invest it in an uncertain future? I am a practical person, not a gambler. "
When Yin entered the Cape District, he was first surprised at how there could be such a huge slum in the City of Raging Waves. Then, after a careful inspection, he could feel that this place was very different from the slums in other places.
The development of a city will inevitably create a slum area, where the atmosphere is desperate. No one will pay attention to it, and resources will not flow into it. People with some ability will try to leave, which accelerates its decline.
But in the Cape, Yin can feel hope amid the poverty.
Most people here have a passion for life on their faces, as if a fire is burning here.
Yin knew why.
On the way, she heard people talking about Inspector Meteorite the most. The evaluation of Inspector Meteorite by the people here was completely different from that of the upper class people in the city.
He was wise and courageous. He freed the coolies at the dock from the exploitation of the Cape District Security Bureau; he set up schools to help the unemployed find stable jobs; he asked factory owners to improve the treatment of workers; he cracked down on human trafficking and rescued slave workers.
He led the civilians of the Cape District to repel the invasion of the City Security Bureau; he made the Cape District shout out and let the masters of the wealthy area hear the voice here.
Everyone in the Cape District believes that Inspector Meteorite can lead them to a good life and make the Cape District prosperous again.
He said it and he did it.
Cape Harbor is being renovated, the city is being renovated, and anyone who wants to make money can find a job here and get a good salary.
It is a little unclear which one is the real meteorite.
"Inspector Meteorite, you are a very special person. I also see that the Cape District is a very good investment point. Perhaps I can convince the World Bank to join in the reconstruction of the Cape District."
Yin's words aroused Luke's strong interest.
The renovation of Cape Harbor is not enough to boost the economy of the entire Cape District. To make this boiler burn and generate strong power, a lot of money is needed.
Luke began to think that if he first improved the infrastructure of Cape Harbor and the urban area, and then stabilized the urban security, he could create a good investment environment. In the future, he could gradually persuade businessmen to invest and build factories, and then he could put Cape District on the path of a virtuous cycle.
If we can convince the World Bank to invest now, it will be like a mountain of gold falling on us, and it will be difficult not to prosper.
"It would be great if the World Bank is willing to invest in the Cape District. I can persuade the City Hall and the Parliament to obtain preferential policies for the World Bank. I will also give you the greatest assistance in the Cape District. People and land are not a problem."
Yin smiled meaningfully: "But as far as I know, the Cape District is now facing a very big political trouble, which involves the royal struggle of the Golden Shield Empire.
According to the World Bank’s investment principles, we should avoid investing in politically controversial projects…”
Luke didn't expect that the strategy he used against the World Bank would be counterattacked by the other party so quickly.
The fight in Raging Waves City was just a sign of calm. Luke knew very well that it would be impossible to get the new nobles to accept such a large chunk of their interests being taken away.
Although Luke and the princess knew what was going on in the Cape District, to outsiders, this was the bridgehead for the Empire to retake the City of Raging Tides.
The Empire will not stop here!
It is obviously impossible to get the World Bank to invest in this political vortex. The political risks are greater than the original investment in hydrogen airships.
"But you just said you could convince the World Bank to invest in the Cape..."
Luke asked Xiang Yin.
He thought to himself: You know the World Bank won't invest in the Cape, but you're still trying to seduce me? Now that my interest has been piqued, you can't just flirt with me and let it go!
Yin smiled and said: "The Cape is indeed a big political problem, but because it is so big, there is still a lot of room for maneuver. There are too many politically controversial places in the world. If everything really follows the principles, the World Bank will not have to invest in anything.
My brother has been very busy these days, and I don't know anyone in Raging Waves City. It's boring to be alone in the hotel. Why don't you take me on a tour of the Cape District? We can talk about which projects are not sensitive but are of interest to the World Bank. "
"Okay, I'll arrange for someone to prepare right away." Luke felt that what Yin said made sense, and he went out to investigate to see if there were any investment projects that would offer the best of both worlds.
But someone said, "Just the two of us."
Luke immediately realized that this girl had other intentions than drinking.
At this time, for the sake of the Cape District, Inspector Ben had to sacrifice his looks.
