Volume 1: Raging Waves City Chapter 62: Conspiring Loudly
When Mrs. Tassia asked Luke a question, she squinted her eyes and looked at Lambert, her gaze was so sharp that it made people shudder. There was a slight rise and fall under the blanket, and the arm hidden underneath pressed on the hilt of the knife.
She believed that her men had just landed and would not be able to leak the plan to rob the Shamrock armed airship.
The ones who leaked the information must be the Axe Party.
These guys just joined the Secret Service and they're already in a hurry to sell us out!
Lambert sensed Madam Tasia's murderous intent and immediately defended himself, "Madam, I don't know what the inspector told you about the Shamrock armed airship. I only know that you commissioned the giant wood boss to steal the 'heart of the red dragon Neil Colon' to do something big.
But after the giant tree boss was killed, the alchemical summon was taken away by the elf Qingkong."
Shelley shouted, "What! You stole the 'Heart of the Red Dragon Niercolon'! Do you know that we almost killed our inspector in order to find this thing..."
Luke reached out to stop Shelley from continuing, and then said to Madam Tasia who was on alert: "Regarding the matter of the Shamrock armed airship, I have my own intelligence channels, and it has nothing to do with the Mad Axe Party.
I want to know now... Is Madam still interested in this business?"
Mrs. Tassia calmed down a little, then relaxed a little when she thought that she had not yet carried out the robbery.
"The inspector's ability to gather intelligence is really amazing. I commissioned Jumu to steal the 'heart of the red dragon Niercolon' in order to rob the Clover armed airship.
Now that we have lost the 'heart of the red dragon Neil Colon', and have accepted the inspector's kindness and stopped being pirates, we will certainly not have any plans to seize the Shamrock again.
Please rest assured, Inspector!"
Shelley quietly asked Kaileena, who was sitting between him and Luke, "What is the Shamrock armed airship?"
Kailina replied in a low voice: "The Clover armed airship is a new type of armed airship jointly developed and built by the Imperial Heavy Industry Research Institute and the Alchemy Design Bureau.
The segmented steam pressurization and multi-airbag hull structure are safer than hydrogen airships. However, because the flight altitude has not been ideal, it has not been accepted by the military. On the contrary, the Imperial Finance and Taxation Bureau is very interested in this steam-armed airship.
It has a large carrying capacity and high speed. Although the flight altitude can only be maintained below 1,000 meters above sea level, the protection capability of the armed airship is sufficient within the empire.
The Imperial Taxation Bureau bought several steam-powered airships for the transportation of tax revenues. The Shamrock armed airship was one of them, and it was currently in Raging Waves City...
I'm sorry, Inspector, I didn't mean to disturb you."
Kaileena tried to lower her voice, but she soon discovered that everyone in the room was listening to her introduction to the Shamrock armed airship.
The introverted Kylena apologized to Luke embarrassedly.
"It's okay. We all want to know about this new steam-powered airship. Please go on and tell us what the Shamrock is doing in Raging Waves."
With the detective's encouragement, Kylena raised her voice a little.
“The empire is now implementing a currency reform, replacing the metal currency used previously with paper money issued by the Imperial Royal Bank.
As the largest foreign trade city in the empire, Nutao City has accumulated about three tons of gold. The Clover armed airship came this time to transport this batch of gold back to the imperial capital. "
Hearing this, Luke asked, "Three tons?"
Kylena searched her memory and answered, “It’s 3.28 tons.”
Luke turned to Madam Tashia and asked, "Is this the same number you received?"
Madam Tasia answered truthfully, "Yes, but not so precise. Jumu arranged for people to do the reconnaissance and scouting, and I was responsible for the robbery after I got the 'Heart of the Red Dragon Niercolon'.
Sir Inspector, we haven't carried out the crime yet, so it shouldn't be considered a crime."
"Of course it's not a crime !" Luke stared into Madam Tasia's eyes and exerted pressure on her, and asked, "I'll give you a chance. Do you dare to continue to rob the Shamrock armed airship?"
Madam Tasia answered very straightforwardly: "No... I want to steal this batch of gold because Fishbone Island needs to survive. Now that Fishbone Island's survival is solved, I don't need to risk being surrounded by the Imperial Navy."
"If I asked you to grab it, where would it be?"
The atmosphere in the room suddenly dropped, and everyone looked at Luke.
Is the inspector crazy?
"Detective..." Kylena nudged Luke with her arm again.
Luke remained unmoved and continued to look at Tashia, with a smile on his face that made the Naga queen very uneasy.
"I, I don't understand what you mean, Inspector . You are a high-ranking official of the Empire, and the Shamrock is carrying the Empire's gold."
"Everyone relax, I know what I'm doing." Luke withdrew his pressure on Madam Tasia, leaned back on the back of the chair, took out a cigarette and asked Longshe to light it. After taking a puff, he said, "According to the intelligence I obtained, the amount of gold that the Shamrock armed airship is going to transport this time is not 3.28 tons, but 12.14 tons."
So much more!
Mrs. Tasia asked, "What does this have to do with you asking me to rob this batch of gold?"
"Because this extra batch of gold does not belong to the empire. It is private and illegal. The empire's restrictions on the circulation of metal currency make it difficult to use this batch of gold in formal business.
So some people wanted to transport this batch of gold to the imperial capital and make it legal.
This involves matters within the royal family, so I am not in a position to say much.
The order I received is... this batch of gold is not allowed to reach the imperial capital!"
Shelley and Pisco on the side seemed to have suddenly realized something.
No wonder the princess sent such a close person to the Cape District to be the inspector. It turns out he has to shoulder such an important mission.
Not everyone dares to rob the Empire's gold-carrying airship, and not everyone is able to do it.
Mrs. Tashia saw Inspector Meteorite smoking and looking at her, and knew that he was waiting for her answer.
But isn’t it too absurd for pirates to follow the Imperial Secret Service to rob the Imperial gold transport ship?
"Sir, this matter..."
Mrs. Tashia was a little confused and didn't know what to do.
Instead, Shelley said, "What are you afraid of? My inspector has someone above him! If we rob this batch of gold, there must be someone to protect us."
Pisco also chimed in, "The detective above me is in a very high position, so if I ask you to rob him, just rob him!"
Kylena looked at Shelley and Pisco, then at Luke, not knowing what she should say.
Mrs. Tashia understood that she had no choice but to rob this time.
"Inspector, we have done the deal. But without the 'Heart of the Red Dragon Niercolon', it will be difficult for us to shoot the Shamrock armed airship down from the sky."
"Leave it to me to get it down, and you guys are responsible for transporting the gold."
