"Looking for a drink?" Kevin had an intuition that he might have discovered something terrible, so his tone became very gentle, more like an exchange between friends than a naked one. The sale of fruit.
His words had a good effect, and Niles nodded in agreement. He and Kevin found a bar nearby, asked for a very remote corner, and ordered a bottle of pretty good spirits.
The Contraband Investigation Bureau is now facing a very embarrassing situation. The purpose of establishing this bureau as proposed by Mr. Magers was to support the second alcohol prohibition, thereby tearing apart the territory of the old party. This has indeed been achieved in part. The Contraband Bureau has a lot of power and is directly responsible to the state bureau. It does not go through or accept the management of City Hall.
Some places, such as Turnell, play this role.
But the Contraband Investigation Bureau is a bit embarrassed on the territory of the New Party. They are not required to exercise their power here. For example, in Ilian, most bars have their own operating licenses. The largest wine merchant Dulin also has Liquor Licence. After possessing legal documents, their actions are legal and will not be targeted by the Contraband Investigation Bureau. In a city like this, life is not easy for the Contraband Bureau.
The same is obviously true for Aldo. Bars in wealthy areas basically have operating licenses. Although most bars in the lower city do not have this piece of paper, these people are not so easy to catch unless they are reported by peers. At the same time, another problem arises. Even if colleagues are dirty, they will not report it and use official methods to achieve their own goals. This dishonorable method will be spurned by everyone and may even trigger a reputation crisis for the gang.
Under such circumstances, RAD on the New Party's territory is like a somewhat redundant department with nothing to do all day long.
After the two sat down, they drank a little wine and felt a lot more relaxed. Niles never knew how to speak. It wasn't that he wanted to say it, but Kevin held his vitals. In fact, all works of art entering the Governor's Mansion will be registered and recorded in a book. This book is still in the safe in the warehouse of the Governor's Palace. After the death of the Governor, all the keys were taken back by Vivian. The seemingly innocent woman actually had her own style.
There are more than 300 works of art recorded in that book, including who sent them and when they were sent. However, the total number of works of art in the Governor's Palace now is less than 285, and more than 20 works of art have been Completely disappeared.
Niles does not have the courage to do such a crazy thing. Although it is no longer the old society in the past, the nobles do not even need any evidence to let the police arrest people based on suspicion, but once the matter is exposed, he will not be easy. . Hundreds of years in prison are certain, unless he can close this loophole.
As long as he has money.
The problem is that he has no money, or he only gets a small part of the money.
The idea of stealing His Excellency the Governor's artwork and cashing it out was the idea of Vivian's two brothers, and it was hosted by them. They used Niles and another person's work as an excuse to "maintain" them. The reason is to take out the artworks that the Governor does not like from the Governor's Mansion, then change the packages and then send them back.
What is sent back is not a high-end imitation, but the original picture frame or base plus some miscellaneous things. It will be sent to the collection room after the storage procedures are completed. They have stolen a lot of things over the years and sold them, and for the first time they may have been threatened, with conscience condemnation and panic. However, comforted by the generous income, they gradually became accustomed to the "poison" of this idea that "a son stealing from me is not a thief", and it became a matter of course.
As soon as the two young masters ran out of money, they would steal a work of art and send it to the Federation for sale. Five percent of the money earned would be divided between their two craftsmen, and the rest would be shared by Vivian's two brothers. separated.
The original plan was to steal and destroy the register with all the artworks registered at about the same time, so that nothing would happen even if the Governor noticed. After all, he could not remember everything in his collection. They were selecting. When looking for artwork, I looked for things that hadn’t appeared in the Governor’s Palace for a long time.
Who could have imagined that the Governor-General would suddenly fall and his power would also shrink, especially when the imperial dynasty was overthrown, the new party came to power, and those who used to fawn over him disappeared. How could the Governor take out that book when there was no need to register it? They have no reason to ask for this thing. The entire Governor's Mansion is in charge of the steward. Without reasons and excuses, even if they fooled the Governor, they could not fool the steward.
That's why a handle was left behind.
Once the matter is exposed, nothing will happen to the two children of His Excellency the Governor. They just took out the things in their home and sold them, and the two craftsmen will be unlucky because their actions are legally prohibited. Defined as "theft". The value of those works of art is astonishing. Once they stand in court, it means that they will never leave prison in their lifetime.
Niles and the other craftsmen were initially cautious, but as the governor's health deteriorated over the past few years, and his energy and memory declined severely, they gradually relaxed their vigilance. The shady money in the past was finally able to be used, and naturally I began to pay attention to style. After staying in a place like the Governor's Mansion for a long time, their aesthetics and tastes are also higher. One dollar per square meter of turf is in line with Niles's aesthetics. He can afford such an expense, so he uses it. .
It was these sods that made him exposed.
Kevin's words pierced his psychological defense. He was not sure whether Kevin would really do that and find someone to accuse him of stealing things from the Governor's Mansion. But once he did that, the steward of the Governor's Mansion would Start checking all the artwork, and that's when something really big happens.
After drinking a glass and a half of hard liquor, Niles was a little drunk. He held his head in pain and kept shaking his body, "I don't know what to say..."
Kevin patted his back gently, "Just tell me what happened in a casual way. You know, I am the best lawyer in the empire. With my help, even if you kill someone, I can convince the judge that it is that person." He deserves to die, not you."
Kevin's words seemed like the ray of light at dawn that tore apart the night. He raised his head and looked at Kevin with pleading eyes, "Are you telling the truth?" Kevin nodded and confirmed seriously. After answering his question, he slowly began to tell everything that happened. Everyone was dying, so it would be better to choose a slower way to die, "You know, the characteristic of our work is to keep those works of art in Their original appearance, so we often send some artworks that cannot be handled in the Government House to more professional places for maintenance... "
At around one o'clock in the evening, there were already three empty wine bottles on the table, and Niles had fallen asleep, sleeping on his vomit. Kevin put down the pen in his hand and breathed a sigh of relief. He had won the case.
Two thieves plus two thieves may be a joke in ordinary people's homes, but in the home of an important political figure in the former dynasty like the Governor, it would definitely be a scandal. Scandals always have more and bigger consequences than jokes. Lethality.
Kevin glanced at Niles who was sleeping in the vomit. He raised his hand and snapped his fingers. He took out twenty dollars and gave it to the waiter who came to ask, "Send him a bath and wash off his clothes." Tell him to wait for a gentleman named Kevin tomorrow morning."
The waiter glanced at Niles, who was still rolling in the vomit, with some disgust. After weighing the pros and cons, he reached out and took the twenty yuan from Kevin's fingers, "I understand, sir. "
"Very good!" Kevin patted the waiter on the shoulder, "Smart people will never earn as much as honest people!"
At about nine o'clock the next morning, Niles rang the doorbell of the Governor's Mansion. Mr. Butler looked at Niles strangely. After the Governor returned to the embrace of God, all the non-direct and intimate employees in the Governor's Mansion were taken away by Vivian. Dismissed, including Mr. Niles. But he still asked very politely: "How can I help you?"
Niles lowered his head slightly and said, "I want to see Mr. Kevin!"
He swore he would never drink again, at least not hard liquor. He didn't know what he said last night. He vaguely remembered that he seemed to have said all the things he couldn't say and scolded the two young masters.
For God's sake, this wasn't what he really wanted to do. It was all his fault that guy named Kevin had let himself drink so much that he said things he shouldn't have said, many of which he couldn't even remember.
When he woke up in the guest room on the second floor of the bar in the morning, he knew that he was probably doomed. Now his only hope was Mr. Kevin. He followed the waiter's message to find Kevin to see if there was anything else. Method of rotation. He does not seek to be completely innocent, but only seeks to spend a few less years in jail.
Not long after, the housekeeper opened the door after asking Kevin's opinion, let Niles in, and pointed out to him the room number of the guest room where Kevin now lives. Niles soon saw Kevin, who was sitting on a chair by the window, writing something.
"Did you sleep well last night?" He looked at Niles with a smile, and the sunlight fell on him, making him look like he was glowing.
"not good at all!"
(End of chapter)