"That kid is really lucky. He won't die even if he gets hit like this." Ed bit into the chicken legs and drank a lot of fruit wine. His attitude in life was completely different from Alex's. It was like he was gone. Two extremes.
Alex acted like an aristocrat, and he didn't care about the style. He would rather eat the chicken drumsticks wrapped in tinfoil with a knife and fork than grab it with his hands like Ed did. Perhaps Ed has been deeply influenced by the military as a soldier over the years. He pays more attention to practicality and efficiency, so he looks a bit "rough and crazy" and does not look like a child from a noble family at all, although he is indeed .
"Are we going to do it again?" Alex wiped his lips with a napkin. He didn't like this kind of chicken drumstick with bones, which made him feel awkward when using a knife and fork. "If we do it again, Soon someone will doubt us."
"That's right, so wait for a while before taking action. Let's sell those things first. I'm very short of money recently."
The Army's mobilization cycle is almost here. Two years before each general election, the Army will begin large-scale mobilization. This is to prevent the Army's various military regions from staying in one place for too long and establishing hilltop doctrine. . At the same time, it is also to prepare for the next change of office. If the old party can get the key votes to become the new ruling party, then they will start to adjust the framework of the entire empire, of which the military is the most critical place.
After the rotation, everyone will face relatively unfamiliar people. If you want to transfer certain people, it will not cause any backlash and you can go through the transition period smoothly.
Before that, Ed must spend enough money to manage his resources and connections in the army, strive to become a brigadier general, and preside over a small army base, so that during the next change of leadership, he will have a chance He became an imperial major general and rose to the top of his career.
It takes money, a lot of money. Corruption problems within the military are much more serious than people imagine, but in many cases, for the sake of social stability and public security, the empire's top officials do not disclose these problems. The navy is only one aspect. The army actually also faces some problems that the navy had in the past. Now the top officials of the empire are strictly supervising the army, and at the same time they are adopting certain gentle measures to firmly hold the army in their hands.
Alex understands Ed's thoughts, and he also knows that this is a critical period for Ed, so naturally he will not put forward different opinions.
The two then discussed and sent the two hundred or so works to the federal government for auction, which would cost about ten to twenty million. Ed would get more and Alex less. When Ed becomes a brigadier general, or even a major general in the future, he will have enough time and means to get back what he has invested. When the time comes to support Alex, maybe Alex can still He could become the mayor or governor of the capital city.
They didn't take Kevin seriously. He was just a lawyer. So what if he was famous? One of the two brothers is a young officer in the army, and the other is the head of an important department of the state government. It will be even harder to bring them down.
Everything calmed down in the following days. Dulin came back not long after leaving Aldo. He opened the door of the ward with a bouquet of flowers and immediately saw the little nurse suddenly leaving Kevin. , and ran out with a blushing face.
"Sorry to disturb your entertainment." Dulin placed the flowers on the bedside of Kevin's hospital bed and casually found a place to sit down. He looked around at the ward. It was very luxurious. There was only one bed in the whole ward, which was where Kevin was sleeping. There is also a living room on the side, as well as a separate toilet and dressing room - these two are separate.
In the past, only nobles and officials could stay in such a ward. Even now, if you don't have a prominent identity and social status, the hospital will not even mention it. This is all thanks to Vivian. Kevin is not very famous in Ordo, and no matter how good a lawyer is, he is just a lawyer. Unlike Vivian, who is from an aristocratic family and is also a famous social activist and women's rights fighter. , her face is much easier to use than Kevin's.
Kevin had a helpless expression on his face. He and the little nurse were having fun, but they didn't expect Dulin to come over at this time. Although there was a very unhappy expression on his face, his eyes were full of smiles, "If I ask you to go out, will you go out?"
Du Lin looked at him and thought for a moment, "I will beat you!"
"Then you still ask me this question?" Kevin laughed as he spoke. He straightened up and sat up, stretching out his hands from a distance, "Welcome, my friend!"
"It's so disgusting!" Du Lin felt disgusted and walked over, hugged her casually and let go of his hands. He stood by the window and lit a cigarette, not caring about the no-smoking sign hanging on the wall. As long as you escape the pursuit of death, what's wrong with smoking a cigarette, "How do you plan to take revenge?"
Kevin's Adam's apple slipped. He waved to Du Lin and subconsciously looked at the door of the ward. "Quick, give me one too. Everything is good here. There is only one bad thing. I am not allowed to smoke here." By God, do you know how anxious I am?"
Du Lin took out the cigarette case and placed it on the window sill. He pointed back at the no-smoking sign on the wall, "Smoking is not allowed here, and you and the nurse seemed very happy just now. It didn't look like you wanted to smoke at all."
In the end, Du Lin gave him one. The cigarette seemed to be more effective than any medicine. After taking two puffs, Kevin's whole body relaxed. He pointed to his ribs, "Two ribs were cut off here because they couldn't be installed." Go back." Then he pointed to his legs, "The doctor told me that I would become a lame. Do you dare to imagine that Mr. Kevin, the greatest imperial lawyer, is actually a lame?"
"You ask me how I want to take revenge? Of course I want their families to be destroyed, not only them, but also their wives and children. The flames of anger and hatred are poured into my body like lava. If I can't kill them, I won't let them. Their family lives in a miserable world, do you think I will accept it?" Kevin's face was a little ferocious and twisted. He raised the back of his hand and rubbed his nose a few times, "You have to help me, I can't do it alone."
Du Lin shrugged and spread his hands, "This is also the purpose of my coming here. I will arrange for people to deal with them two, and leave the rest to you."
"Okay, but before that we must first make them fall into despair, and then kill them bit by bit!"
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Under the supervision of the court bailiffs, the artworks belonging to Ed and Alex were moved out of the collection room of the Governor's Mansion, then packed and placed in anti-collision boxes and sent to the Agate River. pier. A group of soldiers who had changed into plain clothes were already waiting at the dock. They loaded these items onto a cargo ship and set off with the ship. Their destination was Kunya Auction House, the largest auction house in the Federation.
Ed has already made contact with the people over there. These works of art will be auctioned as the main auction items in the autumn auction in two weeks. Although there are still two weeks left, the Federation has already caused a sensation. There are many treasures among these works of art, as well as several stone sculptures from the Origin Era. The financial system of the entire Federation has also experienced some fluctuations. A large number of capitalists are allocating funds and preparing to buy back a few of their favorite collections at the autumn auction.
Although investment in art appreciates slowly, and it often takes more than ten years or more to find huge profits, the best thing about these things is that they are risk-free. It is safer than a low-risk investment for workers such as a farm, which may encounter extreme weather and cause poor harvests or no harvests. However, art will only appreciate in value, but it may appreciate quickly or slowly.
This money will be transferred back to the Imperial Central Bank after taxes are paid on the federal side. The federal tax is lower than the imperial side. This is one of the reasons why they chose to auction these works of art in the federation.
Ed and the leading soldier captain gave a few instructions and then watched them leave. Next, they only had to wait for the Imperial Bank of England to call them to inform them that the money had been received.
The cargo ship entered the Saudorn River along the main stream of the Agate River, and then entered the East Imperial Sea from the eastern estuary. According to their calculated itinerary, it would arrive at the Federation in about ten days. It would then take two days for inspection and verification, and then directly Conduct an auction.
Sailing on the sea is very boring, because there is no control object, which makes many people who enter the ocean for the first time think that their ship is not moving, or they are completely lost. The soldiers became listless. Such a boring trip would be worse than rigorous training at the base. Some of them were playing small games, while others were exercising. The lieutenant in charge of the escort did not scold them. He was also reading a book to relax.
Seeing that the hottest part of the day had passed, the crew, including the soldiers, began to leave the cabin and go to the deck for some activities. Suddenly, the observer rang the bell frantically, and he discovered two large ships heading towards them quickly. What was even more troublesome was that he saw the black flags hanging on those large ships. They were pirate ships!
The lieutenant quickly grabbed a telescope from the hands of the soldiers around him. He looked a little strange. While asking the soldiers to prepare for a counterattack, he asked the captain to stop the ship. "I think maybe this is a misunderstanding. I can negotiate with them. Resolve this misunderstanding peacefully.”
He recognized that those ships were training ships of the Navy. Although the Army and the Navy had been completely separated and were no longer one system, there were still connections between the two sides. The lieutenant had heard a lot of rumors, including old news about the navy pretending to be pirates.
But he didn't expect that they would actually meet him this time.
(End of chapter)