On the other side, the harbor of Azure Castle.
When he saw Xia Fan and Olina again, Lassein's attitude had changed greatly, "Isn't this Ambassador Xia? Please have a seat, please have a seat... Someone, come and serve tea to the guests."
The dragon girl glanced at him and snorted coldly.
The defense officer's smile suddenly became a little more guilt-ridden, "The Judge came to my door, and I really can't deal with it. Even though those guys are young and young, their eyes seem to be able to see into people's hearts. Miss Okan should understand that she can't be deceived." The price of the church is generally not low.”
"We can understand this." Xia Fan smiled and gently dismissed the matter. "After all, it is just a possible clue. There is still a long way to go before we can truly find the Son of the Holy Spirit."
"Indeed." Lassein looked at the ambassador with a more cordial look. "I wonder why you two came to me? You won't find new clues, right?"
"We want to know about the business groups on the list, who are their bosses, and what investors are behind them," Xia Fan said straightforwardly.
Although they are called business groups in name, in his view, these organizations actually have the prototype of companies-according to Olina, these organizations not only recruit capable people to manage production and trade, but also raise funds from all parties. To strengthen their own strength, the business they run is no longer limited to the family business, so its background is much more complicated than that of an ordinary business firm.
To inquire about this information, the first thing Xia Fan thought of was the harbor defense officer.
He is a noble and has access to customs affairs, so this information is not considered confidential to him.
And this was also the case. Without much excuse, Rather took out the booklet recording the details of the business group. "This contains information about their public declarations. You can extract a copy here. However, the investors they did not declare are unknown. Even the Earl cannot figure out the source of funds behind each business group. .”
"Oh? I thought Mr. Cleveland had invested in them." Xia Fan pretended to be surprised.
"How is that possible?" Lassein shook his head. "The manipulators behind some business groups are so powerful that it is difficult for even the Duke who governs a territory to get involved, let alone the Earl of Azure Castle."
"You mean the church?"
"I didn't say that," Lassein denied. "The church, at least on the surface, does not participate in these interest games."
In other words, covertly.
Xia Fan nodded tacitly, "I heard that the church is also investigating these business groups. They won't find the earl, right?"
"Don't worry, there isn't a business group related to the lord on this list." Lassein replied unabashedly, "Not to mention that the Earl of Cleveland has no plans to form an Eastern Route for the time being. He is also the one who least expects it from Azure Castle. One who sees something unexpected happening to the Son of Creation—especially in one’s own territory.”
This is intriguing news.
Xia Fan flipped through the book and said in a relaxed tone, "In other words, no matter how bad these business groups suffer, the lord is happy to see the results?"
"That's not possible." Lassein shrugged, "After all, we still have to rely on them to collect business taxes."
“What if the benefit from making them suffer is greater than the business tax?”
"Oh? Is there such a good thing? The more business groups like this, the better."
The two looked at each other and laughed in unison.
Too fast... Olina looked at the two of them suspiciously, Xia Fan's change was too fast.
He is obviously an Easterner and should be incompatible with the Holy Wing Islands. However, when it comes to business groups and investments, he is actually better than me. This is very surprising. Why do you feel that he not only fits the appearance of a cultivator in a long robe with flowing sleeves, but also looks like a qualified profiteer after putting on a short shirt and leather boots
After Xia Fan turned over a few pages, his eyes stopped on a name—Achielumen.
It's not that the name itself is special, but that the name appears quite frequently in the booklet, and he is also the main helmsman of Baiguoyuan.
"Who is this person?"
"He..." Lasein glanced at him, "He is considered a celebrity in Azure Castle. He is a wealthy businessman and owns many business groups. It is difficult for ordinary people to meet him. It is not that easy for you to find out about him."
"Is he not a noble?" Xia Fan noticed a hint of disdain in the Baron's tone.
"Those without demons are just good at business and simply rich."
"I see." He thought for a moment, "It would be difficult for most people to see him, but for the Split Tooth family, it shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Lassein glanced at Xia Fan with interest. Such a wise foreigner indeed exceeded his original impression of the East. "Achie is a frequent visitor to auctions. He has a hobby of collecting unusual and rare objects. If you have any oriental treasures on hand, you might be able to make some friends with him."
"I'm afraid you're not referring to an ordinary auction." Olina interjected.
"Of course, there are no tickets for this kind of auction, but often only regular customers are invited. Most people don't even know where it is held." Rashine spread his hands, "For me, that kind of place is mostly used to eat and drink. , Just getting acquainted.”
"What if an acquaintance introduces me?" Xia Fan asked.
"Well..."
A bag of coins was placed in front of him.
The mouth of the bag is not tied tightly. If you take a quick glance, you can see that it is full of Jin Kern, the number of which is at least thirty.
"Easy to say," Latherin suddenly grinned. This amount of money is no longer a small amount. This guy is really smart. "I can take you in, as long as you don't make too much noise."
"when?"
Lassein put the money bag in the drawer and said, "Tomorrow night."
…
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the supervisor suddenly found him and took him into the steward's office.
Goyle was the only one in the room.
He put down the tea cup and pointed to the chair by the wall, "Sit."
Huajiao hesitated for a moment, and finally sat down as he was told, "Excuse me... what can I do for you? There are dozens of boxes of goods waiting to be moved outside the factory... "
"It doesn't hurt to take a break. I called you here because I want to ask you a question." Gower said unhurriedly, "I just heard someone say that you went to the stockyard during lunch time, and at that time the production team It seems that people are also present, this situation seems to violate the rules of the factory?"
Horns was slightly shocked.
Is this someone snitching on you
"I don't quite understand what you mean... I just wanted to find a shady place to take a nap..."
"Just taking a break? I don't think so." Gore stared into his eyes. "On one side of the yard are people from the production team and on the other side are people from the transportation team. This kind of coincidence is rare. Why do I feel... more like Let the wind go?"