"Good, I think our call ends here."
Marquis Southgaard handed the magic phone box back to Princess Caroline.
Princess Carolyn wanted to pick up the magic phone box and try to persuade Xu Yi a few words, but she found that the green indicator light on the magic phone box indicating the call had gone out, and she suddenly smiled bitterly.
It seems that Xu Yi's attitude is also irreversible this time.
"Uncle Dayolun! Let's go back. This bullshit Xu Yi and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce actually dare to treat you with this attitude! Fortunately, this is the Principality of Standing. If it were in our Maro Empire, I would give him a good look immediately!"
Marquis Southgaard narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at Seymour. He did not speak, but turned to look at Princess Caroline.
"Your Highness the Princess."
"Ah? Ah... Lord Marquis, you..." County Caroline opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say.
She knew very well that Xu Yi had ruined the opportunity to cooperate with the Maro Empire this time.
From a profit perspective, what Xu Yi did this time was extremely stupid.
But looking at it from a personal point of view, Princess Carolyn felt that Xu Yi just now was simply full of charm.
This contradictory feeling left her with no idea how to express her inner thoughts except for a wry smile.
"Your Highness, let's set off. President Xu must be waiting impatiently."
"Oh... ah?" Princess Carolyn nodded first, and then her eyes widened in surprise. "Lord Marquis, you... do you still want to see President Xu?"
"Why not?" Marquis Southgaard asked Princess Caroline with a strange look on his face. "Isn't this our original plan?"
"But...but..." Princess Carolyn pointed to Seymour, who was also surprised. "Viscount Seymour's business..."
"Seymour?" Marquis Southgaard turned to look at Seymour, and the smile on his face instantly turned gloomy, speaking in an unusually low tone. He said in an unquestionable tone: "Seymour. Go with these two security officers. Cooperate with their investigation. Remember, you must cooperate with them and work hard. If you dare to cause trouble again, I don't mind. I will teach you personally on behalf of your father.”
Although there was no harshness in Marquis Southgaard's tone, Seymour could not help but tremble.
He knew very well that this time, Uncle Dayolon was serious.
So he didn't even have the slightest idea of resisting, and walked obediently to the two security guards.
Marquis Southgaard smiled at the two security guards who were also in a daze: "You two, thank you for your hard work. Please be patient with my nephew. If you need anything, you can contact me at any time through the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce or Card Princess Lorraine."
After saying this, he sat back in the magic car, without even looking at Seymour, and just waved to Princess Caroline.
"Your Highness, let's set off."
Princess Caroline looked at Seymour with a strange expression, then at the Marquis of Southgaard, and without saying anything, she got into the Magic Car.
After a while. A convoy of seven magic cars set off at the same time and quickly disappeared at the far end of the road.
# # #
after an hour. The motorcade slowly stopped in front of the gate of Xu Yi's private estate by the sea.
Seeing Xu Yi standing in front of the gate from a distance, staring here, Princess Carolyn felt a little strange.
She was not surprised how Xu Yi knew the arrival of the convoy in advance. After all, this was Xu Yi's territory. It would be strange if he didn't even know this.
What she found strange was why Xu Yi had a hearty smile on his face, which didn't seem to be affected at all by the conversation he had just had with Marquis Southgaard.
You know, judging by general logic, the conversation between Xu Yi and Marquis Southgaard just now clearly means that they have completely broken down. It stands to reason that the two people should now be angry with each other and stop paying attention to each other. right.
But not only did the Marquis of Southgaard's reaction just now surprise Princess Caroline, Xu Yi's demeanor now also baffled her.
What are these two men thinking in their heads
The doubts in Princess Carolyn's mind turned into the same bright smile when she got out of the magic car and stood next to Xu Yi who came over with a smile on his face.
"Hey, Caroline, it was a year and a half ago when I last saw you? I haven't seen you for so long, and you are still so beautiful. It really makes me very happy." Xu Yi smiled and extended his hand to Princess Caroline. Handed.
Princess Carolyn lowered her head to look at Xu Yi's extended right hand, but suddenly showed a mischievous smile, opened her arms suddenly and rushed over, then hugged the unprepared Xu Yi tightly in her arms, and said unceremoniously Kissed her on the cheek.
"Xu Yi, I'm very sad that you are still so cold to me after we haven't seen you for so long."
Feeling the heat from Princess Carolyn's lips, Xu Yi looked a little embarrassed and helpless. After thinking about it, he also raised his hands and gave Princess Carolyn a hug, but he didn't kiss her back. .
"Hey, Caroline, we still have guests here after all."
Hearing what Xu Yi said, Princess Carolyn opened her arms with a smile.
Xu Yi reminded her that there were guests here. Didn't the implication mean that he would not treat her as a guest, but as one of his own
"Well, Xu Yi, let me introduce to you. This is Marquis Dayolen Southgaard. Lord Marquis, he is Xu Yi, the president of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce."
Xu Yi and Marquis Southgaard's eyes met, and a knowing smile appeared on their faces at the same time, and then they stretched out their hands to shake each other.
"Your Majesty the Marquis, you are welcome."
"President Xu, I am very happy to finally meet you."
The two looked at each other, laughed together, and then said: "My Lord Marquis, I have some good news for you. Because Viscount Seymour actively cooperated in the police station, took the initiative to admit his mistakes, and agreed to pay sufficient compensation, he has obtained the car. Therefore, according to regulations, he may be temporarily detained in the police station for up to seven days without any other punishment. "
"Oh? That's good." Marquis Southgaard nodded slightly, as if he didn't care at all what kind of punishment Seymour received. He pondered for a while and asked: "President Xu, I already have some magic motorcycles." I have a preliminary understanding, but can I ask, is there any difference between the magic bus here and the one I saw in Bangta City? "
"There is not much difference, because I was mainly involved in the design of the urban bus system in Bangta City. If I have to make a comparison, it is that our bus system here is more complete. First, because I designed the city bus system in Bangta City The urban bus system is subject to many restrictions, but not here. Secondly, it is relatively close to the production base of our chamber of commerce and can provide more and better passenger magic locomotives.”
"Yes, I understand. Then let me ask another question. If there are not enough roads as a foundation, is it difficult to build such an urban bus system?"
"Although roads can be used as a basis to make the operation of magic locomotives more convenient, this is not a necessary condition. The various types of passenger magic locomotives currently manufactured by our chamber of commerce can already meet the conditions for operation on ordinary dirt and gravel roads other than highways. , so as long as there are ordinary roads and enough passenger magic locomotives, you can try to build an urban bus system.”
"Is that so? If you want to set up an urban bus system in a city that is more than ten times larger than Bangta City, President Xu, how much gold coins do you estimate it will cost?"
"This is not easy to estimate, because each city has different conditions and needs, and needs to be measured specifically. But according to general conditions, if the area is more than ten times larger than Bangta City, then the urban bus The scale of the system is very likely to be dozens of times that of Bangta City."
"Why not a dozen times?"
"This is not a simple multiplication, because the larger the city, the more complex the situation will be, and if you want to satisfy it, the resources required will be greater."
"Well, that's true. Then I heard that the initial investment in Bangta City's urban bus system is about 300,000 gold coins, and about 50,000 gold coins will be invested every year. According to what you just said, in a ten-year period If an urban bus system is established in a city several times the size, the initial total investment is likely to be tens of millions of gold coins, and the subsequent annual investment will be as high as millions of gold coins? "
"That's not the case. Because when Bangta City established the urban bus system, it was only the first attempt, and a lot of unnecessary expenses were incurred. If it is reorganized now, I can control the cost to 100,000 to 150,000 gold coins. About. As for the subsequent annual investment, it can be roughly offset by the annual income, and no additional investment is required.”
"Oh? In that case, it's quite cheap..."
…
Seeing Xu Yi and the Marquis of Southgaard quickly start a heated discussion like two old friends, and then just ignore themselves, Princess Caroline couldn't help rolling her eyes and interrupting the conversation between the two. .
"Hey, Xu Yi, aren't you going to invite us in for a cup of tea?"
Xu Yi was startled, then smiled and patted his head, stretched out his hand and made an inviting gesture inside.
"Please, Lord Marquis, Caroline, everyone come in and sit down. I have prepared a sumptuous lunch, and we can enjoy it together later."
Marquis Southgaard laughed and walked into the manor without being polite.
But before he had even taken two steps, he couldn't help but turned his head and asked Xu Yi a question.
And Xu Yi was also surprised that no matter what the Marquis of Southgaard asked, he gave a very detailed answer, without any perfunctory or bored look at all, as if he really regarded the Marquis of Southgaard as a confidant.
Seeing the heated discussion between the two of them, Princess Carolyn could only shake her head helplessly, and then she saw Steele waiting for the guests to arrive with a smile behind the living room door.
Her eyes fell on Steele's obviously bulging belly. Princess Carolyn was stunned for a moment, and then she let out a weak sigh from the gap between her lips. (To be continued...)