Khafre turned his head and glanced at the sky outside the shop, a look of worry flashed across his face.
Prado was summoned by the city lord when lunch was approaching. It was already past lunch time and almost two o'clock in the afternoon, but he still didn't come back. It was really strange.
Ordinarily, even if the Lord of the City gave Prado a special favor and stayed him for lunch, he should be back after dinner.
It is impossible that the Lord of the City would particularly like him after seeing him and want to stay with him for dinner, right
"Uncle, what are we going to do now?" Nasus yawned boredly and asked Khafre.
Khafre glanced at him and waved his hand: "Stop guarding here, go out and check the magic locomotive. If everything goes well, we will leave here tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, but we can't let anything go wrong with the magic locomotive."
Nasus curled his lips and said, "What's there to check? The quality of Xinfei Chamber of Commerce's products is always good, so there won't be any problems."
"Go if you are told!" Khafre glared.
Nasus could only mutter helplessly, stood up and walked out the door.
Just as he reached the door, several tall figures suddenly walked in from the outside and completely blocked the door of the store.
Nasus was stunned for a moment, and when he took a closer look, he found that the few people who suddenly appeared were wearing the uniforms and armor of the city defense army, and he couldn't help but be shocked.
Then he was surprised to find that he actually knew the city defense force at the head. It was Captain Wien who was responsible for guarding the city gate when they entered the city two days ago yesterday.
Captain Wayne's eyes swept over Nasus' face, and then fell on Khafre who had just stood up in the store.
After glancing at Khafre. He nodded. A wave of his hand. He shouted in a low voice: "It's them, arrest them all!"
Several city defense troops behind him immediately sprang out like wolves and tigers, grabbing the two men tightly.
"Hey, what are you doing? Have we done something wrong? Why are you arresting us?" Nasus immediately shouted loudly and struggled hard at the same time.
However, he was just a teenager who was not yet underage. How could he possibly defeat two well-trained city defense soldiers? He could only yell a few words, but it had no effect.
Khafre though was equally surprised. But after all, he was well-informed and much calmer than Nasus.
Seeing the leader, Captain Venn, he gave Captain Venn a questioning look.
Captain Wayne turned his eyes, looked into Khafre's eyes, and shook his head slightly.
Khafre understood immediately and turned to Nasus and shouted to him to shut up.
Captain Wayne waved his hand again, and several city defense soldiers escorted the two of them out.
After getting into two carriages under the escort of the city defense army, the group of people wandered to the city defense army guardhouse located in the south of the city.
Then the city defense army responsible for escorting them was sent to the guard prison and imprisoned in the same cell.
"Uncle. This... what is going on?" After the escorting city defense troops exited the cell, Nasus finally couldn't help but feel panic. asked Khafre.
"Calm down." Khafre patted Nasus on the shoulder, took out a piece of sesame seed cake that he had hidden in his arms after eating for lunch, and handed it over. "Eat something first and calm down."
Nasus stared blankly at the biscuits handed over by Khafre, thinking to himself, are you still letting me eat at this time? How can I possibly eat it
"Remember, when encountering anything, you must first make sure you are calm. And remember one more thing, no matter what situation you encounter, you must first keep your stomach. Only with physical strength can you ensure that you can make the necessary decisions when necessary. reaction. Do you understand?”
Seeing the solemn expression on Khafre's face, Nasus nodded in understanding.
After thinking for a moment, he reached out to take the sesame cake, broke off half and handed it back to Khafre, then bit the other half, chewing it gently while lost in thought.
Seeing Nasus gradually regaining his composure, Khafre glanced at the half piece of sesame seed cake in his hand and nodded appreciatively.
This nephew was able to listen to his own words, regain his composure in this situation, and even remember to give him half of the sesame seeds, which really made him very satisfied.
If he can avert danger this time, he can be truly trained as his successor in the future.
After a pause, Khafre stuffed the other half of the sesame seed cake into his mouth, took a bite, and began to think while chewing.
Although the hints Captain Wayne gave him just now were not many, a lot of meaning could be read from them.
First of all, Captain Wayne directly told him not to act rashly, obviously because the incident that happened suddenly today involved a large scale and he had to be careful.
Secondly, this reaction also made Khafre feel a lot more at ease.
Because this means that the problems they encountered may not have particularly serious consequences, and there should be room for redemption.
Otherwise, Captain Wayne's expression would be more solemn.
Finally, since Captain Wayne is willing to give him tips, it proves that he is willing to help.
At this point, in fact, the specific help he can give may not be very great, but it is very important to be able to reflect this attitude and prove that the matter itself is not that serious. Otherwise, with Captain Wien, the captain of the city defense army, it is very important. I would never dare to get involved.
Thinking of this, Khafre slowly exhaled, slowed down, leaned his back against the wall of the cell, closed his eyes, and began to rest.
Nasus glanced at Khafre, tilted his head and thought for a moment, then simply lay down on the ground and fell asleep just like that.
About an hour later, footsteps sounded outside the cell.
Khafre opened his eyes and saw that Captain Wayne was the only one walking over.
And he seemed a little cautious when he walked over, and looked around from time to time, looking a little sneaky.
Seeing Captain Wayne's appearance, Khafre's eyes lit up, he immediately stood up and walked to the cell door.
Captain Wayne quickly walked to the edge of the cell and saw that Khafre was already waiting inside, and couldn't help but smile. I thought that this little businessman from out of town was quite clever.
“Team Venn…”
Three words just popped out of Khafre's mouth. Captain Venn already had his finger up to his mouth. Make a silencing gesture.
Khafre immediately shut up and stared at Captain Venn.
"Listen, don't ask any more questions." Captain Wayne came closer and lowered his voice. "According to the information I have gathered, you have attracted the attention of a very important person this time, so there is no need to expect to escape guilt. But you don't have to worry, you will not be severely punished this time, and your life will not be in danger. . Remember. You will be tried tomorrow. Don’t try to defend yourself, because this is what the big guys want. If you don’t cooperate, you know what I mean.
Hearing what Captain Venn said with great solemnity, Khafre nodded solemnly, then glanced at the situation outside the cell, then reached into his arms, took out a small money bag, and handed it to Captain Venn.
"Thank you Captain Wayne for your help. Please also ask for news about my elder brother, Prado."
Captain Wayne hesitated briefly and stuffed the money bag into his arms.
"I don't know the specific news about your eldest brother. But I heard that he was only temporarily locked up by the city lord, so there shouldn't be much of a problem."
"Okay, thank you."
"Remember what I just said, if you want to save your life, just cooperate a little bit." After leaving these words, Captain Wayne hurriedly left.
Watching Captain Wayne disappear from the far end of the cell, Khafre thought for a while, turned around, patted the sleeping Nasus awake, and whispered to him.
# # #
Three days later, Khafre, Prado and Nasus took a carriage and hurriedly left Lalu City.
Nasus looked back at the high gate of Lalu City, with a look of reluctance on his face.
"Uncle, are we going back like this?"
Khafre and Prado looked at each other, sighed, shook their heads and said, "Okay, it's good to be able to leave alive this time."
"But... But not only did they confiscate all the money we paid for selling clothes, they also confiscated our magic motorcycle. Why!" Nasus' green face was filled with anger. "Don't all the people in the Kandra Empire follow royal laws?"
Prado on the side looked a little embarrassed, but the anger and dissatisfaction in his heart made him not want to say anything to refute.
When he was suddenly summoned by the Lord of the City three days ago, at first the Lord of the City and the noble lady beside him were kind to him and asked him some questions about the clothes he was selling.
At that time, Prado thought that the clothes he sold had aroused the interest of the city lord and the lady, and he was very happy about this.
But when he explained that these clothes came from the Kingdom of Lampali, the noble lady suddenly turned her back, and then the Lord of the City had him arrested and sent to prison.
Later, after a trial that was obviously a formality, they were convicted of commercial fraud and intentional concealment and underreporting of taxes. In the end, not only all the income from the sale of these goods was confiscated, but also Khafre and Nasus this time. The large freight magic locomotives that came to transport goods were all confiscated.
Prado's store in Lalu City was also directly banned for these two crimes, and it was announced that Prado would no longer be eligible to do business.
Calculated, their direct economic losses this time even exceeded five thousand gold coins.
If you take into account Prado's loss of shops and business qualifications, it would be even more miserable.
Prado has been struggling in Lalu City for more than ten years, but now he has nothing overnight. The blow to him can be imagined.
Fortunately, Khafre, who was also imprisoned for three days before being released, gave him comfort.
Khafre said that Prado can definitely follow him back to the Lampali Kingdom.
Although the loss of thousands of gold coins this time was a serious blow to Khafre, with the foundation he had accumulated in the Lampali Kingdom in the past few years, he could still continue to persevere after returning.
And this time it was a big blow to them, but both Khafre and Prado were convinced that there were a large number of cheap goods in the Lampali Kingdom, and they could be sold at very good prices when brought to the Candela Empire, and they would never have to worry about sales. .
This is a very promising and extremely broad market. As long as you grasp it well, you can easily earn back a few thousand gold coins.
The only question is what is the reason behind Lalu City's actions against them this time.
If this was just Lalu City's reaction and a special case, then there would be no problem.
But if this matter reflects the will of the entire Candela Empire, then it is a very serious problem... (To be continued...)