In the carriage, Lu Ming and Nicole sat side by side, and Long Xiang sat opposite them.
Nicole wore a large light yellow sun hat, square sunglasses, and a light yellow short-sleeved T-shirt that was very loose, trying her best to cover up her surging chest. Her snow-white cropped pants were tightly wrapped around her slender long legs, and under the soft curve of her ankles were a pair of extremely beautiful black and white canvas shoes. She was brimming with youthful vitality, and even if you couldn't see her face, you could feel that she must be a stunning beauty.
Lu Ming and Long Xiang were chatting about the customs and habits of Bat City. Some details recorded in the materials were somewhat different from what Long Xiang said.
Long Xiang seemed to finally be unable to bear it any longer and asked cautiously, "Sir, is this Miss Nicole?"
Lu Ming waved his hand: "No."
Long Xiang sighed in disappointment. "Oh, I was wondering. Why did Miss Nicole come to our remote place? Back then, I watched Lost in Space 3 by accident. It was so great! I watched 1-4 later. In order to see the fifth part as soon as possible, I went to the Gravel City a thousand miles away a few days in advance!"
"With the box office contribution, Ms. Nicole will get a share of the profits, right? If the show is rerun in the future, she won't get any dividends?"
Lu Ming rolled his eyes. Indeed, starting from the fifth film, the company improved Nicole's contract and gave her a certain percentage of the box office dividends. This was all commercial operation and had nothing to do with him.
But the current era is unlike later generations. Even for superstars, it is a new thing to share box office dividends.
But unexpectedly, news in the fan circle spreads very quickly nowadays.
Why does it sound like Long Xiang is taking money out of his own pocket to give to Nicole? Although, the ticket he gave her might only have one cent worth of money.
"Brother, why do you look like you're distressed to me?" Nicole couldn't help laughing. Although she knew he was just pretending, she still found it very funny.
"Don't be angry..." Nicole hugged Lu Ming's arm and whispered in his ear, "Brother, I'll pay for you to film in the future, okay?"
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Forget it."
"Brother, do you know who the Queen of Hearts is?"
Lu Ming was stunned. The Queen of Hearts whom he knew and was most interested in was a mysterious senior member of the Freedom Power Club. She had donated nearly two or three hundred thousand to date, but no one knew who she was.
He looked at Nicole in surprise.
Nicole smiled and sat up straight.
Lu Ming shook his head: "You are not interested in these things, why are you meddling in them?"
"I think it's funny, brother. Are you really curious about who this person is who shares your ideals and silently supports you?"
Lu Ming rolled his eyes. "The mystery is gone. I want to strangle you now. I thought that my heretical theories were recognized by many mysterious rich people, but when the secret was revealed, it turned out to be someone I know. It's boring."
Nicole giggled, but Lu Ming reached out his big hand and gently grasped her tender little hands clasped on her knees and held them tightly.
Nicole grabbed his big hand, held it in her palms, and stopped talking.
Long Xiang looked out the window, feeling embarrassed from the hair to the soles of his feet. He just hoped that he had become invisible and didn't exist.
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The Dongmen Security Station is actually some distance away from the East Gate. The yard is very small with a row of wooden houses inside.
The four security stations are actually similar to garrisons. If the four white-flag chieftain families encounter an enemy attack, each family will be responsible for the defense and guarding of a city gate.
Up to now, the guard posts have the function of maintaining public security, and each public security post is responsible for the public security of an area outside the central urban area.
The East Gate Guard Station is responsible for the public security of the eastern urban area.
According to Long Xiang's introduction, all the public security stations are similar, with one public security officer and a dozen patrol officers.
The social structure of Tucheng is very simple from top to bottom. In ten days or half a month, there may not be a single public security dispute in the entire city.
The security station seemed very quiet. There was no guard at the gate, and no one dared to enter such a place without permission. If they did, they would be punished, and the crime would be severe.
Leaving the main force outside, Lu Ming, Luo Yi, Sun Bo and others followed Long Xiang into the security station.
Before going in, I specifically told Nicole not to run around.
Nicole blinked her green eyes, "What's the point of me going shopping alone? Of course I need you to accompany me... No, it's too dangerous, I need you to protect me!"
Lu Ming rolled his eyes and turned to go into the police station.
With Long Xiang leading the way, they entered the sheriff's office smoothly. The sheriff, who had dark skin and a monkey-like face, was stunned when he saw Long Xiang. He stood up, touched his chest and bowed, mumbling something.
Luo Yi, who was beside Lu Ming, translated in a low voice, "Dear..."
Lu Ming waved his hand, "There's no need to translate this."
Arriving at Bat City, Luo Yi and Luo Er both changed into dark blue suits, because they had an additional identity as translation officers. Luo Yi followed them to the police station, while Luo Er cleaned the room in the earthen fort. Although the furniture was new, not to mention the sheets and quilts, Luo Er still changed the bedding for his master that he brought from the East China Sea.
"Master..."
Lu Ming originally wanted to wave his hand and ask her to forget about addressing him when translating, but he thought that this was the first time she was translating next to him, and even if he spoke casually, it would bring a lot of pressure to her, so he nodded and didn't say much.
"Mr. Long Xiang is now introducing the master's identity, saying that you are the deputy mayor of Beiguan from the Donghai region, and you are also the deputy head of the economic and trade delegation to Bat City on business. At the same time, you are also the lawyer of Mr. Liu Shoufu who is detained by them. Now, you request to see Mr. Liu Shoufu immediately."
Lu Ming noticed that the monkey-faced sheriff was looking at him.
"Oh, sir, the sheriff's name is pronounced Baraqi, which means flying crossbow."
Lu Ming nodded. On the way, Long Xiang said that this Balaqi was the husband of a lady from a very branch of the Jingji Luo family.
After taking two steps forward, Lu Ming smiled at the monkey-faced sheriff and said, "Mr. Barachi, can I see my client now?"
Luo Yi followed and translated.
The monkey-faced sheriff looked at Luo Yi and frowned.
Luo Yi is obviously a great beauty from the Western Regions, but now she is wearing strange oriental clothes, revealing a pair of extremely white, soft and delicate legs. It is obvious that she has been wearing sara skirts since she was a child, so her snow-white legs give people a feeling of being timid after seeing the wind, which can easily arouse men's desire and impulse to invade.
The exquisite black leather shoes under her white calves, which hid her attractive snow-white feet, were even more taboo. Women in the native land were not allowed to wear leather shoes, even upper-class women were not allowed to do so.
It is obvious that the traitors, local traitors and rebellious traitors who have surrendered to the East, especially the beautiful ones, will further stimulate the sensitive psychology of the local men.
The monkey-faced sheriff started talking to Luo Yi in a gibberish.
As if he was condemning Luo Yi? Lu Ming had heard from Luo Yi that some men in the Western Regions hated women from their tribe marrying outsiders, and as for those women who yearned for the free world in the East, they were regarded as damned devils.
Therefore, Luo Yi asked, even as a translation officer, should he still wear their traditional costumes
But Lu Ming could sense how fascinated and eager Luo Yi and Luo Er were when they saw the blue suit. To them, the meaning represented by this professional attire might even be the emotional impact of being reborn as a human being.
Therefore, I insisted that they change into professional suits. On the train, they turned their backs to me and seemed to cry for a long time.
Seeing Luo lower his head, he was timid and didn't dare to retort.
Lu Ming frowned and said to Long Xiang, "Tell him that if he dares to say a word of accusation to my officer again, their entire economy will be turned from a white flag to a pariah! I mean what I say!"
Long Xiang was stunned. Along the way, the mayor from Donghai was extremely easy-going, chatting and joking, to the point that people almost forgot what his identity represented.
Even in the Kingdom of Greifani, the true core federation of the empire, this young nobleman is one of the most important governors ruling a prosperous city with a population of hundreds of thousands.
Not to mention, he is the deputy mayor of a city under the jurisdiction of the Donghai region. The legendary Donghai is so prosperous that it seems like a paradise.
The citizens of Donghai have one of the highest sense of superiority and status among the citizens of many cities in the empire.
However, citizens who have lived in Donghai all their lives and never traveled far would certainly not feel this.
Long Xiang was thinking wildly in his mind, and immediately interrupted Balaqi, "Balaqi, Deputy Mayor Lu Qianxing has already warned you. If you speak rudely to his accompanying officer again, he will seriously doubt the education and cultivation of the Economic Luo family. He finds it incredible that the Economic Luo family has such a high status in this city-state, and he will question the speaker of this state."
I think it would be better to translate it into polite and diplomatic language.
Balaqi was stunned, his face turned pale, and he looked at Lu Ming fiercely.
Lu Ming smiled at Long Xiang, "It seems that your translation is too euphemistic. This guy hates me instead. Tell him that I want to see Liu Shoufu right now. If he can't see him within three minutes, I guarantee that he will never be able to be a lowly official in the future! Tell him exactly what you said. Don't let him misunderstand anything and bring him unnecessary trouble."
Long Xiang smiled bitterly and had to tell Balaqi what Lu Ming had said.
Balaqi blinked his eyes and gritted his teeth, but finally shouted something to the outside.
Soon a security guard wrapped in cloth and carrying a bird gun ran in.
"Sir, let's go. He will take us to see Mr. Liu." Long Xiang said to Lu Ming hurriedly.
Lu Ming walked out. Luo Yi glanced at Balaqi, whose face was ashen, and followed her master out. Looking at her master's back, her beautiful eyes were filled with tears, but she hurriedly wiped them away secretly. In her heart, she felt that she would not hesitate even if she died for her master. However, as a background board, she did not dare to say words of gratitude to her master.
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“Qianxing, Qianxing…” The moment Liu Laocai saw Lu Ming, his eyes immediately turned red. He struggled to climb down from the bed, without even putting on his shoes, and threw himself on Lu Ming.
The wooden house was very simple and small, with dry straw covering the wooden boards, and there was no toilet, let alone a washroom.
Liu Laocai also stank, but it seemed that he was not suffering from any torture.
Lu Ming then felt slightly relieved. Today was exactly the third day of the deadline given by the other party.
"Qianhang, you, you came here as soon as you received my call? So fast... I, it's really worth it to know you in my life, it's really worth it!" Liu Laocai hugged Lu Ming's thigh and burst into tears.
Lu Ming was helpless, but he could only pat him on the shoulder, "Okay, it's okay! Get up quickly!"
Liu Laocai, however, was like a child who had been wronged. He hugged Lu Ming's legs and cried louder and louder.