Fallen Eagle City.
Earl Uman's study room was now occupied by another man.
He was sitting in the earl's exclusive seat, concentrating on flipping through the documents, as if he had become the new owner of the place.
With a creak, the door opened, and Penny, the Count's lover, came in.
The man looked up from the thick document, and it was Mr. Xie.
"Has everything been arranged?" Mr. Xi looked at Penny and smiled gently.
"En." Penny nodded, walked behind Mr. Xie, and helped him rub his shoulders, "Basically all the important assets of the chamber of commerce have been transferred, and key personnel will also be evacuated tonight."
Mr. Ji enjoyed Penny's massage, closed his eyes comfortably, and reminded: "Don't transfer too many people, it will easily attract attention."
"En. I only notified a few managers in the city and some managers who have potential to be cultivated. Moreover, they have been strictly controlled by my people now, and they will not have any contact with the outside world."
"Okay." Mr. Yu smiled with satisfaction, "Don't you take a last look at this castle? From now on, you can only find it from your memory."
Penny smiled disdainfully: "What is there to miss about such a shabby place? I have endured the Uman family's stingy temper for too long!"
"Haha, what about the Lion's Roar Castle in Winter City?"
"Too monotonous and tasteless."
Mr. Ji was overjoyed, and said again: "What about the Phoenix Palace?"
"Phoenix Palace is okay." Penny looked reluctant.
Mr. Ji smiled and shook his head, a little speechless about his sister's ambition.
He pointed to a document on the desk, and said, "Have someone wrap it up and send it to Ice Rock City. It's my wedding gift to Viscount Angelet."
"Okay." Penny nodded, and then said in surprise, "If I remember correctly, Viscount Angelet's wedding should be tomorrow, right?"
"Yes. It's better to be late than never. It can't appear that our San Xien family doesn't understand etiquette."
"Okay." Penny picked up the documents on the desk, scanned them, and said with a smile, "Aren't you afraid to completely anger that Viscount Angelet when you send such a gift?"
Mr. Xi also smiled: "No, after tomorrow, he will thank me."
"Ha, that's right. I'll arrange for someone to send this gift to Ice Rock City."
"By the way," Mr. Ji stopped Penny who was about to leave, and asked, "Is Viscount Angelet's sister still in Eagle Falling City?"
"No, she rushed to Ice Rock City as soon as she received the notification of Viscount Angelet's wedding. However, with such a rush of time, she might not be able to attend the wedding in time."
"Well, she is still useful to us, did you send someone to keep an eye on her?"
"Of course." Penny nodded, then left the study with a smile.
As soon as he went out, the butler who was guarding outside hurried forward to report: "Ma'am, Knight Valla has just returned."
"Walla?" Penny frowned, "Isn't he on the front line of the River Run, what are you doing here now?"
"Knight Walra was seriously injured in the battle, and was arranged by the Earl to come back to recuperate."
"Okay, I see." Penny replied casually.
As the "mother" of Knight Valla, she didn't even inquire about Valla's injury in detail, and she didn't seem to plan to visit her.
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At the gate of the castle, Knight Valla got out of the carriage with difficulty under the support of his followers.
"Knight Valla? Is it really you? What's the matter with you?"
After walking a few steps, Knight Valla heard screams behind him.
Turning around, he saw a fat man running towards him.
Walra recognized that it was Oliver, a steward of the Tulip Chamber of Commerce.
Oliver ran up to Walra panting, and greeted in an exaggerated tone: "Master Knight, are you injured? Ah, this is really too bad! Please allow me to send you back to your room to rest."
As he spoke, the fat businessman leaned in front of Walla, pulled his arm over his shoulder, and wrapped his fat arm around Walla's waist.
Valla did not stop Oliver's overzealous help.
Although he was not familiar with the manager of the Tulip Chamber of Commerce at all, he knew that Oliver's brother was in Ice Rock City at this time and had been instigated by Colin.
Therefore, Walra thought that Oliver should be the person Colin sent to connect with him.
"Mr. Oliver, you are too kind."
After a few words of politeness, Valla signaled the subordinates to leave, and walked into the castle with Oliver's support.
After entering the room and closing the door, Valla sat down beside the bed, and was about to test whether this Oliver was really sent by Colin.
But before he could open his mouth, Oliver took the lead and said, "Knight Valla, I think something big is going to happen in Falling Eagle City!"
Walra's expression changed, obviously he didn't expect the other party to say such a thing, but seeing Oliver's anxious eyes, he still asked patiently: "What did you find?"
Oliver quickly lowered his voice, and said, "My lord, after you and your lord went out to fight, Ms. Penny began to secretly transfer the assets of the Tulip Chamber of Commerce, and all the managers including me were also strictly monitored!
Just now, Ms. Penny summoned us and said that we must evacuate Eaglefall City tonight! Moreover, we are not allowed to go home, let alone inform anyone of this news!
Therefore, I suspect that something big will happen here! "
Walra frowned, obviously aware that something was wrong, and after thinking for a while, she asked again: "Then, did Penny act unusually during this period of time?"
Oliver nodded again and again, and lowered his voice: "Master Knight, you should also know that Ms. Penny has been in charge of the repair and reinforcement project of Falling Eagle City since the beginning of the year, right
Most of the building materials used in this renovation project were purchased through the Tulip Chamber of Commerce. However, I noticed that the purchase price of these building materials is very wrong! "
"What's wrong?"
"There is a material whose name is crushed bluestone, but the price is 5 copper coins per pound!"
Seeing Valla's blank face, Oliver knew that he was not sensitive to the price of this kind of stone, and quickly explained: "Master Knight, this is already more than thirty times the normal price of crushed bluestone!"
It was only now that Walra came to his senses, and his first reaction was, could it be that someone took this opportunity to make money
But then he denied this guess. If it was to make money, it would definitely not be so obvious. It only increased the price of crushed bluestone, and it was raised so hard that it could be seen through at a glance.
"What do you think is going on?" Walra asked modestly.
Oliver rubbed his hands together nervously, and whispered, "I suspect that's not broken bluestone at all!"
"what is that?"
Oliver's tone was a little trembling: "I have been to the construction site, and I saw that the hands of slaves who were working were all pitch black. Therefore, I suspect that those used to fill the gaps between the limestones are not crushed bluestones at all, but yes-
Coal! "
"Coal?" Valla frowned, "Aren't coals used to make fire and forge weapons? Why did you buy so much coal when repairing the city of Fallen Eagle..."
Having said that, he was stunned for a moment.
Because, a terrible thought flashed across his mind like lightning, making him tremble all over.
(end of this chapter)