Heaven's Formula

When the steward left the shanty town, there was a sound of joy that resounded through the sky behind him.

Obviously, this news was a great victory for the employees—it only lasted one day from the protest to the end of the strike, but the things gained during this day were enough to bring earth-shaking changes to the employees.

Someone in the crowd even shouted Long Live Momola.

Gore's face was livid.He looked back at the shed behind him for a moment, then turned to Philip and said urgently, "Brother, are you sure the boss will accept the result of your negotiation? Loss is one thing, doing this is equivalent to Baiguoyuan surrendering to the employees! It will take a few days In time, the entire Azure Fort will know what happened in the factory—can the boss swallow this breath?"

"I've been dealing with Azie all the time. What are you worried about?" The manager said indifferently, "Hurry up and prepare for the start of work. The factory will resume production soon."

"But……"

"What, are you questioning my decision?" Philip's voice suddenly turned cold.

Goyle's throat suddenly groaned.

The other party's dangerous eyes completely dispelled his courage to continue to dissuade.

"No...brother, I know what to do."

"It's good to know." The gloom in Philip's tone dissipated immediately, "You'd better remember that temporary gains and losses don't determine victory or defeat, but it's a good opportunity for them to stand up on their own initiative, which can save me a lot of work. All you have to do is keep them busy as per the agreement just made."

"...Time?" Gore was stunned, "What time?"

"Don't worry, be more patient." He raised the corner of his mouth, "You will see this good show in due time."

……

Harbor District, Foreign Affairs Building.

"Pagoda has accepted the demands of the workers? Is this the end of the strike?"

After listening to Li's story, Xia Fan was very surprised. He even ordered the bread for tomorrow, but he didn't expect that Baiguoyuan voted one step ahead.

"It seems so." The fox shrugged. "The workers were all happy after hearing the result of the negotiation. The handling team immediately left for the pier, and the remaining two teams returned to the factory. It is estimated that tonight is the preparation Made jam all night."

"What about Momola?"

"She wanted to come to thank her in person, but everyone was busy, and she couldn't leave alone, so she asked me to convey her thanks, and said that she would definitely come to visit when she was free." Li Wang asked Xia Fan, "What do you think?"

"It's hard to say." He pondered for a moment before opening his mouth, "But I feel that this matter is not so easy to settle."

Strikes and protests are a contest in themselves, and the tricks of both sides will be revealed little by little in the process.However, Baiguoyuan retreated so quickly that he couldn't further observe Azie's reaction at all.

Playing cards is better than hiding them.

If Azie really rationally chose the method of dealing with the least loss to himself, it would be a good thing for the workers.If the opponent is trying to paralyze the hired workers, and then counterattacks after they are fully prepared, the method may be quite violent.

"Anyway, remind Momola to be more vigilant about the factory's every move in the near future. If you find anything unusual, you can notify me immediately." Xia Fan replied.

"I'll tell her." Li nodded and changed the subject, "What about the other side—" She looked at Qianyan, "Did you find any suspicious person went to Azie's house?"

Chapter 6 Suspicious Visitor

This is also something that Li has been thinking about in his heart.

Helping the workers of Baiguoyuan is just following the trend, and investigating Azie is the main task at present.If the man in the mirror doesn't change his plans, a very suspicious figure will visit the great merchant's mansion today.

"So far we have observed a total of six groups of people entering and leaving the main building of the hospital." Qianyan handed a stack of papers on the table to Li, "Olina is still watching at the scene, but at [-] p.m., Azie has already left Residence, went to Shenggong Mountain Villa. According to the information, even if someone comes to the door, it will not meet the conditions. "

Li picked up the paper and couldn't help being slightly taken aback.

She found that there were not only entry and exit records on it, but also a beautiful portrait.

"You drew this?"

Qianyan nodded.

"That's... amazing," Li clicked his tongue, "I didn't expect you to know how to draw!"

"If you have my lifespan, you can learn everything." Qian Yan replied calmly.

"That's not necessarily true." Xia Fan smiled and shook his head. For example, quantum mechanics, "Whether you can learn it or not depends on talent besides spending time, and your talent is indeed one of the best among people I have met."

"You haven't seen many people..." Qian Yan muttered in a low voice, but turned his head inexplicably.

After reading through the records one by one, Li already had a general impression in his mind.

The five groups of people were the church jury, Formy Cracked Tooth from the police station, Philip, the manager of Baiguoyuan, Gao Bangshi, the leader of the Black Flag Gang, and Du Li, the doctor of the tower.

Not only the time of entry and exit and the portrait of the person, but also the name and identity of the other party have been found out. This efficiency has to make Li amazed.

"How did you confirm the identities of these people?" She asked curiously.

"After Azie left the house, Olina flew to the harbor with the portrait."

"She was looking for La Sein?" Li quickly guessed the answer.

"Well, she said that guy seems to care about her very much. It is a free source of information. It would be a waste not to make good use of it."

"Uh..." The fox blinked, and then couldn't help but chuckle, "Does Olina still have such a side?"

"What are you talking about?" Xia Fan rolled her eyes, "Don't forget that she was once the ambassador to Gyeonggi, and this is what she is best at."

"If she was really good at it, she wouldn't be caught by the Privy Council." Li wagged his tail and said, "You...you really don't understand anything in some places."

"..." Xia Fan was full of question marks.

"But having said that, Ratherin knows all of these people, which means that they are not unknown people in Azure Castle." Li said back to the topic.

"It's true that no one can see this big businessman even if they want to." Qian Yan pouted, "Using the original words of the Baron Cracked Tooth, sometimes it is more difficult to see Azie himself than to see the count."

Indeed, Xia Fan thought, not only is it difficult to meet each other, but even the other party puts on airs a bit more than the earl in the Holy Palace.

"Then... who is the suspect mentioned by the person in the mirror?" Li Chenyin said, "First of all, we can rule out the two members of the jury. They don't seem to be collaborating with the criminals who hijacked the Holy Son. The previous trial The regiment has also investigated the sea ship records, maybe the other party is also going for the Baiguoyuan ship."

"Qianyan and I also agree on this point." Xia Fan nodded, "If you have to rank these people in a suspicious order, the position of the leader of the church jury is indeed not at the forefront."

"Philip should be reporting the strike at the factory, and the timing is right." The fox continued, "As for this dragonborn..."

"Rasein said that his cousin would never do such a thing," Qian Yan continued, "Nine out of ten, he explained the investigation results of the attack on the Lower Holy Palace to Azie."

"By the way, speaking of this... didn't Lacein disclose our situation to the tribe?" Li suddenly asked.

"As far as we can see, he didn't say anything." The little girl went to the sofa and sat down with her head on the back of her head. "As for Olina's sake, or because he himself accepted our bribes, that's not a matter of choice." Got it."

"It probably has something to do with the pressure from the Shengzi incident." Xia Fan said his analysis, "For the real threat of Azure Castle, smashing a wall of the Holy Palace Villa is really not a big problem."

"Then only the last two are left—" Li pulled out the two portraits, "This guy named Gao Bangshi is a gangster?"

"You can think of it this way. This gang is quite well-known in Azure Castle. It mainly does spectator work and debt collection. It's not uncommon to have business dealings with Azie."

"And what is the tower doctor? Does this city have a tall tower?"

"That's not a place name." Xia Fan replied, "Honestly, thanks to Olina, without her going through the needles, it would be quite difficult for us to find out the information. The tower is the name of an army , or, it was an army."

"Was it?" Li repeated. "Has it been wiped out?"

"No, dismissed."

Xia Fan recounted the information provided by Latherin in full.Just over 30 years ago, there was a small-scale battle for trade lines between the Holy Wing Islands and Rangis, and Azure Castle also participated in it. At that time, the army formed by the lord was the High Tower Army.The Holy Wing United Fleet finally won the battle and gained the dominance of the key business lines. Azure Fort also developed rapidly after that battle and became the third largest port now.

If there are no other accidents, the High Tower Army will obviously become a meritorious army, rewarded and entrusted by the lord.But here lies the problem. The lord was injured by a stray bullet and failed to return to the land. In addition, the successor was not a dragonborn, so Azure Fort ushered in a new owner, the current Earl of Cleveland.

"So it was the High Tower Army that the Earl disbanded?"

"After all, the soldiers of the High Tower are loyal to the former lord, not Cleveland himself, so there is nothing wrong with doing this." Xia Fan spread his hands, "After that, he single-handedly uprooted the Crackfang family, and the High Tower army went their own ways. To make a living. Of course, there are also some people who stayed in Azure Fort, such as Dr. Du Li."

Li Pojue was curious, "Why is the successor of the former lord not a dragonborn? Didn't Olina say that they already have a stable inheritance method?"

"Yes, the premise is the blood of the dragon." Xia Fan said with some emotion, "but this lord married a human woman."

The fox demon is dumb.

If this person hadn't been injured by stray bullets, he would undoubtedly be able to rule Azure Castle for another few decades by virtue of this battle. At that time, he would appoint a dragon descendant as his successor, and the ordinary people in the family would have no worries for life.However, he died, and the whole family also came to an end. I have to say that luck was really bad.

Chapter 6 and Three "The King of the Underground"

"However, according to Lathein, the Earl did not treat the rest of the tower harshly. Those who left got severance pay, while those who stayed were paid three years of salary according to the former lord's standard." Xia Fan continued, "This It seems that he was a military doctor before, and now he runs a nursing home, which can be regarded as his old job."

"Why did such a person find Azie?"

"Perhaps one of Azie's relatives is infected with the cold epidemic and needs a doctor's visit?" He guessed casually, "The main customers of that nursing home are middle-aged and elderly people, and wealthy merchants in Azure Fort generally don't choose to go there to see a doctor."

Not to mention nobles, dragonborn, like demons, are rarely troubled by illness.

These private medical institutions often serve civilians.

"So at present, these two people are the most suspicious." Li looked at Xia Fan and Qianyan, "No matter whether the person in the mirror is involved with any of them, it makes sense."

"I have the same opinion as Qianyan." Xia Fan nodded, "Then we'll see what's going on."

Li whistled, and soon a heavy voice came from the roof. After a while, he rolled and landed on the window sill, and then rolled forward and jumped into the house.

"Meow--!"

Li stretched out his five fingers to scratch, and then drew a big circle with his tail.

The latter turned around a few times, and beat the ground rhythmically with his front feet, and finally stood up, making a posture with his arms bent.

This set of movements made Xia Fan dumbfounded, and those who didn't know might think that the goblins were fighting and dancing.

"What are you talking about?"

Li patted Rolling's head and said, "I asked it how far the Azure Fort's sphere of influence has expanded, and it replied that [-]% of it has fallen into its control, and it has collected as many as a thousand subordinates."

Xia Fan couldn't help but twitched the corner of his mouth.

Has the new uncrowned king of Blue Fort of Feelings been born here?

Gu Gun probably sensed this doubt, raised his head and let out a long meow.Immediately afterwards, a scene that made Xia Fan's scalp tingle appeared - wild cats came from all directions one after another, pouring into the house like a tide, within a few minutes, the room was full of cats Some of them even jumped onto the wooden table and approached Xia Fan with their tails upright.

But the attitude towards Li Yemao is different. The ones lying down and rubbing their feet, the ones rolling over and showing their bellies, their enthusiasm for making love is completely beyond words.

Only Qianyan was surrounded by a blank space.

The cats would rather take a detour than go near the living dead.

The little girl opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't say anything—although her expression didn't change much, a trace of disappointment could be vaguely seen in her eyes.

"Okay, okay, I believe it, let them not come to me." If Xia Fan hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it would be hard for Xia Fan to imagine that there are so many wild cats hiding in this building-you know they live in [-]rd floor, not in the basement!God knows how these animals hide themselves.

Li endured a smile, and showed Gun Gun the portraits of the five groups of people in turn, and then took out the two most suspected ones and showed it to Gun Gun.

The latter meowed, raised his claws, and jumped out of the window.The rest of the wild cats followed immediately, ran up the window sill like a stream of water, and disappeared into the night one by one.

"It seems that bringing that guy is the right choice." Xia Fan fanned his nose and said, "It would be even better if it can prevent cats from being brought into the house."

Just like this, the house has already filled with the fishy smell of wild cats.

"I will remind it next time." Li chuckled twice, "By the way, where is the relative of the former lord? Are they still in Azure Castle?"

"Olina also asked this question." It was Qianyan who answered her, "But Ratherin didn't know too much about it. I only heard that quite a few went to the northern cities to seek refuge with distant relatives, and his wife It has died down."

"Really..." Li's smile receded, and he sighed softly, "I see."

She walked to the window and looked up at the ink-like sky, with complicated and difficult expressions in her eyes.

……

Clusters of torches and pyres were rarely lit in the hundred orchard. Although the flickering flames were far from bright, they were still enough to operate the machines.

Amidst the roar of the steam piston, a frame of drunken fruit was poured into a crushing cylinder and squeezed into a sauce, and the intoxicating aroma could be smelled from a long distance away.The workers who had just received a salary were full of momentum, and they were not tired of working overtime overnight. They yelled one after another, and they were chasing back little by little as they watched the progress dragged down during the day.

"The result is not bad, isn't it?" Philip and Goyle walked slowly around the factory building, "Even a donkey has to be fed a handful of fried beans once in a while."

This is true for the factory, but it may not be the same for Azie—especially after the incident spreads, and every big businessman knows that Pagoda has made concessions to the workers.

In the end, Gore still didn't say this in his heart, "The supervisors seem to have a lot of opinions on you. They are all worried about losing their jobs and being retaliated by the hired workers."

"It's a pity that they can't unite to strike and protest like the workers." Philip's tone was not lacking in sarcasm. "After all, it is the workers who maintain production, not the supervisors. If the former can really supervise themselves, then the latter is indeed an unnecessary expense."

"But if even they stand against us..."

"That is undoubtedly your responsibility, brother." Philip squinted at him. "It's all right if you can't keep a flock of sheep, can't you even control your own dog?"

"No, I'm just assuming." Gore quickly changed his words, "They are still willing to follow my command."

"It's best like this." The steward said indifferently, "If these people overestimate their role, I don't mind replacing them."

At this time, a team of hired workers passed in front of the two carrying boxes full of drunken fruits.

Gore frowned involuntarily, and his face darkened.

The other party was the group he fired for stealing fruit, and it was also the source of the protest that turned into a strike.

Russ curled his lips, completely ignoring Gore's gloomy face, humming a tune and walking towards the sauce making machine.

Others responded in much the same way.