Realm of Power

802 Polar Cold (1)

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"I now have enough evidence to prove that the sudden increase in taxes and the triggering of riots were actually a pre-planned conspiracy by a certain deacon to increase food prices." Kang Suo's eyes were full of ferociousness, and he took out a bag from his arms with determination. Seal the transportation letter,

He spread it out on the table in front of many deacons and said sternly, "Everyone, look at this. This is a shipping order that secretly transported 700,000 tons of grain from Palavon to Remel seven days ago. 700,000 tons. This is the largest shipping order of our business alliance this year, so who is the owner of this cargo? "

Kang Suo, who looked excited, paused in his voice. He glanced at the confused gazes of the deacons around him. Feeling a hint of triumphant excitement, he slammed the dispatch form in his hand on the table.

Pretending to be sad and angry, he continued, "At eight o'clock this morning, shortly after this batch of grain of unknown origin arrived at the warehouse outside the city, the branch of Rimel City issued this tax increase order that caused turmoil.

Merchants who have grain in their hands must release the grain they have finally accumulated in order to reduce losses. Isn't this a coincidence? For this reason, as a grain trade deacon, I quickly launched an investigation. The results were terrible, even shocking. Now we have all the witnesses and physical evidence, but because a certain deacon was involved, we called everyone together! "

"What, 700,000 tons of grain!" Kang Suo's impassioned voice suddenly caused an uproar in the entire audience. Except for Sokutus Dailan who looked indifferent, the other deacons were whispering to each other with shocked expressions on their faces.

The deacons also glanced at Sokutus Stellan's position from time to time. For these deacons with super wealthy business backgrounds, 700,000 tons of grain was definitely a huge and unbelievable figure. 700,000 tons of grain was enough for a person. A big city of 300,000 people The market lasts for a month, and in northern Ruidian, which has just experienced war, famine and migration this year, the value of 700,000 tons of grain needs to be tripled to at least 2 million gold coins. This is a huge amount. An unimaginably big deal

What shocked the deacons the most was the information revealed behind this number. The northern part of Ruidian had been war-torn for a long time, and it was impossible to have so much food in stock to appease the victims, let alone the Palaven area where food was almost exhausted. , then there is only one possibility for the source of such a large amount of food,

Someone used the relief food provided by Falcon Dynasty to help the victims in Palavon!

This terrible truth made the deacons feel uneasy like a needle prick. This woman was playing with fire! This is the thought of most deacons. Even if they have a strong military background, such huge corruption is tantamount to poking a hole in the sky. Unless they can obtain the personal order of His Majesty Falcon, they are seeking death.

If this news reaches the ears of the Falcon Dynasty, a catastrophe will come. Think about Turun Ander who was sentenced to death and had all his property confiscated in the Twelve Forts Incident. You will know that the Falcon Dynasty They will never be soft on this kind of thing, but some deacons believe that this woman has a lot of connections with the upper echelons of the Falcon military, and there might be some secret warrant.

Just when everyone was wondering and guessing,

The Thirteenth Deacon Sokutus Stellan, who was sitting alone by the window, sneered disdainfully at the corner of his mouth. His flowery face was a bit cold and arrogant, like a lily blooming in the cold wind, making everyone in the hall excited. I feel my eyes light up,

"Haha! If you can prove something with just an inexplicable shipping order, wouldn't that be ridiculous!"

Under the aggressive gazes of everyone, the Thirteenth Deacon Sokutus Stellan showed no fear on his face. He lightly picked up the water glass on the table and took a sip in a seductive manner. He was indescribably charming.

The other deacons couldn't help but feel a bit of admiration for this woman's persistence in fighting even in the face of a desperate situation, her perseverance and her calm demeanor, even though they already knew the outcome.

"We have definite evidence and witnesses. If the meeting needs it, we can show everything immediately..." Kang Suo was a little anxious.

In front of the opponent's disdain and ridicule, his face turned red. He was originally a relatively calm person, but he didn't know why. Maybe he had felt the call of the goddess of victory, and he seemed impatient and impatient.

"I don't want to continue listening to nonsense!" Sokutus Stellan interrupted him with a wave of his hand, and said in a cold and arrogant tone, "If Deacon Kangsuo thinks that this batch of grain is related to me, please come up with more concrete evidence, so as to cover up the situation." Why are you so secretive? Since everyone gets the stolen goods, please take out the people and the stolen goods!

I believe in everyone's judgment and will never wrongly accuse a good person, nor will I arbitrarily endorse a dirty frame-up. Otherwise, the next time someone randomly finds some unfounded name, they will be able to pour sewage all over you. ! "

"Okay, you will regret this!" Kang Suo was trembling with anger. He did not expect that this woman, in the face of such shocking news, not only did not appear to be in a dilemma, but also showed an extremely stable mentality. This woman A woman is like a coiled snake. Even when faced with a beast much larger than herself, she still dares to raise her head and reveal her terrifying fangs.

But a venomous snake is just a venomous snake after all. When the deadly fangs no longer exist, then she is just a soft and boneless toy.

"I suggest that in order to show fairness and reasonableness to both parties, Deacon Sokutus Stellan and I will temporarily give up our deacon powers." Thinking of the imminent victory, Kang Suo showed a sinister smile. Since the other party has made the conditions, he also Then we can carry out the plan. "Only in this way can we ensure that no one will make any small moves while waiting! After all, this is someone else's territory!"

"Give up the power of deacons?" Several deacons looked at each other in confusion, and they all saw the look of horror in each other's eyes. What does this old Kang want to do?

They don’t think that the experienced Kang Leshou really proposed it to ensure some bullshit fairness. In this world where power is paramount, the word fairness is not as clean as a fig leaf. Everyone is smart, and some Even if the matter is unclear, we know that Lao Kang blackmailed him into doing this for the final trump card.

There can’t really be any great evidence!

Some deacons who had long had objections to Sokutus Stellan could not hide the eager expressions on their faces at this moment.

Ancanlius, Sawyer, Listy, Anduinfe, Yaya Kadu and other five deacons who had had issues with Sokutus Stellan, their faces were indeed as heavy as water at this moment. They did not express their agreement or express their opinions. disagree,

"I'm sorry that the alliance headquarters would have such an idea"

Sokutus Stellan's eyes moved around, and she looked around at other people. Some people with guilty consciences bowed their heads under her gaze. Sokutus Stellan's calm face did not waver at all, but her eyes were as bright as the moonlight. , flashing an imperceptible cold light

"This is my ring, I believe in the fairness of the league!"

After a while, Sokutus Stellan took off the ring that represented the deacon's identity from her slender white onion-like finger with some annoyance, then gently placed it on the table in front of her, and "popped" the rose of the platinum badge. The ring collided with the smooth tabletop and made a crisp sound.

"Huh!" The sound of the night wind blowing in the hall, as well as the silence of several deacons sighing secretly, and the gorgeous exit, this woman's era is over,

Pollock, the on-duty deacon, carefully placed the ring on the table on the gold plate. "Okay, now both parties can present your proofs!

Pollock made a gesture of invitation to the proud-looking Conso, with a smile on his lips.

At this moment, no one knows that under Pollock’s smiling face, he is feeling sad for the excited Consort, “You idiot, it’s really hard for you to die if you go against Falcon’s woman!”

"Okay, I believe everything will be judged fairly!" Kangsuo looked at the ring on the table with bright eyes. He knew this. He had not yet felt the strange atmosphere in the venue, but stood proudly. He stood up, turned around and whispered a few words to Asld next to him,

"Okay, I understand!" The tall and thin Asald nodded excitedly in agreement, pushed the long-backed chair in front of him, and his tall figure quickly disappeared from the door of the hall.

Time passed moment by moment, and the setting sun outside the window also fell on the distant horizon. The earth was dark, and candles were lit in the conference hall. The candlelight swaying in the wind shone on everyone in the hall, and long shadows were dragged to the wall.

"What's going on?"

"It's been an hour and there's still no movement at all!"

‘It’s probably hanging by a thread, I’m afraid Lao Kang’s blackmail will fail this time! "

As time went by, the atmosphere among the deacons in the hall became increasingly weird. The deacons’ whispering voices buzzed like mosquitoes in the hall.

The strange looks from the deacons made Kang Le, who was eagerly waiting for the reply, feel like a thorn in his back. He already had the chance to win, and now he was pacing back and forth in the hall anxiously.

Sokutus Stellan remained calm, looking at the city lights outside the window that lit up like starlight, looking a little confused. The night wind blew her black hair, revealing her bright and amazing outline. All the deacons were I felt a strange breath floating in the air,

"It's 7:30. Where is your evidence of blackmailing Deacon Conn?" Deacon Pollock's somewhat helpless voice broke the awkwardness in the hall.

He looked at the strange expressions on the faces of the other deacons and continued, "If we don't see enough evidence before 8 o'clock, we can only think that Kang blackmailed the deacons and slandered Sokutus on unfounded charges." Deacon Dailan, according to the regulations of the Deacon Council, Deacon Kang’s status will be revoked!”

"No, you can't do this!" Hearing this judgment, Kang panicked and sat down on the bench with a pale face. He didn't know what happened, but judging from the current situation, Asld only I'm afraid I won't be able to come back.

If the status of deacon is revoked, the business of the entire Kangso family will be over. The revenge from Thirteen Deacons Sokutus Stellan is definitely not something that an ordinary business family can contend with. Even if a little bit of news is revealed, countless people outside are watching with eager eyes. A wealthy businessman would tear the fallen Kangso family into pieces like a hyena pouncing on its prey.

"I have one more complaint!" Kang Xiao's old face was extremely twisted and terrifying. Don't know why,

He suddenly remembered this morning. At that time, he was standing on the viewing platform of the hotel. At that time, the sun was just a red ball wrapped in thick fog and smoke on the top of the mountain in the distance.

The sun shone in the thick fog of Remiel City, getting whiter and brighter, but it was still unable to penetrate this layer of gauze and reveal the figure.

"I accuse Deacon Sokutus Stellan of issuing a tax increase without authorization from the Deacon Council!" Kang Leso stood in the gorgeous and bright hall, staring at the window with bloodshot eyes. Kutu Stellan, he could feel the change in the direction of the wind, but he was not willing to fail like this.

He accused Sokutus of Stellan's exhausted appearance, like a drowning man holding on to a straw on the shore.

"Old Kang must be crazy for extorting money. Who cares about this now!" Some deacons couldn't bear to look away and gave an indifferent response to Kang's last news of blackmailing. Pollock, the rotating deacon, looked at everyone, and there was no sound, and there was silence. The only sound in the hall was the crackling and whirring sound of candles, which seemed to be burning in everyone's hearts.

Obviously Asald will not come back, everyone knows this,

The strong counterattack from Kutu Stellan's side was just as it had always been. It had begun unknowingly. After losing the power of the deacon, without mobilizing anyone or even standing still,

Letting a high-ranking deacon never return proved that the third-party force that had remained silent finally took action. After mobilizing a large number of troops to suppress the unrest, it stood firmly behind Kutu Stellan. The invisible magic hand has already controlled everything

The overall situation has been decided, and it is meaningless to talk about evidence and the like now.

The deacons are all good people, especially the five deacons who were previously invited to investigate, including Ancanlius, Sawyer, Listy, Anduinfe, and Yaya Cardu. At this moment, they are even more enlightened. This farce of betrayal was apparently eliminated by the powerful tactics of Deacon Kutustilaan.

Although I still don’t know how it is done, the attitude of the army! Let all this no longer matter!

Listy, the only female deacon among the five deacons, had some pity for Lao Kangsuo, who seemed to be in a state of despair, and secretly sighed, "Poor Lao Kangsuo, thought he had opened his wings to the wind..., but in a gorgeous moment After it floated, everything burst like a bubble.

Haven't you realized it yet?

Without the strong military support of the Falcon Dynasty, the Business Alliance can only be regarded as a second-rate organization at best. Only when it is linked to the military system of the Falcon Dynasty, the Business Alliance is the uncrowned king who controls the economic lifeline of the continent, our family, wealth, and reputation. , the status can be maintained

This is the relationship between trees and roots. A tree without roots, no matter how big it is, will only have one final result, and that is death. With such an awareness, no deacon will stand on your side! "

"Is it all over?"

Kutustelan held her black hair by her ear with her right hand. Her beautiful figure stood up from her seat for the first time. Her long black skirt cast a layer of mystery and aloofness on her whole body.

"I also have a witness regarding the tax increase order! But for some special reasons, he couldn't attend the meeting, but I brought this! It's enough to prove everything."

Kutu Stellan’s clear voice resounded through the ceiling of the conference hall after Lao Kang’s extortion.

She raised her right hand and carefully took off the white glove on it. Under the burning candlelight in the hall, between the middle finger of her right hand, there was a black halo that seemed to be able to absorb all light.

"Oh, my God, it's His Majesty the Falcon's heraldic ring!"

The deacons looked at what was on Kutusdelan's finger and took a breath. A black soaring falcon ring appeared on Kutusdelan's white and green slender finger, like a soaring falcon ring. The falcon soaring straight into the sky is vividly depicted, and its two eyes inlaid with fine-grained rubies are shining with a captivating luster.

All deacons are familiar with this ring. This ring was once used as the symbol of the president of the Business Alliance.

Later, because the former president Sidu Khan was dismissed, this meaningful ring was withdrawn. Now it appears on Kutustila's finger, which is enough to show that everything that happened tonight was upholding the principles of His Majesty Falcon. will,

“Poor old Kang blackmailed”

While everyone was shocked, they also looked at the loser on the other side with compassion. Lao Kang not only failed in blackmailing, but also failed so hard that he didn't even have a chance to stand up. No wonder the military's attitude was so resolute. No wonder Thirteen Deacon Kutu Stellan looked so calm in the face of the sudden accusations and blows. It turned out that everything was already guaranteed to win before the meeting.

In this kingdom, His Majesty Falcon is the master of everything. This idea has already been deeply ingrained in everyone's heart. No one can compete with His Majesty Falcon, no one!

"No,. This is impossible!"

A huge sense of despair struck Lao Kang's blackmailing heart. At this moment, he knew who his real enemy was. How great it would be if time could stay in a certain period of time, or could go back like thoughts!

"Why is the feeling of victory so short-lived? It just comes and then goes away so quickly!"

The pain of this thought was unbearable. It was like an awl piercing his heart, like a sledgehammer hitting his chest. It's like being suffocated by drowning in water, like being burned at the stake, like poison flooding through the body, like pieces of skin being soaked...it's so painful! How he thinks this is just a dream*..."

"This is the letter His Majesty handed over to the Business Alliance branch this morning. It contains instructions on the tax increase order."

Kutusidalan took out a letter sealed with red wax from her skirt and handed it to the rotating deacon Pollock in front of all the stunned deacons, saying, "Deacons Kangleso and Asilde, in collusion with the Bokandi family of Remiel City, embezzled 700,000 tons of relief grain from Paraven in order to frame and exclude dissidents. Deacon Pollock is requested to deprive the two deacons of their identities in accordance with the regulations of the Commercial Alliance and hand them over to the military for disposal!"

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