Geeky

"...Master Borgo, what you are doing is immoral."

"Am I the only one who gets the benefit? When the price of wheat goes up, so does bread, and beer, and peas, and even oats for cattle."

"What's more, the British must have wiped out the surrounding area. Those farms and vineyards that were burned down... Someone must pay for these losses. I think Baron Ondo will agree with my decision."

"But this is undoubtedly to increase panic. Not long after the siege began, some people have already suffered from famine. If the basic food supply and demand cannot be guaranteed, these people will be forced to take risks..."

"Then let those paupers who are slowing down get out of this city!" Mr. Bolgu said, "Okay everyone, I know what you are worried about, but I have already got the news--Duke Brandt has been kicked out Emerald Diamond City, wait for Earl Gers to cleanse Emerald Diamond’s opposition forces, I believe that reinforcements will arrive soon, the British troops are far away from the Aquitaine region, and their logistics will not last long.”

"Come on, Baron Duoang and High Priest Xiang Lanlu have already run far away, haven't they?"

Borgu said coldly:

"War will make many people poor, but smart people know how to seize the moment."

The candles on the long round table in the conference room were burning quietly, and the dim light shone on his loose but resolute face.

He ended the meeting, which was attended by many prominent figures in Luang.

Taking care of Baron Ondo's property for free allowed the Borgu family to gain power in Luang, but it also made the Borgu family face a crisis of cash flow, especially the shrinking business of the Borgu family due to successive years of war... Perhaps the state of his career has affected Jean-Borcourt's appearance—the corners of his lips droop, always in a dignified and displeased manner.

He left the meeting room and went to the study on the third floor of the mansion.

Not long after the candles in the conference room were blown out, Su Shi came out of the cabinet and followed him out of the room.

Now, he faces a choice:

Continue to kill Master Borgu, or coerce Master Borgu to reach a cooperation.

In fact, he didn't hesitate for too long - killing people can be done at any time, but saving people is not always possible.

He walked through the dark corridor on the third floor of the Borgou mansion and saw the study guarded by guards.

Su Shi stood at the corner of the corridor, took out a handful of peas from his pouch, and flicked them at the wick of the wall lamp, several lights went out immediately in the dark corridor.

The guard who was fighting the sleepy bug raised his head, obviously wondering why the lights were off. He looked at both sides, and seemed to suspect that there was a draft—if he was a little more alert, he would wonder why there was only one wall. The oil lamp went out.He took down a lamp and went to light the nearby ones that were dead.

Su Shimao rushed behind him with a low waist - when he stood up to do something, the guards immediately saw his shadow, but it was too late.

Su Shi slammed the guard unconscious, and while catching the guard with one hand, he reached out to catch the oil lamp that fell from his hand.

The oil lamp spilled out, and hot oil ran over his fingers.Su Shi just lowered his head and blew out the lamp, and dragged the guards to a dark corner.

The guards of the Borgu mansion are not strict, and the guards mainly guard the gates of the wall and the gate on the ground floor.The internal night patrol is very simple, although there will be special guards at the door of important rooms, but this is also equivalent to telling others:

"There are important people here" or "Important things are being discussed inside."

It may take a lot of trouble to find Master Borgu—in fact, he might still be fooling around in the brothel at this moment, but it is very simple for Su Shi to find where Master Borgu is at this moment.

Su Shi listened to the movement in the room through the ground and the door panel, but there was no one walking around in the room, only Mr. Bol was more likely.He heard the rhythmic sound of two fingers tapping on the tabletop—the nails made a sound on the tabletop. He counted the rhythm in his heart, then leaned his back against the door, and turned the doorknob little by little according to this rhythm...

The study room is decorated with brown-red oak boards. Against the wall is a large desk full of parchment envelopes covered with wax varnish. Opposite the desk are rows of tall bookshelves full of parchment contracts, documents or ledgers.

Borgu was sitting behind the desk, when he stopped clacking his fingers, raised his hand to get the quill in the ink bottle, and was about to draw a stroke on the parchment, he noticed a slender shadow falling in front of the desk.

When he raised his head, his eyes touched the eyes of the person who was swallowed by the shadow of the brim of the hat, and the dagger of the other person touched his neck at the same time.

"...No matter what your purpose is," Borgu said in a deep voice, "I believe I can give you more satisfactory benefits."

Su Shi knew that he shouldn't waste time talking: "Listen, I have the money I earned from a day's work in my pocket, and I hope that when I wake up tomorrow, I can find that I can use this money to buy something that can last me a long time." Food for the day - Stabilize food prices and end man-made famine, that's what I ask of you."

"But it's not up to me. Who can make the British withdraw? If the price of food is too low, people will rush to buy it, and the end result will only be more chaotic."

"Purchasing restrictions or other things, it's up to you to think about it. I don't care about the process, I just want the result."

"Maybe we can sit down and discuss a better plan..."

Su tried to hold the dagger tightly: "You have 15 seconds to convince me that you can do what I want."

Borgut was trying to buy time, knowing that at this point, his guards would soon start patrolling the third floor.The door of the study room was wide open, which meant that the robber in front of him had no accomplices.

He is an experienced old fritter. After he stabilized the initial panic, he continued to show fear while compromising:

"...Compared to my life, this request is nothing. If you don't believe my sincerity, I can tell you the location of the granary."

Seeing Su Shi's hesitation, Borgu hastily added in fear of making him angry: "I can draw a map for you..."

He reached for the parchment on the table, but knocked over the stack of documents, "crash—" those documents fell to the ground, and Borgu immediately squatted down...

Su Shi squinted his eyes, turned around abruptly and raised the dagger——

"bump--!"

When the dagger struck the dagger, sparks flew, and the dagger immediately shattered a gap.

"Kill him! Kill!"

Borgu howled from behind the desk.

I saw two guards quietly entered the room without knowing when, both holding daggers tightly in their hands.After one of them made a move, the other immediately raised his sword and slashed from the direction Su Shi was avoiding——

One inch short and one inch dangerous, Su Shi reluctantly dodged, trying to retreat to the door, and controlled the two-on-one into a one-on-one situation.But footsteps sounded outside the door again, Su Shi was blocked from the way out, and it was difficult to use it in the narrow room, and he was kicked in the chest—his body was extremely flexible and responsive, but his strength was too weak—he could not help but He flew into the bookshelf behind him.

"Crash-"

A pile of manuscripts fell to the ground, and the bookshelves were knocked over.

After doing this, Su Shi's cloak and hat couldn't help but fall back, but he couldn't care less.Su Shi pressed his back against the bookshelf that was strangling him, and kicked on the belly of the guard who rushed forward.But immediately, he keenly sensed that something was wrong——

It stands to reason that the bookshelf should be shaken by him, but the bookshelf behind him is stable and does not move at all.

Su Shi subconsciously glanced behind the hollow shelf, and suddenly felt his heart beat suddenly, like a heavy drum coming at a critical moment in a ghost movie——

A faceless man with three big black holes in his headgear was standing between the first row of bookshelves and the second row of bookshelves, supporting the first row of fallen bookshelves with his hands.

The other party looked like a robber, but more like a ghost!

At the moment when Su Shi was stunned, the guard on the opposite side rushed forward again and punched him in the face.

The strong wind of the fist brought a howling airflow, approaching in the blink of an eye.

Su Shi didn't have time to dodge, so he could only resist with his palm.But there was a gust of wind blowing by the ear, and the person behind the bookshelf moved faster.One hand firmly grasped the guard's fist, and dragged it like a tiger and leopard grabbing food. Just when Su Shi thought that the guard would hit him, the other hand stretched out from the side of his face, Clasped the guard's face.

In the dim candlelight, Su Shi saw the guard's face, close at hand, with bruised veins and rapid deformation... When the screams stopped, the hand protruding from behind the bookshelf flicked casually, and The guard collapsed like a crushed clay doll.

Su Shi: "..."