Chapter 1256: The End of the Road (Seeking Monthly Pass)
"That bastard De Rossi ran away~!"
That loud cry ripped through the quiet night sky like lightning.
In an instant, everyone at the scene was awakened.
Schwartz is not young. These days, he has been thinking about things all day long because of the debt he owes. He is already a little mentally weak.
He was exhausted from traveling and arresting people today. He was already so exhausted after nightfall that he didn't even want to lift his legs. Fortunately, it was summer and the temperature at night was not cold, so he went
Just lie down on a piece of grass on the side of the road that looks relatively clean and keep your clothes on.
Although his back was sore from exhaustion, after these days of torture, Schwartz's sleep was very light. After hearing the shouting, Schwartz suddenly jerked and opened his eyes in the next second.
He jumped up from the ground, looked around like an alert fox wolf, and shouted loudly: "Where are you running?"
Under the gray night sky, countless black shadows were running and jumping back and forth.
Horses neighed, carriages rumbled, people shouted...
Various sounds intertwined together, making the scene even more chaotic.
Schwartz was a little confused, everything in front of him seemed like an unreal dream.
However, he soon woke up.
This is not a dream, but the real world.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shudder.
If De Rossi really escapes, it means that that bastard De Rossi has no intention of paying back the money at all~!
Moreover, this also means that the last way to peacefully recover debts has been blocked, and it is difficult for him to use non-violent means such as favors or connections to get back the money that originally belonged to him in a timely manner.
From now on, we may have to rely on the courts or violent means to recover.
Thinking of this, Schwartz couldn't help but despair.
As an old businessman, he knew clearly that it would be difficult to get his money back.
Whether you go through legal procedures or use violence, it will take a long time and even pay an extremely painful price.
And even so, in the end, he was able to get back half of the debt, which was the last eight lifetimes of his ancestors.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little desperate: It's over, it's all over~!
But then a long and loud horse neighed: "咿唏叏叏叏"
When Schwartz heard this, he suddenly became excited: The sound of horses honking so close means that they haven't run far yet, they still have time, they still have time to stop him~!
He calmed down, then squinted his eyes and carefully observed the situation in the crowd.
Following the direction of the loud sound of horse hooves, we found the source of this chaos.
Directly in front of the dark crowd, I saw several carriages speeding towards the west. The coachmen waved their whips and urged the horses desperately.
The driving sound of "ha, ha" can be heard from a long distance away.
Behind the carriage followed a large group of swaying figures, obviously de Rossi's entourage running as fast as they could.
Not far behind them, there was another large group of black shadows.
They stood there, watching De Rossi's men getting further and further away from them. As if they had just reacted, they raised their hands in the air and let out an angry and desperate roar.
Even a lion would be frightened after hearing those angry scoldings.
"I knew this bastard couldn't be trusted." When Schwartz saw them, his eyes turned red immediately, he cursed angrily, picked up a brick, and yelled at the top of his lungs: "Chase, chase, chase.
Don't let that bitch get away.
Otherwise, we won’t get a cent of our hard-earned money~!”
In his anger, his voice seemed a little distorted. But because of this, it became clearer.
All the people who were resting woke up at this time.
Those who reacted quickly had already gotten up and chased after the carriage in the direction of escape at all costs.
Under their leadership, the rest of the people also shouted and hurriedly chased in the direction of the carriage.
Although Schwartz is already quite old, he is wide and fat, and usually lacks exercise, but now he can run faster than young people.
Now the only hope of getting the money back is to take De Rossi hostage and use him in exchange for money.
If he really ran back to his territory, Schwartz and the others would never be able to catch him, and it would be impossible to get their money back.
If he doesn't get the money back, Schwartz will have to sell his house and land. Otherwise, the workers who can't get the money, the long-term workers, will eat him alive.
At this time, Schwartz was also trying his best. While chasing, he did not forget to kick the lazy guy next to him who was unwilling to move.
Fortunately, when they blocked Mr. De Rossi, everyone came from all directions, so many people blocked him on the westward road.
And that is exactly what De Rossi must do to return home.
However, at this time, the four horses pulling the limousine were already running.
Those horses were all of Parthian breeding, tall and strong in stature.
The carriage is also produced by the Flying Eagle Company, with exquisite craftsmanship and excellent quality.
Once it starts running, it looks like an armored chariot, with astonishing momentum.
If you are hit by a carriage, you will lose your arms and legs. If you are hit, just the trampling of the horse's hooves is enough to kill you, and you will usually be killed.
Seeing the carriage rushing over like a monster without any intention of slowing down, the people blocking the road were frightened and hurriedly jumped away from the road to avoid the rushing carriage.
Schwartz became even more anxious, only regretting that he did not have a set of wings.
At this moment, a tall figure suddenly appeared next to him and said in a deep voice: "It's okay, he can't run away."
That tone was very determined.
"Why can't you run away? Are you blind? You can hardly catch up." Schwartz shouted anxiously.
At this time, the racing carriage suddenly stopped suddenly and its speed suddenly dropped.
At the same time, there was the whine of the horses, the crisp sound of the carriage shaft breaking, and the harsh friction sound of the carriage braking.
In the darkness, the carriage suddenly jumped up and jumped high. The rear of the carriage was raised high and remained in the air for a second, and then it hit the ground heavily with a loud "boom" sound.
Immediately afterwards, the heavy carriage rolled sideways and slid to the ground for a few feet before finally stopping.
For a time, the flying dust completely obscured the shadow of the carriage.
The carriage following behind saw something was wrong, turned and braked in panic, and the driver tightened the reins with all his strength.
But despite this, with this rapid speed, it was still too late.
The second car rushed forward under the influence of huge inertia.
The running horse roared and kicked rapidly on the ground, but still hit the first overturned carriage.
The carriage of the second carriage slid sideways and almost fell over with it.
The third carriage stopped dangerously, and the entire team was immediately blocked behind the carriage.
Schwartz and the others immediately let out a cheer and rushed forward like crazy to surround the convoy again.
The smarter people had already lit torches, and the warriors were waiting ferociously for the people in the convoy with unsheathed weapons, eager to go forward and hack them to death.
If you dare to run away in the middle of the night even if you owe money, you are definitely in debt.
If you don't kill him for a few hours, you won't know that the uncle is serious~!
The man holding the weapon shook his sword, pointed at the people in the convoy and roared: "Squat down, squat down, even if you're a grandma, squat down for me."
"Squat down quickly, the sword has no eyes, "…………"
Seeing the angry crowd, De Rossi's subordinates who were running away were very aware of the current situation and squatted on the ground obediently with their heads in their hands. They knew clearly that those people in their rage might really eat them alive.
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At this time, several young people immediately climbed onto the first overturned carriage, smashed the door, and looked inside. Then they shouted in surprise: "I caught him, I caught him."
Schwartz ran forward panting, and saw that the four horses pulling the cart fell to the ground, panting and wrapped in hemp ropes as thick as a child's arms.
He was obviously tripped by the tripping rope that had been prepared. Although Schwartz didn't know that guy came up with the idea, he still praised him very much.
The coachman was thrown out and lay on his back moaning, hey, hey, hey, it looked like he was seriously injured.
Several young people put their arms into the car and fumbled around for a while, then shouted: "Caught him."
"Bring it out, bring it out~!," Several people used their strength at the same time to grab one person from the carriage and lift him out.
A creditor next to Schwartz twisted his nose and said, "Hey, hey, I sneered: "Thanks to my journalist friend for reminding me, I set up a roadblock. If you don't let me, this grandson will really run away."
Schwartz breathed a sigh of relief, silently thanked the God of Light a few times, and said to himself: Fortunately, there are these reporters who uphold justice.
The young man lying on the carriage lifted Mr. De Rossi out of the carriage and threw him directly from the top.
With a cry of "Ouch", Mr. De Rossi dropped a standard dog chewing mud and lay on the ground groaning and unable to get up.
Hearing this voice, Schwartz suddenly froze, rushed forward quickly, grabbed Mr. De Rossi from the ground with both hands, looked at his appearance in the light of the torch, and shouted in panic: "Wrong~!
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"What?" The crowd gathered around him.
Schwartz stamped his feet anxiously and said: "This is not De Rossi."
The person caught in Schwartz's hand was a young man with a bruised nose and swollen face. It looked like he had been hit hard, and he was still a little dizzy. His eyes were blank and he was looking at everyone.
He looked to be only ten years old, with no hair on his mouth. His lips were red and his teeth were white. At first glance, he looked like a standard aristocratic young man.
Schwartz and the others also knew each other. He was one of Mr. De Rossi's lackeys, Viscount Andre.
"This is not De Rossi~!" Schwartz threw Viscount Andre away in a hurry, rushed up and opened the door of the second carriage, and there were several young women sitting inside.
When they saw Schwartz's fierce look, they covered their eyes and screamed in fear.
Another man opened the door of the third carriage, and the person inside was not De Rossi yet.
Schwartz was so anxious that the veins on his forehead popped out, and he said hysterically: "Look for it, look for it for me~!"
Schwartz rushed into the crowd behind the motorcade and checked everyone until he checked everyone, but still found no sign of De Rossi.
The Marquis of Gore, who was in cahoots with him, was not here either.
Schwartz ran back and grabbed Viscount Andre by the collar, shouting: "Where is De Rossi? Where has he gone?"
Andre was so frightened that he cried, like a seven or eight-year-old child, choking and saying: "I, I don't know, I was sleeping just now, sleeping."
"It's over!" Schwartz let out a long sigh, let go of Viscount Andre and fell to the ground, crying: "How can I live?"
Two people, an old man and a young man, were wailing at each other, while the people around them held torches and remained silent in response.
Some people were not willing to give in. After they woke up, they loudly ordered: "Spread out and search everywhere. He can't run very far. We must catch him."
Everyone was shocked and immediately dispersed to look for De Rossi.
The night passed in such a noisy manner until daylight broke out, but no one even caught the shadows of De Rossi and Gore.
Schwartz and his creditors gathered together dejectedly and looked at each other speechlessly, and could only keep lamenting and sighing.
"What should we do now? If we let people run away, we won't get our money back."
"How about we go find the king of Leiria?"
"De Rossi has even squandered his tax money, why is he still afraid of the king? Besides, what if Legaiya National Network is unwilling to take care of it and asks us to go to De Rossi?"
"That's for sure. I heard that he owed seven million, and the King of Leiria would only acknowledge the debt if he lost his mind."
"We can't let it go like this. If I don't get the money, my whole family will have to hang themselves."
Schwartz suddenly raised his head and said loudly: "Let's go find the reporter."
"reporter?"
"Yes, they gave us De Rossi's whereabouts," Schwartz said, "They should have a way."
"Yes, find a reporter~!"
"Let's go find them."
A group of people immediately jumped up and headed to the nearby city of Tomar. If the reporter had not left, he would have had to stay in the city.
Sure enough, when Schwartz and the others came to Tomar, they quickly found out the whereabouts of the reporters.
This group of people was very conspicuous and stayed at a hotel called Qingyu in the city.
When Schwartz and others came to the door, several reporters were still awake.
They had finished a manuscript overnight and had just sent someone to the nearest telegraph station to send it to the press.
The female reporter from the "Nai'an Economic Observer" magazine had a mess of hair and rubbed her sleepy eyes. After listening to Schwartz's narrative, she said in surprise: "Run away?"
"He ran away."
The female reporter burst out laughing and said, "Sure enough, I was guessing."
The reporter from "Red Maple Leaf" next to him smacked his lips and said, "You just let him run away like that?"
Schwartz explained with a grimace: "I can't see anything clearly in the middle of the night. That guy is too cunning. We are here to ask. You are all knowledgeable and wise university scholars. I would like to ask if you have any questions."
What’s a good idea?”
The female reporter spread her hands and said: "I told you to keep a close eye on this kind of loan relationship. If the creditor insists on refusing to pay, there is nothing the God of Light can do about it.
The reporter from "Red Maple Leaf" thought for a moment and said with a smile: "Not necessarily."
"Oh, senior brother, do you have any other good ideas?" the female reporter asked.
"If it doesn't work, you can go to the United Nations in Maple Leaf Danlin to file a complaint." "Red Maple Leaf"
The reporter scratched his head and said: "Duke Leiria, who is in debt, is also a duke of a country.
They are also considered as public officials of Leiria. If you calculate it this way, this kind of debt can barely be regarded as a sovereign debt. There is a special agency in the United Nations to manage this."
"Is there such a good thing about the tenon?" Schwartz was surprised and couldn't believe it, and said, "Can I have it back?"
A reporter from "Red Maple Leaf" said: "It depends on the situation. When a sovereign debt is being recovered, the debtor's funds and properties in other countries can be directly seized and transferred to the creditor without going through the debtor."
Schwartz and his creditors looked at each other.
This was the first time they heard that the United Nations also acted as a gangster, helping people collect debts.
There is indeed an agency within the United Nations that is responsible for mediating sovereign debt disputes between various countries.
The reporters know very well that as long as they can mess with the Kingdom of Leiria and disgust the De Rossi family, there are many people in the United Nations who are willing to stand up for them.
Although Lord Lorraine is gone, his power is still there. Being able to force Lord Lorraine away does not mean that Leiria can call the shots in the United Nations. In fact, most countries are always profit-seeking bastards. No matter who they see is unlucky,
They are always willing to add insult to injury.
"But you have to be mentally prepared." A reporter from "Red Maple Leaf" lit a cigar and said: "International practice is that a 10% handling fee will be deducted when asking for a debt. Even if you want the money, if you want to get it as soon as possible, you must at least pay back
Get 10% of the benefits."
Schwartz gritted his teeth and said, "That's all I admit."
How much can you get back now?
"Let's go to Maple Leaf Danlin to complain~!"
"Let's go, we want to expose the shamelessness of the De Rossi family to the world."
"…………"
For a time, there was a lot of public opinion, and they didn't care about anything as long as they could get their money back.
The female reporter secretly pointed her thumb at the male reporter and said, "Senior brother is really smart."
The male reporter from "Red Maple Leaf" blew out a smoke ring and smiled.
As long as the United Nations takes over this debt dispute, a group of people will be happy to seize the merchant ships and trade funds of the Kingdom of Leiria.
All of these are opportunities to make money.
For example, if goods are auctioned at a low price and then sold to the market at the original price, this is a pure profit.
Even if it is not auctioned, it is normal for it to float away and be wasted. The Kingdom of Leiria cannot be blamed for its suffering.
This would only force King Leiria to severely punish Duke De Rossi and his son.
It can be said to be a vicious plan that draws fire from the bottom of the cauldron. It can bring the Kingdom of Lyria to a standstill.
Schwartz got the hint and knew what to do next, so he went happily.
After sending them off, the reporter from "Red Maple Leaf" grabbed the female reporter and asked: "Everything is fine here, what are you going to do next?"
The female reporter smiled slyly and said: "Of course I'm going to Leiria. It's so lively, how can I not observe it up close? I'm still counting on winning the Pulitzer Prize for journalism."
"Let's go together." The reporter from "Red Maple Leaf" laughed and said, "I'll join in the fun and watch them get mad."
At the same time, stories about what happened outside the borders of the Kingdom of Leiria quickly spread back to Maple Leaf Danlin and Naian.
As a debt dispute case in the new era, the editors of the financial department thought it was very typical and immediately printed and published it without changing every word.
The manuscripts written by reporters at the front turned into ink characters and appeared on the streets of Nai'an and Maple Leaf Tanlin.
Lorraine also saw this report for the first time at home. She threw the newspaper away and happily said, "The following editorial is well written."
Chairman Leo smiled and nodded, saying: "I also read it. He didn't use a single curse word when he cursed. He's smart. I'll give him a bonus later."
"This De Rossi is at the end of his rope."!~!
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