Due to time constraints, Lorraine casually dealt with the officials who came to flatter her and snoop around, saying "His Royal Highness is tired from the journey and needs to rest" and dismissed them.
Then Lorraine turned around and took advantage of the preparation time before the dinner started to call over Boducci and others who had been sent to arrest Baron Peter Ank.
At this time, Catherine and Adele were leisurely bathing and changing in another room, preparing for a candlelight dinner.
In Catherine's words, this is just a game played by Lorraine and Leo. There was nothing they could do about making money in the past. Both the old and the young couldn't live up to their expectations, so they had to work hard by themselves. Now I finally found a job for myself.
With long-term meal tickets and insurance, of course you will enjoy your life in the future.
As for making money, just leave it to the men. Now you only need to take care of a sumptuous dinner, a comfortable big bed, and spending money as you like, oh hehehehe... (
Although Leo had wanted to take power for a long time, after hearing her burst of laughter, he felt as if he had fallen into some kind of trap. Not to mention Lorraine, his heart was very cold~!)
As for Vera, who was a dragon by nature, she stayed close to Lorraine and Leo nervously. Melina, on the other hand, still stayed close to them because of the sequelae left by Leo's heroic rescue of the beauty.
After a while, Bodoch and several other officers of the Guards quickly walked in.
Lorraine saw them coming in and was about to salute. He quickly waved his hand to stop them, and then said: "Did the mission go smoothly? Did we get conclusive evidence?"
Bodoch grinned and said: "Don't worry, sir. The Guards never make mistakes and everything is done. We took the bandit to find Baron Peter Ank, and I was listening to their conversation."
"Oh?" Lorraine smiled, rubbed her chin, and asked, "How did that bandit perform?"
Boduoqi thought for a moment, then smiled and said: "It's okay, the performance was quite natural. It was almost dawn when we arrived. When we pulled the baron up from the bed, he was shocked. The boy quickly
After stabilizing him, we told him everything we wanted him to do. After he admitted it, we went up to arrest the baron and sent him back directly."
Lorraine asked: "Have all the barons been recruited?"
"Yes, sir, that guy is as fat as a pig. Before the brothers' methods were used, he acted like a bitch and said everything. Really, he is still a robber and has no professional qualities at all~
!”
Having said this, he curled his lips rather contemptuously, and then continued: "Our brothers have sealed up all the properties belonging to that baron.
According to the Lord's instructions, we drove everyone out of his family immediately. Damn it, this fat pig actually had four mistresses, and they lived in different places in the city. He really killed his brothers."
Baron Peter Anker's house was to be emptied, and not a single dog could be left behind. This was what Lorraine had specifically told him early in the morning. But Lorraine knew that Baron Peter Anker was not scary, so he caught him and threw him into prison.
No matter how talented he is, those members of the Imperial Guard, who were taught by Lorraine and Leo and educated in the top ten tortures of the Qing Dynasty, can easily make him submissive.
The ones to worry about are the servants in Baron Peter Anker's house.
They might know better than Baron Peter Ank himself how much property the baron has and where it is hidden. If only the baron is captured, Lorraine can imagine that in less than one night, when Lorraine and the others go there again,
There is no guarantee that there is even a complete piece of glass left in the baron's manor.
During the period when the royal family of the Braided Dynasty, which wanted to live for another three to five hundred years, was overthrown, the eunuchs in the Forbidden City made many things for themselves.
They greatly enriched the art market at that time and now. It is probably from that time that the unknown low-level public institution of the Art Office began to become famous.
After hearing the report, Leo slapped the armrest excitedly, stood up and shouted: "Let's go, let's go, let's collect the stolen goods now."
Catherine yelled angrily behind Leo: "Stop it, come in and eat first~!"
As she said that, she grabbed Leo's ears and pulled him into the restaurant. Melina looked at Catherine with admiration and followed her obediently, carefully observing the techniques of the fourth gentlest and virtuous woman in the world, and asking her questions.
She studies.
Lorraine saw the expressions of Bodoch and others immediately changing, either looking up at the ceiling, or looking down at their boots.
“The ceiling is nice~!”
"It's time to clean your boots."
"..."
Catherine threw Leo into the restaurant with a wave of her hand, then turned around and shouted to Lorraine: "Come in quickly~! Are you still waiting for me to urge you?"
Lorraine shrugged helplessly and said to Bodoch and others: "I'll give you half an hour to eat, and then come here to listen to the order."
"Yes, sir."
Leo, like Lorraine, has the temperament of a donkey who refuses to go away and keeps retreating. To deal with him, one is Catherine's big stick mentality. He grabs him without saying a word and beats him firmly.
After a meal and then locking it tightly for two days, it will be honest.
The second is Lorraine's carrot policy. As long as you hang a juicy carrot and put it in front of the little donkey named "Leo", it will definitely run smoothly.
At the dining table, Leo was no longer picky about food. No matter what was on his plate, he hurriedly put it into his mouth. In a few minutes, he cleared the entire plate, then he licked his mouth and jumped up from the chair.
Vera also pushed the plate, blinked her big watery blue eyes, and looked at Lorraine. If she didn't know better, she would have taken it as affectionate.
"Okay, okay, let's go." Lorraine saw two people, one big and one small, looking at him eagerly. He just threw the spoon in a surrender posture.
Catherine and Adele looked at each other. Adele kicked Lorraine under the table, and then warned her gently and with concern: "Death, come back early in the evening."
Catherine nodded along with "Yeah".
Lorraine smiled bitterly and quickly agreed.
Leo and Vera were impatient, pulling Lorraine from left to right, urging: "Let's go, go quickly."
At this time, the Guards team led by Boducci had already been waiting outside. General Philip had been protecting Catherine and Leo in every detail. After learning about this action, he pulled in a squadron of Guardsmen to guard them.
outside.
These imperial guards were also very happy. Knowing that they were going to ransack their homes again this time to rob money and things, they all became very excited~!
Now everyone knows that Governor Lorraine's title of Friend of Pluto is not for nothing. Coupled with His Highness Leo, who has a keen sense of smell, this foreign wealth is very comfortable. And more importantly, because of this money
It’s foreign wealth, it’s gray income, and you don’t have to pay taxes to those hateful tax collectors who are like sharks~!
Lorraine and the others boarded the carriage, waved their hands, and the entire cavalry team rushed through the streets of Freetown with the sound of hooves.
The manor of Baron Peter Ank was not far outside the city, and the team arrived after running a few miles out of the city.
The entire manor occupies a very large area. It's not the kind of place where "my family lives in the forest", but the kind of place where "there is a forest in my yard."
The buildings in the manor are divided into several parts. When Lorraine and the others arrived, the whole place was dark with no lights at all. Under the clear moonlight, the outline of the house in the distance could be seen.
Lorraine and the others rushed in with open fire.
The guards guarding the gate of the manor hurried to Lorraine.
Lorraine asked: "Is nothing wrong?"
The Forbidden Army soldier said: "No, sir, there were a few people who wanted to get closer, but they drove them away. But they said they would come back."
"Oh?" Lorraine became interested and asked, "Who is he?"
"We can't say anything about the servants in this manor, sir." the Imperial Guard soldier replied.
Leo was furious at that moment, jumped out of the car, and said loudly: "Someone dares to come and compete with me for food? Kids, don't show mercy to me. If you dare to come again, I'll beat them until they can't even give a fuck."
know."
The surrounding Forbidden Army soldiers heard his menacing declaration, and their morale greatly increased. They stamped their feet heavily, saluted, and then shouted loudly at the same time: "Yes, sir."
Lorraine smiled and said: "Be more alert. If they are really a bunch of troublemakers, just disperse them."
The officer of the Forbidden Army said: "I obey, my lord."
Leo and Vera ran up the steps first, and the door above was sealed. Leo shouted: "Quick, open, open."
"No need." Vera looked at it, then stepped forward and kicked the door.
With a 'clang' sound, the whole door fell down.
In the stunned eyes of the surrounding Guards soldiers, Vera tossed her hair in embarrassment, and then jumped to Lorraine with a smile.
Lorraine looked at the door with copper edging, raised her hand and knocked Vera on the head, and said, "Do you know how much a door is worth? We still have to sell this place."
Vera said "Ah", then rubbed her head and lowered her head and said, "Master, I was wrong again."
Leo waved the musket in his hand and shouted: "Young men, go in and copy it for me...!"
Lorraine looked at the surprised expressions of Boduoch and the others on the left and right, and said helplessly: "Just get used to it."
Bodoch and the others lit lanterns and led Lorraine and the others into the house.
Everyone walked into a large bedroom at the back of the first floor. There was no other furniture in the bedroom, just a huge bed.
Lorraine looked at this big pink round bed and couldn't help but sigh in her heart: This guy really knows how to enjoy it~!
The tapestry on one side of the bedroom wall had been torn off and hung sideways, revealing a secret door.
Boducci pointed to the secret door and said, "Sir, that baron hid his property here."
Lorraine kicked open the secret door, and Leo and Vera couldn't wait to rush in.
The secret room below was not small, at least as big as the bedroom above. Lorraine was surprised to find that there was also a big bed in this secret room, with boxes filled with gold and silver piled on both sides of the bed.
When the Forbidden Army soldier saw it, he sighed and said, "Damn, you damn fat man, you really know how to enjoy it."
Lorraine glanced briefly. In addition to the boxes containing coins, there were also many large handicrafts piled on both sides.
Vera and Leo opened all the boxes in the secret room and carefully rummaged through them one by one. Vera said disappointedly: "Why are there so many copper coins?"
Bodoch said: "It's not surprising. If a person exchanged so much gold and silver, he would have been targeted a long time ago. Not only the copper coins, but also a lot of grain and cloth in the warehouse behind, although they are all worth a lot of money,
But it’s no use to us.”
Seeing Leo and Vera looking disappointed again, Lorraine said: "Okay, there are a lot of people here. Besides, this baron is definitely going to ransack the house. We have to leave something for others. If you eat alone, you will be punished.
Hate it. It’s the royal way to carry the sedan chair with everyone.”
Boduoqi said with admiration: "Your Excellency is wise."
Leo walked around the secret room, sighed with satisfaction, and said: "Actually, I don't care about this thing, just for this sense of accomplishment~!"
Lorraine pouted and said, "To put it nicely, everything here belongs to me?"
Leo said simply: "Even though you are my boss, you have no door."
The soldiers of the Forbidden Army immediately showed admiration for Leo's behavior like a torrential river.
The gold, silver and other precious metals in the secret room totaled tens of thousands of gold coins. For Lorraine, it was not enough for his woman to go out on the street, but as the old saying of the dragon clan goes, if you don't take the money that falls into your hands, you will
Condemned by God.
Lorraine said to the soldiers of the Guards: "Okay, everyone, please remember, no matter what anyone says, these are evidence of this baron's crime. We must collect these evidence and keep them properly to prevent evidence from being missed.
Let that guy get away with it, got it?"
The soldiers of the Imperial Guard laughed happily and shouted: "I understand, sir."
"We guarantee that these evidences will be handled properly." Bodoch said with a smile.
"Pick up the valuable ones so you can take them easily. Keep the rest and confiscate them." Lorraine warned again.
Leo and Vera still wanted to walk around the manor a few more times, but Lorraine didn't care about them, knowing that they actually regarded this as a treasure hunt, and that little money was not in their eyes right now.
The soldiers of the Praetorian Guard carried these heavy boxes out of the secret room and loaded them onto the carriage.
This is when a Forbidden Army soldier ran past in a hurry and said, "Sir, something happened."
Lorraine said: "What's wrong?"
"A group of locals are coming in. There are about a hundred people. The brothers in front are short of manpower," the soldier said.
Lorraine said: "Huh, the one who takes advantage is that he has very fast legs. Let's go and have a look."
Lorraine waved his hand and rushed to the front of the manor with Leo, Vera and hundreds of guardsmen.
At this time, a large group of people gathered at the gate, holding torches high and lighting up the entrance of the manor. The people in front were holding shovels and sticks, and behind them were pushing several cars. At this moment, the Forbidden Soldiers who were pointing at the door were shouting
Yell and curse.
Lorraine smiled, and she knew she was here to grab something.
A group of Forbidden Soldiers at the gate had their swords unsheathed and blocked the door without saying a word. They looked at the locals in front of them murderously, as if they would kill anyone who dared to enter. Those people only dared to leave for ten seconds.
A few feet away, talking nonsense.
These people were led by several servants from Baron Peter Anker's family. They were said to be servants, but in fact they were thugs hired by Baron Peter Anker. They usually did not do their job properly and harmed the neighboring scum, and were paid by Baron Peter Anker.
Recruit subordinates to act as thugs.
These people were vaguely aware of what Baron Peter Anker was doing, and knew that this Baron was making illegal money. As soon as Baron Peter Anker was arrested this time, they immediately ran away, and they only found out who had arrested him this time when they returned.
I don't know who it was, but the imperial guards drove everyone out of the manor, leaving only a few people to guard the place.
The minds of these scoundrels who were not doing their job became active. They wanted to take advantage of the few people here to grab a handful and leave. They went back to encourage a group of fellow villagers and came over overnight.
For Lorraine, Leo and Vera, there is really nothing good about this place, but for these villagers, it is different. Not to mention the property in the manor, these furniture, carpets, lampstands and accessories,
Even the doors, windows, and roof tiles are worth a lot of money when you take them back. Even if you can't sell them, it's still a good idea to keep them for yourself.
So the brave guy No. 100 immediately responded to the call of those people and ran over happily regardless of the consequences. After they saw it, the law does not punish everyone, as long as there are more people participating and the legs are faster,
There is nothing the government can do about them.
Unexpectedly, Leo and Vera's hands were much faster than theirs. Leo and Vera had been thinking about this place for two days. By the time the villagers arrived with the tools, there were no longer a few guards in the manor, but hundreds of them.
The most elite warriors in the empire who are armed to the teeth.
The small group of Imperial Guard soldiers guarding the door seemed a little impatient. If they hadn't seen that they were just a group of common people, they might have been raped by them long ago.
The Royal Guards were always arrogant and arrogant. After following Lorraine, they even raised their nostrils to the sky. They would rush up and beat anyone who didn't like them, and those who were beaten had no room to reason.
Being pointed at their noses and scolded like this, these Forbidden Army soldiers were already furious.
Lorraine walked up from behind the crowd and said with a smile: "Is there really anyone who is not afraid of death?"
A Guardsman guarding the gate saluted Lorraine, and then begged: "Sir, let us teach them a lesson~!"
"Don't worry, we have to deal with the generals first. Do we want to fool people with virtue... uh... convince people with virtue?" Lorraine patted the Forbidden Army on the shoulder and said.
These forbidden soldiers have been following Lorraine for a long time, but they all know what kind of virtue Uncle Lorraine is. The more this uncle tries to argue with you, the more ugly your death will be.
The Forbidden Army soldier bared his teeth and smiled, saying, "I obey, my lord."
Then he stood aside and looked sympathetically at the villagers opposite.
Seeing someone who looked like an official walking out of the Imperial Guard, these people shouted even louder.
"All our things are inside, why aren't we allowed to take them?"