Everyone, especially those with status, heard the news just after they opened their eyes in the morning. Something happened at the auction house of Zunrong Auction House in Stone Castle, and it was a big deal.
The first reaction of those who heard the news was, had the Marquis sent troops to attack the auction house? After confirming that it was not the case, they began to ask what happened.
The vault of Zunrong Auction House was ransacked last night. Yes, it was looted. Everything in the vault, whether it was gold coins or various items that had not yet been auctioned or had been auctioned but not delivered, were all gone.
fly.
If it was looted by the army, no one would be surprised. The problem is that no one knows who looted the auction house's vault. The entire auction house, including a large area around it, had no trace of anything last night.
A suspicious sound came out. If there was a sound, it was the sound of the patrols sent by His Majesty the Grand Duke walking back and forth.
The master guards in the auction house didn't even know what happened. They just felt a little tired in the middle of the night and took a short rest. When they opened their eyes, they found that it was already dawn. Then, these people who had fallen asleep were
The experts were immediately shocked to discover that apart from the house, there was nothing left in the auction house they were guarding worthy of their protection.
The stunned guards on the spot immediately realized that a huge disaster had occurred and hurriedly reported the situation. Soon, His Majesty the Grand Duke was awakened and received the news.
"What?" Upon hearing the news, His Majesty's first reaction was that it was impossible. With so many people patrolling and surrounding the auction house, how could someone silently take away hundreds of thousands of gold coins and more?
With so many things, this is simply impossible. Are the guards at the auction house all dead?
All the guards inside the auction house were asleep, and all the property was looted. After finally confirming the news, the old Grand Duke instantly remembered the guarantee that the Marquis had asked him to make. Then, he felt a pain in his chest and a mouthful of blood spurted out.
In an instant, no one knew what was going on.
The auction house is the property of His Highness the Second Highness. After hearing the news, he stared blankly at the person who reported the news for a long time, unable to say a word. He just sat there stupidly, as if his whole person was lost.
Like a soul.
Six hundred thousand gold coins, and they are pure gold coins. If you really want to compensate, even if His Highness is bankrupted, you can't afford it. What's even more frightening is that the Marquis has also asked the Grand Duke to guarantee it. In other words, not only His Highness will
If he becomes bankrupt, it is very likely that His Majesty the Grand Duke will also lose a huge amount of gold coins. In this way, not only will His Highness no longer have any capital to compete with his brother, but because of this mistake, he will be crowned.
The chances of fighting for the Grand Duke on one charge have become so slim that they are hopeless.
The only person who is secretly happy is His Highness. In the whole thing, he just lost a great magician. Relatively speaking, he has the most stable foundation. However, at this time, as his son, he has to do it.
His own father's guarantee of bleeding.
After hearing the news, all the nobles in the city turned into mutes with their mouths wide open but unable to make a sound. Such a thing can actually happen in the Stone Castle. Is the principality really going to change? Those who have been there before
Those who are still waiting and watching have already begun to consider which way to lean.
As for the people who made trouble for the Marquis from the beginning, they no longer know how to describe their regrets at this moment. If they had known this, even if they stood by and watched, they would not have made the Marquis have any bad thoughts towards them. Can they?
Under the circumstances of the auction house, no one noticed that the vault was emptied. Does this mean that as long as the Marquis is willing, the opponents will lose their lives in their sleep?
"Check!" His Majesty the Grand Duke's first words after he woke up were this: "Check all the people in the auction house for me. They silently asked people to remove the gold coins. How is this possible? Check it for me!
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It’s no wonder that His Majesty the Grand Duke is not angry. Six hundred thousand gold coins, one or two each, weighs thirty tons. Even if it is carried by people, it will take 600 times for one person to carry one hundred kilograms at a time. Even if it is pulled by a cart, it will take one person to carry it.
The car was two tons, and there were fifteen cars. How could it be possible that there was no sound at all, and that the patrol team disappeared out of thin air without alerting anyone? Unless there was something wrong with the people inside the auction house, it was impossible.
There are other problems.
Who did it? The first reaction of almost everyone now is the Marquis. The pretentiousness of the Marquis before, even asking him to guarantee in front of His Majesty the Grand Duke, is too obvious. Everyone thought it was the Marquis who wanted to make a final struggle.
At that time, no one thought that this was the killing move hidden behind the Marquis. When everyone thought that the Marquis had lost power and was injured, the Marquis gave everyone a hard slap in the face.
The so-called investigation by His Majesty the Grand Duke is to find evidence that can get closer to the Marquis through various clues at the scene, so as to bring down the Marquis. However, the strength of the Marquis is too strong. Even His Majesty the Grand Duke, this
At times, we can only do things according to the rules. Those methods of frame-up and frame-up cannot be used on the Marquis.
After all the fuss, everyone was still shocked to find that there were no clues left at all in the vault. It was clean, even cleaner than if it had been washed. When they thought about such a thing, there were still groups of patrols.
It was completed under a constant patrol. There were many masters from the auction house and even two peak swordsmen beside the vault. Everyone was in admiration for the masters who had done these things.
"What should we do now?" Finding the cause is one thing, but dealing with the next thing immediately is the key. The matter is so serious that even if His Majesty the Grand Duke has just woken up from a coma where he vomited blood, he still has to consider dealing with it with his close friends.
"Your Majesty personally guaranteed it. It seems that I have to compensate the Marquis this time." A close adviser originally disagreed with the previous plan, but now he finally found the reason for the attack: "I think the responsibility this time should be borne by
Your Majesty, the Count, bears full responsibility."
"This is an accident!" The accused Earl, of course, was not willing to accept such accusations and immediately began to refute. The two people did not even wait for His Majesty the Grand Duke to say anything, and started quarreling directly.
"Shut up!" Even though His Majesty the Grand Duke was not in good health, he still suppressed his displeasure and stopped his two subordinates. He looked around and saw that no one dared to speak. The two sons were also like two heads at this moment.
Like a frightened quail, he lowered his head and shrank his neck, for fear of being seen by the Grand Duke.
"No matter what, the gold coins cannot be given to the Marquis." His Majesty the Grand Duke is still the one who can make the big decision. In this matter, the Marquis was originally going to bleed. How could he return the gold coins at this time: "Since it has been auctioned, those gold coins
It belongs to Viscount Antonio, so the money can only belong to Viscount Antonio."
As soon as the Grand Duke opened his mouth, he immediately set the tone. And everyone immediately realized that their main enemy was still the Marquis. As long as the Marquis still lost so many gold coins, it was still a major loss to him.
As for Meng Han, he is just a lucky guy. Of course, he is also a very unfortunate guy.
His Majesty the Grand Duke of the principality has to repay the lost gold coins, but everyone knows that no matter what, His Majesty the Grand Duke will not like to see the Marquis really get the silk industry, which means that Meng Han must die, and moreover, he will not like to see the Marquis really get the silk industry.
After he dies after getting these gold coins, the money will be returned to the treasury for various reasons and returned to the hands of His Majesty the Grand Duke. And the silk industry will naturally have no way to continue without Meng Han.
, and then once again achieved the goal of suppressing the Marquis.
"Viscount Antonio's purchase of elf slaves must be widely publicized." His Majesty the Grand Duke thought for a moment, then turned to face his second son: "Second brother, since it is impossible to preserve the auction house, those people are of no use, even
Together, they will hand it over to the elves."
"Yes!" At this time, how could His Highness dare to say no? He hurriedly agreed, only raised his head and said one word, and immediately lowered his head.
The same thing, in another place, is a completely different scene. At the Marquis's residence, Meng Han was invited to attend the Marquis's dinner. Many nobles were present at the dinner. The atmosphere here was completely different from that in the palace.
, full of laughter and laughter. Meng Han and Francis went directly to a corner without meeting the guests and friends outside.
"I'm really curious, Tony, how did you do it?" Francis stood happily beside Meng Han holding a glass of wine, with indescribable joy on his face: "I really want to see,
His Majesty the Grand Duke's current expression, it is said that when he heard the news in the morning, he vomited blood directly. Tony, you are really amazing."
"That's because Elder Meredith of the Elf Tribe is very powerful, and it has nothing to do with me." Meng Han expressed his modesty calmly. However, Francis is now his ally, regardless of whether it is Meng Han or Elder Meredith.
For your own family, the stronger your allies are, the happier you are.
"You did a great job, Tony." Even the Marquis, after avoiding the guests, came to this corner. He also changed his name to Meng Han as a nickname.
"Thank you, sir!" Meng Han nodded slightly, as elegant as a noble.
"But, Tony, you have to be careful." The Marquis reminded Meng Han: "They dare not touch me now, they will definitely have their thoughts on you. You have to be careful, the masters of the elves may appear at any time.
Beside me, take your life."
After the Marquis finished speaking, the three of them couldn't help but laugh.