Age of Mysticism

  Chapter 86 The Viscount's Invitation

  The car door opened, and a maid dressed in traditional imperial service came down.

  She saluted Luke: "Thank you for your visit, please get on the bus, Lord Inspector."

  Luke took another look at the young and beautiful maid, then handed her the hat and cane, and stepped into the carriage. The maid closed the car door and dutifully guarded outside with Shelley and Pisco.

   "Hello, Lord Iscoran!" Luke sat opposite the Viscount Iscoran, and after observing the situation outside through the car window, he closed all the curtains.

  Viscount Iscoran said with a smile: "Detective Meteorite is very careful!"

   "Professional habits, especially my identity and your identity, it's better to pay attention to it. I don't know why Lord Viscount invited me here?"

  Iscoran knew that Meteorite was doing too much, but it was actually to remind himself: Don’t talk too much about things you don’t know well.

  So Iscoran gave up the prepared phrases, and asked directly: "Master Inspector, this sudden outbreak of demonstrations was arranged by you, right?"

  Luke did not deny that this was originally a conspiracy, but some people need to be able to understand its cause.

   "It's just a matter of making the most of the situation... If it wasn't for the incompetence of the city government office, which let the elf Qingkong destroy the Nulei Tower, I would like to launch this parade, but I don't have the ability.

   Did today’s events cause loss to Lord Viscount?

  As long as it is what I can afford, I am willing to compensate. "

  Viscount Iskran did not expect that the inspector of the meteorite would admit it like this. He couldn't help admiring the courage of this senior agent of the empire, and he also looked forward to the result of this meeting.

   "In Raging City, I can still protect myself. The main reason for inviting the inspector this time is...I want to provide you with some clues about the armed airship incident on the Clover."

   Luke laughed, and things became more and more interesting.

   "Master Viscount has a clue? That's great! The airship is too soaked in sea water, and we can't find anything useful on it. If your clue is true, it will really help us a lot."

"As a citizen of the Empire, it is my duty to help the Bureau of Secret Affairs solve the case..." Viscount Iscoran clarified his position, and then said: "Master Inspector, you should know something about the city council of Raging Waves City. "

  Luke said along the way: "Since I came to take up the post in the Cape District Secret Affairs Bureau of Raging City, I must have read some information about the city council of Raging City before coming here.

  The city council is the highest administrative body of Raging Waves City, consisting of nine members. Three of them are from the industrial and commercial circles, belonging to the capitalist faction, and are mainly responsible for city finance; three are from city officials, belonging to the establishment faction, and are mainly responsible for city operations; three are from urban magic research institutions, and belong to the technical faction, and are mainly responsible for technology research and development and apply.

  The theory of the position of the speaker is that the three factions of parliamentarians take turns, but in recent years, they have been rotating among the technical faction members. Compared with the capitalists and the establishment faction, the technocrats are much more low-key.

  This is roughly what I know. Is the clue that Lord Viscount said related to them? "

   Viscount Iscoran nodded slightly. What Luke said was something everyone knew. The relationship between the two of them is not suitable for further discussion.

"My lord inspector is right. You should also be able to realize that Raging City has developed so rapidly in the past few years because it has a more technical parliament. This is a huge empire internally, and it connects the entire world externally. Starting from here, any new technology can create a lot of wealth in a short time.

   This changing era has made this a paradise for smuggling, and some councilors and city officials have also participated.

  According to the information I obtained, when the Clover armed airship crashed, there was not only imperial tax money on it, but also a batch of gold several times more than the imperial tax money. This batch of gold is all obtained illegally, and it is planned to be transported to the imperial capital to turn it into legal wealth.

  Unexpectedly... this batch of gold disappeared inexplicably after the Clover armed airship crashed into the sea. "

  Luke asked: "How do you know that this batch of gold exists? You should be an unpopular figure to the city council."

Viscount Iscoran said: "My family's time in Raging City has been far longer than the city council, and it can even be said that I watched the city grow. Although I didn't know the existence of this batch of gold at the beginning, I didn't know It was on the Clover, but the disappearance of the gold caused confusion among them, and some news naturally flowed out.

   Actually, I don’t need to say it, I believe the Inspector will hear some rumors in a few days. "

  Luke said in his heart: My news is earlier than yours.

   But the appearance still needs to be pretended.

   "It seems that this case is more difficult than I imagined, and it is no wonder that Councilor Ible went to Cape District today to ask me about this case in a hurry.

   Lord Viscount invited me here, not just to tell me about this matter, I want to hear your opinion on this case. "

   Iscolan observed Luke's reaction, wanting to see if he was a participant in the case. After all, what he did for Ible today was obviously an alliance between the two.

   But the Viscount didn't see anything.

   Then ask directly: "I want to know first... the purpose of organizing this demonstration today, and what deal you have reached with Ible."

  Luke said truthfully: "Member Ible came to me today and said that someone with a very high status wanted to kill him and asked me for help.

  I asked him to persuade the parliament to allow me to borrow a loan from the Imperial Royal Bank to repair Cape Port, and to give me the right to operate Cape Port for 30 years.

  Member Ible said yes, let me bring people here to make trouble, and put pressure on the government affairs office and the parliament on the grounds that the Nulei Tower was destroyed. Councilor Ible then lobbied, and in order to divert the focus of public opinion, the Government Affairs Office and the Parliament will pass the issue of repairing Cape Harbor.

  So I brought people here..."

   Viscount Iscorran was dumbfounded, his expression lacking the calmness and demeanor of a nobleman.

   "You, you, you organized a demonstration of more than 100,000 people in Raging Waves City, and even stormed the city's government affairs hall. Just to get the council to agree to build Cape Harbor?"

"Otherwise... I just want to make this request. It has nothing to do with me what Senator Ible wants to do. As the inspector of the Secret Affairs Bureau of Haijiao District, I just want to use Haijiao Harbor to improve the lives of citizens in the city and let more people have Decent work, not self-defeating in the face of a hopeless life.

  My expectation for this term is to see a clean, safe and vibrant urban area when I leave office.

  Instead of reading a lot of crimes every morning, there is also the autopsy report of the forensic doctor on the murder body. "

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  Two updates today, three updates tomorrow. Keep reading.

  The editor said that if you read more, you can get a small speaker. Although I don't know who the little speaker is, I will do it if I can.

   Ask book friends for support.

  (end of this chapter)