Not long after Charles Drost got up.
While still having breakfast, I suddenly heard the news that someone was coming to visit.
"Who, don't you have an appointment?"
The Minister of Trade suddenly frowned. Since his servant said "someone", it means that at least it is not the ministers or big businessmen who often come to his house. They are already familiar with each other, and at least they will tell each other's names when they come to report.
This made Drost feel something was wrong.
And soon, this premonition came true.
"It's me, why?"
Before the person arrived, a hearty and loud voice came from far away, "I have to make an appointment to enter your house"
< p>The other party ignored the servant's interception and walked straight in.It’s Meg the Great Arbiter
Droost suddenly broke into a cold sweat.
He does not have to be afraid of Queen Sofia, because she does have a good temper and is also a very rational person. Her Majesty the Queen is good at compromising, but she is not always compromising. She can stabilize a chaotic situation and break up the falling apart. Forces stick together. In Avalon, where tyrants are prevalent, she is a rare wise king.
But that old woman Meg is unreasonable.
And as the great arbiter, she can really deal with herself.
Don’t call yourself a minister. If she is dissatisfied with the queen, she can also ask for another king from the royal family. Of course, this is only a theoretical power. Not to mention her, the great arbiters in the past have basically never used it.
It is precisely because Meg has so much power that she is unwilling to use it to avoid suspicion.
Because she didn’t want people to think that she could control the queen and Drost, the top official in the Round Table Hall, knew that the old lady was very concerned about her reputation. This can be regarded as her only shortcoming, that is, good face.
As a result, Meg has not attended the Round Table Hall for a long time.
Because she doesn’t like meaningless bickering. In the Round Table Hall, it is normal for a bill to be delayed for several months. After all, they are not in a hurry.
This kind of slow-paced life will make her itch all over. According to Meg's style, she can't wait to read the bill and force everyone to express their opinions on the spot, not allowing abstention, and implement it immediately after the vote.
However, of course it is impossible for others to do this. This kind of matter involves a wide range of things and affects each person, each family, and each faction differently. It cannot be dealt with easily. Any proposal to change the status quo will cause some people to be satisfied and some people to be dissatisfied. They need to go through complicated alliances, compromises, and transfer of interests to pass.
And in this process, it is the moment when they gain profits from it.
If you pass a bill based on your intuition too much and keep it fair evenly, you will offend everyone in the end because people will always remember the bills that are not good for them more clearly than the bills that are good for them.
Old Mrs. Meg was born as a commoner in the countryside and rose from the supervisory bureau system to the arbitration hall. She did not understand these twists and turns at all.
She is too fair to understand politics.
"Your Excellency the Grand Arbiter"
Drost immediately put down his knife and fork, wiped his hands and then stood up respectfully.
But Meg, who was short and only reached his chest, just patted his round belly unceremoniously and said mockingly, "You are already as fat as a pig, Charles. How long will it take you?" No more exercise
"Remember when you were a member of the team? Can you still run now?"
Charles Drost and Meg are the same age. They are classmates who graduated from Wangli Law University. It's just that they belong to different departments. Meg is the supervisor's department, while Drost graduated from the law school.
They belong to different departments. They were fierce rivals on the court. For Meg, who was too short, the tall and strong Charles was a strong opponent. Among the lawyers who were generally as skinny as a stick, Charlie was a strong opponent. Si is one of the few men who exercises regularly and has muscles all over his body.
But now
the muscles in his limbs are loose and even have dark lines like lightning and wrinkles. There is not much hair on Drost's round head, and even his temples and scalp are full of fat.
The once deep-featured and upright face now looks old, fat, and heavy. Ugly. Meg almost laughed when she saw him moving his body awkwardly, but her laughter reached her throat, but she couldn't let it out.
"How did you become like this?" "What a look"
Meg frowned.
"You are old enough, Your Excellency the Grand Arbiter"
Charles smiled helplessly "Fourth The physical vitality of the energy level and the fifth level are completely different. Besides, I failed several times before I was promoted to the fourth level. I am already too old to die. ”
“Heh. "
Meg sneered, "So you just let yourself turn into a pig, and your brain is also covered by lard. You dare to hang out with the people of Noble Red, right?"< /p>
“Hey, you can’t say that”
The Minister of Trade quickly said, “Didn’t the report of the Inspectorate prove my innocence?”
“Yes, They say you are innocent, but I don't believe it.
Meg crossed her arms, leaned against the cabinet and sneered, "The Inspectorate's report must be accurate. I only believe my eyes and my heart." So what if I don’t have to report it?”
“You are unreasonable.”
Droost defended helplessly.
He shouted "Diomedes"
His elf butler appeared at the door silently
"Why," Meg said rudely, "I want to fall out with you"
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“Don’t dare, DazhongYour Majesty the Judge. "
Diomedes bowed respectfully and said in a deep voice, "The Drost family will not fight you anyway. ”
“You can speak on behalf of the Drost family”
Meg smiled and said, “Is that okay with you, Mr. Diomedes?”
Seeing that neither of them said a word of defense, she clicked her tongue, feeling a little bored.
She did come here to cause trouble
But this was like a marshmallow. Same, it’s not interesting to knock him down with one punch
And forget about the bastard Drost, Diomedes also goes with him
“Let’s talk about it. Mr. Diomedes," Meg ordered, "has Charles Droste ever cooperated with Noble Red?"
There was a trace of struggle on Diomedes' face, but Meg "Well "With a sound, a silver-white ring suddenly formed in the old elf's eyes, and he blurted out, "Yes, Mr. Droste used Secretary Raff as a medium to communicate with Noble Red."
"From "Where to contact"
"The original contact place was the Pelican Bar. Later, Mr. Awas Moriarty destroyed it and changed it to the abandoned chemical plant in Lloyd District. Later, it was used by Edward Murray. Artie destroyed. "
"Oh. "
Meg narrowed her eyes. "He targeted Aiwass for this reason."
"I don't know. "
Diomedes replied.
"Then you say it yourself. "
Meg narrowed her eyes and looked back at Drost, and ordered, "Say it all. "
Her pupils reflected a silver ring like a lunar eclipse, and when it reflected in Drost's eyes, it directly turned into a brand that corroded his thoughts.
He was powerless. The words and spirit that resisted Meg could only be said: "I am just doing business, buying some contraband from Noble Red, and then selling it to people in need in this country."
"The specifics will continue. "Say, who are your accomplices and your superiors?"
"That is, alchemy bombs, firearms, and some alchemy raw materials"
When he said this, his face suddenly changed.
But he couldn't control his mouth and could only continue, "The person contacting me now is the Vice President of Lloyd's of Boca. We have been friends a long time ago. He was caught by Diomedes during a murder and dismemberment, so I had a handle on him. He can become a judge now because I sent Diomedes to kill his rival. The opponent has been eliminated."
"Oh, so he owes you to tell what's on your mind. "
"Yes, I have controlled him since then. He thought we were in a cooperative relationship, but actually I was just trying to take advantage of him. In other words, I think Boca is better suited to manage Lloyd's than Lloyd's. Because Lloyd wants to usurp the king's power, but I don't think this can be done and cannot be allowed to be done by that giant bastard; and Boca only wants the merchant's privileges, whichIt’s a more feasible plan”
“Okay, I understand. "
Meg nodded and said calmly, "The situation is clear now. Come with me." I think this is enough to lock you up for at least a few years.
"Or do you want me to catch you personally?"
"No need."
The silvery-white halo in his pupils faded, and Drost smiled bitterly. road.
He never expected that he would be directly captured by Meg.
But this shouldn’t be done. When did she act so radically?
She didn’t even read the report of the Supervisory Council, nor did she convene a meeting of the Arbitration Hall. She went directly based on her own ideas. Is the arresting someone just trying to kill him?
Or is he saying
"What are you thinking about?"
Suddenly, after he relaxed, Meg attacked again" Tell me what you are thinking about now."
"I'm wondering if you are going to die now."
Droste blurted out, "Logically speaking, you usually treat everyone. No one is satisfied, but since they don’t understand it, they choose not to touch it and ignore it. They are only responsible for matters within their own responsibilities, which is the main business of the arbitration office, which is to determine the punishment for the big shots involved in the case.
" I think this is because you don’t know the impact of your actions, so you choose to maintain the status quo just to be on the safe side. But now you suddenly did something radical. Anyone who knows you should know that this is not your habit."
"Is it so obvious?"
Meg laughed. Laughing, disapprovingly, "That's because I underestimated you, but your observation skills are still good.
"But don't talk about that kind of thing. Go to the Supervision Bureau for a while, and I'll talk to His Majesty about you. Otherwise, go by yourself"
"As ordered "
Droste said as a ring lit up under his pupils.
Diomedes on the side just remained silent without saying a word.
End of this chapter
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