Codex Pirates

Chapter 127

"Royal family and nobles? The interests and power of this country have already been divided among them. If the Kingdom of Navia is compared to a big cake, then these two groups account for more than 80% of the cake, and it also includes the most cream. , the sweetest part."

William paused at this point, raised the wine glass in his hand, and the amber liquid inside was slowly swirling under his shaking. He pointed to the wine glass and continued:

"Look at Arcadio and his Prohibition. They will never be satisfied. Not only will they do everything to defend the part they have already occupied, but they will continue to ask for more as long as they have the opportunity. But the cake is limited, so Go on, people who still have a small piece of cake will soon be able to eat the scraps, and when the scraps are gone..." William smacked his lips, stopped talking, and turned to other aspects: " It is order, law and even social morality that support Arcadio and his group to obtain so many cakes reasonably and legally. King Norton I is the representative of these. They hold the power to distribute the cakes. You say, I want to control this country, can they support it?"

Sherlock laughed, "Of course not."

Sherlock is very aware of William's character, and William doesn't mind dividing up benefits, because he is not a person who seeks enjoyment, and only has power in his eyes.

No matter how friendly he looks, in his heart, William is actually a domineering person. He doesn't mind giving benefits to others, but the premise is that the benefits are shared by himself.

Can a group of nobles accept such a powerful man as their monarch? Arcadio dared to fool Norton I and issued a prohibition order, but if he was facing William, he would not even dare to mention it.

William walked to the window and looked in the direction of the slums: "I want to divide the cake and set the rules, but the royal family and nobles will not agree, so my best target is naturally the largest number of people, but People who can only gather around the table and pick up some leftovers to eat, they are very satisfied, and after I give them more benefits, they will sincerely support me as the distributor."

He took a sip of his wine: "What's more, what's the use of me wooing those royals and nobles? A group of wine bags and rice bags, can they help me tear my enemies apart?"

...

The sheriff of Kalmar City, Dennis covered his mouth and nose with a perfumed handkerchief, and looked at the scene in front of him with some disgust.

On a remote path, five corpses were lying on the ground, and the sunlight swayed wantonly through the gaps in the woods beside the road, but it still couldn't dispel the darkness in Dennis' heart.

The three corpses carrying the long swords of the guards were normal, but the other two corpses, ordinary people may have nightmares after seeing them.

The giant man, who was much taller than ordinary people, had his head in a different place, and his lower legs were chopped off, and his lower abdomen was cut open. He died in a miserable state.

The other corpse was dressed more simply and cheaply than the other corpses. A terrifying wound spread from his shoulders to his waist, almost splitting his upper body in half. To be honest, Dennis felt that it would be better to just split it in half. Fortunately, such a precarious appearance is even more intrusive.

This usually inaccessible path now has a lot of onlookers. After all, this is not a slum area where people disappear or even die almost every day, but a place close to commoners and nobles. Dead people, and so many people died at once, Still considered rare.

People from the police station were blocking both sides of the path to prevent anyone from damaging the scene. After seeing the scene, Dennis also stood far away, only watching a bearded man in his thirties and forties kept walking around the scene Looking at the corpse, gesticulating and drawing, lying on the ground from time to time, pouted and looking at the road, which seemed a little funny.

Dennis doesn't think so.

It is not a good job to manage law and order in a royal city, especially in view of the rudimentary system, no matter whether it is a big or small matter that happens in the city, as long as it involves law and order, Dennis almost takes care of it, from a murder case to a certain minister's house If a cat is lost, everything will find him.

If it's just like this, maybe it's not that difficult to do this job if you work harder and more seriously, but in this city where princes and nobles walk everywhere, the so-called law and order are not so easy to implement.

Dennis is just a knight, and has been deprived of hereditary privileges. Sometimes he even wonders if it is because his title is low enough to be easy to handle, that the ministers choose to put him in this position.

As a sheriff in this city, the case is always complicated. You will never know what is behind the case and who will be involved. A seemingly ordinary theft case, after investigation, sometimes even leads to a case of nobles. grievances and disputes between them.

So Dennis became obsessed with gambling, because his job itself required him to participate in a lot of gambling.

Before the investigation, a case is a gamble. After the investigation, if the truth of the matter is found to be a dispute between two big figures, then choosing how to stand in line is also a gamble.

His hereditary jazz was lost in a "gamble", and the hereditary title was removed as a result.

Many people say that thirty is the age at which a man gradually begins to make progress, but Dennis begins to gradually regress.

So he naturally became mediocre.

On the other side, the bearded man finally got up from the ground at this moment. He winked at Dennis, and Dennis came with a frown. The two avoided the crowd and started talking in a low voice.

"Don't meddle, you can't afford to mess with this matter." The bearded man pretended to slap the dust on his clothes, but his eyes scanned the surroundings vigilantly, and at the same time he said in a low voice.

Dennis glanced at the bearded man, hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

This bearded man is named Thomason, only five years older than Dennis, but he looks like Dennis's previous generation.

Thomason was originally a bounty hunter, but his family became the ultimate harbor for this wandering wanderer. After he got married and had children, he no longer planned to continue his wandering life. Finally, by chance, he came to Dennis His subordinates were working, and Dennis took a fancy to him and was recruited to his subordinates.

Thomason's strength is not high or low, but he has been wandering in the East China Sea for many years, has experienced many battles, and has learned a lot. Whether it is investigation experience, eyesight and judgment, he is better than only a noble title. Dennis, who has no other advantages, is too strong.

Dennis is not Andre, he doesn't have any thoughts of jealousy, but rather trusts Thomason, and Thomason also repays this man who helped him get a stable life and never puts on the aristocratic airs, and has been trying his best to help Dennis Work.

"Who committed the crime?" Dennis asked, "The person who died this time is not simple, and it may not be so easy not to intervene."

"The person who can kill you and me!" Thomason said in a very serious tone, "I know that the one who died was the captain of His Majesty's guard, but that's what makes it even more terrifying."