Liyue Taoist of the original god

"I disagree!"

"Who are you?"

Ouyang did not get angry, but asked in a gentle tone.

Although everyone has a name tag on the table, due to the angle of view, he couldn't see the name tag of the person who was refuting clearly, so he asked this question.

It is expected that this meeting will encounter opposition. This is okay. The interests are related. It is difficult to satisfy everyone.

not to mention,

Businessmen are a group that pursues profits.

The situation in Liyue is pretty good,

Or should I say,

The whole of Teyvat has yet to see the kind of plutocrats that ordinary people can truly control.

At most, it’s just that you have money, otherwise if there are capitalists, that will be a headache.

Fortunately, this is a world with gods. After all, there are only a very small number of people who have money, power, and ability (including force) and all other advantages.

So everything can't be that bad.

He came here this time to peacefully resolve the adverse effects of the sudden increase in ore prices.

Price increases are inevitable,

However, this price increase must be within a controllable range.

Therefore, it is a normal reaction for businessmen to feel that their own interests have been invaded, feel unhappy, and want to refute.

In line with the idea of ​​courtesy first and then fighting, Ouyang looked at the other party, the smile on his face never letting go.

It's just that...the deviation appears again.

The middle-aged man who stood up snorted again and said.

"Humph, I am Mr. Maocai. I am a powerful ore merchant in Liyue Port."

How could it be him?

Ouyang raised his eyebrows when he heard this. After looking at the other party, he turned to look at Gan Yu who was standing aside. The meaning conveyed by his eyes was very clear.

Why does this thing still appear here?

After confirming the closure of the network, Mao Caigong and some other businessmen who cooperated with him should have been controlled.

Shouldn't it appear here?!

When Gan Yu felt Ouyang's eyes, she expressed her innocence. She leaned down and whispered in Ouyang's ear to explain.

"Didn't you say before that you would call all the merchants involved in the ore business in Liyue Port?

So I just sent out all the invitations?

As for Maocai Gong, you haven’t ordered his arrest yet, so I didn’t touch him. I thought you had other plans, but the result is that he can still appear here."

After hearing clearly, Ouyang adjusted his sitting posture slightly to hide the slight discomfort in his body - his ears were a little sensitive.

Gan Yu's soft-spoken voice made him unable to stand it without the Lin Zi Jue.

Fortunately, the atmosphere at the scene attracted most people's attention to Mao Caigong, and no one noticed anything strange about Ouyang.

After understanding the situation, Ouyang rolled his eyes in his heart, and he probably understood why through the quick browsing function of the system.

I was very busy every day in the military camp. When the news came that General Gan Yu had decided to close the net, he did not issue an order for arrest.

Things are arranged in advance,

Ouyang thought that everything was in accordance with the process and there was no need for him to make any arrangements.

So he didn't sign anything on the document that Keqing sent the news to.

This is just a document that conveys news, not an official document that requires decision-making, so Ouyang naturally believes that he does not need to "do more things."

Gan Yu thought Ouyang didn't sign because he had some new arrangements, so he didn't follow the procedures to arrest him immediately.

To put it simply, it is an oolong.

It seems that for this kind of work matter, the tacit understanding between the two needs to be improved.

I complained in my heart,

Ouyang put away the smile on his face and began to issue orders.

"Guo Lai, arrest this person and send him to prison. Send people to surround Maocai Gong's house and wait for people from the General Affairs Department and Huishan Hall to take over."

As soon as these words came out, the already silent participants widened their eyes and looked at Ouyang in disbelief.

What is this for?

Now if you don’t abide by Liyue Qixing’s arrangements, your home will be confiscated?

Everyone present understood the meaning of the phrase "surround Maocai Gong's house".

Isn’t this just about confiscating your home?

And Mao Caigong, who was struck by lightning, even thought that he had heard wrongly.

What is Ouyang going to do?

Will I be arrested if I just refuse?

Is your house going to be ransacked again?!

From his perspective, Ouyang is simply an unruly villain!

When Guolai who was standing aside obeyed the order and came to him, Maocai Gong said angrily.

"Ouyang!

You can't arrest me! What crime have I committed?

Do you know what you are doing?

You are using lynching!

You ignore the rules set by Prince Yan!

You don't deserve to be a Seven Star!

Damn you!...Don’t touch me!”

Mao Caigong pointed at Ouyang and cursed loudly, while shaking off the hand that Qian Yanjun stretched out to capture him. Seeing Ouyang's indifferent expression, he was forced to shout to everyone in the teahouse.

"Did you see it? Did you see it?

Ouyang has only been in charge of Qixing for a few days.

You want to arrest me just because you are dissatisfied with my refusal. Do you also want to end up with the same fate as me in the future?

I propose that we businessmen unite to impeach him!

This kind of Qixing who arrests people without following the rules must not exist in Liyue!"

quiet--

Many people's chests were heaving. Apparently Mao Caigong's words had some effect, but no one present stood up to speak for him.

In view of Qixing's good reputation, they chose to wait and see for a while.

After all, although I have never seen what Prince Yan did to Liyue with my own eyes, I have heard a lot of stories recorded in history books and passed down by word of mouth.

In addition, over the years, the Seven Stars under the Emperor have always had a good reputation.

At present, it seems that although it is wrong to arrest people indiscriminately, the person sitting here is not a hot-blooded child. If he really wants to fall out, he should do it after leaving this teahouse.

Sure enough, after Mao Caigong finished speaking, Ouyang looked at him and said calmly.

"You ignored the regulations of the General Affairs Department, secretly colluded with foreign businessmen to buy ore, and purchased the ore collected by foreign businessmen from the General Affairs Department at high prices and put it into your own warehouse. Isn't this hoarding enough to catch you?"

Qixing actually knows?!

Ouyang's words made Mao Caigong calm down.

"You are slandering me. I have worked hard to save my ores for so many years! You are slandering me!"

It is true that people who buy ore from foreign businessmen will be caught, but he still wants to save the situation.

Ore is not something else. It is impossible to write a name or mark on every piece of ore and put it into your own warehouse. As long as it is saved after being bitten to death, Qixing will not be able to falsify it.

Unfortunately, Ouyang's next words made him break into a cold sweat.

"Buzz, Fisher, Cracker..."

As the names came out of Ouyang's mouth one by one, Mao Caigong shook a little and supported the table with both hands to prevent him from falling.

He understood that Qixing had some evidence.

It's just that he can't understand,

In the vast sea, how did Qixing grasp the trends of the foreign businessmen with whom he was trading?

That's the sea!

It is not a land that can leave traces. It is impossible for foreign merchants' ships to be traced so easily after they leave Guyun Pavilion!

Could it be that... there is a traitor?

It’s just that now Mr. Mao Cai can no longer think carefully about who betrayed him.

He looked at Ouyang with his eyes wide open and said harshly: "I, I just know a lot of foreign businessmen, and giving some moras is also a way to get closer to each other, so that we can do business in the future.

There’s nothing wrong with me giving money!”

Being able to know so many names shows that Qixing's eyesight is very terrifying.

Mao Caigong knew that there was a high probability that he would be in trouble this time.

But it's not over yet,

As long as Qixing cannot prove that his ore is not illegally obtained, then he still has a chance!

So he didn't want to give up, just like grabbing the last straw when drowning.

He continued to argue: "You can't let some villain hold a grudge against me and arrest me just by saying some baseless things to frame me, right?"

"It's already come to this point and you're still being stubborn? Okay, then I'll let you know clearly."

Ouyang looked at Mao Caigong speechlessly. He understood what he said.

To this day, he still thinks that someone betrayed him.

Looking into the other person's eyes, Ouyang continued in an emotionless voice.

"No one betrayed you, it was just that you were noticed by the General Affairs Department when you spread various rumors to the outside world, and from the moment you stepped into Beiguo Bank, your movements have been transparent to us.

Also, the ore goods given to foreign businessmen by the General Affairs Department are sealed in special boxes. You should understand what I said, right?"

"I...I...I plead guilty..."

After hearing Ouyang's reminder, Mao Caigong completely collapsed, his limbs were trembling, and he confessed dejectedly.

No more words.

There was a slight commotion in the venue for a while, but before the commotion ended, Ouyang spoke again,

This time it's still a roll call.

"Yue Shaoqiang, Guan Bi..."

Different from the names of foreign businessmen before, the names that appeared in Ouyang's mouth this time were all businessmen doing ore business in Liyue Port, and with the appearance of these names,

The person whose name was called either stood up tremblingly, or lowered his head in fear, trying to pretend to be dead.

They understand the meaning behind each name,

They are all people related to Maocai Gong's hoarding of ore.

Some people bribed foreign businessmen to do it themselves, some formed partnerships with Maocai Public Company, and so on.

Although the other businessmen present did not know what was going on, they also vaguely understood that this was not a good thing.

Soon, after reading the name according to the system prompts, Ouyang continued to order.

"Those whose names are mentioned above should be arrested together by the Qianyan Army. You are all people who colluded with Maocai Gong. As for the extent of the crime, we will wait until the results of the interrogation are known."

"What an injustice! Master Ouyang! Give me a chance!"

"I was wrong, sir!"

"Give me a chance! Master Ouyang!"

Facing these people who were crying for mercy, Ouyang ignored them, waved his hand and asked Qianyanjun to arrest them quickly, and then closed his eyes to rest.

Under Ouyang's calm expression on the surface, no one knew that the irritability in his heart was getting stronger and stronger. The associations he had when entering the teahouse were like a primer, which tended to detonate the various negative emotions he had been suppressing.

.

The gap of losing strength,

Anxiety when everything goes wrong,

The commotion of various desires,

These negative emotions were consuming his mental energy bit by bit, and it took him a lot of willpower to suppress these emotions.

soon,

Opening his eyes, he saw that the teahouse was quiet again. Ouyang, who was too lazy to talk nonsense, spoke directly.

"Who is in favor of and who is against the things we discussed before?"

Is this really objectionable?

After the arrest episode just now, the businessmen still sitting in the teahouse looked at each other, and no one spoke for a while.

Standing behind him, Shen He, who had been acting as a transparent person, cast his gaze on Ouyang, with a trace of doubt flashing in his eyes.

She noticed that there seemed to be something wrong with Ouyang, but she couldn't put it into words.

After observing silently for a while, Shen He couldn't come to a conclusion and shook his head secretly.

Maybe I guessed wrong...