Lord of Industrialization

There was fog, not on the sea, but in everyone's minds.

Tom was trembling with fear, as if facing an abyss, but he didn't expect that the guest on the ship was actually Archduke Wesson.

Frederick was confused, why was the "pirate" actually Baron Adikon?

Baron Adikon had questions in his head. He received a request. A despicable captain kidnapped a lady from a noble family. The righteous mate and lookout were willing to cooperate in the rescue. How did it end up like this?

He first took control of the Jersey Island Oyster, and then asked Frederick, Tom and the girl to come on board so that everyone could explain the matter clearly.

Frederick presided over this conversation and first found Baron Adikon alone in the captain's cabin. He was the only person he could trust in this matter.

Baron Adikon frowned and said, "Our fleet just wiped out a group of pirates some time ago and returned a stolen treasure to the owner of Londinium City. We were resting at the time."

"The day before yesterday, a shipowner friend came to me and said that a friend in Le Havre needed my help, so I rushed over."

"We arrived in Le Havre before sunrise today. When we were preparing for lunch, a knight from the baron family of Barris came to us and said that his young lady had been abducted from Barris and had been kidnapped. On board, getting ready to go to sea.”

"The knight said that they were not familiar with the sea, but last night they found out that the first mate of the ship where the young lady was kidnapped was drinking with a few people in the tavern, so he persuaded them with justice and gold coins and learned that they were leaving for the Arms today. Tell City.”

Frederick felt something was wrong and immediately asked: "Have you seen the family seeing off on the pier, a couple, two daughters and a son?"

Baron Adikon recalled that he didn't see it, so he asked the captains of other ships to ask about the situation through the communicator in the captain's room.

A reply came after more than ten minutes. Several sailors on a boat had seen such a family. Someone joked that the two brothers on the boat would marry two sisters in the future, so they had an impression.

Frederick said: "That family was seeing off another passenger on the same boat as me, which means you were still in the port when we set off."

Baron Adikon realized that something was wrong and said thoughtfully: "The man said that the ship had been loaded with cargo and was parked on the sea waiting for dawn to set off. The first mate and the others would row back to the ship by themselves after drinking. This kind of thing is very common.”

"It seems that he deliberately concealed the ship's movements from me and asked me to catch up at sea instead of blocking it at the port."

Frederick added: "I remember there was a public distress channel at sea. What did you hear at that time?"

Baron Adikon said with certainty: "After I caught up, we asked the other party's ship name, and it was consistent with what the person provided. In order to make sure it was the ship in front of us, I asked the other party's lookout to hold the signal flag high with both hands."

Frederick said: "At that time, the lookout said that you were pirates. The captain asked the first mate to use the communicator to call for help from the surroundings. The captain also said that he might encounter you again."

"Before the sail rope was cut, the lookout said that if the ship is stopped, all you need is a ransom."

"Then the first mate kidnapped the girl and said he could get money by killing her. He also kidnapped me by the way."

At this time, they discovered the problem. There was something wrong with the communication channels between the two parties-the chief mate and the lookout, and they were transmitting false information.

But they were all killed, and nothing is known about them.

Baron Adikon said with a dark face: "It seems that we are being used. If we go according to their plan, we will probably fight after we catch up. Maybe the girl will be killed, and the murderer will be us."

Frederick nodded and said, "It's very possible because the other passenger hid under the sail and couldn't see what was going on outside. He had to listen and be easily misled."

"I speculate that the girl is related to the political struggle. Her death at your hands will save the people who really want them dead a lot of trouble."

Baron Adikon sighed and said, "Yes, if we kill another guest on the ship, it will be an additional blow to our reputation."

The two talked for a few more words, and then Frederick asked Tom to come in by himself.

Tom did not dare to sit down on the chair, so he stood up and told all he knew.

His job is simple. He often dealt with the Dawn Chamber of Commerce when he was the first mate, so the local president of the chamber of commerce trusted him and gave him a secret mission. He took the opportunity to take the person on board and hide it when loading the goods yesterday afternoon. .

The first mate and the others drank every time before leaving the port. They were used to drinking and shopping in the flower streets, so everyone didn't care that they went out again last night. Anyway, as long as they could be on duty when the ship sailed and complete their work seriously.

Frederick asked him to leave, and he could ask the crew for some details later. The next person who came to the office was the girl.

The girl was frightened and has not recovered yet.

Frederick first asked her: "What is your name, where are you from, and why are you on the boat?"

The girl lowered her head and answered expressionlessly: "My name is Cecilia. I come from the Mercader family in the middle of the Tarago Kingdom. I came to the palace as a maid and worked in the kitchen a year ago."

"Now that the palace is controlled by Duke Alansati, only a few of us are still loyal to His Majesty."

"Not long ago, a cardinal came to the Holy City to pray for His Majesty. Not long ago, His Majesty's head maid quietly gave me something and asked me to give it to you or Queen Anna."

"That day I hid in the rag carriage and quietly left the city of Magritte. The head maid's brother... he was a knight... working as a coachman. Later we were discovered by Duke Alansati. The knight took the The pursuers were lured away, and I fled to the seaside and took a merchant ship to the city of Le Havre."

"I heard that the Dawn Chamber of Commerce was opened by you, so I asked them to send me to Weissenburg City or Wien City. The people from the Chamber of Commerce arranged for me and the wheat transporter to come to the captain's ship."

Frederick nodded slightly when he heard this. Both Cecilia and Tom's words were correct, but Baron Adicon's side was different.

At present, it seems that the person who does not want Cecilia to give something away is planning to kill someone with a borrowed knife.

Frederick asked her: "What are you going to give me?"

Cecilia stood up, took off her skirt, and finally took off her innermost corset and placed it in front of Frederick.

She had not changed her clothes for so many days, and she was sweating a lot. The smell of this corset made Frederick almost look for a gas mask, and a few fleas jumped on the table.

Frederick first disinfected the corset and killed fleas. He pinched his nose with one hand and picked up the clothes with the other hand, and found something stuck in its back.

The index finger of his right hand formed a small ice knife, skillfully cut the thread on his clothes, and took out a plastic bag from inside.

The back is where the sweat is, and this plastic bag blocks the sweat, which makes it difficult for the girl.

Inside the sealed plastic bag was a piece of white silk, with a few lines of blackened writing written on it in Pulan script.

The content is very simple. The first line says that he was poisoned by Duke Alansati. The second line invites Grand Duke Suarez to enter the royal capital. The third line asks Queen Anna and Grand Duke Wesson to seek justice. The signature is the current king of the Kingdom of Tarago. signature, and even a royal heraldic seal stamped in blood.

Frederick looked at the "Underwear Edict" and pondered for a long time. He was not sure whether it was true or false for a while. Even if it was true, it was just a political bonus.

The battle for the throne between Grand Duke Suarez and Duke Aranzati ultimately ended with fists speaking. The one with the bigger fist said it was true and it was true, and whatever it said was false was false.