Is there something in this woman’s words?
"I really didn't expect that." Olivia's tone contained a hint of resentment. "I obviously thought that I had helped Orson a lot and could give Orson a surprise. But when I thought about it afterwards, I realized that I was being used by Orson."
"No way." Orson said awkwardly: "I have never used you, Olivia. You helped me find Anya to testify about this matter. I have always been grateful to you."
"Well, then I'll take it as such." Olivia heard this and continued: "But the matter of forbidden magic is not that simple, right?"
"Does Orson know some hidden secrets?" She showed a smile.
"...I still can't hide it from you." Orson said and nodded. "Since you already know, why bother asking me."
"Tell me, what conditions can seal your mouth? As long as I can do it, I will try my best."
"No need." Olivia shook her head.
In this way, Orson became more alert.
Could it be that she was determined to use this to blackmail herself?
"Let's use this to re-establish the trust between us." Olivia stretched out her hand towards Orson.
"After all, the engagement is now concluded. From now on, the Dukedom of Prussia and the Dukedom of Antica will be allies. No matter what happens in other regions, I will be your staunch ally."
Love both people.
Of course, Olivia didn't say this.
After all, if she spoke out, her carefully planned plan to make Orson fall step by step would fail.
Orson looked at Olivia's actions. Although he was a little confused as to why she did this, he was relieved and then stretched out his hand to hold it with hers.
"In that case, I'd like to thank Olivia first."
Of course, even though he said this, Orson was still not at ease, and he had to be wary of Olivia at all times.
…
On the other side, Li Te followed Virgil. They were going to an underground casino today.
It is not surprising that there is such an industry in the imperial city. Rather, the more prosperous the city, the more developed the gray industry is.
As areas with the most contacts with people in society, pubs, casinos, and clubs are also the most suitable places to establish an intelligence network.
Virgil came to Saint Laurent City in advance a few years ago. At that time, he received Orson's order and took root in Saint Laurent City in advance.
No one expected that the young boy in his teens at the time would now become the leader of one of the top underworld forces in Saint Laurent City.
"Master Virgil." After seeing Virgil arriving, the waiters at the casino bowed to Virgil one after another, and then respectfully welcomed Virgil and Li Te in.
"Senior Virgil, I think you are so awesome." Li Te said, his tone revealing his envy for Virgil. "So many people are at your beck and call."
"It's nothing." Virgil smiled. "As long as you have money, you can find many people to be servile to you."
The two of them walked towards the inside of the casino. At this time, Li Teuk saw a middle-aged man suddenly crying and shouting crazily. Then, he was carried out by the security guards.
"What's going on..." Lite asked with some confusion.
"He must have lost money in gambling." Virgil said nonchalantly.
In places like casinos, many gamblers go bankrupt every day, and many even go into huge debts. They can only work for others for the rest of their lives, and they may not even have the rest of their lives.
If you've seen it too much, you won't be surprised.
Li Te was stunned in place, and it wasn't until the middle-aged man's cry disappeared that she resumed following Virgil's pace.
This time her pace was much slower.
Looking at the various expressions of life in the casino, including the joy of the winners and the pain and anger of the losers, everyone here feels as if something has been taken away once they sit down at the gaming table.
"Don't look at this, Lite." Virgil said, beckoning Lite from the front to follow him quickly.
Lee nodded and followed Virgil to the office.
After withdrawing from the crowd, Virgil sat down at the desk, while Leeteuk sat cautiously on the chair beside him.
"Master Li Te." When there were only two people left, Virgil finally resumed calling Li Te. "I admire you for your willingness to contact the darkness, but can you please tell me why you need to know this?"
"I...I want to help Orson..." Li Te said, lowering his head. "I, ever since I returned home, I have been causing trouble for Orson, whether it was studying or practicing martial arts. After I got to school, I got into a lot of trouble. Every time, Orson helped me settle it..."
"Yes." Virgil nodded. Of course he knew about Li Te. The two brothers had such a good relationship, so it was normal for him to have this idea.
"I understand. Then, Master Li Te, tell me what you saw when you came here just now."
"Okay..." Li nodded and expressed his thoughts.
"Master Li Te, you are very smart and very observant." Virgil nodded. "Yes, casinos. Whether they are aristocrats and rich people who come here to pursue excitement, or ordinary people who want to dream of getting rich overnight, they all gather here. Therefore, places like casinos are one of the places where information circulates the most."
"So, do you think those people who lose all their money because of gambling are pitiful?"
"Of course they will... They went astray. If, if there was no casino, they wouldn't..." Li Te said, seemingly dissatisfied with Vergil's opening of a casino.
"Master Leeteuk, this is where you need to grow." Virgil said, taking out a stack of documents and handing them to Leeteuk.
It records the people who come in and out of the casino, their income and expenditure in the casino, their property and wealth, and their final fate.
"Many of the people here, in your opinion, are the kind of poor people who can be taught, right?" Virgil said, shaking his head. "Although I'm sorry, I can only tell you, Mr. Lee Teuk, that most of them
Most people have already gotten into the gambling habit before casinos opened. "
"Even if we don't have casinos, they will still organize private gambling on their own initiative, and then the industry will still develop."
"Then, guess what, if there were no casino regulations, would that kind of privately agreed gambling kill people?"
In fact, the casino opened by Virgil is quite conscientious. At least there will be no selling of hands and feet. If you owe an unpaid debt, at most they will detain you and work to repay the debt. No, The family will be held accountable.
"Then...if gambling is so harmful, why didn't the city hall order the closure of casinos..." Li Te was a little confused.
Virgil smiled.
"Of course it's because of money." With that said, he handed the account book to Li Te. Li Te saw that although the casino had a lot of revenue every month, a lot of it had been appropriated.
The part that is allocated is the tax paid to the local government.
"At the same time, think about it, what kind of people are involved in this industry chain?" Virgil began to tease Li Te.
"To run a place like this, the most important thing you need is money. In addition, you also need to have power that is not afraid of suppression. Therefore, only nobles and wealthy businessmen can run such a place."
"A whole industry chain is provided here. Many of those gamblers who want to fly high are ordinary people, right? Where do they get so much money to enter the casino? Behind this is an entire loan sharking industry."
"There are also many gray industries. They all complement each other and affect the whole body."
"Many people can't repay the money, so they can only work in pubs, clubs or mines to pay off their debts." Virgil explained the operating principles of the gray industry.
"Master Leete, how are you? Does it feel weird?" Virgil sat back in his chair.
"Obviously these industries are demonic industries that eat people without spitting out their bones, but they are able to flourish and are even supported by some people to a certain extent."
Then Virgil's own tone took on a hint of anger.
"Yes, it's this kind of rotten industry! But it can help us the most. This is why I come here to develop these."
He is also very dissatisfied with this situation, but there is nothing he can do.
"So, Master Li Te, after you understand this, are you still willing to face this and learn from this?"
Hearing this, Li Te lowered his head and remained silent.
Just when Virgil thought he was about to give up, Liteuk raised his head.
"Senior Virgil, Orson, has he done this?"
"Of course." Virgil nodded.
In order to let Virgil do these things without pressure, Orson even personally guided him on how to operate these industries.
It is also thanks to Orson that these gray industries under Virgil can develop in such an orderly manner.
"Then I want to learn." Li Te's tone was very firm.
"...Okay." After a long moment, Virgil nodded.
He could feel that Li Te's aura had begun to gradually change.
It seemed that she was no longer the harmless little sheep.
…
On the other side, Orson was going to the library for something. After coming out of the library, he happened to meet Lianka at the door.
He just wanted to say hello to Lianka, but Lianka turned around and ran away.
Sensing that Lianka seemed to have something on her mind, Orson thought about it and prepared to catch up and ask about the situation.
Then, he found Lianka in a pavilion by the lake.
The latter was sitting in the pavilion at the moment, hugging his legs and looking at the lake.
Orson slowly walked over and sat on the edge of the pavilion.
"Lianka, it seems like you have something on your mind?"
"Oh, that's quite lenient." Lianka said this without mercy at all.
"I'm just a little worried about you, and I want to tell you something by the way." Orson said. "The engagement has been recognized by the parents of both parties. You are no longer my fiancée."
Orson thought that saying this could make Lianka a little happier. After all, she didn't like him in the first place.
"So you are just saying this now to mock me?" Unexpectedly, Lianka's mood did not improve at all.
"Uh..." Orson was a little confused as to why she still looked unhappy now that he and Lianka had broken up. "No, Lianka, that's not what I meant, but
And don’t you agree to the engagement yourself..."
"Well, so now I'm not your fiancee, I'm no longer worthy of you, and you came here to inform me and mock me, right?" Lianka said this with a hint of crying in her tone.
"I know, I know I can't beat you! No matter how hard I try, I can never catch up with you in the teacher's evaluation!"
"Then let me rot alone, please don't come to me, okay!" Li'anka said so, and Orson was a little at a loss.
He didn't do anything, how could he make a girl cry?
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded in his ear. "Okay, Li'anka."
Looking at the voice, Olivia came over.
She sat next to Li'anka, hugged Li'anka gently, and then looked at Orson, motioning him to leave.
Orson was bored, so he nodded and left the pavilion in a low mood.
Then, Olivia began to comfort Li'anka.
"Wu... Sister, I, I don't understand, I have given up, why does he still appear in front of me..."
"Okay, okay, Li'anka, Orson didn't mean to do this." Olivia said so, touching Li'anka's little head. "I told you, don't care about other people's eyes, just be yourself."
Liangka has obviously improved recently, and her mentality has improved a lot, but Orson suddenly appeared in front of Liangka today, which still aroused Liangka's bad memories.
It is said that the person who tied the bell must untie it. Looking at Liangka's appearance, Olivia certainly knew how to untie Liangka's knot.
But when she thought of letting Liangka and Orson contact, and then thought that the two people might develop feelings because of these events, Olivia couldn't help but hesitate.
After a mental struggle, Olivia felt that she still had to ask Orson for help.
It's not a problem to comfort Liangka all the time.
Besides, the engagement has been changed now, even if Liangka wants to regret it at that time, it will be impossible.
...
On the other side, Lit was following Virgil to collect debts.
Generally speaking, Virgil didn't need to do this himself, but in order to train Lit, he continued to be his own "smiling devil".
In an alley, a middle-aged man in tattered clothes looked at Virgil standing at the alley entrance with a sword in his hand, and knelt on the ground in fear.
"Sir, please let me go for the sake of my parents and children!" The man said, and kept bowing to Virgil.
Lit, who was following Virgil, felt a little bit sorry and wanted to help the man up, but Virgil kicked the man to the corner.
Then, with a clang, a dagger slipped out of the man's clothes.
"Did you see it, Lit?" Virgil said, looking at Lit. "If you are kind to such people, they will not remember it, but will take the opportunity to hurt you."
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