Old Gods, Rapid-Fire Guns, and Prohibition

Chapter 170 [Aftermath]

"Do you know how dangerous the situation was? I was almost caught."

Still in the Fengcui Family Restaurant.

Hrosh was devouring a bowl of seafood risotto and found that he had fallen in love with this traditional food from the Old World.

He was describing what had happened to him on the day of the trial, when he had broken into Osvaldo's study.

After he got the evidence from the safes and was about to leave, he noticed something seemed wrong in the study.

It was a feeling that was hard to describe. If I had to put it into words, it should be the feedback from his real name.

It is a feeling of discomfort in observation.

So after hiding the evidence he had obtained, he returned to the study again.

Osvaldo, there may be other secrets hidden in the study.

Sure enough, after some searching, he found an inconspicuous book on the bookshelf. It was a mechanism. When he picked up the book, a secret room appeared.

It was then that Helosh understood what was wrong with the study: the spatial imbalance.

He observed the entire house from outside, and compared to the space observed from the outside, there was obviously a part missing inside the house.

The secret room contains a large number of Osvaldo's private collections, jewelry, money, and more core evidence.

It was an account book that recorded some financial transactions between Osvaldo and Steel City's top executives.

It can be seen from the account book that although Osvaldo has left the Steel City for many years, he still has close contact with it.

If that account book were to be exposed, not only Osvaldo, but many people in Steel City would be in trouble.

But Hrosh didn't bring it out because he had made another discovery at that time.

In that secret room, there is a hidden entrance leading to the underground.

Out of curiosity, Hrosh went underground through that entrance.

"It was a huge space. I had no idea how big it was. It was very dark inside. The place I went down should be a passage. I had no idea where it led to..."

This is how Hrosh described it.

In the end, he did not finish walking through the passage because after he explored for a while, the servants from the Consul's Palace came back.

The observation eye he left outside gave him a warning, and he had no choice but to return.

In a hurry, he didn't even have time to take a photo of the account book.

"There must be some huge secret hidden in it." Helosh finished the last bite of seafood rice and said while licking his lips with satisfaction.

"That's perfect. Next time you go to steal the account book, find out about it."

Ethan gave him his share and said.

"Me? I don't want to." He Luoshi shook his head vigorously. "Mr. Ethan, the task you gave me is just to collect evidence, not to explore. I won't go in a second time."

That underground space was extremely cold and eerie, filled with an atmosphere that made him extremely uncomfortable.

In fact, even if the servants had not returned at that time, he would not have continued to move forward.

"Besides, why steal the account book? Can't I just take a picture of it?"

"Ledgers are only useful in their original form." Ethan stared at him. "After this is done, I'll give you an additional two million."

"I..." Herosh wanted to say, "I won't do it, but two million..."

His throat couldn't help but roll.

"I can't do it alone."

"Besides, is there really such an opportunity?"

"As for the manpower, I'll take care of it and assign it to you. As for the opportunity..." Ethan glanced out the window.

The opportunity will come soon.

——————Several days have passed since the public trial.

These days are not going well for the Kingdom Statistics Bureau and Joseph.

Not to mention that Ned has already filed a lawsuit against Joseph, it is a foregone conclusion that he will go to court on various charges.

After all, the entire Winchester community saw him cheat.

The news of that day quickly spread back to the royal capital, and it was said that a discussion on this matter was initiated in the parliament.

The Evans family's political enemies naturally took the opportunity to launch an offensive.

It seems that the order for his removal is on the way.

In addition to these, the demonstrators also gathered for a long time in front of the Kingdom Statistics Bureau. They were protesting against Joseph's power and taking the opportunity to vent their anger at the Kingdom Statistics Bureau's wanton behavior in Winster in the past.

It can be said that the authority previously established by the Kingdom Statistics Bureau has been wiped out.

In the office of the director of the Kingdom's Statistics Bureau, even Joseph, who always paid great attention to his manners in front of others, now looked extremely haggard.

The most obvious thing was that a button on his sleeve was loose, but he seemed not to have noticed.

"Director, news from the northern fortress says they're planning to evacuate some of their personnel."

Captain Steve came to report cautiously.

Joseph, who was watching the demonstrators outside through the blinds, couldn't help laughing after hearing this. He tugged at his tie and sat down heavily on the sofa: "Those generals really are... They weren't like this when they handed the people over to me."

"In the royal capital..." Steve asked carefully again.

Joseph just shook his head.

Even if he could put some of the blame on that useless brother Frank, saying that he acted on his own and incited the reporters in the capital, causing the incident to escalate.

But in the end, it was Joseph himself who messed things up, and he should bear the greatest responsibility.

His respected father no longer answered his calls. It was his majestic elder brother who called and issued an ultimatum.

"After you finish the matter at hand, come back immediately and don't do anything that will bring shame to the family."

This means giving up on him completely.

Joseph couldn't help laughing: "Steve, tell me, what is Ethan thinking now?"

This question made Steve stunned.

Joseph, however, spoke to himself: "He must be waiting for me to surrender, this bastard..."

As he said this, the phone in the office rang.

Joseph took it himself.

"Joseph, it's me."

Ethan called.

"Oh, Ethan, what's wrong? I haven't seen you for a few days. Do you miss me?"

"Yeah, I haven't heard your jokes for several days. I really miss you."

"If you want to hear me beg for mercy, forget it. I will never..."

"You misunderstood me, Joseph. I was just bored today and suddenly thought of a few funny jokes. I wanted to invite you to listen to them. I wonder if you are interested."

Joseph was silent for three seconds, then laughed.

"Of course, I like jokes."

After hanging up the phone, Ethan shook his glass and took a sip.

Before meeting Joseph, he had another guest who had already arrived.

(End of this chapter)