The Witcher: Make Witcher Great Again

Chapter 343 Son of the Beach
Novigrad, the pearl of the north, has a prosperous business and borders Redania. Vizimir, the "Justice" of Redania, dreams of taking control of Novigrad.

It's just that there has never been a suitable opportunity before.

If Novigrad were to fall into chaos, it goes without saying that Vizimir would not miss the opportunity to intervene in Novigrad.

"But if we leave Hawthorne I alone and Dudu doesn't intervene, then Master Lin's property will most likely be taken away by Hawthorne I. When Master comes back, how are we going to explain this to Him?"

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded from outside the room.

"What is it that you can't explain to me?"

Everyone in the room was stunned and then looked outside the door.

But he saw Lin En, who looked exhausted, coming in from outside.

Several people immediately stood up from their seats.

Roche breathed a sigh of relief: "Master Lin En, you are finally back."

Lynn nodded to the four of them.

One of Chapelle's men came in behind Lynn, brought in a chair from outside the door, and placed it next to the round table.

Then he bowed to the four people, walked out of the house and closed the door behind him.

Lin En sat down on the chair, and the others followed suit.

"Chapelle, on the way here, I heard from your men that you seemed to be in trouble. Come, tell me what exactly is going on?"

Chapelle looked at the other two before telling them the whole story.

It turned out that since Lin En met Dudu more than a year ago and made him his professional manager, and gave Dudu a considerable amount of funds to help him develop his industry, Dudu began to make great strides in the city.

He did a good job and soon set up some businesses and industries for Lynn. Although the scale was small, the progress was rapid, so he attracted the attention and vigilance of Hawthorne I, one of the three major gangs in the city.

Hawthorne I's full name is Alphonse Willie. He owns all the casinos, fight clubs and brothels in the city. Therefore, his power and financial situation are the best among the three major gangs.

But because he was cruel, ruthless, and had a tendency to sadize, people secretly gave him the nickname "Hawthorne (son of a bitch) I".

Of course, this title must never be shouted in front of him.

Through his subordinates' inquiries, Hawthorne I learned that Dudu was a professional manager under Baron Brandon from Toussaint.

After all, he was a nobleman, so Hawthorne I used relatively civilized means at the beginning.

He tried to bribe Dudu.

Let Dudu cook the books and give the deducted share to himself.

Of course, it is impossible for Dudu to be bribed by him.

After being rejected several times, the arrogant Hawthorne I became angry and humiliated.

Only at this time did he start to play dirty tricks.

including but not limited to:

Threatening and intimidating the workers hired by Dudu...

Bribing the chefs to put laxatives in the workers' meals...

He had his subordinates repeatedly report to the city council, and they had people from the council come to inspect the house every few days...

They deliberately spread rumors among the citizens, trying to portray Dudu as a merchant who eats human flesh and blood, and to show that Dudu's immediate superior is a noble from Toussaint, and that everything Dudu did was actually paving the way for Toussaint to occupy Novigrad... This last rumor seems absurd, but it is actually believed by the most people.

First of all, people are naturally not interested in the main theme. Many people are even particularly disgusted with the main theme and positive energy, and they sneer at those who believe in them.

However, conspiracy theories are usually popular among men, women, young and old. Even if something has been made public and there is no suspense, the general public will definitely believe that there must be something fishy going on.

Secondly, even if one only needs to open a map and take a look, one will know that Toussaint is thousands of miles away from Novigrad. Not to mention that Toussaint has never had the ambition to expand abroad, even if it did, it would be impossible to manage an enclave across several northern countries.

But white people's geographical knowledge has always been negative. Even in the 21st century, there are still many Americans who don't understand even the most basic geographical knowledge.

Not to mention that in this era, accurate maps are only controlled by nobles and merchants and will never fall into the hands of ordinary people.

Without even a map, it was naturally impossible to expect these easily led civilians to figure out how far Toussaint was from Novigrad.

It has to be said that these despicable means used by Hawthorne I were very effective.

Despite his good business acumen, Dudu, who had never experienced these simple business tactics, was overwhelmed and overwhelmed, resulting in frequent mistakes in the industry.

In the end, it was Chapelle who suggested that Dudu hide for a while, and then give the workers a one-month paid vacation, so that they could go home temporarily and avoid the aggressive attack of Hawthorne I.

But hiding like this is definitely not a good idea.

Dudu only gave the workers one month of paid leave.

After this month is over, what about next month?
You can’t continue to send it out next month and the month after, right?

Even if there is so much money, if you keep paying workers who don't work, even a mountain of gold will eventually shine.

So, several people gathered together to discuss how to deal with Hawthorne I.

In fact, logically speaking, the identity of Baron Brandon from Toussaint should be able to deter villains.

And in fact it is true.

Before this, Dudu's business had never gone wrong. Other foreign businessmen who had just come to Novigrad to start business would more or less encounter some disgusting things.

But Dudu rarely encounters these things.

It all depends on the tiger skin of Baron Brandon of Toussaint.

But now Hawthorne I, the local tyrant, is different. He relies on the fact that he is the most powerful among the three major gangs, and if you take action against him, it is very likely that you will suddenly stand on the opposite side of the three major gangs, so Hawthorne I wants to take advantage of him.

In fact, there is another option, which is to compromise with Hawthorne I.

However, Drake and others had never thought of this option.

After all, they are not weak and vulnerable citizens, and they will not allow a mere gang boss to bully them.

"If you need it, I can bring you Hawthorne I's head."

Drake said.

Now the syndicate has bribed all the beggars and vagrants in the city. Although Hawthorne I controls many industries in the city and stays in the manor most of the time, he always has to go out.

Over the past year, Hawthorne I noticed that Dudu's business was growing bigger and bigger, and the syndicate also collected a travel record of Hawthorne I.

After hundreds of revisions, the success rate of predictions made using this travel record form can reach over 90 percent.

(End of this chapter)