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Chapter 88 I have something to say
"Return to zero?"

Seeing the woman say this word with a normal face, Lin Guiyao was a little stunned.

Everyone is an adult, so of course he knows what returning to zero means. Isn't it just humane destruction?

"Dear ma'am, I'm Captain Roger of the Four Rings Gourmet. Didn't you just pay the registration fee for the registered territory before? Why is there such a sudden, cough, new rule?"

Seeing that Lin Guiyao's expression was not very good, Luo Jie could only ask aloud.

The woman shrugged her shoulders, pointed her slender index finger towards the sky, and then moved it between her lips in an unspeakable gesture.

"On this point, you may go in and ask yourself. Behind the door is the hall of the Approval Bureau. The first batch of lords under the new regulations, I wish you good luck."

Gently knocking on a thick mahogany door, the woman opened the door only after hearing a cough from inside, and made a gesture of invitation to Lin Guiyao and the others.

The approval hall looks a bit like a court, with magnificent yellow wooden furniture and a strange smell of lacquer.

There are standing soldiers on both sides, and rows of benches next to it, which seem to be for people to sit on the sidelines.

Directly in front of them are five high platforms that descend one by one. Five officials of different sizes and ages are sitting on them, looking down from high above. Their expressions seem to be gods who can control the life and death of others.

"Who is the lord? Please stand in front of the approval desk for inquiries."

A man who looked like a non-commissioned officer came over, and after receiving Lin Guiyao's answer, he took him to a high table in the center without even a stool, while Roger and the others were arranged to listen behind.

"This battle is a bit like being in the dock..."

Muttering softly, Lin Guiyao looked up at the judge's bench, oh, it's the examination and approval desk.

"Registration number?"

A dark man on the far left asked. There was a big seven character engraved under the table he was sitting on, and he seemed to be the person in charge of the Seven Rings.

"871504498."

Glancing at the registration certificate Wang Bing handed over to him, Lin Guiyao read without being humble.

The five people on the stage were all holding a thick stack of materials in their hands. After nodding their heads, they began to look down, but the black man only turned two pages before looking up at Lin Guiyao.

"Gaoling Dam? It's a good place. Answer us, where does the water in your territory come from?"

The first question actually pointed directly at the lifeline. It seems that the information in these people's hands is not simple, but this question is quite vicious.

If Lin Guiyao answered yes, it would be tacit consent that there is water in the territory. Will Metropolis covet his territory?
If he said no, then who knows if this is a temptation, the information in his hands has already investigated him clearly?
If you lie here, will it be vetoed by one vote?

Lin Guiyao only thought for two seconds before giving his answer,

"Returning to the adults, the original well has been dug a few meters longer and there will be water."

According to Guotie, there was still water at the Gaoling Dam two years ago, and it makes sense for him to say so.

"Do you still dig wells? Forget it, the next question, you ask?"

The fat man on the black man's left hand nodded and rolled his cunning eyes.
"What kind of Kagura shop did you and Roger open, and what did they sell? Where did it come from? Also, I hope you can tell me about the source of those oils."

Hearing Fatty No. [-]'s question, Lin Guiyao narrowed his eyes,
I'm afraid the fat man took him for a fool?And is this approval or trial?
He hasn't seen the clues to the first question, but now it's a little bit of a fruit, do you want to find out all about him?

"Sorry, I think this has nothing to do with approving my territory, it's about commercial secrets, please forgive me for refusing to answer."

"Ok?"

The fat man stared, looking like he was about to get angry, but after waiting for more than ten seconds, seeing that Lin Guiyao still seemed unmoved, he spread his hands and laughed.

"Sorry, it's just a little personal curiosity, but you can't refuse to answer the following question, how many people are there in your territory, and are they armed?"

Lin Guiyao nodded. It was finally normal to ask. The approval of a territory is nothing more than judging the population, area, armed forces and resources of the territory, so that the metropolis can have a general understanding and facilitate their management and taxation.

As for how the metropolis would judge the truth or falsehood of his words, it was not up to him to worry about.

However, this also reflects the hegemony of Metropolis. Fortunately, all the outside lords add up to a considerable force, and they will not go too far.

After answering the fat man's question, he answered several routine questions in a row before the man sitting at table one tapped the table with a wooden hammer.

"Lin Guiyao, the lord of the Gaoling Dam, number 871504498, the above information is basically in line with the information, and the approval bureau passed the resolution. Do you have any comments?"

"Seconded."

Seeing that several people around agreed, the man nodded and continued.

"According to the current conditions of the territory, the annual registration fee is tentatively set at 100 million, pay on site, okay, let's go down."

"Wait!" The fat man on number six suddenly yelled.

"I have no objection that his territory has been approved, but he conducted commercial activities in the Seventh Ring Road without permission, disrupting the business environment and order of our Sixth Ring Road, and grabbing a large number of benefits that did not belong to him. Based on this, his annual fee It should also be raised, otherwise, Kagura Street will have to be demolished!"

The Sixth Ring Road is where the metropolis mainly conducts commercial activities. After the outside materials flow into the Metropolis, most of them have to enter the Sixth Ring Road for storage or distribution.

But after Lin Guiyao's Kagura Street was established, many people on the sixth ring road couldn't sit still. The favorable location and flow of people took up all the seven ring roads, so what else would they play!
It's like you go to the vegetable market to buy vegetables, but before you go in, you are attracted by the roadside stalls, so their customers are invisible, which makes them very uncomfortable.

Seeing that the street is getting more and more popular, many people have moved their minds and made friends with Fatty.
Either move that street to the Sixth Ring Road, or the street has to be demolished. In short, businessmen who can move their interests are not allowed to exist outside the Sixth Ring Road!
But the fat man with the authority to review and approve it can't do anything, so he can only make a fuss about the annual fee.

Man No. [-] thought for a moment, then nodded,

"Lord Lin Guiyao, do you have anything to defend yourself?"

"Have!"

Lin Guiyao took a deep look at the five people on the stage and exhaled.

No wonder he felt that this approval was a bit of a formality, a child's play, so it was waiting for him here!
It seems that his Kagura Street has touched the sensitive nerves of many people. Although the income of hundreds of thousands a month is a drop in the bucket for the metropolis, his move has a slight meaning of destroying the planning and layout of the metropolis.

Just imagine if everyone learns from him, wouldn't it be a mess?

But he didn't want to just admit to such a disadvantage.

"Yes, I have something to say!"

　Don't rush to complain, read the next chapter.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)