Heaven's Formula

"You're right." Xia Fan said calmly, "But since all the merchant groups on the list are suspected, we should check it first. Another ship that has never traded with the East, but secretly ran across this road. The route, there is no drunken jam on board, which itself is a suspicious point, and it will never be wrong to check."

……

At noon the next day, Pagoda Factory.

The half hour after noon is also a short rest time for the employees, not because of the thoughtfulness of the management, but because they also need to eat.The lunch of employees is usually bread and expired jam provided by the factory. Their prices are basically the same as the market price outside, and they will be deducted from their salary in advance every month. This is the reason why everyone is afraid of going out of business.Once the number of working days is not enough, you may have to go hungry for a few days in the next month, so it is easy to form a vicious circle.

Those hired workers who were whipped for stealing drunken fruit are not new in the factory area.

"Brother, the other party is waiting for you behind the yard."

A porter pointed to a pile of wooden boxes at the corner of the clearing.

Horn looked back at the workshop, "Help me keep an eye on Gore."

Manager Philip didn't want the employees to have too many conversations, especially cross-group conversations. If the supervisors saw it, they would have to be beaten up.Although they may not be able to beat the horns of being a half-beast together, but because of the salary and food constraints, he can only choose to bear it.

"Don't worry, we will block this field."

Horn nodded, and walked towards the place where the wooden boxes were piled up.

After turning a corner, he saw a woman with cat ears.

"I heard that you have something to ask me...why don't you wait until the strike?"

Horn remembered her name - it should be Momola.Originally, he had heard that the other party was quite famous in the production team, but recently she openly stood up to oppose the supervisor, which made her name spread throughout the factory in an instant.To be honest, he didn't like this kind of behavior. The people above had a thousand ways to punish the hired workers. Even if she could gain the upper hand for a while, she would only suffer harsher revenge in the end.

Those few people are now expelled from the factory as proof.

He came to see the other party because he was also a half-beast, and wanted to give her a reminder.

In any case, her courage to stand up for her co-workers is still appreciated by Jiaojiao.

"Because time is running out, I must hurry up every minute." Momola was also looking at the horn.He has a strong physique and is three heads taller than Catwoman, so that she has to lift her chin to look directly into the horned eyes.As its name suggests, there are two curved horns on top of his head, which looks very heroic, but in the eyes of ordinary people, this is undoubtedly a symbol of ugliness.

"Time is running out?" Horn frowned, "What do you mean?"

"I want to organize a strike for Lars, Mollier, and the others, and it will be in two days." Momola said straight to the point, "The more people involved, the better, and it would be best if all the employees of Baiguoyuan joined. I heard that you are very prestigious in the transportation team, I hope you can help me."

After listening to Catwoman's narration, Horn doubted his ears for a moment.

If he understood correctly, the factory's follow-up revenge not only failed to teach Momola a lesson, but she wanted to go one step further and pull all the employees in the factory to the opposite of the manager!

This is not as simple as a mere protest.

Philip and Gore may tolerate one or two voices of dissatisfaction, but it is absolutely impossible to accept the loss of Baiguoyuan's interests, because it will alarm the higher-level people, and it will also be a big trouble for them.

He couldn't imagine what kind of means the steward would use to deal with the employees.

"Then do you think the current situation is acceptable?" Momola seems to have seen his thoughts, "It's fine if the salary is low, and it will be deducted by the other party for various reasons, or even fired directly. Where did you go?"

"But at least we can get bread—"

"The premise is that you can always be their slave!" Catwoman interrupted, "I want to ask you two questions. In the moving group, how old is the oldest? How much savings do you have?"

The horns were silent for a moment.

Carrying is a manual job, and the age of the hired workers is no more than thirty, and most of them are half-beasts.Years of weight-bearing can easily accumulate back and leg injuries. Once the efficiency drops, the factory will replace them.He also often heard that these people ended up in the black streets, or died of sickness and hunger.

As for savings, it is extremely rare to be able to save ten silver coins a year, but if there is no income, ten silver coins cannot support a year's expenses.

Because of his strength and height, he does more work than others, and his salary is relatively high.But there are still family members to take care of in the shack, and there is hardly any money left in a year.

This is the crux of the problem—he cannot continue to work in the factory, and this income will be interrupted sooner or later.

"Not being able to fill their stomachs and support themselves is not a problem unique to Las and the others! Every employee in Baiguoyuan is like this, don't you think this is unfair at all!" Momola raised her voice, "Look at the steward, look at us...why are we being treated like this? I've learned that if we can't unite and say no to them, this situation will never change!"

"Resistance may also lead to greater revenge." Horn warned.

"Then we have to resist even more until they compromise." Momola threw out another message, "The Ambassador of the East will also help us to ensure that everyone has food to eat during the strike. Thanks to Miss Fox Demon Fu, this kind of good opportunity is hard to come by again!"

"..." Horn shook his head after a moment of silence, "Sorry, I can't promise you. I still have someone to take care of."

After saying that, he turned and walked out of the pile of wooden boxes.

"Everyone has a family, and this is fighting for everyone!" Momoola said loudly towards his back, "At eight o'clock tonight, I will agree on the action plan for the strike, which will be in the shed to the north. Then help Our people will also be there, I will wait for you to arrive at that time—”

Horn left the yard without looking back.

Chapter 533 The Prototype of the Company

On the other side, Azure Fort Harbor.

When he saw Xia Fan and Olina again, Lathein's attitude had changed a lot, "Isn't this Ambassador Xia? Please sit down...Come here and serve tea to the guests."

The dragon girl cast a glance at him and snorted coldly.

The defense officer's smile suddenly became more guilty, "The god judge came to the door, I really can't deal with it perfunctorily, don't look at those guys who are young and young, their eyes seem to be able to read people's hearts - Miss Okan should understand, The price of deceiving the church is generally not low."

"We can understand this." Xia Fan smiled, sort of lightly exposing the matter, "After all, it's just a possible clue, and there is still a long way to go before finding the Son of the Holy Spirit."

"That's true." Latherin looked at the ambassador with more kindness, "I don't know why the two of you came to find me? You won't find new clues, right?"

"We want to know the business groups on the list, who are their bosses, and who are the investors behind them." Xia Fan said bluntly.

Although they are called business associations in name, in his opinion, these organizations have actually taken the form of companies—according to Olina, these organizations not only recruit capable people to manage production and commerce, but also raise funds from all parties To strengthen their own strength, the business they run is no longer limited to family business, so its background is much more complicated than that of ordinary commercial firms.

To inquire about this aspect, Xia Fan's first thought was still the harbor defense officer.

He is an aristocrat and has access to customs affairs. This information is not a secret to him.

And the fact is the same, Rather, without making too many excuses, took out the booklet recording the details of the business group. "It records the news of their public declaration, and you can extract a copy here. However, the investors who did not declare will not be known. Even the Earl, it is impossible to figure out the source of funds behind each business group. .”

"Oh? I thought Lord Cleveland invested in them." Xia Fan pretended to be surprised.

"How is that possible." Latherin shook his head, "The background behind some business groups is astonishingly large, not to mention the Earl of Azure Fort, even the Duke who governs the territory is difficult to intervene."

"You mean the church?"

"I didn't say that." Ratherin flatly denied, "At least on the surface, the church does not participate in these games of interest."

In other words, secretly.

Xia Fan nodded tacitly, "I heard that the church is also investigating these business groups. They won't find out about the Earl, will they?"

"Don't worry, there isn't a business group related to the lord on this list." Lassein replied unabashedly, "Let's not say that the Earl of Cleveland has no plans to set up an eastern route for the time being, and he is also the last thing Azure Castle wants. Anyone who sees something unexpected happen to the Son of the Holy Ghost—especially on their own grounds."

This is an intriguing news.

Xia Fan flipped through the brochure and said in a relaxed tone, "That is to say, no matter how bad these business groups are, the lord is happy to see success?"

"That can't be done." Latherin shrugged, "After all, they have to rely on them to collect business taxes."

"What if the benefit that makes them suffer is greater than the commercial tax?"

"Oh? There is such a good thing? The more such business groups, the better."

The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

Too fast... Olina looked at the two suspiciously from the side, Xia Fan's changes were really too fast.

He is obviously an oriental person, and he should be incompatible with the Holy Wing Islands. However, when it comes to business groups, investment, and other things, he is actually better than himself, which is very surprising.How do you feel that he is not only suitable for the appearance of a practitioner in a long robe with fluttering sleeves, but also a qualified profiteer after putting on a short shirt and leather boots?

After Xia Fan turned a few pages, his eyes stopped on a name—Azie Lumen.

It's not that the name itself is so special, but that the frequency of this name appearing in the brochure is really high, and at the same time, he is also the main helm of Baiguoyuan.

"What is the background of this person?"

"He..." Latherin glanced at him, "He is a famous person in Azure Castle, he is a tycoon in the business world, and he has many business groups in his hands. It is difficult for ordinary people to meet him. It is not so easy for you to find out what he said."

"He's not a nobleman?" Xia Fan noticed a hint of disdain in the baron's tone.

"People without demons are just good at doing business and simply rich."

"So that's how it is." He thought for a while, "It's difficult for ordinary people to see him, but for the Cracked Tooth family, it shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Ratherin glanced at Xia Fan with great interest. Such an upright foreigner was indeed somewhat beyond his original impression of Dongfang. "Azie is a frequent visitor to the auction. He has a hobby of collecting unusual and rare objects. If you have some oriental treasures on hand, maybe you can make some friends with him."

"I'm afraid you are not referring to an ordinary auction." Olina interjected.

"Of course, there are no tickets for this kind of auction, but often only regular customers are invited, and most people don't even know where it will be held." Latherin spread his hands, "For me, that kind of place is mostly used for eating and drinking , It’s just familiarity.”

"What if an acquaintance introduces you?" Xia Fan asked.

"This is..."

A bag of coins was placed in front of him.

The mouth of the bag was not fastened tightly, and with a quick glance, one could see that it was full of Jin Keen, at least thirty or more.

"It's easy to say," Lathein grinned at the corner of his mouth. This amount of money is no longer a small sum, and this guy is indeed very good. "I can take you in, as long as there is no disturbance."

"When?"

Latherin put the purse into the drawer and said, "Tomorrow night."

……

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the supervisor suddenly approached the horn and brought him into the steward's office.

Goyle was alone in the house.

He put down the teacup, pointed to the chair by the wall, "Sit."

Horn hesitated for a while, and finally sat down as he said, "Excuse me...do you have anything to do? There are dozens of boxes of goods waiting to be moved outside the factory..."

"It's okay to take a break, I called you here to ask you a question." Gore said unhurriedly, "Just now I heard that you went to the yard during lunch time, and the production team at that time People seem to be present, this situation seems to violate the rules of the factory?"

Horn's heart was slightly startled.

Is this a whistleblower?

"I don't quite understand what you mean... I just wanted to find a shady place to take a nap..."

"Just a nap? I don't think so." Gore stared into his eyes. "There are people from the production team on one side of the yard and people from the handling team on the other. This kind of coincidence is rare. Why do I think...more like Is it to let the wind out?"

Chapter 534 Brother and Sister

"You... think too much. I didn't see people from other groups when I was enjoying the cool." Jiaojiao could only bite the bullet and reply.

He already understood one thing. At that time, there were indeed people who were on the side of the supervisor in the factory, but in order not to expose himself, the informer just watched from a distance and reported the scene he suspected to Gore. Did not know.

In other words, the other party has no real evidence.

The purpose of calling him here is to confirm this.

Sure enough, Gore smiled slightly and got straight to the point, "Don't pretend to be stupid, you and I both know what happened at that time. Who was the person you were talking to? Tell me his name. As long as you say it, I can forgive it." If you made a mistake this time, if you confess more, you will be rewarded."

"Mr. Gower..."

"Don't worry, you have to think about it first before you speak. If there is a reward, there must be a punishment. If you don't know anything, you are laughing at my eyes. Those who contact without the permission of the supervisor, according to the factory's regulations, will be thirty whips." , Deduct five days of salary." Gore picked up his teacup and took a sip, "Whether it is a reward or a punishment, it is up to you to choose."

Having said that, there was already a hint of chill in the other party's tone.

"But I really haven't seen anyone! Mr. Gore, I...I..." Horn stuttered for a moment, "I also want a reward, but I can't casually say the name of the opposing team. If things spread I can't stay in the shed any longer!"

His answer was quick, as if he hadn't thought about it.

But in fact, Horn has already thought very clearly, that is, he must never admit that he has indeed talked to people.

It would be fine if it was a general fault, but according to Momola, it would definitely be an earth-shattering event.No one can guarantee whether a fickle person like Gore will keep his promise in the future, and any hired workers involved in it may be brutally suppressed, and it is absolutely suicidal to speak out.

What's more, the person he was talking to was Momola, who had stood up for his fellow workers many times.

He can not participate in it, but he can't betray such a good person.

As long as he bites himself without knowing it, Goyle can't judge the situation at that time.

"It seems that you are toasting and not eating and drinking. Come!" Gore's expression changed, and his previous smile turned into a stern color in an instant. He shouted and called the guards outside the door, "Drag him Go to the punishment room and give me thirty lashes!"

"Mr. Gore, I'm wronged, I really didn't talk to anyone at the time! Mr. Gore, Mr. Gore—"

The horn was quickly dragged out by two guards.

He didn't change his words until the door was closed.

It seems that I really thought wrong?

Gore frowned, stood up and walked to the window, overlooking the situation in the factory building - all production work is going on in an orderly manner, and has not been affected by the previous expulsion turmoil.

The recent Catwoman affair had given Hire a bad start, so much so that he'd become sensitive to the slightest sign of trouble.

If it was someone else, he might have lost his temper a long time ago and would have to arrest him and punish him.

Komomora is different.

I heard from my brother that she can hit and scold, but she cannot kill.