Chapter 129 Introduction (1 a day, 2/, monthly ticket requested)

"Introduction?"

Number Three was somewhat puzzled by what Wang Hao said.

She has been following this mission these days, so how come she doesn't know about the clues?
Facing No. 3's confusion, Wang Hao smiled.

"You've also met the owner of the casino. Do you think that fat pig can withstand the interrogation of the Fatui?"

Wang Hao’s question made No. 3 even more confused.

Wasn't it about dealing with those big families? Why is it related to that fat boss?
Oh, there is a connection. It was that fat pig who dragged these big families into this.

Although he was somewhat confused, Number Three immediately shook his head: "It's impossible. The interrogation of the Fatui is very intense. That fat...fat boss is not a man of strong will."

If he is really capable of withstanding the interrogation of the Fatui, then he is truly a talent.

Unfortunately, that's not possible.

Wang Hao nodded. His opinion was exactly the same as No. 3's.

"Yes, that fat pig can't resist the interrogation of the Fatui. Therefore, the Fatui will know everything we know from him. What do you think the Fatui will do?"

Wang Hao had a smile on his face, looking quite amused.

Letting the fat boss go and letting the Fat People catch him was all part of Wang Hao's plan.

Doesn’t Wang Hao know that the fat boss will definitely be interrogated if he is caught by the Fatui?

No, of course Wang Hao knew.

But Wang Hao wanted the Fat Man to interrogate the Fat Boss.

Let the fools know everything from the fat boss's mouth.

If a spy organization that is trying every possible means to infiltrate Liyue knew that there is a group of corrupt families in Liyue who were once in high positions or are still in high positions.

What will they do?
It is obvious that they will definitely contact these families.

And these families also realized that the General Affairs Department was investigating them.

Their hearts must be uneasy.
When people are uneasy, they will seek a way out.

At this time, the appearance of the Fatui is undoubtedly a very good way out.

And their affair was exactly what Wang Hao had been waiting for.

Colluding with foreign forces to destroy Liyue,
This crime is much more serious than accepting bribes or money from casinos.

Only this kind of crime that shakes the foundation of Liyue can support Wang Hao in liquidating them.

Only this kind of serious crime can drive the subsequent legal reform.

Of course, if someone is faced with the solicitation of the Fatui, and is willing to report the Fatui despite the investigation of the General Affairs Department, he or she will give up improper interests and move towards justice.

That doesn’t mean Wang Hao can’t let them go.

But...is this possible?
Let them kill themselves and give up their family's wealth and glory for thousands of years.

Wang Hao didn't think any corrupt person could do it.

The reason why corruption is called corruption is that they are beyond salvation.

If he could really turn against the enemy and clean himself up at the critical moment, he would be an absolute tough guy sent from heaven.

In response, the barrage commented:

【We generally call this kind of people Eula. 】

[Growing up in the worst environment, not blaming others, working hard to improve yourself, and wanting to change the family environment through your own efforts, isn't that Eula. 】

[To be precise, the Lawrence family has declined and has little influence, while the families Wang Hao is facing are still in an environment of power and wealth.]

[So, it is impossible for a character like Eula to emerge from such a family. 】

[Many times, heroes emerge from the bottom of the valley. Obviously, these families have not reached the bottom.]

[Not only is there no low point, but you are also powerful, boss. 】

【…】

"So, you want to wait for the Fatui to contact these families?"

Number Three is also a smart person. After Wang Hao gave her a brief reminder, she understood everything.

Wang Hao nodded: "Well, although a lot of evidence has been collected now, it is not enough. I need a bigger crime to judge them."

As for whether this is considered a sting operation, that is none of Wang Hao's business.

He is not a moralist.
Don't forget, he is an orphan who grew up from the bottom of society.
Not directly putting the blame on others means you are already holding back.

If you really want to lose face, you can do whatever it takes.

"Go ahead, keep putting pressure on them, and then wait for the Fatui to give us a gift."

Wang Hao smiled and waved to No. 3.

Number Three said nothing and turned away.

……

the other side,
The debt handler who interrogated the fat boss also handed over the fat boss's confession.

In Pantalone's absence, the records were sent to Andrea.

To be honest, Andre was very happy to see that the information provided by the fat boss included information that the General Affairs Department and even the Seven Stars were investigating certain powerful families in Liyue.

But his joy was not complete.

Because he quickly remembered,

The true leader of the Fatui is not here, and Executive Pantalone has returned to winter.

Before returning, the executive specifically instructed them to keep a low profile.

Logically speaking, this information is very valuable, but it appeared at the wrong timing, which made Andre hesitate.

Send someone to intervene in this matter and get in touch with these powerful families. If successful, the influence of the Fatui in Liyue will expand instantly, and he will also make a great contribution.

But if his meddling in Liyue’s internal affairs was discovered and exposed by the General Affairs Department, then… only death would await him.

Other colleagues at Northland Bank would definitely cut him out at the first opportunity.

Just as he had cut the colonel apart, cleanly and quickly.

Neither Winter nor the Fatui were prepared to become hostile to Liyue.

Despite their constant small moves, on the surface, Zhidong still maintains formal diplomatic relations with Liyue.

So, you can do bad things, but once the bad things are exposed, the end result is death.

Solstice won't say anything good for you, and the Fatui will be quick to cut you.

Moreover, before the executive officer left, he was ordered to keep a low profile.

In other words, once he decided to act, even if he succeeded, he might not end up with good results when Pantalone returned.

Because of these concerns, Andre no longer wanted to take action.

But he thought of one more thing.
Before leaving, Officer Pantalone told him that he would mention his name in front of Her Majesty the Queen.

It is a great honor.

"If I don't have a great enough contribution, will Her Majesty still remember me?"

Andre suddenly asked himself in his heart.

Then he shook his head secretly: "Perhaps the loving God will remember me, but I also have to be worthy of this honor."

"Direct action is not an option. Executive Officer Pantalone said that we should keep a low profile..."

"so…"

Andre looked a little gloomy, as if he was thinking about something.

After Pantalone left, the Northland Bank seemed to be headed by him, but in fact, there were still many small groups within it.

After all, Andre does not have Pantalone's status, nor does he have enough power to prove his ability.
He could make the decision now only because of the orders Pantalone left for him.

Internal factional conflicts. Perhaps we can take advantage of them.

After thinking for a while,
Andre suddenly said, "Someone come."

A debt collector came in from outside.

"Give this information to Vice President Ivan. Remember, give it to him casually."

Andrei said with a smile on his face, "Then tell those anxious friends some news. President Ivan of the Northland Bank is a passionate person. He may have opinions on some unfair things and is willing to lend a helping hand to many people who have been treated unfairly."

The debt handler nodded slightly, took the intelligence file, and turned to leave.

Anyone who can stay by Andre's side is naturally his confidant.

After all, he is a favorite of Pantalone, so it should be no problem for him to win over a few of his confidants.

The Ivan he was referring to was the leader of another faction within the Northland Bank who was at odds with him.

The factions within the Fatui are very complex.

Among them, the North Country Banking System undoubtedly belongs to the executive officer [rich man] Pantalone.

But there are also different factions in the Northland Bank.
Because the Fatui have different origins, different circles are directly formed.

Ivan Shenetsevich, an orphan from the Hearth House.

The financial elite who originally belonged to the Fatui executive [servant] Kujavina,

During a turmoil in Hearth House, many members who originally belonged to Hearth House fled.

Although many people were "killed" by the new servant Arachno,
But there are also a few elites who are blessed by other executives and join other factions.

Such was Ivan Shenetsevich.

As a financial elite, after escaping from the Hearth House, he was recruited by Pantalone and became a member of the Northland Bank.

Around him, some members of the Fatui with bad backgrounds gradually gathered. They were also one of Andre's biggest competitors.

Ivan was the vice president, but Pantalone let Andre take charge.
From this we can see that capitalists’ instigation of workers is omnipresent.

After watching his men leave, another came in.
"Lord Andre, the guest Zhongli we invited earlier has arrived." said an employee of the Northland Bank.

Andre nodded: "Then take him to identify those antiques, let him sort them into categories, and then put them in the warehouse, and then slowly sell them later."

Andre didn't take him seriously as he was just a guest of the Wangsheng Hall and had no intention of receiving him personally.

The Northland Bank employee nodded: "Okay, I'll go and give the order right away."

So, Zhongli, with an indifferent look on his face, was brought into the warehouse of the Northland Bank, and saw the Scroll of No Taboos that had just left his hands not long ago.

Zhongli:……

In the afternoon,

Ivan was looking over documents in his office.

As an elite who came from a humble background and experienced the bloody internal strife of the Hearth House during the Kugavina era, his current achievements are definitely a miracle.

But he has always had a real secret.

His betrayal of Hearth House was not what outsiders knew. He did not betray on his own initiative.

He was betrayed by the rich.

In fact, it is very simple. In the Hearth House during the Kugavina period, just a small leak was enough to silence a person.

He was inadvertently framed by the rich and the secret was leaked. In order to save his life, he had to take refuge with the rich during the turmoil in the Hearth House.

I don’t know what price the rich man paid, but he actually managed to keep him in the hands of the second servant.

Of course, this doesn't mean that he feels any gratitude towards the rich.

As a financial elite, his blood is not much hotter than that of the rich capitalists. They are both cannibals.

Out of the bloody struggle of Hearth House,

Ivan understood one thing very well, that one cannot become a superior person by enduring hardships, only by eating people can one become a superior person. After coming to Liyue, he became more determined in his thoughts, because he heard a very reasonable saying in Liyue, which goes: You are what you eat.

Therefore, Ivan has no loyalty to Pantalone.

If he could eat Pantalone, he would do it without hesitation.

But it was precisely because he had no loyalty that Ivan knew better that once he lost his surplus value, Pantalone would ruthlessly get rid of him. Well, he might also be sent back to the Hearth House. This was probably his last value.

Therefore, after Ivan came to Liyue, he has been working diligently without any slacking off.

He deserves half the credit for the current development of Northland Bank in Liyue.

While I was reviewing documents, there was a knock on the office door.

'Tuk tuk tuk'

Ivan raised his head. He was middle-aged and his temples were already a little gray.

"Please come in."

The office door was pushed open and a debt handler walked in.

"What's the matter?" Ivan asked doubtfully.

He mainly deals with financial matters, and debt settlement involves the use of force, so he has little contact with them.

"President Ivan, the secret base has sent interrogation information. Manager Andrei is out. Currently, only you can sign for it." The debt handler took out a piece of information.

Not the previous one, but a new one.

The previous one had traces of Andre flipping through it, so it might not be able to be hidden from the elites from the Hearth House.

Hearing Andrei's name, Ivan subconsciously felt a hint of disgust.
He understood Andre too well, a man who only wanted to climb up the social ladder.

He is insidious, cunning, disgusting and despicable. It's a pity that such a person is not his own subordinate.

However, even though he hated Andrei, Ivan didn't care much about him. He only cared about Pantalone.
In Ivan's opinion, Pantalone was the threatening person.
As for Andre? In Liyue terms, he is just a lucky villain.

I took the intelligence file from the debt collector.
I took a look at the seal out of habit. Hmm, it has never been opened, which is good.

Open the seal and take out the documents.

Ivan took a glance, and then he was shocked.
The General Affairs Department is going to take action against some of the powerful families in Liyue?
And already taking action?

As a financier, Ivan is very sensitive to politics.

Because politics and finance influence each other.

When he saw this information, he immediately realized the huge benefits involved.

He was shaken inside, but on the surface, he remained calm.

"I've accepted it. You can go now." Ivan waved his hand at the debt handler.

The debt collector turned and left.

This is also one of the habits of the elite Fatui, and they basically don't drag their feet.

After everyone left, Ivan looked at the intelligence carefully.
The fat boss was probably interrogated very badly, and the intelligence is very detailed. Of course, this is from the fat boss's perspective.

In the opinion of the fat boss,

Wang Hao is from the General Affairs Department, sent to target the casino, so the Qianyan Army and the General Affairs Department are on his side.

Wang Hao forced him to reveal the actions of the people behind the scenes, which became evidence for the General Affairs Department to take action against those families.

In this intelligence, the fat boss guessed and put the blame on the General Affairs Department.

But in Ivan's eyes, this big pot is very credible.

However, his many years of career as a financial espionage still made him very wary.

Put away the information,

Ivan knocked on the table: "Someone come."

A young man dressed as an ordinary Fatui walked in: "Sir."

"Go investigate and see if anyone has been investigating these families recently."

As he spoke, Ivan listed the surnames of several major Liyue clans.

The young man looked strange, and instead of turning around and leaving, he said, "The intelligence from the past two days mentioned that these families seem to be very uneasy recently, and are releasing a lot of information to the outside world."

The Fatui's intelligence capabilities are definitely not weak.

Number Three led people to investigate these powerful families, and the Fatui would naturally be able to discover some clues.

Ivan suddenly became interested: "Oh, what news did they release?"

"Most of them are disturbing news. They seem to have realized that someone is trying to deal with them. Some of them are trying to find a way to leave Liyue."

As he spoke, the young man glanced at Ivan and said, "Sir, do you want to make contact? I think this might be a good opportunity."

If we can win over a few of Liyue's powerful families, it will undoubtedly be a great achievement.

The young man looked at Ivan expectantly, hoping that he would give orders to contact those families.

Ivan did not answer directly, but began to think.

From his perspective, he looks at things differently.

In addition to the Fatui's interests in Liyue, Ivan also needs to consider whether this matter is good for him?

If the fools benefit but Ivan himself does not benefit, Ivan will not do this.

He didn't want to be caught by Pantalone, and he also wanted to play it safe.

However, it was obvious that Andre would not give him a chance to think more.

While Ivan was lost in thought, there was another knock on the office door.

Ivan glanced at his young subordinate, motioned him to stay aside, and then said, "Please come in."

The door was pushed open, and a staff member of the Northland Bank walked in: "President Ivan, a distinguished guest is visiting."

As he said this, he handed Ivan a business card.

Normally, for a high-level visit like this, business cards would be handed in in advance, and both parties would be well prepared before the exchange.

But this time it seemed different. Ivan even saw a figure swaying outside the door.

The people who came to visit were so anxious that they didn't even care about their dignity and etiquette.

Ivan opened the business card and took a glance at it. Sure enough, it was one of the families mentioned in the previous intelligence.

“…Let someone in.” Ivan also wanted to see what was going on.

The staff nodded, turned and walked out. Soon, a middle-aged man from Liyue dressed in gorgeous clothes walked in.

"President Ivan, this is our first meeting. This is just a small token of my respect."

The middle-aged man said as he placed a gift list on Ivan's desk.
Ivan took a quick glance and saw a lot of things written on it, but he was not very happy.

When you give a gift to someone, you must ask for something.
Giving such a gift right after meeting you must be talking about something serious.

Of course, he wouldn't be embarrassed, because the matter was not small, and only the Fatui had a chance.

With a smile on his face, Ivan extended his hand and said, "Mr. Zhu, you can come to my Northland Bank, which will also make my place more prosperous."

Feiyunpo, Zhu family, a wealthy merchant family, has produced seven stars in history, and the current head of the family is Zhu Yongfu.

The other party's family information quickly appeared in Ivan's mind.

Zhu Yongfu also had a smile on his face: "I came to you this time because I want to ask for your help."

If it were any other time, he would have looked down upon a vice president of Northland Bank, but... the pressure coming from the General Affairs Department had already given the middle-aged man a bad feeling.

Therefore, he did not exchange pleasantries, but directly asked: "President Ivan, if we want to transfer some wealth out of Liyue, do you have any ideas?"

(End of this chapter)