Norton smiled like a gentleman and put on his gloves again. "Nothing much. The Marquis heard that there was a girl in Bern who violated the regulations of the Urban Management Bureau, so he asked me to come and take a look."
Charlotte glanced back and forth between Josh and Norton: “Does Marquis Grant know her?”
Norton showed a bit of kindness on his face: "I can't say that I know her. Captain, you may have been on the battlefield for a long time and don't know these things. A while ago, this little girl used a lot of tricks to make the eldest son of the Marquis Grant lose face in the dungeon."
A look of understanding flashed across Charlotte's eyes.
Norton added: "In fact, it was just a minor quarrel between children. However, the child was too young, showed off her edge, was a little rude to others, and said something that offended the Marquis. The Marquis did not take it seriously at the time. I didn't expect that only a few days later, the child got into trouble again, alas..."
Charlotte listened quietly without interrupting.
Norton then continued, "The Marquis thought that perhaps he was too kind, so these children did not learn their lesson and disrupted the city's discipline. So, he specifically asked me to keep an eye on them and asked you to be strict. You may not be familiar with this child. She is used to being aggressive. If you don't teach her a lesson now, she might cause trouble in the future under the name of the mysterious guild, which will be bad for everyone."
Charlotte then understood that after all this time, he was being warned to make things difficult for the girl.
That's why he doesn't like dealing with people in the aristocratic district. They are all so cunning and have more schemes in their heads than ants on a battlefield.
Qiao Xi also understood, and a hint of mockery flashed across his eyes: "Sir, your Marquis is actually here to let others make things difficult for me, so that they will not let me go and help you avenge the last time. Why do you have to say it so high-soundingly, as if it is for my own good, how hypocritical!"
"You!" Norton's face darkened. "Nonsense! The Marquis kindly sent someone to discipline you, but you don't appreciate it. You are such a rude child!"
Charlotte's eyes twitched slightly and she suppressed her smile.
This kid finally seemed a little more pleasing to his eyes.
Josh rolled his eyes: “Then your Marquis must not be very capable, right?”
Norton glared at her fiercely: “How dare you slander the Marquis?!”
Qiao Xi shrugged, "Otherwise, he's already a marquis, why would he have to go through so much trouble to make things difficult for me? I thought powerful superiors didn't need to say anything when they took action, they could just hit them and that was it. Those who like to take action and nag are just small fry. They don't have the ability to take action directly, so they have to find excuses to make things difficult for others!"
"How dare you!" Norton's face darkened. "How dare you speak ill of Marquis Grant behind his back? You are so rebellious! Do you really think that you can do whatever you want after joining the mysterious guild? You don't even take Marquis Grant seriously. If I don't teach you a lesson today, you really don't know your own limitations!"
He turned his head and looked at Charlotte: "Mr. Director, what are you waiting for? Facing such a sharp-tongued prisoner, are you so gentle? Or are you indifferent when you see someone insulting Marquis Grant in public? If you cover up her behavior, then I have a reasonable suspicion that the military does not take Marquis Grant seriously at all!"
Such a big hat is certainly not something that a small captain like Charlotte can bear.
He frowned slightly and said, "Adjutant Norton, please calm down. I will interrogate this prisoner strictly."
"Then you go ahead and interrogate him. I'll be watching next to you now. The sooner you finish the interrogation, the earlier I can go back and report to Marquis Grant. After all, the Marquis' time is very precious, isn't it?" Norton stared at him without giving in.
Charlotte had no choice but to nod.
He saw with his own eyes the little girl's rude remarks. If Marquis Grant had been present and investigated, his fate would not have been any better.
He looked at the assistant next to him and said, "Turn on the switch and increase the power."
Qiao Xi looked at the two men and said, "Excuse me, what crime have I committed? Why are you torturing me like this?"
"As for using a weapon in the city, I said I was acting in a righteous way. You haven't verified this, Chief Charlotte, so I don't think you can punish me for this for the time being."
"Secondly, did I say anything that slandered the Marquis of Grant? I was just expressing my doubts and raising questions appropriately. Mr. Norton, instead of answering them, you got angry and pressured the director to torture me. What are you trying to do? Are you taking revenge?"
"Bourne City is a place with strict discipline. It is not a place for you nobles to show off your status!"
"You!" Norton was furious. "How dare you quibble! Didn't you just say that the Marquis was giving you a hard time? You framed the Marquis like this, so can't I punish you?!"
Josh looked at him calmly, "I used weapons in the city, which violated the city management regulations of Bourne. Bourne is under the jurisdiction of the military, and Mr. Charlotte will come to interrogate me. If the case is more serious, it will be handled by the mayor of Bourne. What does it have to do with the noble district? How come I didn't know when the governance of Bourne needed the intervention of Marquis Grant?"
She sneered, "Mr. Charlotte hasn't finished interrogating me yet, and the Marquis Grant has sent someone all the way here to tell Mr. Charlotte to be stricter. You're still keeping an eye on him. Isn't this making things difficult for me? I'm uneducated, so I don't understand. Mr. Norton, please explain to me the Marquis Grant's behavior!"
“You, you, you…” Norton was speechless: “Stop making unfounded arguments here!”
Josh: "What did I say wrong? Please point it out!"
Norton slammed the table angrily: "How dare you!"
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