After having his private lawyer write the contract agreement, Marquis Idan waited boredly in the palace, not even bothering to look at the sand table map.
"He said he was going to the bank to withdraw money. He didn't run away, did he?" Marquis Itami couldn't help but think as he waited. "If that happens, I'll be so embarrassed. People will laugh at me for years." He felt uneasy. How could he believe the man so easily? Was he just being intimidated by his aura? He didn't even know his name. If he was fooled, he'd probably remember it for the rest of his life!
As a figure pushed the door open and walked in, Marquis Idan's uneasy thoughts instantly disappeared. He stood up with the contract agreement in hand and greeted them with a smile.
The person who came was Wang Xiaohai.
"Have you been waiting long?" Wang Xiaohai said, "The efficiency of banks here is a bit low."
"That's for sure, after all, it's such a huge amount of silver." Marquis Itami said with a smile.
"Here!" Wang Xiaohai threw the Continental General Bank's silver note to Marquis Yidan. He only exchanged it for 10 million taels.
Marquis Idan carefully examined the anti-counterfeiting magic seal and serial number on it. After confirming that it was authentic, he carefully put it into his arms and said, "This is 10 million taels of silver! Didn't you say you had to pay a deposit of one million first? Why did you give it all right away?"
"Because I think it's too troublesome to pay twice." Wang Xiaohai said, "Anyway, your home is here, and I'm not afraid that you will run away with the money. I think this castle-like mansion is worth about 10 million taels." Wang Xiaohai was very confident and didn't worry at all that Itami would turn against him after receiving the money.
Marquis Idan said nothing, but tossed the contract to Wang Xiaohai, who had already signed and fingerprinted it. Wang Xiaohai took the quill pen and inkpad from Marquis Idan, quickly signed them, and then tossed the two contracts to Marquis Idan.
"This contract is for each person," said Marquis Idan.
"It's okay, I believe you." Wang Xiaohai shook his head nonchalantly. He actually hoped that Yidan would regret breaking the contract, so that he could legitimately take over all of Marquis Yidan's territory and property.
Marquis Idan's heart skipped a beat—this knight was truly extraordinary. He seemed unfazed by anything. Even if it was a king trading with another nation, he would keep the contract. It wasn't like there had never been cases of marquises defrauding other kings on this continent. Honestly, Marquis Idan himself had little confidence in himself.
"Confidence is built on a strong foundation, so I am very confident in myself!" Wang Xiaohai said as he walked out of the hall. "I've been staying at a border resort hotel in the city these days. If you have any clues, tell me."
In the next few days, Marquis Idan printed hundreds of thousands of copies of Marquis Sean's portrait and distributed several copies to each of his soldiers. He asked them to change into civilian clothes and search for Sean in cities across the country. Soldiers who could mobilize their relatives and friends and find accurate clues and information would be rewarded with 100,000 taels of silver and promoted to major!
For a time, the border troops were empty. If a neighboring country took the opportunity to attack, it would definitely capture many cities.
There is no secret that can’t be leaked. After only three days, most of the civilians in the entire country of Bestan knew about this incident, and the news also reached the ears of King Bestan.
"What is Idan doing? Did this guy named Sean kill his family?" The king met with the Supervisory Knight at his desk and took a piece of intelligence from him. The intelligence was about Marquis Idan.
"Father, I think the daughter of the nearby Duke of Vilia is quite nice. Why don't you send someone to propose marriage to her?" Doya walked into King Bestan's study with a cane.
"How long do you want to keep making trouble?" the king yelled. "You went out to pursue King Lorraine's daughter, Daly, for several years, only to have your leg broken when you came back! You've just been back for a few days, and your leg hasn't healed yet, and you want to seduce Duke Vilia's daughter? He wasn't conferred the title of duke by me, but by the Holy See, so he may not give me face." Although he said it, he still considered this disappointing son in the end. After all, his mother was once his favorite princess, but later died of dystocia in childbirth, which made him feel guilty towards Doya and wanted to make up for it.
"Father, the portrait in the letter in your hand seems familiar to me." Doya pointed to the secret letter handed to King Bestan by the Supervisory Knight.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Stop it and go back to recuperate!" King Bestan thought that his unreliable son was bragging.
"I'm not talking nonsense, father!" Prince Doya explained, "Do you know where I've been chasing Earl Daly all these years?"
"I don't want to bother with your romantic nonsense. I'm too busy with state affairs to care about these things!" King Bestan snorted coldly.
"I tracked him down to the territory of Marquis Xien," Prince Duoya said, "the same territory as the person mentioned in the letter."
"Oh? What do you mean?" King Bestan was a little surprised. "What kind of person is this Marquis and why did he flee to our country of Bestan?" He knew nothing about what happened.
"I don't know either. I only know that something strange happened in the Xien Desert in his territory. It turned out to be a virus-infected sand. Then he teamed up with thousands of nearby lords to dig for treasure in the desert. They seemed to have discovered a strange statue and presented it to Pope Ding Wen." Prince Doya said, "Also, the fall of the Lorraine Kingdom this time may also be related to the radioactive virus-infected sand in the Xien Desert."
King Bestan's curiosity was piqued. Lorraine had always had an alliance with them, and one of his younger brothers had married a royal woman from Lorraine, who was Deli's aunt.
"I think Marquis Sean unearthed some treasure, and when it was discovered, he was forced to flee to our country of Bestan for refuge," Prince Doya reasoned. It must be said that he still had some brains.
"What treasure?"
"How would I know? If I had known, I would have given it to you, father." Prince Doya flattered him.
"But who could have made Marquis Sean abandon his kingdom and flee?" King Bestan was a little worried. "Would you be in danger if you opposed him?"
"It's okay. I won't offend anyone easily." Prince Doya said.
"You don't offend people easily? Then what happened to your foot?" King Bestan scolded. "The two knights who followed you told me the truth, and they broke it!"
"That bastard, if I meet him again..." Prince Duoya thought of Wang Xiaohai and shouted with gritted teeth. But halfway through, he realized that even if he met Wang Xiaohai, he still couldn't beat him. "Father, can you ask our country's Holy Knights for help? That kid is probably a Radiant Knight."
"No way! Even if your legs are broken, the Holy Knights won't take action, unless the country is destroyed!" Although King Bestan doted on his son, he was powerless to do anything about this matter. "Take some of the imperial guards and secretly investigate this matter of Marquis Sean. I have a feeling it's not a simple matter." He gave a secret order to Prince Doya and placed a dagger carved with a tiger in the study into Doya's hand. "Use this dagger to mobilize the troops."
"As you command, father!" Duoya bowed, "I will definitely see to it!"
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