Chapter 246: The Morning Crow Secret Continuation
After Aiwass was promoted, he didn't have time to ask Sherlock if his promotion went smoothly...
As a result, Sherlock came to the door himself and confirmed whether Aiwass and Isabel had been successfully promoted.
The only problem was that he wasn't heading to the Temple of Silver and Tin, but to the Royal University of Law.
He stood at the school gate in a dignified manner to block Aiwass, and at the same time accepted interviews from four newspapers that smelled the scent and rushed over within half an hour.
The resurrection of Sherlock Holmes, the famous detective whose funeral was publicly held—it was a no-brainer that this would make the front page. It would snatch the headlines, no matter what they were originally destined for.
The great detective Sherlock, resurrection!
Sherlock has a very high reputation in Avalon.
This is different from the heroic positioning of Aiwass who repeatedly eradicates evil, purifies demons, protects civilians, and heals the wounded.
He is worshipped because he is a symbol.
"Shylock" represents a possibility: even if one does not enter the Supervisory Bureau, the Inspectorate, or the Law Courts, even if one is a commoner without any power or wealth - as long as one has outstanding personal talents, even the Director of the Supervisory Bureau must show respect to him and he may even be received by the Queen.
Because Avalon needs Sherlock.
While everyone knew Shylock was a member of the Hermes family, his brother kept a low profile. Even within the Round Table, not everyone knew his name. He was practically invisible, never appearing in political battles, tabloids, or public speeches. Even though he attended every banquet he was supposed to attend, his presence was equally absent.
Therefore, people's impression of the Hermes family still remains at the level that Sherlock's father caused a big disaster and resigned.
——Look, a retired official who caused the assassination of a royal family member due to a work mistake, his descendants can also be received and respected by the Queen because of their outstanding personal abilities!
The result is that Sherlock, who comes from the Hermes family, has become a popular idol in the entire Avalon.
During the interview, Sherlock carefully told the reporter who assassinated him and why he hid his identity and faked his death. He later designed a plan with his best friend Edwards Moriarty - and finally successfully found evidence of Trade Minister Droste's espionage.
In fact, many people also know that the Minister of Trade was investigated and imprisoned for espionage.
However, most people didn't know what crime he had committed. Many even believed that this was just a political struggle among Avalon's upper class... because Minister Droste actually had a good reputation among the people.
He is a very approachable and capable man. As Minister of Trade, he often gives interviews to reporters and explains the benefits of various economic policies to ordinary people in simple terms.
It is because the Queen has a higher reputation that she can suppress it.
And now, Sherlock exposed this matter without hesitation.
His perspective is also very simple -
"The person who tried to assassinate me is closely related to Droste."
Sherlock said very seriously, "He has close ties with the Noble Red Society and has committed murders on numerous occasions. I have already found several pieces of solid evidence and will soon be submitting it to the Glass Steps for public publication."
Droste is close to Vice President Boca, whose subordinate is Lawyer York, who is the one who assassinated Sherlock. Even the explosives he used were smuggled in through channels provided by Droste; Sherlock was assassinated by Lawyer York because he was investigating the smuggling case.
From this perspective, there is absolutely no problem with Sherlock saying that the person who ordered his assassination was Minister Droste.
"At the same time, he raised tariffs on alchemical products three times within a year, ostensibly to protect Avalon's industry. However, he himself took advantage of the situation to smuggle these products. Based on the evidence I've gathered, he controls at least fourteen trading companies and over sixty warehouses in Lloyd's Quarter.
"Last year alone, his individual trade volume reached 170% of Avalon's total imports of alchemical products from Iris and the Theocracy. It's safe to say that there are virtually no alchemical shops in Avalon that 'don't sell smuggled goods,' as he has already secured an absolute advantage in the supply chain.
"Today, a cargo ship from Star Antimony will arrive at the port. It will be loaded with alchemical raw materials, and the owner's name is also Charles Droste. Please stay tuned."
This is the information from Aiwass.
Minister Droste had already sent the deposit to the "King" before he was arrested. According to the freighter's return schedule, today was the day the cargo would arrive.
Because of Minister Droste's absolute control over the port, his smuggling methods were simple—even crude.
He would send a large number of merchant ships from Lloyd's, loaded with seafood or cheap wine, to their destination.
Upon arrival, the cargo source would remove the goods from the barrels, reload them with the goods they needed to ship, and then return them to the port's shipping area, claiming they were the wrong shipment. Droste would then send someone to replace them with the real goods, and the second shipment would be delivered to the rightful owner.
If it were an ordinary person, this would definitely not work. But no one would check Drost's goods.
By this time, Aiwass had arrived and had been listening around for a while.
Although Lily could completely contain the Shadow Demon without leaking it...but Aiwass couldn't just stand up from his wheelchair all of a sudden. Although many people knew Aiwass's secret, they should at least be polite and not be too direct.
This holiday is a great excuse.
At this time, Aiwass directly asked Lily to push the wheelchair into the crowd: "In addition, Minister Droste has hired assassins many times. Some of them were businessmen who did not give him face, and some were his political enemies.
"Some had no real reason at all, including the mother of his child. They planned to kill both her and her daughter simply because she gave birth to an illegitimate daughter for him."
"Do you have any evidence?"
Someone planted the To in the crowd and suddenly asked.
Aiwass said affirmatively: "Of course, because I am the witness of this matter——"
As he spoke, Aiwass reached out and pulled Lily behind him.
"My friend, my personal maid, the sister who took care of me since I was a child... Lily Droste. She was the victim of his assassination. It was because of this incident that Sherlock and I were able to catch him.
"—and before that, her mother was the victim!"
Aiwass did not intend to explain too complicated political and economic issues to reporters.
The many laws signed by Drost were too difficult to explain. These reporters themselves were not professional, and if they were asked to translate them again, the content that ultimately reached the readers would inevitably be inaccurate.
So Aiwass's idea is different from Sherlock's - he chooses to attack Droste directly.
"We still don't know exactly how much intelligence the former trade secretary sold and how deeply he betrayed us.
"But according to my investigation, the former minister now owns four estates and a viscountship on Star Antimony. He has become a true Star Antimony noble and established the 'Droste Manor'..."
——This is indeed what they found out during their investigation, and it is not something that Aiwass made up.
Although Minister Droste was dead, his son and daughter were currently under investigation by the Inspectorate. Meanwhile, the intelligence Aiwass had was fresh and hot, having arrived at the Temple of Silver and Tin this morning. Even the Round Table Hall hadn't heard of it yet.
“Alright, alright!”
At this moment, a young woman wearing a red bishop's robe and with curly hair tied in a ponytail came over with a smile and clapped her hands. "We have final exams today. If the interview is okay, please stop here! Let the children go in and take the exam first--"
Ms. Meiya dispersed the crowd and walked over to Aiwass with a calm smile on her face.
After everyone around her left, her expression changed slightly and she lowered her head nervously: "How did you get promoted again, so quickly?"
"Wouldn't it be better to hurry up?"
Aiwass asked back.
Meiya felt a headache. "I was just procrastinating a bit... but I have to give it to you right away. Your advancement is too fast. This tantra book must be mastered before the third energy level. If you exceed this level, it will be difficult to understand.
"After my exams are over today, you can come home with me. I'll lend you the Morning Crow Tantra—this is the payment we agreed on before, and I haven't forgotten it."
Aiwass tilted his head slightly, his eyes a little confused.
...You didn't forget, but I did.
When did this happen?
On the other side, a middle-aged man with messy hair was standing on the boat, looking expectantly at the horizon that was getting closer and closer in the distance.
The order was so large that he was a little hesitant to hand the goods over to them directly.
For this big business and big customer...the "King" decided to deliver the goods in person.
Update completed!
Wow, I was just typing this when Nuan Yang Ju suddenly gave me an iPhone 15!
Woohoo, it was all thanks to Golden Jasmine’s notification that I didn’t miss it. Thank you Jasmine!
(End of this chapter)
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