Vol 58 Chapter 15: : Brave and fearless tax collector

The three tower guards promised to investigate this matter, and mobilized their forces to find the location of Amu, and asked Su Xiao to wait for an hour.
In less than half an hour, a tower keeper hurried over and whispered something to a tower keeper wearing a white bloated hood.
"Mr. Bai Ye, your friend is in the Desolate Swamp, we are tracking his trail, and we will give you an explanation before tomorrow morning."
The tower guards are very reliable. It only takes half an hour for them to confirm that Eminem is there in the 'Desolate Swamp' which is hundreds of kilometers away from the capital.
Walking out of the teleportation tower, there was a noisy sound, and the destination was a street full of pedestrians. Occasionally, a carriage passed by, with family crests of different colors printed on the carriage.
There are all kinds of stalls on both sides of the street, the hawkers' cries are endless, the aroma of food is wafting, and the king of Tallinn has arrived.
Qifu is most familiar with the capital city. After recalling it for a while, he walked towards the east side of the capital city. After ten minutes, he stopped in front of a three-story residential building. The area where the residential building is located is very quiet. On both sides are two rows of trees.
"This is the patriarch's property, Master Liu, you have the key..."
Boom.
Before Qifu could finish his words, Su Xiao kicked open the two-meter-high iron gate. The broken gate had already rusted to death.
"It seems that there is no need for a key."
Liu tightened the robe she was wearing, which was given to her by the tower keeper, and she was short of a bloated hood to pretend to be the tower keeper.
Opening the door the old way, Su Xiao walked into the first floor of the house, and there was a pungent gray smell. This house is very spacious, and there are no other houses nearby, so it is suitable for placing early warning devices or laying mines.
As soon as he arrived in the capital, he was ambushed by an unknown enemy. Su Xiao had a general understanding of the current situation here. Now he needs a know-it-all to understand the specific situation in the capital.
"Qifu, do you have any friends in the capital, preferably officials in the capital, who are not high-ranking, know how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and are greedy enough."
"It seems... I recognize one, his name is Dikejia, he is a very greedy guy."
"Very well, take this and find him."
Su Xiao took out a small piece of gold and put it on the table.
"The reason? Dicka is very greedy, but he is also very cautious."
"Tell him bluntly that we want to bribe him, three pieces of gold after the incident."
Su Xiao lit a cigarette, he was ready for continuous assassination, this time the seizure of power was different from any previous one, it didn't take any brains at all, just assassinate one by one, that was the source of a large sum of money, this kind of The benefits are worth the risk.
"Impossible. Although Dikejia is greedy, he is also very cunning."
"You can do it."
Hearing this, Qi Fu shook his head and walked out of the room. In his opinion, no one would be willing to participate in such a thing.
Two hours later, after being cleaned to a spotless room, a short, fat man in full aristocratic uniform was sitting opposite Su Xiao. This man was about forty years old, his face was full of oil, and his smiling face Eyes squeezed very small.
"Mr. Bai Ye, I basically understand your request. If it was a month ago, I would be happy to help you. Now, the situation is different."
The short and fat man Dicka said with a smile, he is an official of the kingdom, a small tax statistician, it sounds like he is in charge of taxes, but in fact he collects taxes on a monthly basis in various shops in the capital. No real power.
Su Xiao entrusted Di Kejia to help buy a shop, and the bid was 5,200 gold pounds, which was already 50% higher than the market price.
Su Xiao flipped through a copy of the kingdom's store approval, and asked casually: "The current situation is different? What happened in the capital?"
"His Majesty announced to the whole country one month ago that in August of this year, which is the flowering season, the inheritance of the crown will be just a week later. At this time, who dares to be dishonest."
Di Kejia smiled and shook his head, then took out a small piece of gold from his arms, and put it on the table with a face full of reluctance. It seemed that he disagreed, but in fact he wanted Su Xiao to add more money.
"Dick plus."
Su Xiao spoke with a smile on his face, and when Su Xiao called his name directly, Di Kejia showed displeasure, saying that he is an official of the kingdom.
"This is a meaningless meeting, so don't send it away."
Just as Dikejia was about to leave, Qifu held his shoulders.
"Dicka, do you know who that is?"
Su Xiao's gaze turned to Lyu.
"A clean-looking boy, so, what do you want to say?"
"He, her name is Adrian Bev, you should respectfully call her Your Highness."
"!"
The fat on Di Kejia's face trembled, and he turned his head to look at Qifu, who shrugged.
"It's been 10 minutes and 24 seconds since you entered this room just now. You drank three cups of black tea, ate two plates of snacks, and stepped on the 50 gold pounds I left on the floor. You haven't left because you didn't want to leave. How about picking it up?"
"Haha, hahaha, I'm here to collect taxes, right, right?"
Desperation was revealed in Dicka's smile, and he began to lie to himself.
"Guess how many people want to kill her. As the first official to greet the return of the royal family, you are very loyal. Guess what the other heirs to the throne will do to you? Please go meet and listen to your explanation slowly? Or let you Die in the gutter tonight? I guess the latter, it's quicker."
After hearing Su Xiao's words, Di Kejia's whole body became limp, his face was ashen. If it wasn't for Qi Fu supporting him, he would have slid from the seat to under the table.
"You bastards!"
After a desperate wail, Dicka shed tears of 'happiness'. He felt that he was finished. As long as he was involved in the struggle for the throne, he would be dead. Yesterday, the left ministers of the kingdom died, and that was the power in the palm of their hands. People, apart from the king, one of the two most powerful people in the Kingdom of Tallinn, involved in this kind of thing as his tax collector, there will be no other result except death on the spot.
"You don't have to be too moved, although this is an opportunity to rise."
Baja spoke words to comfort Dicka, and Dicka sat there as if dead, laughing from time to time.
"Boss, this guy seems to be in shock, do you want another one?"
"No need," Su Xiao looked at Dikejia with a smile, and said, "Dikejia, you are not willing to be ordinary."
"I'm not, it's fine to be ordinary."
"Since you are unwilling to be ordinary, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com should seize the opportunity."
"I don't, I'm fine now, what are you talking about, are you really talking to me?"
"Well, I feel your determination, happy cooperation."
Su Xiao stretched out his hand, just as Di Kejia was about to get angry, he suddenly remembered a very important thing, that is, this guy in front of him brought the royal family to seize power. Can he really provoke such a person?
"You have to keep me safe!"
Dicka squeezed Su Xiao's hand firmly, and showed Su Xiao the expression that laughing is uglier than crying.
"Since they are all our own people, let's talk about it, how many people are there now?"
"Hey~"
Dick added a long sigh, sniffled and said:
"There were originally 86 heirs to the throne, but now... there are only 6 left."
"Cough, cough, what did you say?"
Lyu, who was choking on black tea, calmed down, and then looked directly at Dicka. Now she felt a little bit about Dicka's feeling just now.
"Please don't be surprised. There are more than 300 descendants of His Majesty's direct descendants. His Majesty has 725 queens. There are only 267 royal descendants who were born alive. A total of 137 lived past the age of five, and 118 lived to adulthood. A month ago, among the 118 princes and queens, only 86 actually arrived in the capital, and now, there are only 6 more."
After saying this, Di Kejia wanted to cry a little. He trembled with fear just after hearing some rumors. What kind of terrifying scene would it be in the vortex at the center of power?
This is no longer a normal battle for royal power, but a killing field for the royal family. There is no hypocrisy or subjugation, but only hostility and assassination. Put on the crown and be crowned king.