Chapter 124 Changes
It is said that women are fickle, but men are the same.
Auston told Chen Luo yesterday that when something happened, he came to the city lord's mansion to find him. Today, he looked like he was trying to sue him. If it were an ordinary person, he might be really scared by him.
Unfortunately, Chen Luo saw more of this kind of formation.
Chen Luo looked at Auston and said, "The City Lord asked me to come here today. Is it just to tell me this?"
Auston leaned against the sofa, looked at him with a strange look, and said, "You are the first young man to talk to me like this."
Chen Luo shook his head and smiled. If Auston wanted to suppress him as a city lord or a high-level magician, he might have made the wrong plan.
Chen Luo has seen many high-level magicians. Even Angus, the president of the Yapo City Magic Association, wanted to call him your Excellency when he saw him and talk to him politely. A high-level magician like Auston always respects him, so how could he be scared by Auston?
"Just kidding." Auston said with a smile on his face, "Sasha is my daughter. I only have one daughter. She is sometimes a little willful. I hope that in school, Blair can tolerate her."
Chen Luo nodded and said, "We are all students of Teacher Britney, and we should tolerate and take care of each other."
Speaking of Teacher Britney, Auston also showed a hint of admiration on his face and said, "Your teacher is an amazing person."
Chen Luo's face looked unexpected, "The city lord knows about Teacher Britney?"
Auston smiled and said, "Since she didn't tell you, I can't say it either."
Auston's words aroused Chen Luo's deep curiosity.
He originally planned to ask indirectly again, but suddenly there was a hurried footsteps outside the door. Soon, as soon as he had just met, the senior magician named Carter walked in and said to Auston: "Sir, the tax officer is here, you may have to come out to meet..."
An unexpected look flashed on Auston's face. He stood up, signaled Chen Luo slightly, and then walked out slowly.
After Auston left, Chen Luo also stood up. When he walked out of the room, he saw that there were already many people standing in the yard.
At some point, Isabella's mother and the ladies had already walked out of the garden and looked at somewhere in the yard, showing concern and panic.
In the yard, several people wearing special medals on their chests stood there. The leader looked at Auston and said expressionlessly: "Lord Auston, someone reported that you had violated the laws of the Kingdom in taxes. You need to be investigated by us."
Auston looked at the man and asked calmly: "Sir Tax Officer, the tax in Yabo City is controlled by the Finance Minister. You may have found the wrong person, right?"
A fat man in a very exaggerated dress walked in from outside, with the fat on his face stacked up, and said with a smile: "Lord Auston, the Minister of Finance only cares about taxes, but how much taxes are collected and what taxes are collected, but only the Lord of the City can decide..."
"Damn it, when did Walter hear of the city lord about taxes?"
"He relied on his own brother to do whatever he wanted in Yabo City and increased taxes. How many times did the city lord turn against him because of this matter? He actually slandered the city lord in turn!"
"I heard that the tax officer this time was Walter's friend in the capital, and they actually colluded to frame the city lord..."
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Listening to everyone's low voices, Chen Luo quickly figured out the whole story.
As the city lord of Apo City, although Auston was divided and could not control the finance and military affairs with all his might, in name, he was also the boss of the Finance Minister and the Sheriff. The Finance Minister and the Sheriff were in charge of the specific implementation, and the government orders regarding taxation and public security were decided by the City lord.
It was nothing more than Auston's failure to prohibit the misconduct of the Finance Minister due to the queen and the king. To put it bluntly, it was also considered the dereliction of duty of the city lord.
Of course, the Finance Minister was obviously dissatisfied with this result. He took advantage of the tax authorities' opportunity to inspect taxes and turned around and wanted to completely drag Auston into the water. Obviously, the tax authorities were his friend, and he himself was prepared to get out of this matter...
They took action at Isabella's mother's birthday party, not only to put Auston in the quagmire, but also to make him lose face in front of these nobles.
Aina Craves pursed her white lips, looked at Isabella, and said, "Sasha, take your friends to the backyard first."
Isabella's face was full of worries. Although she wanted to stay here, she was obedient and walked back with Chen Luo and others.
Rora said as she walked, "Those people are tax ministers from the royal capital. Will Uncle Auston be arrested?"
"Rolla, don't talk nonsense!" Donna glanced at her and said, "It's just an investigation. Uncle Auston won't have anything to do."
Rolla said: "But, I heard them say that the tax officer is a friend of the Secretary of Finance..."
Donna angrily said, "Rola, shut up!"
Isabella stopped and her face turned paler.
At this moment, her cold little hand was held by another warm hand. Chen Luo looked at her and said, "You guys are waiting here, I'll go ahead and take a look."
Isabella's lips moved. Before she could speak, Chen Luo smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, there is a friend of mine among the tax officials. I'll go inquire about the situation..."
Donna said in surprise: "Brother Blair, do you still have friends who are tax officials?"
Chen Luo nodded and said, "I just knew it, don't worry, our relationship is pretty good, and we should be able to say a few words to Lord Auston..."
After saying that, he gently patted Isabella's back of her hand, turned around and walked back.
Isabella looked at his back and suddenly felt relieved inexplicably.
Chen Luo walked back to the front yard and saw the Finance Minister sitting proudly on the chair. The tax officer was asking Auston some questions, including Isabella's mother. Everyone's attention was on their place. No one noticed it, and Chen Luo went back.
Chen Luo walked to a corner, looked at someone, and smiled and said, "President Calvin."
Calvin turned his head, a hint of surprise appeared on his face, and said, "His Excellency Blair, why are you here?"
Chen Luo looked at the other side and said, "The City Lord is the father of a friend of mine."
Calvin then remembered and said, "I almost forgot that Miss Isabella is your friend."
Chen Luo looked at him and asked, "Why is President Calvin here too?"
Calvin smiled and said, "This time the tax officer is a vice president of the Mathematics Association headquarters. Branches from all over the country should cooperate with them to complete the audit of taxation."
Chen Luo asked: "Shouldn't you contact the Finance Minister for this kind of thing?"
Calvin said: "His Excellency Blair doesn't know that although the Secretary of Finance is in charge of finance, he is also a subordinate of the city lord. All the tax orders in Yapo City were issued by the city lord Auston..."
Chen Luo pulled the corner of his mouth, looked at his eyes, and asked, "President Calvin, do you believe this sentence yourself?"
Calvin showed a look of embarrassment and a hint of shame. He did not dare to look at Chen Luo, and lowered his head and said, "Hisser Blair, we are just scholars, not tax officials, and we cannot interfere in the affairs of the kingdom's government affairs."
He paused, as if he had made some difficult decision, and he said again: "But I will do my best to plead for Lord Auston from the Vice President..."
Calvin did not intend to interfere in political matters.
But His Excellency Blair saved the Lorrain mathematical community and the Apollo Mathematical Association in danger and made great contributions to the development of mathematics. Even his president was promoted because of Blair. If he did not do anything in this matter, Calvin would be dissatisfied.
"It's not necessary to plead with love." Chen Luo shook his head, leaned close to Calvin's ear, and said in a low voice: "It's just that the Finance Minister makes me very upset. I don't want to see him in Yabo City in the future."
This sentence was very arrogant, but after listening to it, Calvin raised his head suddenly and his body couldn't stop trembling.
The voice was low, completely different from what he had just heard, but it gave Calvin a familiarity from the depths of his soul.
This is the voice of God!
He looked at Chen Luo, his voice trembling: "You, you are..."
Chen Luo looked at him calmly, without saying a word.
Calvin took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. He never expected that the gods and devils in the mathematics world were actually the same person!
The president once said that he would satisfy any request made by Luo Shen at all costs.
After calming down, he looked at Chen Luo and said seriously: "Don't worry, although the Finance Minister has two high-level magicians, I will summon all the masters of the branch and let Walter disappear completely tonight..."
"..." Chen Luo stared at him in a daze and said, "I don't mean that..."
Chapter completed!