Chapter 592: Old Man Franklin's Commission
"Brother Musk, here's the thing. I have a niece who was born in Avalon and married stockbroker Richard Jones."
"Last summer, when Richard Jones was fishing on the beach vacation, he unfortunately lost his footing and fell from the speedboat, falling into the sea and died."
"Mr. Jones, who died young, left his wife and children an inheritance worth more than 2 million pounds, plus a manor."
"As soon as Mrs. Jones finished her funeral, her husband's former partner David Fuller came to her door and took out a gambling agreement signed by Mr. Jones before his death, claiming that he had the right to obtain the entire partner's inheritance, and threatened to Evict the orphans and widows from the Jones family."
"Of course Mrs. Jones couldn't bear it and went to court to accuse Fuller of fraud."
“The court identified the gambling agreement and believed that the agreement was genuine, but the specific terms were irregularly worded and ambiguous, and indeed suspected of fraud. Finally, it was ruled that both parties to the lawsuit should share Mr. Jones’ estate equally.”
"Neither Mrs Jones nor David Fuller can accept this outcome and continue to appeal."
"After some disputes, the Supreme Court accepted Fuller's application and allowed the prosecution and defense to hold a judicial duel to completely resolve this inheritance dispute."
"The trial judge was sympathetic to the fact that the plaintiff's client was an orphan and a widower, and allowed Mrs. Jones to hire a registered 'Judicial Knight' to represent her in the duel."
"David Fuller is an old, fat, greedy man. He is very calculating and has found a duel agent early."
"Mrs. Jones never expected that this lawsuit, which she clearly handled, would eventually turn into a judicial duel, so she hasn't found a good attorney yet."
Old man Franklin sighed and continued:
"Mrs. Jones is my relative after all. I can't watch their orphans and widows being bullied by the old fox Fuller."
"Brother Musk, you once fought on behalf of Judge Colt and defeated the slightly famous duelist Levante in the duel. I believe in your character and strength."
"If you are willing to represent Mrs. Jones' case, no matter what the final result of this judicial duel is, in addition to the reward that Mrs. Jones gives you, I will also give you three additional magic scrolls. What do you think of this deal?"
Gao Fei wanted to agree immediately.
However, considering the character of Mr. Musk, the role he should play must still be performed properly.
"Old sir, I sympathize with what happened to Mrs. Jones, and I hate the profiteer Fuller who took advantage of the situation, but I have to say, before I fully understand the truth of the case, I cannot make a decision based on your words alone."
"I'm not afraid of making fun of you. I have a principle. Only when I am convinced that the client has been wronged will I show my sword and seek justice for the client!"
After listening to Gao Fei's words, old man Franklin put away his smile and showed sincere appreciation in his eyes.
"Brother Musk, there are very few young people who adhere to principles like you these days. Compared with those lawyers who take money to do things and don't ask what is right and wrong, you, the judicial knight, do have the character of a knight errant!"
Old man Franklin took out a business card from his pocket and handed it to Gao Fei.
"I respect your principles. After you investigate the case, if you feel that Mrs. Jones deserves sympathy, go to her with my business card. I believe she will offer you a reasonable remuneration."
Gao Fei accepted the business card, coughed twice, and asked with a smile: "Old sir, what are the three magic scrolls you promised me, specifically what spells are they?"
"As long as it's a spell you can use, you can choose whatever you want." Old man Franklin answered lightly.
"You have everything I want?"
"Even if you don't have it, I can get it for you."
"I don't mean to offend, but your words sound like you are bragging." Gao Fei couldn't help but question.
Old man Franklin glanced at him and said calmly: "Young man, I have a student named Joan Vidal. Do you know what this means?"
"I'm sorry, I don't know your student."
Goofy told the truth.
In this module, there is indeed no such NPC.
Old man Franklin sighed, as if pitying his ignorance.
"Young man, if you want to make a name for yourself in the mage profession, sooner or later you will recognize Dr. Vader."
Dr. Vader...
Gao Fei suddenly felt something in his heart.
Could the Dr. Vader the old man was talking about be the father of Inanna, the director of the Tiangong Module Design Department?
However, how can real characters be related to NPCs in the game?
Unless Director Yin deliberately designed a character based on his father in the game as a prank.
This is not impossible!
Gao Fei thought this was very reasonable, so he said to old man Franklin: "Sorry, I am ignorant. If you have the opportunity in the future, you must ask Dr. Vader for advice."
"I wish you had the chance."
Old man Franklin fumbled in his storage bag again and took out a crumpled object about half a foot long.
Gao Fei initially thought it was a dry branch, but after taking a closer look, his scalp went numb.
On the top of that branch-like object, there was actually a dried eyeball embedded in it!
"Old sir, what is this?" Gao Fei asked, resisting the cold.
"An eye-stalk. On the day I retired, Joan gave me this little gift as a souvenir."
Old man Franklin looked at the eyes, as if he was remembering something.
"Brother Musk, do you have a magic pet?"
"Not yet." Gao Fei answered truthfully.
"As a mage, it's rare to not summon a magic pet." Old Franklin turned to look at Gao Fei with a strange look in his eyes, "Are you also afraid of keeping pets?"
"Afraid of raising pets? Haha, you old man really knows how to joke. How can there be such a weirdo in the world?! I just haven't found a familiar pet yet!"
"That's good." Old Man Franklin handed the eye stalk to Gao Fei, "This small gift is given to you as an advance payment for entrusting you to represent the Jones family estate dispute case. You can use this eye stalk as a medium to summon A powerful familiar."
The carriage slowly stopped on the side of the road, with the Custis Firm's sign in sight.
Gao Fei took the eye stalk with confusion and couldn't help but ask old man Franklin: "This eye stalk...can't it summon the beholder?"
If this is the case, the old man is intentionally harming others.
"Of course it's not a real beholder. No one can take the giant-eyed tyrant as a familiar!"
Old man Franklin laughed.
"But your guess is not entirely wrong. After all, a subspecies of beholder is also a beholder."
Gao Fei nodded in understanding, bid farewell to this strange old man, turned around, got off the carriage, and returned to his office.
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Historical information: Hellfire Club
Hellfire Club is the name of several high-end social clubs established for upper-class young men in Britain and Ireland in the 18th century. It generally refers to the Order of St. Francis of Wycombe established by Sir Francis Dashwood.
According to rumors, these clubs are gathering places for "special eccentrics" who often participate in politics but also engage in behavior that is considered immoral by the general public.
Dashwood's club activities often included imitation of religious rituals, exhibitions of pornographic items, binge drinking, adultery, and banquets.
The club's motto: Do what thou wilt.
In 1783, even the Prince of Wales became an honorary member. King George IV (then Prince of Wales) left a snuff box for the club filled with his mistress's body hair during his royal visit to Scotland.
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In 1758, while in England, Benjamin Franklin participated in several Hellfire Club activities as a non-member.
However, some writers and historians believe that Franklin was actually a spy.
