Chapter 476: Arresting
Little Earl Jefferys nodded silently, and then said: "We will go directly to Sand City with the civilians who complained."
Peter agreed immediately. He was just here to be an eyesore and would not express his opinion easily.
All arrangements are subject to the earl's orders.
The place where the crime occurred was Shacheng.
Located on the coast, shipping is developed, so local merchants make a fortune.
When you have money, you naturally have to consider future generations.
Annexing land is naturally the first choice.
In a normal merger, there is nothing wrong with you and me.
But businessmen don’t want to spend more money when they can spend less money.
Once you become rich, your mentality will expand, and you will naturally despise the law.
If you pay for one gold coin, you can get ten gold coins in profit. There is no business more cost-effective than this.
That's what Toby, the maritime merchant, did, but he didn't expect it to overturn.
A group of untouchables dared to jump up and down, causing him to spend a lot of money on management. After a year of hard work, it was equivalent to all the money earned by those officials.
Fortunately, the land acquired was not considered a loss.
As for the consequences, he never thought about it.
Everything has been taken care of from top to bottom, and even the government will not accept it, so there is no talk of future troubles.
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Earl Jefferys took a train and rushed to Shacheng. On the way, he met the complaining civilians in the train.
He had a kind attitude and patiently listened to the other party's confusing complaints. He was basically convinced that this was a case of collusion.
When I got off the train, I was picked up personally by the division commanders of the 8th Investigation Division and the 70th Division.
This is the advantage of the telegraph. With the military's special channels, a telegram can directly mobilize the army.
"Minister Jefferies Jr., the Empire's 70th Division is reporting to you."
The energetic soldier made little Count Jefferice smile a little.
"Thank you for your hard work. I'm afraid I'm going to trouble you this time."
"Serve His Majesty, that's what you should do." The division commander's expression was serious. He didn't care about any corruption or collusion, he just came to execute the order.
Peter also introduced next to him: "The 70th Division is a regular division of the empire. Although it was established relatively late, it was formed with the backbone of the elite division. His Majesty has praised it many times. This time, it was specially transferred from other places to assist you in handling the case. ”
His Majesty has praised it, not to mention its combat effectiveness, it is obviously very reliable.
The most important thing is that they are from out of town, so there is not much involved.
Little Earl Jefferys nodded to indicate that he understood, and then took out a list: "I'll wait for you at the Governor's Office, let's start arresting people!
Also, please ask Director Peter to ask the civil affairs officer involved in the case to come. "
After all, he is a senior official, so he should retain some dignity.
Peter nodded in agreement, but before setting off, all the agents from the Eighth Investigation Division in Sand City had been brought to the station.
"Your Excellency, please come and preside over the interrogation." Peter said politely.
However, little Earl Jefferys took a step back and said: "The Eighth Investigation Division is His Majesty's eyes and ears. As a foreign minister, I will not interfere. Director Peter will conduct the interrogation on his own. I will just listen with my ears."
This is what it should be, that is, little Earl Jefferys has the king's mandate on this trip, otherwise Peter would not even let him attend.
After thanking him, Peter's expression changed.
Since taking over the Eighth Investigation Division, he has stepped up his efforts to rectify the general atmosphere. This time, he was able to detect this case in time, which is also a result.
As for the nastiness underneath, it’s actually normal to be a bit negligent.
It's just that he can't stand it. Any mistakes are his own dereliction of duty.
Externally, he tried his best to remain friendly.
But internally, he is the living king of hell.
In the past six months, more agents have died in his hands than in the past combined.
So when a group of people from Shacheng were brought to Peter, their legs and feet were already weak with fear.
Starting yesterday, they were arrested by people from the headquarters without saying a word. No one interrogated them all day and night, and no one said a word to them.
After finally surviving until now, they actually saw Peter, the highest boss, appear. They were already wondering if they rebelled while sleepwalking.
A subordinate brought two chairs over, and Peter sat down calmly, squinting his eyes and looking at the kneeling Sand City agent.
"Take off their official uniforms first."
"yes."
A group of minions stepped forward like wolves and tigers, and took off all the coats of Shacheng colleagues.
"Director, Director, what mistake did we make? We must die to understand it!!"
Peter sneered and asked directly: "You know the rules at home, so you can explain yourself whether you have anything to do with this matter."
He directly threw out a copy of the file, and the Shacheng detectives rushed over to check it out.
They are really afraid. They don't feel it when those methods are used on others, but if they fall on themselves, then...
But after a cursory glance and another look at each other, they breathed a sigh of relief.
"Director, this matter has absolutely nothing to do with us, it really doesn't."
"Are you sure?? Once I find out something, you can't die easily."
"Really not, I will guarantee the lives of my whole family."
"Humph, this matter is causing quite a stir locally, and you actually say you don't know about it?"
"Director, this is not our responsibility. Criminal matters are under the jurisdiction of the local Public Security Bureau, and trials are also under the jurisdiction of the Justice Bureau."
The Sand City detective wailed, as if he was being wronged.
Peter's eyes became colder and colder. If he said the money was confiscated, he would believe it, but if he said he didn't know, he would be damned.
How could the Eighth Investigation Division not hear any rumors inside and outside the surveillance area?
Either they were lazy and too lazy to investigate, they deserved to die.
Or they simply covered up for each other and forgot their duties, they deserved to be killed.
In any case, they couldn't avoid the word death, it was just a matter of whether they died quickly or painfully.
But for now, they couldn't be killed.
Peter waved his hand: "Take these rubbish with you."
These guys thought they could hide their little thoughts.
But they didn't know that these were all left over by the big guys above. Who do you think can climb up?
I haven't done it, but I have seen and heard it. After a long time, everyone is a shrewd person.
So, it is said that insight into the world and fiery eyes are like torches.
Little Earl Jeffreys didn't say much, and the two went straight to the Governor's Mansion.
At this time, Sand City was already in chaos.
As the 70th Division entered the city to arrest people, the local garrison received a telegram first, not allowing rash actions.
Then there were orders from top to bottom from departments at all levels.
Few people had the courage to fight against the center of the empire.
Before they could panic, the soldiers started arresting people one by one according to the list.
Once the violent organization took action, no matter how high-ranking you were, you would be no different from chickens and dogs.
Then, all those who might be involved in the city were arrested and finally taken to the governor's mansion.
