Whispering Verse

"How much do you know about the Oxenfurt family, Miss Mirja? I know that it was a declining family that reappeared because Stone Oxenfurt became rich again. In addition, do you also know that it is worth a visit?" What did you mention?"

Xia De suddenly asked, and the young maid who was looking through the ledger records thought for a moment:

"Stone Oxenfurt often entrusts us with auctioning antiques, most of which are cultural relics from the destroyed Stonewell Kingdom. In addition, he often purchases various precious porcelain, oil paintings or antiques, not caring about the price at all. , I will buy it if I like it.”

Shade thought for a moment:

"Is this kind of expense consistent with his own financial situation?"

The auction house is obliged to keep secrets for its customers, but fortunately Shade is not considered an outsider to Cassandra Auction House:

"It doesn't match. With Stone Oxenfurt's consumption situation, even a noble family like the Granger family can't afford it."

Miss Milya said, obviously knowing the local situation very well. Seeing Xia De looking thoughtful, she added new information:

"In addition, more than a year ago, Stone Oxenfurt secretly visited here on a rainy night and requested to purchase a statue of a god or similar items that could fight evil. I was not in charge of the local area at that time. I saw these from the records .”

"Did Resist Evil Auction House take over this business?"

"No."

The maid shook her head slightly:

"We will only get involved in things like this that may involve trouble. Stone Oxenfurt's fortune is not glorious. He is an ordinary person, not even a good person, so the other bank president who received him at the time, I suggested that he go to the Zhengshen Church for help and gave him a free silver cross - which actually had no effect. Later, there was no follow-up to this matter. I only found out from the previous documents after I came to the local area. Arrived."

The local Cassandra Auction House, due to business reasons, has more frequent contact with Stone Oxenfurt than the Golden Dawn, so Miss Mirya knows Stone Oxenfurt better than Miss Lassers.

"So what kind of person do you think Stone Oxenfurt is?"

"Definitely not a good person. And according to rumors, his relationship with his wife is very weak. It is rare to see him bringing Seahoop Oxenfurt into the city for business. In fact, except for the wedding two years ago, the big guys in the city Most people have never seen the current mistress of the Oxenfurt family."

"Did you know that the Oxenfurt family's family heirloom ring, the Oxenfurt family's 'Kasenrik third-class combat hero medallion, and the glass-embedded sapphire earrings containing a drop of blood?"

"Sorry, what?"

Miss Milya asked in confusion, Shade shook his head.

"Do you know about the discovery of gold here?"

"There are such rumors. Because of some things, the auction house has conducted an in-depth investigation. It seems that Oxenfurt found the gold mine in the mountains and worked with the big guys in Willendale to develop it. But this is just a rumor, and there are still some suspicious things in it. The place."

"It's William Anjou."

He frowned suspiciously and looked at the photo of Oxenfurt's old house tucked into the document in his hand. The mystery surrounding Stone Oxenfurt seems to be growing. …

Searching for clues in the auction house was not going very well, so Shade planned to write down the suspicious records and go to Miss Benanis' place to discuss them with everyone in the afternoon. When looking at auction records, you will occasionally see some interesting auction items. Needless to say, valuable antiques and oil paintings, Rhodes cards with special rules are also a business that auction houses like to get involved in.

In addition, Shade also saw live cats being auctioned. It was a beautiful kitten of the breed "Rhode Island Desert Shorthair Cat". It had sand-like fur, blue eyes, pointed ears that looked like a fox, and a big tail. The person in the photo looks dull and unintelligent.

The cat was bought by a Marchioness who came specially from Willendale. The transaction price was 230 crowns, which is about 3,000 pounds.

"Look at this cat."

Shade specially showed this photo to Mia.

Wanted Mia to know what its expensive cousin looked like. Unexpectedly, little Mia actually stretched out her paw and scratched the photo, showing a rather aggressive look.

By the time all the documents and account books were sorted out, it was already 11:30 in the morning. After a busy morning, Shade was stretching on the sofa, while Miss Mirya asked Shade if he wanted to have lunch at the auction house.

"No need, I...is the auction that Princess Margaret attended over?"

He asked, so Miss Milya sent someone to inquire, and soon learned that the auction was not over yet, and that Prince William Anjou and Princess Margaret Anjou were not in the same box.

Five minutes later, Margaret, who was bored in the box waiting for what she wanted for the finale, heard a knock on the door of the box, and then her maid opened the door directly without her permission. .

The blonde princess turned around in surprise and saw Shade walking in holding an ugly dog:

"Where did you get one? Oh, it turned out to be your cat. Good morning, Shade, sit down quickly! Did you come to me specially? After we separated last Sunday, although I heard Miss Bernanice say It’s none of your business, but I’ve been worried for a while.”

She hugged Shade tenderly, and happily pulled Shade to sit down on the sofa with her.

Margaret came here today to view a collection of old stone statues belonging to the Masons. It was the work of a master stone carver who passed away last year and is of great collection value. Margaret wanted to use this batch of stone statues to establish a preliminary relationship with the Masons' Guild and ease their prejudice against the descendants of the Anjou family, so she decided to raise the price:

"The estimated value of those stone statues is 200 crowns, and I plan to raise them to 300 crowns."

"Have you read the information I asked Ms. Lassers to give you? Delarian's MI6 can also influence the Masons. If you need help, please feel free to ask."

"Of course, I won't be polite to you."

She smiled and hugged Shade's neck. The goods Her Royal Highness the Princess wanted would not be available for a while. Before that, the enthusiastic girl wanted to test her lover's passion:

"I haven't had a serious kiss with you since I came to Randall Valley."…

She said angrily, put her hands behind her head, tied up her long blond hair, and then kissed her passionately. As a "lover who can only kiss", she and Shade can only maintain this kind of intimacy at present.

After special training from the witches, Shade's kissing skills can finally be said to be proficient. It's a pity that the two of them had just come into contact this time, and there was another knock on the door of the box:

"Your Highness Margaret, Your Highness William has something to do with you!"

"Really."

Margaret let go of Shade quite displeased, and Shade hurriedly walked toward the closet with his cat in his arms - he didn't know why the auction house's box also had a closet.

After Shade was hidden, Margaret let her brother in. Shade covered his cat's mouth and looked outside through the crack in the closet door. His voice was very clear.

"What's matter?"

Margaret looked cold, as any girl would not look good if she was disturbed at such a time.

The door was closed, and His Royal Highness the Prince in black formal clothes walked in:

"Have you decided on the local mining business that I discussed with you last time? Thirty thousand crowns, and I will give you a 20% share dividend for ten years."

"What on earth are you doing? Are you so short of cash lately?"

Margaret frowned slightly:

"Also, do you have any misunderstandings about me? Although I am also doing some small business, how can I get 30,000 kroner in cash at once? I can lend you some money for emergencies, but you must tell Me, what are you doing? Don’t talk about the gold mines in the mountains. I don’t trust Stone Oxenfurt.”

In fact, it's because Shade said that Mr. Oxenfurt is weird, and Margaret has already established a relationship with Lesia. If the two princesses cooperate in doing business, they don't have to worry about the gold mine, which requires a large upfront investment. of

industry.

"Oxenfurt is a very capable man."

Prince William shook his head slightly, then glanced around the room, and then lowered his voice and said:

"To be honest with you, the gold mine is indeed a rumor I asked people to let out. How can the gold mine in the mountain be found so easily? The news of the gold mine is to cover up people's attention. In fact, the people of Oxenfurt A silver mountain vein was discovered offshore on the west coast. It is very close to the continental shelf. A captain who is familiar with the sea and land can reach the island in three days by boat. My people have gone to see it. It is an open-pit rich mine. The estimated reserves are "

He made a gesture that Shade couldn't see because of the angle.

"To be honest with you, this time I came to Randall Valley City, I didn't just cut the ribbon for the shipyard. The gold mine in the mountains was a rumor I spread to recruit people for the next step of developing an open-pit silver mine offshore. Get ready. Margaret, my dear sister, this is real big business, and you can’t imagine what I found this time. If I hadn’t been unable to eat it all by myself, and you happened to be here, I wouldn’t have I will give you the opportunity."

"Silver mine?"

Margaret looked at her brother suspiciously:

"It's a gold mine and a silver mine. Have you ever thought that Oxenfurt might be a liar?"

"do not worry."

His Royal Highness understands his sister's suspicion very well:

"My people have personally checked, and that island does exist. I recruited an old professor of geology in Willendale, and he took his students on a boat trip in the name of scientific research, which also proved that That silver mine is real. The reserves of that mine are twice as large as the current Wolfe Silver Mine, the largest in Carsonlik! We are going to make a fortune!"

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