Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 219 The West Bingku Hotel Welcomes You
Since Guo Di presided over most of the reconstruction work, Guo Kang also has some understanding of these ins and outs.

"If it was Odosia's childhood..." He thought about it, and said to Li Xuanying, "It should be after my grandfather passed away, when Wang Xianggong was the governor of Dadu. At that time, a group of officials were indeed transferred to the city. , trying to intervene in various communities to mediate disputes. However, this attempt was not very successful, so after that, only the dock area was focused on management, and other places were given up first.”

"The government has no ability to ensure the smooth execution of the judgment in every civil case." Guo Kang said: "The issue of the ownership of the troupe is often a bad debt. And after the judgment is pronounced, if other people refuse to accept it, it is completely useless Yes. After all, the troupe’s most valuable assets are the talents of the writers and the skills of the actors. If these people don’t admit it, then the sentence will be useless.”

"So here comes the problem." Guo Kang shrugged and asked, "Her mother is a weak woman, and the protection from the government is also weak, so how did she force these uncles to give in?"

"Maybe it's...other friends?" Li Xuanying didn't seem to have really thought about it.

"So how do you think her friend got here?" Guo Kang said dumbfoundingly: "Could it be that this lady is also like Tuo Huan, drinking and wrestling with people every day, and making friends with An Da?"

Li Xuanying opened her mouth, but couldn't answer for a while.After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Probably not..."

"Look, so we have to seriously consider the issues reflected in these incidents." Guo Kang had an expected expression: "I'll ask a few questions, and you can tell me the truth according to what you know—it's not that I don't believe it. She is a person who sometimes unconsciously describes the problem in the direction she wants. Even if she thinks she is telling the truth, it may not be the closest to reality. Therefore, I need to compare and analyze the situation seen from many other perspectives .understand?"

"Okay, okay." Guo Kang said it more tactfully, and Li Xuanying didn't resist, and nodded repeatedly.

Guo Kang then divided the question into more detailed ones, and guided him to answer step by step: "Odosia's uncles once controlled the troupe, is this okay?"

"Yes." Li Xuanying nodded.

"There are only two possibilities. One is that her uncles have violent means, or they have connections with people with relevant power and money." Guo Kang said: "In the lower classes of the city, these contacts are an indispensable part of the order. .If you use this kind of advantage—or maybe several advantages to force writers and actors to submit, you can complete deterrence and force everyone to obey.”

"And the other is that the uncles are very popular. Everyone really recognizes them, so whether for themselves or in response to everyone's wishes, they finally used this power to try to drive away the wife and daughter of the former troupe owner. This It's also possible."

"According to what I know, it should be the first situation." Li Xuanying said: "The troupe members don't like those uncles, because the whole troupe was organized by Eudocia's father, old troupe leader John. "

"Those people are actually street gangsters. They have been living on extortion and brother Lai's money for a long time. They meddled in the troupe's affairs because someone tried to use them as tools. At that time, the play that Director John and Mr. Manicas collaborated in was in Brazil. The troupe won an award at the theater festival after the victory of King Ernest III, and the troupe is in the limelight. So, they tried to control the troupe, hoping to make a profit from it.”

"Is the source of this news reliable?" Guo Kang reminded: "Did you sum it up yourself, or did someone tell you?"

"I learned this all by myself." Li Xuanying explained: "I'm not a fool, I still know the difference between true and false information."

"I wish, I wish."

Guo Kang sighed, as if he didn't believe it, which made him quite upset.But now he is begging for help, so he has no choice but to hold back.

However, this matter is indeed relatively easy to investigate.Because there are many people involved, it is difficult to conceal it, so what Li Xuanying said should be more credible.

"That's the question I'm asking." Guo Kang then said: "Violence, money, connections, these are all very useful things in the lower classes. Where did this woman get enough strength to make her fight against these?"

"Is it her husband's inheritance?" Li Xuanying speculated.

"If her husband had enough influence and supported her, then the mother and daughter would not have been driven away by the uncles from the very beginning." Guo Kang shook his head: "Even if it is her husband's inheritance, she obviously paid some price to be able to do so." Got it. What I care about now is the price she paid."

"I probably know what you're thinking." Li Xuanying glanced at him thoughtfully, and said, "I didn't think that everything her mother did was moral. In that situation, I couldn't ask for that." she."

"This is not an issue of morality." Guo Kang emphasized: "If she does something immoral for the sake of her family, thus ruining her reputation and harming her own interests, then it is really nothing. On the contrary, put it in a more On a grand scale, it's even a sympathetic self-sacrifice."

"But was she really the only one who sacrificed herself?" Guo Kang asked back: "Odosia said that when her mother was negotiating with her uncles, she was asked to join the troupe. I can't figure out why."

"If it's true, then there is something wrong with her mother. With this kind of help, can't she afford to support a little girl?" Guo Kang shook his head: "We all know what kind of profession an actress is, and she didn't even have a baby girl at the beginning. Not even an actor. Without the help of that Mr. Writer, she would definitely not be in her current fate. It stands to reason that the daughter of the owner of the theater company would not have come to this point. I can’t think of why her mother did this.”

This time, Li Xuanying didn't answer either.

"Anyway, this matter is very weird." Guo Kang shook his head and said, "I think we should investigate it and then determine what we should do."

"Then, is there anything I can do to help?" Li Xuanying asked quickly.

"It's fine if you don't hold back." Guo Kang said speechlessly.

If Li Xuanying hadn't been staring at her now, he would have wanted to arrest the mother and daughter first and interrogate them thoroughly.

Guo Kang has always cooperated with the church, and the church of the Purple Horde follows the tradition of Eastern Rome. Although it does not have much power, it also has basic functions such as inquiring about news and identifying heresies.Some monasteries also function as prisons for political prisoners.

On the other hand, due to Patriarch Zhang's efforts back then, the church has formed a capable investigative force in the process of destroying mountains and temples all year round.Until now, it is one of the permanent institutions of the Purple Horde Khanate.

In the underground of Dadu, there are many water palaces built in the Eastern Roman era, which are used to regulate and store drinking water, so as to maintain the water source in the city when it is besieged.Over the millennium, a large number of water palaces have been built, and the scale is also very large.However, due to the decline of the city, many water palaces were gradually abandoned.It is said that in the world before him, during the entire Ottoman period, people failed to figure out the specific number and distribution of these water palaces.

After the Purple Horde took over the city, many abandoned water palaces became hiding places for criminals.Of course, Khanting also cleaned up a lot and reused it.Some continue to be used to store water, while others serve other purposes.

Every winter, the transport fleet would bring a large amount of ice from the north and send it to a huge underground water palace belonging to the church for storage after the hot weather.The ice that Guo Kang used for his experiments before was taken out from here with the help of the church.

This water palace located in the west of the city, in addition to serving as an ice store, also doubles as a prison cell.Prisoners caught by the church and the "Night Watch" who involve sensitive issues are often sent here for secret detention and interrogation.

There is a church above the water palace, which runs the old business of the church-wine making.One of the main exits of the Water Palace is in the church.And under the exit, there is indeed a small warehouse for wine.Here, prisoners are often transported in or out under the cover of transporting wine to and fro.

Therefore, this place is often commonly known as "Xibingku Tavern" by insiders.Of course, the prisoners probably don't want to come here to drink too much.

At present, for Guo Kang, the best way to ensure safety and solve the mystery is to find an opportunity to secretly arrest these two people and other relevant personnel and send them to Xibingku for trial.

And thinking that Li Xuanying's parents still don't know about it, Guo Kang suddenly felt that this is really a feasible choice.

He thought about it, and finally began to think about how to invite these two people to Xibingku Hotel as guests without overly stimulating Li Xuanying or disturbing the Li family.

(End of this chapter)