You call this the god of etiquette?

Chapter 103 Intelligence Organization and Operations

"Do you understand what you are saying?" Ige's expression became more solemn than ever.

Under the rule of the Black Ritual, Tarek would be jailed for three years at first, let alone selling the moonweed. Even if he simply smoked the moonweed, he would be imprisoned for three years.

The first batch of poisonous insects sent to the prison in the north of the city have not been released yet.

Most of them did not even survive two years before committing suicide because their drug addiction was not satisfied.

According to the "Taleq Resident Regulations" compiled by Ige partially based on the opinions of the Earth Father Church and the Balance Church, "those who sell Mystical Moon Grass shall be sentenced to life imprisonment or death, depending on the circumstances."

However, over the past two years, 19 members of the two gangs who were caught selling moongrass and 11 secondary dealers who both smoked and sold it were all sentenced to death by Ige.

Originally, when "Talek" was in the hands of the Earth Father Church, Yig was not in his position, so he naturally did not do anything.

Now that he has become the city lord, "Talek" has also become a forbidden member of the Black Ceremony. Of course, he cannot let the moongrass poison the residents who have been reduced due to the night beast riot.

In short, reporting someone else for selling Mystic Moon Grass is a very serious accusation, which is almost equivalent to directly demanding the execution of the other party.

"Yes, Lord Priest, I am willing to take responsibility for what I say."

"On the surface, the factory said it had to adopt a morning and evening shift system because of too many orders, so the leather factory also operates at night."

"But in the end, all workers were put into the 'morning shift.'"

"No one has ever worked a night shift, and no one has seen any 'colleagues' who work the night shift."

"According to my investigation, the so-called 'night shift' time is exactly the time used by the factory to sell Mystical Moon Grass!"

Eric became more fluent as he spoke, and his confidence returned.

Being able to expose such a major case is definitely a great achievement.

However, when Ige heard this, he shook his head.

The reasons Eric gave may sound like the same thing at first, but when you think about it carefully, there are still many things that cannot stand up to scrutiny.

"You said it yourself, no worker has ever seen a colleague on the night shift."

"Did you be the only one to notice such a strange thing? Could it be that someone who risked the death penalty to do this would reveal such a big flaw?"

Eric had rehearsed the conversation with Iger countless times in his mind, so he answered quickly:
"Master Priest, the frequency of night shifts is not high, only two or three days a month."

"The workers have been working all day long and are eager to go home. No one will care about such a 'little thing'."

"Furthermore, the 'morning and evening shifts' are actually not publicly announced. It's just that occasionally the location of the equipment in the factory and the things left behind by everyone will change, so the supervisor gave everyone such an explanation."

Iger rubbed his temples, accepting Eric's statement.

He has been working at the bottom for so many years and knows that ordinary people basically have to work for more than ten hours every day and squeeze out their physical strength in order to earn the expenses of a family.

Even though this problem has been improved to some extent under Ige's rule, the overall trend has not changed.

After all, the expenses involved in rebuilding and managing the city are huge. The religious estates of Black Clothes Ceremony, headed by Black Rock Leather, must also find ways to generate income. Of course, employees will still be appropriately "stimulated to their potential."

Other leather factories naturally followed suit.

Therefore, it is normal for workers to be eager to rest and relax or go home after work. It is also normal for workers to not care about what happens after the factory.

"Okay, then let me ask you, Eric, how did you investigate and how did you find out that Jingyu was selling Miss Moon Grass?"

"I think their defenses must be very tight when they are trading, right?"

Eric nodded in agreement, then smiled slightly, and the next step was the focus of his performance:
"Yes, Lord Priest, according to my observation, on the night of 'Trading Day', there were more than a dozen thugs I had never seen on the streets around the factory disguised as passers-by and wandering around to watch."

"There are even more thugs in the factory."

"You mean you have participated in transactions yourself?" Iger raised his eyebrows.

It is possible to observe what is happening on the street by pretending to be passing by casually.

But if you want to know what’s going on in the factory, you have to be inside.

Considering that it is impossible for anyone involved in the trafficking to not check the factory several times beforehand, a more reasonable guess is that Eric himself also participated in the transaction.

Unexpectedly, Eric shook his head firmly.

Just kidding, no matter what, there is no way he would get involved in something like the "Miscellaneous Moon Grass Transaction".

He is here to show off his ability, and to do it he must do it cleanly and beautifully:

"Master Priest, I have never participated in a transaction, but I found a location where I would never be discovered and went through the entire transaction."

"Ok?"

"I hid in the exhaust duct!" Eric said quite proudly. "In the two years I worked as a worker in Jingyu, I figured out the exhaust system of the tannery and also learned to use wire to open locks."

"Since the end of last month, I have been leaving get off work through the main gate as normal, then waiting outside for everyone to finish, then climbing over the wall to re-enter the factory, and then using a wire to open the lock of the shorter exhaust gate on the west side of the factory and get in. , got into the exhaust vent directly above the factory building and waited."

"Finally we waited for the trading day last night."

"I also caught Jingyu selling Miss Moon Grass."

Ige was really surprised now.

Eric's trajectory does make sense logically.

Combined with his previous assurances, this former gangster may not be just talking nonsense.

"Then tell me who were involved in the transaction and what was their trading method?"

Eric felt that Iger was beginning to take his words seriously, and he was very excited. However, he knew that the more it was at this time, the more he had to express himself calmly:

"Master Priest, the refined 'Miscellaneous Moon Grass Oil' will be sold by the box in the form of an auction."

"I'm very embarrassed about the thugs, and the people participating in the auction all wore masks that covered their faces."

"The only person I could recognize was the host of the auction."

"That is Jingyu's factory director, Jared Bolai."

"He wasn't wearing a mask."

Eagle's brows furrowed.

If what Eric said was true, then things were in trouble.

Those who stand on the stage must be outcasts, but this time even the factory director has become an outcast. It is difficult to imagine that the people behind the scenes are just the common drug dealers left over from the "old Tarek" era.

There is no doubt that this gang is going to involve higher-level people.

Is he Jingyu's deputy director?Or the factory director?

Eagle rubbed his temples again.

Since the invasion of night beasts, there have been countless locals and foreigners who want to establish tanneries in "Talek".Anyone with normal intelligence would not fail to see that with the path to prosperity, the fur trade of "Talek" would surely reach a higher level.

Of course, there are reasons behind why Jingyu Tannery was able to become one of the only five tanneries in "Talek" under Ige's deliberate control.

Its factory director was named Clapham, and he was one of the three leatherworkers who, like Boyce, gave up their jobs in the tannery to participate in the construction of the Black Rite Temple.

But because he has no outstanding features in all aspects and is relatively old, Iger did not absorb him into the Gift of Black.

Despite this, with this little bit of affection, Clapham not only successfully attracted investment from many wealthy businessmen, but also successfully defeated a number of competitors whose financial strength was far stronger than his, and finally obtained the license to open a factory. qualifications.

It can be said that although he did not become a believer in the God of Ceremonies, the blessings he enjoyed from the gods in "Talek" were no less than those of many believers.

Most of the other people who were not absorbed into the church but made valuable contributions during the initial stages of the Black Rite also enjoyed various preferential treatment.

Providing some privileges to these "unselected" people can not only calm their mentality, but also set an example. It is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.

The stories of these people have spread widely, and more and more "Talek" civilians are keen to join the "Lisavaniya" painting society, and then join the ceremony of black clothes.

In order to pass the review of the painting club or not to affect the review of their loved ones, residents will keep to themselves and even take the initiative to report situations that may threaten the stability of the city.

But equally, if something goes wrong for those who have been given preferential treatment, or if their treatment is suddenly revoked, it may lead to unnecessary suspicion.

Ige originally thought that these people had received preferential treatment from the gift of black clothes and should be grateful to make positive contributions to the development of the city. Even if their food and clothing were a bit extravagant, it was not a big deal.

After all, the plate of "Talek" is so big in total. The so-called "luxury" here, let alone "Evergreen Heart", even if it is placed in "Belstad", I'm afraid it's just a middle-income person. Just a family style.

He never expected that someone might be involved in such a big deal as the selling of Mystic Moon Grass.

This far exceeded the limit of his endurance.

Moreover, if you think about it further, might there be malfeasance in the city guard system?
Ige thought quietly for a long time, took a deep breath, and looked at Eric again, who became uneasy because he had not received a reply for a long time.

Since it was him who brought the information, let’s ask for his opinion.

"Eric, how many people in Jingyu Tannery do you think are related to this matter?"

Eric was taken aback.

All his previous thoughts were spent on how to convince Igor to believe in him, but he did not expect that the other party would ask for his opinion.

He quickly sorted out the information in his mind and tried his best to make his answer as organized as possible:
"Master Priest, I think that in addition to Jared Polley, the confirmed criminal, there are at least two other people who are highly suspicious."

"One is Alvin Bray, the security supervisor who is responsible for the security of the tannery and keeps all the keys."

"The other one is the deputy director in charge of human resources in the leather factory, York Hobbs."

"York Hobbs?" Iger felt a little familiar when he heard this name.

Eric added at this time:

"Yes, Lord Priest, York Hobbes."

"He is also the director of the Pure Feather Leather Factory and the son-in-law of Clapham Price."

The situation described by Eric became a big stone that weighed on Iger's heart for several days, making him completely out of sorts.

There is no doubt that the "trafficking of Mystic Moon Grass" is a major case, but it itself is not enough to bring such huge pressure to Iger.

The real problem was that, for the first time in three years, he felt that his control over the "Talek" might be far less than he thought.

This is the first time Jingyu has held the "Miscellaneous Moon Grass Auction"?

How many other major illegal cases like this are happening in "Taleq"?
He had no clue about any of this.

If you think about it this way, if there are still rallies against the rule of the Black Etiquette in the city, or a rally of a terrorist organization like the "Circle of Nature", wouldn't he have to be like the original Church of Father Earth and fight at the last moment? To get information?
Even if Eric reported the "Mysterious Moon Grass Trafficking" incident this time, Iger did not even dare to send out his guards to investigate the Jingyu Tannery for fear of alerting the enemy.

Maybe it’s time to add some more channels for getting news.

Ige leaned on the back of the large black stone chair in his office in the City Lord's Mansion, frowning.

When Black Clothes Ceremony was first established, he experienced the difficulties caused by delayed news.

Later, he took control of the City Guards, established several public-facing departments, and even received intelligence support from the Tianping Church.

I thought my information acquisition was smooth enough.

It seems that it still doesn't work.

But think about it, the past was before, and the present is now.

Although the current reputation of "Talek" has not yet spread, it has actually become an indispensable part of many northern merchants' business routes.

As population mobility increases, various problems will follow.

Many of them are probably hidden like this "Miscellaneous Moon Grass Auction".

Therefore, the Gift of Black also needs its own intelligence power hidden in the dark.

It can bring all the information about "Talek" to the church in a more secretive way.

It also means that Ige no longer needs to be reminded by a civilian to notice something happening like this time.

Of course, there is also the possibility that Eric is completely lying.

He may have been wronged in some way while working at Jingyu Leather Factory, so he wanted to take revenge on the factory by having several encounters with Ige.

Perhaps one of the people who caused him to hate Jingyu was the factory director Jared Polley, so he specifically singled out this person.

But if you think about it carefully, you will know that it is unlikely.

How could something as simple as "selling moongrass" be successfully slandered?

Moreover, Eric completely looked like he wanted to take credit, and could not see any hatred towards Jingyu Tannery and Jared.

dong dong dong-

There was a knock on the office door.

Eagle was awakened from his reverie.

"Please come in!"

Entering the door was Lambert, a bodyguard wearing silver armor and a member of the Rite in Black.

He bowed to Ige and then reported in a sonorous voice: "Sir Ige, the squatting guard disguised as a civilian saw the token that Eric threw over the wall!"

Hearing this, Ige was shocked.

Finally let him wait.

Tonight, take action!

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