dognovel Chapter 300 Treat
Chapter 300 Treat
Looking at the stranger in front of him, Paulino looked around and said:
"Are you calling me?"
"Yes sir, I am calling you."
Hearing this, Paulino was puzzled:
"I don't think I've seen you before, and you didn't tell me your name."
"Sir, why don't you sit down first?"
After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he called the hotel waiter:
"Give me one of each of the ten most expensive dishes on the menu, and two bottles of Leon wine."
"Stay on the road."
Seeing that someone was inviting him to dinner, Paulino returned to the table and sat down. After the waiter poured the wine into the glass, Paulino drank it all and asked:
"How long have you been following me?"
The middle-aged man was startled and immediately asked:
"How did you know?"
"It's very simple."
Paulino shook his glass and said:
"First, I only have one day off a week, and you invited me to dinner on that day. Of course, this could be a coincidence."
"But the wine you chose for the dinner is very questionable. You asked the waiter to serve the most expensive dish at the beginning, but the wine you ordered was Leon wine. There are many wines in this tavern that are more expensive than this, but you chose the moderately priced wine that I like the most."
"Finally, I don't know you at all, but you invited me to dinner. This means you wanted to get to know me, so you must have used various clues to find out my personality and preferences, so that I would have a good impression of you during this dinner."
After listening to Paulino's analysis, the middle-aged man couldn't help but praise:
"Yes, Master Paulino is indeed very intelligent. I am doing this in the hope that you can do me a favor."
"Oh? Could it be this?"
After listening to this, Paulino made a gesture to the middle-aged man. This gesture means smuggling in the language of local gangs.
The middle-aged man immediately nodded in understanding after seeing it. After getting confirmation, Paulino continued:
"Then why are you looking for me? You should look for Sander about this matter. He is in charge of this."
"It's true."
The middle-aged man looked around and said:
"My master had a little friction with Xander, so there's definitely no hope from his side."
"So that's it..."
Paulino thought that since he was about to be dismissed, he might as well make some extra money, so he immediately replied:
"Sure, but my price is a bit higher than Sander's."
"Don't worry, my master said that he will give you a satisfactory reward, but you need to meet with my master to discuss it."
If this was said to someone else, Paulino would have thought that this person was trying to trick him into kidnapping. But according to his observation, the man in front of him did not have that kind of murderous aura, and there were no scars or calluses on his hands from using weapons. In addition to the cost this time, he was most likely sure that the man in front of him was indeed inviting him to discuss business.
After the meal, the middle-aged man paid the bill and the two walked out of the restaurant. After each of them got on a carriage, the middle-aged man's carriage led the way, and the two carriages soon arrived at the door of an apartment.
The middle-aged man patted the iron door, and a servant came out of the apartment and unlocked the door. The middle-aged man then made a "please" gesture to Paulino.
After entering the apartment, Paulino took a quick look at the decoration. It could be said that there was no decoration except for the furniture. It seemed that the apartment had just been purchased.
At this time, a man in gorgeous clothes came down the stairs. He walked to the chair in the living room, sat down, and said politely:
"Master Paulino, please take a seat."
As soon as he finished speaking, several servants came out with tea and snacks. Seeing this, Paulino waved his hand and said:
"Sir, you have already treated me to dinner. Now we are going to talk about business. What should I call you?"
"You can just call me Wesker. Please name a price first."
After listening to this, Paulino felt that this person was a little strange, so he reminded:
"Sir, I need to know specific information about this smuggling operation, such as what the cargo is, how heavy it is, and how many ships there are in total, so that I can say hello to my brothers serving in the port garrison."
Wesker waved his hand and said:
"No, no, no, this cargo of mine doesn't require a ship or a carriage, and I need your personal help to succeed?"
Paulino was completely confused when he heard this, so he asked:
"Excuse me, what exactly is the cargo you are talking about?"
"You and I both know this cargo, it's just the city of Basque."
"Oh ah?"
Paulino was speechless for a moment. After a while, Bai stood up angrily and said:
"You must be kidding me!"
"No, no, no, calm down first."
Wesker explained as he advised:
"This is not my decision. My master has made it clear that only you can hand over the city of Basque to him personally."
At this point, Wesker kindly reminded:
"Oh, by the way, my father's name is John Hohenzollern. You may have heard of this name recently."
As John's name came out, Paulino's mind couldn't help but run wild with thoughts. He couldn't understand why a governor thought that he, a centurion, could rule the city in the future.
"You said you were John's man. What evidence do you have to prove it?"
Paulino asked anxiously:
"Believe it or not, I just want to tell you that the door to power and wealth has been opened. It depends on whether you are willing to step in. If not, you can turn back and leave."
After hearing this, Paulino understood the whole story based on what had happened before. The struggle between John and Hoss had expanded to the Basque Country, and he was John's representative fighting with the Hoss City Council for control of the city.
However, he was very hesitant at this time, because the strength between the enemy and us was too disparate. He only had a hundred soldiers at most. In addition to the city defenders, there were several mercenary groups on the opposite side. There was no way to fight.
"Of course I am willing to do it, but may I ask, sir, what should I do next?"
Seeing that the other party agreed, Wesker said:
"Don't you have some accomplices? Unite them and form a powerful force again."
But at this time Paulino shook his head and said:
"Sir, I'm telling you that my accomplices have been suppressed, and now the highest one is only a centurion. The rest are all sergeants and corporals, and they have been dispersed to various departments and cannot unite together. The opponents are either centurions or generals, or wealthy businessmen who can hire large mercenary groups. We can't win at all."
But after Paulino finished speaking, Wesker chuckled and said:
"I'm not asking you to fight for political power. The rank of an official doesn't mean anything. After all, they won't open the city gates for you at night, nor will they charge into battle for you in a war."