Chapter 107 I’m giving you face
Chapter 107 I’m giving you face
With a "bang", Deputy Knight Commander Fang slammed the desk hard. The magic circle on the desk suddenly flashed and dissolved the palm power of Deputy Knight Commander Fang, thus preventing the desk from being shattered into pieces.
"As a deputy centurion, you have the responsibility to maintain stability and order in the territory. Is this how you serve as a deputy centurion?" Deputy Knight Commander Fang pointed at the tax collector and started scolding him, causing the tax collector to be stunned.
"No," Zhang Wei wanted to explain when he saw that Deputy Knight Commander Fang had scolded the wrong person.
Who would have thought that Deputy Knight Commander Fang was so powerful that she said to Zhang Wei directly, "Shut up, you have no right to speak."
Zhang Wei immediately shut up and thought, go ahead and scold me if you want, it’s not me anyway.
As if responding to Zhang Wei's inner thoughts, Deputy Knight Commander Fang continued to point at the tax collector and cursed, "How dare you lead troops when your knees are so weak? No wonder a few adventurers have the guts to cause trouble! You can't even handle this little thing, do you still want the Viscount to send troops to help you?"
"I, I..." The tax officer was so scolded that he couldn't say anything. He pointed at himself, looked at Zhang Wei, and then looked at Deputy Knight Commander Fang.
"What do you mean by "me"? As a local military adjutant, you don't even have any equipment, you are fat and live a life of luxury. How dare you stand in front of me!" Deputy Knight Commander Fang continued to speak.
Zhang Wei saw that the tax collector was so angry that he was about to take out the temporary territory token, so he stepped forward and showed his identity card to Deputy Knight Commander Fang: "Excuse me, I am the deputy centurion of the Barony, and this is our tax collector. Before the Baron came to report on his duties, he specially arranged for him to act as the agent for the affairs of the Barony."
Deputy Knight Commander Fang realized that she had scolded the wrong person. She snorted in embarrassment and said to Zhang Wei, "It's the same for everyone. Why are you here instead of quelling the rebellion in your territory? Do you really think a few adventurers can't handle it???"
"Deputy Knight Commander Fang, we are here to see the Baron. We learned that the Baron followed the Viscount to the countryside for vacation, and we need your approval to see the Baron. Although you and I are not subordinate to each other, you are the great Knight after all, and we are just soldiers with the title of deputy centurion. If we don't have to get your approval, we don't want to disturb you at work."
"No, the Viscount is going to the countryside to work, not for vacation. He is busy with many things and has no time for you to disturb him." When Deputy Knight Commander Fang saw that Zhang Wei was using the fact that they were not subordinate to each other to confront her, she sat back in her seat, picked up a document and ignored Zhang Wei and the tax officer.
"We just..." The tax officer wanted to fight for it again, but was stopped by Zhang Wei.
"Okay, thank you, Deputy Knight Commander Fang. We will find a place to wait for the Baron to come back. By then, we will report to the Baron truthfully for any losses caused during this period." Zhang Wei said as he was about to leave with the tax officer.
"Hmph, threatening me? You allowed a few adventurers to plunder your territory, and yet you came here to settle things with the Baron. I'm afraid that when the Baron comes back, the first people he'll chop will be you. I can recommend a shop that specializes in washing necks very well." When Deputy Knight Commander Fang saw Zhang Wei threatening her, she flipped through some documents while taunting Zhang Wei and the tax officer, telling them to wash their necks quickly and wait for death.
"You!" The tax officer was furious, and Zhang Wei stepped forward to stop him again.
"Deputy Knight Commander Fang, you may not know that, according to the Kingdom Law, the Barony's full-strength army is 180 people, but for various reasons, the current number is just over . The Barony has registered adventurers, most of whom participated in this robbery. In addition, someone has hinted that our local army and the Adventurer's Guild should coexist harmoniously, which has constrained us in every way."
Zhang Wei continued, "I really want to know, if 80% of the adventurers registered in the Viscount's territory suddenly start looting, and someone above asks you to coexist peacefully with these adventurers, can you quell the riot?"
"Count..." Deputy Knight Commander Fang was about to say that the Earl would not give such a stupid order to the Viscount, but when the words were on the tip of her tongue, she realized that the Count Zhang Wei was referring to was the Viscount. As soldiers, it could not be considered Zhang Wei's fault that they did not dare to go out to quell the rebellion.
"Ahem," Deputy Knight Commander Fang coughed and continued, "So what did you do? A hundred or so people just stood there and watched?"
"We can only gather the military dependents in one place to prevent them from getting into trouble and causing unrest in the military. At the same time, we deploy limited troops in the Baron's mansion to ensure that the Baron's family members are not affected. Apart from that, the only person who can be mobilized is standing in front of you. There are two others who are blocked at the gate and cannot enter."
"Let's not talk about anything else. Just based on the fact that the deputy knight commander prevented us from reporting intelligence to the baron, you have to bear the blame! I don't believe that the viscount will admit that he said not to let the army take action against adventurers. You delayed us for a day, and I think the baron will claim compensation from the viscount for that day's loss. I do know a money lender. If you don't have enough money, I can introduce you to him. At least you don't have to sell your body to pay, right?"
Zhang Wei's last two sentences were so vicious that Deputy Knight Commander Fang was so angry that he threw the documents in his hand on the table and pointed at Zhang Wei and started to curse: "You!!!"
Unexpectedly, Zhang Wei cursed faster than her: "What do you mean by you! I'll give you face and call you Deputy Knight Commander Fang. If I don't give you face, you're a piece of shit! Are you my superior? Why the hell should I give you face??? I'm subordinate to the Baron, I only listen to him. If he gives you face, I'll give you face. If he wants me to slap you in the face, I can slap you so hard that your mother won't even recognize you!"
"You!!! Me!!!" Deputy Knight Commander Fang had never seen such a swearing person. After all, she was born in a small noble family and she also had the title of knight. Although she had no fiefdom, she was at least a noble. When she met Zhang Wei today, she felt a bit like a scholar meeting a soldier.
"What do you mean by 'me'? Why are you pretending? I'm telling you, I've completed the process. I'm not going to serve you anymore. I'm going to find a place to sleep. Even if you beg me, I won't go. I'm going to wait for the Baron to come back and tell him that it was you who stopped us from going to find him. You are 100% involved with the Adventurer's Guild, and all the losses of our Baron will be blamed on you. Let's see who will come to save you for such a huge compensation! Bah!" Zhang Wei spat, pulled the tax officer and slammed the door out.
As soon as he reached the corridor, Zhang Wei walked quickly towards the stairs.
"Why are you walking so fast?" the tax officer asked in a low voice, as he could hardly catch up.
"Nonsense, wait for her to chop you??? She is at least level eight, can you beat her???" Zhang Wei said as he reached the stairs. He heard an angry scream from behind and simply climbed over the railing and ran outside.
The tax officer followed closely. He heard a loud noise from behind. Looking back, he found that the fence on the second floor had been broken by the sword energy. He was so scared that he quickly lowered his head to chase Zhang Wei. The tax officer looked at Zhang Wei's back getting farther and farther away. He cursed in his heart that this bastard ran away after satisfying his desire to talk, and ran so fast. He absolutely could not let Zhang Wei take the blame!
When Zhang Wei ran to the door, he found that the cold-faced knight who was leading the way was walking inside.
"What's going on in there?" asked the grim knight.
"Your deputy knight's aunt is here, brother, it's really not easy for you." Zhang Wei said as he turned from running and strode towards the door.
"What's going on?" the grim knight asked the tax collector again.
"Yes, you are sick! You just curse at me! You are crazy!" The tax collector ran out of breath. After he finished speaking, he ignored the grim knight and walked out breathlessly.
The Cold-Faced Knight didn't think that Zhang Wei and the tax collector could hurt Deputy Knight Commander Fang. He walked quickly to the small square, looked up and saw Deputy Knight Commander Fang standing at the fence damaged by sword energy with an angry look on his face. After thinking for a moment, he turned around and went back to stand guard.
"What's wrong?" Qian Yuanyuan asked.
"Yeah, why is it so loud?" Samantha was also surprised.
"It's okay, just constipation. Come on, I'll take you shopping." Zhang Wei said, hugging one of them and taking Qian Yuanyuan and Samantha to find a shopping street without caring about his image.
"You guys go walk around, I'll go to the Adventurer's Guild Hotel and get a room to rest." The tax officer had walked enough, and after telling Zhang Wei where he was staying, he wanted to find out where the hotel was.
"Damn, you dare to go to the guild hotel." Zhang Wei didn't expect that the tax officer would choose to stay at the guild hotel.
"Nonsense, only the guild hotel is safe. Do they dare to cause trouble in their own guild hotel?" The tax officer said with an expression that said you wouldn't understand even if I told you. He waved his hand vigorously and left.
After Qian Yuanyuan saw the tax officer disappear from her sight, she spoke up, "Aren't we going to look for Kelly and Veronica?"
“And the cripple,” Samantha added.
"If he doesn't tell us, we won't be able to find it." Zhang Wei had other plans.
"Could it be at the Adventurer's Guild Hotel?" Qian Yuanyuan speculated.
“Yeah, didn’t he choose the Adventurer’s Guild Hotel?” Samantha agreed.
"It shouldn't be. The Baron's Guild isn't stupid, and neither is Kida Kaori. If the Cripple dared to stay at the Adventurer's Guild Hotel, or hide someone there, we would have gotten the news long ago. There's no rush for them. Let's find a place to eat first, and then go buy what you want."
"I thought you would want to find a hotel to rest first." Qian Yuanyuan laughed that Zhang Wei was not so lazy and was willing to take them shopping.
"It's not that we don't want to look for her, but there's no need. Deputy Knight Commander Fang is no fool. She should find us soon and take us to see the Baron." Zhang Wei expressed his speculation.
"What if she really is a fool?" Samantha teased. As a businessman, she actually didn't like the territorial army that was taking advantage of her. Even if one of her current identities was a territorial soldier, it would be useless.
"That's great, if even a fool can sit in that seat, won't we have more opportunities in the future?" Zhang Wei continued with a smile, pointing to a restaurant not far away that looked quite crowded, and pulled Qian Yuanyuan and Samantha over.
At the dinner table, Samantha still felt sorry for her shop, and she asked Zhang Wei why he didn't take advantage of the tax officer's trouble to extort money.
"You have to know that the contract can be terminated, and at that time, even if you ask for his mother, he will agree. But after things are over, will he regret it or even retaliate?" Zhang Wei cut the steak and gave it to Samantha and Qian Yuanyuan.
"Are you afraid that he will do something desperate?" Qian Yuanyuan asked.
"Yes, so I'm going to boil the frog in warm water. I will ask for things within the range that he thinks is controllable. By the time he finds out it's out of control, it will be too late." Zhang Wei divided the steaks, signaled the waiter to take away the plates, and then started to eat his tomato meat sauce spaghetti.
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