novelraw Chapter 1167 - 350: An Interlude Melody
Chapter 1167 - 350: An Interlude Melody
Just as Prince Colin's carriage kicked up dust while heading north, a storm he personally wove was sweeping across the Holy City with precise and ruthless rhythm.
Inside a private study.
Ticky sat under the warm light, concentrating intensely.
As the executor of the plan, he was playing a dual role.
In public, he was the popular author of "Baron Cosia's Drifting Story," using passionate words to pave the way for his revenge with a bed of public opinion.
Behind the scenes, he transformed into Tower Bank's most ruthless "debt advisor," teaming up with a group of sharp-sensed businessmen to lay a net for the assets held by the Devor family.
His pen glided elegantly across the paper, penning the new chapter of the much-anticipated "Baron Cosia's Drifting Story"—where the venerable baron demonstrates extraordinary perseverance in despair, inspiring Saint Sis with wisdom and devotion, calming the storm, and bringing sunshine after the rain.
His writing is full of praise for hope and the Holy Light, enough to move any reader, especially the devout followers of the Holy Light.
Similarly, he used meticulous strokes to paint a world full of exotic charm, through vivid characters, filling those eager for adventure with endless imagination for the unfamiliar continent, and laying the foundation for the "Gana Dream."
On the other side of his desk lay a completely different "manuscript"—a list from Tower Bank detailing all the assets and liabilities of the Devor family.
Once the "little fishes" of the White Dew District finished nibbling on the shrimp from the lotus pond, a truly significant big fish finally started to enter the scene.
Dantes had already made contact with Tower Bank's President Buckley, who, upon deciphering the underlying message in the "New World Newspaper," promptly handed a sharpened knife to the esteemed Prince.
In the past, even the greediest businessman would not dare to lend money to the Nobles easily, but if a Noble exposed their weakness and offended another more powerful Noble, the situation changed.
It's not just the Barons of the White Dew District looking to climb the tree of Prince Colin; even the citizens of the Holy City had long started courting this Prince, being far more proactive than those country bumpkins from the suburbs.
Whether the president of Tower Bank himself or the Nobles standing behind the bank, they were filled with confidence about this profitable merger.
The only unresolved matter now was how to cut the meat on the chopping board.
As the Demon King's spokesperson, Baron Cosia naturally had to reclaim everything he lost and take the largest share…
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Just as Baron Cosia penned the second chapter of hatred and punishment, another key actor stepped onto the stage.
Sir Edmund Dantes, the newly prominent "reformer," during a special interview with the "Holy Light Daily," with indignation yet restraint, issued a public challenge to Imperial Royal Bank's President Hogan Nora.
Skillfully juxtaposing his own "unfair ordeal" of loan rejection with the ease with which rural Barons in the White Dew District obtained loans far exceeding their ability to repay, he finally posed the sharp, heart-piercing question capable of inciting class conflict—
"Why does a forward-looking reformer get thwarted by rules, while in front of the Barons of White Dew District, those ironclad principles seem nonexistent?"
These statements were like a stone thrown against the stained glass of the Holy Hall, causing an uproar.
This unwritten rule was well-known to every resident of the Holy City, though most people would edit their memories to seek peace in their Spirit world.
Now, someone boldly pierced this layer of window paper, and it was a Sir noble enough, doing so in a reasonable manner.
A previously ordinary commercial dispute immediately escalated to a conflict of class between commoners and Nobles, attracting the attention of both the Council of Elders and the Officer Faction representing the citizens.
Faced with the surging pressure of public opinion, Imperial Royal Bank's President Hogan Nora's reaction was exactly as Edmund expected.
He acted as if discovering the problem for the first time, showing thunderous indignation publicly, exclaiming "Unbelievable! We must investigate thoroughly!"
Of course, he didn't have the authority to investigate the Nobles, at most bullying the branch manager at White Dew District, the powerless Mr. Huck Alton—the country bumpkin coveting his own position as president.
But this was already enough.
A wise person always does only what's within their duties, hard as granite when necessary, soft as a worm when needed.
As for whether to investigate thoroughly, that's for the big figures to decide; even if he saw the outcome, he wouldn't rush in blindly.
With the intervention of the prosecutor's office, the investigation results were quickly released, with astonishing results!
The Royal Mounted Police stormed Huck Alton's residence, discovering over ten thousand Gold Coins hidden within the wall cavities—wealth that someone with an annual salary of less than a hundred Gold Coins could never possess!
Huck was ashen-faced, confessing to his crimes without denial.
It was during his handling of Baron Devor's loan that a "fatal procedural oversight" occurred—failing to confiscate the original Land Deed from Baron Devor as per regulations, thereby opening a convenient door for the latter's illegal secondary mortgage.