Central District, Cross Street, Pat's Pharmacy Company.
In the office, Petri Pat, who was reviewing last quarter's financial statements, heard the door open and looked up. After seeing the person clearly, he stood up in surprise.
"Father! Why are you here?"
A man with gray hair and a majestic face sat across from the desk, took out a match and lit the walnut pipe in his mouth, took a puff and said, "Let me take a look at the situation here."
"Everything is fine with me, Father."
"The recent general election is held every five years. I don't want any news related to us to spread. I was successful last time in the election, and I want to be re-elected this time. If you have any unhandled dirty information, tell me immediately."
"I...."
Petri opened his mouth, not knowing how to answer.
He has always been responsible for things in the company. His father, Donal, is very busy and has no time to take care of the company. When it comes to running the company, Donal has repeatedly told him to keep to himself and not do anything out of the ordinary to avoid being exposed.
Grab the handle.
Petry listened and did the same thing until one day his friend told him that he had obtained a batch of opium with high purity.
If customs declarations and taxes were paid according to normal channels, Pat Pharmaceutical Company would lose at least 30% of its profits, which was a lot of money. It happened that Petri was in urgent need of money at that time, so he entrusted the Pluto Chamber of Commerce to smuggle opium.
Came over.
Two years have passed, and this matter has never been exposed. The storm has long passed, and the three tons of opium have been made into potions and sold out...
Petry did not tell his father about this because he knew his father would not agree.
"Why, is there anything else you can't tell me?" Donnel frowned and his eyes turned cold: "Tell me! What are you hiding from me?!"
"Father, I have nothing to hide from you..." Cold sweat broke out on Petry's forehead. He had been afraid of Donal since he was a child. Now that he was being questioned, he turned pale as he had something in his heart.
"I am your father, Petri. How can there be a father in the world who doesn't understand his son?"
Donnel took a deep breath and tried to make his tone calmer, "Speak out as soon as possible before it is exposed. If I fail the election because of this matter, our family will definitely be punished! Do you know that this time
Who is I running against? Nicholas von Manstein!"
"he?!"
Petri's face changed: "Why would he come to run for Congress? He is so rich and a member of the church. What's so good about being a Congressman?!"
"Without the support of an official background, no matter how much assets you have, they are just castles in the air. They may seem brilliant, but in fact they are illusory and fleeting." Donner said in a deep voice: "The Manstein family already has a nobleman and a top businessman.
, countless wealth, if another congressman comes and controls the actual power, within three generations, they will rise completely and become a real nobleman!"
"You don't understand Nicholas von Manstein's plan at all. He did the right thing. After acquiring wealth, he must immediately exchange it for the corresponding status. The parliamentarian is his best stepping stone if he becomes the Prime Minister of the Kingdom in the future.
..”
Shaking his head, Donal did not dare to continue. The eldest prince had already felt the threat and ordered him to win the council seat in Lambeth District, defeat Nicholas, and make the plans of the second prince and others come to nothing.
This was the reason why he took time out of his busy schedule to come to Pat Pharmacy Company. As a father, he knew Petri too well, and only by talking face to face could he get the other party to reveal the truth.
"me..."
Petry hesitated and couldn't say a word for a long time. When Donal saw this, he slammed the table and shouted sternly: "Why are you hesitating! I am your father! Anyone can harm you, but I will not!"
Say it!"
"I...I have always run the company in a safe and sound manner in accordance with your father's requirements..." Petry hesitated: "It was two...two years ago..."
"What happened two years ago?"
"Two years ago... I, I bought a batch of very pure opium... about three tons..."
"Opium is recognized by the kingdom's laws and is a legally traded commodity. The company purchases a large amount of opium every quarter. Is this surprising?"
"It's really nothing strange..." Petry grinned and said with some embarrassment, "I just didn't go through customs..."
"What?!"
Donnel's eyes suddenly widened: "Are you smuggling?!"
"Just that one time! Father! Really! Just that one time!" Petri quickly explained: "At that time, the company's capital turnover was not working well, and it was your birthday. In order to give you a manor, I...
He took a desperate risk and smuggled three tons of opium..."
"Asshole! Do you know who I am?! Congressman! If you do this, you will harm the Pat family!"
"But father, other congressmen have done similar things!" Petrie said with a frown: "Congressman Marshall relied on his power to forcibly purchase the fields from the farmers. Isn't he okay? I just smuggled three tons of opium.
That’s it, it happened two years ago and it’s long gone! Everything is calm!”
"Is there water in your head?!"
Donal was about to get angry when he suddenly smelled a familiar smell wafting in the air. He immediately stood up and came to the desk. He pushed away his son who was trying to stop him, opened the drawer and took out a box of dried marijuana.
.
"You're still smoking this! What did I tell you? We sell drugs but don't take them! This stuff will hurt you!"
Facing his furious father, Petri could only lower his head and accept the scolding. He was still a little unconvinced, and he was not the only one to smoke this kind of thing. Besides, even if this thing is bad for the body, he still has eternal life.
field?
With the realm of immortality, it is impossible for this thing to kill him...
Petri still doesn't know the reason for his father's anger. Marijuana can stimulate the nerves, and long-term smoking can cause damage to the nerve center, and even make people crazy and unconscious.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! How could Donal, who started his business by selling pharmaceuticals, not know the dangers of drugs?
He has seen too many people who are addicted to drugs, so he has set up family rules and does not allow his family members to take drugs.
"Forget it, now is not the time to worry about this..."
Donal sat on the chair, rubbed his aching temples and said, "You should surrender to the tax bureau now and make up for the evaded taxes!"
"Surrender yourself?!"
Petry took two steps back in shock: "I'm not going to surrender! Father, smuggling is not a serious crime! Why should I surrender? You are a congressman, so this trivial matter is settled! That's a lot of money! A full two dollars
Thousands of gold pounds!”
"This is not a question of money at all! Do you understand it or not?" Donnel said with hatred: "These are extraordinary times! The person competing with me is Nicholas von Manstein! Who is he?
Do you think you can outplay him? To deal with this kind of person, we can only use the actual situation to prove ourselves! Plots and tricks are useless! Don’t be clever! Just be lucky!"
Petry lowered his head and remained silent.
"You still don't understand the seriousness of the matter..."
Donnel sighed in despair. His son was about the same age as Ma Wei, but the gap between the two was so huge that it was despairing.
"Petry, sit down."
After much thought, Donal decided to change his approach and talk to his son face to face as a father.
Petri pulled up a chair and sat down. He looked at his father in front of him and felt a sense of nostalgia in his heart. The last time the father and son talked like this was when he was fifteen years old.
"Let me ask you, who is Nicholas von Manstein?"
"The founder and current chairman of the Manstein Potion Company, the potion dealer designated by the Church of Destiny..."
"Is he smart?"
"Smart. If you weren't smart, you wouldn't be able to achieve what you have today."
"Yes, he is very smart. The question is, if such a smart person wants to run for Congress against me, what will he do?" After a pause, Donnell said: "If the person running against me is you, Petry,
what will you do?"
"The most important thing in an election is the number of votes. The person with more votes wins, so I want to increase my support rate as much as possible and canvass votes for myself as much as possible." Petry thought for a while and said: "Besides that, I want to
Monitoring your opponent's every move is like doing business, you must understand your opponent's intentions so as to ensure that you do not suffer losses."
Donnel nodded: "Yes, isn't it to monitor every move of the opponent to find the opponent's flaws? In your eyes, what flaws does Nicholas have?"
Petry pondered for a moment and slowly shook his head: "No, I have never heard of any dirty information about Nicholas von Manstein. His wealth was obtained through formal means. With the support of the second prince, he
There is no need for heresy."
"He has no black material, so we have to look for problems on ourselves!" Donnel said: "Why do I ask you to keep to yourself? Because only in this way can we be impeccable! If Nicholas discovers your smuggling, he will publicize it and pass it.
The newspapers accuse us, what should we do?"
"He won't find out, father." Petri spread his hands: "That was two years ago. He didn't know where he was two years ago! How could he know that I was smuggling?"
"Is there no trace or flaw in your smuggling? Are there no employees at Pat Pharmacy who know about this matter? Does the Finance Department know anything about it?"
"They won't betray me! The worst they can do is pay some hush money!"
Donnel smiled, and his son laughed angrily: "You, a person who can't even care about 20,000 gold pounds, are competing with the Manstein family for financial resources? You can pay hush money, but they can't bribe your employees? You
Is he rich or is he rich? With tens of thousands of gold pounds thrown at him, who can keep a secret? Can you use your brain before doing anything?"
Holding back the anger of scolding his son, Donal continued: "There can be no problems in this election! The eldest prince gave me a death order. I must win this election! Defeat Nicholas! As long as there are no flaws, I will
Don’t be afraid of Nicholas! So what if he has more money? Lambeth is Bishop Fowler’s territory! With his help, I won’t lose!”
The premise is that you have no flaws.
Petri came back to his senses, and found that the problem was not whether he had smuggled or not, but his attitude after smuggling!
If you make a mistake, you will be punished. This is the meaning of the existence of the law.
If someone wants to evade legal sanctions, he or she is violating the basic rules of the country and will be unanimously resisted by the people!
On the contrary, if he surrenders, takes the initiative to admit his mistakes, accepts punishment from the government, and displays an attitude of respecting the law, rules and order, it will greatly reduce the people's resistance!
Even if Ma Wei discovers that he is smuggling, nothing will happen to him!
As long as you take the initiative to admit your mistakes and accept the punishment, there will be no need to continue pursuing the matter!
"I understand, Father."
Petry put away his last chance, raised his head and said, "I will surrender and admit my mistake."
"now it's right."
Donnel nodded happily and said earnestly: "Don't worry, although smuggling is a serious crime, it will not lead to death. When this storm is over, I will try to reduce your guilt and try to get you released on bail as soon as possible."
Nodding heavily, Petry stood up: "I'll go back and talk to Erica, and then I'll surrender to the tax department."
"No, go now and let me talk to your wife Erica."
After knocking out the ash from his pipe, Donal stood up and said, "I'll go to the tax department with you."
"Why?" Petri was a little confused: "I can just go by myself, father, I won't run away!"
"I have to consider the situation where the smuggling has been exposed." Donnell said: "If the smuggling has been exposed and was brought to the tax department, it would be too late to surrender. At this time, I appeared with you to tell others.
I knew nothing about your smuggling, and after learning about it, I took the initiative to hand over my son and accept the punishment from the government...Attitude, this is the attitude."
Under Petri's gaze full of surprise and admiration, Donal smiled: "If you didn't even have this ability, your father and I wouldn't be able to get here today. There are a group of old foxes in the parliament, extremely cunning, and they follow
After dealing with these people for a long time, they will naturally have a sense of crisis."
After leaving the company, Donnell and his son quickly came to the tax department. When the staff saw them, they looked surprised and asked: "Congressman Donnell, what are you..."
Donnell did not answer the staff's inquiry, but asked: "Who has come recently?"
The staff member swallowed, looked behind him, and whispered: "The second prince is inside, it's not convenient to go in now."
The second prince...
With his eyes narrowed, Donal glanced at his son, suddenly grabbed Petri's arm, and said loudly: "I want to report! Donal Pat reported Petri Pat for smuggling opium!"
The staff in the hall stopped what they were doing and turned to look over. In shock, the door of the Tax Minister's office opened, and the ugly-looking Second Prince walked out together with the Tax Minister.
"Congressman Donnell, are you crazy? Report your son?"
"I'm not crazy! As a member of parliament, you should abide by the law!" Donnell said word for word: "I will never protect anyone who breaks the law, even if the criminal is my only son!"