On the dark and soft sky, many stars twinkled like diamonds.
Roland Manor.
The dinner was held in the hall.
The long dining table, the neat white tablecloth, the huge glass crystal lamp hanging above the head, and the candles on the silver candlesticks are blooming with soft light.
The restaurant was very quiet, except for the occasional sound of knives and forks touching the bottom of the plate.
Fang Xian forked a small piece of steak, dipped it in the sauce, and put it in his mouth. The sweet and mellow taste of the beef overflowed and merged with the flavor of the sauce, creating a strong stimulation to the taste buds.
He then picked up the glass and raised the glass: "To meet again after a long separation!"
Opposite him, sat a middle-aged gentleman, Baron Andre Roland. He was wearing a gorgeous dress and reservedly holding up a tall glass: "Welcome home!"
The baroness next to her smiled at the heir Peter.
Everything seemed extremely harmonious and perfect.
But Fang Xian found that the jewelry on the Baroness was a bit inconsistent, and the most beloved ruby necklace in his memory had long since disappeared.
The tableware on the table is not made of sterling silver, but made of the latest mass-produced alloy from the Kingdom Factory. Many middle-class families like to buy a set to imitate aristocratic banquets, but it will be ridiculed in the upper class.
In addition, although the maids who serve are doing their duty, they occasionally show a perfunctory look when the master is not paying attention, and they feel strange to the family.
Obviously, most of them are just maids on temporary loan.
"So...what happened to the school when you came back this time?"
Baron Andre put down his knife and fork and asked in a deep voice.
"good……"
Fang Xian spread his hands: "I just encountered something recently and wanted to come back..."
In his memory, Daniel was very angry because his family had no living expenses.
If he hadn't paid six years of tuition fees at once when he first entered school, he might have dropped out of school early.
However, after seeing the actual situation of this family, Fang Xian felt that the other party had tried his best to maintain his current dignity, and there was really no way to support the study of a mysterious person like before.
Baron Andre looked at the maids around him and pulled off the napkin around his neck: "Come to the study with me. We need to have a conversation between men. Peter, stay with your mother."
Fang Xian cast an apologetic look at the two of them, stood up and followed the baron.
Walking through the empty and monotonous corridor, the baron opened the study door and closed it tightly.
The study room is very spacious, with rows of bookshelves filled with books of all kinds, exuding a unique fragrance.
The baron took matters into his own hands and lit a kerosene lamp to spread the bright light. Then he sat behind the desk and looked at his son: "Didn't you say you would never come back? Is it because you don't have enough money?"
Fang Xian flipped through his memory and found that, since he couldn't get any satisfaction after writing letters asking for money, Daniel lost his temper at his family and even said such things.
His silence seemed to make the baron fall into some kind of thought. After a moment, he asked: "How many are needed?"
Fang Xian estimated that the other party was already planning which piece of property should be sold.
"I don't need..." He shook his head and said softly: "Has the family's financial situation gotten so bad? My mother's jewelry, the antiques in the corridor, and the oil paintings..."
Andre moved his lips, as if he wanted to refute, but finally collapsed speechlessly, holding his head in his hands: "You know everything? That damn Ferdinand R. Columbus, the damn bank, the damn creditors...
They are all vampires!"
'Um?'
Fang Xian narrowed his eyes slightly.
Doesn't the Roland family know that Ferdinand R. Columbus's adventure was a great success and that what was originally a scrap of paper equity certificate has turned into an endless stream of gold mines?
Also, if you know this news, even if you just take it to a bank for a mortgage loan, or borrow money from other nobles as a guarantee, the economic situation of the Roland family will be greatly improved.
He thought for a while and decided to show off his cards: "Let's talk openly and honestly... First of all, tell me whether our family has inherited any blood of gods, or is a hidden branch of a great noble in ancient times, or has retained any great
secret?"
"Have you... watched too many popular dramas in the city?" Baron Andre stared at his son with a look of caring for a fool.
"Okay... I'm just being sentimental." Fang Xian shrugged his shoulders and put his hands in his trouser pockets: "Then... why did we, who don't have any secrets, choose to support Ferdinand R. Columbus in the first place?"
"I have no idea……"
A bitter expression appeared on Andre's face: "That navigator must be a [fascist]. He manipulated me... and used some secret method to deceive the fair people..."
There is a mysterious power in this world, and officials will definitely take similar situations into consideration when notarizing.
For such a large-scale investment, there must be specialized personnel to observe the minds of both parties to confirm that they are not affected, and they also have unique power to isolate interference.
At least it was indeed the Baron's personal wish to sign the agreement.
Fang Xian rolled his eyes: "According to my mysterious knowledge, if there is a strong person who can bypass the notary office and confuse you, he will not despise the original investment... Okay, I have a showdown, I am in school
There was trouble there, related to this transaction, and someone was eyeing the equity certificate... You... didn't sell it, right?"
Andre's expression was a little dazed, and surprise suddenly appeared in the depths of his eyes: "You mean... that great navigator's expedition was successful? Haha... I knew that my original decision was not wrong."
'Are you a goldfish with a memory of only a few seconds?' Fang Xian rolled his eyes: 'Who was still cursing that navigator before?'
"That's not the point. The point is...someone is targeting us. Stopping me is just part of the plan. Their real purpose is to bankrupt the Roland family and finally get the equity certificate at the price of rags!"
This is not a bearer stock. You can get it if you steal it. Instead, you have to go to the notary office and let Andre transfer it as the owner of the family.
"Damn it... I'm just saying... our family has encountered more troubles recently than the past two years combined... and there are still people who are willing to buy out all my debts..."
Andre reacted and suddenly became extremely angry: "This is a shameful fraud! Theft!"
Fang Xian nodded sympathetically.
If the other party is willing to come to the door, explain the matter clearly, and propose an acquisition plan, the most they can do is to prepare them to sell the gold at the price of silver. Although it is considered an advantage, the Roland family can not only recover their previous investment, but also make a fortune.
.
But now, they are not prepared to do this at all and want them to sell the gold at the price of stones.
It can only be said that people are greedy. If they can eat a whole fish, they will not only eat half.