Rawls, wearing a formal tuxedo and a royal blue tie, slowly walked out of the library. Albert Venn continued to stay in the library to make up for the fun he missed in his youth.
Rawls believed that Wien said that the person in charge of the merger was Hibbert Hall, but he did not believe that Hibbert wanted to use this matter to let the Wien family hinder Lincoln College and Albany.
Cooperation with Derian Office.
Even if the Wien family is one of the richest people in Tingen and has a very high influence in the newspaper industry, it is not enough to hinder the Lincoln Inn. Even if Earl Hall or Duke Negan alone want to do it,
This is not easy at all.
Although he had just used "bribery" when handing Wayne "Fanny Hill", Rawls deliberately controlled the intensity, which could only make Wayne have a certain liking for him, but could not make him completely trust him.
Rawls.
After all, Rawls is just a "briber", not a "psychiatrist".
This is the code he summarized from playing at the banquets in the past few days.
Bribery is a profound knowledge. If you want to successfully complete a bribe, you must consider what the other party needs. Giving the other party what they want will quickly draw in the relationship between the two, but what you give must be controlled. What the other party wants
Money can be given one after another. Don't give too much at one time. This will increase the other party's appetite and arouse suspicion.
A small number of times is what a "briber" should do. After all, this is not a battle. Gradual corruption is the true meaning.
Moreover, compared to ordinary and wealthy people like Albert Venn, Rawls is more willing to cooperate with Extraordinaries of the "Lawyer" path like Merlino, and his "bribery" has a greater impact on the Extraordinaries of this path.
It's far-reaching. But if you don't have a cooperation plan and a lawyer partner plan that you have prepared in advance, the role of "bribery" will be too obvious.
Merlino is a "barbarian" in Sequence 8, and he will have some understanding of the "briber" in Sequence 7. Making him suspicious will only have a great impact on Rawls' plan.
Rawls shook his head. Regardless of whether Hibbert stops him or not, cooperation with Lincoln College is what he must do. The Adrian family has too little background.
When Rawls was about to walk outside the old hall, he found lawyer Merino, who was supposed to attend the banquet, standing at the door. He was holding a glass of red wine, with a faint smile on his face without many wrinkles, and looking at him with gray-blue eyes.
Rawls in the distance. Rawls frowned, with a firm look on his face.
"It seems that Wayne's threats did not scare you."
"Intimidation?" Rawls looked at Merino, who looked nothing like an old man, and the firmness on his face faded, as if he didn't know what he was talking about.
"After Merino obtained the barrister qualification, he rarely appeared in court to defend himself. But I have seen his defense in the mock court, and he is very good at intimidating his opponents." Merino held the wine glass without any intention of entering the old hall, "Before the academy,
It’s not that we haven’t tried to enter Backlund, that is the capital after all, but the available targets will be suppressed from all sides. We are not the inner hall and the middle hall, and there are very few people in Backlund who can provide help.
They will give in under pressure before the plan even starts."
"It seems that I have withstood the pressure for the time being." Rawls shrugged. No wonder Merlino told him that the Wayne family was the first obstacle to cooperation. This was specially arranged by him to judge whether Rawls could
Under pressure from the Wien family, the New Party, and the Hall family.
"Even if you don't resist, our cooperation will continue."
Merino greeted slightly with the red wine glass in his hand:
"You are right, there is not much time left for the academy. Moreover, you and Philip have a good personal relationship, which can help you reduce a lot of stress."
The Wayne family really does not want the New Party's "Backlund Post" to acquire the "Daily Observer", but the pressure from the Hall family and the New Party is not something they can bear. They know that Rawls and Duke Negan's only son Philip
The Lord has a good relationship, so he wants to use the Conservative Party and the Negan family to fight against the New Party and the Hall family. For them, maintaining their independence and playing both sides of the aisle is the best way to gain benefits.
But the Wayne family also knows that this acquisition was tacitly approved by Duke Negan and the Conservative Party. There are no major changes. Duke Negan will never break his previous promise. But for their own interests, they must do something, even if
It's just a matter of delaying time. Next year is an election year, so by delaying the merger and acquisition until next year, the Wien family will naturally be able to swing between the two parties.
The Wien family relied on its own channels to know that the relationship between Hibbert Hall and Rawls Adrian, who was presiding over the merger and acquisition case, was not good, so they sent Albert Wien to try to turn the dispute over the merger and acquisition into a
Private disputes, which will have a great impact on mergers and acquisitions.
Lawyer Merino spent a little time, and Rawls knew what was going on. The Wynn family wanted to use Philip Negan to delay the merger, and Lincoln College also wanted to use Philip Negan to resist pressure from all parties.
Therefore, the bribery was a "win-win" for both parties, rather than a unilateral gain. Knowing this, he could feel that he had digested a lot of the potion, and as long as there was another opportunity, he should be able to digest it completely.
"There is still some time, let's go in. I specially invited several famous painters from Enmatt Port. I remember that your father was particularly fond of portraits. The first money he earned, he hired an art student to paint for him.
made a portrait."
Merlino also had a career in Backlund more than 20 years ago. He was from Lincoln College and was rejected by the other three colleges. However, he had a good relationship with Rawls' father, Mason Adrian.
Otherwise Rawls will not be able to graduate quickly.
The portraits of this era are actually the same as Rawls's circle of friends in his previous life, and they are all evidence of showing off for the rich or aristocratic. Mason Adrian is very fond of portraits. At No. 45 Gaston Street, West End, where Rawls currently lives, there are many pictures on the wall.
There are huge single portraits of him everywhere, but they no longer exist after Rawls's mother died.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "After I was born, my father stopped asking people to draw portraits."
Merino was stunned for a moment. He understood the meaning of Rawls' words, and there was a little melancholy on his face:
"Although I have never met your mother, I think she is a very kind person."
Rawls looked at Merino and asked in disbelief:
"Have you never met my mother?" The relationship between Mason and Merlino is good, otherwise the academy would not be "extra merciful" to him just by virtue of Adrian's agency.
"When I left Backlund, your father had not yet opened an office. Later, I stayed in the college to teach and rarely went to Backlund." Merino looked into the distance, "Okay, let's go in."
After saying that, he walked towards the inside of the old hall. Rawls looked at his back, shook his head and walked in.
…
Rawls looked at a middle-aged man standing next to Merlino. He wore gold-rimmed glasses and had a thin and pale face. He looked more like a mad scientist than a painter. A viewer standing next to him
He was a young man of only seventeen or eighteen years old, with handsome appearance and a blood ruby ring on his right little finger.
Gu Xiu
"This is Stephen Mossos. Not only is he a top painter, he also knows a lot about psychology."
The Merino red wine glass pointed at the middle-aged man, and then at the young man beside him. Before he could speak, the young man stretched out his palm towards Rawls, with a gentle smile on his handsome face:
"I am Daniel Eliot, a painting enthusiast who has just started, and I am now studying painting with Mr. Mossus."
Rawls also smiled and shook hands with him and said:
"Hello, Rolls Adrian."
Stephen Mossos, who was wearing gold-rimmed glasses, clinked their wine glasses with Rawls and introduced with a smile:
"Haha, Daniel, Mr. Adrian is not an ordinary barrister. He is the youngest barrister in Loen, even younger than you!"
Rawls looked at the handsome young man Daniel Elliot. Daniel looked only seventeen or eighteen years old, but was actually older than him. He took a sip of red wine and said:
"But Mr. Elliot looks younger than me!"
"Although Eliot is young, his articles are sought after by many people in Port Enmat. I believe that after studying with Mr. Mossus, he will definitely have a place in the art world." Merlino was the host of this banquet.
The host must know the information of each guest.
The middle-aged man Stephen Mossus on the side patted Eliot on the shoulder and sighed: "Compared to writers, it is difficult for painters to become famous. I don't know if he chose this path. But Enmatt
The ladies and ladies in Hong Kong really like his articles, and given this premise, at least they won’t be like Cox.”
Cox is the old painter who was praised by Hibbert. He is 73 years old and has been rejected by the art world. Until the Backlund Art Museum exhibited his paintings some time ago, he became a well-known painter in the art world.
.
Elliot lowered his head, sipped the champagne in the glass, and stopped talking. He was three years older than Rawls and was well-known in Enmatt Port, but as Mossus said, he relied on his
It’s his handsome face that makes him so popular.
As extraordinary people in the "lawyer" path, Rawls and Merlino naturally understood the meaning of Mossos' words, but did not say much.
…
Looking at Mossus chatting and laughing with the guests at the banquet in the distance, he introduced his student Eliot to those people, and then sarcastically mocked Eliot in his words. Merlino's brows were furrowed, and there were no wrinkles.
Several shallow ravines were also squeezed out on the face.
"I shouldn't have invited him here. It seems that the rumor is true."
"What rumors?" Rawls was a little curious. He didn't know much about the art world. Although he received relevant education, he only had a general understanding of painting styles. When it came to specific painters, he didn't know much about them.
"Stephen Mossos is a top painter, but he is by no means a good teacher. He accepted several students, but none of them achieved much. Some gave up painting completely because of his education methods, and some were even sent to a lunatic asylum.
." Merlino raised his chin towards the handsome Eliot, "Although Daniel Eliot has won the favor of many ladies and ladies because of his appearance, I have to say that his articles are of a certain level. It's just not
I don’t know what I was thinking, but I suddenly started learning painting from Mossos, and I don’t know how long I can keep doing it.”
"Madhouse?" Rawls was a little confused. Even if he was hit like this, he wouldn't be sent to a madhouse, right?
"Well." Merlino leaned closer and lowered his voice, "I heard that some people committed suicide directly, but after investigation, there was no explanation. This may be related to his study of psychology. But Mossus's paintings do have his unique style.
It affected a lot of people.”
"Oh." Rawls looked at Stephen Mossus in the distance. As he introduced, the handsome Eliot's head lowered lower and lower. If this was not Lincoln College, he would offend all the guests here.
What a big shot, he definitely wants to leave directly.
…
No. 15, Minsk Street, Backlund, Jowood District.
Klein held a silver-white revolver with a long barrel and pointed it at the boy who had just climbed in through the window. The boy was only fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing an old coat that did not match his age, a round hat, and a pair of rare red eyes.
Full of fear.
This boy is no stranger to Klein. The revolver in his hand was bought from this boy. The boy's name is Ian Wright, who lives at No. 58 Minsk Street. He is the leader of a group of half-grown children and is good at inquiring.
news, and occasionally sells guns.
"Ian Wright, I don't remember that day when you introduced yourself and said you were good at stealing. I think in that case I have to ask Sheriff Fassin to come." Sheriff Fassin is the senior police chief in charge of Minsk Street.
, often patrolling the streets.
Ian, who was still a little scared at first, suddenly gained courage. He stood up straight against the window and said with trembling lips:
"I'm sorry, Mr. Detective, I can't help it. I got into big trouble and had to come to you for help. Don't worry, it's not dangerous for you. I just need to send a letter to you. I'll send it to you.
The place to buy revolvers is the Brave Bar on Iron Gate Street in the Bridge District.”
Klein looked at Ian opposite him and put down the revolver in his hand. He had divined that the boy opposite him was not an extraordinary person. Even if he didn't need a revolver, he could subdue him with his "clown" skills.
He walked to the coat rack nearby, took out a quarter penny coin from his windbreaker pocket, silently recited the words "Ian Wright will bring me danger", popped up the copper coin, and looked at it.
It fell into the palm of my hand, head upward.
The answer is yes, Ian poses a danger.
However, Klein did not drive Ian out immediately. He motioned for Ian to go to the corner, walked to the window, opened the window a crack, and took a quick look outside, but found nothing unusual.
As a "divineer", Klein knows that this simple divination cannot explain anything. For example, if Ian gets into trouble with a gang composed of ordinary people, this will also bring him danger, but this danger can be solved