The rumbling steam train ran on the rails, dragging out long streams of steam mist.
In the luxury carriage near the rear of the steam train, the pine floor is covered with scarlet carpet. Three maroon leather sofas are placed around a low long oval coffee table according to the configuration of a normal living room, and several single sofas are also placed in sequence.
Next to it is a fixed solid wood small table.
Rawls was sitting on the largest maroon sofa at the end. The members of the solicitor team who had previously negotiated with Lincoln College were each sitting on a single sofa. Fruit, wine, and desserts were placed on the coffee table or small table.
This is a steam train sent from Winter County to Backlund. Even though the nobles have already returned to Backlund, the luxury carriages are in the off-season, and it cost Rolls nearly 400 pounds, but it still relies on the connections of Lincoln College.
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The day before yesterday, Adrian & Partners reached a partnership with Lincoln's Inn, and today Rawls had to take back what he said in front of Attorney Merino. The solicitors who had just been on vacation for two weeks were not allowed to end their vacation early.
, and return to Backlund with him.
On the night when the partnership was reached, Rawls received a telegram from Edmund Robert, asking him to return to Backlund immediately. He originally thought that Philip was asking for help, but Robert's telegram said that it was Backlund who was the last one.
The boss behind the high-end department store Philips Department Store wants to meet with him to discuss injecting capital into Adrian Law Firm.
Philip Negan, Philip's Department Store, Rawls has never associated the two together. After all, the name Philip is also relatively common, but now they have to be considered together.
As the most high-end department store in Backlund, it is only open to aristocrats and wealthy people with memberships, which means that the boss behind it must be among the top people. And yesterday morning, Uncle Robert asked people to send the information about Philip's Department Store to
Came over.
The owner behind Philip's department store is a viscount, but this viscount's cousin is Duchess Negan, Philip's mother.
Rawls, who knew Philip to a certain extent, probably knew what the Duchess’ intention was. As a mother, seeing her only son in trouble, of course she had to help. Rawls once gave advice to Philip, so naturally he was more
The right candidate.
Although Duke Negan can also help Philip, the old and rebellious Philip will obviously not agree. Even his mother has to find Rawls in a roundabout way and use the name of a capital injection firm to get Rawls to return to Backlund.
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As for the problems that Philip is currently facing, they are also mentioned a lot in the information sent by Uncle Robert. Obviously, it is impossible to obtain this information just by relying on the relationship between the firm and Uncle Robert. It is obvious that this was specially prepared by the Duchess.
OK.
Philip was promoted to Chief of Hillstown Police in early September, and the original Chief Humphrey was promoted to Chief Police Secretary to the Minister of Police. Originally Rawls thought that Humphrey was promoted to Philip's boss.
But that’s not how it’s described in the data.
First of all, the police in the Kingdom of Loen are very special. They are only loyal to the king and are not managed by the cabinet government. The police chief and the director of the police department are appointed by the local police management committee and are responsible to them, but the appointment requires cabinet approval.
The Minister of Police agrees. Therefore, the Minister of Police is actually the highest officer of the police system in the Kingdom of Loen.
Moreover, this term's police minister is very special. He is a cabinet minister. In addition to managing matters within his own responsibilities, he is also responsible for participating in cabinet meetings and discussing state affairs.
And now, because of Klein's civil service bill, the situation of the Conservative Party is getting worse and worse. In order to restore the support of the Conservative Party due to the impact of its recent defeat, the cabinet headed by Agushed has been holding meetings. As the Minister of Police, the Minister of Police
Temporarily devolved his powers to Chief Police Secretary Mr Humphrey.
Humphrey is the former Hillston Police Chief. Unlike Philip who was airborne, he is a member of the original Hillston Police Management Committee. Although he is better friends with Earl Hall, he is a rare non-partisan person.
, so that after the New Party lost due to Nozick, it was still able to be promoted smoothly.
Humphrey, who was promoted to the position of Chief Police Secretary to the Minister of Police, is a non-partisan and has good relations with Earl Hall. This Conservative cabinet will be dissolved next year, and he has obviously lost the opportunity to move up. Therefore, he took advantage of
As a non-partisan chief police secretary, and with the temporary use of the powers of the police minister, he proposed to the cabinet that a secretariat system could be trialled in the police department.
It was precisely because of his proposal that the Conservative cabinet and police ministers, including Duke Negan, did not interfere with Humphrey's use of public affairs for personal gain to embarrass Philip.
Rawls rubbed his temples. Humphrey's move was a conspiracy. It not only showed the conservatives the benefits of the implementation of the civil service plan, but also showed them the disadvantages. The civil service system composed of civil servants can not only help the kingdom in the election
It can still maintain effective operations, and can use the power in its hands to evacuate cabinet members and let bureaucracy hover over the kingdom.
Since knowing the dilemma faced by Philip, Rawls thought for a long time but could not think of a solution. As a senior official of the kingdom, Humphrey used his own political future to test the new law, which directly ignored the cabinet and the king who supported the new law.
Phillip's interests as police chief.
After breathing a long sigh of relief, Rawls stood up, picked up the wine glass on the coffee table, walked to the middle of the carriage, smiled and said to the solicitors:
"First of all, I'm sorry for ending your vacation early. This luxury car is the first gift to express my apology. I hope you like it."
"Who told the boss to already pay us twice the weekly salary?" Paying twice the salary during business trips is also a feature of Adrian Firm.
A middle-aged solicitor with his hair washed took the initiative to clink glasses with Rawls, and his words aroused the echo of other solicitors in the carriage.
A younger solicitor with the same receding hairline drank the champagne in his glass:
"Besides, didn't the boss end his vacation early?"
"yes!"
“The preparations are all done by the boss!”
Although these solicitors are not from the four major colleges, they all know that cooperation with Lincoln College will bring great benefits, not to mention that some of them want to become barristers! Even if Rawls does not have any compensation, they will not
What more will be said.
As a superior, it is easy to achieve "bribery" with only a small favor. Rawls smiled and took a sip of the red wine in his glass and continued:
"The second gift is that I will pay you three times your salary for these two weeks!" Before the words finished, there was another round of cheers, and even those who were dissatisfied in their hearts gave up completely.
"As for the third gift, whether you can get it depends on your work!" Rawls looked around, and the benefits were not free. "If Adrian Firm receives a capital injection, one week before and after this year
, all members of Adrian’s firm can bring their families to Dixi Bay for vacation, and the fees will be borne by the firm.”
"Oh, thank you boss! Thank you Mr. Adrian!"
"We will definitely get the capital injection!"
Rawls looked at the cheering subordinates with a smile on his lips. In this way, Adrian Firm can recover as quickly as possible after the haze. With the capital injection and the support of Lincoln College, Adrian Firm can
It is the top law firm in Backlund, bar none!
Woo!
The whistle sounds, the train is about to enter Backlund!
Rawls looked out the window. The reason why he booked the luxury carriage this time was not only to reward the solicitors of the firm, but also to announce his return. The reporters contacted by Uncle Robert should already be waiting at the station.
He really had no confidence in solving Philip's dilemma, so he could not limit the target of capital injection to the duchess, but wanted to attract the attention of more wealthy people.
Rawls turned around and looked at the solicitors who were still cheering. He put down his wine glass and knocked on the solid wood table, "Bang bang bang."
"Okay, gentlemen, put down the wine glasses in your hands and tidy up your clothes. I don't want to see reporters in the newspaper saying that the lawyers at Adrian Law Firm are a bunch of frivolous guys. This will not help you win the third prize."
Gifts are bad!”
"Okay, sir."
"No problem, boss!"
…
Passing his cane to the valet Maurice, whom he had not seen for a long time, Rawls boarded the carriage. His uncle Edmund Robert was already waiting for him in the carriage.
Edmund Robert, whose hairline was severely receding but neatly combed, had a gentle expression and praised:
"Rolls, you have really grown a lot. I think tomorrow morning the newspapers will be full of praise for you!"
Taking off his silk hat, Rawls leaned against the carriage wall and shrugged:
"No, at least not the Backlund Post. They will only worry about the future of Backlund's legal profession!"
Edmund, who knew that the New Party was behind the Backlund Post, just frowned slightly and said:
"When you meet Mrs. Della, you can't do this." Mrs. Della is the Duchess of Negan, and she also comes from a large aristocratic family. Perhaps Rawls successfully promoted the cooperation, and Edmund was dissatisfied with Rawls.
An overly polite action is just a reminder, not a direct criticism.
Rawls nodded helplessly. He could not explain to an old man who was an etiquette teacher. In Mrs. Dela's eyes, whether or not to inject capital depends on whether Rawls can help his son solve the problem, rather than a small action.
"Do you have any solution to the problem faced by Lord Philip?" Edmund didn't pay attention to Rawls's expression. When the child is older, don't worry too much.
"We can only talk about it after meeting with Mrs. Dela, but I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to solve the problem." Rawls shook his head, with a bitter look on his face, "The firm must have someone to inject capital to continue running, but even if I help Phillip solve the problem,
With the strength of the Negan family, they will definitely ask for a large number of shares. That’s why I asked you to contact reporters, hoping to get some people’s attention.”
Although the barrister from Ahowa County has not yet come to Backlund, it can be estimated that the salary expenditure of 800 pounds per week is enough to overwhelm the firm.
"It's up to you to decide these things, and the shares will be divided between you and those who invested the capital. I will not participate."
"Uncle Robert..."
Edmund waved his hand and said:
"I am old, and there is no use in taking these shares. You will inherit it then. However, before the capital injection, the firm's capital chain cannot be broken. I still have nearly seven thousand pounds. You can use it temporarily. If
If it’s not enough, go to the bank for a loan. But you have to remember that even if you want to find those nobles, you have to look for some big nobles. Those small nobles have less money and many things to do, which is very troublesome!"
"I see."
Rawls nodded. He was very relieved by the old man's advice. Only with him could he leave Backlund with peace of mind. Looking at Uncle Robert's increasing wrinkles and gray hair, he remembered that Uncle Robert had used help from him.
The "Viscount of Fear" has just survived the disaster with his potion. Now that he is older, he will go back and see the fat pharmacist for a look.
…
A warehouse somewhere on the outskirts of the Western District was originally a temporary storage place for goods from nearby plantations. However, due to the advent of the Corn Act, this warehouse was temporarily abandoned.
But inside this abandoned warehouse, a battle of Extraordinaries is breaking out.
"It seems that I have caught a big fish. My divination did not deceive me. Are you the 'wronged soul' of the Rose School? Unfortunately, there is no mirror here and it is far away from the Tasok River. Is Hermoshuin's manuscript in there?"
Your place?"
The man with black hair and blue eyes, a handsome face and a faint trace of beard had a smile on his lips:
"And you, a 'clown' dare to come to me to save people? I really admire your courage, but how did you cooperate with the Rose School? By the way, my name is Rosago, I am Sequence 5
'The Puppet Master'."
Klein's own thoughts gradually became stagnant, and his movements became stiff, like a puppet being manipulated. But this was not what he was most afraid of. The person he was cooperating with, the ghost-like Beyonder behind Ian, was
He leaned forward.
She was stiff and sluggish, walking towards Rosago step by step. Her light blond hair, delicate face and pale complexion made her look less like a living person and more like a doll.
Maybe... I'm really going to fall into trouble this time. I don't know if I can be resurrected after being controlled by him... but Joel was rescued... There seems to be a chance... Klein saw the look on both sides of Rosago's eyes.
A figure emerged from each of them, a figure composed of light blond hair, blue eyes, pale face, and a dark black Gothic palace dress!
Klein turned his attention to the "Dirty Words" charm in his left hand. The cold and slippery feeling was full of evil. It could only hurt himself and others! Klein mustered up the strength and struggled to speak.
His vocal cords seemed to have rotted away and his throat was moving so hard.
He hoarsely recited the ancient Hermetic word with slight interruptions:
"filthy!"
…
After killing Rosago, Klein pretended to be innocent and explained the reason why he accidentally injured his teammates, but Sharon, the "wrongful soul", did not show any malice. Instead, he reminded him to see a psychiatrist after hearing the voice of the great being.
This relieved him.
"Go find Maric. I sense that he and the child have been captured."