"I am Sadie Morgan. The head of the Queens District of the Morgan Brotherhood." The female thief introduced herself. She wore a short cloak and a one-piece hood, hiding her face under the shadow of the hood.
Revealing slightly pale lips and smooth chin.
Qi Xuansu said: "You can call me John."
Shadi did not ask Qi Xuansu's origin and identity. This is the rule. What is done here is shady business. No matter what aspect you consider, your true identity should not be shown to others. The Morgan Brotherhood only seeks money and does not ask about anything else.
.
"Okay, Mr. John, what do you need?" Sadie asked.
Qi Xuansu replied briefly: "Looking for someone."
"Who?" Shadi sat opposite Qi Xuansu, "I want to remind Mr. John that our business scope is limited to St. York and the surrounding areas on the east coast. If it is other places, such as San Francisco on the west coast, then
It is not within the scope of our business."
Qi Xuansu said: "The person I'm looking for is in St. York. I'm just worried that Brother Morgan will have concerns..."
Sadie interrupted Qi Xuansu with a chuckle: "Dear Mr. John, if it is to assassinate someone, then as the gentleman said, we will indeed have concerns. But if we are just looking for someone or knowing the whereabouts of someone,
Then we have nothing to worry about.”
Qi Xuansu said in a desperate move: "What if it is a big figure like Speaker Mrs. August, Minority Leader Leopold, Cardinal Milton?"
Shadi only hesitated for a very short time: "There is no problem, but their whereabouts change frequently and they will not stay in a certain place for a long time. We can only provide the specific location at a certain point in time. We will not wait until it is out of date, or provide
The schedule of these big shots."
"Very good, I no longer have any doubts about the Brotherhood's business capabilities." Qi Xuansu said, "I want to know the whereabouts of Sun Zhongnu."
For a moment, there was a moment of silence in the living room.
Qi Xuansu leaned back on the back of the sofa and waited quietly for Shadi's answer.
After a long time, Shadi slowly said: "Your Excellency, are you from the south?"
Qi Xuansu said: "Don't the Morgan Brothers ask about the origins of their guests?"
"Of course, I am just asking. You can answer or not answer. I will not force you." Shadi crossed her fingers, "At this time, those who want to know the whereabouts of Sun Zhongnu want to let Sun Zhongnu know.
The identity of the person who died is self-evident. In the past, you would have been able to find out the whereabouts of Sun Zhongnu, but because of Sun Zhongnu's rebellion, your men suffered heavy casualties, and you are no longer able to do this.
, had to turn to us for help.”
Qi Xuansu said nothing.
Shadi continued: "Now that Sun Zhongnu is a member of the Gospel Ministry, in Eastern terms, our Morgan Brotherhood has to look up to others. If we offend the Gospel Ministry, the Morgan Brotherhood will probably pay a heavy price.
"
Qi Xuansu then said: "Then don't let the Gospel Ministry know."
Sadie clicked her tongue: "Of course this is a good idea, but if you want to stop others' mouths, the best thing to use is not a cane or a cake, but a sparkling gold crown. You should understand what I mean...
"
Qi Xuansu smiled lightly and said: "Miss Shadi said so much, it's just more money."
Shadi applauded: "Yes, we will charge additional service fees as appropriate."
Qi Xuansu was not surprised at all: "Please ask Miss Shadi for a quote."
Shadi took out a parchment and used a quill to write on it: "According to our evaluation, Sun Zhongnu's rating should be at level three, but when it comes to the gospel ministry, it needs to be raised one level.
Moreover, the current time is special, and the Gospel Ministry will reuse him during this period, and the guard will be tight. Although some guards may be reduced in the future, I am afraid that you will not have the patience to wait until that time, so it will be raised one level."
Sadie raised her head: "This is the first level. According to our normal charging standards, it should be ten thousand gold crowns. However, considering that we also add additional service fees, it is another three thousand gold crowns."
"By the way, if the Gospel Ministry pursues the investigation afterwards, then we will keep the customer's identity confidential. The level is three. This level of service will respond to the general investigation of the customer's identity by the Gospel Ministry and others. This is a gift from us. But
If the Gospel Ministry investigates further, we cannot guarantee the confidentiality of the customer's identity. At this time, we need to purchase second-level or first-level services. Of course, if the customer is not satisfied with this and wants to give up the commission
, we have no objection either.”
"Excuse me, sir, do you want to purchase this confidential service? The second level requires two thousand gold crowns, and the first level requires three thousand gold crowns."
Qi Xuansu asked: "If after I purchased this kind of confidential service, you still leaked my identity information to the gospel ministry, wouldn't my money have been wasted? Can you provide any guarantee?"
Sadie smiled slightly: "Our credibility is the best guarantee."
Qi Xuansu said: "Well, let me add another guarantee. If you accept the money but fail to fulfill your promise, then I will ask for justice myself. There is a saying in the East, which is called: A monk who can run away cannot run away from the temple, Morgan
There are so many people in the Brotherhood, you can always find someone."
Sadie was silent for a moment: "Can I interpret that as a threat?"
Shadi's words also contained threats, but Qi Xuansu didn't care: "You can understand it this way. Also, I purchased the first-level confidentiality service. If the brother is dissatisfied with my attitude and does not accept this commission, I
No comments either.”
Sadie took a deep breath and quickly wrote a line of text on the parchment: "Okay, the total is sixteen thousand gold crowns, we only accept cash transactions."
Qi Xuansu asked: "Is the gold pound okay?"
In fact, the prototype of banknotes comes from deposit certificates. It is difficult to carry gold and silver in large quantities. It often weighs tens of thousands of kilograms and is quite difficult to transport. Trading with deposit certificates came into being. And this method is gradually being adopted by the public.
Once accepted, the bearer deposit certificate will evolve into banknotes.
Banknotes mainly have two drawbacks, the problem of over-issuance and anti-counterfeiting. In order to solve the problem of over-issuance of banknotes, one is to strictly control the quantity, and the other is to have anchors to ensure that the banknotes can be exchanged for gold or silver coins of the corresponding denomination. Western
The anchor of circulating banknotes is not national credit, but gold, so it is also called "gold pound".
Sadie nodded and said, "Okay."
Qi Xuansu took out the corresponding gold pound from the Xumi object.
The official tickets in the Central Plains are actually between banknotes and vouchers. Although there are large tickets of 100 yuan, medium tickets of 50 yuan, small tickets of 10 yuan, and loose tickets of 1 yuan, they also have super large denominations of 1,000 yuan. Instead, they are gold
The pound is relatively standardized, with only one pound, five pounds, ten pounds, twenty pounds, and fifty pounds in denominations. There are no larger denominations.
Everything Qi Xuansu prepared was in denominations of fifty pounds. Sixteen thousand gold pounds was about the thickness of a finger. It was not an exaggeration. It was just a stack.
Shadi took the gold pounds, carefully checked the number and authenticity, and then handed the parchment to Qi Xuansu: "If you have no objection, then the deal is done."
The business here is shady, so you can't use your real name. Without your real name, no contract will be effective, so as Sadie said, it mainly depends on the reputation of the brotherhood. As for this parchment, it can be made into a non-binding one.
Voucher. For Qi Xuansu, the biggest effect is that it is easier to report the accounts afterwards. Maybe this is not the first time that the Morgan Brotherhood has done business with Beichen Hall, and they know what the people of Beichen Hall need.
Just as Qi Xuansu was thinking this, Shadi took the initiative to say: "If you are willing to pay an additional thousand gold pounds, then I can issue you a voucher for twenty thousand gold pounds, ensuring that there are no mistakes."
Qi Xuansu was silenced by Shadi's words. After a while, he slowly said: "No need."
He, the dignified deputy head of Beichen Hall, even if he really wanted to be greedy, would not look down on such a small amount of money. It would be beneath his status.
Shadi sighed in disappointment: "At this time tomorrow, please come here again. I will sort out Sun Zhongnu's activities and hand them over to you to complete the last step of our transaction."
Qi Xuansu corrected: "Our last step is to ensure that this matter is not known to the Gospel Ministry."
Although Sadie was very reluctant, she still responded: "Yes, just as you said."
Qi Xuansu stood up and said goodbye: "Then I will wait for good news."
Just when Qi Xuansu was about to leave, Shadi suddenly said: "There is another news about the Patriarch. It only costs two thousand pounds. Are you interested?"
Qi Xuansu stopped and asked: "Why didn't you say it just now?"
Sadie smiled slightly: "Because this is my private information and cannot be included in the Brotherhood's accounts."
Qi Xuansu had to lament that everyone, whether Chinese or foreign, was gathering the wool of the organization.
Qi Xuansu doesn't really care about two thousand pounds: "As long as your information is of sufficient value."
"Of course." Shadi vowed, "As far as I know, because of the wars in the Netherlands, Rune, and Iberia, the Pope recently decided to convene a meeting of cardinals in the Holy See."
Qi Xuansu said: "This is not a secret."
Shadi continued: "The key is not this, but that the Patriarch of Steam Gospel has also received an invitation from the Pope. The Patriarch has decided to attend this cardinal meeting and will leave St. York soon."
Qi Xuansu's face became a little solemn: "This is indeed important news, but I want to know the specific time when the Patriarch will leave St. York."
Shadi said: "I know what you mean. You want to wait until the Patriarch leaves St. York before you take action against Sun Zhongnu. If you are willing to buy this news..."
Qi Xuansu didn't waste any time and directly took out two thousand gold pounds.
"You are so generous." When it comes to her own business instead of the brotherhood's business, Sadie's attitude is no longer tough, her body is soft, and she is not stingy with her praises. "The Patriarch will be here in two days.
I left St. York in the morning and headed to the Holy See in the Old World. This is the conclusion I deduced after summarizing various information, and I am 80% sure."