Count Robert looked at the merchants as if he was inspecting his own troops. From now on, he would have to rely on these guys to win the war that had already lost half.

Although the royal knights he brought had not been wiped out yet, as an enemy of a magician, the limited combat power of those people would not be of any help to him.

It seems that it is undoubtedly an extremely dangerous and most likely to fail to destroy this little lord. Now it can only be excluded through legal means and kicked the lord's heir from his sacred throne.

The envoy was quite confident about this matter.

Because he already has sufficient evidence in his hands, as long as Viscount Falis can cooperate with him, it will not be difficult to prove that the heir of the little lord is a fake.

However, Count Robert would not be so stupid as to solve this matter in Serthburgh. He would bring witnesses to the capital, which was not the territory of the little lord's heir and the Lord Hyde behind him.

Now wait for the witness to get the most powerful evidence.

With conclusive evidence, he will be the final winner and the object of envy of everyone.

Among these people who envy everything they have obtained, undoubtedly include his cousin, Rowannell, the deputy chief of finance.

Count Robert seemed to have seen himself become the richest man in the entire Kingdom of Francis except His Majesty the King and Prince Phillips.

Perhaps a small part of it is given to the greedy patriarch, so that this old guy can put himself on the first choice of the patriarch's heir.

Earl Robert gathered his thoughts back and pointed at Viscount Falis to introduce to the merchants: "I have invited a special guest. Perhaps some of you recognize Viscount Falis, the Supreme Chief of the Sethborough Law Office, the Just and the Justice. He will be the most powerful witness and the pillar we can rely on."

The Earl of Robert said this, undoubtedly put Viscount Falis in the most conspicuous position, and it was also a painful position.

Viscount Falis was not a fool. Of course he could guess the sinister intentions of the envoy, but in front of everyone, he could not disobey the imperial envoy.

The strength and majesty of Count Robert would never tolerate others' disobeying his wishes in public.

Viscount Falis felt as if he was chewing a bitter gall in his mouth, and he felt indescribable.

Earl Robert was very satisfied with the judge's performance, and he introduced the merchants to Viscount Falis one by one.

What made Viscount Falis a little relieved was that these merchants were indeed behind them, as Count Robert said, each of whom had a deep and huge force as their backers, and most of these merchants were agents of the wealthy nobles in Nangang.

Although they seem to be some mobs, if they unite the forces hidden behind them, it will definitely be a very powerful force.

However, Viscount Falis still dared not stand completely on the side of Count Robert because he knew very well that although Count Robert could incite those profit-oriented merchants, it did not mean that he could also win over the masters of these merchants.

Unlike these short-sighted merchants, the nobles would never want to see a family's private fiefs taken back by His Majesty the King.

This matter is of great significance, and it is definitely not a little money and interest in front of you that can cover up. If such a bad precedent is set, every noble will feel precarious about the ownership of his own private territory.

Count Robert obviously used his immediate interests to seduce the profit-seeking merchants to completely betray their masters.

It is precisely because of this that he must rely on his own help.

Only by proving that the identity of the little lord's heir was fake, only by making the Meiding family no longer have legal heirs...

But Count Robert, who did this, will undoubtedly become the public enemy of the upper class.

Viscount Falis would never think that a second person would act like this, neither Prince Phillips nor Count Rowannell would do such a dangerous thing.

The only one who can plan all this is the Earl Robert, who cannot get along well with everyone.

Viscount Falis complained in his heart. If possible, he really didn't want to get involved in this matter, but he had no choice now.

After Count Robert introduced the two sides, he directed everyone to sit down at the long table in the middle.

Viscount Falis sat on the right side of Count Robert, which was a very noble position, but it was not what Viscount Falis himself was willing to sit on.

Sitting in the seat, Falis listened to how Count Robert talked to the merchants about their respective interests.

He was not interested in all this, as he had originally guessed, these merchants were obviously only focusing on their own interests.

What they hope is to squeeze out Nangang's largest and richest business family from Nangang, which was originally born and raised, so they have become the largest and richest businessman family from Nangang.

The next thing is naturally to control the business federation in the hands of these people.

What Viscount Falis felt incomprehensible was that he really didn't know whether these guys were real merchants, because these extremely arrogant guys wanted to control their trade with Yile and Xibai.

It seems that as long as they want, Yi Lei will have to hand over its huge tax to them; it seems that as long as they want, the merchant ships will carry their cargo for them for free.

The only thing they worry about is the wrath of the sea god and those uncontrollable forces.

Fortunately, they are not so crazy that they even think that gods can control them.

It's hard for Falis to imagine what the Federation of Commerce will become in the hands of these guys.

These arrogant and short-sighted idiots will definitely bring the originally prosperous Nangang back to a small fishing village that is completely uncivilized.

At that time, no one will be happy to fight for this worthless place and may be bloody. Perhaps His Majesty the King and this envoy will also learn a lesson from this matter.

However, this envoy is also an extremely arrogant, arrogant and short-sighted guy. He is exactly the same person as these businessmen.

By this calculation, His Majesty the King seems to be not much smarter.

Viscount Falis shook his head and drove these messy thoughts out of his mind.

He doesn't need to worry about these things at all, and he doesn't have to worry about them.

The huge wealth obtained from Count Matil is enough to make his descendants live a happy and happy life, and the position of the Supreme Justice can ensure that his family will not lose their original status in disputes.

All he had to do was to be as inconspicuous as possible and not place himself in a hostile position as the lord's heir.

Falis, who calmed down, began to hear the conversation between the merchants and the Earl of Robert.

It took almost an hour for Count Robert to turn the topic to the aspects related to Viscount Falis.

"Mr. Gonbos, you mentioned that you seem to have met a young man who is exactly the same as the heir of the little lord. I ask you to go back and investigate it carefully. Have you gained something now?" asked Count Robert.

"Encourt, how dare you not give your full efforts to do your task?" A medium-sized and elegant businessman said with a smile on his face: "I have investigated it clearly. Half a year ago, there was indeed a young man missing in Nangang. This young man is a small clerk in Madilde's store that operates porcelain and art. Madilde and I are very familiar with Madilde. I have seen this young man many times in his store, so I will never read it wrong, but I am not sure whether this young man and the lord heir are the same person."

"How did that clerk disappear?" Count Robert asked with great interest.

"This incident is what aroused my suspicion. Half a year ago, Madild reported to the Federation of Commerce that someone was doing some dark activities in Nangang, and someone stuffed glass marbles at the bottom of the porcelain plate displayed in his shop. The clerk touched the plate when he was setting up the display, and the plate fell to the ground and broke.

"At that time, all of us were concerned about the huge losses suffered by Madild. The plate was worth at least six or seven thousand gold coins, and each of us was worried that the same loss would come to us. Fortunately, no accident happened later, and the commotion subsided, but the clerk had since disappeared as if it had evaporated from the air and completely disappeared.

"Madild thought that the boy might have escaped somewhere else, or ended his life in a wilderness. I originally thought it was like this, but a month ago, I came to Fort Serth to do business and accidentally heard the little lord's heir to go to the church to pray, so I followed him to watch the fun. Although he was blocked by the guards far away, I was absolutely sure that the lord's heir was the missing little clerk." The merchant talked endlessly.

"Have you ever told everyone else about this matter except me and me and everyone present?" Earl Robert looked nervous.

"How is it possible? Even if you tell others about this kind of thing, no one will believe it, let alone there are many similar people in this world. If you hadn't mentioned that the identity of the lord's heir is quite suspicious, it must be a fake, and I would never have told anyone about it."

Earl Robert nodded repeatedly, obviously he was quite satisfied with the merchant's answer.

"Do you have any way to prove what you said? I asked you to collect evidence. Have you found out?" Earl Robert asked further. What he was most concerned about was whether he could obtain conclusive evidence. Only in this way could he convince everyone that the heir of the little lord was an absolute counterfeit.

"Yes, there are at least two excellent witnesses. One is the employee of the Madilet store who worked with the little clerk. He and the little clerk have always been not very harmonious. I am definitely sure to bring that guy as a witness. The shopkeeper in the store is also a good witness. However, that guy is quite loyal to Madilet, and Madilet and us are not on the same front. It can even be said that he is more inclined toward Mail." The businessman was eager to show his investigation results.

"There is no need for two witnesses in the same place, not to mention that an unstable witness will definitely not have a positive effect on the trial. If he overturns his confession in the court, even the confession of the first person may be greatly weakened, and it is more appropriate to make him a circumstantial witness and summon it at any time." Falis said, after all, he is the only legal expert here.

"Yes, what Lord Viscount said is good. You said, who is the second witness?" Robert nodded repeatedly.

"The second witness is the woman named Betty, who is closest to the clerk. The clerk calls the woman an aunt. Since his parents died in that plague, this woman has been taking care of him. The woman named Betty has a husband, a sailor who runs through Yile all year round." The merchant said proudly.

This was something he had worked hard to find out. In order to verify the news, he even condescended to decency. He wore the clothes of the country bumpkins, stepped on the muddy path, endured the sour smell, and walked around the doghouse where the woman lived.

"If this witness really exists, she will be able to tell us a lot of things that are quite useful to us, and if the lord's heir is indeed the little clerk you mentioned, the appearance of this woman will be a great blow to him." Viscount Falis nodded. As a veteran judge, he knew very well what kind of witness was the most useful witness.

Hearing Falis say this, Count Robert was itchy for a moment, and he wanted to immediately capture this witness, which was extremely deadly to the lord's heir.

"But Bain, have you hired all the people?" Earl Robert asked anxiously.

"Yes, the envoy, what is most gratifying is that I hired a lot of pirates, all of whom are outlaws and rarely come to land. I happened to see one of them in a tavern. The pirate said that as long as the price was negotiated, he could attract twenty or thirty buddies." Another businessman obviously did not want his companion to steal the limelight. He was impatient to show his actions to the envoy.

"You don't have to worry about the price. When Nangang arrives in our hands, you can get enough compensation from it." Robert said airblockingly.

The businessman was obviously extremely excited. He seemed to have seen the yellow and orange gold coins piled high in front of him.

"Since the lord is so generous, I will contact that guy immediately. This group of pirates is really interesting. They rely on carrier pigeons to convey the message, and he gave me one." The businessman nodded and said.

Robert was extremely satisfied. He absolutely looked down on these outlaws, but he had to admit that compared with the royal knights under his command, the pirates knew better how to kill people.

It would be perfect to use them to deal with magicians.

"You can help me summon some more pirates at any cost, let alone twenty or thirty people, I will still pay a generous reward even if it is twenty or three hundred. After you gather your hands, you will help me do something, catch the woman named Betty, and help me with some news from her mouth." Earl Robert showed a cold smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Everyone, the reason why I let everyone here know this secret is, on the one hand, to strengthen your confidence and let you know that we do have sufficient evidence in our hands, which is enough to make His Majesty the King decide to classify Nangang as an autonomous city. Of course, the governance power of this city is completely in your hands. Everyone is the elite of Nangang and the person who can truly represent the city. "The second factor is to give more witnesses, and everyone here can prove the true identity of the heir of the little lord, and if it is time to spread all this to the public, you will be the most suitable candidate to reveal the truth." Earl Robert glanced at the guys who were proud of his praise.

Suddenly his expression became serious and he said, "However, I want to warn you that before the matter is completely certain, when I have not had conclusive evidence in my hands, you must keep your mouth shut. I know that some of you like to drink, and I also like to drink. Drinking is not a bad thing, but talking nonsense after drinking is a big bad thing. I also know that some people like to say slander and whisper to my wife on the pillow. If I know that the news is revealed, hum..."

The long nasal sound of Count Robert made the merchants tremble involuntarily.

"But Bain, there is one more thing to bother you. If you let the pirates make a big fuss for me in Nangang, it is best to make a fuss. As long as there is no life, don't rob property, you can make any trouble. In this way, I can have a good excuse to take over Nangang." Earl Robert said coldly.

"Sir, I'm afraid that this will lead to a head-on conflict with the lord's heirs too early." A businessman said worriedly.

"Yes, sir, the Royal Knights you have now suffered heavy losses. I'm afraid it's unlikely that you can control the situation in Nangang. In this matter, those pirates are not suitable for showing up." Another businessman raised a question.

Earl Robert obviously did not take the doubts of these merchants seriously. He held the real killer weapon in his hand. The document signed by His Majesty the King himself could definitely determine the outcome.

Earl Robert seemed extremely happy, and saw him laughing at the sky twice. For him, this was definitely an unusual sign.

The imperial envoy suddenly stood up, and he took out a document from his arms and placed it respectfully on the table.

The merchants stretched their necks and tried to see clearly what was written on the document.

"This is another decree given to me by His Majesty the King before I left the capital. This decree was to deal with the possible chaos. His Majesty the King granted me the highest power to control all departments of Sethburgh and all personnel appointments and removals.

"Originally, I planned to obey His Majesty the will of His Majesty, and let the little lord's heir be aside, and not to interfere with my work. Although the Medin family will lose the hereditary territory of Nangang, the position of the magistrate of Sethburg belongs to him. But now this fake young man is ungrateful to anger His Majesty the supreme king for a small piece of land, then he will have to pay the price for his stupidity and arrogance."

After Robert said all this, his face filled with an uncontrollable smile. This may be the happiest time he has ever smiled in his life.
To be continued...