old dream

Chapter 369 Respecting the Prohibition
It's only been three months since I left Stade, but it feels like several years have passed in a trance.Forced to leave in a hurry during the winter solstice, I am afraid that there will be many hidden dangers left behind, so Colin has been worried about the situation of Ricardo and others in Danaro. It was not until he got in touch with the Stade Agency not long ago that he was able to let go Come on.

But through the exchange of secret letters with Ricardo, Colin also learned a little about Stade's recent situation.

To be honest, not optimistic.

Before leaving, Colin left a detailed enough road map, enough for Ricardo and others to maintain and even grow this bootlegging business smoothly.However, as an ordinary person, Ricardo found it difficult to deal with some threats from the extraordinary level.

Because there are more and more underground wizards in Stade.

The huge profits of the bootlegging industry completely shocked the whole world, so countless desperadoes and adventurers who sensed the opportunity flocked to it in just a few months.

Before the winter solstice last year, the bloody underground bootlegging war once killed and injured all the wizards in Stade. The Ninth Bureau was once closed, and the narrative device of the Eucharist could not even catch traces of witchcraft for several days.However, within a few months of Colin's departure, the number of extraordinary people gathered in this city has far surpassed the past.

Therefore, it is impossible for the combination of Ricardo and Giovanni to hold back the situation.

What's more, now, the once generous Grand Duke is also starting to lack money, because the severe depression is sweeping the Principality, and the Ninth Bureau and theaters are consuming more and more funds, so the Grand Duke has also begun to plant hidden stakes in the organization, probably He intends to take this fat and oily organization into his pocket completely, and eat up the other half of the profit that originally belonged to the "Lieutenant".

However, the change in Edmund's attitude may not be entirely due to lack of money. Colin suspects that it may also be related to his identity.After all, the Grand Duke has a long personal relationship with his uncle Craigie, so it's hard to guarantee that he won't know something.And "City of Silence" did die in Nancy's hands.So in the archduke's file, "Colin" might have already been classified as a member of the Underworld, so the Stade Organization would naturally become a strong clue, or in other words, an opportunity to target the Underriver.

Faced with such a situation, it was difficult for Colin to face it alone, so he brought Rui Yi from the dark river as a helper.But this is not selfish, and the solution to Stade's problems is not just for himself, or for a certain Sincilian.Because the ability to limit the funds in the hands of the Garden Palace is also the key to bringing down the Grand Duke.

Unknowingly, Ke Lin's own interests have become closer and closer to Underworld's. Maybe because they are all rebels, they will naturally come together, or maybe everything is already doomed.Because it was not by Colin's choice that he was born with black hair and eyes.

Accompanied by the long siren, the train has entered the territory of Stade.

It was obviously not a holiday, but the train was extremely crowded.More than half of the passengers spoke with foreign accents and brought their families with them. Some of them even came from the hinterland of the alliance and traveled thousands of miles to this hot land to seek gold.This even made Colin a little uncomfortable. Stade was originally the largest port city in the Principality, but it has never been as hot as it is today.

"It's kind of like my second home, but it's not a great place."

The low fence blocked the view from the train window, and Colin stared at the receding mottled wall, chatting with Rui:

"There are always a few dilapidated fishing boats parked on the pier. Occasionally, a few children without parents will run past your feet. They obviously don't even have enough to eat, but they jump down and jump all day long."

"It probably won't happen now," Rui said.

"Who knows?" Colin said and stood up:
"Maybe it's even worse."

Colin dragged out a huge suitcase from behind the seat.Quirky black skin and big enough to hold a grown man.Along the way, Rui wanted to ask what was in that box several times, but in the end he hesitated to speak, because what if he asked some answers that he shouldn't hear?

"Let's go, we're almost there."

The two squeezed towards the car door with the crowd, and finally got rid of the damp air in the car when the iron door opened. However, what Colin was greeted by was not the fishy smell of the sea that he had been used to for several years.

It was a strong fermented breath.

The strange smell made him freeze in place.

Another breeze came, bringing more intense grape aromas.From the train station platform, you can see a large construction site not far away. At this time, there are the sound of piling and the workers' uniform chants.That's the station being refurbished and expanded.And a little farther away, several wine bottle factories and printing factories are rising.

Colin was familiar with the area, so he knew exactly what was on those construction sites.It is some abandoned warehouses that no one uses, but they have not been demolished because of the wind and rain.And many kids like him and Ricardo worked for the messy gangs in these warehouses. They did a lot of dirty work, and they hadn't changed for decades.

But now, none of that seems to exist.

Colin stayed like this for a while, until he was pushed by an impatient passenger behind him, and then he came back to his senses. While turning back a little nervously to apologize, he dragged his huge suitcase to the side of the aisle.Rui asked him what's the matter, Colin shook his head and said nothing:
"...I just can't believe it."

What is so unbelievable?
After all, all the blueprints were drawn by himself stroke by stroke in the past night after night.

Even the streets of Danaro are full of bootlegs these days, so you should be more or less prepared before returning to the Stade.

But even so, before seeing this new city with his own eyes, Colin never dared to imagine what he had done.After all, the world is so chaotic, and the consequences are always unpredictable, so no matter what efforts you make, it will often backfire.

He even couldn't believe that his every move would have such great power, that he could pull this city back from the abyss of crime within a few months, and then, it also affected the fate of countless people in the world.

To some extent, this power is even more incredible than those supernatural mysteries.

"Prohibition!"

"I also respect the red-faced lieutenant!"

There was a burst of cheers not far away, and a group of people got together and opened the champagne, and the bubbles splashed.The police detectives on the side turned a blind eye and even smiled at the corners of their mouths.

Under the huge torrent of wealth, everyone seemed to be laughing.

Linus, Colin remembered the name again.Your imagination has come true, and it has come true without discount.But now, probably no one remembers you.

While thinking silently like this, Colin lowered his wide-brimmed hat, dragged the huge suitcase, and left the station with Rui.

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(End of this chapter)