The Knight's Journey to the Empire

"Young man, let me ask you, are you sure you want to report it? Are you sure you want to report someone for corruption and bribery, and to ruin the reputation of the Lord?"

"You know, if you dare to lie and make false reports to deceive me, there will be serious consequences. It's not too late for you to regret it now!"

After all, it concerns the young master's reputation, and Ramos couldn't help but take it seriously, so he said a few more words.

Because once the crime of corruption and bribery is proven, no matter who is convicted or how it is handled, it will more or less affect the young master's reputation.

Allen had stopped crying at this time. He looked at Ramos who had a dignified look on his face, and then looked at the clerk behind him who had an angry look on his face.

He knew that there was no turning back.

So he said firmly: "I'm sure!"

"Okay, then tell me who it is! As long as you have evidence, I will make the decision for you!" Ramos' tone clearly showed anger.

"Mr. Military Officer! Don't listen to his nonsense. He is just a pariah. How can you believe what he says?" The clerk made his last struggle.

But Ramos just looked at him coldly and said nothing.

"Shut up, you idiot!" Henry, who was standing by, saw this and said to the clerk with disdain on his face.

He knew the young master's status in the hearts of Ramos and Gubellini, which was simply beyond description.

Now this idiot actually dared to do such a thing under Ramos' nose. Isn't that like a dung beetle coming out of its hole - looking for death!

Allen pointed at the clerk and said directly: "It was him, this clerk, who took bribes when registering information and ruined the reputation of the Lord!"

"No! I didn't! Sir Military Officer, he slandered me! He is just a pariah, his words cannot be trusted!" The clerk was completely panicked and spoke incoherently.

"Mr. Military Officer! I am not slandering him! I am telling the truth. If you don't believe me, look through his clothes and you will see his pockets are full of copper coins that he obtained through corruption and bribery!" Allen continued.

Ramos looked at the clerk: "Do you want to take it out yourself, or do you want me to search it myself?"

"No, how is it possible? Your Excellency has slandered me..." The clerk wanted to make an excuse, but under Ramos's majestic gaze, he became scared and timid!

So he could only kneel down with tears in his eyes, begging for mercy: "Mr. Quartermaster, please forgive me, I will never dare to do it again. This is my first time, I just want to collect some wine money!"

As he said this, he took out all the coins in his pocket.

It was a handful of copper coins, about seventy or eighty of them!

Ramos remained indifferent and looked at him coldly!

"Sir, please, spare me! I'm giving you all this money as a gift. Please spare me because we are from the same hometown!"

Hearing this, Ramos and Henry's faces darkened immediately: What an idiot! This is not the way to beg for mercy, okay?

How can you bribe in public?

Now, you are in trouble. Originally, you wanted to make a big deal out of a small matter, but now, it is hard not to punish you!

And we have to impose a heavier punishment to restore Master Sauron’s reputation!

"You two, take him away quickly and report to the Baron before taking any further action!" Henry quickly told the two men to take the stupid clerk away to prevent him from being embarrassed again!

"Yes, sir!" The two men took the order and quickly subdued the clerk.

But this time they learned their lesson and sealed the clerk's mouth before taking him away, to prevent this idiot from giving them both away if they were not careful!

The two thought: Damn, if we had known this idiot was so stupid, we shouldn't have agreed to his cooperation when he came to us! Now, we haven't gained anything, and we are in trouble!

Allen watched the clerk being taken away, but he did not feel happy at all. Instead, he felt a wave of fear.

Since ancient times, the people have not fought against the officials, but today I have violated this taboo.

Because he knew that this charge alone would not bring this clerk to the point where he would never be able to recover.

The final punishment result is at most a reprimand.

Then, as the instigator of this incident, I will definitely not escape his revenge when he gets out.

So, thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel scared.

But now that things have come to this, there is nothing he can do but take it one step at a time!

"Thank you, sir, for making the decision for me. Thank you, sir, for making the decision for me! Thank you, my lord, for your kindness and goodness! Thank you, my lord, for your kindness and goodness!" Allen kowtowed directly to Ramos.

"Okay, stand up first! The ground is cold!" Ramos' tone became gentle again: "What's your name?"

"Your Excellency, my name is Allen and I'm from Gru Village!" Allen answered truthfully.

Although he had stood up, he still maintained a humble appearance with a hunched back.

"How old are you?"

Ramos looked at the thin young man's body, his hunched back and humble appearance. Even when he stood up straight, he was only as high as his chest.

Ramos seemed to see his former self in him, and suddenly an idea popped into his mind to help him, so he sighed and added; "Don't lie!"

Allen was stunned, he wanted to report an older age!

But seeing this, he could only confess the truth: "My lord, I am seventeen years old! But my lord, I am very strong, and I can endure hardships! Please, give me a chance! Please!"

As he said this, he wanted to kneel down and beg again!

"Stand still!" Ramos shouted, shocking the whole audience: "A man's knees are made of gold, how can you kneel randomly?"

This sentence was taught by the young master when he taught him etiquette!

Although Ramos still doesn't know what this means and doesn't understand how a man can have gold under his knees, he suddenly feels that it is just right to use it here.

So I just said it out loud.

Allen was immediately frightened and stood there in a daze, not knowing what to do!

Ramos turned and looked at Henry, asking for his opinion.

But Henry shrugged and said it didn't matter!

"Alan, considering that you have just reported corruption and bribery and upheld the honor of the Baron, I will now give you two choices: First, I will give you a bonus of ten silver coins as a reward! Second, I will give you an opportunity to take the assessment. But the final result depends on your own ability!" Ramos thought about it and made a decision.

"I choose the second one, the second one! Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!" Allen answered quickly, with an uncontrollable joy on his face.

Suddenly, the eyes of everyone around were focused on Allen. Some were envious, some were jealous, some were disdainful, some were indifferent, some were disgusted and hated... But among so many eyes, not a single one was happy for him!

What is worrying is not the lack of wealth but the inequality of wealth. This is the truth of life!

"Okay, in that case, then you take a rest and prepare for the test!" Seeing that he had made his choice, Ramos said no more.

Although the recruitment rules of the territory guard team prohibit recruiting people under the age of eighteen, he is now considered to have made a contribution.

Special cases deserve special treatment, and rewards and punishments are clear, so why not give it a chance!

Moreover, it was just giving him a chance, not directly appointing him.

As for the final result, it still depends on him to fight for it.

I have given you the opportunity, but whether you are destined to succeed or not depends on your own luck!

Then, Ramos began to arrange new members of the territory guard to serve as clerks and started to re-register the information of all applicants and conduct assessments.

As for the handful of copper coins, whoever it belongs to can take it back! Whoever wants it can take it!

It's just this little thing, and you want to use it to test the cadres!

joke!