Doomsday Code

After entering the city, Chen Cheng in the carriage suddenly said:

"Go directly to the Consul's residence. The Earl will now file a criminal lawsuit against the Consul for compensation for the church knights' destruction of the Earl's property."

Huidun was stunned for a moment, but after thinking about it, he realized that Chen Cheng was right.

Jamil is an old guy who is very cunning and usually hides in his old nest. Now that he has finally revealed his flaws, I must give him a ruthless blow in a reasonable and legal way without leaving any loopholes.

Even if the old man reported the matter to the king, he would still be in the right.

"Oh, Torre, take the rest of the people and go find the patrol officer right now. Ask him to gather the patrol guards in the city. This time we need to be quick, accurate and ruthless, so that the old guy will also feel the pain."

Huidun immediately gave the order.

He was also afraid that when he gathered the troops later, old man Jamil would know that he was back and would directly send someone to order the Knights of Light to stop.

Torre received the order, got off the car and took the rest of the knights to find the patrol officer.

When the carriage arrived at the consul's residence, the guards at the door saw that it was the count's carriage and immediately went in to inform Tophis.

At this time, Tophis was looking at the latest territory financial report in his study. The amount of money that passed through his hands in this month was simply a terrifying number, and the amount of taxes collected in this month alone was comparable to the taxes collected in the previous year.

And he could finally get rid of the embarrassment every time he reported financial statements to Huidun. This year, their government finally did not need the Earl to use his own money to fill the holes. Moreover, at the end of the year, in addition to the money handed over to the Ministry of Finance, he could also take out a part of it to return to Huidun.

In order to make a perfect comeback this time, he had been calculating every bill without eating or drinking for the past few days.

He also wanted to use this to tell Huidun that he was not only good at rectification, but also good at finance and taxation.

At this time, the guard came to tell him that Huidun was already outside the door. He immediately put down the financial report in his hand, straightened his clothes, and went to greet Huidun.

He thought Huidun had heard the tax rumors and came to inspect his place.

After all, the finances of Huidun Territory were able to turn losses into profits, which was unprecedented.

Before he left the house, Huidun had already brought Chen Cheng to him. After greeting Huidun, he led the two of them to his study.

After the servant served tea, Tophis invited the two to sit down.

As soon as Chen Cheng entered the room, he saw a large number of account books on the consul's desk. He apologized to Tophis and then went to the desk to look at the account books.

"Oh, this little brother is not interested in this bookkeeping?"

Seeing that Chen Cheng was watching seriously, Tophis asked curiously. At the same time, he also wanted to change the topic to taxation so that he could show off in front of Huidun.

However, Huidun was not in the mood to care about these things at this time. He was anxious about what was happening outside the city gate, so he interrupted Tophis and said:

"His name is Brown. He is a very talented man. Let's not talk about this first. I came to you to file a criminal lawsuit against you or the government for intentional damage to property."

However, Tophis was confused by Huidun's words. Since when did a nobleman, as the lord of a place, need to file a criminal lawsuit against the government for property damage?

Even though he is an official appointed by the Executive Yuan, he must get Huidun's consent before he can really serve as this executive officer.

Although aristocratic power and government power are parallel and non-intersecting lines here, the gap between the two is extremely vague in reality.

Those officials who manage an area without a clear direct report to a great nobleman are still okay, but people like him are actually no different from the retainers around this nobleman.

If we make a careful distinction, the only difference is that he eats the imperial grain issued by the government, while the noble retainers eat the noble grain issued by the noble masters.

Although he felt a little uncomfortable as his administrative power was valued for the first time, as an excellent administrator he reacted very quickly.

He went to the desk and took out the lawsuit used for government documents from the drawer, and then began to write the lawsuit documents for Huidun.

When he heard that Huidun was going to sue the church, he hesitated. He didn't expect that Huidun would have a conflict with the church. However, as a person who has been in politics for many years and at the grassroots level, he quickly guessed some things.

At the same time, there was an inexplicable anger in his heart. No wonder the guy who was imprisoned at that time disappeared.

After hesitating for a while, Tophis wrote the church as the defendant, and then he took out his administrative official seal and stamped it on the lawsuit.

After the ink dried, Tophis hesitated for a moment when he picked up the lawsuit and handed it to Huidun. Then he asked:

"Then may I ask if the Earl just wants to give the church a little reminder this time or..."

Tophis was also cunning, he also wanted to confirm Huidun's true attitude.

Huidun naturally knew what Tophis hadn't finished saying, and he said without hesitation:

"As religious figures, they have blatantly violated the property and land of a nobleman. Do you think this is just a small reminder for them?

Don’t they know that personal wealth is sacrosanct?”

Tophis pursed his lips, and then said:

"If I were the Earl, you would not just come to me with a lawsuit this time. I would also report it directly to the Executive Yuan. It would be best if His Majesty the King could come forward and make a fair decision.

After all, this case involves an earl and the Knight of Light of the Kingdom's Grand Church. I'm afraid only His Majesty the King can make the decision."

When Tophis said this, Chen Cheng, who was looking at the account book, and Huidun, who was standing beside him, were stunned for a moment. Then Chen Cheng laughed and said:

"Mr. Archon is really amazing, I am still too stupid.

As for those guys, they really only rely on a local official. In the end, the most they get is a verbal criticism and then compensation for the losses. That’s it.”

And Tophis smiled and said:

"It's nothing, actually. The smart one is the Earl. It's really great that he thought of taking the government route."

Because as a government official, Tofis understood very well how correct this move was. As long as the evidence provided by Earl Huidun was a little bit favorable, the officials in the court would spare no effort to help him win the case.

At the same time, His Majesty the King will definitely favor Huidun.

It has nothing to do with whether he is the King's son or not, but because he, as a nobleman, obeyed the laws of the national government.

This is not only a support for the officials of the kingdom, but also a support for His Majesty the King. He is telling all the nobles that no matter how noble they are, they must abide by the laws of the kingdom.

However, Huidun blushed a little after hearing what Tophis said, because it was Chen Cheng who suggested the idea of reporting to the police. With his many years of aristocratic habits, he would have just asked someone to arrest the person.

And then, that old guy Jamil will take advantage of him, and in the end, his losses may be even greater than that of the old guy.

At the same time, Huidun was secretly reminding himself in his heart that he had to be extremely alert and think twice about how to deal with things. At the same time, he couldn't let too many stains appear on his body.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think of Melinda. To be honest, he felt very flustered when he thought of Melinda. He didn't know whether he really loved her.

Throwing these annoying things out of his mind, what Huidun needed now was to deal a perfect and heavy blow to the church.

After receiving the lawsuit, Tophis issued an arrest warrant for Huidun.

Although the arrest of religious personnel still requires a document issued by the Ministry of Religious Affairs, this matter now concerns a count.

Moreover, he is an earl with recognized royal status, so it is reasonable to treat this kind of case with special treatment.

Seeing that Huidun was ready to leave, Chen Cheng's thoughts also wandered away from the account book.

After sending the two to the door, just as they were about to get on the carriage, Chen Cheng suddenly said to Tophis:

"Mr. Archon, I see that the accounts you calculated are quite complicated. I have a bookkeeping method that may be of help to you.

But it may not work this time, I will come to visit when I have time."

Tophis said "oh", he was also a little skeptical, but then Huidun said:

"Toffis, believe me, this kid is really a genius. Maybe he really has some good accounting methods to teach you, which can reduce some of your work pressure."

After hearing Huidun's assurance, Tophis was convinced of Chen Cheng's words, and then asked Chen Cheng to come when he had time.