Chapter 237 new target
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"Tell me, what do you gain?"
The time was approaching evening, but the afterglow of the sun did not give the room any brightness at all.
Two torches stood around the room, swaying, just like everyone's mood, tired and worried.
As the leader, Jack couldn't see a trace of exhaustion on his face. It was still the original stereotype of everyone. He seemed to have everything in mind and didn't care about everyone's current plight.
The whole person sat on the chair, motionless as a mountain, like a statue, calming everyone's turbulent mind instantly, even the leader is not worried, what are you worried about as a soldier? What are you doing.
"Leader, when you came back just now, we had already discussed the usage and got a few clues!"
As Jack’s friend, Payne was smart and smooth although he was thin and small, so he stood up, looked at the young leader in front of him, lowered his head slightly, and said in a low voice.
"First, Lord Circuit Judge Felton John currently owns two villas and three shops in Oxford, and a small estate of more than 100 acres in the suburbs! The total value has reached about 1,500 pounds. Wealth has multiplied tenfold! People are talking about it, and their dissatisfaction is palpable!"
"Secondly, the judge's wife is from a commoner background. She usually just goes shopping and enjoys leisurely life at home. He has a son and a daughter. The boy is ten years old and the girl is six years old. They are very smart!
However, according to our careful investigation, this Lord Justice also has a beautiful mistress in Oxford, and has a one-year-old boy! "
"Thirdly, the judge's usual performance is not bad, and he has a high prestige for his subordinates, servants and Yan Ruise!
Although everyone was amazed by his wealth, there was no dissatisfaction, and even envy! "
"Fourth, we have confirmed that he has colluded with local gentlemen for interests. As long as we continue to investigate in this direction, we will definitely gain something!"
Payne's eyes were indifferent, without a trace of hesitation, and his tone was unhurried, and he spoke fluently in line with his authentic London accent.
Others also focused their eyes on him. Even though they already knew the specific situation, they still listened carefully without blinking their eyelids.
Among them, the last proposal is what they want to say. At present, they can only investigate Felton John for corruption. Although at most he will be removed from office and bring a little compensation, but at least it can be regarded as completing a task.
So, everyone's eyes turned to the young leader who closed his eyes and thought, looking forward to his order.
"Well! Well done, this is indeed a good piece of information, you performed very well!"
Jack felt a little amused when he noticed the focused gazes of the crowd, but unexpectedly smiled and praised them indifferently.
Regarding this, the corners of everyone's mouths turned up slightly. It is very rare to be able to obtain so much information in such a short time.
Besides, it is very rare to be praised by Iron Jack.
"According to everyone's opinion, let's proceed to Judge Felton's corruption charges! By the way, knock down a few young people!"
Jack seemed to have lost the desire to fight in the past, and agreed indifferently. Everyone was surprised to find that the young leader showed a decadent expression for the first time, and their hearts couldn't stop their surprise.
This young adult has been known for his energy for the past few months, but this time he rarely showed a look of decadence, which is surprising.
"Could it be that this lord has discovered a new difficulty, a difficulty we cannot overcome, and chose to give up?"
Regarding this, everyone had different thoughts in their hearts, and there was a sympathetic expression on their faces. Seeing Jack's straight back, they only felt full of despair and loss of mind.
Just when everyone was about to leave the room, leaving the young adult to face this setback alone, his deep voice rang in his ears.
"Payne, Pym, you two stay!"
The eyes of the two who were about to leave showed some doubts, and they really didn't know what the leader was looking for.
The others paused for a moment, then walked away quickly, and the rest has nothing to do with them.
"Tell me, why do these gentry bribe the judge, and what are the benefits?"
Jack changed his previous decadent appearance, looked into the eyes of the two with radiance, and asked directly.
"This, we don't know about Oxford, I'm afraid we don't know very well!"
Payne touched his head and said embarrassedly.
"This must be a huge benefit, and the consequences are serious, otherwise they wouldn't spend so much money to bribe this civilian judge!"
Yixiang old man Pim blinked, looked into Jack's eyes and said.
"Nonsense—" Payne had a look of approval on his face, but dismissed it in his heart.
But Jack seemed to agree.
"Yes, this is a great net of benefits!"
"We just need to investigate which big families have grown rapidly in recent years. They are our targets!"
Jack nodded, showing a smile, and reasoned directly.
"The Matthew family—" Pym and Payne said in unison, and then they glanced at each other and at the same time, and then laughed.
As a family that has expanded extremely rapidly in recent years, the Matthew family has always been the object of discussion, and envy, jealousy and hatred have always been accompanied by this name.
"Parker Matthew is our current number one target. The others went to investigate Felton John, and the three of us focused our energy on Sir Matthew!"
Jack looked at the two with piercing eyes, and said decisively.
"Are you suspicious?" Payne asked softly.
"Don't think so much now, we just need to complete our task, and we will talk about it later!"
Jack did not deny Payne's words, but said such a meaningful sentence, which had to make Payne and Pim start to imagine.
"Okay, get ready, we will start to act tomorrow, remember, don't tell anyone, including those of our companions!"
"Yes, my lord!" Pym and Payne couldn't help but sink their hearts, and assured them earnestly.
The two left the room with some heavy thoughts, and exited the door. Only then did Pim realize that this was his own room, and he didn't know what to do when he stayed at the door.
And Jack, who was sitting on the chair, also realized that this was not his own room, so he could only walk out of the room with a face full of embarrassment, as if nothing happened.
(end of this chapter)