After receiving the invitation letter from Mr. Butler, Ma Wei set out for Kingston District that night.
He wanted to meet in person the Mr. Butler who controlled the underground black market and find out who he really was.
Laiwen also wanted to come, but there was news from Daniel that the potion products needed to be replenished, so Ma Wei asked Laiwen to go to Yinton College to deliver things to Daniel, while he went with Yunia and Edward. Kingston District.
At 9 o'clock in the evening, the carriage drove into Kingston District, South London. Although Kingston District belongs to South London, because it is close to West London, the richest city, and it is also a royal administrative district, most of the people living in Kingston District are middle class. class, social elite.
The most attractive thing about Kingston is the schools here. According to last year’s statistics, the admission rates of Oxford and Cambridge universities in Kingston were the first in London. The admission requirements for public schools are zoned admissions. This has resulted in the middle class and social elite buying houses in the school district of Kingston.
The place where Mr. Butler asked Mavey to meet was a public high school called Edby, located in the center of Kingston. Even at night, the nearby streets were still brightly lit, and carriages and pedestrians could be seen passing by everywhere.
The carriage slowly stopped at the door of Adeby Public School. The coachman jumped out of the back and opened the door for Maweila: "Sir, I have attended Adebe Middle School. The fare is 4 shillings."
From Flower Street to Kingston District, we crossed half of London. For such a long distance, the fare was naturally more expensive. After paying the fare, the coachman left with the four-wheeled carriage. Ma Wei stood at the gate of the school, and for a moment Don't know where to go.
The door of Edby Middle School was locked, and no one could be seen late at night. However, the street opposite was very lively, someone was playing an accordion, and many people gathered around.
"Confused traveler - if you don't know where the road is going - why not go to the tavern and have a look - maybe you will find something there -"
The singer sang loudly and played the accordion hard. After hearing the gist of the lyrics, Mavey thought for a moment and took Yunia and Edward to the opposite street. Sure enough, they found an inconspicuous tavern at the end of the street.
There was no signboard or signboard in the tavern. If it weren't for the two drunk men at the door, Ma Wei might not have noticed it. After pausing at the door for a moment, Ma Wei opened the door and walked in.
Wow——
A warm atmosphere came to the store. Drinkers were enjoying their drinks in the store. The store was extremely noisy and filled with noisy voices. Ma Wei didn't like an environment that was too noisy. If he stayed in a noisy place for too long, his Your head will begin to feel swollen and painful, and your mood will become irritable.
There were people from all walks of life in the inconspicuous tavern, and you could even see prostitutes in scantily clad clothes soliciting customers. Just when Ma Wei felt that he had guessed wrong and Mr. Butler was not here, a waiter who delivered drinks suddenly brought him some wine. Grab a martini and say, "Your drink, sir."
"I didn't order any wine."
"A gentleman gave it to you." The waiter said, "The gentleman is on the second floor. You can go up from the inner room."
The waiter pointed to the ajar wooden door on the side of the counter, then left.
Mavey handed the martini to Edward, then entered the wooden door with a curious Yunia in his arms, followed the inner stairs, and climbed to the second floor of the tavern.
The noise gradually faded away. Unlike the noisy first floor, the second floor was dark. It seemed to be an attic. The noise from downstairs could be vaguely heard. In front of the window, a figure stood with his back to the attic. of Mavi.
"Are you Mr. Butler?"
The figure turned around, and there was a middle-aged man with a somewhat rich face. He had a neatly trimmed mustache and a oily back hair. He was wearing a suit and leather shoes. He was holding a black cat in his hand. He looked Ma Wei up and down and said after a few seconds: "Mr. Nicholas von Manstein....What do you want from me?"
Ever since the man turned around, Ma Wei's eyes had been fixed on the black cat. The black cat also noticed him and turned his head a little embarrassed, not daring to look at him.
Xiaohei!
There was a wooden table in the middle of the loft. Mr. Butler sat on one side, took out his lighter, lit the cigar, and ignited the candle on the table. The candle flame rose up and illuminated his face.
"Please take a seat, Mr. Nicholas."
Maweila opened the chair and sat down, looked into Mr. Butler's eyes and said, "I heard that Mr. Butler is omnipotent in London. As long as the reward is enough, he can help solve any trouble. Is that true?"
"Oh... to outsiders, of course, this is the case, but..." Mr. Butler smiled and said in a very easy-going manner: "For you, Mr. Nicholas, the situation is a little different."
"Why is it different when it comes to me?"
"Because you have touched the ceiling of power." Mr. Butler said: "Behind you is the second prince Shukri, and behind the second prince is Archbishop Brandon. With their help, Mr. Nicholas, even if you want the moon in the sky That’s fine, I’m afraid there’s nothing I can do about the trouble that can confuse you.”
Power is like this. In the eyes of ordinary people, Mr. Butler has all-powerful hands and eyes, but Ma Wei is different. He is not an ordinary person. Even Mr. Butler is a little afraid of the power behind him.
In the whole of London, the number of forces who dare to touch Ma Wei can be counted on one hand.
"Your Excellency is too humble." Ma Wei responded with a smile: "Who doesn't know Mr. Butler's methods? I think you can definitely help me solve my trouble."
"What kind of trouble have you encountered? You might as well tell it and listen. If it can be done, I will do my best." Mr. Butler said.
"It's not really a trouble. It's just that I have a batch of potions from unknown sources that need to be transported into the Kingdom of Windsor. I need a safe and reliable channel..."
Upon hearing this, Mr. Butler immediately understood what Ma Wei meant. Potions from unknown sources... Nowadays, where can there be any potions from unknown sources?
The kingdoms have not yet established perfect potion laws. Without laws, there would be no contraband.
And Nicholas von Manstein has a temporary license for royal methods, so ordinary customs dare not stop him. Ma Wei has nothing to fear, but he still comes to the door and says that he has a batch of potions from unknown sources... .
Based on the above conditions, Ma Wei can also be asked to tell the source of the unknown potion...
Mr. Butler could only think of the Romanov Kingdom and the United States of Citi.
Not long ago, a war broke out in the United States of America, and the situation was in chaos. The situation in the Romanov Kingdom was not much better. The economy was blocked and its connections with other countries were almost cut off. It was impossible for the Kingdom of Windsor to compete with these two kingdoms. Business.
Only they are qualified to be the source of the unknown potion in Ma Wei's mouth.
"Mr. Nicholas's channels are really wide..."
Mr. Butler grinned and said: "It is indeed difficult to transport potions from unknown sources into the Kingdom of Windsor, but I have a way to solve it."
"I knew you had a solution."
"With all due respect, may I ask, which terminal is this batch of your goods currently stored at?"
"The Crimean seaport, where the goods were transported, was stopped by local officials." Mavi said: "You should know that the situation there is very tense at the moment. If it were not for time, I would not come to you for help. "
"Um...."
When he heard that it was the Crimean seaport, Mr. Butler smoked a cigar. He was not raising the price. The price had not yet been discussed. He was just thinking about how to transport the goods out of the Crimean seaport.
If they were simply prohibited from leaving the customs, things would be much easier to handle. But the problem is that Mawi said that his goods were detained at the Crimean seaport by local officials, which suddenly made it more difficult to transport the goods.
The problems in Kiev and Warsaw have not been resolved yet and have reached a deadlock. In the past two months, the Wisdom Cult has not bothered to pay attention to the Church of Truth. The bishops of the Judgment Cult, the Cult of Plenty and the Church of the Three Goddess of Destiny have already lived in Paris for three years. For four months, I have been pestering them all day long about the whereabouts of the key.
The Kingdom of Windsor is busy instigating a war with the United States of America. The Kingdom of Frederick is half its own. There are still a lot of problems within the Cult of Plenty. I heard that Caesar’s hair is almost turning gray...
"I can find someone to clear up local relations and try my best to transport the goods." Mr. Butler exhaled a puff of smoke and said: "As long as the goods can be transported smoothly, the next thing will be much simpler. Let the goods go to the Southern Continent first, and I will There is a company there that will pack the goods and transport them back to the Kingdom of Windsor smoothly."
Mawei was very satisfied with this plan. The goods that were trapped in the Crimean port were deliberately done by him. The last time he contacted Dino, Dino mentioned to him the current situation facing the Romanov Kingdom. Everything from Romanov Goods shipped out of the Kingdom of Nov, such as wine, food, etc., will be stopped and forcibly detained by the local army as long as they pass through areas such as Kiev, Warsaw, and Helsinki.
This clue provided inspiration to Ma Wei. He could take advantage of this discovery and entrust Mr. Butler to come forward. As long as he uses his contacts, his network will be exposed.
Mr. Butler's laboratory can use the metropolitan subway under construction to secretly excavate underground ruins, which shows that there is a big shot behind him. Before taking action, Ma Wei must find out who is standing behind Mr. Butler. In this way, he Only then can we make a more perfect plan.
"Mr. Nicholas, now we should talk about remuneration." Mr. Butler flicked the ashes of his cigarette: "I will help you retrieve the goods seized at the Crimean seaport. You need to pay 10% of the total value of the goods. What do you think of it as a reward?"
"When you say total value, do you mean the selling price or the cost price?"
"Of course it's the selling price." Mr. Butler smiled and said: "If it's the cost price, I'm afraid I won't even be able to make back the cost of bribing local officials. Are you right?"
Mawei smiled silently and changed the topic: "In addition to the goods seized at the Crimean seaport, I also want to talk to you about something big."
"Speaking."
"Do you have any channels? I mean, do you have any way..." Ma Wei narrowed his eyes: "Can you help me get some potion raw materials from the Kingdom of Windsor?"
"Didn't you already reach a cooperation with the Church of the Goddess of Destiny?" Mr. Butler asked doubtfully, "They will provide you with the raw materials for the potion."
"I have always believed that the big church has a lot of scruples when it comes to the potion trade and cannot let go. Besides, the price they offer is too high..."
"If you are looking for cheap, I suggest you buy the potion raw materials from the Church of the Goddess of Destiny."
The cigar flickered on and off. Mr. Butler took a puff and said: "The Church of the Goddess of Destiny has demon hunters. Their cost of dealing with extraordinary creatures is much lower than mine. If you want to buy a large amount of raw materials from me, the price will only be High, not low.”
"What if I provide you with mercury blood?"
Mr. Butler's eyelids twitched and he said with some surprise: "If you are willing to sell me mercury blood at a low price, I guarantee that I can provide a large amount of cheap potion raw materials!"
Mercury's blood is a high-level magic potion specially used to deal with extraordinary creatures.
Its effect has been tested countless times.
Just when Ma Wei and Mr. Butler hit it off and planned to continue their research, the sharp police whistle suddenly sounded on the street. A small, skinny figure wearing a pointed hat, the size of a dwarf, came in through the open window and bowed. Shen said: "Master, something happened on the street. The demon hunter is making an arrest. The search will be here soon."
The conversation was interrupted. Mr. Butler was a little unhappy, but there was nothing he could do. No one wanted to see an unexpected accident. He stood up with Xiao Hei in his arms and said to Ma Wei: "Mr. Nicholas, I will contact you again. Let’s get here first today.”
"good."
"You can drink as much as you like, and all the expenses will be on my account."
After saying that, Mr. Butler hurriedly left the attic with the dwarf in the pointed hat, disappearing in the blink of an eye. After they left, Ma Wei immediately came to the window and looked at the street below.
Many policemen wearing high boots appeared on the street. They were carrying revolvers and patrolling very nervously. The surrounding rooftops were filled with demon hunters.
This was a large-scale manhunt. Ma Wei didn't know what was going on. Judging from the panic on Mr. Butler's face, he most likely had nothing to do with this matter, otherwise he would never have chosen to invite Ma Wei to meet today.
"What should we do?" Edward looked at the witcher on the roof and said, "Sneak away or stay and watch the fun?"
"It's nothing, let's see what happens."
It was not clear from the attic, so Ma Wei simply left the tavern and came to the street. Within a few minutes, the street was full of people. The short Yunia was completely blocked by the crowd and shouted for her father to carry her. She couldn't resist. Wei had no choice but to let her ride on his neck.
"Sir, what happened?" Ma pulled a man who was also waiting to watch the excitement and asked.
"I heard that there was an explosion in St. Paul's Cathedral!" The man said quickly: "Someone attacked St. Paul's Cathedral and broke the dungeon. Many prisoners escaped and even the Pope was dispatched!"
"Attack on St. Paul's Cathedral?"
Ma Wei was stunned for a moment: "That is the headquarters of the Church of the Three Goddesses of Destiny. Who is so bold?"
"Who else could it be?"
The man glanced at Ma Wei with disdain, thinking that he was ignorant:
"They must be those monsters that attacked Buckingham Palace two days ago! After suffering a loss, can you not come back to seek revenge?"
