"oh?"
Eaton first glanced at Ed with his gray eyes, nodded slightly, then held up his chin with his rough and thick right hand, stroked his sideburns and asked with a half-smile:
"I want to hear the basis for your judgment."
"Mostly based on your previous judgment. If someone really wants to deliberately provoke a dispute between the Royal Society and the Auckland family, then the West Coast Company has every reason to do so - the conflict between the two forces of the Auckland family and the Royal Society is of great significance to The Liberal Party is the most powerful behind West Coast Company."
Eaton nodded again. Ed understood and continued:
"...You should still remember that a sixteen-member delegation participated in the planning of transportation facilities in Silvermist City. Representatives from the West Coast Company also participated in this. However, due to the 'unexpected disappearance' of Jellos, all parties failed in the end. Finalize the plan. Nearly three months have passed and the underground railway has still not resumed operations. It is conceivable that the Royal Society must be extremely dissatisfied with this. "
"Almost at the same time as this happened, a large-scale strike occurred at the terminal, and it lasted far longer than usual. You know, most of the shares of the cargo transportation company at the terminal belong to the Auckland family, accounting for more than 60%. In such chaos, , the one who suffered the greatest loss must be the Oakland family."
"And who benefits the most? It's the Royal Society. These days, the cargo flow of the Silvermist Airport, which is operated by the Royal Society with technology investment, has increased by nearly half - therefore, in the eyes of the Auckland family, this is very important. It could be another provocative act led by the Royal Society."
"Of course, it is not enough to accuse West Coast Company based on the above purely speculative content. The most important thing is that I found this in the warehouse."
Ed moved the slave collar found in the warehouse on the table in front of Mr. Eaton:
"I found an identical device in the Desire Club. West Coast Company's experimental product has been sealed and has never been circulated on the market. But it appeared in the Desire Club, which proves that there may be channels of communication between the two parties. I I’m wondering if Jaros has also reached some kind of deal with West Coast Company through the medium of Desire Club?”
After all, it was impossible for Jaros to fight against the entire family on his own. He had to find a backer, and West Coast was an excellent choice.
"Well, you are right..."
After listening to Ed's analysis, Eaton nodded again with satisfaction. Only this time he didn't applaud like before:
"Ed, if it's up to you to make the decision this time, what do you think we should do now?"
I……
Faced with Mr. Eaton's question, Ed was speechless and unable to answer.
Even if his guess is right, even if they have obtained evidence that West Coast Company is involved in contraband smuggling, they still can't do anything:
This behemoth called the West Coast Company has become the backbone of Lyrea. It is too big and cannot fall because of some "insignificant" things - just like they cannot be destroyed by Jaros' cannibalism. The same goes for the entire Oakland family.
He can kill a West Coast Company manager, and blow up the entire West Coast Company's proprietary warehouse into powder, and West Coast Company will not even retaliate against him:
Because West Coast companies also have thousands of managers and warehouses, and an elephant doesn't get angry because of mosquito bites.
All they can do is submit all the evidence. These evidences will be photographed and stored in the difference machine, and then transported to the headquarters of the Bureau of Investigation along with the scientific research airship. But that's all.
well.
Ed sighed in his heart. He suddenly understood why Mr. Eaton sometimes showed that helpless, bitter and tired expression.
"Now you understand why I rarely mention this to others." Eaton folded his hands and lowered his head.
"Although there isn't much we can do, there is still something we can do." After hesitating for a moment, Ed said, "We might as well notify these two families, so that they can at least be a little alert."
"Well... you can convey this news to the Oakland family first. I think you should have Mr. Brandon's contact information. Angelica, if you are willing, you can also disclose this matter to your mentor and Owen. Mr. Jacob."
"Okay. I will find a way to let them know about this." Angelica nodded and replied.
"We can give a warning, but whether you want to believe it or not depends entirely on the wishes of both parties." Eaton said, "If you have nothing else to do, you can go and rest first. I will read the report in detail... By the way Ai De, you can leave later."
"Okay, what's the matter, Mr. Eaton?"
Ed, who was about to leave, stopped, closed the door, came back and sat down.
"You shouldn't have written this report, right? The handwriting is completely different, and the wording is much more written." Eaton asked.
"Ah, well..." Ed touched his cheek in embarrassment, "I wrote the outline, and the formal part was written by Angelica. It is always necessary to let newcomers get more exposure to work in order to grow as quickly as possible, you think so? Right? If there are any mistakes, I will correct them right away."
"No need." Eaton gently pushed away Ed's hand that was reaching for the report, "She wrote very well."
That's good... Ed breathed a sigh of relief. I thought a criticism was inevitable.
"Train her well. When you take over my job one day, she will be a good helper."
