As the pearl of the north, Novigrad has prosperous commerce and is bordered by Redania. Vizimir, the "just one" of Redania, dreams of taking Novigrad under his control.
It's just that there has never been a suitable time before.
If Novigrad is in chaos, don't even think about it. Vizimir will definitely not miss this opportunity to intervene in Novigrad.
"But if we leave Whoreson Junior alone and Dudu doesn't come forward, then Lynn's property will probably be taken away by Whoreson Junior. How should we explain to you when you come back?"
At this time, a voice suddenly sounded from outside the room.
"What are you talking about that you can't explain to me?"
Several people in the room were stunned for a moment, and then looked outside the door.
But he saw the dusty Lynn coming in from the door.
Several people immediately stood up from their seats.
Roche breathed a sigh of relief, "Sir Lynn, you are finally back."
Lynn nodded towards the four people.
One of Chappelle's men came in behind Lynn, brought a chair in from outside the door, and placed it next to the round table.
Then, he bowed to the four people, exited the room, and closed the door.
Lynn sat down on that chair, and then several others followed suit.
"Chappelle, on the way here, I heard your men say that you seem to be in trouble. Come on, tell me, what is the bad idea?"
Chappelle and the other two looked at each other before telling the whole story.
It turns out that since Lynn met Dudu more than a year ago and made him his professional manager, and also gave Dudu a large sum of money to help him develop his industry, Dudu began to flex his muscles in the city.
He did a good job and soon established some businesses and industries for Lynn. Although the scale was small, the progress was rapid, which attracted the attention and vigilance of Whoreson Junior, one of the three major gangsters in the city.
Whoreson Junior, whose full name is Cyprian·Wiley, owns all the casinos, fight clubs and brothels in the city, so his power and economic status are the best among the three major gangs.
But because he was cruel, ruthless, and had sadistic tendencies, everyone secretly gave him the title "Whoreson (son of a bitch) I".
Of course, this title should never be shouted in front of him.
Through inquiries from his subordinates, Whoreson Junior found out that Dudu was a professional manager working for Baron Brandon from Toussaint.
After all, this is a nobleman, so Whoreson Junior initially used relatively civilized methods.
He tried to bribe Dudu.
Let Dudu make false accounts and give himself the deductions.
Dudu of course cannot be bribed by him.
After being rejected several times, the arrogant Whoreson Junior became furious.
Only then did he start playing dirty.
Including but not limited to:
Threatening and intimidating the workers hired by Dudu...
Bribing chefs to put laxatives in workers' meals...
He asked his subordinates to report to the city council many times, and asked people from the city council to come to the door to inspect every day...
Deliberately spreading rumors among the citizens, trying to make Dudu a businessman who eats human flesh and blood, and showing that Dudu's immediate boss is Toussaint's nobleman, everything Dudu does is actually paving the way for Toussaint to occupy Novigrad...
This last rumor seems absurd, but in fact it is believed by the most people.
First of all, people are naturally not interested in the main melody, and many people are even particularly disgusted with things like the main melody and positive energy, and they also sneer at people who believe in these.
However, conspiracy theories are usually very popular among men, women and children. Even if something has been made public and there is no suspense, the general public will definitely think that there must be something shady.
Secondly, even if you take a look at the map, you will know that Toussaint is thousands of miles away from Novigrad. Not to mention that Toussaint has never had any ambitions for external expansion. Even if it had, it would be impossible to manage an enclave across several northern countries.
However, white people have always received negative marks for their geographical knowledge. Even in the 21st century, there are still a large number of United States people who cannot even understand the most basic geographical knowledge.
Not to mention that in this era, accurate maps will only be controlled by nobles and businessmen, and will never be revealed to civilians.
There is no map, so it is impossible to expect these people who are easily led to understand how far Toussaint is from Novigrad.
It has to be said that these dirty tricks used by Whoreson Junior are very effective.
Although he has a good business acumen, Dudu, who has never experienced these unpretentious business warfare methods, is overwhelmed and exhausted, resulting in frequent mistakes in the industry.
In the end, Chappelle suggested that Dudu should hide for a while and then give the workers a month's paid leave so that they could go home temporarily to avoid the menacing Whoreson Junior.
But it would definitely not be a problem if he kept hiding like this.
Dudu only gave workers one month of paid leave.
After this month passes, what about next month?
You can't just keep posting next month, and the month after that, right?
Even if you have so much money, if you keep giving money to workers who don't work, then even if you have a golden mountain, it still has its time to shine.
Therefore, several people gathered together to discuss how to deal with Whoreson Junior.
In fact, it stands to reason that the identity of Baron Brandon from Toussaint should be able to intimidate Xiao Xiao.
And in fact this is indeed the case.
Dudu's business had never gone wrong before. Other businessmen from other places who had just come to Novigrad to do business would more or less encounter some disgusting things.
But Dudu rarely encounters these things.
It relies on the tiger skin of Baron Brandon from Toussaint.
But now Whoreson Junior, a local snake, is different. He relies on the fact that he is the most powerful among the three major gangs, and if he attacks him, he may suddenly stand on the opposite side of the three major gangs, so Whoreson Junior wants to take advantage.
In fact, there is another option, which is to compromise with Whoreson Junior.
It's just that Drake and others have never thought about this option.
After all, they are not weak ordinary citizens who can be bullied, and they will not let a mere gang boss get on top of them.
"If you need it, I can bring you Whoreson Junior's head."
Drake said.
Now Syndicate has bought off the beggars and homeless people in the city. Although Whoreson Junior controls many industries in the city and spends most of his time in the manor, he always has to go out.
Over the past year or so, Whoreson Junior noticed that while Dudu was growing its business, Syndicate also collected a travel record sheet of Whoreson Junior.
After hundreds of repeated revisions, the prediction success rate based on this travel record sheet can reach more than 90%.