Chapter 156 Alston: Damn social trash
"Having said so much, you should be able to understand what I mean. How should I say, yes or no?"
Alston played with the ancient silver coins and looked out the window at the Financial City.
Wayne's eyes twitched: "I probably understand, but maybe I understand it wrong. It's a bit unbelievable. After all, our relationship... you know."
"You understand correctly, that's what I mean!"
Auston spoke loudly, snorted coldly, and added: "Don't be too happy too early. If I didn't have a choice, it wouldn't be you."
"How can I have no choice? Veronica is excellent."
"She's not good. She's too kind. She also inherited her mother's flaws, and her eyesight is so magical."
What do you mean, I'm not kind?
Wayne was very dissatisfied with Auston's evaluation and suggested that Auston go to the villain camp to inquire. Who doesn't know that he is honest and trustworthy...
Oh, the villains really don’t know.
Like the Thousand-Eyed Demon, like Sebastian, he doesn't know how he died until he died.
Looking at it this way, he even deceived the villain, so he is indeed not very kind.
But putting aside the process and only looking at the results, this is not a kind of justice. He just didn't stand in the light and fight the monsters.
Wayne was dissatisfied with Auston's evaluation, but Auston thought his evaluation was very fair. He glanced at Wayne and frowned: "You have the slate in your hand, right?"
boom!
A thunderous sound on the ground caused Wayne's mind to turn upside down. He frowned fiercely: "The stone slabs should have been taken away by the Death Church. They suddenly fell into madness..."
"You don't need to tell me this. You are the only one who survived, and you are the only one who remains conscious. You can say whatever you want. Plus what I know about you, these are definitely not the truth."
Auston said calmly: "I don't know what method you used to kill a golden mage. That is your secret. I have no interest in asking. It doesn't matter whether the slate is in your hand or not. I have no intention of taking it away. If you say no, then it’s okay.”
"..."
Dude, do you really know the value of this slate?
Wayne remained expressionless as he analyzed what Auston said and guessed that the other party didn't know.
"The Ministry of Magic once wanted to interview you, but I stopped you. Put away that slate and don't make any more trouble. This matter is over."
Auston continued: "There is also the matter of Bruce. It ends here. Don't appear in this capacity again."
Wayne broke out in a cold sweat after hearing this. He couldn't figure out how the other party knew everything. If the slate was Kerr who informed the Free Mage Alliance, it would not be surprising for Auston to receive the information. What is the situation with Bruce? The Holy See has an undercover agent from the Free Mage Alliance?
Atlee or Gunther?
Well, you two guys with thick eyebrows and big eyes have actually betrayed the Holy See and betrayed heaven!
No, it shouldn't be these two guys, otherwise the fact that he is a reincarnated angel would be exposed.
"Are you curious why I know so much?"
Auston held the ancient silver coin, and without waiting for Wayne to deny it, said directly: "It's not that I have too much energy, but that you are too ostentatious in doing things. You think you are hiding it well, but you don't know that every move is seen by others. ”
He stared at Wayne and said: "People who do great things will never put themselves in the most dangerous situation, let alone stand in front of the stage openly. This is just like the Tulip family. It's not that we monopolize all walks of life, but The royal family, power has never been delegated, the royal family has always ruled this country!”
"Mr. Alston, how did I expose Bruce's identity?" Wayne wanted to know the answer and promised not to do it again next time.
"You used blood magic. No black magician in Lundan can do it. The last time the blood tyrant came to Dragon Heart Island, you were also there. It's that simple."
"There is no evidence..."
"Once suspicion arises, the crime is established and the evidence is not important."
Auston said: "I also stopped this matter. I said that you are Heifei's student. If you are in trouble, she will have a headache, and I don't want to give her a headache."
Really or not, we are so similar, you must be a dead ghost too!
Wayne expressed doubts. According to Veronica's complaints and the tidbits he heard outside, Auston was a standard playboy, and he had basically been in and out of famous ladies in London.
A dead man is just a pervert, so why should he be a good husband?
At this point, Wayne no longer doubted that Auston was planning to find him as his successor, and helped him get out of trouble twice in a row. He was not one of his own, and would only wipe his ass again and again if he was crazy.
However, he still couldn't figure it out.
"Mr. Alston, I still don't understand..."
"Just call me Auston, and you'll call me that in public from now on."
"no problem."
Wayne shrugged and said clearly: "I have very bad thoughts about Veronica. You should know this. With your eyesight, you must be able to see that I am very excellent in character. Choosing me as your heir is equivalent to pushing Veronica into a pit of fire. Can you bear this? "
Auston: (D)
So, if he didn’t have a choice, he wouldn’t have approached Wayne!
"Auston?"
"Even if I don't choose you as my heir, Veronica will jump into the fire pit." Auston said with a dark face.
"You have so much confidence in me?"
Wayne raised his chest and raised his head. He felt a lot more energetic after receiving the approval from his father-in-law.
"..."
Auston remained silent. Referring to the successful cases of twenty years ago, his baby daughter would probably, probably, make the same mistakes again.
When Auston was pursuing Heaphy, there was such a strong old guy who stopped him in every possible way. He was Heaphy's teacher and played the role of Auston now.
Xifei gave up running for a saint and was deceived into marriage by a social trash. The old guy almost died of anger on the spot and returned to the headquarters of the Natural Church. He never contacted Xifei again.
This moment is exactly like that moment, Auston has become the old guy, Veronica has become Heaphy, and Wayne has become the new generation of social garbage.
Auston doesn't have confidence in Wayne, but in himself. The damn social trash will definitely have the last laugh.
"I didn't want to find you at first, even if you are very similar to me..."
Auston skipped the unpleasant topic: "It wasn't until I confirmed that you were Bruce that I reluctantly nodded. You may have a lot of bad things..."
As he spoke, he saw the corners of Wayne's mouth slightly raised, his face dark and elongated.
Having him say nice things about Wayne is really worse than killing him!
"Auston?"
"You may have a lot of bad things, but there are still more bad things that have not been discovered!" Auston snorted softly before he finished.
Got it, praise me for being low-key!
Wayne shrugged and took it as a good word.
"Pick up the documents on the table and follow me. In the next three hours, I have a speech and several business partners to meet. You can follow me the whole time. You can stay silent but you cannot leave."
Auston didn't want to be in the same room as Wayne. Every breath he took smelled of social garbage, and the air quality in London felt worse than ever.
Wayne picked up the file and followed behind.
To be honest, he only wants to engage in magic now and is not interested in business activities, but it is rare that the relationship has eased, and Auston's stinky face looks quite interesting, so he will just be a secretary today.
In addition, having the identity of the heir of the Landau family is equivalent to finding an organization in Windsor, which will make it much easier to do things.
Thinking of this, Wayne's heart sank. He was not a spy for Frank next door from Windsor.
Does Auston know?
His level of espionage is not high, his partner Lily is not a magician, and his professional skills are limited and not top-notch. He can be described as a cannon fodder trying his luck.
With such an important position as the heir of the Tulip family, it is impossible for Auston not to investigate... Could it be that Old Den is also an undercover agent?
Wayne's eyes widened. The powerful Frank intelligence agency had planted spies into the Tulip family through Lao Wang next door.
This is the Queen's right-hand man!
Next, will we arrange for Lao Wang to change the bloodline of the royal family?
…
For the next three hours, Wayne accompanied Auston throughout the entire process, with the same expressionless expression as Meghan, pretending to be the other party's secretary.
In the lecture hall, Auston was full of passion and outlined a great blueprint, and warm applause broke out time and time again.
Xifei also applauded below, giving the applause to Wayne, who was particularly moved by his smile.
Wayne: What are you so moved about? He pushed your daughter into the fire pit!
What, you are the main culprit?
That's okay.
The few social elites who had met Wayne before were extremely annoyed at this moment. Damn that stinking boss, are you pretending to be a newbie in the workplace? Is it fun to fool newcomers?
They should have guessed that the venue was either rich or elite, and no one could get the invitation.
Wrong 100 million, heartbroken.
The socialites also looked sideways at Wayne, speculating that his relationship with Auston had no investment before, and the effect would be greatly reduced now.
Wrong 100 million, heartbroken.
At the end of the speech, Auston left the venue amidst warm applause and took Wayne into three conference rooms successively to interview several business partners.
Whether the content of the discussion is important or not, you can make it clear over the phone. If you have to meet in person to communicate, it's just to bring Wayne along to get familiar with each other.
If you're brave, this business gathering is Auston's signal to the outside world. The pretty boy standing next to him has an unusual identity.
Everyone: It can be seen that the illegitimate child is about to become a regular!
As expected of you, your family kept telling you the truth, and your illegitimate son turned into a good man in front of you, and your wife was so happy that she clapped her hands.
"Auston, your speech just now was really good. Are you sure you don't want to cooperate with me?"
In the corridor of the conference room, two men and a woman walked over.
Ignoring the busty female secretary, the two men should have a father-son relationship, and their eyebrows are quite similar.
The young one has a handsome appearance, blond hair and blue eyes, and has a good temperament. He has the aristocratic style of the old Lundan Zhengmi Banner.
The older one is not bad at taking care of himself. The middle-aged handsome uncle is just a little bald.
He seemed to have a certain social status in London. He called Alston by his first name and did not speak in a submissive manner like the others.
"Barney, I don't remember sending you an invitation."
Auston frowned and looked at the other person, then nodded slightly to the young man who greeted him respectfully: "Owen, you have been doing very well recently and have taken away a lot of my business."
The young man named Owen bowed his head humbly: "Mr. Landau gave up those businesses, I just picked up a ready-made one, that's all."
"Hahaha, just grab it. Auston is an elder and won't argue with you about the change."
Barney patted his son proudly and looked at Wayne curiously: "Auston, why don't you introduce him?"
"A descendant of the family."
Auston made it clear that he had no intention of taking the opportunity to promote Wayne. The time had not yet come and he would have to wait.
"Junior, is he your illegitimate son?"
Barney mocked: "Why, we can't find an heir, so we can only pull out the illegitimate child to make up for the loss?"
Wayne rolled his eyes. In addition to skin color, hair color, facial contour, but also hairstyle, clothing, aesthetic taste, and personal habits, how do he resemble Auston?
Having a child out of wedlock, hehe, he must be blind!
"He is not my illegitimate son."
Auston's face darkened, but he thought that in this way, Wayne would be the perfect heir, and Veronica wouldn't have to jump into the fire pit.
"Well, not if you insist."
Barney smiled meaningfully: "After all, it's up to you to decide whether it's right or not. It only depends on the royal family's nod..."
In Barney's view, Wayne and Auston were cut out of the same mold, they looked like dogs, they were sanctimonious, they looked decent, but in reality they were full of evil.
Well, it looks more and more like it!
If he were to say that these two people were not related by blood, he would not believe it even to death.
"Auston, please reconsider your previous cooperation. It will be beneficial to both of us."
"No, I have better cooperation channels." Auston refused directly and left with Wayne and Megan.
Wayne heard the muffled F-word behind him and was puzzled: "Who is that old man? Why does he have so little hair? Isn't he cold? The last time I met such an arrogant guy, it was in the newspaper the next day."
"What did the newspapers say?"
"Drunk driving, the car went straight into the River Tame. Only a wig was found at the scene."
"You remember it wrong..."
Auston didn't bother to speak, stopped and looked at Wayne: "I have also read this report. There was no car accident, only cement buckets were found at the scene, and the person who died was a damn social trash!"
Wayne scratched his nose and kept talking, why should he look in the mirror?
Megan: (_)
It turns out that one plus one is really greater than two!
The two men's strange voices were loud, ensuring that the father and son behind them could hear clearly. Compared to their loud conspiracies, Barney's whispered curses were obviously much younger.
Auston originally didn't want to do this. He preferred to do it behind the scenes, but somehow Wayne got involved in the conversation.
After walking a few more steps, Megan answered Wayne's doubts: "Barney Boswell, his son Owen Boswell. Boswell is one of the Tulip family. The family's main industry is forestry and In the coal mining industry, steam engines suddenly emerged, and the Boswell family's social influence reached its peak. They began to invest in other fields and competed with the Landau family. "
The Boswell family can be regarded as engaged in energy for the time being. With the advent of the coal age, they have accumulated a lot of wealth in the past two generations. However, as the world gradually enters the electric age, the status of coal has become particularly embarrassing.
Let's say coal is not good. It can be converted into electricity that is easy to transport and use. Let's say coal is good. Sooner or later, this thing will be dug out one day.
You won't be able to sit on your laurels for long. If you don't transform, you will be dead.
The Boswell family's transformation did not delve deeply into the energy field and refused to invest in the oil field. They aggressively entered the arms market and prepared to take a share of the pie in a world war.
Because it entered the market late, all the cakes in Windsor have been divided, and currently it can only cooperate with friends overseas.
The largest cooperation partner is Prussia's Burke Heavy Industries, which is rich in high-quality steel and has an excellent reputation. It is especially good at manufacturing cannons and tanks.
After all, overseas is overseas and there is no guarantee. The Boswell family wants to gain a foothold in Windsor. Only with confidence can they not be afraid of their partners turning their backs.
It’s okay to say that this family’s vision is not good, because they predict that there will definitely be a war or a world war in the future, but to say that their vision is good, they firmly believe that oil cannot become the number one energy source in the future.
"Forestry and coal mining are the profitable businesses of the Boswell family. They have always been obsessed with magic. There are many capable people in the family..."
Seeing that Wayne was indifferent and didn't take his opponent to heart, Auston snorted in his heart and unleashed a wave of hatred: "Barney once proposed marriage to me for his son, hoping to promote further cooperation between the two families, but I rejected it. ”
Wayne: (▔plate▔)
The Boswell family, right? He remembered it!
(End of this chapter)