Chapter 2524: The Brave and Fearless Tax Official

The three Tower Guards promised to investigate this matter and mobilize their power to track Amu's whereabouts, asking Su Xiao to wait for an hour.

Less than half an hour later, a Tower Guard hurried over and whispered something to a Tower Guard wearing a white bloated hood.

"Mr. Bai Ye, your friend is in the 'Barren Swamp.' We are tracking his trail and will give you an answer by tomorrow morning."

The Tower Guards were very reliable. They determined Amu was in the 'Barren Swamp,' over a hundred kilometers from the Royal Capital, in just half an hour.

Walking out of the transmission tower, noisy sounds reached his ears. The scene that came into view was a street full of pedestrians, occasionally with a carriage passing by, with coats of arms of different colors printed on the carriage. The peddlers' hawking sounds were endless, and the aroma of food drifted over. The Royal Capital of Talin had arrived.

Qifu was most familiar with the Royal Capital. After recalling for a moment, he walked toward the east side of the Royal Capital. Ten minutes later, he stopped in front of a house the size of a three-story residential building. The area where this house was located was very quiet, with two rows of trees on both sides of the path.

"This is the chief's property. Lord Liu, you have the key..."

Boom.

Before Qifu could finish his words, the iron fence gate over two meters high was kicked open by Su Xiao. This broken gate had long since rusted shut.

"Seems like we don't need a key anymore."

Liu tightened the robe she was wearing. This was sent by the Tower Guard. She was just one bloated hood away from disguising herself as a Tower Guard.

Using the old method to open the door, Su Xiao walked into the first floor of the house. A somewhat pungent dusty smell drifted over. This residence was very spacious, and there were no other houses nearby, suitable for installing early warning devices or burying landmines, etc.

Having just arrived at the Royal Capital and encountered an ambush by an unknown enemy, Su Xiao had a general understanding of the situation here. He now needed a 'know-it-all' to understand the specific situation in the Royal Capital.

"Qifu, do you have any close friends in the Royal Capital? Preferably a government official, not high-ranking, who knows how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and is greedy enough."

"Seems... I know one. His name is Dikega, a very greedy guy."

"Very good. Take this and bring him here."

Su Xiao took out a small piece of gold and placed it on the table.

"The reason? Dikega is very greedy, but he is also very cautious."

"Tell him bluntly that we want to bribe him. Three pieces of gold after the matter is done."

Su Xiao lit a cigarette. He was already prepared to carry out continuous assassinations. This seizure of power was different from any previous one. There was no need to use his brain at all; he could just assassinate them one by one. That was a large amount of World Source, and such benefits were worth the risk.

"Impossible. Although Dikega is greedy, he is also very cunning."

"Just go and do it."

Hearing this, Qifu shook his head and walked out of the room. In his view, no one would be willing to get involved in such a thing.

Two hours later, in a room swept clean, a short, fat man whose noble clothes were about to burst sat opposite Su Xiao. This man was under forty, oily-faced, and his smiling face squeezed his eyes very small.

"Mr. Bai Ye, I basically understand your request. If it were a month ago, I would be very happy to help you, but now, the situation is different."

The short, fat man Dikega said with a smile. He was a government official of the Kingdom, a small tax statistics official. It sounded nice to say he was in charge of taxes, but in reality, he just collected taxes from various shops in the Royal Capital every month. The profit wasn't small, but he had no real power.

Su Xiao entrusted Dikega to help buy a shop, offering 5200 pounds of gold, which was already 50% higher than the market price.

Su Xiao flipped through a batch of Kingdom shop approvals and asked casually: "The situation is different? What happened in the Royal Capital?"

"His Majesty announced to the whole country a month ago that in August this year, which is the Flower Season, the crown will be inherited. In just one week, at such a time, who dares to be dishonest."

Dikega shook his head with a smile, took a small piece of gold from his bosom, and placed it on the table with a face full of reluctance. It looked like he didn't agree, but in reality, he wanted Su Xiao to add more money.

"Dikega."

Su Xiao spoke with a smile. Hearing Su Xiao call his name directly, Dikega showed displeasure. No matter what, he was a Kingdom official.

"This is a meaningless meeting. No need to see me out."

Dikega just wanted to leave when he was pressed on the shoulder by Qifu.

"Dikega, do you know who that is?"

Su Xiao's gaze turned to Liu.

"A clean-looking teenager, so, what do you want to say?"

"She, she is called Edri Beifu. You should address her as Your Highness."

"!"

The fat on Dikega's face trembled. He turned his head to look at Qifu, and Qifu shrugged.

"From the moment you entered this room, 10 minutes and 24 seconds have passed. You drank three cups of black tea, ate two plates of snacks, and stepped on the 50 pounds of gold I dropped on the floor. You haven't left because you haven't figured out how to pick it up, right?"

"Haha, hahahaha, I came to collect taxes, right? Yes, right?"

Dikega's smile revealed despair, and he began to deceive himself.

"You guess how many people want to kill her? As the first official to come to welcome the return of the royal family, you are very loyal. You guess how other heirs to the throne will treat you? Invite you to meet and listen to your slow explanation? Or let you die in a gutter tonight? I guess it's the latter, that's faster."

After hearing Su Xiao's words, Dikega went soft all over, his face ashen. If it weren't for Qifu supporting him, he would have already slid from the chair to under the table.

"You bastards!!"

After a desperate wail, Dikega shed 'happy' tears. He felt he was done for. As long as it involved the struggle for the throne, he was dead for sure. Yesterday, the Left Prime Minister of the Kingdom died, and that was a person with great power. Besides the King, one of the two most powerful people in the Talin Kingdom. With his identity as a tax official participating in such a thing, besides dying on the spot, there wouldn't be any other result.

"You don't have to be too moved, although this is an opportunity to rise."

Baja offered comfort to Dikega. Dikega sat there as if rusted, laughing from time to time.

"Boss, this guy seems to be in shock. Should we change to another one?"

"No need." Su Xiao looked at Dikega with a smile and said: "Dikega, you are not a person who is willing to be ordinary."

"I am not. Ordinary is very good."

"Since you are not willing to be ordinary, then seize the opportunity."

"I don't have one. I am very good like this now. What exactly are you talking about? Are you really talking to me?"

"Mm, I felt your determination. Happy cooperation."

Su Xiao reached out his hand. Dikega was about to get angry when he suddenly remembered a very critical thing: the guy in front of him was bringing a royal family member to seize power. With such a person, could he really afford to provoke him?

"You must guarantee my safety!"

Dikega shook Su Xiao's hand hard, performing for Su Xiao what an expression of 'laughing is uglier than crying' looked like.

"Since we are all on the same side, let's talk about it. How many people are competing for power now?"

"Sigh~"

Dikega let out a long sigh, sniffed, and said:

"There were originally 86 heirs to the throne. Now... there are 6 left."

"Cough, cough, cough~ What did you say?"

Liu, who choked on black tea, calmed down before looking directly at Dikega. She now felt a bit of what Dikega felt just now.

"Please don't be surprised. His Majesty's direct descendants total over 300. His Majesty has 725 queens. The direct royal descendants truly born into the world total only 267. Those who lived past five years old total 137. Those who lived to adulthood total 118. A month ago, of these 118 princes and princesses, only 86 had truly arrived at the Royal Capital. Now, there are 6 left."

After saying this, Dikega wanted to cry a bit. He only heard some rumors and was already terrified to the point of trembling. And in the vortex at the center of power, what kind of terrifying scene would it be?

This was no longer a normal struggle for royal power, but a slaughterhouse for the royal family. There was no hypocrisy, only hostility and assassination. Only the one who lived

This was no longer a normal struggle for royal power, but a slaughterhouse for the royal family. There was no beating around the bush, only hostility and assassination. Only the person who lived to the end could kneel on one knee before the old King and let him place the crown on their head, crowning them King.