Chapter 1431 Investigation (Ⅱ)

"Joan, I did take the research funding provided by Ms. Kraken, but I am not a subordinate of the Pirate Queen, let alone an enemy of the North Sea Federation and the Kingdom of Kolas, but people may not think so!"

"As a former member of the North Sea Federation and the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Far East, Quintilian may have heard the rumor that Ms. Kraken funded my research. If he regards me as a remnant of the Kraken Island Pirates, how do you ask me to explain it? ?”

"Actually, I don't care about Quintilian's opinion, but the other party is your guest after all. I don't want to implicate you and be suspected because of my past, so it's better not to meet those Far Easterners."

After listening to the teacher's difficulties, Qiao An was very sympathetic. In line with the principle that more things are worse than less things, he also felt that it would be better for Professor Moriarty not to meet Mr. Quintilian, so as to avoid embarrassment for both parties.

Although it is inconvenient for Professor Moriarty to come out to receive visitors from the Far East, judging from the price of the magic crystal futures on the stock exchange, his "not doing business" for more than a month has not been in vain.

Just as Professor Moriarty had predicted, after the news of the discovery of the super-large magic crystal vein was published in the newspaper, all walks of life in the New World were shocked.

Financial markets were the first to react.

Because it is generally expected that the mining of super-large magic crystal mines will lead to a sharp increase in the production of magic crystals, and the demand for magic crystal ores in the international market will not change much in the short term, which will lead to a plunge in the price of magic crystal ore futures.

In this way, Professor Moriarty bought a large number of put options on magic crystal ore in advance, even if he made the right bet, he not only made huge profits, but also made a good start for subsequent speculative operations.

With Joan's mind, it's not difficult to understand the ups and downs in the stock market, but no matter how smart he is, he can't accurately predict people's greed and panic, and he can't say whether the stock price will rise or fall tomorrow, to what extent, or to what extent.

Therefore, his views on securities trading have not changed because of Professor Moriarty's success.

The stock exchange market is essentially a casino. Except for a few risk-avoiding operations such as "hedging", other transactions that can make people rich overnight can also make people lose their underwear overnight.

Professor Moriarty claimed that the 110,000 speculative capital that Joan lent him has doubled his profits, and this is just the beginning, and he will make a lot of money in the future.

This is indeed good news to be happy about, but Joan also knows that the tutor did not express the subtext.

The money earned now is just wealth on paper. Since the professor changed hands and pushed all the winning chips to the gaming table, Joan would not be surprised if he lost all his money in the future.

He didn't want to waste his ingenuity on pointless speculation.

Professor Moriarty is never tired of this kind of life surrounded by virtual wealth and gilded bubbles, but the same way of life only makes Joan feel empty and boring.

With this energy, he might as well learn a few more spells and write a few more papers—this is the real wealth that belongs to him, Joan Vida.

On the second day after the delegation visited the stock exchange, that is, October 1, 1621 in the Gregorian calendar (Sacred Light calendar), Quintilian and his entourage had a holiday. They said they were going to hold a small banquet in the hotel, and Joan also received Invitation to luncheon.

This day happens to be the weekend, the rest day of civil servants. Qiao An was not surprised that Kuntilian and others were on vacation today, and met Hailaer and Zion's siblings for a banquet.

Arriving at the banquet hall, seeing the festive scene decorated with lights and festoons, Joan realized that the atmosphere was a bit abnormal, and asked Mr. Adams who came to the venue in advance for the banquet in private, only to learn that today is the "Korras Kingdom" in the Far East. Independence Day” is also the statutory “National Day” of the nascent regime.

Kun Tiliang and his party chose to take a vacation today, and hired a chef from the Far East to prepare a table of hometown dishes with Far Eastern characteristics, just to celebrate their "Independence Day".

Joan sat at the dining table and looked around. The people sitting around him were either "rebels", "foreign spies", or "gang cadres". , everyone here counts as one, they are all enemies of the empire!

If someone informs the police and a large group of patrolmen break into the banquet to arrest people, how will he explain to the "police uncle" why he is sitting here, toasting with a group of "enemies of the empire" to celebrate the "National Day" of the rebel party in the Far East? "Woolen cloth?

Joan's melancholy didn't last long.

When the steaming samovar was placed on the dining table, and red cabbage soup, caviar and various delicacies exuding tempting aromas were delivered to him one by one, the entanglement in Qiao An's heart was immediately overwhelmed by the rapid secretion of saliva in his mouth.

The temptation of delicious food in front of him easily defeated Dr. Vader's loyalty to the illusory emperor across the ocean, and he simply buried himself in eating.

On October 2, the Far East expedition went on the road again, and the destination was the last key inspection area of ​​the trip - the junction of the Midgard colony and the Jotunheim colony in the ancient abyss, which is also the disputed area of ​​​​the super-large magic crystal vein .

Brothers Joan, Hailar and Zion received instructions from Mr. Locke yesterday afternoon, instructing them to be responsible for escorting Kuntilian and others to the mining area. If they can complete the inspection safely, the four of them can all get 15 practice points afterwards.

Mr. Locke is the agent of the Midgard Colonial Company's internship at the university, and his attitude represents the attitude of the Colonial Company's board of directors.

From this, it can be seen that someone at the top of the company secretly provided convenience for the Far East investigation team to go deep into the disputed mining area. To put it seriously, this kind of behavior has been suspected of "collaboration with the enemy and treason."

Joan is still not sure which big boss of the Colonial Company's board of directors is in charge of this matter, but his intuition tells him that Sir Custis is probably one of the insiders.

Reminiscent of the ambiguous relationship between the Lord Sir and the "Sons of Liberty", Joan had to suspect that the Midgard Colonial Company and the central government of the Empire did not agree with each other in many interests, and there were even signs that they seemed to be at odds with each other.

If this sign of division continues to deteriorate, what kind of result will it evolve into? He dare not imagine.

In any case, Qiao An is just a small person who follows orders, and besides fulfilling the mission of bodyguard, he can earn fifteen practice points by the way, which is not a bad thing for him.

After all, what he lacks most now is the internship points, which are not only one of the rigid indicators for doctoral graduation, but also can bring some comfort to his dry pocket.

Thanks to the book friends: Cheng Situ, who rewarded 1,000 starting coins this week; tce, who rewarded 500 starting coins this week