As he gracefully put down the tableware and wiped his mouth, the sound of urgent footsteps ca from outside the door.
"Mr. Colin! You've finally appeared, Saint Sis above, I've been looking for you!"
The person who ca was none other than Baron Gus, the owner of this manor.
Luo Yan cast his gaze at him and saw his face full of panic, as if he had gotten lost in his own manor.
"...I just went to visit Her Royal Highness to greet her. Is there sothing you need for?"
Baron Gus hurried to his side and plopped into the chair opposite him, looking terribly sweaty and not at all noble, as if he had just swum a lap in a pond.
Seeing his anxious deanor, Luo Yan signaled the servant nearby to pour him a cup of hot honey water.
"Take it easy, speak slowly."
"Don't you know? Sothing major happened in Thunder City!" Gus couldn't even drink his water and spoke hurriedly, "The residents of Thunder City think you've been captured, and now they're dumping Colin Mining Company's stocks; the price has dropped to one gold coin! Of course, you might not care about the money, but it's your collaboration with the Andes Family, isn't it? If each share isn't even worth one gold coin and becos cheap enough to buy with silver coins, wouldn't it affect your reputation?"
Baron Gus stamred out a hastily concocted reason, not daring to tell the gentleman in front of him that he had instructed his servant to buy a significant amount of stock from the market.
And now, seeing those stocks about to turn into scrap paper, he was naturally anxious!
Watching the flustered and sweaty baron, Luo Yan couldn't help but smile, suddenly finding the man's frantic yet inexpressible deanor amusing.
"Calm down, Mr. Gus, look into my eyes," Luo Yan placed his hand on his shoulder, gripping it tightly, waiting for him to calm his breathing before continuing, "Then tell , who am I?"
Who am I?
Gus was stunned for a mont and subconsciously muttered.
"Roxey Colin..."
"That's right, Mr. Colin is right here, right in front of you," Luo Yan released his hand with a smile, looking at the dumbfounded Gus and continued, "Since nothing's happened to , what are you so worried about?"
Gus's expression shifted from bewildernt to surprise, and finally to joy... even to the point of ecstasy!
He suddenly stood up, pacing back and forth in the kitchen in front of the astonished servants, then slamd his fist into his palm.
"Thank you, I understand now! Saint Sis above, you truly are my savior! You've saved twice in one day! I really don't know how to thank you!"
Luo Yan smiled as he raised his cup, took a sip of the honey water, and said.
"You're welco, have a pleasant day."
To think over such a simple and straightforward question for so long, no wonder even a sheriff can easily fool him.
Baron Gus respectfully bowed to him and then excitedly walked towards the hallway outside the kitchen, calling out loudly to his butler.
"Oriel! Write to my servant in Thunder City! Have him ready the money! At dawn, go line up at the entrance of the Red Leaf Tea House! If he doesn't buy 500,000 shares, I'll throw him into the Vortex Sea to feed the fish! Damned..."
If only the Princess hadn't co, he wouldn't have encountered all this trouble and wouldn't have to stay in this godforsaken countryside at such a crucial ti!
No—
It's actually good she ca.
Gus suddenly rembered, if not for this visit from the Princess, he wouldn't have ford such a deep connection with the esteed Mr. Colin, and wouldn't have obtained such significant insider information!
"...And! Close the manor's gates tightly for ! No one is allowed to leave before dawn! Except for the esteed Mr. Colin and the Princess's people!"
That frantic voice gradually faded away in the hallway.
Standing at the kitchen entrance, Marina looked in surprise at her husband as he brushed past her, his crazed and fierce expression making him seem like a familiar stranger.
"What's gotten into him?"
Hearing the mistress's voice, the servant beside her shook his head, nervously saying.
"I don't know, madam... Seems it's sothing about stocks."
He too didn't quite understand.
In this era of slow information spread, what a person who spends their entire life in the countryside has seen may not even compare to the seagulls at Thunder City's port, which can't understand human language.
A hint of displeasure appeared on Marina's face.
She grew up never lacking money, and ever since marrying into the Gess family, even more so.
Because of this, she's always felt that nobles revolving around money all day is undignified.
They already have enough money, how much more does he want to be satisfied? Can't this stupid pig take so ti to shed the fat from his belly? Or at least learn so horsemanship, so he wouldn't fall behind even farrs on two legs while escaping, getting captured by skeleton soldiers.
If only he had a tenth of Mr. Colin's dignity, elegance, and composure, he wouldn't have lost so much face in front of the Royal Family, not to ntion needing the noble Princess Campbell to personally rescue him.
He even has the gall to co back.
Why not just kill himself!
"Saint Sis above, it's those damned stocks again... You should really send a heavenly fire down to burn those ungrateful folks."
She drew a cross over her chest, filled with resentnt, shook her head, and walked into the kitchen.
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