Chapter 229: Twenty-fifth Episode: Chapter 6-2 (2/2)

Havink could be considered taking in a grade-schooler who bore a lot of money and power. The actions of these business families made the Sea Creature realized that he did not need to indulge in dangerous businesses to earn a lot of money. Once he was able to keep a huge amount of money flowing into the finance market, the coins were able to produce more coins! Without seeing it for himself, the Sea Creature probably would not have believed it!

One day, the Sea Creature suddenly found himself sleeping on a gold mountain! That was the day to evaluate the country's wealth for the first half of the year. The tax and donations submitted by the United Government of Southern Five Provinces had passed through the Imperial Tax Bureau, the Accounting Department and the Finance Clearing Committee. At last, it was gathered in the file of Almodovar Godzilla! Looking at those bags of gold, the Sea Creature would be able to estimate how much one percent of the United Government's profit was without even thinking.

To attain the advantageous position of gaining financial independence, the United Government, headed by the Havink, allowed in silence for the Finance Minister to receive one-hundredth of the profit of the government. To be safe, this money was laundered into Vielonna Trading Hall via a trading company under the name of the Havink family. Due to the lack of supervision (mostly because the committee of Vielonna Trading Hall did not concern themselves with this matter), the flow of this large sum with unknown origins did not stand out in particular in the finance market of Vielonna. Also, it had become much more convenient to withdraw the money. However, the surprising thing was this trading company of the Havink family had earned a large amount themselves while dealing with this money! What Sea Creature received was no longer the one-hundredth of the government profit. It was triple the original amount!

At that time, Almodovar said to his wife, ”Oh, God of Light! This large amount of financial capital added to my administration action... We will be so rich, and our wealth will be comparable to a country in the near future!”

At one time, the Sea Creature had gained a lot from the southern finance market! The Finance Minister, who had lost himself, had invested his own capital into the Vielonna Trading Hall that the huge amount even made Havink lose its speech! However, the good times did not last long, for something had gone wrong during the process. The trading company that dealt with the Sea Creature's capital actually made the wrong bet. Since Slovenia Kingdom's gold production had received immeasurable shock due to the war, all noble metal on land had increased by 9 percent in one night. This was naturally the best chance to bet with gold, but, for some reason, the increase suddenly halted when it reached 24 percent. Following that, the intellects of the southern business world began their defense towards the golden opportunists!

The war broke out! It was the Potimisino War that was largely talked about in the southern newspaper! The Havink family took the Finance Minister's large amount of money and fooled around in the market. At last, the venture ended up with defeat! No one knew the workings in between and where those profits had gone to in the end. Only the Sea Creature knew that not only had he lose his capital during this business sparring, the reserve capital of the finance department adding up to 12 million was stuck in the stock market.

If it was under usual circumstances, the Sea Creature would have found a way to recover it! It was not impossible to even snatch it back from the south under the name of the Ministry of Finance, but everything was too late! The Finance Minister forgot the most important thing. Not only was the south of Titan engaging in a trade war, the whole land was going into a real armed war. The arrangement of the Guards needed a large number of golden Ti while the Secret Service Department and the Military Intelligence Bureau needed the support of all currencies in their local missions. The Sea Creature suddenly found that if he could not gather the money that he lost in a short amount of time, the Finance Minister would then be sent to the guillotine by the furious Empress.

Alanis had her weakness in some aspects, but she was exceptionally good at being cautious. Titan's financial capital was not abundant, so the Empress had been keeping a limit on her luxurious life. Alanis knew at least this in her heart. Even the officers of the Tax Bureau were of no use, the head of the Accounting Department was known to be smart and tough.

Almodovar Godzilla was rushing for solutions. Everyone was asking money from him and all of which could not be rejected! He asked for assistance from the United Government. The reply he got was that this season's government profit had all been taken by the Prince who needed it for war. He went to his fiancée's family then. Havink replied that their sources were coming to an end as well, and the gold war had rendered the family unable to care for other matters... However, Almodovar was able to get a business from the Havink. The key was to see if the Finance Minister had the guts to do it.

He had to make use of the mold of the Foundry Division of the Ministry of Finance. Once he was given a few days' time by the Army Division, the secret foundry under the name of the United Government would be able to produce a large amount of counterfeit money! Then, the underground force governed by Prince O'Neil Andrew Morisette would be responsible for money laundering. This was to ensure that the Ministry of Finance would be able to provide the sufficient amount in the shortest time possible!

It was an important matter! Almodovar Godzilla thought about it carefully and repeatedly from the beginning until the end... For one minute! The critical situation at that moment did not allow him to think otherwise at all. To return what was lost and keep his head safe on his neck was the origin of all matters. With these goals in mind, minting fake money did not count as a sin at all! Moreover, he had always maintained a good relationship with O'Neil Andrew Morisette, so Oscar would probably not reject such an opportunity to earn money... However, even though Prince O'Neil was in Italia when it happened, it was Georgio Verones who discussed this matter with the Sea Creature! Who could be sure that Prince O'Neil truly knew about this matter? Or... Who could be sure that O'Neil Andrew Morisette did not plan this trap together with the southern people?

Thinking about this, the Sea Creature could not help but found himself in shock! A young and beautiful lady in love with him...

His fiancée came from the Havink family... The southern people attained their aim by using government profit as a bait... This profit was put into the stock market to gain yet another large profit... Almodovar was fascinated and had lost himself in the stock market... Huge losses in investment... War broke out and the burden of the country increased... The losses could not be recovered and Almodovar had to find another solution... The Secret Service Department suddenly went to the trading site and caught his man...

”My god... My god...” The Finance Minister moaned unknowingly. He had indulged in the political and the business world for half a century. He had always been the one to destroy other people! No one had never dared to mess with the deep-sea creature that devoured people!

The Sea Creature suddenly had a suicidal thought. The southern people had surely planned to break off with him even before they began the talk. Meanwhile, O'Neil Andrew Morisette... The Sea Creature only recalled that dagger that was once put on his neck! Those who had invaded Andrew would definitely not live their lives peacefully. Since Deiss' conspiracy did not kill the Prince, he should have been cautious against him wholeheartedly since the beginning instead of believing dumbly that nothing had happened!

If O'Neil Andrew Morisette had intended to eliminate him since he returned from Deiss, then the Sea Creature thought... This little guy was the final monster! His previous compromise and all stances he had taken were simply his performance! The killing moves were all placed at the very end!

If this was the case... At that time, O'Neil Andrew Morisette had not controlled the south yet. The Sea Creature suddenly realized this: Why would the southern noble and the businessmen be willing to give up a part of their government profit? His previous actions in the south were seen by everyone! So... Prince O'Neil and the southern people had the same goal, then...

Almodovar Godzilla suddenly laughed in self-mockery. What was the use of thinking about this? It had already been five hours since the incident. Wouldn't the Secret Service Department had already gotten what they needed to know?

”Eda... Eda...” The depressed Finance Minister called his wife's name. Only the echoes were replying his calling in the empty room.

”Edamorl! You lowly b*tch... Where are you? Edamorl!” The Sea Creature dashed about yelling like a mad dog in the huge mansion. His tears were strolling down his ugly face. Since he had already understood everything, he did not care much about it. He only wanted to know whether the woman, whom he had cared for and protected wholeheartedly, love him or not.

The Sea Creature lost his shoes when he ran. He knew Eda had left as strange as the way she had come! The once Finance Minister deeply regretted his actions. Hadn't he known what that woman truly was?

Hadn't he smelled danger from the blacklist of the Military Intelligence Bureau?

Hagrid died first. Kachev family disappeared from the wanted list of the Empire. The Boustead family who was once the leader of the south was slaughtered. Queen Rolyn Kate was murdered in Weden. The first Princes of the Empire died oddly from a suicidal bombing! On what basis did Almodovar Godzilla think that the monstrous Prince O'Neil would let him live? Just by Miss Edamorl Havink's gentleness? By his fiancée's favorite things? By his lover's family? By a woman's love?

”Where are you going?” Godzilla stopped his fiancée's carriage at the gate of the mansion. He wanted to stop the agents of the Secret Service from transporting Eda's belongings, but these people actually pushed him away roughly.

”Eda... Where are you going? Please don't go...”

Miss Edamorl Havink... Oh, no! The Havink family did have a daughter, but she was not Eda. No one knew the true name of this lady, neither did anyone know where she learned those spying techniques and skills to control men.

Eda did not speak. She kept silent.

”Go home with me!” The Sea Creature became impatient. He rushed in front of the woman and took hold of his wife's hand.

The elbow of the Finance Minister was then hit by a baton. The Sea Creature released his hand in pain. Just when he was about to get into a tantrum, he was extremely shocked by the person's face.

”Federick Roxes Morisette... Head of the Secret Service Department?”

The young officer opened up an arrest order issued directly by Her Majesty the Empress for the panic-stricken Finance Minister.

”Marquis Almodovar Godzilla, what are you trying to do to our witness?”

The Sea Creature looked at the arrest order and then at his wife who was now the witness. He finally understood that all love that she talked about... were all fricking fake!