Martin found the furrier named Pierdur, who bought the skins of all sorts of animals that were hairy all over their bodies. The lack of interest in leather products from animals with mostly bare skin has disappointed many American furriers. Because although Pidur is picky, he has always been cool to give money.

Martin approached Pidur, showed him the letter, and explained it bluntly.

"Oh, that's not easy." Pierdur said, "You say I'm a legitimate businessman who collects leather goods, why don't you ......?"

"A legitimate businessman? Come on, none of the merchants who collect the goods are really doing legitimate business. Martin Road.

"Even if it's it." "But I'm a businessman, and I'm only trying to make money, not to kill people." ”

"Dyson said you have a lot of lives on your hands."

"It was collateral damage in the process of trying to get rich, and I didn't aim for their lives, but they happened to be unfortunate enough to get in my way. I didn't take the initiative to ask for their lives, so I really only wanted to make money, not kill them. Pidur replied calmly.

"Okay, but it's me who kills me, it's not related to you, I just need a little help from you, it's also good for future business, isn't it?"

Pidur thought for a moment and replied: "I can't intervene in anything directly related to this matter, I can help you a little, after all, Dyson is my friend." But I don't know what you're here for, you just asked me some business questions, and I told you out of my friend's capacity. In addition, you have to work with influential people, and if the matter is exposed and I am implicated, I will be very troubled. Well, Dyson will have to compensate me more next time. ”

After saying this, he said, "About that Fafniel, and that Greid, they are both professors at Haval. It's very impactful. Here, there are not many people who do not know about them. Well, let's talk about your general plan first. ”

Martin's plan was simple, he planned to figure out the routine of Fafnier or Greid, then wait for them on the road they often appeared, and then, after confirming the target, shoot two revolvers according to them, and then get on the horse and run.

"This plan of yours is too crude." Pier shook his head, "If nothing else, how do you run after you're done?" How can something so important be so crude? Young man, you don't know the preciousness of life, you are so unfamiliar with this place, and your accent is not the same as here, where you can easily run away? To do this kind of thing, you must first think about the way back. Think about how to retreat if you succeed or fail. Think about it, if you get caught in Massachusetts. What kind of verdict will a court in Massachusetts give you? They'll just hang you up and dry it neatly.

Young man, you still have family, don't you? Would they like to see in the newspaper that you have been hung up and dried? So, the most important thing is to design a good retreat plan. Well, don't do anything else these days, just be a salesman for me. It's a job that involves walking the streets and alleys so you can familiarize yourself with the terrain of Boston—especially from Harvard to the Port area. As for the whereabouts of those two people, I'll help you find out. ”

And so the first conversation between the two ended. Early the next morning, Pierdoul gave Martin a small box around his neck, full of French cigarettes, and all sorts of small things for women, and told him to go out and sell them.

"This box is too heavy." Martin said, "Can't you just make a lighter one?" I'm just familiar with the terrain and not really ......"

"Of course you're real, do a good job, and I'll pay you." Pier patted him on the shoulder.

For the next few days, Martin spent the day wandering around the area where he might be operating, and in the evening he returned to exchange information with Pier about how to carry out the assassination.

"Your original plan didn't work, you couldn't kill both of them at the same time, they were in the same university, but not in the same college. So the chances of them appearing on the same occasion at the same time are very small. So out of these two, you can only choose one person to target. And recently, because of the anger of the southern states over their rhetoric, and many people have publicly declared that they want to kill them. So they act more carefully. Nowadays they hardly do anything in public except for classes, so it is not easy to assassinate them. ”

"What then? Can you find out where they live? Martin asked.

"Why, you still want to break into the house? It's not easy, both of them are rich, so the places where they live are upscale areas. Well, they live in Newton, this place, you should have been there these days. How does it feel? ”

"There are so many police officers that you can see at least one or two police officers everywhere you look. I was there selling cigarettes and I was questioned by several police officers. Martin said.

"At night, there will be more police there. Also, you can't go into someone's home beforehand to prepare, but your goal may have been prepared for a long time. In his house, he is much more familiar with the terrain than you, and he is prepared, as long as he has a shotgun, plus a dog, let alone you, even if there are two or three people, he can't get into it in a short time. In addition, the slightest movement will cause a large number of police to arrive. So, if you're going to break into the house, then I advise you to go straight to the market and buy a rope and hang yourself up yourself, so that everyone can save trouble. "Pierdour was clearly not in favor of the plan to commit the murder.

Martin was disappointed, but he also knew that Pidur had a point. It's not for nothing that Newton Borough is recognized as the safest area in Boston.

"So how do we do it?" Martin asked.

"Now we just have to wait and see what other opportunities there are. It's probably going to take quite a while, well, now you know why I want you to be a salesman, right? Otherwise, the money you bring with you may not be enough. ”

Martin would have to continue to earn a salary as a salesman, or else, as Pierdour said, the little money he brought would not be enough.

But the turnaround came quickly, and that afternoon, as soon as Martin returned, he saw Pierdour waving a newspaper at him: "Martin, come here, look at the news." ”

"What's wrong?" Martin asked.

"Here's the chance you've been waiting for." "You see, Mr. Beaublon, a professor of literature at the University of Paris, has been invited to visit Harvard. Any idea what that means? ”

"Yes." "When a scholar like this comes to give a lecture, Harvard will definitely have a welcoming ceremony," Martin said. Harvard's auditorium isn't big enough, and considering that it's sunny these days, it's likely that the welcome ceremony will take place in the open air. ”