"So what's going on?"

Arthur boarded the carriage, and Blue Jade, who had been following him, was sitting in the carriage, and when he saw him coming back, he asked directly.

"It's okay, he didn't just pull out the gun and kill me, but was willing to talk about it...... However, the conditions he wanted were a little difficult. ”

Arthur glanced at the carriages standing outside, and in the Winchester office, there was a continuous burst of joyful laughter.

It seemed that it was all in Lorenzo's plan, and by the time he was willing to show up, everyone was already in his script, and as he had expected, Arthur was sure that he had even anticipated his arrival, and that perhaps these women would come out of the way when the conversation between the two might turn bad.

"On what terms?"

Blue Jade was a little puzzled, she didn't think Lorenzo would make any greedy conditions.

"He's going to meet Queen Victoria...... Even I couldn't easily meet her, let alone Lorenzo. ”

Arthur was troubled by this, and although the Victorian royal family rarely appeared in front of the world, and was plagued by royal curses themselves, Arthur always had a strange premonition that this mysterious royal family was far from being as fragile as it seemed, and that they still ruled Invig, as evidenced by this.

It's hard to put into words, but it's hard to say that every decision made by the Victorian royal family was incredibly precise.

Some people still don't understand why they would abandon steam technology in exchange for armor technology, even Arthur has a headache for a while, but then he figured it out.

This problem is not difficult to solve, Jiuxia is too far away from the Western world, so far that the Western world can basically ignore their existence, and with the current development, there are no technical barriers to basic steam technology, as long as there is a steam engine, its principle is easy to be deconstructed, Invig does not need to hold on to these, it only needs to take the lead.

While other countries were still undergoing industrial reforms, Perpetual Motion Pump had already developed three generations of armor that could be mass-produced with these accumulated technologies, which would be the backbone of the fight against demons in the future, but in the same way, when the war began, it would be a game-changing legion.

What happened next, Arthur was a little afraid to think about it, he had also thought about it in the dead of night, when the demons were eradicated, what would they do?

He rubbed his head a little tiredly and leaned back in his chair.

"I'll report this to the Queen, hopefully it will go well, is there anything else going on?"

As the carriage slowly started, Arthur asked about the latest concerns about the Blue Emerald.

"Negotiations with the evangelical side are continuing, they have completely angered us this time, and the new pope replied that all this was not his instructions, but the private actions of Father Anthony......"

"Actually, we all know what the hell is going on, but if it is not necessary, no one wants to tear their faces. ”

Arthur's eyes were closed, and his heart was also rolling with anger, and he wanted to kill Anthony with his own hands, but due to various factors, he could not do so.

This is the world of adults, there is no good and evil, only pros and cons.

Blue Emerald didn't say anything more, she was very good at hiding her emotions, she had the same anger, but as Arthur said, it wasn't time for a full-scale war with the Evangelical Church.

"Where's Gaulnalo?"

This was one of the factors that prevented them from taking revenge, and although the Glorious War was won, the enemies behind the White Tide Strait were not defeated.

"According to intelligence, they also have an internal organization to fight demons, but it seems to be directly linked to the military, and it is reported that their top brass has found a collaborator who can help them with all this...... The rest is less clear, Gaulna has always been wary of us. ”

Arthur opened his eyes and stared straight ahead of nothingness.

Demons are not unique to any particular region, but are active in every part of the world, and Gallunaro is no exception, and the supreme rulers of all countries are more or less aware of these abominations, and everyone has tacitly guarded this secret, secretly controlling it all.

However, judging from the current intelligence, the most known about demons are Invig and the Holy Gospel Papal States, and only these two countries can militarize some of the demons' power.

Arthur wasn't worried about these, because of the erosion, it was far more difficult to study demon technology than steam technology, and if it wasn't done well, it might trigger another Night of Arrival.

However, it is worth noting that the ties between Gaulna and Le Bo have recently intensified, and it is not clear what they are doing together to establish an industrial zone. ”

Invig sparked the Industrial Revolution, which spread to the periphery, and Lebber was the fastest-growing country since then.

"What else?"

Arthur continued to ask.

These matters do not seem to be the responsibility of the purifiers, and for so long their sphere of power has been limited to Invig, not even in the overseas colonies.

But Arthur knew very well, he knew very well what role the purification mechanism played in the hands of the Victorian royal family, when the demons were too threatening, they would be the walls of human sanity, but when the war between people began, they would be the most cruel flesh machines.

Arthur didn't want that to happen, and he wanted to destroy all the demons rather than fight the humans.

However, he could not do so, but he should be well prepared, he could not kill at will, but he would always have the sharp knife in his hand.

"Then there are the Viking emissaries, who have not left, but have remained in Old Dunling, which has become a hub of communication, and recently a wave of visitors from the Vikings have arrived. ”

"Is that so?"

This information had little effect on the current situation, but Arthur liked to find out, which gave him the feeling that the situation was still under control.

"But here's one thing that is going to give you a lot of headaches, and I think you might need to think about it. ”

At the end of the day, there was a slight smile on Lan Jade's face, which was more of a bad smile, like looking at some unlucky guy.

"What's the matter?"

Blue Jade pulled out a document from her bag.

"This is on your desk today, I put it away for you, I feel like you look better at this time. ”

"What is this?"

Arthur took the file and opened it with some confusion.

"Resume. ”

"Resume?"

Arthur's hand stopped, and he didn't understand why he should give himself such a thing as a resume, and shouldn't this kind of thing be given to personnel?

"Yes, don't you need a resume to apply for a position?"

Blue Jade couldn't help it, and Arthur took out the resume with her expectant expression.

The entrance is a familiar black and white photo, followed by a familiar name, a familiar resume, and the position you want to apply for.

"Do you want me to reject her outright?"

Blue Jade asked, to his surprise, this time Arthur's did not show that expression of being, but looked at the resume and fell silent.

Arthur didn't rush to answer, looking at the resume, his memory couldn't help but be dragged back to that desperate storm.

After surviving, Arthur felt a little unreal every time he thought about it all, as if he should have died there, but was saved by one miracle after another.

He still remembered the crimson shadow that pierced the rain, and before he knew it, she had grown up, and even said that she was doing better than Arthur.

"Let me think about ......"

Arthur pondered for a moment, then asked.

"Kestrel is relatively idle right now, isn't it?"

"Well, he's been in charge of finding Lorenzo's whereabouts, and now he's on vacation. Blue Jade replied.

Joey's life and death are still unknown...... No, to be precise, he was dead, and in that state, no one thought he would wake up again, and with Joey's "death", the kestrel took over part of his work.

He used to be a thug from the lower town, and he resolutely joined the purification agency for the sake of staff accommodation and a good retirement, and after experiencing strong winds and waves, Kestrel is now considered to be the backbone, and with his outstanding performance in the storm, maybe he will take the place of Shrike in the future.

"Call him back, let him take Eve with him. ”

"Oh...... What?"

Blue Jade was about to destroy the resume, but suddenly froze, as if she doubted her ears, she looked at Arthur, a look of disbelief.

"What's wrong?"

"It's just...... Just ......"

Blue Jade didn't know what to say for a while.

"Yes, I gave up, let her do what she wants, and that's kind of a motivation for me. ”

Arthur didn't look at the ridiculous expression of the blue jade, his head tilted to one side, looking out the window at the dim world, and the light of the street lamp swept across his face as the carriage advanced.

"Yes, it's dangerous to fight demons, but as long as you kill them all, this threat will no longer exist, will it? Just like she wanted to be a police detective before, as long as she catches all the criminals, won't she be safe as a police detective?"

Arthur speaks of strange fallacies, but they are also fallacies that he firmly believes.

Lorenzo was right, in the past few years, the Purification Agency's understanding of demons has become clearer, perhaps...... Perhaps this ancient curse will be broken in your own hands, and even if you can't, it will be a great honor to be a witness to all this.

......

Sending the women away, Lorenzo looked back at the stacked orders, walked over to the table, picked up a few casually, and glanced at them.

The work content is strange, such as catching the mistress, such as poisoning her husband, such as stealing the business intelligence of the other family, such as opening up smuggling channels......

Wait, how is this getting weirder?

The images of the women in Lorenzo's mind turned menacing for a moment.

This kind of work is not unprecedented, but now that it is more or less officially open, Lorenzo feels that he should at least do something above board, ethical and legal.

"Well, this, this, and this, it doesn't look like it's going to work. ”

Lorenzo crumpled several orders full of resentment and murderous intent into paper balls and threw them in the trash.

It's not good to fight and kill, I'm not a killer now, but a serious detective.

Suddenly, Lorenzo's movements stopped, and his vision was drawn to something.

"This lady, the event is over, aren't you leaving?"

Lorenzo looked at the gloomy stairwell, and it was difficult for ordinary people to get a glimpse of the darkness, but it was not a problem for Lorenzo, who was a witcher.

He saw a woman in darkness standing there, she must have followed the women in there, but they were gone, and she was still here, presumably to do something.

After being discovered by Lorenzo, she did not panic and calmly walked out of the darkness.

She was covered in black cloth and covered with a black veil on her face, and Lorenzo couldn't see her clearly, but she could smell a cold fragrance, which was very different from the perfume Lorenzo used to smell.

"Mr. Lorenzo Holmos. ”

The woman spoke, and Lorenzo had thought she would be a young woman, but her voice sounded a little old.

"I've heard you're professional and take on some 'shady' jobs, right?"

Lorenzo looked at the woman shrouded in darkness, and after a moment a begging smile appeared on his face, then sat back in his place and said to her.

"Ah...... Does that sound like a murderous job? I'm a detective, not a killer. ”

Lorenzo suddenly felt bored, he had expected this woman to cry a sad story to himself and entrust himself with an interesting job, but now it sounded boring.

"No, it's a job looking for someone, a friend of mine is missing, I hope you can find him. ”

"Oh?"

Lorenzo's expression changed slightly, and he couldn't imagine that a job looking for someone would be on the side of "shady", and he began to feel that something was wrong.

"Tell me about it. ”

"You haven't promised me yet, I can't reveal much. ”

"But if you don't explain, how do I know what kind of job this is?"

Lorenzo looked nonchalant, although he was shouting that he had no money to support his family, but in the end it was just talking, now he had so many strange orders, even if he didn't do this, Lorenzo could choose to blackmail Arthur, after all, they didn't seem to have paid for it after working for so long for the purifier.

He likes interesting work, but hates trouble, especially this kind of secretiveness.

"A friend of mine has disappeared in Gaulinaro......"

"Alright!

Lorenzo stopped her directly, and even stood up in excitement.

"How...... What's wrong?"

The woman was a little confused, not understanding why Lorenzo was so excited, and even more puzzled by Lorenzo's next words.

"I!