"Why did you come back so late?" Devany couldn't help but complain, after all, although the witch has extraordinary powers, she also needs to eat to replenish her strength.

Hodge had been taking Hera with her all day today, and was used to enjoying Hera's cooking every evening, and suddenly one day she couldn't eat it on time, making her even more hungry.

"You were the one who asked me to take her with me, and now it's you who complains that I'm taking her with me, what can I do. Hodge shook his head helplessly and handed Hera to Daphne.

Devany touched Hera's head and pinched her face unexpectedly before letting go of Hera, who was dazed, and asked her to prepare food, and when she turned around, she saw that Hodge had walked to the door of her house.

"You're not eating?"

"Wait a minute, I have something to think about. ”

The quiet environment of his solitude allowed him to calm down and sort through the information he had discovered today.

Arthur, Galder, and Elennow have almost all different accounts of the relationship between the three deceased, and since the two failed decisions, all he can confirm is that Arthur is telling the truth.

In such a situation, Gauld and Eleno's statement may be all lies, or half-truths, which is too complicated and will only make the whole matter more confusing.

But when you think about it, it's easy to think of another possibility.

That is, what the three of them said was all the truth.

After all, Arthur was only Virginia's male favorite, and although he was close, Virginia might not share anything with him, as evidenced by the fact that he went alone to a remote alley and brought a pamphlet that Arthur didn't know.

Arthur wasn't lying, but it was only what he thought was true, which meant that at least Virginia hadn't spoken to Eugene or Cromwell in public, perhaps in a more intimate way.

Galder's statement suggests that Cromwell had a close relationship with Eugene, at least on several occasions, and that his relationship with Virginia was unclear.

Finally, there is Elenor, and if what this tricky woman says is true, then Eugene's relationship with the other two is quite clear, and they have been in contact with it many times.

Even if it's uncertain whether Cromwell and Virginia know each other, it doesn't affect the final outcome, which is that the focus of this network is on Eugene, or the Defoe Chamber of Commerce behind him.

However...... According to Hodge's current information, although the Defoe Chamber of Commerce is not bad, it is still dwarfed by a giant like Taura, why did the murderer choose Eugene as the first target? Unless Eugene is the weaver of the web that the murderer wants, only by taking him down, can he find other spiders along the web.

In the past, when I met Cromwell, it was normal for the two to have a handover in the slave business, but why did they contact Virginia, the Defoe Chamber of Commerce did not do the bed slave business, and according to Elenor, Defoe was not a lustful person.

Unless.

The Defoe Chamber of Commerce is not just as simple as it seems.

With his mind in mind, Hodge walked out of the room to get ready to go out, and Daphne, who was eating hot meat soup, asked in a loud voice, "Do you want to go out?" ”

"I don't eat it. Hodge tugged at the collar of his coat, wrapped himself tightly in his coat, and walked out of the hut, leaving behind a word.

"If it's not soon, I'm afraid it's too late. ”

......

"Your Excellency. Herbert saluted, looking at Hodge with a puzzled gaze, for this was the first time he had been underground at such an early hour.

"Are you going to open the store now?" I told my men to get ready right away. ”

Hodge stopped him and shook his head: "Now is not the time to open a store, there are more important things for you to do." ”

Herbert was stunned, but quickly reacted: "Is there anything I need to do?"

"Herbert, how many 'little mice' do we have now?"

"There are about four hundred. ”

"About?" Hodge said coldly.

Herbert immediately said, "If I remember correctly, four hundred and thirty-eight. ”

"And how many are awake now?"

After being together for so long, Hodge had already had a thorough understanding of the group of criminals, and their lives were accompanied by alcohol and lethargy, and it was rare to see them awake at the same time.

"Maybe more than half. ”

"Okay, pick a team of sober little mice to be responsible for going to several bars, laneways, street corners in town, I need all the little mice to wake up, four hundred and thirty-eight, no less than one. ”

Herbert realized the seriousness of the situation, and hurriedly said, "I will give the order to go down, but my lord, what are they going to do after the little mice have gathered?"

"Help me look up a chamber of commerce. Hodge's eyes were cold.

"Check thoroughly, no matter what way you do, and I'm going to get the results before dawn. ”

......

The sky in Blackstone Town had just been covered with the white of fish belly, and most people were still asleep, but many people were exhausted from such a quiet dawn.

"Your Excellency. Herbert walked briskly, sweating profusely, and although he didn't have to go out to investigate the information himself, it was a lot of work to coordinate four hundred little mice and organize the information.

"I found out, this Defoe Chamber of Commerce is very hidden. ”

Hodge took the pages full of important information in his hand and thought to himself.

If the Taola Chamber of Commerce is the well-deserved number one chamber of commerce in Blackstone Town, then the Defoe Chamber of Commerce is the giant hidden in the dark shadows and silently controls the entire Blackstone Town.

It seems that they were only engaged in the mainstream slave mining business, but in fact they were engaged in the slave trade.

The slave trade here refers to all slaves, whether they are mine slaves, bed slaves, or domestic slaves.

Almost all the slave traders in Blackstone Town are purchased from the Defoe Chamber of Commerce, and 90% of the slaves in this town are provided by the Defoe Chamber of Commerce, and they are the largest source of slaves.

In this way, Virginia and Cromwell may not really know each other, because they are only on Eugene's line, and they may have been killed by Eugene.

It started with Eugene, and now that he's dead, his slave mistress Elenore is the most critical breakthrough.

"Send someone to inform the deputy captain of the outpost. Hodge burned all the pages in his hand, "I'll wait for him at the crossroads." ”

......

"Auctioned?" Leiden's tone became unkind, "that's the most important witness!"

"But that's also the property of our chamber of commerce. The businessman from the Defoe Chamber of Commerce took a tough attitude, "What to do with her should be up to us." ”

"You!"

Hodge grabbed Layton's hand and asked, "At least tell us who Elenor was patted by." ”

The merchant hesitated for a moment, then said, "She was won by President Carter." ”

Carter, the president of the Defoe Chamber of Commerce, Hodge had heard the name from Harlow yesterday.

"Then we want to meet His Excellency Carter. ”

"I've sent someone to ask for the president's opinion. ”

Hodge twisted his shoulders and smiled "kindly": "No need to ask, we want to see Lord Carter immediately." ”

The old man raised the clay cup in his hand and said loudly: "The Difu Chamber of Commerce has always welcomed guests, but it has never been soft on some unreasonable people who do not follow the rules. ”

"I'm sorry, Lord Carter, but we were rude. Hodge bowed down and apologized, saying, "But there is a reason for this, we have important questions that need to be answered, so we want to meet Elenor." ”

"Elenor, the slave girl, is that why you broke into here?" the old man rubbed his glass, "then you may be disappointed, but after photographing her, I gave her to President Gauld of the Taura Chamber of Commerce as a gift. ”

"Gift?" Hodge frowned.