Audrey, who had finished her piano practice in the piano room, looked at the table clock and found that it was very close to the time of the tarot meeting. So he went back to his bedroom.

As she passed by her father, Earl Hall's study, she saw a thick stack of papers on the table with the door ajar.

"I didn'......t have it before," Audrey was curious, slowed down, and glanced at Susie, the big golden retriever, and she became more and more skilled at giving dogs a look.

And Susie, who has been a "spectator" for a long time, can easily understand what the owner wants her to do, but she occasionally pretends not to understand and is willing to lie still.

Of course, this time it didn't play stupid, but trotted into the study, then leaned out its two front legs, propped itself up on the edge of the table, and stood upright.

It glanced quickly at the front page of the stack of papers, returned to Audrey's side, and lowered its voice:

"Survey of the living conditions of all strata in the Eastern, Wharf and Factory Districts.

"Audrey, what does that mean?"

Survey of the living conditions of the various strata in the Eastern, Wharf and Factory areas? Why did Dad do this survey all of a sudden? Could it be that those subtle hints from my earlier have taken effect?

Audrey was puzzled for a moment, not bothering to answer Susie's question.

She looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to her, so she calmly and naturally entered Earl Hall's study, and walked over to the table to read the reports.

The investigator for the top report is a man named Mike. Joseph's Journalist ...... There are other fieldwork done from different angles......

Several of them even mention the spread of cults and the collusion of some extraordinary people with gangsters...... Underneath the document is the emblem of the goddess......

Did Dad and the church send someone to investigate? Is this a summarized file? It is no wonder that at the lunchtime banquet, Dad and many committee members discussed the anti-pollution bill and the smoke emission reduction bill...... Is this going to start with the pollution problem in the factory area, and improve the current situation in the east area, the dock area and the factory area little by little?

Well...... Maybe Dad also used this incident to gain popularity for Hibbert...... But it's a good thing anyway!

Call...... Audrey glanced at the wall clock in the study, and saw that it was close to three o'clock, so she gave up her intention to read it carefully and restored the document to its original state.

Before going out, she casually pulled out a book and disguised it as the purpose of coming in.

……

Byam, "Aromatic Manor".

Sitting in the living room, Abner looked at Winter, a little nervous guide not far away, took a sip of coffee, and asked with a smile:

"Mr. Winter, have you thought about it? I can give you an annual salary of £30. ”

After a few days of observation, Abner felt that Winter was a very good and capable young man, and he was still very well connected in Byam, so he wanted to recruit him as his subordinate and help him deal with some things on the surface...... For example, buying materials, finding out news, and so on.

Although he already has a personal maid, Elaine, she is mainly responsible for managing the maids and finances of the small castle...... And according to that "contract", she could not leave the manor without her permission.

As for the butler, Mr. Harvey, he actually expected Abner to install his henchmen in the manor, so he never recommended a valet to his new employer.

And Winter was already moved at this time, and after a few days of getting along, he also felt that Mr. Bryan was a well-cultivated gentleman, and he was also a well-known "hero detective", one of his idols......

Of course, the most important thing is that a salary of 30 pounds a year is too tempting!

30 pounds may not seem like a lot, but in the colony, it is definitely a high salary for someone of Winter's class. Even Beckland's peers are mostly this number.

You must know that he helped Abner for several days, and he was only paid 10 soles, and that's it, he also gave 30% to the "service company" that introduced the work.

And with such a lot of "oil and water" commissions, he can't receive them a few times a year.

Is it finally necessary to have a stable, decent job? Renee, I finally have the possibility of giving you a home...... Winter held back the excitement in his heart, and said in a trembling voice:

"I'm willing to serve you, Mr. Brian."

"Very good, I will find a lawyer to draw up the contract as soon as possible." Abner nodded in satisfaction, but he thought to himself: if Winter is consistent for some time to come, he can try to train him to become an extraordinary, so that even if he buys extraordinary items and materials, someone can do it for him......

And the extraordinary characteristics of the initial sequence in my hands are not less, whether it is "Hunter", "Sailor", "Corpse Collector" and "Sleepless...... Well, as a "boss", maybe it's best to provide "sleepers" to your own "employees......

While complaining in his heart, Abner patted Winter on the shoulder very kindly, and said with a smile: "I heard that you are from the westernmost island of Simim? I can advance you to a month's salary and give you a few days of vacation so that you can take your family to Baiam to settle down. ”

"I don't have any family...... "Winter shook his head in frustration, then picked himself up and said gratefully, "but I do need a short vacation...... Me, I have a girl I like named Reni...... I want to go back to Simium Island and confess to her...... If she agrees, I'll take her ......."

As he spoke, Winter suddenly noticed that Mr. Bryan on the other side was looking at him with a strange expression, and immediately came to his senses, feeling that he was a little carried away, and hurriedly apologized:

"I'm sorry, Mr. Blaine. I...... I shouldn't let my business bother you......"

Hearing this, Abner waved his hand, indicating that he didn't care, but he thought in his heart with some surprise: Reni? Isn't this Winter the unlucky guy in the original book who picked up extraordinary characteristics and carried it closely? I remember that in the original book, Klein changed into a dead person in order to play the "Faceling", and he went to Renee to confess...... As a result, someone took a broom and beat it out......

Speaking of which, the original owner of my body also died with extraordinary characteristics close to him...... Is this some kind of inexplicable fate?

After reining in his fluttering thoughts, Abner encouraged Winter a few more times, and then asked Elaine, who was standing nearby, to advance three pounds from the manor's account and hand it over to Winter.

The manservant is also affiliated with the manor, and his salary naturally cannot go through Abner's private account.

After Winter left gratefully, Elaine looked at the detective in front of her, a smile on the corner of her mouth, and asked as if seriously, "What is my annual salary?" ”

After more than a day of getting along, Elaine got to know Abner's character through the ability of the "hunter", and knew that he was not usually a difficult person to get along with, so her words gradually became casual.

After all, if you want to "provoke" the other party, you must first have enough knowledge about it......

Although Elaine didn't want to deliberately "provoke", the bloodline of the Sauron family had made this state of affairs instinctual.

I'll send you back to the Black Dead now, and I'll be paid at least £1,000 right away...... Still asking me for an annual salary? However, it is indeed strange that Elaine does not have a salary as a valet and may arouse suspicion...... Well, go back and tell the butler Mr. Harvey, and just say that the salary of the "personal maid" will go to my private account.

Thinking so in his heart, Abner said, "You don't have any money to spend now, so I'll help you keep it first." ”

After a few words of argument with the hard-buttoned "Red Maid", Abner looked at the clock and saw that it was close to two o'clock, so he sent Elaine away, returned to his bedroom, and sealed off the surroundings with spirituality.

"If nothing else, at this tarot meeting, the sun will ask Amon about it...... But I can't tell him, after all, he is facing Amon's doppelganger, and the more he knows, the more dangerous it becomes...... So I can only remind you a little......

"But just because you can't tell the sun doesn't mean you can't tell Klein...... Let him know a little about Amon in advance, and he can also deal with the threat brought by that bear child more securely......"

As for the way to tell Klein, Abner was going to forge a page of Amon's "Russell Diary" before the Tarot meeting.

More than half an hour later, Abner, who had carefully worded and wrote down his diary, called Elaine again and asked her to transcribe a copy at random, and then forcibly memorized those awkward stroke structures and waited for the next tarot meeting.

……

At three o'clock, the sound of the wall clock was still echoing, and the "magician" Falth, who had been in a hurry to get a little drowsy, came to the majestic palace and appeared on the side of the ancient long table, drowned by the sudden appearance of a crimson illusory light.

She looked around for a moment, and saw that the "Justice" lady at the top of her side had already stood up, and hurriedly got up to follow, and greeted Mr. "Fool" under her guidance:

"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool"

After that, she watched Miss "Justice" greet "The Hanged Man", "Tower", "World", "Judgment" and herself, respectively, until she asked "Sun" before pausing.

And at this time, even Foirth noticed that he seemed a little uneasy.

Could it be that he exposed the information of the Tarot Society? The leaping Furth heart tightened, and almost at the same time as the "righteous" Audrey, he asked:

"What are you worried about?"

"Sun" Daric pursed his lips, and saw that Mr. "Fool" did not stop him, so he successfully "pretended to be sick" and was sent to the bottom of the round tower for isolation and treatment.

Hearing this question, "Justice" and "Magician" and others also looked at the "fool" with some nervousness.

I don't know...... I don't even know what it is...... For the time being, though, there are no weird or powerful forces trying to invade...... Well, even the "Eternal Sun" and the "True Creator" have not been able to find it...... It shouldn't be a big problem......

Klein tapped his fingers on the edge of the long bronze table and replied with "ease":

"Normally, it can't be found.

"But some magical items have strange effects."

Seeing that Mr. "Fool" gave a "yes" reply, Darik was relieved, but remembered what the former exploration team leader said, and blurted out:

"Have you ever heard of Amun?"