The next day, in the North Quarter, Lawrence's home.

Although the knife wound on his arm was not serious, Lawrence also knew that such a traumatic injury still needed to recuperate for some time, otherwise it would inevitably fall into a hidden illness.

Therefore, Lawrence does not plan to go out for the next few days, and enjoys a few days of leisure at home.

As for the West City Patrol, Lawrence also handed it over to Grosso and Ya'an, giving them quite loose autonomy. After all, Yaan is restraining Grosso, and Lawrence won't worry too much about Grosso doing anything out of the ordinary.

However, after the arrangements were made, Lawrence was still a little uneasy, and always felt that the patrol team was still missing something in Xicheng District.

There was a sound of the key turning at the gate, and it seemed that Anna had returned, and that she had been a guest at the neighbor's Mrs. Dura, except for the usual days of shopping for groceries and food.

Anna walked in the door and looked at Lawrence on the couch, her small mouth slightly bulging, her eyes full of worry.

Yesterday, when Lawrence came home wrapped in gauze, Anna was really startled, and a row of crystal tears suddenly welled up, and she didn't sleep peacefully all night.

"By the way, sir, you know what." Anna walked over to Lawrence and sat down, and talked about the story she had just heard from Mrs. Dura:

"Mrs. Sola from Dongcheng came to Mrs. Dula today to order baby shoes, and Mrs. Dula said she must be pregnant."

"yes, sometimes this news can come in handy... Wait a minute. ”

Lawrence replied casually, but Anna's words suddenly made him realize what the West Side Patrol lacked.

Despite Grosso's extraordinary ability, he is a newcomer after all, and Ya'an also lives in the north and south urban areas, and rarely sets foot in the western urban area. Both of them lacked a reliable source of information in Xicheng District.

Without credible sources of intelligence, making the right decisions is as difficult as a blind man touching an elephant.

Seeing that Lawrence was suddenly stunned, Anna couldn't help blinking, tilted her head slightly to look at Lawrence, and said carefully:

"Don't you like to hear that, sir? Then I'm still..."

"No, no!" Lawrence was excited, grabbed Anna's little hand, and said:

"Anna, where did you hear all that news in Xicheng before?"

A faint flush welled up on Anna's cheeks, and she lowered her head and gently withdrew her hand, and said:

"We have a lot of slum kids coming together to share what they've heard. Among the children, there are those who work as newsboys, those who work in taverns, those who sell small items on the docks, and even those who are in gangs, so we can know the news from all walks of life. ”

"Children's party," Lawrence thought, closing his eyes and rubbing his temples.

Rather than recruiting a group of spies to work for themselves, finding a way to make these kids work for themselves is obviously the quickest and least expensive way.

If he can find a talented malleable talent like Anna among these children, Lawrence can also consider building a professional intelligence unit on the basis of these children.

"Can you get in touch with the leader?" Lawrence made up his mind and asked Anna.

"It should be possible, but is it going to be gentle...?" Anna bowed her head lightly and said with some doubts.

Lawrence rubbed his forehead and decided to take this news channel for his own use, so he looked at Anna seriously and said:

"There's one thing for you to do."

"Of course, sir." Anna hurriedly leaned over to Lawrence's side and said yes.

In the days at home, Anna's daily task is to take care of all the chores in the house, and such a simple and easy task really makes Anna a little uneasy, especially since Lawrence will pay her ten gold coins every month.

Although these days were more enjoyable than Anna had ever had, she was also afraid that one day she would be swept away by Lawrence who felt worthless.

Lawrence's attention at the moment was all on how to build an intelligence network, and he didn't notice the girl's careful thoughts, and said directly:

"You go and find the leader, and ask him to compile and record the news exchanged at each meeting, and copy it in two copies, one to Grosso at the dock in Xicheng District, and one to me, and you must record everything in detail. As for the pay, let him and Grosso decide for themselves. ”

"And," Lawrence continued:

"After you receive the transcript, help me sift through and sort it out, focusing on the content of Xicheng District and the Governor's Palace, is it okay?"

Anna nodded repeatedly, her own work load was not heavy, and even with these new tasks, there was still plenty of time for each day.

In addition, Anna has been sifting through information since she was a child, and when she was working as a guide, she had to check the information she got from the party one by one, which was not a difficult task for Anna.

"Then sir, I'll go now." Anna jumped up from the couch at once, bowed slightly to Lawrence, and said.

Lawrence nodded, suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly stopped Anna, who had already walked to the door, and said:

"By the way, take this."

With that, Lawrence took out the seal of his patrol, which was proof of his status as a vice-captain, and threw it to Anna, adding:

"First go to the patrol station, find old Sean, and ask him to send someone to escort you in civilian clothes."

Although Anna has lived in Xicheng District for more than ten years, Lawrence is not at ease to let her a young girl shuttle through that dangerous area.

"Thank you, sir."

Anna smiled sweetly and carefully put the seal in her pocket, knowing that it was Lawrence who was worried about her safety.

It wasn't until late evening that Anna returned home with excitement on her face. In the meantime, Lawrence, who couldn't cook, cheekily went to Mrs. Dura's house for lunch.

"Sir, it's done. He also transcribed the news of the latest meeting to us by the way. ”

As soon as Anna entered the door, she said cheerfully to Lawrence, handing Lawrence a stack of papers.

Lawrence nodded approvingly, Anna had a talent for dealing with these things, and then took the transcription.

The messages were written on the back of tattered ledger paper, and the font was crooked, making it look like an abstract painting, but it was still legible on closer inspection.

Lawrence is not surprised that these poor children may not have attended school for a day, and they cannot be expected to write these words to a very standard standard.

"A farmer on the outskirts of the city lost a horse... The price of whiskey at the Sunset Tavern has risen to three silver coins per glass... Merchant ships from Spain are docking, sailors are being recruited ... Governor Paulie only ate two bites of lunch today..."

Lawrence read a few casually, and it was indeed all-encompassing, complicated, and involving the latest intelligence from all walks of life.

There was even Governor Poly's lunch today, which seemed to have been revealed by someone who worked in the restaurant of the Governor's Palace.

Lawrence knew that this news should not be underestimated, and no one knew what kind of conspiracy would be formed when these seemingly chaotic little things were connected.

"How much did their leader get paid?" Lawrence asked casually as he handed the manuscript back to Anna with satisfaction.

"Fifty gold a month, Grosso said he would pay for it."

"So cheap?" Lawrence was a little surprised, but he understood that this was just a leisure activity for this group of slum children.

Lawrence was also slightly relieved after perfecting his intelligence channels, and as his power grew stronger, he gradually had a hunch.

Maybe the day when you will be on the world stage is not far away.