When Sean woke up, he felt like his head was going to explode, and he rubbed his temples desperately, until his vision gradually cleared, and he found himself lying on a couch made of leather.

On the opposite side of the sofa is a white wall with a huge painting of two men who look almost identical, one dressed as a standard lawyer and the other as a teacher.

Sean recognized at a glance that the lawyer was dressed as the abominable Martin Oliver, so he suddenly came to his senses, and then sat up sharply, and saw Martin Oliver sitting at the table and reading the newspaper in a chair.

"You're awake." Martin Oliver glanced at Sean and put down the newspaper.

The sharp-eyed Sean still saw the name of the newspaper "Rader Newsweek" and the huge headline on the back of the newspaper - after ten years, the "Rader Zoological and Botanical Garden" established by the great philanthropist Viscount Hunter Red is about to be put into operation.

Red Zoological and Botanical Garden? What a unique interest this great philanthropist has..... Sean rubbed his swollen skull, got up and sat down opposite Martin Oliver, and said with a cold face, "Lawyer Martin, I have a question. ”

"I know, I don't have that rule, I did it on purpose." Martin Oliver's unexpectedly frank confession left Sean speechless.

Martin Oliver smiled slightly, got up and made a cup of coffee for Sean, "Taste, this is Viscount Red's favorite civet coffee, which comes from the coffee plantations of the kingdom's colony of the Groba Peninsula, and there is very little circulation on the market, basically only the nobles of the kingdom are eligible to enjoy it." ”

Sean was not in the mood to drink coffee, but said with a calm face: "Why? ”

Martin Oliver didn't care, took a sip of his coffee cup, and sighed: "It's really worthy of being the nobility of coffee, this taste is still so thick and mellow, it's a pity that you don't drink it." ”

As he spoke, he saw that Sean was still uninterested, shook his head and said, "Boring guy, it's okay to tell you, in fact, I don't trust you and want to test you." ”

Test?

Sean frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Then the last time I went to my house was also a temptation?" ”

"Hmm...... I read in the newspaper that your aunt wants to mortgage the property is true, but it is also true to tempt you. Martin Oliver didn't seem to want to explain so much, and said lightly: "As a member of the Celestial Team of the Holy Light, even if it is the captain's guarantee, I have the right to question it and ask to verify my doubts. ”

I see, but what kind of proof are you drinking?

Sean muttered in his heart, but his tone softened: "So that's the case, so have you verified the results now?" ”

"Nope." Martin Oliver stared at Sean unabashedly and said calmly, "So, I still don't trust you." ”

"......" Sean inexplicably has a feeling of being big, he has not yet joined the company, and some old colleagues are hostile to him, and even test himself in such a weird way, to say that he is not heartwarming, it is impossible.

At this time, Martin Oliver crossed his hands and raised his chin, and asked in a strange look: "Okay, let's get down to business, the captain let me ask you, what is your choice?" ”

Sean raised his eyebrows: "Shouldn't the captain come to ask me?" ”

Martin Oliver said flatly: "The captain said that if you choose the first one, then there is no need to see him, and you will be responsible for me in the future; And if you choose the second one, then I'll take you to him now. ”

Sean was stunned for a moment, then seemed to understand something, looked around the room, and said thoughtfully, "This shouldn't be the headquarters of the Holy Light, right?" ”

"You're smart." Martin Oliver's eyes flickered, and he added in his heart: "This is also the reason why I can't trust you, after all, the Sean Victoria I know is not like this." ”

Is that really the case? The logistics staff does not even have the right to know where the regular staff worked? Or is it just me?

Sean took a deep breath and slowly exhaled the decision he had made last night, "I'll choose the second one." ”

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Standing in front of the huge oil painting in the room, Sean looked at Martin Oliver beside him inexplicably, didn't he say that he was going to take me to see the captain? How did you start appreciating your paintings? Do you want to be so narcissistic?

Martin Oliver seemed to see the disdain in Sean's eyes, chuckled, and reached out to carefully remove the painting, revealing a large stone staircase descending from a single man.

Old-fashioned kerosene lamps that are more durable than gas lamps hang on the walls on both sides of the staircase, and the peaceful glow drives away tension and brings peace.

Martin Oliver put down the painting, took a kerosene lamp from the wall on the right, and walked in first, saying as he went:

"Since you chose the second one, then I believe you should be able to become my teammate soon, and there are some things I won't hide from you."

Sean silently followed him, keeping his eyes on his feet to prevent him from stepping into the air.

"This is my permanent office in the Detective Exchange Association, one is the profession I understand, a professional lawyer who works everywhere, and the other is that I occasionally get very paid commissions here, eh...... As you'll see, although our pay is not low, it is really ...... compared to our expenses."

Speaking of this, Martin Oliver had a heartbroken expression that he couldn't bear to continue.

Sean chuckled in his heart, and hurriedly said, "It's a lot of money? What does that mean, exactly? ”

Martin Oliver glanced back at him, shook his head, and said, "When you become my teammate, you'll know." ”

Sure enough, I still hate Riddler the most...... Sean resisted the urge to give the other party a roll of his eyes and asked, "This tunnel was secretly built by the church?" ”

"Sort of."

Martin Oliver's answer was rather perfunctory.

Sean was powerless to vomit, but suddenly noticed that the two of them had walked down the stairs in an arc and came to an underground space like a bomb shelter in their previous life.

The two men were currently in a round, stone-paved hall, with a golden sun carved by craftsmen and inlaid with gold in the middle of the floor of the hall, beneath the jewel-embellished stars, and beneath the stars a seraphim kneeling on one knee and holding the stars and the sun in both hands.

This is the emblem of the original church, which means that the sun, which represents light, is the lord of the stars, the source of all things, and the beginning of all beginnings.

There is a passage to the front and back of the hall, to the left and right, and in addition to the passage they just came down from behind, the walls of the three passages from left to right are inscribed with strange patterns.

The leftmost aisle wall is inscribed with the "pentagram"; The wall of the passage in the middle is inscribed with the pattern of "Holy Sword with the blade facing downward"; The wall of the passage on the far right is inscribed with a figure of a devotee kneeling on one knee with his hands facing the sky in a holding position.

Martin Oliver glanced at Sean, who was a little dazed, rolled his eyes, and said with a smile: "Sean, do you want to make a bet, which passage will we take next?" ”

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