Magician 7 invited
"Who knocked on the door so early?"
Muttering in a low voice, Brian reluctantly got up, changed into a clean yellow coat, and before he could wash up, he was urged by the doorbell to open the door.
As soon as he opened the door, Brian saw two figures, one was the Inspector he had seen last night, Arnold Heslett.
On the other hand, there is a middle-aged woman with a yellow parrot standing on her right shoulder, she has sexy long golden wavy hair, her figure is uneven, her face does not show any old age, and she wears a white robe, dressed like a doctor in a hospital.
Brian took a serious look at the parrot on the shoulders of the middle-aged woman, and found that the yellow parrot was not a living creature, but a robot bird with fine workmanship and beautiful appearance.
Decorative?
"Brian, we met again, how did you sleep last night?" Arnold greeted with a smile.
"Not bad." Brian nodded sleepily, then looked at the middle-aged woman and motioned to Arnold to introduce who this was.
Arnold spread out his left palm and introduced with a smile, "This is my captain, Ms. Catherine Motley."
Catherine, dressed in a white robe with a lazy expression, like Catherine who can never wake up, nodded kindly to Brian, and then stretched out her right palm and said, "Hello!"
"Hello!" Brian hurriedly stretched out his hand, squeezed Catherine's palm lightly and said.
Catherine withdrew her palm, she looked Brian up and down with tired eyes, and said solemnly: "This time I took the liberty of interrupting to supplement the previous matter, I hope you can cooperate!"
"Of course, cooperating with the inspector is what we should do as citizens." Brian leaned out of the way, made a gesture of please, and continued, "It's cold outside, let's go inside!"
"No, let's start now, we'll end the investigation soon." Catherine refused, and then got to the point.
"I read your report yesterday, and now I have a few questions, the first point, did you really go to Conrad Wallis's house because you were worried about the safety of Borg Wallis?"
"Yes." Brian looked solemn and nodded briefly in response.
After waiting for a moment, Catherine continued, "In the report, you said that when you were in danger, it was a mysterious person who fulfilled one of your wishes that allowed you to survive, right?"
"Yes."
After waiting for a moment again, Catherine asked, "Did you see a special card with a pattern after the danger was gone?"
It seems that the cards are really important, but I don't know their attitude, and I can't get them.
"Nope!" Bligh didn't hesitate to say no.
At this moment, the yellow parrot standing on Catherine's shoulder suddenly moved, and the parrot's mouth opened slightly, and in a mechanical voice, it said loudly: "Lie! Lie! Lie!"
"This ......" Brian tightened his heart, and looked at the parrot with a solemn expression, and then at Arnold and Catherine, and if the two of them made any move, Brian would immediately flee.
At this time, neither of them had any special expressions, they just watched calmly, just standing there like that, which invisibly gave Brian a strong sense of oppression.
"Say it!" Catherine said lightly, after which she took a copper coin from her bag and put it in the mouth of the machine parrot. The robot parrot raised its head and spat out the copper coin.
Brian took a step back as if he was very frightened, he looked left and right, his eyes wandering, and asked with a little horror, "What are you looking for cards for?"
"Don't be so nervous." Arnold smiled and said, "If we really want to do something, you won't be at home, but in the interrogation room, do you think I'm right?"
Seeing that Brian's mood calmed down somewhat, Arnold smiled and continued: "The reason why we are looking for cards is because the disasters you encounter are caused by cards, and they are the source of all disasters, eh...... Let me guess, that card is gone, and you've gained some abilities beyond the average person, am I right? ”
"The source of the disaster?" Brian was a little overwhelmed. If cards are the source of disaster, then what am I who gain power through cards?
"What are you going to do with this?" Brian's words are already half-admitted, and he has gained special abilities through cards.
"It's not a bad thing, but it's not a good thing either." Arnold wasn't surprised by Brian's question, fearing for his own safety, because that's how he came over, and he knew perfectly well what Brian was thinking.
"That special card is called a career card, and ordinary people can obtain the corresponding abilities through the career card, which we call a professional, which is the benefit of a career card."
"But if you can't control this power, the pro will lose his mind and become a crazy and terrible monster, just like you said Conrad Wallis, and that's the bad thing about the pro card."
Arnold paused and continued: "There are two ways for us to solve this, one is that you join us and become an official professional, so that we can observe at any time, determine your status, and reduce your chances of going crazy."
"The second is that you continue to live a normal life, but when you feel any physical discomfort, you must report it to us as soon as possible. Also, if you need to leave Puze City, you must report back to us. ”
Seeing that the other party had no intention of making a move, and there was no excessive emotion, Brian gave up the idea of preparing to escape, and after thinking for a while, Blake asked, "Is there any difference?"
In his opinion, the two solutions given by Arnold are not much different except for the distance.
"Of course there is a difference." Arnold explained: "When you join us, we will help you get used to the power, we will also tell you about the supernatural realm, and we will pay you a week, which is £6 a week for prospective staff and £8 a week for regular staff."
Brian skipped the first half of Arnold's sentence and focused on the payment, swallowing in disbelief and saying, "Eight pounds a week, so much?"
In the kingdom of Blue, a normal class earns £3 a week, which is barely enough to support the normal expenses of a family, such as the managers in the factory, whose weekly salary is at this level.
If the weekly salary is lower than this level, although it will not be underfed, it is certain that it is not decent enough.
And the salary of 8 pounds a week is the level that Brian will need several years of service to achieve after graduating from university.
"I ......" Brian's heart was very excited, but he was still suspicious and wary of Arnold.
Seeing Brian's hesitant look, Catherine Motley, who had stood aside for a long time without speaking, spoke: "You who have obtained a career card and become a professional will definitely encounter other extraordinary events in the future, just like what you experienced yesterday, you shouldn't hope that you won't have enough strength to deal with emergencies at that time!"
Did she guess what I thought?
Brian looked at Catherine's languid, tired eyes and secretly clenched his fists, he didn't want to be as powerless as he was last night when he or his friends were in danger.
At the very least, you need to have enough strength to protect yourself and your family!
After staring at each other for a few seconds, Brian asked, "Before joining you, can you tell me what kind of work will be available each day?"
Catherine, who seemed a little tired after saying a long sentence, stepped back and motioned for Arnold to answer Brian's question.
Arnold said with a look I was used to: "We are a special department set up by the government to investigate and deal with extraordinary events. Our task is to minimize the danger and impact of extraordinary events. Of course, this is also a very dangerous thing, and one day, we may die in a dark corner that no one will find. ”
Really......
All along, Brian felt that Arnold was different from other inspectors, and he could clearly feel that the other party did not have the majestic temperament of being an inspector all year round, but gave people a relaxed feeling.
"So dangerous?" Brian's fingers kept rubbing, looking a little hesitant.
But thinking of himself yesterday, thinking of the oil lamp on the desk in his bedroom, and thinking that he still had a chance to fulfill his wish, Brian suddenly had a reason to become stronger, and low in spirit.
"I'm willing to try!"