In the conversation with Mary, Valera only mentioned her support for environmental protection and expressed her intention to invest.

When it comes to real investment, there are still a few hurdles in between.

First of all, the most important thing is that she hasn't gotten the money yet; secondly, Mary had not yet found out about her husband's affair, and the directorship was actually still in her husband's hands; In the end, she had to convince Audrey to invest together.

Because Valeera's so-called way to avoid the future crisis of the company is to invest with Raaudrey!

Audrey, Earl Hall, to be precise, is the umbrella that Valeera has in mind to protect the Co. of Kaoyim.

At present, in the business and political circles of the Kingdom of Rune, there are calls for environmental protection, but the momentum is not large, the corresponding laws and policies have not even been formally proposed, and the operation of Kaoyin Company is still in a tepid stage.

Therefore, when she heard that Valera was interested in making a large investment, Ms. Mary was quite friendly and gave a brief introduction to the current situation of the company.

Valeera said she would hire a team of lawyers and accountants as soon as possible to conduct a further investigation into the company's situation and determine the exact amount of investment.

The conversation ended with a gentle clink of glasses, and they each took a sip of red wine, smiling and staggering as they staggered by, looking for other people to socialize with.

Valilla took half a glass of red wine and responded to some courteous greetings, and found Associate Professor Barak next to two trainee lecturers who had joined her at the same time.

After the start of the school year, the associate professor was a little avoiding her and avoiding contact, and Valeera wanted to find out the reason and eliminate the hidden danger.

After all, on the bright side, the last time they met was at the dance nearly two months ago, and there was no too in-depth communication.

Based on this situation, Associate Professor Barak suspects at most that she has some connection with the bounty hunter Lexa, and it is understandable that he is suspicious and defensive about her, but it should not be to the extent of avoiding contact.

Unless...... He gained new information.

Valera thought about it and found that there was such a possibility-

The associate professor's "Psychiatrist" potion appears to have originated from the "Church of Steam and the Mechanics", and she recently had a conflict with the "Mechanical Heart" team.

If there is any connection between the two parties, then it is not surprising that he has behaved like this.

After a brief greeting, Valera raised her glass and asked with a smile:

"Mr. Ascot, I haven't seen you much at school these days, and I feel like you're busy?"

"Honestly, it's a great honor for you to take the time to come to the ball."

"Hehe," Associate Professor Barak shook his head with a smile, "It's okay, it's okay." ”

"While it's true that there's a lot to do, as long as you make a reasonable arrangement, it's still a lot of time to attend a few dance parties."

Speaking of this, he raised his hand and patted his side waist lightly, and said with a smile:

"The two of them are asking about my experiences during that time as a lecturer, would you like to listen together?"

"Of course, I'll only share a little bit of the experience of people who have come before, and as for the mistakes that shouldn't be said, I'm sure they're all in my stomach."

Seeing Valiera nodding, he asked, "Where did I just go?" ”

"Ask questions in class," one of the two trainee lecturers replied at the right time, "I just said that students should prepare their answers in advance when asking questions for the first time. ”

"Good good ,......"

Assoc. Prof. Barak nodded his head and began to continue with the previous topic.

Valera listened as she thought about the associate professor's previous remarks...... There seemed to be something else in his words.

"Okay, okay, that's all, I'll go over there and get something to eat."

A few minutes later, Associate Professor Barak patted his waist again, explained that he was gone, and then turned to the long table where the food was placed.

A trainee instructor followed.

His two consecutive taps on the side of the waist caught Valeera's attention, and she quickly remembered that the place where she hung her folding knife was in the footing.

Folding knives!

Valeera's eyes froze, and she roughly understood the reason for Associate Professor Barak's change of attitude.

"Valeera, am I lucky enough to ask you to do a dance?"

While the melody of another round of dance music sounded, the trainee instructor who remained by Valeera's side stretched out his hand to invite him to dance.

"Ah, sorry, I think I'm a little drunk."

As she spoke, Valeera's eyes became a little hazy, and her cheeks took on just the right amount of redness.

"Next time, remember to invite me earlier next time."

After dealing with the men who invited her to dance, Valera pretended to be overwhelmed and walked over to her valet Leah, who was waiting somewhere on the edge of the dance floor.

In the short walk, she remembered what Associate Professor Barak had said-

"As for the mistakes that shouldn't be said, I'm sure I've got them all in my stomach."

Valera fully figured out that the associate professor must indeed have something to do with the "Steam Bath Mechanical God" church, and had seen her inside the "Machine Heart", and through the unique folding knife, it deepened her suspicions.

But he certainly has no proof!

On the bright side, Valera never showed a folding knife.

Barak should only suspect at best that she is the "Phantom Black Queen", and she has a close relationship with the bounty hunter Lexa.

And according to his own insinuation, he doesn't plan to tell the "heart of the machine" about it.

Valera was suddenly a little happy.

If Barak had reported his suspicions to the Heart of the Machine, she would never have been able to live as normal as she did now!

She didn't think she had what it took to pass the full examination of the "mechanical heart".

Upon coming to Leah's side, Valilla asked softly:

"Where's Audrey?"

"Rest on the second floor."

"Take me there."

Valera followed Leah up to the second floor, and with permission, pushed the door open and entered the bedroom where Audrey was resting.

She planned to ask Audrey for help and investigate Associate Professor Barak a little to see if she could find some countermeasures against the other party.

……

At ten o'clock in the evening, the dance party ended smoothly.

After seeing off her guests, Valeera was finally completely relaxed.

This ball was the first dance party held by their "brother and sister" in Beckland, and it represented their face, and it was important that it ended well.

After a comfortable soak in the hot bath, Valera changed into light pajamas and prepared for a break.

At this time, she suddenly felt an inspiration, and felt that her surroundings had become cold.

She tapped her teeth twice to turn on her vision, and saw that not far in front of her, there were one after another white bone fountains with a hazy luster gushing out, surging higher and higher, and soon coalescing into an illusory and huge monster.

Messenger.

Mr. Azik's messenger!

Valera retracted the few black flames that she wanted to launch subconsciously, and saw the huge bone messenger throw out the letters in her hand, and then quickly disintegrated, turning back into white bones and falling to the ground, disillusionment vanishing.

All that was left on the ground was a folded piece of stationery and an old bronze whistle.