Arthur sat in his office, going over the papers at hand over and over again.

But no matter how he looked at it, he couldn't figure out what kind of person would do such a thing.

Because from the point of view of simple and straightforward logic, even if Bernie Harrison's case is finally determined to be Scotland Yard framing an elected MP.

In the end, it is certainly not just one or a few police officers in Scotland Yard who will be unlucky, but the social reputation of the entire department and the future financial allocation.

If Parliament is really going to go online, it may be possible to join the judges who have been watching Scotland Yard uncomfortable to seize the power of the Metropolitan Police Department.

All in all, it doesn't look like an Scotland Yard insider did it, or at least not like an insider with a brain.

And insiders who don't have brains are generally not arranged by their families to be in a second-level department like Scotland Yard, which has little oil and water, heavy work, and not light responsibilities.

Young masters who have no brains are usually arranged into some idle marginal departments to hang up, and it doesn't matter if they come or not.

Since it wasn't Scotland Yard's internal problems, it should have been done by outsiders.

But this kind of method can be said to be endless, no matter how you think about it, it feels too weird.

At first, Arthur thought it was coming for him, but after exchanging the information with Rowan, it made him feel like a lying gun.

As not all criminal cases are referred to the Criminal Investigation Division, an application for assistance from the Criminal Investigation Division must be reported to the Inspector in charge of the police district involved and then approved by the Superintendent in charge of the Region.

In other words, if the other party has made up his mind to target Arthur, then he must open every joint in the police district involved, but any one of them stuck will not harm Arthur.

But what reason do the superintendents and superintendents of the local police district have to help each other do such a thankless task? The case happened in their jurisdiction, and if it is really investigated, they will not be able to get out of it!

If the other side can really handle the police system of a large region with his hands and eyes, then it is easy to do it clearly, so why use such a sublime and extremely risky means?

Arthur put down the papers in his hand, one hand resting his chin on it, and he couldn't figure out how to think about it.

The Red Devil sat by the window munching on a candy cube and looked at him with interest: "Is there a conclusion?" ”

Arthur glanced at him and said, "This shouldn't be for a certain person. But the guy who can drive a councillor to do things can make Scotland Yard worse than dead in Parliament, so why engage in such a conspiracy. And I don't understand why Mr. Bernie Harrison would agree to do such a thing, which will also affect his reputation and will certainly be detrimental to his future campaign.

Could it be that the Tory Caucus was really at the behest of this? Planning to stumble the Whigs during parliament and distract the population from the reform bill? But the Duke of Wellington was not even happy to lie that he agreed to parliamentary reform, would he do such a thing? ”

When the Red Devil heard this, he just pursed his lips, and he picked up the newspaper on the table with malice, and read out the title word by word.

"Viscount Palmerston: It's normal for there to be different voices in the party, and we should take everyone's opinions into account."

Arthur's brow furrowed slightly when he heard this.

He stared at the Red Devil with both eyes, trying to read more from the creature's expression.

Although Arthur can't find a reason why Agareth will help him at the moment, it is certainly not for nothing that this guy came to such a sentence for no reason.

Arthur's eyes narrowed slightly: "Can you profit from this case?" ”

The Red Devil folded his hands, his facial features almost squeezed together on his face, and he replied in a deliberately disgusting tone: "Oh! My dear Arthur, don't always be so snobbish. I just really want to help you. ”

"Huh...... This sentence is suspicious enough. ”

Arthur threw his hat on the table: "But this world is really interesting!" The human beings who are supposed to talk to me about their feelings talk about interests every day, but the devil who is supposed to talk about interests has begun to talk to me about friendship. Tell me, what do you know, and while I haven't changed my mind, we still have the possibility of a deal. ”

When the Red Devil heard this, he just smiled and reminded: "Arthur, you should have discovered that what you urgently need now is not to find out the truth, but to help Scotland Yard get rid of this matter." I can get you straight to Bernie Harrison and get him to issue a letter of understanding for the arrest of Scotland Yard, and everyone will be happy about what follows. ”

When Arthur heard this, his frowning brows slowly relaxed, and there was a charming smile on his face: "In other words, even if Bernie Harrison issues a letter of understanding, isn't this matter over?" Agareth, thank you. It seems that instead of taking shortcuts, it is safest to spend more energy to solve the problem once and for all. ”

With that, Arthur stood up, picked up his coat and uniform, and walked out.

The Red Devil was stunned by him, and immediately slapped his thigh: "Careless!" Arthur, you're fucking sneaking up! ”

He also hurriedly followed: "Arthur, look, maybe we can talk again, I'll give you a 50% discount, what do you think?" I really can't, I'm at a loss, you can also consider paying in the form of a loan, I assure you, it doesn't contain any interest. ”

Arthur stood on the side of the road and stopped a public carriage, not even looking at him: "The first service is free, and the value-added service is charged separately, Agareth, I advise you not to talk to me about this, because I have suffered many losses in this regard." And I advise you to recall well, who came up with the ladder pricing of "British"? ”

……

Soon after, in the East End of London, in the second floor of the Martin Brasserie, in the parish of Whitechapel, in Arthur's exclusive private room.

Arthur took a sip of his white porcelain teacup, and then looked up at the Russian maid lady sitting opposite him with golden braids, big blue-gray eyes, wearing a black checkered skirt and white stockings, showing her dignified and elegant posture in a ladylike position.

"It's been a while, Fiona, you're pretty again."

When Fiona heard this, she just rolled her eyes: "Is that what you can say?" It's a quote every time, and I want to hear something new once in a while. ”

Arthur put down his teacup and said, "I'm sorry, I can learn again when I have time." But now, you'll have to bear with it. ”

Fiona just glared at him when she looked like he was going to die, and then sighed: "I know, who is it, what time and place, and how much money." ”

"You really need to change this habit." Arthur said, "I was going to do some foreshadowing. ”

Fiona looked displeased: "Your foreshadowing, that's really forget it." Your foreshadowing is to do things first, and only when you are satisfied can you negotiate the price. You see, just for your request, the old lady is now running to the embassy to give people to others. I am called and drunk every day, you know, I used to be a decent squire's young lady. ”

Arthur saw that she was so unhappy, but because she was the only one who could do the work of the Russian Embassy, he could only comfort him in a good voice: "It's really hard for you." ”

Fiona gave him a blank look: "It's not hard, it's just Mr. Hastings' task." ”

Speaking of this, Fiona couldn't help but emphasize: "But you have to remember to add money." ”

"Money, naturally, is indispensable to you."

Arthur took out a check from his bosom and shook it in front of her eyes: "Here are two hundred pounds, and the best reward for your hard work over the past six months or so." ”

After that, Arthur took out another one from his bosom: "And here, another two hundred pounds......"

When Fiona saw these two tickets, the gloom in her heart was suddenly swept away, and she raised her slender fingers and pinched the checks in a flash: "My heart! Mr. Hastings, you are the sun in my heart! Is the two hundred pounds intended to keep me working at the embassy for another six months? ”

"No, Fiona, this reward is extra." Arthur smiled and said, "If you do a good job, I can add another two hundred pounds." ”

When Fiona heard this, her eyes met his, and somehow, her face turned red: "Actually...... Actually, that's not that much. ”

Arthur nodded in agreement, "Of course, I think so too. So, I'm going to let you do something else. ”

"Arthur Hastings!"

"Insulting your boss will cost you money."

"Okay, then you say, I'll listen."

Arthur opened the leather bag beside him, took out the documents inside, and handed them over: "Just like last time, it is not appropriate to treat the target this time from the front. Mr. Bernie Harrison is a member of the House of Commons who was recently implicated in a murder case.

According to the information I have at hand, he likes to go out and go to some Fengyue places, and I have sent someone to investigate some of his other interests and hobbies this morning, and they are all written in the appendix of the document.

In his London apartment, in addition to him, his wife, two children, a manservant who drove a car, a housekeeper and two maids lived. I need you to gather as much information as you can about them, but be careful that the methods you use must be non-violent.

Also, during this time, I need information about the itinerary of all of them, who they met and where they went, and I had to figure out everything. ”

Fiona couldn't help but take a deep breath when she heard this, and even her eyes were open like an oil lamp in front of the stage.

She spoke, "Mr. Hastings." ”

Arthur took a sip of tea: "What's wrong?" ”

Fiona's teeth itched, and she forced a smile on her face: "I think, instead of doing so much work, why don't you play twice?" I'll give you a little cheaper. ”

Arthur put down the teacup when he heard this, and said lightly: "Fiona, I told you a long time ago, these three two hundred pound tickets are not so easy to earn. But in order for us to continue to work together in the future, I think maybe you should work harder, of course, if you want to retire early, I don't think it's impossible. ”

Fiona was shocked to hear this, and she lifted the teapot and filled the teacup with water: "Look at what you said, why are you still angry?" Isn't it just to check a few people? I promise you won't find anything better than me in this piece. ”

(End of chapter)