Muttering to himself, Maltz's gaze at the corpse became fierce.

Suppose Cotton is back, what is he doing?

Revenge!

When the dead return, in addition to the call, it is revenge.

And in front of him, it is obviously not a call.

That......

All that's left is revenge!

Is Cotton's death related to the bookstore owner in front of him?

The deaths of the other 118 of his comrades-in-arms were related to the other party?

This time, Maltz didn't hesitate any longer.

He turned and walked out of the bookstore, and was about to go to 2 Kirk Street, but before the old sheriff could get out of the alley at the fork in the road, a patrolman came running briskly.

"Sheriff! Sheriff!

Horn report, something is wrong! ”

The patrolman's words stunned Maltz.

Almost subconsciously, the old sheriff thought of his friend and prostitute Scott, and immediately asked-

"What's going on?

Is Scott okay? ”

……

The hangover made Scott's temples swell, especially the pain in his lower back, and made it impossible for the young man, who had just been promoted to the editor-in-chief of the Clarion newspaper, to sit comfortably at his desk and work.

Fortunately, the situation of the Clarion was greatly improved by the repeated coverage of his friend Arthur, and he was not only promoted to editor-in-chief, but also had a separate office, which allowed him to rest in a more comfortable position instead of having to huddle with all the editors in the hall.

This office is not the office of the original editor-in-chief, but a separate office.

As for the office of the original editor-in-chief?

It's still used by the editor-in-chief.

The editor-in-chief has been in the Clarion for forty years, and the other party has worked almost as long as the Clarion Newspaper.

Such an editor-in-chief will not be dismissed.

Others would never allow such a thing to happen.

Not only is the integrity of this editor-in-chief, but also because this honest editor-in-chief has been dismissed, so will it be their turn?

Knock, knock!

At the rhythmic knock on the door, Scott immediately sat up straight.

"Please come in!"

As the words spoke, the office door was pushed open.

When he saw the old man outside the door, Scott immediately stood up and said in a respectful tone.

"Editor-in-Chief Cummins!"

Cummins was the editor-in-chief as big as the Clarion Paper.

The editor-in-chief, who is over sixty years old, has long since lost his hair, and his figure is still a little rickety, but his spirit is still good, relying on the support of his cane, and he can walk quite neatly.

"Editor-in-Chief Scott!"

In the face of Scott's respect, the old editor-in-chief also gave corresponding respect.

In this regard, Scott is also helpless.

Although he has explained many times that there is no need for this, he is just a junior, but the old editor-in-chief has always insisted.

In fact, the old editor-in-chief's one-sided style has been sticking to it for many years.

"I'd like to invite everyone at the newspaper office to a meal — as a parting ceremony."

"A parting ceremony?

Didn't the editor-in-chief say that you don't need to care about that, the Clarion will provide for you!

Or is it because of me? ”

Scott was stunned and looked at the old editor-in-chief in bewilderment.

When he was promoted to editor-in-chief, the editor-in-chief said in public that he would provide for the old editor-in-chief.

It is impossible to repent.

The old editor-in-chief looked at the anxious Scott and immediately waved his hand.

"I have nothing to do with the editor-in-chief, he is merciful enough that he did not abandon me in the most difficult times!

It has nothing to do with you, it is you who have brought new energy to the Clarion newspaper, and you have done a great job!

I chose to leave because I was old enough to retire and I had enough pension to spend my old age on a farmstead outside of Los del Sud!

If you want to see me, you can always come! ”

The old editor-in-chief said, with a rare smile.

"Okay, I'll be going to see you often—which restaurant are we going to eat?"

Looking at the smile of the old editor-in-chief, Scott nodded again and again and gave a promise.

The young editor-in-chief will not forget that when he first joined the newspaper, it was this old editor-in-chief who led him step by step to formality.

"Restaurant?

I'm just a poor, retiring old man, can you bear to go to a restaurant and let them exploit my pension?

I ordered a meal at the 'Andorran mother-in-law's kitchen' and ate it at the newspaper office. ”

The old editor-in-chief made a joke with Scott more and more rarely.

Then, the old editor-in-chief bowed slightly and went to inform the others in person.

For the 'parting ceremony', the old editor-in-chief attaches great importance to it.

Of course, the province is still a province.

However, Andorra's mother-in-law's craftsmanship is still so reassuring.

The midday meal was a 'common man's recipe' with beef and lamb as the main dish – a new term that emerged after the Seven Years' War.

Along with this, there are 'medium recipes', 'affordable recipes', and so on.

For a long time, 'Medium Recipes' and 'Medium Recipes' were only allowed to appear at festivals.

It's like a 'medium recipe' that includes water and offal, and only needs to be eaten on Sundays.

On the other hand, the 'Premium Recipe' can only be used on the five days of the Harvest Festival, the Winter Festival, the Spring Seed Festival, the Summer Festival, and the Peace Festival.

Although Nanlos has become richer again with the passage of time than expected, a meal of 'the best recipes for the common people' is still in his hands.

What's more, it's still an increased version-

Roast beef (4 servings, 600g each), potato beef stew (1 pot, not less than 5000g), fried lamb chops (12 servings, 120g each), lamb fried coriander (1 pot, not less than 3000g), haggis soup (1 pot, not less than 5000g), lamb fat roasted apples (12 servings, 200g each), white bread (5000g), some seasonings (including 20g each of butter, honey and black pepper).

Food for 12 people, delivered by two apprentices from Andorra's mother-in-law.

This does not include alcohol.

The alcohol was provided by the editor-in-chief.

And just after a glass, the old editor-in-chief sighed in his eyes, and the words gradually increased.

In the end, halfway through the meal, the old editor-in-chief was so drunk that Scott had to support the other party and return to the other party's office.

When the other party was placed in a chair, Scott could see that the old editor-in-chief wanted to say something, but in the end, the other party said nothing.

There's no chance to say any more.

After lunch, the new trainee editor was assigned to take care of the old editor-in-chief, but as soon as she pushed the door open, the new trainee editor fell to the ground in fright—

"Ahhh

The screams drew crowds of onlookers.

Looking at the old editor-in-chief who had his throat cut, everyone except Scott was stupefied.

"Call the police!"

Scott shouted.

Then, his eyes were fixed on a large gold coin on the ground, and his brow furrowed unconsciously.

He was sure that before, there was no such big gold coin here.

The old editor-in-chief is also accustomed to using paper money, and does not have the habit of using gold coins.

'Left by the murderer?

What do you mean? ’

The young editor-in-chief was thinking when he suddenly saw a familiar boy running into the newspaper office.

The other party is a kid from Dahl Lane, who often runs errands for his friend Arthur.

As he was thinking, the little boy came up to Scott and handed over a note.

At the same time, Wuni grabbed a note and landed in front of Maltz.

Maltz and Scott opened the note almost simultaneously.

Immediately, surprise flashed in the eyes of the two.

Even though the two of them were prepared in their hearts, they still felt incredible.

Because, the note reads—

Want to know what's going on?

At 8 p.m., come to 44 Shiratori Street, and I'll tell you everything at the salon!

(End of chapter)