Red Moon Returns

"Heh, it looks like we should leave."

Archbishop Trinless and Knight Rick smiled at each other. They obviously knew the identity of the visitor and stood up immediately. Rick first drew the cross mark of the Dark Night Church on his chest, then stretched out his hands, shook Lynch's hand tightly, and said sincerely:

"I'm sorry, Mr. Leviev, because I was too conceited and caused trouble later, which almost caused a bad impact. Fortunately, you helped me to recover the damage I caused to the church. You showed me what a real detective is with your actual actions. I have learned a lot from you and I am very grateful to you. You will be my friend forever in the future. If you have the opportunity to travel to Norlin in the future, you must go to the church to find me and give me a chance to welcome you."

"My honor, friend."

Lynch didn't hate this new friend. The other party was very cooperative and made the cooperation quite pleasant. So he smiled and bowed and sent the two downstairs.

As soon as he went downstairs, Lynch was stunned. He saw that the new visitor had been let into the living room on the first floor by Mrs. Maggie.

The main reason was that he knew this visitor, but it was unexpected.

The visitor was wearing a well-made dress, with a rigid expression and a silver wig on his head, which always gave him a feeling of sneering.

Mr. Grant, the speaker of the lower house of the Rhine City Government.

Lynch's face darkened. He didn't even know him. He had only met him publicly a few times. What was he doing here?

On the surface, they had only met once and were almost strangers, but in fact, Lynch had not forgotten that he had just confiscated the strange objects in his factory two days ago and killed all the senior executives in the factory.

In fact, Lynch had no personal conflicts with him. It was not certain what position each of them had. Lynch was unwilling to make enemies for no reason, but this person's eating was too ugly.

In Lynch's view, capitalists can exploit workers, but exploiting them to the point of taking human lives has crossed the bottom line. As a traverser living in a society ruled by law, Lynch could not accept this behavior, so he instinctively hated this person.

Of course, the other party might have the same attitude. Although theoretically he should not know that he was the one making trouble behind the screw factory, he did not deliberately hide it at the time, and he could find out the truth with a little investigation. It was just that Lynch had embraced the thighs of the Dark Night Church and the Watchers right from the start, and also won the Governor's favor, so the other party had to temporarily endure it.

Now I'm afraid they are here to seek revenge.

However, judging from the attitudes of the Archbishop and Knight Rick, it shouldn't be a bad thing. Lynch pondered for a moment, and simply sent the two priests out of the apartment without asking any more questions.

The entrance was really lively, with several police carriages parked, and a group of blue uniforms protecting the apartment tightly, attracting many pedestrians passing by Charles Square to look over here. He is worthy of being a powerful figure in the city government, and even going out is so grand.

When returning to the living room on the first floor, Mrs. Maggie had already prepared black tea for the Speaker, so Lynch didn't invite him to the second floor again, and directly borrowed Mrs. Maggie's living room.

"Please take a seat, Mr. Lynch Leviev."

Seeing Lynch coming back from seeing off the guests, Speaker Grant pointed to the sofa next to him and said in a very cold tone:

"First of all, on behalf of the City Hall, the House of Commons, and the entire Rhine City, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Leviev Detective Agency and thank the detective for his contribution to the Rhine."

"Hmm?" Lynch frowned.

"In view of Detective Leviev's patriotic enthusiasm and excellent performance, the City Hall decided to allocate 50 Rand pounds of operating funds to the Leviev Detective Agency as an encouragement."

Speaking, Speaker Grant took out an envelope, took out a piece of paper with complex patterns printed on it, and pushed it from the coffee table to Lynch.

Hiss...

Lynch's breathing became much faster, and his heart contracted rapidly.

Damn, 50 pounds, the people in the City Hall must be crazy.

This is a huge sum of money. One hundred pounds is enough to buy a nice small house in the suburbs of Rhine City. The income of the emerging middle class in Rhine City is only fifty pounds in half a year. As for the poor in the King's District, they may not be able to earn so much money in one or two years.

Now Lynch needs a lot of money, so he is particularly excited.

Officer Natalie had mentioned to him a long time ago that she would take him to a secret society where he could learn secret methods, but with his wealth of no more than ten pounds a year, it would be a waste of time to go there, so he never went.

But he didn't rush to take the check. Lynch didn't like to touch things he shouldn't touch, so he just looked at the check carefully, then looked at Speaker Grant, and asked with a smile: "Excellent performance?"

"In the case of Kent Jefferson's treason, although the overall action was jointly planned by multiple departments, Detective Leviev, as the specific executor, made contributions that cannot be erased. All participating departments unanimously agreed that the city government would reward Detective Leviev to commend Mr. Detective's loyalty to the Rhine."

"And mine?"

"Of course. They all worked for the kingdom and the Rhine. With Mr. Detective's efforts, how can he set an example for others without commendation? Besides, Mr. Detective's achievements have not been rewarded, and others will feel uneasy."

Is that so.

Lynch realized that just now, in order to prevent future troubles from nailing Jefferson's treason, he gave half of the Rhine government a share of the credit, but forgot the rules of officialdom.

He didn't give himself a share.

The benefits to those who deserve them must be given in place, this is the rule, otherwise it will be a threat to other people who have received the benefits, and no one can eat in peace.

The old fox Trinlais probably foresaw that the city government would do this, so he had to temporarily increase the value of the remuneration, otherwise if it was outperformed by the city government's remuneration, it would lose face for the church.

The question is, is it necessary for him to come in person? I'm afraid there is another purpose.

Thinking in his mind, Lynch pressed the check with his index finger, moved it in front of him, pointed his finger, smiled and nodded, and said: "Serving Rhine is the obligation of every law-abiding citizen. The gentlemen of the city hall are so polite. I shouldn't have accepted the money, but in order to set an example for others, alas, I will reluctantly defile myself."

"Haha, Detective Leviv is indeed an excellent young talent in our Rhine, and the Governor has a good eye."

"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Speaker, then the trivial matters have been discussed, and it's time to talk about business."

"Hehe, it's not a big deal, It's just that Mr. Detective has brains and means. I want to represent the railway project preparation group. Are you interested in joining our preparation group? "

"Hmm?"

"Ten pounds a month until the entire project is completed. This is a major project that will last for decades. There is no need for daily work during this period. Just be willing to help solve problems when the project encounters problems. "

Hiss, as expected, this is the main topic. This is to bribe me directly. The conditions are too tempting. It means that I don't have to do anything for the next few decades to maintain a middle-class life, as long as I don't hinder the progress of the railway project.

It must be admitted that this is a very tempting bribery condition. Lynch is even a little tempted. However, he and the sewer ghoul...

"It seems that Mr. Detective has some misunderstandings about our purpose." Speaker Grant said with a reserved smile, "Why don't I introduce you to a few friends and let them explain the complicated relationship to you, and then you can make a decision?"