Unlike the crowd outside, only a few people in the banquet hall left their seats to chat with each other.
They seem to follow some established rules.
Before the banquet officially started, no one was too eager to leave the banquet and socialize with others.
After Ronald and Patricia entered the venue, they reported their identities and were immediately led to the seats prepared in advance by the service staff.
This is among the seats on the left side of the dance floor in the banquet hall, quite close to the podium.
"..."
After sitting down, it was a boring waiting time.
It took almost half an hour for the two of them to enter, but the situation finally changed.
That is at the entrance of the banquet hall. The investigation bureau personnel in charge of the banquet tonight have arrived.
Ronald could tell that the Bureau of Investigation took this banquet very seriously.
The people in the Investigation Bureau are vaguely divided into men and women. The leaders are Mr. Willard and Miss Marpel respectively. Later, elite investigators like Nicole can also be seen.
Since they had broken away from the confrontation with the cult warlock in the city, they now put on the investigators' iconic coats and wide hats. The eight of them went to that station together, which naturally became a deterrent to the mysterious people in the scene.
Following them, besides Ronald, the Burrenwich investigator, there was another person he knew.
Investigator from Springs.
——Spencer.
This investigator is still dressed in his own suit and leather shoes.
However, compared with when he first came to Burrenwich, the number of Springs investigators following him has been reduced from four to three.
It is foreseeable that this period of time is invisible from Ronald's perspective.
The investigators still paid a corresponding price.
"..."
Under the watchful eyes of the people around them, the team of investigators walked across the lobby dance floor to the podium and quickly stood in their respective positions.
Immediately, Mr. Willard stepped forward.
He spoke loudly and pressed his hands out of thin air toward the audience:
"Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats first."
"..."
After waiting for a few seconds and seeing everyone in sight sitting down, Willard spoke again with a serious expression:
"Everyone, I believe you have already inquired about the purpose of inviting everyone here today through your connections in advance."
"As you have heard and seen, the rebellion of the heretic warlocks in Berenwich is now completely over, and Her Majesty the Queen's wise decision has once again declared victory!"
"And our investigation bureau was also involved in this incident..."
What follows is a rather formulaic set of announcements from Willard.
Everything was exactly what Ronald knew.
And when the notice was about to end, the other party also praised Ronald and Patricia's contribution.
But it's probably because Ronald didn't choose to join the Bureau.
After just mentioning it, Willard said nothing more.
It was during the speech.
Ronald clearly saw Nicole blinking at him on the stage, and at the same time, she slightly waved the palm of her coat at him, indicating that she was in pretty good health now.
Obviously Mr. Willard's serious speech attitude cannot interfere with this free investigator girl...
Finally, after ten minutes of poor and long speech.
With Willard's words at the end, "Now, please enjoy this banquet!"
The waiter on the side of the hall went to the back to call out the band that had been prepared to start playing music.
Among the seats at the venue, people also stood up and applauded.
——The banquet has begun.
The next moment the crowd started to get active, an old man with white hair came to Ronald and Patricia.
Looking at the men and women in front of him, the old gentleman first focused on Ronald:
"Excuse me, Mr. Ronald."
"May I ask your female companion, Miss Patricia, if you have time to accept my invitation?"
Ronald turned his attention to Patricia, and the girl immediately replied:
"It's Sir Kidd!"
"sure."
Patricia obviously recognized the other person, and immediately stood up and walked out with the old gentleman.
And the two of them had been gone for less than thirty seconds.
A group of gorgeously dressed girls smelled the smell and immediately gathered around Ronald:
"Mr. Ronald, can you dance with me?"
"I have also heard about your recent heroic deeds. Can you tell me in detail?"
"..."
Such flattery with words, and even bold temptations with actions.
Ronald was submerged in it in an instant.
——And even more deadly.
These girls who gathered around were not only beautiful in appearance, but some of them even prepared natural charm techniques!
When facing Ronald, who was the top choice in terms of strength and appearance, these mysterious girls obviously didn't mind showing off their abilities to conquer the men in front of them.
Ronald, who is at most scheming with merchants or customs, has never seen such a formation!
In just a few minutes, he was already unable to resist.
While activating the powers of 'evil' and 'taotie' at the same time, he hurriedly excused himself to go to the bathroom and rushed up to the second floor of the manor alone.
I walked to a balcony here and quickly closed the curtains and balcony door behind me.
Hiding in the shadow of the balcony on the second floor, Ronald breathed a sigh of relief.
"call--"
"This is much more tiring than fighting..."
Standing here sighing with emotion, Ronald's eyes drifted downstairs unconsciously.
On the outside lawn, there were also people who came to play music, and mysterious people with lower status were celebrating and dancing below.
Compared to the situation inside the manor building, he felt that the atmosphere outside was much more cheerful.
Of course, what Ronald likes most now is to enjoy the wind alone on this balcony.
At least until Patricia comes back, his mind won't change.
Ding ding ding——
After being alone on the balcony for a few minutes, Ronald suddenly heard the sound of glass being knocked behind him.
Looking back, I saw a middle-aged man with a stout figure opening the gap in the curtain.
The other party held a wine glass in his hand and was inviting him:
"Mr. Ronald, would you mind chatting?"
"..."
Ronald didn't say anything and simply opened the balcony door.
The man in front of him had a serious expression, and he was obviously not from the same group of girls who had targeted his body before.
"Introduce yourself, I'm Everton Virginia."
"A businessman."
Ronald nodded and said:
"As you can see, Ronald Adler."
The middle-aged businessman then continued:
"Mr. Ronald, everyone is already aware of the power you have recently shown in Burrenwich. I never expected that a spellcaster as powerful as you would still be concentrating on the research of spells and not care about the outside world.
Profit and fame.”
"You are exaggerating. I am just doing what I should do."
Ronald still nodded in response, and the politeness in his tone was quite artificial.
Seeing the man in front of him making this gesture, Everton, as a businessman, naturally knew what kind of person he should deal with and what kind of attitude he should use to negotiate.
After a short pause, he immediately changed the topic to his own purpose:
"Have you heard about the Virginia private collection exhibition that will be held after Burrenwich?"
"certainly."
Ronald nodded.
Since arriving in Burrenwich, he has seen the name of this collection exhibition in the newspaper more than once.
Judging from the other party's last name, he must be the real owner.
Immediately, the middle-aged businessman said as expected:
"So for this upcoming collection exhibition, would I be honored to invite you to conduct a defense mission?"
Ronald raised his eyebrows:
"Generally speaking, isn't this work that should be entrusted to the Bureau of Investigation?"
The businessman smiled and said:
"The current situation is special, so I personally feel that we need to invite additional people to help. A strong person like you is a good guarantee."
"If this is the case..."
"..."
The next second, Ronald's words were stuck in his throat.
His original intention was to shirk it casually, after all, he didn't have to be involved in everything.
But the middle-aged businessman had foresight the moment Ronald opened his mouth, and immediately took out a check that was large enough to sparkle even without the blessing of mysterious power!
"In this case...I think I can do it."
Ronald accepted the commission.
Ask yourself, it is definitely not because this friend gave you too much.
It was the other party's friendly attitude that impressed me.