Chapter Two hundred and seventy second: That couldn't be better
The curfew ended on the 5th, allowing Lynn to return to the apartment unimpeded.
The landlord, Old Noel, was on duty at the door of the apartment as usual, and he also took a nap during his shift as usual.
Seeing that he was sleeping soundly, Linn didn't bother him and went straight upstairs to his room.
"Dong-dong-dong-"
Almost as soon as he closed the door, the twelve o'clock bell rang in the corridor.
It's January 6th.
The end of one mission means that another mission is about to begin.
Four days later, on the night of January 9th, Lin En will face the fifth key task, which is a matter of life and death, and whether he can be promoted to a [Transcendent].
I don't know what's going on with Arthur.
He decided to visit the Public Security Bureau tomorrow.
Lin took off his coat and sat at his desk. Lin, who was not yet sleepy, planned what he would do in the next four days.
There are quite a lot of things going on.
The first thing is to find Reiner and explain to him what happened at the charity dinner, so as to avoid enmity with a senior [Transcendent].
The second thing was to go to the Public Security Bureau to check on Arthur and inquire about the progress of the Public Security Bureau's investigation into the warehouse arson case.
The third thing is to go back to the slums and resettle Matt and Capa to prevent them from being too frightened.
The fourth thing is to go to the newspaper office to find the editor Fan Lun and have a good discussion about the remuneration. You can't let this loss go in vain and let the other party make further progress.
The fifth thing is to find the ruined Qiao Dun again and complete his revenge.
The sixth task is to investigate the last accomplice who crushed the original's legs that year, Caesar, the son of the mining farm owner Carmine. Try to let the fifth task punish the other party, killing two birds with one stone.
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"Hmm..." Linn pinched the bridge of her nose.
It seems that there is no time to write a manuscript during this four-day break.
Fortunately, he now has ample funds. He has about 5,100 gold in total. Not to mention food and clothing, he can easily buy a mansion and arrange for Matt to study.
It’s just that you have to wait until you are promoted to [Transcendent] and get a ‘long vacation’ before you have time to do these things.
This is just right. It can be done later to avoid the limelight.
After going through all the arrangements clearly in his mind, Linn went to take a hot bath and then lay down relaxedly on the bed.
What happened at the charity dinner left a deep impression on him, so he didn't fall asleep until late at night.
In the early morning, he woke up naturally as usual, washed up, put on his only formal dress and went downstairs.
"Eh? Lynn? When did you come back?" The landlord, Old Noel, was preparing breakfast with his wife.
"Good morning, Mr. Noel, Mrs. Erza." Linn greeted the two of them and sat down in the public restaurant. "I came back last night and saw you sleeping, so I didn't disturb you."
"Is that so? How is your health? What did the doctor say?" Old Noel asked with concern.
When Lynn left the apartment two days ago, he used the excuse that his heart was not feeling well and he needed to go to the hospital for a check-up.
Old Noel once thought that Lin En had found a cover to run away.
"It's nothing serious. The doctor said it's just that I was overworked and didn't get a good rest. As long as I go to bed on time and don't do high-intensity labor, it's fine." Lin En prevaricated with a natural expression.
"Then you need to replenish your health. Come on, I just made broth today." Mrs. Ersa, who heard the conversation between the two, enthusiastically brought the broth and placed it in front of Lin En.
"It's so fragrant, thank you." Lin En couldn't help but whet her appetite when she smelled the rich aroma of meat. She smiled at the other tenants and started to enjoy it directly.
In fact, he quite likes the atmosphere of the apartment.
Although Old Noel is a little timid, he and Mrs. Ersa are both very enthusiastic people and will provide help to those in need within their ability.
It was also because of this that when Capa was being hunted by William and his gang, Old Noel took the risk to help delay time.
"The newspapers are here." When the fixed reporting time came, Old Noel went out to get a stack of newspapers, distributed one to the tenants present, and put the rest on the table at the stairway for other tenants to take.
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Before electronic devices such as televisions, computers, mobile phones, and radios were invented, newspapers were the best way for the general public to fully understand current events.
Therefore, basically everyone who can afford to live in an apartment will subscribe.
This is precisely why Linn believes that the newspaper industry has great potential in the future.
After a period of time, the price of newspapers will further drop, and the coverage will not be limited to wealthy areas, and sales and advertising fees will usher in a real leap.
As long as there is a foundation of consumer groups and a reputation, there is no problem in starting a newspaper to catch the limelight and make a lot of money.
"What happened yesterday?"
"Let me see, it's nothing. How can there be so many big things happening every day?"
"Has the arsonist still not been found?"
"No, I haven't seen any reports."
"I saw that the curfew was lifted, and I thought the murderer had been caught."
The other tenants who had finished breakfast were reading newspapers and chatting.
Lin En also roughly turned over it.
The 'poisoning incident' at last night's charity dinner and many derivative incidents have not been published yet, but it is estimated that they will spread throughout Tswold City today.
"I'm done eating, I'm going out." Linn also swept away the breakfast neatly, wiped his mouth with a napkin, stood up, said hello to old Noel, and walked out of the apartment.
"Don't you have to take a good rest?" Old Noel asked.
"Exercise is also about keeping fit." Lin En said without looking back.
After leaving the apartment, Linn directly got into a private carriage and rushed to the Fernando family mansion.
"Are you going to express condolences?" The coachman chatted with Lin En on the road.
"Condolences? What happened?" Lin En pretended not to know.
"Don't you know? Last night, Miss Winnie of the Fernando family died unexpectedly at a charity dinner. I heard that other people here did not survive..." The coachman was quite informed.
Lin's eyes widened and his mouth opened slightly: "It's unbelievable... such a thing happened..."
"It seems like there was a gas leak or something. It was an accident anyway, and the responsibility lies with the hotel." The coachman was worried that Lynn had a close relationship with the Fernando family, so he didn't show any schadenfreude in front of him.
"I see..." Lin En cooperated perfunctorily. What she was thinking about in her heart was whether Reiner would be in the mansion now.
Twenty minutes later, the carriage arrived in front of the Fernando family mansion.
Lin En got out of the car and saw from a distance a servant standing in front of the mansion's gate. He was dressed in black and had a white flower on his chest. He should be paying homage to Winnie.
"Excuse me, is Mr. Reiner here?" Linn stepped forward and asked.
Before the servant could speak, the door of the mansion was opened from the inside through a gap wide enough for one person. Reiner stood in it, wearing the same black clothes and white flowers, with a solemn expression and a low voice: "Come in and talk."
Linn didn't know how long Reiner had been waiting for him at the door. He took a deep breath and insisted on going to the coffee shop to talk in this situation: "Okay."
Later, Linn, led by Reiner, entered the Fernando family mansion shrouded in sadness, bypassed the luxurious house in front, and came to the relatively remote and quiet study.
"what have you been doing?!"
As soon as he entered, Reiner grabbed Linn's collar and pushed him against the wall.
Facing Reiner's growl and angry gaze, Linn remained calm: "If you want to understand the situation, you'd better let go of your hands first."
After losing control of his emotions for more than ten seconds, Reiner slowly let go of his hand: "Say."
"I want to ask you a question first. I have clearly reminded you many times not to let your sister attend the charity dinner. Why did she go in the end?" Lin En asked Reiner first.
"I told her that I had something to talk about tonight, and she agreed immediately, but -" Reiner also knew that he was in the wrong.
He has an unshirkable responsibility for Winnie's death.
"When she first went there, the mission hadn't started yet, so I used many methods to try to get her to leave..." Lynn recounted what happened that night.
After learning that Lin En tried many ways to get Winnie to leave, but was rejected by Winnie, Reiner couldn't figure it out even more: "Why did she insist on staying at the charity dinner? Also, shouldn't the mission revolve around Qiao Dun?
?How could Winnie be accidentally injured?"
"Are you sure you really know who your sister is?" Lin En found that the relationship between the brother and sister was really indifferent.
One of them didn't even take his brother's appointment to talk about things in the evening to his heart.
A person who has never cared about his sister has no idea what she has done.
"What's the meaning?"
"If I said that, in a sense, this mission revolves around your sister, would you believe it?" Lin En asked.
"Impossible." Reiner shook his head instinctively.
Lin En said methodically: "Then do you think the mysterious power will hurt innocent people? Or do I insist on enmity with you? Kill your sister for no reason?"
"What...did she?" Reiner couldn't find any logical loopholes in Linn's words.
Indeed, mysterious powers generally do not harm innocent people, and Linn had absolutely no reason to attack his sister.
Lin En said: "I only know that she secretly planned and built an industrial chain, using fake charity dinners to collect money from the powerful and establish a good reputation for them, while at the same time inciting people to donate money voluntarily and embezzle donations. In order to
To ensure that she would not be exposed, she also built half a village somewhere else and hired people to act as refugees in it..."
After hearing his sister's "glorious deeds", Reiner was dumbfounded.
Winnie is usually well-behaved and sensible at home. Whatever her parents arrange for her, she can do it well.
No one could have imagined that she would actually create such a shameful thing in a limited time and without anyone knowing.
Qiao Dun, who apparently occupies a dominant position, is just a puppet on her strings as she tries to break away from the family and achieve independence.
"As long as you investigate these things, you will definitely find something. Then you will know whether I lied or not." Linn bypassed Reiner who was standing in front of him and sat aside, "Anyway, I tried my best.
I wanted to leave her to your own hands, but it's a pity."