After getting the money and walking out of the newspaper office, Lin felt that the air was a lot fresher for some reason.
Forty gold is actually not a big sum of money to him now. He made a special trip to see Fan Lun for this purpose, mostly because he wanted to avoid being bullied by others and take advantage of him at will.
This should be close to Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory on earth.
Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory mentions that human needs are divided into five levels, from bottom to top: physiological needs, safety needs, social needs, esteem needs, and self-actualization needs.
Lynn, who had just arrived, was at the bottom of the hierarchy of needs.
Now, his level of needs has rapidly increased to the level of 'respect needs'.
In other worlds, this level of need is usually a prominent indicator of residents in wealthy areas.
The powerful are generally at the highest level, that is, the 'self-actualization needs'.
Thinking about it this way, there is still a long way to go.
Lin En, who completed several arrangements in one day with extremely high efficiency, sighed in her heart, and then took the public carriage back to the apartment.
By the time he returned to his apartment, a gas leak occurred at the charity dinner at the Wilfred Hotel last night. News that several dignitaries had been poisoned and died had spread. All kinds of true or false news were communicated in a clear-eyed manner among everyone. Rapid circulation.
After asking the landlord, Old Noel, Lin En also learned the details of Qiao Dun's ruined reputation.
I don’t know where the major newspapers in Tswold City collected the information from, but they actually published and published many of Jordan’s scandals over the years at the same time.
Unsightly photos, outrageous victim complaints...
The elegant gentleman who was so praised in the past suddenly became a street rat that everyone yelled at.
Now that the matter is over, this mouse is in no hurry to deal with it.
William and Jordan, who worked together to bully Meira and her daughter and crush Linn's legs back then, have suffered the consequences. Now only Caesar, the son of the mining owner, is left.
Lin En decided to start investigating the mine and Nishizawa tomorrow to make full preparations for the most important cleanup task.
This time I have three days left to investigate and prepare, and I should be able to do better than at the charity dinner.
In the evening, the apartment tenants gather together to dine in the common dining room.
"It's been really chaotic lately, big and small things happening all the time."
"When has it not been like this? In my mind, it has never been peaceful."
"But I think it was relatively stable before. Nowadays, society is much more impetuous."
"You have never seen the slums. There is no stability there. It is best to carry some money in your pocket when you go out at night and hand it to the gangsters to avoid trouble."
Lin En listened to the chats of other tenants while eating her meal slowly and expressionlessly.
Mrs. Ersa's rice still smelled so tempting, but after a busy day, when she returned to calm, the news of Arthur's death was still in her mind, which made Lin really have no appetite and tasted nothing.
"Are you feeling uncomfortable?" The landlord, Old Noel, sensed something was a little abnormal about Linn.
Lin En is a person who doesn't like to talk much and is good at conversation, but since he came back and asked himself about the news today, he has been a little too quiet.
"No." Lin En smiled skillfully and speeded up his eating, trying to prove that he was no different from usual.
"Is the food not to your liking?" Old Noel was quite perceptive and saw the flaw in Lin En's deliberateness.
"It's delicious, I just...well, it's nothing." Lin En's mind was rarely blank and he couldn't make up a reason for his confusion.
"Did something happen?" Old Noel's nerves became tense again.
Seeing that Old Noel thought of the Sheriff's Bureau's pursuit of Capa based on his own performance, Linn reluctantly put down the tableware and said bluntly: "...it was my friend from the Sheriff who passed away due to some accidents."
The reason why he chose to reveal what was on his mind was not only to stop Old Noel from thinking wildly, but also to have some vague expectations.
I hope this older man can provide some effective comfort based on his rich experience.
Sometimes, with just one sentence, the seemingly endless dark clouds are blown away.
But Linn is not a fragile person. He is not depressed or crying, and what he needs is not exactly comfort.
To be more precise, he wanted to hear a different voice during this somewhat depressed period.
"Ah...he...why..." Old Noel was shocked, "It's because..."
"Because of other things." Linn dispelled Old Noel's doubts.
"Ah... my condolences..." Old Noel looked sympathetic and patted Lin En's back gently.
Lin En listened attentively, waiting for Old Noel to give him some wise words of wisdom.
Ten seconds.
Thirty seconds.
Until the sound of chirping came.
"No, no?" Lin En didn't expect to have any more words.
"Uh... I don't know how to comfort you. Anyway... I'm sorry... If you need any help, just say it." Old Noel patted Lin En's back again.
Lynn: "..."
I really think too much.
Such a cowardly old man.
It's better to expect him to be able to free himself than to expect him to be resurrected with full blood after a good sleep.
"Don't spread rumors about this, I'm going upstairs first." Lin En cleared the food on the plate at the speed of light, and after telling Old Noel, Linn quickly went upstairs and returned to the room.
The quiet environment of the room suited his current mood very well.
After carefully tidying up the house inside and out, and taking a hot bath, Lin En's complicated mood was finally relieved when she hit the soft bed hard and felt a numbness in her body.
What happened has happened.
It’s time to regret and regret, and similarly, it’s time to turn over the chapter.
Arthur is a good friend.
He tried his best to help the other party, and the other party also tried his best to help him, so there is no guilt for each other, which is good.
To put it more cruelly, there is no end in sight to the cleanup task, so many people are destined to die in front of him in the future.
It may be an insignificant person, or it may be a more close 'comrade-in-arms'.
This will become the norm.
Now that you have decided to be a strong person, it is best to adapt quickly instead of waiting for the world to give in.
"Huh..." Lin En spread his hands, looked at the ceiling, and let out a long breath.
After a while, he did not fall into a deep sleep. Instead, he got out of bed and came to the desk, opened the manuscript paper, added some ink to the pen, and concentrated on writing the eleventh story of "The Sherlock Holmes".
Has Arthur's death completely passed from his mind?
Linn doesn't think so.
But he won't be affected too much by negative news.
What happened cannot be changed, and unknown things still need to be dealt with.
Write more articles, expand your influence, and pave the way for opening a newspaper in the future.
Focus more time during the day on investigation and preparation for the next cleanup task to minimize uncertainty risks.
Think more deeply and use limited points to unleash unlimited possibilities.