Passing through several flat streets, the carriage took Victor to the entrance of the Police Station in Independence Square.
Independence Square is the city center of Rekton and is also where administrative agencies are located. The name is to commemorate the first shot of independence fired by the city of Rekton more than a hundred years ago.
The big house of the Inspection Bureau is located at the opposite position of the intersection. It is earthy yellow and is as high as seven stories. From the outside, it should be shaped like a zigzag, with a large open space enclosed in the center.
Victor asked the groom to wait, and entered the lobby of the General Administration with two letters of introduction.
Stepping on the smooth tiles, Victor found the window counter, communicated with the staff, and expressed his intentions.
Unfortunately, he ended up in the wrong place!
"If you want to go to the Anti-Suppression Department, then please go to No. 444 Baiyin Road, where the Anti-Suppression Department is located."
Huh?
Victor didn't understand. Shouldn't they be working at the same address?
Reluctantly coming out of the Inspection Bureau headquarters, Victor continued on his way and assigned a seat to the driver, who set off happily.
The driver is in a good mood. Usually he has to pull different customers to earn 20-30 cents a day. Today, he was lucky enough to meet a chartered driver. Not only is the distance close to him, he also gives tips, which is great!
The building of the Anti-Suppression Department of the Inspection Bureau does not occupy as much space as the headquarters, but its appearance is very elegant and artistic. The triangular roof is arched and supported by four white jade columns. Below is an exquisite glass revolving door entrance.
There was a special parking space in front of the door. After the carriage parked, Victor walked inside again with the letter of recommendation.
The decoration in the main hall was very classical. Victor moved slowly, admiring the beautiful lines of the symmetrical brick pattern.
At this time, at the only entrance to the stairs in front, a woman with curly blond hair and rimmed glasses walked down. Victor's eyes were immediately attracted by her graceful and fiery figure.
When she went downstairs, she was holding her blue dress in one hand and a stack of brown paper document bags in the other hand.
Maybe I ran too fast and bumped into Victor at the top of the stairs.
The lady exclaimed and her body suddenly froze.
"Hey!"
Victor hurriedly said hello, and the other party quickly took a step back, his eyes froze on Victor's handsome face, and he was stunned on the spot.
When Victor asked again, the young lady recovered and spoke quickly.
"Sorry, the Ministry of Defense and Suppression does not directly accept commissions and reports. Please send your question to the Independence Square Inspection Bureau for evaluation by the headquarters before..."
"I'm not here to ask for help, this is a letter of introduction..." Victor didn't say any more nonsense, and directly handed the letters of introduction from Father Sang and Chief Inspector Josh to each other.
The lady took the letter from Victor, her face flushed inexplicably.
She opened the envelope and flipped through it, her eyes secretly peeking at Victor's handsome and slightly wild face.
This little expression was keenly captured by Victor.
After reading the first few paragraphs, the other party immediately understood the purpose of Victor's trip.
However, the supervisors responsible for interviews and reviews are currently not in the Anti-Suppression Department. The lady in front of him suggested that Victor go back first and come back in two days.
"Is it possible that your department doesn't have a chief responsible for personnel appointments?"
"Yes, they are currently invited to Gray Bayn. There is some trouble there, and they need to cooperate with Velen's Police Bureau. But don't worry too much, I will send them a telegram!" Ms.
She responded to Victor excitedly, and her words were a little comforting.
"Send a telegram?" Victor felt incredulous, "If they were in the Western Continent, would the telegram be delivered?"
The shortest straight-line distance from Secred to the Western Continent requires crossing the Sea of Tranquility, which is a very wide ocean. If the telegraph can be transmitted, the only way is to lay cables on the seabed.
Victor is not sure whether the current Sai country has such capabilities. As for radio, he learned early on that this technology has not yet been born in this world.
"Well...it is indeed a telegram, but we have our own way to send it to the Western Continent. Please don't worry about this."
Seeing the other party's enthusiasm, Victor couldn't ask any more questions. He simply said some polite words and then left the door of the Anti-Suppression Department.
Come back in two days...
Since joining the Anti-Suppression Department has been postponed, the next thing is the last thing - Victor needs to decide where to live today.
Through communication with the coachman, Victor knew that there were a large number of properties for rent in several areas.
The first is Independence Square, the former location of the Inspection Bureau.
He contacted an intermediary company, and the other party took Victor to see several small buildings. The prices were more than 5,000 faraka a year. If he bought it, it would be ten times more, more than 50,000 faraka. For Victor now
It’s still too expensive.
He estimated that the rent near Independence Square, based on the unit price per square meter in the previous life, was 10-18 Faka per year.
"It seems that this Independence Square is not a place that a small rich man can afford to live, it has to be a rich man..."
Victor laughed at himself in his heart, and then the real estate agent introduced Victor to Baiyin Road, which connects Independence Square with several other high-end areas, which is the area where the Anti-Suppression Department is located.
The unit price of rent there is about 8-10 francs per square meter, also calculated on a yearly basis, and if you buy it, it will be ten times more.
Victor's mental budget is no more than two thousand francs per year, and he will not choose to rent a small single room.
In this way, if he rents a house of more than 300 square meters on Baiyin Road, his expenses will also reach an astonishing amount of more than 2,400 francs per year.
Three hundred square meters is the bottom line, and Victor will not choose a small house.
As for the reason, Victor has to consider the possibility of integrating into upper class society in the future to obtain information.
After all, social resources are always in the hands of higher-level classes.
Although this was contrary to the low profile he originally envisioned, he had already made corresponding plans.
Therefore, Victor must rent a house that suits his position.
For example, a club or a mansion.
Being low-key does not mean doing everything secretly or hiding, but making yourself normal.
Finally, the real estate agent introduced Victor to Baker Street, where the middle class gathers. The advantage there compared to Silver Road is that the rent is cheaper, and there are also mansions and large houses with gardens.
"According to your request, our company has a client who is leasing a mansion with a construction area of about 500 square meters, two floors, an attic, and an 800-square-meter garden, which is full of aromatic plants.
Delightful lavender."
This sounds great, but Victor is still concerned about the price of such a large property.
"The price standard of Xianxiang Mansion is that the house is paid at 2,500 faraka per year, and the garden fee is 1,000 faraka, of which 200 faraka is the annual maintenance fee, which of course also includes the indoor. The minimum minimum is three months.
Rent, but you have to pay a full year's fee in the first year."
The rental calculation method of the mansion seems to only take into account the floor area, not the second floor and above, which is already quite favorable for renters.
The annual rent per square meter is roughly 5 faraka, which is much cheaper than those small buildings on Baiyin Road.
Probably the property owner of the mansion also knows that in places like Baker Street, not many middle-class people will rent such a large garden building, so the unit price is lower than that of ordinary apartments.
Later, Victor asked the intermediary to lead them to the location of the mansion and took a brief look around.
By the way, Victor is very satisfied with this property. Its environment is very beautiful, there are no garbage dumps or construction sites around, and it is located in a relatively quiet road.
The building surrounded by the garden is a small house with red bricks and a sloped roof, faintly filled with a fairy tale atmosphere.
The most distinctive thing is the lavender in the courtyard, which is planted in a large area. It is both beautiful and fragrant, and can put people living here in a very good mood.
The "landlord" also came, and he kept touting the advantages of his house.
It can be seen that this person still regrets building such a place.
Originally, he wanted to live on his own, but something happened and he incurred a huge amount of debt. As a result, he could hardly afford the annual maintenance fee of two hundred francs.
If you sell the house directly, you can sell it for more than 40,000 francs, which can be used to repay the money. Unfortunately, the guys on Baker Street are not interested in buying such a large piece of land, so they can only list it for rent. But similarly, the people on Baker Street are not interested in this place.
Those who are not interested and have more money choose to go to Baiyin Road.
If Victor rents it, he can guarantee a fixed income of several thousand francs per year, and his debts can be paid off slowly.
Victor saw what the other party was thinking, so he decided that the rent should be lower.
Now the unit price is about 5 farka, so Victor decided to cut it to 4 farka.
Calculated in this way, including the cost of the garden, we can save 500 francs per year, which is 3,000 francs per year.
Although it exceeded Victor's budget, he was so satisfied with this place...
In the end, the landlord compromised under the pressure of debt and agreed to Victor's rent of 3,000 faraka per year.
As for whether to renew the contract in the second year, it depends on Victor’s operation this year and the bank’s profit return.
After all, money is an external possession. If it is not fully used to fight against the terrifying coming, Victor will not be able to carry it into the next life after his death.
After that, the two parties signed a contract agreement. Victor took up a pen and wrote a pseudonym he had been thinking about for a long time in the signature column: Will Evans...
As for why this pseudonym is used...
This is Victor's plan to obtain information in the upper class.
After moving into the mansion, he immediately started preparing for the recruitment announcement of hiring "Will Evans".