Chapter 26 The Moving Circus and the Invitation from the Congressman
Henry's face immediately darkened after being teased, but he did not argue with Victor, turned around and left the Incense Mansion angrily.
Victor returned to the study proudly, tidied up the room briefly, and took out the cups and tea sets. But when he just passed by the corridor, he saw Will still sitting at the top of the stairs reading.
He seemed to be waiting for Victor to come out, he was very quiet, and there was a delicate little lamp lit on the small wooden table beside him.
Upon noticing Victor coming out, Will immediately closed the book and stood up, smiling at his master.
"Well..." Victor conveniently placed the cup and kettle on the small wooden table, and turned to Will and said, "Miss Permis has been very busy these past two days. Please settle the maintenance fee as soon as possible and hire more servants.
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"Okay, sir..." Will agreed very naturally, and then continued, "As for today's guest, I invited him into the mansion without permission. I hope you won't be angry."
Speaking of this, Victor glanced at the other party calmly: "I'm waiting for your reason."
Will nodded respectfully, and then said: "If it is an ordinary visitor, I will never let him in without your permission, but I don't know this guest, and I will look for him as soon as he comes.
The owner of the mansion, and revealed his identity as the Inspection Bureau..."
Victor had used the intelligence bureau to fool Will. It was probably for this reason that Will invited Henry to wait in the study.
"He showed his ID and badge. I confirmed that there was no problem. Considering that your colleagues may have important matters to discuss with you, I did not dare to drive him away. I will accompany him in the study and wait for your return.
, this can also be regarded as a kind of surveillance to prevent him from doing strange things at home."
There seems to be nothing wrong with Will's statement. He may have expected that Victor would be unhappy, so he had been waiting outside the study door, waiting for Victor to quickly explain when he came out.
After seeing Henry, Victor no longer wanted to punish Will, and he waved his hand.
"Okay, if there's nothing else, just help me take the coffee kettle and clean it up."
Will hummed, but did not start immediately. Instead, he asked for instructions: "There is one thing that I need your opinion on."
"Oh? I'm listening."
"Today during the day, someone sent an invitation to Mr. Conan. It was the birthday dinner of Mr. Robert, the congressman, and invited the owner of Incense Mansion."
Will spoke with a bright look in his eyes, waiting for Victor's instructions.
Mr. Conan is the gatekeeper of the mansion hired by Will for Victor, a forty-year-old veteran.
As for Congressman Robert, Victor only knows that he is one of the only two members of the Senate representing the state of Bunks.
"Well...big shot."
Victor nodded slightly, and then said: "Go and attend, choose a decent coat, try to get to know the upper-class people attending the banquet, briefly record the information you get, and then report it to me."
This is exactly the job that Will wants. He has his own ambition hidden in his heart, and the job provided by Victor can build a bridge for him.
"But I have to remind you, even if you make a fool of yourself or expose your secrets, you should try not to get too close to politicians. If someone wants to drag you down, you have to be careful."
Victor's reminder is not unnecessary. In his previous life, he had heard a little bit about the methods of politicians in certain countries. In order to stabilize their positions, some powerful people will always need funds and the support of powerful friends.
Victor has no interaction with that congressman, but he actually invited "him" to his birthday party. The only logic that makes sense is that he is trying to gain leverage for his political career.
Perhaps the congressman's subordinates saw that a new resident had moved into the Xianxiang Mansion and subconsciously thought it was a wealthy boss, so they also sent one of the invitations distributed in batches.
Victor hopes that Will will participate in such social gatherings and obtain some resources and information for him.
But he would not explicitly ask Will to find out clues about the invisible technique, that would be too obvious.
Therefore, one of Will's jobs is to record the intelligence obtained while out and share it with Victor, allowing him to make his own decisions.
After giving the simple instructions, Victor sneaked into the kitchen to find the dinner prepared by Miss Permis.
I originally wanted to sneak a few bites, but I was almost caught by the little maid.
So, he had to pretend to deliver food to the master, walked to the stairs, broke off the fattest turkey leg inside, and gnawed the rest of the dinner to Will's room...
This kind of thing is not surprising. Servants and masters have different meal times and places, as well as the types of food.
It’s just that Victor can always steal the best and eat it.
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Early the next morning, someone sent a letter to Xianxiang Mansion. After Will saw the name of the recipient, he immediately handed the envelope to Victor.
Victor opened it and found that it was indeed from Henry.
"That guy moves really fast. Did you stay up late to help me find the clues?"
Victor laughed a few times and scanned the contents of the letter at a glance.
There was only one sentence on it, listing an address. Victor knew without thinking that it was the residence of the "Perak Little Pig Circus".
Although it is a touring performance, this kind of group should have a fixed foothold in Renekton.
Victor put on his casual clothes and quickly left the mansion to go to the location marked by Henry.
Unfortunately, when he arrived there, he found that the entire site had been abandoned.
It was a warehouse, and you could see rotten colorful cloth strips, darts, rusty iron rings and other circus props on the ground.
These things prove that circus performance equipment was indeed piled here.
Bunk beds are placed in the corners of the warehouse, which also shows that this is not just a performance venue, but also a place where circus employees live.
But where are they now?
Victor picked up a half-formed poster from the ground. There was an obvious mascot cartoon on it, which showed a very cute little fat pig wearing a black eye patch and holding a lightning rod in his hand. p>
Below is a half-section of the map depicting some of the neighborhoods of Renekton.
Some routes and locations are marked separately. They are all streets and venues outside the core area. None of the locations are near Baiyin Road and Independence Square. They should be the circus' performance routes.
The best place is on Baker Street, but there is an X there, which proves that the booked performance location has been excluded for some reason.
Victor took this poster, returned to the carriage, and asked the driver he hired.
"Circus? There are several groups in Renekton that provide terrible performances." The coachman glanced at the poster Victor handed him and said with a bit of disgust.
"Then do you know this?" Victor pointed to the name on the poster.
"Perak Little Pig?"
The coachman stared for a moment, suddenly remembered something, and said.
"Oh! It turns out to be that circus. They... seemed to have lived here before, but moved away for some unknown reason. I still remember that their fortune tellers were quite clever, compared to those who only know how to throw apples on a unicycle.