Cornwall Energy's ironworks are only half a day's journey from the town of Walding.
It is located halfway up a low mountain, with a railway crossing the middle, but this railway is no longer in use. On the low ground are abandoned houses in the settlement, and a large area of the factory area along the path has been destroyed and remains.
The tragic situation after the terrorist attack.
Four people, three horses and one donkey, slowly entered this area.
Although Cornwall Energy has not restarted the plant, it does not mean that no one lives here.
After the settlements in the lower areas were abandoned, the surrounding refugees came in groups to occupy the vacant but intact houses and lived in them with peace of mind.
When Victor and his party walked through the wet muddy road, these dirty but unkempt refugees were looking at them curiously, fearing that their temporary housing would be taken away by outsiders.
"These annoying guys." Downey was riding a horse nearby, scanning the group of disabled or sick refugees with disgust.
He wanted to get rid of this group of people a long time ago, but the people from Cornwall Company have not yet made a decision, leaving this place vacant, which is very strange.
"Gentlemen, would you like to come for a drink?"
There was a guy wearing a top hat, standing at the door of a certain house, holding a wine bottle in his hand, and he was out of tune with the homeless people around him.
This man actually opened a tavern in an abandoned factory area, and the three people on horseback were immediately stunned.
"I said, I'm Donnie Hopkins from Walding. Have you seen my badge?" Donnie rode over and lowered his head to the man.
The other party glanced at the chest of Downey's white jacket, and his playful smile stopped instantly.
"Yes, I am the Sheriff. Where did you come from? You opened a tavern here. Do the homeless people around have money to spend money at your place? Also, do you have a liquor license? Get it.
Come out and let me take a look."
When the other party heard this, he was immediately confused. It took him a long time to react before he quickly ran back into the house, then hurried out and handed Donnie a cigar.
Downey took the cigar, put the 1-farka note rolled into his pocket, then lit the cigar and puffed away.
"I'll let you go for now and answer the question I just asked, who are you going to sell the wine to when you open a tavern here?"
The young owner of the tavern showed an awkward smile, then pointed to the ruins of the factory on the hillside and said: "Cornwall has people up there, and those guys have been there for half a year."
Hearing this, Downey was a little surprised.
Of course, Victor and Henry also heard what their boss said and looked at Donnie.
Since you are not going to reopen the iron smelting plant, why are you sending people to guard it here?
"That group of people disliked that Valdin was too far away, so they often came to my place to drink. However, there were not too many of them, so my profits were not very high." The boss looked bitter, but Victor understood what he meant.
People want to pay less protection money for Downey.
Henry pulled the reins and asked Donnie to lead the way. The four of them walked up the gentle slope and arrived outside the ironworks.
Before entering, everyone can see traces of burning and blasting, collapsed scaffolding and various construction debris.
But when they wanted to get closer, they were stopped by a voice.
Three guys with guns walked out of the ruins and stared at Victor and the other four with wary expressions.
They don't look like homeless people because their clothes fit well and are clean, while homeless people often don't wear enough clothes or are in the wrong size.
"This is the property of Cornwall Company and entry is not allowed." One of them shouted at the four people.
"I'm Donnie! Sheriff! I want to..."
Before Downey could finish speaking, the other party blocked his mouth: "No one is allowed to enter. State law stipulates that private property is not allowed to intrude by idlers. You guys should get out of here!"
These words made Donnie very angry. Henry hurriedly persuaded him to come back, while Victor stared at the other party's dress and the gun in his hand.
He wanted to look into the factory, but his eyes were always blocked by others.
"Cough...cough..." Father Sang's cough brought Victor back to his senses, so the four of them could only go back to the tavern for the time being.
After tying the horse, Victor expressed his thoughts: "What does Thomas want to cover up..."
Hearing this, Henry and Downey looked at each other.
Afterwards, the four of them went into the hall and found a table to sit down and rest.
Henry looked at Victor and said, "You mean, what hidden secrets are hidden in the ironworks?"
"Otherwise why would he send someone to guard him?" Victor shrugged.
Father Sang didn't care about the investigation. He glanced at everything around him, as if he was looking for something, and finally his eyes rested on the two women and one man at the counter.
The two women were older, but they kept peeking over here, and the man also had ugly facial features, but the three of them had one thing in common, that is, they all wore heavy makeup. "Ahem... I don't need to preach here. It's really boring." Father Sang turned his face away with some disgust, "Otherwise, I can still inquire for you."
Henry also saw the two men and one woman, and knew that these three were all sex workers, so he secretly had fun and couldn't help but joke.
"Mr. Victor, do you want to give it a try?"
Victor turned his back to the three people, not knowing what they were talking about.
There were almost no customers in the tavern at this time, and the three sex workers put all their attention on Victor's table.
"Asking for information from men, ahem... you should be very good at it, right?" Father Sang also smiled evilly, and Victor understood immediately. His expression changed, and he was about to reply, but at this moment, the door of the tavern was pushed open
, several agents from the Inspection Bureau suddenly appeared at the door.
Wearing a red shirt under a black coat and a soft dome hat, this outfit will stand out wherever you go.
And the person leading the charge is actually Whedon!
The other party saw Father Sang at a glance, so he quickly came over and said to Father Sang: "Father Sang, the general inspector needs your help."
Father Sang raised an eyebrow, curious as to how they found this place.
"We initially drove Augusta into the encirclement, but considering that he can use invisible techniques, so..."
Weeden's smooth chin still had no trace of stubble, and Victor couldn't help but think of him as a eunuch.
Father Sang knocked on the table, raised his head and looked at the other party silently. He looked very bad.
"Ahem...you are so afraid of that bastard, why didn't you wait for me to set off together? Ahem...cough..."
"Mr. Thomas pressed hard..." Weeden naturally told Father Sang the reasons Josh gave.
Father Sang sighed and muttered something inaudible, probably complaining. Then he stood up and said to Victor and Henry: "I have to go, ahem... That bastard Josh sent someone."
He came to invite me, so I have to give him some face..."
After saying that, Father Sang followed Weeden to the door without looking back. Henry suddenly called him: "Father, we need you here too..."
"It's time for you to grow up, young people..." Father Sang coughed and waved his right hand, "The night watchman will light the way forward for you, but after all, you need to settle on your own."
Weeden next to him gave Henry a cold look, and then said to Victor: "Mr. Thomas hopes that you will not forget the agreement between the two parties. You don't have much time."
Victor tilted his neck and watched them disappear outside the door of the tavern.
The butterfly spring door swung repeatedly, and the three people who were left behind looked at each other and were speechless for several minutes. Just when they wanted to drink something, the spring door was pushed open again, and the thugs from the Cornish Company walked in.
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A certain guy saw Victor and the others at a glance and immediately raised his gun.
"Please leave this area and go back to the town. Don't force me to shoot!"