The first town the Tasok River passes through after passing through the city of Tingen is called Vinia. This is also the first steam train station leading to Backlund after leaving Tingen.
Woo!
The steam locomotive, which looked like a mechanical behemoth, sounded its whistle and spewed out a huge cloud of steam before stopping.
Rawls, who was wearing a morning coat and a top hat, walked out of a car near the middle and rear of the train, leaning on a cane and carrying a suitcase. He glanced at the sparsely populated platform, pressed down his top hat and walked along.
The signboard guide left the station.
Ahowa County is already sparsely populated, not to mention that it is just a small town with a population of less than 10,000 people. Almost all the people who get off the bus here are local residents. Passengers like Rawls who are not residents of Vinia Town at first glance are very unusual.
Few people get off the bus here.
But today there was more than one passenger like Rawls. In a carriage near the front of the train, a middle-aged man slowly walked out. He was wearing an unusually simple white robe, with a haircut covering the lower half of his face.
He has a light golden beard, like a priest, but a silver cross pendant hanging on his chest shows that he does not belong to the Church of the Seven Gods.
The middle-aged man came to the platform. His eyes were as clear and simple as a child's, and his expression was warm and reserved. He first glanced towards the exit, and then cast his gaze in the direction of Tingen, with a smile flowing in his light-colored pupils.
meaning.
…
Inside the ruined Blackthorn Security Company, there were burnt marks and broken things everywhere, but there was no sound. It was like a tomb.
Leonard Mitchell's body moved and his eyes slowly opened.
Cough! Cough!
He straightened up with difficulty, suppressing the discomfort coming from his lungs. He looked around and saw Dunn Smith lying on the ground with an obvious wound on his left chest. He saw Klein Mo holding Dunn in his arms.
Letty, he lowered his head as if asleep, but there was bright red blood coming out of his nose and mouth.
Cough! Cough!
No... Leonard squeezed out a word from his throat. He staggered, half crawled and half walked to the vicinity of Dunn, and came to the side of Klein. He kept checking, trying to make some remedy.
measures, but in the end you can only accept the unchangeable results.
Leonard's legs softened and he knelt on the spot. His green eyes were filled with pain. Tears fell one after another across his face, washing away the blood and dust.
He listened intently for two seconds, then half-knelt and half-crawled to a piece of broken brick, looked at the lines of words carved into the broken brick, roared angrily, clenched his fists, and pounded the floor hard.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Leonard kept crying and beating the floor. His grief was filled with obvious hatred and a clear sense of self-loathing.
Click, click, click, the sound of people running up the stairs quickly came. Leonard raised his head and saw with blurred vision the members of the "Punisher" and "Mechanical Heart" who had just arrived.
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Underground of St. Selena Church, in the guard room outside the Chanis Gate.
Leonard Mitchell leaned back on his chair, raised his legs and rested them on the edge of the table. His eyes were empty and unfocused, and he coughed from time to time.
Even after treatment with ritual magic, his complexion was still very poor, just like a serious illness that had just been relieved but had not yet begun to improve. The sequelae caused by the deadly virus were still affecting him. According to the "Secret Peeper"
According to the statement, if he had not held his breath at that time, I am afraid that like Klein, his lungs would be infected by the virus and he would cough to death.
Leonard knew that this had nothing to do with his state at the time. The old man had secretly helped him, but the old man had not recovered enough, because he had taken action twice, and it was no longer much different from his original state.
He already knew who the murderer was. Although the old man was not very reliable in terms of strength, he had lived for who knows how many years. He knew from him that there was a shadow of "0-08" in this matter, so the murderer could only
Targeting the defected former Archbishop of the Church of the Night, the "gatekeeper" Ince Zangwill who failed in promotion.
But Leonard couldn't figure it out. Judging from the traces at the scene, the captain should have forcibly used the ashes of Saint Selena to eliminate the offspring of the evil god in Megoos. But the quill suddenly rebelled and tried to write the cause of death.
·Zangwill, let the mysterious Azik return to Backlund in advance, blocking Ince Zangwill.
Azik probably came here because of Klein, and was considered a high-sequence powerhouse by "0-08", while Ince Zangwill was just the "gatekeeper" of Sequence 5, and had lost the ability to control "0-08".
With the mastery of 08", it is impossible for Azik to be his opponent.
But how could he and Klein be infected with the virus, and the latter even died of it? How could the ashes of Saint Selina, the extraordinary characteristics of the captain and Klein disappear?
Could it be that Azik suddenly made a move?
Da, da, da, the sound of footsteps echoed in the corridor, and Sijat'ang, whose right arm was wrapped in a white bandage, appeared at the door of the guard room.
"Leonard, the Holy Church has just sent a telegram, and..." part-time writer Sijia Teon paused, "I found that the captain, there is another undecoded telegram in the captain's office. It should be from the previous Holy Church.
Sent from the church."
Leonard's green eyes turned, and he finally came to life. He vaguely remembered that he had indeed heard the sound of a new telegram coming in before, but at that time, the battle was about to break out, and neither he nor Klein had the time to pay attention.
"What's the content?" Leonard found that his voice was unusually dry.
The lady with white hair and black eyes, Siga Teon, answered without hesitation:
"Be careful about Ince Zangwill, be careful about Sealed Artifact 008."
"Besides these? What is the new telegram?" Leonard continued to ask, which he already knew.
Xiga Teang shook his head and said:
"I didn't see it taken away by the Archbishop who came, but he said that Azik should be the high-sequence powerhouse of the 'Corpse Collector' path who appeared in Backlund on Wednesday. The rest of the content involves
Our strength is not up to the confidentiality clause."
Leonard retracted his legs and stood up. There seemed to be flames burning in his green eyes. He looked at Sigat'ang and said:
"I'm going to apply to join the Red Gloves."
As soon as he finished speaking, a huge sound came from above.
"Dunn's body is missing. Quick, notify the Archbishop."
Leonard and Siga Teon looked at each other and ran upstairs at the same time.
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"Mr. Adrian, long time no see."
Jurgen Cooper still looks old-fashioned and serious. He wears a double-breasted black gown, a stiff-collared shirt unique to lawyers, a huge bow tie, and shiny leather boots. Even in Baekeland, where there are many parties,
Well, few people dress like this all the time.
Even Rawls, who is also a lawyer, finds it difficult to accept dressing up like this all the time. The lawyer's white hard-turned fake collar is something he has always disliked. Even though the hard-collared shirt Jurgen wore has undergone some improvements, the experience
Still very bad.
"Yeah, long time no see. Thank you for your hard work."
Rawls and Jurgen shook hands, and after a few brief greetings, they both sat on the sofa.
This is a luxury hotel in Tingen, with a separate living room. Although Rawls has his own property in Tingen, it has been rented out. Although he has already thought about selling it, he has to wait until September
It won't expire until the middle of the month.
Although Jurgen was sitting on the sofa, his back was still straight, as if he was sitting on a hard wooden chair. He picked up a black briefcase from the side, took out a thick stack of information and handed it over.
Gave it to Rawls.
Unlike Jurgen, Rawls' body has sunk into the sofa. If it weren't for the physical habits of the past twenty years, he would have collapsed on the sofa. Three and a half hours of steam train, two and a half hours of carriage,
Even a "savage" body is inevitably a little tired.
If he hadn't been worried that Ince Zangwill would stay in Tingen for a short time, he would have gone directly to Tingen.
After Rawls straightened up and took the information, he looked softly through the information about Ahowa County collected by Jurgen, and asked with a smile:
"It took you a lot of time to collect these, right? Those people won't treat you too well, right?"
Now is not the time in the previous life where you could search for anything with a computer. In this era when advertising has not yet been fully developed, if you want to collect detailed information in the vast and sparsely populated Ahowa County, you have to go to the local area and make detailed inquiries.
Only I can do it.
Although Jurgen is old-fashioned, Loen people have always been humble. He shook his head slightly, holding a notebook with a black cover and said:
"Fortunately, I gained a lot."
Although the law firms in Ahowa County are not as good as Backlund, as the home base of Lincoln Lawyers College, one of the four major law schools in Loon, it definitely has its own uniqueness. While collecting information about barristers,
Ergen was able to learn a lot of relevant knowledge, which was very helpful for him to enter Lincoln College.
Of course, even if he is behind the well-known Adrian Law Firm in Backlund, Jurgen will inevitably be embarrassed by the local law firm. After all, he comes with the task of poaching people. For Ahowa County
For many barristers, becoming famous in the Backlund legal community is their life goal.
Rawls lowered his head and flipped through the information. It could be seen that Jurgen was very careful in this regard. Not only did he mark in detail the professional information of the barrister, but also the family information, and even carefully marked their plans for their future.
Development planning.
"Besides the local law firm, I'm afraid there are other difficulties, right?"
Even the old-fashioned and serious Jurgen also had a wry smile on his face. Indeed, as Rawls said, if it was just the local law firm that blocked it, then that would be fine. After all, those well-known barristers have a certain degree of independent choice.
Freedom, it is extremely difficult to restrain these professional legal professionals.
But in addition to these, there are also obstructions from parliamentarians and obstructions from many large local companies. Some of these people are simply dissatisfied with the expansion of Adrian's office, and there are also hints from certain people. The trouble they have caused,
Much larger than a law firm, after all, they have sufficient power and resources to serve them.
Those big lawyers can ignore the obstruction of law firms, after all, they can go to other firms, but once those big companies fire them, their lives will definitely be greatly affected.
Rawls looked up at Jurgen, snorted and said:
"If you hadn't come forward, but I had gone to talk in person, I'm afraid this information wouldn't have been so easy to obtain." Hibbert Hall, the eldest son of Earl Hall, caused a lot of trouble for Rawls, except for Jurgen.
On the other hand, Adrian's office in Backlund has also been suppressed to a greater or lesser extent.
As the supporters of the new party, the Hall family, even if Hibbert has not inherited the title, but as long as they give a secret signal, Backlund's major law firms will never let go of this opportunity.
It can also suppress competitors.
If it weren't for Philip Negan's reminder, Rawls would not have realized that Hibbert would do this. However, this should be what Philip wanted to see, after all, the lawyer group wanted to be closer to the New Party.
However, if Rawls really introduces the lawyers from Ahowa County to Backlund, I am afraid that without Hibbert having to say anything, the Adrian Law Firm will become the target of public criticism.
Jurgen was silent. He knew part of the reason, but he was still willing to do it. Not only did Rawls give him the opportunity to enter Lincoln's Inn, but he also recommended a pharmacist to treat his grandmother, Mrs. Doris.
.Although it is not completely cured, staying in Tingen with fresh air is also good for her body.
"Are you ready to enter Lincoln College? If you don't pass the entrance exam, you won't be able to enter even if I recommend you."
Rawls put away the information in his hands and put it on his lap. Although the four colleges only have tuition requirements for students, that is for non-solicitors. For solicitors, in addition to obtaining recommendation qualifications, they also
You must pass the exam, because those heirs of powerful people will never become solicitors first and then pass the barrister qualification.
Jurgen was not humble this time. He nodded. After all, this was not the time to be humble, not to mention that Rawls wanted to use him to negotiate with Lincoln College!
Rawls is still very confident in Jürgen in this regard. Judging from his current style of doing things, he is very suitable for the quasi-monastic public life within the four courtyards, and can even easily stand out. After all, there are very few solicitors.
Jurgen is so strict with himself.
"You can rest in the hotel for a few days and prepare for the entrance test on the 10th. I haven't been to Tingen for a long time and I want to see the changes in Tingen."
Rawls plans to take advantage of this period to sell the house in Tingen. The house is next to Lincoln College and the semester is about to start soon, so he is not worried about not having a buyer, but it is estimated that it can only be sold for 1,500 pounds.
about.
After all, the big lawyers in Ahowa County can't just talk with words, they still have to rely on real money. This requires Rawls' financial strength to a certain extent, but most of them can go to Adrian Law Firm.
funds on the account.
Jurgen frowned slightly and reminded:
"Then please be more careful."
"What's wrong?"
"It seems that various things have been happening in Tingen recently. The police station is often very busy. There was also a gas explosion in Zotraland Street this morning."