The red moon returns

Chapter 125 Bribery

"Heh, it seems we should leave."

Archbishop Trinleth and Knight Rick looked at each other and smiled. The two of them obviously knew the identity of the visitor. They stood up immediately. Rick first drew the cross mark of the Church of Darkness on his chest, then stretched out his hands and held Lin Lin firmly. Qi's hand said sincerely:

"I'm sorry, Mr. Leviv, because I was too conceited and caused trouble later, and almost had a bad impact. Fortunately, with your help, I restored the damage I caused to the rest of the church. You showed me with practical actions What is a true detective? I have learned a lot from you and I am very grateful to you. You will be my forever friend from now on. If you have the opportunity to travel to Nolin in the future, you must go to the church to find me and give me a welcome Chance."

"My pleasure, friend."

Lynch didn't dislike this new friend. He was very cooperative and made the cooperation quite enjoyable. So he smiled and bowed, sending the two of them downstairs.

As soon as he got downstairs, Lynch was stunned. He saw that the new visitor had been let into the living room on the first floor by Mrs. Maggie.

Mainly because he knew this visitor, but it was unexpected.

The visitor is well-dressed, has a rigid expression, and wears a silver wig on his head. He always seems to be sneering.

Speaker of the House of Commons of the Rhineland Municipality, Mr. Grant.

Lin Qi's face darkened. He was not even acquainted with her. He had only been in public contact a few times. What was he doing here?

On the surface, they had only met once and were almost strangers, but in fact, Lynch had not forgotten that he had just confiscated the rare items from his factory two days ago and killed all the senior officials in the factory.

In fact, Lynch and he had no personal conflicts. We are still not sure what everyone's stance is now, and Lynch was not willing to make enemies for no reason, but this man's appearance was really ugly.

In Lynch's view, it is okay for capitalists to exploit workers, but when they exploit them to the point of disregarding human life, they cross the bottom line. As a time traveler living in a society governed by the rule of law, Lynch could not accept this kind of behavior, so he instinctively hated this person.

Of course, the other party may have the same attitude. Although theoretically he should not know that he was behind the screw factory incident, he did not deliberately hide it at the time, and he could discover the truth with a little investigation. It was only because Lynch hugged the thighs of the Church of Dark Night and the Watcher as soon as he came up, and also vaguely won the favor of the Governor, that the other party had to temporarily tolerate it.

I'm afraid he's not here to seek revenge now.

However, judging from the attitudes of the Archbishop and Rick Knight, it shouldn't be a bad thing. Lynch pondered for a moment, and simply sent the two priests out of the apartment without asking any questions.

The entrance is really lively, with several police carriages parked, and a group of blue uniforms protecting the apartment tightly, attracting many pedestrians passing by Charles Square to look here. He is worthy of being a powerful figure in the city government, even when he goes out. There is pomp and circumstance.

When he returned to the living room on the first floor, Mrs. Maggie had already prepared black tea for the Speaker. Lynch did not invite him to the second floor and directly borrowed Mrs. Maggie's living room.

"Please take a seat, Mr. Lynch Levy."

Seeing Lynch returning from seeing off the guests, Speaker Grant pointed to the sofa next to him and said in a very cold tone:

“First of all, on behalf of the City Hall, on behalf of the House of Commons, and on behalf of the entire city of Rhine, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Leviev Detective Agency and thank Mr. Detective for his contribution to Rhine.”

"Huh?" Lin Qi frowned.

“In view of Detective Leviev’s patriotic enthusiasm and outstanding performance, the city hall has decided to allocate fifty rand pounds of operating funds to Leviev Detective Agency as an encouragement.”

As he spoke, Speaker Grant took out an envelope, took out a piece of paper with complicated patterns, and pushed it from the coffee table to Lynch.

hiss……

Lin Qi's breathing became much faster, and his heart contracted rapidly.

Damn it, fifty pounds, the town hall people are crazy. This is really a huge sum of money. One hundred pounds is enough to buy a nice small house in the suburbs of Rhine City. The income of the emerging middle class in Rhine City is only fifty pounds for half a year. As for the poor in the King's District, Even in one or two years, you may not be able to earn so much money.

Now Lynch needs a lot of money, so he is particularly excited.

Officer Natalie had already mentioned to him that she wanted to take him to a secret society where he could learn secret techniques, but with his net worth not exceeding ten pounds a year, it would be a waste of time to go there, so the trip never happened.

But he didn't rush to take the check. Lynch didn't like to touch things he shouldn't touch, so he just looked at the check cautiously, then looked at Speaker Grant, and asked with a half-smile: "Excellent performance?"

“In the case of Kent Jefferson’s treason, although the overall operation was jointly planned by multiple departments, Detective Leviev’s contribution as the specific executor cannot be erased. All participating departments unanimously agreed that the city government would take action against Levi Detective Viv made a reward in recognition of Mr. Detective’s loyalty to Rhine.”

"And mine?"

"Of course. They are all serving the Kingdom and the Rhine. With Mr. Detective's efforts, how can he set an example for others without commendation? What's more, Mr. Detective's achievements have not been commended, and other people are not stable."

It turned out to be the case.

Only then did Lynch realize that in order to prevent the possibility of having Jefferson imprisoned for treason, he had given a share of credit to half of the Rhine government, but he had forgotten the rules of the officialdom.

He didn't get a share for himself.

Whoever gets the benefits must be given the right amount. This is the rule. Otherwise, it will be a threat to other people who get the benefits, and no one will be able to eat safely.

The old fox Trinleth probably had foreseen that the people from the city government would do this, so he had to temporarily increase the value of the remuneration. Otherwise, if he was outmatched by the remuneration from the city government, the church would lose face.

The question is, does he need to come in person? I'm afraid there is another purpose.

Thinking about it in his mind, Lynch pressed the check with his index finger, moved it in front of him, tapped his fingers, nodded with a smile and said: "Serving the Rhine is the obligation of every law-abiding citizen. The gentlemen of the city hall are really great." You're welcome. I shouldn't have accepted this money, but in order to set an example for others, alas, I will force myself to do it."

"Haha, Detective Leviv is indeed an outstanding young talent in our Rhineland, and His Excellency the Governor has great foresight."

"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Speaker, now that we've finished talking about the trivial matters, it's time to get down to business."

"Huh, it's not really serious. It's just that Mr. Detective has the brains and means. I would like to represent the railway project preparatory team. Are you interested in joining our preparatory team?"

"Ok?"

"The salary is ten pounds per month until the entire project is completed. This is a large project that will last for decades. There is no need for daily work during this period, as long as you are willing to help solve problems when the project encounters problems."

Hiss, sure enough, this is the real topic. They are planning to bribe me directly. The conditions are too tempting. It means that in the next few decades, I can maintain a life above the middle class without doing anything, as long as it does not hinder the progress of the railway project.

It must be admitted that this was a very tempting bribe, and Lynch was even a little tempted. However, he and the sewer ghoul...

"It seems that Mr. Detective has some misunderstandings about our purpose." Speaker Grant said with a reserved smile, "How about I introduce you to a few friends and let them explain the complicated relationship to you, and then you can make a decision. ?”

(End of this chapter)