Wizard: Surviving in the Steam Age with Points for Demon Hunter

Chapter 9 The Investigator with a Personality

"certainly!"

Yegor stared at him with his dark eyes, exhaling a long plume of smoke. "Castel is a city that cherishes freedom, and so is the Secret Investigation Division."

Is this a matter of freedom or not?

Wei En suppressed his urge to complain and asked realistically, "What about the salary?"

"Oh right, we haven't discussed your salary yet."

Yegor muttered "troublesome" and cleared his throat, saying, "Our Secret Investigation Department employees, as you know, often deal with mysterious and bizarre events, and their salaries are 20 percent higher than those of other departments."

"During your probationary period, your salary is 4 shillings per week. Once you become a qualified investigator, your weekly salary will increase to 6 shillings. How about that, are you satisfied?"

4 shillings and 6 shillings?

This is a bit more than the salary Euan told him, not bad...

and many more!

Investigator?

Is this the standard term for employees who join the Bureau of Mysterious Cases Investigation?

What an impressive title!

Wayne nodded and said, "Minister Yegor, I am very satisfied. This salary will improve my life."

"Everyone thinks so," Yegor nodded noncommittally, pointing to the parchment. "Can we sign the employment contract now?"

"Absolutely no problem!"

Wayne picked up the parchment, glanced at it briefly, and after confirming the salary, signed his name.

"very good,"

Yegor took the application form, casually stuffed it into the pile of documents, stood up and extended his hand: "Welcome to the team. I am Yegor Payne, Minister of Logistics of the Secret Investigation Department of the Caster City-State."

Wayne grasped his hand. "I'm honored too."

"Turn right after you leave the house and find Lacey in Investigation Department 1. She will take you to collect your equipment."

Yegor's puffed-out chest shrank back, and he leaned back in his chair, saying lazily, "I'm looking forward to your performance, Wayne."

The tone of your voice doesn't convey any expectation at all.

Goodbye, Minister Yegor.

After saying that, Wayne turned and left the office.

If he stayed any longer, he might tear up the contract he had just signed.

Is a logistics department headed by such a minister really reliable?

After he left, Yegor put his feet up on the table again, picked up a newspaper and started reading, muttering to himself:

"I smell that wizardly scent of Ghost, the one who plays with life and death... But who cares? As long as he's a supernatural being, the doors of the Logistics and Investigation Department are always open for him!"

After leaving his office, Wayne went to an office at the end of the corridor. Through the worn nameplate on the door, he could vaguely make out the words "Investigation Department One".

jingle.

He pressed the doorbell.

Heaven knows how a doorbell, a household item, could appear in a place like the Secret Investigation Division?

"The door is unlocked, please come in."

Upon hearing the voice, Wayne raised an eyebrow. Was it a woman?

However, why does her tone sound the same as Yegor's before?

Just as lazy!

With that thought in mind, he pushed open the door and went in, his heightened senses immediately putting him on alert.

A sense of danger? Murderous intent!

"Hey Rogert, put away your murderous intent, you're scaring our new colleague."

A tall woman, well, a woman with well-developed pectoral muscles, stood up and cursed towards the inside.

How to describe her appearance... Well, when Wayne saw her figure, the first thing that flashed through his mind was the word "cow," implying a heavy burden.

She was equally stunning, with curly brown hair and fair skin, a rarity in a coastal city like Castel.

Her face was exquisite, with large, brown eyes, a high nose bridge, and sensual lips.

She is indeed a very beautiful woman, and also quite fierce.

"Sorry, Lacey, I just got back from the port..."

In the innermost corner of the room, a neatly dressed young man, with a gloomy face, was playing with a long-barreled musket, looking as if someone owed him tens of millions and wouldn't pay it back.

The "lady" named Lacey continued to grumble, "If there's a next time, I'll crush your balls! But you also..."

She paused for a moment, then didn't continue.

Instead, he turned to look at Wayne at the door, sized him up and down, and whistled in admiration, "Yegor did a great job this time; he managed to recruit a gentleman."

A hoax?!

Wayne opened his mouth, suddenly realizing that following Yu'an's advice to join the Secret Investigation Division was a mistake.

He found it hard to believe that the Secret Investigation Division was like this.

An unreliable minister from the Alders ethnic group, a fierce woman with a ladylike appearance, and a gloomy young man who looks intimidating...

Is this really the legendary Bureau of Investigation, responsible for protecting the city-state's security?

"...Ms. Lacey?"

"Let me guess, that bastard Yegor sent you to collect your equipment from me?"

Wayne nodded, surprisingly not finding it problematic to label Yegor as a bastard.

"I knew it!" Lacey smiled. "I knew he really appreciated my leadership skills! What's your name?"

"Wayne Loft!"

"Wein doesn't seem too fierce..."

Lacey muttered something to herself, then extended her hand with a broad smile. "Anyway, welcome to the team. I'm Lacey Janice Seth Montoya, an investigator from Investigation Division One."

Wei En hesitated for a moment, then gently took her hand.

He always felt that this fierce "lady" would grab his hand and throw him away.

"That's Roger Guy inside... There are also two investigators catching rats in the slums. You'll see them by tomorrow at the latest."

Lacey speaks extremely fast, like a machine gun.

Before Wei En could say anything, she picked up the uniform from the table and put it on, covering her ample chest and six-pack abs, and said:

"Let's go, while those bastards from the property management department are still at work, let's go pick up our equipment."

"Okay, thank you."

Wayne followed her out of the office and realized that Lacey was a bit taller than him.

"Don't mention it. Once you get used to working here, you'll understand that we don't need these fancy words between us."

Does that mean he can also become like that... with personality?

Wei En thought this way, although it made him feel that joining the Secret Investigation Division was even more ill-considered...

"Wein, what are your thoughts on the Secret Investigation Division?"

"To be honest?"

"Of course," Lacey said with a smile, "It seems you've discovered that our logistics department is a very interesting place."

"I didn't notice that," Wayne said truthfully. "I just suddenly regret coming for the interview."

"Ah, this..."

Lacey was speechless. Looking at his serious expression, she realized that she should do something to win back this colleague she had finally managed to seduce.

"Wein,"

Lacey, taking advantage of her height and long legs, grabbed his head and pressed it against her chest, saying, "Trust me, once you get used to this place, you'll definitely love it!"

this……

Whether he will like it in the future, Wei En doesn't know.

But he knew that if he didn't do something soon, he would suffocate!

(End of this chapter)