Chapter 108 It's Not Easy to Be a Director
Chapter 108 It's Not Easy to Be a Director
What? Little Leon has been taken away?
Listening to the gentle beauty in front of him, the red-haired director narrowed his fox eyes subconsciously and asked with a bad look:
"Why is it so fast? Shouldn't a major case of this magnitude be investigated for three or two weeks?"
"I feel a little strange too."
Emma frowned and said, "I went to fetch the person with the red-haired chief's warrant, but found nothing.
“Although it’s a good thing that he’s leaving the death row, the identity of the person who took Leon away is probably very special. No matter how I ask, the people over there won’t tell me.”
"That's not hard to guess."
After squinting his eyes and thinking for a while, the red-haired director, who was familiar with the situation in the capital, spoke:
“The Duke of Lionheart is the Vice President of the House of Lords. Although the Lionheart family has declined greatly in recent decades, it is still the recognized face of the old nobility, so this case is indeed very troublesome.
The only people who can interfere with a case of this magnitude and take the person away before the investigation is completed, besides us, are the Speaker of the House of Lords, the Prime Minister, and the Princess who represents the King's will."
At this point, the red-haired director glanced at Emma, took a look at her expression, and then continued to explain:
"Because of the coup d'état six years ago, the Speaker's seat in the House of Lords is temporarily vacant. The Prime Minister's reaction is unlikely to be so quick, so the person who took him away could only be the princess."
"I see."
Emma nodded when she heard this, and then said as usual:
"If he was taken away by the princess, then Ang's safety should be no problem... Do you need me to go over there and bring him back?"
“No need. The less we interfere with normal society, the stronger the suppression effect of the Overwatch Palace will be, and the lower the intensity of anomalies within the range will be.
And if the princess takes him away, it might be the best outcome. As long as the princess can convince the Prime Minister and the Chamber of Commerce, Leon can come back by himself, but if things go wrong, he might be locked up for ten days or half a month."
After rejecting Emma's application, the red-haired director couldn't help but sigh as he looked at her eyes that were as calm as a mirror lake.
"Emma, I didn't agree to help you six years ago, did you..."
"Director, let's not talk about the past."
After interrupting the red-haired director, Emma lowered her eyebrows slightly and said calmly:
"I was ignorant at that time and didn't know your difficulties. It was very difficult for you to take me in despite the pressure. I shouldn't have made such an excessive request."
"..."
"But you didn't give up, did you?"
Looking at her best friend who avoided her sight, the red-haired director rubbed her brows vigorously, then said with tired eyes:
"With your level, there is no need to practice firearms, but you have been practicing sniping for the past two years, and you have also made an agreement with Little Leon to give him a chance to use the sheep's soul vision to help you once..."
"This shouldn't violate the bureau's regulations, right?"
After interrupting the red-haired chief for the second time, Emma said calmly:
“I won’t use any abnormal objects, and Leon won’t know anything. This has nothing to do with the bureau.
Even after I complete my revenge, I will not run away, I will immediately turn myself in, is it not possible to exchange one life for another?"
"Yes, of course..."
Seeing her eyes that were ten times harder than rock, knowing that he could never persuade her, the red-haired director could only nod helplessly, holding on to his last hope and said:
"What about your daughter, is she ready?"
After hearing what the red-haired director said, Emma couldn't help but be silent for a moment, then changed the subject and said:
"There are already 997 people with the last name of Arman who have died under the redwood tree in front of my house. We are not the only two left."
Sensitively catching the fleeting hesitation in her eyes, the red-haired director quickly spoke:
"But can't we really wait a little longer?"
"I've been waiting for six years..."
"Since we have already waited for six years, why not wait a little longer? It doesn't have to be too long, just one more month will be fine."
Gently holding Emma's arm to prevent her from leaving, the red-haired director said softly:
"Think about your daughter. Her birthday is coming soon. I have no right to stop you from seeking revenge, but why don't you wait another month and celebrate her last birthday before going? Okay?"
"..."
"I...I'll think about it again..."
"Then you think about it first, and remember to let me know in advance when you make a decision."
After letting go of Emma's arm and watching her leave his office, the red-haired director leaned on his seat with melancholy eyes, wishing he could get drunk. First, the newcomer whom he was very optimistic about and praised in front of the Taurus director, inexplicably caused a big mess, was suspected of being involved in the internal strife of the Ryan family, and was even regarded as the murderer who slaughtered the nobles.
Then, after six years of hard endurance, her best friend and the bureau's ace employee is finally ready to abandon everything and avenge her people who were betrayed and executed in the coup.
In addition to these two matters, he also had to keep a close eye on the nobles who were colluding with the Hyojin Cult, guard against the true god behind the Red Brick Road Hospital incident, warn and deal with the Hyojin Cult who had clearly crossed the line, investigate several abnormal situations that had recently appeared in the capital, and initiate an investigation into the directors of Aquarius...
"Ugh!!!"
After sighing heavily, the somewhat overwhelmed red-haired director picked up the bottle of wine, took a big gulp of tea, then tore off a discarded file, listed the things he needed to solve on the back, and then began to think with a gloomy look on his face.
Originally, little Leon's matter was the most urgent, but since he was sent to death row by the princess, he didn't have to worry about it for the time being. He just had to prepare for the follow-up investigation by the bureau.
Although Emma's matter is more urgent, I don't have a good solution for the time being. I can only rely on her daughter's birthday to delay it. I can delay it for one day longer until I find a solution.
As for the rest... the investigation into Director Aquarius will take time to confirm. Several abnormal situations in the royal capital can be dealt with by other cleaners first. The true god behind the Red Brick Road Hospital has not made any moves.
After the incident, the Cult of Gold and Silver was afraid of retaliation from him, so they had already gone into hiding and almost stopped all activities. He could not catch anyone at all, even the nobles who colluded with the Cult of Gold and Silver...
……
"Tuk-tuk-tuk."
Just as she was looking at the list on her desk, wondering where to start, there was a sudden knock on the office door.
"Enter."
After receiving the response from the red-haired director, the office door was pushed open, and a little old man with a dark complexion, honest looks, and bloodshot eyes walked in quickly carrying a bag of things.
"you are?"
Facing the red-haired director's surprised question, the old man did not answer immediately, but put the cloth bag in his hand on her desk, and then said:
"I'm the owner of Charles Department Store. This is the branch of the Cleanup Bureau in the capital, right?"
After briefly introducing himself, Old Charles opened the cloth bag, took out four locked small metal boxes, and placed them on the table one by one.
"Inside these four boxes is what you call an 'anomaly'. When I encounter a problem that I can't solve, as long as I meet the conditions it sets, it will answer and help me solve the problem."
Is this... an abnormal object that was delivered to my door?
After covering the list on the table with his hand to prevent the other party from seeing it, the red-haired director nodded first, then narrowed his eyes and said:
“This is indeed the Cleanup Bureau, and we do deal with anomalous objects, but we generally don’t accept jobs, and even our existence is kept secret.
So can you please tell me how did you know us? And why did you send us this anomaly?"
It seems I found the right one.
After hearing the red-haired director's words, the haggard old Charles couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief. Then he pointed at the box on the table and said excitedly:
"That's what it told me!"
"My daughter was kidnapped a few days ago and hasn't come back yet, so I asked it a question, and it said that as long as I send it to you, you can save my daughter!"
My daughter was kidnapped?
After capturing the key words, the red-haired chief couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly, thinking of the situation that Jerry's mouse friends had discovered, as well as the report on the Pentecost incident submitted by Leon.
Lionheart Ryan, Rose Matheny, Tower Shield York.
The three noble families failed to join forces to target Charles Department Store, and were forced into a dead end. The Holy Spirit they invited to cause trouble was cleared out by Leon, so they kidnapped the only daughter of the owner of Charles Department Store...
"can!"
After agreeing to Old Charles' request, the red-haired director picked up the four small boxes on the table and put them in his drawer. He then glanced at the relieved old man in front of him and said with some embarrassment:
"Although we can save your daughter, you may have to wait a little longer. Sorry..."
Wait a little longer?
After hearing what the red-haired director said, Old Charles, who had just relaxed a little, couldn't help but tense up a little, and asked hurriedly:
"Why wait for a while? Can't you get her back as soon as possible?"
"It could have been."
After sighing half-truthfully, the red-haired director said with a complicated expression:
"But there are not many people in our bureau who are good at finding people, and the one who is most suitable for this job happened to run into some minor trouble a few days ago."
The red-haired director slightly pinched his right thumb and index finger, made a "dot dot" gesture, and said with a "helpless" look on his face:
"He was involved in the Ryan family incident and was even framed as the murderer of 'Ryan Bloody Night'. Although the princess wanted to protect him, many members of parliament are big businessmen from the Business Federation and have been biting him, so the Prime Minister and the House of Commons have not yet come to a conclusion..."
"Tell me that man's name!"
Although he was exhausted by the kidnapping of his daughter Amy, Old Charles, who had been immersed in the business world for many years, still understood what the red-haired director meant and promised directly:
"I am the vice president of the Business Federation. As long as my daughter's safety is guaranteed, I can get your people out in two days at most!"
(End of this chapter)