old dream

Chapter 284 Ruffled Apron and Magician's News

Two days later, Colin packed his things and bid farewell to the Sluice Apartment where he had just lived for two weeks.The house would soon be disposed of by someone he hadn't met, and sold to an unsuspecting buyer.

For a period of time afterward, he and Nancy would no longer meet directly except through the Red River Valley.

I have to move into the collective dormitory of the investigation department, which is a 10-minute walk from the office building.He soon came to the address the emir had given him,

Surprisingly, the environment here is much better than that unfinished office building.Perhaps there is no need to hide too much about where you live.It's not very luxurious, but it should be at least a middle-class community.There are white-painted wooden fences and a small lawn around each house. It is not as big as the garden of Dallozzo's ancestral house, but it is neatly manicured, and the faint scent of grass is fresh and bright, even on such a sunny day. , and not gloomy at all.

Ke Lin put his few luggage on the ground, rang the doorbell casually, and reassessed the financial situation of the Investigation Department in his mind.Since it was a weekday morning, there was probably no one in the house now—so he thought.When he took out the key, the door in front of him opened.

His hands froze in mid-air.

The person who opened the door was wearing an apron, the kind decorated with floral flowers, and a circle of ruffles was sewn on the side.Colin seemed to hear the miserable scream of the apron, like a penguin caught by a seal.After all, it is so delicate that it can't cover the owner's body at all.

He raised his eyes and saw the face full of flesh.I remember that this person's name is... Rui, another intelligence officer in the investigation department besides Amir, but I only met him once.

Colin hadn't noticed his size at the time, but at this distance, it looked like a bear was standing in front of him.

Ruy also held a small garden shovel with dirt stuck to it in his hairy hands.Could it be that they are serving potted plants?Colin had doubts in his heart.He found that Rui was also looking him up and down, but he didn't speak, making it hard to figure out what he was thinking.

Then a smile from the bottom of his heart appeared on that wrinkled face.

The other party suddenly showed affection, which made Colin feel creepy.

"Oh, please come in." Rui recalled something, stepped back half a step, and stepped aside:
"This will be your new home from now on."

"……thanks."

Colin nodded to him, and squeezed in politely from Rui.

Ellie was sitting on the sofa in the living room, with the steaming teacup and saucer beside her.She was reading some idle book, but instead of looking down like most people, she held the book in front of her with both hands.

Discipline and rules seem to have seeped into Ellie's bones. Even in private, this military school girl always holds her head high and her body lines straight.Although, it also made her flat chest and slenderness even more apparent.

Seeing Colin coming in with a bag, Ellie just glanced coldly, without any intention of helping her.

Although there was no tension between the several members of the investigation department, they were not very harmonious either.Ellie, in particular, seems to be quite resentful about her situation, so she always speaks little.

After all, even on this kind of weekday morning, she can only sit like this, reading idle books to pass the time.

...Wait, is this a bad situation?
"Emile went out to meet with the informant last night, and he hasn't come back yet." Rui took the luggage in Colin's hand: "But don't worry about him, this is a normal thing."

They walked up to the second floor, where there were three other rooms, and it would even look empty if only three or four people lived there.But Mr. "Commander" doesn't live here.

"Your room is here. I cleaned it a few days ago." Rui said, his voice was steady and calm.Colin put his luggage on the floor, feeling that the room was as tidy as a hotel suite, and couldn't help but feel satisfied.

I am afraid that in this investigation department, Rui is the most reliable person besides the old commander.

"That's right." At this moment, Colin suddenly remembered something:

"I will have an action with Emil in a few days, please..."

"Oh, I've already sorted out the files related to 'Tracking No. [-]' and put them on your desk." Rui went to the desk in the corner of the room, and clicked on a few folders sealed in kraft paper:
"Remember not to paint on it, and don't make a copy, and return it to the archives after reading it."

Colin froze for a moment:
"Thank you...this is really troublesome for you."

To correct it, Rui may be more reliable than that incomprehensible old man in command.

"Well, if you feel hungry, you can eat something on the table. That's part of the employee benefits, and it's free." Rui said with a smile, taking off the almost deformed ruffled apron on his body: "Next, I will also Went to see the informant."

"Your first move is not easy, and I can only help here. I'm not worried about Emil, but you have to be careful and remember to survive."

"Don't worry about that." Colin said:
"I'll be fine."

Several successive action officers died...but he is not an ordinary rookie.

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The investigation department did not deploy a large number of informants in the Metropolitan Theater, and even the only waiter was stabbed to death not long ago, so Colin originally thought that "Tracking No. [-]" was about the exiled Elsie Nigerian spies will have very limited intelligence.

As a result, the information Rui put on his desk was extremely rich.

He noticed that these materials were marked with a unified source, not from within the investigation department organization, but from a mysterious informant who called himself a "magician".

So this source is also known as "magician intelligence".

He even gave a special code name, which seems to explain in disguise how important this person is to the intelligence source of the investigation department.

"Magician..." Colin muttered to himself.

Calling himself a "magician" is ashamed, but also a little smug.

After reading the thick file once, two hours passed without knowing it.Colin stretched out on the chair, further understanding the chaotic situation in Danaro.He staggered out of the room and walked downstairs to the living room.

Now Colin is in the game again, but his mood is no longer as anxious as before.

I don't know if it's because of the unknowing growth, or because this time, the pressure is mainly on Nancy.

Rui has already left, but Ellie is still sitting idle.Even though she was sitting idle, she could still tell how rigorously she had been trained. After all, ordinary people couldn't maintain a standard posture for such a long time.

But she, who is like a sharp blade out of its sheath, can only wait here to rust.

What a pity.

"If you've been idle."

Colin grabbed the railing of the spiral staircase, leaned over to her from a high place and asked:

"How about going to the training ground to teach newcomers?"

(End of this chapter)