Mystery: Shadow of Order

The first town that the Tussock River flows through after passing through Tingen is called Vinia, which is also the first steam train station to Backlund after leaving Tingen.

Woo!

The steam locomotive, like a mechanical beast, sounded its whistle, spit out a huge cloud of steam, and stopped.

Rolls, who was wearing a morning dress and a top hat, leaned on a cane and walked out of a carriage near the rear of the train with a suitcase. He glanced at the sparsely populated platform, pressed his top hat and went The directions of the stop signs left the station.

Ahowa County is already sparsely populated, not to mention that this 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 are very Don't get off here.

But today, there was more than one passenger like Rawls. A middle-aged man walked slowly out of a car near the front of the train. He was wearing an unusually simple white robe, which was left to cover the lower half of his face. His pale gold beard resembles a priest, but a silver cross pendant on his chest indicates that he does not belong to the Church of the Seven.

The middle-aged man came to the platform, his eyes were clear and pure like a child, his expression was warm and restrained, he first glanced at the exit, and then turned his eyes in the direction of Tingen, a smile flowing in his light-colored pupils. meaning.

...

Inside the ruined Blackthorn Security Company, there are burn marks and broken things everywhere, but there is no sound, like a tomb.

Leonard Mitchell's body moved, and his eyes slowly opened.

cough! cough!

He straightened up with difficulty, suppressed the discomfort from his lungs, looked around, and saw Dunn Smith lying on the ground. He had obvious wounds on his left chest, and he saw Klein Moe who was holding Dunn. Letty, he lowered his head as if he was asleep, but there was bright red blood oozing out of his nose and mouth.

cough! cough!

No... Leonard squeezed a word out of his throat. He staggered and stumbled to the vicinity of Dunn and to Klein. He kept verifying that he wanted to do something to remedy it. measures, but in the end can only accept the result that cannot be changed.

Leonard's legs softened, and he knelt on the spot. His green eyes were full of pain. Drop after drop of tears ran down his face, washing away the blood and dust.

He listened for two seconds, and half-kneeled and half-crawled to the front of a broken brick, watching the lines of words carved into the inside of the broken brick, roared, clenched his fists, and hit the floor heavily.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Leonard kept weeping and pounding the floor. His grief was filled with obvious hatred and self-loathing.

Da Da Da, the sound of fast running upstairs came, Leonard raised his head, and with a blurred vision, saw the members of the "Deputy Punisher" and "Mechanical Heart" who had just arrived.

...

The basement of St. Selena's Church, the guard's room outside the Chanis Gate.

Leonard Mitchell leaned back in his chair, raised his legs, resting on the edge of the table, his eyes were empty, out of focus, and he coughed every now and then.

Even after the treatment of ritual magic, his complexion was still very poor, just like the serious illness had just been relieved but had not started to improve, the sequelae caused by the deadly virus was still affecting him. According to the "secret peeping person", if he hadn't held his breath at the time, I'm afraid he, like Klein, was attacked by the virus in his lungs and coughed to death.

Leonard knew that this had nothing to do with his state at the time. It was the old man who helped him secretly, but the old man didn't recover enough, because he shot twice, and it was not much different from the initial state.

He already knows who the murderer is. Although the old man is not very reliable in terms of strength, after all, he has lived for many years. From him, he knows that there is a shadow of "0-08" in this matter, so the murderer can only Locked in the defection of the former Evernight Church Archbishop, the failed "gatekeeper" Ince Zangwill.

But Leonard couldn't figure it out. Judging from the traces on the scene, the captain should have forcibly urged the ashes of St. Selina to solve the son of the evil **** in Megaos. But the quill pen suddenly rebelled and tried to write the death of Ince Zangwill, so that the mysterious Azik returned to Backlund ahead of schedule, blocking Ince Zangwill.

Azik should have come because of Klein, and was considered a high-sequence powerhouse by "0-08", while Ince Zangwill was only the "gatekeeper" of Sequence 5, and he lost his interest in "0-08". The mastery of 08" cannot be Azik's opponent at all.

But how could oneself and Klein contract the virus, and the latter died because of it, how could the ashes of Saint Selena, captain and Klein’s Beyonder characteristics disappear?

Could it be that Azik started suddenly?

Da, da, da, the sound of footsteps echoed in the corridor, and Sigatron with a white bandage on his right arm appeared at the door of the guard room.

"Leonard, a telegram has just been sent from the church, and..." Part-time writer Sika Teon paused, "I found out that there is a telegram in the captain's office that has not yet been decoded. Sent from the church."

Leonard's green eyes rolled, and the whole person finally came to life. He vaguely remembered that he had indeed heard the sound of a new telegram entering, but when the battle was about to break out, neither he nor Klein had the intention to pay attention.

"What's the content?" Leonard found his voice unusually dry.

The lady with white hair and black eyes, Sika Thon, replied without hesitation:

"Be careful of Ince Zangwill, be careful of Sealed Artifact 008."

"Apart from these? What's the new telegram?" Leonard continued to ask, which he already knew.

Sika Teon shook his head and said:

"I didn't see it, it was taken by the archbishop who came, but he said that Azik should be the high-sequence powerhouse of the 'corpse collector' pathway who appeared in Backlund on Wednesday. The rest of the content involves Confidentiality terms, our strength is not up to that."

Leonard retracted his legs and stood up. There seemed to be flames burning in his green eyes. He looked at Sigatron and said:

"I'm going to apply to join the Red Gloves."

Just as he finished speaking, a huge sound came from above.

"Dunn's body is gone, hurry, hurry up and inform the archbishop."

Leonard and Sika Teon looked at each other and ran upstairs at the same time.

...

"Mr. Adrian, long time no see."

Jurgen Cooper was still the same old-fashioned serious look, in a double-breasted black gown, a large bow tie on the stiff collar shirt that belonged to the lawyer, and shiny leather boots. Even in Backlund, where there were many banquets, few people would always dress like this.

Even Rawls, who is also a lawyer, finds it difficult to accept this kind of dress all the time. The lawyer's white hard-turned fake collar is something he has always hated. Even with some improvements to the stiff collar shirt Jurgen wore, the experience was still poor.

"Yeah, long time no see, thank you for your hard work."

Rawls and Jurgen shook hands, and after a brief exchange of words, they both sat on the sofa.

This is a luxury hotel in Tingen with its own living room. Although Rawls has his own property in Tingen, it is already rented out. Although he already has the mind to sell it, it will not expire until mid-September.

Although Jurgen sat 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 documents and handed it to Rawls.

Unlike Jurgen, Rawls' body has fallen into the sofa. If it wasn't for the physical habits of the past two decades, he would have been slumped on the sofa. The three-and-a-half-hour steam train and the two-and-a-half-hour horse-drawn carriage, even the physique of a "barbarian", would inevitably be a little tired.

If it wasn't for the fear that Ince Zangwill would stay in Tingen for a short time, he would have sat directly in Tingen.

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Rawls straightened up and took the information, and in a softness he flipped through the relevant information about Ahowa County collected by Jurgen, and asked with a smile:

"It took you a lot of time to collect these? Wouldn't those people's attitude towards you be too good?"

Now is not the era in the previous life when you could search everything with a computer. In this era when advertising has not been fully developed, if you want to collect detailed information in the sparsely populated Ahowa County, you must go to the local area and ask in detail. I can do it myself.

Although Jurgen is old-fashioned, the Loen people have always been humble. He shook his head slightly, holding a notebook with a black cover and said:

"Fortunately, I have also gained a lot."

Although the law firm in Ahowa County is not comparable to Backlund, as the home base of Lincoln Law School, one of the four major law schools in Ruen, it definitely has its own uniqueness. While collecting information on barristers, Jurgen was able to learn a lot of relevant knowledge, which was very helpful for him to enter Lincoln College.

Of course, even if behind him was the well-known Adrian law firm in the Backlund legal circle, Jurgen would inevitably be embarrassed by the local law firm, after all, he came with the task of poaching people. For the barristers of Ahowa County, making a name for themselves in the Backlund legal circle is their life goal.

Rawls lowered his head and looked through the materials. It could be seen that Jurgen was very attentive in this regard. He not only marked the professional materials of the barristers, but also the family materials, and even carefully marked their own future. development plan.

"Apart from the local law firm, I'm afraid there are other difficulties?"

Rao is the old-fashioned and serious Jurgen with a wry smile on his face, as Rawls said, if only the local law firm blocked it, then it would be fine. After all, those well-known barristers have a certain freedom of choice, and 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 firm, and there are also suggestions from some people. They cause more trouble than law firms, 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 dismiss them, their lives will definitely be greatly affected.

Rawls looked up at Jurgen and snorted:

"If it wasn't for you to come forward and talk about it myself, I'm afraid these materials would not be so easy to obtain." Earl Hall's eldest son, Hibbert Hall, caused a lot of trouble for Rawls, except for Jurgen. On the other hand, Adrian's office in Backlund was also more or less suppressed.

As the supporters of the new party, the Hall family, even if Hibbert has not yet inherited the title, as long as they secretly signal, the major law firms in Backlund will never miss this opportunity, and they can obey Hibbert. It can also suppress competitors.

Rawls wouldn't have realized Hibbert would have done it had it not been for Philip Negan's reminder. However, this should also be what Philip wants to see, after all, the lawyers group should be closer to the new party.

However, if Rawls really introduced the lawyers from Ahowa County into Backlund, I am afraid that there is no need for Hibbert to say anything, and the Adrian Law Firm will become the target of public criticism.

Jurgen was silent, he knew part of the reasons, but he was still willing to do it. Not only did Rawls give him admission to Lincoln's Law School, but he also recommended a pharmacist to treat his grandmother, Mrs. Doris. Although 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~www.wuxiaspot.com~ even if I recommend you, you will not be admitted."

Rawls put away the information in his hand and put it on his lap. Although the four colleges only have tuition requirements for students, that is for non-lawyer. For solicitors, in addition to qualifying for referrals, they must pass an exam. Because those sons and daughters of the powerful will never become a solicitor first and then be admitted to the bar.

Jurgen was not humble this time, he nodded. After all, this is not the time to be humble, let alone that Rawls will use him to negotiate with Lincoln College!

Rawls is still very confident in Jurgen in this regard. Judging from his current style of doing things, it is very suitable for the quasi-monastic public life in the four courtyards, and it is even easy to stand out. After all, lawyers are rarely so strict with themselves as Jurgen.

"You can rest in the hotel for a few days to prepare for the entrance test on the 10th. I haven't been to Tingen for a long time. I want to see the changes in Tingen."

Rawls intends to take advantage of this time to sell the Tingen property. The property is next to Lincoln College, and the school is about to start recently, so I am not worried that there is no buyer, but it is estimated that it can only be sold for about 1,500 pounds.

After all, the barristers in Ahowa County can’t be said with their mouths, they still have to rely on real money, which has certain requirements on Rawls’s economic strength, but most of them can go to Adrian’s office. funds on the account.

Jurgen frowned slightly and reminded:

"Then please be careful."

"What's up?"

"There seems to be a lot of stuff going on in Tingen lately, the police station is always busy and there was a gas explosion on Zoetland Street this morning."

Chapter 226 The Tingen Arrangement