Three days later, a humble grocery store opened in the middle of Kerr Street.
There was no publicity or any reward activities. It just opened for business so suddenly that everyone was caught off guard.
The store manager is a middle-aged man who always smiles and has a belly as round as a watermelon. Despite this, he still tries his best to dress up like a gentleman, with a top hat, cane, pocket watch...
He has all the things a gentleman should have.
"He calls himself Lando Angel, and he comes from the capital of the East Island. People say that his accent does sound fluent and authentic London."
On the roof of the church, Xiao Hei was reporting to Fat Orange the intelligence Maomao had collected: "He has a wife who lives with him on the second floor of the grocery store. It is said that he bought an empty house directly and opened it for business with simple decoration. , the past two days, there were carriages and workers coming and going at the back door of the grocery store, and a lot of goods were unloaded."
Fat Orange looked at the grocery store in the distance where business was booming and attracted many residents. The cold wind blew the hair on his body, and said in a calm tone: "There is nothing wrong with the grocery store itself. I went to see it, and everything in the store is all gone." It’s very new, indeed purchased locally in the last few days, and the problem is Lando Angle.”
Xiao Hei blinked: "Brother, I think he is quite normal, no different from other businessmen."
"At this juncture, we must pay attention to any disturbance." Fat Orange shook his head: "We cannot relax our vigilance just because the other party seems normal. We must look for flaws from the perspective of the other party's problems, so that we can discover many weird things. ..New Ross City is a remote area, why would a businessman from the royal capital come here to open a grocery store?”
"Of course I made money, meow!" Xiao Hei said without thinking: "Although New Ross City is remote, doesn't the owner say that it has obvious transportation advantages?"
"That's the problem." Fat Orange said, "Businessmen open stores to make money. Judging from the decoration of the store, this Lando Angel is rich. In this case, why doesn't he open the store in the more prosperous and wealthy Ross? Avenue, instead come to the residential area of Kerr Street?"
"Meow...brother, do you think there is something wrong with Lando Angel?"
"Inseparable...Send the cat to keep an eye on him, including his wife. I want to know every word they say!"
"I understand, meow!"
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In the church below, Mavey was talking to a believer holding a Yorkshire teacup dog.
"Mr. Jacob, how have you been lately?"
"Okay, okay..."
Jacob Valentine had a bright smile on his face, and his body was obviously much stronger than in the past few days. It would be no exaggeration to say that he was radiant. He even had his hair done.
"Now Miss Maggie and I are getting closer and closer." He kissed Pippi, "As for Sissi, I not only let her come to the church to study, but also hired a tutor for her to teach her how to survive. Craftsmanship, she is a good kid and very sensible.”
From Jacob's clear and clear eyes, Mavey could see that he was no longer dependent on alcohol. This was good news. He had fulfilled the vow he made in front of the statue.
but...
"Mr. Jacob, you are a brewer with a weekly salary of only 17 shillings. However, your family not only employs a live-in maid, but also hires a tutor for Sissi, plus your daily expenses. , Life must be very tight." Ma Wei asked.
Jacob scratched his head and said angrily: "It is indeed a bit tight, but I am planning to find another night job. No matter how difficult it is, I will not let down Miss Maggie and Sissi's trust in me." .”
After Maggie Chris died, all her property belonged to Sissi, and Jacob Valentine, who adopted Sissi, was eligible to use the inheritance, but he did not do so and kept it all intact. Get up and leave it to Sissi for future use.
If possible, Ma Wei didn't want to break the life they were about to get on track, but he had no choice.
"Mr. Jacob, are you... willing to become a missionary of the Church of Truth?"
"missionary?"
Jacob Valentine was slightly startled: "Father, are you kidding me? Can you really entrust me with such an important position?"
"You will definitely do it with your heart, and that is enough." Mawei said, "But the missionary location is not New Ross City."
The palm that was touching Pippi suddenly stopped, and Jacob Valentine turned to look at the man beside him, as if he understood something.
"Father, do you want me to go to other cities to preach?"
"To be specific, what you need to do is not to preach, but to live in other cities, put down roots, and secretly assist the church."
"Secretly assisting the church?"
"Yes, the Kingdom of Windsor has promulgated the "New Religious Law", requiring all churches to submit lists of believers, and plans to attack small churches. In order to protect you, I have to do this." Ma Wei sighed, straightened his back, and said seriously: " Jacob Valentine, I formally invite you to become a member of the church, serve as a missionary, and settle in other cities. The weekly salary is 1 gold pound and 10 shillings. All work expenses will be borne by the church. You... Are you willing to accept it?"
"I accept."
Although Jacob Valentine did not know the conspiracy behind the "New Religious Law", he read a lot from Ma Wei's solemn expression. If the situation was not urgent, he believed that Ma Wei would not be in a hurry to find him.
"Which city am I going to?"
"Waterford County, Dunmore City." Ma Wei asked the messenger to bring a map, pointing to the seaside city of Dunmore, located directly south of New Ross City, and said: "There will be people traveling with you. Go to this city, and when you get there, you first rent an apartment as a place to stay, and then go to the dock to find a man named Blaze Carr."
As he spoke, Mawei thrust a document into his hand, "The previous name can no longer be used. This is your new identity information."
Jacob opened it immediately and read softly: "Steven Thomas, male, 35 years old, born in Waterford County, his wife Jennifer Montes passed away due to illness last year. He has a daughter, and his father is... .”
The identity information Mawei prepared for him ranged from the embarrassing incident of peeing and muddying in his childhood and watching the widow next door taking a bath, to the family status, number of doctor visits and history of illness.
Even the name of the widow next door was written.
Reading this document is equivalent to reading the life experience of the protagonist Steven Thomas. This is a living person, and only a real person who has really existed can have such a rich and detailed background.
"Be sure to carry it all."
Ma Wei said seriously: "I have asked someone to take care of everything. From today on, you are no longer Jacob Valentine, but Steven Thomas. You have to replace him in Dunmore City." Live on until... we return."
