Hostel? Could it be that hotel?
Ed thought about several hotel locations close to the detective station in his mind, and said half guessing and half narrating:
"Are you talking about the Blue Trout Inn? The one with the red painted wooden sign on the corner of Atarechi Street?"
Although the store doesn't have an official name, the bright blue trout etched into the red paint on the sign easily catches the eye. That's where he placed the fat and thin duo.
"Yes, that's the one." Angelica nodded candidly, "I checked in advance and found out that they have great discounts on long-term rental rooms, and the hotel's female staff can also provide laundry and ironing services."
In this way, when I go to contact the duo, she will probably spy on her... But forget it, maybe the duo can also spy on her easily? That's not entirely bad news.
"But that store doesn't provide bathing services. You should know this, right?" Ed reminded him out of good intentions and partly to scare the other party into moving out.
"I can go to the public bathroom to wash...it's okay." Angelica suddenly lowered her head as she spoke, obviously still slightly resistant to doing so.
To be fair, despite the partitions, the sanitary conditions and privacy conditions in public bathrooms are indeed not very good. Sometimes you can even see slugs and woodlice crawling on the bathing barrels.
This is not a problem for Ed himself. If it was really necessary, let alone the bugs in the bathing area, it wouldn't matter if he just ran around the East District with his butt naked.
But for a girl like Angelica who has lived in a privileged middle-class family for a long time, the courage required to adapt to this kind of life is completely another order of magnitude.
"It doesn't matter. The bathroom here has running water and a bathtub. When the weather is hot, you can take a cold shower directly. However, you may need to boil hot water before taking a bath in winter." Ed introduced.
"Thank you..." Angelica blushed and nodded slightly, and in an instant she regained her calmness and perseverance, "Don't worry, Teacher Waikolo, I can take care of myself."
The words sounded familiar. Ed vaguely remembered that he had said similar words to Quinn. Unexpectedly, a few months later, he had changed from the person who said these words to the one who listened to them.
"It's always hard to adapt to a new life. You can take a few days off and get rid of the little things in your life before you start working full-time."
"No. I can get into work immediately. Please guide me on the next step of my work. I will master it as soon as possible." This time she answered decisively.
"Okay... In that case, let me first introduce you to my work in the novice period."
He walked to his desk and sat down, opened the largest drawer at the bottom, and took out the unsorted information book inside:
“I strongly recommend that you start with paperwork: although it is a boring job, it is of great importance. Retrieving and classifying these materials will also help you to quickly understand the complex situations we face. .”
Ed first introduced to Angelica in detail the five major labels and stars commonly used in the files of the Bureau of Investigation. The labels include white labels (no extraordinary events), blue labels (no malicious extraordinary events), orange labels (suspected malicious extraordinary events), red labels (confirmed malicious extraordinary events), and gray labels (unable to confirm events). Category), and the star represents the degree of harm of the event and will not be added under normal circumstances.
When adding stars, the number of stars is determined based on the specific degree of harm, including three levels: one star (regional level), two stars (city level), and three stars (national level). For example, the ritual performed by the Nirvana Order underground in Silvermist City can be considered a two-star red mark incident.
After the introduction, he showed Angelica how to compile a complete file as an example, and finally handed her his code book and investigator manual:
"You didn't go to the East Area stronghold, so you shouldn't have these two things on hand: This is the codebook used by the Bureau of Investigation to encrypt messages. Under normal circumstances, it will be replaced every three months to six months. After replacement, it needs to be handed in and destroyed."
"...The other is the Investigator's Manual. In most cases, you can act according to the rules above. If the situation is special and it is not clearly written in the manual, you need to make your own decision based on the situation. Remember, the rules are dead. People are alive.”
"Okay, I will remember your teachings, Teacher Waikoluo." The girl opened the table of contents of the investigator's manual and glanced at it, then nodded.
She read quickly when flipping through the book, which reminded Ed of the way Arthur read the note when they first met.
"I suggest you call me Ed, that's what everyone else calls me. I'm not used to being called 'teacher'."
Ed said to this girl about his own age. In his impression, the word teacher is more often used by elders who are knowledgeable and older, and even means a bit pedantic.
"Why? You did teach me a lot of useful knowledge. In the Royal Society, no matter what status, anyone who deserves respect can be called 'teacher', 'mentor' or 'doctor'."
Angelica stopped flipping through the investigator's manual in her hand, tilted her head slightly and asked in confusion.
"No, don't you call the shovelman who collects ashes Doctor?" Ed couldn't help but asked.
"Why not? In his professional field, he must be better than others in some areas - removing ashes is a very technical job, and novices can easily be burned by hot ashes."
"Okay then...just call me whatever you want to get used to."
Since the other party said so, Ed had no choice but to accept the title:
"You haven't been to the East Area stronghold yet, right? I'll take you there to get some basic weapons and equipment, and meet your teammates by the way - most of them are a little strange, but after getting along with them you will find that they are actually a good person."
"Okay. Thank you for your help." Angelica nodded and waved the investigator manual and code book in her hand, "Can I keep them for now? I will return them to you after I finish reading them."
"certainly."
