Compensation?
Zhou Jinru couldn't help but feel a little moved when he looked at Chen's red cheeks. He was only wearing a coat. The thin women's shirt could not hide his proud figure.
"Okay," Zhou Jinru said, "That little girl also promised me to do some exciting tricks."
"Is it?"
The black coat slipped off Chen's shoulders, and her hands wandered from the man's chest to her arms. Her beautiful face was getting closer and closer, and she could almost feel her hot breath.
Suddenly, Chen grabbed Zhou Jinru's hand and controlled him in the chair. The faint smile at the corner of his mouth gradually turned into a teasing sneer:
"How dare you talk about that Carters girl in front of me! Even if I am your girlfriend, you are too scumbag. What are you going to the club for when you have nothing to do, and you still find such a young girl? It's too much. , don’t you have a girlfriend?!”
Zhou Jinru didn't know how to resist for a while, and shouted at the top of his lungs: "A Chen, you are fishing for law enforcement, you are violating the law!"
"I am no longer the head of the police station, not counting fishing law enforcement!"
Chen said fiercely.
"It hurts, it hurts, let go, I'm going to be useless..."
Zhou Jinru started yelling, and Chen Yuxin couldn't bear it. He let go of his hand angrily, grabbed his tie again, and raised his chin: "Hey, you are not allowed to go to those places in the future, do you hear me?"
"I didn't go by myself."
Immediately afterwards, Zhou Jinru told the story about running into Adela and Liang Chao in the Western District. Chen frowned and bit his index finger subconsciously, lost in thought.
In fact, there is indeed a real royal agent on the red stage, and that is Liang Chao, who is sitting opposite Zhou Jinru.
"We can think about the problem the other way around. The demonstration in the Eastern District paralyzed half of the city. Schools were closed, factories went on strike, and even some stores were afraid to open. However, Londinium responded passively."
Chen blinked: "You said this is a kind of connivance?"
"If you want to destroy them, you must make them crazy. If the explosive package is ignited, the fate that awaits them will be the king's army, and all the leaders will be hanged on the boom."
"But……"
Chen couldn't understand. From her point of view, she couldn't figure out why she had to do this, letting the pain spread and the seeds of hatred buried deep. Thunderous methods could not solve the fundamental trouble, but would only postpone the bigger conflict until one day it completely exploded. , blowing this country to the sky.
"Not only can you not understand it, I can't understand it either."
Zhou Jinru untied his tie. He didn't want to be dragged by Chen anymore. He was thinking about another thing. If the leader behind the parade was a very restrained person or organization and had the means and power to restrain the citizens participating in the parade, there would be no Challenging the existing order in Londinium did not cause bad effects, so the king deep in the palace would inevitably choose to compromise. A sovereign country could not tolerate long-term riots in the capital.
This is just a conjecture. The reason why Chen was dismissed from his post was because she was here and could not cause trouble behind his back.
"Ah Chen."
"What?"
Zhou Jinru smiled mysteriously, making Chen want to punch him in the face.
"A-Chen, let's play a role-playing game."
What tricks does he want to play?
Chen didn't speak, and looked at the man in front of him quietly. He always made people feel at ease wherever he was.
Zhou Jinru didn’t give in and revealed the answer directly: “Playing a pair of heroes who rob the rich and give to the poor is just like those knight comic books you have seen.”
Knight?
Chen blushed. She clearly hadn't told anyone else, so how could he know?
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Playing the role of a vigilante is exciting, at least that's what Chen thinks, and she's ready as she puts on a black coat and a rough-textured animal mask.
"where are we going?"
Zhou Jinru is cleaning a short knife. This thing can be used as a melee self-defense weapon and a short-range projectile prop. It is cheap and high-quality and very easy to use. However, his approach is very un-chivalrous. Chen strongly objects to this. Unfortunately, Zhou Jinru had no intention of listening.
“Wherever you fall, go to the digger.”
There is no doubt that his target is Earl West, who gave Chen a day off today. Thinking of the scene he saw outside the private room, Zhou Jinru hated this kind of behavior. However, in this world, money and power can solve most troubles, even Do what you like.
Stab.
Tie the cuffs of the clothes tightly with the torn strips of cloth, then put on gloves, and the preparations for a night walker's departure are completed.
"What's your weapon?"
Zhou Jinru noticed that Chen was not carrying a weapon and wondered whether she was confident in her own strength or had other preparations.
Chen shook his head: "I don't use weapons, didn't you say? Even if I don't use a knife, I can still draw a sword."
Zhou Jinru: "?!"
He just said a polite word at the time. He didn't expect Chen Zhen to be so tyrannical, so what else could he prepare? Just let her draw the sword.
When they went out, there was already a car waiting. Chen opened the curtain and saw the person sitting inside. He turned to stare at Zhou Jinru and asked doubtfully: "Why is it her?"
"Old friend, you don't seem to like seeing me? Don't worry, I won't laugh at you for being forced to take a vacation."
The woman with long dark green hair sitting in the carriage smiled happily, and her winking expression was completely different from what she said.
"When you go out, the first person you look for is your friends."
Zhou Jinru pushed Chen into the carriage and sat down next to her, not caring what Xing Xiong thought.
Xingxiong shook his head: "I don't want to be your friend at all. My old friend works at the police station. When I meet her, it's either because of a dispute over property or an accidental casualty. I have to worry about whether she will catch me and eat her. Prison food.”
Since you don’t want to be friends, then don’t come, and I didn’t invite you here!
Xingxiong was indeed not invited by Zhou Jinru. She started communicating with Zhou Jinru not long after Chen was dismissed. Her reasoning was very simple. If it weren't for Chen, the Eastern Region would be even more chaotic than it is now.
Do you Longmen people love face so much... Zhou Jinru thought in his heart that it was not convenient for him to reveal his true thoughts, so he took the initiative and said, "How is Earl West's situation?"
"Very good. The little incident that happened on the red stage didn't disturb his interest. He hasn't gone home yet. My people are over there and you are keeping an eye on him."
Chen looked confused and said that he was playing the role of a knight. The content of the exchange between the two people did not seem to involve her.
Zhou Jinru nodded: "I hope he can have fun. Where is the person we are looking for?"
Xingxiong glanced at Chen's face, reached out and took out a few pieces of paper from the briefcase beside him and handed them over: "Earl West only brought his personal servant with him when he went out. His butler was still in the manor taking care of the day's affairs. By the way, By the way, there is a bit of ambiguity between the butler and the countess."
"Great, you play with yours and I play with mine."
"What the hell are you talking about?"
Chen found that she was the outsider and didn't understand anything.
Zhou Jinru put his arm around her shoulders, not caring about Xing Xiong opposite, and whispered: "The reason why you were dismissed was because you caught Earl West doing something good. According to the information, this Earl has quite a lot of power." Significant amounts of money and political resources that are beyond the reach of many people in their lifetimes, and he has a very high seat in Parliament, right?"
"You mean I'm going to ruin his positive image?"
Chen quickly figured out Zhou Jinru’s subtext.
"This is just a superficial reason. If we continue to dig deeper, we will find some other interesting things. We have a lot of people to visit tonight. I hope you are prepared."
The carriage began to move, and the slight bumps beneath them confirmed that they were on their way to their destination.
Zhou Jinru is happy to continue his analysis: "When a conflict occurs, we have to look at not only the two parties involved in the conflict, but also the real beneficiaries. With the status of Earl West, he does not need to go to the red stage to find out in person. Fun, as long as he makes a phone call, a carriage will deliver what he wants to his private estate, but he still went, could it be on a whim? "
Chen shook his head slowly: "No, based on my understanding of Earl West, he is an old-fashioned and conservative person."
Xingxiong suddenly asked: "If Mr. Earl asks you to keep silent and pretend that the thing in front of you has not happened, will you agree?"
"No, it's impossible for me to agree to his request. I heard the screams. That kind of thing shouldn't happen. I..."
Chen suddenly woke up and asked with a trembling voice: "Is this the reason?!"
Xing Xiong shook his head with pity in his eyes: "This is just one of them."
Zhou Jinru tapped the paper lightly with his fingers and chuckled: "So, when Earl West arrived on the red stage, there must have been an invitation from someone with high authority, or at least a title no less than his, that could not be refused. , this is our first goal today.”
On the paper in his hand was the resume of a person, the steward of West Manor.
"It is impossible for Earl West's travel to be hidden from everyone. He took away the valet and left behind the butler. Since the butler has an ambiguous relationship with the Countess, he will definitely know about the Earl's travel plan because it involves his personal life. happiness."
Zhou Jinru paused for a moment when he said this, and his brows furrowed deeper and deeper, attracting the attention of Chen and Xingxiong.
"What's wrong?"
"I don't see what the benefit is to them."
"who?"
"Someone from the royal family of Victoria."
Chen was stunned. She never expected that the royal family would be involved. Xing Xiong was also dumbfounded. Her eyes looked at the curtain beside the carriage, as if to ask, is it still too late to jump out of the car?
"If you want to leave, you can leave now."
After Zhou Jinru finished speaking, Xingxiong sat back again. She crossed her arms and said coldly: "Everything is just your guess. Without evidence, it can't explain anything."
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West Manor is located near Baker Street in the Western District, on the west side of Chester Square, opposite the manor of the Speaker of the Londinium Parliament. At this time, because the owner is not around, everything looks so peaceful.
"It's about six o'clock in the evening. Should we go in directly or wait until late at night?"
Zhou Jinru's fingers gently stroked the edge of the short knife. For the nobles of the Western Region, six o'clock in the evening was the time to enjoy dinner, and there was still a lot of time to kill in the evening.
"No need to wait, Chen and I entered the manor, you can go back."
Xing Xiong sneered: "I'm back, how can you walk such a long distance on your legs?"
She gave Chen a wink that could not escape Zhou Jinru's eyes.
Chen pondered for a moment and said seriously: "Ms. Xingxiong is right, let her stay here and wait for us."
"All right."
Zhou Jinru chose to compromise. He quickly stepped out of the carriage, dressed in black clothes, and blended into the night easily. Chen followed closely behind. Everything was new, especially sneaking into the manor to find the real secret, which made her feel like she was in a comic book world.
"Earl West must have very strict control over his travel plans. The housekeeper may not know where he went, but he must know when he went out."
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Butler Hughes touched his smooth scalp. After dinner, he was lying on the bed reading a tome. He was seeing something wonderful. Suddenly, the light in front of him shook. He subconsciously raised his head and saw A black figure rushed forward, covering his mouth with a towel with one hand, and grabbing his throat with the other hand, strangling the weak sound in his throat.
"Search!"
Hughes stared with bloodshot eyes, and saw another person emerging from the shadows, quickly groping around the room.
It turned out to be just a robbery.
This was Hughes's first thought, but he soon changed his mind. The robber responsible for searching for the money easily found the place where the money was hidden, and threw stacks of banknotes with the King's image on them into the cloth bag.
These are two very professional robbers!
Hughes felt sad and angry, but he did not dare to make any sound for fear that the robbers who were close at hand would kill him again.
"about there."
The robber reached out and patted Hughes' bald head, and said coldly: "Did your master say anything when he went out today? Think about it carefully before you speak."
Hughes' mind went blank. What on earth did these two people do? !
A trace of unspeakable fear filled his heart. Inadvertently, tears and noses flowed out. Hughes's slightly fat body trembled, and he squeezed out a few hoarse words from his throat: "Today, I will not come back, but I will attend His Highness's dinner party." .”
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a sharp pain in the back of his neck and lost consciousness.
"gone."
The robber let go of his hand and said hello. The companion responsible for searching the money stood up straight in a daze, followed behind with the money bag, and the two disappeared into the night.
"Is everything he said true?"
"Not lying."
Zhou Jinru squinted his eyes. As for whose Royal Highness the dinner was, it didn't really matter. What was important was that the royal family was indeed involved behind the incident. The purpose of setting up a trap was just to kick Chen out of her position?
This is incredible.
"I think there must be other reasons."
Chen was a little disinterested: "I don't want to know now."
"So be it, if you want, you can donate the money, it's up to you."
