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Chapter 206: Bodyguard Prelude

At the same time, in a manor courtyard on the outskirts of New Newland, General Norman was sitting on a white-painted iron garden chair drinking coffee.

Sitting opposite him was an old man in his eighties with grey hair, gaunt face and wearing a pair of gold-framed glasses. Although his face had many dark age spots, he looked in good spirits.

"Norman, I called you here today to discuss the Continental Expo. Here are the rules. Take a look."

The old man took off his glasses, rubbed his eyes, and handed over the red leather folder in his hand.

General Norman quickly leaned forward to take it. The Continental Expo is now in charge of Prince Andrew. Although the Investigation Department has been notified to assist in protecting the safety of the site, the regulations will not be given until next week.

"The opening ball and dinner will be on the 3rd, and the exhibition will officially begin on the 4th with a speech by the royal family. On the 5th, foreign envoys will organize a thank-you dinner after the exhibition..."

Chief Norman muttered to himself, and at that moment Oliver came into the courtyard with two blankets.

"Grandfather, do you need the blanket you requested, Chief Norman?"

"No thanks."

The old man sitting in front of him was the former director of the Investigation Department, Sisram Weiss, who was also Oliver's grandfather.

Chief Norman took a sip of coffee, stretched his neck and looked around at the exquisite courtyard. Two or three servants were trimming the crown of the hornbeam tree with garden shears in the distance. Through the gaps between the trees, he could see the broad avenue in the manor. Several tall horses were strolling along the avenue towards the gate. Laughter and joy came from the horse's back. I wonder which younger generation of the White family was taking equestrian lessons.

He is different from me. He is from the most prestigious family in New Newland. He became the chief executive when he was in his early thirties. I was just a young boy at that time, but he was promoted step by step by him.

For an important event like the Continental Expo involving high-ranking nobles, in the end, they still had to let others reveal some information to them in advance.

"Mr. Sisram, this Continental Expo is held in New Newland Helen Park, not far from your estate. Why don't you go and take a look?"

Chief Norman also knew that his old boss must have something serious to say to him, so he gave him a word first and heard what he had to say.

"No, now I have to be pushed by others every time I go out, it's boring to watch."

General Norman knew that when he was young, Sisram was very particular about his appearance. He was influenced by him in wearing a well-dressed suit every day. He probably couldn't accept the idea of ​​him appearing in public in a wheelchair with a blanket on his knees like he was doing now.

"I heard that this time our Mosesad will have a great invention. Have you seen it before?"

"That's what I called you to talk about today."

Hearing his old boss talking about serious matters, General Norman straightened up, put a sugar cube in the coffee, and stirred it in the cup with a teaspoon.

"Nicholas Somilian will come to New Nurent from Calder County in a few days. Oliver told me a few days ago that there have been several assassination attempts on mechanics of Rodwell Company recently.

Your investigator also happened to find a clue that the other party was looking for the relevant drawings of that invention."

Chief Norman nodded slightly. Before Liu Yonglu and his team entered the shelter department, they asked Oliver to investigate Wordsworth and told her all the intelligence they had obtained that day.

"The royal family came yesterday. What they meant was that the sheriff is in the open and you are in the dark. You must ensure Nicholas' safety."

"That's what I mean, and I don't recommend taking a steam train. Although the Wisdom Church was also involved in this invention, we all know that the relationship between Rodwell Company and the Wisdom Church is not good, otherwise Nicholas would not have been suppressed for so many years."

"I agree. Gregory is too busy, and this kind of secret mission is not suitable for him to dispatch. Let your people take full responsibility."

"No problem. I'll tell my best investigation team about this when they get back from the containment department." "Containment department?"

Although Xisram is well-informed, he is now just a retired person after all, so it is impossible for him to know everything.

"Yes, there was a small problem in the Containment Department. I heard that Gregory borrowed an ancient relic called the Eye of Light and Darkness in order to ensure the smooth running of the Continental Expo."

Chief Norman was still a little cautious in official circles. He explained the whole story. Although he did not blame Gregory verbally, he mentioned several times in his words that the incident was related to his negligence.

But after he spoke for a long time, Sisram, who was sitting opposite him, did not answer. He held the coffee cup in his hand and stared straight ahead, as if recalling something.

Chief Norman glanced at Oliver who was standing next to him and thought to himself, "Is your grandfather getting senile and confused?"

"You sent your best investigation team in?"

"Well, after all, a total of eight people from Gregory's brave team are trapped inside. Even if we can't solve the current problem of the containment department, it's good to rescue them."

Chief Norman was also puzzled as to why his old boss gave irrelevant answers.

But what he didn't know was that the thing in room 1408 was exactly the task that Sisram had handled when he was young. More than a dozen investigators sacrificed their lives to retrieve this thing, and this record was not broken until 50 years later.

But looking at Norman who was leisurely drinking coffee in front of him, Sisram thought about it and decided not to tell the truth. After all, as an outsider, it would be futile to worry at this time.

"Norman, tell me about your investigation team this time. What kind of person is the captain?"

"Grandfather, the captain is Ricky Baldwin, whom I mentioned to you before."

"Oh...him."

Sisram knocked on the table. The most capable investigator encountered the most difficult case, and either won a great victory or suffered a heavy loss. If he was still the chief, he would definitely not send Richie there.

As an eyewitness to the incident, he was well aware of the horror of the thing. Although it appeared to be an ancient relic, Sisram had discussed the matter with the Minister of the Shelter Department many times afterwards and made several inferences. The worst inference was... the person imprisoned at the time was very likely a sleeping god!

"Norman, if this Ricky comes back from his mission in a few days, bring him to see me. I will tell him about the Continental Expo in person."

"Ok?"

General Norman sniffed. What does this mean? Mr. Sisram wants to meet Ricky in person? Is the royal family going to entrust him with an important task regarding the Continental Expo?

But what he didn't know was that his old boss sitting opposite him was holding the coffee cup tightly in his hand.

Because in his eyes, Ricky's chance of survival is less than 20%.

Hey, have you guessed what the bottom line is today? I don’t think you can, but there have been many foreshadowings before.

In addition, there are many coc allusions in the last two chapters. You are welcome to comment and annotate. You can write about this, but I can’t. If I write it, it won’t have that flavor.

It’s a new day so I wish you all to smile more, have a good laugh and have a good sleep.

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(End of this chapter)