Chapter 457 Gift Shop
In mid-July, news of the appearance of a cult warlock spread throughout the city.
However, by the end of the day, the impact had subsided under the control of public opinion in Springs, and the city returned to its normal rhythm in the blink of an eye.
Faced with the persuasion of two people with completely opposite positions, Ronald thought for a while and went to the church to speak. He expressed his hope to obtain the Sword of Santa Caterina in a more subtle way. mean.
The attitude of the church...
can't be said to be unexpected.
It can only be said that in the face of Ronald, they were as generous as ever.
It was obviously a legacy of a saint of great importance, but within three days after Ronald opened his mouth, the sword wrapped in black cloth was delivered to him, without any mention of the return time.
Doesn’t this mean you just take it and use it casually?
However, unlike the absolutely friendly attitude of the church, the official side of Springs is a little more subtle. Although Ronald met Queen Danterian that night and even got some advice from each other.
But since that day, nothing has changed around Ronald.
Elaine, who stayed in the office every day to 'protect' herself, was still working as usual. There were no additional investigators deployed near the mansion, and there were no other possible changes.
This 'do nothing' attitude.
It was also the situation that Ronald found most difficult to deal with.
In the midst of this entanglement, the time came to be close to August.
Ronald was half-lying in front of his desk, flipping through today's newspapers. Outside the window behind him was the busy streets of Baixing District. Although he himself no longer cares about the impact of the weather, he still doesn't like the smell of the city after summer.
At this moment, Heloise leaned closer and lay on the table.
Then his eyes intersected with Ronald's dull eyes:
"Ronald, I heard that a new store is opening in the business district tonight. Let's go and have a look?"
Ronald nodded in agreement, and then asked :
"What store are you talking about?"
Heloise tangled her fingers in her hair and explained to Ronald at the same time: "It's a store called Dantès Gift Shop, which specializes in selling gifts from overseas colonies. I'm quite interested in the rare things."
After hearing the name of this store, Elaine, who was still processing documents, looked up.
I saw two adults lying on the desk like salted fish.
The investigator girl shook her head slightly, and then said:
"As for the Dantès gift shop, it should be opened by an old gentleman who retired from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is also one of the insiders to the mysterious side. Are you here? You won't get anything interesting from that."
"..."
"Tsk..."
Because the two faces were so close to each other, Ronald could clearly see Heloise's expression fell, and then she curled her lips. horn.
Still lying on the desk, the former spy lady spoke:
"Elaine, I really just want to take a look. Don't think wrongly. A country person like me who has left the mountain village and has never seen the world, will encounter You are always curious when you see something new like this."
Elaine showed a completely unbelieving expression, then picked up a stack of documents and started processing: "Then I wish you a pleasant visit, Miss Phyllis."
Facing Elaine's reaction.
Heloise was still lying on the table, and then shrugged at Ronald.
"That's it..."
The afternoon was spent in a boring daze and hard work.
After dinner, the three of them left the [Ginkgo Business Alliance] office in Baixing District and walked towards the commercial district next door.
In fact, these days have passed, and Ronald and Elaine have reached a certain degree of tacit understanding.
The way they get along is basically that Ronald and Heloise go ahead and do what they are going to do. Elaine kept a distance from the two people behind, observing and recording without affecting both parties.
Although they didn't take a carriage, the three of them were definitely not slow on their way.
Soon, they came to the business district and found the Dantès gift shop that Heloise mentioned.
As far as first impressions go, this store is definitely impressive.
Not to mention that it is located in a popular area of the business district, the decoration and design of the store itself are also designed with great effort. The customers who came here to cheer on the first day of opening were all members of the upper class.
Being in such an environment.
Ronald was not dissatisfied today.
There was no ball environment to attract attention, and he and Heloise tried their best not to dress up too much. In this case, almost no one except the waiters paid attention to them in the opening gift shop.
He and Heloise walked through the store.
There's nothing wrong with saying it's an opportunity to experience a leisurely life.
The gift shop has a wide variety of products, and the identity of the shop owner guarantees that the number of fakes is quite rare. In this shopping experience that everyone loves, Heloise's eyes are constantly attracted to interesting products.
"Ronald, look at this! This is the trophy that the Greed army fought with the local natives in the big cedar forest and then had the opportunity to capture it!"
After hearing this long list of introductions, Ronald immediately picked a pick. Eyebrow:
"You mean, this gift shop can still get military trophies?"
"It's just an ordinary way to deal with trophies." Heloise immediately shook her head in denial, and then explained to Ronald, "Like this It is impossible for you to expect the army itself to turn it into wealth."
"Indigenous musical instruments, fresh animals and plants, and 'medals' that can show the identity of the winner, they basically have these types of things. It's packaged up and delivered to specific people at low prices, and then the people who receive the goods use their own skills to turn them into money." After hearing
this, Ronald became interested:
"Listen to what you said You mean... this kind of industry is quite mature?"
"It's not just Greed. In fact, most countries are doing this. It's just that Greed has the most overseas colonies, so the profits from it are also the largest. Heloise admitted while pointing happily to the native wind instrument in her hand, "Ronald, buy this for me, and I will play it for you when you get back!" Ronald said nothing
. He nodded hesitantly and said,
"Of course it's no problem!"
Just as the two were talking and laughing, an unattractive man who was also visiting the store passed by them.
The two sides passed each other, no different from the countless figures intertwining in the gift shop.
But there are still differences in details.
At this moment of passing each other, the man showed a very gentlemanly smile on his face, and then said in a voice that only the other party could hear: "Mr. Ronald, I'm going to make an
appointment tonight."
"Can't we meet each other? It’s gone.”
[Thanks to Ninth World for the generous reward! 】
(End of this chapter)