Returning from the basement to the first floor, Ms. Mapel went back to the second floor to continue her work without surprise.

She is now on duty alone in the Personnel Department of the Investigation Bureau.

The intensity of the work is definitely high enough.

At least since Ronald joined the company, he has not seen the female investigator go home to rest or come to work.

- She has not left the headquarters of the Bureau of Investigation.

It doesn't matter two hours later.

"And~~"

Lie down at the front desk and let the table support your body.

Ronald yawned again.

The new 'polygraph' spell is useful, but that's what it looks like for now.

The empty hall of the investigators, not even a ghost can be seen.

Even if he wanted to, he couldn't find the target.

Looking up slightly, Ronald glanced at the small pocket above the hall.

Warm heating items hung on the beams of the house, and that kind of warm sleepiness was simply drilling into the brain.

It's a pity that this kind of mysterious heating facility can't be popularized.

Otherwise, there would be no room for heating in this world.

Click-

As Ronald wanders his mind, the door to the Bureau of Investigation opens from the outside.

Two men in black coats came in from outside.

The frowning expressions and hurried figures were clearly two investigators who were busy with their work.

Walking into the lobby of the Bureau of Investigation, the two men took off their hats and tucked them under their armpits, and they looked around the hall in unison.

When they saw the newly appointed Ronald, the two nodded at him amicably.

And then......

The two men walked behind the Bureau without saying a word.

In the resolute footsteps, there was not the slightest hesitation.

“......”

Watching the two investigators leave the hall and walk through the hall, Ronald looked a little dazed.

That's what the front desk of the Bureau of Investigation does.

Investigators who are already working in the Investigation Bureau are familiar with the situation in the headquarters and do not waste time at the front desk.

People who don't know each other generally don't come here.

Based on the advice kindly provided by Miss Nicole.

To do this job, usually pay attention to whether there are ordinary people who accidentally break in, and then send such ordinary people out.

“......”

Ronald reached out and scratched his hair, then his eyes flickered to the ceiling again.

Honestly, he now has an urge to take out the Divine Comedy.

It's not that he wants to make a big news story like 'Brenwich Bureau of Investigation headquarters blasting'.

But in this boring environment, reading can barely be a pastime.

It's so boring to stand alone like this!

“......”

"Three people have died?"

"It's not a joke, let's move quickly."

"Mr. Willard, we ordered the carriage and stopped at the door, let's go straight out and take the carriage."

At this moment, the sound of several men's discussions came from the back of the first floor.

Because the investigation bureau headquarters was too quiet, their conversation even clearly penetrated Ronald's warm ears.

Sounds ...... Are they discussing a human life incident?

Listening quietly, the man's discussion gradually became clearer.

Bang Bang Bang –

Footsteps also appeared.

As the footsteps and the sound of discussion approached, two men who had just walked in not long ago walked out with a man with a majestic face.

The footsteps did not stop for a moment, and the three of them were about to leave the Investigation Bureau.

"Uh-huh......?"

However, just before leaving, the majestic man who took the lead stopped.

He turned his head sharply to look at Ronald, and after carefully examining it to confirm that it was an unfamiliar new face, the man hesitated for less than a second before he spoke:

"New lad, you remember."

"Later, if someone asks you if you haven't seen Willard Owen in the Bureau of Investigation in the past two days, you tell him that."

"Me and George today, and Huggins."

"I went to a small village called Selephas, five miles away from the city."

"It's a high-level incident involving human life."

“......”

Speaking of this, the man was silent for a moment before continuing:

"Also, if I don't come back after a week, remember to report the matter to the Director."

"Let's go."

Didn't wait for Ronald to answer.

The moment the words landed, under the condition that the majestic man was faintly leading.

The three of them left the headquarters of the Investigation Bureau without looking back.

The moment the door of the Bureau of Investigation was opened, Ronald could still see the taxi carriage that had been ordered, and it was parked outside.

“......”

Watching the direction in which the three disappeared.

After thinking about it, Ronald took out the pen and paper on the desk at the front desk and counted the time in his heart.

【Snow Moon..... Cross out—]

[November 13]

[George and Huggins return to the Bureau of Investigation, and after reporting their work, they are led by Mr. Willard to Selephas, five miles outside the city, for the purpose of high-level incidents involving human life.] 】

Looking at his own crookedness, he can almost directly use the otherworldly text as ciphertext.

Ronald smiled and nodded in satisfaction.

"That's not a passive slack, is it?"

Putting away the notepad, Ronald began to look the hall boredly again.

The area of the hall of the headquarters of the Investigation Bureau is actually not too large, and it will not exceed 200 square meters by visual inspection.

In addition to the brick and wood structure that forms the main part of the building, there are kerosene lamp hangers on the surrounding walls, and lighting them together will definitely make the hall brightly lit.

It is said that winter has recently begun.

Workers can be seen in the vicinity of the gas street lamps on Bronwich Street, who are erecting the latest electric street lights.

In a little while, the night of the city will be guarded by electric lights.

Thinking of this, Ronald recalled Yoiz at the beginning of his crossing.

In that small village, you can't even see a gas lamp.

"It's really big enough......

muttered quietly, Ronald said in boredom:

"Volume 11, page 260, item 6."

The hall was eerily quiet, and there was no movement in front of Ronald.

The spell did work.

But there was no object in front of him, and he couldn't appreciate the convenience brought by this ability.

Then, Ronald bypassed the front desk and came to the door.

He cautiously opened the door to the Bureau, revealing only a narrow slit.

The winter sun struggled to penetrate and imprint a thin line in the hall.

Standing on it, Ronald finally experienced the power of a polygraph.

Through the gate, as long as he focused his gaze on a passerby, he could vaguely feel several rhythmic fluctuations. According to the frequency of this fluctuation, it is possible to perceive the current physiological state of the person, and from this it can make a judgment.

How does a lie detector work......

Confirming the ability of this bureau of investigation to be a gift, Ronald gently pulled the door shut.

Slowly and leisurely back to the front desk.

He began to think in his heart—

Otherwise, when you go to work tomorrow, you can buy a chair along the way.

This stop is a day, and it's tiring......