The Whispering Verses Chapter 168: Intelligence from MI6
After the pistol, Mr. Johnson continued to hand Xia De new things:
"With a gun license and bullets, your monthly quota of bullets is 50 rounds. When you use them up, come back next month. But when you get new bullets, you must indicate the purpose of the old bullets. Those **** guys were on the black market some time ago. Selling firearms can lead to big trouble... Get your firearms license. If you lose it, go to Reedwich Field to replace it. It has been registered for you."
Xia De took the heavy box of bullets with a heavy oil smell with one hand. This strength made Mr. Johnson raise his eyebrows.
He continued to take something from the carton, this time a page:
"You can sign your consent form with any name you want. It is mainly for the convenience of checking accounts. The establishment of MI6 belongs to the Royal Army, so you need to sign this thing."
So Shade signed Sherlock Holmes, and it seemed that every organization he came into contact with was troubled by accounting.
Mr. Johnson reached for something for the last time, and this time it was still a document:
"A statement of agreement to pay taxes on behalf of you. In this way, the Sixth Office can directly help you pay taxes before paying your salary."
Xia De looked hesitantly at this sturdy middle-aged man, and was surprised for the first time since arriving here:
"Excuse me...MI6 still has to pay taxes?"
Mr. Johnson sneered:
"It goes without saying that there is no need to pay taxes on reimbursement, but how can the basic salary not pay taxes? Only death and tax payment are inevitable... Sign the same name as the one above, don't spell it wrong . Last time a guy wrote a very complicated name, but when he came to sign his name for the second time, he actually forgot what he wrote. ”
He handed the pen to Shade. Shade read it carefully before daring to sign. The dark blue of the ink was very conspicuous on the printed matter. Foreigners now understand the characteristics of this steam age. "Only death and taxes are inevitable" turns out to be a saying not unique to people in their hometown.
"Salary is paid every month. Come here to collect it at the beginning of every month. Come to me directly. The monthly reimbursement of 20 pounds requires a voucher. Any voucher is acceptable, but the type cannot be single. Oh, I also want to warn you. , although agents may spend money in various places for their work, but even if you can get receipts from Rhodes Casino and Casino, we will not accept any amount."
Mr. Johnson said repeatedly, judging from his expression that he had probably experienced this kind of thing.
"Do you accept church donation certificates?"
Xia De raised his eyebrows.
“Of course I’ll accept it, this is better and it’s easier to do accounting, but you need real vouchers.”
"No problem."
He nodded. As Priest August, it was easy to help get some donation certificates. If that doesn't work, it's not difficult to go to Miss Anat and get some receipts from the Prophet's Association.
He gradually learned this trick.
"Although I don't know the reason why you were recruited, remember to write a report when you receive your salary every month. One more thing, you probably have tasks assigned by the director alone, but you also have other tasks in the city. Pay attention. ”
Mr. Johnson coughed, and when he talked about business, his tone was very serious, and his expression and eyes became serious:
"Not long ago, a military Drac II integrated steam bomb exploded next to the Terrariel River. If you have any news about this, please report it. Not only the city hall and the military, but also the Orthodox Church Investigating this matter."
Of course Shade knew about this, and was even familiar with the woman who fought the fish-man and detonated the bomb to destroy it:
"Is it something coming out of the black market?"
He tried to ask.
"Of course it's impossible. This kind of steam bomb has not yet been mass-produced on a large scale and is only used on a small scale among the royal guards."
Mr. Johnson scratched his hair:
"It is suspected that there is a mole in the royal guard. Who knows?"
Xia De did not answer the call. At that time, Miss Louisa said that she bought it from the black market. Now that I think about it, there is a high probability that she got it from Princess Lesia Cavendish for self-defense.
"The Zhengshen Church also has a reward for this matter, and it is very high. The reward was suddenly added in the middle of the night on Saturday. I don’t know what happened..."
Mr. Johnson muttered, and Shade thought about the time. It was probably after he deployed the Mystery Lock to fight against the evil god's sight. In other words, the Righteous God Church really connected the two events of Friday's fish-men and Saturday's mystery.
But fortunately, the evil god's vision affects divination, and he has the habit of carrying the [Twenty-sided Dice of Destiny] with him when he goes out. As long as he does not take the initiative to expose himself, no one can find him.
"I understand, is there anything else I need to pay attention to?"
Xia De wanted to skip this topic.
"Something worth noting...and this, the bounty is very high."
Mr. Johnson pointed to the newspaper that was pressed under the empty box. It was the Tobesk Morning News. Most of its pages reported on the follow-up to the missing children case in this city:
"This matter has attracted the attention of the higher-ups, and the City Hall and MI6 have issued very high reward amounts."
"Because there are too many lost children?"
Mr. Johnson glanced at Shade:
"Of course not, it's because a viscount lost his child... I won't talk about it anymore, just remember to pay attention. The last thing is a very critical thing. The day after tomorrow, that is, around noon on Wednesday, Queen Diana is going to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Tobesk Station. We recently received news that the Gray Gloves are going to launch an operation against the royal family..."
Captain Rades once mentioned this vaguely. Even the citizens have heard about it, and MI6 will certainly know about it.
"...But then it turned out that it was another organization operating under the name Gray Gloves...We had some intelligence agents, you know, double agents or something like that. People have confirmed the situation, and Gray Gloves don’t want to trigger a war between the two countries.”
He looked at Sha De and saw that Sha De had an understanding expression before continuing:
"Mr. Anlos suspects that the mysterious organization intends to attack Queen Diana, so you can pay attention to this news."
This matter has nothing to do with Shade. He is just a salary thief who is paid but does not work, and has no intention of being related to political events.
Mr. Johnson was still talking, he joked:
"Of course, there is no definite news yet, and it is not necessarily a conspiracy against the queen. But if something really happens on Wednesday... our dear director, Mr. Anlos, will probably be sent away. I went to work for the National Cemetery Management Association, and I heard it was a casual job."
"In my hometown, this kind of distribution is often called 'guarding the royal mausoleum.'"
While Mr. Johnson smiled, Shade also said to the woman in his heart, and received a chuckle in reply.
In this way, Shade, who had just dealt with the funeral of a potential foreign agent half a month ago, officially became a member of the "MI6" of the Kingdom of Delarian's intelligence organization. Although I don’t work and only get a salary, this level of status will definitely be of great help in the future.
Miss Carina, the great witch who works for the Witch Council, was still curious about what the other party saw in her when Xia De walked towards home holding an umbrella.
"If it were just Rhodes cards, they shouldn't be so nice to me... Even if the other party really doesn't care about this, these are too helpful. Is it because I'm overthinking it, or maybe there's another reason? Have a plan? ”
He looked at the rainy scene of the city in the steam age, thinking as he walked forward.