The prisoner and the sea

In the dark room, the latest dim electric lights are placed. The flickering lights indicate that there are cat lights stealing electricity behind.

Two rows of huge bookcases serve as the walls on both sides, and each bookcase is full of book pages and ledgers.

The time below is only recorded in the form of a model lake.

Gwen heard a sigh.

Another sigh!
This was Middleria's sixth sigh after checking the room where the books were kept, and he didn't even dare to look back!Afraid to see the disappointed and condemning expression of the red-haired girl.

That's a shame!
he thinks.

It would be nice if the spark was here, it would be a shame for the spark...

This man's work ethic is unbearable.

She has absolutely never attended a class, and she has never taken our bad courses. The method and result theory of making money is to fish at work!

"I think it can be done by tomorrow morning."

Middleria rolled up her sleeves, revealing her slender arms that seemed to be snapped off.

"Where are all the ledgers here?" she said.

"all."

Gwen explained to her: "The right side is the ledgers of Secret Detective, Sniper Cat, and Mao Deng. The red one is for us, and the one with strange colors and crooked fonts is for Mao Deng. Oh, and the black one is... "

He hesitated for half a second, not knowing whether to speak or not.

Employers are not suspicious and others are not.

"The black one is another ghost story, the account book of the butcher in the rain."

Middleria's hands trembled: "What did you say?"

"A member of Yutu has a good relationship with us, and has recently settled in the pipeline of the Sniper Cat. Once settled, they will naturally have the idea of ​​​​trading. We take care of their finances for them. They provide us with convenience and rewards. .”

It was also part of the revenue that filled Gwen's private coffers as extra revenue.And this part is also unclear, so Gwen coughed and reminded in a small voice:
"And the remuneration in this respect, uh-huh, is, you know."

"Don't worry, I'm not a manager. Let me say it again, I will give you the specific calculation results. I will let you review it."

Middleria was used to this kind of behavior, so she said this understandingly.

"it is good……"

Gwen then introduced the Rangers ledger and so on to her.

The account books of the rangers are backed up here because of Utopia's special system, that is, the train captain responsibility system.

To put it simply, every train captain has the right to obtain the ledgers of the enterprises and associations operating on his own train. They can check it, but they can also check it, and they can cheat, but they must have it.The relationship between the Rangers and Gwen is quite good, and this part of the ledger is mainly related to taxation, which is a part related to Gwen's interests.

"confusion."

Middleria shook her head, "But I'll figure it out."

"Then leave it to you."

After Gwen finished speaking, she went back to sleep in peace.

……

The next day, in the office, Gwen first met with Gray Tower. Gray Tower Bear had shown his face this time. The Secret Detective thanked him very much, so they gave him a lot of unique commissions.

"Too many training tasks!"

He says. …

"Gwen, you have to find a way to give me some people here!"

Grizzly Bear waved his hands wildly.

Gwen thought for a while: "How about asking Artyom to help you?"

"Huh? Didn't he still want me to teach?"

"It's hard work for those who can, Gray Tower."

Huita folded his hands: "No, you have to give me two!"

Gwen thought, holding up a finger: "Here's someone for you."

Gray Tower dripped and cooed: "It's better than nothing."

"I asked Kadi and Artyom to help you."

Huita stroked his beard: "Aren't these essentially two people?"

One is not human.

Gwen glanced at him, wrote the handbook, picked up the seal used by the mind flayer Pope, and stamped it.Looking at the bewildered bear again, my heart is filled with joy:
Go and realize it yourself!
"Kadi is near the alchemy tower, and he should be eating breakfast now. Artyom...you know where it is, go find it yourself."

Artyom has become very familiar with the Gray Tower recently, and the two have endless topics to talk about.

Such as cars, such as wine, such as the mysterious past.

This is the common point.

Recently, there was an extra Mihaila in their small party. Mihaila also likes cars, but he can't drive. Last time he drove Huita's car, the result was that Huita welcomed the new car, and Mihaila made a big appearance He bleed once, but there was nothing he could do, who told him to knock down his car.

Huita walked out with a happy mood.

……

The second person who walked in was Middleria.

The long red hair has this messy natural curl, but what's even more striking is the fact that there are five cat lights floating above her head, and these cats are staring at her uneasily.

"Have you finished?"

"It's almost done, at least in my words, not ten, or even nine."

"Oh~"

Gwen made a long sound, and pushed the sofa away with her tail to signal the other party to sit on it.

Middlelia was not polite, she plopped in and sat in, put the information in front of Gwen, and closed her eyes to rest.

Before he could read it, Middleria complained:

"Your management methods are too outdated and cumbersome, and it's even a bit like deliberately making such a mess that people can't check."

Is it so obvious?

Gwen opened the file, and his eyebrows were raised happily on the first page.

Middleria, who was born into a famous family (probably), has received a fairly good education. The Utopian language she writes no longer looks like that kind of complicated runes, but looks like English with a curvy feel, and the words are neat , side by side with a baseline, let Gwen, who is used to seeing cat lamp fonts, feel a sense of pleasure from the bottom of her heart.

After talking about the appearance, let's talk about the content.

The content is quite weighty, no nonsense.

It reads cleanly:

"Winter [-]nd day: There is a problem with the expenditure record, which does not match the accounting description on the [-]th winter day. The spender is the cat lamp, and the purpose is to buy train oil. The [-]th day is recorded as [Train Miscellaneous Items Expenditure] and split into [Main miscellaneous matters] and [secret investigation office equipment matters], there are deliberate false reports, but the oil reserves have actually increased, so it is recommended to order Mao Deng to hand over its corruption finances, but not to be held accountable.”…

Meow -

The cry of the cat lamp surrounds my ears.

Gwen looked to the left and saw a fluffy white cat, and a pure white cat lamp was following him anxiously to read this booklet.

"Cat Lantern greedy?" Gwen asked.

Meow -

"Greedy, but not completely greedy." Middleria said with a relaxed tone without opening her eyes, "The cat lamp's greedy way is usually to do its job well, but at the same time use its better methods to save money. Then take all the saved funds away.”

it sounds...

"It doesn't sound like much, right? But that's why I'm suggesting punishment but not accountability, because I went to that one last night, Petunia! Yes, I went to her to get the first-hand information, train oil Changed the brand and needed re-adaptation, resulting in additional wear and tear on the internal running parts of the Old Countryman, according to the principle of depreciation, we..."

Uh, quack, quack!
Middleria talked for about three minutes, and the cat lamp began to sleep soundly.Gwen was just woken up by the purring of the cat lamp, and rubbed her eyes:
"Okay, okay, I agree..."

Meow -

Gwen stamped the seal without hesitation, the cat lanterns hung their tails angrily, and the cats sighed.

But the cat lamps didn't argue.

This is also related to the habits of their race. Simply put, they can afford to play. There are few cat lights that think about "only win but not lose", and there is no such thing as "talk when you win, and talk when you lose." Bottom line 'cat lights.Throw in the towel if you get caught, the cats just have to do the details right next time!
The next thing is the incident that made the cat lanterns fry.

Middleria has exposed more than [-] major tax evasion incidents involving cat lights, as well as the incident of secretly introducing illegal cat lights into the car.

This is no longer an unaffordable thing to do.

But the cat exploded!
The amount of tax evasion is huge, and the money has to be handed over to Long Yan instead of Gwen. This cat lamp doesn't want to do it, but only wants to procrastinate.

The illegal smuggling of cat lights is a bit serious.

Because this involves witch affairs, and things involving witch affairs are extremely dangerous, Gwen also took out the script and peeked at it, and used the source force to find out some information, and learned about the cat lamp smuggling itself Not a big deal, but a big deal if the witch is around.On Utopia's train, some powerful train captains have the right to report to the witch!

After so many years of tacit understanding, some strange tacit understandings have long been formed.

But at this point, Gwen still tries to help to maneuver, Mao Deng will not renege on debts, so Gwen must help to maneuver, otherwise even if the Witch Lord comes here in person, Mao Deng will still reply 'Meow!Cats, cats are just smuggled and stowed a little bit! ', no matter how afraid I will say that.

……

After discussing the ledger issue.

Here comes the real drama.

Middleria glanced at the cat lamp.

Gwen nodded knowingly, and said to the cat lights:

"Cats go get something to eat, it's just today's scare fee, don't worry, I'll talk to this lady again... to ensure that the smuggling things you do will not be heard by the witch, Assuming that the witch really exists here."...

The witches are well hidden. No matter how much evidence and incidents prove their existence, the Utopian people who have witnessed the witches are still unable to find them.

Possibly dead.

It is also possible that Gwen has fallen into silence.

But all in all, over the years, there have been very few news that the witch has actually appeared in Utopia, and most of them are related to the immortals.It seems that the birth of every immortal is a thing for the witch, a worthwhile thing.

"Meow? Good! Meow!"

When the cat lanterns heard that there was food, drink, and help to maneuver around, they immediately cheered up.This optimistic creature doesn't seem to have worries, and if they do, they don't exist for more than a minute.

They ran out of the office in groups.

"I've never seen such an active cat light," Middleria said.

"What's different about you?"

She shook her head, "It's not the same. They are with us, they sleep most of the day, and they definitely don't speak Utopian, and they disappear when the time comes."

"When is it?"

Middleria's lips pursed, "Usually two hours, the cat lights will disappear, and then a new batch of cat lights will be replaced, yes, sleeping on the lamp post. But these guys really don't need electricity bills, It can leave a lot of expenses for Longyan Castle, so it is generally accepted that they have the right of residence."

"Fantastic creatures." Gwen sighed, "That is why they don't talk utopia to you, and you don't communicate with them?"

"Communication?" Middleria had an obvious look of disdain and a little sadness on her face.

"Mao Deng seldom communicates with people in Utopia. It's very rare. For example, on your side, it is relatively rare in Utopia to ask you to play cards."

Gwen poured Middleria a cup of tea and treated her well.

At the same time, listen to the other party's report on the work situation.

"First, the number of spies in your association may be a little more than you imagined."

"..." Gwen put on a panicked expression.

Actually not difficult.

Because his external feelings are relatively restrained, such as staring his eyes and flicking the dragon's tail uneasily, it is enough to create a panic atmosphere, and there is no need to improve his acting skills or other things.

"About [-]% of the management, elite and backbone are spies."

Only sixty percent?
Gwen sneered in her heart, but still admired Middleria's auditing ability.Because it is true that only about [-]% of the spies are from the Homelander and Utopia, and the remaining [-]% are from the ghost stories, the immortals, and maybe the witches.These people don't care about the cost of income when they are spies, and they will reasonably give a well-operated capital chain to disguise their identity.

To put it simply, it is not short of money, and does not care about a little long-term investment.

At present, the spies content in the management of the entire clerical church is about ninety or more, because in addition to spies, there are Gwen, Cursed Blade, Mihaila, and Laura as the management.

But according to Curse Blade's estimation, more than [-]% of them can be detected.

"The second point is that the economic situation of your association is unbelievably good. I thought many spies would drag down your economy, but I didn't expect..."

【Population: Spies】

[Effect: 5 Order/5 Income/5 Efficiency]

Gwen had to admit that Curseblade's trick 'As long as everyone other than ours is spies, we don't have to bother to hunt witches, they are all witches anyway' is still very effective and useful.

"The last thing is, I'm afraid I'll be bothering you for a while longer."

Middleria tilted her head in displeasure, and snorted: "There are too many spies, and trying to find out the group of people we want... is really not an easy task."