Mystery: Mr. Witch and Miss Hunter

Chapter 406 Speech in the Rain
(I just came back from the hospital. I didn’t have time to change yesterday’s chapter. I asked the editor and said that it can be revised within a week. Let’s change it to a fan article in the future)
Feysac, Port Indo.

Today's weather is a bit gloomy. In Fusac, which has four distinct seasons, it is now the beginning of spring and the first rain.

Although it was still early, the headquarters building of the Queen's Island Shipping Company was already brightly lit, and everyone was busy with the upcoming event.

Azik Eggers stood at the door of Venata's room and knocked lightly on the door.

"Wait for me another five minutes."

From the room came Venata's muffled voices, the rustling of objects being knocked over and clothes rubbing against each other.

"The civilians in the square won't wait too long, we don't have much time to waste."

Azik urged gently, without compulsion in his tone.According to the schedule he arranged, there is still enough time to arrive at Kalinin Square at the pier, but if he doesn't say so, Venata may have to struggle with dressing for a long time.

"What the hell..."

Venata complained dissatisfiedly, but obediently walked out of the room.

She was wearing a heavy gown with fleece on the inside that Feysac usually wore, her blond hair was simply pulled into a braid behind her head, and a bright red tie hung on her chest instead of the bow tie that noble ladies often wear.

"It doesn't seem to be the set that Anne picked out yesterday."

There was a look of surprise on Azik's face, but it seemed that he had foreseen this result a long time ago, so he just mentioned it lightly, and didn't ask Venata to change back to the lady's clothes.

"The ethos of Feysac is patriarchal. Even if women wear men's clothes here, they won't be criticized."

Venata's tone was a little irritable, but out of respect for Mr. Azik, she patiently explained: "Besides, we are going to meet the workers' representatives here later, not some princes and nobles, wearing men's clothing like this It’s easier to make them feel close.”

This is the first public response made by the near-paralyzed government agencies after Indo Port was separated from the jurisdiction of Feysac under the best efforts of Venata and others. Trendy's definitive answer.

Similar demonstrations have taken place dozens of times in this city of Feysac, but most of them were suppressed softly by the church and the government by means of treating the symptoms rather than the root cause.

But now, Venata clearly knew that the seriousness of the situation this time could no longer be dealt with by usual means.

Perhaps the members of the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom could not have imagined how serious the impact of the trend of thinking against the church and against the rule of the empire that they set off in Feysac in order to shake the anchors of other gods was.

Workers gathered in groups in the square, and the functions of the entire city were almost at a standstill. Although the Queen's Island Company actually controlled the police department, under the strict prohibition of Venata, it only maintained order and did not take any measures. stop.

"The current situation is no longer something that can be solved simply with a blank check. We must give them a practical answer. They need bread, jobs, and a stable order. For the time being, we can only rely on financial blood transfusions from Loen. .”

Venata adjusted her tie. Due to her outstanding figure, the bright red tie didn't look so appropriate, and she was sandwiched in the middle with some grievances.

"...Forget it, that's all."

Venata fiddled twice, then gave up the futile attempt. "Is the carriage ready? Let's go now."

Azik nodded, "The convoy including the entourage has been arranged, and the mounted police team has assembled downstairs."

"That's good."

Venata put the rose heart necklace in her pocket, it would be awkward to wear a necklace with a tie.

For some reason, Venata's spiritual intuition always felt that today's atmosphere was extremely oppressive, and accidents were likely to happen.

She who has always acted on instinct did not ignore this tiny information, but did everything she could to prepare for the unexpected, including Azik's mounted police team and a group of company members who were on call at any time.However, even so, the uneasiness in her heart still did not disappear, so she could only comfort herself to relieve her pressure.

While exchanging information about the parade, the two came downstairs. The carriage with the honeysuckle emblem was parked at the gate, and Venata and Azik got into the same carriage.

Ever since Azik revealed that he was a Sequence Seven Extraordinary, although Venata didn't show too much surprise, she still silently raised his treatment to the corresponding level.As for the matter that he said before that he had no money and could not go to the north to settle down, the two tacitly did not mention it again.

When Adele comes back with the fleet, let her send Mr. Azik there...

Venata thought in her heart, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

She has always respected Mr. Azik, even before knowing his Extraordinary status, because the bookishness on the other party always reminds Venata of her university tutor, so she is very kind.

Besides, since he became the captain of the Mounted Police, he has indeed taken on a lot of work outside his duties, and he has handled it quite beautifully, as if he had done similar things before.

In this regard, Azik's answer was, "There is a student who has done similar work before, and he still likes to write to me."

"Miss Sevens, after these things are over, can the Spirit ship take me to the northern part of Feysac?"

Azik's gentle voice interrupted Venata's thoughts, "I think my salary during this period should have made up for the difference."

"Of course there is no problem. As long as you want, you can leave at any time without any special payment."

Venata woke up from her contemplation, and quickly replied, "The previous ships were unable to turn around, and now the fleet is also under embargo anyway. According to your contribution, it's just a trip, and it's nothing."

"But isn't the company dealing with the financial problems of the entire Port of Indo right now?"

Azik hesitated for a moment, "At this time, there is no need to add unnecessary burdens for me alone."

"It doesn't matter, the big money has already been spent anyway, so I don't care about the little money."

Venata's tone was casual, "Miss Hall has embezzled part of her fund, which can be used temporarily for a few days. As for the advancement of the plan later, she will use her status as the chief executive of the Jianhai Economic Revitalization Plan to make it as reasonable as possible." resolved."

When it comes to money, Venata has a unique fuzzy concept. As long as it is a necessary expense, she doesn't care much about it, whether it is a few pennies or the cash flow of thousands of pounds when the company has developed to the present; She is extraordinarily frugal about dispensable things, just like when she was a woman before, only one carpet could cover all her belongings.

Perhaps this careless character is not conducive to the development of the company, but now, the people at the bottom of Fusac must hope that she will be more generous.

"As long as you want, you can leave at any time...Of course, if you can stay here, I believe the company's mounted police should be very happy."

Venata said sincerely.

"Don't worry, at this juncture, I'm sure I won't stay out and go on vacation alone. Sophie still has a lot of courses to finish."

Azik showed a complicated smile, and stopped talking about this topic, but turned his eyes to the drizzled window.

At this time, the carriage had arrived at the street outside Kalinin Square, and the unpaved ground was extremely muddy, making it difficult to move.

There was a faint sound of spring thunder outside the window, and the clouds in the sky rolled up, making people feel dull from the bottom of their hearts.

"It has already started to rain. I don't know how many people will stay to listen to the government's official documents."

Azik said with some concern, "The weather is still very cold now, and it's also very cold in late spring. Do you want to postpone the speech?"

The temperature in early spring in Fusac is generally low. After a severe winter, the residents’ immunity has not yet fully recovered. Completely overwhelmed by life.

"If the rain doesn't stop, the time should indeed be changed."

Venata nodded slightly, "However, let's take a look at the venue first..."

When she said this, she glanced out of the window, and immediately froze, choking on the second half of the sentence.

The carriage was slowly stopping outside Kalinin Square, and the window was facing the entrance of the square.

The huge square was already full of people, judging by the number, there were more than 3000 to [-] people.

Some of them brought umbrellas, and some just huddled in the rain, squeezed on the edge of other people's umbrellas. The fine spring rain gradually soaked their worn coats, and the square smelled of plant fibers soaked in tattered cotton wool.

However, despite the icy rain falling on them, these Feysacs remained eerily silent, with no sign of shouting in the bar at all.

Some of them may have severe rheumatism or arthritis and other diseases, but they still walked out of their not-so-warm homes on this rainy day and came to this square just to wait for an answer, a decision Do they have a chance to live past the age of 50?

Venata's vision gradually became blurred, and the faces of those people gradually distorted and deformed in her eyes, turning into the mother-in-law who raised her up, the mountain folk who were forced to block the road and robbed her because of hunger, and even turned into General staff responsible for the relocation of mountain people.

"...Do you want to continue?"

Azik also noticed the scene outside the window, noticed the change in Venata's expression, and asked with some concern.

"Go on, of course go on."

Venata raised her head slightly, and breathed out silently, "They came here for an answer, and I'm here to give them an answer today."

After finishing speaking, she slammed open the car door, rejected the umbrella offered by Mr. Ards, and quickly jumped out of the carriage.

Her clean leather shoes just stepped on the muddy ground, and the muddy water splashed wet her trousers.However, she didn't care, and just walked towards the silent crowd in the eyes of everyone. At the end of the crowd was the open-air podium that had been set up long ago.

A commotion erupted from the crowd, drowning out the sound of raindrops on the umbrella canopy for a moment. It started as a whisper between two people, then turned into a conversation among many people, and finally the shouts of hundreds of people .

"It's the person in charge of the company, she's really here!"

Then, the crowd parted to both sides like a tide, leaving a wide enough road for Venata to reach the high platform unimpeded.

Venata strode across the square and walked among all kinds of people, but in her heart it still seemed to take a full era to reach the high platform.

The coat on her body was completely soaked by the rain, and the tie was tightly wrapped around her neck like a sail soaked in sea water, making her feel a little breathless.

Now, everyone in the square saw this strange executive officer who looked quite like Fusac, and saw her drenched and muddy shoes.

Embarrassing, indecent, and indecent, it is almost the same as everyone here.

Venata cleared her throat, reached out and pulled the luxurious silk tie around her neck, tore it off, and threw it into the muddy water. Now she was completely like the people in the audience.

"I am Winata Circe, a hunter and soldier from the Plain of Evernight, and the executive officer of the Queen's Island Company."

Venata's voice spread far and wide to every corner of the square through the amplifying equipment made by Wendy under the high stage. Just this sentence caused enthusiastic cheers from the audience, one wave after another, Even overwhelmed the rain curtain, overwhelmed the rolling thunder.

In the previous parade, the actions of the Queensland Company were seen by all the residents of Port Indo. Whether it was the free dinner provided or the medical services provided to the citizens injured in the armed demonstrations, the residents here expressed their gratitude. Keep it in mind, and now, they gave Venata the warmest response.

"I know you all came here with a lot of questions and a lot of expectations."

Venata said as she fumbled in her pockets, "You hope to have jobs to make ends meet, hope that you don't have to worry about the next meal of bread, hope that your children can get an education, and hope that you can freely choose your own beliefs... "

"For this reason, I prepared many answers and thought of countless excuses, but you made me understand that these are meaningless."

At this point, she paused, took out the speech that she had prepared all night in her pocket, and tore it to pieces under the gaze of more than 2000 pairs of eyes.

Then, she shouted loudly to everyone in the audience: "The only thing I want to say to you today is that these requirements will be met, your sacrifices will be rewarded, and Yinduogang will soon become what you expect. look!"

(End of this chapter)