Charles walked up to Jenny with a puzzled look on his face and looked at the envelope she handed him.

"Don't open it," Jenny said, patting Charles' shoulder with her hand. "I was planning to give you a surprise tomorrow."

"This is..." Charles was a little confused and didn't understand the purpose of this envelope.

"You don't know?" This time it was Jenny's turn to be confused. If Charles didn't know about this, why would she come here to get the letter of recommendation?

"This is a letter of recommendation from the Law School of Ansu University," Jenny said softly after coughing twice. "The teachers know your family's financial situation is limited. After some discussion, they decided to give up on Augsburg University. They jointly wrote you a letter of recommendation from Ansu Union University. Take this letter to the dean of the law school, and they'll arrange a scholarship for you."

"I've done the math for you. The room and board are a little more expensive, but the tuition is almost halved. So, all together, it's about the same as the cost here."

Seeing Charles' silence, Jenny thought that Charles disliked Ansu Union University, and quickly explained:

"Although Ansu Union University was established not long ago, it has a dedicated law school. As you know, Ogusfu College is a place where only the children of the nobility go. They become officials after graduation. There are good teachers, but there is no good atmosphere."

"Dean Jenny, no, I don't think Anzu University is bad." Charles took a deep breath and put the letter of recommendation in his hand on the desk.

According to Dean Jenny, after the scholarship cuts the tuition in half, plus the cost of room and board, the final price will be about the same as here.

But I can only afford to go to school here because my sister used the compensation she received for her disfigurement and worked overtime.

But now, the compensation money has long been used up, and the salary of an ordinary worker alone is not enough to support an unproductive college student.

She also wanted to enjoy a peaceful life in college, but not now. At least she had to wait until she had arranged everything and laundered the money before she could consider college.

"I'm here this time to get a recommendation letter for the position at the Burren City Police Department." Charles lowered his head and didn't dare to look up at Dean Jenny.

The air was silent for a long time before Charles felt Jenny stuff the envelope she had placed on the table back into his hands.

Then, Jenny trembled and sat back in the office. After searching for a while, she took out a letter and started writing on it.

She wrote very slowly, and in some places she made a few rare mistakes. At the end, she stamped her signature, sealed the letter in an envelope, and began to burn the wax with a candle.

The two of them didn't talk to each other throughout the whole process, just remained silent. After Jenny poured sealing wax on the seal of the letter and stamped it with the college seal, she handed the envelope to Charles.

"Thank you, Dean Jenny." Charles reached out to take the envelope and thanked her, but he was unable to pull the letter out of her hand.

Charles looked at Jenny, only to find that Jenny was staring at her seriously.

"You haven't given up studying yet, right?" Jenny asked.

"...Yes." Ciel nodded.

If circumstances permit, she also wants to continue her normal journey.

"That's good." Jenny let go of her hand and stopped looking in Charles' direction. She just said to herself, "The recommendation letter from Ansu University is still valid, but if you miss it this school year, you can only wait until next school year... You are a girl with a plan, just go for it..."

Ciel bowed slightly, then put away the two letters and turned to leave.

Although she felt that she had let down the dean and other teachers, she had no choice.

If she wanted, she could exchange dozens of destiny points for hundreds of gold pounds and live in a peaceful corner with her sister, away from worldly affairs.

But who could be sure which would come first, tomorrow or an accident? Destiny Points couldn't be moved around, and she couldn't exchange gold pounds without finding a way to launder them.

Charles walked towards the police station in the central area of ​​​​Burren City. The school was not far from the police station. After walking for about twenty minutes, Charles arrived at the door of the police station.

Charles pushed open the door and entered the police station lobby, registering his purpose at the reception counter.

"Applying for a clerical position?" The receptionist looked at the purpose written on the paper by Charles with some surprise and asked, "Do you have a letter of recommendation?"

"Yes." Charles took out the letter of recommendation from his bag and handed it to the receptionist.

"Wait a moment, I'll take the letter of recommendation to the Governor for review." The man stood up and pointed to the public reception area nearby. "You can sit over there for a while, Miss."

"Okay, thank you." Charles walked to the public reception area and found an empty stool to sit down. Suddenly, she seemed to sense something and turned to look at the entrance of the police station.

A black-haired girl wearing a police cape, long boots and a black uniform skirt pushed open the door of the police station.

She almost subconsciously glanced at the public reception hall, as if her subconscious mind reminded her to do so, and then she saw a beautiful girl sitting on a bench in the reception area, looking at her with a smile.

The expressionless girl rarely ignored other people's greetings. She nodded slightly in the direction of the red-haired girl, then walked around the front desk and headed towards the second floor.

Chapter 33: New Boss and Dehydration (Part 2)

Tuk-tuk-tuk——

"What's the matter?" The bald chief inspector sat behind his desk, touched his bald head and looked towards the door.

"Mr. Zat, there is a girl at the door with a letter of recommendation." The police officer handed the letter to Zat.

"Letter of recommendation...another letter of recommendation...how can there be so many positions in the police station..." Zat muttered as he took the letter of recommendation. After taking a look at the words on the sealing wax, he threw the letter aside.

"Mr. Zat, that girl... looks like she's about thirteen or fourteen years old." The police officer added silently.

"Another little girl? Is this some kind of vegetable market?" Zat touched his hair and finally sighed. He opened the envelope, glanced at it casually, and said, "Let her in."

"Yes." The police officer trotted downstairs, and soon, a beautiful red-haired girl was brought up.

Another student... You go to such a good school, can't you just study hard? Zat rubbed his temples and tried to slow down his tone.

"Ms. Charles, right?" Weiwei pointed to the stool in front of him. "Please sit down. Just call me Mr. Zat."

"Okay, Mr. Zat." Charles sat down opposite the bald inspector general and quickly noticed the other party's embarrassed expression.

"Uh... Miss Charles, let me explain the situation first," the Chief Inspector sat up straight, pondered his tone, and said helplessly, "I know Miss Charles is very capable, and I also believe in Dean Jenny's vision, but the police station is indeed a little full..."

"But I have another suggestion, Miss Charles. If you're here for a job, I do have a suggestion. Some departments within the police station are still short of assistants. But your salary is paid by the person who hired you, not the police station. Do you understand what I mean?"

"When there's a vacancy in the police department's civilian position, I'll transfer you over and make you a regular employee. What do you think?"

Chief Inspector Zat looked at Charles sincerely, waiting for her response.

Of course, Charles understood what he said.

Temporary worker, intern... whatever you call it, it's not a stable position.

"How much is the salary?" Charles asked.

"It's different for everyone... but it's probably around 12 shillings a week," said Zat.

In fact, this was Zat's disguised way of persuading Charles to quit. As Charles was an excellent student, it would be easy for him to find a higher position than this one.

"Okay, when does the work start?" Charles thought for a moment and asked directly.

A weekly wage of 12 shillings was better than nothing. Lizzie's weekly wage in the factory was 10, and 20 shillings equaled 1 pound. It was basically impossible to raise tuition by working.

But this time, Charles didn't come here to work and make money. She just wanted to find an identity as a cover.

Working in the police station is considered a decent job no matter how you look at it.

"Uh..." Zat was surprised that Charles would agree. After a moment of silence, he finally said, "Okay, I'll go ask who needs an assistant for you."

After all, he was recommended by Dean Jenny, and many of the Speaker's daughters are still studying under Dean Jenny. If he is not assigned a job, the director will not look good when the Speaker comes to ask about it.

Charles sat in the office for a while. After waiting for about ten minutes, Zat came back to the office with an awkward look on his face and sat in front of Charles.

"Ms. Charles, someone is indeed short of an assistant. She offered a weekly salary of 15 shillings. It's in that department..." Zat hesitated for a long time before finally saying, "It's a bit niche."

"What department?" Charles asked curiously.

"The Investigation Department, you can think of it as the Detective Department. They might need to go out on the field more frequently."

Investigation Department?

Charles remembered something.

In the last simulation, the one where she met Avina, she heard the name "Investigation Department" from the police officer, and the person from the Investigation Department was Avina.

Such a coincidence?

Originally, Charles wanted to find an opportunity to get close to Avina. Now that the opportunity was right in front of him, Charles naturally would not let it go.

"Okay." Charles nodded.

"I'll take you there first, and then you can discuss it with that person." Zat stood up, made a gesture of invitation, and took Charles from the second floor to the third floor, which was also the top floor of the police station.

After passing the director's office and some other offices, Zat stopped in front of a door at the end of the corridor.

Tuk-tuk-tuk——

"Please come in."

Zat opened the door, but did not go in. He just said at the door, "I brought the assistant. I still have some official business to take care of. You two can chat first."

After Zat finished speaking, he turned around and left. She didn't know if it was Charles's illusion, but she felt that Zat's pace had become much faster, as if he didn't want to have anything to do with the Investigation Department.

He is the Chief Inspector.

"Excuse me." Charles walked into the office. It was very spacious, with windows that let in excellent light. There were about four or five desks, but only one was occupied at the moment.

"It's you?" Avina, who was sitting behind the desk, looked at Charles standing by the door with some surprise and said, "Come here, and remember to close the door."

Charles closed the door, walked to Avina's side, and said, "Hello, my name is Charles."

"Avina." Avina took off her gloves, shook hands with Charles, and then looked Charles up and down.

"Well... I'm not sure if you're qualified for this job," Avina shook her head and said expressionlessly, "You're too conspicuous, Miss Charles."

"What job?" Charles asked curiously.

"They mainly help me do some simple surveys, asking different people different questions, and then summarizing them for me..."

"It's a simple job, Miss Avina." Charles said, "I think I can do it."

This job was too easy for Charles.

It only costs 5 shillings a week to find two reliable teenagers in Clock Tower Lane to help you do these things. There will definitely be a lot of people rushing to do it - it's much easier than being a child laborer in a factory.

As for myself, I didn't have to do anything and could earn 5 shillings a week. Not only did I have the freedom to work, but I also had the respectable status of a police assistant.

It was unknown whether it was the effect of the contract or the effect of the [Art of Conversation], but after Avina on the other side lowered her head in thought for a while, she said, "I think I can trust you."

Avina pulled out a drawer and took out three silver coins with crowns on them. She handed them to Charles and said, "This is 15 shillings. It's an advance on your weekly salary."

"Can you tell me what my work is this week?" Charles took the shilling and asked directly.

"Come with me to Clock Tower Alley to investigate the unexplained dehydration," Avina said. "I need you to stay by my side and take notes. Remember to come to the office on time at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning."

Unexplained dehydration? Clocktower Lane?

"Did something happen in Clocktower Alley?" Charles couldn't help but ask.

"You don't have to worry about these things, Miss Charles." This time, Avina chose to respond expressionlessly and remained silent on the question.

Chapter 34: Meeting the Parents and Lord Hastings (Part 3)

The matter of dehydration seemed to involve some secret information. Even when Charles asked, Avina did not give a definite answer.

Charles' intuition told him that this matter was not simple and that there might be extraordinary forces involved.

This Clocktower Lane area doesn't look peaceful either... Charles feels that he can't delay any longer.

Avina let Charles stay for a while, moved a table and put it opposite Avina as Charles' office area, and gave her several documents to summarize, as if to test her ability.

Charles did a great job, which made Avina more satisfied with this assistant. Since Avina had other things to do today, she let Charles go home directly and asked her to be on time tomorrow.

So, at one o'clock in the afternoon, Charles went straight home from get off work.

There was still some time before afternoon tea, so Charles walked around the police station, looking for a house to rent.

After walking around for a while, I didn't find anything. The rent in those places was either too expensive or the space was too small. It would take some time to find a suitable house in this area.

Charles was already thinking about finding a hotel to stay in with his sister, but he didn't know what excuse to use.

The fastest way she could think of now, without any explanation, was...

A fire directly burned down the original house - but this was too unethical for the landlord who had kindly rented the house to them at a low price, and she might not be able to afford to pay for the entire house.

I have to find an opportunity to give the "Avengers" potion in my hand to Avina. Anyway, because of the contract, she will not reveal her secret.

As for the "instigator," she could keep it and see if she could try to digest it in the simulation.

The only problem was that she wasn't sure whether the ritual Thomas left behind was accurate - because he himself had been tortured beyond recognition by the ritual.

In the remaining time, Charles came to the Jazzbridge area, entered a dessert shop, and bought a vanilla pudding - which cost her a full 3 shillings - but fortunately, the cake was beautifully packaged and looked delicious, making it a nice little gift.

Charles walked towards where Amy lived and came to the door of her villa.

It was almost two o'clock, and many invited young ladies had already entered Amy's house with their invitations. Many tables, desserts and drinks had been set up in her garden, and the tea party was about to begin.

It was at this moment that Charles remembered that she had not brought an invitation with her.

What's in her bag now?

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