Chapter 38 third quarter bonus

"Don't ask me, Officer Wenzel—this is a bonus set by Mr. Rügenmann during his lifetime, but we haven't mentioned it to you. Please don't be overly surprised: these are all yours." I took the cash check that Mr. Rhodes gave me, which was written as US$1.2 million, and my mind was almost blank—I couldn't say anything. This is two hundred and forty times the bonus that I gave up before and has not yet been awarded by the General Administration, and I don't have to pay personal income tax! This is a little too dramatic - April is not over yet! "And as the current president of the Hofer Group, it is of course necessary to fulfill the promise left by my former owner, Mr. Rügenmann."

Mr. Rod Schmitz's surprising words somewhat helped me recover a little bit of reason in the face of this extremely unexpected huge bonus: "Uh, how do you know that this bonus should belong to me? ——Although I have come here to investigate this case, it doesn't seem to mean that I solved this case?" The shrewd former housekeeper laughed: "The satellite of Uranus—of course you submitted the report: this fact, with the strength of the Hofer Consortium, can be obtained without difficulty. I don't want to mistake the object of Mr. Rügenmann's last wish. —Isel Puppenman is a typical incompetent bureaucrat, and no one would believe that he wrote the report out of thin air, would they?"

This is of course a very reasonable answer, and I nodded. "Miss Eliza's matter, thanks to your help - that devilish butcher was finally able to get rid of the law, I and the rest of the villa are very grateful to you. It's a pity that Mr. Rügenmann couldn't survive that day - My poor master, you know, he just couldn't take it anymore. Even after all these years, did the unbearable loneliness and pain of losing a loved one make him choose to go this way?" While saying this, Mr. Rhodes kept his eyes on me. I immediately understood the meaning of this look: He wanted to see from my reaction to this whether I already knew that Herr Rügenmann was the real murderer of Eliza.

It's only natural for Mr. Rhodes to think this way—with the strength of the Hofer Consortium, since it is already known that I submitted the report, it is natural to know that Old Jim and I have had close contact with each other for this case. ——It is difficult to guarantee that old Jim will not tell the fact that he did not kill Eliza, intentionally or unintentionally. This should be the real reason why Mr. Rhodes came to me. "Well, this is indeed a very sad thing. Fortunately, the murderer has been brought to justice, and Miss Eliza's grievances can finally be cleared. If Mr. Lugenmann can know at this time, he will definitely feel comforted?" , I naturally gave an answer that would make him feel a little relieved.

"Yes, yes? By the way, Mr. Wenzel—now that you have resigned, what are you going to do now? If you have no special plan, you might as well find a job at the Hofer Consortium—at least I Knowing that you are a rare talent, we will give you an absolutely satisfactory treatment?" The answer I gave (I think it should be regarded as a statement-whether I said the truth or a lie) finally reduced to a formality-Rod was still afraid that I knew the truth: in order to cover up the truth, he even The means of bribery and bribery are used: "No, Mr. Rhodes—I've already planned to open my own detective agency." I shook the check I just got in my hand, "This bonus can just be used as the initial expenses !"

Of course, these were not temporary perfunctory-in fact, the moment I received the check, I had already made my decision. "That would be great, Mr. Wenzel. I also know that you will not settle for a boring position—however, since you have already planned to start a detective agency, can you take a personal request from me as your next step?" What about the first commission?"