It was already evening when Dunn returned to the mansion.
Seeing Dunn return, Annie immediately came up to greet him.
"How did it go? Did you gain anything?"
"There should be quite a lot to gain."
Dunn said with a chuckle, then told Annie everything about his meeting with Eileen that day.
Annie was startled to hear it and looked at Dunn with mixed feelings. In less than two years, Dunn had gone from a down-and-out noble to someone people bowed before and pledged themselves to.
Especially since the person seeking his patronage was no minor figure. The head of a nation's intelligence could be considered an important figure anywhere.
A moment later, Annie composed herself and said to Dunn with a soft laugh, "Uncle Galen brought back some good news today too. The Lion has agreed to meet you, in private."
"Oh? Then that makes two pieces of good news at once."
At Annie's words, Dunn's smile deepened. After his conversation with Eileen that day, Dunn was certain that as long as he met the Lion, success would be all but assured!
At the thought of Eileen, the smile on Dunn's face abruptly froze.
"Hmm? What is it?"
Seeing Dunn's expression, Annie asked.
"Something occurred to me."
Dunn had only just met Eileen that day, and word had arrived from the Lion as well. He could not help grumbling inwardly about it.
Although Eileen had said that department heads like them could not contact one another lightly during such a sensitive period.
That did not mean they had absolutely no way to communicate...
The next day, Galen took Dunn out.
They headed south, leaving the inner city and going all the way to the outermost edge of the outer city.
This was the poorest part of Lionheart City,