"That kind?" Boyle leaned out and pricked up his ears.

"Mr. Boyle, I need you to provide the company's accident records for the last six months and the list of resigned personnel." Annick said seriously.

"But these." Boyle looked confused.

"It's okay, we didn't bring a camera and we didn't plan to copy away. We just narrowed down the scope of the suspects. You can supervise our behavior from the side, and it doesn't involve the core secrets of your company's sales and production. I think Count Duy will also be at the scene.

Promised."

Boyle stood up and walked slowly for a few steps, when there was a knock on the door.

"I think the drinks for you two should be ready. Now I'll go up to the archives to look for information for you two."

Boyle opened the door, and sure enough, the manager on duty was standing outside the door holding two cups of coffee and tea in one hand.

"You entertain the two distinguished guests well, and I'll be right back."

"Okay, Mr. Boyle."

The manager on duty put the tray on the coffee table and stood aside and asked.

"Do you two need desserts or fruits? Our company has a ready-made bakery."

"I need one."

"No need, sir, just answer a few questions for me when you have time. Don't worry, no confidentiality will be involved. If you feel embarrassed, you can choose not to answer." Emma's words were interrupted rudely by Annick, who glared with round eyes.

Annick.

"Please tell me, I am willing to help answer any questions that are not too difficult."

"The company probably employs immigrants from the Leaf Kingdom. They usually work there."

"Well, because immigrants from the Leaf Kingdom are generally hard-working and strong, they are usually assigned to front-line jobs in mining."

Miner? Annick feels that he is only one step away from the truth, and all he needs is a piece of supporting evidence.

"What are their wages and protection measures like?"

"The treatment is the same as that of the locals. The senior front-line miners can even get five shillings from the earl, and the apprentices can also get three shillings. As for protection measures, every miner who goes to the mines uses an oil lamp with a wire mesh, and every mine cave has a

I have a canary."

Metal mesh miner's lamp? Davis miner's lamp, Annick then remembered. It turns out that the safety miner's lamp before the electric lamp on earth used a metal mesh to dissipate the heat of the flame to prevent ignition of flammable gases in the mine.

As for the canary, before the toxic gas detection device came out, it was the most useful biological poison gas detection method. When a miner goes down the mine belt, if the canary is inactive or dying, it means that the concentration of toxic gases in the mine is too high.

"Count Douy has a good reputation, and he treats his employees really well." Annick praised. Compared with European street lamp pendants of the same period, Count Doi was indeed on the moral high ground.

"Yes, so most of our employees are proud of Earl's work." The duty manager's words were full of confidence and pride.

"You two have been waiting for a long time. Here is the list of accidents and resignations in the past six months." Boyle came in with two small stacks of materials.

"Emma has done her job. You go through the files of resigned personnel, focusing on the descendants of Leaf. I'll take a look at the accident records." Annick roughly stuffed a pile of materials into Emma's arms, while he turned over the accident records.

This pile.

Looking at the thickness, Annick noticed that this company was very detailed. Not only did the date of the accident and the victim be recorded, but also the detailed cause of the accident and follow-up treatment.

Most of them were just injuries caused by improper operation, and there were one or two cases of unfortunate disability. Annick noticed that the disabled people were all Bruguet locals, until he turned to a big accident in March.

Annick carefully watched the mining tunnel collapse accident. Seventeen miners were buried alive underground, including fifteen miners of Leaf descent. It took a week to dig out, but none of them survived.

"Mr. Boyle, may I ask how this accident was caused? I haven't seen the details." Annick asked, pointing to the file.

"In this case, we filmed several commissioners going to the site to investigate, and they all came to different conclusions. Some said that the miners made mining mistakes and dug into geologically fragile areas. Some said that the mountain was affected when the mining tunnel was blasted in the early stage. Finally,

Fortunately, there is also a theory that the continuous heavy rains in March eroded the mountain and caused the landslide."

"Wait a minute, are you still mining during the heavy rain in March?" Annick noticed the question.

"Mining, they work underground. There is a water pumping device driven by a steam engine at the entrance of the mine, so they are not worried about water accumulation at all."

Before the establishment of modern safety regulations, it was indeed a period of barbaric growth, Annick asked again.

"How does your company compensate employees who are disabled or sacrificed on the job?"

"The disabled will have two choices, a compensation of two hundred pounds, or continue to arrange to work in other Earl's enterprises or welfare homes that do not require manual labor. As for the pension of the victim, the local pension is based on the family's minor.

To compensate for the number of members, each minor will receive a compensation of one hundred pounds, and foreign immigrants will be compensated at a rate of two hundred pounds."

"Hey, I found this person." Emma shouted loudly.

Annick took the file in her hand. The photo of a middle-aged man with a round face and glasses attracted attention, especially the tall hooked nose and thick lips were impressive.

Peter Meseski, male, 41 years old, was born in the Frontier Province of the Kingdom of Leif.

Family status: Unmarried and living alone

Learning experience: Leaf Kingdom College of Engineering and Technology.

Work experience: Former second lieutenant of the Army of the Kingdom of Leaf, former team leader of the Mine Blasting Section of the Production Department of Rio Tinto Company.

Time to apply for resignation: April 1, 1886, Black Iron Era.

Reason for resignation: not mentioned

Current residence: Hills near the city, Platon District, Eggsburg

Suggestion: Elderly people and talented people in the mining industry can strive for re-employment.

Just as he had guessed, Annick remembered Meseski's name and address and put the file back to its original place.

"Mr. General Manager, do you remember the blasting technology expert? Mr. Meseski who resigned in April."

"Vaguely, I remember receiving many letters from him in March, asking for the suspension of the mine's production and changes in employee compensation standards. The mine will naturally resume production after it is confirmed that there is no risk. As for changing the compensation standards, this is not something I am a manager.

He was able to make a decision, and then he resigned in April. Why is this gentleman suspected?"

"I can't give an answer now. We won't get to the bottom of it until we visit this gentleman." After Annick drank all the green tea in the cup, he pulled Emma and prepared to leave.

"Thank you for your hospitality. I believe we will be able to restore the earl's reputation soon."

"You're welcome. This is my business card. I hope you two will accept it."

Boyce took out two business cards and handed them over.

"Ah, I'm sorry I forgot to bring it when I went out. I'll send it to Mr. Boyce next time." Annick took the business card and replied.
Chapter completed!