Tonight, the largest golden fireworks bloomed in the sky of Xinlan City, like a golden chrysanthemum blooming in the galaxy, and the wake of the fireworks lasted for more than ten seconds before gradually disappearing into the night sky.

The loud explosion of fireworks not only attracted many onlookers, but even Li Shiyi and Al on the roof were attracted by the bright day-like spectacle.

"We've been lurking in the business district for a long time, why haven't we found any trace of the Raven Order's activities?" Al suddenly asked, "Is the information given by the school wrong, or is the headquarters of the Raven Organization not in the business district?"

"No, they must be here," Li Shiyi said firmly, "but we missed some clues. ”

"If the Ravens really want to assassinate the warden of the Sea Prison, then they will definitely plan carefully, after all, it is not so simple to assassinate the Imperial officials in the heart of the Empire. ”

Li Shiyi stared at the giant lantern above the imperial mansion and did not answer.

"Senior brother, what do you want?" Following Li Shiyi's line of sight, Al saw that many giant light stands had been installed on top of many high-rise buildings in the commercial and administrative districts, "Are you also interested in the 'Wanbang Lantern Festival' in a few days?"

"Not interested. ”

"Professor Russell told me that representatives of city-states from all over the country will come to the Lantern Festival, as well as some foreign representatives who are attached to the Josephic Empire, and it will definitely be empty, but we will not have a chance to attend," said Al, "but that occasion is not for me." ”

"In addition to the main department, the Raven Order also has its own branches in several other important cities of the Empire, and the guards at the gates during this lantern festival will relax their inspection standards to accommodate the huge flow of people, so it is inevitable that a few miscellaneous fish will be mixed in, and the lantern festival in a few days will definitely not be so calm. ”

"Until then, we have to speed up the investigation, and it is said that important members of the royal family will also be present at the Lantern Festival, and if there is a riot at the event, it is simply inconceivable. ”

"We lack a key right now. ”

"Keys?"

"A key to unlock all these puzzles, this key is now in the hands of our opponents, and as long as they don't show up for a day, we will always be in passivity. ”

"You mean the assassin who assassinated the prison guards?" said Al, with a serious expression.

"Even if this man had been trying to conceal his identity during the assassination, he must have had nothing to do with the Raven Order. ”

"And what's the point of him doing this?" Al didn't understand, "If he really has some kind of relationship with the Raven Organization, then doesn't he do this to expose the Raven Organization's plan of action in advance, which should be very taboo for the Professional Killer Organization, right?"

"I haven't thought about this point yet," Li Shiyi said lightly, "We don't have enough clues in our hands, and it is true that we can minimize casualties by staying in the 'safe house' all the time, but being too conservative is always bad for us." ”

"So Senior Brother means to take the initiative?"

"This is my own business, and you can continue to carry out the tasks assigned to you by Teacher Conrad. ”

"But the other party is a professional killer hiding in the shadows, so wouldn't he really startle the snake if he attacked rashly?"

"We've been a little too optimistic and think we've got a head start, but the snake is already staring at us. ”

Hearing Li Shiyi's words, Al couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine.

Although there is still a steady stream of pedestrians on the pedestrian street below, you always feel that your opponent is hiding among these people, and he is looking at you so swaggeringly, but you can't tell which one is your enemy.

"Senior brother, please be sure to take me with you the next time you act alone," Al looked at Li Shiyi seriously, "It's better for two people to act than one person, and you can take care of each other at critical moments." ”

Li Shiyi didn't agree or veto, he picked up the black knife and stood up, his black hair hanging down to his sideburns in the cold moonlight, covering his black pupils.

Suddenly, Li Shiyi suddenly looked back at the staircase of the roof, like an owl hiding in the woods staring at the mouse in the field.

"What's the matter, senior brother. Al immediately asked in a low voice, and at the same time, the scale armor on the surface of the "steel bone" suddenly opened and closed into a combat state.

"It seems like there's a pair of eyes that have been staring at us, and it should have started from the time we were talking. ”

"What?!" Al looked alarmingly at the entrance to the black hole, where there was clearly nothing, "Could it be someone from the Raven Order?" ”

"No, it's just a voyeur. ”

With that, Li Shiyi flew into the darkness at the entrance, and he left an afterimage in place as he raised his speed to the extreme.

The black blade crossed in front of him and reached the staircase before Li Shiyi, and the rusty iron railing broke in response, but the black arc light did not stop there, but continued to cut silently into the shadows.

However, everything that happened at this moment seemed to Al to be nothing more than Li Shiyi fighting wits and courage with the air, and it wasn't until he ran to Li Shiyi's side that Al realized that Li Shiyi's intuition was not wrong.

In the shadows cut by the black knife, several white cloth bands were lying on the ground, which did not belong here, indicating that the peepers must have been injured by the voyeur, but strangely there was not a trace of blood in sight, not even a drop of blood was found on those white cloth strips.

Li Shiyi did not pay attention to the white cloth strip like Al, but used the black knife to flick the severed iron railing, looking at the mottled rust on the railing, Li Shiyi was slightly moved, and then quickly rushed into the staircase and chased downstairs.

"Senior brother. Al was about to ask a question, only to see that Li Shiyi's night clothes had already melted into the darkness.

The iron pipe, which had not yet completely stopped, rolled to Al's feet, and through the dim light, it could be seen that half of the surface of the iron pipe was sparse and normal, and the other half was covered with rust as if it had been severely corroded.

"It's broken!" Al instantly realized the seriousness of the problem, and immediately rushed into the hallway.

"Al!"

He hadn't taken two steps before Andre's voice came from the darkness of the corridor, and then a blue fire dragged him up.

"What's the matter?"

"Remember that listening device we found some time ago?" Andre landed in front of El, "it's been stolen!"

"Are you sure?!"

"This is a ruined candlestick. ”

As he spoke, Andre handed the metal candlestick to Al, and the middle part of the candlestick was directly rotted into two as if it had been corroded by concentrated sulfuric acid, which was exactly the same as the steel pipe just now.

"Protect Senior Sister Freya, I'll help Senior Brother Li Shiyi!"

Before he could explain why, Al jumped out of the window of the stairwell on the second floor, where the window was open, apparently from which the voyeur had left.

The back street of "Rabbit Candy House" is a deep alley, and by midnight there are few people selling handicrafts, and most of the shops have closed early, but fortunately, the street lights are bright enough, and Al still sees the back left by Li Shiyi when he turns the alley.

Without the slightest hesitation, the charge value of the "Steel Bone" was directly opened to the maximum, and the left hand touched the ground, and the floor shattered with a loud bang, and Al's body shot out like a cannonball.

Two black figures chased through the alley like two black lightning bolts.

Li Shiyi could feel that the peep in front of him wearing a peaked cap was about his own age, and this guy was running with him to a dimly lit place.

"Could it be that he has any other intentions?" Li Shiyi thought to himself.

A gust of wind swept in the place where the black shadow passed, and Li Shiyi's speed increased sharply, and the guy with gauze wrapped around his arm obviously realized that the chaser behind him was quickly chasing him, and his speed also increased suddenly, always maintaining a distance of about twenty meters from Li Shiyi.

Perhaps the voyeur was not familiar with the terrain of the business district, or it may have been intentional, and finally the two came to a dead end, where the streets were temporarily blocked due to the "Wanbang Lantern Festival", so the alley was sparsely lit and uninhabited.

The peep rushed to the high wall at the end of the alley and immediately stopped, he leaped, did a sharp backflip, and then got down on one knee in the direction of Li Shiyi.

The voyeur didn't seem to want to leave, and his black cap was also a bandaged face, which was quite terrifying in the deep night.

The black knife was slightly unsheathed, and Li Shiyi stared coldly at the unidentified stranger.

The two confronted each other like this, and neither of them made a rash move, like two tigers fighting a duel for territory, and they had to take a good look at their opponents before attacking.

After a while, a sound of breaking wind sounded from the mouth of the alley, with a faint firelight, Al flew in with the blessing of the "steel bone", and the speed did not fall behind the wind at all.

"Senior brother!" Al closed the "steel bone" in advance after entering the alley, "What the hell is this guy going to do?"

"It's not clear yet," Li Shiyi reminded, "be careful of his palm, this person is not easy to deal with." ”

The voyeur never said a word, he just stared at the two of them quietly, and his right hand was charred black, as if it had been burned by fire, and the bandage that was originally used to cover his palm had been cut off by Li Shiyi.

"Just now Andre said that the listener is missing, maybe this guy stole it. Al looked at the bandages around the exposed parts of the voyeur's body in amazement, and for a moment he seemed to see himself at that time.

The black knife entered the sheath silently, and Li Shiyi had roughly guessed the origin of this guy.

After standing still for a while, the voyeur began to untie the bandage on his right hand, and just like that, he tore off the rags and threw them away, and the most terrible thing was that the white strips of cloth turned into ashes and dissipated into the air before they hit the ground, like burning paper.

Seeing this scene, Li Shiyi and Al's pupils both contracted, and the two of them whispered out almost in unison.

"Twenty-two, Ember. ”

"This guy turned out to be a paranormal?!"