Brutus didn't deliberately keep his voice down, but kept his usual pace and volume, as if he was talking about whether it would rain tomorrow, which was normal in the cozy afternoon tea atmosphere of Barrow's shop, without attracting the attention of the others around him.

But the content of the discourse that hides the keywords, Horden and others can understand.

If there was no human trade in the Iwabyss black market, then the waiter should not be a "commodity", but Holden's eyebrows frowned slightly:

In this case, how should Samuel's situation be explained?

If the waiter is not a commodity per se, but a collateral injury caused by the discovery of a secret and then the destruction of the mouth, then why does Samuel live unharmed?

However, how to explain Hoden's own situation in the latter case: he appeared at the private residence of Viscount Philo, and lay on a symbol, and the house was on fire? This series of operations does not seem to have anything to do with the banquet – at best indirectly.

Brutus' investigation clarifies part of the truth, but leaves more question marks.

"Hoden?" Robben kept an eye on Hoden's expression, hoping to get an explanation from Hoden, who was always aware of important information.

Howlen shook his head at Robben slightly, there are still too many possibilities, there is no need to analyze, and keeping the possibilities open is the best choice, and then, Hodden once again cast his gaze at Brutus, motioning Brutus to continue.

"And the other thing, as you might expect, is that there are fixed deals every month. Although the auction is always going on and the people who buy it are always there, it is hard currency, especially for the silent, but it is true that the Southern Orson Company regularly auctions off a batch of equipment every month. ”

Brutus's words also confirmed Howlen's guess -

The professional killer had a close relationship with the Southern Orson Corporation, and psionic devices in the Forbidden Soul Realm were only one of the connections.

"I've done my research, and every month they're buying five psionic appliances from Antu Auctions' private auction house, and this has been going on for at least six months, which means they have at least thirty in stock, which is the standard for hoarding. ”

The rest of the sentence did not continue, but Brutus's meaning could not be clearer:

What conspiracy should be brewing in the Southern Orson Company, otherwise, why would they hoard psionic devices in the Forbidden Spirit Realm? Especially when professional killers have powerful abilities, what are the psionic devices in the Forbidden Spirit Realm guarding against?

But why did the Southern Orson Company do this, and what exactly was it trying to do, and how did these conspiracies get connected to the dinner?

Hodden didn't speak immediately, but chewed on the information in Brutus's words, and then caught a clue in a flash of inspiration, "Antu?"

Brutus bowed his head slightly, interpreting the confusion in Holden's eyes, but his understanding was a little skewed, "I know, there have always been rumors that the Antu auction is the property of Count Gustav, but there is no evidence to prove it, and Ray can also prove that it is just gossip." ”

Brutus thinks that Hodden suspects that Count Gustav is behind the scenes, because Count Gustav has appeared in the Third Precinct Security Team and now in the rumors of the Antu auction, and he has to explain the widely circulated rumor.

Thunder Peters also nodded in affirmation, "The truth we know is that Count Gustav is not in business at all, and is always on the verge of bankruptcy, if it weren't for the king's secret support for him, his family would have been wiped out long ago." Antu auctions are not his property. ”

In other words, Brutus and Ray Peters were able to confirm that Count Gustav's appearance in the security team of the Third Jurisdiction was just a coincidence, and when you think of Count Gustav's act of being frightened to the point of being greedy for life and afraid of death that day, it was completely the image of the second ancestor who ate and drank and had fun, which confirmed that Holden's "worry" was unnecessary.

But the problem is that Hoden's confusion is not what he meant, but because he had been in contact with Antu Auction -

When they were investigating Oliver's case, they had visited Antu Auction because Oliver's adoptive mother's next-door neighbor was the first suspect:

Neon McKay.

Lyon has always been secretly spying on Oliver's adoptive mother, and there is a motive for the crime, but in the end, it turns out that he is just a guy with a colored heart and no fear.

Of course, if it is just such a small connection, it is an accidental coincidence at best. Iwabuchi said that it is not big, and it is also said that it is not small, and coincidental things are bound to exist.

However, Hodden remembered another thing, a detail to be precise, a detail that could be overlooked if he didn't pay attention to it, and his intuition always felt that things were not so simple, and "coincidences" were not as easy to appear as they imagined. However, Hoden is only in the speculation stage now, and more evidence or clues are needed to support it from speculation to confirmation.

"I felt like I needed to visit an old friend. The corners of Howlen's mouth rose slightly, "There are some things that we still need to clarify before we can be sure." ”

......

"Are you going to leave work now? Are you all in the minutes? I know I'm always available to help if needed. ”

Naron Mackay reached out with a kind face, maintaining his usual posture in the auction, but in fact, his eyes fell on the upper half of the secretary in front of him, and he was carefully measuring and measuring with his eyes:

What size should this be? What should it feel like? I wonder what the color is? By the way, what about the smell?

"Guided" with two hearts, and finally reluctantly watched the secretary turn around and leave the office, but not long after, the door of the office was knocked again, and Lyon thought it was the secretary who went and returned, and said in a cheerful and eager voice, "Come in, what, have you forgotten something?"

But before he could finish speaking, Ion's expression stiffened slightly, and it was not the new secretary who appeared in front of him.

The visitor showed a shallow smile, "Hey, good afternoon, Mr. Mackay, how is it, remember me?"

"......" Ion's face immediately darkened, of course he remembered, how could he not remember, he immediately stood up quickly, looked at the four people who walked into the office, quickly closed the office door, and said in a low voice, "Aren't we no longer related?

The last thing he wants is for his "fame" to be ruined, and then he will lose everything he has now.

This damn guy!