Although the Karumon Weapons Shop has no windows, the interior is not dim at all, and there are two rows of lights on top, and it is not difficult to see from the brightness that one row is a guide lamp and the other is a traditional candle lamp.

Passing through the normal sales area leads to the basement, the corridor is so narrow that even for a child like Theo, it is extremely reluctant for the two Theos to walk side by side. Not only is the corridor very long, but it also has several branches, and the passages that Yuki Tatsumi can notice alone are already connected into an intricate labyrinth.

Whether there are no windows, whether the guiding force and classical lamps are used at the same time, or whether there is a small shelter space, they are all for the purpose of dealing with unexpected war situations. Truth be told, it's not an exaggeration to use this store as a fortress.

After walking for about ten minutes, they finally arrived at the meeting room.

Gorgeous ceiling lights, white-painted walls, a variety of famous paintings, soft and comfortable high-end sofas, mahogany wine cabinets filled with expensive liquor, and ...... A few hideous heavy firearms.

As soon as a few people sat down, someone dressed as a housekeeper immediately poured tea for the three of them with high-quality black tea. Karumun sat across from Grace and Yu, with three bodyguards standing behind Karumen.

Grace secretly smacked her tongue for the tyrants of the Karumon consortium, and the money spent to decorate this fortress-like shop alone was enough to buy seven or eight office buildings.

"How? My Karumon Weapons Shop? Karumen asked proudly as he sank into the soft couch.

"Anyway, it's amazing! Worthy of ...... What about Karum Haas, known as the Arms Dealer of Death! Grace smiled and uttered extremely defiant words. You was cold, and sat up straight without a trace, and her legs quietly stretched under the table. If the other side was going to attack, he kicked the table and fled with Grace.

This nervous journalist is also ...... How can you say such things to people's faces! You complained to Grace in his heart, but he didn't realize that he was starting to get agitated, and the oppression of the three bodyguards opposite him made him nervous.

"Oh, it's really funny, aren't you afraid that I'll suddenly make a big mistake and then make it impossible for you to get out of this door?" A wild grin appeared on Karumen's face. "This brunette guy can't seem to take you out, right?"

Yu's body immediately tensed.

Grace still has a calm expression, and even, a little narrow?

"If Mr. Karuman was that kind of person, he wouldn't have been interviewed in the first place, would he?"

"Oh-oh? Interesting? What do you think of me? ”

Karumen was very amused, he thought that it would be the white-haired reporter who trembled and couldn't speak, and then the black-haired brother became angry, but it seemed that the black-haired brother was submissive, and the white-haired reporter couldn't feel anything.

It seems that he can clearly perceive the strength of my three bodyguards. Karumen looked thoughtfully at the bodyguards behind him.

"It seems to me that you are a businessman, vulgar and unscrupulous, who likes to promote violence and does not care what other people think. I'm afraid you want me to write about how you used great force to oppress me, a poor little reporter, and then highlight your own military strength from the side, so that the garrison can start to think about whether they can deal with this group of thugs, and then negotiate with the garrison to sell them weapons? ”

Grace finished in one breath, her blue eyes staring at Karumen's eyes without fear. Karumen was stunned for a moment, and then burst out laughing.

"Hahaha...... You can say that again. That's not wrong at all. Miss Grace casually asked, whether it was the amount of weapons we had in stock or the performance of our new weapons, I must know everything. ”

Karumen burst into laughter again, and Miss Grace's interview began in this strange atmosphere.

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Cross Bell West Street, in front of Grimwood Law Firm.

A man in an indigo suit and glasses is coming out of the office.

Lloyd Bannings and the other four were preparing to go in.

He's a master. Randy instinctively glanced at the man in the suit and glasses a few more times, his body was strong, his shoulders were broad, and he held up the suit very full, no matter how he looked at it, he looked like he had learned some kind of fighting skills, and besides, he seemed to have a rather large box-shaped weapon hidden in his chest, it should be a pistol or something, right? Her green hair is neatly combed, and her eyes behind black-rimmed glasses shine with a calm and intellectual light.

"You are...... Hmph, I see, it's a few puppies newly raised by Chief Sergei. The man in the suit and glasses smiled slightly mockingly.

Lloyd's heart sank, did he observe us unconsciously? As a search officer, he had just been like Randy, looking at people and gathering information.

For the investigator, intelligence is equal to life, and gathering intelligence has become a kind of instinct. Lloyd can guarantee that the pupils of the man in the suit and glasses just now did not move at all, that is, he used a special way of observation, and even Lloyd was deceived.

Wait a minute? Lloyd suddenly noticed the small ornament on the lapel of his suit, which Lloyd also had, one of the status symbols distributed to the officers of the police department.

"Do you also work at the Crossbell Police Department?" Lloyd asked rhetorically with semi-certainty.

"Hmph. It doesn't matter what I am. The man in the suit said with a cold and arrogant face. Looks like you'd like to visit Attorney Ian, too. I would like to advise you that it is best not to waste other people's time. Unlike you, people are very busy. He said this, and without waiting for Lloyd's answer, he walked straight to the four. The four of them hurriedly got out of the way.

"What the hell do you mean by that......" Lloyd held back his anger, his voice low.

It's as if we're idle!

"Looks like it's the investigator from the headquarters......" Ellie saw through the identity of the man in the suit. Theo snorted as well: "The attitude is very nasty. ”

Randy said lightly: "That glasses man is a master. There was also a large pistol or something like that hanging from the left rib. ”

"Is that so?!" Lloyd was startled, he saw that the man with glasses had learned martial arts, but he didn't notice the weapon.

"Well, according to the data of the sensor, it is a large-scale 丨military丨hand丨gun丨." Theo affirmed.

"Both of them are amazing." Lloyd complimented him like this, and Randy laughed and said, "Then invite me to dinner before you go back?" ”

"--I'm sorry to disturb people in my busy schedule."

"I said, don't change the subject! What about a treat? ”

"--But let's go say hi, shall we?"

"Don't do that......"

Lloyd ignored Randy's interjection and smiled at the two female colleagues.

"Definitely venting......," Ellie whispered to Theo, receiving an affirmative nod from Theo.

The configuration of Grimwood Law is very warm, like an ordinary house more like a private house than a firm. All sorts of documents are numbered and neatly arranged on bookcases.

The four men sat separately on the soft sofas, and the clean-bearded lawyer sat on the other side of the group. The chubby body sits straight.

"I see, you are the newcomers of the [Special Mission Support Section] that Sergei said......"

Such a sound came from under a neatly groomed beard. Attorney Ian nodded thoughtfully.

He felt that Lloyd was familiar from the beginning, and when he asked, he realized that he was Lloyd who moved out three years ago. As a well-known figure in the political and legal circles, Ian has been pestered by Guy Bannings to inquire about information in the past. For the big boy who is always full of energy, he always gives him all kinds of information with a wry smile.

Seeing Lloyd's face that looked like Guy, Attorney Ian couldn't help but recall all kinds of past events with Guy and smiled.

Ian Grimwood. The lawyer, who is known as the "bearded bear", is an outstanding political and legal talent who enjoys a good reputation in mainland countries. He has a thick and clean beard, a body like a cartoon bear, and a round belly that is quite popular with children, but because of his work, he rarely appears in the children's sight.

"Speaking of which...... I've read your story in the latest Crossbell Times magazine, and it seems to be very active. ”

Lloyd smiled a little awkwardly: "However, I heard that article made us very embarrassed......"

Unexpectedly, after many years, Guy's younger brother also became a police officer...... It's really fate. The bearded lawyer pushed his glasses and fell into memory, with a nostalgic look on his face.

"That, what is the relationship between the eldest brother and you?" Lloyd was the first to ask the questions that mattered most.

"Like you, he's here to exchange information with me. He's a very good investigator, and sometimes I've taken his help. As he said this, a smile appeared on the corner of Attorney Ian's mouth.

"Please, please wait a minute? Lloyd, you also have an older brother who is a search officer? Ellie asked, surprised, this kind of thing is rare.

"What, you kid really see the outside~~" Randy said this, suddenly grabbed Lloyd's shoulders and rubbed his flaxen-colored hair vigorously.

Theo's face was expressionless, his yellow eyes cast a shadowless shadow, glancing to the side.

Lloyd managed to break free of Randy's arm and said as he straightened his hair, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I've always found the right opportunity, and besides, Big Brother has passed away." ”

"Hey......" Ellie was stunned, she didn't expect that an unintentional question would reveal such a sad truth.

"It's a person who died in the line of duty...... It's been three years since I passed away. Lloyd said with a smile, but his eyes subconsciously glanced to the side, not daring to look at the expressions of others.

"Really...... So...... Are you going to leave Crossbell......" Randy's voice was also a little low, with a bit of empathy.

"I deeply regret the matter of Guy, and I have personally followed up on this case...... But ......"

Just as Ian was about to continue, Lloyd interrupted him.

Now it's not time to discuss big brother's business.

Although Lloyd is desperate to know Guy's information, the more the better, for now, it is still about the mission.

"Let's not talk about the big brother, we hope to get some information from Lawyer Ian. Can you tell us a little bit about the Rubacher Chamber of Commerce? ”

There is a lot of negative information about Rubacher, illegal transactions with the empire and the republic, trafficking in stolen goods, money laundering, and even involvement in the intermediaries and arms smuggling of hunting regiments, which can be said to be a criminal organization that cannot be more evil.

Although most of them have no evidence, after all, there is no wind and no waves, and there are so many negative rumors, which shows that Lubacher's essence is impure.

If it was in the Erebonian Empire, or the Republic of Calvard, even if it was recognized as a small country, the Kingdom of Libel, I am afraid it would have been banned by the government a long time ago, right? But, it's in Cross Bell.

This is a special autonomous prefecture with a rapid economic development, but not only has there been no political development, but there is even a tendency to regress.

Crossbell Autonomous Prefecture, which has two suzerainty, the empire and the republic, has been surviving under the exploitation of the two great powers, and the parliamentarians of the autonomous prefecture can account for almost eighty to ninety percent of the members of the autonomous region, which means that Crossbell has almost no sovereignty.

For example, in Crossbell, as long as a foreigner does not commit crimes that are too outrageous, such as human trafficking or homicide, his crimes will hardly be punished.

Taking advantage of this peculiarity, as long as Rubacher, who colluded with the imperial faction, did not commit any major crimes that would be condemned by the citizens and neighboring countries, he was basically unscrupulous. As early as a few years ago, some lawmakers proposed to ban mafia like Lubacher, but it was rejected by the imperialist parliamentarians.

Hearing so much darkness, Lloyd's heart became more and more uncomfortable.

Big brother, have you been fighting against such a strong enemy?

"But -- just recently, the situation has changed." Attorney Ian's tone rose and then abruptly stopped, he picked up some cold tea on the table, and took a large sip to moisten his throat, which was beginning to dry.

"Yes...... Carrumen Haas......" Lloyd suddenly thought of the bold bald man he had said before, the "trial products" he had said, and the assessment of the "bastard merchant" of the boss of Keelund.

"You'd know that name." Attorney Ian was a little surprised and continued to explain.

If Rubacher represents the darkness of Crossbell, then the Karumen consortium represents the darkness of the world.

A consortium based in the Far East Empire Saiaru that sells arms to countries around the world. The major powers of the world have their consortium divisions.

The weapons and equipment are very advanced, and the quality of the personnel is excellent, which is almost comparable to the elite regular army.

From here alone, they are just an ordinary arms trafficking organization......

However, their propaganda methods are not flattering......

In order to prove the excellent performance of one's own weapons, it is not uncommon to attack the country's regular army and sabotage military bases, which are obviously terrorist activities, and the most terrible thing is that they can destroy the bases of other countries and sell their latest weapons and equipment as if nothing happened.

Moreover, with the support of the Saiaru Empire, the Karumun Consortium is not afraid of the coercion of other countries.

The most terrifying thing is that their strange speed of weapon development, no matter how powerful weapons other countries have, they can always come up with equipment of comparable quality, or even better in the first time, it is simply like ignoring the weapon development time.

In fact, at one time, the Republic of Calvard united with the Erebonian Empire, and the two great powers attacked the Karumen consortium at the same time.

Outcome...... The fighters of the Karumun Consortium cooperated with the regular army of Saiyalu to completely annihilate the armies of the two countries with an ultra-low battle loss rate of 1 to 100. And for good reason, because we have defeated you, my weapons are more powerful than yours.

However, after the war, the Karumen consortium kept a low profile. Barely being a good thing, isn't it......

Since then, the leader of the Karumun Foundation, Karman Haas, has been known as the "Merchant of Death", and no one in the branch of the Carrumon Consortium dares to restrict it too much - it cannot be beaten and defeated, and, apart from that radical propaganda tactic, the Karruman Consortium is just a consortium that sells weapons regardless of its targets.

"It's too much...... Randy's face was gloomy, and his irrepressible tyrannical aura gradually leaked out.

Surprisingly angry. Randy never thought he would be so angry just by listening to it.

"I didn't expect that guy to be such a dangerous person." Ellie shuddered as she recalled that she had faced such a crazy arms dealer.

"However, the Karuman consortium sells weapons regardless of the target, so it has nothing to do with the 'situation' I just mentioned." Attorney Ian continued to speak to the four.

"Recently, there has been a force that is fighting against Rubacher. In Oriental Street, in the Republic of Calvard, there is a mafia...... A few days ago, it has entered Cross Bell. Attorney Ian said, patting himself on the stomach. The name of the organization is Black Moon, and just recently, they established a Black Moon Trading Company in the Harbor District. ”

"It's really an oriental name." Theo commented.

"Mafia confrontation......" Randy's face turned cold two points as he thought of the possible outcome.

"It's a blessing in misfortune, but the fight between them hasn't been made public." Lawyer Ian sighed with deep emotion. "However, I guess there will be all kinds of secret fights. Someone from the First Branch is also tracking the matter. ”

"Search a section? Then the person I just met was ......," Ellie tried to ask.

"Well, he's the Dudley Investigator of the Search Section. Coincidentally, he came to ask me the same thing. ”

Theo keenly noticed Lloyd's uncertain mood, looked over, and found that he looked thoughtful, and couldn't help asking, "Senior Lloyd?" ”

"Hmm...... Although not all sorted out. Lloyd said and jumped off the couch. Thank you, Attorney Ian. Thanks to your intelligence, I'm getting to grips with the truth. Ladies and gentlemen, let's come back to the information of Korichiri. ”