By the time I left the puppet workshop, it was already early.

After walking silently with Noelle for a while in the twilight, the two went back.

Lloyd and Theo had returned, and they were gathered in front of the Channeling Terminal, not knowing what they were doing. Section Chief Sergei was nowhere to be found as always, and to be honest, if he hadn't come out and showed his face before, everyone in the Support Section would have forgotten that there was still this person.

And then there's ...... Vincent Campbell.

Rubacher's lazy bodyguard.

It seems that it was because of dealing with an annoying second generation of officials that he had to hide in the circle of influence of his sworn enemy for a nap.

However, to say that it is a sworn enemy is just wishful thinking on the part of the Support Division. If Rubacher is really ruthless, it will only be a matter of minutes to annihilate the support department. If it weren't for the preparation of the Black Auction and the defense of Black Moon and Karumen, they would definitely not have allowed the Support Section to bounce for so long.

"We're back. Ellie, what about them? ”

You greeted them and walked straight to Lloyd.

"Ah, welcome back. Ellie Randy: They haven't come back yet—strange, it's time to get off work, right? ”

Lloyd muttered, his brow furrowed.

Just as Lloyd pulled out Anigoma to contact them, a tired voice came from the door.

"We're back......"

In between, Ellie and Randy both looked exhausted, and Randy still had a lotus on his back. It doesn't look like an injury, but I guess I fell asleep while working on the file.

The support section got together, and everyone had a brief chat together, exchanging information on each other's holdings - Ellie and Randy were Guy's case of the Investigator, Lloyd was chasing kittens, and Yu was ......

"When we were on a date, we helped the kitten get rid of the two pursuers."

I said this with a nonchalant face.

Lloyd, who knew his casualness, could only smile wryly. It would be nice if the result was good.

But it wasn't necessarily a good thing for Jonah.

As Lloyd and Theo were paid—the crystallization of records containing information about Rubacher—Roberts, escorted by two guerrillas, captured Jonah and took him away.

Hawkers, after all, Jonah was originally a member of the consortium, and this time because of the invasion of IBC Bank, he also raised the intelligence level to the highest level very arrogantly, which brought considerable losses to IBC. From Roberts' pale face after seeing Theo, Lloyd understood the seriousness of the matter.

However, Roberts also said that Jonah was a very valuable talent, and he would not be held accountable, but he would definitely be asked to eliminate the influence. Under the watchful eye of the Epstein consortium, Lloyd was also a little more at ease with Jonah.

Seeing that everyone was together, Theo quickly operated some terminals and read the information inside the crystals given by Jonah.

On the blue screen, a long list of nouns burst out of Dengdeng.

Overview: History, Armaments, Spheres of Influence, President Markney, Garcia Rossi, Vincent Campbell, and Speaker Harman.

Written in considerable detail.

"If you think about it, we still know too little about Rubacher."

Ellie said with some concern, her eyes wandering, and she wanted to find out the inside story quickly, and she was worried about angering Vincent.

However, seeing Vincent lying comfortably on the sofa, without the slightest intention of getting up, in the end, curiosity overrode everything.

"Oh oh ~ then let's take a look~"

Randy grinned and affectionately opened his arms to hook Lloyd and Yu's necks.

【Overview/History】

Cross Bell's largest surviving mafia organization.

Its long history can be traced back to around 1130 in the Qiyao calendar, when the autonomous prefecture was founded.

From its title Chamber of Commerce, it can be known that it first made its fortune through the smuggling trade between the empire and the republic, and then single-handedly grasped the hegemony of the ** forces of the autonomous prefecture.

At present, the scope of its illegal trade is very extensive, and it has been confirmed that there are arms smuggling, buying and selling stolen goods, land speculation, sabotage of shareholders' meetings, money laundering, all kinds of unscrupulous businesses, and intermediary mediation by hunting regiments.

Because of his close relationship with authoritative legislators, his criminal acts are mostly protected from revelation, and in most cases, even if members are arrested, they are quickly released on bail.

【Armament & Sphere of Influence】

The number of members is about 300. Counting the low-level personnel inside and outside the autonomous prefecture, it is estimated that there are more than 500. There are also a large number of members from the hunting regiment and the armies of neighboring countries, and this rental house is also engaged in the smuggling of the latest guiding weapons, so it has considerable combat effectiveness.

This group is not simply a large-scale violent organization. His influence was not limited to Crossbell, but also had a very close relationship with those in power in the Empire and the Republic.

According to the latest information, it once competed with the Republic's hostile organization [Black Moon], but after introducing the use of military dogs, it greatly suppressed [Black Moon]. It can basically be considered that the black moon has no way to return to the sky.

[President Markney]

Representative of the Rubacher Chamber of Commerce. The person who dominates this organization.

Although he was the fifth-generation president, he did not go through a formal succession process, but eight years ago, he used stratagem and betrayal to oust the fourth-generation president and seize the leadership.

Not only because he is an immigrant of the imperial family, but also seems to attach more importance to the relationship with the imperialist parliamentarians. In particular, the relationship with Speaker Harman. On the other hand, he also tried to maintain contacts on the part of the Republic, and in this sense, in the special territory of Crossbell, it can be said that there are no flaws. As a result, it can run rampant in the state and be unimpeded.

At the same time, it seems to have a longing for the imperial aristocracy, and likes low-class, nouveau riche style clothing and furniture.

【Garcia Rossi】

The head of the sales headquarters of the Lubacher Chamber of Commerce, and the deputy head of the mafia organization.

Originally, he was the commander of the Zephyr Brigade of the Chasseur Regiment, but eight years ago, when Markney framed the previous president, he was hired as the head of his executive force. Later, he was poached by Markney and left the hunting regiment to join the Lubacher Chamber of Commerce, contributing to the arming of the mafia and the strengthening of its combat effectiveness.

Known as the "Killing War Bear" during the Hunter Era, he slaughtered many enemy soldiers with his military fighting skills that gave full play to his huge physical advantages.

【Vincent Campbell】

A free man who nominally has nothing to do with Rubacher. In fact, the third-in-command of the organization.

Originally, he was the leader of the hunting regiment [Madness], but because the hunting regiment was completely wiped out, he was brought to Crossbell by Garcia. Since then, he has been based at the Lubacher Chamber of Commerce. Although there is no formal employment contract, it can be considered a regular employee of Rubacher due to his long-term presence in and out of the Rubacher Chamber of Commerce.

He was lazy and hot-tempered, and often trained fighters in actual combat, although the methods were somewhat excessive, but they did allow Rubacher's combatants to accumulate a lot of actual combat experience.

Known as "Phoenix" in the era of the Hunters, he was named after the fact that he was on an equal footing with enemies far superior to the Flame Hunters several times, and survived death several times. The weapon used is the Eastern weapon: the Glaive.

【Speaker Harman】

……

"......"

Just as the crowd was about to listen to Theo read the next one, a sneer suddenly came from the couch.

With one hand pressed on the back of the sofa, he climbed up in a delicate red suit.

"My weapon...... It's Yu. It's not a glaive. Moreover, the title is not 'Phoenix', but 'Immortal'. 'Vincent the Immortal'. ”

There was no look of nostalgia in his long narrow eyes, and Vincent looked at everyone with a calm gaze.

However, this revision actually does not make sense.

Everyone present is basically a Westerner, and they don't know much about Eastern weapons, even if they are swimming, they only know that the glaive wheel is a weapon for throwing, and the Yue is a weapon similar to a big axe in his hand, so he can't say what combat characteristics these two weapons have and what weaknesses they can exploit.

As for the nickname, it's just a name anyway. It's not a big deal, right? Even if he had to give Lloyd the nickname "Semlian Sword God", he wouldn't know how to use a sword. Even if Vincent is nicknamed "Ordinary People", he is still outrageously strong.

Perhaps seeing their doubts, Vincent sneered and pulled out a three-section stick.

"The weapon now is this. If you have to go against us, just guard against this. ”

The atmosphere immediately became cold.

Fortunately, Vincent simply vented his resentment that his nickname and weapon had been called wrong, and after correcting it, he lay down.

Everyone looked at each other, and after a while, they finally decided that it was better to continue reading it first.

【Speaker Harman】

A heavyweight politician who served as the speaker of the parliament of the Autonomous Region of Crossbel. At the same time, he was also one of the representatives of the autonomous state government and served as the leader of the imperial parliamentarians.

Born into a famous family related to the nobility of the empire, he owned a huge mansion in the recreation area of Mishuram in the autonomous region. He is an old acquaintance with President Markney of Rubacher, and has a close cooperative relationship with him in various power-for-money transactions, smuggling trade, and money laundering activities.

In addition, the previous year's informal talks with the Imperial Prime Minister, Gillias Osborne, once again demonstrated its authority to the autonomous region and beyond.

[Special note]: Speaker Harman's political talent does not seem to have been well inherited from his son Xiu. There is no shrewdness of a politician, only the bad nature of a gentleman, and he is heartbroken for his son, Speaker Harman.

Finally, after reading it all, everyone was silent for a while.

Rubacher is very strong, this is the consensus of everyone, but I didn't expect it to be strong enough to do this.

The top of the ruthless and good at intrigues, as well as the battle-hardened ex-chasseur as a combatant, and the powerful backing of the Speaker.

With such a force, the police feel that there is no way to do it.

Just when everyone was a little depressed, Theo suddenly spoke.

"Wait a minute? In this crystal, there seems to be hidden data? ”

Teo crackled a few times, and the seventh entry appeared.

"This means...... It seems that it is necessary to teach him a lesson later. ”

Theo said expressionlessly, and it could be seen that Jonah's little trick made her very unpleasant. However, considering Theo's ability, he was probably testing himself with such a simple trap for Jonah, right?

It's like having a great general come to the competition to chop wood. It's not that the general can't chop wood, it's that this real competition is too bad......

The seventh entry.

【Black Auction】