Chapter 30: Close Contact with the Big Shots (1)
It's an email, not a commission, but it's attracting attention.
However, no one dared to despise this letter.
"Theo, can you find out where the mail came from?"
Ellie has a little bit of "steering network-related" knowledge. Knowing that the Channel's mail could be traced to its sending address, she immediately asked her expert, Tio. On the other hand, Lloyd lamented that science is really convenient now, if it is not a guide email, but a real mail, I am afraid it will not be so simple.
I saw that the little girl nodded indifferently and said, "No problem." Then the blue-haired little girl tapped on the keyboard with both hands, and after a wave of words that disappeared without even reading clearly, the data finally stopped scrolling with a small "found".
Theo casually turned his head, puffed up his small chest, and said with pride: "Crossbell International Bank (IBC)".
A place that normal people would never have imagined.
When handing over the mission, Yu handed over his police notes to Lloyd, which detailed the relationship with silver.
The legendary assassin of the Republic of Calvard in the East, now the ace of the Black Moon. Moreover, You Ye once personally admitted that the person Yin did exist. Well, the purpose of this letter is somewhat incomprehensible.
According to You's analysis, the person who sent the letter to the Rainbow Theater Troupe should not be Yin himself, but an impostor. So, who is sending Lloyd's letter now? The impostor? Or is it really Silver himself? What is the purpose of sending a letter?
"That, IBC, is that the IBC you were talking about?" Randy had a look of disbelief. It's no wonder, after all, it's a place where the whole continent of Mira gathers, so the care is also extremely strict. It's hard to imagine being able to sneak into that kind of place. Even if it's silver, this kung fu is really good!
If it was to attack the IBC, then Randy was confident that he would be able to suppress the glass building alone. If it was said that he had infiltrated the IBC and had to use the IBC's guiding terminal to send messages to others, Randy would definitely give up directly.
"Hmm."
Theo nodded. There is basically no duplicate name for such a famous place.
"Silver...... Did you sneak into that kind of place...... It's really ......."
Lloyd had a look of tears and laughter on his face. I also wanted to praise Silver's skills, but because of the police's stance, I couldn't directly praise the assassin. However, if you think about it according to your ability to swim, it doesn't seem to be too difficult to sneak into the IBC?
Ellie's expression was solemn, she was the first person in the crowd to realize the seriousness of the situation: "Honestly, it's possible. In addition, there are many foreign companies in the IBC, such as the office of the Epstein Foundation. β
"Uh-huh! Director Roberts is working in it~"
He Xu hurriedly answered, and the playful expression on his face suddenly washed away everyone's nervousness. She's probably the only one in the crowd who doesn't understand what's going on yet.
Someone infiltrated the IBC. No matter what means he used to infiltrate, once the information is made public, it will become a serious credibility problem. Silver can go in today and secretly send messages, who can guarantee that tomorrow who can't go in and loot the Mira inside?
Therefore, Ellie tried to steer the problem to "outsiders among insiders" as much as possible. Although it sounds like a problem, the insider's crime has nothing to do with protective measures at least.
"However, the email was sent from IBC's main terminal, and the chances of outsiders committing the crime are very low."
Theo inadvertently shatters Ellie's expectations.
In other words, indeed, someone infiltrated the IBC. If it is said that Silver's identity in reality is a core member of the IBC, this does not make sense, after all, Silver is an assassin active in Calvard, there is no reason to hide it in the IBC, and besides, the core staff of the bank do not have a lot of vacation.
And, most importantly, if Silver is really an IBC employee, then if he does so, he will be setting himself on fire. Of course, it can't be ruled out that Silver doesn't know much about Guided Mail - but it's too far-fetched to disguise himself as an IBC staff member and not understand Guiding Terminal technology.
"Then, taking this infiltration ability into account, it should be possible to assume that the person who sent us the letter has a certain chance of being Silver himself."
Lloyd thought with his chin tugging.
Subconsciously, this baby-faced gentle teenager began to think of himself as another person again.
If it's the big brother......
"How about we actually go to IBC and see what?" X2
"Huh?" X2
"Sorry, you say ...... first" X2
Extremely tacit conversation.
If it were Guy Bannings, a man of action through and through, he would have chosen to go to the IBC and find out for himself.
It just so happens that Noelle Shika is also a man of action, and instead of analyzing it here, the military girl is convinced that it will be easier to go to the IBC in person to ask about the situation than other options.
As a result, there was a very tacit dialogue above.
"Wow! What a tacit understanding! β
He Xu stared at the two of them with admiration, as if the tacit understanding rehearsed in advance was just in line with romantic sentences such as "the heart is clear".
"Uhhh
Randy grinned and teased. Hearing someone's name, Noelle glanced at him fiercely, and his knife-sharp gaze pierced through Randy at once.
"......Uhh When I didn't say. β
"Hmm...... If you can, I hope to investigate it secretly, after all, this is not a glorious thing...... I have a friend who is involved in IBC, and if she talks to her father well, she should be able to get help......"
Ellie's words, as if Ellie were protecting the friend's face, and at the same time pointed out "I have a special method" without a trace, so that everyone should agree with Ellie's suggestion. IBC was infiltrated by this kind of thing, and if it really spread, it would definitely make Cross Bell's already turbid situation even more chaotic.
"Well, I see."
Lloyd nodded, agreeing to Ellie's suggestion.
Sorry Lloyd...... Ellie apologized to him in her heart. Ellie didn't need to apologize to Lloyd, but Ellie's original intention for the secret investigation was to hope that her grandfather, the mayor of Crossbell, would bother less and not cause trouble to the IBC as much as possible, which is "selfishness", which always made her feel uneasy.
No matter how good Lloyd is, he is just a search officer, thinking about the direction of the problem, or focusing on "curbing crime" and "arresting criminals", etc., and is not sensitive enough to the situation and politics.
So, what are we waiting for? Hurry up! β
Randy whistles excitedly. It's not that he wants to go to the bank, but because, once he works, he can't go to training~~ His excitement caused the surrounding Alysti Ojo Noelle to roll their eyes together: What, is this person so hated to work hard?
"No, but ...... My friend's father is a busy man and often travels, so he probably ...... Probably not available. β
The more Ellie spoke, the redder her face became, obviously she had just offered to say that she had a relationship, but now she was not sure. Seeing the embarrassment of his companion, Noelle hurriedly asked, wanting to alleviate Ellie's embarrassment by asking questions: "So, that, what's the name of Ellie's friend's father?" What is your position? β
"Hmm...... Yes...... Actually, you've probably heard of him. β
Ellie had an embarrassed look on her face, she knew that Noelle had taken the initiative to ask questions to help her out. Her heart, Ellie received. Her question, though, didn't serve that purpose at all.
"His name is Dita Corois."
"Huh?" X4
Hearing this name, Noelle, Theo, Hoo, and Lloyd were all shocked, but Randy looked at everyone with a look of confusion.
"Who? Why do you have this expression, is he famous? β
Tio glanced at him, "Man, shallow. β
He Xu also followed her example and glanced at Randy: "Randy is shallow, Randy is ignorant. β
Even the usually gentle Lloyd smiled wryly and silently watched Randy not speak. Noelle sighed helplessly and said, "Senior Randy, this kind of big man should know about it......"
"Okay, I'm a shallow and ignorant little person, so can you introduce a lot of adults to the little me?"
In the Criticism Randy Conference, the criticized fighter shrank his neck in anger.
"In a sense, as famous as Illia Platier." Lloyd tried to explain it to him in a way that Randy could understand. Randy expressed his emotion.
"Dita Corois, the continent's premier bourgeoisie......" Tio added coldly.
"And, now as president of IBC." Noelle continued to add after Theo's pause.
In other words.
Ellie knows the president of the bank they are about to visit.
Randy reacted suddenly: "What! The head of the bank! Miss, is it really the eldest lady of bing, lin, bing, lin in the real sense!! [Note: Here I want to use "when the characters in the anime are shining, the voice of the star" can't find a suitable onomatopoeia, so you can barely spell it yourself.] γ
"What's Binglin......" Ellie laughed at him, and her gray hair suddenly fell out of the control of the lap and sprinkled on Ellie's face.
"That's amazing! Miss! [whispered] Looks like I'm going to have a good relationship with Ellie in the future......"
"Well, I've heard it all......"
"Wow, ah......h
"Really, are you a child, let's go to IBC......"
In this way, the Support Division tentatively decided on its destination.
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The other side......
In the mayor's office, it was not long before dawn, and the gray-haired old man was already hunched over to review the documents. The hair that has thinned due to the erosion of time has gradually turned white. Gently stroking his beard, the old man nodded and signed the paper. As if worried about the old man's poor condition, the young man beside him quietly stepped back, ready to help him make a cup of coffeeβalthough instant coffee tasted and smelled inferior to coffee beans, there was really no room for that now.
Crossbell is about to start the festival, and the documents that need the mayor's approval are already heavier than the body of this rickety old man.
After the secretary left, there were still two people in the empty room.
The mayor who approves the documents, as well as ...... I don't know when the man in the white mask appeared.
"Well, I think about it, I remember, I didn't agree on who to meet with today......"
Seeing him, the mayor joked lightly, as if he didn't expect him to be a killer or an assassin.
However, no one would be so stupid as to think that this old man suffers from Alzheimer's disease, and he can't even guess such a simple thing. Then, there is only one possibility.
In the face of danger. This old man, even if he knew that the other party was here to take his life, still talked and laughed.
"It's really worthy of the mayor worth 300 million meters."
"Oh? Is it worth so much money? Then I'll have to tell Ellie to help me get the bounty after I'm 'gone.'" β
Mayor Henry McDowell joked as he picked up a new document and began to review it.
"Introduce yourself, I'm a killer, uncrowned wind."
"Oh, I've heard your name. There is no politician who does not know you. Killers who target politicians and capitalists are very easy to become famous. Today, are you here to take the old head? β
ββ¦β¦ Yes...... How to say it. You're so calm, I don't know what to say. Anyway, that's pretty much what it means. β
"That's good, my granddaughter."
"Huh?"
"Why, even though you're colleagues, haven't you paid attention to Ellie? I'm a grandfather, but I feel very sad. β
Mayor Henry calmly said something terrible.
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"Don't be so surprised, lad. If you've lived in politics all your life, you'll have the same eye as I do. I wasn't old enough to recognize my granddaughter's co-workers. β
"Hehe, I can't hide it from you. Well, Mr. Mayor......"
Yu Tatsumi said, taking off his mask.
"Can you please give me your life?"