Long Lao Hotel is an oriental-style hotel located on East Street.

The tables and chairs are made of fine wood and covered with tablecloths with beautiful patterns. Different from Western architecture, the whole hotel is mainly a wooden structure, with red wooden pillars, lanterns and various ingredients neatly hung in a row. The kitchens are not specially separated, so diners can directly observe the chef's superb skills, and it is probably also a warning to the chef himself to be genuine, right?

The proprietor, Mr. Qiang Huo, works as a chef in a restaurant. And his daughter Sangsang works here as a waitress. With authentic oriental tastes as its signature, Longro Hotel can be said to be one of the signatures of Crossbell's East District.

Of course, the people who come here are mainly immigrants and tourists from the East.

It's just that, in the midst of all oriental costumes, six fashionably dressed people made a table, which felt out of place with the atmosphere here.

In fact, at first, Lloyd disagreed and asked reporter Grace to dinner. Mainly considering that the police are treated by residents, it always feels weird. Moreover, there are also considerations that do not want to let her pace be controlled by her.

However, the rest of the team agreed, and in the end, it became six people at the same table and ordered two home-cooked dishes - the five members of the Special Mission Support Section had just had lunch at Trinity, and they really didn't have much appetite.

Grace was in a good mood, and her slender fingers pinched a white porcelain spoon and scooped a spoonful of mapo tofu into her mouth. "Hey, it's a shame that I had lunch."

"Why don't we order a bottle of wine to cheer things up? The stomach for drinking some alcohol is still there. Randy recommended this, but Lloyd directly denied it: "No, we are on a mission, we must stay awake at all times." ”

"Uh-huh, our captain is so rigid—" Randy let out a grief-stricken snort.

"It's obviously Randy's senior, it's too casual." Theo said this, but kept his eyes on the mapo tofu on the table, and seemed to be very interested, but he really didn't have the courage to try it when he saw the large red peppers on it.

"Hehe, you guys, that's funny. Obviously the personalities are very different, but the result seems to be very united. Grace said as she ate.

"Well, we're here to exchange information, so it's better not to run too far away." Lobbying, scooping a spoonful of tofu into his mouth, as if savoring its taste.

"Well, that's right. So, what if I suddenly say I don't want to tell you? Grace had a mischievous smile on her face. Lloyd immediately realized that she had started bullying herself again.

Why do all the people I've met lately like to bully me so much...... Lloyd thought a little depressed, and his face changed to a serious expression: "It's nothing, it's just that I won't try to communicate with you again in the future, and I won't try to believe your words, that's all." ”

"Woo, that's serious. The firm face is very handsome~~"

Hearing Grace say this, Lloyd said, "Then everyone, let's go back and continue the investigation" and pulled away, Grace quickly reached out to pull him.

"Ahh

"First of all, it's about the local businessmen, and there's nothing worth mentioning. The rich also did not make any special moves. But......

Do you know the name "Rubacher"? That organization is ostensibly a registered legal person, but in fact, it is the mafia that manipulates Cross Bell! However, their movements have been a little strange lately, and they always feel like they have a headline smell, so I went to secretly investigate. Half a month ago, members of the mafia often wandered around the old city, and they also deliberately passed on simple clothes.

And then...... It's that a new consortium has officially settled in Cross Bell. The Karumon Consortium, an arms chamber that can compete with the Ryan Ford Company and the Urnu Society. And in terms of power and sales, it is said that it has won steadily over the Ryan Ford Company and the Urnoosha Society! They seem to have bought a large plot of land in the Old Town, and it is said that the leader of the consortium, Karum Haas, has also come here himself. ”

The five of them listened to Grace silently, carefully recording the information and analyzing the correlation with each other, especially when they heard a somewhat familiar name inside.

Seeing them think, as if they were amused, Grace laughed, leaned back in her chair, and stood up.

"As far as I'm concerned, this information is also a big gift! I have other tasks, so I'll quit first~ You have to come on, let me have a good report to write. ”

Saying this, Grace winked at Lloyd without waiting for a few people to speak, and left in a hurry.

"What a man who does his own thing." Ellie sighed with emotion, and kept making notes in the manual.

"Speaking of going my own way, Captain, can I take a little leave for now? I'll be waiting for you in the department building for about an hour. "This time, Yuki Tatsumi is on leave.

"Huh? What is so important? Randy asked curiously. But Lloyd thought for a moment and said, "Well, that's okay. Now that the clues are almost emerging, it's okay if it's just us. ”

"Then thank you." Yu Tatsumi said this and walked out quickly.

"It's really gone, anyway, Lloyd, can I take a little leave of absence?" Randy asked, putting on a flattering expression. Without waiting for Lloyd to answer, Ellie responded, "Randy, don't just think about being lazy." ”

"Guys, although You has helped us a lot, we can't improve just by relying on him, can we?" Lloyd said earnestly word by word.

"That's what I said. Anyway, what's next? Randy slumped in his chair.

"Let's find out the connection between the mafia and the old town." Lloyd said. In fact, he had ruled out a lot of possibilities in his mind.

The mafia generally does not need to clash with the thugs, and there is no need for a simple conflict to be disguised as other thugs.

Moreover, it is impossible for one of the gangsters to invite the mafia to defeat the other. Not to mention whether Waji and Varudo will do these things in terms of personality, but as far as what we see today, the relationship between these two people is not so bad that even if they contact the mafia, they will annihilate each other.

Well, there aren't many possibilities left.

"I say everybody...... Shall we go back to the Support Division first? Lloyd suggested.

In the Special Mission Support Section building, Sergei was sitting in his office reading a newspaper when he suddenly sneezed for some reason. He raised an eyebrow: Are there any troublesome people who want to trouble me?

Then he lit himself a cigarette and continued to look at it.

By the way, he now reads the story section of the newspaper, a column dedicated to short stories. It seems that there is also a collection of short stories from residents.

By the way, today's story is a suspenseful story, about the mysterious death of an identified customer in a restaurant, and the detective investigates the suspicion of the chef, waiter, and adjacent customer. Anyway, as soon as Sergei saw this, he heard a knock on the door.

"Ahh

As expected, the people who came were none other than the Lloyd Four. Sergei raised his eyebrows and lowered his head to read the newspaper again: "What, have you stopped the brawl yet?" ”

"About this...... It can get more cumbersome. As Lloyd spoke, Ellie, who was beside her, had already handed Sergei her police handbook, which detailed the current search progress of several people.

Lloyd gave a brief explanation, during which Sergei just flipped through two pages of the manual at random, and then turned back to read the newspaper. After listening to Lloyd, Sergai said without raising his head: "Oh, that's it." This matter is left to you. ”

"Huh?!" Several people were shocked, this irresponsible attitude was really unexpected to them. Seeing that they didn't seem to understand, Sergei pulled out a cigarette and held it, looking for a lighter. "It's okay to just stop there, or to continue the investigation. Anyway, I'll leave it to you, and by the way, I'm not going to tell you anything about Rubacher. ”

Silence...... Several people fell silent again.

"This kind of irresponsible words are also messed up!"

Lloyd was furious.

was incomprehensible by the masses, not even a bad boy, fooled by reporters, and ridiculed by the deputy director...... Even his immediate boss is like this, Rao is Lloyd, who has always been a rational person, was also excited.

The more rational a person is, the more terrifying the outburst after being pushed to the limit.

Now Lloyd is a bit aggressive. But Sergei still didn't even look at him, lit a cigarette, and asked lightly: "So, what if I let you give up?" ”

Lloyd was stunned for a moment, and his anger suddenly weakened - he was still a rational man at heart.

"I'm judging from a boss's point of view, and it's best to let you stop now." Sergei said, glancing at the silent Lloyd, and asked again: "Is it okay for you to give up?" ”

"No......" Lloyd sighed softly, indeed, think about it, if his subordinates came to him and said that he wanted to meddle in this kind of thing, I am afraid that he would also want to stop him.

"I'll regret it if I give up now......" Randy looked depressed.

"yes...... I know so much......" Ellie also sighed softly, she had come to support the department in order to accumulate social knowledge, and in this sense, she didn't want to give up this task of confronting Crossbell's dark side.

Theo didn't speak, but her expression was clear: I wanted to keep looking.

Sergei's gaze wandered around a few people casually, not knowing what he was thinking, and after a long time, he suddenly smiled: "However, if you little ghosts are allowed to run around and cause accidents, I will not be able to sleep well." Let's talk to him. ”

Sergei said, popping up a business card, lightly drawing a free track, and Lloyd quickly took it.

It has the address and the name "Grimwood Law Firm" written on it.

"I've told him a little bit about you, and at least you won't be shut up—probably." After Sergei finished speaking, he began to read the newspaper again - this time the short story was really good.

Looking at his boss, Lloyd suddenly had a strange mood.

Is his boss really lazy? Or is it wise and foolish?

And...... You left suddenly, could it be that he also knew something and wanted to check some related things?