As the excitement of the tournament wore off, people returned home in anticipation of the final.

In response to terrorist activities, the Imperial Army has carried out large-scale reinforcement of the defense of the royal capital. In addition to the addition of many new patrol points, security checks and cross-checking of stations and airports, the addition of a new curfew at night is also recent. Due to the good law and order, the royal capital has always been a city that never sleeps with a rich nightlife, but the situation has been very different recently. If you wander the streets at night and come across a patrolling soldier, you will be questioned for some information, and finally you will be half dissuaded and half forced to return to your residence. Even though there was no real harm in most cases, people still didn't want to cause unnecessary trouble, so the king of the night was much more deserted than usual.

However, it was only seven o'clock in the evening, and the curfew was not yet so early. Before the moonlight completely shone over the royal capital, there were still many tourists eating and drinking together outside some taverns and restaurants.

Using these people as cover, Haliga and Faye used their skills and easily arrived at the Lohnbaum Hotel in the North Block. This is where Estelle and Joshua stayed.

"Welcome, sir, miss." At the door of the hotel, they were greeted politely by the old housekeeper of the hotel.

"I'm sorry...... But we are not here to stay. Gently removing the hood that hung half-on his head—it would be noticeable to wear a hat in such a place——, Heliga pulled a letter from his bosom, "Well, do Miss Estelle and Mr. Joshua live here?" ”

"Yes." In this regard, the old housekeeper smiled lightly, "It's right that they live here, but it's still early, probably still playing outside, and they haven't come back." If you're here to get an autograph, you'll probably have to wait a little longer. ”

"Signature?" Heliga wondered.

"Ah, isn't it?" The old butler looked a little surprised, and the child who looked like he was only twelve or thirteen years old in front of him looked like he was the same as those fans before, "I thought it must be ......"

“…… Is it because their performance at the martial arts tournament has attracted a lot of supporters? Fei asked uncertainly.

"yes...... That's it. The old butler said with a smile, "In the past few days, people have come to inquire every day...... Oops, that's a long way off. After clearing his throat, the old butler realized that the topic had been deviated, "So, the purpose of the two?" ”

"Ah...... It's nothing. Heliga shook the envelope in his hand slightly, "It's just that a friend of theirs has entrusted me to deliver a letter to them." ”

"I see...... I'll pass it on to them, don't worry. The old man nodded and put the envelope on the hotel counter. Heiliga didn't stay long, nodded slightly, and left with Fei.

“…… Yes...... I forgot to ask the names of the two messengers...... "The old butler was left alone to talk to himself.

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At half past eight in the evening, the streets of Libercy were deserted as it was close to nine o'clock when the curfew began.

At the entrance of the office building of the nationally renowned Liber news agency, a middle-aged man with a scruffy beard and unkempt looks like a reporter has something to do.

"That man is Nair Bantz." On the other side of the street, Heliga, who had put his hood back on, whispered to Philip that he was "one of the ace reporters of the Liber News Agency, and he probably knows a lot of inside information...... It may include what we need. ”

"Is this information from Miss Yulia?" Faye looked in the direction Helliga was pointing, skeptical that the uncle, who seemed to be in a hurry, could help.

"Yes...... I helped her to get a message to Istelle, after all, if she herself came to do the word in person, disguised as a nun or something...... It's really dangerous. "In return, she pointed out sources of information we might have obtained. This should be believable, after all, Estelle also mentioned that the information provided by this person also played an important role in the disappearance of the regular ship they had experienced before. ”

“…… But assuming he does know something...... Fei hesitated, "and how can you be sure that he will tell us?" ”

"It's very simple, first open a breakthrough with Estelle and their relationship, and then exchange information with him." "After all, most of the information from journalists is also obtained through the exchange of information with the owners of various sources." ”

"Makes sense." Fei nodded, "Ah, he's starting to move." Go fast. ”

"Okay, let's do it too."

“Ja。”

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Nair was walking down the deserted street, and just now, he took out his work credentials at the news agency and sent away a third group of Kingdom soldiers who had come up to interrogate him—in other words, he must have been "escorted" back to his residence by the soldiers under the half-threat and half-coercion. But with his incorruptible tongue and clever excuses, he succeeded in convincing them of his reasons for not being on the street at this time of curfew.

Richard ...... "Nair unconsciously muttered about the information he had just gotten from the two imps—remembering Estelle's frenzied ordering in a well-known café in the West Block, and Nair began to feel sorry for his wallet in every sense of the word, both financially and mentally............ Now, I hope that this information can truly satisfy my fanatical ideals of being a journalist.

Write flawless, nationally sensational stories and win the Pulitzer Prize, the highest honor for journalists(1). This is Nair's ultimate dream, and he believes that in the hearts of every colleague who has the soul of a journalist, there is also the same enthusiasm as himself.

It's just that...... This sense of anticipation could not wash away a certain uneasiness in his heart now—not long after leaving the newspaper building, Nair always felt that he was being targeted by someone.

After so many years as a reporter, Nair has long cultivated a super intuition, which is different from the perception of hatred and admiration by powerful warriors, but similar to a certain professional instinct. With this ability, Nair is able to easily grasp the mood changes of the person he is talking to, so as to get the information he wants. In some extreme cases, it is easy to sense whether someone is meddling in their own reporting, so as to avoid various risks.

Judging from the current situation, the most terrifying possibility is actually that the dark line of the Ministry of Intelligence has been eyeing him - the thought of this, and Richard, who may have to face directly in the worst-case scenario, makes Nair's stomach roll.

Under this contradictory and tangled mentality, Nair completely failed to notice that the route he was taking had deviated from the avenue of the royal city. And in a dark alley where the moonlight can't shine in—

A hand slammed Nair into the darkness.