Chapter 137: Syndicate
"What? There are traitors among us? β
William slapped his face on the table and stood up excitedly.
"No, it's not, I'm just saying it's like a traitor." Robert hurriedly explained, and then recounted what he had seen and heard in the apartment.
ββ¦β¦ That woman, she gave me a terrible feeling, even if it was Master Hermitt, it was not as strong as the oppression she gave me. And ......"
"And what?"
"And I vaguely feel that she seems to look down on me from the bottom of her heart......" Robert whispered, amused by his own statement, and added: "I later looked up the name Grace, which is very common on Turing's side, and it seems to mean 'intelligent, well-read, and strong-remembered', could she be associated with the Jones Chamber of Commerce......"
"Find a way to get the Shadow Footsteps to investigate." William touched his chin and snorted through his nose. "What else? What else is there but that woman? β
"And ...... The meals were delicious. β
William was stunned for a moment, then picked up something and smashed it over.
"Eat, eat, eat! You just know how to eat! β
He smashed three figurines in a row to get rid of his anger, and Robert was smashed with blood on his head.
"Listen, Robbie. I'll give you three days to find a way to investigate this woman and reformulate a new plan. I'm going to know the results in three days, either you get her, or I'll get you. β
"Yes yes yes ......"
Robert hurried away.
It wasn't until he closed the door that he pulled out his handkerchief to wipe the blood from his forehead. The wound was stinging and itchy, and he couldn't help but gasp, and his heart became more and more angry.
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The next day, Robert received a report from an informant that he had seen the woman in Copper Fire Alley and that she was shopping with a man.
Robert had stayed up all night without sleep, waiting for the news until his hair was almost gray, but the shadow footsteps did not respond, and after hearing the news, he gritted his teeth and stood up.
Copper Fire Alley? That's the site of Grey Street......
Reason told him not to act rashly, but now it was not suitable to think rationally.
"When did she arrive?" He asked.
"Just arrived, sir. Looking at the route, it seems that you have to walk all the way from the Green Leaf Tavern to Tequila Lane, which is the most suitable place for women after all. The servant replied.
These words seemed to add another fire to Robert.
He was slightly moved, but after thinking about it, there was something wrong with the name Green Leaf Tavern.
The last time those guys disappeared into the underground cellar of the Green Leaf Tavern, there was not a single hair left......
He suddenly felt a wave of fear.
"The man who dealt with Ian last time is also missing......"
But the subordinate immediately attached a few words to his ear, and Robert's face changed instantly.
"Cindyβthe guys, back?"
"Yes, sir. Since the last time the stronghold was destroyed and contact with them was lost, we received this again this morning. The servant handed out a letter, and the fire paint was a rare gray-blue.
Robert took the letter, and without saying a word, he bit his finger and pasted it, and the blood spread along the fine lines on the fire paint, gradually penetrating and absorbing, and soon, the entire envelope showed a watermark of a night owl with closed eyes.
He waved his hand at his subordinate, who walked away in amusement.
When there was no one else in the room, he lit the letter, threw it into the ashtray, and watched it turn to ashes.
A few seconds later, a cloud of gray-blue smoke floated out and gathered in the air into a line of words.
"If you need help, it's all right."
Seeing these lines, Robert finally breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but clench his fist and hammer it in his palm.
"I knew that they could be relied upon."
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Copper Fire Lane, the Franco branch of Bran-Georgini.
Grace came here to see how the dress she had ordered a week ago was progressing, and was exchanging colors and fabrics with the clerk in the front, while Teacher Zha sat in the back and watched with a smile.
Suddenly, the corners of his mouth slowly drooped.
Teacher Zha was angry.
Don't look at his old man's spending a day washing pots and dishes, and being complained about by Glazer and Mu Yan all day long, but a person who has been a necromancer and has fallen into madness, few people know how terrifying he is when he is really angry (everyone who knows is dead).
And the best way to anger him is probably to attack Grace.
He stood up and gently hugged Grace from behind, who said a few strange words, and the teacher said in her ear, "I'll go out and breathe, and I'll be back soon." β
"Well, go ahead."
Teacher Zha flicked his sleeves, and the moment he went out, his smile was lost.
The legendary mage's perception spread out in an instant, like a large net, enveloping the entire Copper Fire Alley along the street, and even an ant crawled in the corner.
Mu Yan shared this perceptual net technique with the two teachers, and they used it more skillfully, like an old fisherman in the wind and waves.
At the same time, the three people who surrounded the store in a triangle and attached to the ground and wall like black mud suddenly lost control of their bodies, unable to bite the poison hidden in their mouths.
They can only watch as they get out of disguise, like obedient puppets, led out of the shadows by an invisible lead, and quietly turn into another place of darkness.
In the new darkness, there was a puddle of water on the ground, which was now wriggling, and three hands condensed from it, and each of them tightened their necks and pressed them against the wall.
A green ghost fire rose, divided into three parts, and penetrated through the open mouths of the three people, instantly burning the poison, and then went downward, burrowing into the stomach and lurking quietly, the whole process was like swallowing a mouthful of ice water, without half a burning sensation.
At this time, the three of them were surprised to find that their thoughts were linked, and a voice sounded in their hearts at the same time.
"Answer my question, and the first person to answer can live."
The three of them chose to refuse at the same time, and similar anti-coerced confession training almost seeped into their bone marrow, not to mention the curse that they would die if they opened their mouths.
They were relieved to perceive that their companions seemed to be as determined as they were.
"Huh...... Syndicate people, very nice. β
The voice said slowly, but then it was like a devil.
"You don't have to open your mouth to answer my question, so you won't trigger the 'Spirit of Words' technique...... So, you've wasted a chance to escape. β
Suddenly, the three of them felt endless chagrin and remorse, as well as an instant wariness of their companions.
Then, the flames in the stomachs of the three began to squirm and heat up, as if countless ants were tearing and gnawing, and the pain rushed to every corner of their bodies like a tide, slapping on the fragile nerves one after another. But they shared feelings and thoughts again, and the pain was instantly magnified by three times!
Almost at the same time, the trio began to confess the incident incoherently, and they would even pick on each other's thorns in order to attack and stop their companions......
The chaotic fragments poured page by page, and finally spliced together into a complete story presented in front of Mr. Zha.
The green fire bloomed from the inside out, and all that remained in the dark alley was a puddle of water mixed with plaster.
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A minute later, Mr. Zha returned to the clothing store with a bright rose in his hand.