Chapter 23: Disappearance

The skies are slightly gloomy in the bay area, and martial law has been imposed a day earlier in the vicinity of the port area of the otherwise busy port area of Sass Harbor; Although the cargo ship owners and merchants on the dock were reluctant, they could only choose to accept it under the deterrence of the supreme government and the Northsd family, the largest family in the Bay Area; After all, it was only one night and one morning, and it was really not a wise choice to anger two behemoths they couldn't afford to provoke for the sake of such a short dozen hours; What's more, as long as the workers under him work two shifts in a row, it is enough to make up for the lost time. Ye ^ Zi ~ Yu ~ Yu "Greedy people will eventually die because of their greed!"

Sitting in a small tearoom on the dock to provide rest for the management, the white-robed priest couldn't help but chant in a low voice after seeing the scene in front of the warehouse in the distance in front of the warehouse in the distance through the window of the tearoom, and couldn't help but chant in a low voice—he chanted a proverb from the Holy See's canon, although the canon is mainly to praise how great the Lord of Light is, how much love he loves, but there are many proverbs and aphorisms that many scholars have painstakingly condensed; Of course, when these proverbs and aphorisms appear in the canon, they will naturally no longer appear in the name of the original author, and they will be unified into: God says.

"People who survive for a better life are not greedy!" Ye Qi's eyes also looked in front of the warehouse because of the chant of the white-robed sacrifice, but Ye Qi put forward a completely different view from the other party: "For the sake of life and family, many people are learning how to be 'greedy', Odo, look at the ordinary clothes of those people, and the humility on their faces, if they are not 'greedy', how can they survive?"

Following the direction of Ye Qi's finger, the white-robed priest obviously also noticed a few different people in the crowd - compared to the other bosses' exquisite clothes and proper dress, they looked very shabby; Apparently they are not because of the greed of their hearts, but for survival; Looking at their humble smiles, the white-robed priest was speechless: "This ......"

"Otto, you should go out and take a walk and see what is going on around you; Just praying in church doesn't really get the answers you want!" Ye Qi sincerely suggested to the white-robed sacrifice, but the words he said once again satisfied the requirement to be burned at the stake: "Hope must always be pinned on your own efforts!" Instead of relying on that being just stronger than the average person!"

"Enough!" Looking at the thoughtful white-robed priest and Ye Qi, who was still going to continue speaking, the blonde girl interrupted him-not to oppose Ye Qi's point of view, but not to want Ye Qi and the white-robed priest to cause trouble, to know that there was a whole team of punishment knights standing outside the tea room; The blonde girl pointed to the door and whispered angrily, "If you two want to discuss the issue of divinity and humanity, please find a safe place where no one knows what to do, and not in this small tearoom guarded by the knight of punishment!" Especially now that we're going to welcome the new Mayor Mark Bess, could you please talk a little bit about this welcome?"

"Your presence is enough for this greeting!" Ye Qi shrugged his shoulders and clearly defined him and the white-robed priest: "I and Odo, who are not good at this, are just foils who accompany him out of etiquette!"

"Humph!" Hearing Ye Qi's irresponsible words, the blonde girl snorted coldly, especially after seeing the white-robed priest nodding in agreement, nameless anger immediately surged from her heart; However, she is used to getting along with Ye Qi, and now she is not the girl who can be angered by the other party's words before; She looked at Ye Qi, who was leaning on the sofa with a leisurely face and a relaxed body, and began to fight back: "It seems that you received a direct letter from the Witcher Headquarters to protect Mayor Mark Beth from the dark creatures, right?" However, it seems to me that you have not taken the Demon Hunter Headquarters to heart, and you are already disgusted with the restrictions imposed on you by the Demon Hunters! Why don't you come to the Secret Service? I can introduce you to it!"

"I became a witcher because the teacher who adopted me was a witcher! That's all! The relationship between the witcher's headquarters and me is just that it provides me with information, and I pay for it to destroy dark creatures and get a reward, and most witchers are like that!"

Ye Qi was not surprised that the other party knew about his mission - as an official of the Secret Service, the other party definitely had a much larger and more detailed intelligence network than him, the branch leader of the half-hung Demon Hunter Guild; What's more, he has nothing to hide about this matter, and it is not strange for the other party to know the Tao; As for the other party's proposal to join the Secret Service, Ye Qi mocked mercilessly: "As for the Secret Service? Maybe if you give me the position of the head of the secret service, I'll think about it! After all, it is really an irresistible temptation to be able to live a leisurely retirement in a high position and receive a good salary! If there were two or three more beautiful girls like you to be secretaries, I'm afraid Otto would be tempted......"

"You ......"

The blonde girl, who was fruitless in counterattack and was ridiculed, was once again angered by Ye Qi - although because of several frictions with the other party before, she carefully investigated some things in the secret service, and knew that what the other party said was true; But the other party's most awkward metaphor made it difficult for her to accept; Placing the cup on the table, the blonde girl straightened up and pushed the door open. Leaf^子#Yo*Yo.YzUu.Ye~Zi%Yo*Yo "Ye ......"

The white-robed priest looked at the door frame that had become crooked because of the blonde girl's anger, and couldn't help but say; But he was interrupted by Ye Qi waving his hand, and he didn't say anything, just laughed at himself, and then leaned back on the sofa and closed his eyes. After the white-robed priest saw Ye Qi's appearance, he also remained silent - although he didn't understand why Ye Qi did this, but through past events, he believed that Ye Qi definitely had his reasons for doing this.

……

Although the weather was gloomy and there was no sun as a reference; However, because of the progress of industry, with watches as a reference, people have a more accurate grasp of the passage of time; Sometimes, however, this accuracy is a silent torment for those who wait—the blonde girl's secretary, who is now looking at the hands in her watch, keeps looking at the sea; The sweat on her forehead overflowed slightly, proving that she was anxious at the moment.

When the minute hand exceeded the allotted time by five minutes, the secretary could not wait any longer - although she was not in charge of the whole greeting, she was the first to be unlucky if anything went wrong with the greeting; Even if her boss, the blonde girl, is the real person in charge; After all, no person in a position of power at the top would hire a secretary who is incompetent.

Mayor Mark Bess's boat is already five minutes late!" The secretary's hair was messy because of running, but at this moment she couldn't care about the proper makeup, and looked at the blonde girl in front of her with a calm face and quickly reported: "And the phone and radio can't contact the boat you're on!"

"Immediately have the military and police cooperate with the Coast Guard to find the route of Mayor Mark Bess's boat!" The order was immediately sent by the blonde girl, but after pondering for a while, she stopped the secretary and made a supplement: "In case of emergency, under the safety of Mayor Mark Bess, you can fire!"

"Understood

……

Under the orders of the blonde girl, the military police cooperated with the coast guard to exert 200 percent efficiency, and soon found the ship on which Mark Bess was riding, but except for the ship whose crew, communications, and power equipment were destroyed, Mark Bess was not on board.

"The Coast Guard has conducted a careful search along the 100-nautical-mile area around the location of the ship, and I believe that the news will come soon!"

In the small tea room on the dock, the secretary reported the news that had just come back, and looked cautiously at the four big people present - although she didn't know one of them, she didn't dare to underestimate it, because she knew that her boss had a good relationship with the other party, and the people who could sit here were definitely not ordinary people; As for the remaining two, she was very familiar with them, one was the Bishop of Landingburgh Cathedral, and the other was the Grand Steward of the Nosd family, both of whom were among the best in the Bay Area.

If she usually met the two, she would definitely show her best side and win the favor of the two, but today she wanted to leave quickly; After all, it is their subordinates who are most likely to be burned by the nameless anger of the big people; So, when she saw the boss wave her hand to leave, she immediately bowed respectfully to everyone present and walked out of the tea room quickly.

"Do you have any thoughts on this incident?" As a representative of the supreme government, the blonde girl was the first to speak after waving off the secretary again: "Please speak up!"

"According to the captain and first mate, they were attacked at dawn, and the other party was so terrible that they unwittingly subdued everyone, including the four bodyguards specially arranged for the mayor of Macbeth by the supreme government, and have not issued any calls for ransom or demands; So, it shouldn't be **armed!" After the housekeeper of the Nosd family glanced at Ye Qi, who was silent, and the white-robed priest with a frowning brow, he knew that it was impossible to rely on the two of them—one didn't pay attention to the matter at all, and the other had no clue at all; Therefore, after a little thought, the butler immediately expressed his understanding: "I suspect that the other party is specifically targeting Mayor Mark Bess; Of course, it is not excluded that ** armament!"

After hearing the words of the Northside housekeeper, the blonde girl nodded secretly - what the other party said was similar to her conjecture; After all, with Mark Bess's sensitive identity, the general force does not have the courage to attack, and only people who are armed or have a deep hatred with Mark Bess can be so bold and reckless; However, just when the blonde girl was about to open her mouth to agree with the other party's point of view, she suddenly saw Ye Qi with her eyes slightly closed, as if she was asleep, and immediately a feeling that something was not quite right rose in her heart.

After a moment of silence, the blonde girl swallowed back the words that had just come to her mouth, lightly tapped the table in front of Ye Qi twice with her hand, and asked, "What do you think?"

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