Bill put down the newspaper, drank the liqueur in his glass, and left the bar.

He first went to the clothing store to pick out two sets of clean clothes, and then found a hotel on the corner of the street, and the heavy coins in his arms made him confident, and he did not have to worry about lack of money in a short time.

Night soon fell, and Bill was walking to the public bathroom in his dressing gown, and the hallway leading from the room to the bathroom was divided into three rooms, all of which were marked with the words "Occupied".

Loud screams of men and women came from the room, arguing about the reasons for coming to the new city from their hometowns, the men not getting a job, and the shrill voices of women taking over.

Walking into the communal washroom, there are only two rusty shower heads, unscrew the faucet, the squeak sounds, the pressure gauge starts to shake, the hostel offers free breakfast and dinner, but the hot water is charged separately.

After bathing, the hostess had already placed the hot oyster soup and two pieces of brown bread in front of Bill's room, which was a free dinner at the inn, and although he seemed to have little appetite, the oyster soup was good for his health, and Bill served them anyway.

"What is this?"

Picking up the tray, Bill saw an envelope pressed against the crack in the door, with no signature or recipient on it, and he looked around, and there was no strange figure.

"Oyster soup and the envelope stuffed into the hotel, there is only one thing I can think of. ”

Bill placed dinner on the wooden table and felt refreshed after drinking the hot oyster soup, before opening the envelope.

"There's no time to grind, you're two days later than expected!"

"Things have changed, tonight at nine o'clock at Senny's Bar, see you or leave!"

There were only two sentences written on the letter, and the font was sloppy, but Bill understood what was expressed in the letter, and immediately felt bored and in no mood to continue drinking soup.

"I'm being watched!"

"He found me when I entered Grunsey, and it seems that this is my destination, and I have something to do here?"

"Does the watcher know what I look like, is it a companion or a mercenary?

"Do you want to meet him?"

......

Frowning his brow, he fell into thought.

This is Bill's chance to get to know 'himself', but rashly go to meet strangers?

Nervous, hesitant.

"The non-attendance of the watchman knows where I live, which causes misunderstandings and unnecessary trouble. ”

"I can only go and see, at least the Watcher is not an enemy, I want to know more. ”

"Senny's Bar, sounds familiar......"

Bill was a little melancholy.

Playing with the iron soup spoon, the window was suddenly blown open by the cold wind, the gears of the mechanical clock hanging on the wall turned, and the two black watch hands advanced backwards one block at the same time, and the clicking sound was particularly clear.

Closing the window, Bill quickly ate two bites of black bread and changed into clean clothes, it was nine o'clock in the evening, and he was already late.

Dressed in a black woollen coat and leather shoes, Bill looked in the mirror with satisfaction, and in any case, he was at least cleaner than he was on a smuggling boat, like a city man.

The foundation of the body is not bad, but it is just a thin appearance, and it must be made up.

Carrying a dagger and a few gold pounds, he left the rest of the money in the mezzanine of the cabinet next to the single bed, and although he heard that the city was safe, he still proceeded cautiously.

The gold pound is the currency of this world, and 100 pence is equal to 1 gold pound, and the purchasing power of 1 penny is equivalent to about a quarter of a dollar, or 25 cents.

In the old days, when the economy had not yet recovered, breakfast could be bought for 1 penny, and most people could save 1 gold pound a year.

The night was even colder at night, the scarlet moon was soon obscured by dark clouds, and Bill braved the wind to walk through the dimly lit streets, where only the man who had just left work held his hat and hurried home against the sea breeze, the light from the window stretching the shadows long.

Policemen in black uniforms patrol with police dogs, carrying kerosene lamps and batons, and uniformly equipped revolvers pinned to their waists.

Finally in front of Senny's Bar, where Bill had been during the day, only he heard a different noise than during the day.

Push the door and walk into the bar, and the arched spring door slams shut.

The lights were dim and smoky.

On the stage, women dressed in black suspenders, smoky makeup and gaudy red lips sang the most popular butterfly kiss of the moment.

"There are two things that I know very well, she fell from heaven to earth, butterflies kissed the girl who prayed, and her hair was full of red flowers......"

Under the slippery voice, the singer kept writhing, the smell of tobacco and alcohol was in the dirty air, and the band accompaniment was so loud that it was about to deafen Bill.

The strong drum beat, the noisy crowd, the young and crazy bodies, the men's eyes are unbridled and greedy, looking at the women on the stage, even the corners are full of wine glasses colliding.

In the dim light, the prostitutes were scantily dressed, and their eyes were hesitant, like an erratic phantom, docile and pretentious.

Bill's gaze quickly swept over the people in the bar, hoping to see a special expression on their faces.

He didn't know if he knew the person who wrote the letter, and if it was an old acquaintance, it would be too abnormal for him to see that the person who answered the letter did not react.

"The devil knows why 'I' entered the Graclonsi by smuggling ship, and the reason can't be above board. 」

"If it is known that the soul of this body is gone, and I take possession of someone's body, then I will probably be treated as a demon or an unclean. 」

"If you look at the nosy church in the newspapers, you can tell that I have to pretend that nothing happened, and I must not leak anything!"

In a crowded and restless bar, the bar owner was still expressionless, standing behind the bar, pouring out glass after glass of crazy and disorienting spirits, Bill bowed his head and squeezed through the crowd and sat down in the corner.

He was already late, and blindly searching for it would only expose panic, and all Bill could do now was stay in this corner and wait for the responder to come to the door.

"Hey, yellow-eyed handsome, do you want to go out for a walk? for 20 pence......"

The prostitute came to Bill at the instigation of others, her face was very white, her blonde hair was permed with layers of waves, most of her breasts were leaking, and she pinched her waist to show off her figure.

From the moment Bill walked into Senny's Bar, the prostitutes were eyeing him.

Wool coats are not available to every man, and ordinary people can only spend the spring in leather clothes wrapped in thick linen.

"No, thank you, I still have an appointment. ”

Bill politely refuses while staring at the prostitute, the gender of the receiver is unknown, and he can't let his guard down in the face of women.

The prostitute rolls her eyes back at the prostitute hangout, and Bill breathes a sigh of relief.

Continuing to wait, Bill watched as the prostitute walked out of the bar with the woman in his arms and continued to party, the performance stage under the glazed tile lampshade was colorful and colorful, the dancer wore a miniskirt and began to seduce the man, and the singer got paid after the performance and left in a hurry.

As the minutes passed, Bill waited anxiously, he took out his pocket watch, the hands of the pocket watch were still stopped at zero o'clock, and he remembered that the pocket watch was broken, and his heart was even more anxious.

Instead of waiting for the connector, Bill just waited for the bar service to come and ask him what he needed to drink.

Late at night, the guests were leaving, even the band was packing up and preparing to retreat, the bar slowly turned deserted, and Bill finally couldn't sit still.

He began to suspect that the letter was a joke, and even regretted that he had not asked the hostel reception before leaving the hotel, and if there were any children in the hotel who liked to play pranks.

"Damn, I'm so nervous!"

"I should go back to the hotel and sleep well and think about how to spend tomorrow, instead of waiting here for the unruly!"

Bill became irritable, he had a vague feeling in his heart that the letter was true, but he hadn't waited for the guy for so long, he thought that the other party was playing tricks on him, and he didn't need to wait any longer.

Thinking of this, Bill drank the wine from his glass and got up to leave.

"Sit down, impatient little ghost, I said I wouldn't see you or leave, and take my words as a deaf ear?"

The big hand suddenly pressed Bill's shoulder, so that his ass could not leave the chair, and a hoarse voice sounded behind Bill, and the hot air blew on his neck.

Bill's heart began to contract at an accelerated rate.

"Man, very strong, professionally trained, very vindictive, because I didn't arrive in the city on time, he deliberately made me wait so long. 」

He had a bad first impression of the respondent, but Bill didn't speak, just shrugged his shoulders and sat back in his chair, indicating that he wouldn't leave.

"I really don't understand what the higher-level guys are thinking, how can you hire a kid like you to investigate the mining area?"

"Several people have gone missing......"

The connector muttered to sit down across from him, and Bill could see what he looked like.

Looks ordinary, and no one will pay attention to it in the crowd.

The connector called for the bar service to order peanuts and beer, making them look like normal customers.

"Okay little ghost, to make a long story short, my name is Johnny, whatever you call it, I don't care about your name, since they believe in your ability to bring the information out, then get things done as soon as possible, time is limited. ”

Johnny spoke nonchalantly, but his words were cryptic, and he looked around to make sure no one was passing by and overheard.

"High-level hires? I'm hired by them to steal information?'s identity as a thief??"

"What kind of organization hired me, foreign intelligence agencies or what, he said I have a special ability to steal information, what ability should I have?"

The brain quickly analyzes the information contained in the words, and Bill thinks about the danger of it.

He also needed to know more information on whether he should complete the seemingly dangerous mercenary or escape the city at night.

Regardless of the body's previous abilities, Bill knew he was a normal person, so he wouldn't blindly follow Johnny's words and put himself in danger.

"You say the situation has changed, and there is an accident?"

Bill tried to ask a question, but the change was written in the letter Johnny had left for him, and it shouldn't be wrong to ask.

"Shhhh ”

Johnny frowned and watched his surroundings warily, making sure no one was paying attention before lowering his voice and holding his glass to cover his mouth.

Bill was a little depressed, Johnny's caution made him nervous, and his heart, which was already jumping faster because of the meeting with Johnny, was even tighter, and his chest was stuffy.

He peeked behind him, and when he saw the man snoring at the wine table, the bar attendants walking around, and the prostitute looking at him, he had the illusion that there were eavesdroppers everywhere.

Bill speculated that perhaps Johnny's caution was not superfluous, and that if there were watchers everywhere in Jicronsy, presumably affiliated with different organizations, they all wanted information.

"I haven't delivered any news for two days beyond the agreed time, and I guess he may be trapped, or of course he may be dead, and I have lost my only answer. ”

"Next, you can only rely on yourself, tomorrow morning you go to participate in the recruitment of workers in the mining area, and I will arrange the rest, and go to the dock after the matter is completed, and my people will wait for you there." ”

Johnny kept the volume down and continued to cover his mouth with a wine glass to prevent the lip reader from reading the important information, which was far from as simple as it seemed.

"By the way, little ghost, after handing over the things, I will give you the rest of the payment, I know where your family lives, and there is no benefit in playing with the brotherhood. ”

"I guess you don't want to die on the way to buy breakfast for some reason......"

"But they agreed to give it to you, so I don't understand what the higher-ups are thinking, and they're desperate to get the results of the Institute?"

Johnny snorted and began to complain again, he had a lot of dissatisfaction with the decisions of the higher-ups, but the volume was still low, and no one except Bill knew what he said.

This is also the advantage of choosing the location of the joint in the bar, Johnny and Bill can clearly see if there is anyone around them, and if they hide in the dark to discuss the matter, it is not only easy to attract the attention of the police, but also to prevent rats hiding in the shadows and eavesdropping.

"Home address, fraternity, important remuneration, research institute results......

Bill silently jotted down key words, which could help him analyze the current situation and guide his next actions.

"Don't worry, I understand, prepare the payment and departure tickets in advance, and soon you will get the information. ”

Bill deliberately lowered his voice, pretending to be confident.

He wouldn't be so stupid as to say in front of Johnny that he couldn't do it, give up the commission, and listen to Johnny, he has already accepted part of the deposit.

"If there is a chance...... This is my personal request, help me find my answer, his name is Kurt, he is a young man, if you have his clues, or help him get out of trouble, I will pay him extra. ”

"Okay, I'll keep an eye on it. ”

......

"Arrogant little ghost, I wish you a satisfying job in Jiklanci as soon as possible, I will not accompany you!"

Johnny alouded as he drained his beer, then got up and left without the slightest hesitation.