Chapter 174: Intelligence Cat's Nest on
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"What!Everyone here knows about Wen Lin?!"
Big-nosed Fan immediately pressed Avi's mouth to make him quieter. Pen~Fun~Ge www.biquge.info Fan explained to Avi in a low voice that the situation in the "cat nest" is very complicated, and everyone here has their own goals.
First of all, all intelligence tasks here are one-way. In other words, everyone who comes with an intelligence purpose unilaterally tells the mission publisher what they want to obtain, that is, the three people sitting on the three stone chairs, and then the three people will write down the information that this person wants. Those who wanted information and were willing to pay the corresponding fee were called "masters", those who were willing to accept the task were called "cats", and the three people who sat on the stone seats were called "threads". After a "master" has told the "line" his request, the "master" will leave the place immediately, and the "line" will announce the general outline of the mission to the "cats" one by one, and the "cats" who are willing to accept this task will be taken to the lower levels to learn about the specific situation of the intelligence mission, and finally choose one or several of these "cats" to be responsible for this mission.
All "cats" can only accept a second mission after completing the task on their body, and the next time the "cat" comes to the party, they will either hand in the task result or choose to give up. If a person is both a "master" and a "cat", then he will have to choose another identity at the next meeting.
"And so many rules... It seems that this 'cat nest' is not a simple organization!"
"It's not an organization, because all the 'masters' and 'cats' here are not fixed, and they don't know the identities of the other people, so this is just a place to spend money to do business," Big Nose Fan was very concerned about the person lying in the corner at random, and that person was motionless like a dead man, "It's the same as mercenary mercenaries, but what is needed here is intelligence, and at the same time, it also needs witty people." β
"So you paid a fortune to find out that your 'master' wanted to investigate me was Fenrir?"
"It's not a big price, it's just twice the amount of the other party's contribution, that is, sixty gold coins," Avi knew that sixty gold coins was also a lot of money for Fan, "I have already taken over this intelligence mission, and at least I can get paid for those thirty gold coins." β
Avi was very relieved that Fan would not betray himself, "Aren't those 'lines' unprofitable?"
"No, the best reward for these people is to get the results of all the intelligence missions, and they have the opportunity to obtain the true identity of the 'Lord' and the 'Cat', Fenrir's name is from their mouths, otherwise I would not have thrown sixty gold coins into their pockets. β
Avi nodded, he looked at the three stone seats, and the stone seat that was originally empty also appeared, "That means that these three people know everything, and they will even resell the information of the 'Lord' and the 'Cat'!"
"That's basically it, you must not trust them, these three people should be mutually restrictive, and they will be wary of everyone as a 'line'. β
"Then their identities are..."
"I only know one of them, and that is Heck, the intelligence minister of the Kingdom of Sarins!"
Avi immediately recalled the dinner party at the Mallotte Palace that night, where Heck, a small, mediocre-looking official who seemed to be not only a high-ranking official in charge of intelligence, but also in charge of guarding the capital, and who was investigating the incident concerning the White Orphanage with the head of the house, Dugol. If the minister in charge of intelligence is the 'line', that sounds reasonable.
"By the way, how much is Wen Lin's intelligence worth?"
Fan wiped his nose and laughed dryly, "You definitely can't guess that someone will bid 10,000 yuan to know Wen Lin's whereabouts!"
"Ten thousand!?10,000 gold coins?"
"Yes, it's gold. β
Avi's surprised expression was covered by a hat and a mask, his own intelligence was only worth thirty gold coins, while the blacksmith's intelligence was three hundred times his own. Avi calmed down before asking, "Shouldn't Wen Lin have been caught by the eldest prince Bradley? Then he should be in the hands of the eldest prince, if this kind of information can also get 10,000 gold coins, why you..."
"As soon as I heard Wen Lin's name, I immediately chose to continue listening to the details of the mission, and there were only three people who walked with me to the lower level. β
"There must be a lot of people who want to know a little bit more, right? Why are there only three?"
"Sometimes it's not a good thing to know too much. β
Avi immediately understood what Fan meantβthere was some information that was very dangerous for them, and perhaps they would be killed when they left the street after being paid for it.
Big-nosed Fan continued: "At first, I thought the same as you, but then I learned from what the 'line' said that Wen Lin was no longer in the eldest prince's barracks, and no one knew when Wen Lin left the barracks, nor did they know where he was taken. β
Avi looked at the stone seat, one of the three over there was Heck, and Heck and Evan were both important people in Mallot, Evan and Archibald would definitely regard Wenlin as extremely important, and Heck would also want to know Wenlin's whereabouts, right? If the person seeking information wanted to find Wenlin, and these three people also wanted to find Wenlin, then these three people would definitely be one step ahead of the "master".
Avi told Fan about his concerns, but Fan said: "You underestimate the restraint between these three people, this 'cat nest' has been established for many years, if there is a 'line' for a piece of information and treachery, then this information must be very remarkable information, but Wen Lin's whereabouts have not yet reached this level." β
β... In this way, these three people should already know the roots, and the information that the three of them know is not a secret intelligence. β
"In short, these three people are big people in the sunshine, but this place can satisfy their snooping desires and other selfish interests, and they will never give up such an important position easily. And most of the intelligence tasks are not of high value, such as the income and expenditure of such and such a caravan, and whether such and such a person's wife is out of the wall. β
Avi nodded again, he also saw some poorly dressed "cats", those who were poor, but could pay the entrance fee and get the identity of the "cat nest", they seemed to be very good at intelligence.
At this time, some "masters" have begun to walk up to the high platform under the gaze of several mercenaries, and explain the information they want to the three 'lines', while most of the people standing in the secret room are not moving, they should all be "cats".
"There's another unspoken rule here, and I've only recently learned about it. β
"What is it?"
"These three 'lines' will spy on Mallot, and even most of the kingdom of Salins, and they will take out those 'cats' who don't keep their intelligence secrets. β
"How did the three of them know that a 'cat' had leaked information?
"But you don't tell the 'line' about it. β
Fan's words made Avi instantly understand that those who obtained the leaked information might tell the "line" about this in turn, and if they could get a lot of money for it, those people would definitely sell the "cat"!
While Avi and Fan were talking in a low voice, the "masters" had already finished explaining the tasks to be assigned, and they left the secret room on this floor one by one, and the people who remained on this level were only about twenty people except for the three "lines".
A female voice came from the stone seat on the left, "The next thing is the time to deliver the task, the 'cat' who has completed the task should line up, and the 'cat' who chooses to give up is also the 'cat'." β
Seven or eight people began to walk out, they consciously lined up, and Fan also signaled to Avi to stand still and not walk around, he was about to hand over the intelligence mission about Avi.
"I haven't found out who else is going to investigate you, maybe the 'line' doesn't know, maybe the 'line' doesn't want to tell me, but there's no danger in the information I handed you over, you think back to the process of you coming here from Sky City, that's the information about you. β
Avi nodded, for the big-nosed fan, Avi still trusted him very much. And the man who had been lying in the corner also stood up and was at the end of the line.
When this person walked by Avi's side, a hair stuck to Avi's face, he reached out and wiped the hair off, only to find that the hair was actually blue! Avi immediately looked at this person's figure, the other party did look very similar to the appearance of Celenos, could it be that this "cat" is Celenos?
When Big Nose Fan came back, he already had an extra bag of gold coins in his hand, and there were thirty gold coins piled up in it, which was not less.
"The 'line' has already recognized the information I gave, to be honest, I don't know if they know my identity," Fan's eyes were quite proud, "Actually, there are only a few tasks I have accepted, this one is the one with the most pay, and the others are some intelligence tasks that I only do when I am bored, of course, they are all missions that are not dangerous at all." β
"So now are we just waiting for them to release the task?"
"That's right, it's definitely advantageous for us to hear more information..."Before Fan could finish speaking, some exclamations came from the high platform.
The person who was lying in the corner just now obtained a piece of paper, and what amazed everyone was not this paper, but the female voice on the stone seat on the left suddenly said: "The intelligence mission about Wen Lin no longer needs to be collected, this task has been completed." β
Avi and Fan looked at the stone seat together, but they soon set their eyes on the person who had just stepped down from the stage, just like everyone else, anyone could guess that this person had completed Wen Lin's intelligence mission!
"How is that possible... I didn't miss the last rally, when no one had picked up Wen Lin's quest, and now this person has found Wen Lin's whereabouts?"
Avi looked at the person who was suspected to be Celenos, but the other party did not stop here, and left the secret room directly.