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The big-nosed Fan seemed to be looking forward to seeing the surprise on Avi's face, and observed some of Avi's tiny expressions while sipping the Krier, but unfortunately Avi didn't let Fan get his wish. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"It shouldn't be a big secret to investigate me, after all, I have also caused some trouble in the capital of this kingdom, I'm afraid that not only the people from the White Orphanage want to investigate my details, but even the people from the Kestrel Academy will want to know, right?"

"Ouch! I don't seem to care much about you," Fan flipped the meat over with utensils, "If you don't want to know the details of this intelligence mission, then I can not say it, anyway, with what I know about you, I can easily get paid for this intelligence!"

Avi glanced at Fan with disdain, "The information on my body is only worth a few gold coins?"

"Who's to say how many, the work of gathering your intelligence is worth thirty gold coins!"

Avi thought that the price would be higher, and he should be an "important person", and this bid did not seem to be a high price.

"If you want to say it, say it, I won't ask you to say it. Avi saw that Fan was calmly rummaging through the slices of meat, and the other party was the kind of person who would feel uncomfortable if he ignored him.

Fan didn't expect Avi to be so patient, "I don't believe you're not curious at all! Just tell you, there is more than one person who wants to collect information about you! One of them is the eldest prince Bradley whom you admire!"

When Avi heard the eldest prince's name, he immediately grabbed Fan's hand, "Why is the eldest prince investigating me?

"Hehe, want to know?"

“... Okay, ask Uncle Fan to tell me the truth. ”

Fan raised his head proudly and whispered, "The Grand Prince's subordinate Fenrir has given thirty gold coins to ask to know what happened after you came to Mallot, and even what happened to Evan. However, I heard from the task publisher that there is another person besides Fenrir who also wants to investigate about you, and that person's bid is similar to Fenrir's, and it seems that the task publisher is planning to exchange one piece of information for two rewards. ”

"Why did the quest publisher tell you Fenrir's name?"

"Because I spent ten gold coins to get information about the identity of the investigator, am I not very smart?"

Avi was relieved when he heard the name "Fenrir" - maybe it was just Fenrir's private actions, not that the eldest prince Bradley didn't trust him!

"What do you mean by that? You don't think Fenrir is trying to investigate you, do you? The things that happened to the eldest prince when he first returned to the capital were all related to you as a hostage guard, he would more or less distrust you, and you were really bought by a white lion sword... I'm telling you, don't take sides casually, I won't take sides anyway, but your recent performance and tone are revealing some undeserved positions... I'm now the owner of a small shop and Stitch's bodyguard, and you're a cadet of a military academy and Stitch's bodyguard, don't let the eldest prince's favor behold... Hey, did you listen to me?"

Avi glanced outside, and the other diners didn't pay attention to their side, "Yes, yes, I do have a crush on the eldest prince Bradley, and I would be very happy if such an upright and brave prince really became king one day." “

"You guy, really..."

"If the eldest prince asked me personally, maybe I would have told him what he wanted to know, after all, the eldest prince had already saved me twice... I'm really weak, I'm always saved by others... But I'll really remember those who have been kind to me, like Van, Sango, and Stitch, too. ”

The big-nosed fan crossed his arms in front of his chest and twisted his head to the side, "Hmph! Do you want to be a good old man? I'm so naïve when I always hit a wall! I really can't stand you!"

Avi ate the already grilled slices of meat with a fork and said to Fan with a smile, "If those who want to investigate me just want to know about my coming here from Sky City, then sell them the information, I don't mind." ”

"yes, anyway, they only investigated you, not me, because I kept a low profile!" Fan poured another glass of Cree, "but I still want to take you to the place where the intelligence gathers, I call it the 'cat's nest'." There's a lot of people there, and if I disappear one day, maybe you can post a mission about me in the 'cat's den'..."

Avi looked at Fan's nonchalant look, and it didn't look like he was seriously admonishing himself.

"Okay, I'll go with you after this meal?"

"No, tomorrow night, there is no assembly tonight. By the way, you can also bring the token dagger that Miss Delia gave you. ”

The next night, Van and Avi arrived in the slums of Mallot, dressed in brown robes with hoods. Before bringing Avi here, Bignose Fan had told Avi that this underground casino, like "Hot and Sour Blackberry", was the center of intelligence rumors in the Kingdom of Salins. What is ostensibly a tavern actually hides an underground casino, which is meant to hide the "cat's nest" on the lower levels.

Fan confessed to Avi that in fact, when he was in the two-color blade mercenary group, he and Carrie had received separate guidance from Uncle "Sailor" and learned about the intelligence places in various places, which was also before accepting Avi. So Fan tried to get in here when he first came to Mallot, and got to know some of the people here.

"You don't have to say a word tonight, just stand behind me, no one will lift your hat, because everyone here is faceless, and even the voice of talking will come through the mask," Fan gave Avi a cloth mask before entering the tavern, "The basement level and the second floor here are casinos, and the third and fourth basement floors are the meeting places of the secret agents, "Cat's Nest", okay, let's keep quiet." ”

Located in the south of Mallot, this underground casino is surrounded by houses that not a single patrol guard of the capital city can see. Avi noticed that the two-story building was just an ordinary tavern, but long before they entered the street, some surveillance eyes appeared.

Fan took out a gold coin from his bosom and threw it to the man guarding a wooden door, who said to Fan, "The cat sleeps in the day." ”

"Hunting rats in the night," Fan replied in a low voice.

The man then pushed open the wooden door, and several armed mercenaries stood in a wide walkway, and at the end of the walkway was a long corridor that stretched underground. The crimson carpet and the fine silverware with candles all make Avi feel that this casino is not simple. But strangely, the depths of the promenade are very quiet, only the footsteps of two people, not in the slightest like an underground casino.

"This is not the way to enter the casino, and the code to enter the casino is not this. A piece of glass like a wall stood on one side of the corridor, and Avi could clearly see what was happening behind the glass—hundreds of people were gathering around the various tables, either shouting loudly or calmly, and everyone was focused on the tables, completely oblivious to Avi and Fan on the side of the glass. The sharp-eyed Avi saw a familiar figure, the leader of his class, Yoan, appeared next to a gambling table, and the other party was sweating profusely, as if he had lost a lot of money.

"They..."

"They can't see us, this glass is one-way," Fan raised the corners of his mouth and showed a proud smile, "After all, people who can enter the underground casino only need money and a doorway, but to enter the 'cat's nest' below, it is different, in addition to the entrance fee, some identity authentication is required..."

Avi immediately understood what Fan meant, and the reason why the other party let him bring the token of the two-color blade mercenary group was to verify that he and Fan were in the same group.

"You should have told me about these things earlier..."

"It was during my time in captivity that I decided to tell you these things after much consideration. Uncle 'Sailor' once told Carrie and me that being a spy is a very dangerous job, and besides, I only treat it as a part-time job, so I didn't think about pulling you into this circle at first, but now the situation is different, there are more and more troubles around you, and we may need more help in the future. ”

Avi was a little embarrassed, he knew that Van was going to stay away from the strife after the Battle of Doret, but he still pulled the other party on the way to Marlot. Unexpectedly, after arriving in the capital of the kingdom, not only did he not stay away from the whirlpool of strife, but constantly encountered dangerous things - "Bearfinch", Felisty, the White Orphanage, Kestrel Academy, the eldest prince Bradley, Kesi... This must be very bothering for Fan, right?

"I'm sorry..."

The big-nosed fan was stunned, he didn't look back, "Don't say these useless, in short, if you have any difficulties and problems, just tell me, I don't want to die unexplained because of you!"

The two of them reached the end of the corridor, where they were also guarded by two mercenaries. Fan then took out the dagger of the two-color blade mercenary group, and Avi did the same. A mercenary flipped through the notepad in his hand, and then made a stroke on the notebook before silently opening the iron door. When the two of them came to the third basement floor, the underground secret room that could accommodate hundreds of people immediately appeared in front of Avi's eyes.

The floor of the third basement floor is nearly five meters away from the top, and dozens of stone pillars of medium thickness stand throughout this floor. Each pillar has four oil lamps on its body, which only illuminate the surroundings. At this time, there were already dozens of people standing in various parts of the secret room, most of them covering their heads with hats like Avi and Fan.

"Let's go over there. Van pulled Avi to the left corner, where a man was already sitting against the wall.

Avi saw that there was a high platform in the deepest part of the chamber, and there were three seats on the high platform, each of which looked different, but all were carved out of gray stone. Two of the stone pedestals were already seated, and the faces of both men were covered in shadows, and no one could see their faces.

"Sitting on it is the task publisher of the 'Cat's Nest', and the boss here. ”

"It's too mysterious, isn't it? Just for those dozens of gold coins?"

"Your intel is thirty gold coins, but it's not the same with some. Fan whispered.

"For example?"

"For example, the information about Wen Lin. ”