On the night after meeting with Richard and the other four guild presidents, Lauren Thomson sent a bait email to Li Mengxi, the representative recommended by Duke.

This is why the next morning, Li Mengxi and Hinata Nain would stand in front of the "Hatsuba Morning News" office.

"Do you really want to go in?" Hinata asked with a frown, looking at the building in front of her, "I always feel like I've lost, and I'm very unwilling." ”

"Do you want to go back?" Li Mengxi asked rhetorically.

After recalling the contents of last night's email, Naine Hinata shook her head.

"Sure enough, let's go in. Now that we've seen it, we can't ignore that. ”

"That guy named Lauren Thomson saw this in our eyes and just sent us the images. He decided that we would come to him for the truth of the matter. In this way, it should be quite a cunning character, and you should be more careful for a while. ”

"I see. ”

"So, let's go. ”

"Hmm. ”

The two walked into the reception hall on the first floor together. A young and beautiful female player is on duty in a room with a reception window. Sitting upright, she saw the two people entering the door, and immediately showed a business smile and said, "Welcome, is there anything you can help?"

So, the two of them walked quickly to the window.

"Excuse me, my name is Li Mengxi, and I want to find Mr. Lauren Thomson. The young man in red said.

"Please wait a moment. The beauty receptionist immediately used a new telephone to convey the situation of Li Mengxi and the two to the top.

"Okay, I see. After receiving the instructions, she turned her attention back to the two people in front of her, "Please wait here, the leader will come down immediately." ”

"Thank you. At the same time as Li Mengxi said this, Hinata Nayin on the side also owed slightly.

"You're welcome, I'm happy to serve both. The receptionist also responded with a kind smile.

This woman should be quite competent for her job. And the one who can hire someone like her is that Lauren Thomson.

From this point of view, Li Mengxi felt that the Chuye Morning News would never be satisfied with the current scale, and maybe the email sent to him last night was also out of consideration for strengthening himself. He doesn't mind being taken advantage of, as long as that purpose is justified.

The wait didn't last long, and a young man with blond hair walked down the stairs on the left side of the reception room with steady steps.

"Mr. Li Mengxi, Miss Nayin Hinata, good morning. I'm the editor-in-chief of our agency, and my name is Winscher Belgu. After standing still in front of the two of them, he introduced himself.

Judging from the use of the word "let's go" when we first met, it seems that I am a person who has no self-confidence. This kind of personality may seem a bit inappropriate for a company that wants to become big, but it is the responsibility of the editor-in-chief, and I think he should have a lot of talent in this area.

After a moment of thought, Li Mengxi and Hinata Nain greeted each other in return. Then the two followed Winscher to the second floor at the prompt of "Please come with me".

Until now, the reception of the other party has been very polite, but as the saying goes, "if you are courteous, you must ask for something". Since the other party used the "murder incident in the city" that has been rumored in the past few days as an introduction, maybe it will be ......

No, let's not speculate too much at this time. If you make a prediction with little evidence, when it comes time to actually have a dialogue, you will not be able to deal with it properly because the situation is beyond your prediction.

At this thought, Li Mengxi shook his head slightly.

"What's wrong?" Hinata asked in a whisper when she saw it.

"Nothing. ”

"You're probably not going to be paying attention to any of your own dangers again, are you?"

"How so. Didn't we say yes, even if I meant it, I'd have told you first. ”

"That's good. As she spoke, Hinata smiled brightly.

In this way, the two of them were led by Winscher to the reception room on the second floor, where Lauren Thomson had already prepared the black tea and waited for a long time.

"You two, please be seated. At first glance, Lauren said directly. He seemed to feel the need to introduce himself.

Hearing this, Li Mengxi and Hinata Nayin also sat down on the two independent sofas opposite the coffee table. At the same time, Winscher, who led the way, quietly disappeared.

"I don't think so, but I'd like to make sure it's okay. After taking a seat, Li Mengxi spoke, "You are Mr. Lauren Thomson himself, right?" ”

"Exactly. And the two are Mr. Li Mengxi, and the companion Miss Hinata Nain. ”

I see, it's mainly because I'm looking for something. Just one sentence made Li Mengxi make such a judgment, after all, the priority in the words is obvious.

Hinata also heard this, but at the moment she still rushed to speak, because her mood really couldn't wait.

"Well, Mr. Thomson, what the hell is going on with that image!"

"What does Hinata-sama think?"

Faced with this question, Hinata Naine pondered for a moment, perhaps procrastinating because she didn't want to admit the fact that she didn't want to see it. But facts are facts, and what should be said is also to be said.

"Killings in the city. ”

"That's right. There were three witnesses to the rumored incident, and the footage sent to them last night was a live recording by one of them. ”

"What about the possibility of forgery?" said Hinata, desperately defending.

"No way. Lauren denied it without hesitation, "A smart girl like you should know this." ”

That's right, Nayin Hinata actually understands. It may not be difficult to falsify data in the real world, but it doesn't exist in this game world. And to say that the image is acting is too real, from a technical point of view, it is impossible.

As a result, she had no choice but to admit that a player had been killed in the middle of the night three days ago in this early leaf city, in a place that all players had been deemed absolutely safe.

Naine Hinata bit her lip and lowered her head silently, her hands on her knees, clutching the hem of her skirt fiercely.

Looking at her like this from the sidelines, Li Mengxi felt a little heartbroken, but there was no way. He couldn't help but anger Lauren, who was sitting on the other side, and asked sharply: "What is the purpose of you showing this fact in front of our eyes and luring us here!"

Lauren was taken aback by this sudden shout, because whether it was the description of others or the first impression, he felt that Li Mengxi should be a rational person.

However, the reason for this is that he didn't take into account the factors of Naine Hinata, but looked at his own behavior.

"I also know that my behavior is really rude. Lauren said apologetically, "As an apology, it is also for the trust between our two sides." Let me start with the situation on our side. Last night, I checked the customer's information and found out that Ms. Hinata is also a subscriber to our newspaper. So, the two of you should know a little bit about the 'Chuye Morning News'. ”

"Hmm. Naine Hinata, who had recovered from her grief, answered that she had more say on the topic. "I think the 'Hatsuba Morning Post' is a very good newspaper, the news report is very objective, there are interesting stories about entertainment life, and it also publishes the copy strategy method, Luo ...... Miss Gollenville's essay and other articles that are helpful to the player. The most admirable thing is that your newspaper has actually given birth to the media industry in this game world, and all kinds of distinctive tabloids and magazines are being created and developed. ”

"You've won a prize. However, this is exactly what happened. After smiling, Lauren's expression became serious again, "However, even if the controversy in the media industry is a good thing for the news media as a whole, it is not necessarily a good thing for our newspaper. ”

"Competition. Li Mengxi broke the key with a calm voice.

"Well, competition is both challenges and opportunities. If handled properly, you can leap into the dragon gate. If it is not handled properly, it is likely to fall into the abyss and fall to pieces. All in all, we at the Morning Post must become stronger and stronger in this environment. That is, it has evolved into a more popular and authoritative newspaper, rather than being willing to stay in the status of a small urban newspaper. The first element needed for this is not propaganda, but real material. ”

"You're trying to claim the top spot in the media industry by reporting on the 'Murders in the City'. ”

That's exactly what I mean. Lawrence smiled, an ambitious smile, "So, our newspaper did its own investigation." Perhaps the matter is important, and several guild organizations represented by the four major guilds have helped. As a result, we have achieved certain results. ”

At this point, Lauren stopped talking for a moment, and while he was resting his throat, he called up the image and released it publicly, and stopped at a scene - the scene of the murderer killing the man.

After doing this, Lauren took a deep breath before solemnly re-speaking: "You two shouldn't know about 'Bloody Christmas Eve'." ”

Hearing this, Li Mengxi and Hinata Nain both changed their faces.

"Bloody Christmas Eve" is a disaster as the name suggests. The tragedy happened on Christmas night last year, when nearly 50 Battle Group players frantically killed each other outside the main city of the "Black Bamboo Forest" in the western part of the newly opened Northern Three Districts, "Eternal Night Forest Swamp", in order to grab a prop, and in the end, none of them survived.

What the hell were they fighting for at that time? Because everyone was dead, and the few who knew about it didn't want to speak, most players still don't know. Li Mengxi and Nayin Hinata, who were in the Eastern Ward at the time, were the same.

However, combined with the scene that Lauren is showing now, the two seem to understand.

"Could it be that at that time, those players were fighting for ......"

Li Mengxi stared at the weapon in the hand of the unidentified person on the screen with an incredulous gaze - a strange crystal with seven purple ghost fires hidden in the blue.

"This thing!"

"It's called 'Seven Killing Stones.'" ”

"It sounds uncomfortable. With a frightened gaze, Hinata raised her hands to cover her chest. "Why would so many people kill each other because of this just one item?"

"Because it's not just a prop, Hinata-san. ”

"What do you mean?"

"The details don't seem to even know to those in the know, let alone us. However, legend has it that this is a resurrection item!"

"What!" exclaimed in unison. At the same time, the second rule of the Obelisk comes to mind: "There are only non-universal means of resurrection in MysteryWorld, and each has its own costs and limitations".

Because it's been too long to almost forget, but there is indeed a possibility of resurrection in this world, so why can't the "Seven Killing Stones" be this kind of prop?

And that's why nearly fifty players are fighting for it at all costs. Where they are robbing a prop, it is simply a life. However, in the end, it was worth it to lose fifty lives because of one life?

Perhaps because they were thinking about this, there was silence in the reception room. After a long time, Li Mengxi was the first to break the silence.

"And then?"

Hearing the question, Lauren also came back to his senses.

"In addition to this, we also found the acquaintances of the deceased and determined the identity of the deceased. But that's the end of it. If the investigation continues, it is likely that the murderer will be confronted. It's impossible to deal with it with our personnel, but we don't want other guilds, especially the four major guilds, to get involved and steal the limelight from us, so ......"

Sure enough!

Seeing that his initial guess was about to hit, Li Mengxi couldn't help but sigh silently in his heart.

It was at this point that Lauren said her final words.

"We would like to hire two as investigators to continue to be responsible for this work. Of course, the pay is good. ”

Lauren's eyes looked at Li Mengxi, but before Li Mengxi could speak, Hinata Nain shouted indignantly on the side.

"No problem!

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