Immediately after the mandatory holiday, José led his new assistant to start an investigation into "Time Zero". According to Emilio's analysis, they visited Bourbon, one of the earliest birthplaces, where "Time Zero" almost reached a kind of flood bottom, crowding out all the local drug market.

Although the local police department did their best to cooperate with them, providing them with all the criminal investigation records and all of their investigations so far, José did not make any real progress on those things.

The local anti-narcotics department in Bourbon did crack some drug trafficking cases during this time, but like all cities, the slum-based drug trade was like weeds and could never be completely eradicated. As for Shi Zero, the well-received new drug, his maker was so cautious that he was not directly involved in any sales related to Shi Zero, although this would greatly diminish his profits in each transaction, but also make his whereabouts untraceable.

José had to choose another clue to follow, that is, the Levi flower that Emilio said, although at this time, no matter what the flowering period has passed, if anyone has entered the Misty Forest to collect the Levi flower, then the Maowen in the forest should know.

In fact, they do. As a special agent at Valhalla, he was treated with the highest courtesy after the Heart of the Mist, the city founded by Maowen, and was personally received by the elders of the tribe. However, things changed when he began to ask for information about Rheinflower.

The elders who received them suddenly declared that they had something to do and never returned. After that, some of the strong Maowen hunters politely invited him and Emilio out of the Misty Forest, and although they were invited, they could not be refused.

There is no doubt that the Mao Wen definitely know something, but Jose has no way to interrogate them, at least at this stage. The Forest of Mists is similar to the Reserve in a large sense, but the Empire's attitude towards the Maowen is different from that of the cavemen. In terms of governance, although the Heart of the Mist is subordinate to the Empire, in daily affairs, the Heart of the Mist is governed by the Mao Wen, rather than directly managed by the Demon Spirit like the Reserve.

In such a political context, Mao Wen has the right to ask him to leave the Misty Forest, and he cannot violate Mao Wen's request until there is direct evidence that Mao Wen was involved in this matter, otherwise, it is illegal.

In this way, if you want to enter the Misty Forest again, you can only ask the capital to sign a permit, but coincidentally, when Jose returned to Bourbon and tried to contact the capital through the Valhalla office in the city, he was told that the communication equipment in the office was faulty, and he could only accept information, not send it to the outside, and the maintenance personnel were rushing to repair it, but the progress was not optimistic.

José does not believe in coincidences, the fact that it only shows that the person he is tracking has noticed him and gone ahead of him. It is conceivable that when he gets the search warrant and comes back, Mao Wen will definitely not leave any meaningful clues there.

Jose admits that in this encounter, he has lost the lead, and the clue of Levihua is temporarily unsuccessful, but the opponent's arrangement also shows to a certain extent that the area around Bourbon is likely to be the original origin of "Time Zero".

Based on this, José decided to expand the scope of the investigation in Bourbon and the surrounding area, but at this time, a directive from the capital came from Bourbon's office, and Dan Huisheng asked him to go to the capital immediately. Because the communication equipment was still being repaired, José could only unilaterally accept the instructions but could not present his opinion to the capital. Out of absolute trust in Dan Huangsheng, Jose finally accepted the order and set off for the Elven River, although it may mean losing a chance to find out who is behind Time Zero.

During this series of failed investigations, Emilio has faithfully carried out José's orders and has not expressed any opinions, but she is in the middle of the examination period, so on the way back, José asks her on horseback: "What do you think of what is happening now?"

Emilio's answer was slick, "I'm just a small clerk, and I do whatever the boss asks." ”

José didn't like the answer, or couldn't accept it, "As an agent, you should have your own independent view of the case. ”

José noticed that after hearing this, Emilio shrugged her shoulders before finally saying, "My point is that this recall must have something to do with this case." As she spoke, she suddenly remembered something, and continued: "Boss, since this case has been put on hold for the time being, how can my internship inspection be calculated, is it over?"

Since it was not clear what Dan had summoned him to the capital for, he had no prediction of his next arrangements, so he could only answer to Emilio, "Let's talk about it." ”

As it turned out, Emilio was right. José still didn't make it to the capital, and when he and Emilio arrived at the River of Elves, they received a message from Dan Wai Sheng, who temporarily changed the location of the meeting here. Because of Dan's request, Emilio did not attend the meeting with José, she did not pester people like Rong Ruo, and walked away directly after receiving the order.

The meeting place was on a small fishing boat floating on the sea of Xiaoxing, Dan Huisheng dressed as a fisherman, sitting on a small bench at the bow of the boat, and when José got on the boat, he pointed to the small stool and fishing rod on the other side of the boat.

Although it was unclear why Dan had chosen to keep the meeting so hidden, José complied, picked up the fishing rod, and threw the hook into the sea. And Dan Huangsheng, he has not said a word, and has been staring at his float intently.

Finally, a fish was hooked, and Dan Huisheng skillfully pulled the fishing rod and lifted the fish out of the water, which was a small fish less than the size of a palm, and Dan Huangsheng pulled it to his side, looked at it carefully, took it off the hook, and threw it back into the sea. At the same time, he hung new bait on the hook and threw it back into the water.

After this set of actions, he finally spoke for the first time, "You've hit a wall in Bourbon." ”

José nodded in acknowledgement.

Dan Huangsheng seemed to have expected it a long time ago, and was not surprised at all, and continued: "The case of 'Shi Zero' is more complicated than we thought, the person in charge behind the scenes is very tricky, at least four elders of the Council of Elders have been moved by him, and with their obstruction, it is absolutely impossible for you to apply for a search warrant to enter the Misty Forest before the New Year." ”

This was something José hadn't thought of, and if the search warrant wasn't issued until after the New Year, it would be meaningless.

"There are no idle people in the Council of Elders, and the fact that four elders can make a move shows that there must be an inside story in this case that we didn't expect. ”

As he spoke, Dan caught another fish, this time a big one, and it took him a lot of effort to drag it out of the water. José watched him put the big fish in the basket next to him and asked, "What should I do?" ”

"You don't have to worry about things over there in Bourbon, Cherie happens to be around there, I've asked her to take over your work over there, you've already attracted too much attention, it's not appropriate to do anything for the time being. As he spoke, he suddenly untied a piece of canvas beside the basket, revealing a black book and a broken sword underneath.

"Your black book has already repaired it for you, as for the White Emperor Sword, I'm afraid no one has the ability to repair it except for Maruzat, if you are really free, you can try to take them to him to try, after all, we really need such a weapon." After saying these words, Dan Huisheng stopped speaking, and concentrated on fiddling with his fishing gear.

José glanced at him, picked up the black book, included the fragments of the White Emperor's Sword, and left the boat, and after leaving the boat according to Dan Huisheng's instructions, he set off for the Great Library to find Maruzate.

The all-knowing man seemed to know everything, and as soon as José arrived at the Great Library, he saw Maruzat standing at the top of the stairs waiting for him, and he led José into the inner library as he had done on his last visit.

In that cabin, Maruzat made a pot of tea for him, and José didn't have any crooked bowels in his head, so he didn't even raise the teacup, but he made his intentions clear and placed the fragments of the White Emperor's Sword on the table.

However, these big men seemed to be very leisurely today, and Maruzat took the teacup and tasted it slowly, as if he couldn't see the fragments at all, so José had to sit and wait slowly. After about a quarter of an hour, José suddenly felt a little thirsty, so he picked up the teacup in front of him and drank the tea in one gulp, and Maruzate finally opened his mouth slowly, "As early as more than ten years ago, this sword completed its mission, and now its departure can be regarded as the end of its life." ”

Although José's EQ is almost zero, his IQ is not low, and he heard what Maruzat meant, "Valhalla continues this sword now." ”

Maruzat shook his head, "Do you think I have what it takes to fix it?"

Jose nodded, "You're the one who forged it." ”

Maruzat shook his head again, "Yes, I forged this replica, but it wasn't me who really gave it amazing power, it was Boga. When he left the White Emperor Sword, he once said that when the world is really in need, the White Emperor Sword will appear, I just cast this body when the world needs it, and now that the body has been damaged, those powers will naturally return to the real White Emperor Sword. ”

"The real White Emperor Sword?"

Maruzat smiled, "Believe me, Jose, the White Emperor Sword will reappear one day, but not now, don't let this imitation limit you, your achievements are not limited to this." ”

Jose didn't know whether to trust Maruzat or not, but at least one thing was certain, the White Emperor Sword could not be repaired, and he left the Great Library with this answer, since he could no longer rely on the White Emperor Sword, then the Council of the Three Kings was bound to come up with some new means to target those kings who had returned.

However, decision-making at this level has never been related to Jose, and his responsibility has always been only for implementation. So, after informing Emilio that she was finally on the paid leave she desperately wanted, he also returned to his apartment and waited for Dan Wai Sheng's next instructions.