The docklands in August are at their busiest time of the year.

The early-harvested grains of the counties of Mt. Haysea and East Chester need to be shipped to various places as soon as possible, and the industrial products and local specialties they need are also transported upstream by ship from the port of Plitz via the cities of Beckland and Tingen.

The city of Tingen, located at the confluence of the two important rivers of the Kingdom of Rune, the Hoy River and the Tasok River, is a transit point for water transportation in the eastern part of the Kingdom of Rune.

The middle-aged man across from Angel looked intently at the busy scene outside the window.

"It was originally a labor union, right?"

Taking a sip of her coffee, she asked with a smile.

Retracting his gaze, the man's sharp gaze fell on Angel.

"Did you ask me out just to poke people in the sore spots? Then I think you've done it. ”

"How so, Vaughn, after President Jike's arrest, you are already the de facto controller of the Mutual Aid Society, and I came to help you solve the problem."

Angel let her voice carry a hint of temptation and replied softly.

This middle-aged man, who once gave a speech in front of the warehouse of the labor mutual aid association and commanded his subordinates to try to arrest Angel, is no longer the style of the time, but is troubled by trivial matters and looks tired.

As if annoyed that he was being seen through by the other party, Vaughn rubbed his short brown hair angrily, took out the cigarette case from the unkept, wrinkled coat pocket, hesitated for a moment and put it down.

"That's right," he pursed his lips, and finally said in a slightly gruff voice, "that guy Jik left this mess behind, and my men put me in the position of president and fought for their interests, but more people were not convinced, making it difficult for my orders to be carried out. ”

"But what does that have to do with you, eh?"

Vaughn's gray eyes were locked on the hood in front of him, and the muscles of his arms continued to contract and relax, holding his coat tight, as if he was about to burst out in the next second and kill this mysterious woman who dared to speak out.

"Of course there is, and it's not small." Angel looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to the table by the window in the coffee shop, so he pretended to be mysterious and continued in a low voice.

"Jik made a mistake and exposed himself and was caught in the port of Nmat, and we, the collaborators, were also anxious. Although the gang that occupied your territory, the Wild Bears that you once drove out of the docks, is now more powerful than you and offers better terms, we are still willing to give preference to the gangs we have cooperated with. ”

"The premise is that you put the interior in order, twist it into a rope, and find a way to get rid of the Wild Bear Gang, otherwise you won't be able to accept our commission."

Hearing "continue to cooperate", Vaughn was a little restless, he repeatedly opened and closed the iron cigarette case, his eyes wandering, and his face uncertain.

"And what do you want out of it?"

He asked hesitantly.

"Of course, it's business as usual, you do what you should do, you just need to help us transport some sensitive materials occasionally, don't ask too much, just take the money."

"Without these proceeds, how long can your mutual aid society survive just by collecting money from the poor people on the docks? Trimester? Half? By next spring, the entire docklands will belong to the Wild Bears, and I'll be able to work with them again. ”

Angel added the last weight.

Taking a heavy breath, Vaughn refocused his gaze on Angel and nodded.

"For the sake of Jike, for the sake of his brothers not being bullied by the Grizzly Bears...... Tell me in detail, how do you do it? ”

Having made enough excuses for his actions, the confusion in his gray eyes was replaced by greed, leaning forward, his words full of lust for power and money.

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Waiting for Vaughan's tall back to leave view before Angel left the other door of the coffee shop.

"Very good, so that both of them are done......"

She muttered to herself, pulled up her hood to cover her face, and got into a hired carriage.

"To the North End, Champagne Street."

After giving instructions to the coachman in the carriage, Angel closed her eyes and felt the "instigator" potion that had begun to slowly digest in her body.

Early this morning, she met with the responsible persons of the "Wild Bear Gang" and the "Labor Mutual Aid Association" that she had made an appointment, and used the materials obtained from the Jules Detective Agency and the police's internal investigation report on the gangs in Tingen City to complete the "instigation" of the two gangs fighting for the dock area:

Use the peace talks as an excuse to bring the leadership of the other side out for negotiations, and then take the opportunity to get rid of them, and seize the territory and annex the other party's property while the other side is in chaos.

She did the same for the leaders of the two gangs, so that they both thought that with the help of the Extraordinary Powers, they would be able to win the next battle.

Next, all you have to do is go to the police headquarters in Tingen and use her status as a probationary inspector to make a report, and you can arrest the two gangsters on the spot when they are negotiating openly and secretly preparing for a "decapitation operation".

Of course, in order to prevent someone from inside the police from tipping off and alerting the two gangsters, she will only go to the police station at the last minute.

If all goes well, the police get the results, the docklands are two less scourges, and only the world where the gangsters are injured is achieved.

The most important thing is that she can also successfully play the role of "instigator".

Based on her previous summary of the Assassin role, Angel can now be sure that Cole's role as an Assassin and Instigator before her promotion to Witch is just as effective for her as she is now.

In other words, she only needs a small amount of quick play, and she can quickly digest the new "instigator" potion in her body, and prepare to be promoted to "witch" again.

If it goes well, maybe by September, she will be able to become a "witch" again......

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Champagne Street, North End, Jules Detective Agency.

This time Angel was received by another private investigator.

"Mr. Jules has gone to the southern district to investigate another commission, but rest assured, he will only go after completing your commission, and all the 'red chimney' houses in the city and suburbs of Tingen are here."

This elegant and easy-going detective is more like a clerical who sits in an office all year round than his peers, and he is extremely efficient in sorting out documents. He quickly sorted out and bound nearly 100 pages of paper reports and handed them over to the client.

Angel took a cursory look at it, the document was unconventional, the content was very detailed, not only by zoning and street to classify all the target buildings, but also to record the landlord and tenant information she needed, and those who had recently changed their tenants were additionally marked.

Considering that this was a commission that was completed in only 3 days, the Jules Detective Agency must have used double-digit manpower to travel around the city and conduct a detailed investigation.

She counted the sum of 15 pounds to satisfaction and handed it to the detective in front of her.

"Thank you, please sign on this, and the commission will be officially completed."

The detective took the gold pound, carefully put it away after distinguishing the fake and took out the power of attorney signed by Angel before, asked her to sign her name on it, and ended the whole commission.

"By the way, what is Detective Bouz Jules investigating in the Southside this time? I want to thank him in person. ”

After signing his name, Angel asked as if unintentionally.

"Well, this is the customer's privacy, and it's not easy to disclose ......"

The detective grimaced.

"I know more, and I can do publicity for you," Angel used some of the instigators' "persuasion" skills slightly, "Actually, I was recommended by your previous client, Mrs. Green, and this kind of word of mouth works better than any advertisement." ”

"That's right, I can only tell you a little bit about the general situation, and I can't involve the specific information of the customer."

The detective was easily convinced.

"There is a company in the southern district called 'Langous Steel', which has raised a lot of money for the development of iron ore, and many wealthy people in Tingen have invested in this project. Recently, the owner of the steel company, the initiator of the investment project, Lanerus, absconded with the money. ”

"So those investors entrusted you with finding clues and finding that Lanruus?"

Angel originally just asked casually, but now she was really interested.

"Yes, the commission is very generous, and it costs 10 pounds to find a clue, and it is more than 100 pounds to help the police catch him, so ......"

"So you're all on the line?"

Angel quipped as he looked at the empty detective agency's office, which was left with only the receptionist and the detective receiving clients.

"Isn't that my ...... left?"

The detective replied with some embarrassment.

(End of chapter)