"It's okay to tell you," Norbeck thought for a moment and said slowly, "Our client is Thorne."
"Thorne?"
He Ao raised his eyebrows.
It wasn't a name that Jace remembered.
"'Introducer, Thorne,"
Now that he has said it, Nobeck will no longer hide it. This is not important information.
"He is responsible for taking tasks from big people and then entrusting them to us. Those big people don't trust us who work at the bottom, so they will find these people to entrust them. Thorne will take a part of the final commission as his own 'Referral fee,."
"Similar to a 'middleman' occupation?"
He Ao asked softly.
It seems that the mysterious person did not contact the detective agency directly, but used certain people to pass on information.
"You can think of it this way. In Wetterland, there are many people who work as middlemen,"
In order to delay time, Norbeck didn't mind giving He Ao some basic knowledge about the underground world.
"Most of them worked in gangs when they were young. After they accumulated a certain reputation and had contact with everyone, they started to work as middlemen.
"There are also some middlemen who will bring their own apprentices, let them take over their positions, and let these apprentices protect their children, but this is rare. Most middlemen will find ways to send their children to study and let them become doctors, lawyers, etc. Or join a big conglomerate to keep them away from a profession like ours that sucks blood."
"'Thorne, the best go-between in Wetland,?"
He Ao continued to ask.
Being able to receive a mission from a mysterious man and being trusted by him, Thorne's status should not be low.
"It doesn't count,"
Norbeck shook his head, "Although Thorne is very powerful, he can only be regarded as the best middleman in the West District at best. The best middleman in the entire Wittland is the pharmacist of the Jungle Bar, Hei Xi, who can receive the goods from the Jungle Bar. The people on this mission are, without exception, well-known figures in the entire Vitland."
It seems that Wetland's underworld has clearly defined circles.
Unlike Chenxi City's consortium, which has direct contact with gangs, and even directly supports gangs to control the underground world, Wetland's consortium obviously cherishes feathers more. They contact underground gangs through the profession of intermediaries to prevent themselves from getting involved in the scandal of gang wars.
Different levels of intermediaries also distinguish different levels of underground circles. When the consortium wants to find someone to do something, it only needs to find an intermediary in the corresponding circle.
This method can naturally separate the consortium and the upper-class people from risks, but the consequence is that the consortium has almost no direct control over the underground world.
In order to protect their authority, the middlemen will not allow the emergence of large gangs similar to those in Chenxi City that can dominate the entire city.
Therefore, the underground world of Wetland may be even more chaotic than that of Morningside City.
The absence of a large force means that it is impossible to amass the wealth that can influence the city council, which in turn stabilizes the consortium's rule in Wetland City.
The city maintains a chaotic yet stable balance. ….
He Ao quickly figured out the key points behind Norbeck's statement, and then brought the topic back, "So the secret medicine you gave me was all given to you by Thorin?"
He slowly moved half a step towards the door.
"Yes."
Norbeck nodded slightly.
At the same time, he motioned to the people around him to further surround He Ao.
He knew that he and He Ao probably wouldn't be able to talk for long.
He Ao didn't seem to notice the movements of the people around him, but continued to ask, "So, 'Donor, did he give you the C-level secret medicine in the future?"
"No,"
Norbeck shook his head directly, "But in order for me to stabilize you, he once told me the name of one of the C-level talent sequences corresponding to the donor."
"What is it?"
Ho Ao stared at him.
"Talent Sequence 108: Missionary."
Norbeck suddenly opened his lowered palm.
The moment he finished speaking, the sound of exploding gunfire and the burst of laser cannons sounded at the same time.
The guns used by these people are not as powerful as the mercenaries' Gauss guns, but they are also enhanced pistols specifically targeted at extraordinary beings, and can also cause damage to D-class people.
And if those micro laser cannons hit a vital point, they can cause fatal damage to the D-class.
The prosthetics of these people seem to be close to D-class prosthetics.
Norbeck knew very well that he couldn't delay He Ao for a few words. Instead of letting He Ao leave on his own and trigger a fight, it was better to take action while attracting He Ao's attention to increase the chance of winning.
At this moment he finally no longer hesitated.
When the men around him were shooting, a flexible short sword that had been hidden in his sleeve slipped out and fell into his hand.
In such a short period of time, at such a fast speed, and mixed with laser cannons, it is impossible to escape by relying solely on the donor and his severely injured body.
Even if Jace dodges some attacks, he will definitely be hit by other attacks. All he needs is to rush forward and hit the target.
He swung the short sword in his hand, and the bullet hit the ground with a roaring sound, and the flying stones and thin smoke filled the air.
At this time, Norbeck suddenly moved forward, preparing to take away He Ao's life while He Ao was injured.
Although I don’t know why the client offered a high price of 10 million, it seems that this 10 million is the easiest 10 million he has ever earned.
The flying smoke briefly obscured the place where He Ao was standing, and also briefly obscured Norbeck's vision. Behind the smoke, there were waves of slight sharp objects entering the flesh, metal tearing, and heavy objects falling to the ground. sound.
Norbeck noticed something was wrong and wanted to pull back, but it was too late at this moment. A sharp object appeared in front of his chest, and the sharp blade instantly pierced his chest and penetrated into his heart.
"It seems,"
The diffuse smoke dissipated quickly, and He Ao's figure stood in front of Nobeck. He lowered his head slightly, leaned into Nobeck's ear, and said with a gentle smile, "Your client didn't tell you that last night In the end what happened."
Then he slowly pulled out the dagger that had pierced Norbeck's heart, and blood with some green light splashed out, and new colors were smeared on the dry red clothes. ….
The sharp dagger stained with blood spun in a circle in He Ao's hand and wiped away the blood, like a bright flower in full bloom.
He turned his head and looked behind him. The thick smoke slowly dissipated, revealing the scene behind the smoke.
The strong man with a gun in his hand, his eyes wide open, and an expression of disbelief on his face. The strong man whose neck was slashed, and the broken mechanical prosthetic body that was still shining with electric light. They were mixed together, filling the rare blank space in this office. area.
Blood soaked the gleaming wires.
At this time, the bracelet on Nobeck's hand slowly lit up, and it was a message from a person named Thorne.
[The client’s people will be here soon. ]
A bright ray of light flows from the end of the sky, and the bright fish belly white covers the city skyline.
Dawn has arrived.
He Ao turned around, crossed the pool of blood on the ground, slowly opened the door, and left the detective agency.
He sat back in his car and started the autopilot, "Eve, help me retrieve Thorne's information."
"OK,"
The little girl in the white dress appeared on the car screen. "The information of the introducer, Thorne, has been retrieved. His residence is being confirmed. Two public residences have been identified. Do you need to set the destination to one of them?" ?」
At the same time, Thorne's profile began to appear on the windshields of vehicles.
"Need not,"
He Ao glanced at the document on the windshield.
Most of the interview is an introduction to Thorne, who is said to be reliable in keeping secrets and the best middleman in the entire West District. There is no particularly critical information.
He withdrew his gaze and leaned back on the driver's seat, "Help me navigate to the Jungle Bar."
"OK!"
The little girl on the screen slowly disappeared and turned into a navigation interface.
As the vehicle moved forward, the signboard of Norbeck Detective Agency gradually disappeared from the rear view image.
Naturally, Norbeck could not have guessed when He Ao was going to the detective agency, so someone should have reminded him and told him that after meeting He Ao, he would be dragged or killed by He Ao, and told him the bonus.
There is a high probability that this person is the middleman Thorne, and the news about Thorne came from a mysterious person.
In fact, the mysterious man most likely never thought about giving Norbeck the 10 million bounty. After last night, he should have an understanding of He Ao's strength. He knew very well that even in theory, he should be seriously injured. He Ao cannot be killed by Norbeck.
The reason why the mysterious people set such a price for this impossible thing is very simple. Through the huge bounty, Norbeck's greed is stimulated, so that they will brazenly deal with He Ao even if they cannot use their wits to hold him back. Ho attacks.
It would take some time for He Ao to deal with them anyway, so they would delay He Ao's steps for the mysterious man.
The mysterious people don't care about their life or death, they just use their lives to achieve their own purposes, just like they used Jace's life to exchange for high rewards for themselves.
Since the mysterious man guessed that He Ao might go to the detective agency, he must have been prepared to leak the secrets from the detective agency. ….
As soon as they got the news that He Ao had gone to the detective agency, they should have sent someone to protect Thorne, waiting for him to surrender.
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Looking at the congealing blood on the ground, "He shouldn't have been gone for long."
"Boss, do you want to chase me?"
The short man glanced around, leaned down, and asked quickly.
"Since these people are dead, the target probably got the information he wanted, and Thorne has been exposed."
The brown-haired man walked to the tissue paper on the desk next to him, pulled out a piece of tissue paper, and wiped the blood on his fingers. "Has everyone else gone to Thorne's place?"
"They'll be here soon."
The short man glanced at the bracelet on his hand.
"The navigation system of the target car is very good, and it is very good at taking small roads. It is too late for us to chase him now,"
The brown-haired man clapped his hands and walked towards the door that was knocked open, "But the target obviously wants to know the truth. Let's go, let's go to Thorne's place and give the target a surprise."
——….
The Jungle Bar, as the most powerful middleman in the underworld of Wetland, the pharmacist, Heich's bar is not located in the chaotic West End, but in the North Wetland District, the oldest district in Wetland City.
The earliest Wetland City only had the North Wetland District. It was not until the continuous expansion later that other areas appeared.
Nowadays, North Wittland is still the most important district of Wittland. The entire city government, city council, and Wittland's prestigious universities in the Federation are also located here.
The Jungle Bar is located on the southern border of the North Wetland District. To the west is the chaotic West District, and to the east is the Saint-Lot District where major consortium headquarters are gathered.
In the entire Wetland, there is only one middleman who dares to choose to base here.
When the car crossed the border between the West End and the North Wetterland District, Heao seemed to have crossed a line between shackles and prosperity.
On one side are the crowded, dilapidated and decaying old buildings, with dirty streets running through them, and homeless people wearing gray old clothes digging through trash cans can be seen everywhere.
On the other side are neat and clean high-rise villas with terraces and small gardens. Flat roads cleaned by automatic robots neatly intersect among them.
Although these two areas are close to each other and there is no spatial barrier, they look like two different worlds.
The only thing that connects the two areas is a huge advertisement that is played on the giant screens on the tall buildings on both sides at the same time.
It was a fast-paced commercial filled with speech clips from a man who looked to be in his fifties and dressed in crisp formalwear.
He kept repeating words like "better jobs", "more benefits" and "broader employment". Finally, the commercial ended and a quick self-introduction appeared.
"I am Ned Berry, dedicated to bringing a better life to all Wetlanders."
In the lower right corner is this person's personal website, and the words [Please vote for Ned Berry, Wetland Senatorial Election].
It's time for the Senate election again.
He Ao touched the coat on his body and looked away.
He had just bought this coat from a store on the road that looked dangerous, like a gang stronghold.
The store was not as dangerous as it seemed on the surface. The clerks were all kind and enthusiastic. Especially after seeing the blood that had not completely dried on He Ao's body and seeing He Ao's gentle smile, the clerks all trembled with excitement.
The prices of the products in the store are also very affordable. After He Ao selected the coat, these clerks wanted to give it to He Ao directly, but He Ao politely refused.
He Ao used this coat to replace the blood-stained coat. The length of this coat was just enough to cover the blood stains on He Ao's body when he stood up.
In addition, He Ao also bought an oversized suitcase.
"The destination has been reached and the car is automatically parking for you."
He Ao raised his head and looked forward.
The first thing that caught his eye was a high staircase, and then a gate composed of two towering trees. There was a signboard made of green leaves and lights.
[Dense Forest Bar]
It was almost noon now, and there was no one in the bar.
He Ao opened the door and got out of the car, opened the trunk, picked up the suitcase in the trunk with one hand, and then walked to the door of the bar with the suitcase. .
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