Starting from a ramen restaurant in Dingyi District, with your back facing the bustling commercial street, and walking along the trail for about ten minutes, you will find a garden-style residential area surrounded by high-rise buildings among the increasingly thin crowds.
After registering, Gongsun Ce led the hunter into the main entrance of the community.
The young doorman did not cast a surprised look at this strangely dressed woman. He must have seen many more strangely dressed people in his short career.
Contrary to the guard who stared intently, Miss Alice couldn't help but look at these two-story buildings with gardens and garages, not hiding the envy on her face: "Tsk, tsk, tsk... it's really nice..."
"I'm afraid you might misunderstand me. Local housing prices are much cheaper than outside. And this place is not far from the dock area. It is a relatively remote area and is not considered a high-end community."
"Am I greedy for the price? I am greedy for this house!"
"My impression is that the housing resources in the Kingdom are not very tight. Many families live in small buildings like those in TV dramas, right?"
Huntress's face fell.
"You said it was a TV series, but in reality, I am still living in a rented apartment as I work alone."
Gongsun Ce felt a little surprised: "You don't even earn much in the realm of gods?"
"Looking at the numbers alone, it's a lot! The problem is that telepathic weapons cost money, ordinary equipment also costs money, and the materials and props that are lost during missions all cost money. Just leave these bits and pieces. The numbers are not very pretty. In recent years, I have been able to reimburse a large amount of expenses after joining Wild Hunt, and my books finally look better, but unfortunately I am still far away from owning my own house."
"It sounds so hard. Wouldn't it be nice to just live in an apartment like this?"
"People always have to pursue the life of their dreams...haven't we arrived yet?"
"It's just around the corner."
She looked a little anxious.
If you think about it carefully, you can understand that not only does she have to compete with experts from other countries such as Agent White, but she also has to guard against the free people who may have arrived. Now all she can do is turn to private intelligence dealers. Just being a little anxious is already psychological. Excellent performance.
To be fair, if the two people's positions were reversed, Gongsun Ce believed that he would no longer have the energy to discuss housing prices.
From this point of view, Miss Alice is also a quite unconventional person.
"Miss Alice, we are visiting a gentle and good man, but he may not give you the information directly. He may ask you a few questions alone after a while. If you need help, just call me."
"As long as he's not the kind of guy who lives at home all year round and becomes mentally ill, that's fine."
"I really don't know this kind of squatting at home."
He stopped in front of a small building with a red roof and pressed the doorbell in front of the iron door.
The electronic screen next to the doorbell flashed twice and played an electronic voice: "Who is it?"
"It's me! It's me."
"What old-fashioned scam? I'm going to call security."
"The young lady next to me is not very emotionally stable right now. If she talks nonsense a few more words, she will come through the door and force you to share the information. I have no control over her."
Alice tapped the short arrow on her waist threateningly.
The information dealer laughed twice.
"So scary? Come in and let me see what the client looks like."
The iron door opened in response, and the heavy wooden door of the small building also opened.
Alice walked into the entrance hall behind the young man and observed the interior of the small building.
Entering the door is a shoe cabinet filled with various strange ornaments. When you turn a corner, you can see the bright floor-to-ceiling windows in the living room. There is a long sofa, two wooden chairs, and a long table in the middle. On the wall facing the sofa is a TV that takes up almost half of the wall. This is the intelligence dealer's living room.
"I haven't cleaned up today, so there's no need to take off my shoes. Come in and sit down!"
The person who greeted me like this was the homeowner sitting in the middle of the sofa.
He is a short-haired young man wearing a loose T-shirt, with a face as round as the moon and a belly that is still prominent under the clothes. Judging from the can of vanilla-flavored Coke in his right hand and the large bag of potato chips on the table , this tipster's insistence on weight may have passed the stage of "can't go on like this" and reached the final stage of "isn't it good?"
"Akai, you have maintained your body shape very well."
The obese young man's eyes widened: "Wow, you kid, you don't show any respect for me when guests come over? Call me Mr. Mo!"
The focus is actually on the name rather than the body shape. Could it be that this aspect has become unconcerned... The hunter, who was muttering secretly, saw this scene and became more determined to maintain his body shape. It would be hopeless if he indulged in it and ended up like this.
"Mr. Mo, he's just a few years older. Let me introduce to you, this is the client this time, Miss Alice Adar from the Kingdom."
The young man surnamed Mo grinned widely and waved his meaty hand towards Alice: "Hello, Miss Adar. My surname is Mo, and my name is Yuan Kai. You can call me Mr. Mo or just call me by my first name. This is fine. It’s my business card…”
His voice was rich and his speaking speed was neither fast nor slow, which formed a wonderful contrast with the salesman-like content of his words.
The hunter waved his hand quickly: "No thank you, I'm just doing temporary work and won't stay in this city for a long time. Compared with this, have you found the information I want?"
"Please look."
Mo Yuankai didn't see any movement, and the big TV in the living room turned on. What was displayed on the screen was not an evening TV program, but photos of five people taken from different angles.
"so fast."
Gongsun Ce sighed in admiration.
Two of them were opponents he also knew: the green crested man in the upper left corner of the screen was undoubtedly the starman who fell from the sky, and the orange-haired man in the upper right corner was of course Tyros K.
The obese young man pointed at the avatar on the screen: "In the upper left corner, Capulo Bollier, who was solved by Atze at the door this afternoon. In the upper right corner, Tyrlos K...full name Tyrlos Kobosch, I was defeated by you at the port an hour ago."
When he mentioned Tyros, he paused slightly.
Mo Yuankai pointed to the lower left corner again, where there was a bald man with dark circles: "Lower left corner, Dongcheng Zhanger, the last sighting record was in the Fierce Wing District early this morning. I guess he was knocked down by Miss Adar?"
There are only two people left on the screen who have not been clicked: one is a man with long hair hanging from the corners of his eyes in the lower right corner, and the other is a middle-aged man with short hair in the middle.
The intelligence dealer concluded: "This is a group of dangerous elements who sneaked into the Sky City today. Three of them have been defeated by you and Ace. What you are looking for are the remaining two people. My information should be correct." ?”
Alice's expression could be described as overjoyed: "It's these two people! Please tell me where they are now, and it doesn't matter what price you offer. The kingdom will be responsible for reimbursing them!"
What a generous statement.
Using government money is different from using your own money.
"The price is not important! I asked you to come here mainly because I want to see what the client looks like so that I can make a decision." Mo Yuankai gestured to his friend, "Ace, my friend has sent me a new one. This ink painting is in the study room on the second floor. If you have nothing to do, just help me check the condition."
The bespectacled young man understood and stood up: "I'm not a professional. I can only give you my own opinions. Pay attention, Miss Alice is very keen. If you dare to lie, you will lose face."
"I always keep my word and never lie. Don't worry, let's chat for a few minutes quickly."
The obese young man watched Gongsun Ce walking up the stairs with a smile.
He leaned back on the sofa, stretched out his hand, and the ceiling on the first floor cracked silently. Four thick metal walls fell from it and joined together without leaving any gaps, turning the living room where the two were in into an impregnable secret room.
It’s hard to imagine how such a strong iron wall could be hidden in the ceiling of the bungalow. Is this the ability of this intelligence dealer? Or is it another scientific research achievement of the city’s white coats?
"The decoration in Mr. Mo's home is very unique."
Alice looked straight at the man on the sofa without changing her expression.
"This is a new set of soundproof walls that I purchased. The effect is very good. The built-in stand can block most eavesdropping and prying eyes. The university's researcher said that it can even deal with the methods of superpowers and impermanent magicians. I don’t really believe it, so I just take it as psychological comfort.”
Mo Yuankai clasped his hands together and looked at the hunter on the wooden chair: "Miss Adar, do you know how many people want this information?"
"I think there are a lot of them."
"There are so many. Officials from the Sky City are looking, various outsiders are looking, and some powerful people who have only heard of it are also asking about related things. I haven't seen this kind of battle for a long time. Now you want information from me, but you don’t tell me the specific details, what do you want me to do?”
Alice pursed her lips tightly: "The information in your hand will become worthless in half an hour or an hour—"
"I do not care."
The obese young man waved his hand.
"You are the person introduced by A Ce. I will not accept your money in the first place. What I want to know is what are you trying to do by dragging this ignorant guy Gongsun Ce into this. If you don't give If you can't give me a satisfactory answer, then I'm sorry, I can only recommend some man-made attractions in this city to you so that you can go sightseeing at night without anything else."
"From what Gongsun Ce said, I thought you superpowers don't inquire much about things that have nothing to do with you."
"Friends' matters are not matters that have nothing to do with you."
The hunter knocked on the handle of the chair: "You think I'm taking advantage of him."
"Miss Adar, you are just using him. Don't talk unnecessary nonsense. You are much more anxious than me. It's up to you whether I can get the information or not."
The more time is wasted here, the greater the likelihood that the intelligence will fail.
As an outsider, the intelligence dealer didn't care about this, but the hunter had already seen the hope of taking the lead, so he couldn't let the opportunity slip away from his hands.
They both knew this.
Alice knew that she was the one at the disadvantage now. This is the intelligence dealer's home, and his layout will never consist of just four walls. Once a conflict occurs here, the chances of the consequences being favorable to him are not high.
She wanted to sigh again. Mo Yuankai looked like he was about to graduate from college. Why were all the students in this city so difficult to deal with?
She had to make a quick decision.
"Forget it, the information will leak out soon anyway... Listen up, those madmen are preparing to summon a dragon in this city."
"cough!"
The information dealer had just taken a sip of Coke and almost choked when he heard these words.
He raised his palms to signal the other party to stop talking. He waited until he had calmed down before speaking again: "I understand why A Ce helped you. What about you? You want to kidnap these people back to the kingdom and show them to you. Is your boss asking for credit?"
The blue-haired woman shook her head resolutely: "I don't want to say this in front of Gongsun Ce - I hope I can kill all the other experts before they arrive."
"I hate killing people."
The obese young man twiddled his fingers.
"I don't like killing people either, but I don't like dragon disasters even more. If the fantasies of the dragon madmen are true, then whether their secrets are mastered by the authorities or known by lawless free people, they will only have a negative impact on the world. bring bad influence.”
Alice looked directly at the young man in front of her, "I was not an official three years ago, and I don't have a strong sense of responsibility for the interests of the kingdom. I have only one purpose. As the person who initially grasped the situation, I want to eliminate the dragon disaster." The possibility of coming is nipped in the cradle.”
Mo Yuankai raised his voice: "Were you the first to grasp the situation?"
"Before this morning, I thought this was just an ordinary hunting mission, until I caught Dongcheng Joji. When the spirit magician was unconscious, he told me that the dragon was coming soon, and he was very worried. Excited and scared.”
She said tiredly: "I immediately forwarded it to the local agency of the Kingdom, hoping that they could tell me that it was just an illusion of the dragon worshipers. I waited for a while, but did not get any explanation, only the final words The order for everyone to hunt and the scattered information that was constantly sent to me at a very fast speed - that’s when I knew that this was a big deal.”
The tipster said nothing.
She knew that the other party didn't believe her yet.
Alice lowered her voice: "The Wild Hunting Force was only formed in recent years. Do you know what we hunters used to do? This industry is said to be a gray area, but in fact there are many black ones in it. As long as it is a profitable commission, we will accept anything." , I don’t always work for the kingdom, and occasionally I am hostile to officials... I am not a noble knight, and I really don’t have such a strong sense of responsibility for the interests of the kingdom.”
"..."
The expression of the young man surnamed Mo softened slightly, and the hunter struck while the iron was hot: "You know I'm from the Kingdom. I really don't want to see Dragon Disaster anymore, and I think you who live here are the same, right?"
The information dealer finally nodded.
"So... I understand what you mean. I have no reason not to help you, but I want to make it clear that I can't guarantee that you and Ace will succeed, so after you leave, I will keep track of the information Tell passers-by or agents as a guarantee."
The tone of this statement was as if he was convinced that his information must be better than the official's.
Are all the intelligence agencies in this city just doing nothing? How can the upper-level personnel have less grasp of the situation than a student?
This attitude must have something to do with his superpowers.
The hunter came to this conclusion in his mind.
Alice had no intention of delving into the details of the intelligence dealer's abilities. She had not heard a lie just now, which meant that the intelligence dealer spoke his mind openly and honestly.
Knowing whether words can be trusted made it a simple matter to make a judgment. She reached out and said, "I understand. I just want a chance."
The obese young man smiled and shook hands with her: "Happy cooperation."
“A pleasure to work with.”
The two people downstairs reached an agreement.
at the same time.
In the study room on the second floor, a blank picture scroll fell to the ground.
"...Woo."
Gongsun Ce stumbled back two steps and sat down against the wall, his hands hanging limply beside him.
His heart stopped beating.
