The Holy Wind Church in Jowood District is the headquarters of the Church of Storms in Backlund. It was also the location of the altar of the Church of Storms in history.
It was not until the end of the last era, after the establishment of the Loen Kingdom, that the Church of Storms moved the altar to Pasu Island in the Sunia Sea.
The Holy Wind Church was therefore downgraded to a regional headquarters.
Around eight o'clock in the morning, the square outside the Holy Wind Church.
Varina, who was dressed as a gentleman, quickly spotted Xio's unique figure near the clock tower on the left, so he walked into the crowd and approached her.
"Good morning, my friend." Varina held his hat brim and stepped forward to say hello.
It wasn't until he said hello that Xio noticed that the person next to him was Varina.
She raised her head to examine it and commented: "Your clothes are gentlemanly enough today, but your greeting etiquette is far from perfect."
"Of course, after all, I just changed my clothes."
Varina smiled, took back his left hand from the brim of his hat, stretched out his right hand holding the cane, and pointed in a direction, "Go this way."
…
Balft Street, a living room at the Shooting Club.
The Xibo black tea on hand went from slightly hot to slightly cold. Varina and Xio finally waited for Detective Zerrell.
He pushed the door open and entered. He was slightly startled when he saw Xio, then smiled and said, "So you brought an assistant with you too."
Zerrell took a step away, and only then did Varina and Xio see that there was a fifteen or sixteen year old boy following behind him.
"This is my assistant Ian Wright. He helped me find a lot of information about this commission, so I brought him here with me."
After the two sat down, Varina briefly introduced Hugh, "Bounty hunter Hugh Dilcha is my friend and helper."
Zerrell nodded and said hello briefly, then opened the square file bag in his hand, took out a small pile of information and put it on the coffee table.
At the top of the information is a sketch of Varina, which is not very accurate, but if combined with other restrictions, it is enough to lock in a specific target.
Varina picked up the information, pretended to observe the portrait for a while, and then flipped through it.
The second record contains basic personal information, followed by some descriptions of personality and habits pieced together from interviews.
In the process, he handed over the parts he had read to Xio sitting next to him, and asked several related questions, all of which were answered by Ian.
Because Wariner's experience was simple, there were actually only a few pieces of information in this small pile of information, and he quickly saw the last one.
"There is a key question here," Varina handed the last page of information to Xio and said to Zerrell: "The information shows that Varina, a young man, lives in a very small circle, and he doesn't look like a person at all. Someone with connections to the gang.”
"Yeah, I think so too."
Detective Zerrell looked distressed and continued:
"But he did have a conflict with the Dead Eel Gang before he disappeared. This should be the most critical point. But here, I can't ask the specific content."
"Every time I asked him, he kept saying the same thing. He said he was a member of the Gray Rat Gang and had stolen some important documents. I don't know exactly what they were."
Varina nodded. It seemed that the president didn't want to expose the assassination commission.
An idea soon came into his mind.
Varina confirmed to Zerrell: "Then you ask the Gray Rat Gang and the answer you get is, 'They don't have such a person in their gang', right?"
"That's it." Zerrell nodded.
"Their statements are completely contradictory, and it is obvious that at least one party is telling lies."
Varina knocked on the armrest of the sofa and said, "I'm going to find out which side is being dishonest."
"I thought this might help in finding someone."
Xio also finished reading the information at this time and cooperated with Varina's statement and said:
"Then I will check his life circle again to see if there are any missing details."
At this point, things are almost settled.
Detective Zerrell nodded and added uneasily:
"One more thing needs to be made clear first. If you don't make tangible progress, I will not share the reward with you."
"certainly."
Varina stood up and asked one last question before leaving:
"Can I borrow your assistant Ian for a while? I would like to ask him to go with Hugh to understand the situation again."
Zerrell glanced at Ian and nodded in agreement.
"Okay, let's start taking action now. Let's go to the East District first."
Varina showed a bounty hunter's ability to act in the face of a generous reward, and soon took Hugh and Ian out, hiring a cab nearby to head to the edge of the East End.
In the living room after the three people left, Detective Zerrell sat alone on the sofa and scratched his head in confusion.
He always felt that today's bounty hunter Rexxar seemed to have more subtle changes than yesterday.
Zerrell thought about it for a while, but still couldn't be sure of his feelings, so he had to give up.
…
While the carriage was driving, Varina discussed various possibilities of his disappearance with Vanessa, and gradually the idea of random crimes was introduced.
This is indeed a possibility, and Varina in the data is also a very suitable target.
He lives in a small circle and spends most of his daily life alone. Except that his quality of life is better than that of homeless people on the street, other aspects are very similar.
As for the homeless people on the streets, people are missing every day!
Such disappearances are so frequent that people in the East District feel numb, which shows how rampant the gangsters are.
Ian and Xio both knew about this situation.
But they must have never imagined that the biggest human trafficker behind this was actually their King George III.
"Mr. Hunter," after observing Varina many times, Ian found an opportunity to speak and asked, "I would like to ask, how long have you been a bounty hunter?"
Varina glanced at him, "Why did you ask me this question?"
"Because, I always feel that Mr. Hunter's appearance looks a bit familiar," Ian said hesitantly: "After recalling it for a while, I realized that you are somewhat similar to that portrait."
Hugh glanced at Ian in surprise, surprised at the powers of observation and memory the boy had shown.
Varina already knew this.
Because in the original work, when Ian was in a critical situation being chased by gangsters, just because Klein looked at him a few more times, he could remember him deeply and still recognize him after several days.
This performance is much better than now.
"After you reminded me, I also feel that it is a bit similar."
Faced with Ian's question, Varina acted very indifferently, "It's a pity that I'm not him, otherwise we could collect the reward now."
Varina smiled and continued:
"I've been a bounty hunter for several years, otherwise I wouldn't be able to establish enough connections in the East District, right?"
"Actually, I've heard of you, Ian." Varina changed the topic, "You have the title of 'Old Man', don't you?"
Ian was disturbed by this sudden attack and was silent for several seconds before asking: "How did you know?"
"Because you are very good," Varina said with a slight smile, "I have heard from many of my friends that you are good at observation."
"Let me think about it...you must be active in White Rum Street and the adjacent East End area."
Ian was silent for several seconds, and finally praised: "Mr. Hunter, you are indeed a senior bounty hunter."
Xio on the side felt a little confused. Is he a senior bounty hunter?
what about me?
Who am I?
