Varina looked in the direction of the Brave Man's Bar.
He remembered that Forsi was not the only one with the so-called "full moon curse". Maric and Miss Sharon in the Brave Bar would also be greatly negatively affected when the moon was full.
Although he couldn't remember why, Varina still knew that their situation was different from Forsi's, and it was more related to the curse that came with the "Prisoner" path.
He still remembered that Miss Sharon's curse was to become weak, while Maric's curse was to restrain the desire to kill and be in pain to the point of losing the ability to fight.
Maric even abused most common narcotics to the point of losing their effectiveness.
What Varina was thinking about was, could his ability to establish connections and suppress thoughts help Maric reduce his pain?
If possible, wouldn't it be possible to gain their friendship?
Miss Sharon is a Sequence 5 Beyonder!
For a long time, they were the most powerful, one of the few, trustworthy experts he could find, and they were worth giving a try.
After making the decision, Warina came back to his senses.
He found Xio staring at him and asked, "What are you looking at?"
"What are you thinking about?" Xiu asked without answering.
"Me? I was thinking about a friend. Suddenly a blood moon appeared. I don't know..."
Varina answered smoothly, and he didn't react until he was halfway through speaking, and almost said what he had just been thinking about.
He quickly made amends and continued: "I wonder how Forsi is feeling now, don't you think so, Hugh?"
Xio was obviously a little surprised by such an answer. He glanced at the blood moon outside the window and replied, "It should be fine. She said that every time the moon is full, the mumbling will only last for a few minutes."
Then, the two discussed it again, and after agreeing on their rhetoric, they parted ways.
…
In the Jowood District, in a small apartment.
Forsi was lying on the bed with disheveled hair.
She had endured a "full moon babble" not long ago, and although she could bear it, the torture of those few minutes would make her exhausted.
When Xio returned to his residence, he didn't see Forsi in the living room, so he pushed open the bedroom door, and as expected, he saw Forsi lying lazily on the bed.
"If others see you like this, your image will be completely ruined."
Xio was a little worried at first, but seeing Forsi's appearance, she couldn't help but use a reproachful tone.
Forsi turned over nonchalantly and said, "Who else can see this besides you?"
"The blood moon suddenly appeared today, are you okay?" Xiu sat on the edge of the bed and reached out to touch Forsi's forehead.
Forsi pushed her hand away and replied angrily: "I've told you so many times, it will only make me uncomfortable for a few minutes."
"Also, that's gibbering, not a fever. Touching your forehead is useless!"
Xio smiled and retracted his arm, and suddenly asked: "What do you think of Varina?"
"Didn't we discuss it yesterday?" Forsi turned sideways, faced Xio, and asked, "He might have been pretty good before, but now he has become mysterious and it's hard to be sure."
"But today I made a new discovery." Xio said with a teasing smile:
"When the blood moon appeared, he was also worried about you. He was distracted longer than me."
"I happened to be discussing the commission with him at the time, and I saw it clearly."
"Come on," Forsi turned his body over again, "I trust your fists more than your eyes and mouth."
…
After separating from Xio, Varina went directly back to his residence.
Although the possibility of something happening was low, he still wouldn't go find Maric today. Moreover, you might not be able to see him if you go today.
He sat down at his desk and roughly sorted out his to-do items:
The most urgent thing is the missing person commission, and I have to go to the shooting club tomorrow morning to complete it;
What is not very urgent is the assassination contract. There are still three weeks left on Eugene's commission;
There is no rush at all on Maric's side. This is not something that must be done and there is no time limit.
As for other things besides that, those are long-term plans.
Then, he opened the "Introduction to Hermes" and began to study.
…
It’s a new day, eight o’clock in the morning.
Varina arrived at the Shure Shooting Club and found that Hugh was already waiting in the reception area at the door.
"Come on, let's go in."
After coming a few times, the lady at the front desk already knew him and no longer needed to show his membership certificate.
After greeting the lady, Varina and Hugh went to the club's living room.
The same room, the same tea, the same newspaper, except for the different dates, everything was just like the scene from the day before yesterday.
When the tea in the cup was almost finished, Detective Zerrell opened the door and came in.
This time, he came alone, without taking Ian with him.
"The results will be available so soon?"
As soon as he entered the door, Detective Zerrell asked with surprise on his face.
They had previously agreed that as soon as there was any new progress in the commission, Varina would ask the lady at the front desk to tell him to meet here.
"The results are there, but the person can't be found."
Wariner took out the notebook containing the list, opened it and put it on the table, motioning for Zerrell to check it.
At the same time, Xio also took out a few folded pieces of supporting information and placed them next to the notes.
Zerrell spent some time and looked through all the evidence, and he roughly reconstructed what happened in his mind. Finally, he asked: "How did you find out?"
This question was within the scope of their discussion last night and should be answered by Xio.
"...Anyway, after Varina went to the dock area to complete the delivery work during the day, he also went to the Boiling Blood Bar at night."
"In the case that he is indeed missing and the Dead Eel Gang has not caught anyone, we can only devote part of our attention to the Boiling Blood Bar."
At this time, Varina continued:
"The Boiling Blood Bar is involved in human trafficking. I asked someone to steal the list from it and found that his name was indeed on it."
"I've asked. These people will eventually be sent to the underground slave market and sold. I'm afraid they will end up in either a mine, a factory, or a plantation in the countryside."
"Anyway, at this point, there is no way to continue the investigation. I don't want to die in the dark."
Detective Zerrell fiddled with the materials a few more times and found no obvious flaws, so he said:
"Then let's do it. Although I won't get the full remuneration, it will be enough to do the job."
"Lexa, after completing your employer's commission, this list..."
"Take it to the police," Varina interrupted: "It's up to you if you don't want to call the police. In short, this list is of no use to me. You can handle it yourself."
"What you should give me most is the reward I deserve. The sooner the better."
"Just a reminder," Xio added: "The Boiling Blood Bar has already covered it up in time. Without enough energy, it might be difficult to find out anything."
Detective Zerrell sighed, put away the evidence, stood up and walked towards the door.
"Then give it to your employer. There's no use keeping it anyway."
"Sorry, I'll leave first."
