In a single room on the east side of the hotel.
Throwing the travel bag on the ground, turning on the central air conditioner, and closing the curtains, Leon turned around, took out the special agent's mobile phone to operate it, and searched every corner.
In accordance with procedures and professional habits, after ensuring that there were no prying or listening devices in the space, Leon sat on the bedside and took a rest.
He couldn't help but feel nostalgic when he saw that the decoration was shabby and the room looked like a motel room in the 1980s or 1990s.
But the holographic imaging device on the ceiling told Leon that it was the 1980s in the 21st century, and he was also on the "Green Star" which was 470 light-years away from the earth.
Slow down.
Leon operated his mobile phone, wrote a report on the information he investigated, uploaded it to the company, and shared it with his subordinates scattered around the border of the fortress. .
After talking to the driver, and based on decades of investigation experience, we found that the Jiralhanae were not simply "convulsions."
Although until now, there are still a large number of Jiralhanae (Jilalhanae) who are trying to regain the Covenant Empire, but they have extremely "ptsd" towards humans, especially the originals and Astartes.
Therefore, they only dared to wander back and forth in the territory of the former Covenant Empire, and basically did not dare to step into the human territory.
Only a very small number of radical guys, in order to "improve their lives" and have a desire for revenge, evolved into pirate organizations, and occasionally invaded the Border Fortress sector on a small scale.
The result was either annihilation or maiming and expulsion.
In the Border Fortress Sector, just by looking at the name, you can tell that the garrison is only strong but not weak, not to mention that there is also John, whose combat power is among the top among the original bodies, and the Spartan Legion, which is both offensive and defensive, and is good at teamwork.
Including the star region, a total of 20% of the reserves from various legions have been deployed, which is much higher than other star regions.
From this point of view, the group of Jiralhanae beasts half a month ago simply came here to die.
This is a little weird.
Moreover, the Jiralhanae group preserved a large number of ground troops and escaped with supplies and armored vehicles to colonial planets like Pulton that were full of rainforests or had complex terrain.
Leon always felt that what the Jiralhanae did seemed to be a radical suicidal revenge, but in fact it was attracting the attention of the human military and intelligence departments.
Or maybe there is something in the star area worthy of the Jiralhanae's desperate search and excavation.
Therefore, in the uploaded report, Lyon specifically noted his various speculations and opinions.
Immediately afterwards.
After putting away his mobile phone, Leon unzipped his travel bag and deactivated a plasma grenade with biometric insurance.
He zipped it up again, stood up, put the travel bag in the closet, packed up his clothes, and then left the single room.
outside the room.
It was a corridor with the same period feel. Leon walked to the lobby through the stairs at the end, and responded to the boss sitting behind the reception desk with a smile and a nod, "Brother, are you ready to go shopping?"
Arrive outside the hotel.
The city where Lyon is located has already ushered in the evening of Pulton. All kinds of lights on the streets are lit up, and holographic images emitting various colors also appear.
However, this sultry weather did not become cooler due to the "setting" of stars, and the temperature remained stable at around 38°C.
And the number of pedestrians on the street has not decreased as night is approaching. On the contrary, this city called Budapest has just begun to enter a "normal" state.
Nightlife is the main theme of Budapest or the whole of Pulton.
Just as the hotel owner said, Lyon was indeed planning to take a stroll. After all, information and clues would not come to his door.
Walking along the street to the easternmost side of Buda Penny, getting closer to the interface between the city and the rainforest, Lyon found that the crowds became more and more complicated.
There are people gathered together, and you can tell they are gang members at a glance.
But this group of people did not show off or show off, but walked normally, and did not actively stir up trouble to avoid attracting the attention of the patrolling peace officers.
When Leon walked around the corner, walked through the alleys, and came to one of the streets that the driver had mentioned, filled with pink lights and holographic imaging, he also saw men and women with heavy make-up and gorgeous clothes, standing in various bars, Recruiting customers in front of the nightclub.
If the water is clear, there will be no fish.
Leon, who has lived for a century, still understands this truth very well. If he wants to eradicate it, he can only remove the "impurities" in human nature.
Regardless of whether they can be eliminated, if they are really eliminated, whether they can continue to be called "human beings" is a huge question mark.
Live longer.
Lyon sometimes considers some "philosophical issues", but most of the time he is just looking for trouble, so he gradually becomes too lazy to worry about them.
At this time.
"Brother~." A woman wearing a purple skirt and red high heels approached Lyon and said in a charming voice:
"Would you like to come in and have a drink? There's a discount today."
Hear the words.
Leon turned to look at the other party, then looked up at the bar where the woman worked, and saw that it was one of the largest on this street.
Then he stopped walking and said, "Okay, for your sake, I'll spend some money."
"Thank you sir~!"
The woman who got the affirmative answer was immediately overjoyed and led Leon into the bar until she came to the spacious, air-conditioned, extremely noisy and dark hall.
"?~!?~!" The exciting music came to my ears.
There is a live band playing at the front of the hall. People sitting nearby follow the rhythm of the music, nodding and shaking their legs impatiently, drinking with their friends or the woman's co-workers.
Waiters shuttle between seats, carrying trays of drinks and snacks.
There are also bars on both sides of the hall to provide services for people who come alone or who don't want to spend a lot of money to reserve a seat.
Hall entrance and exit.
The woman gently took Leon's left arm, pointed to the empty seat next to the band and said, "Brother, do you want to sit there, or..."
As she spoke, she pointed to the private room on the second floor that was connected to the hall and had soundproof floor-to-ceiling windows, and asked in a more charming voice: "Where is it?"
"I'll go there." Leon pointed to the bar on the right, with no thought of private seats or private rooms.
Hear the words.
“…”
The smile on the woman's face froze, obviously she didn't expect Leon to be so straightforward.
Determined that she would not get more commissions, the woman immediately retracted her hands holding Leon's left arm, her smile no longer as "sincere" as before, and said:
"Then I wish you a nice night, brother. I have to continue working, so I'll leave first."
After saying that, the woman left here without looking back.
Glancing at the woman's back, Leon shrugged indifferently, walked to the bar and sat down, ordered a low-alcohol cocktail from the bar, and observed the people consuming here.
Next to him, there were two elites who only cared about drinking and chatting. Most of the people were normal, including white-collar workers relaxing after get off work, and young people partying with their buddies.
There are no traces of extradimensional corruption.
Moreover, the vaccine developed by the Plague Doctor was completed twelve years ago, and the vaccine for the elite and iron-blooded clan was completed nine years ago.
Theoretically, the vaccine can effectively isolate the whispers of demons from another space. Only through substantive physical means can the demons complete the corruption.
This is one of the main reasons why elites can live in human society. As for the iron-blooded race, it is because their race is too rare.
Observed for a moment.
There was still nothing noteworthy. Leon paid the bartender and left the bar as usual.
And when he walked out of the bar, the woman standing at the door soliciting customers marked him as "stingy" in his heart.
Later, Leon spent nearly three hours shopping in this neighborhood with a strong pink and red atmosphere.
Although it is often easiest to obtain underground information about a city or colonial planet in a mixed area, but this time, Lyon returned without success.
Finally, he stood at the end of the east side of the block, looking at the starry sky that had completely entered the dark night, and couldn't help but shake his head slightly.
It seems that my luck is a little worse this time.
Leon, who left the neighborhood, planned to wait until tomorrow to contact the local intelligence department and prepare to formally launch an investigation.
but.
As soon as Leon left that neighborhood, he didn't go far when he encountered a woman wearing ultra-short jeans, a white sweatshirt, and a hood of the sweatshirt walking on the other side of the street, heading in the opposite direction to him.
Wearing a sweatshirt in 38°C heat?
Although it is a light and breathable sweater, and there are people who dress similar to that woman in order to protect themselves from the sun during the day, but now it is night...
In any case, the other party still attracted Lyon's attention.
His instinct told him that there was something wrong with that woman.
After pretending to take a few steps forward, Leon took the opportunity to turn his head and look back with his peripheral vision, and saw that the woman turned right and disappeared at the intersection.
When he saw this situation, he immediately turned around, walked quickly to the intersection, mixed with a large number of pedestrians, waited for the red light, and also observed the woman's movements.
The green light turns on.
Leon used pedestrians to provide cover, then walked through the zebra crossing to the other side of the street, keeping a certain distance from the woman.
He followed carefully for about half an hour until he came to a neighborhood that completely intersected with the rainforest.
The building floors here are generally low, allowing trees to easily cover the entire block. Moreover, it is more humid and hot here, and even the starry night sky is blocked by the lush branches and leaves.
At the same time, because of its proximity to the rainforest, there began to be soldiers equipped with simple power armor and belonging to the UNSC Army's elite division, patrolling in teams to guard against surprise attacks by Jiralhanae wandering in the rainforest.
From time to time, there will be a Warthog equipped with a .50cal pulse machine gun, or a 25mm Gauss cannon, and a troop carrier using suspension technology, passing by the streets and heading deep into the rainforest.
Leon continued to follow.
It didn't take long.
The woman turned right again, entered an inconspicuous alley, and briefly disappeared from Leon's sight.
But he did not speed up his pace, but maintained the original speed. The moment he passed by the alley, he looked into the alley seemingly casually.
I saw the woman who was about to walk out of the alley, and I also saw the other end of the alley, which seemed to be the warehouse area where building materials were stored when this neighborhood was first established.
Wait until you have completely passed the alley.
Leon counted silently in his mind for a few seconds before turning around and entering the deserted alley, speeding up his pace and running to the edge of the other end.
Probe a little.
After identifying which warehouse the woman had walked into, Leon immediately took out his agent's mobile phone and shared his location with the local intelligence department. He also used his senior manager's authority to submit a support application.
Leon's operation is equivalent to gambling with his sixth sense. After all, there is no substantial evidence until now.
But with the experience of dealing with nearly a hundred abnormal phenomena and demonic incidents, he was sure that there was definitely something fishy about that woman.
Moreover, even if his judgment is wrong, it does not conflict with the option of applying for support. He should contact and cooperate with local colleagues in advance.
be prepared.
Leon put away his cell phone, lifted the tail of his loose shirt, took out the laser pistol from the quick-draw holster, held it in his right hand and turned off the safety. Then he left the alley and gradually approached the warehouse.
Come to the edge of the warehouse.
Leon leaned against the wall. With his left hand, he took out an earphone from the tactical bag on his back and put it on, and then took out a metal box the size of an eraser.
Then he used his thumb to open the sliding cover, placed the metal box on the ground, and used his index finger and thumb to pinch out a reconnaissance robot less than one centimeter in size and shaped like a black ant.
Close the sliding cover tightly and retract the metal box.
Leon took out his mobile phone again and controlled it with his left hand, making the "ant" crawl quickly on the ground.
The screen also shows the "ant's" perspective.
Next.
Under the control of Leon, the reconnaissance robot began to climb the wall and entered the interior of the warehouse through the exhaust fan and ducts.
It continued to crawl for some distance.
The screen of the mobile phone displayed the picture captured by "Ant", allowing Leon to observe the woman again and a group of companions who were suspected of being that woman.
I saw a total of six "people" in the middle of the warehouse surrounded by debris.
In terms of dressing up, she either has long hair that covers her ears, or wears a hooded and breathable sweatshirt like that woman.
The facial and body features are very similar to those of human women. They all appear to be around twenty years old, except for one "female" who looks more mature.
The reason why Leon described the other party as similar to a human woman was because the "woman" he was following relaxed her vigilance in front of her companions and took the initiative to lift her hood, revealing her slender and special ears.
They looked like the elves who looked similar to humans in those epic and fantasy movies he went to watch in the cinema when he was enjoying his vacation.
He has a good face and a slender figure.
However, Leon did not let down his guard because of "their" appearance.
Immediately afterwards.
The "ants" who were secretly monitoring and listening transmitted the content of the conversation of this group of elves to Leon's ears through the earphones.
I could only hear the youngest woman being followed by him speaking to the elves in a non-human language.
The tone and demeanor seemed to be sharing information. It seemed that the other party was using the characteristics similar to human appearance to sneak into Pulton secretly to investigate.
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