"What should we do about the agreement between you and Mr. Marsh?" Angelica reminded with some worry.
According to what the suspect confessed, Marvin and his other accomplices would lay explosives and blow up the statue of King Victory in the Plaza de Triomphe in the Central District to put pressure on society.
Considering that the target of the attack was not the crowd, as long as the police blocked the square in advance and evacuated the crowd, it would not cause much trouble.
"Don't worry about this. I asked Officer Mance to return the letter to him. Someone will help handle the matter then." Ed waved his hand and said.
He had promised to hand over this document before, mainly because he had not yet figured out the other party's motives. But things have changed now: a group of disgruntled longshoremen want to blow up a statue, which is not something the Bureau should be concerned about.
In his opinion, the only thing that was more questionable was that the other party's explanation seemed a bit too straightforward.
It is not ruled out that the matter of "blowing up the statue of the Victorious King" may be a cover-up, but this will not affect the "ordinary" nature of the matter itself.
After all, the other party is indeed just an ordinary person, and at most they can only make some home-made explosives. Even if some monsters are involved after this, that will only happen after the police trace the clues.
"Understood." Angelica nodded, "Then what should we do next?"
"Let's go to the police station first. I have to explain some things, and then we'll go back to the East District stronghold."
…
An hour later, inside the East District stronghold. The sky is dim and the sun's shadow is about to go out.
"Why are you back so soon, darlings?" Byakuya pinched off the cigarette on his hand, put his chin on his head and smiled, "How did things go?"
"It doesn't matter, it's just a group of workers who want to cause some trouble. It should be related to the strike at the dock. This matter is not within our jurisdiction. I'll let the police station handle it. Come on, Angelica - sit down Drink a glass of water and rest for a while.”
Ed pulled out his chair and sat down, poured himself a glass of water, then turned around and handed another glass to Angelica.
"That's right. It's definitely not a good thing for our people to be too involved in something like this. You did the right thing." Byakuya nodded approvingly and asked casually, "But have you figured out why they stole the pineapple? I’m quite curious.”
"I don't know, I guess it's to win people over?"
Ed smiled, picked up the water glass and drank it all in one gulp. After quenching his thirst, he put it down and said:
"If you don't know, you don't know. After all, we are still receiving taxpayers' wages. I think us highly paid 'elite combatants' can't hang around a few pineapples all day long."
"Ha ha--"
Byakuya laughed heartily a few times. If you just listen to the sound and don’t look at the old face, he looks very manly when he smiles:
"...That's just right. You two have nothing else to do, right? Don't be in a hurry to go home from get off work. Pack your bags and come with me tonight. I have something urgent to do."
"What's going on?" Ed asked.
"A smuggling case. We received information from an informant that a batch of illegal goods was secretly transported to a large warehouse at the dock. We don't know what's inside at the moment, but it won't be anything good."
Bai Ya casually gestured with his fingers on the table and said: "So the three of us have to sneak in while it's dark to see what's inside. With my abilities and archery skills, plus the little spiders of the two of you, , it’s within reach.”
"The warehouse at the dock?" Ed asked doubtfully, "Then why don't we bring a few combat personnel and police to search it directly during the day? A dozen guns are enough."
He didn't think anyone would dare to have a head-on confrontation with the Bureau of Investigation in broad daylight. Once things get too big, teams from various regions will come over for reinforcements, and other forces will step in to maintain law and order.
"No, no, no, brother Ed, that's not an ordinary warehouse, that's a special warehouse area for West Coast Company." Bai Ya reminded, knocking on the table.
Ed fell silent for a moment.
"Is there anything special about the West Coast Company's warehouse?" Angelica asked, holding the water glass in both hands.
"That's right - due to the existence of the Privilege Act and the Trade Secrets Protection Act, any search operation against a West Coast company requires a search warrant application from the local court. However, the most fearful thing is delay. By the time the search warrant is issued, the contraband will most likely have already been Moved away." Ed explained for her.
"That's right, so we have to do this secretly. Get the evidence first. Are you worried that the search warrant will not be filled by then?" Bai Ya nodded.
"Okay, then I'll do as you say."
After thinking about the feasibility, Ed accepted the plan, but added:
"But it should be enough for the two of us. Angelica should stay. After all, she is inexperienced. If an accident occurs, we will have to devote our energy to protecting her safety."
"Well, I..." Angelica on the side said hesitantly.
"Come on, brother Ed, don't I know what you're thinking about?" Bai Ya sneered, "Flowers in the greenhouse don't grow big. Let the newbie practice more now. Sooner or later, she will be She faces the storm alone. You can protect her for a while now, but if you are gone one day, won’t she survive? "
If you are no longer here one day, won’t she cease to live?
"That's right." After asking himself, Ed had to nod and admit.
"Angelica, go and pack your equipment. If you have any armor, try to wear it."
"Okay, Teacher Waikolo." Angelica stood up and bowed.
"I'm also going to pack up my equipment. When will we set off?" Ed stood up and asked.
"It's early. Come over and play cards early when you're ready." Byakuya took out a stack of cards and put them on the table, "We'll talk about it later at night."
