Embers Ad Infinitum

Chapter 158 Clues to the exchange (please guarantee the monthly pass)
Jiang Baiman hearing this, said with a smile:
“You are very confident.”

She immediately added another sentence:
“This is also a good thing, at least when we are in trouble, become frustrated, and when there is no fighting spirit, you can still be confident and infect the whole team.

“This is called idealistic optimism.

“Uh, did you say this before?”

Shang Jianyao nodded:
“I don’t mind if you quote.”

Jiang Baiman gave him a blank look and walked out of the stairs.

She looked around and said thoughtfully:

“There may be some ‘anti-intellectual’ believers in this courtyard. Those who warn Zeng Guangwang may also hide in the vicinity.”

Lin Feifei, who is “controlled” lives here, and Zeng Guangwang, who was warned and nearly hanged himself, also lives here. If it is not pure coincidence, it means that there are many “anti-intelligence” eye lines in this area.

Before Shang Jianyao gave “suggestion”, Jiang Baiman sighed:

“Unfortunately there is no photo, otherwise you can ask the guard.

“Doing door-to-door investigation is too labor-intensive, we can’t complete it, and it’s easy to beat the grass to scare the snake and cause accidents.”

Shang Jianyao eyes shined, quickly said:

“I can draw the person who warned Zeng Guangwang and follow his description.”

“Forget it.” Jiang Baiman thought of the paintings Shang Jianyao had painted, and directly denied his self-recommendation.

She thought for a while and said:

“Go to the Hunter’s Guild and find Odick. He may have a way to extract the image of that person from Zeng Guangwang’s dream.”

“Hope.” Shang Jianyao looked regretful.

The two went out of the gate at Huangjiao Alley, turned to South Street, and walked towards the central square.

Just as they were about to turn to West Street, a loud noise suddenly came from the front side.

hong long!

Jiang Baiman and Shang Jianyao each made a conditioned reflex. One rolled over and curled up behind the sidewalk chair, and the other squatted on the spot, pretending to be a corpse.

This is not to say that this can block bullets, but to avoid the sight of the attackers who may exist in the future.

After the explosion, the central square became noisy, screaming, shouting, and rushing footsteps were endless.

Seeing that there was no fierce fighting, Jiang Baiman left the hiding place and looked at the place where the explosion occurred.

That is the Yecao City Public Library.

The glass windows of this building were all shattered, and black smoke and red flames emerged from inside.

The fire brigade not far away in the vicinity hurried over and used various methods to put out the fire.

Several blood-stained people were carried out one after another, some were still groaning, and some were silent.

Jiang Baiman glanced at Shang Jianyao, who was standing up, and a noun came to mind:
“Anti-intellectual education”!
She retracted her sight from the library where the damage was not too severe, and habitually observed the surrounding situation.

Suddenly, her eyes stopped in one place.

At the junction of East Street and Central Square, a group of people who saw the “alarm” have been lifted are watching.

On the edge of this group, there is a man in a black trench coat.

Both of his hands are inserted in his pocket, almost Jiang Baiman tall, with slightly messy short hair, the whole person looks very thin, and his face is abnormally pale, as if he has just recovered from a serious illness, or has not recovered completely.

It seems that he felt Jiang Baiman’s gaze, and he turned his head and looked back.

His eyes are almost pure black, like an abyss that can bury human souls.

The corners of the man’s mouth were slightly tilted, showing a hard to describe smile.

Then, he squeezed into the crowd and disappeared from Jiang Baiman’s sight.

“Have you seen it?” Jiang Baiman was silent for a few seconds before turning to ask Shang Jianyao.

“I saw it.” Shang Jianyao’s arms have assumed a running front position at some unknown time, but his legs have not moved away.

Jiang Baiman immediately said with a smile:
“I thought you would rush over and beat him up.”

Shang Jianyao glanced at Jiang Baiman strangely and replied calmly:
“Can’t catch up.”

“Also, at least this way, it will not reveal that you know that he is a dangerous person.” Jiang Baiman looked at the library where the fire was under control, and exhaled slowly, “I hope the books in it are not lost. .”

This is the hope of many children in Yecao City.

Simply teaching literacy, “temporary teacher” is sufficient, but if you want to learn more, you can’t do without books.

Jiang Baiman didn’t say much, took Shang Jianyao, walked into West Street, and entered the Hunter’s Guild.

She was thinking if she could not find Odick in the lobby, how to leave a message to the other party, she found this “senior hunter” sitting in the marginal area where she and Shang Jianyao usually like to stay. for.

“We have new clues.” Jiang Baiman walked over and said with a smile.

“I have too.” Odick, wearing a thick woolen coat, stood up.

“Are you waiting for us?” Jiang Baiman clear comprehension.

“You should wait at the door, so we can see it at a glance.” Shang Jianyao enthusiastically came up with an idea.

Odick ignored him and said directly:

“I have already asked which senior member of the local guild has seen Lei Yunsong and Lin Feifei.”

Ask it out? I’m afraid it was found out by the ability of dreams… Jiang Baiman asked calmly on the surface:

“Who?”

“Cui En, Cui En Vice President in charge of hunter affairs.” Odick pointed to the stairs leading to the second floor, “I will take you to see him.”

Jiang Baiman was not in a hurry to mention the man in the windbreaker, and winked at Shang Jianyao to prepare him.

Then, they went to the second floor together. In a small room with only a long table and a few chairs, they met Vice President Cui En of the local Hunter Guild.

He is tall and thin, with a big nose, and his hair is sparse, but still black.

Shang Jianyao looked carefully for a while, then suddenly asked:

“Have you ever dyed your hair?”

Cui En opened his mouth and forgot the language that was originally organized.

After a few seconds, he stroked his hair proudly:
“No.”

“That’s it…” Shang Jianyao seems a bit regretful.

Jiang Baiman deeply suspects that he regrets that he has not been able to recruit Brother Feiling, the head of the “Rootless” Business Group, to get involved.

Odick did not waste time and broke the strange silence:

“I just communicated with Chairman Cui. He met Lei Yunsong and Lin Feifei almost a month and a half ago.”

Cui En trusts Odick quite a bit, and there is no bodyguard by his side. He points to the chair opposite the long table and says:

“Sit down.”

When Jiang Baiman and Shang Jianyao sat down quickly, Cui En sighed and said:
“I didn’t want to mention this matter at first. It has no value and will only cause unnecessary trouble and involvement. As a result, Odick somehow found it out.”

“About a month and a half ago.” The Vice President recalled, “It was a morning, and my assistant told me that someone wanted to visit me and talk about a big task. I was fine at the time, and my assistant said that they too It looks a little background, so I agreed.

“Then, I met Lei Yunsong and Lin Feifei you mentioned in the office.

“They actually don’t have a big task to talk about, the purpose is to understand the ‘machine paradise’.”

“‘Machinery Heaven’?” Jiang Baiman was a little surprised.

This is Great Influence, which has a complete grasp of intelligent robot production technology and many factories. It is located at the southern end of the Jiushan Mountains.

It is relatively mysterious, and its transactions with the outside world are mainly handled by the robot army, and no other forces have entered their actual control area.

——”Pangu Creature” is at the northwest end of the Jiushan Mountain Range.

“Yes.” Cui En replied with some confusion, “I don’t know why they want to understand the’machine paradise’. For this, they are willing to pay a lot of money. Unfortunately, I have no contact with the’machine paradise’. Don’t look at the products in the lobby, but the president and the local president are responsible for the corresponding affairs. Therefore, I can only ask them to try to find relationships to go to North Street and visit the president.”

The president of the local hunter guild is City Lord Xu Liyan.

“No wonder…” Jiang Baiman solved a doubt in his mind-why Lei Yunsong and Lin Feifei entered North Street.

They went to the City Lord Mansion and asked to see the City Lord and the president of the Hunter Guild Xu Liyan.

Cui En picked up the white porcelain tea cup in front of him and took a sip:
“I haven’t seen them since, but I can be sure that they left North Street later.

“Because I am worried that this matter will cause unnecessary trouble to the president, I have urged my assistant and related clerks not to leak the news, and I don’t know how Odick found it out.”

Obviously, Cui En was worried about Odick’s sudden grasp of this secret.

At this time, Odick nodded lightly, implying that Jiang Baiman and Cui En did not lie.

Jiang Baiman looked at Cui En and smiled and said:
“We probably understand.

“It really troubles you too much, Chairman Cui.”

“It’s okay. If I can investigate the death of Liu Dazhuang, I will even express my thanks.” Cui En got up and sent Jiang Baiman, Shang Jianyao and the others out of the room.

When I got outside and walked to the stairs, Jiang Baiman laughed, looking ahead and saying:
“Exchanging information again?”

“Yes.” Odick did not refuse.

Jiang Baiman said with a “um”:
“We found a ‘temporary Teacher’ who was threatened by ‘anti-intellectualism’.”

She omitted the entire process of development, described Zeng Guangwang’s address and experience again, and emphasized that after the library explosion, there was a man in a windbreaker who looked close to the crowd.

“This style…” Odick’s face gradually became serious, “Much like the ‘Priest’ who was active in ‘First City’ before.”

Shang Jianyao’s expression suddenly became excited.

Jiang Baiman glared at him, told him to restrain himself, and then said to Odick:
“It’s your turn.”

Odick looked at the stairs in front of him and was silent for a while:

“I came to Yecao City not by accident, I was invited here.

“I tracked down Liu Dazhuang’s death, not because I happened to meet him, nor because he was an intelligence dealer.”

At this point, Odick stepped into the stairs and left a sentence:

“He is secretly serving the City Lord.”

Hearing this sentence, Jiang Baiman felt that all the clues were intertwined in his mind. The distance outlines the answer, it seems that it is already not far.

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