"Boss, the convoy escorting the goods from the Cross Society has entered the city. It should arrive at the 'White Sail Warehouse' in ten minutes."
"Has the list of escorts been confirmed?"
"It has been confirmed that there are a total of twelve people in the three vehicles. They are all old people from the Cross who are recorded on the list, and there are no suspicious persons. The leader is "Blade" Kai, and the others... There is also a person named Su on the list.
Damn, your marksmanship is pretty good."
"Well, he's just a gunner. No matter how strong he is, he's still at the first level. It's nothing to worry about. Follow the plan. Once it's confirmed that the items are in the cargo, clear out everyone in the convoy."
"yes!"
"Oh, by the way. Go and get in touch with the boy named 'Kayi'. Let's check it out with a peripheral staff first. If his ability is acceptable, he will be recruited."
"yes."
.......
The Cross Society's convoy escorting supplies slowly entered the inner city through "Gate No. 5".
After entering the city wall, it is like entering a steel forest. This is a very three-dimensional city. There are many super-high buildings of three to five hundred meters, like towering trees, which form the main body of the city. And relying on
These ultra-tall buildings serve as skeletons, and various steel-framed overpasses, suspended intercity train tracks, high-altitude pedestrian streets, suspended steel-framed layers are densely built... like a layer cake.
These elevated buildings connect the buildings together and divide the entire city into three levels: upper, middle and lower.
The layering of architectural style is obvious to the eye.
Most of the short buildings look very slender, with exposed brick walls, large stones, tall spires with obvious Gothic style, pointed arches, and large windows with stained glass. They look like buildings from a thousand years ago.
Style; the middle-level steel frame structure, thick pipes, steam boilers, and thick industrial style of steampunk; and the higher up, the future technological style of the cyber world, and the sky garden...
The city's designers increased the number of residents the inner city could accommodate within a limited space several times.
Su Lun harvested some vague impressions in his memory, and he also knew that there were various types of people in the inner city.
The higher you live, the more distinguished your status is.
The ground floor is also the civilian area of the inner city.
The Cross's convoy traveled on the ground, and intercity trains roared overhead like light rails. Beside the streets, there were flower stands with bright flowers, and everyone, old and young, wore well-fitting and colorful clothes.
"Wow... so many cars! Are all these guys in the inner city so rich? It seems like everyone can afford a high-end car..."
Kai had never been to the inner city before. He looked at the scene that was completely different from the outer city and sighed repeatedly.
Each of these cars has shiny paint and smooth lines, which are not comparable to those used cars in the outer city that are pieced together from scrap parts.
Seeing the cars on the road, Kai suddenly felt that the "cool modified motorcycles" in the gang looked like naughty children covered in mud in front of these cars.
Su Lun supported his chin with his hand and leaned against the car window, looking at the bustling street with his eyes a little wandering.
He had obviously transported the goods to the inner city, so he would never encounter robbers again, but he always felt that something was wrong.
...
The destination of the cargo escort is the "White Sail Warehouse", which is an inconspicuous warehouse next to the river on the ground floor of District 5. The glass roof looks like a white sail.
The space is huge, and the truck drove directly into the warehouse.
Kai greeted Su Lun to get out of the car, "Hey, brother, we're here. After delivering the goods, the mission is completed."
Su Lun nodded, but was not in a hurry to get out of the car.
He deliberately looked at the people receiving the goods in the warehouse. There were seven people in total. They were employees of the chamber of commerce under Mrs. Fino. They seemed to have no problem.
Then he looked at the layout of the warehouse. It was very spacious, the size of a football field. But except for a few cars, there was no place to hide. Only a few thick painted iron pillars supported the glass room above.
top.
At this moment, Su Lun had already instinctively thought of a feasible escape route if he encountered danger.
Kai had already walked down and greeted the person delivering the handover.
Then he went to the carriage and opened the code door, and the helpers began to unload the goods one by one according to the list.
Su Lun observed this and found nothing unusual, so he also got out of the car.
"Butler Jackson, here is the list of goods. We have ordered them once before we set off, and there is absolutely no problem."
"Sorry, the process still needs to go through."
"Oh, counting is a very time-consuming task, so you have to work hard for it."
"No. This is exactly what Mrs. Philo hired us for."
"..."
When Su Lun got out of the truck, he was watching the people from the Cross Union starting to get the items out of the truck one by one, and the old butler named Jackson was in charge of counting.
Those guys in the inner city behaved very coldly and didn't seem to want to have much communication with the Cross Society and other outer cities, even Kai, the transportation captain.
Kai looked very bored.
Seeing Su Lun coming down, he walked over and said, "Su Lun, after delivering the goods later, let's go to the city for a walk?"
Seeing that he was in good spirits, Su Lun nodded, "Yeah."
But at this moment, a bearded man in a suit suddenly came from outside the warehouse. He opened his mouth and asked a group of people: "Who is Kai?"
Kai frowned when he heard this arrogant tone. He didn't want to talk to him at first, but he seemed to have thought of something and said, "I am."
The man didn't talk nonsense at all and said coldly: "Follow me, someone wants to see you."
With that said, he left in the direction he came in without looking back.
When Kai heard this, he was not only unsuspecting, but excitement overflowed on his face. He winked at Su Lun, "Brother, I'll leave for a while, and you can watch for me."
"Um."
Su Lun nodded and said nothing.
He knew that this bearded man was probably the person Kai said the smoker arranged for him to contact.
He had nothing to say.
After all, Smoker is Kai's old captain and the one who promoted him in the gang. Su Lun can often hear the admiration for Smoker Sambu from Kai's mouth, like a child worshiping his father.
But...
Su Lun found it very strange that this bearded man directly came to the warehouse to ask for someone?
This is the warehouse of Mrs. Philo's Chamber of Commerce. If the sponsor introduced to Kai by Smoker is an acquaintance of Mrs. Philo, why is it so mysterious?
Also, that vague observation gaze in the distance at the warehouse entrance, is it a sentry or something else?
...
A lot of items have been moved off the truck, and large sculptures, metal utensils and other antiques are piled all over the floor.
Then there are some small items such as ancient books, scrolls, and curse materials.
Su Lun was suspicious, so he watched quietly from the side. Gradually, he discovered a problem, that is, the old butler with a mustache seemed to read those classics very carefully.
Even the list says "one hundred volumes of ancient classics" without detailed names.
There are hundreds or even thousands of volumes in that pile. Reading them all one by one will definitely waste a lot of time.
But the housekeeper took the trouble to look through each book carefully, as if he was looking for something.
It was this unusual behavior that made Su Lun suddenly alert.
What is this old man looking for?
He didn't look so carefully at other antiquities. It seemed like he was looking for a special book?
And at this moment, several keywords flashed through Su Lun's mind: goods, classics... gang warehouse?
wrong!
has a problem!
Suddenly, he searched for a relevant memory in his memory through keywords.
That was the first day he joined the Cross Society and participated in the attack on the headquarters warehouse!
At that time, Senjo captured an intruder alive, but he was killed by a spy from the Cross Society on the way.
Su Lun connected this series of clues together, and suddenly frowned, guessing a possibility that made him instantly sweat on his back: "This guy is looking for [Isaac's Alchemy Manuscript]!"
...
This thought suddenly came to Su Lun's mind, and a huge sense of crisis that made Su Lun's scalp numb instantly hit his heart.
I originally thought it was a simple escort and handover task, but I didn't expect that there was a hidden murderous intention!
Su Lun had previously learned through various channels that what the Cross Society had lost was a volume [Isaac's Alchemy Manuscript].
I originally thought that if I lost it, I would just throw it away. Such a precious thing had nothing to do with his little gang.
But now I didn't expect that I would be accidentally involved.
He instantly thought: "Captain Miller, who sniped and killed the prisoners, was definitely not a mole, at least... not the mastermind. This means that there is still a 'key person' within the Cross who was responsible for the robbery. At that time,
President Chuck and the cadres suddenly returned to the headquarters. The mole knew that it was impossible for them to safely carry the manuscript. Instead, it was safest to hide it..."
Moreover, this is not just speculation, but solid evidence!
Su Lun immediately recalled the key piece of information he had obtained when he also stripped out the soul of the second-order attacker: "They would never have thought that the manuscript would be hidden there."
"So that's what happened..."
Su Lun connected all the clues in his mind, and a huge and far-reaching conspiracy instantly surfaced.
Since it was impossible to take the manuscript away under the circumstances,
So where are the manuscripts hidden somewhere that people wouldn’t expect?
Naturally it is the warehouse of the Cross!
"The manuscript never left the Hesse Building, it was just moved from the Cross Society's treasury to an ordinary warehouse outside!"
Various clues were connected end to end, and Su Lun immediately came to the conclusion: "The insider also knew very well that even as a cadre, he would definitely be suspected if he went to the warehouse. But he didn't have to risk himself to get the manuscript, because
Every once in a while, the Cross Society will automatically pack up the items in the ordinary warehouse and transport them to the inner city... Just by intercepting the transport team, you can find the manuscripts hidden in those classics!"