Chapter 537 Jungle Bar (please vote for the big chapter)
"It's okay to tell you," Norbeck thought for a moment and said slowly, "Our client is Thorne."
"Thorne?"
He Ao raised his eyebrows.
It wasn't a name that Jace remembered.
"'Introducer' Thorne,"
Now that he has said it, Nobeck will no longer hide it. This is not important information.
"He is responsible for accepting tasks from big people and then entrusting them to us. Those big people don't trust us who work at the bottom, so they will find these people to entrust them. Thorne will take a part of the final commission as his own
'Referral fee'."
"A profession similar to 'middleman'?"
He Ao asked softly.
It seems that the mysterious person did not contact the detective agency directly, but used certain people to pass on information.
"It can be said that there are many people who work as middlemen in Wetterland,"
In order to delay time, Norbeck did not mind giving He Ao some basic knowledge about the underground world.
"Most of them worked in gangs when they were young. After they accumulated a certain reputation and had contact with everyone, they started to work as middlemen.
"There are also some middlemen who will bring their own apprentices, let them take over their positions, and let these apprentices protect their children, but this is rare. Most middlemen will find ways to send their children to study and let them become doctors or lawyers.
Or join a large conglomerate to keep them away from a profession like ours, which is a knife-edge profession."
"'Thorne' is Wetland's best 'middleman'?"
He Ao continued to ask.
Being able to receive a mission from a mysterious person and being trusted by the mysterious person, Thorne's status should not be low.
"It doesn't count,"
Norbeck shook his head, "Although Thorne is very powerful, he can only be regarded as the best middleman in the West District at best. The best middleman in the entire Wittland is the 'pharmacist' Hexi of the Jungle Bar. He can receive the goods from the Jungle Bar."
The people on this mission are, without exception, well-known figures in the entire Wetland."
It seems that the underworld of Wetland has clearly divided circles.
Unlike Chenxi City's consortium, which has direct contact with gangs, and even directly supports gangs to control the underground world, Wetland's consortium obviously cherishes feathers more. They contact underground gangs through the profession of intermediaries to prevent themselves from falling into the scandal of gang wars.
Different levels of intermediaries also distinguish different levels of underground circles. When the consortium wants to find someone to do something, it only needs to find an intermediary in the corresponding circle.
This method can naturally separate the consortium and the upper-class people from risks, but the consequence is that the consortium has almost no direct control over the underground world.
In order to protect their own authority, the middlemen will certainly not allow the emergence of large gangs similar to those in Chenxi City that can dominate the entire city.
Therefore, the underground world of Wetland is probably more chaotic than that of Dawn City.
The absence of a large force means that it is impossible to amass the wealth that can influence the city council, which in turn stabilizes the consortium's rule in Wetland City.
The city maintains a chaotic yet stable balance.
He Ao quickly figured out the key points behind Nobeck's speech, and then brought the topic back, "So the secret medicine you gave me was all given to you by Thorin?"
He slowly moved half a step towards the door.
"Yes."
Norbeck nodded slightly.
At the same time, he motioned to the people around him to further surround He Ao.
He knew that he and He Ao probably wouldn't be able to talk for long.
He Ao didn't seem to notice the movements of the people around him, but continued to ask, "So, did he give you the C-level secret medicine after the 'Almsgiver'?"
"No,"
Norbeck shook his head directly, "But in order for me to stabilize you, he once told me the name of one of the C-level talent sequences corresponding to the donor."
"What is it?"
He Ao stared at him.
"Talent Sequence 108: Missionary."
Norbeck suddenly opened his lowered palm.
The moment he finished speaking, the sound of exploding gunshots and the burst of laser cannons sounded at the same time.
The guns used by these people are not as powerful as the mercenaries' Gauss guns, but they are also enhanced pistols specifically targeted at extraordinary beings, and can also cause damage to D-class people.
And if those micro laser cannons hit a vital point, they can cause fatal damage to the D-class.
The prosthetics of these people seem to be close to D-class prosthetics.
Norbeck knew very well that he couldn't delay He Ao for more than a few words. Instead of letting He Ao leave on his own and trigger a fight, it was better to take action while attracting He Ao's attention to increase the chance of winning.
At this moment he finally no longer hesitated.
When the surrounding men were firing, a flexible dagger that had been hidden in his sleeve slipped out and fell into his hand.
In such a short time, such a fast speed, and mixed with laser cannons, it is impossible for the 'Giver' to avoid it just by relying on his severely injured physical fitness.
Even if 'Jace' dodges some attacks, he will definitely be hit by other attacks. All he needs is to rush forward and hit the target.
He swung the dagger in his hand, and the bullet hit the ground with a roaring sound, and scattered stones and light smoke filled the air.
At this time, Norbeck suddenly moved forward, preparing to take advantage of He Ao's injury to directly take away He Ao's life.
Although I don’t know why the client offered a high price of 10 million, it seems that this 10 million is the easiest 10 million he has ever earned.
The flying smoke briefly obscured the place where He Ao was standing, and also briefly obscured Norbeck's vision. Behind the smoke, there were waves of slight sharp objects entering the flesh, metal tearing, and heavy objects falling to the ground.
sound.
Norbeck noticed something was wrong and wanted to pull back, but it was too late at this moment. A sharp object appeared in front of his chest, and the sharp blade instantly pierced his chest and penetrated into his heart.
"It seems,"
The diffuse smoke dissipated quickly, and He Ao's figure stood in front of Nobeck. He lowered his head slightly, leaned into Nobeck's ear, and said with a gentle smile, "Your client didn't tell you that last night
In the end what happened."
Then he slowly pulled out the dagger that had pierced Norbeck's heart, and blood splashed out with a bit of green light, and new colors were smeared on the dry red clothes.
The sharp dagger stained with blood rotated in the palm of He Ao's hand and wiped away the blood, like a bright flower blooming.
He turned his head and looked behind him. The thick smoke slowly dissipated, revealing the scene behind the smoke.
The strong man with a gun in his hand, his eyes wide open, and an expression of disbelief on his face, the man whose neck was slashed, and the broken mechanical prosthetic body that was still shining with electric light. They mixed together and filled the rare blank space in this office.
area.
Blood soaked the shining wires.
At this time, the bracelet on Nobeck's hand slowly lit up, and it was a message from a person named Thorne.
[The client’s person will be here soon.]
A bright ray of light flows from the end of the sky, and the bright fish belly white covers the city skyline.
Dawn has arrived.
He Ao turned around, crossed the pool of blood on the ground, slowly opened the door, and left the detective agency.
He sat back in his car and started the autopilot, "Eve, help me retrieve Thorne's information."
"OK,"
The little girl in the white dress appeared on the car screen, "The information of the 'introducer' Thorne has been retrieved and his residence is being confirmed. Two of his public residences have been determined. Do you need to set the destination to one of them?
?”
At the same time, Thorne's information began to appear on the windshield of the vehicle.
"Need not,"
He Ao glanced at the document on the windshield. Most of the content contained an introduction to Thorne, who was said to be reliable in keeping secrets and the best middleman in the entire West District. There was no particularly critical information.
He withdrew his gaze and leaned back on the driver's seat, "Help me navigate to the Jungle Bar."
"OK!"
The little girl on the screen slowly disappeared and turned into a navigation interface.
As the vehicle moved forward, the signboard of Norback Detective Agency gradually disappeared from the rear view image.
Naturally, Norbeck could not have guessed when He Ao was going to the detective agency, so someone must have reminded him and told him that after meeting He Ao, they would arrest or kill He Ao and tell him the bonus.
And this person is most likely the middleman Thorne, and the news about Thorne came from a mysterious person.
In fact, the mysterious man most likely never thought about giving Norbeck the 10 million bounty. After last night, he should have an understanding of He Ao's strength. He knew very well that even in theory, he should be seriously injured.
Norback can't kill He'ao.
The reason why the mysterious people offered this price for this impossible thing is very simple. Through the huge bounty, Norbeck's greed is stimulated, so that they will brazenly deal with He Ao even if they cannot use their wits to hold him back.
Ho launched an attack.
It would take some time for He Ao to deal with them anyway, so they would delay He Ao's steps for the mysterious man.
The mysterious people don't care about their life or death, they just use their lives to achieve their own goals, just like they used Jace's life to exchange for high rewards for themselves.
Since the mysterious man guessed that He Ao might go to the detective agency, he must have been prepared to leak the secrets from the detective agency.
As soon as they got the news that He Ao had gone to the detective agency, they should have sent people to 'protect' Thorne, waiting for He Ao to surrender.
So now is not the best time to go find Thorne.
However, to a large extent, the mysterious man still deduce Heao's behavior based on Jace's previous kind and innocent behavior habits.
These people who are now rushing to the detective agency may have been staying near Jess's home last night.
Because according to Jace's original thinking logic, even if Jace had doubts about the detective agency, he would not come to the detective agency to confront him immediately. When people are confused or desperate, their first priority is to go home.
Therefore, the mysterious man should have arranged a large force near Jace's home, and at the same time asked the detective agency to continuously send messages to test He Ao's location.
As a result, their troops waited in vain all night, and then He Ao appeared downstairs in the detective agency without any warning.
This unexpected action caused them to lose the opportunity, and by the time they got the news and rushed over, He Ao had already dealt with Norbeck and left.
However, He Ao guessed that after being unable to contact Norbeck, the mysterious man should have sent most of the people who came over to Thorne, so that when He Ao went to find Thorne, he could cause some damage to He Ao.
Advantages of rolling.
This time the enemy is probably not as simple as a C-level and a mercenary team.
It's a pity that Ho Ao didn't go to Thorne's residence.
The silver-gray car drove towards dawn.
--ten minutes later--
boom--
A man with curly brown hair and wearing a black combat uniform slammed open the door of Nobeck Detective Agency.
"Boss, how is the situation?"
With the violent sound of the door hitting the wall, a short man followed the brown-haired man into the office.
"The target may be stronger than we expected. Judging from the shocked expressions on these people's faces, they should have been killed in a single encounter, leaving no time for them to react. Moreover, the killing was almost at the extreme.
It was completed in a short period of time, so no one else could react."
The brown-haired man knelt down and touched the blood that was solidifying on the ground. "He shouldn't have been gone for long."
"Boss, do you want to chase me?"
The short man glanced around, leaned down, and asked quickly.
"Since these people are dead, the target probably got the information he wanted, and Thorne has been exposed."
The brown-haired man walked to the tissue paper on the desk next to him, pulled out a piece of tissue paper, and wiped the blood on his fingers, "Has everyone else gone to Thorne's place?"
"They'll be here soon."
The short man glanced at the bracelet on his hand.
"The navigation system of the target car is very good, and it is very good at taking small roads. It is too late for us to chase him now,"
The brown-haired man clapped his hands and walked towards the door that was knocked open, "But the target obviously wants to know the truth. Let's go, let's go to Thorne's place and give the target a 'surprise' then."
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The Jungle Bar, as the bar of Heich, the most powerful middleman in the underworld of Wetland, is not located in the chaotic West End, but is located in the North Wetland District, the oldest district in the city of Wetland.
The earliest Witland city had only the North Witland district. It was not until the subsequent expansion that other areas appeared.
Nowadays, North Wittland is still the most important district of Wittland. The entire city government, city council, and Wittland's prestigious universities in the federation are also located here.
The Jungle Bar is located on the southern border of the North Wetland District. To the west is the chaotic West District, and to the east is the Saint-Lot District where major consortium headquarters are gathered.
In the entire Witland, there is only one middleman who dares to choose to base here.
When the car crossed the border between the West End and the North Wetterland District, Ho seemed to have crossed a line between shackles and prosperity.
On one side are shabby and decaying old buildings, with dirty streets running through them, and homeless people wearing gray old clothes digging through trash cans can be seen everywhere.
On the other side are neat and tidy high-rise villas with terraces and small gardens, with flat roads cleaned by automatic robots neatly crisscrossing them.
Although these two areas are close to each other and there is no spatial barrier, they look like two different worlds.
The only thing that connects the two areas is a huge advertisement that is played on the giant screens on the tall buildings on both sides at the same time.
It was a fast-paced short advertising video, which was filled with speech clips from a man who looked to be in his fifties and dressed in neat formal clothes.
He kept repeating words like "better jobs", "more benefits" and "broader employment". Finally, the commercial ended and a quick self-introduction appeared.
"I am Ned Berry, dedicated to making life better for all Wetlanders."
In the lower right corner is this person's personal website, and the words "Please vote for Ned Berry, Wetland Senatorial Election".
It's time for the senatorial election again.
He Ao touched the coat on his body and withdrew his gaze.
He had just bought this coat from a store on the road that looked dangerous, like a gang base.
The store was not as dangerous as it appeared on the surface, and the clerks were all kind and enthusiastic. Especially after seeing the blood that had not completely dried on He Ao's body and seeing He Ao's gentle smile, the clerks all trembled with excitement.
The prices of the products in the store are also very affordable. After He Ao selected the coat, these clerks wanted to give it to He Ao directly, but in the end He Ao politely refused.
He Ao used this coat to replace the blood-stained coat. The length of this coat could just cover the blood stains on He Ao's body when he stood up.
In addition, He Ao also bought an oversized suitcase.
"The destination has been reached and the car is automatically parking for you."
He Ao raised his head and looked forward.
The first thing that caught his eye was a high staircase, and then a gate composed of two towering trees. There was a signboard composed of green leaves and lights.
[Dense Forest Bar]
It's almost noon now, and there aren't many people in the bar.
He Ao opened the door and got out of the car, opened the trunk, picked up the suitcase in the trunk with one hand, and then walked towards the door of the bar with the suitcase.
Later in the evening, I felt a little uncomfortable and had a headache. It got better in the afternoon.
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When Voldemort escaped from the trap, he was knocked down by Harry Potter's railgun.
