Gardner Martin was wearing a white shirt and black trousers, standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the study, his skin glowing a little golden due to the bright sunshine.
He looked at Lumian and Christo standing in front of the desk, listening to them talking about the Trier Cave Society.
Lumian was responsible for the main part, and roughly explained the origin of the "earth blood" ore specimen: "When I stayed at the Golden Rooster Hotel, there was a madman there named Flemish. It is said that he met Monsouli.
Ghosts, people who went crazy after their whole family died mysteriously.
"He would sober up occasionally, and we drank together several times. Then one day, he also hanged himself. The relics were taken away by people from the police headquarters and said to be given to his relatives who were still alive, but those people did not
I was willing to accept it, and finally asked me to collect it, which included the specimen of the 'earth blood' ore.
"I knew that madman somehow, and we had been drinking, so I didn't throw away the mineral specimen and just put it in the iron cabinet of the safe house...
Lumian told the truth, and not a single word was false. He only concealed the fact that he helped Flemish get rid of the ghost of Montsuri and Thermipolous's reminder of the "earth blood" ore.
Hearing this, Gardner Martin, with brownish-red eyes and a few silver hairs on his black temples, asked in confirmation:
"Where is your safe house?
Lumian answered truthfully:
"The room on the far left on the third floor of No. 19 Baiyi Street."
This was not on the same side as Apartment No. 6, where the smell of terror was coming from, and was separated by a distance, so Lumian answered frankly.
Gardner Martin smiled:
"No wonder you often go to White Coat Street, not just because of Jenna."
Boss, are you suggesting that I don't go to Franka's place too often, and are you also showing that you know about this situation? Lumian cursed and continued to talk about the rest of the story.
This is how he explained it to Joseph and Rayan of the Cave Society before.
Finally, Lumian asked deliberately:
"Will this bring any trouble to our Savoyard Party? There may be some official force hiding behind the Cave Association."
He was hinting that Gardner Martin's disguised identity in front of Puyver Sauron might be exposed. He believed that it would not be difficult to understand given the boss's IQ.
Gardner Martin nodded slightly, looked at "Mouse" Christo and said:
"If you want to join the Cave Association, you can join it, just don't delay the smuggling business.
“Mouse” Christo nodded frequently:
"Yes, boss."
He immediately received instructions from Gardner Martin and left the study early, leaving only Lumian alone.
Gardner Martin smiled and comforted this official member of the "Iron Cross":
"Don't worry about Puyver's side. Even if he figures out your true identity, he will only treat it as if he doesn't know. After you became the king in the king cake game, he already has a lot of doubts about you. The next step must be
Tested and exploited again and again.”
What he meant was to continue to stay in the market area and continue to manage industries such as the Breeze Ballroom, the Golden Rooster Hotel and the Mill Ballroom.
"Okay, I was just worried that it would affect the most important task." Lumian responded with a smile, looking relieved.
At the same time, he sneered in his heart.
He was keenly aware of the unreasonableness of Gardner Martin's arrangement:
Replacement of extraordinary people to manage Breeze Dance Hall and other industries, and letting Lumian go into hiding is a very easy and simple thing for the boss of the Wa Party and the "chief" of the "Iron-Blooded Cross".
harm.
Even if he feels that he cannot mistreat a subordinate like Lumian who has an important mission, he can still make up for it by continuing to share the profits of Breeze Ballroom and other industries, rather than letting regular members who have been targeted and suspected take certain risks.
Stay where you are.
Although Lumian's turning secret will make him appear more suspicious and lead to the Savoyard Party being targeted, but Gardner Martin has encountered this level of problems countless times, and there must be a way to solve it.
Lumian felt that the "chief" of the "Iron Cross" was a little suspicious of him, so he hoped to use the Cave Association to continue testing him.
There is nothing that can be falsified in his description and explanation. Normally, it would be enough for Gardner Martin to believe it. But the problem is that too many things have happened around him during this period. Too many things have happened around him.
As an unusual situation, Gardner Martin, as a former or current "conspirator", will definitely instinctively and intuitively suspect that there is something wrong here.
The detailed reasons are no longer enough to cover up the overall anomaly.
Thinking of this, Lumian suddenly became murderous.
He looked at Gardner Martin standing by the floor-to-ceiling window and judged that the distance between the two sides was about five meters.
At such a close distance, if he suddenly uses the "Hum Ha Technique", and Gardner Martin has not yet become a Sequence 4, gained divinity, and does not carry a magical item that can defend against similar abilities, then he can completely subdue this person quickly.
The boss of the Savoyard Party, kill him.
The current situation is like two ordinary people without extraordinary abilities standing within a radius of five meters. One is of noble status and is excellent in fighting, while the other is of lower status and has a weak physique, but he has a hidden revolver and has good shooting ability.
Within five meters, no matter how high the status of an ordinary person is, no matter how strong the fighter is, no matter how many subordinates are around him, he will still fall to pieces with one shot!
Considering the missions of the "Tarot Society" and "Aurora Society", Lumian controlled himself and asked instead:
"Sir, I want to buy the conspirator's potion formula from the guild."
He has learned the lessons he learned when he was promoted to "Arsonist". He doesn't want to digest all the potions and then anxiously search for the formula for the next sequence, looking for materials one by one. What he hopes is to digest the remaining "Arsonist"
"When making potions, collect the "conspirator's" materials in advance and proceed in two directions to save time to the greatest extent.
Gardner Martin asked in slight surprise:
"Do you have that much cash?
"The conspirator's potion formula can be sold at most occult gatherings for 70,000 to 80,000 Firkin, or even more. This is no more expensive than the arsonists, who are constantly dying and being promoted, each one."
The conspirators all understand the importance of protecting themselves, no longer act impulsively, and begin to strictly control the leakage of the corresponding sequence of potion formulas."
In Trier, the most common potion recipes are Sequence 9 to Sequence 7 of the "Hunter" path.
Without waiting for Lumian to answer, Gardner Martin smiled and said:
"If you can investigate the secret of the Sauron family's decline, even if it is not all, but only part of it, I will directly give you the 'Conspirator' potion as a reward.
"If you are eager to improve yourself and don't want to wait so long, as a formal member of the Iron-Blooded Cross, you are eligible to buy the Conspirator's potion formula at a discounted price of 60,000 Firkin."
"No problem." Lumian agreed without hesitation, "I will bring 60,000 Ferkin over tomorrow.
His original plan was to ask Mr. K and Ms. "Magician" if Gardner Martin didn't give it.
"Do you really have 60,000 Firkin?" Gardner Martin laughed.
Lumian's heart suddenly moved and he said deliberately:
"I happened to have it. I helped a tenant of the Golden Rooster Hotel get back a 100,000 yuan debt from the 'Different' Dance Hall in the Old Street of the Observatory District, and I divided more than half of it.
The total he received was 50,000 Fergold banknotes and 30,000 Fergold gold worth. After repaying the 25,000 Fernando he borrowed from Franka, there was still 55,000 left, plus the original 1,000 gold, 1,000 banknotes and 4,000 fees.
Erkin's remaining funds include liquid assets of 61,000 Ferkin.
"Different Song and Dance Hall..." Gardner Martin repeated the term, his expression gradually becoming serious, "Is that debt really coming back from the Different Song and Dance Hall?
Obviously, this "chief" of the "Iron Cross Society" knows something special about the "different" dance hall.
Lumian nodded calmly:
"Yes.
The members of the Savoyard Party at the Breeze Ballroom knew more or less that they could not hide the matter from Gardner Martin when he helped Fitz recover the debt, so they just decided to speak out directly to confuse the categories of things that happened around them.
Mislead the "Iron Cross" in the direction of suspicion.
Moreover, it can also scare Gardner Martin!
Gardner Martin looked at Lumian and quietly moved a step towards the floor-to-ceiling window.
After a few seconds, he asked curiously:
"You haven't heard about the problem with the 'Different' cabaret?"
"I heard." Lumian laughed.
At this time, if he had a monocle, he might not be able to help but put it into his right eye socket, and then appreciate Gardner Martin's wonderful expression changes and various subconscious reactions.
After a pause, Lumian continued:
"After I accepted the commission, I specifically investigated the dance hall and found that it was very complicated, had a background, and was very dangerous, so I decided to give up. As a result, when I was following an enemy passing by that day, I just blinked and...
I saw that one of the guards at the door of the 'Different' Cabaret disappeared mysteriously, and behind the window upstairs, their boss Timmons seemed to have lost his soul.
“I thought this was an opportunity, so I tried to go in and collect the debt. Who knew, I succeeded!
As Lumian spoke, he stepped forward and asked sincerely:
"Sir, are there any hidden dangers in this?"
Gardner Martin moved another step without leaving a trace, and said with a smile:
"It doesn't seem to be the case at the moment. Please pay more attention to yourself in the future to see if there are any abnormalities."
Lumian raised his doubts:
"Sir, something doesn't feel right to me. Why are there so many things happening around me during this time?"
Some of these things I did proactively, some were passively sought out. Am I really the kind of person who will bring disaster, or is my recent destiny to be busy and exhausted?"
Gardner Martin looked at him deeply and said meaningfully:
"Perhaps, this is the fate that the "Hunter" will inevitably experience."
After Lumian left, Gardner Martin turned his attention to the side.
A secret door opened there, and out came the hungry "Supervisor" Olson.
"How's it going?" Gardner Martin asked.
Olson slightly raised the corners of his mouth and said:
"He is not too convinced by your arrangement, which is normal. He is not particularly loyal and cannot be a member of your team for the time being."
Gardner Martin changed the subject thoughtfully:
"The disaster in him is more obvious than any of us. Could it be that he is more suitable?"
Olson was silent for a few seconds and said:
"Lets see."
When Lumian returned to the market area, Franca was sitting in the Red House Cafe in Chaillot Town, looking at Browns Soren opposite with her long orange-red hair hanging down like a waterfall:
"When will you finish the review?
Browns Sauron did not answer directly, looked at Franka with black hair and brown eyes, and said thoughtfully:
We found people suspected to be members of the Blessed Society."