I put down my pen and pointed to a small pile of paper on the table.
"I didn't write anything I'm not sure about. Although I don't know what you are going to do with it, I can't let the details that I can't remember mislead you."
I tried to make my tone sound more sincere.
"That's very thoughtful. It would be great if you could improve your efficiency. I hate waiting."
However, Miss Belle doesn't seem to appreciate it.
"I don't want to either~~ But my memory is so bad. Besides, my injury doesn't seem to allow me to overuse my brain."
"You are out of danger long ago, so you are no different from normal people."
"Your logic is really..."
"And your task has not been completed yet. In fact, the next step is when you need to overuse your brain."
Miss Bei Lin'er roughly read what I wrote about my experience on East Fourth Street and snorted coldly.
"...how?"
"It's so poorly written."
"I understand without you having to be verbose."
I sighed.
"Thank you very much for reading it, but don't expect me to write a new one."
"I don't have the right to decide."
Miss Bellinger, who picked up the pieces of paper with two fingers as if they were rubbish, glanced at the doorframe.
"Be prepared and come with me to meet 'them' tonight."
"Who?"
"A reliable person and the most capable helper. Don't you think that you and I alone are enough to find Robert?"
Huh? It turns out you really plan to help me. I thought I could only rely on myself.
"Are you leaving so soon? At least inform me in advance."
"I've been ahead of schedule for nearly ten hours, are you a sloth?"
"..."
It's so unwise. This little time is simply not enough time to make a complete plan to deal with emergencies.
Moreover, there are more uncertainties this time.
"If you have time to think about things, why not shave your beard?"
"Okay, okay."
"Ah...that's all, let's keep the beard."
"Why?"
"'We' like guys who are a bit scruffy."
......
I put on the clothes Miss Bei Liner gave me and waited until I was about to be buried by my sleepiness. Then there was a soft knock on the door.
I patted my face three times, took out the pen hidden on the pillow, and put it into my inner pocket.
I took a step towards the door.
Another step.
Open the door.
Miss Belin's bored expression made me feel relieved.
She motioned with her eyes for me to follow her.
This is the first time I have stepped out of my room in the past ten days.
My legs still ached, and my left arm still couldn't move, but my consciousness gradually woke up due to the stimulation.
Go downstairs and leave Mr. Hammons' residence.
I didn't get to see Mr. Hammons, so I didn't know what he was doing, and I didn't dare ask Miss Belle about it.
The wind outside was quite strong, so I kept my head down as I walked and controlled my field of vision to the range where I could just see the heels of Miss Bei Lin'er's shoes.
"Well..."
I suppressed the desire to cough.
This atmosphere seems familiar.
It's like working on a case with Manda...
Or go drinking with Ferrinold...
Or, let’s talk about the more distant days...the days when I took Raya’s hand for a walk after dinner...
It’s strange, why do you feel friendly? I’m obviously just on my way.
"Alas."
So, I speeded up the pace of extending my footprints on the snow.
......
From the beginning, I felt that I should have been on this road.
Now, I am more and more convinced of this idea.
If nothing else, we will meet a tavern soon. The owner of the tavern is one of the few people who treats me as a normal person.
After a few seconds, the tavern appeared.
Look, I knew it.
"......?"
Miss Bellinger walked towards the tavern without stopping.
Are we going to drink?
I followed her.
Step into the tavern.
The boss and Miss Bei Liner exchanged glances quickly.
I had put on a disguise beforehand, so it was logical that the boss would not be able to recognize me. But when I approached him, he had the same kind smile on his face as before, and patted my shoulder as usual.
It dawned on me.
It turns out you are from the gang! Boss!
After we sat down, we each ordered a glass of wine, and then Miss Bellinger got up and went to the bathroom.
"No one will notice you, please relax."
The boss looked at me cheerfully.
Only a small number of the patrons in the tavern looked at me the moment I entered, but they quickly looked away as if they had lost interest.
After all, I am not a "stalker pervert" now.
"You hide it so deeply, boss, that it makes me a little afraid of you."
"This is a regular tavern, and you are our honored guest, so there is no need to be too formal."
"Dear guest? Are you a distinguished guest..."
A trace of memory interrupted my meditation.
Ling Zhihua...
"Ah, by the way, boss, you helped me a lot before, I'm very grateful."
"Although I don't quite remember such a thing, you'd better hurry up."
"You're right."
I drank the wine in one gulp, walked a few steps unsteadily, and then suddenly fell down on the ground.
Pretending to be drunk, I relied on the boss's cover to slowly crawl to the other side of the counter, using the counter to block the eyes of the customers.
Hiding under the counter, my eyelids became heavier and heavier.
There is a special sleeping pill in the wine.
After a while, I fell asleep.
......
When I opened my eyes again, I found myself lying on my back on a pile of wood.
The surrounding visibility is extremely low, and there is no obvious light source in the dark room.
"It is indeed a basement."
"Correct answer."
As the sound slid into my ears, a torch was lit, which allowed me to see clearly the wall where it was located, as well as a rather gloomy face.
Immediately afterwards, more torches lit up, and at the same time, many equally terrifying faces appeared one after another.
Presumably they are all members of the gang "White Lao".
They stared at me with a tacit understanding, and I couldn't move for a moment, like an isolated lighthouse surrounded by stormy waves.
I have experienced similar situations several times, and this time, I came to provide assistance in a so-called "friendly role", so I had no reason to lose my cool.
"They seem to be armed, you have to stay vigilant."
As expected of the prudent Gale.
"Are you the detective who taught dozens of police officers a lesson?"
Finally someone talked to me - it was a guy who looked exactly like German.
"Nice to meet you! Although I used to really hate you."
"Haha, who told Henrik to be so imprudent?"
Oh~~His name is Henrik.
Such a familiar name.
"Hey! What does it have to do with you? You still have the nerve to ridicule me? When did you not rush to be the first -"
"Slander, slander~~I didn't say I didn't like it, I just wanted to expose you."
"You!"
"Hahahahahaha——!"
"Well said! Koch!"
The room that was lifeless just now suddenly became lively.
"Ah! He's blushing! Keep laughing at him!"
"Bastard! Are you blind?! Kondam! What are you messing with?!"
"What nonsense are you talking about?! Stop pretending to be confused! You just -" yesterday
"Ahhhh! Shut up!"
"My watch!"
A fat man with a panicked look threw Henrik down and tried to stop him from talking.
A pocket watch was thrown into the air and then fell into the hands of others.
"Your watch belongs to me! Thank you so much, donor!"
"Give it back to me! Uh-! You kid-!"
"Fight! Fight!"
"Hit him! Kick his ass!"
Some of the people around were waving bottles and some were whistling.
And I was hesitant whether to join in the booing or not.
"..."
Well, the sense of community is quite important.
Then I also——
"Hit——eh?"
As soon as I opened my mouth, someone tapped me on the shoulder.
"Oh, Miss Bei Lin'er, I've been looking for you for a long time."
"Really? I'm very sorry for making you worry."
"Well, actually you've seen through that I'm lying, right?"
"But I don't mind suffering a loss in this regard."
"Okay...I'm very sorry."
Miss Bellinger and I came to the corner.
"Back to business~~What is my mission?"
"Our leader has told you...you need to understand one thing first..."
"......?"
"..."
"What happened?"
"By the way, have you ever heard about the [Traveler Alliance]?"
"I only know its origin. Why are you talking about this all of a sudden?"
"You must be wondering why we agreed to cooperate with Hammons in attacking the prison... In fact, Hammons is only one of our 'clients'. Recently, we have accepted many
There are few similar activities. And all of this is to create chaos."
Miss Bellinger's unquestioning tone seemed to tell me that what she was talking about was not trivial.
"We are the internal response of the coalition forces, and the coalition forces are coming soon."
"Ah..."
When I looked into Miss Bellinger's eyes, I suddenly lost the ability to speak.
......
The Traveler Alliance must be very unfamiliar to most people.
After the demise of the Bash Empire, the Hedara Empire and the St. Lucel Empire, the former nobles worked together to establish a military organization in order to restore the country, and called it the "Wandering Alliance".
The name "Rover Alliance" was used for decades. During this period, its scale continued to expand, but it never achieved any outstanding performance.
The call to "restore the empire" has long since disappeared, and what remains now are just echoes of the past... That's what I think.
About two or three years ago, the "Wanderer Alliance" officially changed its name to the "Traveler Alliance".
Therefore, naturally not many people know what the Traveler Alliance is.
After all, not everyone is as knowledgeable as Mr. Gu.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but raise the corners of my mouth.
"..."
"..."
I don’t know when the surroundings fell into silence again. The gang members, including Miss Bellinger, were patiently observing my reaction. Such a strange atmosphere made me wonder if the previous fight was just my imagination.
.
"In the past few years, the leader has been looking for the Hedara survivors in Wuervos and trying to absorb them into the 'White Prison'. Although such behavior is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack, it can still produce some results." p>
"It's Hedara again..."
After regaining my senses, I scratched my hair irritably.
"I don't care about your development process. What does 'the coalition forces are coming soon' mean? What are you going to do?"
"We will force the lords of Fulvos to engage in open negotiations with the coalition forces."
"We are not dissatisfied with our situation. What we want to change is His Majesty's situation."
Henrik walked to Miss Beliner's side.
"His Majesty is suffering unfair treatment now, and he needs us."
"Your Majesty...?"
"I am a subject of Emperor Hedara."
"..."
Looking at Henrik's gloomy but pious eyes, I felt an indescribable feeling in my heart.
This is by no means something that can be easily mentioned to others.
In other words, if I show any resistance, they will most likely kill me.
Therefore, I have no choice but to compromise temporarily.
"I understand. Where is your leader? I know some information - I believe he will be interested."