"You shameless guys, how dare you come here." His subordinates shouted.
"Ha...did you come here specially to be beaten to pieces by us...?"
"It seems that you already know what's going on from the Blue Gang's school rules..." Walder said.
"So, what do you want...? Are you going to arrest us...?"
"No... I just came here to help you with the investigation..." Lloyd said.
"The reason why you want to defeat each other... I also want to hear about this, what do you think..."
Randy said: "Hey...why do you ask this...?"
"Don't you already know the reason based on what you learned from the Covenant Alliance...?" Tio said.
"The so-called truth... will take on various forms depending on the observer... Therefore, without multiple testimonies for comparison and reference, it is impossible to see through the real truth..." Lloyd
explain.
"And that's also the job of the investigator..."
Randy said: "That's it..."
Tio said: "In other words, intelligence analysis needs to be carried out from multiple angles, right..."
Walder: "Hmph... Weird brat... If you honestly think of us as villains, wouldn't all the problems be solved...?"
"I'm talking about the police brat...even if we have the information you want to know...in return, what can you give us...?"
Lloyd said: "Well...it seems that the truth is not enough for you, right...?"
Walder: "Humph...of course..."
"Anyway, for me, as long as I can make a big fuss...as long as it makes my blood boil, it doesn't matter to me no matter what..."
"As long as you can beat us here, I'll tell you everything... Hehe, it's a good deal..."
Lloyd said: "This is not okay, this is a private fight..."
"Hmph, this is the way men talk... Don't be too naive. Not long ago you beat up my subordinates, thinking that you can get benefits from us so easily...
This is impossible. If you don’t want to fight, by the way, how about leaving the woman over there here temporarily...?"
Lloyd said: "There is no other way... By the way, I also have a good suggestion... Don't you want to be passionate... Then in the name of a practice match, let's have a one-on-one duel.
.
If I am better than you, then you should tell me everything you know without missing a beat...I don’t know what you think..."
Tio said: "This is too messy..."
"Are you a fool... The red hair over there is pretty much the same... I don't even look at the difference in physique between you and me..."
Walder said.
"It doesn't matter, after all, I am also a search officer...I have received certain training..." Lloyd said.
"I think it's not like a gangster on the street..."
"Ah hahaha... Okay, very good. I didn't expect that besides him, there would be a super idiot who challenged me to a duel..."
"Okay, I will accept your challenge. If you can win, give it a try...!"
The battle is about to break out...
Soon Lloyd narrowly defeated...
Tio said: "Ah, I won..."
Randy said: "Haha, you are quite capable..."
Lloyd said: "Huh, how about..."
"I didn't expect to be forced to this extent... I did a good job in the preparations... To be honest, I really want to fight you... But with that
The day for the decisive battle is approaching, let me let you go this time..."
Walder said.
"Huh, thank you so much..." Lloyd said.
"So...can you tell us everything...?"
"Huh, okay...that happened five nights ago...one of our members was sneak attacked by the Blue Gang kid..."
"It's not far from here..."
Walder said.
"Ha...that's it..."
Ellie said; "That is to say..."
Walder said: "Hmph... They should have said similar things... If we were to tell you, this is really a huge excuse..."
"Our Sword Snake Gang has always been famous for its martial arts...how could we possibly carry out such a despicable act as a sneak attack..."
Lloyd said: "May I ask how injured the members who were attacked were?"
"He was hit with broken bones and needed to be hospitalized for a month to recover...Although he was not unconscious like the kid from the Blue Gang...but judging from the injuries alone, it was more serious than them...
....”
Randy said: "Speaking of which...are you really sure it was someone from the Covenant who did it...?"
"Since the injured has regained consciousness...there should be eyewitness evidence..."
Lloyd said: "Didn't you see it...?"
Walder said: "That's right...but it must have been done by the guys from the Blue Gang...because I heard that a stone flew over from a distance..."
Tio said: "You are talking about the slingshot used by the Covenant..."
"That's right...after he fell down after taking that move, he seemed to have been beaten hard..." Wald said.
"Then he lost consciousness...Wouldn't it be clear who the culprit is..."
"I'm done, as I just said... In fact, such small things don't matter... As long as we can put an end to the Blue Gang brats... and those guys, anything is fine.
....”
"You can come in the way if you want...but we will eliminate you and the Blue Gang brats together..."
Walder said.
"I will not accept your provocation...Thanks for cooperating with the investigation. We have obtained a lot of information worth reference...We will also contact you if we come to a conclusion..." Lloyd said.
"Huh, whatever you want..." Walder said.
.......
After leaving the Sword Snake Gang.
Ellie said: "....What on earth is going on...? All the members were actually attacked..."
Tio said: "But it doesn't look like either party is lying..."
Lloyd said: "Ah!"
"What's wrong..." Ellie said.
Randy said: "Could it be that... you were injured somewhere during the duel just now..."
"Ah... no... After all, it doesn't matter if the other party shows mercy... I just feel a little strange... Both of them were attacked in the alley five nights ago...
Even assuming that both sides accidentally attack each other...but with so many people doing it at the same time...won't they notice each other...?"
Lloyd said.
"That's true...as long as they are not a professional fighting group...this situation is generally unlikely." Randy said.
"Then what if one side is attacked first, and then the other side takes action for revenge..." Tio said.
Ellie said: "No, this is very strange... Logically speaking, the party that attacks first should be prepared for the other party's retaliation..."
"But the result is that all members of the party were successfully attacked easily...Is that so...Lloyd?"
Lloyd said: "Well...there is something strange about this matter...To solve this puzzle, there seems to be one missing piece of the puzzle..."
At this time, a female voice came. "Huhu... you seem to be troubled...?"
The reporter who came over was the reporter I had met before... "Hello, we meet again... Oh, this is a nice picture."
As she said that, she started taking photos... Tio said: "Wait... this is an infringement of portrait rights..."
"Oh...it's just a professional habit that whenever there is an opportunity to take a good photo, I will reflexively take it...but well, this photo may also be used in reports...still
I hope you can be more generous..."
Ellie said: "You seemed to have written interesting reports before...Are you planning to write that kind of report again...to turn us into the laughing stock of others...?"
"Aha...it's your blessing...that report seems to be very popular...compared to this, you guys seem to be involved in some interesting gossip this time...
Can you help my sister conduct an interview? As a thank you gift for the last report, I will treat you to my sister..."
Lloyd said: "The information under investigation... cannot be easily leaked to unrelated persons..."
"Not to mention leaking it to people in the news media..."
"Oh, you're so cold... It's rare that I want to treat you to delicious oriental cuisine... And there's a missing piece of the puzzle in the after-dinner snack..."
"What...I see, you want to exchange information..."
"If you have this intention, please go to the East Street Exit... and come to the Long Lao Hotel over there... My sister went there alone first...
I'm waiting for you over there... Come here quickly... By the way, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm a reporter from Crossbell Times, Ge**."
Ge** said.
"Reporter..." Lloyd said.
Randy said: "Although this sister is quite suspicious...but she seems to have a lot of information...How about we accept the invitation and go...?"
Lloyd said: "I don't care whether she will invite us or not... Anyway, let's listen to her information first... Since we can't rely on the headquarters, we can only rely on ourselves to collect information as much as possible...
..."
"Being a reporter must have a lot of information...but we have to be careful...not to say too much..." Ellie said.
"I agree, she is probably the type who will push the opponent even further as soon as they relax..."
Tio said.
Then the four of them arrived at Long Lao Hotel.
"Oh, you are here..."
"I'm here...but there's no need to treat me...just say what you want to say clearly..." Lloyd said.
"What... It's just a meal. Are we police officers too noble to be invited to dinner by others..."
Ge** said.
Randy said: "It's not a big deal to have a meal...but you have to tell us the information."
Tio said: "I don't mind...if there is no need to return the favor..."
Ellie said: "That's right. If it's reasonable... then there'll be no problem..."
Ge**: "It seems that the only one with mysophobia is Lloyd... A stubborn person cannot be a prosecutor..."
"That's fine...but we don't drink..." Lloyd said.
Ellie said: "It's so delicious...the quality of the cuisine here is very high..."
Tio said: "Delicious..."
Randy said: "Such a good meal...it's a pity that there is no wine...Hey, it's rare for Lloyd to be treated to a treat. Can you have a drink...?"
"No...we are still at work...we must control ourselves..." Lloyd said.
"Yes...our team leader is really old-fashioned..." Randy said.
"It's Randy...you are too smooth..." Tio said.
"Yes, I really don't agree with drinking at work..." Ellie said.
"Haha... you are so interesting... Although you are all people with different personalities... there seems to be something that connects you... It looks like a very good team.
..."
"It's useless for you to praise us... Let's get down to business... As I just said, the information about the old city... the missing piece of the puzzle you have is...
...? It's almost time to tell us...."
"Hmm...what if I don't want to..." Ge** said.
"Then there's nothing we can do. You're just playing tricks on us... We won't be able to communicate in the future, and we won't be able to trust you anymore..." Lloyd said.
"Today is our last conversation..."
Ge**: "Don't take it seriously... I'm just joking. But your firm attitude is good. It forms a strong contrast with the gentleness on the surface, which is quite attractive..."
Lloyd said: "Then... everyone, we should continue the search..."
Tio said: "Thank you for the hospitality..."
"Ah... I was just kidding... I'll tell you the details about the puzzle right away..."
"First of all...do you know Lubache?" Ge** said.
"What is that?" Randy said.
"This name...."
Lloyd said: "It actually has something to do with this..."
Randy said: "Why do you two look so surprised..." (To be continued)