Lloyd said: "It's okay if you want to exchange. What we got from the president is not very powerful information. Please understand this."
"No problem, you just have to say it doesn't matter." I said to similar people.
After the exchange, Ge** said: "It turns out that the situation has become more serious than imagined."
"Well, yes, although the two parties have not yet involved ordinary citizens."
"Even so, this incident was too sudden." Ge** said: "Although it was midnight, the attack happened near our weekly."
"And there is IBC next to it, so it's better not to be too optimistic."
Ellie: "Yeah, maybe your credibility will be damaged."
"That's the point. It seems that the information I have is not necessarily false."
"Can you tell me?" Lloyd said.
"Actually, it's about the internal situation of Lubache. There are recent rumors that the second boss Garcia has gradually lost control."
"Is that true?" Lloyd said.
"No, I can't imagine the situation of my subordinates disobeying that monster-like uncle." Randy said.
"Ah, that's what I said, but the incident in the old city and the planned trading rights of Mining Town don't seem to be Garcia's instructions."
"It's the result of subordinates who want to steal the limelight and act without authorization." Ge** said: "This kind of out-of-control behavior that only newcomers can have is very prominent."
Ellie: "Wait a minute, so yesterday was also done by a novice?"
"I'm not sure about this, but since something like that happened, Garcia's attitude is understandable."
"There really aren't any obedient subordinates," Randy said.
"Is it very difficult for him to do the inner work of ruling Lubache?" Lloyd said.
"But what exactly is the president of Lubache planning to do?"
"In addition to trying to gain favor from Haru, who committed the sin last time, he seems to be wooing powerful newcomers. To put it bluntly, they are forces from another faction. There are also rumors that he has met with important figures many times."
Ellie: "I see, the purpose is to suppress Black Feather's influence."
"I also plan to gain favor indirectly through this." Randy said.
"Yeah, exchanging information is really worth it."
"Haha, actually you also helped us, but after sorting out the information, I feel something is wrong." Lloyd said.
"Something's wrong?"
"what happened."
"Although each act was carried out alone, they were all expedient measures, and there was no coherence at all on the whole. What I felt from Lubache was the wit in a negative sense that can only be found in metropolitan cities."
"But these things are not felt," Lloyd said.
Ge**; "That's true."
Tio said: 'A system that absorbs money from the cash cow of Crossbell.'
Randy: "There's an element of it that we don't know about that drives them crazy, right?"
"Well, let's support the guess. Whether it's the powerful strength of the people who attacked Black Moon or Garcia's strange attitude, I think it's all because of that reason."
Lloyd said.
"As expected of Lloyd, he has very keen judgment. I said if you are fired, how about coming to our Times magazine?" said Ge**.
"Don't worry, please don't say such unlucky words." Lloyd said.
At this time the communicator rang.
"I'll take the communicator."
"Hello, this is Lloyd from the Special Agent Support Section."
"Sorry, I'm the mayor of Mine Town."
"Ah, what's wrong? What happened?"
"Here's the thing, I'm at the entertainment center in the Entertainment Street, and the situation has become very strange, so I contacted you."
"The situation is very strange, how strange it is."
"That Okaji was playing a royal flush with someone just now, but I don't know how to describe it, whether it was violence or something else. He has become murderous now."
"Anyway, please come over quickly."
"Understood, we'll come right away."
"Thank you so much, please."
Hang up the communicator.
Ellie said: "What's wrong?"
Lloyd made things clear.
Randy said: "Then we have to get there quickly."
"Let's go." Lloyd said.
Several people came to the amusement park.
The mayor said: "Are you here?"
"Hmm? Where are Mr. Okaji and the guest who competed?"
"Oh, I don't know why there was a quarrel in the VIP room inside."
"If we don't hurry up, there may be violence," the mayor said.
"Okay, we'll be there soon."
After entering, I saw that Okaji was actually competing with Rector.
"There's no way I can lose."
"Calm down," Lloyd said.
"Oh, it's you."
"Even if you say hello leisurely."
Tio said: "It's you. The suspicious guy."
"Hey, hey, what on earth is going on?"
After stopping Okaji, he suddenly fainted.
In the hotel, the mayor said: "What's going on? He is a carefree person but kind-hearted. He is a man who is very popular with everyone."
It suddenly became very scary.”
"Indeed, it is very powerful." Lloyd said.
Ge** said: 'Could this person have taken something to make him like this?'
"this.?"
"It's really possible," Lloyd said.
The mayor said: "He is just an ordinary miner, there is no way he could be contaminated with that kind of thing."
Ge**: "But he has been here for half a month, and he should have earned a huge amount of Mira."
"Have you said enough? If you continue like this, I will strongly protest," the mayor said.
Lloyd said, "Why don't we go through his things?"
"Lloyd? Even you?" the mayor said unhappy.
"Although I don't want to conclude this way, there are many performances that are consistent with it. The crazy appearance and terrifying power are very similar to the past."
Lloyd said: "There is also that superb skill before h.",
"Perhaps it is because of this that the perception becomes extremely sharp, which is why it is so powerful.'
Tio said: 'That may be the case, the mayor is leaving it alone now, what will definitely happen, we must investigate clearly."
"Well. Okay then."
"I think these anomalies are the scariest thing."
"Lloyd, please investigate."
Then Lloyd investigated and discovered something.
Ge** “I didn’t expect these things to exist.”
Randy said: "The color looks beautiful, what is it?"
"Is Mayor Okaji sick?"
"I understand, let's keep this thing."
"Don't make trouble too big."
"Okay, please, mayor."
The few people asked the mayor to take care of Okaji and went out.
Ge** said: "Nonsense, it's really rare for something like this to appear in Crossbell."
"Really? I thought it was Rubache's big business." Randy said.
"No, Lubache is not doing this because it is of a very bad nature, so even they have to recognize the situation clearly."
"These things are dangerous," Lloyd said.
Tio said: 'What should we do with these things next?'
Lloyd said: "Why don't we go to the section chief to discuss it."
"I also agree that it's best to report the Black Moon attack." Ellie said.
Randy said: "Things have become very complicated. I feel like I will be extremely busy next time."
Ge** said: "Haha, you guys are really amazing. You have grown really fast in just 4 months. Sister, I am deeply immersed in my admiration."
"Why are you saying this all of a sudden?" Ellie said.
Tio said: "Even if I say this, I won't reveal any unnecessary information."
Ge** said: "I am optimistic about you, just like I am optimistic about Kai."
"So you said it before, do you know my brother?" Lloyd said.
"Well, when I was a rookie reporter, I received a lot of care from him. Although Kai's matter still has no result in the end, I am very happy to see the establishment of a department that inherits his ambition."
Ellie said: "Inherit brother Lloyd?"
"Oops, I'm going to get into trouble if I keep talking. I ruined the interview. I won't report the incident casually. Goodbye."
After Ge** left.
Randy said: 'I really said a lot of mystifying words and then left.'
Ellie; “There are already so many things to consider.”
Tio: ‘Yes.’
"Lloyd, you are very concerned about Kai."
Lloyd: "I do care about it, but I will give priority to solving things like Lubache and report them all to the section chief. We will then discuss how to act."
"Okay, then we're going back."
Return to the Support Section.
"What's wrong? You guys came back so slowly, and it takes so long to go to Heiyue to inquire about the situation?" said the section chief.
"Well, because something unexpected happened, please allow us to report the situation of that incident together with the incident of Black Feather's attack." Ellie said.
The report is then completed.
The section chief said: "I understand, so much news is all related to each other."
Tio said: "What does this mean?"
Section Chief; "There are so many different things happening that you may feel confused."
"But if you connect all today's events together, especially Lloyd, you will be able to use your skills as an investigator."
Lloyd said, 'Ah, okay.'
After thinking for a while: "The information we learned today can be simply classified into three categories, the information about the attack on Black Moon, the information about Lubache obtained through exchange with Miss Ge**, and the information about the miners."
Ellie said: "What the section chief means is that these three are combined?"
Randy said: "I can't seem to see anything."
"Ah, let me clean it up." Lloyd said.
"The key points are 1. The physical ability of the attacker, the internal situation of the unscrupulous Lubache, and the things in the miner that make the market change drastically."
Randy said, "Hey, this is suspicious."
"These things are linked together, the terrifying physical abilities of Lubache who attacked the Black Moon, and the miners' sudden gambling skills possessed by gods. Although these phenomena seem strange now, they all have one thing in common, which is to improve human beings.
potential if all this is due to something obtained from the miners."
Tio said: "Lubache and the others are making big moves."
"Well, it's just at the stage of reasoning."
Ellie said: "But in this way, it can indeed explain many phenomena."
"The second boss had a problem when he was in charge. It's probably because the number of minions who gained power began to increase, and their temperament changed drastically." Randy said: 'That's the problem.'
"Nothing came out." The section chief said: 'In addition, the results of the investigation asked of Ian yesterday also came out, and they are the same.'
"But now everything is just on the surface and not all has surfaced yet, so we can't take action yet."
Lloyd said: "But to be honest, relying on the support department may not be able to handle such a situation."
At this time, Kia suddenly came in: "Are you here?"
"What's wrong, Kia?" Lloyd said.
Ellie: "Are you hungry?"
"No, it's a sullen uncle here." Kia said.
Then a man came in, the boss of the first department.
The section chief said: "Well, you came really slowly."
"Sorry, the investigation meeting is going very slowly. Can we start that matter as soon as possible?"
"Yeah. It doesn't matter. Let them listen together."
"Mr. Sergey, please stop joking. This is not something a novice can do."
"But the intelligence they collected this time will definitely be useful." The section chief said, "It will be more convenient to leave them here."
"So you all know the information about Kuroyu? Forget it, let's just keep you here."
"I understand. What I'm going to say next is confidential and cannot be told to others."
"What is it? Qia also wants to listen." Qia said.
Ellie said: "Well, sister Qia will prepare snacks. You and Caite can go play."
After that, the so-called secrets began to be listened to.
Lloyd said: "Is Section 1 being pressured?"
"No, it's not that blatant. The higher-ups have instructed us to respond with all our strength, because Black Moon's attack may lead to a fight between Lubache, and they will interrupt the investigation that was conducted not long ago to track down the thing that allows people to explode their potential."
"What department has been investigating?"
"Humph, it started a few days ago. You actually know about this! I'm surprised."
The section chief said: "How did your first section know?"
"Information dealers we have dealt with before told us that his channels are somewhat credible, but what we have not collected so far are just urban legends."
"Join your wishful thinking, but this matter is very suspicious, so we have been investigating. You really know something, right?"
The section chief said: "Lloyd, show him."
When I brought the thing to the boss of the first department, he was shocked.
"The noon we discovered today was obtained on the condition of protecting that man's reputation."
Lloyd went on to explain the matter.
The boss of the first department said: "Does it really exist? And it may have come from somewhere in Lubache."
"Where did the order to stop the investigation come from?"
"Although it is unacceptable, we can only be forced to stop the investigation."
"Things are bad."
Ellie said: 'Could it be that someone above accepted Lubache's request?'
"What's next?"
Yike said: "We can no longer continue the investigation, but this is really futile."
"Well, in that case, our support department will come and we will officially start assisting and searching."
"I understand, in exchange, please tell us the information!" (To be continued)