"It's this thing. They call it a radio station. The message can be received by similar things in the Rhoad Islands as far away as possible. Going farther depends on the weather and luck. It's usually very troublesome and has many restrictions."
Listening to "White Shark" Hamilton's explanation, Klein turned his attention to the complex black machinery that had been taken out long before he came in. Pretending to be a bounty hunter who didn't understand technology, he asked directly:
"who are they?"
Hamilton wiped the cold sweat from his forehead:
"Odell, the 'Silver Coin Viper' who claims to serve the master of the Dawn, and Old Quinn, the intelligence officer of the 'Blood Admiral', appeared together. I can't confirm whether they are cooperating. Of course, Odell has always
It’s all just claims.”
The owner of the "Dawn", the "Queen of Mystery"? Klein looked away, and there was an extra gold coin in his hand.
The gold coins kept rolling between the fingers, and finally jumped into the air and fell down. The "White Shark" was confused and trembling.
He glanced down and said:
"Who were you sending a telegram to before I came here?"
"Forehead……"
Hamilton swallowed his saliva, and as soon as he hesitated, he felt that he once again felt a demon that had been hungry for many days, looking back and forth at his flesh and soul with cold and thirsty eyes. He trembled all over, not daring to do anything again.
Concealed:
"It's old Quinn. He asked me to pay attention to the crew members on the ship of 'Vice Admiral Iceberg' who are on vacation. Today 'Flame' Daniz appeared in my bar... so I, I..."
"Vice Admiral Iceberg"? Klein thought of the news he had just heard from the bartender. During her last voyage, Edwina obtained a huge key that was suspected to be related to the "Death Treasure", which attracted the attention of many pirates.
Coveted, but did not mention the "Blood Admiral".
Moreover, last month, Senior's "Tree of Flesh" fleet was wiped out by the Zhongsunian Navy. It is impossible to gather strength to deal with another pirate general in a short period of time... I remember Mr. "Emperor" said
The assassination of George Negan, Governor of the Rhoad Islands, was related to the "Blood Admiral", but there was no specific explanation that the assassination and the destruction of the fleet occurred on the same day...
Is it Señor who was trying to divert the troops away from the mountain, using the fleet to attract the navy's power, and then assassinating George Negan? Is this related to Prince Charlie?
Klein clearly remembers that Mr. "Emperor" said that after he investigated some clues, a conflict broke out between "Vice Admiral Twilight" and "Admiral Blood", and the former was killed by his boatswain. If I speculate that there is no
If wrong, the latter soon used the fleet as bait to assassinate George Negan, as well as Duke Negan, who was assassinated at the same time that day...
This looks very much like the work of that organization!
If this is the case, then Senior should have retained most of his power and just lost the pirate ship. He now wants his intelligence officer to pay attention to "Vice Admiral Iceberg", and he should be interested in the "Key to Death". Then he lost
He who is on the pirate ship should be hiding behind the pirates who also covet the "Death Treasure".
Klein threw up the gold coin in his hand and reached out to catch it, but it slipped from his fingertips, rolled to the ground, and got under the solid wood cabinet... He frowned slightly, and the divination failed. I shouldn't have let go of the "raging flames" before.
"Danitz, otherwise I can confirm my guess through him.
Oops, my money!
"White Shark" Hamilton shuddered. He was just a "sailor" and didn't understand mysticism. He didn't know that the other party was doing divination. Now he was worried whether his head would roll around on the ground like that gold coin. Thinking of this,
He quickly lay down and groped under the table with his thick hands.
Seeing his actions, Klein took a step back and breathed a sigh of relief. If it had just fallen by his feet, he could have shaken it up by stepping on the floor, but if it rolled under the solid wood cabinet, it would be difficult to pick it up.
It doesn't suit his status either. He just wanted to knock Hamilton out and get the gold coins.
After groping for a while, Hamilton climbed up, bent over, and handed over the gold coin with trembling hands.
Klein snorted, reached for the gold coin, turned and left the room.
He had a hunch that the Rhoside Islands should have the clues he needed, but the whirlpool there was not small! But he only needed to fish in troubled waters. The ability of the "faceless man" greatly enhanced his ability to protect himself.
…
The next day, after "Blaze" Daniz, who had no idea that his whereabouts had been leaked by "White Shark", finished taking the telegram, although he did not think that those pirates could threaten the captain, he still decided to interrupt his vacation and go to the capital of the Rhoside Islands to stand by.
.
Through his own channels, he obtained a ship ticket, put on a wig, blackened his eyebrows, and easily boarded the White Onyx, waiting for the passenger ship to blow its whistle and leave the port.
Hey, just as Emperor Russell said, capable people will always be a little tired... As Daniz walked towards the cabin, he looked around leisurely, and suddenly, he saw a familiar figure.
He saw the young adventurer in a black coat, gentle in appearance but crazy in nature, standing on the bow of the ship, smiling politely at him like a gentleman.
Daniz's facial muscles became stiff little by little.
…
Rawls, who chatted with Trevor until midnight, slept until after ten o'clock. He got up and simply washed up. After breakfast, he changed into a warmer sweater and a brown striped scarf and boarded the carriage.
Although he is not afraid of the cold due to his physical condition, in a city dominated by ordinary people, he will not attract attention if he blends in with the crowd.
After entering January, the temperature in Backlund dropped again. Although this effectively prevented the spread of the plague in the East District, dock area and factory area, the cold was enough to kill a large number of lives.
The carriage drove towards the law office in Hillston District. Rawls held his cane in both hands and closed his eyes slightly.
The expansion of Adrian Firm a year ago finally exploded into full force after the great smog, harvesting business and clients aggressively, completing the process of transforming from the firm with the largest number of people to the firm with the greatest influence.
The poor people in the East District, where the Great Smog was most severe, did not need lawyers, but the death of a large number of workers in the dock areas and factory areas led to a sudden drop in production capacity or even complete loss, which made it difficult for them to supply sufficient products on time.
, lawyers are needed for communication and negotiation.
Although the major law firms did not suffer any losses due to the smog, without enough lawyers they could not handle all the business like Adrian Law Firm, and could only watch the loss of business and clients.
In addition, Rawls became Viscount Derrian at the New Year's party. Although he was rejected by the old nobles, his status as a noble, his seat in the House of Lords, and the influence of the Negan family made those factory owners
We have great confidence in Adrian Firm.
The lawyers in his firm not only escaped the smog, but also took a week off. In order to repay his boss, they became extremely enthusiastic after returning to normal work and expanded the influence of the firm.
Add bricks and mortar.
Therefore, after Rawls arrived at the firm, he only gave him a little encouragement and promised to double his salary within two months, and then ended his work in the firm.
…
Two streets away from Adrian's office, Rawls, who had not changed his clothes but had an ordinary face, was leaning on a cane and looking at the financial companies and securities companies on both sides with rare gray eyes. In comparison,
Before the great smog, there were far fewer people coming in and out, and everyone had a sad look on their face.
A large number of workers died, factories lost their labor force, and products could not be produced. The series of changes that occurred after that, if the financial industry was not still in the early stages of development, if the impact of the "Corn Laws" had been reduced a lot, if it were not for the great smog that only affected
Several districts... If the primary and secondary industries are affected at the same time, then it would be great if George III could keep the throne, let alone wanting to become the "Black Emperor".
After pressing his hat, Rawls walked forward silently and turned into a three-story building with the sign "The Fifteen Minutes".
Normally, newspapers rarely appear in the Hillston District. Except for the Financial News, most newspaper offices are concentrated in the West District, where there is the Royal House of Commons and the High Court, and they can collect current affairs news as quickly as possible.
Newspapers such as "15 Minutes" whose main customers are low-income families should not appear here. However, newspapers are free and use advertising as a means of profit. It is necessary to collect information and prices of a large number of products in order to select them.
A product suitable for low-income families, Hillston District obviously meets this condition.
However, the heavy haze has had a great impact on the "15 Minutes", and it has been reducing production since the New Year.
Seeing Rawls come in, the lady at the front desk stood up and said hello with a smile:
"Good morning, sir, are you here to place an advertisement? Our newspaper..."
The target customers of "15 Minutes" rarely go there for news reports. Most of them browse the advertisements above to find their favorite products at low prices. Therefore, the newspaper does not invest much in the news. Most of them just browse the advertisements on the day.
And yesterday's newspaper, just report it and make up the space.
Most of the people who come directly to the newspaper office are here to place advertisements, but there are fewer such customers after the New Year.
"No, I'm here to find someone, Edinson Luca."
This is the pseudonym of Edinson Tamara, a member of the Tamara family in charge of the newspaper in Backlund.
The lady with her hair tied up blinked her eyes and replied with a smile:
"Oh, are you looking for Director Edinson? Please go to the second floor and turn left. The first office is there. It's marked with a sign for the Security Director."
After she successfully applied for the job, she was surprised to learn that the newspaper office actually had a security director, but when she thought that the newspaper would be placed in relatively chaotic places such as the East District, dock area, and factory area, she understood.
Rawls nodded, carried his cane up the stairs to the second floor, and knocked on the door. He came here to ask Edinson to deliver a letter to the two elders of the Tamara family.
, ask them to increase their investment in Ma Xi.
Although he had a messenger, he didn't know the specific address of the elder. Alicia was far away in the North Sea to deal with the Naga tribe's problem, so he found it directly and used Sharf's "Faceless Man" to build it.
of sealed objects.
"Please come in."
A majestic male voice came out. Rawls pushed the door open and saw Edinson Tamara standing up behind the table. She had a high nose and thick eyebrows, but she gave people a more sinister look.
Edinson looked up and down at the strange man outside the door. When he saw the familiar dark gray eyes of the other person, his eyes narrowed and he said warily:
"Excuse me, who are you?"
Rawls didn't answer, walked in directly, closed the door, and the spiritual spread sealed the room.
"Alicia should have told you about me."
Although the man in front of him had familiar dark gray eyes and said Alicia's name, Edinson did not respond immediately. He put his hands on the table and leaned forward, like a tiger ready to attack.
Ready to pounce at any time. It wasn't until Rawls said the secret code that he returned to normal, walked out from behind the table and said with a smile:
"Sorry, sir, I am too..."
"It doesn't matter."
Only the two elders and Alicia knew about Rawls' true identity. Even the other demigods in the Tamara family only knew a little bit about the situation. Edinson only knew about him. He took it out of his pocket
I wrote a letter and handed it over:
"Give this letter to Elder Laigat as quickly as possible."
He also wrote down the method of summoning his messenger in the letter. Unfortunately, the possibility of recognizing Alessio in Gath was too small, otherwise it would be more evidence of his identity as the "Uncertain Mist".
"Okay." Edinson took the letter respectfully. Seeing Rawls turning to leave, he hurriedly said, "Sir, the day before yesterday, Mr. Joseph Torres proposed to acquire newspaper shares, which was an increase of 5,000.
pound."
He didn't know the identity of the person opposite him, so after Alicia left, he could only suppress the news temporarily.
Rawls withdrew his right hand from the door handle, turned around, thought for a while, and said:
"Negotiate with him and say that the other party requires too many shares. Let's take a look at the situation first and just hold him back."
Joseph Torres's assets are concentrated in trust funds. Although there may be some losses due to the smog, and the "15 Minutes Newspaper" has suffered even greater losses, there will definitely be problems with adding money to acquire it now, but the details will have to wait until he starts from "
Ask Mr. Moon.
"Okay, sir."
"Um."
Rawls opened the door and left the newspaper office. He hired a two-wheeled light carriage on the road and drove towards the Cherwood area. Before he fell asleep yesterday, he wrote a letter to inform Hugh that they would meet at noon today.
…
In the Jowood District, in a private room of a cafe.
Xio was sitting on the somewhat old sofa, her face was full of sorrow, and her dangling feet were kicking the sofa uneasily. Although Forsi opposite her looked calm, her movements of stirring the coffee with a spoon also exposed her innermost feelings.
.
Last night, a letter was thrown directly on their bed. There were only two lines in the letter. One line agreed on the time and place, and the other line asked Xiu to bring the sealed item that concealed his identity.
They had not seen Jeffrey Lister (Rolls) for several months, and had forgotten many memories of this mysterious man. However, the other party suddenly asked to meet because Xio was about to be transferred to MI9.
In front of the headquarters, this made the two of them nervous all of a sudden, worried that the other party would give them some impossible tasks.
Although Forsi did an "astrology" before coming here and the result showed that it was safe, she still followed him just in case, so that at least she could drag Xiu away if she encountered danger.
Silence and depression accumulated in the room. Just when Xio couldn't help but say something, the sound of footsteps came. She and Forsi looked at each other and both looked out the door, "
"Click", the sound of unscrewing the door lock sounded, and a strange man appeared at the door. His facial features were ordinary, the kind that would be forgotten after seeing it.
"Sir, are you?"
Rawls said nothing, closed the door, spiritually sealed the room, and said to Hugh:
"Congratulations on entering the MI9 headquarters."
"It's you?"
The two men stood up with their newly heightened vigilance. Although their appearance had changed, their voices had not changed. Jeffrey Lister.
I should have thought that he could give me a mask that changes my appearance and body shape, and I must have a similar sealed object... Xio clenched his fists in annoyance, and Forsi opposite him was also surprised and walked around to Xio.
, pointed to the opposite side and said:
"Mr. Lister, please sit down."
With a slight nod, Rawls leaned his cane against the wall and sat across from him. He frowned at the cold coffee in front of him and slid the coffee to the opposite side.
Forsi was startled. She picked up the coffee cup and found nothing unusual. As a "magic master", she knew exactly what this meant. Without any movement, the other party just frowned, and the coffee cup moved away automatically as if it was alive.
. She pursed her lips and said with a smile:
"Mr. Lister, what would you like to drink?"
"No need." Rawls shook his head and looked at Xio, who was panicking but still managed to remain calm across from him, "What position has MI9 arranged for you?"
"I was not notified of this. After I cooperated with the three major churches to deal with some problems caused by the haze, I was granted a temporary leave and officially went to the headquarters three days later."