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The information mentioned at the occult research conference initiated by the "leader" was somewhat beyond Hugh's expectations, and even made her feel unfamiliar with Backlund.
"I need to issue a mission." After quickly glancing at the intelligence provided by the "leader," the "hound" paid a 50-pound intelligence fee and continued, "Investigate for me who this person came into contact with before his death."
After saying that, he took out a portrait and unfolded it: "I will provide detailed information about this person, as well as a list of some of the people he came into contact with during his lifetime. For each contact not listed in the information, I will pay £10, with no upper limit."
"Yes, it has to be someone I've been in contact with within the last three months."
Odis saw that it was a portrait of the dead "substitute" informant.
This is the third time I've come into contact with this person. The first time was when Enoch reported that someone was looking for this informant.
The second time was the night of the underground boxing match. I saw the real person during the match, and soon after, the real person turned into a corpse lying on the ground.
This is the third time I've seen this face.
Odis knew very well that this man had died at the hands of the royal guards, which must involve nobles and even some secrets of the royal family. It was best not to provoke him if possible.
He then pondered: Did the Royal Guard cooperate with MI9 in assassinating this informant? Now, "the Hound" from MI9 is investigating who this informant had contacted before his death, and it seems that killing him did not yield satisfactory results.
At this moment, Hugh raised his hand: "I can try to take on this task."
If you have detailed information, a commission of £10 would be quite generous.
She thought she could look at the information first, maybe she could find some clues.
"Are the new recruits very enthusiastic?" "Hound" smiled. "Is there anyone else willing to take on this mission? I brought three sets of documents."
Soon, two other members also took on the task. "Hound" had always had a very good reputation, and the commission for this task was indeed quite generous.
After the "Hound" mission was issued, Byron, who was usually quiet, suddenly said, "There's been new progress on my previous request."
"After staking out the East District for about a week, I discovered that someone was secretly kidnapping homeless people. I followed the group and eventually found that they had locked the people in a warehouse in the dock area."
"There, I saw Kapin."
The other members were slightly taken aback, and one of them said indignantly, "This doesn't seem surprising. That bastard will get his comeuppance sooner or later!"
Several other members also condemned Kapin, noting that even in the Extraordinary Realms of Backlund, the guy had a terrible reputation.
"Leader" Odis interrupted everyone's condemnation and asked "Lion," "Do you seem to want to continue investigating?"
"Yes!" "Lion" said firmly, "I need to gather more evidence and then hand it over to the reporters to expose this villain's atrocities!"
"Many people may not know that the fate of those homeless people in that warehouse was very tragic. They were sorted out like livestock, and those who were weak or sick were simply thrown into the deep waters of the Tasok River."
"They all had stones tied to their bodies, and no one could float to the surface anymore..."
Hugh suddenly interrupted "Lion": "Wait a minute, you mean they all had stones tied to their bodies?"
"Yes, it's cruel, isn't it?"
"Didn't you notice the problem?" Hugh asked rhetorically, then answered himself, "If it doesn't meet Kapin's requirements, then those weak homeless people should be driven away."
"Why tie stones to them?"
At this point, most of the members realized that doing so was too much trouble. In the eyes of these human traffickers, a homeless person might not even be worth as much as the rope used to tie the stones.
The lion realized: "He...they are...killing to silence us."
After a few seconds of silence in the living room, "Hound" suddenly reminded him, "I've heard of Kapin. He has powerful connections. I suggest we stop investigating."
He has already done more than enough by reminding me of this.
The "lion" looked at the "leader" opposite him: "What suggestions do you have?"
Odis said, "Clearly, you have no intention of listening to our advice."
The lion paused for a few seconds before saying, "I...I just..."
He took a deep breath: "I've never considered myself a good person, and I've seen too much darkness in Backlund."
"But this time, I feel that what Kapin has done has exceeded my limits."
"It's hard to imagine that hundreds of lives were sunk into the icy water, struggling and crying out."
"But they were too weak to even make a sound that could reach the shore."
After a second or two of silence in the living room, Odis said, "If you encounter any danger, you can come to me, and I will try my best to save your life."
It seems like Kapin is about to die, so it's okay to step on this "grasshopper in autumn".
The lion stood up and said, "Thank you, thank you. I knew you wouldn't ignore me."
Both the "hound" and the "peacock" shook their heads, seemingly puzzled by the "lion's" actions.
Hugh glanced deeply at the "leader" and then at the "lion." Byron's determination exceeded her expectations, as did the "leader's" promises.
Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!
This doesn't seem like something that would happen at an extraordinary gathering.
"Elephant" suddenly asked, "If something happens to the 'leader,' will the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery send someone else to preside over the meetings?"
"Peacock" looked at him: "Will you die if you don't speak?"
"Elephant" explained, "I just have this question. After all, this party is pretty good. At least I feel quite at ease attending it."
Odis laughed and said, "Perhaps they will send someone else."
That topic ended there, and the intelligence trading soon resumed. After several transactions were successfully completed, one member said, "Gentlemen, there's something I find puzzling. Why do strange things appear after an extraordinary person dies?"
Someone then asked, "Did you kill some extraordinary being?"
"I didn't kill him." The member did not elaborate.
At this moment, member "Wild Wolf" said, "To be honest, I have similar doubts."
The question about this issue immediately reveals which are wild Extraordinary Individuals and which are organized Extraordinary Individuals.
People like "hunting dogs," "peacocks," "wolverines," and "elephants" obviously do not have similar questions.
"This intelligence is very high-level," Odis said. "But it's not untradeable. I can explain some of the principles behind it. The total price is 500 pounds. This intelligence is worth that price."
"Oh~"
No one expected that this intelligence would be so expensive!
Fortunately, the "leader" referred to the "total price," which is a unique transaction method of the Mysticism Research Association. As long as the buyers participating in the transaction reach the total price, the transaction can proceed.
For example, if the total price is £500 and ten people participate in the transaction, each person needs to pay £50.
This amount of money is within an acceptable range.
Although Hugh knew the concept of extraordinary properties, she did not know the specific principles behind them, so she also participated in this transaction, for which she reluctantly paid £26.70.
But the moment she received the answer, she was immediately relieved. The information given by the "leader" stated: That's called an extraordinary trait, and it's likely the most expensive thing a transcendent being possesses.
Extraordinary characteristics are not destroyed or diminished; they are simply transferred from one carrier to another...