Embers Ad Infinitum

"Why?" Long Yuehong said she couldn't understand.

Jiang Baimian did not answer him directly, but instead smiled and said:

"After leaving a message for Chen Xufeng, I will go to the Hunters Guild and report that Lin Feifei may be a fellow shooter."

Long Yuehong was stunned for a while:

"In this way, won't everyone know?

"We have no advantage..."

It was precisely because they had this information that they were able to stay ahead of all the relic hunters and discover in the shortest possible time that the matter might be related to the organization that promoted the poison of knowledge.

After a pause, Long Yuehong added:

"Will this alert others and cause unnecessary accidents?"

An investigation that could have been carried out secretly, why did it have to be made known to everyone?

Jiang Baimian glanced at Shang Jianyao and Bai Chen, and found a strange question they were thinking about. He nodded thoughtfully, then smiled and said:

"It's not something that won't happen if we don't do it."

Seeing that Long Yuehong was still a little confused, she further explained:

"Lei Yunsong and his team have been to the Hunter Guild and visited a certain senior executive. In the process, it was difficult not to come into contact with the staff inside.

“With their appearance and temperament, although they will not become the focus of the crowd and attract extra attention wherever they go, they will definitely leave a big impression on some people.

"In addition, Chen Xufeng also found some people to help him find traces of Lei Yunsong and the others in the city. These people also knew that Lin Feifei was Lei Yunsong's companion and had even encountered suspected targets.

"After Lei Yunsong is seen and his appearance is restored, it won't be long before someone can recall that he has several companions."

Hearing this, Bai Chen interjected:

“The Hunters Guild will also scan the gunman’s portrait into the computer to see if it can be matched with any relic hunter.

"This is their usual tactic."

But Lei Yunsong and his team were retained in the Hunter Guild.

Seeing Long Yuehong gradually understanding, Jiang Baimian smiled slightly and said:

"Since this matter will be known sooner or later, not even more than today, why can't we report it and make this money?"

Long Yuehong was speechless for a moment.

After a few seconds, he hesitated and said:

"It always feels weird, like I'm betraying my companions..."

Jiang Baimian laughed and shook his head:

“It’s called fair use.

"On the dirt, you can't be morally obsessive. In some things, you even need to have a flexible bottom line. Well, you must still stick to the most principled things."

She immediately sighed and added:

"Since paper can't contain the fire, it's better to spread the relevant information now, and use a large number of ruin hunters to find Lei Yunsong and Lin Feifei as soon as possible to compete with the hidden dangers.

"After the gunman was witnessed, the group should have been mentally prepared and not overreacted."

"Indeed..." Long Yuehong was convinced.

At this time, Shang Jianyao said seriously:

“Also, the most important point is:

"Those relic hunters are free and do not require payment from us."

The reward was given by the Wild Grass City defense army!

Although Shang Jianyao's angle of entry was a bit off-topic, Jiang Baimian, Long Yuehong, and Bai Chen all nodded invisibly.

Who doesn’t like free labor?

"Besides, we don't have much supplies left. Who knows how long we have to stay in Weed City." Jiang Baimian looked around and said, "It must be good to take the opportunity to earn some living expenses."

After speaking, she gave the order:

"We'll split up."

…………

Long Yuehong and Bai Chen returned to South Street and walked back and forth near Hongluo Lane to observe the movements of the ruin hunters:

The team that had just received the mission once again investigated the scene of the incident; those who had already interviewed witnesses took two sketches and asked the surrounding residents in turn, hoping to find new witnesses; they visited the rooftop and found corresponding traces A few people entered Hongluo Lane and went from house to house asking if they had seen anyone suspicious...

With a quick glance, Long Yuehong saw the boss sitting behind the cash register in the "used clothes shop" at the entrance of the alley, dozing off little by little.

Inside the store, a man wearing a dark black woolen coat was picking out old clothes.

This man looks to be in his thirties, with black hair, blue eyes, and a particularly straight nose. He seems to be of mixed race.

"You're still sleeping when business comes to your door... Did you get up too early?" Long Yuehong sighed silently when he saw this.

At this time, the man picked out the clothes, walked to the place where the money was collected, pushed the boss, and woke her up.

After they completed the transaction, Long Yuehong looked away and looked elsewhere.

…………

At the edge of the central square, there is a wooden bench.

Jiang Baimian took a pen, used his thigh as the tabletop, and wrote on the note paper:

“The gunman in Liu Dazhuang’s murder case is suspected to be Lei Yunsong.

"Based on this, we found the person suspected of Lin Feifei in Hongluo Lane and locked her residence, but she has already moved.

"She seems to have joined the organization that promotes the poison of knowledge. Please report it to the company immediately and apply for the corresponding information.

"We will give this clue to the Hunter Guild and claim that we have been hired by others before to find these people. If possible, you can give us a 'trustworthy' employer who will not involve you. If not, we will Just stick to professional ethics..."

After briefly explaining the key points, Jiang Baimian put away his pen, folded the paper, and stood up.

She said to Shang Jianyao, who was observing the passers-by with great interest:

"I'll be back soon."

"Go to the library?" Shang Jianyao suddenly asked.

"Oh, don't expose it, let me stay professional." Jiang Baimian's expression froze slightly.

Although she also knew the excuse for going to the library and the concern about the fire incident in the library, it was difficult not to make Shang Jianyao, who had been following her, relate to it, but it was still a bit embarrassing to be told so directly.

Shang Jianyao then closed his mouth and raised his hand to pull the zipper horizontally.

Jiang Baimian smiled, put his hands into his pockets, walked slowly and slowly into the Wild Grass City Public Library, and pulled out the "Internal Revenue Code" in a familiar corner.

This time, the first page of the book was folded.

Seeing this, Jiang Baimian put the book up and shook it a few times.

A piece of folded paper fell down and fell to the ground.

Jiang Baimian bent down to pick it up, unfolded it, and found that it was a message from Chen Xufeng:

"Liu Dazhuang was shot dead, and the murderer is suspected to be Lei Yunsong."

"He knew it pretty quickly." Jiang Baimian muttered to himself silently.

She quickly stuffed her piece of paper into the book, then unfolded page 1 and folded page 650.

Having accomplished this, Chiang Baimian pushed the Internal Revenue Code back into place.

Immediately afterwards, she walked out of the library and returned to Shang Jianyao:

"Let's go to the guild."

She thought for a moment and added:

"You can talk now."

Shang Jianyao suddenly smiled and quickly opened the "zipper" on his mouth.

After arriving at West Street and entering the guild, Jiang Baimian scanned around and went straight to the edge window.

At this time, there were not many relic hunters in the hall. Most of them were still concentrated in front of the machine that could turn over tasks and take tasks on their own. They did not go to the round platform area. Therefore, Jiang Baimian did not need to queue up and came to the one named Su Xiaoman. Clerk in front.

"I'm here again." She greeted with a clear smile.

Such a tone and such a smile immediately made people feel happy, and Su Xiaoman smiled back unconsciously:

"What happened this time?"

"I have new clues about Liu Dazhuang's mission." Jiang Baimian said directly.

Su Xiaoman blurted out in shock:

"So fast?"

It’s less than an hour until the mission is released!

"Good luck." Jiang Baimian said with a smile, "We took over a task to find someone before. At that time, we were not hunters in the guild. And one of the few people we needed to find, the more I looked at him, the more he looked like a gunman."

As she spoke, she handed the photo of Lei Yunsong into the window.

"How does this look like a guild's identity photo?" Su Xiaoman felt that this photo should have been taken when registering as a hunter.

She quickly called up Liu Dazhuang's mission and compared the photo in her hand with the gunman's sketch.

"It's really similar!" Su Xiaoman raised her head and said in surprise and joy.

Jiang Baimian pushed the remaining four photos over and said in a lowered voice:

“These were a few other people we were looking for at the time.

"This person, we just asked, was seen where Liu Dazhuang was shot, in Hongluo Lane."

She tapped Lin Feifei's photo with her finger.

When speaking, Jiang Baimian did not control her volume very well. Many ruins hunters nearby looked over, knowing that she had found useful clues.

This makes them both envious and full of expectations, hoping that new clues will allow them to find the right direction and get a share of the pie in the future.

Su Xiaoman took the photo and didn't dare to neglect it anymore:

"I'll report it right away.

"Give me your and your companions' hunter badges."

She deliberately blocked the photo so that no one around her could see it, so as not to be fished in troubled waters.

After submitting this clue, Su Xiaoman breathed a sigh of relief, raised his head and said to Jiang Baimian:

“The next step is to review whether the clues are valid and repeated, and I don’t know how long it will take.

"However, this is an urgent mission. It should be done soon. We may have a reply after a while. Only then will we know how many Ores we will give you."

Jiang Baimian nodded gently:

"It's okay, we can wait."

After getting back her and Shang Jianyao's hunter badges, she added with a smile:

"Remember to return the photo to me later, I have to ask someone for it."

"No problem." Su Xiaoman has just discovered that these photos are from within the guild, and you can print as many as you want.

Walking to the edge of the hall, Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao sat down, waiting for the announcement of new clues.

After more than ten minutes, a man suddenly walked up to them.

This man was wearing a dark black woolen coat, with black hair, blue eyes, and a high nose. He was the "senior hunter" who had been saluted by the guild clerk before.

Seeing Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao looking at him at the same time, he said in a low voice:

"What did you find in that woman's room?"