Embers Ad Infinitum

"Is there any result?" Jiang Baimian doubted his ears for a moment, "Is there any result about the whereabouts of that sniper?"

Since her biological cochlear transplant, similar incidents have rarely happened.

Gittes put away her smile, raised her eyebrows slightly and said:

"You don't believe it?"

"Believe me!" Shang Jianyao said sincerely and from the bottom of his heart.

Long Yuehong and Bai Chen didn't speak, hiding their doubts in their hearts.

In just half a day, Kitis already found out the whereabouts of the sniper?

This is simply unscientific!

Even if he and others abandon all scruples and go all out to find the sniper within a few hours through investigation, they still have to rely on luck, and this is most likely not something that can be completed in a day or two.

Gittes pulled out another piece of waste paper, picked up the absorbent pen, lowered her head, and started brushing on the back.

Jiang Baimian observed for a few seconds and judged that she was not writing words, but more like drawing.

At some point, Shang Jianyao came over, stretched his neck, took a look and said:

"What a great painting!

"Have you studied?"

Gittes probably didn't expect that the other party would pay attention to this point, so she answered dully after a while:

"No."

"Then you are very talented!" Shang Jianyao said earnestly, "If you have the opportunity in the future, you must learn it and don't waste your talent."

At this time, Jiang Baimian and others also gathered at the front desk and saw Jitis drawing a person with a sketch.

The honest Gennava refuted Shang Jianyao's statement:

“No matter how good your painting is, it’s meaningless if you can’t make a living from it.”

Jitis couldn't help but raise her head, her eyes moving back and forth between Gennava and Shang Jianyao several times.

She seemed to have never seen an intelligent robot that dared to argue with its owner on such a boring issue.

"Old Ge, have you forgotten? The great nobles in the 'First City' all like musicians and painters." Shang Jianyao argued with reason.

Gnawa revised his statement:

"I mean, it doesn't make sense in the White Knights. The ethos here is about simplicity."

"Look at Esther's house, how simple it is?" Shang Jianyao sneered.

The two grew further and further apart, until Gittes had finished drawing the portrait.

Jiang Baimian reached out to take it and saw a man wearing a knee-length coat.

He was carrying a rectangular wooden box on his back, his hair was cut very short, and his nose was so high that it was a little deformed but not too exaggerated.

Overall, this man has no characteristics that people can remember at a glance. It is difficult to outline a specific image if you really have to rely on words to describe him.

"The hair is brown and the eyes are yellow." Kittis added.

"Is this the sniper?" Long Yuehong asked in disbelief.

Gitis nodded, spread her right palm and said:

“Two Grand Knight gold coins.

"When you find it and confirm it, pay the remaining eight coins."

"You miscalculated." Shang Jianyao corrected, "We still have a deposit of ten knight silver coins with you, which needs to be deducted."

Kittis was speechless for a moment and looked a little dazed.

Although Jiang Baimian still thought this was quite magical, he still took out the only two gold knight coins and handed them to Gitis.

She asked:

"Can you determine which direction the sniper went?"

Kittis asked for the portrait back, lowered her head again, and started painting.

Soon, a simple map appeared in front of the eyes of the "Old Tune Team".

"It was probably such a route. He should have ended up in the neighborhood where Moore lived." Kittis stopped the pen in her hand.

She acted as if she had witnessed the entire process of the sniper's escape... Jiang Baimian suddenly had such a feeling.

This made her couldn't help but wonder whether Gitis or one of her important informants could look through memories on a large scale, otherwise how could they achieve this level.

Of course, the ability to achieve similar effects is definitely not limited to "looking through memories".

Considering that Kittis is at work today and cannot go out to judge, it is more likely that her collaborators will find out the whereabouts of the sniper. After all, abilities are limited by distance. The "Fire and Iron" hotel is almost one kilometer away from the Mining Federation. Shang Jianyao explored the deep levels of the "soul corridor" and tried to sit here to influence the humans there, but he couldn't do it, let alone others.

Unless Gitis is a strong person in the "new world", or simply has the divine grace to hold the year.

"He actually went back to the neighborhood where Moore lived? We didn't even meet him!" Shang Jianyao sighed sadly.

Jiang Baimian looked at Jitis and asked solemnly:

"Are there any other clues?"

Gitis seemed to have entered her own world just now. After hearing this, she trembled and regained consciousness:

"No.

"But I think the information I provided is definitely worth ten Grand Knight gold coins."

"If it is true." Jiang Baimian nodded.

Saying goodbye to this mysterious and powerful intelligence dealer, the five members of the "Old Tune Team" took the portrait, walked out of the hall, and got into the Jeep.

After the vehicle started, Long Yuehong, who was in the back seat, looked back at the "Fire and Iron" hotel and couldn't hide his surprise:

"Where did Gittes get the information?

"It's just like most of the residents of Gerstburg are her informants..."

Bai Chen beside him pursed his lips and said:

"Her ability to obtain information is indeed the strongest I have ever seen."

"What if most of the residents of Gerstburg are really her informants? For example, she has 'clairvoyance'. She has been monitoring various things in Gerstburg through the eyes of a large number of people, and has mastered a lot of intelligence in real time. , Yes, that must be the case, it is precisely because she has been watching the surveillance consisting of hundreds, thousands or even more 'screens' that she often loses focus and likes to be in a daze!" Shang Jianyao first had a sudden idea, and then the more he talked, the more he said. Have confidence that “everything is right!”

If he hadn't been driving, he would have applauded himself.

If he hadn't paid attention to public ethics, he would have used trumpet slapping instead of applause.

Honest Gnawa reminded:

"The 'clairvoyance' also has a limited range. The straight-line distance from the 'Fire and Iron' Hotel to the Mining Federation Building is 973 meters, and Kittis has not left her job today."

"That means her informant has 'clairvoyance', no..." Shang Jianyao rubbed his chin, lost in thought.

It is impossible for the informant to have a 'clairvoyance' that could cause Kittis to lose concentration and become distracted from time to time.

Jiang Baimian cleared his throat and said:

"Now is not the time to discuss this. Let's think about the sniper."

"He should indeed live near Moore's house. During the day, he can observe from a distance and snipe if there is any problem. What to do at night? Should he let Moore sleep on the window sill?" Bai Chen recalled, "We checked the bedroom at that time , I didn’t find the bed next to the window.”

Long Yuehong starts from her own perspective:

"Also, if there was only one sniper, monitoring Moore day after day and night, he would have collapsed long ago, both physically and mentally. It would be impossible for him to persist until now. I doubt the eighth person who did this There will be at least two, or even more, researchers from the institute, and they will take turns monitoring."

"Not bad, everyone's analysis is very reasonable." Jiang Baimian sincerely praised, "Even if we don't have Jitis's information, we will spend a day or two and slowly narrow the focus of the investigation to Moore. That apartment and several surrounding buildings.”

"What a loss! I lost ten gold knight coins!" Shang Jianyao was heartbroken.

Jiang Baimian shook his head:

"It can shorten our investigation time and directly give the sniper's portrait. Those ten gold knight coins are not worth it!

"Well, be careful when asking around Moore's house. There might be spies from the Eighth Research Institute everywhere. Hey, just 'make friends' when the time comes. Make friends before asking, and ask in a lower voice."

"Okay!" Shang Jianyao was impatient.

Long Yuehong took a breath and asked a question:

"Why did the Eighth Research Institute make things so complicated and send two or three people to monitor Moore? Can't we just delete his memory?"

"Maybe it's not easy to find such a useful tool like Moore. It's also troublesome to 'recruit' him every time. Well, frequent deletion of memories may leave some sequelae, seriously affecting intelligence or thinking ability." Jiang Baimian guessed, "Also, normally, the investigation should not be possible if we go to Esther's place. Who knows that although this person has had his memory deleted, he can still confirm that the client is Moore in some way.

"To be honest, the Eighth Research Institute has set up a firewall here in Moore, which is really very cautious.

"Maybe you are worried that the news will be leaked through other channels?"

During the exchange, Jeep from the "Old Tune Team" struggled to the neighborhood where Moore lived in the crowd of people after get off work.

Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian got out of the car, took the portrait, and started asking about the shops around the target apartment one by one.

Under the "thinking implantation", no one doubted them, no one felt that this matter needed to be more vigilant, and they all answered their questions seriously.

After only three inquiries, a middle-aged woman who owned a grocery store pointed to the apartment building where Moore lived and said:

"I've seen him before. He lives across the street and comes to buy tissues every once in a while."