Mystery: The arrival of the new Black Emperor

Throughout the afternoon, Hobert, who was in a beautiful mood and worked enthusiastically, accepted interviews from a magazine and a newspaper.

During the interview, he often made famous remarks, which often caused reporters to take shorthand. The reporters were very satisfied with this interview.

In addition, Hobert also researched the case he just took on and formulated a corresponding defense plan.

In addition, he also started processing the second batch of letters received, and his work efficiency was astonishingly high.

When it was time to get off work, Hobert stretched himself happily, picked up his cane and briefcase and left work.

Back at the rental house, Hobert only saw Forsi.

After questioning, I found out that Xio had received a contact signal from the masked man and went to meet at the appointed contact location.

Hobert nodded and tried to think back. How could he remember that it would be a long time before Xio received the masked man's commission?

…

The heavy fog in Backlund blocked the sun in the sky early, and this not very spacious street immediately became dark.

Xio came only ten seconds earlier than the agreed time, and the masked man hadn't arrived yet. She hugged her arms and watched her surroundings warily.

After more than a minute, the masked man appeared.

Xiu said: "You're late!"

"No, I came earlier than you." The masked man said, "You seem to be a 'sheriff' already."

Xio understood what the other party meant. The reason why the other party arrived early was to use this opportunity to observe him.

"Yes." Xio admitted openly.

"I'm curious, what is your relationship with General Christine's eldest son?"

"Is this question related to the task you want to give me?"

"It doesn't matter." The masked man said calmly: "You may not know that three months ago, General Christine's eldest son was very ordinary. In the past three months, he seems to be very active, as if he has suddenly changed into a different person. .”

Xio asked again: "Is this related to the task you want to give me?"

"It still doesn't matter." The masked man said: "Okay, let me tell you about the task assigned to you today: tracking Rafter Ponte. This is information about him."

Xio took the masked man's information, but did not look through it immediately: "How long will it take to track him? How dangerous is it?"

"I will follow you for two weeks for the time being, and the reward is 20 pounds!" The masked man said: "There may not be any danger, but the degree of danger may also be very high.

"But you are only responsible for tracking. Once you find any danger, you can end the mission immediately and contact me using the emergency contact information."

Xio nodded: "Okay, I'll take this task."

The masked man took out 10 pounds in cash: "This is a deposit. When you report the tracking results in two weeks, I will give you another 10 pounds. If an abnormality is discovered during the task, the task will be over and the reward will be paid. Oh, by the way, It is best to track the results in a written report.”

…

Hobert was sitting on the sofa, reading the "Backlund Evening News" he had just bought. Sure enough, he found the chaos of the Russell Memorial Exhibition this afternoon on the second page:

"...Regarding the chaos that occurred at the Emperor Russell Memorial Exhibition, the staff said that it was a farce caused by a baron who did not buy a VIP ticket. It is reported that the exhibition area was not greatly affected and order was quickly restored. , relaunch.

"Some viewers claimed that they had seen an old man flying over their heads, and others seemed to have seen the outline of two gates in mid-air. It turned out to be Russell, who was full of mystery, and his memorial exhibition was also full of mystery. …”

Because it happened not long ago, reports on the incident were brief.

Hobert smiled unconsciously. It seemed that the Church of Steam and Mechanics planned to handle this matter lightly, and did not even intend to disclose the news that the "Creative Manuscript" had been snatched.

Holding the newspaper upright, Hobert considered that in order to show his magnanimity and what he had said before in front of Ikanser that he was very interested in Emperor Russell, Hobert planned to go to the exhibition in the next few days. Visit on.

Forsi had already prepared dinner, but Xio still didn't come back, so she had to read a magazine and wait.

It wasn't until around 7:30 that Xio came back with a document bag: "Thank God, there is such a delicious dinner waiting for me. My stomach is almost starving."

She put down her document bag and said, "You don't have to wait for me," while helping Forsi bring the food.

Hobert put down the newspaper: "If we wait until eight o'clock and you are not back, we will eat first."

The three of them were all hungry, so they quickly finished the dinner in front of them, and then sat around the dining table, drinking tea and chatting.

Xio talked about the task she had just received. She had to monitor a baron named Rafter recently, and he might rarely come back for dinner.

Through Hugh's description, Hobert learned that Rafter had been released.

The consequences were better than Hobert imagined. He originally thought that Rafter would not be able to withstand the "interrogation" and go crazy.

I believe that the Church of Steam and Mechanics will also send people to monitor Rafter. To Hobert, this Baron has no value anymore. For safety reasons, he does not plan to observe him through the stars in the future.

The next morning, Jessica went to work as usual, and Hobert held a small meeting to remind them of the precautions for the cases in hand.

After the meeting, not long after Hobert returned to the office, Jessica knocked on the door and came in: "Lawyer Hobert, thank you again for giving us the VIP tickets. My friend has prepared a return gift for you."

As she spoke, she opened a small box, which contained a keychain. On the keychain was a golden badge with a symbol representing the "Eternal Blazing Sun" drawn on it: "This is a little thing made by my friend. , not respectful."

Hobert did not refuse: "Thank your friend for me."

Taking the keychain in hand, I immediately felt the warmth of the badge.

Hobert immediately judged that when the keychain was made, a small amount of extraordinary materials from the Sun Path were added, giving the keychain some of the extraordinary properties of that path.

Although they do not have the ability to take the initiative, some undead creatures will stay away from the keychain after sensing its presence.

I made this myself...

Hobert thought of the woman Mr. Ke met at the "Eye of Wisdom" party who was seeking the "savage" potion and had contact with a wild craftsman. Wouldn't that be the combination of Jessica and Kelly?

Hobert did not tell the truth and chatted with Jessica for a few words. During the chat, Hobert learned from Jessica that George III also arrived at the scene yesterday!

Hobert immediately realized that George III was attracted to him or the "State of Disorder". It was precisely because he thought that George III learned about this incident that he had people start monitoring Rafter again.

It is estimated that the masked man is just one of the forces monitoring Rafter.

Thinking of this, Hobert mourned three seconds of silence for Rafter, no, one second. He finally deceived the monitor by pretending to be crazy, but he didn't expect to be monitored again.

However, this surveillance should not last long, because it is too obvious that Rafter is being used as a pawn.

Then Hobert thought that in the future, the power of the "State of Disorder" must be used in Backlund with restraint. Although the process of George III becoming a god was a bit hasty and his condition must be very bad, he remembered that he seemed to have exploited a certain loophole. Jump directly from sequence 5 to sequence 1.

But with Adam's blessing, George III's current state should be very subtle, and he may be more easily attracted to the power of the "State of Disorder" than the "King of Angels".

After talking for a while, Jessica left.

Looking at the keychain in his hand, Hobert didn't think much and put it in his briefcase. Although the two female extraordinary people showed enough friendliness, they were not very familiar with it yet.

After a fulfilling day of work, Hobert came out of the office with his briefcase and was thinking about what to eat tonight when he saw a carriage with the "Holy Emblem of the Night" blocking the door.

Loretta opened the car door and said with a smile: "It's time to start work!"