Steel steam and flame

"Do you understand what I mean? Some people foresaw the difficulty of this matter and also foresaw that it would be impossible to have a result in the end. So from now on, many people began to prepare two routes for themselves. One is to thoroughly investigate , how it happened, how it developed, and what it eventually evolved into. The other route is you, Wells." The bartender Orch looked at the man, "Many people can do it calmly in these two routes. They have the right to do so. However, you are the only one who cannot. You can only try your best to find enough evidence to prove that you are clean. Or, you can sort it out in these days and let the people from the association Understand and convince them that the whole thing is just bad luck for you."

"However, as I said just now, they don't care about luck. There are several people standing there, and either there is conclusive evidence in front of them, or you wear formal clothes, walk to the hanger by yourself, and then hang yourself."

The man Wells drank the warm water in one gulp, got down from the high chair, took out a stack of folded documents from his coat pocket, about dozens of them, and placed them on the counter, "The nearest Information." After saying that, the man walked towards the door of the pub.

"Hey, Wells." Orch put away the stack of documents and shouted to the man, "If you need help, just ask. Ms. Rachel didn't ask someone to control you immediately, which shows that this matter is currently under control." There is room for change. And, as a friend, I wholeheartedly advise you not to think otherwise."

The man turned back and said, "I won't run away, Orchie, don't worry." After saying that, he took a big step and went to get an umbrella from the umbrella basket. After opening it, he disappeared from Orchie's sight in a few steps.

Putting the cup away, Orchi turned around and was about to go to the kitchen. Two other men had already come out of it and stood at the door. "Well done, I need you to continue doing this and give him your full support." If you encounter difficulties, you can report it through the association’s internal number 17 line, and the corresponding liaison member will help you as soon as possible.”

The tall Orchie was like a child in front of the two men who were half a head shorter than him. He looked respectful, and his loudspeaker-like voice completely softened at this time, "This is what I should do. ,Gentlemen."

Before Olci finished speaking, the two men turned and walked towards the kitchen. Orci knew that they would leave via the "dedicated line", so he thought for a moment and then shouted: "Dear sir, can I ask what happened?"

One of the men turned back and smiled, "You don't need to know what you shouldn't know. Besides, we are also acting according to orders." After receiving the answer, Orchi was silent for a moment, watching the two disappear behind the secret door of the kitchen, standing He stayed in place for more than half a minute before starting to clean the various cups that had accumulated.

On the other side, the man Wells walked to the main circular road with an umbrella and walked alone for most of the circle. After making sure there was no one behind him, he went to a small alley, turned over his clothes, put on his clothes, and smeared something on his face. He roughly transformed into another person and continued walking for two to three kilometers. He went to the garage to drive the limousine, and then left the city of Ghana and drove to the main large cities in the Principality of Innes in this area.

He had been feeling uneasy on the road, and it was only at eleven o'clock in the evening that he could see the lights of the city ahead. There are several rental houses in the city, but Wells doesn't dare to live in them now. Using another identity to find a small hotel, Wells knew that this was the only way he could spend his time these days.

After taking a bath, Wells poured himself a glass of warm water as usual, sat down at the small desk in his pajamas, and began to sort out all the recent events. He didn't remember how long it had been since the collapse started, but it was two and a half weeks ago. At that time, his life was as usual. He would go to pubs in various places at fixed times according to his trajectory and hand over information. According to the agreement negotiated in the communicator, meet with the customer to discuss the price and completion time. But a lot of things changed quickly thereafter. Wells recalled carefully at this moment. Later, he took paper and pen, selected three weeks ago as the starting time, and began to record all the things that could be called clues.

Three weeks ago, Wells was living like a regular guy with a stable job. The main activity every day is to record and organize the information sent from each city base and send it to the people of the association on time. In addition, meeting with customers, meeting with lower-level middlemen in their own area, and summarizing some expensive tasks are also part of the day's work.

Considered to be in charge of a geographical area, Wells has more than thirty subordinates and several secretaries to assist him. A large amount of data is processed every day, all related to tasks issued by various customers. Handover, tracking, and filing after completion were a fixed process that he had gone through countless times over the years.

"The first sign of it appeared, probably because of a mission." Wells wrote, "It was sent by a lower-level middleman in the 13th District two days later. I still remember the content of the mission - to protect a noble lady. For a week, no harm could be done during this period. The commission was very high, although the so-called noble lady has now been confirmed to be a fake identity. But she was not vigilant enough at the time, and she was also interested in three million Yuanhai Commonwealth currency. In terms of remuneration, after several rounds of review, no obvious loopholes were found, and all were approved. Finally, in accordance with the task requirements, the secondary tasks were positioned and must be taken seriously."

"Because it involved a commission of three million, which was a huge fee," Wells recalled, "At that time, I got the contact information from the lower-level middleman and wanted to develop this customer, so I contacted In the past, I made an appointment with the client in a restaurant smoothly. Then two days later, at the agreed place, I met a man wearing a dress in this city. "

"He was a middle-aged man in his forties, very polite, with an aristocratic air. I just recalled carefully that it was definitely not his real face. He had put on makeup before coming here. I didn't notice it at all at the time. It was my problem. The conversation was very It went well. As for the commission and agreement of the task, the other party had no objections. However, I asked a question. From this question, it can be seen that the other party must have investigated the association beforehand."

"The other party wants a list of people who can be hired. The reason given is that they want to find people with strong comprehensive strength to protect their young lady. They also said that if possible, they can increase the price and hire more people to complete the protection task. . I did not reject the other party’s request and sent the list to him that day. Soon after, the other party contacted me and told me the names of three people.”

As he wrote this, Wells rubbed his temples, "I have to say that the other party is very discerning. Even though the list marked each member's level within the association, as far as I have been working for nearly ten years, those three The overall strength is indeed the best. The price was later negotiated down to 6 million. I originally thought the mission would go smoothly, and I was happy about half of the commission received. Three days later, the mission failed."

"Because this matter has been reported to the association, three powerful members were lost at one time. Not only did the commissions received need to be refunded, but a large deposit also had to be paid as compensation for the failure of the task. According to the established procedures of the association, this The matter has nothing to do with me at this point. The acceptance of failed tasks has always been handled by other departments of the association. And this kind of thing is not uncommon within the association. If a task is successful, there will be some tasks that fail due to various reasons. Failed. However, this time it was Master Holden from the association who came to deal with it."

"I think it's because the amount of money involved is quite large and the loss of three powerful members is why Master Holden came out to investigate this matter. In the past, some people deliberately used the mission to set up prepared traps and use high-paying This is an example of a commission being used to defraud compensation, and the association probably believed that it would be the same this time. Because after the mission failed, the other party said that no body was found."

"I thought the matter would end very smoothly in the hands of Master Holden and the team sent by the association to assist Master Holden. But in less than five days..."

Wells took a deep breath here, "Actually, contact was lost after two days, and it was determined that he was dead three days later. Not only Master Holden, but also the professional team of six people around him."

"The association attaches so much importance to it, I think, not only because of the death of Master Duan Hall, but also because it takes him as a signal. Someone or an organization wants to take action against the association, or within the association, because of some power transfers in recent times. , Holden looks too eye-catching." Before writing these words, Wells took up a new piece of paper, "But based on the investigation so far, there is other news that concerns me. Innes Most of the bounty hunters and mercenaries in the principality were absorbed by the association to form a group, and were given corresponding treatment and benefits, allowing the circle to operate normally like a company. However, there are still some people who did not join the association and chose to Free status. As early as three weeks ago, two lower-level intermediaries mentioned it to me, and I confirmed it in the past few days."

"Several of these free-status people suddenly disappeared. It may be explained that they were performing some long-term employment tasks, but it is unreasonable to say that several people are the same. And some of their friends have already These people can’t be contacted.”

"So I finally came to a conclusion." Wells came up with an idea based on his nearly ten years of work experience and past incidents. "There are other forces involved in the selection of captive farms."