Steel steam and flame

This time it was the turn of the woman sitting beside the bed to sigh: "Unconsciously, almost six years have passed."

"After we came back, we divided the solid red mercury into two halves, and one half became fragments. We used part of it ourselves, and the rest were disposed of through the dark world and exchanged for a large amount of money. The other half has been preserved until now, and it is time to put it into use. "The woman at the table said, shaking the wine glass to indicate to the other person if they wanted it.

The woman beside the bed shook her head: "Drink it yourself, sister, I don't want it."

"Sister, maybe we can try asking the tribe for help again. We still have potential, and the tribe is willing to accept our early withdrawal of potential."

"Even if the tribe takes a fancy to us, they won't allow this to happen." The woman filled up the wine again. "In recent years, you followed me to meet Narko several times. From those conversations, do you think Didn't you see something? Especially the conversation when I went to Narco's place shortly after the sacrifice ceremony."

"Sister, you want to say that we have potential, but the person behind the trafficking network has more potential after undergoing the sacrificial ceremony. He will also be favored and protected by his tribe. Among the choices between the other party and us, the tribe will choose to give up We, instead of provoking someone who is favored by another tribe?"

The woman exhaled, heat rising in her eyes, and slowly disappearing into the air of the room: "I feel that I am ridiculous. In the past few years after returning to the alliance, I have investigated so many and collected a lot of information. , but we still don’t have clear information about who is really behind the trafficking network.” The woman smiled bitterly, mocking herself.

"Mr. Narco must know who it is."

"If he wanted to tell us, we would have known the name a few years ago." The woman took a deep breath, her chest rising and falling with excitement, "He wouldn't tell us before, and after the ceremony, it will be even more impossible. Knowing that this is his right Our good intentions gave us hope. Even if we didn’t know who it was, we still had the motivation to investigate, so we wouldn’t despair of getting the results. But now, Nalco’s good intentions have allowed us to see clues. .”

"After the ceremony, the so-called 'monsters' in the alliance." Another woman gave the answer.

"There are twenty-eight people in total, and the boss behind the trafficking network is among them. Which tribe he will be from, and which one of them he will be, I think I will get the answer soon. This time Kressi's If clues are found during the investigation, the mystery of his identity will be solved faster." It was like comforting herself and her sister, the woman was not sure at all. She knew that in the face of this kind of "monster", even if she could successfully find the person behind the cleanup incident in the Venast area, the chance of the other party cooperating with her was almost non-existent.

News of imitation solid red mercury has spread in the dark world for a year or two. The woman's valuation is not optimistic about the value of the half genuine solid red mercury in her hand.

The value is being impacted by imitation solid red mercury, and the quantity of half a stick is indeed too little. As a bargaining chip, it is tantamount to being inadequate.

The only sound in the room was the sound of women drinking and pouring wine. If it was quieter, you could hear the ticking of the copper pendulum clock on the wall. The hour and minute hands overlap and point to three o'clock in the morning.

"Sister, you actually think about it sometimes, right? If Mr. Cassia is still here..."

The woman looked over with a gentle smile: "I also hope there are so many what-ifs. If Mr. Cassia is still alive, if two years ago, or earlier, we would go to the Saint Dorag Empire to seek his help. , if he also accepts..."

"But there are no what-ifs. Two years ago in the Dark Forest, I think the chance we had always existed completely disappeared there."

Soon after, the lights in the room went out.

"Get some rest. We will continue the investigation tomorrow and replenish some energy."

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"Sir, this will get deeper and deeper. The investigation was stopped because there was no progress, but all the information received shows that the main boss behind this trafficking network is one of the twenty-eight people. I don't know who it is, My lord, you have participated in that clean-up operation before, and you absolutely know who the other party is."

After completely reviewing the information collected not long ago, Monica said to Korkova while sorting it out. There was no smile on his face, and the sudden contact in the morning broke the good mood of the past few days.

Korkvar has not put down his communicator since the morning call, but at four o'clock in the afternoon, the sky outside the window has darkened, and he has not made up his mind to press the button to contact his current friends who have no business. team leader.

This kind of long-term consideration can no longer be called thinking. Korkvar has weighed it too many times and still hasn't found the balance he wants. He expected that similar contacts would come to him in the future, but he did not expect that the interval would be so short, and that the content of the contacts would be upgraded over such a large span.

More than a month ago, Kos was just a subordinate personnel. The death of more than two hundred of his subordinates could not cause waves. Korkvar also knew that in the eyes of the core members of the trafficking network, that incident was a very common thing. As time passed, its impact also passed.

But this time, Korcovar had to think seriously.

The contact stated that the target person has been identified as one of several core members of the trafficking network, perhaps not one, but two or three. When it reaches the core of the network, if mistakes are made and traces are left in the process, the impact will not be what Korkova wants to see.

After the ceremony, he had not had much contact with these twenty-eight people, so no matter who they were, there was no conflict between the two. I hope so too, but participating this time would be tantamount to breaking the fragile balance and relationship that is maintained.

Moreover, what Korková himself cares most about is Cassia's attitude. Cassia's attitude was not seen in the contact. It was the same as last time, just seeking phased protection for the same people.

Monica has conducted a very detailed investigation of Sisia, and Korkova indeed did not see the value of protecting Sisia in this way.

"Would it be a good idea to let Sisia find an excuse to leave the mission without having anything to do with the mission itself?" Monica put down the information, sat down opposite Korkva and said, "There will be no danger. , so there is no need for protection. Or, Sir, in your heart, you think Mr. Cassia wants to get involved in this trafficking network. This time, it seems that Thorny Bird is taking the lead, which can be regarded as an action acknowledged by the Fire Tribe. "

"I was thinking about these two points, but I didn't think clearly." Korkova finally responded, "First, what is Mr. Cassia's attitude? I feel that he is not clear at the moment, and it seems like he is just asking for support. Members used to protect Xisiya. But for me, simple protection also requires paying a price. Second point, this operation is definitely not led by Thorn Bird. The people of Thorn Bird are only responsible for the people at the bottom of the branch and cannot touch the core. If you can know To clean up the composition of the team with core members, the decision won't be as difficult as it is now."

"Involving the mission system at the training ground, if you want to obtain specific information, you won't be able to get the answer within two or three days." Monica gave her opinion in the field of expertise.

Seeing that Korková did not continue speaking, Monica had already roughly thought of his subsequent decision.

After sighing, Monica cleared the negative emotions in her head: "Sir, we are very passive like this."

"I know."

"I think we can select the captain first and let them get closer to the Cressi area to regain some initiative. In addition, Miss Sicia said that we will have a contact later to confirm our ideas. So, I think instead of thinking here, it is better to When the next contact comes, ask her directly what she thinks about her employer Cassia." Monica was still obviously a little excited when she spoke.

Korkvar looked over and said with a smile: "Putting the problem to Mr. Cassia?"

"Yes, after all, he is the one seeking our help. I think Mr. Cassia can understand that. We are not afraid of the core members of the trafficking network. But the boss behind them needs to bear his wrath. Sir, If I guessed correctly, this boss is currently in the small country outside the border of the Saint Dorag Empire, right? The strange army formed by the alliance has heard that an unknown number of 'monsters' have joined it, and they are going to Deal with the trouble spots.”

"And by doing this, we may be able to determine the location of Mr. Cassia. See if he is in the Flame Alliance or in that small country. If he is in a small country, it may be Cassia who caused so many things on the border of the Saint Dorag Empire. Mr. himself."

Korkvar tapped the table with his communicator. With a thumping sound, he pressed the communication button and contacted the captain he had chosen. After issuing the simple order, he then looked at Monica: "I need to trouble you with something. All the information on the trafficking network that has been collected recently, this is the first thing."

"Second, all the information related to the border of the Saint Dorag Empire and those small countries. Third, I need you to immediately collect and sort out the information about Narco, a member of the Giant Whale Tribe, just after the ceremony is over. "

"Narco... Sir, you mean the actions six years ago..." Monica was surprised.

"It's enough to know. As for the boss behind the trafficking network..." Korkvar did not continue, "I will continue to sort out the memories of these years. The reason why I am so worried and cautious is because of the situation after the sacrifice ceremony. The changes are too uncontrollable and difficult to predict.”

"Go and prepare. This may be a big operation, or it may be a rehearsal for many things to come."