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Chapter 175 73: Ghost Company
Dealing with those corrupt high-level members of the Death Worshippers who engaged in extortion was no difficult task for Red.
Although the straight-line distance between the Death Worshippers' true headquarters and Rhodes Island's landship exceeded two hundred kilometers, for Red, it was still a distance that could be assaulted within three hours. And those high-level members were just puppets in Red's eyes, letting her slaughter them at will.
Although not stated directly, Red was more or less confident in the efficiency of her mission completion. Just like those coffee shop owners who were very knowledgeable about coffee, Red was also thoroughly familiar with the daggers in her hand, with the subtle details that could kill. She had even summarized a whole set of effective assassination and assault experiences. However, there was no one she could share such techniques with, nor did she want to show off.
Because showing off martial strength was meaningless. If one wanted to prove strength, a direct fight was more intuitive than anything.
And dead people clearly couldn't be called martially powerful. Red was very clear about this point.
So, after standing silently behind that Lupo Oripathy patient, staring at his tail for a good while amidst his terrified gaze, Red finally remembered her mission, slowly placing the letter Kal'tsit entrusted her with beside that person. Watching his tearful, grateful appearance, Red left on her own.
This kind of thing wasn't difficult, even a bit too simple. But the subsequent matters were the real challenge. How to explore that mysterious Eden company; in this aspect, Red had to admit, she seemed to indeed lack much experience. She wasn't the type who could sing and dance; using her own gender and appearance advantages to exchange for intelligence and such had never occurred in Red's mind. And Doctor Kal'tsit had given the order, so it had to be done.
Red looked at the huge White Tower in Lungmen, wagged her tail, scratched her scalp, put her hands in her pockets, and walked into a rather lively and noisy bar, poking the waist of a howling Lupo.
And the Lupo's howl immediately stopped short . Looking at Red behind him, full of pure and uprightness, this singer trembled all over.
"Don't, don't kill me, please, I'm just an ordinary person…"
"Eden… How much do you know?"
"Wh-what Eden?"
"That White Tower."
"I, I don't know…"
"Hm?"
"I really don't know! You have to believe me!"
The pitiful victim explained with a panicked expression:
"That White Tower has hardly ever been opened; who is inside, none of us know. Only the periphery has some hired protection units patrolling everywhere, looking very mysterious. But these protection units were also recruited through online platforms and mercenary recruitment; they also don't know what exactly is inside that White Tower. All we know is that White Tower seems to be growing taller every day, as if something alive is inside, clanging sounds occasionally come from inside; besides that, we know nothing! Really, I'm not lying to you!"
"…Suspicious."
"You're right, it is indeed very suspicious, but I really don't know anything!"
Feeling the destructive aura, like that of a natural enemy, emanating from Red, the man almost peed his pants.
"Because the Lungmen Guard Bureau also doesn't let us investigate things there; although we are very curious, we can't possibly break the law. The internet says it's very likely a terrifying machine that will overturn the whole world, but isn't that just nonsense? I really didn't lie to you, nor do I dare lie to you; you'll get the same story from anyone you ask. I mostly sell information in bars to gangsters or some small companies; if you ask me for secrets of such big companies, I wouldn't have them either!"
I've said everything, kill me or cut me up as you please…
The man swallowed hard, looked at the expressionless Red, his face flushing slightly, and closed his eyes as if awaiting death. His whole body lost support, slumping onto the bar chair, looking like he was at someone's mercy.
But after waiting for a long while, he didn't feel the expected pain. Opening his eyes, he saw that the girl, who exuded an aura like a nightmare, had left the bar at some unknown time. The surroundings were still filled with inspiring music and the screams of a crowd of men and women, as if that natural enemy had never appeared in this bar at all.
"Am I daydreaming…?"
Looking at the surrounding crowd, who showed no abnormality, the Lupo man touched his face and muttered somewhat surprisedly.
And in the distance, Red, having lost the thought of interrogation, found a place to squat down, stroking her light gray tail, feeling a bit wronged.
No target.
Looking at the azure blue sky above Lungmen, Red wagged her tail somewhat blankly, making her grip more comfortable.
Generally speaking, information obtained from interrogation was completely correct; no one dared to say anything bad under the threat of life, or rather, information that held no correct benefit for them. Everyone pursued their own chance to live; those who sacrificed for dreams were very rare in this world.
But Red could feel the aura of fear coming from that person, and he indeed hadn't lied. Generally speaking, a local snake hanging out in this kind of bar would definitely be the most well-informed existence in all of Lungmen; this was also the experience Red had summarized over many years of pursuing various targets in different regions. Red stared at that person's swaying tail for a long while, looking at his nervous appearance; Red was completely convinced that person wouldn't lie to deceive her.
Although she really wanted to make friends with Lupo people, Red still knew, more or less, how much her aura could frighten Lupo.
But in this case, the investigation reached a stalemate; unable to complete Doctor Kal'tsit's instructions.
Can't suck tail either.
So hard, this investigation.
Red wandered aimlessly through the streets of Lungmen, randomly found a corner by some boxes, sat down, wagged her tail looking at the sky, unable to find any clues, only able to blankly entertain herself by playing with her tail. But before playing for long, she heard a surprised greeting from ahead.
"Hey, I remember, aren't you that, that girl named Red beside that Kal'tsit? What happened? Why are you here alone?"
Li Lin looked at the girl sitting on the street, showing a surprised expression.
And Red, originally stuck in a stalemate, also stopped wagging her tail. The two looked at this figure who shouldn't have appeared in the process, blinking somewhat blankly.