Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 336 Transaction Upgrade
The bounty hunter in front of him was obviously a little shocked, and the majesty exuding from his body was gone.

"I see. It seems that Sherman has found a powerful backer. No wonder no one dares to touch him recently... In this case, let's talk about it. I can't get the bounty from Intis and Fenebaud. Yes, but you can try, and my request is 50 pounds in cash and half of the property he owns."

"Only ordinary property, and you have to make sure he is the human trafficker Barron and not another person with the same name."

Sherman had mentioned these requests in previous communications, and Angel quickly agreed.

"Of course it's him. He's from the Southern Continent. He has brown skin and missing teeth. The reward for Felkin and Rizzo on this guy is a total of five hundred pounds. If Roen hadn't issued a wanted notice yet, how could I have waited? Did you come to the door?"

Xio took another sip of ale, with a satisfied expression on his face, and continued:

"But we moved quickly. He just changed his residence last week and won't leave in a short time. But if we delay it for a long time, it won't be possible. If we don't have the current clues, we have to find such a person in the East District. I'm sorry. Let me tell you frankly, I’m afraid you won’t be able to gain anything next year.”

"Then we will gather here at ten o'clock tonight. You can pick out his belongings first, but you have to leave him to me."

Angel was also worried about Long Night and Dreams. The characteristics mentioned by the other party were indeed consistent with the information provided by the Hanged Man, which made her determined to catch Barron today.

Moreover, in the Tarot meeting in the afternoon, this clue can even be provided to the Hanged Man first to "strengthen" some cooperation. After all, the reward for "finding Barron" is 100 pounds, and "catching Barron" may be another one. The price is up.

The two quickly agreed on the details of the evening. Out of trust in Audrey's friend, Angel paid half of the amount in advance, which was 25 pounds, making the bounty hunter smile and drink up the glass in two gulps. Ale, get up and leave.

After the short figure staggered and disappeared at the door of the bar, Angel turned back to look at Sherman. The assassin seemed to be afraid of revealing his identity as an extraordinary person, so he never spoke in front of Xio, as quiet as a quail.

"Miss Watson, have you known Hugh before?"

"I met her once in a noble salon. I knew she was an extraordinary person, but I didn't expect that the bounty hunter you were talking about was her."

Angel replied casually, looking towards the door of the bar again. The swaying figure of the girl leaving just now made her a little worried. Could it be that the other party was actually a poor drinker?

"Aristocratic salon? I thought she only hung out with poor people like us, drunkards, and homeless people in the East District... It seems that those rumors do have some credibility."

Sherman pushed his glass of ale away and frowned. Seeing Angel casting a doubtful look, he continued to explain:

"There are rumors that Hugh Dilcha used to have the status of a noble, but for unknown reasons, her family's fiefdom and title were deprived of her, so she changed her name and hid it. Now she arrests wanted criminals when she sees them in the East District, not only Is it for money or for some so-called 'truth'?"

"noble?"

Recalling the little girl's outfit in the salon, Angel expressed doubts about the veracity of this rumor.But it should be true that the other party is diligent in looking for wanted criminals. After all, she was very concerned about Lan Erwusi's affairs before, and even caused the informant to be killed...

The two of them were chatting wordlessly when a loud noise suddenly came from outside the bar, like the sound of something breaking a barrel or a wooden box. Sherman, who was reporting on his "assassin" experience, suddenly stopped. voice, with a hint of panic on his face:
"It's over, that guy must have gotten drunk and started fighting with the drunkard at the door again!"

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"Mr. Fool, and everyone, good afternoon."

With the brisk greetings of "Justice" Audrey, this week's Tarot session began.

Due to the commotion in the East District at noon, Angel only had time to memorize a piece of Emperor Russell's diary after returning home before she was pulled into the gray fog. Therefore, she first looked at the others in silence until she realized that no one had any intention of submitting the diary. Only then did he have the courage to dedicate it to Mr. Fool.

One is better than none!

Mr. Fool took longer to read this diary than usual, and then there was no movement for a long time.

Everyone else also kept silent. They knew that this was often the important content in Mr. Fool's interpretation of the diary. Later, he might share it with everyone, and most of this content was valuable knowledge that was difficult to obtain from the outside world.

After several minutes of silence, hidden behind the gray mist, Mr. Fool, who was all hazy, spoke:

"Sorry, I saw some interesting things. You can communicate now."

Not being shared by the Fool, deep disappointment pervaded the long table, but everyone did not feel too sad and quickly started exchanging information with each other. "Mr. Hanged Man, I have found the Barron you are tracking, the Southern Continental man related to human trafficking. He is now hiding in Backlund. The bounty hunter I hired found his traces."

Since the fact that he was in Backlund had been revealed in several previous exchanges, Angel no longer tried to hide it, but started the conversation efficiently.

"Are you sure it's the human trafficker? I've received several pieces of false information."

"If it's the guy who's wanted in several other countries, that's right."

"Very good, that's him. Only Lun in the Northern Continent has not launched a wanted order for him. He is very reasonable in Backlund..." There was a hint of surprise in the Hanged Man's tone. "Tell me his location. For 100 pounds, it's you." That’s it.”

"Or we can cooperate further and upgrade this deal. For example, I can help you catch him in Backlund and directly ask you for the information you need to know, and you only need to pay a few gold pounds..."

Angel did not immediately tell the Hanged Man the location of Barron, but offered a reasonable "increase".

Otherwise, apart from the 50 pounds given to Hugh Dilcha and the money spent by Sherman in the early stage, she would only be able to earn an errand fee, which was very uneconomical.

She was prepared to bargain with the Hanged Man shrewdly, or even refuse outright, but she didn't expect that the other party actually agreed after thinking for a moment, but also made a new request:
"I need all the information about the human trafficking he participated in, and you can only give it to me and not sell it to anyone else. If it happens, plus the previous part, I can pay a total of 500 pounds in remuneration."

This is equivalent to the reward for pulling strings to create a Sequence 5 magical item... But he demands that the information can only be sold to him, and is even willing to pay 500 pounds to find clues to the human trade at any cost. Could it be that he has received a commission from someone else? And the "construction period" is very tight?
This is indeed very likely. The Hanged Man's various previous performances and his understanding of occult knowledge can prove that he is probably an extraordinary person from the Church of the Righteous God, and his path is the "Sailor" mastered by the Church of Storms. ", often going to sea to perform missions...

So he was asked, or entrusted, by the Church of Storms to look for clues about Barron, and he "outsourced" the task to members of the Tarot Society. This was an extremely evil layer of subcontracting...

There is no doubt that the Hanged Man who completes the task will get far more than the 500 pounds, and it may even be related to his status within the church. However, the wealth is so exciting that Angel can get 500 pounds, which is beyond Angel's expectation. She immediately Nodding in agreement, the two reached a verbal agreement.

The usually taciturn "World" also proposed to sell a copy of the "Werewolf" extraordinary characteristics on behalf of others, and to find at least 3 hairs of the Deep Sea Naga.

Mr. Hanged Man, who has great powers, quickly accepted the commission, seemingly to make up for his gradually drying up wallet.

After that, Mr. Sun shared his drowsy daily training process, as well as the repeated reviews of the outgoing teams within Silver City. After everyone put forward some valuable suggestions, "Justice" Audrey He said with a somewhat solemn tone:
"I think everyone should have known through their own channels or the news in newspapers that this generation of Duke Negan, Paras Negan, died in an assassination last week."

No, I do not know……

Except for the Fool, fully half of the six members present looked at Miss Justice blankly.

"Magician" Forsi was saving money for his "Master of Magic" potion materials. He locked himself in his room all weekend and was busy creating new works, so he had no idea about the uproarous assassination incident in Backlund.

"Sun" Derrick Berg didn't even know where Backlund was or who Duke Negan was.

"The Hanged Man" knew something about the upper-class nobles of Loen, and he was even more aware of the importance of Paras Negan, who was once an admiral and one of the spokespersons of the Church of Storms within the military, but he I have been drifting on the sea recently, and my only chance to communicate with the outside world is through the Tarot Society and Mr. Fool. When I heard this news, I couldn't help but ask:
"Prime Minister Roen's brother, Duke Negan, the leader of the Conservative Party?"

"Yes."

There was a hint of sadness in Audrey's tone. Although Duke Negan and his father, Earl Hall, had different positions and were even politically hostile, they had a good relationship in private. Not long before his death, she even He also received a gift from him - a holiday estate worth nearly [-] pounds located in Disi Bay.

Fortunately, the assassin also died on the way to escape, but this is the strangest part...

She gathered her mood, quietly glanced at Mr. Fool at the top of the long table, and continued:

"The assassin is a 'Desire Apostle' who can use emotions and desires to kill people. After his companions drew the attention of Ace Snake, the 'Godsinger' of the Church of Storms, he took advantage of the Duke's special situation. Desire successfully completed the assassination and then almost evaded capture with the help of complex sewers.”

"almost?"

The Hanged Man asked eagerly. When he heard about the Church of Storms and the Singer of God, he became a little restless. He didn't expect that such a big thing would happen to Backlund in just a short time after he went to sea.

"Almost," Audrey nodded, "because he was found dead in the sewer, the important items he carried with him disappeared, and he was covered in Tarot cards."

(End of this chapter)