The red moon returns

Chapter 76 Cooperation (Two in One)

"I have a plan."

This was Lynch's first words after meeting Mr. V, the head of the Watchmen's Rhine branch. In front of Mr. V and Officer Natalie, Lynch told them all about today's discovery.

"To sum up, the supply of materials for the Nolin-Rhine Railway project represents a huge profit. For this profit, this person is willing to trample all order in the world."

"The specific details are not known yet, but he found some kind of mystery for the sake of production progress, and worshiped it with one person's entire existence every day. This lasted for more than a year, and at least three or four hundred people died because of it, and after death It was still forgotten. Until a few days ago, the strange object showed unexplained changes, and its appetite became bigger and bigger. I suspected that this meant that the strange object had changed from an active state to an out-of-control state, and its threat had increased significantly. .”

"Even so, in order to ensure production, Grant still insisted on continuing to use the effects of strange objects to gain profits for him. I don't want to comment on whether this kind of trampling on order is right or wrong based on my personal likes and dislikes, but as a person who may be affected by this trampling on Citizens, I am opposed to this kind of behavior that disrupts order. And I think, as the defenders of order, you watchmen should also oppose this kind of behavior. So I hope we can cooperate to at least stop this inhumane killing first."

Mr. V still had the same rigid and serious expression, with his hands clasped against his chin, and he listened quietly to Lynch's speech. It wasn't until he stopped that V gently shook his head and said sincerely:

"I agree with everything you said, and your guess is very likely to be true. However, Mr. Leviv, you should understand that this is impossible. If you can provide even one piece of indirect evidence, I can Try to mediate, but what you said is all speculation. It doesn’t matter if it’s an ordinary person, but you are targeting Speaker Grant.”

"Grant is not an ordinary citizen. Among the identities you should know, he is one of the industrial leaders of the Rhine City and a representative of the rich people in the entire Rhine. That is why he can be the speaker of the House of Commons. And the identity you should not know Here, he is one of the representatives of civil forces to implement parliamentary power, and is a tool launched by all the rich to counter the royal power."

"You should be able to understand, with his status, what would happen if we, as an agency directly under the royal family, stormed into his factory and conducted a massive search. At that time, the results of the investigation were no longer important. Even if the final evidence was conclusive, the act itself was It’s enough to cause the Watchers to face a devastating blow.”

"That's why I said, I have a plan." Lynch whispered, "Front-on confrontation is meaningless, we don't know anything, and it's impossible to torture them, and they can't tell us that we can't find the rare objects. , there is nothing we can do against them, but now we have a good opportunity.”

"Huh?" Mr. V, who remained motionless, raised his eyebrows.

"Grant said at the meeting that he would contact the supplier as soon as possible and then send someone to deal with it. He will carry out this matter tonight and will send someone to solve the problem as early as tomorrow. I suspect that this person is probably from the Rangers. So by taking advantage of this time difference and information gap, my person dressed as a ranger might be able to figure out the key clues."

"It's just that it's not convenient for me to pretend to be a Ranger by myself, and I'm not familiar with the official customs. It's too easy to be exposed. I need the support of my partner, and the two of us will pretend together. In addition, even if we get the clues, In my capacity, it is impossible to stop them, and you still need to come forward to solve it."

"But this brings us back to the issue I just mentioned." Mr. V shook his head and said, "It is impossible for us to come forward."

"Of course it's not possible to break in to investigate the case head-on, but what about another method?" I have seen similar scenes in police and gangster movies. Lin Qi smiled strangely, "As a watchman, after receiving reports from enthusiastic people, I finally He quickly discovered the problem and rushed into the Grant Screw Factory at the risk of his own life just to deal with dangerous items."

Mr. V, who was holding his chin, squinted his eyes and smiled: "It is our duty as watchmen to prevent dangerous objects from disrupting order. What's more, this dangerous object affects the railway project. In order to protect the normal production of the screw factory, it is not necessary at all. We didn’t have time to notify Speaker Grant in advance, so we had to control the strange objects as quickly as possible. I hope Mr. Grant won’t blame us for not notifying us in advance.”

"so?"

"Natalie has a temporary holiday this afternoon. As a commander, I have no right to interfere with what you want to do. If you plan to play some role-playing games, I remember that there are some official emblems collected in the past in the warehouse, including some from special departments, no. Do you know if I remember correctly?" Mr. V said in a serious tone, "If you encounter any dangerous objects and need support during your date, Natalie knows how to contact us, and we will arrive as soon as possible to protect you. Innocent workers.”

Tsk, this greasy middle-aged man really knows how to adapt and is a good boss.

Lynch stood up, took off his peaked cap, put it on his chest and bowed deeply.

"No need to thank me, hundreds of lives have been crossed." Mr. V still maintained his original posture, his voice was extremely low, "It depends on how far you can do it, everything depends on you."

After the reinforcements are arranged, the next step is how to deceive the opponent.

The two first went to the warehouse and took out two Ranger emblems and a relatively fitting Ranger uniform. Then, at Lynch's request, they brought out a carriage that intentionally took off the emblems.

Being fully prepared, before 3:30 in the afternoon, the carriage carrying Officers Lynch and Natalie appeared outside the gate of the factory. The driver did not say a word and drove the carriage straight into the factory. The three supervisors on duty at the door hurriedly ran out and stopped the carriage, but before they could ask, a cold voice floated out.

"Go tell Frank we're coming."

"Who are you? You have to inform our manager. I, I, I, I... spare my life."

As soon as the supervisor approached the car window, he saw a black gun pointed at him, which scared his legs to the point of weakness.

"Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask. My companion is not as patient as me." The voice of the person in the carriage was cold and straight, and no emotion could be heard. "Go and inform him immediately. Your Excellency has informed you, He knows who we are and is expecting us to come.”

"Yes Yes Yes."

The supervisor stammered in response. When he saw the muzzle of the gun moved away, he immediately turned around and ran towards the factory. The carriage was not waiting at the door. The coachman let the horse take small steps and slowly walked towards the direction of the small building. Quickly When we arrived downstairs, the gray-haired manager Frank hurriedly followed the supervisor and came out.

In the car, Officer Lynch and Officer Natalie looked at each other, bumped their fists lightly, and then jumped out of the car.

"Why are you here so soon? Isn't it too fast?"

Before anyone could reach the carriage, the voice of inquiry had already greeted them. Manager Frank looked puzzled. The Speaker had just left less than two hours ago. Why did he send someone here so soon?
  Following the example of Ranger Walker, Lynch lowered the brim of his hat, looked out from under the brim, glared at him coldly, frowned and shook his finger at the overseer, impatiently making a "get away" expression. After the supervisor ran away at Frank's signal, Lynch lifted his top hat, nodded slightly, and said with a bit of mockery:
  "Good day, Mr. Frank, nice to see you again."

Um? How to answer the wrong question? Manager Frank was about to ask more questions when he suddenly realized that something was not right about this sentence.

"What, what do you mean?"

"At least we still know that you exist, huh, which means you haven't been selected as today's target yet." Damn it, my worries were indeed true. Manager Frank couldn't care less about his doubts and asked with a stiff expression. : "Is it really possible that it will be extended to us today?"

"What do you think? You should have guessed this possibility. Ha, congratulations, you guessed it right. Otherwise, why do you think we rushed here today? Mr. Grant originally said it would be in a few days." Natalie The police officer made Lynch regain the feeling he had when they first met, and sneered, "If it weren't for keeping your existence, we wouldn't be too lazy to work overtime, and it would be useless to get money. You'd better cooperate fully, otherwise we won't be sure Will anyone still remember you tomorrow? Maybe everyone will be wondering tomorrow why there is no manager in our factory. You must have seen this kind of scene many times, we haven't seen it yet."

I am indeed sensitive and smart enough, and it might actually threaten me. Manager Frank's face turned pale and he no longer cared about doubting the two of them. The smile on his face was uglier than crying.

"Don't show such an expression, we came here just to save your life," Lynch said with a slightly gentler tone, looked at Frank up and down lightly, and comforted, "It seems that His Excellency really values ​​you, lest you Something happened, urging us to take action today, and even offering to give us more money, which is not easy.”

I didn’t expect the Speaker to be so stingy... People who like money are actually willing to spend extra money on me. Well, after all, I can still create a lot of profits for the Speaker. The Speaker still values ​​me. The manager unconsciously showed a smug smile and pointed at the small building, "You two, please come in. I'm going to bother you two this time."

call.

The two of them sighed calmly and followed Frank into his luxurious office on the first floor. Lin Qi took a look. Every furnishing was very elegant. No wonder he was so precious about his life. As long as this kind of person grasps the weakness, he will... It's easy to get fooled.

With a plan in mind, Lynch took Officer Natalie and sat down on the sofa, stopping the manager from pouring tea. They both lifted their collars, revealing the Ranger emblem hanging on the lining.

"As long as you have seen it, don't ask why we are here. You will know if you know. It is better if you don't know."

Frank immediately showed a look of astonishment, with a tacit smile, and he didn't know what he understood:
  "What do you call the two officers?"

"I am number one, and she is number two. That's enough for you to call me that." Lynch said lightly, "If you are still alive tomorrow, remember that you haven't seen anyone today."

"I understand, I understand." Manager Frank said with a pale smile, "He must still be alive, haha."

"I hope you can tell me first what's going on."

"Huh? Your Excellency didn't..."

Officer Natalie interrupted the manager's question with a straight face, and her cold voice was stern: "What do you think? Do you want your Excellency to introduce the details to you?"

Before the question even arose, the police officer confidently stopped her. Manager Frank smiled awkwardly: "Of course not, I'm sorry, I was careless."

"Contacting those things is a very dangerous job. A slight deviation in the information will double our risk. Therefore, a lot of information must be double-verified to successfully save your life." Lynch took out his pocket watch and looked at it. After looking at it, he asked with a teasing tone, "What time does the evening shift end? Six o'clock? There are still two hours left. I remember that the people who disappeared are mainly concentrated in the evening shift. You are really not in a hurry. But we are anxious. If something happens to you, we won’t get the bonus.”

"I'm anxious, really anxious." Frank was about to cry, and then he realized that his life had not been saved. These two people were life-saving straws that the Speaker spent a lot of money to invite. If they missed it, the Speaker would not be hot-headed and invite them again. people.

"If you know you're in a hurry, just cooperate and don't waste your own time. Let's do this, you take us there and explain the specific situation as we go."

"Two sirs..." Seeing that the two of them were confident, and that what they mentioned were all secret details that had been reported, and that they were related to his most important life safety, Frank hesitated for a moment and gave up his doubts, stood up and said diligently, " OK, please follow me."

Looking at Officer Natalie, Lynch covered his face with his hat and smiled secretly.

The first step is success.

Without avoiding the sight of the two of them, Manager Frank opened the door and looked around to make sure that none of his followers were there. Then he quickly pulled out a few books from the bookshelf on the wall. There was a rattling sound in the wall, and then the bookshelf moved, revealing a The dark staircase spiraled downwards.

However, Manager Frank did not go down. Instead, he looked back at Lynch and Natalie. Seeing that they were still sitting peacefully on the sofa, he nodded with relief: "Okay, please come with me. I’ll take you there.”

Hiss, insidious.

Lynch narrowed his eyes and calmly followed him out of the office with the police officer. They walked all the way to a warehouse at the end of the corridor. He watched Frank push open a few empty boxes with his own hands, and then a dark crack opened on the ground. The door opened and the gas lamps on both sides lit up.

"Please rest assured, Speaker, the entrance is exactly as he designed it. If the bookshelf just now is not opened, the place will be locked directly."

Fortunately, he was tricked into leading the way, otherwise he might have been fooled. This guy Lynch is indeed more insidious than them.

Officer Natalie secretly glanced at the serious Lynch and asked with her eyes. Lynch nodded secretly.

Yes, the automatic secret passage was opened, and he had already sensed the obvious mysterious filth coming from below.

Finally found the target.

And the more critical issue is that the filth contains strong violence and chaos, which is obviously not a normal state.

The mysterious object is out of control.

And these people are still using it, they are simply a bunch of demons.

(End of this chapter)