Longmen Memoirs

"Alright, Sir Shihuaiya, calm down... Calm down, Mr. Indra may just be a little tired from the long journey. Please understand, we are still in a meeting." The fox said aloud.

Shi Huaiya clenched her fingers, finally snorted softly, and closed her mouth helplessly.

"If they are severely infected with Origin Stone, it should not be so easy for them to hide their whereabouts after entering the Dragon Gate." Xing Xiong thought for a few seconds and then said to Chen: "From this aspect, they may be a group of people without Registered infected persons, or disguised registration records, combined with time, we can investigate the infected persons who have registered and entered the gantry in the past ten days. This range is not large. We can narrow it down a bit and identify those who are thin and have clear entry and exit records. The crowd is even smaller.”

She looked at Chen: "Sir, should we start from this point?"

"This is indeed a feasible method. Let's keep it for now. I'm very curious. I wonder if Ines can you answer it for me?" Chen said, looking at Ines.

"Sir Chen, please speak."

"I want to know what this group of gangsters stole from your research institute. If the information and inference obtained by Your Excellency Ines are correct, and this group of gangsters are a group of elite armed men who have received considerable professional training, then What can make them get it at any cost, even regardless of the anger of the two big countries?"

It is a pity that the status between Longmen and the two big countries is inherently unequal. Let alone Kazdaele, which is still rising. Victoria, as an ancient power, Longmen is unable to cope with it. Chen cannot forcefully demand Victoria and Kazdaele. She had to give a reasonable explanation, so she could only explain Longmen's attitude in euphemistic and legitimate terms as restrained as possible.

"This matter involving the safety of Longmen is within the scope of the Guards Bureau's responsibilities, and it is also one of the basic prerequisites for our cooperation. I hope that Your Excellency Ines can tell me the truth so that we can formulate a corresponding and appropriate plan. To avoid unnecessary accidents due to imperfect intelligence during subsequent operations."

Ines was silent for a long time. She looked directly into Chen's red eyes, which were indifferent and calm, as if telling herself that the Longmen authorities had a firm attitude towards this.

"Your Excellency Ines, are you feeling embarrassed?" the fox asked appropriately.

"Well... after all, this is related to the high confidentiality of our country and Victoria." Ines said. "...Please forgive me for not having the right to disclose any relevant information to you without permission."

"No, Your Excellency Ines, we don't need to know the specific content involved in your country's research." Fox Zhensheng explained: "Longmen is just a facilitator, but since this case already includes Longmen, Longmen Being involved in the matter, I think we, as the parties involved, should have the right to know part of the content. Chief Chen’s words are not unreasonable. This is also to avoid unnecessary mistakes between you and us due to insufficient intelligence. I believe that Your Excellency Ines You can understand that you can conditionally select some information that we know and tell us, how about that?"

Chen glanced at the fox who spoke for him with some surprise.

"...For example?" Ines asked.

Chen took over the topic.

"For example, does the item that was taken away from you pose a huge safety hazard, and are there any activation conditions and other factors?"

At this moment, the four members of the Guards Bureau seemed to be standing in the same position, looking at Indra and Ines across from each other.

"Indeed... Longmen, as the party involved, has the qualifications and sufficient reasons to know part of the content." Ines reluctantly considered it and looked at Indra beside her. Even if she had to tell Longmen selectively, Ines There is no way to avoid Victoria's opinions. After all, this is a joint research project between both parties.

"What do you think, Lord Indra?"

However, Ines knew that asking Indra was in vain, because the answer was already affirmative.

"You ask me? You decide for yourself..." Indra said.

Ines took a breath, nodded, and spoke softly.

"I am not the first person in charge or researcher of the institute, so I have limited knowledge of the specific content as someone responsible for the subsequent incident." Ines said: "From some information transmitted from the country, the stolen equipment was The core prototype machine used to study the process of converting energy from the Origin Stone, and the repeater that is converted after storing the energy of the Origin Stone’s decomposition.”

"So, when it was stolen!..." Chen seemed to think of something.

"That's right, another experiment was waiting to be started after the preparations were completed." Ines sighed with regret and regret: "The other party took advantage of this time to invade the research institute."

After knowing the progress of the research in advance and being fully prepared, I chose the right time to snatch this machine away.

"We are still not sure of their main purpose, but whether they are used as experiments or weapons, I am sure that there are dangers that we cannot predict." Ines explained: "Originally, it was considered that they would bring The consequences of this research are that the site chosen for this research is in an uninhabited wasteland. However, once this device loses control in Longmen, the power and aftermath are enough to destroy half of the city. What is even more serious is that the radioactive source stone energy caused by the explosion is leaked in the explosion. In the end, none of the urban residents without safety protection will be affected, and they are very likely to be infected."

Just like man-made natural disasters, as humans progress, they will also suffer the consequences of progress, producing countless possible harms.

"How dare you hide such serious consequences?!" Chen angrily slapped the table and stood up.

Ines also stood up and faced the surprised and moved faces of the four people opposite her after hearing the news.

"I have no intention of hiding it from you, but how will Longmen react after getting this information? Evacuate the people? Give up the mobile city emergency evacuation?" Ines asked.

"It is impossible for Longmen to evacuate people because the consequences are not yet certain," Chen replied.

Such behavior will cause greater chaos and panic, resulting in a large amount of economic and property losses. If the disaster does not occur, the Longmen authorities will also lose part of their political prestige and arouse the resentment of the masses.

Both options carry heavy costs for the Gantry authorities, and the best option is to end it before it happens.

"Yes, we have had the same consideration." Ines said: "Before the matter has a clear result, Longmen's action of evacuating the people will only cause panic. Likewise, once the situation develops beyond our control, It will be a huge disaster for Longmen."

"So you are thinking about us?" Chen Nuji smiled back.

"That's true." Ines said in a deep voice: "Please believe that we share the same position as you all, and we all hope to find and arrest this group of gangsters as soon as possible."

"None of us can bear such a heavy responsibility and terrible consequences, that's why the kingdom immediately sent us here. Everyone in Longmen, I'm sorry, but it will not help to condemn and express anger now. The top priority is to find someone as soon as possible. This group of gangsters who sneaked into Longmen nipped the crisis in the bud before they took any concrete action."

Chapter 42 All Sides Calculating

[Because there are people... there are symbols. 】

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"Hey, did you do it on purpose just now? You said it so seriously, look at how you fooled those guys."

A motorcade driving on the streets of Longmen.

After formulating and signing the cooperation agreement framework with Longmen and exchanging information and leaving the administrative building of the Longmen Guard Bureau, Indra couldn't help but ask Ines who was sitting in the driver's seat of the car.

There is no need to think about how the current personnel of the Guards Bureau will react after receiving the information that Ines deliberately fabricated.

It's probably a mess.

"——Shh." Ines raised her finger and shushed softly.

"They don't have time to eavesdrop on our conversation now." Indra raised his eyebrows and looked at Ines sitting in front of him: "I didn't expect that everyone in the Guards Bureau is a fool."

Ines put down the finger in front of her lips and shook her head, disagreeing with Indra's statement.

"They are not fools. From their point of view, even if there is suspicion, they have to consider the consequences of the information I bring." Ines held the steering wheel and said: "They have no choice, besides, the Guards Bureau The police officer gave me a very familiar feeling."

That fox gave Ines a feeling of uneasiness that was similar to her own but couldn't explain. If it weren't for the fact that using spells in public would attract the other person's attention, Ines would have subconsciously used her to eliminate hidden dangers. of spells.

She is not the leader of the mercenary group who was wandering around in Kazdaele in the past, and she must always pay attention to every action she takes. Compared with her original life, her current life is not free, but Ines is very like.

Freedom is a restrictive word. It does not mean unrestrained. Freedom comes with a price. Everyone can only live within the limited freedom of the rules of life.

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"The one on the left, Wolper." Ines glanced at the tall building of the Guard Bureau getting further and further away in the rearview mirror: "If I guess correctly, her spells are probably the same type as mine. .”

"You mean, she will be aware of our purpose?"

"...No, the spell is not a divine spell and cannot read minds. Even if the other party's spell type is similar to mine and can sense hostility and emotions, I can still interfere with her in the same way." Ines said, She leaned on the soft back seat of the car: "Besides, the other party didn't use magic just now."

"Then what are you worried about?"

"No... I'm complimenting you." Ines smiled and tilted her head, and said to Indra in the back seat: "Good cooperation, Miss Knight."

"Hey~ I'm not an idiot, but I just agreed that you won't drag me with you next time. I won't come. It would be too troublesome to drag you along."

Indra put his right hand in front of his leg, took off the armor he had been wearing and asked, "What are we going to do next? I can't wait to take off this annoying armor right now."

Aren't you already taking it off?Ines faintly raised her head and glanced at Indra's action of untying his gauntlet in the rearview mirror of the car.

"Next, aren't we going to look for clues about those gangsters?" Ines asked knowingly, with a sly arc on her lips: "Although our friends in Longmen will try their best to help us after getting the news, we can't just watch a little bit. It’s so ugly to not do anything at all. When it comes to acting, of course it has to have a beginning and an end.”

Ines said that she remembered W who entered the dragon gate first. Ines was very relieved about W. She had a bad character and bad taste, but her ability was undoubted.

"W, you've seen it before."

"You mean that woman who always smiles and talks so weirdly that people want to beat her up?"

Indra seemed to remember something.

Her meeting with W was not a friendly one.

The smile at the corner of Ines's mouth became a little frivolous. It is actually true to say that W's character is indeed difficult for people to like, especially to outsiders. There is inevitably ridicule in her words, just like her. I naturally like to find fault with others.

"Yes, she is very good at tracking in this area. She has already bitten that group of people. If she picks a suitable opportunity, she will reveal it to our allies."

"Okay, okay, anyway, what kind of conspiracy is it to deceive people? According to our previous agreement, you have the final say."

Indra fanned with her right hand after taking off her gauntlet. With her tall figure and her gorgeous armor, she took up most of the space in the back seat. She slumped on the back seat, spreading her legs and sitting in a relaxed posture. random.

"That guy Morgan likes to do some crooked things just like you, but the things you do are sometimes useful."

There was no trace of disdain in Indra's words. She simply felt that it was a bit troublesome and was restrained. It would be better to just give her a beating. But she couldn't deny that in the past, she looked down upon her and found it troublesome. Their tactics saved their former Glasgow gang countless times.

"Whether it's a crooked way or a conspiracy, as long as it can achieve its goal." Ines didn't care about Indra's evaluation. She answered indifferently:

"Someone once told me to use my brain more and not be a fool when I die. I think what he said makes sense."

It's quite good to partner with a straightforward person like Indra. At least you don't have to worry about her interfering and disrupting your plans, and you don't have to be wary of her turning against you.

Indra is different from those coquettish women. A simple, honest and bold person like her would never have survived more than a month in Kazdel in the past.

Sometimes, you can't live long just by being beaten.

Ines can no longer remember how many powerful mercenaries were hunted down in the chaotic land of Kazdare and turned into bounties in the scar black market below.

She looked out the front window, her smooth black hair covering the side of her face.

Under the bright warm sunshine, there are intertwined high-rise buildings in the highly modern Gantry with no end in sight, a bustling urban area, wide streets, an endless stream of people, and numerous window shops.

The city displayed its beauty, stability and prosperity in front of Ines' eyes, and everyone lived and worked in peace and contentment. She couldn't help but recall the devastation of Kazdaele, and a hint of envy appeared in Ines's eyes, which gradually turned to relief.

If it were Kazdel now, it would probably be like this one day.she thinks.

Ines didn't dare to have such fantasies before. After today's sunset, no one knows whether they will be lucky enough to see tomorrow's sunrise.

Just living on that land is enough to make people exhausted and exhausted. The smoke and smoke that permeates the battlefield is the only way to survive. The number of candies marked on the bounty has become the only value of life, but everything in the world is always It is beyond people's expectations, just like the once notorious and intricate Scar Black Market, one day it will be completely pulled out of Kazdaele.

"The disease of scabies will eventually become a disease of the elbows and armpits..." Ines whispered softly. She remembered that he defined it this way. He was indeed a Longmen person.

He said that this was the first step to warn those who took this opportunity to stretch out their claws without warning, and he would cut them if they dared.

But he【%/

"What are you mumbling about?" Indra asked curiously. Under the scattered black hair, she couldn't see Ines's expression. There were inexplicable emotions in her eyes, as if she was at a festival, or maybe sigh.

"Nothing," said Ines. "If you think about it, this city is really peaceful."

What kind of person do you think is willing to give up this kind of peace and go to a chaotic place full of war and death?

Either a fool or a lunatic.

"I think this place is far worse than Londinium." Indra looked out the window and said, the prosperity of Londinium is not much weaker than Longmen.

"You will be responsible for everything after that. I have to deal with some personal matters."

Ines can probably guess what Indra is going to do. The only person who can contact Kazdel, Victoria and Longmen has always been one person, and it is the same person.

"You have already searched through Longmen, haven't you given up yet?"

"We will never give up no matter how long it takes."

"Even if he is still alive and you can find him, Victoria will not be able to tolerate him..."

"I'm warning you... take care of yourself." Indra's voice had a hint of indifference and toughness: "Don't come here and mind your own business."

"Oh, it looks like you found some useful clues."

"..."

So Indra hated dealing with such evil-minded people.

Ines looked at Indra's cold expression.

"...Okay, remember to say less and do less. I will notify you immediately if anything happens."

Indra is indeed the most suitable person. Her straightforward personality means that she will not worry about too many bullshit things that make her feel troublesome and embarrassing.

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Longmen Guard Bureau/Inspection Team Conference Room

The Guards Bureau was in a dilemma, and the news brought by the tracing team fell like a heavy hammer on the Guards Bureau's head.

Longmen is a large mobile city where millions of people live.

Chen couldn't imagine that if things went out of control as Ines said, the worst result would be that the other party detonated the unknown Originium device, and the city would fall into an unprecedented disaster.

And Wei Yanwu just ignored him and put the heavy pressure, a mobile city and the lives of millions of people on his shoulders. He trusted himself so much that he would be able to handle this matter properly?

Chen doesn’t think so. Wei Yanwu will never make such a baseless choice. Longmen is his foundation, and he will not do anything that damages his foundation. Otherwise, nearly 20 years ago, when faced with the same choice, he would How could you make that choice.

Chapter 43 It’s a fox

In Chen's memory, Wei Yanwu was a calm and rational person, a qualified and indifferent ruler, which meant that he would not take risks.

Chen had to consider the impact this information had on her, and with Wei Yanwu's vague attitude, whether the news brought by the investigation team was really as serious as they said.