Gunfire, Punk and Necromancer

Previously, I felt that Abu Asan was an experienced and sophisticated assassin, and the risk of taking action against him was too high; now after Zhuang Xuteng's personal investigation, it was determined that Abu Asan's luck was greater than his skill, his ambition was much higher than his experience, and he was actually not dangerous. At this time, it makes sense to let mercenaries who are professional in tracking attack.

These professional stalkers are very efficient, and you do get good results when you spend money on them. For seven days, all of Abu Assan's actions - except those carried out within Assassin Property Company - were recorded. At what time, where and who he met, this information was collected from different stalkers and put into Zhuang Xuteng's hands.

At the same time, Nightingale and Yanque also broke into Abu Asan's personal communication terminal. The social relationships he stored in his mobile phone were nakedly unfolded and placed in front of Zhuang Xuteng. Based on the analysis of this intelligence, they quickly targeted a man named Arroyo Jordan. He is a deputy general manager of the Peicheng Screw Engineering Division of the Scarlet Group. He is both a shareholder of Assassin Property and the target of services provided by Assassin Property.

"His home in Taiping District is protected by Assassin Property." Yanque said: "The manor is not big, but it is a bit too luxurious for a deputy general manager of a regional business unit. According to his level, he is responsible for the Taiping District The manor should be very difficult. Logically speaking, it would be enough for him to move up two levels."

"How much is his annual income?" Zhuang Xuteng asked

"The investigation ends here." Nightingale said: "Arroyo Jordan, his position is considered number one within Scarlet Company, and he is within the protective circle of the business development department. If he is investigated, it is likely to cause concern to the company and counterattack. You should at least ask Lucy for her opinion on this matter. She has had more dealings with the company and should be able to give you good opinions."

"Well, I won't act rashly." Zhuang Xuteng knew that if this matter went wrong, it would hurt many people, so he had to be cautious. "Let's get down to the facts: Does the available evidence connect this Arroyo to Arianna Song?"

Nightingale frowned, shook her head slowly, and said: "There is no very solid connection yet. I dare not investigate this Arroyo in depth. Everything can only be based on speculation. If there must be someone among the people Abu Asan met this week, Who gave the order to Oriana Song? Then Arroyo is the most suspect, and the others combined are not as much as a fraction of him. But another possibility cannot be ruled out..."

Zhuang Xuteng completed the second half of the sentence: "Abu Assan may not have met his master..."

Things have become more difficult to handle now that they have developed to this point. Suddenly starting to investigate Arroyo may cause a backlash from the company, and Lucy will most likely not approve it. But there was no need for Lucy to veto it. Zhuang Xuteng himself had to consider the safety of those around him. Ge Gongdao, Nightingale and Yanque will all pay certain safety benefits for their decisions. Zhuang Xuteng is a responsible person and will never act according to his own temper.

"I've thought about it. I'll check here first, take note of Arroyo, and no longer send people to follow Abu Assan." Zhuang Xuteng said: "I ask you to continue to search for clues around Abu Assan from the information world. In the real world Stop all operations. Whether we continue to pursue or kill Arroyo directly, it must not be now. It is best to wait until things cool down and no one will immediately contact Oriana before we can take action."

Nightingale and Yanque nodded. They also believed that Naike's proposal was indeed the best plan at the moment. Compared with real-world investigations, spying on information networks is much safer. They can easily obtain Abu Assan's daily communications and even eavesdrop. There's nothing you can do about it. Assassin Properties shares an office building with other companies. They only use the most basic base stations of the communication company. The encryption method is more than ten years old. It's equivalent to being naked in front of the nightingale and the rock bird. ?

"None of them can escape." Zhuang Xuteng was confident enough to avenge Oriana, so he could plan his actions more calmly without having to rush. Before deciding to take action, he must arrange relevant matters. One of the more important ones is to let his parents travel to other cities and temporarily leave this place of right and wrong.

After sending them on the train to Nancheng, Zhuang Xuteng made arrangements for the renovation of the house, and the burden on his shoulders was finally a little lighter. Her sister Zhuang Feifei also established contact with Morgana. The meeting between the two women went smoothly. Although it was not a warm relationship, it was at least cordial, which satisfied Zhuang Xuteng. It's just that Zhuang Feifei failed to expand her business, and the clothes she designed with "alien style" could not win the favor of Morgana's extremely conservative parents.

Zhuang Feifei didn't care about this, she thought there was little hope. Through the channel of fashion design, Zhuang Feifei had direct contact with Morgana's parents earlier than Zhuang Xuteng, and she was able to test the waters for her brother. She thinks that the prospects of Zhuang Xuteng and Morgana are not optimistic. The parents are wary in their words, and they are always reluctant to believe that talents can emerge from ordinary families.

In other words, they looked down upon Zhuang Xuteng's background, but they skillfully never said it directly.

"Brother, when will you be invited to their home, this matter will be considered serious." Zhuang Feifei sighed on the phone and said: "I know many girls who have been deceived in this way, and those routines can also be used on you. Fortunately, your shelf life is relatively long, and Morgana seems to really like you. In short, just lower your expectations and take good care of yourself."

When did Zhuang Xuteng need to take life advice from his sister? Zhuang Xuteng condemned Zhuang Feifei's attempt to climb on his head and decided to shoot her in the head after meeting. But the more important thing is to remind her to pay attention to safety, especially now that Oriana Song died and the chaos in Peicheng became more and more serious.

Chief Pace of the PCPD has been very active recently, making frequent appearances and trying his best to boost the morale of the PCPD and want to confront gangs. However, the PCPD had too many debts before, and most people even preferred to choose gangs instead of the PCPD when encountering problems, which made it difficult for them to take action.

At the street level, the core area completely controlled by gangs has gradually quieted down, and its residents have completely resigned themselves to their fate. Outside these "core areas", fighting still occurs frequently, especially in areas where gangs meet, and there is no peace every day. At the same time, look at the PCPD. Chief Pace shouts loud slogans, but their control area is still only one or two blocks radiating from the station, or even less than that. The fact that the gangs don't attack here is not because they have no strength, but they are afraid that the PCPD will call in the riot squad, so the gains outweigh the losses.

The PCPD still has a riot squad to intimidate them, and with the support of the city government, it can survive the stalemate, but the mercenaries and middlemen are not so lucky. For a long time, there have been many conflicts between middlemen and mercenaries and gangs. Many mercenaries and middlemen have become rich by eating gangs' stocks - including Zhuang Xuteng and others.

Mercenaries think they can make money by working in gangs, and gangs even think they can make a lot of money by eating the middlemen. Recently, various intermediaries have suffered varying degrees of impact. A series of attacks of varying sizes are very much the precursors of a full-scale attack. Lucy's music restaurant has also been attacked for more than a dozen times. Normal music and restaurants cannot operate. The place has been transformed into a fortress again, with a level of combat preparedness to deal with a middleman war.

Starting from reality, middlemen have many channels and means. They have always been good at hiding their wealth. They will definitely not find a warehouse to store it like gangs, or simply put it in some asset custody companies. The gangs don't have the technical skills to dig out the middlemen's entire fortune; the best they can do is burn what appears to be on the surface. The main thing that middlemen and mercenaries need to guard against is "burning to the ground". After all, you are an individual and you don't want to die, right?

In a horizontal comparison in the intermediary industry, Lucy's business scale and capabilities are considered to be one of the leading ones. Her ability to withstand risks is relatively strong and she is not an easy target for gangs. She never asked Zhuang Xuteng to help with the defense, and at the same time she still had room to attack the Moat Company. However, Zhuang Xuteng thought that he might ask her for Arroyo's matter in the future, so now was the time to lay the groundwork, so he took the initiative to ask her if she needed help.

"Hmph, I've already guessed why you said that." How could Lucy not know about Oriana, Abu Asan and Arroyo? She had experienced enough things, and she could directly see through Zhuang Xuteng's thoughts. "People in the company are not active. Things like the PCPD and gangs will be in the later stages at the earliest. It will be easier to find opportunities at that time. Just enjoy your recent vacation! I only have Brother Dao and the two sisters here to help."

"Hey...I'm just idle? It's so uncomfortable..." Zhuang Xuteng told the truth: "Don't you need my actions? I still have some specialties, and I can also reduce the price. This is easy to negotiate."

"Mainly, I haven't wanted anyone to die recently, and there's no such difficult task that requires you to take action."

"Don't you have something simple?"

Lucy smiled, and then said: "Are you still interested in doing simple tasks? I have a few people who track cheaters here. Do you want to take them? Forget it! I need you to stay hungry, not to lose your interest. Spending time on boring daily tasks. I won’t let you go out recently. If I really need you to go out, I won’t forget you.”

"Uh, okay..." Zhuang Xuteng thought for a while and said, "If you really don't need me, I'll just go out of the city."

"Going out of town? Do you want to go home for a while? No, isn't there no one at home now?"

"I'm going to Summit City to do some personal business. If everything goes well, I'll be back in four or five days. If everything goes wrong... it shouldn't be a problem."

"Since you said it's a private matter, I won't ask further questions. You must pay attention to your safety. I'm still of some use in Peicheng. Summit City... I can't reach out." Lucy said: "Before departure Give me a message, and give me news immediately when you come back. After the Famine Stranger washes his hands in the golden basin, you will be my Famine Stranger, and I still rely on you to scare people!"

"Haha, I'm not as good at scaring people as Master." Zhuang Xuteng agreed and started packing.

What we went to Summit City to do was indeed a private matter, Master Lich's private matter. It has been in constant communication with Hill Lee, instructing the woman to do this and that. It is said that it has collected some good things and always wants to take them back. In fact, Hill Lee had been prepared some time ago, but the Lich Master needed to show "not in a hurry or looking forward to it".

To put it bluntly, it’s just pretending to be sophisticated, exciting, taking the initiative, and continuing to PUA! Zhuang Xuteng knew it in his heart, but he just didn't expose it. It just so happened that Lucy made it clear that she would not have a job in the near future, and her parents were also sent on a trip, so he didn't need to worry about it. He also needed to cool down the murder of Oriana Song, so he had this window period.

Airplanes are the fastest for travel between cities, but steam engines are very sensitive to air pressure, and electric motors are limited by the weight of batteries. Therefore, airplanes have never been properly positioned and can only focus on "high speed" at low altitudes. Although the speed has increased, the accident rate has not dropped. There are several crashes into mountains every year, and there are other accidents. If he is not in a special hurry, Zhuang Xuteng will not take the plane, nor will he let his family and friends ride. If you really want to fly in the sky, an airship is better, but it is too slow.

At present, the best choice is a steam-electric hybrid locomotive, which is fast, safe and has good supporting facilities. Zhuang Xuteng bought a first-class ticket in the name of Dr. Sen. He lay comfortably in the large seat and enjoyed the meals, drinks and reading services delivered to him. There is nothing to see in the semi-desert outside the window. This time passes by listening to music and reading magazines.

Gaofeng City is just upstream of the Pei River. If you don't mind the smell of the river water, you can come there by boat, which only costs less than one-fifth of the fare. The peak is where the Pei River flows out. The city is divided into two parts: the foothills and the hillside. It is cut into four areas by the height difference and the Pei River, which happen to be the four main natural areas of Nanshan, Beishan, Nandi and Beidi. urban area. Later, high-tech zones and development zones were artificially added. Some research-oriented companies have settled in the high-tech zones, and a large number of poor people have been developed in the development zones.

The train passed by the edge of the development area, and through the windows you could see low shacks stretching for more than ten kilometers. There are also some buildings in the shacks. They are the tombstones that Gaofeng City once wanted to build here. Now they have become the main targets for the shacks to climb.

As Zhuang Xuteng watched, a hill of stacked shacks collapsed. The smoke and dust billowed, and the construction materials formed short-lived flash floods, burying the short-term or not-so-brief life below. Zhuang Xuteng looked carefully for a while. There were no red and blue flashes of the police, nor red and white lights of ambulance vehicles. This is an abandoned area, reserved for those who have been abandoned.

A telegraph pole flashed past, with a man hanging on it with a rope around his neck. The man had just died and was still convulsing at the end, but there was no one nearby who could save him. Since the driver will report the incident to the station on both sides of the train route, someone will definitely collect the body, and then there is a one-third chance of cremating it and scattering it, which can be considered a reasonable ending. It is said that the same way of death would be eaten by rats and cockroaches in the development area, which would be too tragic.

"Welcome to Summit City. Is this your first time here?"

Zhuang Xuteng turned his head, and a beautiful flight attendant squatted beside the seat and talked softly to him, trying to sell one-stop services for hotels, travel, security and law. This kind of service is now very popular among business travelers. It is equivalent to a one-stop package service for various gang protection fees in the local area. Bringing the escorts included in this service is equivalent to bringing a pass. As long as you listen to the advice and don't actively provoke gangs, ordinary things can be solved.

"No, thank you, I have a place to stay." Zhuang Xuteng refused the service with a smile, but still gave a tip of ten euros. This is the experience of Gonggong Road. He said that the service staff here are all related to gangs and will help find fat sheep. When you appear to be familiar with these tactics, you won't be a top target. Especially when traveling alone, don’t be stingy with ten euros. The hassle saved is worth far more than the ten euros.