Chapter 70 The Dock Union

Xio has been in the bounty hunter business for a long time, and many things can be dealt with subconsciously without having to think about them.

Seeing that the customer who came in was nearly two meters tall, she instinctively lowered her head and continued eating pork sausage and French fries as if nothing had happened.

The food entered her mouth, but Xio couldn't taste any taste. She endured for dozens of seconds before slowly raising her head and looking around casually.

Soon, she saw that the customer who had just entered was sitting at the bar, waiting for wine and lunch.

Soft and slightly curly light yellow hair, beast-like dark brown eyes, slightly drooping corners of the mouth, withdrawn and vicious demeanor... every detail is reflected in Xio's pupils, gradually overlapping with the image in her mind.

It's him!

It was the suspected murderer!

Killer of Williams!

Xio lowered his head again, and slowly stuffed the remaining food into his mouth.

After a few minutes, she put the dinner plate and the wine glass on the bar, and then left the Workers' Union tavern without looking back.

——because the boots were so much higher, she effectively concealed the most obvious features.

Once outside, Xio slowed down, found a secluded place nearby, and observed the people entering and leaving the tavern.

After waiting for a while, she finally found an acquaintance, Burton, a skilled worker who lived in the East District and worked in the East Balam Shipyard.

The young man liked to give himself a glass of bad rye ale at noon or in the afternoon, which was all he could afford on his salary, and he couldn't drink it every day.

Xio quickly jumped over, patted Burton on the shoulder, and said in a low voice:

"It's me, Hugh."

"Hugh?" Burton looked up and down the short man behind him, and almost didn't recognize that he was the famous "arbiter" Hugh Dilza in some streets in the East District.

"I have something to ask you." Xio pointed to the corner next to her.

Burton followed in doubt, and asked in a daze when he reached the hiding place:

"Are you doing a bounty mission?"

He had heard that Hugh was also a bounty hunter.

"Yeah." Xio nodded perfunctorily, took out five penny copper coins, and tossed them, "Do you know that tall man in the tavern?"

"You mean the tall, fair-haired, fierce one?" Burton gestured.

"Yes." Xio immediately took out the folded portrait and unfolded it, "You must fully confirm it."

"It's him. He has often come to the tavern here in the past two or three months. I haven't seen him before. He is very fierce and unreasonable. He fights very hard. You'd better not mess with him." Burton glanced carefully. After a few glances at the portrait, he offered a sincere persuasion.

Well, when I saw that person just now, it was like meeting a ferocious beast when I was a child. There was a feeling that it was very dangerous, not an opponent, and had to be avoided immediately... Xio secretly exhaled, and asked:

"Do you know who he is closely connected with?"

"I don't know, he is very out of group, rarely speaks, and no one even knows what his name is. We nicknamed him 'Giant'." Burton pouted and shook his head.

After thinking about it, he asked again:

"Besides the tavern, where else have you met him?"

"You can ask your friends the same question, remember, it must be a friend who is trustworthy enough."

Burton recalled:

"When I went to work with the dock workers' union, um, the dock workers' union in the East Balam Dock, I occasionally saw him appearing around, Hugh, why aren't you from the union? You are so fair, and those guys not only They charge us 1.5 soli a week, and when other shipyards go on strike and we have to support our families, half our salaries are made!”

"Lord, it's all over. For a good life, we must help each other. However, as soon as they organized a strike, they reached an agreement with the lawyers sent by those rich people. Our situation has not improved at all!"

"Stop, stop." Xio pressed his right palm and said, "Aside from that, have you never seen that 'giant' anywhere else?"

"No, neither should my friends, after all, we often discuss him in private." Burton replied in a very positive tone.

Xio didn't say any more, and gave the five copper pennies to the other party:

"Please drink."

"Don't tell anyone what I just asked, it will be very dangerous."

Before she finished speaking, she turned around and walked out of the corner, heading towards the dock workers' union at the East Balam Dock.

Ten minutes later, Xio saw the two-story yellow building.

She turned her canvas jacket upside down, revealing the patches inside, transforming herself from a short worker to a bum in an instant.

Glancing at the homeless men curled up on the corner of the street, Xio pinched his nose and went to sit with them, while his eyes glanced intermittently at the dock workers' union on the opposite side - when there were people coming in and out.

As the minutes passed, Xio endured the cold wind and the harsh environment, and persistently observed the conditions of the dock workers' union and the surrounding area.

She clearly remembered Williams' persistence in drinking, and even more how she felt when she saw the newspaper that day.

This mood made her more patient than ever.

At this time, seven or eight people from the dock workers came out, and they went to the opposite cafe in groups to have lunch.

Xio squinted his eyes, and carefully scanned every passerby to confirm their appearance.

There is no one suspicious... Xio is going to look away and wait for the next batch.

Creaking, the door of the cafe was pulled open, and the heat inside rushed out suddenly. A man couldn't help but took off his gold-rimmed glasses and wiped the fog with his cuff.

Xio glanced casually, his eyes suddenly froze:

those eyes!

That corner of the mouth!

Always with a mocking and smiling image!

Ranius? Xio suddenly turned around, not daring to look any further.

The man just now had a bronze complexion, short and thick hair, and a sharp-edged face, which was very different from the portrait painting. Only his eyes and the corners of his mouth gave her a familiar feeling.

Mocking everyone's feelings!

Is it Lanrus? Will it be Lanerus? Xio buried his head and stared at the stone slabs on the side of the street.

…………

Summer's house.

After a sumptuous lunch, the host and guests gathered in the living room to chat and agree to play Texas Hold'em later.

Some interesting rumors and funny stories reverberated intermittently. Klein kept smiling and interjected a few words from time to time, and saw the two children of the Sammer family come and go lively.

And Jurgen Cooper beside him still had a serious expression, occasionally providing legal advice for everyone's discussions.

Klein smiled, turned his body slightly, and asked in a low voice:

"Are you bored?"

"No, their topic is very interesting." Jurgen nodded seriously.

Klein was stunned, and asked again:

"Then why don't you smile?"

Jurgen frowned slightly, looked at him suspiciously and said:

"Why are you laughing?"

"..." The corner of Klein's mouth twitched, but he didn't know how to respond.

He was about to make a joke, saying that the other party was very similar to his cat Brody, who was always so serious, but illusory and layered pleading sounds suddenly sounded in his ears.

Female...Miss "Justice" found useful information based on the clues I provided so quickly? Klein stood up, bowed slightly and said:

"I'm going to the bathroom."

After entering the bathroom, Klein locked the door, took four steps backwards, and entered above the gray mist.

His judgment was very accurate, and the prayer came from Miss Justice.

Klein suddenly tensed up, half expecting and half dignifiedly spreading spirituality, listening to the other person's words.

After the customary honorable name, "Justice" described truthfully:

"They found the clue you provided at the Workers' Union Tavern in the East Balam Dock in the dock area. The other party's nickname is 'Giant'."

"Following the pattern of the 'giant' coming and going, they found someone suspected of Lanwusi in the dock workers' union in the East Balam Dock, but they couldn't be sure."

"They dare not touch Lanwusi for the time being, because the 'giant' is very powerful and dangerous, so they can only continue to wait for the opportunity."

"They asked at the same time, after confirming that it was Lan Erwusi, could they report to the police department and receive a reward?"

Lanerus has a very powerful and dangerous assistant...does he have any other assistants? Is there some force behind him? Why did he kill so violently? What is he planning in the dock union? A series of questions flashed in Klein's mind, making him feel that things were much more complicated than expected and full of fog.

As for the last request, his answer is undoubtedly yes, and he would even suggest that the other party report directly to the Church of the Evernight Goddess, because there is a possibility of leaks from the police department.

Letting the Nighthawks of the Church of the Goddess kill Lanwusi is also considered revenge! Klein murmured to himself silently, and had a strong urge to immediately confirm whether that person was Lanrus, so as not to wait too long and cause variables.

He took a breath, suppressed his emotions, and took off the pendulum on his cuff.

"It's dangerous to go to the dock workers' union to confirm the matter of Lanwusi."

After closing his eyes and meditating seven times, Klein opened his eyes, looked at the citrine pendant, and found that it was motionless and completely still.

Divination failed? Klein frowned immediately.

He changed another sentence, changed the method of divination, but the result was still a failure.

After thinking about it for a while, he found three reasons. One was that there was not enough information to make divination, the other was that there was no Laneus in the Dock Union at all, so divination was difficult to establish, and the third was that Laneus was like Ince Zangwill Similarly, there are items that can block divination.

Items that shield the divination... the benefits he got from the Son of God ritual? A little bit of divinity in the "True Creator"? Klein pondered for a few seconds, and decided that no matter what, he had to go to the dock workers' union.

Some things, knowing the danger, still do it!

Those two ladies can observe secretly without being discovered, so can I... I only need to take a photo with Lanrus once, and I can confirm it with the help of divination...

Of course, this can’t be reckless, I have to make preparations in advance, for example, send the “Eye of All Black” above the gray fog without carrying it with me, lest the spiritual pollution of the “True Creator” resonate with His divinity, For example, elevate myself so that the "giant" can't recognize me from my body as the guy who "passed by" last night, for example, find a suitable and sufficient reason that does not arouse suspicion, um, you can pretend to be a reporter to interview, I'll ask Mike Joseph to borrow his fake press card later...

The corners of Klein's mouth turned up slowly, covering himself with spirituality, and fell back to the real world.