Chapter 103 Transaction
"Huh???"
Questions appeared almost substantively from his tilted head.
Miss Valente was listening with great interest, her eyes occasionally glancing at the novel on the table and then at Lynch who was chatting. Even though she was disguised, she still clearly showed interest, but at this time she was completely stunned. Lin Qi looked at him blankly and didn't react for a while.
The poor aliens looked as if they had not been ravaged by the fragmented training camp.
Although he was snickering in his heart, he maintained a serious and serious expression on the outside. He took the coffee that was brought to him and raised his glass to Miss Valente.
"Isn't it wrong to seduce others like this?" He covered his mouth and nose with a folding fan, and his watery eyes cast dissatisfied glances from the fan, but he said to the waiter who brought the coffee, "Sir, his cup of coffee is included in my bill."
"Huh? Then I'll have another one...ahem, forget it." Under the sharp gaze from the other side, Lynch still gave up the dangerous idea, "Actually, there is no need to analyze anymore. Combining all the clues, the answer has been revealed. , this special noble cannot be anyone other than Miss Diana de Valente.”
"Then what?" Valente picked up the cup again and touched his lips, lowering his eyes as he asked naturally.
Lin Qi took a deep breath, his brain spinning rapidly.
It started well. After passing the first level, it had already aroused her interest and a little affection. But now is the focus, what approach should be taken in the future?
She recognized who I was at a glance, and had obviously done some research on me. Was it because Duke Wayne helped me publicize it, or did she know about me from the mountain people?
However, regardless of the source, it has not yet been determined that the two parties are hostile, and malice should not be shown immediately. Moreover, although the Valente family and the mountain people have a close relationship, they are two subjects in the end. There is no need to take the initiative to separate them from the beginning. Pile into the opposing camp. With many years of experience in working as a social animal, Lynch made a decision quickly.
"I hope to have an interview with Chief Nikolai."
"Huh?" The hand holding the folding fan shook slightly. Miss Valente looked up at Lynch in surprise, as if she had never thought that he would be so direct and unabashed. After being stunned, he shook his head and said, "This is impossible. They don't trust you, Mr. Leviv, and will not give you this opportunity."
"But Chief Nikolai and his tribe have caused great trouble to my client." Lynch said solemnly, "The client's problem can no longer be delayed."
"Is your client the female reporter?" The image of the middle-aged lady frowned, "But what does this have to do with me? You should know how troublesome this matter is. Anyone who has the slightest connection with the old rulers Related matters are quite dangerous, why should I involve myself in facilitating this meeting for you?"
Lynch was silent for a moment. This sentence showed that his guess was correct. The Valente family and the mountain ghouls may only have a temporary cooperative relationship. After thinking for a moment, Lin Qi smiled and said:
"You are sitting here drinking coffee, I'm afraid you are not experiencing the life of an ordinary noble, Miss Valente."
"Um?"
"Since I noticed you, you have touched your lips to the coffee cup six times, but you have not taken a sip, or even let the coffee touch your lips."
Lin Qi picked up his coffee and took a sip. Well, he didn't understand the taste of coffee at all. He just thought it tasted good. Maybe it was because it was free:
"This coffee is actually quite good to me. Maybe for a nobleman like you, street coffee is really difficult to drink."
Miss Valente was silent for a moment while holding the cup, then smiled and nodded slightly.
“If you just want to experience life, it’s enough to order a cup of coffee to confirm your consumption and then sit here and read a book. There is no need to force yourself to make a gesture of drinking coffee. Any confusing behavior is just to make yourself unnoticed. To be precise, you do it for others to see. In other words, you are disguising it for other purposes, and you don’t want this purpose to be discovered by some people.”
Miss Valente played with the folding fan again and looked at Lynch with meaningful eyes.
"It can be seen from some of your small actions and subconscious reactions to changes in the outside world that your goal is the city hall, perhaps to confirm the entry and exit of certain people, or to monitor certain people."
Lynch secretly hid the first two encounters and pretended to analyze:
"No matter what the specific goal is, it must be something very important to you if you can personally execute it. And you are uncharacteristically not bringing any maids and bodyguards, and you don't even have them on standby nearby. I'm afraid it's intentional, just because of this. It’s very dangerous for them, and their on-call service may be affected.”
"Can you even analyze that they are not on standby nearby?"
Nonsense, last time I saw you disguised yourself and ran away in a taxi, so I guessed it. Although he was thinking this in his heart, Lin Qi pointed to his eyes mysteriously and showed an enigmatic smile: "It can be seen that the progress does not seem to be smooth, because there is no active monitoring, often a kind of There is no way.”
Miss Valente was silent for a long time, then suddenly put down the folding fan, sighed, and nodded slightly.
"You were right just now. There is no reason for you to help facilitate the meeting between me and Chief Nikolai, but what if we help each other?"
"Can you help me accomplish my goal?"
"You should have already made your own judgment in your mind about whether I have this ability, Miss Valente."
"Okay, I can accept this exchange. I can help you facilitate the meeting between you and Mr. Nicolai. But I can't guarantee that the problem of female reporters can be solved. This is an internal matter within their tribe. I never get involved deeply. All I can say is that I will try my best to help you convince Chief Nikolai not to be hostile to you, but before that, you must first complete my commission and help me investigate what I am investigating."
Lynch took off his hat, bowed, and said with a smile: "Private Detective Lynch Levy, I am willing to serve you, madam."
"I hope you can really do it, Mr. Leviv. In fact, completing my commission is the best way to make Mr. Nikolay trust you, because my commission is related to them."
"Um?"
"You should know that the mountain residents are opposed to the construction of the tunnel, but in fact the purpose of building this tunnel is not simple. Someone deliberately affected the engineering design and changed the tunnel route to its current appearance, which will involve a The ancient city that slumbered in the Third Age, Zul-Bahar-Sal.”
Lin Qi suddenly realized that the pronunciation that Maya hadn't remembered was the name of the city. When he heard the complete syllable, he felt a chill rising from his back. Although it quickly subsided, the chill still made Lynch realize that the title itself probably carried a mysterious power, just like the first time he heard Mordiggian.
"The specific situation is the highest secret of their tribe. It is not convenient for me to ask in detail, but it is certain that this behavior violated the most stringent taboos of the mountain people. More importantly, the other party's purpose may not only make the mountain people angry. It’s so simple. Their real purpose is probably related to Zul-Baha-Sal, or even to the Old Ones behind it.”
Ms. Valente explained:
"So you need to cooperate with me and work with me to find out the identities and purposes of these people. Anything related to these old memories is extremely dangerous, so whether it is for Mr. Nicklay and the others, or for Rand's safety, We must find out about this matter, otherwise it will be too late once the project starts. Now you understand the seriousness of the problem, the risk is so high, are you still willing to complete the transaction between us? "
"It's my honor, I have this honor this time."
Lynch knew that he had touched the core of the Best Mountain Tunnel incident. It seemed that Miss Valente was the key factor in investigating the tunnel incident. And he also realized that he was establishing a deeper and deeper connection with Mordiggian, and now he might not be able to hide even if he wanted to. Anyway, if he wanted to investigate further, it would be better to have another buyer.
"Oh, it's settled. I'll sort out the information in the next two days, and then I'll visit you in a few days. Mr. Leviv will inform you of all the details of the commission."
Miss Valente took out a small medicine bottle from her handbag and handed it to Lynch:
"Drink it if you want to believe it. The smell of your body has almost spread throughout the square. This bottle of potion can remove the rancid smell from your body."
Looking at the green liquid emerging from the bottle, and looking at Miss Valente's half-smiling expression, Lynch hesitated for a long time, gritted his teeth, and drank it.