Shadow Apostle

"Then what? You agreed?"

"Yeah." Horst drank the blue liquid in the cup and nodded bitterly.

This is the lively hall of the Flame Tongue Bar. It is just after ten o'clock, which should be the busiest time for the Flame Tongue. However, many regulars have tasks today, so the bar is much quieter.

The things in the cafe just now are over for the time being. Although the intention to cooperate has been confirmed, that will happen in a few days. Now there is enough time to prepare.

Several police officers needed to deal with follow-up issues and hand over tasks. Only Horst had time to spare, and he didn't want to see Andrew Siff giving orders everywhere, so he simply made an appointment to meet up and came to Tongue of Flame himself.

For such a good business, you should always say thank you to the introducer.

At this time, the person asking Horst at the bar was Sven White, the boss of Flame Tongue. He was well-dressed and shaking the cocktail shaker so fast that even Horst's dynamic vision after awakening could not follow him. speed.

Horst was dazzled by what he saw, so he simply looked away, curled his lips and complained: "I really don't want to have anything to do with that old fox. Although she didn't cause any real harm to me, to be fair, she actually won me over. There are no benefits, but this feeling of being like a puppet on strings is not good, I just want to stay as far away from her as possible."

"But you still agreed." Swain placed the second glass of wine in front of Horst.

"Because she gave too much." Horst drank the whole drink again. "Not only did I get two golden Georges as a reward, but I was also promised that I could go to the Scarecrow's library to look up information at any time, no limit to the number of times, no matter what information. You can check everything, including the files on mysterious events. How could I refuse such a high price? I really don’t know how that old fox could bear it."

"Actually, she had no choice but to do this. Although Mrs. K is Scarecrow's director in Mingyue City, there is a headquarters above and many other organizations around her to check and balance. She can't just do whatever she wants. Sometimes she can only Use this method to achieve the goal." Swain White explained familiarly, "As for the high price, she is actually a very stingy person."

"I saw it. She tricked me into doing a free job with just one sentence, and she didn't even want to pay."

"Oh, your feud with her doesn't stop there. Don't you think the prices of the rewards you completed are pitifully low?"

"boom."

Horst slammed the table, gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Of course I think that the guy who came over from Ravenholdt to do things a few months ago said that the bounty here is much lower than that of Ravenholdt. .Did she do this too?”

"The bounty is issued by their scarecrow, including the commission for non-staff members like you. When she was approving the budget, she kept the commission amount stuck at the lower limit of the regulations. She felt that as long as she did not violate the regulations, even if the money was less, the competition would become fiercer. There will also be people rushing to do it.”

"What a capitalist act."

Horst gritted his teeth and thought, how could he not escape the fate of involution even after traveling through time?

"What is a capitalist?" Swain was stunned.

"Nothing, just those big factory owners and the like." Horst pointed to the chimneys and factories outside.

"Oh, the style is a bit similar, she may be a little stingier." Swin White smiled, "But this time is different. This time Andrew has to spend money to cooperate with you, and the money spent is definitely not Mingyue City points. If it’s not the ministry’s appropriation but the headquarters’ budget, then of course she’s willing to spend money. But even a half-politician like her won’t suffer, and she’ll make more money this time.”

"Um?"

"Actually, she doesn't suffer a loss for helping you. After this set of actions, she introduced you into the bureau so that Monica could return safely. Both you and Monica would appreciate it. She also ruined Andrew's plan by the way. He failed at the last moment and could not take all the credit. Then he used what you just did to not only beat Andrew and let him know whose jurisdiction this was, but also finally solved the difficult problem that troubled Andrew, so that Andrew would not be able to be with her in the future. Look up in front of you. As for the rare generosity, it is not an allocation for a straw man. You are helping to track down B-235. In the end, it will definitely be within the team's budget, so she certainly doesn't have to lower the price."

"You are such an old fox, but you are also very powerful, Boss White. You can understand everything at a glance."

"Politicians must behave in a cunning way, and it's normal if you can't see through it." Swain handed over the third glass of wine, "The last glass, any more will have to be paid for."

"Tsk, how stingy."

"Mr. Horst, I was really touched that you came to say thank you for introducing your business to me, but in the end, I bought you three drinks? And after drinking, you called me stingy. You are the only one who can do that." matter."

"It's not important." Horst shook his head as usual, "In addition to expressing my gratitude to you today, I also want to ask you a question."

Swain White wiped the cup and made a gesture of invitation.

"There was something strange in the space of the mysterious object just now. I'm not sure how I found it."

"What's the meaning?"

"My mind was very confused at the time, and I thought it would be nice if there were some mysterious signs." Horst looked a little confused, "Then, it really happened. The changes in light and shadow made me notice the coffee, so I The idea of ​​drinking coffee came up. I always feel that this process is strange, and I want to find an experienced professional to consult whether this is an illusion. You can treat it as a commission issued by me."

"There really is a candidate." For some reason, Sven White showed a very strange expression and wrote down a string of addresses. "It will definitely not work today. After tomorrow, I will go find her when I have time. She is the top mystery in Mingyue City. Master Xue, if there is only one person in the city who can solve your problems, it must be her.”

"Is it free?"

Swain White took a deep breath and resisted the urge to smash the cup: "It depends on the other party, but I guess it's really possible for free?"

"Huh? I like free."

Horst's eyes lit up, he put away the card, put on his hat, and winked at Linda at the counter.

Today is really my lucky day. I didn’t spend any money on a trip to the Flame Tongue.

Although I am really rich today, even one Mira cannot be wasted.

While thinking about it in his mind, Horst did not notice at all that Sven White behind him showed a gloating smile.

"Good luck to you, Mr. Horst."

The lucky Mr. Horst Drom shook his cane and walked out of the door of the Flame Tongue.

Just before he went out and reached the corner of the street, a black shadow rushed out of the dark alley and slammed into him.

There was still a slight reflection in the hand, as if there was some sharp blade hidden in it.