Chapter 602: Mysterious Prayer
Tivian, East City District.
During the day, the prosperous Baiyin Road in Dongcheng District is bustling with people coming and going. In a humble alley on Baiyin Street, in a seldom-patronized department store, a secret event is unfolding.
Behind the department store, in a hidden but well-decorated dim room, Gregor, dressed in formal attire, was sitting on a comfortable leather sofa, smoking a cigarette and looking at a document in his hand. After looking at it for a while, he couldn't help but frowned and said.
"This is... Let me pay more attention to the captains in the Security Bureau to see if they show any behavior similar to Misha Devonshire?"
"Yes, it's just like Miss Devonshire, who is obsessed with the organization's nest and is determined to get to the bottom of it, even at the cost of rebelling against her superiors. Maybe the situation may not be as serious as Miss Devonshire's, but as long as there are obvious signs, we need to report to the nest." Standing next to Gregor, the owner of the department store, Gregor's contact person in the Eight Peaks, Donald, who was wearing a shirt and slightly fat, added. After listening to Donald's words, Gregor put down the documents in his hand, and then began to think while smoking a cigarette.
"The Nest wants me to investigate whether there are any black dogs in the Security Bureau who are like Misha and conduct independent investigations without telling the Security Bureau." After exhaling a puff of smoke, Gregor slowly said to Donald, and Donald nodded in confirmation.
"That's right. We want to know if there are any other people who disobey their superiors' orders and act alone secretly, especially those captains." Donald said this, and Gregor paused slightly before continuing to answer.
"In fact, since the Security Bureau was ordered to stop fully pursuing the lair and shift the focus of the case, there have been many Black Dogs. The captains on duty all have some emotions, but Misha is the most prominent among them. Now in the bureau, there are a lot of private discussions among the Black Dogs about their superiors, especially after Misha's death was defined as a simple accident. Many people are dissatisfied with their superiors and believe that Misha's death has other inside stories.
"If anyone in the Security Bureau is conducting an independent investigation behind the scenes, then I can say that there are probably a lot of suspicious candidates. If we really have to name a name, it will probably be a long list."
Gregor answered indifferently. Donald paused slightly after listening to Gregor's words, and then continued speaking.
"Then let's investigate who in the Security Bureau has had close contact with Misha Devonshire and whether there is a possibility of exchanging intelligence with him."
"As for this, I can try to check it out, but with the things I can access in my current identity, it is not easy for me to find out anything, especially the information of the garrison captains."
In response to Donald's request, Greg continued, and after listening to Greg's words, Donald also spoke immediately.
"Don't worry about your identity. Misha's death is a big deal for you, Mr. Yadlin. Now the Nest has used its influence to help you get promoted. I estimate that you will be notified of your promotion in the Security Bureau soon. By then, you will also be a captain of the Cretaceous and will be able to access more information. At that time, you can contact the other captains of the garrison one by one as a colleague to find out whether they have their own little calculations in mind.
"If necessary, you can even pretend to be dissatisfied with your superiors and prepare to conduct a private investigation against us like Devonshire did, in order to gain their trust."
Donald continued to speak to Greg seriously. Listening to Donald's words, Gregor thought for a moment while smoking. After puffing away smoke for a while, he nodded silently and said.
"Okay... I will try it later, but if I want to guarantee the effect, I must reach a higher position. Please tell the nest to ensure my promotion in the near future."
"Of course." Donald said with a smile, and then, in this dim secret room, he and Greg continued to discuss other intelligence contents.
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During the day, somewhere in East Tivian, in a seemingly ordinary building, in a well-lit living room, the elderly John Machison was sitting in an armchair in the living room wearing pajamas and a coat, staring through thick-soled lenses at a familiar man standing on the sofa in front of him, the mysterious man who claimed to be a detective and had saved him before.
"This is what we found in the Ampel Devonshire cemetery. You can decipher the words on it, right?" Ed, wearing a windbreaker and a top hat, stood in front of John. As he spoke, he took out a silver pendant from his clothes and handed it to John. John reached out to take it, glanced at it, and then looked at Ed and said with emotion.
"You found Ampel's grave so quickly and even took something out of it. This speed is incredible..."
"We have some grievances with the Devonshire family. We have corresponding channels. Don't ask about the specific situation. Just take a look at that thing."
Ed spoke to John bluntly. Listening to Ed's words, John nodded, then lowered his head and began to carefully look at the pendant in his hand. He first stroked the shield emblem on the front of the pendant, and then spoke slowly.
"This is the emblem of the Four Moon Guardians. It was made by the Zungu faction during the Wind King Rebellion based on the remains of the Night Sky Queen. It has been the unified emblem used by the Zungu faction throughout the war. It is essentially an antique. Perhaps they themselves don't know what this emblem symbolizes... I didn't expect that Amper, the biggest traitor of the Zungu faction, would be buried with such a thing..."
Looking at the shield emblem on the pendant in his hand, John murmured, and then he did not immediately continue to observe the other parts of the pendant, but cautiously touched the other parts of the pendant, and finally felt a circle of strange feeling on the edge behind the shield emblem.
"The inscription is behind this. Go and prepare a set of poison identification kits. The higher the quality, the better. This way I will spend less time."
Relying on his extraordinary archaeological skills, John touched the inscription on the back of the pendant while speaking, while Ed spoke indifferently in response to John's words.
"You don't need the usual poison detection and defense kit. I have a dharma here. You can just recite the prayer and then you can proceed with the poison detection and interpretation without fear."
"What's your name?" Listening to Ed's words, John raised his head silently and looked at Ed with a curious look. Then Ed continued to speak with a mysterious smile.
Afterwards, Ed told John the mysterious name. John frowned and thought for a long time, but he couldn't figure out anything.
"Akasha, the one who records everything? Is this the divine being you worship? I have read many books on secret history, but have never heard of this name. What field is this divine being from?" John asked Ed with a confused look, and Ed responded simply.
"You don't need to ask about the specific details. Just believe in the existence pointed to by this honorable name. I have no reason to harm you, Professor John."
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