Chapter 176 The Provocateur
Watching the thief named Gory leave the living room and walk away along the Tussock River without looking back, Angel locked the door, remained invisible, and followed him at a distance.
The clumsy intruder had no idea that he was being followed by a hidden Beyonder. He was simply happy that he had easily completed his mission. He walked briskly through the deserted streets, passing through Red Rose Street and Rose Street, all the way to the East District adjacent to the Backlund Bridge District.
The East District, as the area with the largest concentration of poor people in Backlund, has a permanent population of over 350,000. Including the mobile "illegal residents", the total population may be 500,000. Most of them are ordinary people who make a living in various industries, but there are countless gangs engaged in illegal activities.
Angel followed the thief through the sewage-filled streets, observing Backlund's largest slum through his dark vision. Countless homeless people sat or lay on the street corners, their faces pale and thin, their clothes ragged. Their cloudy eyes looked at Gowri as he hurried by, and at the briefcase under his arm.
The latter seemed to be familiar with the rules of survival in the East District. He took out the dagger sheath under his jacket, easily stopped the restless refugees around him, continued to cross the streets and alleys, and soon came to a three-story building.
After knocking on the wooden door three times, one long and one short, the door opened inward. A big man stuck his head out vigilantly and looked around.
"Come in, the boss is waiting for you on the second floor."
The big man made way for Gao Li at the door, then looked at the street outside to make sure no one was following him before carefully closing the door.
Only after entering the stronghold did Gao Li finally relax completely. He squeezed the file bag again to confirm that the documents inside were still there, then went up the stairs to the second floor and came to a copper-clad wooden door.
“Dongdong——”
He knocked on the door twice gently, then pushed it open and walked in.
There was only a dim gas lamp on in the room. His boss did not sit on his favorite leather sofa, but stood by the window with his back to the door, hunched over and head down, as if looking at the street view outside the window.
"Boss, the manuscript was found without alerting anyone."
Gao Li held the documents in both hands and reported to him.
"Very good." The burly boss said in a light tone, and then his body went limp and fell to the ground with a "bang".
Another figure that was blocked by his body finally appeared in front of Gao Li. It turned out that he was the one who "replied" just now.
"If you hand over the manuscript to me obediently, I can spare your life and your boss."
The man with short black hair and a cloak said to Gao Li with a sarcastic look on his face.
The latter's reaction was also very direct. He turned around and ran towards the door with the documents in his arms.
The black-haired man grabbed the armchair by the window and threw it towards the door, hitting Gao Li accurately on the back, making him groan and fall to the ground, hitting his head on the door frame and becoming motionless.
The file bag was also thrown into the corner of the room.
The loud noise alarmed the guard on the first floor. The sound of heavy footsteps on the stairs could be heard outside the room, but the man didn't care. He smiled, brushed off the dust on his hands, walked to the door, picked up the armchair again, and stood by the door.
The big man who opened the door for Gao Li just now pushed the door open with a revolver in one hand and walked in with the other. When he saw his boss lying on the ground, he was about to go forward to check when he heard a whistle from behind.
Bang.
The armchair was smashed into pieces, and the big man staggered and fell down.
"It's easy and simple. Just wait here and the manuscript will come to you."
The man muttered to himself, kicked the big man who fell to the ground, and after confirming that he was unconscious, he turned around to look at the document bag thrown in the corner by Gao Li.
The document was being held by a woman who had appeared in the room at some point.
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"Yes, as expected, if you wait here, the manuscript will be delivered to your door."
Angel repeated the words of the Dominican Federation and shook the briefcase in his hand.
I didn't expect that two months later, I would meet this Beyonder of the "Hunter" Path again in Backlund, who might have reached the Sequence 8 "Provocateur" level, and in such a situation.
"Is it you?"
The other party obviously recognized Angel. His expression changed from gloomy to bright. He looked at the file bag in Angel's hand, and then turned back to her face.
In order to prevent this impulsive "provocateur" from doing anything desperate, Angel directly summoned two black flames beside him, letting them float slowly beside him, successfully making the other party's face more fearful.
"Okay, okay," the Dominican Federation hesitated for a moment, then raised his hands and pressed them down in a gesture of surrender. "I don't want that thing anymore. I'm leaving now, okay?"
The last time I met this guy, two out of three of his sentences were sarcastic. Why is he so easy to talk to today?
Angel frowned, looked at the "provocateur" with an extremely sincere attitude, looked at the layout of the room, and had a guess in his heart.
"I can let you go, but before that, tell me what this document is."
She spoke slowly, taking a few steps towards the only luxurious single sofa in the room and the desk in front of it.
Through this action, Angel successfully detected a subtle hint of anxiety in the eyes of the Dominican Federation.
"You don't even know what this is... well, okay," the provocateur seemed to be about to say something rude, but stopped himself at the last moment. "This is a mechanical design. Do you know Turanian von Helmothuizen?"
"I don't know him."
Angel answered honestly, not blushing at all.
"It's normal not to know him... He's known as the greatest scientist and mechanic since Emperor Roselle, the father of the second-generation differential machine, and holds countless invention patents."
"And the document in your hand is the design manuscript of the third-generation Difference Engine."
"Someone paid a high price for this manuscript, and I happened to have some tracking skills, so I found it here."
lie……
This manuscript was hidden in the study at 47 Red Rose Street half an hour ago. What tracking skills could have led you here?
Angel laughed inwardly.
As she got closer to the desk, she could faintly hear the subtle, suppressed breathing sounds, and became more and more certain of her judgment.
"I see. Then I'll take this manuscript with me. Do you have any objections?"
Angel raised the briefcase in his hand and made a gesture to walk out the door.
"I dare not have any opinion."
The Dominican Federation's expression changed several times, finally settling on anger and unwillingness, and replied with a pout.
But there was a hint of relaxation and joy in his eyes.
"By the way," Angel took a few steps and turned back to look at the desk with a hint of sarcasm on his face. "Could it be that what's hidden over there is..."
"Sonia, run!"
Before Angel could finish his words, the "provocateur" shouted, kicked his feet hard, clenched his fists, and his tall and thin body flew towards Angel like a cannonball.
"Bang——"
Angel was well prepared. Ice appeared under his feet and quickly spread to the surroundings. The coldness filled the entire house. The moisture in the air quickly condensed and formed mist.
Blocked by the cold air, the Dominican Federation's forward speed slowed down significantly. She lowered her body and used her shoulders and elbows to push against the opponent who was rushing towards her. While successfully dodging his fists, she pushed his body upwards and used the force to retreat backwards.
He's quite strong, and it seems Hunter Path is also good at close combat...
As soon as they made contact, Angel discovered that the opponent was incredibly strong, but the assassin's potion also had a significant effect on strengthening the body, so she did not lose to the opponent in strength.
The two men quickly touched and then separated. The Dominican Federation's body, which was lifted up in the air, quickly regained its balance and landed on the ground. Angel used the impact to retreat towards the door, just in time to see a brown-gray figure rushing out from behind the desk, nimbly bypassing the two people in the middle of the room, and rushing towards the only exit.
But Angel's retreat happened to be in the same direction as him, so she moved closer, took out her revolver, and aimed at the figure. The distance was so close that the muzzle of the gun almost touched the other person's forehead.
“Ahhh—”
Like a frightened rabbit, the short figure let out a cry of surprise, stopped, and dared not move.
The Dominican Federation, which was about to pounce, readjusted its body and stood still with a grim face.
"So it's you, Miss Justice."
Angel couldn't help laughing as he saw Sonia, a brown-haired girl less than 1.6 meters tall, almost hiding herself in her cloak.
Unexpectedly, the master and servant who I met in the underground market of Enmat Port both appeared here.
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