Chapter 336 Transaction Upgrade
The bounty hunter in front of him was obviously a little surprised, and the majesty he exuded was gone.
"I see. It seems Sherman has found a powerful backer. No wonder no one dares to touch him lately... In that case, let's talk it over. I can't get the bounty on Intis and Feynaport, but you can try. What I want is 50 pounds in cash and half of his property."
"Only ordinary property, and you have to make sure he's the human trafficker Barron, not someone else with the same name."
Sherman had mentioned these requests in previous communications, and Angel quickly agreed.
"Of course it's him. He's from the Southern Continent, with reddish-brown skin and missing teeth. The bounty on him, Felkin and Risso combined, is a full five hundred pounds. If Rune hadn't issued a wanted notice, how could I have waited until you showed up?"
Xio took another sip of beer, a satisfied look on his face, and continued:
"But we have to act quickly. He just moved last week and won't be leaving anytime soon. But if we delay for too long, it's hard to say. If we lose the current clues, if we want to find this person in the East District, I'm afraid you won't find anything until next year."
"Then let's gather here at ten o'clock tonight. You can take his belongings first, but leave him to me."
Angel was also worried that the night would drag on and things would get more complicated. The characteristics described by the other party were indeed consistent with the information provided by the Hanged Man, which made her determined to catch Barron today.
Moreover, at the Tarot meeting in the afternoon, we can even provide this clue to the Hanged Man first to "strengthen" some cooperation. After all, the reward for "finding Barron" is 100 pounds, and "catching Barron" may be another price.
The two quickly agreed on the details of the evening. Out of trust in Audrey's friend, Angel paid half of the amount in advance, which was 25 pounds. This made the bounty hunter smile happily. He drank the beer in the glass in two gulps and got up to leave.
After the short figure staggered and disappeared at the door of the bar, Angel turned around to look at Sherman. The assassin seemed afraid of revealing his identity as a Beyonder, and he had not spoken a word in front of Hugh, as quiet as a quail.
"Miss Watson, have you known Hugh before?"
"I met her once at an aristocratic salon and learned she was a Beyonder, but I never imagined she was the bounty hunter you were talking about."
Angel answered casually, looking towards the door of the bar again. The swaying back of the girl who left just now made her a little worried. Could it be that she actually has a low alcohol tolerance?
"Aristocratic salon? I thought she only hung out in the East District with poor people like us, drunks, and homeless people... It seems those rumors do have some truth to them."
Sherman pushed his glass of beer away and frowned. Seeing Angel's puzzled look, he continued to explain:
"Rumor has it that Hugh Dilchar was once a noble, but for some unknown reason, her family's fiefdoms and titles were stripped away, so she changed her name and went into hiding. Now she arrests wanted criminals in the East District, not just for money, but also for some so-called 'truth.'"
"noble?"
Recalling the short girl's outfit in the salon, Angel expressed doubts about the rumor's veracity. However, the fact that she was diligently searching for wanted criminals seemed plausible. After all, she had been quite concerned about Lanevus's case, and even had her informant brought about his own death...
The two were chatting casually when a loud noise suddenly came from outside the bar, like something smashing a barrel or a wooden box. Sherman, who was just reporting on his experience as an "assassin", suddenly stopped talking, a trace of panic on his face.
"It's over! That guy must have been drunk and started fighting with the drunk at the door again!"
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"Mr. Fool, and everyone, good afternoon."
This week's Tarot session began with "Justice" Audrey's cheerful greeting.
Due to the riots in the East District at noon, Angel only had time to memorize one diary entry from Emperor Roselle after returning home before she was pulled into the gray fog. So, she first looked at the others silently, and only after realizing that no one was interested in submitting the diary did she muster up the courage to present it to Mr. Fool.
One is better than none!
Mr. Fool took longer than usual to read this diary, and then there was no movement for a long time.
The others kept silent as well. They knew that this was often the important content in Mr. Fool's diary that he was interpreting, and he might share some of it with everyone later. These contents were almost all valuable knowledge that was difficult for the outside world to obtain.
After several minutes of silence, Mr. Fool, who was completely obscured by the gray fog, spoke:
"Sorry, I saw something interesting. You can communicate now."
Not having received any sharing from the Fool, a deep sense of disappointment permeated the long table. However, no one was overly sad, and instead quickly began exchanging information with each other.
"Mr. Hanged Man, I found Barron, the man from the Southern Continent who was involved in the human trafficking. He's hiding in Backlund now. The bounty hunter I hired has found his tracks."
Since Angel had already revealed his presence in Backlund during several previous exchanges, he no longer tried to conceal it and instead engaged in a conversation efficiently.
"Are you sure it's that human trafficker? I've received several false reports."
"If it's the one who's wanted in several other countries, then it's correct."
"Very good, that's him. Loen is the only one in the Northern Continent that hasn't launched a wanted notice for him. It makes sense that he's in Backlund..." The Hanged Man said with a hint of surprise. "Tell me his location, and the 100 pounds is yours."
"Or we can take our cooperation a step further and upgrade this deal. For example, I can help you capture him in Backlund and directly extract the information you need, and you only have to pay a few gold pounds..."
Angel did not immediately tell the Hanged Man Barron's location, but instead offered a reasonable "raise price".
Otherwise, apart from the 50 pounds she paid to Hugh Dilcha and the money Sherman spent in the early stage, she could only earn the errand fee, which was very uneconomical.
She had prepared herself for a shrewd bargain, or even a direct rejection, but she didn't expect the Hanged Man to think for a moment and actually agree, but also put forward a new request:
"I need all the information about the human trafficking he's involved in, and you can only give it to me. You can't sell it to anyone else. If this is successful, I can pay you a total of 500 pounds, including the previous part."
This is equivalent to the reward for the creation of a Sequence 5 magical item... But he demands that the information be sold only to him, and is even willing to pay 500 pounds to find clues to human trafficking at all costs. Could it be that he has received a commission from someone else, and the "deadline" is very tight?
This was indeed quite possible. The Hanged Man's previous behavior and his knowledge of the occult all proved that he was very likely a Beyonder from the Church of the True Gods. His path was as a "sailor" controlled by the Church of the Storm, and he frequently went out to sea to carry out missions...
So, he was asked, or commissioned, by the Church of the Storm to find clues about Barron, and he "outsourced" the task to members of the Tarot Club. This was a truly abhorrent layer of subcontracting...
There is no doubt that the Hanged Man who completed the task could get much more than 500 pounds, and it might even be related to his status in the church. However, money is a motivating thing, and getting 500 pounds was beyond Angel's expectations. She immediately nodded in agreement, and the two reached a verbal agreement.
The usually taciturn "World" also proposed that someone should sell a copy of the "Werewolf" extraordinary characteristic on its behalf, as well as search for at least three strands of deep-sea Naga hair.
The powerful Mr. Hanged Man quickly accepted the commission, apparently to make up for his gradually shrinking wallet.
Afterwards, Mr. Sun shared his drowsy daily training sessions and the repeated scrutiny of outbound teams within Silver City. After everyone offered valuable suggestions, Audrey of Justice said in a serious tone:
"I think everyone should have known through their own channels or the news in the newspaper that this generation's Duke Negan, Pallas Negan, died in an assassination last week."
No, I don’t know…
Aside from the Fool, fully half of the six members present looked at Miss Justice blankly.
The "Magician" Fors was saving money for the ingredients for his "Master of Magic" potion and had locked himself in his room the entire weekend, busy creating new works. As a result, he was completely unaware of the assassination incident that was causing a stir in Backlund.
"The Sun" Derrick Berg had no idea where Backlund was or who Duke Negan was.
The Hanged Man knew something about Loen's upper class, and was especially aware of the importance of Pallas Nigan, a former admiral and one of the Church of the Storm's representatives within the military. However, Pallas Nigan had been adrift at sea recently, his only contact with the outside world relying on the Tarot Club and Mr. Fool. Upon hearing this news, he couldn't help but ask,
"Prime Minister Rune's brother, Duke Nigan, the leader of the Conservative Party?"
"Yes."
Audrey's tone couldn't help but carry a hint of sadness. Although Duke Negan and her father, Earl Hall, had different positions and were even somewhat hostile politically, they had a very good relationship privately. Shortly before his death, she even received a gift from him - a holiday estate in Disi Bay worth nearly ten thousand pounds.
Fortunately, the assassin also died on the way to escape, but this is the strangest part...
She calmed herself down, glanced at Mr. Fool at the head of the long table, and continued:
"The assassin was an 'Apostle of Desire' who could use emotions and desires to kill. After his companions distracted the Church of Storms' 'Singer of God' Ace Snake, he exploited the Duke's desires during his special situation and successfully completed the assassination. He then used the complex sewer system to nearly escape capture."
"almost?"
The Hanged Man asked anxiously. He had become restless since he heard about the Church of Storms and the Singers of God. He had never expected that such a big thing would happen in Backlund in just such a short time since he left for sea.
"Almost," Audrey nodded, "because he was found dead in the sewer. The important items he carried with him were missing, and his body was covered with tarot cards."
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