Wayne, Lieutenant Weber, a mysterious officer and the tied-up Van Cleef.
Four people walked one in front and one behind, with Van Cleef being carried on Lieutenant Weber's back. After a simple treatment, the big robber had regained consciousness, but because he was seriously injured and tied up like a dumpling, he could only watch himself being carried like a cargo through the alleys of the old city, passing through many small paths, and finally stopped in front of an old house.
After knocking on the door in a specific rhythm and checking the password, the door was opened.
The middle-aged officer did not enter the house. Instead, a female intelligence officer wearing a mask and gray leather armor opened the door and led Wayne and others into the house.
What surprised Wayne a little was that the structure of this old house was no different from that of an ordinary house. The slim female intelligence officer led a few people through the house for dozens of meters before coming to a relatively spacious room where a thin figure was already waiting.
Perhaps hearing the sound of several people walking, the man turned around, revealing the face of a fairly ordinary middle-aged man.
He has short light blonde hair, a short stubble, dull eyes, and a nondescript appearance. He is the kind of person who would be inconspicuous if he walked on the street.
However, Wayne could vaguely feel that although this man looked thin, his physique must be quite strong, and judging from his breath and temperament, he was very much in line with the characteristics of an assassin.
After the few people met, the female intelligence officer who led the way did not speak, but communicated with the middle-aged man standing in the room through unknown gestures for a few seconds, and then left quickly.
After the female intelligence officer left, the middle-aged man looked at Wayne and the other three with his gloomy eyes.
Perhaps Lieutenant Weber didn't feel anything, but Wayne could sense that in just a second or two, this man had already taken in all their conditions, including their height and weight, the location of their weapons, and the vital parts of their bodies.
Out of a warrior's instinct, Wayne's body almost immediately made a defensive move.
"I'm Shaw, an officer in Intelligence Section 7."
"This is indeed Stormwind's wanted criminal, Edmund VanCleef, leader of the Defias Brotherhood."
"Lieutenant Wayne, I remember that you are Major Genset's deputy. The day before yesterday, you received an order to escort a batch of military supplies to Sentinel."
"Were you attacked by Van Cleef during the escort?"
Although it was not something particularly difficult to guess, the man named Shor quickly guessed what was going on.
When Wayne heard his name, he probably knew this man's identity.
Mathias Shaw, master assassin, leader of SI:7, one of the most trusted subordinates directly under King Varian of Stormwind, and in the future will be the head of almost the entire Alliance intelligence organization.
In the world of Azeroth, he is considered a relatively outstanding character.
Perhaps now, Stormwind has not yet become the dominant force in the Alliance, and SI:7 does not have as much power as it will in the future, but even now, SI:7 enjoys a special status in Stormwind.
Hearing Shore's question, Lieutenant Weber did not hide anything and recounted the whole incident in brief words.
When Shor heard that Wayne not only had a terrifying dragon-shaped beast companion that was almost ten meters tall, but was also able to proactively detect Van Cleef's sneak attack and defeated the big robber in a very short time, he immediately looked at him strangely, as if he had not expected that the person who came before him this time would be such a powerful adventurer.
However, the Master Assassin did not say much. After learning the situation from Lieutenant Weber, he pondered for a few seconds, and then said in a rather cold voice: "Okay, thank you for your hard work, Lieutenant Weber, I have understood the situation."
He turned his head to look at Wayne, nodded slightly to the demon hunter, and continued:
"Since this adventurer has just arrived in Stormwind City, you will entertain this warrior on behalf of our military."
"The military has given Van Cleef a wanted reward of eighty gold coins. In addition, he helped you defeat the bandits who came to attack you. I will report to His Majesty and give this warrior a generous reward."
"Take him to a hotel in the city first. The bonus should be delivered before dinner."
After that, Shaw nodded to Wayne again and said:
"Welcome, adventurer Mr. Wayne. Recently, things are not peaceful around Stormwind City. There are many quests that need powerful adventurers to handle."
"If you are willing to contribute to this city, you will not only receive a generous reward, but also be respected by the people."
"Well, good luck to you."
After a brief exchange, the master assassin named Shaw quickly took Van Cleef away from the old house. It was obvious that this was not the real location of MI7, but at most a temporary safe base.
After leaving here, Lieutenant Weber took Wayne for a tour of Stormwind City as ordered by Shaw, and then brought him to a pretty good hotel to rest. They made an appointment to have dinner together in the evening, and after paying the bounty, they left.
For Wayne, this was his second time coming to this city after three years. The last time he came here, he spent a lot of gold coins to buy many magic items at the Bull Auction House, including a very practical hearthstone and an advanced healing potion that could almost be used as a life-saving potion.
And this time, when he came to Stormwind again, Wayne's purpose was still quite clear. There were too many good things in the world of Azeroth. Many of the items and technologies here could even be said to be a dimensionality reduction attack if they were taken to the Wizarding World.
So before dinner, Wayne's first destination was the bookstore in Stormwind City.
Knowledge is wealth, this sentence will never be wrong in any world. Moreover, he is accompanied by a witch who loves reading very much. In short, buying books first when entering the city is definitely the right choice.
After leaving the hotel, Wayne asked passers-by on the roadside and came to Klein's Bookstore, the largest bookstore in Stormwind.
This is a shop located near the cathedral. The storefront is not particularly large and the decoration is not luxurious, but after entering the bookstore, what catches your eye are hundreds of books neatly arranged on a dozen bookshelves, which is pleasing to the eye.
What surprised Wayne was that there were quite a few customers in the bookstore.
In addition to the two well-dressed middle-aged men, there was also a slim, beautiful girl in a priest's robe who was standing next to a bookshelf, holding a book and looking at it carefully.
The owner of this bookstore is an old man wearing a wizard's robe and a pair of transparent glasses.
Obviously, books that record knowledge were a very precious commodity in the Middle Ages, even in the magical world of Azeroth.
Whether it is its seller or its buyer, people without financial resources probably dare not walk into a bookstore.
(End of this chapter)