"Huh, huh...I, you%a#a..."

With these words of anger whispered in his mouth, Duan Qing and Qian Zhihe were lying panting in a corner of an alley in the aristocratic district, hiding in the darkness of the street - according to his original thoughts and usual train of thought,

Facing a situation like being questioned just now requires a calm mind and a calm dialogue. As long as there are no problems with face, he is confident that he can use words to deal with it. Unfortunately, neither the system nor the NPC seem to be planning to talk.

He was so cooperative with Duan Qing's actions, so after seeing the guy disappear suddenly, he knew that this pretense was probably going to fail.

Fortunately, his ability to escape is still top-notch.

"Hehe...hahahaha!"

"...What are you laughing at?"

"I've never seen you, big brother... when you were in such a miserable state!"

"The first blood was given in front of you. Is there anything else you haven't seen yet..."

"Hahaha……"

Amid the girl's unrestrained laughter, Duan Qing looked outside the alley again. On the pavement of a spacious avenue, among the people passing by, two guards-like guys were swaying past there.

, looking around with vigilance from time to time, as if he was looking for something. He withdrew his head, and inspected the environment here again. After confirming that there were no accidents, he laughed heavily amidst the girl's still uncontrollable laughter.

Sighed.

Due to the existence of a certain possibility, Duan Qing was sure that the two guards would not really catch him, but the feeling of being watched and played with was indeed a bit powerless.

"So... never fight the system." He murmured.

"You what?"

The person who asked this question was not the red girl next to him, but a figure who suddenly appeared next to Duan Qing.

"Wow!"

With a loud shout, Duan Qing stood up suddenly while holding on to the wall, while subconsciously protecting the girl behind him: "You, you, you, why did you suddenly..."

"There was an accident just now."

Wearing a tan coat, the man in front of him took off his gray felt hat, revealing the face Duan Qing had seen not long ago: "Let's continue."

"Can you not show up so suddenly? It will scare people to death!"

Duan Qing straightened up again and whispered: "You suddenly disappeared just now and almost killed us... And why did you change your clothes so fast?"

"This is professionalism."

Kima passed by him without looking back and said, "Otherwise, it would be easy to be exposed."

Yes, I reminded myself just now...

Duan Qing shrugged helplessly. Duan Qing decided not to dwell on such meaningless issues. Then, at the other party's signal, he slowly chased after that person and followed him. In the mood of being a thief, he

But next to his ears came the whisper of a girl.

"On his body..." The lips were very close to each other, and the girl's body seemed to be hanging on Duan Qing's shoulders: "There is a smell."

"Um?"

"It's that kind, that kind..." Qian Zhihe hesitated and said: "Oh, that's it."

"...What the hell, why didn't I smell it?"

"Of course you can't smell it. This is... Anyway, believe me! My nose is very good..."

"Okay, okay, I believe you. It can be seen from the way you eat."

"You...hum, is it wrong to like eating?"

"...No, after all, everyone is a foodie."

The endless chatter did not last long. Duan Qing and the others stopped at the corner of another box. In another shadow where the sun could not shine, the man who put on the felt hat again pointed at them.

The wall next to it: "This is it."

"Here..." Duan Qing, who had been calculating the direction in his mind, asked in a low voice: "Is it behind the street just now?"

"The mission assigned above." Kima pointed to the sky: "So I have been monitoring this place these past few days, while waiting for others to come and cooperate."

"But... I didn't expect that the last person to come over would be you."

"Hehe, hehe, this is called a coincidence of fate." Duan Qing touched his nose and replied: "Although... I didn't expect it to be you."

"The meeting believes in your ability, so I sent you here, so I still trust you in this matter. But..." With these words, Kima looked at the girl next to him: "This lady...

"

"Are you also a trustworthy adventurer?"

"What? You..."

"Hey, hey, don't get excited, let me do it."

Stopping Thousand-Zhihe who was about to speak, Duan Qing waved his hands and replied: "Don't worry, this is the ethics of adventurers. As long as they are companions... they will not be held back. We will definitely not let you know about such things."

Can’t do it…”

"..."

Even Duan Qing himself did not believe the following words, but Kima, who had been silent for a while, seemed to temporarily believe his unscrupulous guarantee, nodded slowly, and then motioned for them to walk deeper into the alley:

"Then let me explain."

"The noble faction has been very abnormal these past two days."

"ha?"

"Our Lord Speaker, it seems that he has not stopped the pace of change in the past few days, appointing adventurers, opening up permissions, changing personnel...everything can be said to be on the heart of the noble faction."

The man under the felt hat whispered: "And they...since they raised objections at the beginning, there has never been any voice again."

"It's just... like you're at the mercy of others."

"Hey, hey, you Shadow Society... since when did you pay so much attention to these things?" Ignoring the red girl's secret surprise, Duan Qing frowned and said, "Aren't you always neutral?"

"Of course, but... we are also entrusted." Kima, who was walking in front, said: "As long as you give us money, we will do the work, and as long as the price is enough..."

"There are things that no shadow would dare to do."

A chill rose from the back of Duan Qing's neck, and then he shook it off: "You are so courageous..."

"Thank you for the compliment."

The other party replied calmly: "Mr. Qingshan may have missed the last commission, but this commission should still be in line with your wishes."

"What we need to investigate is... what the silent nobles want to do."

"Not a bad subject." Duan Qing nodded, and then pointed to the wall they had been walking around: "What is this called Stanford? Is it the subject of research?"

"Yes." Kima nodded: "Stanford is also an important figure in the aristocratic faction and Fortes' right-hand man. These days, he has remained silent like other aristocratic companions, but what is different from them is that

…”

He stopped, looked back at Duan Qing and said, "He himself has not shown up for several days."

"I? Didn't show up?" Duan Qing asked in surprise: "Is he just staying in his house like this?"

"We originally thought so." Kima nodded: "But unfortunately, after my observations over the past few days, it is more likely that there is no one in this house."

With the breeze blowing, the sun seemed to rise a little higher, and then spread more light on the alley. Duan Qing looked up at the sky, seeming to be counting the passage of time, and seemed to be sorting out his thoughts.

Thoughts: "You doubt..."

"They, the noble faction, are about to make a big move?"

"It's impossible to draw conclusions yet."

Resuming the pace of moving forward, Kima continued walking and said: "And this is what we need to find out."

"Are you sure there is what you want in here?" Duan Qing pointed at the wall and said, "Isn't it possible that he is not here..."

"So that's just speculation and we need further action."

After turning an alley corner, the three of them came to another street. The crowds of people coming and going reappeared in Duan Qing's eyes, but this was no longer what he paid attention to: "Now... what do we need to do, enter that

Place?"

"Yeah, at least make sure."

After turning another corner, Kima continued to introduce: "It would be better if there were more discoveries."

As his footsteps stopped, Duan Qing suddenly realized that the group of people suddenly stopped in front of a certain shop. Before looking at each other with doubtful eyes, Kima, who pulled up his felt hat, had already explained: "Here we are.

"

"Where is this?"

"The coat shop." Kima replied, "It's only for nobles."

"Do you want to..."

"Originally, there was no need to go to such trouble, because Mr. Qingshan seems to have done such a thing before." Kima blinked narrowly, and showed a smile: "But now I have a sister added to the mix, so..."

"Do you want us to pretend?" Qian Zhihe, who had never had a chance to interrupt, jumped up: "Pretending to be what? Husband and wife? I'm the best at this!"
To be continued...