Mystery: Start with the Reader

As his thoughts were spinning, Abner blocked the senses of the people around them towards them, and then directly asked "Lion" Lyon: "What do you know about Russell's 'Men in Black'?"

“You mean the organization that is mainly composed of ‘thiefs’ and ‘assassin’ path extraordinarys?

"I don't know much about them... I only know that they are led by Edwards... and often do some shady things...

"Of course, it's much better than the 'Big Tomb' organization led by that guy Kia Dabao...

"The latter is even more notorious!"

"Lion" Lyon snorted, obviously not having a good impression of the two organizations under Russell.

"Stealer" and "Assassin"...these two paths are indeed good at engaging in intelligence and other spy work! And since they were led by Edwards, it shouldn't be detrimental to Edwina... Abner nodded thoughtfully, and then asked: "Are there high-sequence Beyonders among the 'Men in Black'? ?”

"Of course there were before. Russell even used the captured Amon clone to make an item equivalent to a '0' level sealed item and put it in the 'Men in Black' headquarters." Leon replied casually.

Amon's clone... a sealed object... Is this the "stealer" organization raised by Russell after Amon targeted him, and was caught when he came to steal some food?

While thinking in his mind, Abner briefly mentioned the situation to "Lion" and asked him to take care of Fors and the others, and then took "Cesia" who was controlled by "Magic Mirror" through the train. The car wall, relying on the "Flying Cloak", flew towards the direction of Tusk City at full speed.

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Tusk City is located outside a valley at the junction of Loen and Intis. It is a famous trading port city in Intis, so its economy is quite prosperous.

This city is the place where the Surrey family made its fortune. Originally, both the economy and politics were controlled by the Surrey family. However, in the past decade or so, as the influence of the Surrey family has entered the upper echelons of the Republic, the family has moved to the special city. Lille, the "power" of this city slowly transferred to the hands of the Valian family.

Valian was also a noble during the Sauron dynasty, and was even more powerful than the Delion and Fulais families at that time.

Unfortunately, after Russell came to power, such "previous dynasty" nobles were naturally targeted, and the higher the nobles were, the more thoroughly they were cleaned up. .

Therefore, Varian failed to gain too much benefit from the overthrow of the Gustavus Dynasty like the Delien and other families, and became a third- and fourth-rate force, and even had to join the "underworld"...

It wasn't until the Surrey family left Tosk that they seized the opportunity and rose to prominence.

But even so, this family is inextricably linked to the gangs in the nearby area...such as the "Man Black" organization hiding in the "Rat Road"...Of course, many people call it "Thieves" "Guild" - because its current function is very similar to the "Thieves Guild" described in some of Russell's books.

——"Ratway" is what residents call Tusk's sewer network, and it also alludes to the "rats" hiding in the sewers.

At this time, in the office of Valian Winery, a lady in her thirties and dressed in luxurious clothes was questioning another man about something.

They are Lister, the head of the Valian family, and his wife Denise.

Liszt, who had just celebrated his thirtieth birthday, was looking at his wife who was constantly slapping the table in front of him. There was a ruthless look in his eyes, but it disappeared immediately. He pretended to be helpless and said: "My dear, the matter is not as serious as you think..."

"What do you mean it's not that serious? When you sold the location of the Thieves Guild to that playboy from Trier, didn't you think about the consequences?

"Oh, I know he is from the Delien family and the son of the Prime Minister... but we have no obligation to help him find a woman who escaped! What's more, that woman is related to the 'Thieves Guild'!

"You must know that our Varian family can control such an important port city and completely ignore Trier's resigned administrators, relying on the support of various local forces...

“But once this incident comes out, how do you want them to view us?

"They will only think that if you sell the Thieves Guild, sooner or later you will sell them too!

"Besides, do you think the 'Thieves Guild' is easy to mess with? Once they exert their power, several counties in the northeast of Intis will fall into chaos!

"Of course, the most important thing is that although you are my husband, you have also changed your surname to Valian and become the family talker...but on such an important matter, why didn't you consult me ​​in advance?"

Looking at his furious wife, Liszt did not answer directly, but avoided the important point and said: "Weren't you busy competing with other brands of wine at that time? I don't think it's good to disturb you... Besides, I'm just a woman, I I think as long as that person opens his mouth, the Thieves Guild will not refute his reputation... and may even use this to establish a relationship with that person, and they may even thank me afterwards..."

"Fart! Do you have shit in your head? How could the Thieves Guild rescue a strange woman for no reason? That woman must have something to do with them... and with their unity, it is impossible to hand the person over. Yes!" Mrs. Denise slapped the table again when she heard this.

What do you stupid woman know? The playboy may be a fool, but his butler is probably a demigod!

That's a half-human, half-god existence. How dare I disobey him? Don't talk about me, even if all the forces of the Valian family and Tusk City combined are nothing in front of the demigods!

Of course, you don’t need to know this... Maybe when this matter is completed successfully, with the support of that gentleman, I can stop looking at your face and truly take charge of the Valian family...

Liszt was thinking secretly in his heart, but on the surface he seemed to be speechless and silent.

After losing her temper, Mrs. Denise glanced at her husband and ignored him. She just said, "I'll go to the Thieves Guild to explain it to me." Then she put on her hat and coat and left.

As a former great aristocrat, even if he declined, Valian still had some foundation, so compared to pleasing a playboy, Mrs. Denise valued the foundation of her family's footing more.

We can't let this stupid woman ruin that gentleman's good deeds! On the other side, Liszt looked at his wife's back as she pushed the door open, unable to hide the anger in his eyes.

After a brief thought, he called a confidant and ordered him to send someone to intercept Denise, preferably alive...if not, kill her first.

"In this way, you can use it to claim credit from that gentleman afterwards... Then, you will benefit a lot!" Liszt showed great favor to his confidant, but in his heart he had already sentenced him to death and just waited. Silence him as soon as he comes back from his work.

But at this moment, a joking voice came from his ear: "Benefits? I will show you a big treasure now."

Liszt and his confidants were startled when they heard the words, and subconsciously looked towards the source of the sound. Then, they saw a mirror with a big mouth open and biting them with sharp teeth.

That confidant was a Sequence 8 "provocateur", and Liszt himself was just an ordinary person. Faced with such a scene, he had no power to resist at all, so he was swallowed by the mirror.

The man-eating mirror is naturally Abner's "magic mirror". At this moment, "Chessia" who was controlling the main body took out a handkerchief and wiped the "mirror".

The reason why Abner is here is because he needs a guide to enter the "Rat Trail".

Although Edwina drew a route map with the help of "secret skills", after the on-site inspection, Abner discovered that Tosk's sewer system was not that simple. It seemed to be specially designed by high-sequence extraordinary people, and there were many other places. The "distortion" or "amplification" effect of the "Black Emperor" path is used, so that without the guidance of a guide, it is easy to get lost, or even never get out again...

This is probably the work of Emperor Russell himself!

If you use "Pure White Eyes" to crack it, it won't take some time... However, Abner was afraid that Edwina might not be able to wait that long, so he found the qualifications and methods to summon " The Valin family winery called "The Guide" did not expect to encounter the scene of the couple quarreling.

——The knowledge about the "Rat Path" and the Valian family comes from the book in which the soul of "Mirror Demon" Herta was formed. After all, he lived for nearly a hundred years and also had an estate in Tosk, so the situation here was pretty good. relatively clear.

It is indeed a Book of Spirits worth hundreds of thousands of gold pounds. The knowledge contained in it is indeed valuable!

After the "Magic Mirror" played some scenes from Liszt's soul, Abner stopped thinking and started watching...

Soon, his eyes were caught by an old man wearing a monocle, who was the deacon working for the playboy from the Delien family.

"Is this Amon?

"Well... Leon said before that Russell made the captured Amon clone into a sealed object and gave it to the 'Man in Black'...

"Aggregation effect?"