"It's okay to tell you," Norbeck thought for a moment and said slowly, "Our client is Thorne."

"Thorne?"

He Ao raised his eyebrows.

It wasn't a name that Jace remembered.

"'Introducer' Thorne,"

Now that he has said it, Nobeck will no longer hide it. This is not important information.

"He is responsible for accepting tasks from big people and then entrusting them to us. Those big people don't trust us who work at the bottom, so they will find these people to entrust them. Thorne will take a part of the final commission as his own

'Referral fee'."

"A profession similar to 'middleman'?"

He Ao asked softly.

It seems that the mysterious person did not contact the detective agency directly, but used certain people to pass on information.

"It can be said that there are many people who work as middlemen in Wetterland,"

In order to delay time, Norbeck did not mind giving He Ao some basic knowledge about the underground world.

"Most of them worked in gangs when they were young. After they accumulated a certain reputation and had contact with everyone, they started to work as middlemen.

"There are also some middlemen who will bring their own apprentices, let them take over their positions, and let these apprentices protect their children, but this is rare. Most middlemen will find ways to send their children to study and let them become doctors or lawyers.

Or join a large conglomerate to keep them away from a profession like ours, which is a knife-edge profession."

"'Thorne' is Wetland's best 'middleman'?"

He Ao continued to ask.

Being able to receive a mission from a mysterious person and being trusted by the mysterious person, Thorne's status should not be low.

"It doesn't count,"

Norbeck shook his head, "Although Thorne is very powerful, he can only be regarded as the best middleman in the West District at best. The best middleman in the entire Wittland is the 'pharmacist' Hexi of the Jungle Bar. He can receive the goods from the Jungle Bar."

The people on this mission are, without exception, well-known figures in the entire Wetland."

It seems that the underworld of Wetland has clearly divided circles.

Unlike Chenxi City's consortium, which has direct contact with gangs, and even directly supports gangs to control the underground world, Wetland's consortium obviously cherishes feathers more. They contact underground gangs through the profession of intermediaries to prevent themselves from falling into the scandal of gang wars.

Different levels of intermediaries also distinguish different levels of underground circles. When the consortium wants to find someone to do something, it only needs to find an intermediary in the corresponding circle.

This method can naturally separate the consortium and the upper-class people from risks, but the consequence is that the consortium has almost no direct control over the underground world.

In order to protect their own authority, the middlemen will certainly not allow the emergence of large gangs similar to those in Chenxi City that can dominate the entire city.

Therefore, the underground world of Wetland is probably more chaotic than that of Dawn City.

The absence of a large force means that it is impossible to amass the wealth that can influence the city council, which in turn stabilizes the consortium's rule in Wetland City.

The city maintains a chaotic yet stable balance.

He Ao quickly figured out the key points behind Nobeck's speech, and then brought the topic back, "So the secret medicine you gave me was all given to you by Thorin?"

He slowly moved half a step towards the door.

"Yes."

Norbeck nodded slightly.

At the same time, he motioned to the people around him to further surround He Ao.

He knew that he and He Ao probably wouldn't be able to talk for long.

He Ao didn't seem to notice the movements of the people around him, but continued to ask, "So, did he give you the C-level secret medicine after the 'Almsgiver'?"

"No,"

Norbeck shook his head directly, "But in order for me to stabilize you, he once told me the name of one of the C-level talent sequences corresponding to the donor."

"What is it?"

He Ao stared at him.

"Talent Sequence 108: Missionary."

Norbeck suddenly opened his lowered palm.

The moment he finished speaking, the sound of exploding gunshots and the burst of laser cannons sounded at the same time.

The guns used by these people are not as powerful as the mercenaries' Gauss guns, but they are also enhanced pistols specifically targeted at extraordinary beings, and can also cause damage to D-class people.

And if those micro laser cannons hit a vital point, they can cause fatal damage to the D-class.

The prosthetics of these people seem to be close to D-class prosthetics.

Norbeck knew very well that he couldn't delay He Ao for more than a few words. Instead of letting He Ao leave on his own and trigger a fight, it was better to take action while attracting He Ao's attention to increase the chance of winning.

At this moment he finally no longer hesitated.

When the surrounding men were firing, a flexible dagger that had been hidden in his sleeve slipped out and fell into his hand.

In such a short time, such a fast speed, and mixed with laser cannons, it is impossible for the 'Giver' to avoid it just by relying on his severely injured physical fitness.

Even if 'Jace' dodges some attacks, he will definitely be hit by other attacks. All he needs is to rush forward and hit the target.

He swung the dagger in his hand, and the bullet hit the ground with a roaring sound, and scattered stones and light smoke filled the air.

At this time, Norbeck suddenly moved forward, preparing to take advantage of He Ao's injury to directly take away He Ao's life.

Although I don’t know why the client offered a high price of 10 million, it seems that this 10 million is the easiest 10 million he has ever earned.

The flying smoke briefly obscured the place where He Ao was standing, and also briefly obscured Norbeck's vision. Behind the smoke, there were waves of slight sharp objects entering the flesh, metal tearing, and heavy objects falling to the ground.

sound.

Norbeck noticed something was wrong and wanted to pull back, but it was too late at this moment. A sharp object appeared in front of his chest, and the sharp blade instantly pierced his chest and penetrated into his heart.

"It seems,"

The diffuse smoke dissipated quickly, and He Ao's figure stood in front of Nobeck. He lowered his head slightly, leaned into Nobeck's ear, and said with a gentle smile, "Your client didn't tell you that last night

In the end what happened."

Then he slowly pulled out the dagger that had pierced Norbeck's heart, and blood splashed out with a bit of green light, and new colors were smeared on the dry red clothes.

The sharp dagger stained with blood rotated in the palm of He Ao's hand and wiped away the blood, like a bright flower blooming.

He turned his head and looked behind him. The thick smoke slowly dissipated, revealing the scene behind the smoke.

The strong man with a gun in his hand, his eyes wide open, and an expression of disbelief on his face, the man whose neck was slashed, and the broken mechanical prosthetic body that was still shining with electric light. They mixed together and filled the rare blank space in this office.

area.

Blood soaked the shining wires.

At this time, the bracelet on Nobeck's hand slowly lit up, and it was a message from a person named Thorne.

[The client’s person will be here soon.]

A bright ray of light flows from the end of the sky, and the bright fish belly white covers the city skyline.

Dawn has arrived.

He Ao turned around, crossed the pool of blood on the ground, slowly opened the door, and left the detective agency.

He sat back in his car and started the autopilot, "Eve, help me retrieve Thorne's information."

"OK,"

The little girl in the white dress appeared on the car screen, "The information of the 'introducer' Thorne has been retrieved and his residence is being confirmed. Two of his public residences have been determined. Do you need to set the destination to one of them?

?”

At the same time, Thorne's information began to appear on the windshield of the vehicle.

"Need not,"

He Ao glanced at the document on the windshield. Most of the content contained an introduction to Thorne, who was said to be reliable in keeping secrets and the best middleman in the entire West District. There was no particularly critical information.

He withdrew his gaze and leaned back on the driver's seat, "Help me navigate to the Jungle Bar."

"OK!"

The little girl on the screen slowly disappeared and turned into a navigation interface.

As the vehicle moved forward, the signboard of Norback Detective Agency gradually disappeared from the rear view image.

Naturally, Norbeck could not have guessed when He Ao was going to the detective agency, so someone must have reminded him and told him that after meeting He Ao, they would arrest or kill He Ao and tell him the bonus.

And this person is most likely the middleman Thorne, and the news about Thorne came from a mysterious person.

In fact, the mysterious man most likely never thought about giving Norbeck the 10 million bounty. After last night, he should have an understanding of He Ao's strength. He knew very well that even in theory, he should be seriously injured.

Norback can't kill He'ao.

The reason why the mysterious people offered this price for this impossible thing is very simple. Through the huge bounty, Norbeck's greed is stimulated, so that they will brazenly deal with He Ao even if they cannot use their wits to hold him back.
To be continued...