“He’s at sea, ” the guard at the door answered promptly.
Haili Huikewen, wearing a black long-sleeved shirt in the courtyard, turned his head and glanced at his arm, which was naturally and firmly grabbed by this newly arrived Fogfolk. Lost in thought, they began walking toward the passageway up the stone steps.
“Do we really need to go inside and talk? ” Huikewen asked, a look of hesitation appearing on his face as this gentleman invited him into the house.
“Ha ha! ” The man’s big hand was remarkably strong, and it trembled slightly from the exertion of running, as muscles crackled with after-motion.
Truly, who knew how far he had run.
“Actually, it’s just one sentence. I have already informed this gentleman. ” Haili Huikewen said:
“Because we’ve lost contact with Kelun. Probably the relay signal station was destroyed—otherwise I could just call directly and settle the matter. “
“I see. “
Upon hearing these words, the three people in the courtyard offered little enthusiasm for the matter, based on past experience.
To the distributors, if they didn’t repair the relay station or reconnect the communication this time…then summoning the Glorious Light would not be as simple as just waiting a couple of days and making a few more transmissions.
The voice of the man from the Haili clan in the courtyard continued to filter over.
“But setting that aside, there’s another piece of news… ” Haili Huikewen let out an inward sigh; helping his younger sister tonight was indeed impossible now.
From the corridor, the man with light brown short hair caught scattered mental transmissions from the distributors—glimmers of thought, hinting the radiance might be gestating.
“As for the communication relay, we can only take a look at it after all the business here is done, ” the man in the corridor stated.
He then caught what was essentially a “bad review, ” but he paid it no mind at all.
“No, it’s not that, ” the voice beneath the steps came again. “The other matter has to do with the air squadron’s current supplies. “
Huikewen’s words caused the three people in the courtyard to reflect briefly in silence.
Ma Shuo, however, head tilted back, wandered his gaze over this nocturnal scenery, fixing upon the crude architectural outline of the disused factory grounds.
The man leaning against the doorway straightened himself. “Oh? What kind of information. “
A flicker of curiosity still lingered in their minds about the role of the planes that had crossed the skies front.
“It’s about the current mission that the air formation is tasked with, ” Huikewen explained. “And we’re hoping this message might be passed on—to our Chairman Yang Buchen. “
The short-haired man felt a bit torn between laughter and tears. Although he still didn’t understand the specific reason for it at the moment, it was clear that this matter had arisen because of Chairman Yang.
“Uh, please go ahead. “
Haili Huikewen said solemnly:
“Just now, during the communication with the General’s Office regarding the hosting of His Highness’s speech, I took the liberty of inquiring on behalf of Chairman Yang Buchen and all of you about the information concerning the anomaly in our air force tonight… As a result, I directly received a reply from the General’s Office. “
Huikewen inexplicably felt a little nervous and smoothed out the outer layer of his clothing. Saying such things out loud like that really gave her a… somewhat strange feeling.
“That is, our Black River Rick’s air squadron is currently carrying out a rather special ‘mountain goat transport’ mission. “
The three people in the courtyard looked at each other in bewilderment for a moment.
“What does that mean? “
The two guards flanking the courtyard walls looked a bit strange, while the short-haired young man at the entrance was trying to recall something with a puzzled look. Rayne, who was standing a bit further back in the yard, looked up with great surprise.
“Mr. Huikewen, are you serious? “
Ma Shuo, still breathing a bit heavily, took note of his accessories before turning his head to gaze at the somewhat tense guard.
“What’s the matter with this? “
“Well… ” the guard Rayne said, “I’m not sure, but it shouldn’t be happening right now. “
Rayne’s heart eased a bit:
“Given the situation tonight, our Tarco shouldn’t be taking such risks… right? “
Ma Shuo thought for a moment, but his mind was still filled with the midnight meeting of the Hellfire Sect and the bonfires ordered to be lit along the roads he had passed.
It was such a magnificent scene.
Hearing this now, although from the expressions of those two natives, something seemed to be up, he really couldn’t think of any relevant information.
It was nothing more than the transport of meat.
Otherwise, the only thing he could associate it with was the mention by those animal scientists around Jean Ussy about abnormal animal migrations.
But a flock of sheep never migrates; farmers would never be foolish enough to let these creatures escape the constraints of the shepherd’s whip and hunting dogs.
Yet in the next moment, Ma Shuo glanced at his own hand—at a ring he had recently acquired.
“Huh? “
After briefly considering the pre-orders that had multiplied several-fold, he grabbed the shoulder of the man beside him and called out to the person ahead:
“Hey, brother. My friend He Yishu should be back by now, right? Can I take this gentleman to see him? “
He Yishu, after all, should be able to contact Yang Buchen.
Judging by the scene before him and the mystery of that room, he figured that if he could successfully bring this man to He Yishu and inform that brother about the situation encountered on the road tonight in the city,
Then Yang Buchen would obtain abundant information about Talco—mostly the key details behind this distributor’s price hike. As long as Yang responded accordingly, Ma Shuo could gracefully bow out, safely pocket his profits, wash his hands of the matter, and leave.
The short-haired young man at the door stared over:
“Oh? You intend to let this gentleman go in too? “
Judging from Ma Shuo’s build and state before him, his strength should indeed be at the stage where he needs these things to trigger Radiance in relatively safe matters.
The man guarding the entrance thought for a moment and then said:
“Alright, sir. But how do you plan to prove your identity? “
“Ah, me? ” Ma Shuo was slightly surprised.
Seeing his astonished expression, the man at the doorway coughed lightly and said,
“Brother, do you know anyone here? You could take the initiative to invest in them; that would confirm who you are. “
Ma Shuo paused for a moment and then said, “What about He Yishu? Ah, right, is anyone named Zorro here? “
The young man with short brown hair immediately felt that his earlier question might not have been superfluous after all.
He shrugged helplessly and said, “Sorry, they’re both not here right now. “
He didn’t know exactly what kind of relationship this friend brought back by Chairman Yang Buchen had with the chairman. No one had mentioned this person before.
But sometimes, people whom none of them recognized but who could turn the tide would suddenly appear around Chairman Yang.
Therefore, deep down, he did not intend to underestimate the man before him—provided that Ma Shuo’s identity was genuine.
Since he had managed to walk all the way here smoothly, however, most of the potential red flags regarding his identity had already been ruled out.
That night, for everyone who could enter this place, all their public information had already been investigated and shared by the intelligence department of the Black Wenzi Ke Special Defense Command while they were en route.
Thinking of this, the young man chuckled and said,
“Alright then, please invest on my behalf, and I’ll try to contact Mr. He Yishu. You two should verify the password. I can still reach him for now. “
“Password… “
Ma Shuo, with one hand gripping Hui Ke Wen’s shoulder, stared slightly dumbfounded.
He felt his own momentum weaken considerably. “Then… let’s contact him first. “
A light as faint as a ring shimmered to life.
The young man checked the name for a moment, “Uh, hmm, then I’ll contact He Yishu for you. “
Cobweb-like strands of silk spread into the air, where a faint breeze stirred.
“Can you help me confirm this gentleman’s identity, Brother He? If you can get in touch with Mr. Ma Shuo yourself, we can first cut off—try contacting him to see if he’s on our side. “
Haili Huikewen and Rayne watched this Mr. Wubang, who seemed to be talking to himself.
“Do I really need to go in there? ” Heikewen took a deep breath. Although he could understand the behavior of the man beside him, after all, Fogfolk often act in ways that seem rather strange.
But from over four hours ago, he’d heard that this courtyard had been cordoned off.
Given Vice President Wager’s attitude toward this building earlier, the people from several families clearly had no desire to get involved in whatever secret the Fogfolk was keeping.
Forget it… let’s just attribute it as a hint from that new adjutant lady beside the general regarding the communication air fleet. It’s somewhat reassuring that this information could be witnessed by me being delivered to Chairman Yang Buchen.
Who knows what serious matter it might be related to.
Hope Chairman Yang can grasp whatever implied information the general’s office is conveying.
“Mm-hmm, okay, confirmed. ” The man at the door snapped his fingers.
At this, someone by the courtyard said to Ma Shuo, “Actually, the main thing is that His Highness the Prince is going to give a speech for about ten minutes. “
“Oh. Well, let’s go inside. ” Ma Shuo wiped his sweat as he spoke.
“Since we’re all here, let Mr. Rayne go along. ” Another person by the courtyard said casually, then continued pacing back and forth along the wall on patrol.
“What, I can go too? ” Rayne, who had been somewhat curious about this room these past few days, hadn’t expected there would be a part for him.
The short-haired man at the door nodded, “Just make sure not to cause any misunderstandings inside. Go ahead. “
The pulled young man and the guard following him stepped into the room after this bare-shouldered man who nodded politely, disappearing into the pitch-black interior within moments.
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