Chapter 76 Cooperation (two-in-one)
“I have a plan.”
This was Lynch’s first sentence after meeting Mr. V, the head of the Watchman’s Rhine branch . In front of Mr. V and Officer Natalie, Lynch told them all about today's discovery.
"To sum up, the supply of materials for the Nolin-Rhine Railway Project represents a huge profit. For this profit, this person is willing to trample all order in the world."
"The specific details are not yet known. But he found some kind of mystery for the sake of production progress, and worshiped it with one person's entire existence every day. This lasted for more than a year, and at least three to four hundred people died because of it, and they were still forgotten after their death. A few days ago, the strange object showed an unexplained change, and its appetite is getting bigger and bigger. I suspect that this means that the strange object has changed from an active state to an out-of-control state, and its threat has increased significantly."
"Even so, in order to ensure production, Grant still insisted on continuing to use the effects of strange objects to gain profits for him. I don't want to comment on whether this kind of trampling on order is right or wrong based on personal likes and dislikes, but as a person who may be affected by this trampling on Citizens, I am opposed to this kind of behavior that disrupts order. And I think that as the defenders of order, you, the watchmen, should also oppose this kind of behavior, so I hope that we can cooperate to at least stop this inhumane killing."
Mr. V still had the same rigid and serious expression, with his hands clasped against his chin, and he listened quietly to Lynch's speech. It wasn't until he stopped that V gently shook his head and said sincerely:
< br>"I agree with everything you said, and your guess is very likely to be true. However, Mr. Leviv, you should understand that this is impossible. If you can produce even one piece of indirect evidence, I You can also find ways to mediate, but what you said is all speculation. It doesn't matter if you are an ordinary person, but you are targeting Speaker Grant."
"Grant is not an ordinary citizen, you should know that. In his identity, he is one of the industrial leaders of the Rhine City and a representative of the wealthy people in the entire Rhineland, so he can be the speaker of the House of Commons. But in his identity, which you should not know, he is a representative of civil forces executing parliamentary power. One is a tool launched by all the rich to compete with the royal power.”
"You should be able to understand, with his status, what would happen if we, as an agency directly under the royal family, stormed into his factory and conducted a massive search. At that time, the results of the investigation were no longer important. Even if the final evidence was conclusive, the act itself was It’s enough to cause the Watchers to face a devastating blow.”
“That’s why I said, I have a plan,” Lynch whispered, “It’s pointless to face a head-on confrontation. We don’t know anything, and we don’t know anything. We may torture them, but they won't be able to tell us that we can't find the rare objects and there's nothing we can do about them, but now we have a good opportunity." "Huh?" Mr. V, who remained motionless, raised his eyebrows. .
"Grant said at the meeting that he would contact the supplier as soon as possible and then send someone to deal with it. He will implement this tonight and will send someone to solve the problem as early as tomorrow. I suspect that this person is probably from the Rangers. Then with this time difference and information gap, I might be able to get the key clues by pretending to be a Ranger."
"It's just that it's not convenient for me to pretend to be a Ranger. And I am not familiar with the official habits, so it is too easy to expose. I need the support of my partner and the two of us to pretend together. In addition, even if we find clues, it is impossible for me to stop them, and you still need to come forward. Solve it."
"But this goes back to the problem I just mentioned," Mr. V shook his head, "We can't come forward."
"Of course it's not possible to break in to investigate the case head-on, but what about another method?" I have seen similar scenes in police and gangster movies. Lin Qi smiled strangely, "As a watchman, after receiving reports from enthusiastic people, I finally He quickly discovered the problem and rushed into the Grant Screw Factory at the risk of his life, just to deal with dangerous items."
Mr. V, who propped up his chin, squinted his eyes and smiled: "Prevent dangerous items. Disrupting order is exactly the duty of our watchmen, not to mention that this dangerous item affects the railway project. In order to protect the normal production of the screw factory, there is no time to notify Speaker Grant in advance, so we can only control the strange item as quickly as possible. I hope Grant Sir, you won’t blame us for not notifying you in advance.”
“So?”
"Natalie has a temporary holiday this afternoon. As a commander, I have no right to interfere with what you want to do. If you plan to play some role-playing games, I remember that there are some official emblems collected in the past in the warehouse, including some from special departments, no. Do you know if I remember correctly?" Mr. V said in a serious tone, "If you encounter any dangerous objects and need support during the date, Natalie knows how to contact us, and we will arrive as soon as possible to protect you. Innocent worker. "
Tsk, this greasy middle-aged man really knows how to adapt and is a good boss.
Lin Qi stood up, took off his peaked cap, put it on his chest and bowed deeply.
"No need to thank me, hundreds of lives have been crossed." Mr. V still maintained his original posture, his voice was extremely low, "It depends on how far you can do it, everything depends on you."
After the reinforcements are arranged, the next step is how to deceive the opponent.
The two first went to the warehouse and took out two Ranger emblems, as well as a relatively fitting Ranger uniform. Then, at Lynch's request, they brought out a carriage with the emblems removed.
Being fully prepared, before 3:30 in the afternoon, the carriage carrying Officers Lynch and Natalie appeared outside the gate of the factory. The driver did not say a word and drove the carriage straight into the factory. The three supervisors on duty at the door hurriedly ran out and stopped the carriage, but before they could ask, a cold voice floated out.
"Go and notify Frank, we are here."
"Who are you? You have to inform our manager, me, me, me... spare your life."
As soon as the supervisor got close to the car window, he saw a black hole with a gun pointed at him. He was so frightened that his legs went weak.
"Don't ask about things you shouldn't ask. My companion is not as patient as me." The voice of the person in the carriage was cold and straight, and no emotion could be heard. "Go and inform him immediately. Then Your Excellency has informed us that he knows who we are and is looking forward to our arrival.”
“Yes, yes.”
The supervisor stammered in response. When he saw the muzzle of the gun moved away, he immediately turned around and ran towards the factory. The carriage was not waiting at the door. The coachman let the horse take small steps and slowly walked towards the direction of the small building. Quickly When we arrived downstairs, the gray-haired manager Frank hurriedly followed the supervisor and came out.
In the car, Officer Lynch and Officer Natalie looked at each other, bumped their fists lightly, and then jumped out of the car.
“Why did you come so soon? Is it too fast?”
Before anyone could reach the carriage, the voice of inquiry had already greeted them. Manager Frank looked puzzled. The Speaker had just left less than two hours ago. Why did he send someone here so soon?
Learning from Ranger Walker, Lynch lowered the brim of his hat, looked out from under the brim, glared at him coldly, frowned and shook his finger at the supervisor, impatiently pretending to get away. Dot expression. After the supervisor ran away at Frank's signal, Lynch lifted his top hat, nodded slightly, and said with a hint of mockery:
"Good day, Mr. Frank, I'm glad to see you again."
Um? How to answer the wrong question? Manager Frank was about to ask more questions when he suddenly realized that something was not right about this sentence.
“What, what do you mean?”
“At least we still know that you exist, huh, which means you haven’t been selected as today’s target yet.” Damn, my The worry turned out to be true. Manager Frank ignored his doubts and asked with a stiff expression: "Is it really possible that it will extend to us today?"
"What do you think? You should have guessed this possibility. Ha, congratulations, you guessed it right. Otherwise, why do you think we rushed here today? Originally, Mr. Grant said that it would be a few days later. "Oh my God." Officer Natalie made Lynch regain the feeling he had when they first met, and sneered, "If it weren't for keeping you alive, we wouldn't be too lazy to work overtime. It's useless even if we have money. You'd better do your best. Cooperate, otherwise we are not sure if anyone will remember you tomorrow. Maybe everyone will wonder why there is no manager in our factory. You must have seen this kind of scene many times, we haven’t seen it yet.”
I am indeed sensitive and smart enough, and it might actually threaten me. Manager Frank's face turned pale and he no longer cared about doubting the two of them. The smile on his face was uglier than crying.
"Don't show such an expression, we came here just to save your life," Lynch said with a slightly gentler tone, looked at Frank up and down lightly, and comforted, "It seems that His Excellency really values you, lest you Something happened, urging us to take action today, and even offering to give us extra money, which is not easy.”
I didn’t expect the Speaker to be so stingy... someone who likes money is actually willing to spend extra money for me, well, what the heck. I can also create a lot of profits for the Speaker, and the Speaker still values me. The manager unconsciously showed a smug smile and pointed to the small building, "You two, please come in. I'm going to bother you two this time."
Huh.
The two of them sighed calmly and followed Frank into his luxurious office on the first floor. Lin Qi took a glance and saw that every furnishing was very elegant. No wonder he was so precious about his life. As long as this kind of person grasps the weakness, he will... It's easy to get fooled.
With a plan in mind, Lynch took Officer Natalie and sat down on the sofa, stopping the manager from pouring tea. They both lifted their collars, revealing the Ranger emblem hanging on the lining.
“It’s enough if you’ve seen it. Don’t ask why we are here. If you know, you’ll know. It’s better if you don’t know.”
Frank immediately showed a look of astonishment, with a tacit smile, not knowing exactly what he understood:
"What do you call the two officers?"
"I am number one, She is number two, that's enough for you," Lynch said lightly, "If you are still alive tomorrow, remember that you haven't seen anyone today."
"I understand, I understand." Manager Frank said with a pale smile, "He must still be alive, haha."
"I hope you can tell me first what's going on."
"Huh? Your Excellency did not..."
Officer Natalie interrupted the manager's question with a straight face, and her cold voice was stern: "What do you think? Do you want the Excellency to introduce the details to you?"
Question Before he could rise, he was blocked back by the police officer confidently. Manager Frank smiled awkwardly: "Of course not, I'm sorry, I was careless."
"Contacting those things is a very serious matter. It's a dangerous job, and a slight deviation in information will double our risk, so a lot of information must be verified twice to successfully save your life." Lynch took out his pocket watch and looked at it, and asked with a teasing tone. , "What time does the evening shift end? Six o'clock? There are still two hours left. I remember that the people who disappeared are mainly concentrated in the evening shift. You are really not in a hurry. But we are anxious. If something happens to you, we won't be able to get it." Bonus.”
"I'm anxious, really anxious." Frank was about to cry, and then he realized that his life had not been saved. These two people were life-saving straws that the Speaker spent a lot of money to invite. If they missed it, the Speaker would not be hot-headed and invite them again. people.
"If you know you are in a hurry, just cooperate and don't waste your own time. Let's do this, you take us there and explain the specific situation as we go."
"Two sirs..." See you The two of them were confident, and what they mentioned were all secret details that had been reported, and were related to their own life safety, which they valued most. After a moment of hesitation, Frank gave up his doubts, stood up and said diligently, "Okay, please come with me."
Looking at Officer Natalie, Lynch covered his face with his hat and smiled secretly.
First step, success.
Without avoiding the sight of the two of them, Manager Frank opened the door and looked around to make sure that none of his followers were there. Then he quickly pulled out a few books from the bookshelf on the wall. There was a rattling sound in the wall. Then the bookshelf moved, revealing a dark staircase spiraling downward.
However, Manager Frank did not go down. Instead, he looked back at Lynch and Natalie. Seeing that they were still sitting peacefully on the sofa, he nodded with relief: "Okay, please come with me. I’ll take you there.”
His, sinister.
Lynch narrowed his eyes and calmly followed him out of the office with the police officer. They walked all the way to a warehouse at the end of the corridor and watched Frank push open a few empty boxes with his own hands. Then a secret door opened in the ground, and the gas lamps on both sides lit up.
"Please rest assured, Speaker, the entrance is exactly as he designed it. If the bookshelf just now was not opened, the place would be locked."
Thankfully I tricked him into leading the way, otherwise he might have been fooled. Lynch is really better than They are more insidious.
Officer Natalie secretly glanced at the serious Lynch and asked with her eyes. Lynch nodded secretly.
Yes, the automatic secret passage was opened, and he had already sensed the obvious mysterious filth coming from below.
Finally found the target.
And the more critical issue is that the filth contains strong violence and chaos, which is obviously not a normal state.
The mysterious object is out of control.
And these people are still using it, they are simply a group of demons.
(End of this chapter)