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"What information?" Yeergai asked warily.

Jiang Baimian showed a harmless smile:

"In the past two months, all security disputes, criminal cases, psychiatric hospital admission records, and death personnel information in Fort Gerst, if there is a relatively high level of confidentiality, we only need to know that there is such a thing."

Chapter 81 联想

"This is not acceptable." Yeergai instinctively wanted to refuse.

Jiang Baimian was not discouraged, and explained with a smile:

"Mr. Sheriff, we don't need to know the secrets. We just hope to have a rough grasp of the abnormal events in Gerstburg in the past two months, so as to find clues to the Bodhi statue."

"The mission of the Bodhi statue?" Yeergai asked in surprise.

He seemed to remember that there was a real team of relic hunters on the opposite side.

Jiang Baimian nodded:

"At present, the progress of this task is close to stagnation. We can only find another entry point to see if we can find some clues."

"What does this have to do with the public security disputes, criminal cases, deaths, and admission records of mental hospitals in the past two months?" Yeergai's memory is quite good, and he basically repeated Jiang Baimian's request just now, but the order was reversed.

Yes, yes... Long Yuehong echoed this person's words in her heart.

He also has such doubts.

"Secret." Jiang Baimian replied with a smile, "Mr. Sheriff, the clues we provided just now should be worth more than one Grand Knight gold coin. It's not too much to ask for some extra information when the reward has already been received, right? Moreover, There should be no confidentiality requirements for those materials.”

She puts the accent on the sentence "has been paid".

Familiar with all kinds of materials in the old world, Jiang Baimian, who is well-versed in human relations, knows that bribery must also pay attention to methods, and being too explicit will only be counterproductive at certain times.

Yeergai was obviously taken aback when he heard it, as if he suspected that the other party was wrong.

Soon, he understood, and said without any change in expression:

"Your request is indeed reasonable.

"I'm going to apply for the corresponding materials now, but the cost of copying needs to be borne by you."

"No problem!" Jiang Baimian smiled sweetly.

When Yeergai left the reception room, Long Yuehong lowered her voice and said:

"Team leader, aren't you afraid that he will refuse? The 'White Knights' advocate simplicity, and they must avoid such things as accepting bribes."

"If he refuses, just treat it as if I used the wrong tense so that everyone can get along with each other." Jiang Baimian smiled slightly, "But I judge that the probability of his rejection is very low. On the one hand, he is just an ordinary security officer with a rank of On the other hand, he is about 40 years old. Unless he can make great contributions, he has no hope of becoming an official knight in this life and seeking the position of squire for his children. Under such circumstances, think It is very easy to think of a way to save more money for yourself and your family, and besides, we just let him accommodate it, and the corresponding matter does not violate any rules and regulations."

The knights of the "White Knights" are quite noble, involving real positions of power and the starting line of future generations, and will not give a consoling knight title to a certain servant just because he is old enough.

Therefore, they are completely different from "Pangaea" in this aspect. Unlike the latter, an employee works step by step and can always get promoted at least twice. When he retires, he may be promoted to another level and enjoy even higher treatment.

Shang Jian Yao looked disappointed:

"What about their chivalry?"

"Not to mention the destruction of the old world, it is now almost 50 years since the era of chaos. In such a place where the class is solidified, the mobility is poor, and the upper and lower levels are emphasized, the subordinates at the bottom and even the knights at the middle level have no hope of promotion. Only a small part will strictly abide by the spirit of chivalry." Jiang Baimian shook his head, "In some ages, we can preach the spirit to everyone, and in any age, we can preach the spirit to a few people, but if we want to Talking about spirit to everyone in any age is against the objective law, the first thing in this world is matter after all, being more practical and giving more benefits is often more useful than shouting slogans.”

She paraphrased a well-known sentence pattern from the Old World.

"Not necessarily." Shang Jianyao expressed his disapproval.

Just when Long Yuehong thought he was going to say that the noble spirit will never fade away and never go out of style, Shang Jianyao pointed to himself and said:

"With awakened beings, are you sure that the primacy of the world is really matter?"

Jiang Baimian, who is not a physical scientist, didn't know where to refute.

At this time, Bai Chen repeated Yeergai's question just now:

"What do those materials have to do with the Bodhi statue?"

Jiang Baimian withdrew his gaze and said with a smile:

"Didn't we speculate that the ascetic monk brought a Bodhi statue to Gerstburg for refuge, and we got preliminary confirmation?

"It is not yet possible to confirm whether he was killed or died of natural causes, we can only choose one of them to start with.

"If he really died of illness and went to sit under the steel furnace by himself, what would he do with the Bodhi statue?"

"Destroy it, hide it, or give it to someone trustworthy." Bai Chen answered after considering it.

Purdue Chan Master Shang Jianyao proposed another possibility:

"Maybe just put it anywhere, such as next to the corpse, so that those who are destined can get it."

"It's all possible." Jiang Baimian nodded lightly and said, "It goes without saying that everyone will never find it if it is destroyed, and whether it is hidden or obtained by someone in Gerstberg, since the statue of Bodhi is so Important, it may cause some abnormalities from time to time.

"Also, after three years, if the statue of Bodhi has indeed fallen into the hands of someone in Gerstburg, can he really make it so that no one finds it, no one notices it?

"After the corresponding task is posted, will someone go to him, try to blackmail him, and then be silenced?"

Hearing this, Long Yuehong suddenly realized:

"No wonder you want to check the security disputes, criminal cases, mental hospital admission records and death lists in Gerstburg in the last two months..."

This may be hidden in the statue holder's dealing with the insider.

"What if the extermination work was done two or three years ago?" Shang Jian Yaoyin sneered, "I don't think many murderers procrastinate in this regard."

Jiang Baimian exhaled and said:

"So, this is just a preliminary screening. If there is no result, we will come back and ask for the last three years.

"Mr. Sheriff will be very embarrassed to take so much at once."

Clap, clap, Shang Jianyao clapped his hands and ended the topic.

Long Yuehong sighed spontaneously:

"There are so many documents, and it takes a lot of work to check them one by one to see if there are any problems."

"The Bodhi statue was lost three years ago. I'm afraid I can't find any clues if I don't use the spirit of digging three feet into the ground. A strong intelligence dealer like Gittes can't give valuable information?" Jiang Jiang Bai Mian recalled and said, "Sometimes, the stupid way is the most effective way. In the original city, didn't we find the real 'priest' by digging through the trash can? Moreover, we still have Lao Ge, who can do it directly. big data analytics."

"Yes." Long Yuehong and Bai Chen nodded at the same time.

Suddenly, Jiang Baimian frowned.

"What's wrong?" Shang Jianyao asked curiously.

Jiang Baimian asked thoughtfully:

"Did I just say that an intelligence dealer as strong as Gittes can't find any useful clues?"

"Almost." Shang Jian Yao affirmed.

Jiang Baimian looked around and said:

"Have you ever guessed that Gittes or one of her informants has 'Sky Eye'?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Shang Jianyao admitted happily.

Bai Chen pursed her lips and said:

"Team leader, do you mean that the Bodhi statue fell into the hands of Gittes or someone from her team?"

"That's why she can monitor the situation in various places in Gerstburg in real time and obtain first-hand information. That's why she often loses her mind and likes to be in a daze, as if living in her own world. That's why she deliberately avoids the Bodhi statue and doesn't give anyone A clue of value?" The more Long Yuehong talked, the more she felt that this was a possibility, "If the Bodhi sculpture involves power at the age level, then it's quite normal for Gittes to see things one or two kilometers away at the front desk of the hotel. "

Jiang Baimian nodded lightly and said:

"If it really involves the level of age control, it is reasonable that the power of the statue has not been used up after three years.

"Next, we need to confirm when Gittes likes to be distracted and often in a daze."

Their current guess is a bold assumption, based on Gittes's extraordinary performance and her ordinaryness in the matter of the Bodhi statue, but there are too many reasons to explain it, and it needs to be verified carefully.

The "Old Tune Group" was not in a hurry to leave, and when Yeergai came back, Gnava completed the scanning of the corresponding documents.

Naturally, the copying fee is also saved.

……

The front desk of the "Fire and Iron" Hotel today is another employee. He is not as familiar with Gittes as Spanter. The "Old Tune Group" asked a few questions, but did not get any valuable answers.

As a last resort, the "Old Tune Group" chose Old Henry's Restaurant for lunch again, and found the brown-haired waiter from before.

After confirming the menu, Jiang Baimian asked casually:

"Will Gittes come at noon today?"

"I'm not sure." The brown-haired waiter shook her head, "She doesn't seem to have a day off today, and she has to work at night."

"Then where does she live? We want to find out more information." Jiang Baimian said in a favorable manner.

The brown-haired waiter suddenly became vigilant:

"You just go to the 'Fire and Iron' Hotel and look for her at night."

Jiang Baimian gave an "um" and asked instead:

"She is really well-informed, it's hard to imagine that she has only been an intelligence businessman for a few years.

"Uh, she started working as an intelligence merchant a few years ago?"

"I started working as the front desk at the 'Fire and Iron' Hotel." The brown-haired waiter recalled, "It's been almost three years."

Three years... The eyes of several members of the "Old Tune Group" lit up.

Chapter 82 “试探”

After lunch, returning to the hotel, Long Yuehong sighed with emotion:

"From this point of view, it is possible that the Bodhi statue fell into the hands of Gittes.

"If we submit this clue to the Hunter's Guild, we don't know how much bounty we can get..."

"Wait a minute." The honest Gnawa interrupted Long Yuehong, "We worked hard to earn the bounty to pay back the money we owe Gittes, and at the same time buy Iman and Franz's answers from her, And now, the way to earn bounties is to sell Gittes's secrets to the Hunter Guild, isn't the logical relationship between the two a bit wrong?"

"Indeed." Shang Jianyao agreed deeply, "We can't betray Gittes just to pay her back."

Bai Chen helped Long Yuehong say something:

"In the entertainment materials of the old world, there are many similar things, but the purpose is to repay the debt."

"This is not our style!" Shang Jian Yao said sternly.

Jiang Baimian nodded accordingly:

"The main reason is that Gittes is still friendly to us, and she kept her promises during the transaction..."

"Even allow us to pay on credit!" Shang Jianyao added.

"Anyway, I still can't bear to betray Gittes's secret." Jiang Baimian gave Shang Jianyao a blank look and said, "Besides, we can't be sure yet."

Long Yuehong also thought so, and suggested again:

"How about we go directly to Gittes and talk to her about this matter?

"If the statue of Bodhi really falls into her hands, then we can promise on the spot that we will not reveal this secret, on the condition that the debt will be forgiven and two pieces of news will be attached."

This is a win-win situation.

"Wait a minute." Shang Jianyao imitated Gnawa, "Your solution is simply, go to Gittes and tell her that we know her secret. If she doesn't cancel our debt, give us some more money." information, shall we hand over that secret to the Hunter Guild?"

The more Long Yuehong listened, the more speechless she became.

Shang Jianyao just slightly changed his rhetoric, adjusted the order, and directly tore away the warmth on the surface of his words, revealing the essence:

Blackmail!

"I, I didn't mean that..." Long Yuehong wanted to express that she really had no intention of blackmailing Gittes, but she couldn't find the right words to justify herself.

It can't be said that it is to promote a win-win situation, right?

Although he did think so.

Jiang Baimian thought for a few seconds and said:

"Gittes is on duty tonight, we will go to her then to buy information.

"Then, Hey directly 'make friends' with her to confirm whether the Bodhi statue is in her hand.

"If we make a wrong judgment, then we'll look for another clue. If we guess right, we'll understand the cause and effect, and then make a decision based on that. Well, without Gittes mentioning it, we absolutely can't say that keeping a secret is in exchange for money."