Pawn Crossing the River

"Sir, what should I call you?" Audrey suddenly asked.

Qi Xuansu replied at the last moment before leaving: "My surname is Li."

It is a coincidence that both the East and the West have the surname "Li", written in different ways but with very similar pronunciation.

Audrey also knew that there was a huge Li family within Dongfang Dao Sect. The ancestors of this family founded and rebuilt the Taoist sect one after another. The current leader is one of the members of the three-person council of the Eastern Holy Court. It is this family that controls the external intelligence agency of the Taoist sect. This agency is filled with a large number of Li family members, and even this agency The supreme leader is also named Li, so everything is correct and reasonable.

"Mr. Li." Audrey hesitated, "Goodbye."

Being able to see each other again was actually a kind of luck. After all, Qi Xuansu had just said that the two of them would meet again in the Southern Continent. The fear is that we will never see each other again.

Qi Xuansu said nothing and slowly disappeared.

This is the fourth problem to be solved.

Because Qi Xuansu wants to protect Strawney, he must ensure the safety of the identity of "Daqi".

He had no choice but to use the identity "Hosea" again.

From Audrey's perspective, it gave her a special emotion of fear and hope.

Fear, the reason is simple. This is St. York, the pearl of the New World, where St. Francis Cathedral is located, but the Easterners still infiltrated silently, and their influence is far greater than she imagined. As a Westerner, she is a Westerner who has not completely changed her thinking about ourselves and the enemy, a Westerner who is deeply brainwashed by the theory of "Tao Disaster", and a Westerner who does not fully understand the unknown things in the East.

People naturally feel fear instinctively.

Hopefully, the reason is just as simple. Her purpose is to leave St. York. The more powerful Mr. Li is, the greater her hope of escaping from St. York.

Two completely opposite and even contradictory emotions are intertwined.

This made Audrey feel very uneasy.

Although what happened to her was unusual, she was essentially a well-protected actor. In fact, she couldn't live without the gold cage studded with gems. Her fundamental idea was to move from one cage to another to escape from the owner who threatened her life, so she asked Qi Xuansu to provide her with shelter. If I really wanted to give her freedom, she would be at a loss.

The next day, Audrey prepared for the performance as usual and went on stage in the evening. The story of "The Witcher" continued. The witcher got help from his friends and together they resisted the devil in the witcher's castle.

After the performance ended, Audrey returned to her apartment, where an old man sat.

Sofia probably felt that everything was under control and gave Audrey a certain amount of freedom. She did not closely monitor her residence, so the apartment became a suitable place for conversation, which is what Easterners call under the lamp. black.

If Dutch is a Western gentleman in the traditional sense, well-dressed and polite, then this old man is an "inferior man" who has no connection with the gentleman class. He is experienced and dusty, and seems to be an adventurer.

"Hello, Miss Al, I am Hosea Matthews." The old man took the initiative to introduce himself, "I am meeting you on Mr. Li's order."

Audrey Trial

He looked at the old man in front of him, and then took the initiative to extend his hand: "Hello, Mr. Matthews, you can call me Audrey."

Hosea reached out and shook Audrey's hand: "You can call me Hosea."

Audrey suddenly asked: "Hosea, I would like to ask, is the big explosion in Lower City related to you?"

"Why do you ask that?" Qi Xuansu, who had changed his identity, asked back.

Audrey smiled: "A woman's intuition."

Qi Xuansu did not deny it: "Audrey, your intuition is very accurate."

Although Audrey had already guessed, she was still shocked after receiving a clear answer. She vaguely heard some rumors that four senior members of the Tory Party were attacked by Xidaomen in Lower Town, which triggered a huge controversy. Explosion, that’s why I asked this question, but I didn’t expect it to be true.

Those were four senior council members, and Leopold was the minority leader on the city council. Not only did they fail to do anything to Mr. Matthews, they didn't even touch the corners of Mr. Matthews' clothes. Instead, the four senior congressmen were left in a very embarrassed state.

Such strong strength naturally greatly increased Audrey's confidence.

And judging from the tone of "Mr. Li", this Mr. Matthews should be Mr. Li's subordinate.

Just a subordinate is so powerful, so what is the identity of Mr. Li himself? Could it be that the master of Beichen Hall came in person?

Audrey didn't know much about the secrets of the Eastern World, but since she wanted to escape there, she still did some research on the Eastern World and Taoism. She knew that the leader of the Li family was one of the members of the three-person council;

The next generation of leaders is expected to become the new pope of the Eastern Holy See.

No matter how you look at it, this is an undisputed big man.

This gave Audrey some inner awe. The awe of the powerful, the awe of the weak for the strong.

Even Sophia, who controls her, is not worth mentioning in front of such a "future pope".

Audrey's original uneasy mood due to the uncertain future and unclear future has calmed down somewhat. This means that even if she goes to the Eastern World, she can still develop well - provided that she and the real person in the Eastern World Big people have good relationships.

For Audrey, the unknown and being helpless are the most terrifying things. If she is no longer unknown, knows what she should do, and is no longer confused, then the fear will subside.

This is one of the reasons why she dared to escape from Sofia.

Thinking of this, Audrey made some determination.

Qi Xuansu interrupted Audrey's musings: "Audrey, let's talk about stealing the 'Steam Power Core' key from Sophia."

Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for Qi Xuansu to have such an idea. He was unfamiliar with the place and had no way of starting on their territory.

But with Audrey's help, it was different. Audrey's idea of ​​​​escape was not a temporary idea, but a lot of preparations. She understood one thing very early on, the only one who could save her was the Eastern World, and she wanted to seek refuge. In the Eastern world, one must have enough chips, so she worked hard to obtain the list of Tawanting's traitors. The hardships involved cannot be summed up by the word "unintentional".

Naturally, she also seriously considered it

There was even a preliminary plan on how to get rid of Sophia's control, but she lacked the necessary external help, or opportunity.

It can be said that she has been waiting for the opportunity to appear.

Finally, she was asked to wait until Qi Xuansu.

Audrey will never give up this only opportunity.

"The room where the secret key is stored is underground in the Speaker's residence." Audrey said, "It is heavily guarded."

Qi Xuansu frowned and asked: "Audrey, it's not that I don't trust you, I'm just curious, how do you know? As a controlled 'prisoner', why do you know that the key to the 'shackles' is there?" Where?"

Audrey seemed to have expected Qi Xuansu to ask this question, and sighed: "Because... I am not only a 'prisoner', I am also Sophia's... lover."

Qi Xuansu was slightly startled.

Unexpectedly, the female speaker has a wide range of "taste", including both meat and vegetables.

This makes sense. It is difficult to guard against house thieves. As Sophia's pillow, Audrey naturally knows many things that she should not know.

For Sophia, this is undoubtedly a mistake and a conceit. Maybe she thought Audrey couldn't get rid of her control even after knowing the truth. Maybe Audrey's long-term obedient behavior dispelled Sophia's vigilance. In short, Sophia was a little careless.

This also illustrates one thing. It is best not to mix personal feelings into official affairs, especially when the two parties are not allies.

In this way, things would be simpler. Qi Xuansu could sneak into Sophia's mansion and steal or destroy the secret key.

Qi Xuansu asked: “Is Sophia’s mansion supposed to be

Uptown, right? "

Audrey shook her head and said: "No, Shangcheng District is the territory of Steam Gospel, just like Kunlun. There is only Kunlun for Taoist priests. Taoist priests will invite guests to Kunlun, but Kunlun does not belong to officials. Therefore, the city council is in Zhongcheng District, Sophia's The mansion is also in Midtown.”

The two normally communicate in Runeese, but the word "Kunlun" is pronounced in the authentic Mandarin of the Central Plains.

Audrey took out a map of Midtown and pointed to a location only two streets away from St. Francis Cathedral: "Sofia lives here. Her schedule is relatively regular. During the day, she will leave home. Going to the city council, she has arranged a lot of 'steam law enforcement' at home, but I don't think it is a problem for you. "

Qi Xuansu did not deny it: "It is indeed not a problem."

Audrey continued: "Every Friday night, Sofia would meet her lover - she would never have a tryst at her own home, preferring to go to a holiday island where they would spend the whole weekend . As for the identity of the lover, it is not fixed and depends on Sophia's mood and preferences. After all, she is already the speaker and has enough independent power, and in recent years, the cardinal has grown tired of her and no longer calls her. Listen to the oracle.”

Qi Xuansu asked again: "Is there anything else that needs attention?"

Audrey said: "Sofia is one of the bosses behind Renekton Detective Agency. She can mobilize the power of the detective agency, and the detective agency will also be responsible for the defense of her mansion. Various alarms are set up inside. If you break in directly, Basement, may set off an alarm I believe your Excellency can.

It is easy to deal with these detectives, but the detective's defense system is connected with the overall defense system of Saint York. Not only will the steam elite team be dispatched, but there will even be Templar Knights descending from the sky. "

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