"Senior Hunter," I wonder what makes them senior... Jiang Baimian muttered to herself and waved her hand with a smile:

"Thanks."

She proactively ended the inquiry before the relic hunters queuing behind her got impatient.

Back in the seating area at the edge of the hall, Jiang Baimian, seeing that no one was around, said to Shang Jianyao:

"None of them match the age. We'll have to get the family information of the guild's higher-ups from Chen Xufeng."

"We can also just ask them directly." Shang Jianyao unhesitatingly offered another solution.

"Visit them one by one, asking if they've seen Lei Yunsong and Lin Feifei?" Jiang Baimian easily understood Shang Jianyao's meaning.

"Exactly!" Shang Jianyao looked eager to try.

Jiang Baimian couldn't help but laugh:

"If anyone else suggested this, I'd worry about stirring up trouble or not being able to get to the truth, but you're different."

Those are all Shang Jianyao's potential siblings, uncles, aunts, godfathers, and godmothers; there wouldn't be a problem with deception and betrayal in the short term.

"Then let's wait here for a bit and see who we run into." Jiang Baimian looked back at the staircase leading to the second floor. "Don't rush up there yet. This is a large hunter guild. The probability of having Awakened or gene-modified individuals inside isn't low, so we still need to be cautious."

"We can turn them all into friends," Shang Jianyao suggested.

"And then mutually validate each other, forming a cycle?" Jiang Baimian remembered some of the key points of the "Reasoning Clown" ability Shang Jianyao had mentioned.

If someone "becomes" Shang Jianyao's friend, and the people around him are confirming that this is true, then it is difficult for him to discover the truth and get rid of the wrong reasoning results.

Of course, in practice, this is difficult, after all, Shang Jianyao cannot always follow a person, dealing with everyone and everything he has seen.

Just like Ferlin, the leader of the "Rootless" camp. In the two or three days that he frequently saw Shang Jianyao, he would always regard him as his brother in life and death, and their compatibility was also deepening this perception and giving the surrounding people a reason to accept it. However, after the two separated for a while, even if the people of the "Rootless" camp did not have any doubts and still felt that the leader was just more compatible with the other party, their occasional words might make Ferlin wake up in an instant and recognize the truth.

This is also why Jiang Baimian did not quite agree with Shang Jianyao's abuse of the "Reasoning Clown."

Under the premise that they don't commit murder to silence people, those affected will eventually recognize the mistake, and the more people who know about it, the more difficult it will be to keep Shang Jianyao's ability a secret.

This is not inside a company, where the environment is closed, and the people each person interacts with every day are basically fixed, and nothing unexpected will happen. The reason why Shang Jianyao was able to make the members of the "Life Ritual" cult on the 495th floor believe that he was a newcomer who joined through formal channels was because everyone involved was "persuaded" by him, forming a cycle of reasoning, and those who were not involved did not know the details and did not care about the specifics. As for the neighbors and colleagues in daily life, the believers would definitely not talk to them about the cult.

The cult's secrecy helped Shang Jianyao perfectly cover up the traces.

Of course, given the current communication conditions in the Greylands, as long as Shang Jianyao doesn't do anything that causes a huge sensation, even if he leaks the characteristics of his ability in one place, he can be a good man in another.

Facing Jiang Baimian's question, Shang Jianyao nodded slightly:

"This is very challenging."

"Will they elect you as the president of the guild then?" Jiang Baimian first made a joke, and then said seriously, "You don't know what abilities the Awakened here might have. It's better not to be too adventurous, what if someone can restrain you? For example, someone is deaf, or someone doesn't reason properly and only thinks about how to refute you."

"Deaf people can use writing; it's still useful." Shang Jianyao said seriously.

As for the latter situation, he seemed to have no way to solve it.

"That works too?" Jiang Baimian said thoughtfully, "It seems that a more accurate description of the core element is not dialogue, but communication."

Speaking of this, she suddenly sighed:

"What a pity..."

"It's a pity I don't know sign language?" Shang Jianyao asked in a riddle-like tone.

"No." Jiang Baimian smiled, very proud. "It's finally your turn to not keep up with my train of thought. What I regret is that there is a distance limit. Otherwise, you could rely on telephones and telegrams to communicate with people remotely and complete the misleading. What was that called in the Old World? It seems like... telephone fraud? Network virus?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the Hunter Guild hall suddenly became noisy.

Jiang Baimian looked back at those relic hunters, then followed their gaze and looked at the huge screen hanging in mid-air.

The tasks slowly scrolling on the screen stopped and fixed on one of them:

"Emergency Task:

"Seeking clues to the Liu Dazhuang murder case.

"Description: At 7:56 a.m. on November 23, Liu Dazhuang was shot in South Street and died on the spot. The incident occurred three meters outside Hongluo Lane..."

"Reward: As long as it passes the review and is confirmed to be valid, a clue is worth a minimum of 10 Ore and a maximum of 500 Ore.

"Task Level: C, 100 credit points.

"Task Personnel Requirements: Unlimited.

"Publisher: Wildgrass City Garrison Headquarters."

Because it was a task from an official institution, there was no guild guarantee.

——In Wildgrass City, because there are many mobile personnel and many people who own weapons, security-related matters are the responsibility of the Garrison.

And 500 Ore is enough for an average family to live quite comfortably for a year in Wildgrass City. Even the minimum of 10 Ore can help many struggling relic hunters catch their breath. After all, for a single person, this is nearly half a month's worth of food and cheap rental housing.

Although relic hunters don't really want Ore and would prefer supplies, at least within the "First City" sphere of influence, Ore still has credibility. Although the value fluctuates, the magnitude is not too exaggerated.

"This is the shooting that happened just now." Jiang Baimian withdrew her gaze.

Bai Chen, who had already arrived at the Hunter Guild and was looking at the giant screen at the entrance, whispered:

"Liu Dazhuang..."

"You know him?" Long Yuehong asked keenly.

Bai Chen nodded:

"I didn't look to see who it was just now. I didn't expect it to be him.

"He's a relatively well-known informant in the Wildgrass City black market."

"An informant? No wonder..." In Long Yuehong's limited knowledge, this was a high-risk profession.

At this moment, Jiang Baimian glanced over and saw several people entering from the side door.

The person in the lead was a bit shorter than Jiang Baimian, wearing a thick camel-colored woolen coat.

Her blond hair was smoothly draped down, her eyes were light blue, and her pores were slightly large on her face, making her skin look rougher. She was an ordinary-looking but flavorful woman in her thirties.

In an instant, Jiang Baimian linked her to Christina, the local vice president of the Hunter Guild.

Seeing many guild members saluting her, Jiang Baimian was even more certain.

She immediately turned her head and said to Shang Jianyao:

"Here she comes."

Shang Jianyao confirmed the target, took a step, and hurried over.

Next to Christina, one of the three middle-aged men in black clothing stepped forward and blocked Shang Jianyao.

In the process, his hand reached to his waist.

"President Christina," Shang Jianyao called out in not-very-fluent Red River language.

Because he had an outstanding appearance and didn't show any hostility, Christina smiled kindly:

"You can just use Greyland language.

"What's the matter?"

Her pronunciation was clear and accurate.

"President Christina," Shang Jianyao said sincerely, "I'm a newly joined hunter in the guild, and you're also a member of the guild; I'm an outsider, and you're also an outsider, so..."

These somewhat messy and illogical words made Shang Jianyao look like a newly promoted hunter eager to curry favor with the higher-ups.

Christina said with no change in expression:

"So... we should help each other."

She then smiled slightly:

"I have a meeting first. At 9:30, come to my office, Room 308 on the third floor."

After saying that, she walked towards the staircase.

Just as she brushed past Shang Jianyao, she suddenly reached out and discreetly patted Shang Jianyao's butt.

Jiang Baimian, who had been paying attention to this, saw this scene and was simply stunned.

Fortunately, she had a strong mental fortitude and didn't show any abnormalities.

After Christina and her bodyguards disappeared, Jiang Baimian approached Shang Jianyao and said, barely suppressing her laughter:

"Any thoughts?"

"I was careless," Shang Jianyao said truthfully.

"Hmm?" Jiang Baimian vaguely guessed what Shang Jianyao meant.

"I should have called her 'Mom' in time," Shang Jianyao began his self-criticism.

Jiang Baimian laughed quietly twice, stabilized her emotions, and then said:

"It's not your fault. She didn't show even a hint of anything wrong; she's clearly an old hand."

After comforting her teammate, she asked jokingly:

"Are you going later?"

Shang Jianyao fell into contemplation, not knowing what he was thinking.

Jiang Baimian then restrained her smile and said seriously:

"My opinion is don't go.

"No task requires sacrificing a member of the team to complete.

"We have many other methods, and you still have many other goals."

"I can make her a little more affected." Shang Jianyao said slowly.

"That's also a method..." Jiang Baimian nodded slightly. "But let's think about it again and be more cautious."

While they were talking, the giant screen in the hall changed again:

"Emergency Task (Status Updated):

"Seeking clues to the Liu Dazhuang murder case.

"Further Description: In the building where the incident occurred, someone encountered the gunman..."

The latter part was a portrait drawn based on the witness's memory:

This was a man who was not short in height, wearing a baseball cap, with a sharp feeling in his eyebrows, and eyes that seemed not to be fully open.

Jiang Baimian only glanced at it, and her whole body suddenly froze.

Although the sketch wasn't very similar, she still used the main features to associate it with someone:

Lei Yunsong!

The missing team leader of the "Old Task Force", Lei Yunsong!