Looking at the "Senior Hunter" in front of her, Jiang Bai Mian raised her hand and touched her ear:
"Huh? What did you say?"
The "Senior Hunter's" prepared speech was immediately blocked.
At this moment, Shang Jian Yao turned his body to help "translate":
"He's asking what we found in that woman's room?"
Jiang Bai Mian made a look of sudden realization, and said with a smile:
"The clues we found have been submitted to the guild.
"Once they have been reviewed and announced, you will know what they are."
The black-haired, blue-eyed "Senior Hunter" took a deep look at them, stopped questioning, turned around, and prepared to leave.
"So rude." At this time, Shang Jian Yao suddenly uttered a sentence.
"What's impolite?" Jiang Bai Mian asked in cooperation.
"Isn't it common sense to introduce yourself before asking someone a question?" Shang Jian Yao replied seriously.
He seemed to have no fear of being dragged out and beaten.
The "Senior Hunter" paused, did not turn around, and said sullenly:
"Oudick."
"His Ashlands language is quite good." Shang Jian Yao was already chatting with Jiang Bai Mian about other things.
Jiang Bai Mian "hmm"ed:
"He looks like a mixed-race, maybe Ashlands language is his mother tongue."
Oudick, with his back to them, was silent for a few seconds, and finally walked away.
After the "Senior Hunter" moved away from the seating area at the edge of the hall, Jiang Bai Mian chuckled:
"He understands quite well, his mocking skills are very good.
"Haha, you didn't introduce yourself when you asked people."
Shang Jian Yao replied seriously:
"Brothers don't need introductions."
"..." Jiang Bai Mian was speechless.
She pretended not to have discussed this matter with Shang Jian Yao, moved her legs boredly, and waited for the review results to come out.
Suddenly, she raised her head and looked at the ceiling of the hall.
After a few seconds, she said with some doubt:
"There's a group of people passing by up there...
"One of them has an electrical signal pattern that is different from humans, and doesn't even seem to come from animals... A robot?"
Shang Jian Yao also looked up at the ceiling and said:
"They are all human consciousness."
Jiang Bai Mian turned her head sharply and looked at Shang Jian Yao:
"All human?"
"I can make them sentimental at this distance." Shang Jian Yao answered irrelevantly.
Jiang Bai Mian easily understood what he meant and frowned slightly:
"Human consciousness... non-human electrical signals..."
After combining these two descriptions, there seemed to be only one answer left:
"Eternals"!
Or rather, the mechanical monks of the Monastic Order!
"Could it be an old friend?" Jiang Bai Mian asked herself, answering, "No, Jing Fa would have gone crazy in this environment."
There were a large number of women among the clerks of the Hunter's Guild.
"We can go up and ask." Shang Jian Yao suggested.
Jiang Bai Mian glanced at him and didn't even bother to answer.
She "hmm"ed and pondered:
"It's not necessarily mechanical monks.
"Not all of the original 'Eternals' converted to the Order, there were some exceptions..."
At this time, the group of people upstairs had moved out of their sensing range.
Because of the lack of sufficient information, Jiang Bai Mian didn't discuss this matter any further.
She observed the coming and going of the Ruin Hunters, trying to summarize some customs and practices.
After another ten minutes or so, the loudspeakers throughout the hall transmitted a voice:
"Hunters who have submitted new clues to the Liu Da Zhuang mission, please go to counter 11, Su Xiao Man, to receive your reward."
Jiang Bai Mian stood up immediately, took out her hunter's badge, and quickly walked to the round counter area.
"How much money is it?" she asked Su Xiao Man with a smile.
Su Xiao Man answered with a smile:
"100 Orei.
"And, as a two-person team, you will each receive 100 credit points.
"Congratulations, you are now 'Official Hunters'!"
Jiang Bai Mian did not hide her smile:
"Not bad."
For the four of them, just eating for one day would cost about 4 Orei, and adding the rent, the daily consumption was nearly 5 Orei, and 100 Orei could allow them to last for three more weeks.
After handing the hunter's badge to Su Xiao Man, who swiped it, Jiang Bai Mian and Shang Jian Yao became "Official Hunters".
Then, they took the form issued by Su Xiao Man and their hunter's badges to the finance window in the inner area of the first floor and received a thick stack of paper money.
-- Orei are dark green, with the largest denomination being 10, but they were also given denominations of 5 and 1.
Returning to the mission area, Jiang Bai Mian found that the clues she had submitted had been published, and even included the names of Lei Yun Song, Lin Fei Fei, and others.
Jiang Bai Mian was about to sigh to Shang Jian Yao when she suddenly saw the "Senior Hunter" walking over again.
Oudick, wearing a dark black thick woolen coat, stopped in front of them and asked:
"Did you find nothing in that woman's room?"
Jiang Bai Mian didn't pretend not to hear this time, because the other party's voice was quite loud.
She smiled and said:
"Soliciting valuable clues requires giving corresponding rewards, isn't this common sense for Ruin Hunters?"
Without waiting for Oudick to respond, she added with a smile:
"I have already received a reward of 100 Orei, and will only accept equal clues as rewards afterwards."
Oudick fell silent, without speaking.
"It seems that you haven't thought it through yet, come and find us when you have thought it through." Jiang Bai Mian greeted him with a smile and passed him.
Shang Jian Yao followed behind her and left the Hunter's Guild with her.
On the street, Jiang Bai Mian looked back and said thoughtfully:
"Before the new clues were announced, this 'Senior Hunter' knew about Lin Fei Fei's existence, and he was sure that we went to Lin Fei Fei's room...
"He is on good terms with the higher-ups of the local Hunter's Guild and knew the clues we submitted in advance?
"No, if that were the case, he should have been clear that we only mentioned the gunman's companion and didn't talk about the subsequent search...
"It seems that he knows something? Or, he discovered other traces and quickly determined that the gunman had a female companion?"
Talking to herself, Jiang Bai Mian turned her head to look at Shang Jian Yao and found that he was staring at her.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Bai Mian felt that she shouldn't have asked as soon as she spoke.
Shang Jian Yao sighed:
"You said everything I wanted to say."
"I'll give you a chance to speak next time." Jiang Bai Mian said perfunctorily, and then smiled, "You didn't even ask me why I didn't report the flyer in Lin Fei Fei's room to the guild."
Shang Jian Yao looked at Jiang Bai Mian strangely:
"I'm not Long Yue Hong."
"...Didn't you say not to speak ill of friends behind their backs?" Jiang Bai Mian was stunned for a moment, then asked with a smile as she walked towards the central square.
Shang Jian Yao replied seriously:
"I'm just describing his usual performance truthfully."
"Hey, I only got to 175 after gene modification..." After hearing this, Jiang Bai Mian added very cooperatively.
Halfway through speaking, she couldn't help but laugh.
Soon, they returned to South Street and found Bai Chen and Long Yue Hong.
After exchanging glances, Jiang Bai Mian led them around to the alley opposite the slave market and met in a secluded and uninhabited corner.
She took out the stack of paper money and showed it off:
"100 Orei!"
"We're rich." Long Yue Hong was genuinely happy.
"Also, Shang Jian Yao and I both got 100 credit points and became 'Official Hunters'." Jiang Bai Mian added with a smile.
Long Yue Hong said with a slight loss:
"I'm still a rookie."
"You and Bai Chen will submit the next clue." Jiang Bai Mian comforted with a smile.
Then, she described exactly what intelligence she had submitted.
Hearing the end, Long Yue Hong was quite puzzled:
"Team Leader, why didn't you report the flyer? This way, we can mobilize the Ruin Hunters and find that organization as soon as possible."
"As expected..." Shang Jian Yao suddenly uttered a strange sentence.
Jiang Bai Mian forcibly held back her laughter, looked at the somewhat confused Long Yue Hong, took a silent breath, and then exhaled.
Then, she explained:
"It's not yet certain whether that flyer was intentionally left by Lin Fei Fei.
"And intentionally is divided into two situations, one is to mislead the subsequent investigators, and the other is to give clues to save herself.
"If it is the latter possibility, spreading the news on a large scale will bring danger to Lin Fei Fei."
"I see..." Long Yue Hong once again praised the team leader's meticulous thinking in his heart.
Jiang Bai Mian continued:
"After the company replies to the telegram, we will grasp the specific situation of that organization, and then combine it with reality to consider whether to submit this clue."
"Mmm-hmm." Long Yue Hong was sincerely convinced.
Jiang Bai Mian looked at Bai Chen, thought for a moment and said:
"Have you guys discovered anything just now?
"While we were in the guild, we encountered a 'Senior Hunter' who directly asked what we found in Lin Fei Fei's room..."
When sharing this matter, Jiang Bai Mian described Oudick's general appearance, wanting Long Yue Hong and Bai Chen to pay attention to this person later.
The more Long Yue Hong listened, the more surprised he was:
"I've seen him!
"He was buying clothes in that 'Old Clothes Shop' in Red Luo Alley."
Shang Jian Yao immediately asked:
"Was there anything unusual at the time?"
"Nothing unusual..." Long Yue Hong recalled and said, "Just that the boss of that shop was dozing off and was woken up by him."
"Dozing off when there are customers?" Jiang Bai Mian repeated the detail in a questioning tone.
"I also felt a little strange, but we have no way of knowing whether that boss slept well last night." Long Yue Hong said his thoughts, "And, that person didn't do anything at the time, he even woke the boss up and paid for the clothes."
Jiang Bai Mian listened carefully, laughed, and turned to Shang Jian Yao:
"You go ask that boss later.
"If she slept well last night but suddenly felt sleepy just now and couldn't control herself, then things will be interesting."
Saying this, Jiang Bai Mian looked around and said with a smile:
"I suspect that 'Senior Hunter' named Oudick is an Awakened, with abilities similar to an An眠Cat and Nightmare Mare."