Shameless Warlock

Facing Akai's questioning, Xu Nan took out the kraft paper bag full of secret information without saying a word.

"If you don't believe it, you can use detection magic to check it. There should be Thomas' spell pattern on it."

he added.

Although there were only a few words, Xu Nan could already see that Akai was indeed as difficult to get along with as the outside rumors said.

If you want to achieve your goal, you must get straight to the point and make him believe in yourself.

Sure enough, seeing this "evidence", Akai frowned, at least 70% believed it.

He looked at Xu Nan fixedly, and suddenly wiped off the residue from the corner of his mouth with a napkin:

"Let's go to the courtyard downstairs and talk."

"Say what you know."

After all, he stood up and left with great force, ignoring that Xu Nan, a guest, didn't even take a bite of bread.

Fortunately, Xu Nan didn't come to have breakfast, as long as he could get things done, he didn't care if he lowered his posture.

The only thing that makes Xu Nan a little confused is, isn't everything discussed in the study or conference room?

What is Akai's unique preference? He likes to chat about business in the yard?

Xu Nan glanced at the face of the butler next to him with some doubts. The latter had a warm smile on his face, which really made people puzzled.

Xu Nan quickly caught up, and when they arrived in the courtyard, Akai was much more polite than before, and took the initiative to bring Xu Nan an easy chair.

He himself sat on the stone chair next to him. Xu Nan noticed that there was a small swing on his left and right hands.

"I have sufficient evidence to prove that Mr. Thomas is abnormal."

Xu Nan pondered and said:

"Let's start with the chance encounter that night. I believe you know that Mr. Thomas is responsible for the arrest of the notorious attacker from the back of the head..."

Xu Nan first recounted his unexpected encounter that night. Of course, he skipped the embarrassing story about the stray cat, and just said that he and his friends went sightseeing around the second island. As for what to see in the middle of the night, it all depends on Akai I figured it out myself.

In fact, at the beginning, Xu Nan didn't realize that there was something strange about how he bumped into Thomas that night.

It wasn't until he observed some details in the law enforcement office that he decided to try it out.

And this temptation is naturally trying to bribe with gifts.

With the conditions of the law enforcement team, it is naturally impossible to use ordinary gold nuggets to bribe, Xu Nan used very high-grade fine gold!

This magic metal is still above Mithril in terms of the priority of many alchemy items!

Normal people are naturally difficult to control when they see it, and I believe that the law enforcement team is no exception.

Thomas seemed to accept the fine gold without any accident, and gave Xu Nan some help very enthusiastically.

This doesn't seem wrong.

But Xu Nan deeply doubted Thomas' identity from the moment Thomas accepted the bribe.

Because he knew from Emma and Ofe a very secret iron law Stephen Sand's law enforcement team members, it is impossible to be bought!

This is not because Stephen Sang has detached confidence in the quality of the members of the law enforcement team, but that Stephen Sang has some kind of obligatory binding contract attached to some important positions.

This kind of contract can prevent them from corrupting and surrendering to the enemy to an absolute extent.

It can be said that Paradise Lost has many spies and double-faced people who make money in Stephenson, but in the really critical positions, even with the penetration ability of Paradise Lost, they cannot be successfully bought.

Law enforcement is the clearest example.

In this regard, Xu Nan once asked Ofe in doubt. When their negotiating team went to Stephen Sang to negotiate, many important figures seemed to be bought by Lost Paradise, including the answer of some people in the trial seat. Very chicken thief: Being able to be bribed means that their position is not important.

In other words, Stephen Sang has a unique operating system. Many superficial things are easily misunderstood as important positions; but what really supports this floating city is another internal system that is free from the superficial system.

In this system, the law enforcement team is the outermost firewall.

Members of the Law Enforcement Team cannot be bribed!

This is a very hidden common sense. If Xu Nan hadn't sneaked into the position of a congressman before, he would not have known such important information.

Therefore, since Thomas was bought by Xu Nan, it proves that he has a problem!

...

Of course, Thomas still has many doubts, and the above is just the first point.

The second point is that on the second day after Xu Nan completed the bribery, Thomas hurriedly came to visit. He also brought a well-prepared file bag and handed over to Xu Nan a perfect summary of the ins and outs of the case of the attacker in the back of the head. .

This action actually somewhat exposed his state of mind, he seemed a little too anxious.

This kind of well-prepared information is not a temporary arrangement at first glance. Xu Nan is extremely suspicious that he has prepared it in advance.

In other words, Thomas may have aimed at Xu Nan long ago, and the chance meeting in Wisteria Park that night might have been planned by Mr. Thomas! There may be many purposes, and Xu Nan has already made a guess, but the specific situation still needs to be judged by combining more information.

The third point is that when Thomas told Xu Nan that there was an imitator in the case of the attacker in the back of the head, he only warned Xu Nan to be careful when going out, and it was best not to go out at night, but he didn't think about it. The imitator might not just target Warlock Ron is more likely to want to provoke a conflict between Paradise Lost and Stephen Sand.

Furthermore, what is the purpose of this move? The greatest possibility is to cover up the criminal motive of the real murderer!

This is something that even Xu Nan thinks is obvious. This experienced and experienced member of the law enforcement team can't see it, which is obviously impossible!

Or, this is what Thomas himself wanted to see, so he didn't say it.

Obviously, he underestimated the IQ of the Warlock of Lost Paradise. Although the basic attributes are not good, Xu Nan is also a man with insight!

...

Fourth, Thomas has no partner. As we all know, the members of Stephen Sand's law enforcement team are in teams of two and never act alone. This is a certain safeguard measure since ancient times.

But Thomas is suspiciously alone.

What Xu Nan asked Emma to investigate yesterday was the information in Thomas' file. The results showed that Thomas actually had a partner, but this partner happened to make a huge mistake while meditating some time ago, and is still recovering.

At that time, it happened to be the time when the attackers from the back of the head began to appear.

The above doubts alone may not be enough to prove that Thomas has a serious problem, but combined, it is another concept.

Xu Nan suspects that Thomas has changed to another person!

This kind of speculation is actually a bit too bold, after all, this is something that even Lost Paradise can't do, but Xu Nan feels that apart from this guess, there is no other situation that can explain the various strange behaviors of this member of the law enforcement team.

These four points are the arguments he used to convince Akai.

In fact, there are other points that he didn’t mention: For example, in the superspiritual vision, Xu Nan noticed that Thomas’ emotions have always been abnormally stable. Unlike ordinary people who have continuous and fluctuating emotions, his emotions are too stable. And the other person he noticed was so abnormal was Miranda, the proprietress of the Rapunzel Hotel; for another example, according to Xu Nan's secret observation, Miranda and Thomas obviously knew each other, but in front of him that day, they pretended to be It's like meeting Xu Nan for the first time, and the acting is too obvious, he is treating Xu Nan like a fool! Computer side::/

Today, he was willing to endure Akai's bad temper, and patiently stated his point of view. Rather than saying that he wanted to help Xie Yutong with the task, it would be better to say that he wanted to vent his anger!

What does this guy mean by acting so obviously in front of him?

Do you think I have a low IQ?

Xu Nan felt a little annoyed.

Of course, from another point of view, Xu Nan always felt that he had been provoked into some big incident again. Before the incident broke out, it was the most appropriate thing to say hello in advance.

After all, his status is different now.

...

"I probably understand."

Akai's expression became a little more relaxed from the seriousness at the beginning.

"At first I suspected that you were slandering my colleagues, but the things you described were very convincing, and it also reminded me of something... Well, something from a long time ago."

"I'll investigate. Thank you for your... er, report?"

Xu Nan smiled:

"This is what I should do."

Akai looked at Xu Nan, and his tone softened a bit: "Is there anything I can do?"

"You made a special trip to find me, surely not just to report Thomas?"

Xu Nan rolled his eyes and said softly:

"Reporting Thomas is of course the main thing."

"Because I suspect that he intends to stir up conflicts between Paradise Lost and Stephen Sand before the Aurora Festival."

"As the head of the negotiating team that signed the white paper on behalf of Paradise Lost, I certainly cannot allow this to happen."

Akai was unmoved, and even played with the little swing out of boredom.

"Of course, I do have other requests. I hope you can satisfy my little curiosity."

He changed the topic: "I hope to know the whereabouts of Ms. Helena as soon as possible."

Akai's expression changed suddenly, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

However, his ability to adjust was good, and he quickly returned to his indifferent expression.

"You Paradise Lost are also interested in the so-called alchemy of the gods?"

There was sarcasm in his words.

Xu Nan was a little surprised.

In his opinion, Akai's reaction was too big. I just want to know the details of Helena's case, and I don't even need to intervene in the case itself. As long as I know Helena's whereabouts, I can complete Xie Yutong's third mission. As a result, the change in his face just now is comparable to a Sichuan opera...

"It seems that Akai is not that simple. He has returned to the position of vice-captain. The first case is to track down Helena's whereabouts... Is there any secret?"

Xu Nan speculated in his heart.

But he pretended not to see it on the surface, just explained with a smile:

"It has nothing to do with Paradise Lost. It's just that I have some personal interests. You know, I'm also an alchemist."

Although there are only single-digit alchemist levels.

Xu Nan silently added the above sentence in her heart.

Akai was silent for a long time before muffledly saying: Mobile terminal::

"Can."

Immediately afterwards, there was a long period of silence. He seemed to be a little distracted, not knowing what he was thinking about.

After a while, he looked at Xu Nan as if he had come to his senses, his eyes were full of bewilderment, to the effect that "what are you still doing here after talking about everything?".

Xu Nan is also a pain in the ass, chatting with A Kai is too unpleasant, if he hadn't asked him for something, he would have slipped away long ago!

At the moment, he can only patiently say:

"About Thomas, I hope that after you have verified my evidence, you will not be in a hurry to arrest him."

Akai responded quickly:

"Do you have other ideas?"

Xu Nan nodded: "If Thomas is trying to harm Paradise Lost as I guessed, I would like to know whether there is someone behind him manipulating all this."

Akai nodded: "That's reasonable."

Xu Nan went on to say: "Since he came to me in such a hurry, it means that the things he planned are very urgent in terms of time."

"I think, tomorrow at the latest, he will contact me again."

"After all, although the Aurora Celebration has been delayed for about a week, it's only in the past few days. If he wants to do something, he must be ready to do it."

"I know that the law enforcement team is short of manpower, so it is not a good option to scare the enemy. I am willing to cooperate with your Excellency to catch the possible black hands behind Thomas."

"At the same time, I'm actually curious about what Thomas' plan is."

Akai rubbed his temples, probably considering the feasibility of Xu Nan's words.

Finally, he sighed softly:

"You have refreshed my understanding of Paradise Lost. I didn't expect you to have a mind like yours among warlocks."

Xu Nan was angry and funny at the same time.

The arrogance of the Stephen Sand people is really written in their bones.

"After I finish the verification, I will give priority to this matter."

"We can communicate by express letter."

Akai said:

"No matter what, your Excellency, please protect yourself."

Xu Nan nodded.

...

Express is Stephen Sand's unique communication system.

In this wonderful floating city, the wizards captured and bred a group of little ghosts. These little ghosts cannot be caught by the naked eye, but they can appear within the range of major nodes with the help of the magic circle built by the wizards.

The little ghosts move very fast, and the speed of the fastest express kid is close to the speed of sound, which can be said to be the best choice for transmitting information.

The only downside is that it is more expensive.

It is foreseeable that Akai can afford the express letter and Xu Nan is foreseeable. He is living in Stephenson himself, so naturally he does not have the express letter kid, but Akai does. As long as Akai agrees and masters the corresponding spell, Xu Nan can also use it in In Stephen Sang's territory, he can call the express kid anytime and anywhere, and deliver important news to Akai as soon as possible.

After leaving Akai's house, Xu Nan was not in a hurry to go to work.

He took Xie Yutong to some famous scenic spots in Stephen Sand for a whole day, deliberately stepping on midnight before returning to the Lettuce Hotel.

As a result, as soon as he entered the door, in a dark corner, a man in a windbreaker stood up a little excitedly.

"Mr. Xu Nan!"

"I have something very important to discuss with you!"

Xu Nan's face showed a hint of surprise on purpose.

It's Thomas.

...