The bishop is unfathomable.

Chapter 125 Storage Warehouse

Old Jack's Bar.

The Brownstone Gang's most core asset is also the only intelligence trading center in Beldor that everyone can find, besides Luogu Lane.

This enormous, three-story luxury bar, including the basement, was preserved intact even after all the original core members of the Brownstone Gang had died or been arrested.

However, compared to before, this place has now been renovated and decorated with a lot of ceremonies, and has become the new headquarters of the Brownstone Gang. The second floor is where Gauss and other gang leaders conduct their business.

At this moment in the office, Gauss, the gang leader, was like a subordinate, standing aside serving tea, water, and documents.

The four people sitting seriously at the table, constantly collecting and identifying clues, are the true leaders of this gang.

Levi, Barney, Wagner, and the enthusiastic Hastings.

Each of the four people has their own unique skill.

Li Wei possesses a multitude of familiars and also has access to a vast amount of intelligence.

Barney used to be an inspector, which was a good fit for his profession.

Wagner was a seasoned esoteric Buddhist, well-versed in both himself and his adversaries, and could best predict where the sinister esoteric practitioners would choose to gather.

Hastings is also a sharp-witted detective skilled in deduction.

Unfortunately, despite the fact that these four professionals had been working for two hours, from the time they finished eating until now, and had indeed gathered a lot of intelligence, most of it had been ruled out as suspicious by Falcon's investigation.

Although the lack of windows prevented the falcon from seeing the specific situation, it was able to largely rule out the suspect by using some supplementary information.

Although Gauss felt sweating profusely and thought his subordinates were just messing around, he said he would restrict their actions.

But Li Wei stopped him from doing so.

Maybe those guys are hiding somewhere in the city?

Perhaps some information and errors are hidden between the lines and in the anomalies that only locals can detect?

We cannot reduce our demands just because the first batch of leads yielded no results.

After all, in terms of intelligence gathering, Li Wei and his group did not know what kind of disguise those children of the sand had used.

The only thing that's certain is that they weren't huddled together waiting to be discovered and wiped out in one fell swoop.

Instead, they are inevitably scattered throughout the city, with the areas containing warehouses, abandoned houses, and abandoned buildings requiring the most attention.

After all, those weapons, slaves, manufactured synthetic beasts, materials, and equipment definitely need a relatively spacious place to be stored, and the noise would not disturb the nearby residents.

Just then, there was a knock on the door. Gauss quickly went to open it and found his deputy standing there, followed by two young men.

His deputy leaned in to explain the situation, and after a few seconds, Gauss, having grasped the situation, quickly asked in a low voice, "Is it reliable?"

"It sounds pretty reliable, otherwise I wouldn't have brought him up here directly. It's completely different from the previous reports."

Gauss thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, I'll trust you this time. If it's true, you'll have done a great service, you know? And you two, remember to be careful and polite when you go in, understand?"

Tommy and Jim nodded quickly; to be honest, they were also a little surprised.

Jim knew Gauss, and he had introduced Gauss to Tommy.

Judging from the reaction just now, it seems that Gauss, the gang leader and the big boss of the underworld, was just following orders to gather intelligence. There are bigger figures behind him who care more about this matter.

Realizing the situation was more serious than expected, and that the reward was likely quite generous, the two exchanged a glance. Jim then gently nudged Tommy to go ahead, while he himself stood outside the door, not wanting to go in and join the commotion.

After all, he was just a guide. Although Tommy told him about the situation along the way, this was a clue discovered by his good brother, and he couldn't rush to take credit for it.

As Tommy walked into the office, he felt nervous for the first time.

He was a poor boy born and raised in Bertholl. His parents were factory workers, and the money they earned was barely enough for the three of them to make ends meet.

The clothes he was wearing were all hand-me-downs from his father, but fortunately they weren't badly damaged, with only a few patches inside.

Although it looks cheap, it is at least decent and polite.

This prevented him from facing the four well-dressed and elegant women in the office—well, two of them weren't exactly outstanding in terms of demeanor.

One was unremarkable, while the other resembled a stereotypical vicious gangster.

Only the two young people sitting side by side looked like learned and high-status upper-class people.

Tommy was stunned. He wanted to speak directly, but he didn't know how to start.

Fortunately, Gauss accompanied him in, gently patted his shoulder, and then whispered, "Relax, the officials are all very kind. Just tell me what you saw."

"Hmm...okay...thank you, Lord Gauss."

After a brief thank you, Tommy took a step forward under the curious gazes of the four people.

"Gentlemen, I have important information to share."

Li Wei looked up at Tommy and said with a smile, "That's quite rare, isn't it? A face-to-face report?"

"What did you discover?"

"It's like this—" Tommy swallowed again, and then began to talk about his recent discoveries at the dock.

"I usually work as a stevedore at the Beldor depot to earn money. About two weeks ago, I saw a ship docked at the dock. Several other people waiting for work went up to look for jobs, but the ship owner chased us all away."

"They wouldn't even let us look; several burly men with knives and guns drove us out of sight."

"They seemed to have their own porters, and we assumed it was smuggling or a gang-related transaction of contraband, so we dispersed."

"However, I am familiar with the location of the warehouses at the dock."

"Judging from the direction they were moving the goods, they were heading to the South Factory area, where unclaimed or unsold stock was piled up, and few people went there."

"I didn't think too much about it at first, after all, this kind of thing is not uncommon in Beldor."

"But every day while waiting for work, I would always see a few suspicious guys coming out of the south factory area and then carrying some food and drinks inside."

"To be honest, if it weren't for Jim, ah, Jim is my friend, and he told me to be careful of strange people, I wouldn't have said anything."

Hastings frowned upon hearing this: "Knowing these people are acting strangely, why didn't you immediately report it to the Oversight Bureau?"

"The supervisory bureau won't pay any attention to it, and I won't get any benefits from reporting it, will I?" Tommy said. "Besides, in this society, the less you talk, the longer you live. I understand the saying that trouble comes from the mouth."

"If I hadn't heard there was a reward, I wouldn't have brought this up today."

"After all, these sneaky guys are either smugglers, wanted criminals, or madmen from secret societies. I can't afford to mess with any of them, can I?"

"Besides, apart from being sneaky, they're actually quite well-behaved, at least they won't interfere with our job search."