Warhammer: Starting with Industrial Revolution

Upon entering the room, I saw Dani sitting at her desk with her legs crossed, twirling a small data chip between her fingers.

"I got the item. I even scanned it for you beforehand. There were no additional tracking or listening devices. However, I haven't had a chance to look at the data inside yet."

Luo Ning didn't reply. Instead, he pounced on Dani, pulled her into his arms, and kissed her deeply.

Dani struggled for a long time before finally escaping from his arms, her face flushed as she scolded, "Are you crazy? We still have important things to do!"

"I'm sorry, you're so kind, I just want to thank you properly." Luo Ning smiled and scratched his head, his eyes full of tenderness.

"How can you thank me like that?" Dani scolded angrily, but couldn't help but smile from the corner of her eye.

Luo Ning genuinely liked Dani from the bottom of his heart.

This icy beauty, who appears cold, dangerous, and feared by everyone, only lets down her guard and reveals her gentle side in front of him.

Such a contrast and favoritism is something no man could resist.

But flirting can't last too long.

Luo Ning connected the data chip to the encrypted terminal, watched the content slowly loading on the screen, and subconsciously swallowed.

The document's date was much earlier than he had imagined.

Long before Ronin transmigrated to this world, from the day he and Governor Karl were transferred to this planet to take up their posts.

Everything they did, big and small, was meticulously recorded down to the minute, down to the hour.

This meticulous surveillance record broke down on the day Ronin used Victor to eliminate the five noble families.

The subsequent records, while not as detailed as before, were still deadly enough.

Almost all the major events that occurred in the haunted city were recorded in great detail.

Fortunately, their informants seem to be confined to the hive city and are unaware of the construction of the Death Forest and the remnants of the Dark Age colonies.

Most of the data regarding this part consists of unfounded speculation.

For example, one passage reads: "The Governor's Office summoned more than 2,000 refugees from the Lower Nest area to develop the Death Forest and build a dirt road; at the same time, it urgently dispatched the main force of the defense army to advance along the road. There is reason to suspect that the Governor's Office encountered a forbidden entity in the Death Forest, which requires large-scale military firepower to eliminate."

Father Moraes of the state church followed up on the matter and remained stationed abroad for an extended period, never returning to the main city of the hive.

Looking at this passage, Luo Ning couldn't help but chuckle.

A forbidden existence? With the defense force's limited combat strength, if they were to encounter demons or Chaos Space Marines, sending any number of them would be suicide.

He didn't voice his true thoughts, but simply smiled and turned to Dani beside him: "Your Honor, what do you think?"

Dani said seriously, "It's clear that you were already being watched before you even started dealing with those nobles. And you didn't handle it cleanly enough; some of their core followers survived and are looking for an opportunity to retaliate against you."

As she spoke, she turned to look at Luo Ning, a playful smile flashing in her eyes, before abruptly changing the subject.

"But what I'm more concerned about is, Lord Ronin, what exactly did you do with your army as you entered the Forest of Death?"

Her willow-leaf eyes narrowed slightly, and her gaze towards Luo Ning instantly sharpened, adopting the posture of a judge interrogating a heretic: "I've seen the highway outside the Nest City that leads directly to the Forest of Death. Clearly, that military operation wasn't a one-off clearing; you planned to maintain long-term operations and contact with them. What exactly did you discover there?"

Hearing her words, Luo Ning shook his head with a wry smile.

This Daenerys is far too competent as an Imperial Inquisitor; she can seize upon any suspicious detail and never miss an opportunity to get to the bottom of things.

Even when no one else was present, she did not relax at all during her interrogation.

"I'll take you to see it for yourself tomorrow. But for now, let's deal with the immediate problem first, okay, darling?" Luo Ning asked with a smile, full of gentlemanly manners.

Dani thought for a moment, and finally nodded, but couldn't help adding, "Don't play dumb tomorrow, my memory is excellent."

"Don't worry," Luo Ning replied with a smile.

The two then pulled up the full surveillance video that Luo Ning had recorded the previous night. After watching it several times, Dani couldn't help but frown.

In the video, no one lingered near the waste collection niche for any length of time. When exactly did the other party put the chip in there?

"Perhaps, the other party doesn't need to put the chip in at all?" Luo Ning smiled and coaxed, already having the answer in his heart.

Dani, being an extremely perceptive person, instantly understood Ronin's implication and blurted out, "That Qingyun's contracted slave!"

"That's right." Luo Ning affectionately pinched her cheek and continued, "The only time you can access the inner liner of the storage niche without arousing anyone's suspicion is when Qi Nu replaces the inner liner."

"Once we capture that slave, we can follow the trail and find the mastermind behind it all," Dani continued, picking up where he left off.

Luo Ning nodded. The situation was becoming increasingly clear, which made him feel a little more relaxed.

He said those words with a smile, but the murderous intent in his tone made the air grow colder.

"Tomorrow morning? Why not act now?" Dani asked, puzzled.

"First, because the other side is definitely watching your every move, waiting to see how you act after you get the evidence, so they can jump out and claim credit." Luo Ning slowly leaned down and whispered in her ear, "Second, my little darling came to my bedroom in the middle of the night, how could I neglect you?"

Upon hearing Luo Ning's words, Dani instantly became alert.

Just as she was about to say something, she found that Luo Ning had already picked her up horizontally and gently placed her on the bed with a touch of domineering tenderness.

As an Imperial Inquisitor, Dani's skills were comparable to those of elite veterans of the Astronautical Army, but she was powerless to resist Rhonin's domineering ways.

As Luo Ning approached with a wicked grin, she felt utterly helpless for the first time.

When her beloved man's tenderness touched her lips, her eyelashes trembled uncontrollably, and even her breathing could no longer remain steady.

Luo Ning slowly unbuttoned the tightly clasped buttons, inching closer, listening to Dani's seemingly coquettish refusal, finding her voice incredibly sweet.

The city outside the window was still brightly lit, and eyes in the shadows were still fixed on the direction of the governor's mansion.

But he didn't know that the roles of hunter and prey in this cat-and-mouse game had already been quietly reversed.