Dragon Gate Swordsman

After Ilona left, her office position was seamlessly transferred to Texas, but since the girl came to Longmen alone, there was basically nothing on her desk.

The girl herself was sitting in front of the computer, typing away at the keyboard, probably writing a patrol report.

Silent, low-key and serious, this is how his colleagues in the Guard Bureau describe Texas...and it is also the reason why they were able to quickly accept such a person of unknown origin as a police officer.

"Busy, little Nina?"

Texas was still working hard on his report and ignored him.

"There's no need to rush this kind of report."

Texas's furry ears twitched, like a dog shooing away flies.

"Well, Texas, I have something to ask you."

As a last resort, Chongxiao had to be honest and act in a business-like manner.

"Well...just ask."

"Nothing happened last night?"

It seems that Texas doesn't respond to hard or soft tactics, but only to serious and serious ones.

And her experience last night was just as "rich" as the time Chongxiao went to catch the star bear.

The Lan Yu mentioned earlier is the communications equipment expert in the special inspection team. He has an outstanding memory, so he was entrusted by Xingxiong to take Texas to familiarize himself with the street conditions.

During their patrol, the two stopped a street fight, assisted the fire department in rescuing civilians trapped in a faulty elevator, put out a small fire caused by an electric bike, and issued tickets to several cars...

In fact, these "trivial matters" do not need to be handled by the special inspection team, but Texas is a newcomer after all, and Lan Yu herself is not a member who is good at fighting, so their patrol areas are not in the marginal areas where the security situation is poor.

It didn't sound like anything special, and the three thugs weren't even mentioned.

"…Did something happen, Chongxiao?"

Texas was not stupid. When he saw Chongxiao coming to him and asking these questions for no reason, he immediately realized something.

There is nothing to hide about this kind of thing. After the case was officially filed, Haoyun was responsible for the investigation. When he found out that Lanyu and Texas, who were patrolling outside in the middle of the night, might be the last people to pass by the crime scene, he would definitely ask them about the situation.

So, Chongxiao told the whole story of the case, but omitted the details of the fatal blow.

"Three people!? What about the time of death?"

"It should be midnight last night, which coincides with the time you were patrolling."

"I remember that alley. When we passed by, Senior Lan Yu and I didn't hear any noise."

If you killed three people in the dark and you were sitting in the car, you would definitely not notice it.

Chongxiao certainly didn't doubt Texas, but the way the throat was cut was most likely related to Texas... For things like this, trying to distance yourself from the matter would often only have a counterproductive effect, so it would be better to lay everything out.

Moreover, Chongxiao had actually been suspecting something for a long time.

"Texas, I need you to answer me seriously: Who is still chasing you in Syracuse?"

The girl was startled, and her expression froze on her face.

On the day when the emperor came to ask for someone, he told Wei Yanwu and Chongxiao that he met Texas when he was living on the streets in Columbia, and he did some investigation afterwards.

The demise of the Texas family was caused by the major mafia families in Syracuse. No one else could control this, but such a large family was destroyed. Cellinina was a lonely girl. Unless she had the strength of the Witch King of Letania, there was no way she could escape.

So there is only one possibility, that is, Syracuse has similar rules: they will not kill everyone completely.

But that night, Chongxiao picked up a girl named Celinina who had been seriously injured for some time... It was impossible that she had fought to this extent with the robbers who were greedy for money after arriving at Longmen.

It’s not that Chongxiao hadn’t asked before, but the girl refused to talk about it, so he gave up. But now that a murderer who is suspected of using the same type of swordsmanship as Texas has appeared, he can no longer ignore it.

Even if the other party is not coming for Texas, it must have a great relationship with her.

It's even possible that he was the one who left Texas with that injury...

"It seems I already know the answer."

Chongxiao sighed softly, "If you don't want to say it, forget it, but from now on, you and I will be a team, no matter what the operation is."

"...I can handle it... myself."

"This is not a question of whether to solve the case or not. That guy killed three people. Even if it was excessive self-defense, he should be sentenced. And Texas, you are the only clue now."

The girl lowered her head and her ears were pulled to one side, making Chongxiao almost unable to resist reaching out to touch them.

By the way, what does Xiaolongnu’s horn feel like to touch?

"Saluzzo..."

"what?"

"Saluzzo, this is a Syracuse name."

Texas raised his head, his eyes flashing with an inexplicable struggle, "I will... catch her myself."

Chapter 24: The Whereabouts of Laplande Saluzzo

In the quiet room, Ma Si, Mr. Jiang and Boss Pei looked at each other silently, but no one of them intended to speak first.

As the saying goes, more trouble than success... The plan to divert the special inspection team by pretending to be bandits and robbing a caravan turned out to have a fatal flaw in the first step.

Why did they choose a place so close to Longmen? Why did they not stage a scene but actually carry out the escaping of the goods with real weapons? Why did they happen to catch the two members of the special inspection team out for a private meeting?

If the last one can only be attributed to luck, then why couldn't the thugs sent out understand that their mission was to disguise themselves?

Now, the so-called carefully selected henchmen were wiped out by the Guard Bureau. Not only will they be unable to get out for several years, but they also directly betrayed one of the most reliable leaders under Master Jiang... That guy was the military strategist who arranged the specific operations.

Fortunately, the Dog-Head Military Advisor is very careful about "self-protection", and the Guards cannot arrest him solely based on the testimonies of his henchmen, but this is only a matter of time.

These gangs were able to bully people in the marginal areas of Longmen because the previous Guard Bureau had limited manpower and capabilities and could not manage so many places. However, it did not mean that the gangs could really compete with the Guard Bureau.

Right now, the Dog-Headed Military Advisor has been arranged to be kept in a secret place. If the situation is not right, he can be killed directly... Which gangster boss is willing to go to jail?

“…I can’t stop.”

"Master Jiang?"

"Now that things have come to this, we can either wait for the Guards to find enough evidence to send the three of us to jail, or we can slip away now and never come back to Longmen, or..."

The sudden vicious look in Mr. Jiang's eyes made Ma Si and Boss Pei shudder.

"Let's do something big so that the Imperial Guards won't dare to interfere with our affairs anymore!"

There will always be such reckless bandits in every era. They do not understand what surrender means and are more inclined to use any means necessary, just like a ferocious beast that falls into a trap but still bares its fangs and wants to fight.

Mr. Jiang is such a beast, while Ma Si and Boss Pei are still businessmen in essence... blood-sucking businessmen.

"Isn't this...impossible?"

"The Imperial Guard Bureau is directly managed by Governor Wei. Will he be scared by us?"

"Governor Wei? No, no, no... He has long since stopped caring about the Guard Bureau, just like... the old Rat King always ignores our requests."

At this point, Ma Si and Boss Pei's faces darkened.

The Guard Bureau is in charge of the core streets of Longmen, and the Rat King controls the gangs behind the scenes to take charge of the marginal areas. This was the situation after the civil strife in Longmen.

They all came from that era and had long been accustomed to bullying in places where the Guard Bureau had no control. Naturally, they could not accept the actions of the current special inspection team.

At present, there is no response from the Rat King when asking for help, and the suspected successor "Miss Lin" has an ambiguous attitude. I believe that in a month or two at most, the special inspection team will be able to eliminate all the gangs that refuse to lie dormant, and then send the leaders to prison one by one. Even those who interfere in the drug trafficking business like Mr. Jiang are very likely to be sentenced to death.

Therefore, he is also the craziest one.

"Governor Wei is a smart man. He allowed the Imperial Guard to do this because he felt that he could use the Imperial Guard to replace us... But what if the Imperial Guard can't do it?"

"Master Jiang, you might as well speak frankly."

"You all know about the last time the Special Inspection Team suffered a big loss, right?"

The gangs entrenched in the fringe areas may not be very good at other things, but they are definitely well-informed when it comes to gathering information, even in the infected areas that not many people want to go to.

Therefore, Ma Si and Boss Pei both nodded.

"My people have already done some investigation. The ones who organized that group of monsters to cause trouble are Ursus people. They don't have much ability, but they are very brave. And we have many brave people under our command."

"Then Master Jiang is planning to..."

"If you want to make a scene, make it big. As for not being able to do it..."

Master Jiang grinned and said, "Why not just hire someone capable with money?"

……

Laplande Saluzzo.

Although she got the name from Texas, she still didn't say a word about other things, but just promised that she would handle the matter.

As for how to deal with it... Chongxiao has already seen it, it is definitely not the kind that complies with the rules of the Guard Bureau.

Haoyun reconstructed the general course of events based on the scene. The three murdered gangsters were surrounded by something, and had daggers and awls hidden in their sleeves. They were most likely out for robbery, but they didn't expect to be killed in return...

Now the goal is clear: find this person named Lapland.

Chongxiao did what he said and applied to change his group despite Xingxiong's extremely suspicious look, putting himself and Texas together. Then the two of them began a carpet-style investigation.

According to Texas, the Saluzzo family is one of the most influential mafia families in Syracuse, so Laplande is in some sense a noble lady and would not live in a very remote place.

Every hotel in the core district is the target.

"Chongxiao, we can split..."

"I didn't even think about it. From now on, except for sleeping, bathing and going to the toilet, you must stay in my sight 24 hours a day."

"…Do you want to hear what you are saying?"

Texas, who was in the co-pilot seat, glanced at Chongxiao and then lowered his head.

This girl definitely wants to go find that Lappland alone. Although I don’t know how she wants to deal with this opponent, based on the injuries she suffered on that rainy night, Chongxiao will not allow it.

The sword that killed the person in the throat showed how ruthless Lappland was. Even if it was not clear whether she killed innocent people indiscriminately, she must be treated as a very threatening enemy.

Not to mention that she was most likely heading for Texas...

Of course, Chongxiao did leave room for maneuver. He did not tell the truth to Xingxiong, Haoyun and others.

The car soon stopped in front of a hotel.

After finding out from the Longmen Immigration Office which station Lapland entered the mobile city from, they headed straight for the most convenient place to stay... Traveling on the Terra continent is generally very tiring, and few people can get busy immediately after arriving at the target location.

"We can't possibly find any trace of her here. Lappland is a very good hunter."

"So she doesn't need to eat or sleep?"

Chongxiao scoffed at Texas' words.

The heroes who roam the world without money, the killers who travel around the world without cash, and the brave men who embark on adventures without gold coins, all of these are just nonsense.

Except for the savages in the primitive jungle, who doesn't need money, food, or a hotel when traveling all day?

Texas was speechless.

This time, both of them changed into casual clothes. Chongxiao used her only bonus to buy promotional items, while Texas wore the women's jeans and shirt that Jiu gave her. Since they were slim-fitting, they perfectly highlighted the good figures of the Rupert girls.

The hotel, which mainly accommodates travelers, is quite large, but the environment is quite poor. However, the people who came from all over Terra were exhausted and tired, and they didn't have the energy to care about this.

As for those who are picky or have a slight obsession with mysophobia, they can spend more money to take a bus to the core district of Longmen. There is no need to make do here.

Chongxiao had a photo of Lappland in his hand, which was printed out from the ID card at the Longmen Immigration Bureau, so the clarity was very poor. One could only barely make out that she was a pretty girl with white hair, who seemed to be younger than Texas.

The two went straight to the hotel's front desk and showed the photos to the receptionist.

"Looking for someone? Uh... let me see."

The bespectacled receptionist looked at it carefully for a long time, but finally shook his head and said, "Sorry, I don't remember."

No, you had an impression, and you were jealous of her beauty, so you lied to her and said there were no rooms here.

Zhongxiao frowned when he sensed what the receptionist was thinking. He was about to explode when he suddenly had an idea.

Texas, who was standing next to him, had no doubts and was about to say excuse me, but he felt Chongxiao's big hand patting his shoulder...

"Damn it, this ungrateful woman, Salil, when we find her, I will let her know how much she is inferior to you!"