Dragon Gate Swordsman

Chongxiao had nothing to say about this and could only envy and hate the corrupt social phenomenon in Ursus.

The Viscount's spirit suddenly became very excited, and then it "declined" as if to die down. It seemed that he had entered the sage time.

The fact that he didn't even close the door of the study showed that he was a careless guy, and Chongxiao was very confident in his spiritual powers, so he was not in a hurry. He just stood there and casually searched through the letters to see if he could find anything.

However, after a few minutes, he was disappointed.

It seemed that all the business related to Viscount Frederica was in and around the city of Chernobog. There were no signs of organized caravans, and the word "Longmen" never appeared.

Although this is not enough to completely eliminate suspicion, it can be temporarily excluded from the scope of investigation...

So just two minutes later, Chongxiao left the villa and went to Viscount Ivano's residence.

This person is just the opposite of Viscount Frederica. He actually lives in the factory under his name. As for his real residence, it was sold several years ago.

But please don't get me wrong, he is by no means a work-oriented business elite, but a black-hearted boss known throughout Chernobyl.

This can be seen from the fact that the factory workshops were still operating at full capacity at 10 pm...

Chongxiao originally planned to sneak into Viscount Ivano's office to check it out, but he gave up the idea before he found the place.

The reason is simple. I randomly read the thoughts of several supervisors and middle-level leaders along the way and found that they were all accusations and contempt for this money-hungry boss, especially for his shallowness in business.

With this level of cognition and the narrowness of his mind, it is impossible that he is the guy who secretly organized a team to go to Longmen to cause trouble.

However, before leaving, Chongxiao very "thoughtfully" used his spiritual energy to transform a large amount of flames, creating the illusion of a factory fire, and then called the police.

This way, workers won't have to work overtime for at least one or two days.

The third target is Viscount Kusk.

Chongxiao still had some impression of Grand Duke Baikal Kursk who went to the capital of gods to attend the coronation ceremony. He was an Ursus man with ordinary appearance and figure. His aura was completely suppressed by Ying Zhen. He was far inferior to Casimir's Grand Knight Ioletta Russell.

It seems that the relationship between Ursus and Dayan is not very good. As the delegation of the nearest neighboring country was the last to arrive, it is estimated that they wanted to get away with it and also expressed an impolite attitude.

Then it is impossible that this Grand Duke is someone who has a favorable impression on Dayan, and his family's side branches also have the motive to plot against Longmen.

Viscount Kursk's home is much more luxurious than the previous two. It combines the scale of the Ivano factory and the exquisiteness of Frederica's villa. It is located in a corner of Chernobyl, just like a local tyrant who has taken root here.

In fact, there were rumors among the citizens that even Marquis Boris did not dare to provoke the Kursk family. After all, his cousin, the Grand Duke of Baikal, controlled an Ursus Army.

Perhaps it was precisely because of this that the soldiers guarding Viscount Kursk's residence were actually regular Ursus soldiers.

This surprised Chongxiao a little... But fortunately, since the size of the courtyard had also expanded more than ten times, he could easily avoid the sight of these soldiers and slip to the side of the villa.

Leaning against the wall, Chongxiao carefully ascertained the surrounding situation, and then prepared to open the floor-to-ceiling window on the side to enter the villa.

I didn't expect that before I could do anything, I saw the door handle of the inner room turning.

Someone is coming in!

Chongxiao, who had just opened the floor-to-ceiling window a crack, quickly turned around and pressed himself against the wall.

Then, he secretly glanced inside the house.

There were three people in total who walked into the room with floor-to-ceiling windows. All of them were Ursus people. Judging from their clothes, demeanor and behavior, they were all either rich or noble.

While they were chatting, Chongxiao tried to read their thoughts and found that except for one of them who was thinking about mining with explosives, he could not sense anything else.

Those two guys...are not simple...

"I didn't expect you to come here in person, Manager Taras."

"You are too kind, Lord Viscount. We always attach great importance to doing business with reputable entrepreneurs like you."

"Really? Then you will be satisfied this time too, I promise."

With Chongxiao's level of Ursus, it was difficult to hear their conversation clearly. He could only roughly hear that they were preparing to discuss business.

However, in the next few minutes, these three people seemed to have forgotten the "business" and just sat there bragging about business. One said that the Viscount had extraordinary vision and was reliable, while the other said that your company's mineral mining efficiency was well-known in Ursus, which made Chongxiao extremely depressed.

Fortunately, just when he was about to lose his patience, Viscount Kusk finally brought the topic back to the "main thread".

"So, have you taken everything I suggested?"

"Of course... This Artyom is our company's top blasting master. With him around, no matter how solid the mountain is, it will collapse before the power of the source energy explosives."

"That's good, but I need precision more than power. Do you... understand what I mean, Manager Taras?"

Viscount Kusk's speech speed slowed down a lot, and he spoke the last sentence word by word, which obviously had some hidden meaning.

But Chongxiao, who was not yet fluent in Ursus, could not understand it.

"You mean... Don't worry, I know the situation in Yansk town very well."

"Well, or you can take Mr. Artyom to survey it. It's only less than a day's drive away, and Chernobog shouldn't be moving recently."

"That's no problem. We'll leave tomorrow."

Afterwards, the three of them talked about some meaningless things, got up and walked out of the room.

Chongxiao outside was a little disappointed. He thought he could hear some useful information, but it turned out that Viscount Kusk wanted to use explosives to mine... Although this method is crude, it is not uncommon in various places on Terra. As long as it is not a high-energy stone mine, it will not be too dangerous.

Only the place name of Yansk Town was mentioned repeatedly, so Chongxiao wrote it down.

After that, he went up to the roof of the villa and checked around, but found that Viscount Kusk did not seem to be working at home, and the study here was really just a study.

Well... Chongxiao sighed secretly after leaving the Kusk Mansion.

At least the suspicion of Viscount Frederica and Viscount Ivano has been temporarily ruled out, so it is not a wasted trip.

He could only comfort himself in this way as his figure disappeared into the cold night.

……

It was late at night, but Margaret had no intention of going to sleep.

This had nothing to do with a girl named Liz "taking" her bed; it was just pure kindness and a dash of guilt.

When she recalled the time when she had fought with Shining without knowing the truth, Margaret couldn't help but want to punch herself twice...

Uncle Manna had clearly taught me that it is best not to act rashly and to think twice before figuring out the whole story, but I still rashly mistook The Shining for a gangster, and the real gangster was mistakenly regarded as an ordinary person who had been harmed.

In addition, when he agreed to take care of Liz in a rush, he completely ignored his current identity.

Although Chongxiao didn't say anything, Margaret knew... making decisions on your own was definitely not something a bodyguard should do.

Life outside the Great Knight Territory is really not as simple as it was when one was concentrating on cultivation, Uncle Maenna...

Just as she was feeling sentimental, the blonde girl on the bed suddenly hummed.

"Um... um..."

She slowly opened her eyes, revealing a pair of soft light green eyes.

"Are you awake? How do you feel?"

"Ah! Who... who are you?"

"Don't worry, don't worry! I'm... Margaret Linguang. Your name is Liz, right? Shining told me."

Seeing the girl trembling and about to run away wrapped in a quilt, Margaret hurriedly comforted her.

The effect seemed pretty good... Maybe it was because Liz was rather naive, or maybe it was because Margaret had a good image and temperament, anyway, the girl quickly calmed down.

Of course, it is also possible that she knew she had no ability to resist...

"Did Kui... Shining ask you to do that?"

"Yes, she was very concerned about your condition, so she went out at night to find the hospital she planned to take you to."

Margaret noticed Lizzie's pause, and she was obviously on the verge of saying The Shining's real name.

This is not very wise. You know, even Margaret herself used a pseudonym when she first met Chongxiao. When traveling around this land, it is better not to reveal your true identity easily.

Especially someone like me who is very famous in my hometown.

"…My…disease?"

"It's okay. Actually, I am also an infected person like you."

"Ah...really?"

Margaret nodded seriously.

At this moment, she suddenly realized that compared to the Sarkaz girl who was suffering great pain, her own oripathy seemed insignificant... At least in the year since she left the Grand Knight's Territory, she had never developed any symptoms of oripathy.

Honestly, this is a bit strange, because according to the information I found, except for the Sarkaz who are highly adaptable to the Ore Disease, all other races will feel something more or less...

"Um...can I ask a question?"

"Of course, go ahead."

"Why are you helping me, the Shining?"

Well… I can’t say that I thought you were a hostage and fought with her, and we haven’t fought yet…

Margaret smiled a little awkwardly, "There's no need for a reason to help people in need."

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Neither the identities of the Sarkaz nor the infected can be exposed in Chernobyl, so Margaret quickly became alert and told Liz to cover herself with the quilt first.

Then she walked behind the door and looked through the peephole.

"Chongxiao?"

"Why are you so surprised?"

"I thought you were asleep."

"I'm sorry that my fragile heart was deceived and I can't sleep tonight."

With these dry words, Margaret, who had opened the door, looked away again in embarrassment... If she had known this would happen, she would have said her real name from the beginning.

She didn't know that Chongxiao had not actually been in the room next door, but had gone out for a long walk and came back with some snacks from Ursus in his hand.

After noticing this, Margaret felt even more ashamed. Isn't it a bit... too shameless for a bodyguard to cause trouble and take on tasks without permission and still be taken care of by his employer?

But then again, it seems that I haven't eaten anything since I went out for a stroll in the afternoon. During that time, I also had a fight with the Shining, so I am indeed a little hungry now.

Could it be that this guy has thought of this?

"Huh? Are you awake?"

Chongxiao ignored Margaret who was pretending to be an ostrich and walked straight to the bed.

His words made Liz lift the covers and look over curiously.

"I'm Chongxiao, the senior inspector of Longmen."

Liz tilted her head and said nothing.

Different from when she faced Margaret, she did not show the fear and nervousness at the beginning, nor did she ask Chongxiao and Shining if they knew each other. Instead, she seemed to be observing him with great interest.

Of course, this was not because Chongxiao was so charming, but because he just used the Sarkaz language.

"Why do you speak Sarkaz?"

"I learned it from my Sarkaz friend. It's a little difficult, but quite interesting."

"You're so strange... so few people are willing to learn our language."

"That's not surprising, I know a lot of languages."

Under Margaret's weird and helpless look, Chongxiao and Liz started chatting in the Sakaz language, which she could not understand at all. And unlike the unfamiliarity between her and Chongxiao just now, the girl, who was clearly meeting Chongxiao for the first time, seemed to be having a very happy chat with him.

Hmm...it seems I need to learn more languages. Victorian and Casimir are not enough.

She thought so as she opened the midnight snack that Chongxiao brought back and started eating it.

In fact, Margaret was really misinformed. Chongxiao's ability to speak Sarkaz was only one aspect. The main reason was that he dealt with two lolis, Xue'er and Huaihu, whenever he had time, so he was better at chatting with little girls.

If it were someone like Lin Yuxia or Shi Huaiya who are good at dealing with people, Chongxiao would be classified as having "limited emotional intelligence", which is only slightly better than a straight man.

"So... it was Shining who found you and took you around to seek medical treatment?"

"Well, yes, and we are also working hard to learn medical skills."

Chongxiao's gaze turned to the girl's covered legs. According to her, due to the severity of her illness, it would be difficult for her to walk on her own even in the best of circumstances.