Three days later, the old man found the Red Stone Flower Tavern, and the round-faced man introduced the old man to his boss. The leader of the big man hoped that the old man could become his subordinate, so that he would have a reliable contact point in the port city of Corpicius in the future. However, the old man shook his head and refused. He said that he was already old and did not want to get involved in the special department anymore. This time it was just to help.
"The woman you are looking for has been found." The old man said, "She took a little black dog with her. She got off the Lipton ferry seventeen days ago, that is, around ten o'clock in the morning on March 11th. , stayed in the city until the afternoon, then went to Red-Nosed Cowbotton’s carriage house to hire a long-distance carriage, and the destination was the town of Ancano. That was the railway station of the Tiersim municipality, and you could take the train to other places. Directly-governed territories, oh, they are now called other states. You have to go there to buy tickets."
"What is the railway?" A big man interrupted curiously and asked.
"Well, how should I put it?" the old man thought for a while before replying, "It means two railway tracks are laid on the road, and then a dozen carriages are pulled by a locomotive to drive on the railway tracks, day and night, which can effectively shorten the journey. For example, From here to Lanhu City, which is directly under the jurisdiction of Anphiston, it takes at least ten days or even half a month by carriage, but now it only takes three days by train. In addition, transporting goods is also very convenient and fast, one carriage can The amount of cargo carried on twenty or thirty four-wheeled carriages was very popular among merchants."
A newspaper was smashed into the face of the big man who was asking the question. This was done by the big guy called the leader. The front page of the newspaper he smashed over had a picture of a train printed on it, but the date was from the end of last year. The title is written to celebrate the completion of the southern four-state railway line and its official entry into operation. The following news introduces in detail the functions of railways and trains, as well as the changes and developments in passenger transportation, logistics and freight.
"Watch the news yourself, don't look for women when you have nothing to do." The leading man scolded, then turned to the old man, "You said that woman stayed in the city until the afternoon. Do you know where she went and who she was looking for? "
The old man nodded and replied, "The woman left the customs building with her puppy and took a taxi to the commercial street in Dongcheng. She saw Rist Bookstore and stayed there for an hour. She mainly bought maps of overseas dominions and some more. Two travel notes. I talked with the bookstore owner for more than ten minutes. He claimed to be a pharmacist. He went to overseas territories to buy some rare medicinal materials.
After coming out of the bookstore, she went to Mills Restaurant, a large teppanyaki beef restaurant recommended by the bookstore owner, and had lunch there. During this period, because it happened to be the rainy season, the restaurant owner, Father Mills, suffered from another rheumatism attack. This woman took action and gave Father Mills an ointment she made herself, which was very effective in relieving Father Mills' rheumatism. Symptom pain. Father Mills bought all the ointment the woman carried with her for eight gold crowns.
Later, after the woman left, someone asked Dad Mills if that ointment was really effective. Dad Mills pointed to his knee and said that after applying the ointment, he felt very cool and comfortable, and he no longer had that feeling in his bones. He still feels the pain of ant bites, and his knees are no longer swollen, which means that he no longer has to fear humid weather in the future, nor does he have to sit in a wheelchair in pain.
In the past half month, many people who also suffer from rheumatism have gone to Father Mills to get some ointment from him, and the price has been as high as one gold crown and a small hen. The large bottle of ointment that the woman sold to Father Mills could hold at least thirty pieces. Everyone said that Father Mills had made a fortune. But Father Mills didn't sell much. He took the ointment very seriously and wouldn't sell it easily, just like his own life.
After the woman left the restaurant, she went to the Golden Rose Hotel in the city center, asked for a room, took a shower, then checked out, went to Red-Nosed Cowbotton's carriage house, and hired a car to go to Ancano. She took a long-distance carriage from the town, bought some food and drinks, took her puppy on the carriage and set off overnight, leaving here."
"No, that woman has been away from this city for more than half a month. You can still describe her whereabouts in the city so clearly. You are not making it up to deceive us." The round-faced man next to him stared at the old man with suspicion. . This is indeed suspicious. The woman only stayed in the city for half a day. Except that she treated the owner of the restaurant for rheumatism, which attracted more attention, the rest of her behavior was the same as that of people who had just arrived in the city. How could the old man describe all her itinerary in the city so clearly? You must know that half a month has passed, and many people have long forgotten whether they saw this woman that day.
"If you don't believe it, I can't help it." The old man spread his hands. "In fact, you are very lucky. This woman was already profiled when she got off the ferry. A single female passenger like this can easily become one of those people at the pier. The target of three hands who were dawdling in the area. There was a fight between the Rubi Brotherhood in the dock area of Porto Corpicus and the Mafia of Vacas for the right to attack this woman.
Unfortunately, Waqas, who won the fight, sent people to follow the woman for a long time, but never found an opportunity to make a move. He watched helplessly as the woman got on the long-distance carriage and left here. Therefore, the Mafia of Vacas has become a big joke in the eyes of the three hands in the dock area for more than half a month, saying that they let go of a big fat sheep like this.
The whereabouts of the woman I just told you about in the city were obtained from the Mafia. They followed the woman for most of the day and knew where the woman had gone and what she had done. In addition, they also sent news that the dog brought by the woman was very weird and very spiritual. Several opportunities to make a move were ruined by the puppy. "
"Since the Mafia didn't find an opportunity to steal, why didn't they just go and rob it?" asked the big man who was hit in the face by the newspaper.
The old man wanted to laugh, but he held it back. He shook his head and said to the big men in the room, "You have been here for three days. Haven't you noticed that this place is very different from the colonies of other countries? Even if it is the mainland of the kingdom, I don't know. I guarantee that you will not find a place that pays more attention to public security and order than here. People who are involved in gangs here need to be smart and skillful. Road robbery like the one you just mentioned is seeking death. If the circumstances are serious, you will be caught directly. Shooting on the roadside is a problem.”
"Is it so strict?" the round-faced man thought for a while and said, "We have been walking around the city casually in the past three days. We feel that the place is very lively, the business atmosphere is good, and it is well-ordered. But when you say this, we really haven't seen anyone here. There was a fight in broad daylight. So if we do a murder in this city and pretend it was committed by that woman, and use official power to arrest the woman, do you think it would work?"
The old man's face changed greatly. "If you want to die, please don't involve me. I have already told you that this place is different from the colonies of other countries. In the colonies of other countries, you used the clues of the murder to induce the local government there to help you hunt down that person." Woman, because the local officials in the colonies of other countries wanted to close the case as soon as possible, they followed the clues you left to hunt for the woman. As for whether the woman was innocent or not, they didn't care at all.
Unlike colonies in other countries, criminal cases here are handled by the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Patrol Headquarters, and everyone there is a veteran in solving cases. Even if you leave clues, it will be of no use. Instead, you will only send yourself into the trap they set. It's very simple. They only need to check the woman's itinerary records to find out that the woman is not the real murderer. They can then use this woman or pretend to be this woman to lure you into the bait and then catch them all."
"It's so mysterious." The big man led by him also didn't believe it.
"I can't help you if you don't believe me." The old man sighed, "The overseas autonomous territories are completely different from the colonies of those countries on the west coast. The current development is even faster than that of the kingdom itself. At least there is no such thing as a railway train in the Farea continent. Monsters. Even though you have gathered at the Red Stone Flower Tavern in the past three days, I can guarantee that your whereabouts and every move will be noticed by someone who is interested, but you just don’t know it.
Your status here is as a smuggler, so the monitoring of you is very relaxed. This is because countless smugglers on the West Coast flock to the Dominion to purchase goods and sell them to the colonies on the West Coast. This is of great help to the economic development of the states in the Dominion, which is why the Dominion treats smugglers more favorably. If it is discovered that you are not smugglers, but people from the kingdom's special department with ulterior motives, I am sure you will be unable to move here. "
"Then how can we find the whereabouts of that woman in the Dominion?" the leader of the big man asked anxiously. "She left this city half a month ago. If we get to Ancano Town and get on the train, then we won't even be able to find her." I don’t even know which territory to go to, so how can we find those former colonies on the west coast? We all created murders to frame her, forcing her to no longer be able to hide under the official search, and could only escape and expose her whereabouts."
"You guys from the special service team are really inferior to each other." The old man sighed, "Do you only use such brutal and bloody methods to find people now? In fact, it is very simple to find the whereabouts of this woman. She claims to be a pharmacist like this. , with a puppy, a very beautiful woman will leave a deep impression on people no matter where she goes. As long as she speaks a little bit, she can even make those who have met her take the initiative to talk about her. Where to go.
What you have to do is to play the role of a smuggler perfectly, and by the way, ask the station patrol officers, ticket sellers, train attendants, sweepers, etc. Exaggerate this woman's talent in pharmaceutical treatment, and say that you want to find her to buy the miraculous ointment for your father who has been bedridden for many years and has severe rheumatism. Your filial piety, the magical ointment, and the mysterious female pharmacist can all form a legendary story. No one will not be willing to help you find this woman.
This is just a method on the surface. Secretly, you go find the gangs hanging out at the station and threaten or induce them. I believe they will tell you the whereabouts of this woman soon. There is one last method. Female pharmacists who come to overseas autonomous territories like this will be noticed by the local patrol departments. If you can find a senior figure in the patrol department, with his introduction and help, you can easily Keep track of this woman's whereabouts. "
After the old man finished speaking, he stood up and left. When he reached the door, he turned to the big men in the room and said, "This is the last time for me to perform my duties for the Kingdom's special department that I have served for most of my life, even if you don't know it yet. Can I be considered a member of the special service team? You don’t have to come to me anymore. I have moved and the store has been sold to the owner who rented the house. I plan to officially retire from today and never get involved in this mess again. It’s gone into the matter.”
The old man walked away.
It took a while for the round-faced man to wake up. The old man clearly realized that staying with them would be dangerous, so he just made an excuse to escape. However, he said it so righteously, as if he had suffered a big loss.
"This, this old man is so shameless. He has clearly forgotten his responsibilities as a latent agent. The kingdom's special department has regulations. During the mission of the special service team, the latent agents at the mission site must cooperate and help unconditionally. The SWAT team has completed its mission," the round-faced man said angrily.
The leading man waved his hand, "Forget it, we don't know if we can still be considered members of the special service team. The old man was right. We were blinded by hatred before and caused so many murders in the West Coast Colony. We just want to Force this despicable woman out, and use the local government offices in the colony to make it impossible for this woman to hide any longer. Now that we are in this overseas autonomous territory, we must be careful and no longer act recklessly.
Let’s try the methods the old man said first. Egg, take a group of people to Ancano Town tomorrow to inquire about the whereabouts of the woman. I will wait here for two more days, waiting for the arrival of the last group of Sinos and others. The old man was right, the twenty or so of us crowded into this big tavern every day, it was indeed quite eye-catching. By the way, Egg, tomorrow when you go to Ancano Town, you will not only inquire about the whereabouts of the woman, but also pretend to be a smuggler, and ask more about the production prices of goods in various places in the territory, so that people will think that you are doing business. The same as the investigation”
"Okay, sir, let's book a carriage first, and we'll go to Ancano Town tomorrow morning." The round-faced man nodded and replied.
"Boss, in fact, we don't need to sell anything else. We just engage in this cigarette business. I guarantee that we can make a lot of money." A long-faced man took out a pack of Sailor brand cigarettes from his pocket and threw it on the table. "Cigarettes like this, It is full of energy and is a favorite of sailors and coachmen in the tavern. Here a pack can be bought for only two sunars. But in the colonies on the west coast, a pack can be sold for one riaso. It’s equivalent to five times the price.”
The leading man directly removed the outer packaging of the cigarette, pulled out one from the torn hole, and took one of the two rough bamboo cigarette holders on both sides of the cigarette box. He inserted the cigarette into the cigarette holder and skillfully lit the match. Light the cigarette butt and take a deep breath. The remaining cigarettes were quickly divided among the big men in the other rooms. The long-faced man finally managed to snatch his own cigarettes back, only to find that there were only four cigarettes left in the cigarette box.
The leading man exhaled smoke and said with a stern face, "Silva, don't forget, we are not really here to do smuggling business, we are here to catch and kill the man who will make us suffer for the rest of our lives." Shameful woman, this identity is just a cover for us, understand, once our shame is washed away, if you are still alive, then I have no objection to you coming here to sell these cigarettes to the West Coast colonies. The problem is that you have to have the connections to get from Tobacco factories get large quantities of cigarettes.”
Silva was the long-faced man. He put the empty cigarette box back into his pocket angrily, "I understand, boss."
Facts have proved that the methods used by the old man to lurk undercover were indeed very effective, and soon the information about the woman with the puppy who claimed to be a pharmacist was continuously collected to the leading man.
"Head, on the afternoon of March 12th, the woman arrived in Ancano Town, bought a train ticket on the 15th, and her destination was Prince Town, Mormali State, and then stayed in the town. I stayed at the Qinghe Tavern for three days. During these three days, I either went shopping or stayed in the pub. I got on the train on time on the afternoon of the 15th."
"The station manager in Prince Town was deeply impressed by this woman because she got down from the box and asked him which mode of transportation to go to Slinkas was more affordable, convenient and safe. The station manager recommended it to him Her brother-in-law's carriage took this woman to Slinkas, which is the medicinal material production base in Mormali territory. On the way, the woman told the station administrator's brother-in-law that she was a pharmacist and went there to buy a batch of medicinal materials. .
Obviously, head, this woman didn't realize that we had tracked the overseas dominion. She now thinks that she is safe, so she can leisurely go to some medicinal material base to buy medicinal materials. Then she returned to Prince Town on March 24, bringing two carriages filled with medicinal materials. She bought a train ticket for the next day and even went through the freight formalities for the two carriages of medicinal materials. Her destination is Lanhu City, which is directly under the jurisdiction of Anphiston."
"We will also go to Lanhu City right away." The leading man made a decision. "Since the woman bought two carriages of medicinal materials, she should stay in Lanhu City for a while and get rid of these medicinal materials. I think we can find them soon. Her whereabouts are known, we must not let her escape from our sight this time."
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