Back at their makeshift home in Nabia, the three began discussing plans for action a few days later. It's almost impossible to find Eren in the chaos of Nabia. The only place where I can get in touch with Islayton is in the central auction house.
According to the information provided by military informants, before the start of each auction, the seller will wait in the well-guarded room behind the auction venue with his auction items, sell his auction items and get the star coin card on the spot. Then leave.
"It seems that if you want to arrest Ereden, you can only do it in the waiting area." Hewitt projected the appearance of the auction hall in mid-air, and repeatedly switched various angles to study, "Can the lineman be there? Looking for a way to get the internal structure diagram of the auction house? If there is a structure diagram, the difficulty of action will be reduced a lot."
Lu Heng shook his head: "The line δΈ¨ people say that it is a secret, only a few high-level people in the auction house have it, and he has no access to it at all."
"Tsk, in this case, things are a bit troublesome."
"That," Carlo said suddenly, "I have an idea..."
"Let's hear it." Hewitt looked at him encouragingly.
"I can disguise myself as an Omega and infiltrate the auction house as a waiter." Carlo glanced at Hewitt, and seeing that he was very interested, he became more confident. "Then, take the opportunity to find out the structure inside. By the way, I can still meet you in there on the day of the auction."
Lu Heng said badly. In the original world line, Carlo also proposed the same plan. At that time, Reiner and Hewitt did not object, so he successfully mixed into the central auction hall as a waiter. But on the day of the platinum auction, he was spotted by an Alpha who secretly gave him an estrus-stimulating drug, intending to forcibly mark it. This led to Carlo's estrus during the retreat, which led to a series of subsequent events.
Unexpectedly, Hewitt did not finalize the plan right away, but turned to Lu Heng: "Reina, do you think this plan is feasible?"
Lu Heng raised his fingers and tapped the table lightly, his eyebrows habitually gathered together. Knowing that this was his habitual action when he was thinking, Hewitt didn't make a sound and waited quietly.
Carlo was a little anxious: "Adjutant Rainer, please believe me."
"There are too many variables in this plan," Lu Heng said when Carlo was trying to persuade Hewitt, "One is that it is uncertain whether the newcomers who enter temporarily can access the core position; You have no undercover experience, and we cannot put you at risk."
"But there is no better way!"
Hewitt patted Carlo on the shoulder reassuringly: "Don't worry, Reiner should have a plan in mind."
The relationship between Hewitt and Reiner has always been like this. In terms of Fenglei's affairs, Hewitt was in charge of the general strategy, and Reiner was in charge of the details. During missions, action plans are also generally drawn up by Reiner.
Lu Heng turned on his brain and repeatedly rotated the holographic projection on the exterior of the central auction hall, carefully observing it from all angles.
"I always think this building looks familiar." Hewitt suddenly said, "But I can't make any comments. I just listened to a few classes when I went to find you in "History of Art and Architecture". ."
Lu Heng nodded: "I feel the same way too."
Reiner is a wide-ranging person. When he was in the military academy, unlike Hewitt, who was immersed in military mecha courses, he took courses in various fields, and "History of Art and Architecture" was one of them. The relevant papers he wrote have also been included in the excellent papers of the Department of Architecture for the later students to learn and study in detail.
Thinking of this, Lu Heng immediately contacted the mission assistant and started rummaging in Reiner's memory, and soon found relevant clues. It was an out-of-print book that Reiner occasionally saw when he was writing his thesis. The author restored the design drawings of some famous ancient Blue Star buildings based on a few words in history. The central auction house is very similar to one of the design drawings.
Lu Heng shared his thoughts with Hewitt, who also dug up the design from a corner of his memory. They were roommates back then, and he had seen this book before.
Carlo put forward a different opinion: "It's just that the appearance is similar, what if the structure inside is different?"
"Luo Heng, the founder of the Central Auction, is a very enthusiastic fan of ancient Blue Star culture." Lu Heng explained.
After the biggest issue was resolved, the trio quickly settled on the division of labor and details for other operations. Afterwards, Lu Heng returned to the room to draw a structural diagram, leaving Hewitt to emphasize some points to Carlo.
"Carlo, I'll send you a message on the encrypted channel after I reunite with Reiner... Carlo?"
Carlo looked preoccupied, and under Hewitt's questioning, he said a little hesitantly: "Hewitt, does Adjutant Reiner dislike me?"
"Why do you think so?" Hewitt always felt that there was something wrong with the atmosphere between Lu Heng and Carlo, but he was never a careful person. He thought it was just because the two were not familiar with each other, but now it seems that Lu Heng's strictness frightened Carlo.
He shook his head inwardly. Carlo seemed to be a little too fragile. This was not the mental quality a qualified soldier should have.
"At the beginning of this mission, Adjutant Reiner did not agree to my coming. The plan I proposed just now was also rejected by him. I think in his heart, I must be a newcomer who can only cause trouble. However, I have already Working hard..."
"Little Carlo, you just think too much sometimes. Reiner's character is like this, he just talks about things and doesn't target you." Hewitt felt that his tone seemed to be harsh again, he blinked, " He is already very gentle to you, don't you see how frowning he is to me? If one day he can treat me with the same attitude towards you, I can laugh in my dreams."
Carlo's mother, a bar dancer, had Carlo in a chaotic night with his father, Sergeant Meg. She didn't tell Sergeant Meg about Carol's existence until she died, despite the intense battle with the Zerg. Sergeant Meg was too busy to raise Carlo himself, so he entrusted Carlo to his brother.
Long-term dependence made Carlo very sensitive to people's emotions. He felt Hewitt's dissatisfaction and quickly explained: "Maybe I'm too sensitive, and my aunt is so strict with me, so I'm a little afraid of this. character."
Speaking of Carlo's background, Hewitt couldn't help but soften his expression. After all, Sergeant Meg had already issued a retirement report at the time, and he only retired after the battle to concentrate on raising his children, but he sacrificed to save himself. From the day he learned of Carlo's existence, Hewitt took him as his responsibility.
"Don't worry, I'm still here." Hewitt smiled and patted Carlo on the shoulder, "You will become an excellent soldier."
The Platinum Auction is an annual large-scale auction in Nabia, and it can almost be regarded as the largest black market transaction in the Human League every year. People from the major star thieves gathered here with their loot, and merchants from various countries also came here to find valuable goods.
The vigilance level of the central auction house has been raised to the highest level, but this does not stop the daring star thieves every year. After all, everyone wants to do a lucrative business.
Freixing has always been known for its freedom, and the Central Auction House also has an interesting rule. Those who have successfully robbed the central auction hall will still be treated as guests as long as they can escape. But once they are caught, they will either go bankrupt and pay the money to redeem themselves, or they will be auctioned off as goods in the central auction house.
Billy tugged at his collar, feeling a little too tight. Three years ago, in pursuit of a stable life, he washed his hands and stopped being a bounty hunter, and instead came to the Central Auction to be the captain of the guard.
It's not that he boasted, in the years he took office, no troublemaker could escape from his hands. After all, S-rank bounty hunters aren't vain. But today he was always a little restless, and even the scar of honor on his face was a little itchy.
Maybe it's too hot. He thought, I'm Billy Falcon, the last star thief who didn't believe in evil is still mining coal at the mining star.
Billy tugged at his neck again, and decided to go around the corner to take a cigarette and relax. As he walked, he snapped at the guards patrolling around to cheer up. Just as he walked to the corner, there was a loud crashing sound from the door.
Billy turned his head sharply, and saw a strange-looking, unidentifiable type of mecha standing carelessly on the shoulders of Locke's statue.
Tsk, another one who is not afraid of death. Billy thought about it like this, but he was not slow to call out his mecha and greeted him.
"Isn't the defensive power of this central auction hall not that good, eh? This is not bad, I can practice my hands."
While listening to Hewitt talking nonsense on the communication channel, Lu Heng noticed a waiter. His figure is similar to Lu Heng, and the uniform he wears is a bit special.
Lu Heng took a glass of wine from the table next to him and staggered over in the direction of the waiter. When he was about to get close, he tripped under his feet and slammed into the waiter. The red wine in his hand was splashed on Lu Heng's chest, making the three-piece dress on him a mess.
"What, what's going on! Is this how you treat VIP customers?" Lu Heng hiccups and shakes the bracelet that represents VIP status in his hand.
"I'm sorry, are you okay?" The waiter quickly bowed and apologized.
"Which eye do you see that I'm okay? My dress is very expensive, I'm going to complain to you!"
The waiter's brows are still a little tender, and he looks like a newcomer. He was so embarrassed by Lu Heng that a little sweat appeared on his forehead: "I'm really sorry, I'll take you to change your clothes first. The dress, I will be responsible for the compensation."
"It's your acquaintance, lead the way."
At the corner, when everyone's eyes were attracted by the commotion outside, Lu Heng quickly knocked out the waiter and dragged him into the utility room beside him.
A few minutes later, Lu Heng, who was transformed into a waiter, came out and walked directly into the back of the auction house. As he expected, this waiter was indeed a service staff in the backcourt, and the way was unobstructed.
The location of the waiting area was the same as they had guessed before. After entering the waiting area, Lu Heng knocked on the door of room 7 with the information on the optical brain stripped from the waiter's hand.