Chapter 195 Lurking and Confronting

Chapter 195 Lurking and Confronting

Chapter 195 Lurking and Confronting

Is this where the rebels gather?
Carrying a tin barrel full of orange-red palm oil, they mixed in with other members of the rebel group who were responsible for purchasing and entered an old warehouse on Aiguo Street in batches.

What appeared before Lyon's eyes was not a dark warehouse filled with dust and various sundries, but a lush green valley dotted with a large number of low buildings. Many people were moving back and forth on the man-made dirt roads, busy preparing something.

Realizing something was wrong, he immediately took a deep breath, then pretended to be tired of carrying the oil barrel. While shifting the oil barrel to the other shoulder, he looked around.

The other directions were very ordinary, with nothing to identify the location, but in the northwest of the valley, one could vaguely see a giant "7"-shaped tower towering into the clouds.

The giant steel-frame tower built by people sent by the Kingdom of Korok is the boarding tower used when boarding the rigid airship, and the short horizontal line above the "7" is the "platform" for passengers to get on and off the airship. It is one of the landmark buildings of the royal capital.

……

If the boarding tower is in the northwest... then this is a valley southeast of the royal capital?
Relying on his outstanding eyesight to find the boarding tower and confirm his current position, Leon couldn't help but gasp.

Judging from the size of the boarding tower, this valley is probably at least fifteen or sixteen kilometers away from the royal capital. How could he just enter a door and arrive more than ten kilometers away?
No wonder, no wonder the people from the Secret Investigation Bureau searched almost every corner of the royal capital but couldn’t find the gathering place of the rebels. It turns out that this place is not in the royal capital at all. It’s a wonder that they could find it!

Really... the ability of this space-shifting anomaly is really too outrageous!

After carefully noting down his discovery, Lyon shifted the oil barrel from his left shoulder to his right shoulder. He seemed to feel dizzy suddenly and staggered back half a step with weak steps. Then he "instinctively" reached out to grab the door frame of the warehouse door, and "reluctantly" held the door handle before he could barely stand steady.

"Materialism" did not respond.

Unfortunately, although this door has the ability to cross space, this warehouse door itself is not an abnormal object. It is very likely just a carrier of some kind. Or, the "abnormality" is not attached to the door frame and handle, but to some other location...

"Little Baggins?"

Not knowing that Leon's actions had ulterior motives, he watched him gasp for breath and then suddenly stumble and grab the door frame. The fat uncle following behind him quickly reached out to support the oil barrel and said with a worried look:
"If you're not feeling well, put the oil drum down and go home to rest. I'll come back later."

"Need not."

After hearing the fat uncle's words, Lyon, who had no idea where "his" home was, quickly shook his head to reject his kindness. He then stood firm again, carried the oil barrel with his "veins bulging" and "sweating profusely", and followed the people in front of him to continue walking towards the warehouse.

This child... oh! Just like his father, he has a stubborn temper that can't be controlled by any force...

Looking at "Little Baggins'" sweaty clothes and strained back, the fat uncle who was also carrying a large bag couldn't help but sigh, then quickened his pace and caught up with him, ready to lend a hand to support him when he couldn't hold on any longer, so as to prevent the oil barrel from breaking and Little Baggins from hurting himself.

However, what was strange was that little Baggins looked like he was about to be exhausted, and his body was even shaking, but he walked like this for a long time. It looked like he was about to fall down at any time, but he actually persisted and successfully carried the oil barrel to the warehouse.

"Haha?!"

After taking the oil barrel from little Baggins, the person in charge of reconciliation was dragged so hard that he staggered and was almost knocked to the ground by the oil barrel.

After stumbling two steps to steady himself, and finally lifting the barrel with the strength of his belly, the person checking the accounts raised his head, looked at "Little Baggins" in surprise, and said:

"What's going on? Why is the barrel of oil so full? Isn't it usually half a barrel?"

"..."

Huh? So the barrel of palm oil is only half filled?

After hearing the questions from the person who was doing the reconciliation, Lyon, who had replaced the real Little Baggins and knocked him out while he was filling up with oil, couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. He understood the oil shop owner's expression at that time and why he looked like he wanted to say something but stopped.

There are few people in my family, and we used to use small cans. We have never bought such a big barrel of oil. After knocking out the real little Baggins, I naturally filled the barrel completely before carrying it out.

The oil shop owner watched him "attack" the real little Baggins, and Amy asked him to cooperate with her, so he didn't dare to warn her, and just let her carry the big barrel of oil and leave...

"I am not sure as well."

After wiping the sweat off his head, the handsome but aloof "Little Baggins" moved his shoulders and said expressionlessly:
"That's all the oil shop owner gave me. I asked him about it, but he said he didn't give me the wrong amount, so I carried it back."

"that's all?"

It seemed that he was not surprised by the indifference of "Little Baggins". After thinking for a while, the person checking the accounts said with certainty:
"That could be because the oil was almost sold out, and the truck was about to leave. He was in a hurry to empty the barrels so that he could follow the truck to the gas station to pick up new oil and sell it back. So he simply gave you all the remaining oil.

Very good, haha, little Baggins, you are lucky today, you picked up a big bargain for us."

"Maybe."

After responding indifferently, the naturally aloof "Little Baggins" turned around and left the warehouse, walking back in the direction he came from. The person who was checking the accounts did not get angry at his impolite behavior, but greeted the next person with a smile.

Really... Fortunately, I chose this person with a cold and expressionless face...

After glancing back at the account checker's expression and confirming that there was nothing unusual, Lyon heaved a sigh of relief and then felt fortunate for his choice.

Amy gave a list of suspected gang purchasers, which numbered about twenty people. The reason why she chose little Baggins was because he had a cold personality, was taciturn, and didn't seem to be very sociable.

Although such people are not secretive enough, they are least likely to be exposed when there is insufficient information because they communicate less and have fewer expressions. If they were replaced by a more cheerful and talkative person, it would be difficult for them to appear so "normal".

Good luck!

After looking around, Lyon immediately set his sights on the building in the center of the valley.

Now that I have successfully sneaked in, I should complete the mission. First of all, I should find the grandparents who are suspected to have memory ability, and find a way to erase the princess...

"Little Baggins!"

Just as Leon was about to start his investigation, the fat uncle who had supported him from behind before quickly chased out from the warehouse.

After calling out to the "stubborn" little Baggins, the fat uncle with a beard could not help but complain:

"The barrel was so full of oil, why didn't you ask me for help and just carried it back by yourself? It's no big deal if the barrel is dented, but what if you hurt your waist?"

"..."

I knew that good luck was definitely an illusion!
Seeing the acquaintance who came up to talk to him, Leon, who didn't have enough information, couldn't help but have a headache. Then he tried to maintain the expressionless personality of little Baggins and responded coldly:
"I tried to carry it for a bit, and when I felt it was about right, I carried it back by myself."

"Bullshit!"

Seeing that he was still trying to be brave, the fat uncle couldn't help but get angry, puffing his beard and glaring at him, scolding:
"I tried to carry it just now and almost sprained my waist. Can your body withstand carrying such a big barrel of oil for such a long time?

Besides, you almost fell down when you were passing through the door before, and I was watching you from behind! Why are you showing off?"

"..."

Really... If I had known this would happen, I would have just endured it a little and not touched the door frame and handle directly.

"Why are you so stubborn, kid?"

Looking at the little Baggins who kept silent and still "stubbornly" refused to say anything, the fat uncle couldn't help but sigh and said:

"I know you're feeling miserable and want to find something to do to numb yourself, but you should also pay attention to your body and don't overexert yourself. You may not feel it when you're young, but you will feel it when you're old." "Don't worry about it!"

Leon was anxious to get rid of this kind-hearted old man who was a bit talkative, as he was worried about the investigation and would be exposed if he talked too long. He raised his head and glared at him, then refused without hesitation:

"I know how my body is doing. You don't need to nag me."

"..."

"You...what's wrong with you?"

Frightened by the sudden explosion of "Little Baggins", the fat uncle was stunned for a moment, and then said suspiciously:

"Little Baggins? You are a little strange today? You never talked to me like this before..."

"..."

Ah, this... It seems that even if the faces are exactly the same, there are still differences to people who are familiar with them. Will this be discovered?

Just as Leon's eyes moved slightly and he began to think about how to cover it up, the fat uncle came up with the answer on his own, and said with a little annoyance on his kind face:
"Is it old Baggins? He beat you up again these past two days, didn't he? Did he steal your money to buy drinks again?"

"..."

Taking Leon's silence as a tacit agreement, the fat uncle's honest round face quickly turned red. He grabbed Leon's wrist and rolled up his sleeves. Sure enough, he found several long bruises at the elbow.

"Damn it! This bastard! He will die from those two mouthfuls of horse urine sooner or later!"

After scolding him angrily, the fat uncle grabbed Leon, who was "being abused at home", and strode back in the direction they came from, saying angrily as he walked:
"You can't spoil him like this anymore! Come back with me to find him! I will definitely help you get your money back!"

"..."

Ah, this... I managed to get in with great difficulty, why am I going back without doing anything?

Just now, he was discovered to be wrong after just a little free play. At this moment, Leon couldn't do anything else. He had to let the fat uncle pull him along, looking back every few steps, and walking back and forth, getting farther and farther away from the suspicious building in the center of the valley...

"boom!"

Just as Leon was reluctantly dragged all the way to the door and was about to cross the strange door that could travel through space again and leave the valley where the rebels lived, the old iron warehouse door suddenly twisted twice, and then made a loud bang, and turned into a mahogany door carved with flower and bird patterns.

With the sound of door hinges, the mahogany door was pushed open from the outside, and a middle-aged man who looked relatively young but had a lot of white hair on his temples walked in.

"Are you guys going out?"

After walking in from outside and seeing Leon and the fat uncle "inside the door", the middle-aged man smiled kindly and then said:

"Wait a moment, I'll change the destination right back."

"Ah, we're not in a hurry!"

After seeing the middle-aged man, the fat uncle subconsciously stood up straight, then lowered his head with a look of reverence and said:

"Master Chief, you have looked a little haggard recently. Please take care of your health."

"Haha, I will."

leader? !
Leon, who was following behind, narrowed his pupils when he heard the words, and then he imitated the fat uncle and lowered his head respectfully, while repeatedly memorizing the appearance of the middle-aged man in his mind.

The leader of the rebel group that the Secret Investigation Bureau had been trying to find for so many years but couldn't find was now standing two meters in front of him! He had to remember this face... Hmm... For some reason, his facial features seemed a little familiar?

"All right!"

He didn't know that one of the two people in front of him was a cleaner from the Cleaning Bureau. After closing the door again, the middle-aged man reached out and touched the nameplate on the edge of the mahogany door frame. The luxurious mahogany door twisted and turned back into the old iron warehouse door.

"Go out. I have changed the destination."

"Thank you, sir!"

"You're welcome."

Leon, who had watched the middle-aged man's operation throughout, was staring at the nameplate on the door frame thoughtfully. The middle-aged man, who had accidentally revealed his true identity, smiled and asked:

"By the way, Owen, you and little Baggins are all sweaty. You just came back from shopping, right? Why don't you take a break and go back?"

"The two of us..."

The fat uncle named Owen hesitated for a moment, then sighed and told the whole story:
"Lord Nathan, little Baggins was beaten again yesterday, and his money was stolen. I'm worried that old Baggins will squander the money, so I want to take him to get it back as soon as possible."

"That's it..."

Hearing the fat uncle's words, the middle-aged man couldn't help but think of the scene in the morning. After looking at the bruise on "Little Baggins'" elbow, the smile on his face couldn't help but disappear.

"It's probably too late for you to find him."

After shaking his head slightly, the middle-aged man looked at "Little Baggins" and said with a slightly apologetic look:

"When I was meeting my friends on Aiguo Street this morning, I actually saw your father across the street. He came out of the bar drunk. He must have used your money to drink all night yesterday.

But before I could get there, he urinated in front of the Great Patriotic War Memorial Wall on the street, and was discovered by patrolling guards who kicked him a few times, arrested him and locked him up. I'm afraid you can't get your money back."

"It doesn't matter. I'm used to being beaten or robbed of my money."

After suppressing his inner excitement, Leon, who was preparing to use the "abnormal object" that forced him to salute, mixed into the top leaders of the rebels. While maintaining his image as a boy with a dead face, he asked with a slightly longing look in his eyes:

"Master Chief, I...what should I do to have magical powers like yours?"

"..."

Because he couldn't beat his alcoholic father, he wanted to have power? How could such a childish and superficial desire give birth to a real abnormality?

Looking at the "Little Baggins" in front of him, the middle-aged man couldn't help but shook his head in his heart.

I had already done some research on this somewhat withdrawn teenager and believed that he did not have the qualifications to be "abnormal" and did not even include him in the observation list for Aquarius directors.

but……

Looking at the new and old overlapping stick wounds on Lyon's thin arms, and thinking about the iron battle medal that old Baggins angrily "spit" on the wall along with thick phlegm in the morning, the middle-aged man couldn't help but be silent for a moment, then he sighed deeply and stretched out his hand towards the "little Baggins" in front of him.

"Give me a strand of your hair and I'll take a look at it for you."

(End of this chapter)