Chapter 1101 You can refuse to cooperate with me now, but when that person comes, you can’t blame me

This Lady Evangeline...is she deliberately playing dumb with me?

After thinking about his experiences from the moment he boarded the ship until now, Leon couldn't help but show a hint of suspicion in his eyes as he looked at the beautiful mermaid in front of him, who was being grabbed on the face by the angry Miss Salted Fish and begging for mercy in pain.

If we only look at her performance, this mermaid who claims to be Miss Salty Fish's mother should be the type who is extremely casual, hardly ever thinking before speaking or doing anything, and lives completely on instinct.

From a "diplomatic" perspective alone, her absurd actions, which came one after another, were about to bring shame to the entire sea clan, and made Miss Salted Fish so angry that her eyes turned red twice.

But if we look at the "results", after this round of operations, although this allowed Miss Salted Fish, who was in a difficult situation, to break down her defenses, she helped the entire sea clan obtain the best result in theory.

After taking stock of the changes in his mentality and the series of promises he had just made, Leon couldn't help but reach out to touch his cufflinks, and his fingertips habitually touched the horns of the black goat.

Regarding this seabed freezing incident, both myself and Lord Taurus suspected that the sea clan might be responsible, so before boarding the ship, my attitude towards the sea clan was "cautious" and "scrutinizing".

But after the mermaid mother and daughter's antics, even though he hadn't even seen what the ice on the seabed looked like, he had already unconsciously believed what they said, thinking that the sea people just wanted to protect themselves and did not get involved.

Later, under her "nagging", he even took the initiative to state that the Cleanup Bureau would not interfere with the sea clan, and would not take personal revenge and attack the leader of the Flowing Vortex Clan. He basically gave up all the power that could be transferred. This is too... um... weird?
With the help of the black goat's unique soul vision, after seeing the underlying color of the mermaid's soul, Leon's eyebrows couldn't help but raise slightly.

Frank, transparent, flamboyant, unrestrained, passionate... the soul of the beautiful mermaid does not have the slightest secrecy or concealment, and there is absolutely no weighing or calculation. It is simply shockingly pure.

So... could it be that she is not a shrewd person, but a natural abstract saint? ? ?
……

Tidal Realm, Silver Coral Palace.

While Leon was in the middle of an abstract quarrel between the mermaid mother and daughter and rushing towards the Eye of the Central Sea in a clamshell boat, Directors Scorpio and Cancer, who had set out earlier, had already arrived at the Tidal Realm and were in the reception room of the Silver Coral Palace, listening to the general situation.

"So the first people to discover that the seafloor was beginning to freeze weren't the mermaids from your vortex lineage, but the sirens from your tidal lineage?"

"You can say that."

After hearing Director Scorpio's slightly curious question, a female mermaid who looked 60% like the beautiful mermaid, but much older, nodded in approval and added:

“But strictly speaking, it was the guards responsible for guarding the Sea Eye who discovered it, not any one lineage.

The relationship between our three sea tribes is relatively close, and the guards guarding the Sea Eye are also mixed from the three tribes. Although the first person to report the ice on the seabed was a sea monster, there were also many people from the other two tribes who discovered the problem with him. "

"That's it."

After nodding slightly to show his understanding, Director Scorpio subconsciously turned his head and exchanged glances with Director Cancer, then spoke again:

"May I ask what is the name of the siren who first reported the situation? Could you please briefly introduce him and ask him to come over and answer a few questions for us?"

"?"

Hearing the request made by Director Scorpio, the mermaid wearing a crown on her head couldn't help but frowned, and then answered:

"That sea monster is called Andy. He is the grandson of the last generation of the Tide Clan leader and the captain of the guards responsible for guarding the Eye of the Sea and entering and leaving Baywood... There is no problem in asking him to come over, but I have already shown you all the information he knows. Is it necessary for you to meet him in person?"

"Don't get me wrong, we don't doubt him. We just want to know the situation in more detail."

After putting down the "document" bound with some flexible algae, Director Cancer patted his big belly as usual, and then explained with a smile:
"The document you gave me is already very detailed, but there will always be some differences between what is written on paper and what is spoken. Even if it is the information summarized by the discoverer himself, there may be some omissions in some places.

As you know, the situation our cleanup team faces is that when cleaners are handling unusual incidents, if they do not conduct a thorough investigation beforehand, it is easy for them to get into danger due to some differences in details, so we always attach great importance to the accuracy of intelligence.

Besides, the ice layer on the seabed is very thick now, and it is very difficult to break through the ice. Mr. Andy, who has seen the situation below with his own eyes, is even more important... So if possible, can you please let Mr. Andy come over and talk to us?"

This……

After the Cancer director finished speaking, seeing that he insisted on having Andy come over to talk, a hint of hesitation flashed in the eyes of the Crown Mermaid.

has a problem!
Sharply sensing the hesitation in the crown mermaid's eyes, Director Cancer quickly exchanged glances with Director Scorpio, then leisurely moved his fingernails to a position out of the sight of the crown mermaid and lightly made an "X"-shaped indentation on the document that recorded the freezing incident.

The credibility of this information is not high. The information in it may not be false, but it is definitely not all the news... In addition, the attitude of the sea people is also problematic!
After secretly telling Director Scorpio not to believe the information in the booklet for the time being, Director Cancer couldn't help but sigh inwardly as he watched the Crown Mermaid on the opposite side hesitate for a moment and then start to evade the question as expected.

It really is a troublesome job... The two of them have been in the Tidal Realm for most of the day, but the leader of the Vortex Clan has been saying that he is busy and has always refused to meet with them. He only asked his wife to come and accompany him. His attitude towards the Cleanup Bureau is not really friendly.

Although she gave us information when we asked for it, and took us to see the freezing conditions when we asked, and seemed to be cooperative, she refused to let us contact the first witness. It was obvious that there was something she didn't want us to know.

Also, when she had taken the two of them to see the ice on the seabed, although it had been deliberately covered up, there were still some faint signs of large-scale destruction.

Therefore, before she and Director Scorpio arrived at the Tidal Realm, the three sea tribes should have broken through the ice and gone in to look for the reason why the seabed suddenly began to freeze. However, the content related to this part was not written at all in the information she provided. It seems that the sea tribe was not willing to share their findings with the Cleanup Bureau.

"In that case, we won't bother you anymore."

After trying to be subtle for a while and confirming that no more information could be obtained, Director Cancer stopped arguing with the Crown Mermaid and stood up to say goodbye, taking Director Scorpio with him and leaving the Silver Coral Palace.

Although it felt like the sea tribe was definitely hiding something, they were doing a good job on the surface. No matter how much they had concealed behind the scenes, they did appear to be cooperating with our investigation. Unless we had to use force, this was all we could do.

What's more, he is now in someone else's territory, and the leader of the three sea tribes is no less powerful than the director. If he really takes action, he will most likely end up in trouble, and forcing him to answer is almost impossible... Oh...

If I had known this would happen, I would have just asked Aquarius to come over. With his current "fame", even if he didn't directly interrogate us, just standing outside the Tidal Realm would probably make the entire sea clan feel like they were facing a formidable enemy and make them hand over more information. Now I'm afraid I can only investigate it myself.

When Director Cancer, who regretted not bringing Leon with him, led Director Scorpio into the water channel and completely left the Silver Coral Palace, the Crown Mermaid who was responsible for dealing with them couldn't help but let out a long sigh, then waved to the attendant and instructed:

"Those two people from the Cleanup Bureau should have gone straight to dismantle the ice on the seabed. Keep your people watching them. If they make any movement, report to me immediately!"

"Yes!"

After accepting the task assigned by the Crown Mermaid, the mermaid attendant said hesitantly:

"Mrs. Camilla, those two are directors of the Cleanup Bureau. It's hard to hide from them when we are following them..."

“No need to hide it.” After waving her hand to indicate that there was no need to do this, the crown mermaid said:

"The director of the Cleanup Bureau is not that easy to deal with. Even if you don't go there in person, but just control the sea fish to observe from afar, you will still be discovered by them. So if you can't hide, then don't hide. Just follow them openly.

Next, no matter where they go, you must arrange for people to be around them and write down their every word and action. You must agree to whatever they ask for, just as if you were accompanying them. When you answer, your attitude must be good, but when they chase you away, you must insist on not listening. Remember?"

"remember."

"Remember it and do it!"

The crown mermaid continued to exhort:
"All subsequent news about them will be gathered here. You will filter out the useful intelligence and pick out all the useful information. Report to me every six hours. Report any urgent information immediately!"

"Yes!"

"and many more!"

Just as the mermaid attendant was about to leave, looking at the intelligence documents left by the two directors on the table, the crown mermaid seemed to remember something and suddenly called him, frowning and asking:
"How's Andy doing? Still no clue about Evangeline's whereabouts?"

"This... has not made any progress yet."

Upon hearing this, the mermaid attendant said awkwardly:
"When Lady Evangeline left, she destroyed everything in Baywood that could locate ships. She also drove her clam boat and smashed all the waterway rings that recorded the entry and exit directions. Currently, only Lady Andy's [Heart of the Ocean] can determine her location..."

"I know this!"

The Crown Mermaid said unhappily:

"I asked you about Andy's situation so that you can interrogate him! Find out where that bastard Evangeline is!"

"This one……"

Upon hearing this, the mermaid attendant's expression suddenly became more and more embarrassed, and he replied with a hint of helplessness:
"You know, Mr. Andy is the descendant of the last Tide Chief after all. We can't use those more drastic measures, but he is obsessed with Ms. Evangeline... uh... sincere, and insists on not revealing her whereabouts..."

"..."

"never mind……"

Recalling Andy's charming yet timid look when he saw his daughter, the crown mermaid couldn't help but rub his forehead and said with a headache:
"If you can't get the answer, then don't ask anymore. If Evangeline is trying her best to get there, she might have already found the God of Food and is heading back... You go down first!"

"Yes!"

"Oh, by the way, put these two booklets away as well."

Pointing to the intelligence file left on the table, and asking the attendant to take these two things away, the Crown Mermaid could not help but remind him again:

"Next, you must keep a close eye on those two humans... They didn't even take the intelligence booklet, so they must have discovered something was wrong. They might even be using this method to express their dissatisfaction with our sea people.

In the next two or three days, they will definitely try to break through, or at least break through the ice on the seabed and take a look at the place where the ice first formed. You must keep a close eye on them!"

"Yes!"

After listening to the instructions of the Crown Mermaid, the mermaid attendant bowed, then quickly walked to the table and put away the two information books spread out on it.

And the moment he closed the Cancer director's intelligence booklet, the "X"-shaped nail indentation on the cover of the booklet trembled slightly, and then disappeared in an instant, as if it had never appeared.

"How to say?"

Seeing that Director Cancer had pulled his index finger out of his ear, and the light silver mark on the end of his nail had dimmed, Director Scorpio quickly asked:

"Did you hear anything? What are the sea people hiding?"

“I didn’t hear that.”

He picked hard at the nail crevices of his index finger and pulled out the two "ear-picking demons" hiding there. After stuffing the screaming ones back into the Abdominal Prison through his belly button, Director Cancer shook his head and said,

"After we left, she only asked the attendant outside the door to bring people over to continue to strengthen the surveillance of us, and did not mention what the sea tribe was hiding."

"Tsk!"

Upon hearing this, Director Scorpio was immediately disappointed.

"You mean you haven't heard any useful news?"

“I have heard some news.”

After thinking about the conversation he heard through the nail marks, Director Cancer said thoughtfully:
"The reason why the wife of the leader of the Flowing Vortex Clan didn't let us see the mermaid who first discovered the problem was because the mermaid named Andy was locked up by her and the leader of the Flowing Vortex Clan because she didn't want to reveal the whereabouts of others."

"Other people's whereabouts?"

Director Scorpio looked a little confused.

"Whose? Does it have anything to do with the ice on the sea floor?"

"It's the daughter of the leader of the Vortex Clan. As for whether it has anything to do with the ice on the sea floor... maybe it has something?"

Director Cancer shook his head and said with a smile:
"But these are not the important things. What's important is the whereabouts of Lady Evangeline... who do you think she went to see?"

(End of this chapter)

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