Chapter 328 Door-to-door
The waiter looked at the large number of gold coins and banknotes that seemed to be able to smell the special scent of ink, his eyes straightened involuntarily, and he instinctively held his breath.
After a few seconds, he hurriedly looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he calmed down a little.
"Everything, give it to me?" The waiter swallowed his saliva with difficulty.
Albus directly threw a gold coin worth 5 Felkin over, let it land exactly in the palm of the waiter's hand, and then said with a smile:
"It depends on whether the information you provide is useful or not, but no matter what, you can get another 20 Ferkin."
The waiter gently bit the gold coin in his hand, looked back at the road he had come, and said in a low voice:
"The southerner in room 2 on the 6th floor is similar to you, every time he comes, he is looking for the most famous courtesans, and he likes to order food in advance and let us deliver it to the room every half hour."
Southerners, looking for the most famous courtesans, like to order food in advance, room 602...... Albus was not stingy and threw two more 10 fil gold coins engraved on the warship to the waiter.
Next, taking advantage of the fact that the busiest time period on City Wall Street had not yet arrived, he took advantage of the opportunity that everyone was lazy under the afternoon sun to sneak to the sixth floor and hide in the balcony at the end of the corridor.
In less than ten minutes, the waiter in charge of food delivery took a steam-powered mechanical compartment ladder and pushed a silver-white metal dining car to the front of room 602 and gently rang the doorbell.
Albus stood up, found a place on the balcony where he could see the entrance of 602, and cast his gaze over it.
The door was opened by a man less than 1.7 meters tall, wearing an iron-black half-face mask, a white shirt and light-colored boxer shorts.
Take off your pants without taking off your clothes...... To cover up tattoo marks on the upper body? The more Albus looked, the more he felt that the man in room 602 was Guillaume on the wanted list. Bene.
He didn't "disturb" the other party, sat back on the white grilled back chair on the balcony, and took out a gray, thick-haired mouse from his pocket.
This is one of the pets of "Tamer" Crystal!
Lumian found the "mouse" in order to use his pets that could communicate simply to complete the communication between team members more discreetly and effectively.
Of course, this must rely on Crystal as a transit point and "translator".
Albus patted the mouse's head, and according to the previous agreement, he made a posture in which his thumb and index finger were clasped into a ring, and the other three fingers were erected.
This means that a highly suspected target has been found.
The mouse squeaked and jumped out of Albus's hand, looking for the owner who was hiding in a nearby beer house.
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After learning from "Mouse" Christo's pet parrot that the members of the "Iron-Blooded Cross" had found the main priest, Lumian fell into a brief period of confusion and confusion.
If they really find Guillaume. Bene, then who am I seeing?
If the person in the house at 50 Vincent Street is indeed Guillaume. Bene, where did the fakes they saw come from?
In the blink of an eye, Lumian suddenly thought of a possibility:
"Alternative Techniques"!
Guillaume. Bene held a "substitution" ceremony!
It was one of the five special ritual magic that Lumian obtained during the "Mendicant Monk" stage, and the priest of the main hall, who had already become a "Life Hunter" in Sequence 5, apparently would.
Its function is to allow the recipient to perceive the danger, find another person to live in his name for a period of time, get the approval of the people around him, whether sincerely or falsely, establish enough occult connections, and then hold a ceremony to complete the replacement.
If the "Alternative Technique" is successful, in the eyes of others, the stand-in will be exactly the same as the main body, and although his self-perception and actual performance will be affected to a certain extent, he will still be his original self in general.
When the stand-in is engulfed by the predicted disaster, the recipient of the "Substitution Technique" will have a change in fate and completely get rid of the corresponding danger.
Of course, the premise is that the "disaster" arrives without knowing that it is a stand-in.
This would be quite effective for other extraordinary people, but Lumian, who knew what the "Alternative Technique" was doing, would not be deceived as long as he thought about it.
For him, the most critical question now is:
Which side is the real Guillaume. Bene, which side is the stand-in?
Lumian's current organized forces must be gathered together in order to hope to severely damage the priest of the main hall without much damage and capture him, so he must choose one side first, not attack at the same time.
——Gardner. Martin only promised to help find "prey" and did not promise to provide any other help, because of this, most of the official and peripheral members sent by the "Iron-Blooded Cross" were low-ranking or even ordinary people.
Of course, if Lumian really went to ask Gardner. Martin, the other party may agree with the idea of buying people's hearts, but the problem is that it takes several hours for the "Iron Blood Cross" to mobilize enough forces to come over, Guillaume. Benet is not an iron man, and that courtesan is not a "joy witch", how can it last so long? He will inevitably leave early.
Guillaume. Which choice will Benet make, let the stand-in stay at home, attract firepower, and go out to fool around, or let the stand-in go out, show characteristics, and "kill" the danger outside the house? Lumian felt that both possibilities were there and could not be really ruled out.
He thought for a moment, looked at the green and white parrot and said:
"You find 'Red Boots' Franca and ask her to divine Guillaume at 50 Rue Vincent. Benet and Guillaume over there. Bene who is real and who is false."
The parrot looked at Lumian with a foolish look and said:
"I'm just a parrot."
What I said is too complicated, it is difficult to understand, and it is difficult to write it down? After a few thoughts flashed through Lumian's mind, he quickly made a decision:
"Take me to 'Red Boots' Franka, no, take me to Christo first."
There is still some time left, and the one at 50 Vincent Street can't run away, so the team in charge of the operation can meet briefly and simply exchange information.
If you are lurking in the dark and the enemy is active in the light, as long as you don't disturb them, you can wait for a while, of course, you have to wait for Guillaume who is fooling around with the famous courtesan. After all, stalking a person is at risk of exposure, and this is especially true for following a priest who has a lot of strange and unknown abilities.
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In an alley near City Wall Street.
The afternoon sun shone on the barricades that had been knocked down by most of the time, making the wind want to stop and rest for a while.
Franca in the assassin "suit", Jana dressed as a female mercenary, and Anthony in the military green clothes and trousers. Red and Lumian, dressed in a peaked hat, black vest, and white shirt, met in this secluded no-man's land.
Lumian briefly mentioned the situation, but due to time constraints, he did not describe the "substitution technique" in detail, which is collectively referred to as the witchcraft that creates living stand-ins.
Without waiting for him to ask, Franka had already taken out a mirror and recited a spell while caressing the surface.
Soon, the mirror glowed with water, and an old voice came out:
"It's all true."
It's all true...... Franka turned her head sideways in surprise and looked at Lumian.
The witchcraft that made the stand-in is very powerful, the stand-in made is the same as the real thing in terms of appearance and fate, and it is difficult to distinguish it with ordinary divination methods!
It's all true...... Lumian had expected this answer, and was already thinking of another way just now.
Seeing that he was silent for a while, Franka took a breath and said hesitantly:
"Yes, do you need me to ask another question?"
She planned to ask for answers from the one with the most accurate divination results.
But in doing so, she must answer a question in front of Jana, Lumian and Anthony. Red.
She felt that the one was likely to ask, "Do you often think about doing that kind of thing with Jana?"
This makes her how to get along with Jian Na in the future!
Lumian shook his head and said:
"No, I have a way."
He then said to Jianna:
"You hid in the shadows diagonally opposite room 602 of 'Dill' and paid close attention to that Guillaume. Bennet's actions.
"If he is completely over and ready to leave, and we haven't arrived yet, don't follow him rashly, just observe his whereabouts from a distance and know which street he probably went to."
"Okay." Jane Na nodded as she rehearsed the things she should do in her mind.
Lumian turned to look at Franka and Anthony. Red:
"Let's go to 50 Vincent Street together, and I will go directly to the door to 'visit' that Guillaume. Bennet, Franca, follow me invisibly, and try not to make a move until you confirm the authenticity.
"Anthony, stay outside, if that Guillaume. Benet is fake, we rushed to 'Dill', you will secretly monitor the hostess there to see where she will go, and then, if Guillaume of 'Dill'. Benet successfully escaped, which will be an important clue for us to follow up.
"If the one at 50 Vincent Street is real and there is a fierce battle, you sneak in and provide assistance."
She knew that Lumian had a "teleportation", and once she was sure that the one on Vincent Street was fake, she could let the main force of the battle rush to the other side before the real and false Guillaume "exchanged messages".
Anthony analyzed the risks he needed to take and said there was no problem.
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50 Vincent Street, near the off-white three-story building.
After Lumian saw Franka "invisible" directly without materials, he raised his right hand and wiped his face.
He instantly transformed into a man in his thirties wearing a black uniform and inspector epaulettes.
"Face of Nisser"!
After confirming his own situation, Lumian walked to the target building and rang the doorbell directly.
The person who opened the door was a man dressed as a housekeeper, he looked at Lumian and asked suspiciously:
"Officer, is there anything wrong?"
"There is a case of homeless disappearance involving this street, and I want to meet your male master." Lumian began to make up nonsense.
The housekeeper's expression changed slightly:
"Officer, wait a moment, I'll ask our master."
After a while, the housekeeper returned to the door and said to Lumian:
"Officer, our master invites you to the small living room on the first floor."
Lumian nodded slightly, followed the butler, and walked into 50 Vincent Street.
The living room here is spacious, the blue-gray cat huddles in the corner, the birds in the cage are chirping, and the black dog suspected of being a hound is squatting in the aisle, vigilantly looking at the stranger who enters the door.
After bypassing the elegant set of sofas, the housekeeper turned into the small living room at the back, where a man with black hair and blue eyes, a slightly hooked nose, a dark shirt and black trousers was sitting on a single sofa, caressing the head of a big brown-haired dog, with a leisurely and slightly arrogant posture.
"Officer, is there anything wrong?" The man slowly stood up and asked.
It's him, it's him, Guillaume. Bene! The parish priest Guillaume. Bene! After Lumian saw the male master's appearance clearly, his eyes shrank slightly, and he took a few steps forward, narrowing the distance between the two sides to less than five meters.
Immediately afterwards, he opened his mouth directly and made a sound:
"Hah!"
Only by really doing it can you determine who is the stand-in and who is yourself!
(End of this chapter)