At first, the night in the city was not like the Weed City, and only one or two fixed areas would look noisy. In different places here, sounds come from time to time.
It wasn't until after the early hours of the morning that the city really quieted down.
After encountering the fourth patient with "heartless disease", the "old tune team" lost the mood of "walking" around, and hurriedly circled around and returned to the "Hugo Hotel" to rest.
The next morning, after restorative training and a simple breakfast of energy bars and compressed cookies, they decided to split up in order to hurry up:
Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao went to the liaison officer of the Zhao family in the initial city to find out whether the estates in the suburbs had changed in recent times, and then decided whether to launch a preliminary and peripheral investigation depending on the situation; Bai Chen, Long Yuehong, and Gnawa went to the hunter's guild in the original city to sell them information related to the white giant wolf's abilities, and at the same time, inquire about Han Wanghuo's whereabouts.
After having two military exoskeleton devices and Gnava, Jiang Baimian was still relatively relieved of Long Yuehong and Bai Chen's strength.
Moreover, the "Old Tune Team" will not inquire about the situation of Ore's two descendants today, and there is almost no danger in what they have to do.
As for the company's liaison, Jiang Baimian had already made an appointment with him through encrypted telegrams for the time and place to meet in the evening.
In this way, Jiang Baimian drove a military green jeep with Shang Jianyao to the Golden Wheat Ear Area south of the Red Giant Wolf District.
Bai Chen, Long Yuehong, and the Gnawa team will find a way to get another car to facilitate the carrying of two military exoskeleton devices in case of emergencies.
Golden Wheat Spike District, Oro Street, Harvest Bathroom.
Jiang Baimian observed the surrounding environment and parked in the parking lot attached to the suspected bathroom.
This is not a big deal, because the urban areas east and south of the Red Giant Wolf District are not places that most relic hunters can afford to live in, and the security situation is relatively good, so there is little need to ask relic hunters for help, and on the gray soil, the first place in the "production" of cars has always been various ruins, but those vehicles are often not directly usable and must be repaired or modified.
Residents living in similar areas may be better off or safer than the Relic Hunters, but they don't have enough power to get their vehicles, they lack access to the few new cars, and they don't trust the repaired vehicles that the Relic Hunters have pulled back from the ruins, always suspecting that they will soon break down.
Of course, there are always exceptions to everything, otherwise who will sell the surplus vehicles that the relic hunters have worked so hard to get back?
The Harvest Bath has only three floors, and the porch is supported by white stone columns, decorated with less elaborate reliefs.
At this time, the bathroom is not open yet, but after Jiang Baimian reported the name "Partner Mr. Zhao", he still successfully met the boss Lanster.
Lanster is a tall Honghe man, only slightly shorter than Shang Jianyao, he is in his thirties, with fluffy brown hair and bright blue eyes.
Wearing a black jacket, he led Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao to his office, and introduced the situation in the harvest bathroom in a business conversation with his partners:
"We have four steam rooms, eight hot pools, and four cold pools, all of which are divided into men and women...... We have dedicated waiters who provide relaxation programs ......"
As Bai Chen introduced before, the bathrooms in the original city often worked part-time as brothels.
While speaking, the three of them entered the office.
Lanster sat down on the leather back chair and asked in a kind and enthusiastic manner:
"You were sent by Congressman Zhao?"
"Yes." Jiang Baimian nodded.
The bright one is Lawn, the owner of Lawn's bakery diagonally opposite the harvest bathroom, and the dark one is Lanster, a person known only to the head of the family, the future head of the family, and the specific executor.
Of course, this is just Zhao Zhengqi's statement, Jiang Baimian suspects that the Zhao family has more than two liaisons in the original city.
The reason they visited Leinster instead of Lawn was that two weeks ago, Lawn reported that there was no problem with the estate.
Lanster was about to smile and exchange pleasantries when Shang Jianyao suddenly asked:
"Are you a member of the 'Crucible Sect'?"
His expression was unusually serious.
At this moment, Jiang Baimian's subconscious reaction was to raise his right hand and cover his face.
Because she completely clarified Shang Jianyao's "logic":
There is a "steam room" here, and the core of the "Crucible Order" Mass ceremony is the steam bath, so the owner here is a believer of the "Crucible School".
According to this logic, most of the owners of the baths in the original city were considered believers in the "Crucible Sect".
As soon as Jiang Baimian's right hand was raised, he saw Lanster's face change.
The smiling bathroom owner's expression completely subsided.
Belch...... Jiang Baimian's right hand paused in mid-air.
Lanster looked back and forth at the two of them a few times, and asked in a low voice:
"What exactly do you want to do?"
Get up, leave your seat, and start ...... Jiang Baimian did not respond, and counted down in his heart "blankly".
At the same time, Shang Jianyao stood up suddenly, took two steps sideways, and convulsed like a burn.
After dancing this strange dance, Shang Jianyao solemnly blessed:
"May the breath of the gods bathe you."
Lanster also stood up subconsciously, and danced the dance that seemed to be burned by the scorching breath.
After a few movements, he exclaimed in surprise:
"You are also a believer in the New World Gate?"
Shang Jianyao nodded heavily and explained seriously:
"Just a little bit.
"When I was in Tarnan, I had set a date for my baptism, but I had to leave early."
He looked regretful.
"Yes." Jiang Baimian nodded in agreement.
She didn't say whether she was ready to join the church.
"So it's a church member." Lanster breathed a sigh of relief, "No wonder I know that I am a faithful person."
No, the blind cat just bumped into the dead mouse...... Jiang Baimian muttered and asked curiously:
"Is it the sect that asked you to serve Congressman Zhao?"
Lanster laughed:
"No.
"It's just a job, and I have to support myself and my family while I live in faith."
"That's right......" Jiang Baimian expressed understanding.
Shang Jianyao asked:
"Is there a sacrament here?"
Lanster sat down again and shook his head:
"I am afraid of being exposed, so I didn't add this service, but believers in this area meet secretly every week to share the sacrament."
"I don't know if we can participate?" Shang Jianyao hesitated for a moment, but still took Long Yuehong and the others with him.
Lanster smiled:
"After the 'devotee' baptizes you, it will be fine."
Jiang Baimian no longer gave Shang Jianyao a chance to open the topic, and turned to the topic:
"What happened to Congressman Zhao's manor?"
Lanster hesitated for a moment and said:
"The relic hunters I hired reported that strangers came in and out of the manor every day.
"They were afraid of exposing themselves, so they didn't dare to use a camera, uh, they didn't have a camera, so they could only draw the appearance of those strangers based on their memories."
As he spoke, he opened the drawer and took out a stack of paper.
Shang Jianyao took it excitedly, turned a few pages, and said happily:
"They draw worse than me!"
Jiang Baimian felt that this was not a bad problem, but that those portraits were featureless, and they couldn't recognize who was who at all.
Lanster didn't dwell on this question and continued:
"And the stewards of the manor I came into contact with all said that there were no strangers.
"So far, the investigation has only reached this level."
It seems that Zhao Zhengqi found someone to enter the manor to investigate through the bright line of law...... Jiang Baimian thought and said:
"Can you create an opportunity for us to have direct contact with a certain steward of those manors? Without entering the manor."
"This is simple." Lanster smiled, "There is a steward named Zhao Shouren who likes steam baths very much, and he will come every few days.
"Really?" Jiang Baimian asked subconsciously.
"You can wait here, maybe you can see him at noon." Lanster pointed to the ceiling and said, "There is a room on the second floor to rest."
By almost noon, the Harvest Bath officially opened, but only two steam rooms, two hot pools, and two cold pools were activated.
Not long after, Lanster knocked on the room where Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian were resting:
"Zhao Shouren is here, in the steam room."
"I'll go visit him." Shang Jianyao smiled.
Lanster immediately glanced at Jiang Baimian:
"Why don't you go into the women's bathroom and steam it? It's right next door."
Jiang Baimian was also a curious person, and pondered slightly:
"Okay."
At this time, Shang Jianyao suddenly said a sentence:
"Be careful not to short circuit."
This mockery...... Jiang Baimian clenched his left fist and wanted to hit Shang Jianyao's abdomen.
But she controlled herself, because after thinking about it, she felt that Shang Jianyao's words were a kind of concern.
The bioprosthetic arm will not short circuit when encountering steam.
Back on the first floor, Shang Jianyao entered the men's bathroom, took off his clothes, washed his body, and then wrapped a large white bath towel around his waist.
He immediately pushed open the door of the steam room, only to see white mist swirling and steaming inside.
Vaguely, he saw a person in the corner, also shirtless, wrapped in a large bath towel.
Shang Jianyao walked over, sat next to the other party, looked at the water vapor spreading from the red-hot stone, and said with a smile:
"What a coincidence, you are shirtless, I am also shirtless, you are taking a steam bath, I am also taking a steam bath, so ......"
The man was stunned for a moment, looked sideways at Shang Jianyao, and asked in surprise and joy:
"Are you here too?"
He looked like the two of them had known each other for a long time.
Seeing this, Shang Jianyao seized the opportunity, exchanged a few pleasantries, confirmed that the other party was Zhao Shouren, and climbed the relationship all the way to the level of life and death brothers.
"I heard that there are a lot of strangers coming to your manor?" Shang Jianyao asked lastly.
Zhao Shouren was stunned and replied very blankly:
"No."
(End of this chapter)