Chapter 1701: Headquarters

Leaving the detective agency, Su Xiao took Iseri Bonnie and Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang to the Execution Agency headquarters. Amu went to comfort its hungry stomach; the previous breakfast was too little for it.

Pedestrians on the slate road were endless. Although a Ghoul attack incident broke out last night, the civilians on the street didn't seem panicked. After all, humans and Ghouls had coexisted for many years. Although civilians were afraid, they were somewhat accustomed to it.

Along the way, Iseri Bonnie remained silent, just following behind Su Xiao. She seemed to be thinking about something. Her slender index finger was wrapped around a strand of blonde hair. Whenever she thought of a clue, she would pull off that blonde hair. In her words, pain would deepen her memory of a matter.

When walking from the detective agency to the Execution Agency headquarters, Iseri Bonnie already had six hairs in her hand. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang shook its head. If there were many cases, Iseri Bonnie would pluck herself bald.

Su Xiao soon arrived at the Execution Agency headquarters. This was a five-story building with a considerable footprint, and there was an isolation zone nearby. Except for the front, anyone who dared to approach the backyard or side yard of the Execution Agency headquarters would be killed without mercy! And it would be in vain if they died.

That's right, it was just that barbaric. Awakened were stationed at the Execution Agency headquarters. With them there, the safety index here was imaginable. In Zuer City, except for the Council Palace (Monarch's residence and office, similar to a royal palace), the Execution Agency headquarters was the safest.

Precisely because of this, a large number of classified documents and dangerous items were stored in the basement of the Execution Agency. Except for Monarch Harold, no one had the right to open this place. Even Monarch Harold didn't have the complete key to the basement. There were three keys in total: one with Monarch Harold, one with Madam Nancy, and the last one with Su Xiao. Only by combining the three keys could the basement be opened.

The Council Palace often had outsiders entering and exiting, and those classified documents and dangerous items were time bombs. Looking at Zuer City, there was no place more suitable for storing these than the Execution Agency headquarters.

In front of the courtyard gate of the Execution Agency, two men leaned on the doorposts on both sides. One of them looked lazy, and the other was muttering to himself.

"Is this the legendary Execution Agency headquarters? It's a bit different from what I imagined."

Iseri Bonnie looked somewhat excited. Although her IQ was extremely high, this was her first time coming into contact with this kind of mysterious violent institution. In her imagination, the gatekeepers of the Execution Agency headquarters should have looked fierce, with eyes like hawks. But the two in front of the door, one looked like he hadn't slept well last night, and the other was a typical charlatan.

Just then, two pairs of eyes looked at Iseri Bonnie in unison. With just one glance, Iseri Bonnie felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. The owners of those two pairs of eyes seemed ready to tear her apart at any time. That kind of gaze didn't look like a human's, but more like... a Ghoul or a demon.

"Legion Commander, who is this... you know, we..."

The charlatan-looking Awakened was very polite. Things in the headquarters were of great importance, and no one had privileges. This was still Su Xiao, this Deputy Legion Commander. If it were someone else who dared to bring an outsider, they would have been detained and questioned long ago.

"Brought her to handle some trouble. Do you want to know?"

"No, no..."

The charlatan Awakened waved his hands repeatedly. Licking blood from the blade was his daily routine, so he cherished this comfortable "vacation" even more.

"Don't just stand there, let's go."

Su Xiao patted Iseri Bonnie's back. With this pat, Iseri Bonnie's body leaned forward, waking up as if from a dream. Just now, she seemed to have fallen into some strange state.

The group entered the courtyard of the Execution Agency headquarters. The charlatan Awakened looked helpless.

"No problem."

The sleepy Awakened spoke. Clearly, he had done something to Iseri Bonnie just now.

Execution Agency headquarters, third floor, Deputy Legion Commander's office.

At this moment, Su Xiao was sitting behind the office desk, holding a document with a classified stamp.

"I know!"

Iseri Bonnie pulled off seven or eight of her own hairs with a pop, wincing in pain.

"Woof!"

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang glared at Bonnie. This little girl was somewhat jumpy when reasoning, and her smile was gradually becoming perverted.

"Mr. Legion Commander, you said... why is the Ghost Ring looking for trouble with you?"

Bonnie pressed her hands on the office desk. Although her IQ was extremely high, she was still a child.

"If I knew, why would I bring you here."

"Uh~"

Iseri Bonnie was choked speechless. A moment later, she reorganized her thoughts.

"First, the Ghost Ring is a faction composed of Ghouls, and they can sneak into Zuer City, which shows that they have already taken shape, at least having the most basic things of a faction, which is a power system. A loose sand cannot sneak into Zuer City, and wanting to sneak in successfully, being sneaky is obviously not a long-term plan.

So they need an identity that can be exposed to the sun. There are two possibilities: one is to accumulate over time, starting from the birth of a baby, his identity belongs to the Ghoul, and then shrink that human's social network as much as possible, eventually being replaced by the Ghoul, so there is a legal identity. The second is to bribe the Empire's officials, starting from the population registration department, which is faster, but the risk of exposure is higher.

In any case, they have already completed the infiltration. This degree of painstaking management is definitely not just for coming to Zuer City to eat people. The human meat here won't be tastier than in other cities, so, they are going to complete something, and you, Legion Commander, and Madam Nancy are clearly affecting them, or rather, their goal is the Execution Agency headquarters? Is there anything special here?"

Iseri Bonnie's narrative stopped here. She could think of these based on some fragmented intelligence, clearly living up to her reputation.

"Something special..."

Su Xiao tapped the office desk with his index finger. If there was anything special about the Execution Agency headquarters, it was definitely the basement with an alloy structure. In that basement of nearly 2,000 square meters, there was indeed something the Ghouls wanted.

"A 16-eye Ghoul is special enough. Could their goal be this?"

"..."

Iseri Bonnie's brain began to buzz. Things were getting worse and worse. A 16-eye Ghoul had come out. Even if that thing wasn't a world-destroying demon king, it was definitely a terrifying existence capable of destroying a city. Only in ghost stories would there be that kind of monster.

"There are three keys in total, one with Nancy, one here," Su Xiao glanced at the "root carving" on the table, which was the air-dried Ghoul claw.

"The last one is in..."

Thump, thump, thump.

Knocking interrupted Su Xiao's thoughts. A man in form-fitting armor with red hair walked into the room.

"Mr. Kuku Lin, the Monarch invites you."

The person's aura was extremely sharp. Su Xiao stood up and picked up the air-dried Ghoul claw on the table. With a snap, this dry claw that made people want to play with it shattered, and a palm-long key appeared. This key was clearly only a part.

【You obtained "Execution Agency Headquarters Basement Key." This is an important item, please keep it safe, Hunter.】

The most dangerous place is the safest place. No one would have thought that the basement key was placed on the Deputy Legion Commander's office desk. ===== CHAPTER 1702 =====