Chapter 656

Louis Berry is here again? Camus's temple jumped when he heard the description "wearing a straw hat."

Ever since he met this adventurer, he felt that life had suddenly started to speed up. First, he "caught" the murderer of the serial killing case, then got clues to the old case four years ago, and then the suspect jumped out actively, trying to kill him and Colobo, leading to chaos in the Patrol Force.

Now, Louis Berry is here again?

Camus's heart hung in the air, and the pressure increased.

"Where is Louis Berry?" Reyasa had already heard Camus talk about the relevant matters.

The Patrol Force member who came to report hurriedly answered:

"Sitting in the lobby."

Reyasa nodded and walked out of the office with Camus, walking down the stairs.

In the sound of footsteps, Camus gradually regained his senses.

He thought of Louis Berry's suspicion of Tavanaco yesterday, thought of how the other party only asked a few questions without even asking about the specific situation, then gave up the corresponding guess and changed the target of the investigation, thought of how this adventurer came to find him early this morning, hoping to obtain some intelligence in a roundabout way, and how Colobo was attacked and fell into a coma not long after handing Tavanaco's information to the other party, while the scene had obvious traces of fierce fighting.

To avoid the Demon's danger intuition, he used such a roundabout and cautious way of questioning? Finding Colobo to buy intelligence was a trap aimed at Tavanaco? No, Tavanaco didn't sense the corresponding danger? He could only sense danger a minute or two in advance, and by the time he discovered it, it was already too late? As a former "Sheriff" and current "Interrogator," Camus quickly had many associations and had quite a few speculations.

He felt that after Louis Berry knew Tavanaco liked to drink unsweetened Fermer coffee, he should have locked onto the target. The reason he told him he suspected people in the Police Headquarters and didn't ask for detailed circumstances was because he was worried about being sensed by Tavanaco!

As for how Louis Berry set a trap for Tavanaco today without being sensed by the other party, Camus couldn't figure it out for the time being.

And he suspected that Louis Berry's action hadn't truly succeeded, because there were no traces at the Matani Import and Export Store proving that Tavanaco had been killed.

This is a Sequence 5 "Desire Apostle," and also has the power of a Sequence 5 "Wraith." Unless a demigod takes action personally, it's probably necessary to be equipped with two or three combat teams of middle-sequence Beyonders of pathways like "Sun" or "Warrior" to solve it, or dispatch a Pirate General-level Beyonder with powerful magical artifacts.

Soon, Camus and Reyasa saw Louis Berry sitting on the sofa in the guest area of the lobby, that golden straw hat exceptionally conspicuous in the sunlight shining in.

"Mr. Louis Berry, what do you have again?" Camus asked in a deep voice in Intis.

Lu Mian first looked at Camus deeply, then smiled and said to Reyasa in a raw Tuthan language:

"I'm here to collect the bounty."

While speaking, he took Tavanaco's head out of the "Traveler's Bag."

That blood-stained face, the top of the head with broken horns, the empty eyes, the ferocious wound beside the nose bridge, and a dozen or twenty deep cuts all reflected into Camus and Reyasa's eyes at the same time.

Although this head was severely damaged, Camus, as a former "Sheriff," recognized at a glance who it belonged to:

Tavanaco Tewanaco Tupian!

He succeeded? He really set a trap for a "Desire Apostle" and hunted the other party? Camus moved his gaze upward and examined Louis Berry, the young man who had the title of Great Adventurer in the Fog Sea, again.

Such strength is enough to compete with any Pirate General on the Five Seas!

Of course, this only refers to individual ability, not including the subordinates of those Pirate Generals.

Reyasa confirmed from the spiritual level in silence, turned his head to look at Camus, and asked in Tuthan:

"Is it Tavanaco?"

"Yes." Camus gave an affirmative answer and then sighed secretly.

The battle between Tavanaco and Louis Berry was really fierce, so the state of death was so miserable, not only were both eyes gone, but there were so many wounds, showing signs of semi-demonization.

Reyasa looked back at Lu Mian, pondered, and said in Tuthan:

"I don't know if you've seen Tavanaco's wanted notice; the bounty is only 70,000 Feljin."

At that time, they offered a reward based on the standard of a "Serial Killer," and it was only because this "Serial Killer" killed Beyonders that they raised it by 20,000.

Lu Mian barely understood and changed to Intis with a smile:

"If I wait two days to collect the reward, can I get more?"

After Camus heard it, he thought carefully and found that it was indeed the case:

Two days later, what they would be wanted for would be Tavanaco, the "Desire Apostle" plus "Wraith" who caused the deaths of several Patrol Force members, not the "Serial Killer" of the past!

Of course, with the financial resources of Matani State, it's impossible to make the bounty too high, at most double it, and then report the danger to official organizations in the Northern Continent like the Church of the "Mother Goddess of Earth" and the Church of the "Eternal Blazing Sun" to see if they want to increase the bounty.

After Camus translated Lu Mian's words into Tuthan, Reyasa was silent and didn't know how to answer.

For the Patrol Force, 70,000 or 80,000 Feljin is still quite a lot!

Without waiting for his response, Lu Mian added with a smile:

"But don't need to add bounty for me; just satisfy two of my requirements, two very simple requirements."

"What?" After Camus finished translating, Reyasa asked in a deep voice.

Lu Mian smiled:

"One, I want to see all the dossiers involving Tizamo town. Two, I am very curious about that card of Tavanaco and want to take a look. Of course, just take a look."

"You want to investigate the incident in Tizamo town last year? Isn't your only purpose in coming to Port Pilos to find Tavanaco?" Camus asked back in confusion.

Lu Mian gave a "Heh":

"Need me to remind you? Tavanaco's hometown is Tizamo town."

This... Camus suddenly felt that Tavanaco's matter wouldn't end with the other party's death, and there were many secrets hidden behind it.

And this point, Louis Berry had said it from the beginning.

After translating the conversation between the two to Reyasa, Camus felt that the Patrol Force's previous investigation into the Tizamo town incident might have been too hasty.

Looking at Louis Berry, who had successfully killed a "Desire Apostle" with "Wraith" abilities, Reyasa, who had a cold temperament, was silent for several seconds and said:

"Who entrusted you to investigate matters related to Tavanaco?"

Lu Mian asked back instead of answering:

"Did he claim to be a member of the 'Temperance Faction' and a believer of the 'Fool'?"

"Not claimed, we confirmed it." After Reyasa finished listening to Camus's translation, he answered in a very certain tone.

Sure enough... Lu Mian, who was just confirming, defended the "Fool" Church:

"Any organization can have traitors, and there will also be people with ulterior motives trying to mix in."

"This is indeed our problem." Camus sincerely summarized the lessons, "Judging whether a person is good or bad, whether they can be recruited, shouldn't just look at which organization they come from, but also observe their words and actions."

After some deliberation, Reyasa agreed to Lu Mian's request.

While arranging for other Patrol Force members to help Lu Mian go through the process and collect the bounty, he let Camus take Lu Mian to see that playing card.

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Inside the cold and silent underground corridor, Camus looked at Lu Mian and asked cautiously:

"What exactly are you investigating?"

This has already led to the death of a Sequence 5 "Desire Apostle"!

Lu Mian laughed:

"Knowing too much will be very dangerous."

Camus fell silent; experience told him not to ask anymore.

Lu Mian walked forward while asking as if chatting:

"How many people died in the Patrol Force this time?"

"Four, all were people controlled by Tavanaco." Camus laughed at himself, "Need to recruit a batch of new members before the end of the year. Hehe, they are very lucky. Those with suitable pathways don't need to worry about the potion for the next sequence, and those who aren't suitable can use sealed artifacts."

This is how the resources of an official organization are slowly accumulated.

Lu Mian nodded slightly:

"What about Colobo?"

Camus laughed more easily this time:

"He's fine, the treatment is almost done."

During the conversation, the two arrived at a room inlaid with many cold white bones. That playing card that looked like it had a metallic texture was placed on the table in the middle.

"Be careful, it will drill into your body and control you like a 'Wraith'." Camus reminded.

Lu Mian nodded gently, walked over, and stretched his hand toward the playing card with the Spades 10 face.

The bone-like texture entered his mind, followed by a chilling coldness.

Lu Mian's right hand was quickly covered by a layer of frost.

That frost rapidly condensed into crystals, spreading toward his arm.

At the same time, the face of that playing card changed, highlighting a gray-white "Joker."

It rapidly became illusory, about to merge into Lu Mian's body.

Silently, Lu Mian's arm ignited with searing white flames. He flipped his palm, and his thumb accurately pressed on the playing card that hadn't completely become illusory, pressing on the "Joker's" face.

The playing card instantly became quiet.

Pieces of frost fell off Lu Mian's arm, dropped to the ground, and melted into water.

The frost of a "Living Corpse," the possession of a "Wraith"... sure enough, it's a magical artifact of the "Prisoner" pathway... Lu Mian quickly had a basic judgment.

But the change ability shown by the playing card didn't quite match the "Prisoner" pathway he knew, instead looking more like a shallow application of a "Faceless."

Could it be that it fused with a bit of pollution brought by the Celestial Worthy? Also, when the "Temperance Faction" gave resources, it couldn't have been given directly to a "Wraith." It should have been given sequentially from low sequence... Is this playing card strengthened time after time? Does "Siso" have a fixed "Artisan" cooperation? Lu Mian withdrew his gaze from that playing card and slowly retreated to Camus's side.

"Okay." He thought for a moment and said, "Be careful when you use this item."

Camus nodded:

"We will use it as a sealed artifact, not a magical artifact."

After returning to the ground, Camus went to take all the dossiers related to Tizamo town.

Lu Mian distinguished them slightly and picked up one of them.

PS: Today is also a normal update.

(End of Chapter)