Chapter 2025: Grey Gloves Contact Person

After saying these words, the stranger wearing a clown mask got up and left. Xia De continued to think while looking at his back:

"In the late stage of the Battle of Green Lake, 【Dragon Feast Sect】 withdrew from the final decisive battle because they accidentally learned the poetry fragments related to the Chosen One of Light. Because I was busy with things in the Green Lake area at the time, I didn't conduct an in-depth investigation, but I didn't expect the other party to appear again so soon... Dragon Feast Sect, Chosen One of Light, ancient dragon nest, the glorious seven families in the local legend related to dragons... Speaking of which, I remember that the title of that ancient god of light is..."

【Dragon of Radiance.】

"She" whispered the answer in Xia De's ear.

"Luweiya with long hair told me in a dream that dragons are very useful next. It wouldn't be this, right? Chosen One of Light... Dragon."

Although there is no evidence yet, if the Chosen One of Light really appears in the Moon Bay area, then the corresponding poetry fragments will definitely contain content related to "Dragon".

"Dragon slaying? No, that ancient god in the legend is a dragon. The requirement is dragon blood identity? This is possible, but I am not a dragon blood, maybe this time, the identity of the Chosen One will finally no longer overlap with me."

"She" smiled gently, and this laughter seemed to have other meanings.

Although he noticed the possibility that the Chosen One's story was about to start again, Xia De didn't rush back to share with Luweiya or conduct divination, but continued his actions in the Moon Bay area.

He hung a long-term commission in the black market to acquire special coins and antiques related to fairy tales, and at this time, it was only ten o'clock in the morning.

Considering that he still had to meet the witch in the afternoon, the remaining time was not enough for him to complete other major events.

After thinking carefully, he finally gave up the idea of going to the museum in the morning, and instead went to the Parsifal Club.

As the owner of the club where local high-end technical personnel gather, the female store owner Mrs. Frey is also a famous local information dealer. This time Xia De didn't turn into a butterfly and sneak in quietly, but walked in directly from the front door after changing his facial features with illusion.

The smell of powder made Xia De very uncomfortable after pushing the door and entering, but the music and laughter were unexpectedly not very annoying.

Xia De thought he had to find Mrs. Frey himself, but he didn't expect that just after entering the door, the woman who was holding a feather fan and looked to be in her fifties with half-white hair took the initiative to twist her waist and greet him with a smile:

"It's a new guest from out of town, look at this handsome appearance, I dare to bet that the girls here will like you. Do I need to introduce you?"

She walked to Xia De very familiarly, covering her face with a feather fan and laughing lightly, not looking like an old woman in her fifties at all.

Xia De was worried that staying here for a long time would get an inappropriate smell, which would affect the meeting with the witch in the afternoon, so he made a long story short:

"'Boatman' asked me to come."

"It turns out there is a familiar girl, that child is really lucky. Follow me, I will take you there, people say that my place is more comfortable than their own home."

So Xia De followed the woman wearing a blue top and a red skirt all the way through the first floor, the second floor and into the third floor. On the way, he met quite a few people, and no matter who they were, they were quite polite to Mrs. Frey.

The room she opened happened to be the room where Xia De threatened Freeman Hawthorne a few days ago, but this time there was no one in the room.

"Boatman? I knew that owing favors would always have to be repaid. What do you want to get here? Money? News? Or Rhodes cards?"

After closing the door, Mrs. Frey put down the fan and asked, her tone still carrying a smile.

"I want news... but what does Rhodes cards mean?"

Xia De asked, but Mrs. Frey didn't answer, nor did she let Xia De sit down, and the two stood in the circular red carpet in the center of the room talking. This carpet was quite thick and belonged to the kind that was very comfortable to lie on... Xia De almost knew the purpose.

"What do you want to know? Don't worry about the safety of my place, what you say will only exist between the two of us."

Xia De said noncommittally:

"I want to contact the Grey Gloves, the position must be high enough. Yes, just contact."

"You don't need to explain to me what you want to do, I am only responsible for selling information. If it weren't for Boatman's introduction, you wouldn't be able to get this information even if you gave me 1000 Krans, but who made me owe a favor?"

She sighed while covering her face with the feather fan, but it was clear that she was pretending. Then she told Xia De the location and name, but also put forward her own requirements:

"No matter what you want to do, remember, your information was not obtained from me. I tell you these, which is considered breaking my own rules."

"I came for peace, not to deal with anyone. Moreover, this is the territory of Karsenrik, are the people of the Grey Gloves still worried about their safety?"

Xia De asked back with a smile, and then Mrs. Frey also laughed:

"Let me think, where should I start to make fun of your words. For peace? Grey Gloves worried about their safety? No—this is the territory of Karsenrik, this is the funniest thing."

This contact was considered friendly, so Mrs. Frey also invited Xia De to come here to "play" in the future. Of course, besides "playing", she was also willing to sell paid information to Xia De. For example, Xia De spent 1 Oer, which is more than 1 pound, and learned about the "Rhodes cards" mentioned by the other party just now, which refers to the three precious special rule cards that appeared locally in the rumors.

After the merchant who originally held the three cards was killed by the Black Hand Gang, the three cards had fallen into the hands of different people, and Mrs. Frey had already mastered the whereabouts of one of the cards, and knew that the card belonged to the ancient 【Holy Sword】 series.

She said that if Xia De was willing, 20 Krans could buy the clues in her mouth.

"But the average auction price of special rule cards is only fifty or sixty gold pounds. 20 Krans, even at the current exchange rate, is 228 pounds."

"This can only show that those cards have such value."

Mrs. Frey continued to cover her face and laugh, but Xia De didn't intend to buy it. He had spent enough money today, and there were many things recently. He at least had to deal with the things in his hands before he had time to care about the Rhodes cards that he might not be able to get even if he bought the information.

Taking advantage of the time in the morning, Xia De went to see the Grey Gloves people before lunch. Margaret didn't have the ability to completely control the Grey Gloves, so Xia De didn't bother her to do these things. Moreover, this was for Lei Qianya. If he borrowed Margaret's power, Xia De always felt something was wrong.

The address given by Mrs. Frey was in the core city area of Moon Bay City, even opposite the City Council. Mr. Dylan, who ran the bookstore, originally thought Xia De was here to buy books, but when Xia De threw the "Grey Hawk" certificate in front of him, the man who opened the certificate shook his hand, and when he looked up, he looked at the young man in front of him with trembling surprise:

"You..."

"Whether I am or not doesn't matter, the key is that the owner of this certificate has something for you to do."

As the ace of the Grey Gloves, "Grey Hawk" has a top-level status in the organizational system. Behaviors like cross-regional contact with agents like this are absolutely irregular for others to

Xia De did not need to be like the late Detective Sparrow, who had to hide his identity and mission until his death, and therefore did not need to be overly cautious like that detective. Although he still retained the mission of "infiltrating Tobesk to contact local nobles," with Margaret's intervention, he could actually do much more.

"Very well, it is my honor. My lord, after more than a decade, you have finally returned to Moon Bay... This way, let's go upstairs to talk. It is truly our honor that you were able to contact us proactively."

The bookstore owner invited Xia De to the study upstairs with great enthusiasm. Only after they were seated and tea was prepared did he tremble as he asked Xia De if he was doing the same thing as he had over a decade ago, adding that they could immediately activate the special intelligence network to gather information on the Seven Great Families.

Only then did Xia De realize he had misunderstood:

"I am not here to kill anyone this time. Those separatists already learned their lesson over a decade ago... At least, I am not here to kill anyone for the time being."

Xia De then asked the local agents to help with four things.

Confirm the current status of the safe house that he himself, as "Grey Hawk," had used over a decade ago;

Closely monitor the movements of the Black family among the Seven Glorious Families for the next month;

Investigate the usage of the Moon Bay Bridge construction funds and monitor the household consumption of financial personnel such as accountants;

Accelerate the review of multinational trading companies and fleets that might be linked to MI6, and determine if anyone is engaged in arms trading. It would be best to complete this within a week. If time is tight, let go of those targets without concrete evidence first and concentrate efforts on investigating the key suspects.

Of these four tasks, the first seemed like Grey Hawk attempting to reactivate a safe house; the second was to divert attention, as Xia De had no grudge against the Black family; the third was something the Grey Gloves were already doing, and they could complete the task by consolidating information; the fourth was Xia De's true objective, but it was also the core duty of the local Grey Gloves department.

Xia De did not directly order the Grey Gloves department to have customs let the "Princess Trading Partners" pass, but rather to speed up their review process. After all, Rennie really had nothing to do with MI6, and she was not trafficking arms this time. Even the "Princess Trading Partners" were not the primary suspects; otherwise, it wouldn't just be the customs department using "quarantine issues" as an excuse to withhold approval.

In short, the trouble that seemed most difficult to handle to Ms. Anne Bonny, Mr. William Kidd, and Baron George Robert seemed the easiest to handle to Xia De. Although finding the Grey Gloves contact took a long detour, it was nothing more than a waste of time and a few cups of tea.