Who? As a Sheriff, Xio had a sharp intuition when it came to monitoring and being monitored. Her heart tightened as her thoughts raced, considering what had happened.
In the past two to three weeks, she hadn't encountered anything that required special attention. The few criminals she had captured weren't Beyonders. At most, they were related to a particular gang, so no one would offend a rather famous bounty hunter in East Borough for them. Therefore, she quickly narrowed down the scope of her targets and vaguely guessed which faction the person secretly watching her belonged to.
A member of the Aurora Order? I didn't attend Mr. X's gathering the last time, and an accident happened. It was said to be a shocking scene … MI9 told me that Mr. X was killed on the spot and his corpse was taken away. Furthermore, the assassin used demigod-level strength … Is the Aurora Order investigating the culprit? Every person who received an invitation to the gathering is their target? Although Xio could be rash and careless at times, and her train of thought was rather direct, she had a strong intuition when it came to such matters. She could always think of the crux of the matter.
And regarding the matter of Mr. X's death, she was glad that she had been pulled away by Fors and hadn't attended the gathering, allowing her to avoid the accident. On the other hand, she believed that there was nothing wrong with her and that she could withstand any investigation. Therefore, when she met the masked man from MI9 last week, she was calm and confident and accepted the mission of investigating the truth of the case. Unfortunately, she didn't know which other Beyonders had attended the gathering, so she had no idea where to start.
Yes, that gentleman from MI9 told me that the members of the Aurora Order are either lunatics who have already acted up, or lunatics in hiding. I can't use normal logic to infer their actions. Even if they confirm that there's nothing wrong with me, they might kill me in passing to vent their anger and warn the real murderer … Xio walked forward with high tension as she replanned her activities in East Borough.
On this route, she could receive help from her friends at any time. If she were to encounter an attack, there was a good chance that she could escape or counterattack.
As she walked, Xio suddenly fell into a daze. She realized that she had returned to her residence in Cherwood Borough at some point in time.
Xio entered in a daze and drank a cup of water. She was patted on the shoulder by Fors.
"Accompany me to East Borough."
Xio was taken aback for two seconds before saying something she found very familiar.
"You're going out to gather materials?"
Fors immediately denied this. She said that she had accepted a quest to help people find the dust left behind after the ghosts disappeared. The souls of the dead in the cemetery had long been purified and sent to their respective deities' kingdoms. She could only go to the East End to look for them.
Xio hesitated.
"I'm preparing to attend Mr. X's gathering. Can't you postpone it for another day?"
Fors's face immediately turned bitter. She said that she had delayed it too much and that the mission was about to end.
Xio sighed and agreed to accompany her friend to East Borough to find the deceased who had just died or who had been dead for a period of time.
Just as the two of them were about to head out, Xio felt the wind outside blow against her face. She shivered and jolted awake. She saw a bard sitting on a street corner, playing a seven-string harp and singing a popular southern country ballad.
Xio frowned slightly as she raised her hand to rub her temples. She had a nagging feeling that she was in a daze, but she couldn't remember what she was thinking about.
She continued maintaining a high level of vigilance as she followed the predetermined route and entered a bar that sold lunch. She met an East Borough resident who would occasionally provide her with information.
He was a young man in his twenties. His eyebrows were trimmed very thin, and his brown hair reached his shoulders. His facial features weren't considered boorish, and he wore cheap makeup. He gave off an incongruous feeling.
"Sherman, has anything happened in the past few days?" Xio greeted.
As far as she knew, this young man named Sherman had always thought that he should be a woman, but fate had played a nasty joke on him and made him a man. This caused him to suffer from severe discrimination in the past many years.
Sherman smiled, revealing his teeth.
"It's very peaceful. No man has treated me to a drink."
"It's not good to drink," Xio warned him seriously as she walked past him and walked to the bar counter.
Sherman spat and walked out the door with a swaying waist, heading straight for the apartment he rented.
He stopped at the door for nearly a minute before taking two steps to the side and knocking on the door next door.
The wooden door creaked open as a deep but unconcealable sweet female voice sounded.
"Have you made up your mind?"
Sherman walked in and closed the door behind him. He looked at the girl in a black dress sitting by the bed and said, "I'm still in disbelief.
I don't believe that there's such a magical thing. "
In his eyes, the girl's face was slightly round and she had a gentle bearing. Not only was she sweet, but she also had a different charm to her. She was very charming and charming.
Of course, to Sherman, he was more envious than infatuated.
The girl in the black dress replied without any expression.
"Haven't you already seen my past photos?"
As her eyes darted around, she couldn't help but look a little melancholic.
"But that might be your twin brother or brother. I find it hard to believe that there's really a way to turn me back into a woman …" Sherman said with uncertainty.
The girl in the black dress smiled without a hint of a smile.
"Then you can pretend that this matter is fake. You can go back."
Sherman clenched his fists and fell silent for a long while.
"I-I'm willing to give it a try. Although I know that you might be lying to me, I still want to give it a try.
"Then, what price will I have to pay?"
"Listen to my orders and help me do certain things. Don't worry, it's definitely something you can do," the girl in the black dress said. "To truly change your gender, you need to drink the medicine three times and complete some ritualistic matters. I'll teach you."
Having said that, she let out a self-deprecating laugh.
"You can consider your female name."
…
At night, in a small alley of Iron Gate Street in the Baekeland Bridge area.
Xio stood under a street lamp that had been smashed by someone as she recalled what had happened that afternoon.
After confirming that she wasn't being followed, she returned to Cherwood Borough and secretly observed Fors. She discovered that her good friend hadn't gone out at all. She stayed at home as usual, spending a lot of time, newspapers, and magazines. She had even spent nearly an hour in a room with the curtains drawn, as though she was familiarizing herself with her Beyonder powers. Only when she had nothing else to do did she take out a piece of paper and write the beginning of her new book for fifteen minutes. Then, she tore it up, crumpled it into a ball, and threw it into the trash can.
She also smoked too much … drank too much … Xio secretly clenched her teeth as she saw a man in a black suit walk out from the shadows on the other end of the alley.
The man was tall and wore a mask made of gold, revealing his eyes, nostrils, mouth, and cheeks. He was none other than the MI9 member who had contacted Xio.
"What's the urgent matter?" he asked directly.
Although Xio was short, she didn't lose out in her imposing manner.
"I was followed in East Borough. I suspect it's someone from the Aurora Order. They seem to be investigating the matter of the previous gathering."
Xio had originally prepared a topic to talk about a person that the other party had previously requested to find. She planned on using clues that couldn't be guaranteed to be true to make this urgent meeting seem normal. But now, she had a better and more suitable excuse — the Aurora Order.
"The lunatics of the Aurora Order are like that. Although they know that we are also investigating the same matter and looking for them, they won't cower. If not, they wouldn't always suffer setbacks," the golden-masked man said with a laugh. The golden-masked man laughed and said, "To be honest, I'm surprised that they didn't surround you and bring you to a secluded place to interrogate or channel your spirit."
Xio was just about to reply that the Aurora Order hadn't been tailing them for too long when she suddenly thought of the daze she couldn't let go of.
"I don't know what happened to me. For such a short period of time, I seemed to be a little confused and couldn't remember what I was thinking."
The golden-masked man fell silent.
"The investigation on you should be over by now … The importance that the Aurora Order places on this matter far exceeds my expectations. I'll report it to my superiors.
"Hmm … You previously mentioned that there are quite a number of Beyonders who received invitations but didn't attend the gathering?"
Xio nodded.
"No more than a third of the people who received the invitation will participate in each gathering.
"This is the normal state of most gatherings, and Mr. X's is no exception."
The golden-masked man thought for a while.
"Did you find any clues about the person I asked you to look for last time?"
"The one whose real name is Trissy?" Xio shook her head when she saw him nod. "Not yet. She should be a veteran."
The golden-masked man chuckled.
"She has killed more people than you have completed bounty missions. If you have any clues, try not to get close to her. She is very dangerous."
Xio tersely acknowledged and got to the point.
"Is there a new commission this time?"
"Why did you suddenly become so proactive?" the golden-masked man asked, slightly surprised.
Xio replied frankly, "That's right.
I've almost accumulated enough merit points to exchange for the Interrogator potion formula. I hope to obtain it as soon as possible.
"Actually, there's no need for that. You can directly exchange for potions. That will save you quite a bit of merit," the golden-masked man said from Xio's point of view.
I already have a Beyonder characteristic! Xio shook her head.
"That will take a long time. Perhaps I can buy the ingredients at other Beyonder gatherings."
The golden-masked man didn't try to persuade him anymore.
"Good luck then.
"This time, there's a rather complicated mission. If you can complete it, you should have enough merit points."
Xio held back her joy and asked,
"What mission?"
The golden-masked man's tone was a little strange.
"Keep an eye on the people Viscount Stratford interacts with, and report each one to me.
"You don't have to monitor them often. When you're free or pass by, just pay attention. Trust me, you're not the only one doing this mission. As long as you can submit a valuable report every week, you'll be rewarded with a certain amount of merit points."
Viscount Stratford … Xio suddenly fell into a daze again, and this time, she knew why.
This viscount was the head of the palace guards and her father's former assistant!
PS: Recommending a book, "Plague Doctor". I read the sacrifice to the banyan tree in one go and thought it was pretty good. I want to keep it and see how it unfolds before I take the initiative to help promote it. After all, it's the genre I like. It has a modern setting and a strong Cthulhu flavor. After adding the Doctor profession, the details are very solid and have a sense of texture. The story is also very suspenseful. I hope Comrade Wall-E can hold on at the end. Hmm, those who like this genre can go take a look.
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