"10 minutes. I want all the information on this person."
Meg walked into an information house in an alley, and tossed a bag of gold coins and a piece of paper onto the counter.
The sleepy-eyed shopkeeper took the bag of money, and opened it. His eyes lit up immediately, and he put on a flattering smile. He kept the bag of money, picked up the piece of paper, and respectfully said, "Please wait for a moment."
10 minutes later, Meg left the information house with a black cloth bag, and quickly disappeared into the alley.
So he's the illegitimate son of the Marquis Family. He worked so hard for so many years to get the Marquis surname before his father passed away. I wonder what's his most precious thing? Meg finished reading the last piece of paper, and laughed mockingly. He took out a windproof lighter, and lit up the stack of information in his hand. He watched it turn into ashes in the fire, and then stepped into the snow before turning to leave this deserted courtyard.
The information was very detailed, and he didn't waste the 1,000 gold coins.
Bennett, the owner of the teahouse called "Ben," should be called Bennett Marquis. He was the illegitimate son of the former head of the Marquis Family after a drunken affair. He was also the brother of the current head of the family, Bowen.
However, this pair of half-brothers didn't have a harmonious relationship, and their lives were completely different.
Bennett wasn't welcomed by the Marquis Family because he was an illegitimate son. Even his biological father didn't care about him. He didn't even acknowledge his identity, and didn't allow him to use the Marquis surname.
He walked out of the slums, started from scratch, and gradually made a name for himself in Chaos City.
He had many businesses under his name. That teahouse was just one of his businesses on the surface. He also owned two casinos, five to six brothels, and controlled the slums' labor and other businesses.
With his performance in Chaos City's business world, he finally received recognition before his father passed away, and was allowed to use the Marquis surname.
In recent years, he had been working hard to raise his status in Chaos City's business world. He had put on a beautiful coat of grandeur on himself, and became a great philanthropist in many people's eyes. He had even tried to overthrow his elder brother, and become the head of the Marquis Family.
This was a clichéd family drama. Although the information did not list his family history in detail, Meg could already smell the blood and brutality in it.
"This kind of guy, a simple investigation will lead to a bunch of questions. Since he also has something precious, I'll let him experience the feeling of losing it." Meg put away his disguise, walked to the entrance of the alley, and rode away on his bicycle.
Killing people was the simplest thing to do, but it was too boring.
The same thing might happen again in the future. He needed to kill a chicken as a warning to those monkeys.
Meg rode to the Gray Temple, and met Burton, the head of the intelligence department, who was in charge of communicating with him at the side door.
"Head Burton, according to the rules, I should have partial access to the Gray Temple's investigation authority, right?" Meg asked Burton with a smile.
The half-white-haired orc Burton nodded, and said, "Yes. According to the rules, Mr. Meg can access all the Gray Temple's information below the top-secret level, and mobilize the Gray Temple's limited resources, including assisting in the investigation."
Burton looked at Meg with a scrutinizing gaze. The Gray Temple had never given someone who was not an official member of the Gray Temple such a high level of access.
However, this was an order from Lord Rolan, and he had specially asked him to cooperate with Meg as much as possible. It was clear that he had his merits.
"My safety and that of the restaurant's employees and mine are under threat. I need the Gray Temple to help me investigate this person." Meg passed a piece of paper to Burton.
"Threat to your life?!" Burton's expression became serious. This was a very serious matter. Rolan had previously ordered that ensuring Mr. Meg's safety was a fifth-level response.
"I will arrange for someone to investigate this immediately, and send someone to protect Mr. Meg and the restaurant's employees," Burton said seriously as he kept the paper.
"You don't have to send anyone to the restaurant, but I will have to trouble you to protect the staff dormitory." Meg nodded slightly, and bade farewell to Burton before leaving on his bicycle.
"Bennett Marquis." Burton opened the paper, and looked at the name on it. He frowned and pondered for a while. It was a familiar name. Then, he put the paper away, and returned to the Gray Temple.
"Activate the fifth-level response mechanism, set up a special investigation team, and stop all the work at hand. As the leader of the investigation team, find out everything about this person in three days." Burton gathered seven core members of the intelligence department, and looked at them with a serious expression. "The other departments of the Gray Temple will fully cooperate with our investigation."
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Meg was not worried about the restaurant's safety at all. If Bennett dared to do anything to the restaurant, Amy could crush them a few times.
The only thing he had to pay attention to was Raina's mother. She was just an ordinary person, and any seemingly ordinary accident could have serious consequences on her.
However, with the people from the Gray Temple keeping an eye on her, this problem did not exist.
The most important thing about finding the Gray Temple was that they were professionals, and had the authority to enforce the law. If they found out anything, they could just do it directly.
In the past, Bennett might have been able to use all sorts of methods and reasons to avoid being investigated, so he would use a reason that the Gray Temple could not reject to get them to investigate.
He was sure that Rolan would give a good investigation order if it concerned his safety.
Meg parked his bicycle in front of the teahouse called "Ben". The dazzling teahouse looked very grand. There were two good-looking waiters in black standing at the door, and they were looking at Meg with a smile.
This was the most high-end teahouse in Chaos City. It had a clean background, and was doing a proper and elegant business. It was also one of Bennett's important identities to the outside world.
"Since you're here, it won't be too late to leave after having some tea." Meg parked his bicycle at the entrance, and walked to the teahouse's entrance.
One of the waiters opened the door with a warm smile, and said, "Hello, do you have a reservation?"
"Tell your boss that Meg is here for tea. He will make the arrangements," Meg replied with a smile as he walked into the dazzling teahouse's main hall.
"Alright. Please wait in the lounge for a while. I will go and report this." That waiter's eyes lit up. It seemed like this person was a friend of the boss. He quickly left.
"What?!" Bennett, who was snuggling in the arms of a red-haired beauty, heard the waiter's report, and immediately sat up from the sofa. He raised his voice, and said, "You mean that Meg from Amy's?"
"H-he didn't say his identity," that waiter said fearfully. It seemed like that person was not a friend of the boss.
Bennett suddenly laughed. As he got up, he said, "Ha, he's got some guts. He actually dared to come here first. Then, let me go and meet this Mr. Mak."
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