Although Hodge Town was called a town, its actual size and population were about the same as a city in the Cain Bitwall. The only difference was that there were no city walls. Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi were orphans and lived on Windmill Street in the North District, where the sheriff was located. However, Akaia's Cauldron was located in the South District, so it was normal that they had not seen Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi before.
"I have some personal property disputes, but for some reason, I can't come forward personally," Bai Xiaowen said. "So I want to find some... professionals to help me."
"Professionals? What do you mean? "Akaia's expression was a little thought-provoking, but his tone was a little more serious.
Bai Xiaowen added, "Professionals who can solve problems outside of the law. When necessary, they don't mind having a little blood on their hands."
Akaia frowned and flicked the Gorse Empire gold coin in his hand. "Young sir, for the sake of the gold coin, I can provide you with a clue. However, I have to say in advance that I'm a law-abiding businessman. "
Bai Xiaowen nodded slightly. "Of course, I'll pretend that I've never been to this shop."
Akaia nodded. "Okay. Actually, the professionals you're looking for are in Blackwater Alley, which is the left turn at the end of our street. They have a unified organization called the Crows. A decent businessman like me would never want to deal with those maggots. "
Bai Xiaowen got the information he wanted. He nodded and thanked Akaia, then took out another Gorse Empire gold coin.
"Second question... Are there any hidden religious places in Hodge Town?" Bai Xiaowen asked.
"Isn't the North District Cathedral a religious place?" Akaia frowned. "If you're talking about a hidden church, there's a small church in the South District, but not many people go there because there aren't many residents in the South District who have faith."
"What I want to ask is not the Church of the Lord of Light," Bai Xiaowen said.
"Then I don't know." Akaia shrugged. "It seems that I can't earn the second gold coin, young man."
Bai Xiaowen nodded thoughtfully and left Aquaia's Cauldron.
While walking on a remote street, Li Shuyi asked, "About the two questions you just asked, I roughly understand your intention. His second question was about the Poison Sect, but he didn't get any information about it, so he left it for the time being. The first question should be a clue to the main quest, right? "
Bai Xiaowen nodded.
"You suspect that the mastermind is this underground organization called Crow?" Li Shuyi asked.
"I'm not sure yet," Bai Xiaowen said with a smile. "However, for a large number of missing people in the city, the only place we can get clues from is the sheriff or the underground gangs. I don't believe that these underground gangs don't know anything about the disappearance of so many people. "
The two talked as they walked. Li Shuyi speculated, "I think that the Crow organization is related to the missing people case. Even if they aren't the mastermind, they are at least a peripheral organization that follows the orders of the mastermind to kidnap people."
Bai Xiaowen smiled. "Don't be in a hurry to kill them. Let's take a look first."
They walked to the end of the street and turned left. The two stepped into Black Water Alley.
"Hey, where did these two lambs come from?" A brawny man with a knife scar on his arm stopped the two of them. After looking at them carefully, he said in a mocking tone, "This is not a place for obedient children."
Li Shuyi glanced at Bai Xiaowen. After seeing Bai Xiaowen nod slightly, he immediately stepped forward and reached out to grab the scar-faced brawny man's arm. He pulled hard and bent his knee!
With a muffled sound, the brawny man's eyes almost popped out. His body quickly bent like a big shrimp. Li Shuyi followed up with a kick to the back of the brawny man's leg. The brawny man knelt heavily on the ground.
Before the scar-faced man could curse, he felt a chill on his neck. A noble's sword was placed across his neck.
"Who are you people?!" "If you dare to kill me, don't even think about living in Hodge Town anymore. We, the Crows, will never let any of our enemies go!" The scarred man gasped in pain, "If you dare to kill me, don't even think about living in Hodge Town anymore.
Bai Xiaowen said indifferently, "You're just maggots in the latrine. Do you think you're so great? Listen, we were commissioned by the sheriff, Mr. Ahan, to investigate the missing people case in Hodge Town. The Crow organization is our main suspect. If you don't want to die, lead the way to your boss. "
The scar-faced man was shocked and angry. "Ahan? That damned sheriff was here a long time ago. Boss Benny also explained very clearly that the missing people case had nothing to do with us … "
"Cut the crap." Li Shuyi exerted a little force on his sword. Instantly, drops of blood seeped out.
The scar-faced man could only raise his hands. "Okay, okay, don't be like this … I'm willing to take you to Boss Benny. Can you move your sword away first?"
Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi exchanged a look. Li Shuyi withdrew his sword. The scar-faced man walked in front timidly to lead the way. The other two followed closely behind.
Walking in the Black Water Alley, the two met a few members of the Crow organization. Bai Xiaowen used his insight to scan a few of them. He found that their strength was about the same as the scar-faced man. They were all normal members, around level five or six. There was not even a single elite member.
Bai Xiaowen estimated the strength of the Crow organization and came to the conclusion that he and Li Shuyi could do whatever they wanted in the Black Water Alley.
In fact, Bai Xiaowen was quite confident that the Crow organization was not involved in the missing people case. Otherwise, he would not have told them his purpose in coming here.
From Sheriff Ahon's point of view, he must have gone to all the gangs in the city to investigate the missing people case. However, the final result was that he did not find anything. That was why he issued the bounty. The scar-faced man also said that Sheriff Ahon had been here before and communicated with the boss of the Crow organization, Benny.
Under the premise of knowing this, Bai Xiaowen still wanted to break into the Crow organization's headquarters. In fact, he wanted to beat this underground organization into submission and take it for his own use! Otherwise, as an Awakened who cut in, how could he investigate without knowing anything?
In the depths of the Black Water Alley, in an underground casino, Bai Xiaowen met the boss of the Crow organization, Benny.
Benny was a tall and thin man. His eyes were sinister and his cheeks were thin. Hidden under a black cloak, he reminded people of a vulture that was searching for food.
Bai Xiaowen immediately used his insight. The notification showed that 25 psionic points had been deducted.
[Benny (Elite Level 8)]
[Race: Humanoid/Human]
[Profession: Night Bandit]
[Attributes: Strength 35, Agility 49, Constitution 32, Spirit 20]
[Skill 1: Protection of the Night: Activates the concealment skill, making it difficult for the enemy to discover. Passive effect: Concealment priority at night + 1]
[Skill 2: Combo: Successfully hitting the enemy multiple times in a row will cause additional physical damage. The more combo, the higher the additional damage.]
[Skill 3: Overwhelming the Enemy with a Show of Strength: The first attack without being discovered by the enemy will cause the enemy to be temporarily paralyzed.]
[Skill 4: Bandit Leader: Passive, Health Points increased by 150 points.]
After seeing the shared information, Li Shuyi whispered in the team channel, "Ah, it's actually Level 8."
With Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi's Level 5 Awakened, it was a bit surprising that a Level 8 character would appear among the matched Spirit World characters. According to the usual rules, the level of the matched Spirit World characters would be one or two levels higher than the Awakened.
However, there were also exceptions. That was, if the Spirit World characters were matched to a specific Spirit World plane with "positioning" items, there might be an "abnormal" phenomenon — such as being three levels higher or lower than the Awakened.
Of course, the rules of the Spirit World would also make a corresponding balance. Where was the balance point? It was in the entry point of the Awakened.
For example, the Aaron Plane where Bai Xiaowen carried out the profession change test was a plane with a very high level. At that time, Bai Xiaowen had not completed his profession change. Therefore, the rules of the Spirit World set Bai Xiaowen's entry point at the North, which was sparsely populated and desolate. The Spirit World characters Bai Xiaowen needed to deal with were only Level 3 and below. Of course, he courted death and attracted the Level 7 leader Gloria, so he was not treated well by the rules of the Spirit World.
The Level 8 Elite in front of him was Benny, the leader of the Crow Organization. His strength was about equivalent to a Level 5 or 6 leader. He was at a disadvantage in terms of priority and skills. However, because he had crossed the threshold of Level 7, all his attributes were relatively high, and he also had an additional 150 Health Points.
However, this did not pose a threat to Bai Xiaowen.
After listening to the grievance of the scarred man, Benny nodded slightly and looked at Bai Xiaowen with his gloomy eyes.
"Were you really sent by the sheriff? I don't believe it. "
Bai Xiaowen said calmly, "It doesn't matter whether it's true or not. The point is, do you want to die or live? "
Bai Xiaowen's direct threat angered a few of the elite members of the Crow Organization.
"Arrogant little brat, go back and drink your milk!"
A bald, brawny man pounced over, his fists wearing black iron gloves. He looked fierce as he attacked Bai Xiaowen.
Li Shuyi pulled out both of his swords and crossed them. He blocked the punch first, then quickly slashed back. With three slashes, he activated his Combo Slash. Three slashes accurately hit the bald man's throat.
Blood spurted out. The bald man covered his throat and windpipe in disbelief. He made gurgling sounds as his body slowly fell to the ground. Finally, he died on the spot!
This bald man was a strength-type Intermediate Elite. However, Li Shuyi's current Strength was as high as 27 points. It was more than enough for him to block his attack without losing his balance. After Li Shuyi blocked the opponent's attack, the explosive speed of his counterattack was something that the bald man could not compare to. Three slashes, one of them triggered a critical hit and killed him on the spot.
Seeing the bald man fall to the ground dead, the other members of the Crow Organization were even more shocked and angry. However, there was an obvious hint of fear in their eyes.
Benny's eyes were cold. Under the black cloak, his hands quietly reached for his dagger.
Suddenly, Bai Xiaowen coughed. A white light flashed, and the fat guy who had fused with the voodoo poison appeared in front of him. Beside him were four skeleton sword and shield wielders.
Fatty's ferocious face made many people tremble in fear. Someone exclaimed, "This is the Poison Sect …"
Benny glared at that person sternly. Immediately, that person fell silent. Bai Xiaowen understood. He narrowed his eyes and said, "It seems that you are not willing to cooperate."
Swoosh!
Fatty reached out and hooked the iron chain. It tightly wrapped around the person who had just spoken and dragged him over.
If it was an ordinary person, they might not be able to find the person who had exclaimed among so many members of the Crow Organization. However, Bai Xiaowen's observation and memory were extremely powerful. He immediately found the person's position and ordered Fatty to attack through telepathy.
Bai Xiaowen's nonchalant behavior angered Benny even more. He roared, "All of you, attack …"
However, when all the members of the Crow Organization were about to attack Bai Xiaowen with their swords, an awe-inspiring pressure spread out from Bai Xiaowen. Except for a few elite members, most of the members of the Crow Organization were stunned and fell to the ground.
The elites of the Crow Organization who were still standing, as well as Benny, fell into a state of fear, although they were not stunned.
Bai Xiaowen grabbed the collar of the unlucky guy who had been hooked by Fatty. "Hey, now you answer the question …"
After the person was awakened, he had a frightened look on his face. "I … I don't know anything."
"Tell me about the Poison Sect you just mentioned," Bai Xiaowen said with a smile. "What do you think this servant of mine has to do with the Poison Sect, hmm? Don't play dumb with me anymore, or I'll kill you. "
With a long face, the man said, "Boss Benny once told me that the Poison Sect has a kind of giant corpse that has been modified. Its fighting prowess is very strong, and it can fight against ten people at the same time. This monster is very similar to it. That's why I …" He regretted his words.
When Bai Xiaowen was interrogating the unlucky guy, Benny and his subordinates finally woke up from their state of fear and stun. Looking at the mysterious Bai Xiaowen, these people couldn't help but feel fear in their hearts. However, they didn't dare to go forward.
Bai Xiaowen asked a few more questions. After confirming that the unlucky guy didn't have any valuable information, he threw him aside and patted the non-existent dust off his hands.
"It seems that Mr. Benny already knows the difference between you and me. You also know that I can end your life at any time."
Benny's face changed several times, and he finally said bitterly, "Yes."
"I'm glad we've reached a consensus. Now, I'll state my conditions," Bai Xiaowen said. "If you cooperate, you can live and even get a considerable amount of money. If you don't cooperate … you should know the consequences. "
"… What do you want, sir? We'll do our best. "
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