Bai Xiaowen had already used [Insight] to see that Ji De was a Level 7 Elite. In the entire Crow Organization, he was second only to Benny.
"But Joshua has already shown his loyalty," Bai Xiaowen said with a hint of interest. "I admit that your ability is stronger than Joshua's … However, I still value loyalty more. I believe you understand this."
Ji De said loudly, "Please rest assured, Sir. My loyalty is not inferior to Joshua's." In order to prevent Bai Xiaowen from misunderstanding, he asked for Bai Xiaowen's permission before he slowly pulled out the iron axe from his waist and chopped down on Benny's corpse.
Benny's corpse was whipped for the second time, and his head rolled away.
The other members of the Crow Organization saw this bloody scene and were all moved. Most of them tried to suppress their emotions, and only a few of them looked at Ji De with disdain.
Bai Xiaowen nodded slightly. "Alright, I will temporarily accept your loyalty. You can be the second leader of the Crow Organization, and have the same status as Joshua. "He raised his hand and asked two people to come over and put Benny's headless corpse and head together.
Bai Xiaowen did not have the perverted hobby of whipping corpses. Bai Xiaowen purposely did Joshua's servant poke Benny's corpse to set an example for the other members of the Crow Organization, and give them a chance to follow suit.
Especially since Joshua's status was not high, if he relied on whipping corpses to climb to the top, how could the other members of the Crow Organization be satisfied? Therefore, Ji De's performance was within Bai Xiaowen's expectations.
The Crow Organization's internal cohesion was weak, and the loyalty of the members to the leader was very low. The leader Benny was cold by nature. When he saw his subordinate, the bald man, being killed on the spot, he did not even dare to say a word. This kind of leader was destined to not have any loyal followers.
Seeing that Ji De's loyalty was recognized by Bai Xiaowen, the other members of the Crow Organization were moved. However, Bai Xiaowen had already achieved his goal after obtaining Ji De's loyalty. He immediately ordered the others to leave. Ji De and Joshua stayed behind to ask about the missing persons case and the Poison Sect.
Perhaps it was due to the presence of a competitor like Joshua, but Ji De's attitude towards Bai Xiaowen could only be described as fawning over her. Compared to Benny's previous behavior, there was a clear difference.
"Is the Crow Organization involved in the missing persons case? Do you know anything about it? "Bai Xiaowen asked about the main mission.
Ji De's face was filled with fear as he shook his head. "Sir, I can guarantee with my life that the Crow Organization has nothing to do with the missing persons case. Although the organization's business was decided by Boss Benny … No, that fellow Benny, he did not dare to get involved in such a large case. Although he's not a good person, he's not that bold. "
Bai Xiaowen could tell from Ji De's expression that he was not lying.
"Then the second question, how much do you know about the Poison Sect?" Bai Xiaowen stared at Ji De with shining eyes, not letting go of any of his subtle expressions and reactions.
Ji De answered honestly, "Yes, the Poison Sect does have some cooperation with us."
"What kind of cooperation?"
Ji De replied, "We're collecting some special materials. Sir, you know that many of the Poison Sect's rituals require some inexplicable mediums, such as the blood of virgins, the eyes of frogs, or the venom glands of cobras …"
Bai Xiaowen narrowed his eyes. "Where is the Poison Sect's base in Hodge Town?"
Ji De shook his head.
"Since you're working with them, how can you not know where their base is? How dare you lie to me? " Bai Xiaowen could tell from Ji De's heartbeat, breathing, and subtle expressions that he wasn't lying. However, he still had to put pressure on Ji De.
Ji De hurriedly protested, "Sir, I really don't know. Even Benny doesn't know where the Poison Sect's secret base is. Every time we make a deal, they come to collect the items and give us a new list of materials to collect. Since they're very generous, we're happy to earn some extra money. After all, collecting the materials is just troublesome. It's not that difficult …"
"They came to you? Who was it? You should have followed him, right? "Bai Xiaowen asked.
Ji De replied, "… It wasn't a human that came. It was a huge stitched corpse monster, similar to the one you summoned. That's why Joshua called out the Poison Sect's name when he saw your corpse monster for the first time … "
After a short pause, Ji De continued, but he seemed a little guilty. "We saw how generous the other party was, so we did follow the corpse monster in an attempt to find its location. However, the brothers we sent out didn't return. The next day, we found their corpses hanging at the entrance of Black Water Alley. Their bodies were covered in maggots and mold, and their deaths were too horrible to look at. After that, Benny … never mentioned anything about stalking me again. "
Bai Xiaowen nodded slightly. Ji De's words were probably true.
Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi discussed in the team channel.
"We came to Black Water Alley to look for the main mission and solve the missing people case. However, we didn't expect to find a clue about the Poison Sect," Bai Xiaowen said in the team channel.
Li Shuyi said, "Hey, I thought the missing people case had something to do with the Poison Sect … Do you think it's possible?"
"It's basically impossible," Bai Xiaowen said. "According to Ji De's description, the Poison Sect's secret lair in Hodge Town should have a small number of people. There might only be a few elites, one or two senior leaders, or even one or two commanders without an army. With such a small number of people, it's impossible for them to plan and carry out a large-scale kidnapping case without being discovered by the public security officers and the Crow Organization. "
Bai Xiaowen deduced the Poison Sect's personnel by reverse reasoning. If the Voodoo Cult had a large number of members, they wouldn't have to "outsource" the troublesome but not difficult tasks such as collecting the eyes of frogs and the venom glands of poisonous snakes. Based on the principle of confidentiality, shouldn't this kind of work be done by their own people, the Voodoo Cult members?
After listening to Bai Xiaowen's explanation, Li Shuyi quickly agreed.
"Next, we can focus on the Poison Sect's side mission," Bai Xiaowen said after thinking for a while. "Although the main mission has the highest status, it has a 10-day time limit, and its difficulty rating is only A-level. I believe we can complete it in the end. The time limit for the Poison Sect's elite side mission is only 72 hours. Since we have a clue now, let's do this first. "
Li Shuyi said, "But the Crow Organization doesn't know the location of the Poison Sect's secret lair. How are we going to find it?"
Bai Xiaowen smiled and turned to ask Ji De, "How many days does the Poison Sect's people contact you?"
Ji De said, "I'm not sure about that. It seems to be very irregular … When they're in a hurry, they'll come once every one or two days. At the end of the list of materials left by the zombie monsters, the wording is very strict, and they'll add some threatening words. Other times, they're more relaxed. They'll come once every 10 days or half a month. "
"When was the last time they came?"
"Three days ago," Ji De answered quickly this time.
"Two days ago?"
"Four days ago."
"Give me the list of materials left by the zombie monsters from the Poison Sect every time they come, especially the notes that they send to ask for more."
Ji De was a little frightened. "We don't keep things like lists of materials properly … There may only be a few left, and they're all recent."
"Okay, give me all the lists you have," Bai Xiaowen said indifferently. He didn't expect an underground organization to have strict rules and regulations and to keep documents properly archived.
After a while.
Bai Xiaowen held the lists and asked Ji De a few questions. Then, he muttered to himself.
"There are a total of four lists here. They're the materials that were purchased four times recently," Bai Xiaowen analyzed in the team channel. "According to Ji De's recollection, three of the lists were from three, four, and six days ago. They can be seen as next to each other. The notes at the end of the lists are also very impatient, as if they can't wait to pick up the goods on the spot. The earliest one was from half a month ago. So, I infer that the people from the Poison Sect won't come to pick up the goods in a short period of time. "
After a pause, Bai Xiaowen said, "It's a pity. I was thinking that if the people from the Poison Sect came in the next two days, we could follow the zombie monsters and follow the clues."
Bai Xiaowen's analysis was clear and logical, but Li Shuyi was confused. "How do you know that the people from the Poison Sect won't come in a short period of time?"
"From the irregular pick-up dates, we can infer that these materials are used for voodoo experiments, and not for normal production. Normal production not only requires a stable supply, but also a large demand for the same type of goods. This is not on the list."
Bai Xiaowen paused. "When doing experiments, especially when exploring unknown experiments, the experimenter needs to verify many of his ideas. Just like how Edison experimented with thousands of materials when he invented the light bulb, voodoo experimenters also need to constantly change their materials. So, from the frequency of the list, we can see the progress of the experiment. "
Li Shuyi understood. "In other words, the continuous and strictly worded list of materials means that the other party has reached a bottleneck in the experiment and is in urgent need of materials. And the list of materials that only comes once every ten to fifteen days means that the experiment has already succeeded in a certain stage, and the other party hasn't come up with any new ideas. "
Bai Xiaowen smiled and nodded. "That's right. Then, look at the dates of the four lists. The last three pick-up dates were three days ago, four days ago, and six days ago. The fact that new materials were urgently needed after only one or two days means that the experimenter is in a bottleneck stage. And it has been three days since the last pick-up, and the other party hasn't come … This means that the experiment has achieved a certain stage of success, and the other party isn't in urgent need of this batch of materials. "
This was the basis for Bai Xiaowen's conjecture that the people from the Poison Sect wouldn't come in a short period of time. It seemed like a guess, but in fact, there was a deeper reason.
Of course, this conjecture wasn't 100% accurate. It wouldn't be strange if the experimenter suddenly had a new idea or something like that and suddenly came to the door. Bai Xiaowen's conjecture was only applicable under normal circumstances. The probability was 70% to 80%, but it didn't eliminate the possibility of an accident.
Li Shuyi said with a bit of distress, "What should we do … If the people from the Poison Sect don't come, we can only wait for them to come. If it exceeds 72 hours, the mission will fail."
Bai Xiaowen smiled and said, "That's why this mission is rated as an A-rank elite mission."
Li Shuyi pouted and then smiled. "I won't torment my poor brain cells. Anyway, you're here … Last time in the Cain Plane, you were able to complete an S-rank hero mission. This A-rank elite mission should be a piece of cake. "
Bai Xiaowen spread his hands and said, "Don't say that. The S-rank hero mission last time was mostly due to luck. If it weren't for the Zombie Doctor's unconventional zombie research that happened to restrain the Undead Plague, that mission wouldn't have been completed … Even so, the final completion rate was very low."
Of course, once an S-rank hero mission was completed, the rewards would be very frightening. Bai Xiaowen's Permanent Fief Order was a direct reward. The permanent party creation tool, the Blackpeak Oath, and the opportunity to kill the Great Chief of the Remnant Folk, Absolon, and obtain two pieces of dark gold equipment (Blood Essence Stone and Dark Gold Shoulder Guard), could also be seen as indirect benefits.
Bai Xiaowen told the truth and modestly gestured for Jeede to leave. Then, he carefully studied the lists of materials. He had a feeling that there was an invisible thread in these lists. As long as he grasped that thread, this A-rank elite mission would be considered half completed.
After reading several times, Bai Xiaowen suddenly stood up.
"What's wrong?" Li Shuyi asked.
"I have an idea, but I don't know if it's right … But it should be very likely," Bai Xiaowen said in a deep voice. "Ask Jeede to restrain the members of the Crow Organization and strictly control Blackwater Alley. No one is allowed to go out … Come with me."
Li Shuyi followed closely and asked, "What's wrong? Does someone in the Crow Organization know the location of the Poison Sect's stronghold?"
"No, no, I'm just in case. I don't want these people to leak the information," Bai Xiaowen said in a low voice. "There's no time to explain. Come with me quickly … I made a mistake. I should have thought of it earlier."
Li Shuyi pursed his lips and didn't ask any more questions. He didn't want to disrupt Bai Xiaowen's train of thought.
After instructing Ji De, Bai Xiaowen quickly left the Black Water Alley with Li Shuyi. Then, they quickly turned right and followed the path they came from. They stepped onto the dilapidated commercial street filled with the stench of sewage.
After walking for a while, Bai Xiaowen stopped at a shop at the end of the street.
"Phew … Thank goodness. This is the place. "
Bai Xiaowen saw that the door of the shop was still open. He breathed a sigh of relief, and his furrowed brows relaxed.
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