After observing for a while on the roof, he realized that the thugs at the door didn't actually do anything to control the entrance. They were probably just there to maintain order and get rid of troublemakers. As long as someone wanted to enter, they wouldn't even stop them and let them in.
Lin Xiang thought about it and used Blink to land in the dark alley. He put away his magician's cape and changed his appearance a little. Although he didn't learn professional disguise, he could still change his hairstyle and outfit.
When everything was ready, he naturally mustered up his courage and rushed into the tiger's den. Of course, it wasn't because he had never been here before that he was interested in such a place.
After successfully passing through the two strong half-orcs guarding the door, Lin walked into the place filled with choking smoke and waiters. There was only one word to describe it: dirty and messy.
Compared to the top nightclubs on Earth, the environment here was so bad that it was like a beggar's nest. As long as one had some style, no matter how strange the game was, they wouldn't enter such a place. But this was a place where nobles would come.
Although before he transmigrated, he had no fate with such a place. But with the knowledge he gained from various movies and anime, if he opened a top hotel in this place, he wouldn't dare to say that he would make a lot of money, but at least he would be able to attract people like a flock of ducks.
But those random thoughts weren't the purpose of today. In the crowd, Lin quickly saw the figure of the fat noble. Who told him to be so big and eye-catching? But the place where he walked in seemed to have guards who would stop random people. Behind the curtains, the situation inside was faintly discernible. But it felt like it wouldn't be easy to get close or sneak in.
After a little observation, there was no place for one person to drink alone. And because he was alone, there were already waitresses who wanted to take the initiative to approach him. Since the risk of being exposed was very high if he continued to investigate, and there was no quiet place where he could cast a spell to investigate, Lin simply pretended to casually walk behind the curtains and then left with Blink.
And the waitress with a good figure followed Lin Xiang's footsteps behind the curtains, but she didn't see anyone. She hesitated for a moment and wanted to ask if she saw wrongly. After looking around and confirming that there was no one in sight, he gave up and went to find the next customer.
Even if they didn't smoke those big cigarettes, staying in this kind of place for a long time would make them a little delirious or slow down. It wasn't a big deal to see some strange images. Therefore, the waitress simply ignored the figure she had just seen.
Returning to the last rooftop, Lin observed the roof of the brothel from a distance. There were a few thugs patrolling above, and they looked like they were on high alert. He turned his head and looked in another direction. That was the location of Cassette Cutting.
Generally speaking, it was a magical positioning method used to retrieve the marked object, but it could also be used in reverse, allowing one to flash to the marked object. That should be the location of Fen's group. Without thinking too much, Lin disappeared from the roof and flashed back to his companions.
"Oh, you're back. Any gains? "
Lich immediately sensed someone's presence. Lin, on the other hand, took some time to observe his surroundings. They were already indoors, and the fire in the fireplace warmed up the entire room.
The two apprentices, who had been busy since they were preparing to leave the ship, were still busy. One of them was organizing things, and the other was preparing dinner. When they received news that their teacher had returned, the two girls deliberately avoided him. It seemed that they were still sulking about what happened earlier.
A certain someone, who was oblivious to it, sat down and poured himself some water to quench his thirst. Fen's question wasn't some casual social talk. She guessed that someone had left to follow the noble who came looking for trouble. So when that person came back, her question was very reasonable.
But when it came to gains, a certain someone could only shake his head and say, "I didn't find anything concrete. At most, I have some guesses."
"Oh, tell me about it." Fen asked.
"I followed that group of people and followed them into a brothel. After I followed them in, I circled around and saw that they entered a guarded area. In order to avoid being exposed, I didn't try to follow them in. Instead, I retreated. "
It was a very simple statement, but in exchange, a group of people looked at him with distrust or disdain. Lin was confused and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you all looking at me like that? "
"Here, good boy, take it." Fen handed over the Cassette Cutting.
A certain someone took it easily, but asked with a confused expression, "What's wrong? Put it on the side, just put it on the side. Why do I have to take it? "
"You don't want to take it. Fine, give it back. "Fen reached out her hand to ask for the weapon.
A certain someone, who didn't understand the situation, originally wanted to put the sword on the side, but since Fen reached out, he handed it over. He didn't forget to ask, "What's … wrong?"
After taking the sword, Lich immediately squatted down with the two apprentices who suddenly stopped what they were doing. He whispered to the Cassette Cutting and said, "What did that man do in the brothel? Tell me."
After figuring out what these three women were planning, Lin couldn't help but say angrily, "He only went in and out for a few minutes. What could I have done?"
"That's right, he didn't do anything." The Cassette Cutting praised, but then sighed and said, "Ah, he's really a boring wielder. There's nothing to hold against him."
Fen asked again, "Really?"
"Really. The things he did behind your backs are not so much bad things, but stupid things. There's nothing to talk about. He's not like the other wielder I've met before. No matter how righteous they are, they've always secretly done things like burning, killing, robbing, or being unable to control their lower bodies. He's really boring to the extreme. But that being said, his delusions and dark history are amazing. He's so blind that he's broken through the limits. Are you interested in knowing? "
Before the three women could answer, Lin used Blink to retrieve the Cassette Cutting from their hands. He stared at the weapon in his hand and said, "Why didn't I know you were so wicked before?"
"Really? This can be considered the private pleasure of our clan. "A certain sword boasted shamelessly.
Finally, there was someone who still remembered the serious matter. Fen whispered to the Cassette Cutting, "I'll ask you in detail later." Then, she turned her head and asked a certain someone seriously, "What did you say about that group of people?"
To be honest, there was nothing that a certain someone could do with such an unbelievably hard sword in his hand. So, he could only throw it aside and answer Fen's question, "Because we can't be sure if they've contacted anyone else, we don't know who the mastermind is. But this time, there's a high chance that the trouble was premeditated. It's not that those people are used to being tyrannical and just happened to bump into us at the docks. "
"How can you be sure of this?" Fen asked with a serious expression when they talked about business.
"If they bumped into us by chance, then after being treated like that, there's a high chance that they'll choose to go back to the place where they can find the most support, which is their own home. If they choose a place other than their home, it means that they trust that place more than their own family. Or, that place is the place that ordered them to do this, so they want to report the result. "
"According to what you said, there are both possibilities. Why do you think that the other party is premeditated? "
"Because of the place."
"Place? You mean the brothel? "
"Yes. In that place, it's impossible for them to meet their own father. It doesn't matter if the fat man wants to meet a noble who has a higher status than him, or someone who is stronger than him, or someone of the same generation who is smarter than him. In short, it's easy to provoke him to do something irrational in that kind of situation. For example, he went to find trouble with the two magicians. But what we don't know now is whether this group of people understand our strength and that's why they're provoking us. Is it because they don't understand, so they picked an insignificant person to try their luck, or is it that at least one of them is very clear, so they sent a brainless person to test our attitude? "
Although everyone was busy, and only the two official magicians were chatting idly, everyone still pricked up their ears and paid attention to the conversation between them. At this time, Uzov, who was staying in the same inn, interrupted, "Sir, the brothel that you went to, was there any conspicuous sign or mark? Do you have any impression of it? "
Remembering that there was a signboard at the entrance of the building, Lin used a magic whiteboard to draw the sign out of thin air. He even added some color to it.
Uzov looked at the sign and thought for a while before saying, "This is the sign of an oriole, a very commonly used sign to represent a brothel. But this sign doesn't seem to belong to any large underground organization that I know of, so it shouldn't be a territory controlled by a big shot. If that's the case, I think that the other party is just a group of small nobles who haven't seen much of the world, so they're recklessly looking for trouble. In my travels in the past, I've met quite a number of such nobles. "
After pondering for a moment, Lin asked Uzov, "Do you think it's possible that the person behind this is just pushing the fat man out as a sacrifice? If our reaction was too intense and we killed the fat man, they would have just raised the whole situation and used a higher level of power to create a larger scale conflict. "
"Haha, sir, if we were still in the military country, I don't dare to say that the situation you imagined would never happen. But this is only a small country, even if the whole country mobilized its power, it would at most cause a little trouble for you. Even if they have the nobles of other countries behind them, the extent of their efforts would be limited. Because of these small countries that exist in between the two empires, the current balanced situation can be said to be the result of the two empires' tacit agreement. If there are too many changes, or if the nobles of one side interfere, it may cause unnecessary reactions from the other side. At that time, it won't be a border conflict that can be resolved. "
In other words, if this place was like a third world country under the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, no matter how large the scale of the war was, it would at most be a confrontation between two guerrillas, and it would not escalate to the level of the person behind the scenes.
Then the best way was to deal with all changes by sticking to the status quo. If there were too many reactions, it would make the person behind the scenes look down on them. If it was really just a small fry jumping up and down, this kind of inaction would easily make the other party want a yard after taking an inch. At that time, it would be fine to just slap them to death, this was nothing.
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