[Discovered sub-mission: Slander]
[Slander: The fact that Chief Teresa is safe and sound has driven some people into desperation. Slander is just the beginning, more danger is waiting for Teresa. If you want to know more, you need to locate the culprit as soon as possible and help him clear his name!]
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The words that popped up in his vision made Kieran go into deep thoughts.
It was out of Kieran's expectation that Teresa was wanted.
Although he suspected there was a mole in the station, Kieran didn't think the mole would have such powerful capabilities to achieve this.
Or maybe …
"Colluding with outsiders and pressuring them from the outside?"
Kieran unconsciously thought of those fully armed attackers.
Aside from the weapons and equipment that were hard to deal with by commoners, the ones who wielded the weapons were elites among commoners and such elites were extremely rare.
Both of them appearing at the same time could only mean that the mastermind behind the group of attackers had quite a lot of power and wealth.
Coincidentally, one of the mayoral candidates died in the explosion as well.
"Is it their competitor?"
Another thought popped up in Kieran's heart.
Though, due to the lack of time, he couldn't verify his theory.
Hoskin couldn't hold it in anymore when he heard the news from the radio station.
"How is this possible?!
How could the chief officer be the culprit behind the Winchester House explosion?
Those bastards, are their brains filled with sh * t? "
The young officer shouted loudly. His rage even made the veins on Hoskin's forehead pop out.
Hoskin wanted to step on the gas pedal.
It seemed like the young officer wanted to return to the station and argue with the person who gave the order.
However, Kieran was a step faster. He pulled out the key and stopped the engine.
"Wait for me in the car!"
Before the young officer could ask, Kieran took off his bulletproof vest and got out of the car.
Kieran headed straight to the entrance of Dancing Lady.
Teresa was chasing after them.
The stolen car was still parked not far away from them. Judging from Teresa's character, she wouldn't rob the car no matter how dangerous the situation was.
So, she had to rely on her legs to shake off her pursuers.
Wherever you walk, there will be traces.
The -1 [Tracking] might not be able to track a soul, but the traces left behind by a person were still visible.
Coincidentally, out of vigilance, Kieran habitually recorded the fingerprints and footprints of every person who approached him.
After activating [Tracking], Kieran went from the entrance of Dancing Lady to the opposite alley.
It was different from the narrow alley at the back of Dancing Girl.
The alley before him was not only narrow, but it also extended in all directions, reminiscent of a maze.
Through Kieran's [Tracking], he could see that Teresa's footprints were very familiar with the surroundings as she turned left and right without stopping for even a second.
But the tracker behind him didn't have that kind of ability.
Facing Teresa's swift speed and familiarity with the terrain, the pursuers were getting lesser and lesser until they completely vanished.
However, even though there wasn't a single pursuer left, Teresa didn't stop.
After carefully making arrangements, he began to move in a certain direction.
Kieran couldn't help but praise Teresa's method when he saw the obvious misleading traces left behind by [Tracking].
Perhaps it was impossible for her to hide her whereabouts from the general direction.
But it was enough to waste the attention of the pursuers who came after her.
Kieran listened to the faintly discernible footsteps that were getting further away from him. He quickly walked towards an iron ladder.
It was a spiral iron ladder that relied on the 7-storey building in front of him. Each floor would have a platform that led to the corridor.
Kieran walked towards the 3rd floor platform and quietly pushed open the corridor door.
The long wooden corridor had doors and windows that were shut tight.
The corridor connected to the platform had a green sticker that looked like a notice.
'Morr and White Mulberry Mansion 3F'
However, Kieran couldn't feel any life from the place.
The wooden floor was covered in a thick layer of dust.
It seemed like the place was either abandoned or closed.
Without [Tracking], Kieran arrived at the door with the number 309.
Dok, Dok Dok!
After the rhythmic knocks, Kieran clearly heard hurried footsteps and the safety of a gun being unlocked.
"It's me!
I'm alone! "
In order to prevent Teresa from doing something bad, Kieran said.
A second later, Teresa opened the door with vigilance. It was just a small gap as she peeked outside the door.
Needless to say, based on Teresa's posture, Kieran was sure that behind the door that he couldn't see, there was a gun pointing at the door.
Cooperatively, Kieran raised his hands up, indicating that he wasn't armed.
"Come in!"
Teresa said before opening the door.
However, the gun was still pointed at Kieran.
Kieran walked into the room after the call and sized up his surroundings.
There wasn't anything extra, only a bed and a table. Inside the opened bedside cabinet was a dazzling array of items.
Guns, medicine, food, water, clothes, a brand new phone, SIM card, everything that one could think of was there.
"A safe house?"
Kieran said in surprise.
At first, he thought the place was just a temporary hideout for Teresa but he didn't think it would be a safe house.
Building a safe house wasn't an easy task.
Likewise, why would a chief officer build a safe house? Kieran was even more curious.
Of course, things had their own priorities and Kieran knew it wasn't the time to be curious about such things.
"I'll contact Hoskin with my phone, you have his number in there, right?
Although your setup is quite decent, if those bastards get nothing again, they will use the police hounds! "
Kieran said as he picked up his phone.
"How did you find this place?"
Teresa didn't stop Kieran because she knew Kieran's voice would be safer.
However, she was still doubtful that Kieran could find her.
"Didn't you read my information?"
"I'm an adventurer. I guess I've learned how to track from an old hunter in the wild. After I found out that you were slandered and wanted, I followed the traces you left behind and found this place … Of course, thank you for your cover. Otherwise, there would be three people on the wanted list!"
Kieran said the script that he had prepared in his mind.
"That old hunter must be the most outstanding scout in Matam Continent!"
Teresa obviously didn't buy what Kieran said.
However, she lowered her gun a little, no longer pointing it at Kieran's chest.
However, right after she lowered her gun, she raised it up again and pointed it at the door.
Gak Tss Tss!
Bang!
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