Chapter 206

This way, he wouldn't have to go through the documents compiled by Chen and Hoshiguma to analyze the information.

Shirou replied with a screenshot of Mao Mentai and shared the new information with Chen and Hoshiguma.

"So it really was brought in from outside?"

Hoshiguma breathed a sigh of relief upon receiving this new information; it saved her a lot of trouble since the baby wasn't manufactured in the Slums.

This at least narrows down the search area, allowing those providing assistance to explore that direction.

"We also need to consider the timeliness of the intelligence. Ansuo hasn't updated her intelligence database for quite some time, so we can just use it as a reference."

Although he said that, Chen also took out the relevant documents about the blocking agents that had entered Lungmen from the outside over the past few months and carefully looked at them.

"Don't worry about her, she's always like this. You go ahead and get busy. If you don't have anything to do, you can rest. You're a key player in our operation, so you need to get some rest."

Upon hearing Chen's words, Hoshiguma slammed a stack of documents down in front of Chen, then turned to Shirou and spoke.

"Oh... okay."

Originally, Shirou wanted to offer to help, but A said they could come over and talk right now, and Hoshiguma's attitude was also quite firm, so Shirou agreed.

After quickly tidying up, Shirou left the Knights of the Round Table office.

It's past 9 PM now. A normal person should have already finished showering and is getting ready for bed by now. I didn't expect Ah would be willing to chat with him at this time!

What a wonderful person!

Soon, Shirou arrived at the spot that Afa had given him.

It was a short distance from the Knights of the Round Table, but that wasn't a problem for Shirou, who was riding a bicycle.

"Koi-style... Detective Agency?"

Looking at the sign above and then at the address in his hand, Shirou checked several times before he was sure he hadn't gone to the wrong place.

The last place I went to was a clinic that A-te borrowed; this is Shirou's first time visiting this area.

He was just a little surprised that A would be working at this detective agency. Due to time constraints, Shirou parked his bicycle and knocked on the agency's door.

"You've arrived. You must be Ah's guest. Please come in."

The one who came to open the door was a tall Perro Ancients.

It looks quite tall and strong.

The only problem was that the pink apron she was wearing didn't quite match.

"Hey, you got here pretty fast! You wanted to ask about the recent blocker incidents, right?"

On the other side, A, who was sitting on the sofa in front of the TV, lay down on it and tilted his head back to look at Shirou over the door.

"Yes, that's right, Mr. Ah, do you remember this matter?"

Greeted by the Ancients settlers of Perro, also known as Moo, Shirou entered the office.

The furniture and accessories in the entire office were quite ordinary, except for a wooden stake in the middle that was somewhat eye-catching.

However, Shirou knew why he was there, and quickly put aside his other thoughts to answer A's question.

"Hmm... I do remember it. After all, that batch of blocking agents was of very poor quality. After I returned it a few times, they stopped trying to sell it to me. Also, please don't call me Mr., just call me Ah. I'm not used to being called that."

As he spoke of what he knew in general, Ah Shun corrected Shirou's way of addressing him.

The two had met several times, and each time Shirou would address him as "Mr."

It made him feel very uncomfortable.

This time, he's determined to try and correct Shirou's problem!

"I see? Then, Ah-xian... cough cough, do you have any other information?"

After taking notes in the small notebook given to him by the Knights of the Round Table, Shirou asked another question.

Since they've already let him come, it means the other side must have even more intelligence.

And it's the kind of message that's not suitable to be sent via a mobile phone.

"Yes, but that will incur a fee, as it falls under the scope of the firm's services."

Upon seeing Shirou take out the Knights of the Round Table's notebook, A immediately sat up straight and said...

Originally, I planned to give it to him for free, since after spending several time together, I had a pretty good impression of Shirou.

He was certain that this guy and Huaihu would get along very well.

Moreover, Shirou has a group of infected children to support. He originally thought that Shirou might be investigating this kind of thing for the sake of the children, and it wouldn't be good if he charged for it.

If the other party is carrying Knights of the Round Table notebook, it means that their current stance is likely the Knights of the Round Table.

Since it involves a work unit, charging a fee is reasonable, right?

"A fee? Wait a minute."

Upon hearing A's words, Shirou paused for a moment, put down his laptop, and took out his phone to ask Hoshiguma.

"Don't listen to Ahu, this is free."

Moo, who had overheard the conversation, came over, pressed A's head down, and said to Shirou.

"???"

Shirou's hand holding the phone hovered in mid-air, unsure whether to put it down.

He understood that some intelligence required payment, something he had known from Isv for a long time.

I've already applied to Hoshiguma for funding to purchase intelligence from Penguin Logistics.

He wasn't too surprised that Ah wanted to charge him money.

When Chen obtains information from his informants, he also gives them some Lungmen Dollars or other items, since the leak of information poses a life-threatening risk to these people.

It's even possible that these people risked their lives to find this intelligence.

"Hehehe, I was just kidding about charging fees."

With a smacked head and a sticking-out tongue, A-He said in the signature pose of Exusiai after doing something wrong.

"Mr. Shirou, you're from the Knights of the Round Table, right? Giving us some verbal information isn't too difficult for us, so we don't need to charge you. However, it really depends on the value of the information, but considering how serious this incident is, we won't charge you."

Noticing Shirou's puzzled look, Moo kindly offered an explanation.

"Understood, thank you very much for your help. Also, please don't call me Mr. Shirou, just call me Shirou."

Upon hearing Moo's words, Shirou nodded to indicate that he understood, and thanked the other party for their help.

"Ha."

Seeing Shirou's current state, A felt a sense of déjà vu and burst out laughing.

So you've finally met your match?

"No, you two continue chatting. I'll go pour you some tea. Shirou, would you like some tea?"

After patting the sofa where Ah was sitting and reminding him, Moo planned to prepare some hot tea for the two of them.

"Yes, it's a drink."

Seeing that Moo had already picked up the tea leaves, Shirou, who had originally wanted to refuse, could only accept the other party's kindness.

"Let's get down to business. Shirou, you're still assisting the Knights of the Round Table, right?"

After confirming that Hum had left, Ah continued the conversation.

As far as he knew, Emiya had recently interned at the Shirou Knights of the Round Table and made quite a name for himself, causing a sensation in Lungmen's intelligence circles.

"Um."

After receiving Shirou's affirmative reply, A continued, "Hmm... there have indeed been more rumors about those inferior blocking agents lately. Actually, I'm not sure if it's the same batch I encountered back then, but I can give you the person who was originally going to sell it to me. I can't guarantee it's the same group of people, but I should be able to get some relevant information from them."

The main reason Ah Hui asked this question was to try and find out Shirou's current stance.

If Emiya continues to work as an instructor for the Knights of the Round Table after finishing his internship and even helps investigate cases, it means that he is now basically tied to the Shirou Knights of the Round Table.

This can be considered as obtaining some good intelligence.

Thanks.

Shirou quickly glanced at the documents that A handed him.

He was a middle-aged man from the Vulpo. According to Shirou's understanding of races, the so-called Vulpo was a fox.

They are a rather rare race even in Lungmen.

"You're welcome. This is just a clue I gave you personally. The real prize is this."

As he spoke, A placed a large tablet in front of Shirou.

That's why he summoned Shirou; compared to simply providing information, data-supported intelligence seems more authentic.

These are the blocking agent samples he obtained from other infected individuals over the past two days after receiving the news.

"Does this data mean... something was added to it?"

Looking at the densely packed information above, for Shirou, who had read both of Mr. Xue's books...

He still couldn't understand most of it, but he did remember the ingredients of the blocker.

Based on some data he knew, these inhibitors should still be able to suppress Oripathy, but it seems they contain other ingredients as well?

Shirou noticed the somewhat distorted data above.

195 A

"This is my personal analysis. When these inhibitors arrived in Lungmen, they should still have their original functions. It's just that some Originium dust and other substances were added afterward, which is why they became dangerous."

Originally, I intended to give it to Shirou and wait for him to ask questions, but he immediately figured it out.

This was something Ah hadn't expected, but since the other party understood, there was no need for him to explain further. He simply pointed to a few problematic data points and stated his opinion.

"Um..."

Looking at the data above and listening to A's explanation, Shirou's brows furrowed more and more.

Since Chen's side isn't going through the Knights of the Round Table's channels, the earliest we can expect a result is tomorrow.

Unexpectedly, the results on Ah's side were already out quite early.

This method of adding something to a regular inhibitor is difficult to investigate... At least Shirou finds it troublesome. Maybe Chen and Hoshiguma have a solution.

Shirou felt that this data was quite credible.

After all, most of the infected who died or were injured could not obtain the blocking agent through legitimate channels and could only buy cheap blocking agents diluted with water from the streets of Slums.

This method poses no danger to infected individuals who can obtain the blocking agent through legitimate channels.

Purchasing inferior blocking agents carries inherent risks, and death as a result would not be surprising.

It's just that this time it's gotten a lot of attention because it's caused such a big stir.

"Call..."

Thinking of this possibility, Shirou took a deep breath.

If...

The moment those two words appeared in Shirou's mind, he immediately banished them from it.

There's no point in thinking about it all. As Chen said, the most important thing is to arrest all of these people.

Do you think these people are awful?

Looking at Shirou's expression, A asked, but the answer was already quite obvious.

Adding something to someone else's life-saving supplies and then selling them at a low price, even at a loss, while watching someone suffer, is truly despicable.

But the thought that these people were doing this to infected individuals made many people less concerned.

But it was obvious that Shirou was the kind of person he cared about a lot.

He was just sitting in front of the other person, but he could clearly feel the oppressive aura emanating from Shirou.

Honestly, he felt like throwing up.

If it were Huaihu, he might have dragged him and Hong together to kick those people away. However, this incident is more dangerous, so Hong or Old Koi will probably stop them.