"Kane." Xiao Ran turned to Kane, then seemed to remember something and frowned. "Did you find the person I asked you to look for?"
Kane froze for a moment, but quickly understood whom Xiao Ran meant and shook his head. "Not yet. We haven't found anyone matching the description."
"I see. Send more people. We have to find that guy." Xiao Ran's fingers tapped rhythmically against the armrest. He frowned as though pondering something, then spoke again after a moment of silence. "Also, starting now, launch an investigation into the Native Species and those two machines."
"If it is those two machines, I might know something about them." Ishido Mitsuko turned around and smiled at Xiao Ran. "Consider it an apology for what I concealed from my client while acting as a merchant. I hope Lord Xiao Ran can be magnanimous."
Xiao Ran looked up at Ishido Mitsuko. He would not have been surprised if she knew something about the Super Robots. In the original story, Ishido Heavy Industries had some connection with the New DC and had given them considerable support. The new machines fielded by the Rebel Army this time also proved that Ishido Heavy Industries had some relationship with the Rebel Forces. If there was anyone in this world connected to the most factions and thus able to obtain more intelligence, Ishido Heavy Industries would certainly rank among the foremost.
Xiao Ran nodded. It was not that he did not know what the Super Robots were, but he needed another mouth to speak about them. Besides, his knowledge of the Super Robots was limited to the Super Robot Wars games. Compared with squads like ATX and SRX, his understanding was naturally far less thorough. He also wanted to hear exactly what Ishido Mitsuko knew, so he said,