Watching the thief named Gaoli leave the living room and leave along the side of the Tussock River without looking back, Angel locked the door, remained invisible, and followed him at a distance.
This careless intruder didn't even realize that he was followed by an invisible Beyonder. He was just happy that he had completed the task easily. He walked briskly on the deserted street, passing through Red Rose Street, passing through Rose Lane, and all the way to East Borough, which is adjacent to Backlund Bridge Borough.
East Borough is the area with the largest concentration of poor people in Backlund, with a permanent population of more than 350,000. Including mobile "black households", there may be a total of 500,000 people, most of whom are ordinary people begging for a living in various walks of life, but there are countless gangs who make a living in illegal businesses.
Angel followed the thief through the sewage-filled streets, and observed through Dark Vision the largest slum area in Backlund. Countless homeless people were sitting or lying on the street corners. They were thin and sallow, and their clothes were ragged. Their cloudy eyes looked at Gaoli who was walking by in a hurry, and the document bag under his arm.
The latter seemed to be familiar with East Borough's survival rules. He showed off the dagger sheath under his jacket and easily stopped the refugees around him who were about to move. He continued walking through the streets and alleys, and soon came to a three-story building.
After three long and one short knocks on the wooden door, the door opened inward, and a big man stretched out his head warily and looked around.
"Come in, the boss is waiting for you on the second floor."
The big man showed Door Opening the entrance and let Gaoli in. Then he looked at the street outside the door to make sure no one was following him, and then carefully closed the door.
After entering the stronghold, Gaoli was completely relaxed. He squeezed the document bag he got again to confirm that the documents inside were still there, then walked up the stairs to the second floor and came to a copper-clad wooden door.
"Dong dong——"
He knocked on the door gently twice, then pushed Door Opening in.
There was only a dim gas light on in the room. His boss did not sit on his favorite leather sofa. Instead, he stood by the window with his back to the door, hunched over and lowered his head, as if looking at the street scene outside the window.
"Boss, the manuscript was found without alarming anyone."
Gaoli held the document in both hands and reported to him.
"Very good." The burly boss said in a brisk tone, and then his body collapsed and fell to the ground with a "thud".
Only then did another figure obscured by his body appear in front of Gaoli. The reply just now turned out to be "acted for" by him.
"If you obediently hand over the manuscript to me, I won't kill you and your boss."
The man with short black hair and a cloak said to Gaoli with a sarcastic look on his face.
The latter's reaction was also very direct. He held the document, turned around and ran towards the door.
The black-haired man grabbed the armchair by the window and threw it towards the door, hitting Gaoli accurately on the back. He groaned and fell to the ground, knocking his head against the door frame and making no movement.
The document bag was also thrown to the corner of the room.
The loud noise alerted the guards on the first floor, and the sound of heavy stamping on the stairs came from outside the room, but the man didn't care. He wiped the dust off his hands with a smile, approached the door, picked up the armchair again, and stood by the door.
The big man named Gaoli Door Opening just now held a revolver in one hand and pushed the door open with the other. When he saw the boss lying on the ground, he was about to go forward to check when a roar came from behind.
Bang.
The armchair was smashed to pieces, and the big man fell down unsteadily.
"It's easy and simple. Just wait here and the manuscript will come to your door by itself."
The man muttered to himself, kicked the big man who fell to the ground, and after confirming that he was unconscious, turned back to look at the document bag thrown in the corner by Gaoli.
This document was being held by a woman who appeared in the room at an unknown time.
"Yes, as expected, just wait here and the manuscript will be delivered to your door by itself."
Angel repeated Dominic's words and shook off the document bag in his hand.
I didn't expect that after two months, I would meet this "Hunter" Pathway again in Backlund, probably as much as Beyonder in Sequence 8 "Provoker", and on such an occasion.
"Is it you?"
The other party obviously recognized Angel. His expression was gloomy and uncertain. He looked at the document bag in Angel's hand and then back to her face.
In order to prevent this impulsive "Provoker" from jumping off the wall, Angel summoned two Black Flame directly beside him, letting them float slowly beside him, successfully making the opponent's face more fearful.
"Okay, okay," Dominic hesitated for a moment, raised his hands and pressed down, making a gesture of surrender, "I don't want that thing anymore, I'm leaving now, okay?"
The last time I met this guy, two of his three sentences were sarcastic. Why is he so easy to talk to today?
Angel frowned and looked at "Provoker" who had a particularly sincere attitude. He then looked at the layout of the room and made a guess in his heart.
"I can let you go, but before that, tell me what this document is."
She said slowly, taking a few steps towards the only luxurious single sofa in the room and the desk in front of it.
Through this action, Angel successfully discovered a hint of imperceptible anxiety in Dominic's eyes.
"You actually don't even know what this is... Well, okay," this Provoker seemed to be subconsciously about to say something rude, but stopped the car at the last moment, "This is a mechanical design drawing. Do you know Turanney von Helmholtz?"
"I don't know."
Angel answered honestly without blushing at all.
"I don't know... it's normal. He is known as the greatest scientist and mechanist after Emperor Roselle, the father of Second Generation Difference Engine, and has countless invention patents."
"And the document in your hand is the design manuscript of Third Generation Difference Engine."
"Someone paid a high price for this manuscript, and I happened to have some tracking skills, so I found it here."
Lies...
This manuscript was hidden in the study room at Red Rose Street 47 half an hour ago. What tracking skills allowed you to find it here?
Angel smiled secretly in his heart.
After getting closer to the desk, she could vaguely hear the subtle, suppressed breathing, and she became more certain of her judgment.
"I see, then I will take this manuscript with me. Do you have any objection?"
Angel raised the document bag in his hand and gestured to walk out the door.
"Don't dare to have an opinion."
Dominic's face changed several times, and finally remained angry and unwilling, and he answered with curled lips.
But there was some relaxation and joy in his eyes.
"By the way," after taking a few steps, Angel turned around and looked at the desk, with a mocking smile on his face, "What's hidden over there, could it be..."
"Sonia, run!"
Before Angel finished speaking, the "Provoker" shouted loudly, kicked his feet fiercely, clenched his hands into fists, and his tall and thin body flew towards Angel like a cannonball.
"Bang——"
Angel, who had been prepared for it, saw ice emerging from his feet and quickly spreading to the surroundings. The coldness filled the entire house, and the moisture in the air quickly condensed, forming patches of mist.
Blocked by the cold air, Dominic's forward speed slowed down significantly. She lowered her body and used her shoulders and elbows to push against the oncoming opponent. While successfully dodging the fists, she pushed his body upwards and used her strength to move back.
So strong, Hunter Pathway seems to be the type who is good at close combat...
As soon as they made contact, Angel discovered that the opponent's strength was astonishing, but Assassin Pathway's Potion also strengthened her body a lot, so she did not lose to the opponent in terms of strength.
The two came into contact quickly and then separated. Dominic's lifted body quickly regained its balance in the air and landed on the ground. Angel used the force of the impact to retreat toward the door, just in time to see a brown-gray figure emerge from behind the desk, nimbly bypassing the two people in the middle of the room and rushing towards the only exit.
But Angel happened to be retreating in the same direction. She leaned over, took out her revolver, and aimed at the figure. The distance was so close that the muzzle of the gun was almost touching the opponent's forehead.
"Yeah--"
Like a frightened rabbit, the short figure let out a cry of surprise, stopped, and did not dare to move again.
After readjusting his body, Dominic, who was about to pounce, also stood still with a livid face.
"It turns out it's you, 'Justice' Miss."
Seeing Sonia, who had brown hair and was less than 1.6 meters tall, almost shrinking into his cloak, Angel burst into laughter.
Unexpectedly, both the master and servant whom I met in Enmat Harbor and Underground Market appeared here.