As night gradually enveloped Trier, Angel got off the carriage, rejected the coachman's promotional hotel introduction, and found a hotel on his own that could be called luxurious in District 13.
After all, I came to Trier in the name of "business trip". If I stayed in one of those low-end hotels, I might be suspected when Loen Military investigated me... She muttered and checked in "Riverside Hotel" using the fake identity she had prepared in advance and the Verl D'Or banknotes with the face of the first president of Intis Republic on it.
Of course, what she used was not the appearance of Irene Watson, nor the beauty of Christine Teresa that could attract onlookers, but a disguise that was slightly modified through the "hypocrisy" ring, but could actually be achieved through disguise.
It felt like going back to the last trip to Trier. If there was another college student squatting at the door and a few sneaky "Bureau 8" members looking across the street, it would be more like... She came to her own suite and quickly put away her modest luggage. She took her valuables with her or threw them into "Mirror World" to avoid being stolen.
After completing this, she called for room service and ordered a dinner that was not sumptuous but had local characteristics. She ate while looking at the night Serenzo River outside the window while thinking about her next move.
"First of all, my 'mission' on the surface is to open up the channels for smuggling arms. This is not difficult. I don't even need to do it myself. I just need to contact Helene and ask her to provide some channels. It is best to have something to do with the Sauron Family and no actual contact. After all, the arms do not need to go through Intis. It is just a superficial disguise...
"Secondly, it is Church of Evernight's mission to investigate 'Mirror Person'. Intis Republic's orthodox God only has 'Eternal Blazing Sun' and 'God of Steam and Machinery', Goddess Church cannot get involved, which means that almost no one can help me on the surface. Even if Church of Steam also preaches in Loen, the church of Trier will not stand in the position of Evernight.
"So, the informant given to me by Archbishop Anthony is the only power I can use at the moment. In addition, you can also try your luck at local underground Beyonder gatherings, but similar to Backlund, Tingen and other places, the gatherings here are bound to be closely monitored by the official Beyonder, and the risk is not small.
"If other methods fail, you can also look for 'Demoness Sect' of Trier. This may require the help of 'White Saint' Katarina's faction. She used to be named Potion The clues in the material are showing favor to me, and the position may be tilted towards my side, but my old boss at Backlund, Sevillea Landon, has survived to Trier. With her presence, I may expose the identity of the official Beyonder at any time...
"Finally, it's about the relationship between my own power and the underground 'pollution' of Trier. Both Black Cat Wensa and Arrodes have warned me not to contact it easily, but maybe this is the only way I can find to solve the mystery about me... Tomorrow morning, the 'charging' of the silver mirror will be completed. You can try to contact Arrodes for help."
With the hot bamboo chicken pie, grilled oysters and other Trier delicacies filling her stomach, Angel also figured out what she was about to do. She drank a glass of non-alcoholic table wine in one gulp, asked the waiter to take away the tableware, put on her cloak, put on a slight disguise, and left Riverside Hotel.
This time, she did not take a hired carriage. Instead, she found Honey Badger Street located at District 13, which is northeast of Honest People Market District and close to District 12 based on street signs and the occasionally visible area map that was not covered by posted advertisements.
On the way, Angel inevitably encountered obstacles on the streets that were even more chaotic than Backlund East Borough. Several drunkards, perhaps because of alcohol, or perhaps because they saw Angel alone, with her attractive figure under the cloak, staggered and blocked her way.
Before they even opened their mouths to speak, the "disease" quietly released by Angel caused the drunkards who were originally unsteady to fall over, vomited, and some even fell into coma.
For a "disease" of this level, even if Beyonder came to investigate, no problem could be found, and they would only think it was a symptom caused by alcohol poisoning... Angel left the alley mixed with the smell of alcohol and sour odor, and gradually came to an area with a higher density of street lights and cleaner exterior walls of houses.
"It seems that the informant is living a good life in Trier. The place he lives is close to a more affluent area. Compared with the chaotic streets just now, the air here is fresher and there are no pedestrians wandering on the street... Well, the smaller the number of the 20 areas in Trier, the closer to the city center, and the higher the price of the property..."
Angel murmured, and stopped when he came to the door of 46 Honey Badger Street.
This is one of three townhouses, similar to the house where Angel lives in Tingen City Daffodil Street. Standing on the street, you can see the balcony on the second floor, with some men's clothes hanging on it, giving it a sense of life.
Boom boom.
Angel knocked on the copper-clad wooden door, and the dull sound echoed in the deserted street.
A full minute passed before a suppressed male voice came from the window next to the balcony on the second floor, asking in Intisian:
"It's so late, who is it?"
According to the information provided by Archbishop, Angel replied with Loenese:
"Is it late now? Look out the window, Night is Watching You."
Upon hearing these words, the man on the second floor stopped breathing suddenly, and then slowly exhaled after a moment, followed by the sound of footsteps approaching from near to far, and then gradually approaching again.
The door was gently pushed open, and he glanced secretly at the streets on both sides. Seeing that there was no one else on the street except Angel, he looked away and rustled a certain mechanism behind the door.
"Come in."
The man's caution did not make Angel dissatisfied. In fact, it satisfied her imagination of a "spy". If the man just read out the code word and the other party invited her in as if he were a relative, she would instead wonder if there was a whole team of "Machinery Hivemind" or "Purifiers" hiding in the room, waiting to knock her to the ground.
Of course, as a Demigod, even if a team of official Beyonder were stationed there, there was nothing they could do to her. However, this would end all missions ahead of schedule, and might even cause disputes between churches, which was best avoided.
With this in mind, Angel followed the tall, thin man with neatly combed brown hair into the living room and sat down under the dim gas light.
There was no tea, no coffee, and he was even a little wary, or worried... Quickly catching the informant's negative emotions, Angel chuckled and asked in confirmation:
"Danio Brown?"
"It's me," the brown-haired man nodded. He was about 30 years old, and his face already showed a tiredness that did not belong to a young man. "It has been 8 years, and you are the first person to say that in front of me."
"You have been at Trier for 8 years?"
Angel asked curiously. She looked around the living room and found that it was just like the balcony she saw on the street. It was full of life. Various small decorations, old coffee pots and cups, some lint-free carpets, and faintly black wallpaper around the gas lamps all showed that this house had been used for a long time and frequently, rather than being a temporary stronghold.
The door she just entered was connected to hinges and several bells by thin ropes. If they were not released and pushed open at will, the bells might be heard even across the street.
"For 8 years," Danio nodded, his eyes narrowed, wrinkles appeared at the corners of his eyes, "I became a believer in steam, but I didn't dare to enter their church, and I didn't dare to work at Police Station, but I didn't dare to be too active, lest my identity be exposed after promotion. I met several girls who were interested, and I didn't dare to confess to them... Fortunately, you are here, maybe after this time..."
I always felt that something would happen after he said these words... Angel saw this and quickly interrupted the other party:
"Let's get to the point. All you need to do is provide some information. You don't need to participate in the operation. There won't be any danger."
Danio opened his mouth, nodded after a moment, and said no more words.
Angel first asked a few simple questions and confirmed that Danio is Hunter of Sequence 9. District 12 Police Station works on the north bank of the Serenzo River. He has been converted from a patrol officer to a civilian, so he has access to a lot of intelligence from other districts. This is where we get to the point:
"Did you become Beyonder before or after you started lurking?"
"Before I came to Trier, I became Beyonder. That accident also made me join 'Nighthawks' and became a peripheral staff... Because of this identity, when dispatching personnel to enter Trier, they immediately thought of me."
"Besides you, does Trier have any other 'personnel'?"
"At least I don't have anyone around me. Even if there is someone else, I wouldn't know the contact information."
"Do you know 'Demoness Sect'? Do you have any information about them?"
"I have only seen this name in the church's internal documents. I mean Church of Evernight... The police system of Trier is similar to that of Loen. When encountering supernatural power cases It will be transferred to 'Machinery Hivemind' or 'Purifiers' immediately, so it is difficult to get access to internal information, but I try to collect and organize the information, maybe there is something you need."
The informant, who had the physical strength and energy of "Hunter", was thoughtful in thinking, and answered fluently, answered in turn, then pulled out a thick notebook in the study and handed it to Angel.
The latter took it and flipped through it roughly, and found that they contained the location and time of underground Beyonder gatherings, records of certain abnormal cases, areas with significantly higher than average crime rates or death rates, and other information, which made her sigh with Danio's delicate thoughts.
Based on the clues in her notes, she quickly found the marriage dates of congressmen, senior officials and some Rich Merchant from December last year until now. She picked out the parts where the origin of the woman was not so clear and asked Danio to copy them down one by one.
"I need detailed information about them, preferably photos or portraits."
Angel was suspected of fleeing to Trier, and Sevillea claimed to be inappropriate Baroness and wanted to "change his methods".
Of course, according to the degree of path dependence of the Demoness Sect, there must have been other Demoness mixed into Trier's upper-class circle in the earlier period, but it would take longer to find out, and Angel didn't know them either. It would be better to start directly with his old boss.
After looking at the more than 20 lists at hand, Danio frowned, made some calculations in his heart, and then answered:
"It will take at least three days. I can only check the database in my spare time, otherwise it will easily attract the attention of others."
"Then start working on it tomorrow. I'll come back to you in three days," Angel ordered, then turned the note to another page that she was interested in, "What are these secret groups composed entirely of women?"
"After the incident of Backlund and Great Smog, the police system conducted a screening of the secret groups of Trier. I suspect it was the request of the official Beyonder, and they probably wanted to find out whether there was Demoness, but it was ultimately confirmed that these 'Bliss Society', 'Narcissus Society' and other groups are just secret groups of women... women who love women."
Danio had a strange expression on his face and answered hesitantly.
I understand this... Angel closed the note with some embarrassment, stuffed it into the secret pocket under his cloak unceremoniously, prepared to go back and study it, then stood up, stretched out his hand and drew Crimson Moon on his chest, and said:
"Then I will retrieve the information in three days. May Goddess bless you."
This believer of Goddess, who had been dormant for eight years, subconsciously pointed out "God of Steam and Machinery" as Triangle Holy Emblem on his chest, and only abruptly changed the gesture at the end.
"Sorry, I'm used to it..."
He smiled to himself.
Until Angel left Honey Badger Street and entered another alley, Danio was still standing at the door of his house, staring blankly in this direction in the dim light, wondering what he was thinking.
The previous chapter has been slightly modified╮(￣▽￣")╭