Investigating

Approaching Argo was to first plant a nail that could track Feitan's movements at any time.

This was to prevent failure at the last minute.

He hadn't expected that Argo would happen to have information about the Phantom Troupe.

This greatly surprised Moro, and he immediately thought of the two instances of member changes the Phantom Troupe had experienced.

Although the original work provided little information, the general direction could at least be determined.

One member had been replaced by Hisoka, and another had died at the hands of Silva, the current head of the Zoldyck family.

However, Moro didn't know the specific timing of the member changes, only remembering that it was three years before the Yorknew City storyline, which meant it was this year...

If that was the case...

Could the bounty request targeting the Phantom Troupe that Argo mentioned have been taken by Silva?

If that were true...

Judging from Silva's attitude revealed in the original work, as well as his actions of telling Killua and the others not to provoke the Phantom Troupe, the assassination request must have been quite difficult to complete.

And if he remembered correctly, Silva had also clashed with Chrollo...

From this point of view, Silva had likely eliminated his target right under the noses of multiple Phantom Troupe members.

Thinking of this, Moro suddenly felt a little worried.

There shouldn't be any butterfly effect, right?

For example, what if Feitan was also present and coincidentally ran into Silva's gun?

If there was such a possibility, then he would be in danger.

Because the "Death Node" could only be destroyed by his own hands, and until then...

If Feitan died prematurely, he would be buried with him due to the existence of the Death Brand.

However, this possibility was very low.

The reason for his worry was mainly because of a scene in the original work where Silva and Zeno teamed up against Chrollo that left a deep impression on Moro.

That was when Zeno immediately saw that Chrollo intended to stall for time, so he didn't hesitate to control Chrollo with his own body, allowing Silva to attack both him and Chrollo with all his might.

They could have taken their time in a two-on-one situation, but they adopted a relatively dangerous strategy to "race against time."

This level of professional dedication to their commissions made Zeno and Silva, father and son, inadvertently exude a certain madness.

Moro was worried about this madness.

As his thoughts raced, Moro shook his head slightly.

Before the information was confirmed, his wild speculation was meaningless.

"Let's follow up, but I have one condition."

Stopping his wandering thoughts, Moro met Argo's questioning gaze. Before the other party could respond, he said in a serious and solemn tone:

"The Phantom Troupe has an information expert, so no matter how you gather intelligence, I only ask that you be extremely careful and never let them get their hands on you."

"Tch, you don't need to remind me about that."

Argo's eyes, which had a slight laziness, also became particularly serious at that moment:

"How should I put it? I value my life greatly. Do you really think I'd take on such a dangerous commission just for the money?"

"..."

Moro could only remain silent at this.

His eyes, however, seemed to ask in return: Isn't it?

Argo understood the meaning in his eyes and reflexively straightened her upper body, then crossed her arms on the chair, dissatisfied:

"You're so superficial. I took this commission because I'm confident and capable, absolutely not because you paid too much."

"Oh."

Moro nodded, thinking to himself, what a confident duet.

Argo could tell that Moro was being perfunctory.

"It seems you still don't understand."

Saying that, she let out a cold snort, lifted her chin, and said:

"Actually, within one second of your call, I had already gathered your basic information. It was I who wanted to meet you, which is why you are able to see me."

"Impressive. Then I can rest assured."

Moro nodded again upon hearing this. He had already given his warning and didn't intend to continue this topic.

"I knew you wouldn't... Huh?"

Argo's words were cut off halfway, and she stared blankly at Moro.

"Why are you reacting like that?"

"What else?"

Moro looked at her strangely.

Argo's eyes widened as he said, "It's hard to persuade someone, so your reaction right now is to keep questioning, and then I'll show you a little bit of my skill to make you truly convinced!"

"..."

Moro was speechless and wondered in his heart whether to ask for a refund and find another source of information.

Argo seemed to be able to glimpse Moro's inner thoughts and asked suspiciously, "What are you thinking about right now?"

"Nothing, in short, please take care of the follow-up investigation."

Moro's expression was calm.

Argo waved his hand upon hearing this, "I'm doing this for money, so let's skip the pleasantries."

"Okay, then I'll wait for your news."

His objective achieved, Moro prepared to leave.

Argo watched Moro, not continuing the topic of "proving his intelligence prowess," but suddenly said as Moro turned to leave:

"Since you're a big client, I'll give you a piece of basic information for free."

"Hmm?"

Moro stopped and looked back at Argo.

Argo, however, turned his chair back, facing the row of computers on the desk, and said:

"Someone is investigating you, and not just one group. It's obvious they mean no good. Oh, and to be clear, if you happen to die, I won't burn that two billion to you."

Moro's eyes narrowed. He ignored Argo's latter remark and asked, "Can you find out who is investigating me?"

"Of course. Information is a two-way street. If someone is investigating you, you can also find out who they are if you have the ability."

Argo leaned back in his chair and said seriously, "But I said I'm giving you a piece of basic information. Follow-up investigations will require payment, so should we deduct it from the two billion?"

"Deduct it."

"Heh, I'll have the results for you before midnight."

Argo grinned.

Moro temporarily suppressed his surprise and left Argo's hideout without further delay.

Thanks to the information Argo provided, Moro remained highly vigilant on his way back.

Who exactly is investigating me...?

Is it people from the mental hospital?

Are they coming to get revenge because I killed the two people responsible for the delivery?

It's a shame I didn't bother to find out their background back then, otherwise, I wouldn't have to guess here.

However, judging by the business the mental hospital is in and their methods of illegally issuing death certificates for others, the mastermind's influence must not be small.

After all, issuing a death certificate for someone against the facts is equivalent to destroying their personal identity information.

In the Hunter x Hunter world, international law explicitly stipulates that anyone who illegally destroys another person's identity information will be punished the same as murder.

The mastermind's power is evident.

After all, even a delivery person is a Nen user...

And there's another group, who could they be?

Is it trouble left over from intercepting Senrō, or has someone targeted me because I've been making too much money recently?

Whoever it is—

I need to be more careful in the coming days.

Moro was driving on the road.

The private shooting range where he was currently staying was located in the suburbs. After exiting the city avenue, the density of buildings on both sides of the road noticeably decreased, replaced by tree-lined groves.

Under the cover of night, the interplay of light and shadow made the surroundings appear even more tranquil.

"Huh!?"

Suddenly, a killing intent struck him.

In the darkness, a fleeting trajectory of a projectile was barely visible, heading straight for the car driving on the road.

The next moment, the car's windshield shattered with a bang.

Screech—

With a piercing screech of brakes, the car lost control and crashed directly into a tree by the roadside.