A faint wave of dizziness struck him, blending with the bar's somewhat glaring purple-red lights. The entire space seemed to ripple.
But Tabler's rationality quickly took control of that sensory experience, breaking it down and analyzing it until it was ultimately reconstructed into a somewhat complex stream of speech.
Voices sounded beside his ears. It was not one person speaking, but a discussion involving many people in a relatively enclosed space.
From the moment he "cut in," the entire discussion had no gaps or concealments; all manner of detailed information was present. Precisely because of that, it sounded excessively long-winded, with a terrible rhythm.
Of course, he could also sense that the discussion was progressing with great difficulty, and that every attendee harbored, to varying degrees, a reluctance to tackle the challenge.
Tabler sped up the incoming stream of speech and roughly picked out the key information within it.
"Officer Tai Yu has named that illegal organization the 'Initial Awakening Society' and identified Azar as a member of the 'Initial Awakening Society'... There is also a certain probability that he is a 'Polluter.'
"Intelligence from the dark web indicates that Azar has had relatively close contact with Fu Ya, a subordinate of Vajello. Following this lead, we also discovered that Tabler, the nephew represented by Bifur, has connections with both of them. Current intelligence indicates it was a 'bidding war,' with First Divine Palace School student Xin Rui as the object of the bidding... Yes, the daughter of Lady Ming Fan, Officer Tai Yu's female companion at that Appreciation Banquet.
"Yes, we will handle this lead cautiously.
"Also, Officer Tai Yu intends to spread intelligence regarding the 'Initial Awakening Society' among the public and use the shared traits of its members or 'infected individuals'—the so-called 'Phantom Body'—as a key buzzword