"Bastard!"
Lena flung the notebook in her hand straight into Lagg's face.
She was furious. Truly furious.
After she had sent people to patrol the streets around the clock, Eager Thief's number of moves had indeed decreased.
That woman had some kind of precognitive ability and could always find opportunities to steal.
But as long as Lena gave her no opportunities, no matter how strong her precognition was, it would be useless.
That was what Lena had thought.
But who would have known—
Whenever Lagg was on duty, Eager Thief would inevitably make a move.
Wherever Lagg was patrolling, Eager Thief would inevitably strike.
Lena had even suspected that the old bastard was an informant.
But after Lena interrogated him with the Voice of Temptation and used psychic power to forcibly inspect his memories, she confirmed it.
Lagg had absolutely nothing to do with Eager Thief.
He was simply slacking off. Many times when he should have been patrolling, he had sneaked into a tavern to drink.
Even when he was not in a tavern, he would patrol while carrying a bottle and drinking.
And whenever there was any unusual noise, he would stay as far away as possible.
Whenever there was somewhere that might be dangerous, he would never go near it.
Several times, he had even seen the glow of Eager Thief's flame cutter.
But the old bastard had actually chosen to turn around and run.
He had not even dared to tell anyone, afraid of retaliation.
No wonder Eager Thief chose to strike while Lagg was patrolling.
With the way Lagg patrolled, Eager Thief's precognition would never classify him as a threat.
Watching the patrol experiences from this period in Lagg's memories,
Lena felt her blood rush to her head and could not help fiercely pinching the space beneath her nose.
She suspected that if she kept interrogating him, she might become an out-of-control psyker.
"Get out! Get the hell out!"
Lena gritted her teeth and said,
"Every last bit of the losses will be deducted from your wages!!!"
"No, please, Cult Leader! Old Lagg will starve to death!" Lagg wailed miserably.
"You won't be patrolling anymore either! Get out there and do hard labor!!!"
Veins bulged on Lena's face, and even the finger she pointed at Lagg trembled uncontrollably.
"Die? Even if you die, I'll spend a fortune to turn you into a servitor!"
Just as Lena was cursing him out,
the door to the room was pushed open.
Zhou Yun poked his head in from outside and looked at Lena. "Finished yelling? If you are, I need to talk to you about something."
As he spoke, Zhou Yun waved a letter in his hand.
When Lagg saw Zhou Yun, it was as though he had suddenly witnessed The Emperor descend.
At once, he rushed before Zhou Yun with tears and snot streaming down his face.
"Brother Zhou Yun, good brother, you have to save me!"
"Her Eminence the Cult Leader wants to send me to do hard labor. This body of mine can't take it—"
Before Lagg could finish, Zhou Yun kicked him out of the room and slammed the door shut.
Watching Lagg finally get the hell out,
Lena's expression eased slightly.
She fiercely pinched the space beneath her nose and quietly recited the Scripture of the Word, calming herself down.
Zhou Yun noticed the route record lying on her desk.
"Did you find anything?" Zhou Yun asked as he sat across from her.
Lena rubbed her brow.
Hearing Zhou Yun mention the route record seemed to improve her mood somewhat.
She opened the record and pointed to rows of data and text. "Look here. This was where the colony ship landed."
"The colony ship practically crash-landed on Ashford. Most of its hull was damaged, and the crew dismantled it to establish the earliest settlement."
"The Warp engine was left where it was and gradually buried underground as the city developed."
"That would be where Fortia City's Lower Hive is now. Unfortunately, the precise location is still unclear."
There really was one.
Zhou Yun looked at the data and records in the route log and could not help rubbing his chin.
An entire Warp engine had actually been left deep within the hive city's Lower Hive.
Maybe he really should make a trip to the Lower Hive.
Not only to find the Warp engine and earn a reward from Lena,
but also to fulfill Augustus Flax's commission and investigate the condition of the Hellworm.
Zhou Yun himself was also very curious about the Genestealers' situation.
He knew that the Tyranid Leviathan Hive Fleet would descend, but he did not know exactly when.
Zhou Yun currently had only 3.35 million in savings, still some distance away from being able to afford the Anywhere Door.
While he hurried to make money, he also had to figure out how much time he had left.
If there truly was not enough time, he would have to prepare Plan B.
As for the risk—
Well, with the items he currently had on him, making a trip through the Lower Hive still seemed feasible.
Besides, the brothers Monger and Malkit seemed to hold a certain status in the Lower Hive. He could get in touch with them.
"By the way, didn't you say you came to see me about something?" Lena raised her head and asked Zhou Yun.
"Yes. Take a look at this."
Zhou Yun handed the letter to Lena, completely ignoring the words, "Please do not disclose the contents of this letter to others."
Lena looked over the letter.
"Written by Eager Thief? It's actually in High Gothic?!"
Lena sounded somewhat astonished.
Let alone the Lower Hive,
even in the Upper Hive, apart from families like hers with a strong Ecclesiarchy faith, not many people knew High Gothic.
"Orleans Roasted Chicken Wings—is that Eager Thief's self-proclaimed name?"
Seeing the signature, Lena could not help commenting,
"It sounds very appetizing."
She carefully read through the letter.
She was not especially proficient in High Gothic either and could only read it haltingly.
"She wants to meet you? At the garbage dump beside District Thirteen?"
Lena could not help being slightly surprised.
"You need to be careful. The District Thirteen dump is very close to the Lower Hive entrance. There could be any kind of danger there."
"That's why I came to find you." Zhou Yun shrugged.
". . . Huh?" Lena froze. "Didn't you come because you couldn't understand it and needed me to translate?"
"I know a little High Gothic." Zhou Yun said without the slightest change in expression.
When you were out in the world, your identity was what you made it.
He completely ignored the winged figure's gaze from within the white light at the corner of his eye.
"Impressive." Lena could not help praising him. "Just who are you? You are not some noble lord who came down here for fun, are you?"
"You have all these strange technological creations, and you even know PDF higher-ups."
That is not a PDF higher-up. That is the Governor.
Zhou Yun inwardly complained.
Lena still thought Augustus Flax was merely a high-ranking PDF official.
"I'm just an ordinary Lower Hive scavenger."
Zhou Yun said sincerely,
"I want to borrow some people from you."
"Borrow people?" Lena considered it. "Eager Thief's precognitive ability is stronger than mine. Are you sure you can catch her if you bring people?"
"It should be worth trying. Her predictions concerning matters I am involved in probably are not as accurate." Zhou Yun said, stroking his chin.
The look in Lena's eyes as she watched Zhou Yun grew increasingly strange.
"How many people do you want?" she asked.
"Start with a small number. Two hundred should do, and equip every one of them with an Agrippina Type 3 Assault Rifle."
"How many???"
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