It's early in the morning, before eight o'clock.
Seven or eight plates of hot food were already placed on the table, including pickled oysters, fried shrimps in butter, stewed radishes, white bread with jam, hare pudding, oatmeal and mashed potato scones, etc.
The aluminum metal round cover is placed upside down on the dinner plate to keep it warm.
From the placement of the plates, to the smoothness of the tablecloth, and the tight alignment of the tables and chairs, everything exudes a pleasing and elegant atmosphere.
Old Jerry was sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed and leisurely reading the morning paper.
He goes to bed at 7:30 in the evening and gets up on time at 5:30 in the morning. After cleaning the first floor, he goes out to do shopping, and then comes back to make breakfast in advance.
He does this almost every day, and he can be called a conscientious and perfect housekeeper.
Mr. Stork went up to the third floor and knocked on Gilan's door in person.
Tuk Tuk.
However, before he could speak, the next second, the door of room "301" opened from the inside.
Seeing the blond young man standing upright behind the door, fully dressed and full of energy, Mr. Stork couldn't help but be startled, and then smiled and said:
"Good morning, Mr. Snowy Owl, it seems you have gotten up early."
"Yeah." Gilan responded with a polite smile. "For this morning's action."
Mr. Stork heard his answer and nodded with satisfaction.
Apparently, Gilan admired Gilan for his serious attitude towards things.
"Let's go downstairs to eat first. I will explain the details of the action to you later."
Mr. Stork pestle the cane and draw it sideways.
Gilan nodded, took his felt hat, and took steps.
The two went downstairs, briefly made breakfast, and then left the apartment before the other the Assembly members got up.
Old Jerry drove the carriage himself and took the two of them away from Horst Third Avenue, heading in the direction of Fengdeng Lake.
On the back seat of the stable carriage, Mr. Stork and Gilan sat opposite each other.
"Daffodil Square That side is the main road leading to the slum area, but it has been blocked by the police station. People here can't get through, and people on that side can't get out either."
Mr. Stork said, taking out the cigarette case from his coat pocket and handing one over.
Gilan took it smoothly, then took out Detective Granny's brass engraved lighter, flipped the lid, lit the cigarette, and took a deep breath.
"We took a detour along the embankment beside Fengdeng River and entered the slum area from the back alley of the sewage discharge area. There is only a wall separating us from Gray Stone Street."
Mr. Stork exhaled smoke and said calmly.
Gilan nodded to express his understanding.
The two men just smoked and chatted, and soon they talked about the initiator of this operation, the woman with the code name "Forest Dove".
"Ms. Forest Dove is a Emblem level fighter like me, but I am better at cane skills, while she specializes in grappling and boxing techniques."
Mr. Stork Road.
"The power of the Louis Family cannot be underestimated in forcing her to ask me for help, even if there are factors related to the plague and the police station."
As he said that, Mr. Stork held up the brim of his hat.
Smoke swayed across his face, revealing the sharp eyes underneath.
"Ms. Forest Dove said in the secret letter asking for help that Layton Louis sent a total of eight dead warriors to chase her, all of whom were senior apprentice-level fighters. But the strange thing is that the strength of these eight people suddenly increased halfway, reaching the Instructor level, which caught her off guard."
"In addition, these people were armed with firearms and fearless of death. Ms. Forest Dove was also injured after killing three of them. He is currently hiding in an unfinished building in Gray Stone Street, waiting for our rescue."
Hearing this, Gilan suddenly had a thought in his mind.
The strength of the eight dead soldiers suddenly increased...
'Is it "Bloodthirst Curse"?'
Considering Layton's identity as a "magician", this is not surprising.
After all, there is a devil beside the old man.
In addition, Ms. Forest Dove killed three people and then ran away, and the pursuers stopped inexplicably, so it is likely that the sequelae of "Bloodthirst Curse" occurred.
The remaining five people fell into weakness and naturally stopped pursuing them.
But once it recovers, it will probably continue.
"Mr. Snowy Owl, you need to be careful in your actions for a while. In addition to paying attention to the dead soldiers of the Louis Family, you must also be careful of police patrols and plagues."
Mr. Stork reminded, taking out a green iron box and two full-coverage masks from the small wooden box at his feet.
He handed over the iron box and one of the masks.
"This is the ammunition box for 9mm bullets, and the gas mask I asked someone to customize. Special anti-miasma aromatherapy is added to the filter element, which can effectively block Miasma and the plague, and at the same time provide you with cover."
"Thank you." Gilan took the two things and said thank you.
Looking down, he found that the mask in his hand actually looked like a Snowy Owl, with white feathers, a black beak, and yellow spots. The bird's eyes were closed round glass, reflecting blue light, and the beak was convex and hooked downwards.
The mask of Mr. Stork is in the style of Red-billed Stork.
If the two of them put on these masks, they might be able to participate in the masquerade party directly.
However, what Mr. Stork doesn't know is that Gilan no longer needs to cover up his appearance and can move around freely outside.
Because the familiar Vivi can attach "Confusion Curse" to Gilan's body, anyone who takes a serious look at his face will only think that he is an ordinary young man, with no similarity at all to the wanted criminal Gilan·Iros.
But these Gilan would not say that and accepted the mask calmly.
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The carriage drove along the embankment and headed southeast.
After about twenty minutes, the carriage entered a sparsely populated and dirty place.
Under the embankment on the left, a circular drainage outlet with a height of one person appeared, from which the turbid black-yellow fecal water was discharged and flowed into the downstream of the Fengdeng River.
Some rotten and moldy fruit peels, rotten leather shoes, bags and rags and other garbage are stuck on the rusty iron railings of the drainage outlet, swaying with the flow of sewage, emitting an unpleasant smell.
Old Jerry parked the carriage on the side of the road.
The two got off the carriage. After Mr. Stork said a few words to Old Jerry, Old Jerry nodded, took off his hat and saluted Gilan, and then drove the carriage away.
"Let's go, Mr. Snowy Owl."
Mr. Stork carried Steel-core Cane and took a step forward.
"The blockade here is much smaller, and we can sneak in easily."
"Yeah." Gilan nodded and followed closely.
The two continued walking along the embankment, and soon they entered a residential area.
It is said to be a residence, but in fact it is not as good as Gilan's former home.
These are all "boxes" randomly built with bricks and iron sheets. They are not even as big as an apartment bathroom, and only one person can sleep in them at most.
The people who live here are no different from Beggar. They mainly make a living by picking up garbage in the sewage area.
But at least they have a place to live, so they don't have to worry about Miasma.
The two walked back and forth, but were soon stopped.
"Hey! You two!" Several men wearing blouses and ripped soft hats stood in front of Mr. Stork and Gilan.
They were unshaven, carrying steel pipes and knives in their hands, and looked grim.
"This is Kuka Gang's territory now."
One of the men, who had a fleshy face and was blind in one eye, said.
He grinned, showing his missing teeth.
"You want to go to the slums, right? Aha, those damn Bobby have blocked the main road and several branch roads, but we have opened a special shortcut gate here!"
As he spoke, the man pointed to the high wall behind him.
I saw a hole more than one meter high had been cut in the wall, revealing the red bricks and cement residue in the wall, and there were seven or eight men guarding it.
Of course, Mr. Stork and Gilan have good eyesight. They have long noticed that there are actually many Kuka Gang members hiding behind the surrounding tin bungalows, and some guys even grabbed a handful of Borchardt Pistol.
"2 Silver Pfennig is alone. After paying the money, I will let you go."
The blind man stretched out his hand and said unscrupulously.
Gilan's heart is ready to move.
Mr. Stork glanced at Gilan, shook his head without trace, indicating not to act rashly, and immediately took out four silver coins from his trench coat pocket and handed them to the other party's hand.
Seeing Mr. Stork paying so happily, the blind man and his companions looked at each other and couldn't help but confirm that these were two rich people who were easy to bully.
So instead of getting out of the way, they burst out laughing.
"As expected of a rich man from a wealthy area!"
The blind man clicked his tongue, his intact one eye showing greed, and he looked up and down at Mr. Stork and Gilan.
Seeing that they were well dressed, the lion opened his mouth and said:
"I'm sorry, I forgot just now. The boss said last night that the price would be increased. It was 2 Caesar alone. You should make up the difference quickly!"
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