Seeds
At Qin Ran's words, Ford's expression grew increasingly terrified.
Clearly, everything was exactly as Qin Ran had said.
Qin Ran was not surprised by this outcome.
Piercing Thorn having other preparations was beyond doubt, but whatever the plan was, it revolved around the Great Marsh, which had merged with Flame City.
Moreover, Piercing Thorn could not confront the Great Marsh directly. It could only use methods that would not attract most people's attention while still weakening the Great Marsh.
With those premises, some deductions became simple.
Destroy Flame City!
Do it slowly at first, then rapidly, so that once it erupted, the Great Marsh would be caught off guard.
And what could draw less attention than buying off a group of locals who were already constantly fighting among themselves?
Therefore, people like Ford were the best candidates.
Of course, Ford was only one of the candidates.
Not only were people like him easy to find, but one person was not enough to create a spark that could set the prairie ablaze in an instant.
Therefore, losing Ford would not affect Piercing Thorn's plan.
Ordinarily, Piercing Thorn would not pay any further attention to Ford.
But Qin Ran was not someone who gave up without trying.
"Ouke, he's yours."
"If possible, get everything he knows out of him. Then deal with him however you like."
"Hair Demon will cooperate with you."
Knowing the old detective's temperament, Qin Ran spoke bluntly.
"What about you?"
the old detective asked.
"I'll try my luck."
"I'll find you by tomorrow morning at the latest."
Qin Ran gave him a definite time.
"Then good luck."
Without hesitation, the old detective had heard Qin Ran clearly just now. This involved Demons. Forget Piercing Thorn—even some insignificant little organization was not something he could handle.
Knowing exactly