Backlund, Seventh Avenue.
Nighthawks captain Kallen entered Old Captain's Bar in the middle of the street, his feelings complicated.
That morning, the Nighthawks team had received a letter signed by Warlock Gandalf, inviting him to meet at Old Captain's Bar and saying he wished to return something very important to the Church of the Evernight Goddess.
The Nighthawks had already obtained intelligence that Audis Gall had been involved in a high-level incident on December 28 and had left Backlund. Machinery Hivemind and MI9 were currently both searching for him.
Yet strangely, neither had issued a bounty for Audis.
Then Audis's other identity, Warlock Gandalf, had suddenly approached them. It was quite unexpected, and Kallen immediately reported the matter.
What surprised Kallen somewhat was that the Red Gloves had taken over the case.
Normally, if something like this involved the Nighthawks, the Nighthawks should have assigned a senior deacon to handle it.
The higher-ups' handling of the matter made Kallen realize that there was something unusual about it.
Actually, he had a fairly good impression of Audis. The young man was extremely knowledgeable and considerate toward ordinary people. Still, they were not particularly familiar with each other, and Kallen had no idea why Audis had sought him out.
The moment Kallen entered Old Captain's Bar, he saw Red Gloves captain Daly Simone drinking alone in a corner.
This time, it was Daly's team that had been ordered to protect Kallen.
She wore light eye shadow and was dressed very fashionably today, yet it still could not conceal the bewitching beauty about her.
At that moment, Daly looked like a woman drowning her sorrows in drink during the day over emotional troubles, quietly drinking in a corner.
Pretending not to know Daly, Kallen went to the bar and ordered a beer. He