Arcane Detective of the Steam Age
Chapter 311

The rendezvous point

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"Well, how should I put it... I wore out iron shoes searching everywhere, only to stumble across it without any effort."

Standing on the rooftop and looking at the castle a short distance away, Li Wei could not help marveling.

He had never expected to solve two problems just by listening in on a lookout.

Yes, two.

First, the gangs' headquarters.

Second, the address that Brain in a Jar had mentioned.

Of course, Li Wei had not forgotten the Brain in a Jar case, but frankly, by this point, its importance had dropped considerably in his mind.

Li Wei had originally intended to use the local intelligence branch to investigate the alien and obtain the precise address and detailed information concerning the Brain in a Jar. But with the branch wiped out, he had been forced to turn his attention to avenging its people first, so he had tossed the Brain in a Jar aside.

Literally. He had actually left the thing on the hotel rooftop, with his Doll Cat watching over it. It was only a can, after all...

"A castle-like building with a stone statue in the courtyard... This should be the place."

Li Wei used his Doll Bird to sweep the entire Old Castle, quickly found what he needed, and sank into thought.

So that Brain in a Jar was connected to the Three Great Families? And the people sent to steal it were members of the Three Great Families too?

Li Wei considered it. Yes, judging by the case, the other party was clearly familiar with gang methods, so it would not be surprising if they belonged to the Three Great Families. In other words, the whole case had begun with the Three Great Families sending people to Fog City to retrieve this Brain in a

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