He turned and shouted to the militia:
"Everyone, I will definitely get justice for you! Please trust me one more time!"
After saying that, he placed his hand on the angry militiaman's hand:
"Brother, you should go back first. If I fail this time, you can do whatever you want with me."
Watching [ Ginseng Rooster ] lead two squad leaders away from the barracks towards the cathedral, the militiamen's anger seemed to be doused with cold water.
The captain seemed to have done everything he could, and considering his dutiful performance over the past few days, the militiamen decided to trust [ the Ginseng Rooster ] one more time...
Outside the barracks, [ Ginseng Rooster ] led the two Soul Returner through a maze of twists and turns into an alley, arriving at the small hut where the message had been delivered earlier.
The three knocked on the door following the code of three long and two short knocks, then went inside. As usual, they found the information merchant player [ Dragon Roar Egg Yolk ] sitting at the table, playing with dragon scales.
[ Ginseng Rooster ] glanced towards the corner and noticed that the three Dou Dizhu NPCs that used to spawn regularly had disappeared. He looked at the information merchant in front of him with a puzzled expression:
"What happened to those three guys who played cards every day?"
[ Dragon Roar Egg Yolk ] flicked the dragon scale in his hand upwards, the scale making a metallic clanging sound before landing precisely in his hand:
"They've been arrested."
"Ah?"
[ Ginseng Rooster ] looked incredulous:
"Could it be that he got caught spreading that rumor about me?"
"No, they're not that bad."
[ Dragon Roar Egg Yolk ] explained:
"It's true that the three of them spread the rumors, but that's a separate matter from their arrest."
"They were captured entirely because... they weren't locals of Black Pine City."
Seeing [ Ginseng Rooster ]'s expression, [ Dragon Roar Egg Yolk ] held out his hand, indicating that the next part was paid content.
[ Ginseng Rooster ] took out a tree seed and handed it over, then [ Dragon Roar Egg Yolk ] continued:
"In the last three or four days, someone has been specifically looking for refugees from other towns who have no relatives in Black Pine City."
"As you know, most of the Soul Returner who come here are actually refugees. It's because those Holy Crusaders insisted on taking a group of people with them when they abandoned other towns..."
"In short, a small group of Holy Crusaders is operating stealthily. Once they confirm that passersby are from out of town and have no relatives, they will immediately pack them up and take them away. As for their destination..."
"Like I said last time, go to the archbishop's residence in the southern district and dig a tunnel for her escape."
Upon hearing this, [ Ginseng Rooster ] couldn't help but marvel.
"Goodness, it seems the information you gave me last time was true..."
"But how could they so accurately target the Soul Returner? Luorui'er is really unlucky."
"So, do you now have a map of the Luorui'er mansion?"
"Of course, at least the line from the west gate to the underground passage is now very clear."
[ Dragon Roar Egg Yolk ] said with a smile:
"If you need more later, it'll be one silver coin per unit."
"Okay, okay, so it's that profitable, huh?"
[ Ginseng Rooster ] pulled a piece of paper and two seeds from his pocket and handed them to the intelligence merchant in front of him:
"Help me get the information on this piece of paper out of the city."
"Online (referring to sending via the internet after logging out) or offline (in-game delivery within the World of Disorder game)?"
"Online is fine, but it needs to be fast."
"For whom?"
"Commander of the Duma Legion."
[ Dragon Roar Egg Yolk ] nodded and put away the paper and the tree seed:
"It's cheap online, and there's no real threat to my life, so why would you give me two seeds?"
"There's one more thing."
"You say."
"Make me a stretcher, right now."
[ Ginseng Rooster ] looked at the two Soul Returner behind him and said:
"They both need it."
[ Dragon Roar Egg Yolk ] looked at him with suspicion:
What are you going to do?
[ Ginseng Rooster ] replied with a wicked grin:
Have you ever heard of a 'self-inflicted injury' strategy?
"Ah, I see..."
[ Dragon Roar Egg Yolk ] suddenly realized, then turned to find his companions to assemble a stretcher.
[ The Ginseng Rooster ] then turned to look at the two Soul Returner returned:
"I've just completely shut down the pain sensation, come on!"
Upon hearing this, the two Soul Returner behind him immediately showed expectant expressions:
"Boss, I've actually wanted to beat you up for a long time."
Me too.
A pair of brass knuckles swiftly appeared in the hands of the two Soul Returner, who together forced [ Ginseng Rooster ] into a corner.
"Captain, please forgive me!"
With a straight punch, despite having shut down all pain sensation, [ Ginseng Rooster ] still clearly felt his ribs break.
The two Soul Returner unleashed a barrage of attacks on the completely unrestrained [ Ginseng Rooster ], breaking at least four of his ribs, an arm, a leg, and knocking out several of his teeth.
The two only stopped attacking when [ Ginseng Rooster ]'s status bar was filled with the debuff of physical damage and his health bar had dropped to half.
At this moment, [ Dragon Roar Egg Yolk ] also came over with the stretcher that had just been made. Two Soul Returner carried [ Ginseng Rooster ] onto the stretcher, and then left the intelligence outpost one after the other.
Black Pine City, militia camp.
"Who are you? What do you do?"
Upon seeing someone approaching, the militiamen on the watchtower shouted loudly.
This pure Tree Worship Church accent clearly indicates a native of Black Pine City, and naturally, he was one of the people [ Ginseng Rooster ] and the other Soul Returner had been quietly and deliberately arranged for him.
His voice carried beyond the camp, and the two Soul Returner carrying stretchers raised their heads, revealing obvious tear tracks on their faces.
Upon seeing two familiar faces, the militiamen on the watchtower were terrified:
"Why are there just the two of you? Where's the captain?"
Upon hearing this, the two Soul Returner carrying the stretcher pointed at the stretcher with a wronged expression.
"Is that the captain? What happened to the captain?!"
The militiaman shouted incredulously. He was an impatient man with a loud voice, which quickly attracted the attention of all the militiamen who were training.
The group stopped their drills and watched as the gates of the barracks opened, and two companions slowly carried in a stretcher.
The astonished crowd immediately surrounded him, looking at the man with a broken leg and an arm, his face swollen like a pig's head. It was hard to reconcile him with the ambitious captain who had vowed to seek justice for everyone just over an hour earlier.
At this moment, blood was constantly flowing from the corner of the [ Ginseng Rooster ]'s mouth, and its health had dropped to about 30% due to the debuff. If no treatment was given, it wouldn't be long before it bled to death.
Therefore, to avoid such a thing from happening, he must complete his task as soon as possible and return to the tent so that the other Soul Returner can use the magical gadgets to treat his wounds and keep him alive.
Seeing the terrified looks on everyone's faces, [ Ginseng Rooster ] forced himself to say:
"The archbishop didn't agree to our request, and... he even sent people to beat me..."
"I'm sorry, everyone... I've let you all down."