Soul echo

Chapter 164 Unexpected Information

Tuk tuk, tuk tuk, tuk tuk, kang!

The two people who were playing cards in the room heard the knock on the door, immediately looked at each other, looked over vigilantly, and were relieved when they heard the last metal knock.

One got up and walked to the door, pulled out a dagger, and hid it behind the palm of his hand, while the other pulled out a hand crossbow and drew an arrow.

The person who walked to the door unlatched the door and opened a gap in the door panel. After seeing an acquaintance standing outside the door, he opened the door completely.

However, after opening all the doors, he was stunned again.

Looking dully at the tall figure standing behind the acquaintance, and seeing the hilt of the sword protruding from his shoulder, he couldn't help but gasp.

"Jordan, who are they?" The man standing at the door pursed his lips, clenched his dagger, and moved slightly.

Before his acquaintance could explain, Zhong Ye pushed away the gang member who brought them here, "An adventurer wants to come to you to buy some news."

As he said that, Zhong Ye glanced lightly at the room, "Also, that kind of crossbow is useless to me."

Not only the thief standing in front of Zhong Ye, but even the thief inside the room felt a chill go straight to the top of the sky, making his body stiff.

The two thieves didn't reply, Zhong Ye looked down at the gang member, "You can go."

The gang members were obviously relieved, Zhong Ye's sense of oppression was too strong, as long as he didn't speak, standing there was like a high mountain, and he was the ant standing at the foot of the mountain looking up at the top of the mountain .

—— Needless to say, it can give people a sense of suffocating oppression!
The gang members who were entrusted by the hotel owner to bring them to the stronghold of the Montreux Thieves Guild turned around and left as if they were granted an amnesty. Zhong Ye also looked away from him and stepped forward.

The thief standing in front of him backed up unconsciously, watching Zhong Ye lead Lilian into the house, and then closed the door.

Only then did the two of them react, but it was too late to stop it.

The two thieves were sweating profusely on their heads, and the sense of resistance was churning in their minds, but their bodies couldn't get any energy up.

However, the tall adventurer untied a cloth bag from his waist and opened it.

The thief standing in front of Zhong Ye suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and smiled at the other thief, "It's all right."

In that cloth bag, he saw a pile of shining gold coins—even though the three kinds of coins were mixed together, he could still tell that there were not many gold coins.

The other thief obviously thought of this and put down his hand crossbow directly.

For them, apart from life, there is nothing that cannot be measured by money. In fact, if the money is enough, life is not impossible to sell.

"There shouldn't be only the two of you here, right?" Zhong Ye looked around the room, but he didn't find anyone else in his perception.

Standing behind Zhong Ye, Lilian looked curiously at the dilapidated house together with the audience behind the camera.

This is not a slum, and if Montreux had a slum, all but a few streets would count as a slum.

The thieves would not specifically drill into poor and run-down places, they were just looking for cover. If the strongholds were all built in slums, then the nobles could find out their locations just by checking them casually.

The thieves' guild usually does some shady business, and sometimes touches nobles, but they often don't shy away from this point.

This has led to a high probability that there is a gap between the Thieves Guild and the nobles, even if they sometimes cooperate.

Members of the thieves' guild in every place will put on a layer of 'ordinary' skin for themselves, or be merchants, or craftsmen, and what's more, they will become artists, covering other thieves and their own thieves' activities.

The most common, is to form a gang.

Right now, this thieves' guild is like this. Their 'skin' is an ordinary gang, who earn a living by collecting protection fees, controlling some prostitutes, and helping to transport contraband.

In reality, both their goons and the whores they nominally control are members of the Thieves Guild.

This kind of information is secret to other people, but Zhong Ye is rich, and he has enough money, so it is natural for someone to speak up.

"Of course not, this is just a stronghold for us to connect with outsiders." The thief standing in front of Zhong Ye swept away his previous vigilance, gave Zhong Ye a look at the dagger in his hand, and then put his hand back into the sheath.

Another thief walked into the back room, and then there was a sound from that direction, probably something was opened.

The noise gradually became smaller, which meant that the thief probably left the room through some secret passage.

The difference from the appearance is that the sound insulation of this room is very good, and it can also produce a confusing effect. If it weren't for Zhong Ye's strong perception ability to detect subtle differences, maybe he would really think that another thief It was through the back door that the house was left.

The thief standing in front of Zhong Ye was full of smiles, and pulled out two nice-looking chairs, "Please sit down, wait a moment, the person in charge of our guild will come later."

When Zhong Ye and the others sat down, the thieves started chatting with them, trying to get some words from them, but both Zhong Ye and Lilian kept silent. Look at the thief in front of you like a fool.

The thief didn't feel embarrassed at all. If he felt embarrassed or angry, the guild would not let him be responsible for receiving outsiders.

But after sensing Zhong Ye's resistance, the thief shut his mouth.

——As thieves, they don't just need to know how to steal or fight. They often have to learn some additional skills, such as observing words and expressions.

They didn't make Zhong Ye and the others wait for long. After a while, a masked woman returned to the room following the thieves who left earlier.

The height is about 1.6 meters to 1.6 meters three, the body is well-proportioned, and the figure is good. Judging from the sound of muscles and fascia activities, she should have learned fighting skills and has a good physical fitness.

Zhong Ye watched the female model walking, and instantly judged what kind of fighting style she was good at and which hand she was good at.

She wanted to hide her strength, but in Zhong Ye's eyes, not to mention strength, even the muscles and bones were transparent, and the flaws in her body could be seen at a glance.

The masked woman sat opposite Zhong Ye, and before she could speak, she saw him take out three gold coins from the purse.

"...What do you want to ask? As long as it is what happened in Montreux, there is nothing we don't know." The woman lowered her voice as much as possible to make her voice sound softer.

"There is a businessman named Paul whose daughter is missing. You should know about this, right?"

Zhong Ye bounced the three gold coins one by one, and the gold coins danced in his hands, and the three people present were amazed by their agility.

This move shows that his strength is not weak, and it also shows that although his weapons are large swords and straight knives, he will not be weak if he uses other weapons.

— This is a warning!

A little discontent appeared in the woman's heart, but this emotion was quickly soothed by the three gold coins flying up and down.

The masked woman replied softly: "This matter has spread throughout Montreux, even some rural places know about it, so we naturally know about it."

Zhong Ye nodded slightly, and asked again: "So, do you know where his daughter is?"

The masked woman fell silent. Seeing her reaction, Zhong Ye understood that she should know.

"...too little money."

Without thinking, Zhong Ye took out two more gold coins from his purse.

Sunlight penetrates into the room through the gaps in the windows, and the gold coins shine with 'magnificent' colors under the sunlight.

After another moment of silence, the masked woman said with difficulty: "It is said that this matter may be related to the old lord..."

Zhong Ye opened his palm, and five gold coins fell into his palm, his eyes suddenly became dark.

——Things seem to have reached a closed loop here.

(End of this chapter)