Endless Debt

The atmosphere in the room was a bit depressing. Everyone was silent, their eyes crossing back and forth, conveying messages silently.

Kadenin Caesar.

A name that is a bit surprising, but it reminds me of Nomu’s previous information. As the owner of Gini Theater, there seems to be no problem with his name appearing here at this moment.

Boluogo lowered his head, folded his hands, and crossed his fingers on the bridge of his nose, looking thoughtful.

It stands to reason that knowing the identity of his enemy, as an avenger, Bologg should be very happy. Based on Jeffrey's understanding of Bologg, he should be humming a song and sharpening his knife, thinking about how to deal with it. It would be right to execute Kotner.

But now Boluogo didn't look so happy, as if he had encountered something complicated. He was a little confused and couldn't think of an answer.

After reading the documents Ivan brought, Lebius looked at the silent people in the office and said.

"Should we wait until Palmer arrives before we start?"

"No, start now."

Burlogo finally spoke, his face expressionless.

"The Crow's Nest has been tracking the traces of 'Human-hungry', but these people are well hidden and barely reveal any clues... We have to admit that the fact that we can focus on 'Human-hungry' is caused by various coincidences. .”

Ivan said slowly, while his eyes stayed briefly on Boluogo.

As he said, without Boluogo's stubborn pursuit, it would be really difficult for them to notice the existence of "Human-loving", or in other words, when their attention is removed from the King's Secret Sword, they really look at " When you are addicted to people", it's too late.

"We followed David's clues, but there was no breakthrough until last night when we discovered a key piece of information."

Ivan glanced at Jeffrey and continued.

"Do you still remember the information we got when we interrogated Norm? He heard about the Gini Theater when he was communicating with 'Humanophilia'."

"Yes, I asked Yas to investigate later and found nothing unusual." Jeffrey said.

"So, these people are so well hidden. Logically speaking, they should be hiding in the gutter, but they just appear in the agreement area openly and perform."

"Interrogation? Investigation?"

Boluogo looked at the two people in confusion and asked, "Why don't I know these things?"

"Because it was just a suspicion at the time, a doubt point. We thought there was no need to make a fuss about it. Who would have thought that all these things are actually connected."

Jeffrey replied that at first he just asked Yas to do this with the mentality of giving it a try, but he didn't get any results after that, so he thought it would be over.

No one could have imagined that everything is now connected.

Ivan took out a black and white group photo from the document bag.

"This is a photo of David when he was in college. The person standing next to him is Kadenin Caesar."

Bologo briefly glanced at the photo, and another figure in the photo caught his attention.

"who is she?"

The woman in the photo is holding Kedening's hand, her face filled with joy.

“She was Keeney, the wife of Codenin, the origin of the name Keeney Theatre.”

Ivan continued.

"A few years ago, the three of them came to Opos, just like many foreigners, trying to make a world here. From then on, Kedening started his career as an actor, but he didn't have a smooth start. , can only play some supporting roles without any lines.

But one day, his life took a turn for the better. This foreigner from afar got money from nowhere, and actually rented a piece of land in the agreement area and built his own theater. "

Ivan was well aware of the high rent in the agreement area and the financial resources required to run a theater, which was beyond what Kedening could afford at the time.

"Do you think he became a 'human addict' from then on?" Bologo asked.

"It's not clear, but what is certain is that he must have encountered some kind of turning point," Ivan whispered, "such as making a deal with the devil, exchanging his soul for the opportunity to realize his dream. In this way, Kedening had a stage to perform, and lost He has a soul, and besides performing, he also plunders souls to make a living."

"There are countless such stories. It seems that every person who has fallen into a devil has a tragic experience." Jeffrey nodded in agreement.

"He doesn't have the corrupt smell of the devil," Bologg retorted, "I can confirm that he is definitely not a devil."

Boluogo's affirmation attracted the attention of others, and Jeffrey asked seriously.

"Bologo, do you know Kedening?"

"Absolutely, I've seen him a few times," Boluogo took a deep breath. "This is also the worst part for me. I was so close to my enemy. I could break his neck several times, but I just missed him. Pass."

Listening to Boluogo's words, Jeffrey's eyes became worried. Boluogo understood what he meant and continued.

"Don't worry, work is work, life is life, I know the difference very clearly."

Boluogo's voice became colder and without any personal feelings, he looked at Ivan and said.

"please continue."

"We can only guess at the specific situation. What really allowed us to determine the identity of Leader Kedening was the information we got from the ruins of the factory. After your raid last night, the ferrymen took over the place. During the finishing work, they I found the account books, and some important bills had Kedening's signature.

It describes in detail the business of "Xuanren" selling philosopher's stones. However, after comparison, what they sold was far less than what they hoarded. It is certain that "Xuanren" still has a large number of philosopher's stones in his hands. "

"I don't think they would have made such a low-level mistake and left such evidence," Bologo said.

"We think so. It's obvious that Crow's Nest's long pursuit has yielded no results, but last night everything about 'Human-hungry' was clearly laid out in front of us."

Ivan understood what Boluogo meant, he said.

"It's like someone gave up on their 'anthropophilia' and revealed all their secrets."

"The King's Secret Sword."

Lebius, who had been silent all this time, spoke at this time, and he keenly discovered the doubts in it.

"'Humanophilia' has hoarded so many Philosopher's Stones, which far exceeds the needs of the demons. More importantly, the demons do not have the funds to purchase these Philosopher's Stones... Their real buyer is the King's Secret Sword. , it is the King’s Secret Sword that collects the Philosopher’s Stone through them.”

Hearing what Lebius said, Ivan's eyes became serious, and the information that he had ignored before was now connected.

"Recently, extraordinary crimes related to soul condensation have become more frequent. Someone is secretly collecting a large number of souls."

All the dots are connected and what happens next is easy to guess.

"What does the King's Secret Sword need so many souls for?"

When the incident was related to the King's Secret Sword, several people were no longer as relaxed as before. Facing this familiar and unknown powerful enemy, everyone felt heavy pressure.

It’s not an easy time for everyone. The King’s Secret Sword is like a cloud that can’t be dispersed, constantly hovering over Opos. No one knows what they want to do, and they are planning under the cloud. What kind of conspiracy.

For a time, everyone's thoughts were all focused on the King's Secret Sword, and no one thought about "human addiction".

"You don't need to think too much about the King's Secret Sword. I will report it to the 'Decision Room' later. The first thing we have to deal with now is 'human addiction'."

Lebius reminded that the topic of today's discussion is "human addiction", not the King's Secret Sword.

"Now that this is the case, I guess Kedening has escaped, right?" Bologo asked.

"Yes, after getting the information, we immediately rushed to the Gini Theater and his home. When we arrived, there was no one there. It was like he had disappeared from the world," Ivan said.

"He was on the run, and he knew he was being abandoned, and he was running like a trapped animal," Borogo said.

"From the perspective of those of us intelligence officers, King's Secret Sword will not give up Ketnerin for nothing unless they need Ketnerin to do something, such as attract our attention."

"Diversion? What are they going to do?"

"Such as transferring large amounts of philosopher's stones."

Ivan waved his hand and said helplessly.

"Unfortunately, this is the only information we currently know. We really know nothing about the movements of the King's Secret Sword."

"Kodening is missing, and the movement of the King's Secret Sword is unclear... We can't do anything but wait, can we?"

Boluogo's voice had some ups and downs, and his irritable mood was hard to contain.

"That's what it looks like so far."

Ivan said helplessly that the Bureau of Order currently controls Opos, but the King's Secret Sword has taken the initiative, which makes people feel very uncomfortable.

"We don't have time. The longer we wait, the more opportunities we have for these guys to escape."

Boluogo's voice rose, as if he was scolding Ivan.

The longer they wait, the more likely it is that Kedening will escape from the city and the King's Secret Sword. Maybe now that they are loading goods, there will be a train tonight carrying all the Philosopher's Stones to the distance.

Once these people left Opos, Boluogo knew that he would never have a chance for revenge, and he could not accept such a result.

After a long period of silence, Boluogo spoke again.

"Sorry, I got a little excited."

"It's nothing, I understand."

Ivan had heard Geoffrey tell the story of Boluogo, and he somewhat understood Boluogo's mood at the moment.

"We have imposed martial law on the area around Opos. They will not leave easily. Although we don't know what the King's Secret Sword wants to do, it is correct to destroy their actions."

Ivan told the Bureau of Order's actions, "We will continue to pursue intelligence. As soon as there is news, you can dispatch to pursue the enemy."

Boluogo didn't speak. He knew some things very well. Martial law might be able to stop Kedening, but it couldn't stop the King's Secret Swords.