While asking the question, Zhang Yuanqing looked at the goblet in the Chairman's hand.
It was a bottle of 1982 Lafite, which he had given to Cao Qing. The Chairman deliberately holding the red wine was a very obvious hint.
"He is indeed a member of the Merchants Guild and a subordinate I trust more, but he doesn't know your identity." The Chairman chuckled softly:
"Also, your landlady is a mole sent by the Heavenly Punishment to Chinatown. Her main job is to observe the movements and trends in Chinatown. She is not a core member of Heavenly Punishment, just receiving a salary. She is a Thunder Mage, and Heavenly Punishment is naturally close to Wind and Thunder Mages, so they recruited her as a mole."
"Although she's receiving a salary from Heavenly Punishment, she can still be trusted..." Zhang Yuanqing understood the Chairman's hint.
"Alright, let's talk until here today. First, become a Gold Hunter as quickly as possible, and then wait for the Hunter's Guild to contact you proactively."
Saying that, he drained the red wine in his glass in one gulp.
Seeing this, Zhang Yuanqing hurriedly said, "Wait, there has been a series of murders in Chinatown recently. The murderer is a Night Wanderer, and I suspect it's a Night Wanderer of no low level."
Immediately, he told the Chairman the details and speculations of the case, and then asked, "Chairman, what do you think about this?"
The Chairman remained silent.
Zhang Yuanqing's expression turned solemn, thinking that there was indeed a deeper story, perhaps involving the confrontation between the two major camps.
"Do you think I, living in the Second District, would care about a murder case in little Chinatown?" The Chairman finally spoke.
Zhang Yuanqing twitched his lips: "Oh." I was overthinking it.
The Chairman raised his hand and snapped his fingers. "Let's go!" He disappeared instantly, without delay, without special effects, gone in the blink of an eye.
Zhang Yuanqing turned his head and glanced at the alarm clock on the bedside table. The time was 2:30 a.m. As a Night Wanderer, he was no longer sleepy, so he turned on the desk lamp and sat at the desk to think.
"Alas, the sugar daddy has given me a mission. I can't continue to be leisurely. Infiltrating the League of Freedom feels like the mortality rate is higher than an S-level dungeon." He sighed.
Although he complained like this, he was now on the same boat as the Chairman. If he wanted to advance to the Lord of the Sun in the future, the League of Freedom would be the enemy.
So this wasn't working for the Chairman, but working for himself. "Tap tap..."
He tapped his finger on the table, thinking carefully.
"Undercover operations are bound to be full of dangers. Some things must be thought through in advance, and backhands must be arranged as much as possible to increase the fault tolerance, so as not to be detected as an undercover agent in an emergency and directly explode and ascend to heaven."
"First of all, the League of Freedom is an evil camp and should be naturally close to evil professions. I can debut as an Illusionist, but in that case, the identity of Zhang Qingyang is a bit difficult to handle. My public profession is Scout, and it is impossible to change my identity at this time."
If the Hunter's Guild pays attention to him, they will definitely investigate his background. The Illusionist identity of Tongtian Jiaozhu can be forged with the help of Fu Qingyang, but what about his current identity?
The tricky part of Zhang Qingyang's identity is in Chinatown, not in the country.
If the Hunter's Guild finds out his address and comes to investigate, the landlady's family will definitely be the first to be "interrogated". At that time, there will be three possibilities:
First, the investigators are beaten to death by the landlady's family. Second, the investigators beat the landlady's family to death.
Third, the two sides are at peace, and the investigators learn from Cao Qianxiu that Zhang Qingyang is a Scout.
Faced with this situation, Zhang Yuanqing has two choices.
One is to turn a blind eye and let things take their course. Did I really say I was a Scout? It could completely be an excuse to fool Cao Qianxiu. After being discovered as The Way of the Extraordinary, you can't say you're an evil profession.
The after-effects of doing so are that Zhang Qingyang and Tongtian Jiaozhu are bound together, and his room for maneuver becomes narrower. It is also easy to implicate the landlady's family. After all, the Hunter's Guild's owner is the League of Freedom, and the League of Freedom is an evil camp.
Discovering that this family is all Lawful professions, it's hard to guarantee that the investigators can resist the temptation of reputation points.
The other is that Zhang Qingyang's identity remains unchanged, and he continues to mix in Chinatown and make a cut between the Hunter ID of "Tongtian Jiaozhu."
He needs a public identity anyway. "Zhang Qingyang" can be used to contact the local snakes and expand his network and channels to serve the spy work. The more friends, the easier it is to cooperate. A spy operating alone is doomed to die.
Zhang Yuanqing continued to delve deeper along this line of thought:
"As a Level 2 Scout, Zhang Qingyang is too low-level to contact high-level people. So, I'm going to modify the character setting to increase the level."
"Although I said I was a Level 2 Scout, it is impossible for me to expose my true level to a strange walker in a foreign country. It is reasonable to lie and say Level 2. I have the opportunity to show my 'true' strength to reverse Cao Qianxiu's view of me. We are not very familiar yet, so there is a lot of room for maneuver."
"Zhang Qingyang and Tongtian Jiaozhu are fixed IDs, but having only these two is not enough. I need an identity that can contact Heavenly Punishment, the Church of the Sea God, and The Way of the Extraordinary families. This is not urgent, let's become a Gold Hunter first. Anyway, for Illusionists, changing aura and appearance is too easy. If there is a need in the future, I will create an identity."
After clearing his thoughts, Zhang Yuanqing took out his spare phone, opened the Hunter app, and selected suitable tasks.
"It's time to get to work!"
The bounty list slid down with a whoosh, and a new task appeared in sight:
"Kill the murderer of the serial murder case in Manhattan's Chinatown #."
Task description: "The murderer's profession is suspected to be Night Wanderer, Level 2, cautious and cunning, good at stealth."
Task target: "Killing the murderer will reward 500,000 Federal Coins and 30 points. Providing clues to the murderer will reward 100,000 Federal Coins and 5 points."
"The task information is completely wrong. Isn't this sending hunters to their deaths? Is this a task issued by the Anti-Black and White Alliance?" Zhang Yuanqing looked at the task release time.
It was a task released two days ago, and the "true rank" of that Night Wanderer was pointed out by him last night.
"That makes sense. The Anti-Black and White Alliance did make a wrong judgment at the beginning." Zhang Yuanqing immediately took on the task.
If the murderer was a Saint-stage Night Wanderer, the task reward would definitely not be worth it.
But for Zhang Yuanqing, as long as it's not a Day Wanderer, Star Officials and Night Wanderers are the same, both are killed with one strike.
He was 40 points away from advancing to Silver, and the point reward for this task was 30 points, which was very suitable. As long as he completed this task and then did one or two small tasks, he could successfully advance.
If the Anti-Black and White Alliance withdraws or raises the task level, he will not be able to take on this task.
There are not many tasks with 30 points, and there are many bounty hunters in New York County, so it takes several days to grab one.
"Let's advance to Gold Hunter first and consider it a favor to the Anti-Black and White Alliance."
The next morning, 8:30 a.m.
Zhang Yuanqing got up and washed up, sitting at the dining table in the living room, eating soy milk fritters and meat buns bought by Annie.
"Annie, if I remember correctly, your American Goddess Association also has a base in New York County?" Zhang Yuanqing said while chewing on a fritter.
Annie nodded, New York County is an important city of the Free Federation, a world-class metropolis, so there is naturally a branch of the American Goddess Association.
Zhang Yuanqing tore off a fritter and soaked it in salty soy milk, casually saying, "I may use your channels in the future to contact the higher-ups of the Lawful organizations in New York County."
Annie was stunned: "Jiaozhu, didn't you say you wanted to keep a low profile until the end of the year? Contacting the higher-ups of the Lawful organizations rashly will definitely be investigated."
"That's why I said maybe!" Zhang Yuanqing stirred the fritters and soy milk, "Also, don't call me Jiaozhu from today onwards."
"What should I call you?"
"Call me husband!"
Annie's face was radiant, full of surprise.
Zhang Yuanqing changed the subject: "Just kidding, call me Mr. Zhang!" The blonde beauty sighed: "Okay, Mr. Zhang."
After eating breakfast, Zhang Yuanqing was thinking about the serial murder case task when he suddenly received a text message from Cao Qianxiu:
"Come to my house."
Zhang Yuanqing glanced at the time, it was 9:00 a.m., and sent a message asking, "Isn't your family going on a ferry trip to the sea today?" Cao Qianxiu: "Just come over."
Zhang Yuanqing left the living room and knocked on the anti-theft door next door.
"Dong dong" After two sounds, the wine-red anti-theft door opened, and Cao Qianxiu, wearing a nightgown and standing tall and graceful, yawned and turned around to walk towards the living room, her skirt fluttering.
Zhang Yuanqing entered the house and turned around to close the door.
"I'm on my period today, so I didn't go out. Of course, this is an excuse to fool my parents." She sat on the sofa, picked up the rubber band and bit it in her mouth, gathering her hair behind her head with both hands, and said:
"First of all, congratulations, you passed the assessment. Your analysis last night provided important reference value, allowing the organization's higher-ups to wake up in time. You have made great contributions."
"The organization has now officially accepted you as a member of Team 6 of the Anti-Black and White Alliance. I am responsible for leading you."
"You are responsible for leading me, are you sure..." Zhang Yuanqing showed a smile at the right time: "Not bad."
He was here in New York County for a short stay and did not belong here, so there was no need to give too surprising or too excited feedback, otherwise he would be suspected.
Cao Qianxiu carefully examined him a few times and nodded slightly. "I'll get the form. Last time our team said to observe more, so we didn't give you the form."
She went back to her room to get the form, placed it on the coffee table, and pushed it to Zhang Yuanqing.
"I have a question I want to confirm..." Zhang Yuanqing looked down at the form and said, "Do you still remember my The Way of the Extraordinary ID?"
Cao Qianxiu tilted her head and thought, "Tongtian Jiaozhu?"
"That's right, did you tell your Anti-Black and White Alliance companions my The Way of the Extraordinary ID?" Zhang Yuanqing asked again.
If the ID of Tongtian Jiaozhu has been leaked, then he will have to change his plan, re-register a hunter identity, and abandon Tongtian Jiaozhu.
Cao Qianxiu shook her head solemnly and said, "Before you officially join the organization, I will not reveal your ID and real name. This is a matter of principle."
"Not bad, not bad, Thunder Mages are indeed fair and principled..." Zhang Yuanqing secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I thought you would say: 'Of course, because I want everyone to know that you are protected by me.'"
Cao Qianxiu frowned and said, "I'm not that bored, and this is not my style."
"I know, just kidding."
"Your level of telling jokes is on par with my dad's level of telling jokes."
"This girl's EQ is really low, she won't be able to find a boyfriend!" Zhang Yuanqing shook his head, reached out and grabbed a pocket watch, snapped it open, and hung it in front of Cao Qianxiu.
Cao Qianxiu subconsciously looked at the pocket watch. Before she could react, her eyes suddenly became empty.
Zhang Yuanqing's voice was soft and ethereal: "Zhang Qingyang's The Way of the Extraordinary ID is逍遥剑仙 (Xiaoyao Jianxian), Zhang Qingyang's The Way of the Extraordinary ID is逍遥剑仙 (Xiaoyao Jianxian)..."
After repeating it three times in a row, he put away the pocket watch and snapped his fingers.
Cao Qianxiu suddenly came back to her senses, feeling that she had been in a daze for a while. She subconsciously looked at Zhang Yuanqing and saw that he was already bowing his head to fill out the report.
The first row, first box, The Way of the Extraordinary ID: 逍遥剑仙 (Xiaoyao Jianxian)!
"逍遥剑仙 (Xiaoyao Jianxian)." Cao Qianxiu muttered to herself, as if to strengthen her memory.
After 逍遥剑仙 (Xiaoyao Jianxian) filled out the form, Cao Qianxiu said, "I will submit your form later. Tonight at 9:00 p.m., the organization will set up an ambush to capture that Night Wanderer. Prepare yourself and take action with me tonight."
"Huh?" Zhang Yuanqing was stunned: "You Anti-Black and White Alliance, no, our Anti-Black and White Alliance has already locked onto the murderer?
If I remember correctly, there were no clues in last night's case files that could directly lock onto the murderer. The Anti-Black and White Alliance found the murderer so quickly?
This is not reasonable.
Cao Qianxiu shook her head: "I don't know, the organization didn't say, just obey orders."
Zhang Yuanqing nodded, feeling a little excited in his heart. No matter how the Anti-Black and White Alliance locked onto the murderer, it was good to have someone lead the way.
He was worried about how to track down the murderer.
It seemed that he was taking advantage of the Anti-Black and White Alliance by following them to steal the kill.
At this time, Cao Qianxiu continued: "Also, let me tell you about the salary issue. The monthly salary for ordinary team members is 20,000 Federal Coins, which is indeed not much compared to Heavenly Punishment, but..."
Before she could finish speaking, she heard 逍遥剑仙 (Xiaoyao Jianxian) say loudly: "I am willing to do my best for the organization, to go through fire and water without hesitation, to be a person of the organization in life, and a ghost of the organization in death."
Cao Qianxiu was stunned: "That, that's not necessary. Tonight at 9:00 p.m., Nut Street."
At a dessert shop, at a round table by the floor-to-ceiling window, Zhang Yuanqing and Cao Qianxiu, wearing the same hooded sweatshirts, sat opposite each other. The former leisurely held a spoon and stirred the dessert soup, taking a sip from time to time and digging a spoonful of the dessert on the table.
The latter scrutinized the outside of the window with rapt attention, looking at everyone as if they were the enemy.
Nut Street was the street that the two were responsible for. The task given to them by the Anti-Black and White Alliance was to block this street to prevent the enemy from escaping from here, and they did not need to directly participate in the battle.
For this capture operation, the Anti-Black and White Alliance dispatched seven teams, a total of sixty The Way of the Extraordinary.
At the head of the operation was a Level 6 Wind Mage Executive.
"Relax, if we're lucky, we won't have anything to do." Zhang Yuanqing said, "The dessert soup is sweet but not greasy, it's really delicious."
"If it's delicious, have more." Cao Qianxiu was unmoved and stared intently at the outside of the window.
"Besides being slightly low in EQ, this girl is reliable in doing things, has a fair personality, and has good talent. She's a good seed. Observe her more, and if there is an opportunity in the future, pull her into the gang."
According to the layout of the Anti-Black and White Alliance, the core of the entire encirclement was Curry Street, two streets away. Did the murderer live there? Then why hasn't there been any action yet? Zhang Yuanqing thought in his heart.
With his inspiration, the battle two streets away could not be concealed from him.
The battle had not yet begun, which meant that the layout of the Anti-Black and White Alliance was more like setting a trap, waiting for the murderer to walk into the net.
Did the Anti-Black and White Alliance know who the murderer's target was? This was interesting.
After observing for a while, Cao Qianxiu pressed her headset and said in a low voice:
"All squads of Team 6, Nut Street is all normal, all normal, Squad 2 report the situation."
A sweet and soft voice came from the headset: "Aiya, if everything is normal, don't say 'attention', you scared me. By the way, why hasn't the new partner next to you spoken? Introduce him to everyone."
Hearing this, Cao Qianxiu withdrew her gaze and looked at Zhang Yuanqing: "Introduce yourself?"