In the morning, in a coffee shop by a street in the lower district of Igwinte, a white-haired girl wearing a black and white dress sat in a window-side booth on the second floor, continuously adding sugar cubes to the hot coffee that had just been served.
Dorothy, who had specifically asked the principal for a day off and had just finished her 'extracurricular practical activity', was taking a moment to relax, while also summarizing the successful 'practical activity'.
'Heh... As expected, there's an insider from the Holy Communion Society in the An Yin Bureau. My information must have been leaked by the insider...'
While stirring the coffee with eight sugar cubes using a spoon, Dorothy thought silently. After the Holy Communion Society had twice tracked her whereabouts and twice made a move, Dorothy was very puzzled about where the Holy Communion Society's information came from.
After Dorothy confirmed with Grego that the An Yin Bureau required reporting family information and even reporting the reason for taking leave, combined with the content from Grego's previous report about the Abbott stronghold being cleared in advance, Dorothy began to suspect if there was an insider in the An Yin Bureau specifically leaking information. To confirm this, she came up with today's plan.
Dorothy first used the Crow Corpse Puppet to track Grego remotely for several days, confirming the location of the An Yin Bureau. Then, she used the Edrick Corpse Puppet to order flowers from a flower shop and had the information about No. 22 delivered to the An Yin Bureau along with the flowers at the designated time.
Meanwhile, Dorothy herself had cleared No. 22 earlier, and then the Corpse Puppet of Burton was waiting there for the Holy Communion Society's emergency contact. Dorothy figured that after the An Yin Bureau received her tip-off, the insider among them would definitely notify the Holy Communion Society and tell the people at No. 22 to evacuate quickly. However, they wouldn't have expected that No. 22 had already been cleared by Dorothy first.
As expected, the Corpse Puppet Dorothy left at No. 22 received an evacuation warning from the Holy Communion Society. At this point, Dorothy completely confirmed that there was an insider in the An Yin Bureau, and also managed to extract some other information, learning the reason why she was being targeted and roughly knowing the location of another Holy Communion Society stronghold.
'They want to use me to corrupt Grego? It seems Grego poses quite a threat to those guys...'
Through this 'extracurricular practical activity', Dorothy's gains were considerable. Not only did she get information and a sum of money, but she also acquired a book that seemed to be a secret transmission. She could find a quiet place to read it later.
Taking a sip of the sweet coffee, Dorothy looked down at the street scene below through the window, a faint smile appearing on her lips.
"So... you should have arrived by now, Grego..."
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In the morning, Igwinte Lower District, Elm West Lane No. 22.
At the main entrance of No. 22, the Police Station had already set up a cordon, blocking the chattering and bustling onlookers outside. When the gunfire erupted here not long ago, the frightened residents nearby had already run to the nearby Police Station to report it, and the Police Station quickly arrived to seal off the scene.
"Excuse me, Captain Jack, what happened with the gunshots here just now? Was it a gang fight? How many casualties were there at the scene? What's the general situation?"
"We are currently investigating this case with full effort. There is no information that can be disclosed to you at the moment. Please quietly wait for the official notice from the Police Station. Excuse me, excuse me..."
"Hey! Captain Mr., please wait a moment, at least tell us the general situation inside right now!"
Among the noisy crowd, reporters had already started asking the Police Station about the case. The Captain patiently gave evasive answers to the reporters. No matter how the reporters pressed, the Captain did not reveal any substantive information. The reason was simple: he himself didn't know the situation inside.
Regarding this case, other agencies had already intervened long ago. The Police Station could only guard the door outside for them and deal with the reporters.
Inside No. 22 at this time, the smell of blood had not yet dissipated. Grego and Turner, in uniform, stood among the corpses on the floor of the study, silently looking at the bloody and cruel scene before them, their expressions serious.
"Seven corpses, six ordinary people, one Thirster, all dead. The Thirster is named Bo Dun. Wei Er, a landlord with property in Zishan Town. According to the neighbors' identification, these uniformly dressed guys are all servants of this house, serving that Thirster. It's basically clear that they are all part of the same group, all members of the Holy Communion Society. That Burton might even be a core member."
Looking at the scene before him, Grego said slowly. They had already conducted a preliminary investigation into the information of the house's owner.
"From the information provided by the surrounding residents, the gunshots only lasted for about a minute, and then there was no more major commotion. Oh... Saint Child above, what kind of thing can wipe out so many people in just one minute, including a Thirster? Killing that thing is not an easy task."
Grego continued to speak with emotion, while Turner also asked with slightly furrowed brows.
"Grego, if you were leading the team, how long would it take to take down this stronghold?"
Listening to Turner's words, Grego scanned the surroundings again, then thought for a moment before speaking.
"If it's a Thirster plus seven henchmen, and it's not an ambush, if I lead a frontal assault, we'd probably have to fight with them for more than ten minutes, and the casualties are unknown. Not to mention the Thirster, these henchmen of the Holy Communion Society are like ghosts after applying talismans, incredibly troublesome..."
"However, this is their own stronghold, their home ground, so it's impossible for them to be ambushed. Therefore, the people who attacked them either infiltrated or broke in through a frontal assault... Whichever it is, to be able to take down so many people in such a short time is really a bit terrifying..."
Grego's expression showed obvious disbelief. Having dealt with the Holy Communion Society extensively, he naturally knew how difficult a Thirster was to handle.
After Grego finished speaking, there was silence at the scene. Clearly, they had all realized the extraordinary nature of the perpetrator of this bloodbath. To be able to clear a Holy Communion Society stronghold and kill a Thirster, a core member, so quickly was a force that absolutely could not be underestimated in Igwinte.
"Hmph, they certainly have strength... But those guys first sent us information about the stronghold, and when we arrived, it was this kind of scene. It feels like they specifically sent us Hunters over to clean up their mess, it feels like a deliberate provocation..."
Looking at the scene before him, Turner said with some displeasure, while Grego spoke soothingly.
"Calm down, Turner. We know nothing about those people right now. Before we are clear about their attitude, let's not overinterpret... But no matter what, with such a power suddenly appearing in Igwinte, we need to be more vigilant."
Grego said this with a serious expression. At this moment, he suddenly thought of the existence in Vokan that had also made the Holy Communion Society vigilant.
Could it be... that these two incidents were caused by the same existence... or the same force?
Thinking of this, Grego looked at the sky outside the window. He felt that a mysterious force, perhaps no less powerful than the Red Communion Society or even the local An Yin Bureau, was slowly intervening in the situation of Igwinte's hidden world.
"Hmph... Let's search thoroughly again, then deal with the bodies and take them back. We need to go back immediately and report the situation here to Mr. James."