After a night of sailing, the airship that Luke and his party were traveling on docked at the airship transfer tower at the airport in the western suburbs of Saint-Lun City.

When they came down from the tower, there were no flowers, no applause, no crowds of people lined the streets to welcome them, only the soldiers guarding them checking their documents.

There were also airships coming and going overhead.

This surprised Shelley who was accompanying her. She repeatedly confirmed the surrounding environment and landmarks. After confirming that this was indeed the Imperial Capital, she complained dissatisfiedly: "Chief Inspector, what's wrong with the people in the Imperial Capital? No one came to greet you.

, you are the actual control of Raging Waves City..."

Luke popped up a spark to stop Shelley, who was speaking openly, from continuing. He looked at the Imperial soldiers who were checking their identity certificates, and said to the Imperial agents who came with him: "We are Imperial agents, and no one comes to greet us."

It’s normal! Shenglun City is different from Raging Wave City, and it’s even more different from Haijiao District. Please restrain yourself, don’t act like crabs and walk sideways everywhere.”

Shelley, who was reprimanded, immediately corrected his attitude: "Yes, Chief Inspector. It's not like I've never been to the Imperial City. I know that people with backgrounds and identities are everywhere here. Don't worry, it's not my turn to investigate any cases here."

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"You are responsible for taking care of your people."

Luke looked around.

The Western Suburbs Airport is different from the Royal Airport where the airship docked in the clear sky yesterday. It is a civilian airport and is very busy. Imperial soldiers and airport managers maintain order and keep the place running in an orderly manner.

Although because of Luke's special status and the recent events in Raging Waves City, all parties in Raging Waves City did not dare to publicly come to greet him. Even the eldest princess did not send anyone to avoid irritating Emperor Augustine. But Luke still came from the surrounding area.

Among the people, I saw a few eyes that kept looking here quietly.

Even the imperial soldiers who checked their IDs could tell at a glance that they were very powerful.

The Imperial Capital seems to be indifferent to me, but it is not indifferent at all!

Luke opened a piece of candy and ate it while waiting.

After a while, Kylena came over after finishing negotiating with the imperial soldiers.

"Chief Inspector, our identities have been confirmed and we can enter St. Lun City. The Secret Service headquarters has not arranged a vehicle for us. We need to leave the airport and find a vehicle to leave on our own.

Chief Inspector, this is different from what I imagined... We don't seem to be welcome."

Luke took out his pocket watch to check the time, and then said: "No, what we are facing now is the best welcome. Let's go, Viscount Isklan has arranged a car and accommodation for us.

Let’s settle down first and then see how the imperial capital is prepared to face me.”

Putting the pocket watch in his pocket, Luke lowered the brim of his hat and walked forward with a cane. Kylena, wearing deerskin boots and a hem skirt, followed him with a briefcase on her shoulder.

Behind are Imperial agents led by Shelley and Pisco.

Sandpaper, boiling and heavy equipment traveled overland and took several days to arrive.

After leaving the western suburbs airport, taking the vehicle arranged by Viscount Iscolan, the convoy drove towards the center of Saint-Lun City.

On the road, Shelley, who was sitting in the passenger seat, looked at the young man driving from time to time, his hand never leaving the handle of the gun.

The feeling of being stared at by a venomous snake made the young man couldn't help but smile and said: "Black Mamba... no, it should be called Miss Shelley. Don't be so wary of me, it makes me unable to concentrate on driving."

Introduce yourself.

My name is Quick Legs, a first-level swordsman of the Blade Bearing Brotherhood. The Viscount felt that the Chief Inspector needed manpower in the imperial capital, so he asked me to listen to the Chief Inspector's dispatch. I am quite familiar with the situation here, especially the big shots.

The lower city that disdains attention.

You can trust me."

"Whether I believe you or not, the Chief Inspector makes the decision." Shelley still maintained a posture of taking action at any time, turning to look at Luke sitting behind.

Luke had long recognized Speedy Legs.

"Quick Legs... his real name is Priestley Harold. He was born in the lower town of Saint-Lun City. He was orphaned at the age of 7. When he was 9 years old, he was adopted by an orphanage run by the Blade Bearing Brotherhood and received training as an assassin.

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He completed his first mission at the age of 14 and officially became an assassin of the Blade Bearing Brotherhood... Drive steadily, a good assassin shouldn't be so unstable.

When you were 18 years old, due to a mistake, part of the muscles and tendons in your leg were fused by magic during the mission. Originally, your assassin career should have ended here, but you met the father of Viscount Iskolan, who not only spent a lot of money to rebuild your leg.

The legs are sculpted and your entire body is completely transformed.

So the Blade Bearing Brotherhood no longer has Priestley Harold, but has an assassin named Quicklegs."

Luke's words made Kuaishan, who was originally cynical, tense up. He stabilized his trembling hands and asked in a bad tone: "Only the old master and the master know this secret, and they probably won't tell you.

How did you know?"

"Haha..." Luke smiled and did not answer, and continued to look at the scenery on the street outside the car.

After knowing that Kuaishan was trustworthy, Shelley relaxed a little. She smiled and said: "There is nothing our Chief Inspector doesn't know. You don't know, when I first met the Chief Inspector, his underwear was covered by his

Grill it clean."

"ah!"

Kuai Li, who was driving, and Kylena in the back seat both exclaimed and looked at Shelley in disbelief.

Shelley realized that his words caused ambiguity and quickly made up for it: "It's just a metaphor... What I'm talking about is my secret, a secret that only the eldest princess and I know."

oh……

Talking about the eldest princess, Kylena asked Luke in confusion: "Chief Inspector, why didn't His Highness send someone to pick you up? This is not the way to the headquarters of the Imperial Secret Service. Shouldn't you report to His Highness first?"

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Luke replied casually: "We did too much in Raging Waves City, which made Her Royal Highness a little unhappy."

"I don't understand."

Shelley joined the topic: "I don't understand...Grover is dead, his accomplices are either dead or captured, and the entire Raging City is under the control of the Chief Inspector. Such a rich city is a gift, Your Highness

You should be happy."

Luke replied: "Too much is not enough. I am not prepared for the changes in the situation in Raging Waves City, let alone His Highness, our emperor and the ministers of the empire.

For many people in the empire, Raging Waves City is a balance point of power and interests. The new noble group in the empire is large and has complicated relationships, and cannot be considered a whole. With Raging Waves City in their hands, all parties in the empire can benefit from it. Therefore, Your Majesty

Although I know that the outflow of wealth in Raging Wave City is serious, I can accept this situation.

Now the one who benefits has become one person. Even if the empire can obtain more wealth from Raging Waves City than before, His Majesty cannot feel at ease as before."

"Raging Wave City has made Her Royal Highness the Princess jealous of His Majesty!" Kylena suddenly realized, but asked doubtfully: "Isn't Your Highness His Majesty's daughter? She is also the closest daughter."

At this time, Kuaishan replied from the front: "Those who care about family ties cannot sit on the throne. We have arrived at... No. 236 Tongmulberry Avenue."

Kylena still didn't understand, but she forgot to ask after hearing the address. She looked through the car window at the big house next to her, as if she had been taken away from her soul.

"here……"

"This used to be your home, but it was later auctioned off. I asked Viscount Isklan to help buy it. It was my temporary residence in St. Lun City... not bad." Luke opened the door and walked out: "

Get off the car and help us arrange the room. Shelley, arrange for someone to be on guard duty."

"Yes, Chief Inspector." Shelley ordered a few people to enter the courtyard first.

Pisco took the rest of the people to carry their luggage.

Kylena walked out of the car, tears welling up in her eyes. To her, the house was still the same as before, but the people in the house were no longer there.

"Thank you...I thought I would never come back here."

"Thank you. This is the house I bought for myself. If you want it, work hard and earn more bonuses. If you have money, you can buy it back."

"Yes, Chief Inspector." Kylena wiped her tears: "I will work hard."

"Go in, have a cup of coffee, and see who our first visitor is."

Kylena's old house is far less big than the museum that Augustine gave to Qingkong, and its location is not as good as the museum, but it is still a luxurious private villa in the upper town of Saint-Lun City, which shows that the Lindbergh family was also powerful in the past.

Shenglun City, the capital of the Golden Shield Empire, is divided into three districts.

The Imperial City District consists of the Imperial Palace and the surrounding urban areas. Most of the royal estates here are concentrated with important functional departments of the empire. Those who can live in the Imperial City District are extremely high-status people. Zijinhua Avenue, where the Qingkong Museum is located, is the Imperial City.

part of the urban area.

Shangcheng District is wrapped around the Imperial City District, and most of the people living here have stable jobs.

Xiacheng District is concentrated in the east of Shangcheng District and radiates to the northeast and southeast.

Saint-Lun City originally did not have a lower urban area. However, with the advancement of science and technology, large-scale industrial production has caused large-scale bankruptcy of handicraftsmen and small farmers. There is a large landfill in the east of Saint-Lun City, and urban sewage is also discharged here along the river.

, bankrupt people who left the city and the land settled here and lived on garbage.

Later, garbage and sewage refining formed an industrial chain here, and the lower urban area of ​​St. Lun City was formed as a result, and it rapidly expanded and expanded with the arrival of more and more bankrupts.

Compared with Haijiao District, which can still go to the sea to make a living, the lower city area of ​​St. Lun City is a typical slum. Pollution has made the average life span of people here only 34 years old. When St. Lun City withdrew the last security personnel from the lower city area,

Violence and a deteriorating environment have led to a decline in the average life expectancy here.

The upper city and lower city of St. Lun City are separated by a towering city wall. There are two completely different worlds on both sides of the city wall.

Luke, who lived at No. 236 Copper Mulberry Avenue, was lying on the lounge chair in his room, looking at the information on his mobile phone related to the lower town of Saint-Lun.

As the saying goes: The poor rely on mutation, the rich rely on technology.

Garbage and sewage treatment technology have allowed people in the lower city of Shenglun City to create many weird things. Some people will become weird because they are contaminated with certain things intentionally or unintentionally.

Luke felt that he would be hanged out by the Emperor for a while, which would destroy his prestige. If the Emperor did not summon him to express his position, others would not dare to contact him publicly, let alone Agatha, who also wanted to cool down.

At this time, there is no need to think about causing trouble in the uptown area. You are now standing in the spotlight, and every move you make may cause unnecessary trouble.

But Xiacheng District is different.

Not to mention the control of the Lower City area, Shenglun City barely has any eyes or ears. If you do something there, as long as the movement is not too big, you don't have to worry about being noticed.

Before coming to St. Lun City, Luke asked Escolan to help him find a helper who knew the situation in the lower city. But he didn't expect that he would directly send Quick Legs. It seems that he also knew that there were many crises in St. Lun City.

ah.

Just as Luke was browsing the information and thinking about where to start in the lower city to kill the boring time, Kylena walked into the room.

"Chief Inspector, someone is visiting."

Luke asked: "Who is it?"

"It's Yomington."

"He..." Yomington's visit was somewhat beyond Luke's expectation, but thinking about it carefully, he was indeed a suitable visitor. Luke said to Kylena: "Let him wait for me in the living room.

He said that I would go see him after writing the materials to be submitted to Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"Yes, Chief Inspector." Kylena looked at the empty desk and asked, "Do you need me to help you write it?"

Luke continued to lie comfortably in the recliner, closed his eyes and said, "No need...I'll sleep for a while, and call me again in two hours."

Kylena understood what her chief detective meant: "I understand, chief detective... I'll come back in two hours."

Luke waved his hand and really fell asleep.

Kylena covered him with a blanket, then walked out quietly, and slowly closed the door.

After being allowed to come in, Yomington was taken to the living room. Kylena poured him a cup of coffee and informed him that the Chief Inspector of Meteor was writing materials to be submitted to Her Royal Highness the Princess.

"When will the Chief Inspector finish writing? I have some important things and I hope to exchange opinions with him."

Shelley, who was sitting on the other side and trimming his nails, said sarcastically: "No matter how important the matter is, it can be more important than our chief detective writing a report to Her Royal Highness the Princess. If you don't want to wait... just leave!"

Kylena said politely: "I'm sorry, Mr. Yeomington. This material is very important, and the chief inspector doesn't want to interrupt his train of thought midway."

Yomington ignored Shelley and said to Kylena: "I am no longer the staff officer of the chief minister of the empire. I am now a civilian. There is no need to call me 'sir'."

"Hey... you were dismissed?" Shelley became interested: "I remember you were very majestic when you went to Raging Wave City, but why did you come back without even your official position? Do you want to join our chief inspector this time...

I guess you're not stupid enough to be blind.

Come on, call me Sister Shelley first, and I will put in a good word for you in front of the Chief Inspector."

Yaomington frowned.

She is a very beautiful lady, but she speaks in such a gangly manner.

He kept in mind his mission this time: "Although I no longer have an official position, I am still assisting Prime Minister Gabriel. The reason I came here this time is to know what happened in Raging Wave City. Some misunderstandings have been discussed, which will be useful to everyone.

Good thing. We all work for the empire, so we can communicate in a timely manner so as not to upset His Majesty.

Please inform the Chief Inspector of Meteor again and inform him of my words."

Kylena did not move: "I'm sorry, Mr. Yomington, I can't understand what you said. The chief inspector asked you to wait. If you want to be summoned by him, please wait patiently."
Chapter completed!