The wind and snow started again in the winter capital at night, and people returning home from the evening shift hurriedly walked on both sides of the road. The steam rail buses had stopped running, and only a few cars driven by rich people were driving in the middle of the road, and because of the snow

, the car also drove very slowly.

Suddenly, a screeching sound resounded throughout the street, and then a car was seen sliding on the compacted snow, hitting the rear of the car in front of it.

"Damn it!" the driver couldn't help but curse.

The car in front of me was parked in the middle of the road with no lights on, and the snow piled on the car was not swept away. By the time I saw it, it was already too late.

The angry driver got out of the driver's seat. He first looked at the extent of the damage to his car, and then asked the car in front to argue. But he soon noticed that something was wrong. The thing blocking him was not a car, but a row of cars.

.

All the cars were buried under large piles of snow, as if they had been parked here for a long time.

The driver looked around. People on both sides of the road were also very confused. There seemed to be no cars buried under the snow in the middle of the road just now.

A Dongdu police officer noticed the situation here and rushed over. When he learned that a strange incident had occurred, he immediately drew the sword from his waist.

"Everyone stand back!"

The Sheriff loudly ordered the crowd that was gathering more and more, but their curiosity made the onlookers only take a small step back. The helpless Sheriff could only ignore them and cautiously approach the vehicle.

He stretched out his hand to wipe the snow off the car, and then found that the car had been deformed by heavy objects. He continued to touch inside, and soon touched something soft like clothing.

The experience made the sheriff realize what he had touched. He pulled hard and a limp body was pulled out from the snowdrift.

The appearance of the corpse aroused the strong curiosity of the onlookers. They did not dare to get too close, and they all stretched their heads to see who died on the street on this winter night.

The sheriff rummaged through the deceased's clothes and a metal tag rolled out.

Ice Cave Agent Badge!

The Sheriff quickly grabbed the badge in his hand, but it was already too late.

Someone shouted "Ice Cave Agent, the dead one is the Ice Cave Agent!", and then the same words spread quickly among the crowd, and panic spread.

If these cars belong to the ice cave, it means they were ambushed here. I wonder how many bodies of ice cave agents are buried under these piles of snow, and who dares to challenge the ice cave like this in the winter!

The crowd that was still watching the excitement all ran away in the blink of an eye, and even the car that was hit ran very fast after the driver made a sharp U-turn.

The only people left at the scene of the crime were the sheriff and the exhumed body at his feet, as well as a row of cars covered in snow like grave mounds underneath.

The next day, Luke went to work according to his normal schedule. But without Mina to make breakfast, he could only fill his stomach casually at a roadside shop.

In the morning, there were many police officers in the winter city, as well as ice cave agents in plainclothes. They patrolled intersections and rail bus stations, and anyone acting suspiciously would be questioned by them.

Luke's Harut Heavy Industry Work Permit brought him some convenience. The Sheriff and Ice Cave Agents he met did not cause any trouble for him. He arrived at the company smoothly and then went to Mrs. Yolanda to collect the inspections he needed today.

of steam pipes.

This time Mrs. Yolanda let him stay.

"Please sit down, Engineer Luke. Due to something unexpected, I need to make some necessary inquiries to you. Please don't be nervous, just a few simple questions."

Luke sat down across from Mrs. Yolanda's desk, and the office assistant brought him a cup of hot coffee.

"I just came in from outside. It's so comfortable to have a cup of hot coffee to warm my hands." Luke said easily: "Excuse me, Mrs. Yolanda."

"Harry is missing. He should have reported to the military camp last night, but he didn't go. The military sent people to look for him. His home was empty. Now Harry is wanted for evading military service.

This morning, the security department said that Norton did not come to work, and he and his family members, including the snowman Amao, also disappeared.

During this period, Team Norton has been protecting your safety. Have you noticed any unusual behavior or words from the two of them?"

Luke shrugged: "No, I haven't worked with them for a long time. I only know that Norton is a very cautious person and Harry is not good at communicating. They are very responsible when protecting me. Without them, I am afraid that I

You won't adapt to the new working environment so quickly.

Is Rebecca okay?"

Mrs. Yolanda also didn't think that a steam engineer who had just come to work in the company could know anything about the inside story. These low-level security guards would not casually tell secrets to unfamiliar superiors.

"Rebecca is here, but she was taken away by the agents of the Ice Cave." Yolanda didn't care about Rebecca. She reminded Luke: "Something happened in the underground city mining area that made those guys without feelings

They were so sensitive that they actually thought Norton and Harry had joined the underground resistance.

There was an attack on the ice cave last night, and many agents were killed, including a senior commander. This completely annoyed them, and they are arresting people everywhere, which has seriously affected the normal operation of the company.

Now the company is negotiating with Ice Cave.

If the ice cave finds you, try to cooperate with them, they are a bunch of crazy dogs now."

Luke didn't expect that Rebecca would be taken away by the ice cave. It seemed that Qingkong had really hurt them last night.

"Mrs. Yolanda, Norton and Harry are missing, and Rebecca is taken away by the ice cave. How should my work proceed?"

"Let's rest for a day. The entire company's security department has been disabled by the ice cave and cannot arrange a team to protect you. Don't worry, this state won't last long unless the ice cave doesn't want the company to produce supplies for the frontline troops.

"

"It seems I can only have one day off. This is the worst news this morning." Luke complained about not being able to work, and then asked: "I'm going to the underground steam city to watch a motorcycle race. Madam, what did you just say?

The underground resistance...will they threaten my safety?"

Mrs. Yolanda said: "It's just a nice name that a small group of miners gave themselves. They are now being driven around underground like rats. I believe they will be eliminated soon.

Keep a low profile in the Underground Steam City and reveal your identity when necessary. All parties will give Harut Heavy Industry a certain amount of respect.

Hope you have a good time.

Unfortunately, I still have a lot of work to do here."

"You have many jobs because you have a high status."

Luke's little flattery made Mrs. Yolanda laugh happily: "Let's go quickly, before I think of arranging a new job for you..."

Luke bid farewell to Mrs. Yolanda and left the company. He lowered his hat brim and followed the pedestrians, carefully observing the positions of the Sheriff and Ice Cave Agents on the road. When no one was paying attention, he quickly got into a secluded alley.

He took off his glasses, took off his jacket, and threw the briefcase into his private space. Then he took out a black windbreaker and put it on, and put on the hood of the windbreaker.

He waved his hand and brought up a gust of wind that swept away the snow on the ground, revealing a manhole cover under the snow.

Luke pulled up the manhole cover, looked around for no one, and jumped in. After the manhole cover was closed, the wind covered the manhole again with snow, and erased Luke's footprints one by one.

The sewers of the Winter Capital are connected to the ventilation ducts of the underground city, which are important channels for many people and materials to enter the underground city abnormally.

Including intelligence activities that are even less visible.

Luke arrived at the Underground Steam City and bought a copy of today's Dongdu Daily at a roadside newsstand. He turned to the center column of the last page, which was full of recruitment advertisements. The words of the Secret Service were used.

With the key, Luke quickly deciphered the message left on it by the Secret Service's Dongdu Intelligence Station.

Throwing the newspaper into the trash can, Luke turned into a busy alley.

There are some stalls for buying groceries, as well as snacks that smell delicious but I don’t know what they are made of.

Luke walked into a machinery repair shop and said to a maintenance man inside who was hammering on a steam engine: "Has the machine I delivered yesterday been repaired?"

The maintenance man with a greasy face raised his head to look at Luke, who was covering his face, and continued to knock on the machine: "I don't think I've seen you before. When did you deliver the machine yesterday?"

"Three fifty-nine noon."

The maintenance man looked up at Luke again: "It's 3:59 noon, that should be considered afternoon. There are so many things being repaired recently, I can't remember...

Can you tell me what it is?"

"Fensetti Type III steam engine, the fourth valve is leaking."

"What model?"

"B98C76."

The maintenance man stood up and looked outside, then said to Luke: "That machine, it's not the leakage of the fourth air valve. Follow me inside and take a look. It has been disassembled and is inconvenient to handle."

come out."

"good."

Luke agreed, stepped over the parts and tools on the floor, and followed the maintenance man inside.

The door closed, and the maintenance worker immediately saluted Luke: "I received a notice from the headquarters that a senior agent was performing a mission in the winter capital. I have been placing intelligence from the empire at the designated location according to the instructions. Sir, this time you directly

Is there anything important for us to do here?"

Luke did not show his appearance. He briefly glanced at the slightly messy maintenance room, and then said: "Last night, a group of agents died in the ice cave. What information did you collect?"

The maintenance man immediately replied: "We have collected some. There were 36 ice cave agents who died last night, including a senior commander. The killer did not leave any clues. The hunting process should be a must for this agent team.

Secret techniques were deployed on the road to trap them in a spatial barrier and then annihilate them in one fell swoop.

Moreover, on the day of the Winter Hunting Festival, the Ice Cave also lost a team of agents, and the specific situation is still being collected."

"Who did it?"

"It's not us!" the maintenance worker denied: "Dongdu Information Station does not have such a professional construction team. We initially suspected that the construction team led by you did it, but now it seems that it is not the case."

"Any other clues?"

"The ice cave agents who died last night were responsible for investigating the resistance that emerged in the underground mining area. There was also a person named Mr. Bai Ye. They caused the chaos in the underground mining area. Maybe it was Mr. Bai Ye who killed them..."

"As secret agents entrusted with important tasks by the empire and placed in important positions, don't use so many 'doubts' and 'maybes'. Your mission is to obtain accurate information. Vague intelligence means no intelligence."

The maintenance man immediately saluted and apologized: "I'm sorry, sir. The ice cave agents are using all-round means to attack our intelligence network, causing a serious lag in a lot of intelligence. We will restore it as soon as possible."

Luke casually tapped the Imperial agent and asked, "Do you have any information on the Resistance?"

"Some of them are accurate! The main leaders of the resistance came from the B36 mine, and some of them came from the A98 mine. The A98 mine was suppressed by the Harut Heavy Industry Security Team. Many people died, and some people escaped.

Got out.

The source of this underground mine accident was the B36 mine, but before the Harut Heavy Industry security team went there, several main planners had already run away. It seemed that someone from the security team had tipped them off.

Now the people from the two mines have gathered together to form an underground resistance army. The number should be less than a hundred people. However, they are very familiar with the underground tunnels and have the sympathy of many people. Therefore, even if they alerted the ice cave, they have not been found yet.

them."

The maintenance man's tone obviously didn't attach much importance to the resistance army, which numbered less than a hundred. In the underground steam city, these people were not even considered a small gang.

But Luke needs this resistance force to cause trouble for the Ice Cave and resist the blame for killing the Ice Cave agents.

"You underestimate this underground resistance force of less than a hundred people. They will become a key part of the empire's victory in this war.

Bingkuo said that the underground resistance was supported and financed by the Imperial Secret Service, so let this slander turn into fact."

The maintenance worker didn't know why this man from the imperial capital valued the resistance army of less than a hundred people so much that he even risked exposing his identity to give the order in person.

But doubts about the mission are not something that a professional imperial agent should have.

"Yes, sir. I will send people to find them immediately...but their whereabouts are very secretive, and it may take some time to find them."

Luke said: "You don't have to look for them, I know where they are. You just need to prepare weapons and supplies to arm them, and train them to become warriors, not just moles that are driven around."

"I know what to do, my lord."

"One more thing... Are there any of our people inside the ice cave?"

"Yes! Please tell me what you need to do."

Luke thought for a moment and then made a decision and said: "In the security department of Harut Heavy Industry, a woman named Rebecca was taken away by the ice cave. Let our insiders look for her and see what her condition is now.

"

"Yes, sir..." The maintenance man accepted the instruction and asked, "Sir, do you need us to get rid of her?"

"Confirm the situation first and wait for my orders later."

"Understood, sir!"
Chapter completed!