Mechanical Alchemist Chapter 116: The lost manuscript

"Boss, the convoy escorting the goods from the Cross Society has entered the city. It should arrive at the 'White Sail Warehouse' in ten minutes."

"Has the list of escorts been confirmed?"

"It has been confirmed that there are a total of twelve people in the three vehicles. They are all old people from the Cross who are recorded on the list, and there are no suspicious persons. The leader is "Blade" Kai, and the others... are also marked on the list One named Su Lun has pretty good marksmanship. ”

"Well, he is just a gunner. No matter how strong he is, he is still at the first level. It is nothing to worry about. Follow the plan. Once it is confirmed that the thing is in the cargo, clear out everyone in the convoy."

"Yes!"

"Oh, by the way. Go and get in touch with the boy named "Kayi". Let's check it out with a peripheral staff first. If his ability is acceptable, he will be recruited."

"Yes."

.......

The convoy escorting supplies from the Cross Society slowly entered the inner city through "Gate No. 5".

After entering the city wall, it is like entering a steel forest. This is a very three-dimensional city. There are many super-tall buildings of three to five hundred meters, like towering trees, forming the main body of the city. Relying on these ultra-tall buildings as the skeleton, various steel frame overpasses, suspended intercity train tracks, high-altitude pedestrian streets, suspended steel frame layers...are densely built like a layer cake.

These elevated buildings connect the buildings together and roughly divide the entire city into upper, middle and lower floors.

The layering of architectural style is obvious to the eye.

Most of the short buildings look very slender, with exposed brick walls, large stones, tall spires, pointed arches, and large windows with stained glass in a Gothic style. They look like they are from a thousand years ago. The architectural style at the front; the middle-level steel frame structure, thick pipes, steam boilers, and strong industrial style of steampunk; and the higher up, the future technological style of the cyber world, and the sky garden. ..

City designers increased the number of residents that the inner city can accommodate within a limited space several times.

Su Lun Harvest has some vague impressions in his memory, and he also knows that there are various levels of people in the inner city.

The higher you live, the more distinguished your status.

The bottom floor is also the civilian area of ​​the inner city.

The Cross's convoy traveled on the ground, and intercity trains roared overhead like light rail. Beside the street, there is a flower stand with bright little flowers, and everyone, old and young, is wearing well-fitting and colorful clothes.

"Wow... so many cars! Are all these guys in the inner city so rich? It seems like everyone can afford a high-end car..."

Kayi had never been to the inner city before. He looked at the scene that was completely different from the outer city and sighed repeatedly.

Each of these cars has shiny paint and smooth lines, which are not comparable to those used cars in the outer city that are made from scrap parts.

Seeing the cars on the road, Kai suddenly felt that the "cool modified motorcycles" in the gang looked like naughty children covered in mud in front of these cars.

Su Lun held his chin with his hand and leaned against the car window, looking at the bustling street with his eyes a little wandering.

Obviously he had transported the goods to the inner city, so he would never encounter robbers again, but he always felt that something was wrong.

......

The destination of the cargo **** is the "White Sail Warehouse", which is an inconspicuous warehouse next to the river on the ground floor of District 5. The glass roof looks like a white sail.

The space is huge, and the truck drove directly into the warehouse.

Kayi greeted Su Lun as he got out of the car, "Hey, brother, we're here. After delivering the goods, the mission is completed."

Su Lun nodded, but was not in a hurry to get out of the car.

He deliberately looked at the people receiving the goods in the warehouse. There were seven people in total. They were employees of the chamber of commerce under Mrs. Fino. They seemed fine.

Then he looked at the layout of the warehouse. It's very spacious, about the size of a football field. But except for a few cars, there was nowhere to hide. Only a few thick painted iron pillars supported the glass roof above.

At this moment, Su Lun had already instinctively thought of a feasible escape route if he encountered danger.

Kayi had already walked down and greeted the person who was handing over.

Then he went to the carriage and opened the password door, and the helpers began to unload the goods one by one according to the list.

Su Lun observed this and found nothing unusual, so he also got out of the car.

"Butler Jackson, here is the list of goods. We have ordered it once before we set off, and there is absolutely no problem."

"Sorry, the process still has to go through."

"Oh, counting is a very time-consuming task, so you have to work hard for it."

"No. That's exactly what Mrs. Philo hired us for."

"..."

When Su Lun got out of the truck, he was watching the people from the Cross getting the items out of the truck one by one, and the old butler named Jackson was in charge of counting.

The guys in the inner city behaved very coldly, and seemed not to want to have much communication with the Cross Society and other outer cities, even Kai, the transportation captain.

Kai looked bored.

Seeing Su Lun coming down, he walked over and said, "Su Lun, we will deliver the goods later, shall we go for a walk in the city?"

Seeing that he was in good spirits, Su Lun nodded, "Yes."

But at this moment, a bearded man in a suit suddenly came from outside the warehouse. He opened his mouth and asked a group of people: "Who is Kai?"

Kayi frowned when he heard this arrogant tone. I didn't want to talk to him at first, but he seemed to think of something and said, "I am."

The man didn't talk nonsense at all and said coldly: "Follow me, someone wants to see you."

With that said, he left in the direction he came in without looking back.

When Kai heard this, not only was he not doubtful, but excitement overflowed on his face. He winked at Su Lun and said, "Brother, I'll leave for a while, and you can keep an eye on me."

"Yeah."

Su Lun nodded and said nothing.

He knew that this bearded man was probably the person Kai said the smoker arranged for him to contact.

He had nothing to say.

After all, Smoker is Kai's old captain and the one who promoted him in the gang. Su Lun could often hear the admiration for the smoker Sambu from Kai's mouth, like a child worshiping his father.

But...

Su Lun found it very strange that the bearded man came to the warehouse to ask for someone?

This is the warehouse of Mrs. Philo's Chamber of Commerce. If the sponsor introduced to Kai by Smoker is an acquaintance of Mrs. Philo, why is it so mysterious?

Also, that vague observation gaze from far away from the warehouse door, is it a sentry or something else?

......

A lot of items have been moved off the truck, and large sculptures, metal vessels and other antiques are piled all over the floor.

Then there are some small items such as ancient books, scrolls, and curse materials.

Su Lun was suspicious, so he watched quietly from the side. Gradually, he discovered a problem, that is, the old butler with a mustache seemed to read those classics very carefully.

Even on the list, it says "one hundred volumes of ancient classics" without detailed names.

There are hundreds or even thousands of volumes in that pile. Reading them all one by one will definitely waste a lot of time.

But the housekeeper took the trouble to look through each book carefully, as if he was looking for something.

It was this unusual behavior that made Su Lun suddenly alert.

What is this old man looking for?

He is not so careful about other antiquities. It seems that he is looking for a special book?

At this moment, several key words flashed through Su Lun's mind, goods, classics... gang warehouse?

No!

There is a problem!

Suddenly, he searched for a related memory in his memory through keywords.

That was the attack on the headquarters warehouse that he participated in on the first day he joined the Cross Society!

At that time, Senjo captured an intruder alive, but he was killed by a spy from the Cross Society on the way.

Su Lun connected this series of clues together, and suddenly frowned, guessing a possibility that made him instantly sweat on his back: "This guy is looking for [Isaac's Alchemy Manuscript]!"

......

This thought suddenly appeared in his mind, and a huge sense of crisis that made Su Lun's scalp numb instantly hit his heart.

Originally I thought it was a simple **** and handover task, but I didn’t expect that there was a hidden murderous intention!

Su Lun had previously learned through various channels that what the Cross Society had lost was a volume [Isaac's Alchemy Manuscript].

I originally thought that if I lost it, I would just throw it away. Such a precious thing had nothing to do with his little gang.

Now I don’t want to, but I am accidentally involved.

He thought instantly: "The Captain Miller who sniped and killed the prisoners was definitely not a mole, at least... not the mastermind. This means that there is still a 'key figure' within the Cross Society who was not involved in the robbery. Discovered. At that time, President Chuck and the cadres suddenly returned to the headquarters. The insider knew that it was impossible for them to safely carry the manuscript. Instead, it was safest to hide it..."

Moreover, this is not just a guess, but a solid one!

Su Lun immediately recalled the key piece of information he had obtained when he also peeled off the soul of the second-level attacker: "They would never have thought that the manuscript would be hidden there."

"So that's what happened..."

Su Lun connected all the clues in his mind, and a huge and far-reaching conspiracy instantly surfaced.

Since it is impossible to take away the manuscript in that case,

So where is the hiding place of the manuscript that people would not expect?

Of course it is the warehouse of the Cross!

"The manuscript never left the Hesse Building, it was just moved from the Cross Society's treasury to an ordinary warehouse outside!"

Various clues were connected end to end, and Su Lun immediately came to the conclusion: "The insider also knew very well that even as a cadre, he would definitely be suspected if he went to the warehouse. But he didn't have to risk it himself. Manuscripts, because every once in a while, the Cross Society will automatically pack things in ordinary warehouses and **** them to the inner city... Just by intercepting the transport team, you can find the manuscripts hidden in those classics!"