Ember Gun

  Chapter 16 The Dark Side of the Old Dunling

The dark steam tram travels silently in the gray fog-shrouded city. This time period is when the fog is thickest at night in Old Dunling, and the visible range does not exceed ten meters. The ghost tram is selected to depart at this time. Without making any sound, walking along the track on the remote road, cleverly missed all the patrolling police, stop and go, and picked up many mysterious guests along the way. Everyone sat in the gorgeous carriage, soundproofed The compartment isolates each seat from each other.

  Eve looked out the window, there was nothing in the darkness, here was the iron can that cut off everything, and the enclosed space made her feel flustered.

   "Where are you taking me?"

  Eve started to regret a bit, the detective in front of him was not worthy of trust, at least not worthy of complete trust. I should beware of him.

  This is the compartment inside the carriage. Lorenzo is sitting opposite Eve. He looks familiar and said slowly.

   "Participate in Saab's ball."

  Speaking, Lorenzo took out a mask and handed it to Eve.

  "Saab is mainly engaged in smuggling business. He has a group of cooperative Viking pirates in the northern waters. They are responsible for looting, sending the goods to the port of Rendona, and then Saab selling the stolen goods."

  "Those are things that are not visible, ordinary people have no purchasing power, except for the upper-class nobles, so he will regularly hold dance parties. Although it is called a dance party, it is actually a trade fair.

  Listening to Lorenzo's words, Eve's heart calmed slightly.

  "The threshold for participating in this dance is very high. I also asked someone to get the tickets."

   "That coin?"

  Eve was very impressed with that coin. It was the center of a country, but there was a currency in circulation that had never been seen before. Eve had to be wary.

   "Yes, they usually call this a butcher's coin, which is minted by the master shrike in Xiacheng District. The shrike is engraved on it."

  Lorenzo explained to Eve the complexity of Xiacheng.

  There will be rules and classes in places with people, even in the chaotic and dirty Xiacheng district.

"What you need to do to govern a region is to unify the currency. Now everyone knows that coins and banknotes with lions are hard currency in the world, and coins with shrike in Xiacheng are the mainstream. Every butcher coin can be used. Direct transactions, and in the black market you can use it to exchange for any currency."

  "You can understand that the entire Xiacheng District is a huge casino, and the butcher coin in your hand is your bargaining chip."

  Lorenzo said and took out a few more and gave it to Eve.

"Sabo is very cautious. His business is very profitable. Everyone wants to replace him. He usually hides in the heavily guarded bunker. But this time he will attend the dance party. That is the only opportunity we can directly contact him. ."

  "He will not let people know the location of the ball. Every time there is a ball, a postman will send a letter to the nobles, inform the station of the station, and then leave at midnight.

  Lorenzo put on a mask for himself as he spoke. It was a brass mask with sporadic gears inlaid on the edge for decoration.

   "So we don't know where we are going?"

  Eve also put on a mask, with feathers on the edges, like a keen bird. She looked out the window and it was still pitch black and there was nothing.

"Yes."

  Lorenzo nodded.

   "Although Sabo is a Viking, he is never reckless, and even said that he was too cautious."

  In my impression, the Vikings are a group of reckless men. They think that it is a glorious thing to die on the battlefield. Their souls will be brought back to the Hall of Valkyrie by Valkyrie, where they will join the never-ending banquet of the gods and ancestors. This belief was very strong in the ignorant era hundreds of years ago. This group of desperate Vikings once hit the door of Old Dunling.

  Unfortunately, the times have changed. Under the continuous artillery fire, all beliefs will be shaken. When the war airship filled with ammunition skimmed through the airspace of the kingdom, everything from the old age was swept into the tomb.

   "How do you know this."

   Eve asked suddenly, the blue and green eyes under the mask looked at Lorenzo, under the brass mask was a mysterious identity.

   "You are a detective, you have butcher coins, and you know so many secrets, how did you do it."

  Eve has conditions to believe that Lorenzo is a second-to-five boy. This guy has acted like a gangster from the beginning, and he is more like a wanted boss than a detective.

  This had to make Eve wary. Now that Lorenzo’s weapon is on him, she has a complete advantage.

  For Eve’s question, Lorenzo was silent for a few seconds, then smiled calmly.

   "I said I have a great buddy, he told me all this, do you believe it?"

  I am afraid that no one would have thought that the noble Shrike would become Lorenzo's backup. After all, the class gap between the two was too huge, one was the emperor in the dark, and the other was an unknown detective.

"Actually, whether I answer you or not, you will have questions about me, don’t you? We are just allies united by our interests. Such an alliance is the strongest and most fragile. When our interests diverge, we will become mortal enemies. ."

  Lorenzo spoke indifferently, not sensibly like ordinary people.

   "Eve, Xiacheng is a huge casino, and even life is a gambling game. You can't control anything except yourself and the cards in your hand."

  Gray-blue eyes stared at her, her voice calm and strong.

  "The first bet is whether I am trustworthy and how. If you think I am trustworthy, the action will continue. If you think I am not trustworthy, it is too late to leave now."

   put a finger up, Lorenzo finally said.

  Eve was silent, she was struggling.

I am the princess of the Phoenix family. Just like Lorenzo said, I have a noble status. If Lorenzo plots wrongdoing, I am now the sheep who goes to the wolf den, but also if I don’t make any achievements, my father Will definitely find a way to call himself out of Suyalan Hall.

  Safety on one side and dream on the other, Eve made the decision without even thinking about it.

   "If you dare to lie to me, I swear I will kill you."

  The girl said viciously, and then leaned back on the chair, waiting to arrive at the ball.

  This is really a stubborn person. If it weren't for her origin, maybe Eve could really be a good detective.

Lorenzo didn’t say much. Everything went well so far tonight. From the time the girl accepted Lorenzo’s invitation, he knew that she would not give up like this, just because she was a child from Phoenix. .

  Only the phoenix was born from the ashes, not a walking chicken.

  The carriage shook slightly, and there were faint conversations in the surrounding compartments, and finally everything disappeared.

  Finally, the attendant knocked on the door to inform them that they had arrived.

According to Lorenzo’s script, the two of them will be lovers tonight. Although Eve doesn’t understand why it’s not the noble lady and his male waiter, she didn’t say anything in the weird atmosphere all around, so she was caught by Lorenzo. Go.

  The white mist of steam rose slowly, making the air warm.

The small platform is already full of people, most of whom are dressed in luxurious clothes and wear different masks. They are the buyers of tonight's prom, because no one can recognize who is wearing a mask, but in fact, even if they know each other, they will remain silent. This dance is like a beautiful dream. No matter what it is after waking up, it should not be remembered.

  The lights are dim, and Eve can only see gray fog and pitch black when she looks around. She only knows that she is in Xiacheng, but she doesn't know where.

  Looking to the sky, the familiar dark shadows were still swimming among the clouds, she felt a little relieved.

  "If you don’t understand, please keep silent. Our identity tonight is a newly joined couple. Sabo will be wary of new people joining in, so don’t show off."

  Eve nodded and did not speak. At this moment, the attendant walked out, bowed and took you to the ball.

  It was a winding road, with only dim lights as the companions. There was nothing except these, the gunmen followed behind the team to prevent anyone from leaving.

  Eve suddenly smelled a weird smell as she was marching, and then more light rose.

There is a red carpet at the foot of the welcome, but from the faint light, there is a ruin-like decay nearby. The little faint light comes from the fire candle. After the faint light, there are old and dry faces, just like that trend. Dead man of light.

  Lorenzo tensed her, and then Eve saw more. There was a stench in the darkness, something seemed to be flowing slowly, and a scream of sobbing came faintly.

  The closed door was opened.

  It was like the gate of heaven, endless light gushing from the gate in front, the fragrance of wine and singing, coins collided with each other to make a splash of intoxicating sound, and the lazy moan was constant, with an atmosphere of restlessness. The guests all uttered an exclamation, and then hurried to the paradise of that country, fanatical like devout believers.

  Mead and cheese, wealth and beauty, that is a taboo that can satisfy everyone, as long as you are willing to sacrifice yourselves to join.

   "Lorenzo...what is this?"

   Eve stood in front of the door, her mind stunned as if she had been hit by a huge shock, but Lorenzo didn't mean to comfort her, but whispered in her ear.

   "Welcome to the dark side of Old Dunling, Miss Eve Phoenix."

  (End of this chapter)