My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 163: The Pursuers from the Western Kingdom

The President of the West Wind Province of the Cangyun Association expressed high praise for the actions of Guan Gui and Li Rui, believing that the actions effectively safeguarded the organization's interests and reputation, as well as the safety of the Secret Realm agents within the organization, making outstanding contributions to the organization, and treated them to a meal in the canteen.

In addition to verbal praise, there were naturally honor rewards and contribution points, the latter of which was directly credited with 1500 points, enough to exchange for quite a few high rarity materials, while the former would require some time for evaluation and would not come immediately.

After the flattery, the President expressly forbade, "But from now on, until the Secret Realm battlefield begins, you are absolutely not allowed to leave the territory, not even to the border."

Guan Gui said, "I need to return to the department."

Li Rui glanced at him, "Why, is it because of the battlefield selection?"

"Yes, my application was approved, but after approval, I still need to go through selection to gain recognition from the department's experts to participate in the Secret Realm battlefield."

The two merely exchanged simple words, yet the President was quite shocked.

Since when did Guan Gui explain things so much?

He couldn't help but probe, "There are still ten days or so, why leave so early?"

"Preparation." Guan Gui returned to his ultra-simplified manner.

"....."

"Ahem."

Li Rui said, "Then, Chairman Zhou, I have no problem carrying out field duty within the territory, right?"

"Of course, you just take on the tasks, and I will approve them."

The other party affectionately patted his shoulder and laughed, "You need to understand, after all, after this, you two might already be on the Western Anomaly Bureau's list, and if you go out now, I'm worried they'll come at you underhandedly."

Li Rui of course expressed understanding, not to mention a request; even without one, he wouldn't dare to run around carelessly.

If another seasoned detective came along and Guan Gui weren't around, he would immediately meet his end outside.

The Land of Chaos is complex and full of talented individuals, but ultimately it has no fully formed major power, so it's inevitably a battleground for the three major nations behind the scenes.

If it were just about connections with those bandit gangs, assassin guilds, or bounty hunter organizations, it wouldn't be much of an issue, but if official organizations from the Western Kingdom or the Polar Alliance targeted them, it would be extremely dangerous.

Just as the provincial experts of the Dragon Country fall within the 50 to 70 level range, the Western Kingdom is measured by counties, and the Polar Alliance by states, so sending out an assassin capable of taking out Li Rui isn't difficult.

After leaving the provincial branch, Li Rui and Guan Gui prepared to go their separate ways.

"See you in the capital."

The latter unusually waved his hand and then got on his motorcycle.

"If I can even get registered," Li Rui said.

"You will."

Vroom-vroom——

Guan Gui sped off on his bike, seemingly more confident than Li Rui himself about advancing before the deadline.

.....

The Blood Blade Alliance issued the highest level kill bounty for the Foggy Evil Ghost and Black-clothed Death God.

As a mercenary or bounty hunter organization, having their escorted goods robbed in front of everyone was an utterly humiliating disgrace. There had to be some form of response.

The leader of this alliance was named Augustus, nicknamed Blade Fang, a level 59 advanced being, with several others in the organization at similar levels, but none exceeding level 60, which was why the Dragon Country never rated them as a first-level power.

Blade Fang had not had a full night's sleep for several days.

In contrast, his hatred for the true culprits behind killing Michael and Bruno wasn't as strong.

For as a "big figure" in the Land of Chaos, he knew very well that the instigator behind this was the Western Anomaly Bureau, who orchestrated the entire thing.

Ever since the Dragon Country defector was placed in Kaiouli by them, it was destined that the Blood Blade Alliance would become the biggest scapegoat.

What Blade Fang feared most now was that this incident would have further repercussions, such as an escalation in the conflict between parties, and then he becomes the fall guy.

Just after he anxiously pulled out another clump of hair, someone rushed in and said, "Chief! It's confirmed, the two closest brothers with that guy are called Maycon Warren and Lazard Warren, who call themselves Snake Fang and Snake Eye, just a couple of thugs, used to work for the Broken Finger Association. Do you want to put out a warrant for them?"

Blade Fang slammed the table, "Are you stupid? We've got enough on our plate as it is; what good would it do to grind them into mince?"

"Perhaps we could say that those two are informants of the Foggy Evil Ghost, and killing them could restore some of the organization's prestige."

Upon hearing this, Blade Fang paused. His days of anxiety and sleeplessness had robbed him of reason, but he quickly regained it.

"You're right, let's do that, but don't make it conspicuous. It'd be best to announce it only after their heads have rolled."

"Understood."

As the subordinate prepared to leave to make arrangements, the door to the room was pushed open.

"Get out! Didn't I say not to disturb...."

Testily, Blade Fang stopped halfway through because he realized he did not recognize the newcomer, yet they radiated an air of danger all over.

"Chief, your anger seems a bit excessive. But there's no choice; I have a mission, and even knowing it would anger you, I had no choice but to intrude. I am truly sorry."

The newcomer had semi-long curly golden hair, clad not in a robe but a beige trench coat and white leather shoes.

"Allow me to introduce myself, I'm Isa Eso, a consultant from the Anomaly Bureau headquarters. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Blade Fang, this quasi-first-level leader of a force in the Land of Chaos, a 59-level Extraordinary, felt a chill throughout his body.

The title of consultant was a polite way to refer to what was essentially a top-level assassin from the Western Anomaly Bureau headquarters, someone who only appeared for significant events.

He did not know the exact level of the other party, but the mere fact that someone could openly walk into the Blood Blade Alliance headquarters indicated they didn't take him seriously at all.

In fact, by comparison, the Dragon Country's strategic approach in the Land of Chaos is mostly grounded in peaceful cooperation, as evidenced by their ability to coexist peacefully with the Bamboo Gang founded by defectors.

This is also why even removing a defector carrying secrets has to be done with minimal impact.

The Western Kingdom, however, is different. They act more domineeringly, never hesitating to use forceful coercion when it comes to matters concerning their own interests.

So at this moment, Blade Fang did not dare to express his discontent too strongly, and could only coldly say, "What do you want?"

"I need you to call everyone who's seen this so-called Foggy Evil Ghost, I want to question them myself, including any dimwitted bandits, or thugs picked up off the streets."

Blade Fang remained silent; he didn't want to become an obedient dog.

Isa Eso smiled, "Alright, I'm a reasonable person, so to speak. I'm here to purchase information at double the market price, kindly bring anyone who has seen that person."

Accepting the offer as an out, Blade Fang reluctantly shouted, "Delaine! Come in!"

He called for his assistant outside the door to summon people, but Isa added, "Oh, by the way, again, apologies. When I came in earlier, he tried to stop me, so I had no choice but to let him rest a bit, don't worry, I didn't kill him."

Blade Fang felt the chill inside him intensify.

Delaine was merely a 40-level advanced being; it wouldn't be hard for a consultant from the Western Anomaly Bureau to beat him.

The most terrifying part about this was that even being just a door apart, the other party managed to defeat a 40-level advanced being without Blade Fang detecting anything at all.