Artifact Report

Chapter 210: Chasi: Following the Trail
The black car passing through the city of Blackmore in the dark night seemed to have become a drop of black rain, sliding into the night of intertwined roads from the edge of the misty floating lights, from the corners of the eyes of drunken, wandering, and party-going people.

No one took a second look at it; no one could have imagined that it was a hunter, exchanging countless signals and information with all directions.

"No, I still can't get through...it's been ten minutes."

After a short beep, Tianxi glanced at the phone screen, hung up the third call, and said, "Did that person get rid of the SIM card?"

Not long after leaving "Backlight Room", Chai Si asked Tianxi to use his phone to call the man named George Green, but the call was never connected.

"Call again in a few minutes."

There were several mobile phones on Chai Si's thighs - his own, the dead man's, and Han Liuyue's that he had temporarily requisitioned; anyway, Han Liuyue was in a bad condition and didn't need a mobile phone, so he could use it to call up the map.

"I need to determine whether he disposed of the SIM card or simply turned off the phone. Our actions need to be adjusted accordingly depending on the situation."

"Yes," Tianxi replied.

Jin Xueli looked back and forth between the two front seats and said, "Can you Kai family members all communicate with each other telepathically? When did you formulate an action plan? How come I don't know about it? Tell me about it."

Chai Si won't be fooled.

The time is short and urgent right now, so you can't talk to Jin Xueli no matter what.

"You'll find out when you wait and see,"

He only replied briefly, then asked the phone on his lap, "Jasmine, any results?"

"Got it," a female voice replied after a few clicks of a mouse. "There are 27 results related to the Wei Group in Blackmore City."

"After removing the joint ventures and holdings, and those held in the name of subsidiaries, and then removing the construction land and public business premises, only the real estate owned and currently used by the Wei Group parent company remains."

As a personal secretary, Green probably cannot temporarily use the Wei Group's assets without going through the group's channels; only the real estate directly used by Wei Silai is within Green's reach.

Jasmine quickly replied, "That only leaves three."

"Send me all the information you can find."

Although she was not specifically responsible for backend support - most hunter factions did not need such a role - Jasmine had always been capable and quick. Chai Si did not even realize that he had finished speaking when his phone rang, notifying him that he had received a new email.

"What about George Green?" he asked, opening the email and scanning it quickly.

"There is almost no information about this person in the hunter community."

Jasmine said with some embarrassment, "According to my investigation, he has never engaged in fake image hunting, has never joined a family sect, and has never sold a fake image.

"His resume was quite ordinary. He was from the Midwest. After graduating from a state university in this state, he found a job as a construction cost estimator in Blackmore. Until one day two years ago, he suddenly became Vesile's secretary."

...That's strange.

An ordinary person who had no relationship with Vesile suddenly rose to prominence and became his close confidant; even a fake of Black's level was in his hands.

"Where's Brianna?"

"She is the only daughter of Vesile's first wife. After his first wife died and he married his current wife and had children, her relationship with Vesile seemed to have become increasingly strained. She moved out of the Vesile family home early in her adult life and has been living alone ever since, apparently on a trust fund. About five or six years ago, there were rumors that she had been removed from Vesile's will, but this has never been officially confirmed."

Chase was momentarily at a loss for words as to their relationship. Were they a couple? Was that why Brianna had trusted him with the black side?

"impossible,"

Unexpectedly, as soon as he expressed his doubts, Jin Xueli spoke up: "You have forgotten what he looks like, but I still remember. If he is straight, I will give you my head."

...Don't give it if it's useless.

Since there was no answer, Chase put the question aside. Even if Brianna and Green gave birth to Wesley, he wouldn't care at all - let alone care.

He just wanted to get the black side and kill Green and Brianna.

No one spoke, but Jin Xueli still sighed to herself: "Why is there no one in this car who can chat?"

Chai Si read the email carefully and found that of the three buildings under Wei's name, two were in the main urban area and one was in the central bay island, all of which used the same high-end property management company and security company. It is worth noting that the latter is only responsible for building security work, which only falls within the scope of ordinary business and does not provide personal protection for customers.

...In other words, if Green went to the Wei family's business, it was not because it was safer for him there.

Chai Si was about 60% to 70% sure that Green was going to one of the three buildings; but he still needed to make a final confirmation as to which building Green was going to.

The fourth call to Green still couldn't be connected.

"Well, this means that no one else can contact him."

Chai Si had a plan in mind and checked the time. Seventeen minutes had passed since Green left Niguang.

"It's a good time to make a phone call."

"Call?" Tianxi was also confused. "Who are you calling?"

Of course, the call was given to the person who knew where Green was.

Chai Si picked up the cell phone of the dead man named Pete and dialed the duty phone number of the property company headquarters; at three o'clock in the morning, the phone only rang twice before being picked up immediately.

"Hello? Hello, I'm Pete, the driver for Secretary Green at the group headquarters," Chase said. He paused and heard a male voice on the other side respond naturally, "Oh, hello. Is there anything else I can help you with?"

It was like a continuation of an earlier conversation... and it wasn't his.

"It's like this, Secretary Green's phone can't be reached," Chai Si tried to put down a piece of fragmented information.

The other party picked it up without a second thought. "Yes, he just told me. The number he called from isn't in the system. If it weren't for the employee code, he wouldn't even be able to verify his identity."

"Yeah, there's something wrong with my phone. It's really hard to deal with."

Chai Si casually said something vague and uninformative. "I was instructed to pick him up, but I didn't get the address clearly. Just remember to contact you if I have any questions."

"My side?"

The property management company is not usually responsible for the schedule of headquarters staff, so the person who answered the phone was indeed surprised.

"Yes, because he said he would contact you, so..." Chai Si slowed down his tone.

"Yes, that's right. He did contact us, and I gave him access," said the person who answered the phone.

Before he could finish, Chai Si said, "Great. Please give me the address. I'll wait for him at the gate."

For Green and Chase, this might be a life-threatening piece of information; but for the property company employees, this was just part of their normal job - the secretary of the deceased Vesile was not even a position that required special attention to safety in the Vesile Group's hierarchy.

"Okay, the address is Central Bay Island..."

Soon, Chai Si hung up the phone.

The car was quiet for a few seconds, and the first person to react was Tianxi - he suddenly turned the steering wheel and turned right at an intersection where right turns were not allowed, throwing the two people in the back seat to stagger all over the place.

Now that the destination is clear, the next step is to travel as fast as possible.

"What weapons are there in the car?" Chai Si asked.

"There's an MP5 and a .45."

"Well, the MP5 should be useful."

Tianxi turned around and said to Jin Xueli, "There's a weapon bag at your feet. Take it."

"Huh? I've been sitting on a submachine gun for so long? Who's responsible if it goes off accidentally?"

Having said that, Jin Xueli was not afraid at all, and it was obvious that her protest was just for the sake of talking - she even opened the weapon bag, took out the submachine gun, and handed it to Chai Si along with the weapon bag.

"I just wanted to satisfy my craving," she said, explaining even though no one asked: "I've never touched a submachine gun before."

Only Tianxi politely said "hmm".

Chai Si looked up at the rearview mirror.

From his angle, he could only see Han Liuyue's round, pale chin.

Being betrayed by this devil once is enough.

"Han Liuyue," he called her in a low voice.

Han Liuyue's jaw remained motionless. She showed no reaction, as if she hadn't heard anything.

"Next, I will call the mayor's secretary and alert him that someone may have bad intentions towards the mayor."

This sentence really sparked Han Liuyue's reaction - "Huh? Isn't this what we agreed on? Why would you do something that would hurt both sides? Wouldn't it be even harder to succeed if you warned him in advance?"

"…'The mayor is an important client of ours, and I can't just ignore this information. Let me investigate further, and I'll report it in person when I have further information. In the meantime, try to prevent unnecessary, unplanned contact with the mayor.'"

Chase paused. "I'll tell him that."

Even when she was halfway through her words, Han Liuyue's face was already like a bloated balloon with a broken string, filling the space between the two seats in front.

"Brother Chai Si... this is not right. You are removing the fuel from under the cauldron..."

Chai Si turned the muzzle of his pistol and put it against her neck.

"No. I want you to realize that after this call, only I can take you to see the mayor. You can only bet on me."

"But... don't you still need to acquire a pseudo-image? What if you drag me down..."

"After I get Green's black square, I can take you there immediately. There's no need to acquire other artifacts."

"Really?" Han Liuyue was happy and her voice was shrill.

"Really. Now sit back down," Chase said, "and give me a few more pieces."

　Finally! It’s! The weekend! !

　　Although it doesn’t mean much and I still have to write, I still feel very excited... Is my body stupid?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)