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Chapter 846: Request

Chapter 846: Request

After taking a few steps down the stairs, Shang Jianyao suddenly exclaimed.

Whats wrong? Jiang Baimian turned her head and asked, You can speak now.

Shang Jianyao clenched his right fist and punched his left palm. We forgot to ask Aester another question!

Upon being reminded, Jiang Baimian immediately recalled that Aester was involved in something else: Some of the goods that Smiths Rootless team sent to the ice ruin came from Aester!

In other words, even if he wasnt the cargo owner suspected to be an Eighth Research Inst.i.tute partner, he shouldve seen that person or obtained some clues.

The latter two situations were more likely. After all, Aester had only provided a portion of the supplies, and Gitis had easily found this out. It didnt match the caution used to erase memories on a large scale.

Jiang Baimian immediately turned around and said to Sandro on the other side, Please bring us up to meet Mr. Aester again. We forgot an important question; this directly affects whether Mr. Aesters regret can be made up for.

She deliberately exaggerated the latter half of her sentence and forced the communication to prevent Sandro from rejecting her and taking more effort.

In fact, if one were to delve deeper, there was nothing wrong with what she said.

That batch of goods involved the Eighth Research Inst.i.tute, and Ceningmis was guarded by the Eighth Research Inst.i.tute. Whether they could investigate the former would indeed affect the Old Task Forces exploration of Ceningmis. The Old Task Forces exploration in Ceningmis undoubtedly affected Aesters regret directly.

The reason Jiang Baimian forgot to ask about the goods was that she had been mentally occupied by the term Kalendarias Son.

As Jiang Baimian was the one speaking and not Shang Jianyao, Sandro deliberated for a few seconds and said, Alright.

He was constantly wary of Shang Jianyaos words.

After turning around, Sandro led Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao back to the fourth floor.

He didnt directly go to the room where Aester was. He stayed at the last checkpoint and recounted the matter, getting his colleague to report the matter to the boss on his behalf.

The guard took a few steps to the solarium, bent his finger, and knocked thrice.

No response.

He knocked three more times.

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Still no response.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

He knocked three more times and added some strength.

Finally, Aesters slightly deep and exhausted voice sounded from the solarium. What is it now?

Upon hearing Aesters response, Shang Jianyao heaved a sigh of relief and happily muttered to himself, Fortunately, nothing happened. I thought a coincidence happened such that the key witness dies on the spot and is silenced.

These words attracted the attention of Sandro and the guards. Some of them even had some anger.

Dont say anything if you cant do it nicely

Jiang Baimian grumbled. Frankly speaking, she had the same worries.

Similar situations often appeared in the Old Worlds entertainment. The protagonist team would finally find a clue and lock onto a key witness. But due to a combination of factors, they were a step too late, resulting in the key witness being silenced by the murderer.

After the guard knocking on the door repeated Sandros words, Aester fell silent for a moment. Let them in.

The fatigue in his tone made Jiang Baimian feel like she was disturbing a patient.

In the solarium, Aester seemed to have already adjusted his posture. At present, he was only leaning against the recliner slightly with a blanket covering his lower body.

He looked at Jiang Baimian and said, Same thing as before. You do the asking.

Jiang Baimian politely asked, Mr. Aester, did you recently provide a batch of goods to Smiths Farstriders caravan?

Aester revealed a look of enlightenment. The batch of goods that went missing in Icefield?

Yes. Jiang Baimian nodded, and Shang Jianyao did the same.

Aester smiled and said, I did provide some supplies to the Farstriders caravan, but it only accounted for a small portion of that batch of goods.

Jiang Baimian asked in one breath, What supplies were they? Who bought them? Who got you to hand them over to the Farstriders caravan?

She deliberately showed that the Old Task Force had never suspected that Aester was the real cargo owner in case Aester really was the one. This was to prevent them from alarming the other party and causing something unexpected to happen on the spot.

In short, they had to obtain a certain answer first before a.n.a.lyzing the truth. Finally, they had to consider whether they should go all out and force a friends.h.i.+p.

Aester smiled and asked, Why should I answer these questions? What kind of payment can you provide this time?

He emphasized payment, indicating that it wasnt about the money.

What do you want? Jiang Baimian didnt know Aester well, so she couldnt figure out what his weak spot was.

If Aester had to get the Old Task Force to propose something, she planned on starting by offering some medical drugs and biological agents invented by Pangu Biology. After all, Aester didnt seem to be in good health at his age. Furthermore, Shang Jianyaos fathers team had exchanged information using such items.

Although the White Knights were also very strong in the corresponding domain and Aester had the money and status, making it easy for him to obtain certain drugs, Pangu Biologys products still had their own characteristics. Sometimes, something foreign was better.

Of course, this would expose the Old Task Forces ident.i.ty to a certain extent.

Aester seemed to have fallen into his thoughts, and his eyes lost focus. After a while, he seriously said, My request is that you immediately leave Gesterbourg after obtaining the information you want on these two matters. Dont stay a second longer or get involved in anything. Of course, it would be even better if you went to Ceningmis after you left Gesterbourg.

This request Its impossible for him to know that matters crop up and cause a considerable storm wherever our team goes, right? He wants to send us out of the borders as soon as possible to ensure his safety?

As Jiang Baimian found it a little strange, she casually agreed. No problem.

The Old Task Force had come to Gesterbourg to investigate Shang Jianyaos fathers team and the Eighth Research Inst.i.tutes secret personnel!

Without waiting for Aester to speak, Jiang Baimian added, But during our investigation of these two matters, we cant sacrifice ourselves and only escape if someone provokes us and comes looking for us.

She meant that they would focus on their investigations and not poke their noses into other peoples business. They would leave as soon as they completed the mission. Apart from that, there was no guarantee.

Aester fell silent for a moment before nodding. Sure, I believe in your promise. At the very least, youve acted trustworthy until now. The corresponding information actually has nothing to do with me, so it wont affect me even if I tell you.

He then said, Smith shouldve told you that the relevant personnel have lost their memories regarding the missing goods. Having Awakened among you, you definitely know what this means. Im not an exceptionmy memories have also been wiped away.

At this point, Aester smiled. However, this doesnt conflict with me still knowing the relevant details.

Has he found a way to avoid the influence of Memory Erasure, or rather, it was indeed deleted back then, but he later recovered the portion of memories through some means?

Jiang Baimian tried to understand the meaning behind Aesters words.

She felt that if Shang Jianyao could speak, he would definitely ask, How did you? However, the other party would undoubtedly not answer.

Aester continued, I provided some rare metals to the Farstriders caravan. The person who made the payment and commissioned me to do this was Mor.

Mor? That intelligence peddler? Jiang Baimian had been repeating these names recently.

Aester nodded. Yes. As for where he got the money and why he bought such a batch of goods, I dont know the answer, nor do I want to know. Im only a merchant. I provide the goods once I receive a suitable price and sufficient payment.

Understood. Jiang Baimian nodded slightly.

According to Aesters answer, she didnt find any signs of lying. However, she had always been careful and wouldnt believe him so easily. But she didnt plan on obtaining Aesters friends.h.i.+p now and making him not hold back. After all, the other party was clearly wary of Shang Jianyaos Thought Implantation.

Furthermore, Aester was mysterious and likely had trump cards. If they really befriended him, it was difficult to say what the final outcome would be.

Caution was of utmost importance. Jiang Baimian planned on visiting the intelligence peddler, Mor, first. She would then decide if she wanted to return to Aester based on his feedback.

When the time came, they would probably be sneaking in and completing the control of him by surprise.

After bidding Aester farewell for the second time, Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao returned to their jeep under Sandros surveillance. Bai Chen drove the car out of the parking lot.

The Kalendarias Son? Long Yuehong repeated the term with a frown after hearing his team leaders recount.

Shang Jianyao immediately laughed. Whats strange about that? Some Kalendarium have bodies of descent, so its normal to have human sons.

From the looks of it, the Kalendarias Son had really protected Ceningmis, preventing it from suffering a devastating blow when the Old World was destroyed Long Yuehong found the logic relatively reasonable.

Shang Jianyao glanced at him. Wasnt Master Zhuangs hometownLinhe Villageand the places He studiedTai City, and Dajiang Citydestroyed? He is a real Kalendaria, not some Kalendarias Son.