Chapter 142 - Exchange of Intelligence (2/2)

Many things couldn’t be recalled when humans were awake, but they could replay the corresponding scene in their dreams.

Shang Jianyao clapped. It was unknown who he was praising.

Oudick was a little stunned by Shang Jianyao’s applause. He fell silent for a few seconds before saying, “I have my ways.”

Jiang Baimian deliberated for a moment before saying, “Alright, I guarantee that we found valuable clues in that room. If you don’t believe me, we can trade in the form of a mission and have the guild vouch for us.”

She had suggested the latter option to ensure that the other party wouldn’t choose it. After all, she didn’t want everyone to know about the organization’s participation. This might put Lin Feifei and the others in danger.

The reason she believed it was very likely that Oudick wouldn’t choose this option was that she could tell that he was a person with certain morals and confidence from his work style and current status.

Or maybe it had something to do with the price he paid.

When Old Clothing Bazaar’s owner was dozing off, he could clearly walk away with the clothes.

In addition, if he did have the Awakened ability to make people fall asleep and affect dreams, he could’ve left after receiving the information and waking the other party up. There would’ve been no need to buy any old clothes.

Oudick thought for a moment and said, “There’s no need. If it’s not worth it, I’ll ask for the difference in price back.”

Jiang Baimian heaved a sigh of relief when she heard that. After all, she was not absolutely confident. After this matter, she gained a deeper understanding of Oudick’s character and behavior.

“Deal.” Jiang Baimian smiled.

Oudick nodded and pointed at the guild entrance. “Let’s talk outside.”

Jiang Baimian stood up at a moderate pace and secretly glanced at Shang Jianyao before rubbing her index finger with her thumb. Her gesture meant that she was going to begin with Plan B.

Be prepared. Use your abilities immediately if anything goes wrong!

It had to be known that the other party was very likely an Awakened, and his abilities were in the domain of sleep and dreams.

As for Jiang Baimian herself, her role was to have Oudick focus on her and become the other party’s first target to buy time for Shang Jianyao.

Although she was confident and had done a lot of research in order to deal with Awakened, she still felt that she couldn’t completely guard against them at close range and needed to rely on Shang Jianyao.

This was because there were too many Awakened abilities. Some abilities could even induce cardiac arrests and wipe memories. Without obtaining information first, it was impossible to deal with all of them.

After leaving the Hunter’s Guild and arriving on West Street, Oudick lowered his hands and casually said, “Lin Feifei carried her black travel bag and walked out of Yellow Corner Alley. She first walked to South Street, then Central Square. She then turned to West Street and walked into that alley.”

As he spoke, Oudick stretched out his right hand and pointed diagonally across.

It was the entrance to an alley. The straight-line distance was more than 40 meters away from the Hunter’s Guild. Beside it were two ostentatious bars—Flying Bird and Wild Tree.

“Flying Bird Bar…” Jiang Baimian muttered the name.

Thinking that she was asking a question, Oudick added, “That alley’s name is Wild Wolf. The name was later changed. It’s filled with places similar to bars, and it also hides the underground market in Weed City.

“I spent a lot of effort to find a few witnesses and confirmed Lin Feifei’s whereabouts. However, that was as far as I got. The people in Wild Wolf Alley don’t wake up so early, so there won’t be any witnesses. We have no way of knowing if Lin Feifei passed through the alley and went somewhere else or entered a bar inside.”

“Is that so…” Jiang Baimian thought for a moment and took out the pamphlet from her pocket. “We found this under the bed in the room that Lin Feifei rented.”

She handed the pamphlet to Oudick and paid close attention to his expression. If she determined that the other party was related to the organization that promoted the idea that knowledge was toxic, she would immediately get Shang Jianyao to ‘make friends!’

After Oudick took it, he unfolded it and read it. His eyebrows gradually furrowed. “They…”

Jiang Baimian’s heart palpitated as she asked, “You know them?”

Experts who could advance to the rank of Advanced Hunter in the Hunter’s Guild definitely had plenty of knowledge in all aspects, regardless of their strength.

Oudick’s gaze swept between Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao twice before he said thoughtfully, “Such ideas and slogans are very similar to a religious organization that has been relatively active here in the past few years.”

“What do they call themselves?” Jiang Baimian asked. Anything she got now would be a bonus.

Oudick replied with a slightly solemn expression, “Anti-intellectualism Church.”