172 Mission test
After walking around a large screen, the manservant directly led Xia Pingan to the front hall of the fearless house.
The front hall of the fearless house was clean and tidy. There were two hanging baskets, an ebony table, and two stools in the front hall. In front of the front hall was a pawnshop counter that was as tall as a person’s neck. A man was standing at the counter with his neck raised, standing on his tiptoes like a goose.
Behind the counter was a slightly fat middle-aged man at his 40s in a pair of Kasaya glasses and a black felt hat. He was winding up a pocket watch with a silver chain. He even put the pocket watch close to his ear and listened to it before telling the pawnsman in a domineering way.
“Sir, the cover of your watch is severely worn and a bit old. The spring inside is also a bit old and its elasticity is not good. Although this watch can still move, the time difference is much greater than that of a new watch. How about this? I will price this watch at 30 silver coins. According to the rules of our pawnshop, we can only pawn it at 60% of the original price. I will pawn it for 18 silver coins, how about that?”
it’s new. Boss, look at the drawing inside the dial. It’s gold-plated, wire-strangling enamel. The chain of this pocket watch is made of pure silver. It’s worth a few silver coins. Boss, can you give me more? 18 silver coins is too little. It cost me over 40 silver coins when I bought it at the beginning! the man who pawned the pocket watch begged with a bitter look.
“I can only add 1 more silver coin, 19 silver coins, no more!” The middle-aged man behind the counter shook his head as he put that pocket watch on the counter, ” if you think it’s too low, you can have a look in other pawnshops!
“Fine, 19 silver coins then!” The watchman hurriedly said.
give him an invoice, Yingluo. the middle-aged man took the watch to another man in his twenties beside the counter and asked him to give the invoice to the person who was using the watch. Then, he looked at Xia Pingan.
Xia ping ‘an noticed that when the shopkeeper looked at him, his pupils changed slightly. Ordinary people might not be able to notice such a change, but to Xia ping’ an, it was the easiest to see a person’s emotions and some mental activities from the changes in his pupils.
This shopkeeper was his contact? looking at the shopkeeper haggling the price just now, he had indeed harvested a good harvest.
“Shopkeeper, this customer wants to be a top-class item!” The manservant told the manager behind the counter.
Top quality goods were the words in the pawnshop. Those valuable items and special items that Summoners could use were all top quality goods.
I see. Please take the guest to the auspicious room at the back. I will go to Xuanji soon, ” the manager behind the counter said.
Sir, please follow me for a walk, ” the manservant said as he led Xia Pingan to the corridor on the side of the front hall. They went around to the back of the front hall and came to a quiet room without windows.
High-class pawnshops would sometimes have such private rooms for private communication to take care of their customers ‘privacy.
“Sir, please wait a moment. Our boss will be here soon!” After bringing Xia ping ‘an here, the manservant left. Before he left, he even closed the door from the outside.
Xia ping ‘an waited in the room. After a while, the shopkeeper walked in from a side door and calmly stood in front of Xia ping’ an. The pair of eyes behind the glasses carefully sized Xia ping ‘an up and down again before finally sitting on the chair next to Xia ping’ an.
“You’re Xuanji, Xia Pingan?” The innkeeper asked.
“That’s right. May I know your name?”
my name is LAN Wuwei. I’m the manager of the fearless Pavilion and the contact of the dark shadow Guard. From now on, I’ll be the only one in charge of contacting you from the dark shadow Guard. I’ll inform you in advance if you change the contact!
Xia Pingan looked around the room, ” is it safe to talk here? ”
LAN Wuwei laughed. He laughed so hard that his eyes were squinted and his beard was perked up. The flesh on both sides of his cheeks was split open. He laughed like a hamster who had stolen a walnut, cunning and greasy. don’t worry. This room is a secret chamber that has been specially set up. No one outside can hear our conversation inside. If a third person hears or sees our conversation here, the set up in this room will send out a warning. We’ll know immediately, Zhenzhen.
what’s the Shadow Guard? why have I never heard of them in the ruling Army? ” Xia Pingan asked.
the Shadow Guard is a secret of the adjudicator Union, and not many people know about it. Even within the adjudicator Union, only a few related people know about the existence of the Shadow Guard. You haven’t joined the Army before, so it’s even more impossible for you to know about it. The so-called Shadow Guard is an adjudicator who doesn’t disclose their identity, an adjudicator who walks in the dark. The Shadow Guard carries out special missions of the adjudicator Union, but these missions are classified and not made public. It also doesn’t involve the adjudicators whose identities have been made public. Do you understand now?”
With that, Xia ping ‘an understood and nodded. The shadow guards were like plain clothes and undercover agents whose identities would not be revealed. Of course, in terms of the nature of the judgement Army, he was not a plainclothes or undercover agent. The function of the judgement Army was more like a combination of the Imperial Secret Service and the temple Knights, while the Shadow Guard was equivalent to the Imperial Secret Service and the temple Knights whose identities were kept secret.
“How many people in the ruling Army know who I am?”
currently, there are only three people in the entire great Shang kingdom who know of your identity as a dark shadow Guard. One of them is me, the other is Lord White bamboo priest who selected you to join the dark shadow Guard, and the last person is Lord Lin Yi, the meeting Bishop of the dark God of War religion in the great Shang kingdom. Lord Lin Yi is the commander of the adjudicating Army and also holds the name list of all the members of the dark shadow Guard. Your mission will also come directly from Lord Lin Yi.
Xia Pingan looked at LAN Wuwei and went straight to the point, ” I’ll be frank with you. One of the important reasons I joined the adjudicator Union is to obtain the cultivation resources of a Summoner through them. I want to know what benefits there are to becoming a Shadow Guard. Can it guarantee that I can continue on the path of a Summoner? ”
hahahahahahahaha! LAN Wuwei laughed out loud and squinted at Xia Pingan. don’t worry. The resources that you’ll be able to enjoy after becoming a Shadow Guard will definitely be much, much more than those of an ordinary member of the adjudicator Union. The resources that you’ll be able to enjoy will not only be limited to the summoner profession, but will be all-around!
“What do you mean?”
you’ll know in the future. No one will regret joining the Shadow Guard. However, how many resources you can enjoy in the end still depends on your ability and how big you can do!
As LAN Wuwei spoke, he moved his hand and a picture and some information appeared. He placed the picture and information on the table and handed it to Xia Pingan. consider this mission a small test for you to join the Shadow Guard. This person is called Xu GUI. He’s a local tyrant in the Gangkou District of Shangjing city. He controls a small gang with more than a hundred people. The thing he does the most is to trick, abduct, sell, and control women who come to Shangjing city. After that, send those women to brothels to make money for him. This man’s hands have already been stained with the lives of many foreign women. You can practice with him no matter what method you use, as long as you kill him!”
Xia Pingan looked at the photo. In the photo, there was a bald man with a fierce-looking face. He was hugging two beautiful women on his left and right. On the man’s bald head, there was a Green Dragon Tattoo. One look and one could tell that he was not a good person.
wouldn’t it be enough for the police to arrest and trial such a person? is there a need to dispatch the shadow guards? ” Xia Pingan asked.
“This Xu GUI looks like a big guy, but he’s very cunning. The police don’t have any direct evidence of him committing a crime, so they can’t do anything to him through the normal legal process. In the previous cases of human lives, he let his underlings take the blame while he himself stayed out of it. So, special people are dealt with in special ways. Oh right, this person also has a Summoner in the sun realm called Lei Bai. That Summoner is his bodyguard and his military counselor. I’m afraid it won’t be that easy for you to rush over and take his head!”
Xia Pingan took the document and glanced at it before throwing it into his storage space.
“Is there a time limit to complete this mission?”
no, you can come back to me when you’re done. Remember, under no circumstances are you allowed to reveal your identity as a Shadow Guard!