Odis has consistently been able to find clues about the activities of the Temperance faction of the "Rose School" in Backlund through intelligence reports.
Sharon and Marich were likely sent to Backlund several years ago to handle all matters related to the Temperance faction there, and also to use the metropolis to evade the Libertarians' pursuit.
But before this, Odis had no need for the Temperance faction, so there was little interaction between them.
On the return journey in the carriage, Odis thought of three ways to contact them.
The first option is to try your luck at the "Braveheart Bar," but Sharon has just fought with the Libertarians, and she and Marich should be hiding for a while, so the chances of contacting them are slim.
The second channel was to contact Sharon through Klein, but regardless of whether she used the identity of Mr. Gard or Odis, she was not very familiar with Klein.
If someone were to suddenly contact him about the Temperance faction of the "Rose School," there's a high probability that Klein would simply say: I don't know anyone like that.
The third channel is through the "mysterious queen" Bernadette.
When Odis saw the phrase "I've arrived" on the table in front of him, he said, "I thought you had an 'invisible servant' watching me all along."
The voice of the "Mysterious Queen" echoed in the surrounding air: "There are many people who need to be watched by 'invisible servants,' and you are just one of them."
Her voice sounded somewhat unsteady, as if the signal was weak: "Speak, what is it?"
Odis looked straight ahead... In fact, he didn't know where to look, so he simply looked straight ahead and said, "I hope you can help me contact the Temperance faction of the 'Rose School'."
After a moment or two of silence, Bernadette said, "I don't have any connections in that area."
"You do, but you might not know it," Odis smiled. "Do you remember the night that 'The Punisher's' informant was killed?"
"Remember."
"You said you had just attended an extraordinary gathering." Odis said, half-jokingly, "Based on some information I had previously obtained, there was indeed an extraordinary gathering in that area, but it was at a very high level, and not every extraordinary person could join."
"And I learned from another source that a 'vengeful spirit' had appeared at that gathering; she was an important member of the Temperance faction."
It was indeed learned from "a piece of intelligence obtained previously," that intelligence being called "the original work."
Odis clearly remembered that Bernadette and Sharon had met several times at a gathering of extraordinary people.
In addition, Odis had indeed received some intelligence that there were two very high-level extraordinary gatherings in Backlund, one of which was the gathering that Sharon and Bernadette attended.
There aren't many parties that would interest Bernadette, so Odis boldly guessed that Bernadette had attended the party where Sharon had connections.
After a second or two of silence, Bernadette suddenly said, "Compared to your excellent intelligence gathering and analysis skills, my intelligence officers are all idiots."
Odis thought to himself: This "praise" sounds a lot like Roselle's.
After a while, Bernadette said again, "There happens to be a party tonight, I can help you contact her."
Then she asked, "What do you want with her?"
"It's like this…" Odis did not hide anything and gave a brief account of today's case.
This is not something that needs to be kept secret. Although they are all secret organizations, slightly more normal secret organizations, such as "Elemental Dawn" and "Psychological Alchemy Society", will also distance themselves from the madmen of the "Rose School" and even do not mind to strike them down.
Bernadette is the leader of the "Elemental Dawn," and her style of doing things is quite different from that of the "Rose School." She probably doesn't have a good impression of the "Rose School" either.
Moreover, if you're asking for help, it would be pointless to be secretive about it.
Based on these ideas, Odis told Bernadette the truth.
Finally, Odis said, "I would like to ask that 'vengeful spirit' whether the second person to buy the 'sunflower' and give me the address of the 'werewolf' was sent by her."
"Is the goal to help us find the 'werewolf'?"
"Sure," Bernadette said. "The reward is to find out information about the outlaw 'Black Emperor'."
Odis paused for a moment before saying, "This task is quite difficult. I was there at the time, and to be honest, I still don't understand how that guy left the scene, let alone which direction to look for him."
"Just keep an eye out for information in this area. I'll pay you if I get any news, but it doesn't matter if I don't." For Bernadette, it was just a matter of passing on a message, so the reward didn't need to be high.
Odis nodded: "Okay."
Bernadette's words make things easier.
Immediately afterward, the "mysterious queen" left, and Odis pondered the case again, but still couldn't find any clues, so he simply went to continue writing "The Compendium of Combat".
...
South of the bridge, a vibrant bar.
There were no fighting matches tonight. Simon, the bar owner with yellow teeth, was smoking and preparing to finish his drink before leaving to gamble at a casino.
Just as there was only a sip of wine left in the glass, three people pushed open the door and came in.
Simon glanced at them and immediately realized they weren't there for drinks.
First, these three people were dressed too smartly, unlike people who would come to a small bar like this. Second, they looked around as if they were looking for someone.
Simon immediately realized that they might be looking for him, so he turned his head away.
But it was too late; one of them had already spotted Simon and pointed in their direction.
The three of them quickly came over and surrounded Simon.
Simon's men immediately stood up and confronted the three men.
The leader of the group was a man in his thirties with brown hair. He ignored Simon's subordinates and asked Simon directly, "I'll only ask you one question, and then I'll leave."
Where does Lelouch live?
Simon was a little nervous, but he still smiled calmly, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth: "Who are you talking about? Never heard of them."
"If I buy a drink, maybe I'll remember."
The man in the lead remembered the bar's rules and said to the bartender, "A drink, please."
Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!
At Simon's signal, the bartender mixed the pub's most expensive drink and pushed it in front of the brown-haired man: "One pound."
The brown-haired man's subordinate was about to question the bartender when he stopped him, taking a pound from his wallet and placing it in front of Simon: "Speak."
Simon put away the banknotes and smiled, "I am Lelouch's agent, but I don't know where he lives!"
Without a word, the brown-haired man slapped Simon to the ground, while his henchman punched the bartender in the face.
Whoosh~
The bartender bumped into the liquor cabinet behind him, and many bottles fell to the ground and broke.
Simon's men rushed to rescue their boss, but were easily dealt with by two of the brown-haired man's men.
At first, the patrons were clamoring to help Simon, but when they saw how good he was at fighting, they all ran away with their heads in their hands, and some even took chairs and glasses with them.
The brown-haired man grabbed Simon by the collar and lifted the bar owner up: "Your teeth are too ugly, I'll pull them out for you. Maybe new teeth will grow in a few days."
"I'll tell you, I'll tell you!" Simon quickly said, "I heard him give the address to the coachman, it's…it's at 176 River Bend Avenue!"
The brown-haired man ripped open Simon's clothes, took out his wallet, and not only got his pound back, but also took about twenty pounds of cash from the wallet.
Then he threw Simon on the ground, gave one of his men a look, and told him to keep an eye on Simon. He then led another man to the address Simon had just given him.
Simon, sitting on the ground, covered his cheek and thought to himself: His back teeth are loose, he's acting convincingly enough, isn't he?
...
51 Henry Street, Gard Herbal Shop.
In the evening, Max sent someone with £200 in cash, which was the intelligence fee for this case.
Currently, "Mechanical Heart" has killed one "werewolf," and with no obvious clues, the case is temporarily closed, so he applied for intelligence fees for Odis.
Regarding the intelligence fee for Odis, Deacon Ikonser had given special approval: it would be settled and paid on the same day.
After all, Odis was their ace intelligence officer, enabling "Mechanical Heart" to solve numerous major cases. When Ikonser met with the "Night Watchers" and "Punishers" in Backlund, he felt his chin could be raised even higher.
After receiving the money, Odis thought back to the fact that Max had promised 160 pounds, but now he had given her 200.
But then he realized: "I shot four arrows, each worth 10 pounds?"
With a smile, Odis put away the money and continued selling herbs, leaving the herb shop around 10 p.m.
He still plans to rest at No. 176 Hewan Avenue today. He didn't get to see his opponents from the Extraordinary Fighting Arena yesterday, so he should have to come over today.
Odis disembarked from the carriage on a street adjacent to the River Bend Avenue. He stepped into a small inn, paid 1 soule for a reasonably clean room, and then took out the "Lelouch" mask and costume from the "Wilderness of Knowledge" and put them on.
After opening the window and looking around, seeing that the streets, covered in a thin mist, were deserted, Odis jumped out of the window and quickly walked to the River Bend Avenue.
When Odis was still some distance away from number 176, his spirit sensed that someone was watching him. He thought to himself: In this world, there are always people who like to seek death.
As if oblivious to the stares, he quickly opened the door, went inside, and made final preparations to welcome the guests who would be arriving that evening.
176 River Bend Avenue was actually the room that Odis had prepared for the "leader" to establish his authority. He originally planned to kill a group of people who were trying to find out the "leader's" whereabouts here, in order to make a name for himself.
However, after renting the place for about two years, no one had been able to find any trace of the "leader," so these decorations remained unused.
However, today, the magic array here can finally come in handy.