kingnovel Chapter 467 Fishing
Chapter 467 Fishing
just now.
Howard held a glass of green celery juice and watched the guards on the first floor conducting meaningless interrogations.
After reaching an agreement with Constance, Howard found some fish maw, filled it with his own blood, and tied it to Constance's arm.
If you squeeze the fish bladder hard, it will rupture and bleed.
After using the fish maw, you can put it directly into your mouth and eat it to destroy the evidence.
In this way, under Howard's planning, Constance performed a drama of killing and bringing people back to life in front of almost all the "seeds" in the restaurant.
Resurrection from the dead is a remarkable miracle no matter where or when it happens.
However, due to the existence of the Code of Silence, these "seeds" can only remain silent to the guards.
Therefore, under the premise that Om Messiah erased the surveillance and the "seed" who witnessed the whole process remained silent, the guards and even the senior members of the Helvetic family should not be able to know the full picture of this matter.
Unless someone violates this principle, that person is a "whistleblower."
Of course, Howard didn't expect a broken tradition that he didn't care about to restrict everyone, so he had arranged for Om Messiah to conduct global monitoring of the seed bank.
All information flows are under the control of Ohm Messiah, which will analyze whether there is any intelligence leaked about what happened inside the restaurant, and track the whereabouts of this intelligence, analyzing which ones are ordinary informants and which ones are spy intelligence uploads.
You should know that the information flow generated by a "seed" with no foundation reporting secrets normally is completely different from the information flow generated by a spy reporting directly to his superiors.
Start fishing.
Howard thought to himself.
There is an individual in the "seed" who has the power to bring people back to life. This information is quite important.
Howard knew that if there really was a spy, the spy probably knew that someone was investigating him.
But the spy would also wonder whether his superiors had only planted him as the only spy, because those who had tried to impersonate Howard had proved that there was more than one pawn.
If he suspected that he was not the only spy, he should be anxious, because if he uploaded such important information slower than other spies, the credit might not be his, and he might even be punished for it.
Spies are neither unimportant nor important, but they are also important. However, spies are meant to be used and are consumables. An excellent spy should seize the opportunity to realize his or her value, then run away, collect his or her pension, and live a stable life in anonymity.
You know it might be bait, but the bait is too sweet and may be snatched away by other fish. As a fish that has only been able to eat insects before, will you bite the hook?
Of course, this plan is far from perfect. For example, what if Constance fails to fight back and is killed instantly by the opponent; or the fish bladder tied to her hand ruptures prematurely; or there is a being in the "seed" who does not know what the law of silence is and reports it to the guards on the spot. There are many variables.
Luck plays a big part in my current success.
But after all, the window left for Howard is only two days, or even more than thirty hours at most, so this is the only fishing method he can use at the moment.
Howard swirled the green, non-viscous liquid in the cup and took a small sip.
Ugh! It still tastes terrible!
"Sir." Christina returned to Howard's side at this time: "The weapons lent to Miss Constance have been taken back."
Howard just nodded in appreciation, now he was pretending and didn't want to talk.
"Miss Constance...I hope nothing happens to her..." Christina was still very worried.
"She'll be fine," Howard replied, because Om Messiah was also monitoring Constance's condition, and Howard would receive an alert as long as she was in danger.
"She'll just have to suffer a little for a while, but we'll be able to get her out soon," Howard added.
At this time, the guards who were checking also discovered the two suspicious individuals on the second floor.
"Please cooperate with our inspection, both of you." The guard was quite polite to the two people watching the show on the second floor. "Please answer our questions truthfully."
Howard didn't want to dwell on these things too much. He still looked down and said to Christina:
"Christina, show your identity and ask them to leave."
"Yes, sir." Christina replied.
Then, under the watchful eyes of the guards, she took out a ring from her clothes' inner pocket and put it on the ring finger of her right hand.
Christina took out a silver emblem ring with a silver tree carved on it.
This is the emblem of the Helvinson family. This silver tree is a unique species on the planet where the Helvinson family originated. The trunk and leaves are silver, bitter and poisonous. It is generally used as a building material or ground to treat diarrhea and infection. When the water quality is polluted, the bark of this tree is a natural disinfectant.
Long before the Great Crusade, the ancestors of the Helvinson family came to the planet called Vincentgard for various reasons. At that time, the harsh environment and alien invasions led to serious technological degradation. The technological level of humans on this planet even regressed to the feudal era.
Faced with this situation, the ancestors of the Helvetic family used the high-quality wood that was available everywhere on the planet to build a castle and guard the last spark of technology, which allowed them to usher in a second development a thousand years later.
Thus, this unique yet ordinary silver tree became the emblem of this family. The seven branches spreading out from the main trunk represent the seven planets in the star system where Vincentgard is located. When the ancestor of the Helivinson family unified the seven planets in the star system and was preparing to expand outward, he encountered the Emperor's expeditionary fleet and finally decided to serve the Emperor.
The center stem of the emblem ring Christina displayed was made with a special hollow pattern, which was proof that she was the most core direct member of the family. Among the people still alive, there are no more than thirty people who own this ring.
When Christina showed the family ring, the guards' expressions instantly became respectful and serious. They all knelt before Christina and called out, "Sir."
The guards were so careful in their choice of words and tone, fearing that they would anger Christina by not being respectful enough.
Without the ring, Christina was an ordinary little girl. She also thought that she was too ordinary to be worthy of the ring. But if she really took out the ring, the entire Tessarel star region would respectfully address her as an adult, instead of calling her "Miss" or "Ms." like a child.
The guards did not dare to doubt Christina's identity, because no one dared to play such a trick on the territory of the Helivinson family. It was no different from seeking death.
For example, the space pirate who recently attacked the Helveticon family's transport ship in the Tessarell star zone was dealt with in a relatively calm manner in Howard's opinion. However, unknown to him, through analysis of the debris, the Helveticon family had traced the possible source of the space pirates and was already planning a revenge fleet.
Even the person in charge of this operation wrote a request to the Empire for assistance in clearing out pirates and maintaining smooth trade lines. At that time, the Space Marines and the Imperial Navy will participate in this retaliation. If nothing unexpected happens, within a hundred years, all external forces that have any connection with the warship disguised as a pirate ship and are unwilling to cooperate will be eliminated. The structure of some secondary forces in Tessaril and surrounding star regions will be turned upside down because of this attack.
As for internal problems... they are not as easy to clean up as external problems.
After revealing her identity and shocking the guards, Christina began to ask Howard for his orders: "Sir, what should we do next?"
"Tell them to leave, and don't reveal any information about us."
Christina conveyed Howard's words, and the guards responded and retreated respectfully.
Howard put the half-finished celery juice back on the table. He stood up and said to Christina:
"It's time for us to get out of here. Help me get through to Lady Lia Weide so we can get Constance out."