Lord of the Mysteries

Chapter 283

Xio has been in the bounty hunter business for a very long time. Many things were done on instinct without any thought.

When she saw the patron who entered was nearly two meters tall, she instinctively lowered her head and continued to eat her pork sausage and french fries as if nothing had happened.

Although the food entered her mouth, Xio didn’t taste it at all. She endured dozens of painful seconds before she slowly raised her head and pretended to look around casually.

Soon, she saw that the patron who had just entered was sitting in front of the bar counter, waiting for his booze and lunch.

Soft, curly pale yellow hair, dark brown beast-like eyes, a slightly drooping mouth, an aura of solitude and malevolence… Little by little, the details came into Xio’s eyes, overlapping with the image in her head.

It’s him!

It’s the suspected murderer!

The man who killed Williams!

Xio lowered her head again and slowly stuffed the rest of the food into her mouth.

After a few minutes, she set the tray down on the bar, along with the glass, and left the Workers Alliance Tavern without looking back.

Due to her high boots, they effectively masked the most obvious features of her boots.

Outside, Xio slowed her pace and found a secluded spot to observe the people entering and exiting the tavern.

After waiting for a while, she finally found an acquaintance, a technician named Burton, who lived in East Borough and worked at the East Balam Dock.

The young man liked to treat himself to a cup of shoddy rye beer at noon or in the afternoon, and his salary only allowed him to afford such a beer, and he couldn’t drink it every day.

Xio nimbly darted over and patted Burton on the shoulder. She lowered her voice and said, “It’s me, Xio.”

“Xio?” Burton looked up and down at the short man and nearly failed to recognize him as the famous Arbiter Xio Derecha of the streets of East Borough.

“I have something to ask you.” Xio pointed to a nearby corner.

Burton followed in puzzlement, only to come to a realization when he arrived in a secluded corner.

“Are you doing a bounty mission?”

He had heard that Xio was also a bounty hunter.

“Yes.” Xio nodded perfunctorily, fished out five pennies, and tossed them around. “Do you know that tall man at the tavern?”

“You mean the one that’s this tall, has pale yellow hair, and wears a fierce look?” Burton gestured.

portrait and unfolded

him before that. He’s very fierce, completely unreasonable, and he’s good at fighting. It’s best that you don’t provoke

when I saw that person just now, it was just like my encounter with a ferocious beast when I was young. I felt that I was in danger and wasn’t a match

his name is. We have given him a nickname, ‘Giant.'” Burton curled his

a while before asking again, “Where else have you met

question.

and said, “When I went to the Dock Union to do some work, uh—the East Balam Dock’s Dock Union, I would occasionally see him appear there. Xio, why aren’t you a member of the union? You’re so just, and those guys

other. However, once they organize a strike, they’ll come to an agreement with the lawyers sent by

lowered her right palm and said, “Apart from

After all, we often discuss him in private,” Burton answered in a firm

anything more and

“Drinks on me.”

tell anyone about what I just asked. It’ll be very

corner and headed towards

later, Xio saw the two-story

her canvas coat inverted and exposed the patches beneath, instantly transforming herself

to sit down beside them. She glanced at the Dock Union on the

and the harsh environment while

also remembered how she felt when she saw the newspaper that

even

of the Dock Union, and they headed for the café across

narrowed her eyes and carefully scanned every

about to look away and wait for the next batch of people when the door to the coffee shop creaked and was pulled open as the heat from within rushed out. A man couldn’t help but take off his gold-rimmed glasses and wipe

casual glance, and her gaze

Those eyes!

That mouth!

had

her head back, not

craggy. He was

was the feeling of

Lanevus? Xio bowed her head and stared

…

At the Sammers.

guests gathered in the activity room to chat, and

from time

him, Jurgen Cooper wore his usual serious expression, occasionally providing

and asked in a low voice, “Are you

their topics are very interesting.” Jurgen nodded

was stunned and blurted a

looked

“Why are you smiling?”

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