In a single room on the east side of the hotel.

Throwing the travel bag on the ground, turning on the central air conditioner, and closing the curtains, Leon turned around, took out the special agent's mobile phone to operate it, and searched every corner.

In accordance with procedures and professional habits, after ensuring that there were no prying eyes or listening devices in the space, Leon sat on the bedside and took a rest.

He couldn't help but feel nostalgic as he looked at the shabby decoration, which looked like a motel room in the 1980s or 1990s.

But the holographic imaging device on the ceiling told Leon that it was the 1980s in the 21st century, and he was also on the "Green Star" which was 470 light-years away from the earth.

Slowly.

Leon operated his mobile phone, wrote a report on the information he investigated, uploaded it to the company, and shared it with his subordinates scattered around the border of the fortress.

After talking to the driver, and based on decades of investigation experience, I found that the Jiralhanae were not simply "convulsions."

Although until now, there are still a large number of Jiralhanae (Jilalhanae) who are trying to regain the Covenant Empire, but they have extremely "ptsd" towards humans, especially the original body, the Astartes.

Therefore, they only dared to wander back and forth in the territory of the former Covenant Empire, and basically did not dare to step into the human territory.

Only a very small number of radical guys, in order to "improve their lives" and have a desire for revenge, evolved into pirate organizations, and occasionally invaded the Border Fortress sector on a small scale.

The result was either annihilation or maiming and expulsion.

Just by looking at the name of the Border Fortress Sector, you can tell that the garrison is strong but not weak, not to mention the fact that there is also John, whose combat power is among the top among the original bodies, and the Spartan Legion, which is both offensive and defensive, and is good at group cooperation.

Including the star region, a total of 20% of the reserves from each legion have been deployed, which is much higher than other star regions.

From this point of view, the group of Jiralhanae beasts half a month ago simply came here to die.

This is a little weird.

Moreover, the Jiralhanae group preserved a large number of ground troops and escaped with supplies and armored vehicles to colonial planets like Pulton that were full of rainforests or had complex terrain.

Leon always felt that what the Jiralhanae did seemed to be a radical suicidal revenge, but in fact it was attracting the attention of the human military and intelligence departments.

Or maybe there is something in the star area that the Jiralhanae should desperately search for and dig out.

Therefore, in the uploaded report, Lyon specifically noted his various speculations and opinions.

Immediately afterwards.

After putting away his cell phone, Leon unzipped his travel bag and deactivated a plasma grenade with biometric insurance.

I zipped it up again, stood up, put my travel bag in the closet, packed up my clothes, and then left the single room.

Outside the room.

It was a corridor with the same period feel. Leon walked to the lobby through the stairs at the end, and responded to the boss sitting behind the reception desk with a smile and a nod, "Brother, are you ready to go shopping?"

Arrive outside the hotel.

The city where Lyon is located has already ushered in the evening of Pulton. All kinds of lights on the streets light up, and holographic images emitting various colors also appear.

However, this sultry weather did not become cooler due to the "setting" of stars, and the temperature remained stable at around 38°C.

Moreover, the number of pedestrians on the street has not decreased due to the approaching night. On the contrary, this city called Buda Penny has just begun to enter a "normal" state.

Nightlife is the main theme of Budapest or the whole of Pulton.

Just as the hotel owner said, Lyon was indeed planning to take a look around. After all, intelligence and clues would not come to his door on his own initiative.

Walking along the street to the easternmost side of Buda Penny, getting closer to the interface between the city and the rainforest, Lyon found that the crowds became more and more complicated.

There were a few people gathered together, and you could tell they were gang members at a glance.

However, this group of people did not act arrogantly, but walked normally, and did not actively stir up trouble to avoid attracting the attention of the patrolling peace officers.

When Leon walked around the corner, crossed the alley, and came to one of the streets that the driver had mentioned, filled with pink lights and holographic images, he also saw men and women with heavy makeup and gorgeous clothes standing in various bars.

Recruiting customers in front of the nightclub.

If the water is clear, there will be no fish.

Leon, who has lived for a century, still understands this truth very well. If he wants to eradicate it, he can only remove the "impurities" in human nature.

Regardless of whether they can be eliminated, if they are really eliminated, whether they can continue to be called "human beings" is a huge question mark.

Live longer.

Leon would sometimes consider some "philosophical issues", but most of the time he was just looking for trouble, so he gradually became too lazy to worry about them.

At this time.

"Brother~." A woman wearing a purple skirt and red high heels approached Lyon and said in a charming voice:

“Would you like to come in and have a drink~, there’s a discount today~”

Hear the words.

Leon turned to look at the other party, then looked up at the bar where the woman worked, and saw that it was one of the largest on this street.

Then he stopped walking and said, "Okay, for your sake, I'll spend some money."

"Thank you sir~!"

The woman who got the affirmative answer immediately beamed with joy and led Leon into the bar until they came to a spacious, air-conditioned, extremely noisy and dark hall.

"?~!?~!" The exciting music came into my ears.

There was a live band playing at the front of the hall. People sitting nearby followed the rhythm of the music, nodded and swayed their legs impatiently, and had a drink with their friends or the woman's co-workers.

Waiters shuttle between seats, carrying trays of drinks and snacks.

There are also bars on both sides of the hall to provide services for people who come alone or who don't want to spend a lot of money to reserve a seat.

The entrance and exit of the hall.

The woman gently took Leon's left arm, pointed to the empty seat next to the band and said, "Brother, do you want to sit there, or..."

As she spoke, she pointed to the private room on the second floor that was connected to the hall and had soundproof floor-to-ceiling windows, and asked in a more charming voice: "Where is it?"

"I'll go there." Leon pointed to the bar on the right. There was no idea of ​​private seats or private rooms at all.

Hear the words.

“…”

The smile on the woman's face froze, obviously she didn't expect Leon to be so straightforward.

Determined that she would not get more commissions, the woman immediately took back her hands holding Leon's left arm, her smile no longer as "sincere" as before, and said:

"Then I wish you a nice night, brother. I have to continue working, so I'll leave first."

After saying that, the woman left here without looking back.

Glancing at the woman's back, Leon shrugged indifferently, walked to the bar and sat down, ordered a low-alcohol cocktail from the bar, and observed the people consuming here.

Next to him, there were two elites who only cared about drinking and chatting. Most of the people were normal, including white-collar workers relaxing after get off work and young people partying with their buddies.

There are no traces of extradimensional corruption.

Moreover, the vaccine developed by the Plague Doctor was completed twelve years ago, and the vaccine for the elite and iron-blooded clan was completed nine years ago.

Theoretically, the vaccine can effectively isolate the demonic whispers from another space. Only through substantive physical means can the demons be able to complete the corruption.

This is also one of the main reasons why elites can live in human society. As for the iron-blooded race, it is because their race is too rare.

Observed for a moment.

There was still nothing noteworthy. Leon paid the bartender and left the bar, which was business as usual.

And when he walked out of the bar, the woman standing at the door soliciting customers labeled him "stingy" in his heart.

Later, Leon spent nearly three hours shopping in this neighborhood with a strong pink and red atmosphere.

Although it is often easiest to obtain underground information about a city or a colonial planet in a mixed area, but this time, Lyon returned without success.

Finally, he stood at the end of the east side of the block, looking at the starry sky that had completely entered the dark night, and couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

It seems that my luck is a little worse this time.

Lyon, who left the neighborhood, planned to wait until tomorrow to contact the local intelligence department and prepare to formally launch an investigation.

but.

As soon as Leon left that neighborhood, he didn't go far when he encountered a woman wearing ultra-short jeans, a white sweatshirt, and a sweatshirt hood walking on the other side of the street, heading in the opposite direction to him.

Wearing a sweatshirt in 38°C heat?

Although it is a light and breathable sweater, and there are people who dress similar to that woman in order to protect themselves from the sun during the day, but now it is night...

In any case, the other party still attracted Lyon's attention.

His intuition told him that there was something wrong with that woman.

After pretending to take a few steps forward, Leon took the opportunity to turn his head and look back with his peripheral vision, and saw that the woman turned right and disappeared at the intersection.

When he saw this situation, he immediately turned around, walked quickly to the intersection, mixed with a large number of pedestrians, waited for the red light, and also observed the woman's movements.

The green light turns on.

Leon used pedestrians to provide cover, then walked through the zebra crossing to the other side of the street, keeping a certain distance from the woman.

He followed carefully for about half an hour until he came to a neighborhood that completely intersected with the rainforest.
To be continued...