Chapter 1013: Chapter 80: I’ll Tell You a Big Secret
The small tavern on the corner of Old Lanton Street, stubbornly remained lit amidst the fog that knew no day or night.
The sound of the broken wind chi at the door rang as a frail figure stumbled inside.
The patrons in the tavern showed no reaction to the arrival of the unexpected guest, not even sparing him a glance.
He plopped down at the bar counter, extended a trembling hand, and placed a crumpled bill down.
“A glass of vodka.”
“This bit of change isn’t enough.”
“For God’s sake, that’s all I’ve got.”
The bartender frowned, took out a glass, and poured him half.
“Have so rcy, just a little more.”
The man was about to persist when the wind chi at the door rang again, and he hurriedly downed the drink in one gulp, the high alcohol content burning his esophagus, scrunching his features.
“Damn Sca… Chinese?”
Seeing three Asians walk in, the man imdiately felt a wave of regret.
Had he known, he wouldn’t have drunk in such a hurry.
He stared blankly as the three approached, the man in the lead pulling out a silver coin from his pocket and handing it to the bartender.
“I’d like to buy so fruit.”
The bartender took the coin without a change in expression and asked, “What fruit?”
“Pineapple.”
“One mont.”
As the bartender turned around, Yan Yu’an heard the drunk beside him chuckling, “What news are you trying to find out?”
Yan Yu’an didn’t intend to pay him any attention, but the drunk kept on, “I know what you’re talking about, damn Rose Cross Society has fallen to selling information for a living these days, the world truly gets worse every damn year. Buy a drink, and I’ll chat with you!”
There’s no reasoning with a drunk, so Yan Yu’an continued ignoring him, but Wang Yunxiao beca sowhat interested in him.
Wang Yunxiao caught a whiff of ink from him.
This wasn’t the sll typical of a professional information trader, more like that of a newspaper reporter, or a student.
Though he looked ragged, and skeletal, he wasn’t actually that old, nor did he appear to be a habitual drinker.
Maybe he couldn’t afford to drink.
“I’ll buy you a drink.”
Taking out a Silver from his pocket and placing it in front of the man, Wang Yunxiao sat beside him, “What do you have to talk about, let’s hear it.”
“Oh, thank God, you’re damn nice, not a local, are you?”
The man snatched the Silver into his hand, staring at Wang Yunxiao and asked, “Have you seen the Scavenger?”
“Never seen them.”
“Never seen, or don’t know? But it doesn’t matter, for the sake of money, I must give you a piece of advice, when you see those weirdly dressed lunatics, make a detour quickly. At least the police abide by the law, those bastards don’t care about the law at all.”
Being recognized as an outsider at a glance was nothing strange.
Wang Yunxiao and his companions were unfamiliar with the local customs, no matter how they disguised themselves, they couldn’t be flawless, so they could only try to dress low-key and inconspicuous.
As for the Scavenger ntioned by the man, Wang Yunxiao had no idea what he was talking about.
But it’s wise to heed advice when given, they ant well, and you should appreciate it.
“Thanks, by the way, have you heard of the Moriaty Gang?”
“Moriaty…”
Upon hearing the na, the man imdiately tensed up, “You have trouble with them?”
“Just t a kid on the street claiming to be a mber of the Moriaty Gang.”
“Ha, a kid, huh? They’re probably lying to you.”
The man whispered, “Professor Moriaty is a dangerous figure, very dangerous, if I were you, I wouldn’t provoke such a terrorist…”
As he spoke, the bartender returned and said to Yan Yu’an, “Please follow .”
Yan Yu’an looked at Wang Yunxiao, “Are you coming or not?”
Wang Yunxiao shrugged.
Not knowing what’s going on with that Keynes, he might as well stay and listen to the drunk’s story.
The drunk didn’t spend the Silver on a drink, clearly, he had other pressing expenses, so his gaze toward Wang Yunxiao was particularly eager.
He was hoping this out-of-town sucker would give a little more tip.
“What kind of bad things has this Professor Moriaty done?”
“Murder! Many murder cases over the past few years were planned by him, targeting those people in the Upper City!”
The bartender coughed, interjecting, “Bor, don’t speak nonsense, even if you want to die, don’t do it here.”
“Alright, alright, I’m only relaying hearsay.”
The man quickly waved it off, “Anyway, now if you et those petty thieves on the street, especially kids, they’ll claim to be with the Moriaty Gang, using the Professor’s na to scare people.”
Under the bartender’s death glare, he shrunk his neck.
“Is there anything else you want to know? Want to know what the Upper City is like?”
Wang Yunxiao thought to himself, I do want to know, but you don’t seem very professional.
“Have you been to the Upper City?”
“Believe it or not, I’m a student at the Imperial Academy of Sciences.”
“I truly don’t believe it.”
You’ve fallen to this point, claiming to be from the Imperial Academy of Sciences?
Sensing the disdain in Wang Yunxiao’s eyes, Bor beca very agitated.
“You can quiz on anything.”
What, are you a kindergarten graduate or sothing? Want to quiz you on sothing?
Wang Yunxiao thought for a mont and casually asked, “What’s the fifteenth decimal of π?”
“3!”
“You’re guessing!”
“3.141592653589793, correct! Ask sothing harder.”
That would require to know the answer!
Wang Yunxiao said helplessly, “No need to ask, I believe you, so how did a high-achieving student from the Imperial Academy of Sciences end up like this?”
This topic was like a knife stabbing into Bor’s sore spot; his expression instantly collapsed.
“They don’t dare face reality, refuse to acknowledge the truth.”
“What reality?”
“There’s no creator, the creator is a lie.”
Bor sighed, “The entire Avalon Project is a complete sham; they were played from the start. But they refuse to admit it and treat my paper like a fairy tale.”
“Their research on micro physics hit a dead end, so much evidence laid before them, and they choose to ignore it…the academic tyrants are just like that, preaching science while rejecting the falsification of science, unwilling to admit even a tiny error on their part.”
“But I know, I’m the one who’s right!”
Talking about his area of expertise, Bor suddenly beca lively.
“I’ve found evidence already! I initially wanted to have a drink to celebrate today; honestly, this is really worth a drink. Can you buy another drink? In exchange, I can reveal an earth-shattering secret.”
Wang Yunxiao nonchalantly asked, “What kind of secret?”
“The truth! The so-called truth of higher dinsions! Do you know quantum?”
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