Abyssal Wanderer

"So, can I know the reason? Why did you issue this gentleman a transit guarantee certificate to go to the tenth floor?"

Hanel's holographic image was like a light blue ghost floating in Jim and Wang Ying's field of vision. At this moment, she was playing with a sign with the logo of the Public Security Bureau of the Nord Resettlement Area in her hand, her movements lazily as if she was a little unmotivated.

The request was sent by Wang Ying, but after establishing communication, Hanel did not show surprise at Jim's appearance. She looked at herself with an indifferent expression and a businesslike look - as if she were facing a stranger.

Before Wang Ying spoke, Jim said first:

"I am a certified private investigator, Ms. Hanel."

He shrugged as he spoke, keeping his eyes on the sign in the other person's hand.

"Going to the tenth floor is naturally due to business needs."

Wang Ying glanced at Jim with some surprise - she originally planned to make up a more clever rhetoric, but she never expected that the other party would reveal her true purpose so directly.

You know, the powerful people living on the tenth floor are not happy to let the private detectives from the lower floors stick their noses in them.

But there was no other way. Since Jim had already said so, she could only admit it:

"It has something to do with a recent case. The detective is willing to provide a relevant clue... but for the purpose of protecting himself, he is unwilling to go through the internal procedures of the Public Security Bureau, so he came to me for help."

As she said that, she glanced at Jim again, and finally added:

"No official documents, just as a friend."

Hearing this, Hanel's blue ghost's hand playing with the pass suddenly stopped - although she may be somewhere more than ten or even dozens of kilometers away from here at the moment, she looked at Jim's For a moment, he still felt as if something had been seen through him.

Hanel stared at Jim and said:

"If it is the case I think it is, then I don't think there will be any important clues on the tenth floor."

Wang Ying's expression instantly became alert.

"Do you know what the case is?"

she asked with some suspicion.

Although the status of the Public Security Bureau of the Nord Resettlement Area is like a watchdog, anyone who is rich and powerful can kick it, but the other party does not know so much - these guys have only been in the settlement area for a few days. Ah, adding sand also takes time, doesn’t it?

Hearing this, Hanel turned to look at Wang Ying.

"Please forgive me, but the committee is also currently investigating that case, and plans to set up a joint investigation team with the Sheriff's Department in the near future... Although I can't reveal too much at the moment, I think you should focus more on the lower levels. That’s it.”

She lowered her head and glanced at Jim's information, then said:

"You shouldn't bring a detective with a record of intentional injury and illegal prosthetic modification to the tenth floor...especially since the metal reaction in your brain is not a 'sex addiction dopamine feedback blocking system', but something like that." In the case of other more crude stuff.”

Hanel pointed to his head.

I didn't ask myself, but that's what the old Bidden registered for the prosthetic body certification for me?

Curious as to how the other party could spot his forgery at a glance, Jim couldn't help but curse the previous prosthetic doctor in his mind.

Fortunately, Wang Ying on the side did not pay too much attention to the fact that her companion might have a brain implant to treat sex addiction, but focused all her attention on another thing Hanel mentioned.

People from the Anthroposophical Ethics Supervisory Committee would actually help investigate political assassinations?

She was completely surprised by this.

This is a strange thing - aren't these guys called absolute neutralists, who always only stand on the side of safeguarding the long-term survival of mankind? In all these years, I have never heard of them being involved in anything like this.

Or... this case is really, as Jim said, really related to a crisis that may affect the entire resettlement area or even a larger area.

Wang Ying thought of this and looked at Jim, who silently nodded to her.

This made her sigh without trace, and then said in a firm voice:

"Since you can understand the purpose of our visit, please also issue a temporary pass for this gentleman so that we can conduct an investigation on the tenth floor.

"I will be responsible for all the consequences. If Mr. Jim violates any law on the tenth floor, I will arrest him first with any private security law enforcement company and cooperate with the escort for trial. At that time, I will serve as the third One witness was present to ensure that he received the fairest possible trial.

"Is that okay, Ms. Hanel?"

It was not a wise thing to vouch for the guy next to him, but after a long absence, Wang Ying felt a rush of blood - just like the feeling she had when she graduated from the police academy.

[Actually, I remember that I was wanted by several private dominions on the tenth floor. As long as I stepped into their micro-state, they would have the power to arrest me and try me]

Untimely, Jim sent a private message to Wang Ying.

In addition to outsourcing most public services, the provisional government of the Nord Resettlement Area also sold its own sovereignty. In a sense, the "Company Autonomous Zones" on the 11th and 12th floors of the resettlement area are the most typical examples. example of.

In addition to the eleventh and twelfth floors, the tenth floor is the territory of the dignitaries in the resettlement area. Many lands have been acquired by some wealthy people and become absolute free autonomous territories.

As long as it follows the basic conventions of the Anthroposophical Ethics Committee - such as ensuring the basic human rights of residents and not polluting the human gene pool or threatening the human mind, etc. Then the owners of those micro-states can make laws at will, form their own law enforcement forces, and build their own prisons.

In this era, as long as you have money, you can even have your own sovereign country.

Jim violated the laws of some micro-states because of some cases, including but not limited to: walking into the "PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) Dominion" with a pork burger in his bag; in order to attract the attention of the guards He used his own power to cover the escape of a black man during the release of "Ceddin Deden" in the "Ninth Roman Empire" and the search by the "cowboys" in the "Old Dixie Republic"...

All in all, on the tenth floor, there were many places where Jim could be arrested on the spot if he stepped into them.

[No need for you to remind me, God knows how many favors you make me owe to my friends in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs]

Wang Ying replied.

[I mean, the reason why you made such a promise is that you are not planning to catch a turtle in a vat so that you can collect the bounty, right? 】

Jim said.

【You go and die first】

After replying almost angrily, the other party directly blocked his private channel. (End of chapter)