Lord of Enigma

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The little beggar in front of Tang Qi was disheveled and dirty. He wore ragged sportswear and missing half of his trousers on his left leg. His dirty face looked very ordinary with lots of freckles, but his eyes were very bright. He should be a smart young teen.

The two were of similar age, but the little beggar tried his best to shrink his body towards the corner, fearing to touch Tang Qi.

Most of the homeless people just greedily looked at the hot dog and burger in his hand. Only the young boy flinched and evaded. There was no sign of unfamiliarity towards a stranger in his eyes, as if he knew who Tang Qi was.

When he heard the question, he hesitated for a while, then glanced at Tang Qi before grinning, exposing his leaky teeth, a little embarrassed, "I've been caught stealing bread before, and I've seen you go through the admission procedures with a very beautiful big sister."

This answer made Tang Qi slightly stunned. Then he asked casually, "Then why didn't you run away when you saw me? Aren't you afraid that I'll find an excuse to catch you again?"

Of course, Tang Qi said this on purpose to frighten the little beggar. In fact, although he had this right, he certainly wouldn't use it that way. It was just some bad police officers who would occasionally vent their anger on these tramp beggars when they were in a bad mood.

Hearing his words, the little beggar immediately raised his head, his eyes flashing with surprise and expectation, "Really? As long as you don't let anyone beat me, and don't lock me in a cage with gangsters, I'm willing to be caught. This way I can get a good night's sleep and eat a full meal."

If it was his body's original owner, he probably wouldn't be able to understand this young teen's thoughts upon hearing his answer.

However, he seemed to have noticed that the young man's left leg was lacking a trouser and his severely shrunken calf muscles. He was a disabled boy, which could explain why he didn't work to support himself. Whether it was a factory or a store, they wouldn't hire a disabled child.

As a lame child, he couldn't work efficiently and if he had an accident he would be held responsible. If he was in a large federal city, he might be able to find a job in a welfare institution.

Unfortunately, this was Moses City, a dignified but cold and dark city.

If he was lucky enough, he could live till adulthood with the help of some kind-hearted people and the scraps of the dark alleys. Then he could find a way to beg all the way to a large city, there might still be hope. If he was unlucky, he'd probably meet some street thugs or bad police officers, get beaten up, and die in the harsh winter. Then the next morning, he would be dumped into a fetid and cold corpse collecting truck and be incinerated along with the other corpses.

Although he was very young, he had clearly seen these two future paths, so he would do his best to seize any opportunity that may arise.

For example, at this moment, he was clearly hungry, but he suppressed his impulse to look at those tempting, fragrant hot dogs, and tried his best to show his sincerity in front of the "big shot".

No matter what the big shot wanted to do, it could be a good thing for him. Anyway, he had nothing to lose, right?

The wisdom of the people at the bottom!

Tang Qi's insight naturally saw through the thoughts of the little beggar's heart, so he silently gasped in admiration.

Then Tang Qi asked, "What's your name?"

"Macauly!"

"Sir, my name is Macauly."

Macauly froze for a moment, then quickly answered.

"Follow me!"

Tang Qi didn't say anything more. After confirming the target, he stood up and walked out of the alley.

Behind him, Macauly got up as fast as he could and limped to keep up.

Outside, Tang Qi took Macauly to a secluded place, first handed him the burger and hot dog in his hand, and then went straight to the point, "Two options, eat the food and go back, just take it as a good deed I did today. "

"Or, help me do something, something dangerous, you will get a reasonable reward after success."

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Not surprisingly, the little beggar named Macauly chose the latter.

Then he got a note from Tang Qi, on which there was an address. What Macauly needed to do was simply go to that address and, in secret, try to monitor the conversations of several targets or get some information.

In the evening, he would report to Tang Qi again.

That address belonged to a member of the Samra family, to be precise, two.

But it was not Abu, who was in charge of the family now, nor Balagon and Georgina, but the twins, the Hariya Sisters.

Although the pair of fat sisters were unemployed, they were currently studying in a pottery workshop in the Newton District.

According to Old Morgan's diary, the two sisters' goal was to become artists.

Their actions had received the support of the family, especially by old Morgan, and for this reason, old Morgan had paid a lot of money. Even though the two sisters had grown up and should support themselves.

Perhaps because of the lack of children, old Morgan had completely spoiled the second generation of the family, Abu, and the Hariya sisters. He almost responded to their every request. The money he received from serving the Tang family for almost twenty years was used to support the family.

From the diary, Tang Qi could see old Morgan's obsession with the family.

Unfortunately, the diary he used to record family memories had now become one of Tang Qi's weapons.

The reason why he didn't allow Macaulay to monitor Abu or the couple was that they all knew black magic, especially Abu, just the impression on the photos gave Tang Qi a sense of danger. Although Macauly was clever, if he made a mistake, he would die without a doubt.

The most important thing was that Tang Qi would also be affected.

However, the sisters were not that dangerous. The twins had no talent for witchcraft. Apart from eating and "art", they had no other preferences. In addition, they were separated from all the family members during the day, so they were the most suitable targets for monitoring.

Of course, when allocating tasks to Macauly, Tang Qi also reminded that if he found Abu, Balagon, and Georgina, he didn't need to monitor and should leave directly.

As for why he didn't go by himself, the first reason was that it was inconvenient to use the "mist body" during the day, and the entire Samra family would gather together at night. Once discovered, he had to fight with them in advance. Although Tang Qi was ready, he always felt that the time had not yet come.

If Macaulay could bring back key information, that would be great.

If he gained nothing, it didn’t matter. It was just something he did on a whim. Before the arrival of the unknown "decisive battle", a few more chess pieces would not harm him. He would at most pay a little money and a bag of hamburgers and hot dogs.

If this idler could bring some information, it would be a great profit.

Sometimes, a piece of information could change many things.

"Perhaps, there might be some surprises."

Tang Qi looked at Macauly's receding figure and said quietly. Then he turned around and walked to the Moses Police Station.