I just became the Pirate King, and you're telling me I also time-traveled at the same time.

Chapter 697 Hugh's Informant!

The next moment, that extremely pleasant sound echoed throughout the studio room.

"Mr. Chu Yang, why do you have to belittle yourself?"

"These days, your name has spread throughout the neighborhood, and everyone calls you the great detective."

"I'm here to see you, but it's only for a small matter."

Upon hearing this, Chu Yang raised his head in confusion.

Although he knew he had gained some fame recently, it was only among ordinary people's social circles.

True nobles or important figures would never seek his help.

"It seems this woman has ill intentions."

Chu Yang couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"Madam, it would be my pleasure to serve you."

Chu Yang spoke politely, even deliberately putting on a bright and cheerful demeanor that one would expect at his age.

Few young men could resist such a stunning beauty.

Before knowing the woman's true intentions, he decided to keep himself appearing simple.

Upon hearing this, the woman said, "Mr. Chu Yang, you may call me Ilfa."

"I've come here mainly hoping you can help me investigate a few guys."

"I need their detailed travel habits, and even the total amount of everything they've done during this period, the more detailed the better."

As Ilfa spoke, he took out several sheets of paper that he had prepared beforehand from his bag.

She carefully placed the papers on the table and then remained silent.

Chu Yang raised an eyebrow slightly, picked up the paper, and began to read all the information revealed on it.

"They are all nobles with titles, and they are all single nobles."

"Is this woman trying to choose the perfect marriage partner for herself?"

"But isn't this a huge cast?"

Chu Yang's lips twitched involuntarily. He had long heard that many women start screening their life partners at a very young age.

I thought all of this was just a rumor, but who would have thought that such a person would appear right in front of me today.

Fortunately, Manhattan has collected a lot of information about the aristocracy over the years.

After a brief search, he quickly found relevant information about these nobles, which immediately gave him a sense of confidence.

However, he still deliberately frowned and said, "Ms. Ilfa, your request is not high, but you want to investigate too many people. I need to spend a lot of energy and a large number of assistants to complete it."

"Mr. Chu Yang, rest assured, I am willing to pay sufficient compensation, and this compensation will definitely satisfy you."

Ilfa said meaningfully, and immediately gave Chu Yang a flirtatious wink.

Chu Yang pretended not to see it and said casually:

"Investigating a single nobleman is extremely dangerous, let alone investigating more than a dozen of them."

"Therefore, my fee for each nobleman is ten pounds, and I need seven to fifteen days to complete the procedure."

Chu Yang hardened his heart and immediately made an exorbitant demand.

In fact, the information Ms. Ilfa needed was all collected in the Manhattan studio; he only needed to verify whether it was outdated before submitting it.

But since this woman has ulterior motives, why shouldn't he make a hefty profit from her here?

"I have no objection to this price. I can prepay you fifty pounds, and I will settle the balance after the deal is done."

"I will come over in seven days. I hope Mr. Chu Yang will not disappoint me."

Ilfa looked like a rich woman and didn't even bother to discuss the price.

"We still need to sign a contract."

Chu Yang took out Manhattan Studio, which had already prepared a standard contract, and signed his name first.

The other party signed their name without even looking at it.

When Chu Yang personally got up to see Ilfa off, everyone else in the studio looked completely distracted.

Chu Yang shook his head helplessly. It wasn't that the people in the studio were unsophisticated, but rather that the woman just now was simply too good at flirting.

Chu Yang returned to his office and began to carefully investigate the information of everyone on the list. He quickly discovered some clues.

"This Ms. Ilfa seems to be selecting the best marriage partner, and all of this is very consistent with her attire and actions."

"But the most suitable is often the most bizarre; this woman must have other motives."

After careful analysis, Chu Yang quickly realized that the list in front of him was unusual.

Although most of these nobles remained single, they all experienced varying degrees of financial difficulties.

Either they have offended some people they simply cannot afford to offend.

Alternatively, some nobles have lost their original glorious status and are now in a very awkward position, neither high nor low.

"What exactly is Ms. Ilfa trying to achieve by choosing these people?"

Why does she insist on seeking out these fallen nobles?

"Judging from her clothes, this woman shouldn't be short of money. Could it be that she's seeking out these men to enhance her status and fame?"

"She could have easily attended several prestigious balls and used her looks and alluring figure to increase her fame."

"Does she have some money that she needs these impoverished nobles to launder its origins?"

Chu Yang's mind raced, and suddenly a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

"This situation feels somewhat familiar."

Not long after, he finally found a precise target in this list.

"This guy called Baron Miguel seems to have appeared in the original story before."

"By the way, Baron Miguel has been replaced. The replacement seems to be a guy nicknamed 'Berserk General'."

"Could it be that this Ms. Ilfa has been working for General Berserk all along?"

"No wonder Ms. Ilfa investigated the nobles on these lists."

"It seems she hopes that after Green replaces the target nobleman, he can quickly integrate into life and not give himself away."

"That explains everything."

Chu Yang let out a long breath, feeling much more at ease.

Suddenly, he thought of something extremely intriguing.

He remembered that the berserk lieutenant general had many imposters under his command, as well as many extraordinary individuals who followed the witch series.

Some people have even achieved a male-to-female gender transformation within a certain sequence.

So that Ms. Ilfa from earlier might not actually be a real woman.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh for the employees in the studio.

If that guy knew that the person he liked was probably a real man, he might vomit three liters on the spot.

"But I'd better get this over with quickly, and try not to cause any unforeseen complications."

"I remember that the berserk lieutenant general was associated with a god."

"If you don't take the benefits, you won't get them and will ultimately be affected by the divine power."

"Besides, none of these nobles on the list are any good; they all look like capitalists who should be hanging from lampposts."

Chu Yang shook his head slightly, his mind completely made up.

While organizing these materials, he also prepared to have a brief discussion with Manhattan.

After all, the lady Ilfa from earlier was very likely an extraordinary being in the Witch Sequence, so it was necessary to discuss with Manhattan matters related to dealing with emergencies.

On the other side, sitting in a luxurious carriage, Lady Ilfa had a playful look on her face.

"That little detective was quite interesting; he completely ignored my charm and wasn't affected by me at all."

"But I will see him again sooner or later, and when that time comes, I will make him completely succumb to desire."

There was another girl in the carriage who looked quite innocent.

The girl suddenly asked, "Lord Ilfa, we could have investigated those details ourselves, so why did we entrust them to that detective?"

"Only in this way can our link be flawless, and even if someone investigates this matter afterward, they will not think that we outsiders obtained such a dense amount of information so easily."

Ilfa explained with a smile.

She had long anticipated that someone would begin investigating how she came into contact with powerful nobles and how the matter unfolded.

But at that time, the investigators will turn their attention to Chu Yang, the detective.

Everything makes perfect sense now.

"Our ultimate goal is to replace a nobleman. Noblemen usually have extraordinary individuals as bodyguards. Won't that cause too much of a commotion?"

The young girl still didn't quite understand.

"Don't overthink it. We've already prepared many contingency plans for unexpected situations."

"Salina, you're not focusing on what you should be paying attention to. What you should be paying more attention to now is the network of people you've already developed."

"There was a guy who made your fortune, and after he was arrested by the authorities, he even implicated you."

"If I hadn't happened to be with you, you would probably have been arrested by now."

When he spoke of it, Ilfa was still somewhat angry and dissatisfied.

"I never expected that guy to be so useless; he couldn't even handle a small task."

Salina lowered her head in a somewhat helpless manner.

Her life was saved by Ilfa; otherwise, she would have been in serious trouble if she had fallen into the hands of the Punisher Squad.

This had happened before, which was the real reason she held Ilfa in such high esteem.

"We must thoroughly investigate this guy and find out how he came to be targeted by the authorities. Forget about revenge for now, we must at least prevent this from happening again in the future."

Ilfa frowned again and reminded him.

"Before my subordinate got into trouble, it seems that a rather famous extraordinary person investigated his affairs."

"And the angle from which they got involved was loan sharking; that person's name was something like Arbitrator."

Salina began to recall things slightly.

Meanwhile, Ms. Hugh, completely unaware of the impending crisis, is currently contacting new clients.

The two met at a bar.

At the dining table, the young man, dressed in clean and tidy clothes, appeared somewhat nervous.

"Miss Hugh, this isn't the first time we've met, but this is really difficult to discuss. Let's find another place to talk."

As he spoke, the young man stood up, went to the back door of the bar, and deliberately stepped into the shadows.

Miss Hugh, who followed, couldn't help but frown.

Because these kinds of places are usually where men and women do things of a very high nature.

She never imagined that she would willingly step into that shadow.

However, this guy named Houston, although male, has always believed that he should live as a woman.

No matter how she thought about it, she felt somewhat sorry for him.

So Miss Hugh shook her head slightly and slowly walked inside.

She wasn't afraid of Houston suddenly making a move, because the two were not even in the same league.

"What on earth happened in Houston?"

Still feeling a bit uncomfortable in the shadows, Miss Hugh couldn't help but urge them on.

"Miss Qiu, have you offended anyone recently? People have been asking about you for the past two days."

Houston took a deep breath and revealed the information he had kept hidden all the way.

"Someone's asking about me? Who is it? Have you heard of her before? And you probably don't just want to tell me this, what else has happened to you?"

Miss Hugh couldn't help but start asking a series of questions.

She could tell that Houston seemed very scared; his body was trembling slightly as he spoke.

However, the trembling was so slight that it didn't attract much attention.

"It was a woman. I've never seen that woman before, but I feel she's no ordinary person."

"Any man who meets her once and speaks a few words will immediately become very talkative, and after parting with that woman, he will feel unsatisfied and even somewhat lost."

"If I hadn't always considered myself a woman, I probably wouldn't have been able to resist that strange woman's charm."

Houston still feels a bit scared when he talks about it, and his body shudders again.

"That guy should be an Extraordinary One, but I don't know which sequence he's on. It seems I'll have to trouble Chu Yang again."

The corresponding idea quickly flashed through Miss Hugh's mind.

"That woman wants to know what I am about; she can't possibly accept every piece of information she gets."

Miss Hugh asked again.

"She asked where you lived, whether you had investigated loan sharks before, and even tried to get your contact information."

"I've noticed that several men have promised that they'll contact you as soon as possible in front of that strange woman."

Houston blurted out.

Upon hearing this, a cold glint flashed in Miss Hugh's eyes, and then she solemnly thanked her.

"Miss Hugh, you are one of the few people who don't look at me strangely. Besides, you often treat me to drinks, so it's nothing."

"If I have the chance, I'd like to have another drink."

Houston flashed a wide grin, his face appearing pale and greasy in the shadows.

That's because this guy had applied a thin layer of powder to his face. (End of Chapter)