Chapter 38: The rumors.
"Alright, let’s get this over with so you can finally leave me alone."
Dante wasn’t thrilled about what they were doing, but it was too late to back down. He needed to give the wannabe hero something so she would get off his back and, if possible, get some more Gold for all his trouble.
They picked a random coffee shop for their discussion, mainly because he needed some caffeine in his system to stay awake, and sat at a table a little removed from the rest.
"First, tell me about the rumors you heard."
Liliana sat opposite to him staring at a paper cup in her hands, a trail of steam rising from it. She closed her eyes, sighed, then forced herself to take a gulp.
"A while ago..." She began. "I was dragged to this fundraiser by my parents. This one in particular was attended by a lot of officials and real estate investors. From what I gathered, they’re planning to continue the construction of Vanguard."
"Oookay, and how is that related to our problem?"
Dante couldn’t care less how the elites plan to expand the city; he already knows it’s just a massive money laundering scheme, seeing how they keep pumping resources into the district every couple of years it was clearly a failed project from the start.
"One of the attendees was the director of Gaia’s manufacturing plants here in Neo-Vatra. I heard him talk to the Police Commissioner about repeated attacks on one of his facilities. In each one, the perpetrators were able to overcome the security team and deal significant damage. The police did an investigation and found out it was done by Enhanced Individuals."