Chapter 134 - 132: Eye of the Air_1
Yan Xing handed over the surveillance task to Chui Chui. After exiting the spiritual space, he said to Hibel, who was guarding nearby, "I’ve found the assassin."
The supporting Griffon patrol team had also arrived by this time, with two Battle Griffon Knights leading eight Griffons in a circling pattern through the lower airspace.
Hibel hadn’t expected Yan Xing to be able to locate the assassin under these circumstances. At this altitude... she couldn’t even make out the people on the ground clearly.
Hibel asked Yan Xing, "Where is she?"
Yan Xing replied, "I’m not familiar with the street names in Nuta City, so I don’t know the exact area, but I know her location. The target is a woman, disguised as a Nuta City civilian, hiding in a residence. Moreover, I’ve also discovered two of her accomplices; they’re merchants in a marketplace."
Hibel couldn’t figure out how Yan Xing had managed to find the assassin and her accomplices. However, the assassin who had tried to kill Yan Xing might very well be the same one who had killed the Temple priest. This was a significant accomplishment on Yan Xing’s part.
Hibel said to Yan Xing, "The Temple priest’s death is likely connected to her. Also, those mercenaries colluding with the Orcs you handed over to me—they died mysteriously in their cells. Perhaps this group was responsible for that too. What do you want to do? Should we arrest them now, or leave them be to lure out the bigger fish behind them?"
Yan Xing agreed with part of Hibel’s analysis. I’m new to Nuta City; I haven’t made any deep-seated enemies. However, I’m caught between the power-grabbing nobles and Count Theodore. Those power-hungry aristocrats want to continue exploiting the Temple priest’s assassination, and I’m a major obstacle to them.
As for Gale from the Golden Oak Chamber of Commerce... even if he wanted to kill me, he couldn’t have prepared this quickly.
I had just taken flight on the Griffon when those two arrows were shot. It’s clear the assassin had been tracking me, looking for an opportunity. They must have been targeting me for some time.