There were many more stamps on the second document than on the wanted poster, and most of them were labeled "Confidential" or "Top Secret". At the very top of the document was the emblem of the Ark Security Agency (DAS).

It is also a file of "Reynard Brown", but in this file, he is not called a "murderer" but... a "container".

Ke Lan checked it carefully and found that there should be no problem with the authenticity of the document. There was no need for Zofia to falsify such things. In other words, it was basically a foregone conclusion that this guy named "Renald Brown" had a seed of corrosion parasitizing in his body.

The people who shot him dead were not soldiers from the garrison, but the "special handling team" affiliated with DAS.

"This guy is a 'container', so what?" Ke Lan raised his head and glanced at Zofia opposite him.

"He is also a member of the 'Arasaka Samurai Club'." Zofia said.

"...There is no necessary connection between the two...Even if this Leonard is a black man, it is possible for black people to like the old Japanese samurai sword culture, right? Maybe this is just a coincidence?" Ke Lan pondered.

"But the membership fee of the Arasaka Samurai Club is extremely expensive. With Leonard's income, even if he sold his mechanical repair shop, its value would not be enough to cover the membership fee that club members need to pay in one quarter. But according to investigations, Leonard joined the Arasaka Samurai Club two years ago."

"Could it be that he has other gray income? For example, arms smuggling, banned drugs and the like? As a retired non-commissioned officer of the field force, he might have some channels in this area." Ke Lan said.

"Well, even if he has enough illegal income to pay the high membership fee, he has only stepped into the building where the club is located eight times in the two years since he joined the Arasaka Samurai Club... and each time, it was exactly three months apart." Zofia mentioned the strap of her long skirt that was about to slip off her shoulders, and continued, "I once sent someone to track him... Every time he went to the club, there would be an empty glass test tube with a sealed lid in the garbage disposal bin at his residence the next day."

"The glass test tube...is it some kind of medicine? Have you conducted a detailed inspection of the test tube?" Ke Lan asked - if the information provided by Zofia is correct, then this club seems to have some problems.

"We did, but the inside of the test tube was washed very clean, without any residue..." Zofia said with some regret, "At first, we thought it was just a banned drug... At that time, I didn't know about the existence of the Seed of Corrosion, and the investigation of Leonard was only to catch the Arasaka Group suspected of drug trafficking."

"If it was an illegal drug, he wouldn't have to bring it back to his residence for use... It's not uncommon to have drug parties in clubs... And, as far as I know, none of the common addictive drugs have an interval of more than one week, and once every three months is unheard of." Ke Lan's finger gently dragged on the touchpad, and the photo of the glass test tube was suddenly magnified several times... There was no trace of glue left on the surface of the test tube after the label was torn off, nor was there an assembly line production batch number etched with laser, but judging from the specifications and materials of the test tube, Ke Lan was unable to determine the origin and purpose of this test tube.

"So, you suspect that the contents of this test tube are related to the Seed of Erosion?" Ke Lan looked up at Zofia, only to find that she had stood up and was leaning over to look at the screen in front of her... In this posture and angle, Ke Lan naturally saw something that he shouldn't have seen...

"Is this really pure natural? But the size is a little too large..." Such a thought flashed through Ke Lan's mind, and he immediately looked away without making a sound, and returned his gaze to the computer screen.

"Well, just like many high-level biochemically modified humans need to be regularly injected with anti-rejection drugs, I suspect that these parasitic 'containers' may also need the help of some kind of drugs to control the seeds of erosion in the body..." Zofia did not notice Ke Lan's little action just now, and spoke to herself.

"Have you checked this with the military or DAS? If the containers of the Seed of Corrosion need to be injected regularly or take some kind of drug for 'stabilization', they should be aware of this as they have handled many containers."

"I asked...but the military said that the work of handling containers was basically led by DAS, and they were just assisting, but DAS did not give me a clear response."

"Is this for the purpose of keeping it secret? But this is meaningless. If it is to be kept secret, then you shouldn't even know about the existence of the Seed of Corrosion. I always feel like something is wrong..."

"This is the consistent style of DAS..." Zofia sighed, "Their people have always been indifferent. If I hadn't been on the ship when they requisitioned the 'Pioneer' icebreaker, I wouldn't have known about the Seed of Erosion until now."

"And, even if that's the case," Zofia continued, "this information was revealed to me by the military, not by DAS. In the entire Soma Group, including me, there are no more than ten people who know this inside story."

"...But, Yui is one of these less than ten people, right?" Ke Lan said a little depressed.

"……Yes."

"That is to say, the information you have now is basically known to the Arasaka Group... Including me, the Undersea Castle, and the 776th Special Forces Team, as well as your previous investigation of the Arasaka Group and the Samurai Club, they all know it?"

"……Yes."

"Do you mind if I swear?"

"Although I don't mind, as my fiancé, you still have to pay attention to your image." Zofia suddenly stretched out a finger and placed it on Ke Lan's lips. "In the eyes of those boring media, these things can be used to make a big fuss... I don't want you to be discredited as a rude and uneducated person by public opinion."

"I say, aren't you tired of living like this?" Ke Lan showed a bitter smile on her face.

"I'm tired, but I'm used to it... But now I can relax..." Sofia said, and stretched as if Ke Lan didn't exist, exposing a large area of ​​white skin under her armpits directly to Ke Lan's sight.

This woman...isn't she still trying to use the honey trap? Ke Lan thought to herself...but at this moment, the phone in her pocket suddenly rang.

It was an anonymous email. Although it was anonymous, Ke Lan knew who sent it to her.

He is the only one who would send anonymous emails to this account.

The content of the email was very short, only one sentence, with a big question mark at the end: "The Andrew you asked me to check last time was kidnapped... Could it be you who did it?"