Volume 3: Artifacts Chapter 130 Jinjing Town
Dragon Country is located in the deep sea of the southern continent, and is a very large island. The island is almost surrounded by towering cliffs, with only a few shallows and harbors for ships to anchor.
The special geography makes Dragon Country almost isolated from the outside world, making the species on the island extremely unique. Most of them have innate magic skills, so the species here, whether animals or plants, are uniformly called magic beasts.
When outsiders come to Dragon Country to adventure, the chance of becoming a snack for dragons is much smaller than the chance of becoming food for monsters. This further increases the mystery of Dragon Country, making it one of the world's major forbidden areas.
In an area northwest of this restricted area, a gap appeared in the cliffs surrounding the Dragon Kingdom. A river flowed out from the island and impacted and precipitated a plain here.
This plain was originally covered with dense jungles, where magical beasts lived. But now the jungle has been cut down, and a cargo port has been built at the river mouth. Surrounding the port is a small town called Jinjing Town.
Although the town is not large, the fire crystals shipped out from here now account for 30% of the international fire crystal trade volume.
The fire crystal mines that have been put into mining are located on both sides of the river. The mined fire crystal mines are transported to Jinjing Town by river. The raw fire crystal ore is screened and graded in the town's factory, then packaged and loaded onto ocean freighters, and finally escorted by the Imperial Navy to Raging Tide City.
With the upgrading of the world's industry, the demand for fire crystals is increasing. With the continuous expansion of Jinjing Town, more and more workers come here to work. The mining industry has driven the development of related service industries, and some gray industries have rapidly grown.
Even though the Imperial Secret Intelligence Bureau established a secret branch in Jinjing Town directly under the Secret Intelligence Headquarters, it was still difficult to curb illegal activities.
Among the many gray industries in Jinjing Town, in addition to traditional smuggling, gambling and pornography, there is also the poaching and trafficking of Warcraft.
There were even some daring people who set their sights on the dragon.
The Golden Dragon King Tyran had told Luke many times that someone had sneaked into the dragon's lair to steal treasures, and someone had tried to capture a baby dragon. This was not only happening in King Tyran's territory, but also in the depths of the Dragon Kingdom.
The activities of the Golden Shield Empire in Dragon Country have caused concern and dissatisfaction among some dragons.
So after Luke entered the Dragon Kingdom in a high-profile manner as the Taotie King, he quietly changed his identity and came to Jinjing Town.
There are no tall buildings in Jinjing Town, which was built not long ago. Almost all buildings are made of local materials, mainly wood and stone. The industrial area surrounds the estuary, and the administrative, entertainment, and living areas radiate outward. Although the Imperial Cabinet has made professional urban construction designs for Jinjing Town, in the implementation process, except for the core areas, they can be built according to the drawings, and the construction of other areas is really arbitrary.
Luke, wearing a suit, a top hat, glasses on his nose and a cane in his hand, walked into the Secret Service in the center of the town.
A familiar feeling came over me.
Except that the building had been replaced by a bungalow, it was just like when Shelley first entered the Cape District Secret Service. The office area was a mess, with some agents playing cards together, some daydreaming, and some sitting there seemingly working but actually no one knew what they were doing.
Luke's mood at this moment was completely different from the first time he entered the Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau.
Now the Imperial Secret Service is his own business. As the bedfellow of the highest-ranking officer of the Secret Service, how can Luke remain in a good mood when he sees so many people who are just sitting there doing nothing?
Moreover, the Imperial Cabinet attached great importance to Jinjing Town. Not only did the Secret Service here have sufficient salaries and funds, but the Imperial Energy Department also allocated a sum of money as an allowance for the spies in Jinjing Town. It can be said that the spies in the Cape District had a good reason for not working, and the spies in Jinjing Town really did not take the Imperial Princess and the Prime Minister seriously if they did not work.
“Ahem!”
Luke coughed loudly on purpose, and only then did someone notice him.
A nonchalant spy came over and after looking Luke up and down at his appearance and clothes, he said politely, "This is the Jinjing Town Branch of the Imperial Secret Service. Is this gentleman here to report a case?"
Luke took off his hat and pulled out an ID from the Imperial Secret Service.
"My name is Luke, an agent with the Imperial Secret Service's Inspection Office, and I'm here to handle a few complaints about the Imperial Secret Service's Jinjing Town branch. Is your branch's inspector, Red Fox, here? I'd like to see him right now."
Hearing that Luke was a patrol agent from the Imperial Secret Service, the agent who had not yet shown his body stood up immediately. He took the ID from Luke, checked it and returned it, saying, "Agent Luke, Inspector Red Fox is in his office. I'll take you there."
Luke took the ID and said, "Thank you!"
"plz follow me!"
Luke followed the spy through the office lobby, passed through two security doors into the confidential office area, and then came to the detective's office.
Luke took out his ID again and asked the inspector's confidential secretary to check it. At the same time, he observed Inspector Red Fox and recalled the information about Inspector Red Fox that he saw from Agatha.
Detective Red Fox is definitely capable to be assigned by Agatha to such an important place as the Secret Service Bureau in Jinjing Town.
When Luke first met Red Fox, his first impression of him was that he was as cunning as a fox. His appearance had cunning engraved on his face, with narrowed eyes and a constant smile, and he had been watching Luke since the moment he entered the office.
Red Fox sat in his seat without saying a word, waiting for the confidential secretary to verify the authenticity of the identity certificate.
"Inspector Red Fox, this certificate is issued by the Imperial Secret Service. All the patterns and keys are correct."
"Very good, you can go out now!"
Inspector Red Fox waited for his confidential secretary to leave the room, and then invited Luke to sit across from his desk: "Agent Luke, the Imperial Secret Service Bureau really attaches great importance to our Jinjing Town Secret Service Branch, and has sent several patrol detectives in the past few months. I wonder what case you came to Longguo for this time?
All the agents in our branch will cooperate fully."
Luke sat down, put his cane aside, and said, "Golden Dragon King Tyron has complained to the Imperial Cabinet and the Imperial Secret Service many times, saying that many people in Jinjing Town have left the mining area without permission and went deep into the Dragon Kingdom to do illegal things.
This has caused trouble to some dragons and even endangered their safety.
According to the division of functions, these should all be under the jurisdiction of the Jinjing Town Secret Intelligence Bureau."
In response to the accountability from the Imperial Secret Service, Inspector Red Fox smiled and said, "Yes, these are all within the jurisdiction of our branch. But... we don't have the ability to manage them."
Luke asked, "Why? Is it because the funding given to you by the General Administration is not enough?"
"Of course we have enough funds, but even though we have a lot of money, we have to live to spend it. Agent Luke, do you know that the Jinjing Town Secret Branch is the most dangerous branch of all the branches in the empire? If we want to arrest criminals who have penetrated into Dragon Country, we have to penetrate into Dragon Country ourselves.
The dragons don't care if we are spies or criminals. They will hunt us down if they find us. There are also monsters that can attack at any time. What's more deadly is that criminals who dare to go deep into the Dragon Kingdom are not something that ordinary spies can deal with.
In the short time since the Empire established Jinjing Town, three inspectors have died and more than three hundred spies have died.
It can be said that all the diligent spies are dead, and the remaining ones are just wasting their time.
I have no way..."
After getting Red Fox's explanation, Luke realized that his judgment of the Jinjing Town Secret Intelligence Bureau was wrong.
In a special place like Longguo, it is indeed difficult for the Secret Intelligence Bureau to carry out its work.
Of course, we can't just listen to the Red Fox Inspector's one-sided words, so Luke said: "I already know the difficulties of the Jinjing Town Secret Affairs Branch. I will report the situation here to the General Administration truthfully. I believe the General Administration will find a solution soon.
In addition, I plan to stay in Jinjing Town for a while to gain a deeper understanding of the illegal industries here and provide reference for the General Administration’s solutions.”
Inspector Red Fox said happily, "Agent Luke, welcome to stay in Jinjing Town. Here we have Dragon Country's unique drinks and food that you can't taste anywhere else. Of course, the mosquitoes here are more powerful than those in other places. Some of them are highly poisonous and have curse spells. You must be careful when you sleep at night."
Luke could hear the intimidation from Inspector Red Fox, and he became more interested in what was hidden in Jinjing Town.
"Thank you for your reminder, Inspector. I will be careful and will not let mosquitoes into my room..."
