To: Jean Leclerc <> From: "Gas.Gas.GAAS"

[Maik]

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Flying over the planet Stuttgart, Jean once again received an incoming message. Same sender. The stranger seemed to have a disregard for his safety, although, on the other hand, he knew nothing about him. Who cares, though, as long as he works and does what is required of him?

Clicking on the incoming message, a video of a man in a helmet appeared in front of him, literally from the cockpit. The camera was positioned like in some space battle movies: Jean was literally looking up at his interlocutor from below. He could see nothing below his waist. There were different symbols on the pilot's helmet. If a criminalist from Gendarmerie had been standing with Jean, he would have said that the style of the drawings was reminiscent of the tattoo used to paint criminal bosses in Bretonia.

Some of these tattoos came straight from Liberty. In short, the stranger's helmet was a cultural canvas of the underworld of two once sworn (or still sworn) enemies of Gallia. Not wanting to delay his customer, like last time the stranger got straight to the point.

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"Listen, Jean, about that liner I met in France. First of all, I got what I wanted. From both you and him. Second, I talked to him, and I got a couple of interesting leads and had a good idea how you could frame it so that you'd definitely be considered the most reliable liner captains for passengers. I'm on my way to the station now, after my battle with the MND agent. For some reason they've decided to come to Cologne, so be careful-"

The ship shook, it looked like something had gone wrong. The pilot looked back and realized that one of the engines had malfunctioned. Swearing, he pressed a few buttons and cut off the fuel supply to that nozzle, which actually prevented a fire, although it slowed his speed.

"Anyway, if you're interested in what I have to say, money up front. 100.000 credits now and 100.000 credits after I'll tell you what I am talking about, you won't regret it, I think."

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Having started the conversation so abruptly and ending it just as abruptly, the pilot pressed something on his helmet on the right side and the transmission was interrupted. It looked like he had thought of something interesting. Is it worth the 200,000 credits? It's worth it. The guy's not a bad guy, though he's on the verge of losing his employer by such antics. But initiative is always rewarded, right?

Before take any action, it's work to think things through. Maybe he will tell something obvious, and then what to pay for?

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