stjorthotic Chapter 142 Arrest
Chapter 142 Arrest
Chapter 142 Arrest
Detective Zeryl has been riding high lately, thanks to his intelligence network, which mainly consists of homeless children. During the recent turmoil in the military of the Kingdom of Rune, he obtained a lot of useful information, which has earned him a series of awards. He is also very proud of his unconventional intelligence gathering methods.
Sure enough, his superiors thought he was very good at gathering intelligence, and just received an order with a very important mission: to take advantage of the chaos caused by the major corruption case at the Pritzker shipyard and steal the relevant data and blueprints for the ironclad warship as soon as possible.
While he was still worrying about how to complete the mission and which angle to approach it from, his best junior intelligence officer, Ian Wright, had already brought him good news.
He discovered that an accountant and an engineer from the Pritzker shipyard had secretly stored some items in the Backlund Great Library, and the two were subsequently taken away by auditors for investigation.
Ian Wright found a document in their vast library collection and delivered it to Zeril. It turned out to be the cost data and some blueprints for the Ironclad warship.
This discovery thrilled Zerrell, who immediately reported it to his superiors and instructed Ian Wright to do everything in his power to find other hidden documents in the library—the relevant documents were divided into several parts and hidden in various parts of the library.
Zereil felt that after making such a great contribution, he should be considered to have achieved a great merit and could return home to retire and receive a full pension. He had been in the Kingdom of Rune for seventeen years, living with a mask on every day, and had almost forgotten who he was. He longed to live in the sunlight and taste the food of his hometown again.
Just as Zereil was envisioning his wonderful future, he suddenly felt a blur before his eyes and his mind went blank as he walked through the alley. He felt as if a thick layer of glass had appeared around him.
He saw the little bird that he had just startled take flight, its wings flapping and thumping as it slowly flew into the sky, and his own thoughts gradually became stagnant.
"Master Zeril, who had received professional training from the Fusak Empire and had collected a lot of information over the years, and knew a lot about the intelligence agencies of various countries, immediately realized what he had encountered, but he had no way to deal with it, because he was not an extraordinary being, not even a Sequence 9."
A few seconds later, Zeryl's thoughts completely stopped, and just as he was about to become a puppet, a solemn announcement suddenly rang out:
"exile!"
Zeryl was suddenly thrown into the air and crashed heavily onto the open ground more than ten meters away. Although the fall caused him excruciating pain,
He felt a tightness in his chest and felt like he was going to vomit blood, but this also saved his life and prevented him from becoming a secret puppet.
Ignoring his physical condition, Zeril rolled on the ground and into a nearby alley, looking for an opportunity to escape.
But as he rolled into the alley, he heard a mocking voice beside him:
"Detective Zeryl is not young anymore, but he's still so agile. He doesn't even thank his savior. Where is he planning to run off to?"
Upon hearing this, Zeryl struggled to turn his neck and saw a handsome young man who looked to be only in his early twenties in the alley, accompanied by a girl who was no more than 1.5 meters tall and whose features were still somewhat immature, and several tall, menacing subordinates, all looking at him with interest as he rolled in the dirt and looked like a wolf.
Zeryl recognized Hugh Deercha as the bounty hunter who had previously monitored him—her height was indeed very memorable—but he pretended not to, forced a smile, placed his left hand on his chest, bowed, and said:
"Thank you all for saving me. I am extremely grateful and will definitely repay you in the future." With that, he turned to leave.
Evan watched with interest as Detective Zeryl pretended to be confused, but without saying much, he gave a signal and Hugh Deercha stepped forward and punched him in the stomach, rendering him powerless to resist. Meanwhile, several other burly men grabbed him from both sides and stripped him of his clothes.
Evan took the cheap suit, touched it, and discovered the poison sewn into the collar. He then smiled and said:
"Take this great detective to the safe house I've prepared nearby. You can interrogate him first, and I'll be there shortly."
Without saying a word, the burly men carried the barely standing Zeril away, while Evan and Hugh Deercha chased after them in one direction.
Evan and his team chased him all the way to the banks of the Tasso River in the East District before finally meeting Deputy Director Jonas, who was dressed in knight's attire.
"He still got away. He has a level 2 seal artifact from the Sailor Path, which makes him thrive in this environment."
Upon seeing Evan arrive, Deputy Director Jonas offered an explanation.
"We can't bring more sealed artifacts and more people, otherwise it would be obvious that we're setting up an ambush."
The attack on Zeryl has confirmed that my previous guess was correct: Zeryl's superior or someone close to his superior was an intelligence agent of Intis, otherwise they could not have known so quickly that Zeryl had obtained the blueprints for the ironclad warship.
Now that we've decided to take down that "rat" lurking in the Fussac Empire's intelligence department, we can't let the Intis people suspect that we already know the relevant information. We can only disguise this operation to rescue Detective Zeryl as an accident.
So in a way, it's a good thing we didn't catch the Puppet Master this time.
Deputy Director Jonas looked at Evan, who was speaking eloquently beside him, and couldn't help but nod. At the same time, he admired Evan in his heart, thinking that he was born to make a living in intelligence. He had only been in Backlund for less than a month, and he had already cracked several major espionage cases.
They arrested several well-infiltrated intelligence teams from various countries.
This time, by reviewing the files and tracing Zeryl's past involvement in operations, they boldly concluded that Zeryl's superiors or important figures close to them were Intis spies, and designed this screening operation.
This gave Jonas, the deputy director who was the same age as Robert, a feeling of being "left behind by the younger generation."
"Major General, can you identify who this puppet master is?" Evan asked curiously, clearly very interested in this person.
"It should be Rosago, the intelligence deputy of Intis's ambassador to the Kingdom of Rune. This person can change his appearance and has excellent escape skills, making him very difficult to deal with."
Although Deputy Director Jonas was mainly responsible for counter-espionage work for the Fussac Empire, he still knew the general information, so he immediately guessed who his opponent was.
"I'm going to interrogate Zeril right now, and I'll report back to you as soon as I can get any relevant information."
At that time, we will need you to mobilize your undercover forces in Fussac to conduct a screening.
"Whether you choose to offer them amnesty or use this opportunity to dismantle the intelligence networks of Fussack and Intis, the decision is yours."
Evan's words were tantamount to handing over the rat that Intis had planted in the Fursac Empire's intelligence department to Jonas for disposal.
For Jonas, who had run into trouble by letting the Kingdom Guard interfere with the surveillance of Lanluus during this period, this was like a timely help.
Jonas gave Evan a deep look, his smile growing wider. He didn't refuse Evan's offer because he really needed to make a difference during this period.
The longer Lannüs is missing, the greater the pressure he is under.
"Evan, your achievements during this period have been evident to all. Sometimes seniority is important, as it can ensure loyalty. However, it is a waste of life and talent to restrict meritorious personnel based on age and seniority."
Once this matter is completed, I will submit a report directly to His Majesty the King, striving to expedite your recognition of your merits.
Leaders usually don't reward their subordinates so directly. On the one hand, they want to maintain control over their subordinates, and on the other hand, they want to prevent their promises from being broken, which could cause their subordinates to become disloyal.
But Evan is no ordinary person; his brother is the head of military and intelligence in the parliament, so Evan's report on his merits could not possibly be blocked by the Military and Intelligence Committee.
Furthermore, since Evan has given me such a large share of the credit, if I don't make a promise quickly, Robert won't let Evan off the hook.
Moreover, Jonas was criticized because of George III's interference in the Lannüs affair. George III would not make things difficult for Jonas by praising Kaeven's achievements at this time. On the contrary, he would strongly promote it and reduce his pressure. That's why Jonas clearly stated the reward for this mission in advance.
"Thank you for your guidance, Major General. I will certainly continue to work hard and live up to your expectations." Jonas was very satisfied with Evan's attitude. Who wouldn't want to hear nice words?
Deputy Director Jonas has left. He was mainly in charge of counter-espionage work in the Kingdom of Rune and the Fusak Empire. He needed to identify the spy from Intis and coordinate with the external intelligence chief on how to take this piece of the pie and block others from using Kai. This was a real test of his wisdom, so he was very busy.
These things were no longer Evan's concern; he had already prepared the meal and brought it to Jonas's lips.
If he starves to death in the end, no one can save him. At the same time, it won't affect Evan. Everyone who knows the inside story will just curse Yang Nas: You were given a chance but you were useless.
In fact, once it was confirmed that Zeril's superior or someone close to him was an Intis spy, Zeril's value was already very small. His confession would at most help Rune narrow down the scope of the search and investigation, but would not provide much help, since he had no idea that his superior would betray him.
However, in Evan's eyes, Zeril still had great value, not only because of the intelligence system he built for homeless children, but also because his forgery was so good that if Evan hadn't had a habit of getting to the bottom of things and specifically sent Isengard Stanton's assistant to investigate his fifth generation, he would never have thought that he was actually a Fursac.
The effort and money the Fursak Empire spent on his identity were completely disproportionate to the value of the intelligence they obtained from him. They would have been better off using that money to make Zeril an Extraordinary. This was what puzzled Evan the most.
Evan believed that Zeril's secrets must be astonishing, waiting for him to uncover them.