Chapter 1543: Dream Broken in Qiming (22)

"A collaborator. Hearing this, Bediwell's heart suddenly came to mind the two thief teenagers he had met before.

While in Zvar, Ark instructed two street children to help him steal, and took the stolen goods for himself and his young men. It made him look like the leader of a small criminal organization - even if in reality, Ark the Sword Saint was overkill in such a criminal organization, regardless of his origin or ability.

Is it to keep a low profile, so that Old Man Ark doesn't come forward in person and let others work for him?

However, there is no evidence that the "criminal organization" involved in the Sword Saint Ark does not have any other branches in other cities. Could it be that his influence has extended to South Africa? Maybe he is secretly instructing some street children, or the gangsters in the slums, to carry out some shady things in the dark?

Fallen, Ark of the Sword. Bediwell wondered. Once upon a time, the great swordsman who shook the whole of Europe has now become the leader of a criminal gang, doing some dirty theft. Let Lancelot know that his own father has become like this, and wonder what the Knight of the Round Table, now known as the Juggernaut, will think?

"Then, since the Sword Saint Ark has a collaborator, things will be easy. The shadow agent snorted for a moment, and then analyzed: "Next, as long as you find out those habitual thieves and thugs in this city, interrogate and even follow them, you can find the Sword Saint Ark."

What's more, since most of those who cooperate are just poor people with four walls, but they have to help Ark with the Sword Saint to make purchases, then they will leave a record of every consumption. A poor man suddenly has a large amount of money to buy various supplies, and this suspicious consumption record can be easily detected. ＂

"What if he had a lot of collaborators and spread out the money for spending?" Bediville asked, "so that the spending record would be less suspicious?"

"You're right, Monsieur Bediwell, he can hide himself more subtly with this trick. The shadow agent continued, "However, this is extremely unlikely. Jack of the Sword Ark himself is well aware that his goal is to hide in the city to avoid pursuit. So the fewer of his collaborators, the better, and the fewer people who know of his existence, the safer he is. According to my estimates, the number of its collaborators should not exceed three. ＂

"It's still too much...... The Knight King couldn't help but complain. If Ark Blademaster is in hiding and only looking for someone to help him buy some necessities such as food, then it is almost impossible to find the subtleties in the consumption record of dividing the things he needs to buy into three pieces and sending his co-workers to buy them separately.

"Not much, huhuhu. The shadow agent sneered mysteriously, "Your Majesty King Arthur, you don't know anything. As the more the fire burns, the darker the shadows become. The commercial development of this bustling metropolis also represents how huge the gap between the rich and the poor is. For the poor in the city, even if they just buy an extra apple a day, the difference in consumption level is huge. ＂

"How-" Bediwell couldn't help but complain. Is it really that exaggerated?

"It's such an exaggeration. The shadow agent seemed to be able to read minds, and directly answered the words that were not spoken in Bediwell's heart: "What's more, it is impossible for Sword Saint Ark to think so thoughtfully and hide the subtle differences between buying an extra apple or two. It is even more unlikely that he will find the slightest difference in the national public consumption data server, from the hundreds of millions of consumption records every day. Data mining is one of my favorite skills. ＂

Bedwell's heart couldn't help but fur as he listened. The citizens of this country are simply unconcealed in the fully electronic mode of commercial consumption, and their privacy can be said to be completely non-existent, and savvy hackers can easily find out what everyone has bought every day and every purchase.

"Take it, here's a list of anomalies in the consumption of slum dwellers in Pretoria in the last week. There were 60 people on this list, and these people spent more than twice as much as usual every day during the week. Excluding those who have picked up windfalls, half of the poor who are unlikely to have windfalls and do not have regular jobs are on this list.

Among the more than 30 people, only seven were screened out as habitual thieves or had criminal records.

These are the seven most likely assistants of the Sword Saint Ark, and I have marked them all with a red pen.

The others weren't completely left out of the list of suspects, but I thought it would be better for you to start with the seven people who were circled first. ＂

"Very well, I took it. The Knight King took a scroll from the shadow agent. In fact, this thing is not thick, and the list of sixty people, along with the addresses of these people, is only a short list. And the seven people who were circled with a red pen have several times more detailed information than others.

King Arthur had to admire the analytical skills of the shadow agents, who had narrowed down their search from tens of millions of people in the big cities to this list of sixty people by analyzing them alone.

"I don't think I need to stress it anymore, do I? The Shadow Agent commanded, "Letting your armoured knights sniff around the city will scare the sword saint Ark even deeper." At that time, it would be almost impossible to find him again. ＂

"Of course I do. The Knight Dynasty Bediwell winked and said he was leaving, "See you later, then, Shadow Agent." Someone from Great Britain will come and pay you for the information you have negotiated. ＂

Bediwell, who was on the sidelines, couldn't help but wonder how much money this was. If you find a capable intelligence businessman like a shadow agent to ask for intelligence, the other party's offer must be sky-high.

"You don't have to pay the money first, and then you can talk about it when you actually catch the Sword Saint Ark. I'm also very interested in the betrayal of Great Britain by the Sword Saint Ark, and when you catch him, remember to let me talk to him for a while, and maybe you will find some clues about the events of that year. ＂

"Yes. The Knight King readily agreed.

Then the shadow agent added, "Also, I have something I want to talk to the werewolf, is that okay?"

Arthur then stopped, and glanced at Bedwell. The werewolf youth shrugged.

"I'm waiting for you outside. Arthur walked out of the room and took the door with him. The shady barrier that was plastered to the wall immediately spread, blocking the door. In this way, this is a completely closed area, and the conversation between Bedeville and the shadow agent in this room is absolutely inaudible to the outside world.

"What are you looking for me?" asked Bediwell, slightly displeased.

"You're funny, [people who don't exist in the world]. The shadow agent snorted: "The people of this world, as long as they have lived, will leave some traces in the world. But what's the matter with you? Your [traces] seem to have been forcibly erased by some tremendous force. The traces of you before the age of thirteen do not exist at all, as if you did not exist in this world until the age of thirteen, and then appeared out of thin air. ＂

The werewolf youth was shocked. He viciously waited for the shadow agent: "Who are you, what kind of magic trick did you use to see through other people's pasts like this?"

"I have my own way. The shadow agent said mysteriously.

Bediwell was silent for a while, then turned to leave, "If you don't have anything else important to say to me, then I should go." What a waste of time. ＂

"You, carrying calamity. Ignoring Bediwell's disregard, the shadow agent spoke to himself.

"What?"

"You are burdened with calamity. The shadow agent repeated, his tone becoming more mysterious, even eerie:

"Everywhere you go, everything will be ravaged by destruction.

Whoever you love will die.

Everything you are looking for will pass through your fingers and become nothing.

The salvation you have been waiting for is illusory.

You will be assassinated by your loved ones in great sorrow.

You will lose everything, not even the things you guard, and you will wander in solitude forever.

You will be haunted by a fate from which there is absolutely no escape, consumed by darkness, eaten away by despair.

Because you are such a sinful person.

Changing the world and distorting destiny will cost people accordingly.

How much you have borrowed from this world, how much you will have to pay back in the end.

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Bediwell, who had already walked a few steps, stopped at this time.

"Nonsense. The werewolf youth was slightly indignant and said disapprovingly.

"What I said is true. The shadow agent confidently retorted: "I may not have the ability to foresee the future, but I can deduce from your past and present the trend of change in things that are relevant to you." All of this is bound to happen to you. For you are [a man who does not exist in the world], [a man whom is not tolerated by the world], [a cursed one]. ＂

"What fate is, I don't know, and I'm not interested in knowing. Bedeville took a deep breath and didn't look back: "But if fate is so unreasonable, I will even crush fate itself." I've done it once, and I'll do it again. So, keep your nonsense for yourself. This kind of nonsense that isn't even a fart doesn't scare me at all. ＂

He stepped out of the room without looking back.