Zhao Wenrui arrived at this space-time node in the evening 4 days later.

November 1, 264 Ephemeris 264, Maryenburg.

Zhao Wenrui, under the pseudonym Kevin King, arrived at the North Plaza.

Named after the river, Marienburg has a long history and was the capital of a new industrial province within a century.

Kevin King is a native of Maryinburgh, twenty-four years old, graduated from a provincial key university, and has an education level almost equivalent to that of a modern high school student, but the science is much worse, because the science in this world has been largely replaced by magic.

The real Kevin has died in a raid organized by the authorities.

In this raid, one of his subordinates was released, playing a detective, preventing a suicide explosion during the operation, saving his colleagues, Shangguan and half the people on the street, and was commended and promoted.

As for playing a police detective, it is natural to use the convenience of profession and position to better obtain information.

Kevin King was supposed to be a fish that slipped through the net. His subordinate used his psychic ability to lock down its location, originally intending to use it to fish and make new achievements.

Unexpectedly, the fish was not caught, but a secret mission was discovered.

Kevin King's cover profession is a freelance journalist who is actually a revolutionary.

Of course, in his eyes, Kevin King was nothing more than an anti-government man who presented himself as a 'revolutionary'.

Because the core program of that organization is still in the superficial stage of 'as long as the current government is eliminated, then a new era of democracy and freedom can be ushered in'.

In addition, the organization also emphasizes the so-called dedication of 'not sparing the loss of reputation for the sake of a just cause.'

In his opinion, this is to put it bluntly, that is, in order to achieve the goal, there is no lower limit, and the means can be unscrupulous.

There are many such organizations, whether in China during the Republic of China or Libya and Syria in the 21st century.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this kind of organization is made up of stupid, ambitious, ambitious careerists or compradors who think they are patriotic, but in fact they are being used as guns, and opportunists who are drunk and drunk today for the sake of justifying their violent activities in the Criminal Code, and have no future at all.

Zhao Wenrui, who goes by the pseudonym Kevin King, shrunk his emaciated body, lowered his head, and walked towards the bronze statue of Clemon III in the center of the square.

King Clemon III was the lord of the Iris Dynasty, and his childhood and youth were spent in the palace of Marienburg, which is regarded as his second home, and the rise of the magic industry in Marienburg and the province was led by him, so it is commemorated by the people here.

The sunset is like fire, it looks like it will rain again tomorrow, and people come and go in the square, some are in a hurry, some are pacing leisurely, there are old people who are attached to each other, and there are children who are playing and playing. As long as you are not too sensitive, you can still enjoy the comfortable atmosphere like the afterglow of the dynasty like the remnant sun.

Zhao Wenrui found that he was not the first to come, there were already people at the statue, just looking at his bored and unintentional appearance, he knew that he was waiting for someone.

When this person saw him, his eyes lit up obviously, and he raised his hand very enthusiastically to greet him: "Kevin!"

He walked a few quick steps to the other party, pretended to be very cautious and glanced around, and at the same time suppressed his voice and said: "Keep a low profile! I was on Baker Street last night, and if I hadn't been lucky enough to go out to buy cigarettes, I would have been secretly arrested! God knows if my wanted photo has been circulated in the hands of the patrol officers now." ”

At this moment, the other party was more nervous than him, and blurted out a series of questions: "How can this be? I don't know at all! By the way, am I also in danger? How dare you show up in public when such a thing happens?"

"Relax man, you have to learn to wear a mask and don't write everything on your face. Come, let's eat and talk like we usually do. ”

As he spoke, he pulled the other party to sit down, took out a packet of braised pork and two whole wheat bread from the leather paper bag in his hand, used the leather paper bag as a tablecloth, sat on the ground, and spread out the braised meat bun to eat.

The other party is obviously not a wealthy person, and the beautiful and fragrant braised pork makes his index finger move, and after a few bites, he said a little embarrassedly: "This is your dinner, right!?"

Zhao Wenrui said: "For dinner, of course, you have to enjoy the special delicacies of the high-end restaurants in Marienburg, such as tomahawk steak and seafood.

said on his lips: "Isn't it frightened last night, eat some good pressure shock, together, together!"

Sure enough, good food, like hot drinks, helps to relax the mind and relieve tension. Seeing Zhao Wenrui's earnest greeting, the other party didn't take it anymore, and his emotions gradually calmed down with the food.

"Tell me what's going on. ”

"Actually, I don't really know. Zhao Wenrui complained first, and then changed the topic: "But I know two points, 1, the Marienburg police are insufficient. 2. Learn to think backwards. ”

"Reverse thinking?" Sure enough, this rhetoric was novel to that person, Zhao Wenrui easily skipped the greetings and entered the Kanshan mode by pretending to be a small one, and by the way, he also gave himself a small label of a smart spiritual person.

And talking, talking, and finding out the other party's interest topics, it gradually became the other party's talk, and he listened. Recently, a lot of information, including names, is set up.

It turned out that the young man's name was Ricard, and he was an apprentice locksmith. Although he has no culture, he has dreams.

To put it more bluntly, I don't want to be an honest craftsman like my father and ancestors, but want to get ahead and live a rich life.

Then he became a thief.

Because he is good at matching keys and picking locks, he is very spiritual in this regard, in his own words.

The organization also takes a fancy to this technology, and even brings in some magic lock-related techniques for it to learn, and gives some sweetness from time to time.

If you are a modern young person on the earth, you have long noticed that something is wrong, and it is obvious that they are being used as a tool, especially in the past six months, there have been several thefts of rich people, all of which are related to it.

However, the basic cultural literacy of young people in the city in this era is generally low, and they also lack knowledge, but they have a heart that is unwilling to be ordinary, and it is not surprising that they are used by people to draw cakes and small favors.

He believed that Ricard was involved in this secret mission because of the need for his skills.

And when the other two temporary teammates showed up, he became more and more sure of his reasoning.

The two newcomers, one a juggler and the other a barmaid, are obviously tools who use their expertise.

Well, so what is the specialty of the freelance journalist he plays?

Flexible brain, good at playing on the spot, have a certain cultural literacy, and be able to recognize important documents?

Of course, this question is actually a matter of thinking about it, it's not a big deal, after all, no matter what role the original Kevin King is set into, he can hold it.

Interestingly, Kevin King turned out to be the 'link' of the four, the juggler Oliver and the barmaid Angela, both Kevin, but didn't know each other as well as Ricard.

And with the arrival of the personnel, the connector also appeared.

In fact, the connector was there all the time, a couple pushing a cart and selling snacks.

As the lamplighter lit up the magic crystal street lamps with a magic rod, the number of people in the square decreased significantly.

Even in Marienburg, the nights are becoming less and less safe, and couples selling snacks are starting to close their stalls.

Oliver, who arrived last, was the least patient of the four, and after just a moment's wait, he looked around impatiently.

In the face of the discount sales of the snack couple, before the other party finished introducing it, they directly waved their hands and refused.

Zhao Wenrui stepped forward and asked with a smile: "Is there a cauliflower with Fijian sauce?"

"Yes, yes, it's delicious, a big bag costs 3pence. ”

Fiji is an ancient country, a big country, a country of food, and a strong neighbor. The cauliflower of Fijian is like the grapes of the Bordeaux region of France, which is very famous, and the dish of cauliflower in sauce is also famous, both hot and cold, and the snacks are generally sold in cold sauce, sweet and sour taste, like fried stinky tofu, and eaten with a toothpick after pouring the juice.

As for the currency, pennies, shillings, and gold pounds are the country's currencies, with purchasing power almost equivalent to the Victorian pound, and 1 gold pound is about 2,000 yuan in 2016.

The coin exchange ratio is 1 gold pound = 20 shillings = 200 pence (240 pence in the UK), that is, 1 pence is the purchasing power of 10 soft sister coins, so a 3 pence snack is already a little expensive.

In particular, Kevin King, a freelance writer (journalist), sometimes may not be able to earn 1 gold pound a month.

But Zhao Wenrui still paid very happily.

Now, the other three people all noticed something unusual, after all, they were doing things with people, and their vigilance was relatively high, and in this context, spending 3 pence to buy the so-called discounted snacks at the stall was already weird.

Zhao Wenrui didn't make a fool of himself, and explained: "Simple word games, Fiji, cauliflower, add up to Franco. ”

Franco is a well-known senior member of the organization and the person who issued the mission. It's very mysterious, the dragon sees the head but doesn't see the end, they all received the letter, and then came to the North Square to gather and wait for the next instructions, but I didn't expect that there was a small test here.

Sure enough, the snack bag contains a further quest hint.

It was a magic note, using magic ink and special paper, and once unfolded, the handwriting would disappear within ten seconds. Paper also degrades quickly into slag.

"43 Sunshine Street. ”

When Zhao Wenrui whispered this address in public, his horse boy Wuhachi (Mind Warrior No. 8) had already launched an operation, first confirming the location from the map, sharing the information with him, and then taking the lead to go and detect.

Zhao Wenrui took out his pocket watch and looked at the time, and saw that Ricard, Angela and Oliver didn't say anything, so he smiled and said, "I know that place well, it's not too far, let's walk there." ”

Indeed, as a freelance journalist who needs to dig up all kinds of reporting material, it is normal for Kevin King to have the label of a ground worm.

So about half an hour later, Sunshine Street arrived.

Sunshine Street is an ancient street that existed when Marienburg was born.

In the past, it was indeed wide enough, and because it ran east-west, it was very bright to soak up the sun all day.

But later, because of all kinds of illegal land occupation, it became narrower and narrower, and most importantly, it grew old with the whole block.

The old town could easily become a slum, and this is the case for that.

Number 43 is a good one, a grocery store on the street, not in the depths of the alley.

Looking at the shop is a gray-haired, but energetic old man.

When Zhao Wenrui said the code, indicating that he wanted a two-pound hammer of the labor card, the old man pulled the rope on the wall behind him, and a faint bell rang.

A moment later, the corner door opened, and a middle-aged man walked out, the same man who had not spoken to the couple who had been selling snacks in the North Square.

At this moment, the previous honest and rustic character image has been removed from his body and replaced by a calm and capable one. He glanced at Zhao Wenrui and the others, and said expressionlessly: "Come with me." ”

Oliver, who was beside Zhao Wenrui, muttered in a low voice: "There are so many tricks!"

Since everyone chose to remain silent, Oliver's whining did not cause any waves, and it was revealed. After that, the group walked through the alleys, led by a middle-aged man, through the intricacies of the old town, during which they suffered all kinds of common and less common harassment.

For example, the heart-rending cries of babies, the sound of men and women arguing, and the hawkers and warblers peddling 'special' cigarettes, medicines, and skins and meats are all common.

Not often are the sound of heavy breathing in the darkness, the murmuring of madmen and the strange laughter of sobbing, or the light that turns on and off like cigarette butts and occasionally illuminates the unpredictable figure that quickly sinks into the darkness.

It's a transcendental world, which means that the magical and the weird are everywhere.

It stands to reason that everyone should get used to it. But there are some things that you can't really get used to, such as the unknown characteristics brought by the darkness, which can still make people unconsciously nervous and even frightened.

Zhao Wenrui naturally has no fear, after all, for him, even if there is some unknown, it is just something he can rely on to understand. Since there is only the unknown that is known and can be solved at any time, what is there to be nervous about and fear?

But he has to take proper care of Kevin King's character. Although freelancers claim to be a brave profession that can be approached even by a moody serial murderer, most freelancers are actually brave because they need to be right, not really daring.

Kevin King is in this category, precisely because he has seen some perverted and terrible people and things, so he is no longer an ignorant and fearless newborn calf, but a social person who does not want to be contaminated with bad and dangerous things if it is not necessary.

At this time, you have to show some hesitation and cowardice.

Hesitant about this mission, afraid of the chaos and danger here, and the not-so-wonderful future situation.

Oliver's performance is worthy of the four-word evaluation of 'no heart and no lungs'.

Ricard is pretending to be calm, while Angela is always wearing a professional smirk, and her inner activities are unknown.

Of course, Zhao Wenrui actually understands body language and micro-expressions, and can even know their true emotions directly through the micro-dissipation of mental power, and make corresponding guesses.

So this stage is quite boring for him, and he is not interested in experiencing this kind of third-rate plot with a state of enjoyment, and he really can't wait to fast-forward.

Fortunately, the little torment ended due to a sudden accident, and the secret stronghold of the organization was raided, and the four of them happened to meet at the same time......