blueteamnovel Chapter 143 Spy City, Project Azalea
Chapter 143 Spy City, Project Azalea
Chapter 143 Spy City, Project Azalea
After bringing Hugh Deercha to the safe house, Evan discovered that Zeril had already confessed.
A man wearing a golden mask handed Evan an interrogation record and then respectfully said:
"This detective is still very stubborn, but he is just an ordinary person after all. He couldn't withstand my interrogation, so I used ten minutes of torture on him, and he confessed everything."
Looking at the interrogation record in his hand, Evan nodded in satisfaction and casually praised it:
"Not bad, you investigated quite thoroughly, well done."
Hearing Evan's praise, the masked "interrogator" became even more excited and lowered his head even further.
There was no way around it; after Hugh's father was executed for treason, he had already been marginalized. Even though he had become a Sequence 7 powerhouse at a young age, it was clear that he had no future.
Just when he was about to despair and could only do some dead-end fieldwork, he suddenly received a notification that he was to participate in a major espionage case. This made him ecstatic, as if he had seen the most important turning point in his life.
When he joined the case, he learned that he had been recruited by Evan. Not only him, but many of his previously marginalized colleagues had also been recruited by Evan.
Most importantly, he discovered that his former boss's daughter was with Evan, which was a very clear sign that Evan was willing to accept them, the downtrodden.
After careful investigation, they discovered that Evan had a powerful backer who was worth relying on. This group of down-on-their-luck individuals had been working desperately during this period, just to demonstrate their abilities and gain Evan's appreciation.
Thanks to their hard work during this period, Evan's reputation within MI9 has grown and his voice has become increasingly loud.
While Evan was reviewing the interrogation transcript, the man in the gold mask said to Hugh Deercha:
"I heard you've already obtained the potion for the 'Sheriff' title. When are you planning to be promoted?"
"I feel my control over the 'Arbitrator' potion is getting stronger, and I'll probably be ready for a promotion in about a week."
Hugh Deercha held this man in high esteem, for she had only recently learned that the reason she bought the Arbitrator's Potion at her first party in Backlund was thanks to the man's secret help.
Otherwise, given MI9's control over materials obtained through "arbitrators" and "lawyers," she absolutely could not have obtained the relevant materials so quickly in Backlund.
"Don't be too confident. Potions aren't so easy to control. I thought I had completely mastered potions back then, and then I rashly drank the 'Interrogator' potion. If your father hadn't used a sealing artifact to stabilize my mind, I might have lost control."
The man wearing the golden mask still felt lingering fear when he recalled drinking the Sequence 7 "Interrogator" potion.
"Uncle Barney, don't worry! I won't act rashly."
Hearing Barney's words of concern, Hugh Deercha felt a long-lost warmth in his heart, and his youthful face softened even more.
"This interrogation record is very detailed and there are no problems. Send it to Deputy Chief Jonas as soon as possible. You wait outside for a moment. I still have some questions for Zeril."
Just as Barney and Hugh were talking, Evan finished reading the interrogation record, then handed it to Barney and gave him instructions.
Submitting the interrogation record means the case is closed, but what does it mean to interrogate Zeryl separately?
However, Barney knew that his relationship with Evan wasn't that close, so he didn't say anything and just did whatever Evan said.
Hugh Deercha was also puzzled by Evan's actions, but he followed Evan into the safe house at Evan's prompting.
Inside the safe house, Zeril sat in a chair, panting heavily. Sweat soaked through his clothes, as if he had just been drenched in a downpour.
He gestured for the two "arbitrators" guarding Zeril to leave first, and then sat leisurely at the table opposite Zeril and asked:
"You should know which side of the gang ambushed you today, right?"
"I know, it must be someone from Intis's Eighth Intelligence Bureau. Speaking of which, I should thank you for saving me, otherwise I would be dead by now."
After all, the people in the eighth division are skilled in divination and enjoy obtaining information from the dead.
Knowing that the young man in front of him was the person in charge, and with Hugh Deercha standing to the side, he realized that he might have been exposed and monitored weeks ago.
So Zeryl tried her best to smile and please Evan.
Seeing Zeryl's obsequious manner, Evan couldn't help but find it amusing.
"Do you know why we were able to arrive in time and save your life? After all, that puppet master is not easy to deal with, and we can't have our deputy director watching over you every day, can we?"
Isn't it because you used me as bait to ambush and kill that Puppet Master?
Zeryl couldn't help but roll her eyes, silently cursing Evan in her mind.
He thought that the reason Intis sent such a heavyweight extraordinary person to kill him was because MI9, who had been tracking him for a long time, had deliberately leaked the information about the ironclad warship in order to lure this master of puppets. He even did not rule out the possibility that the information about the ironclad warship was a trap set by MI9.
Although Zeryl harbored resentment towards Evan in his heart, he dared not say it aloud and remained silent.
But Evan seemed to see through his thoughts, and pointed to the table next to him with a smile, saying:
"Indeed, as you thought, the information on the ironclad warship was indeed bait I set, but it wasn't meant to lure that master of the secret puppet."
Otherwise, if we had been fully prepared today, how could we have let him escape? Once we caught his trail, even a demigod could be dealt with. You should know that very well.
"They escaped? How could you let a master of puppetry get away? What was your real purpose in setting this up?"
Zeril was indeed surprised that the Puppet Master who ambushed him had escaped the pursuit of MI9, which was completely illogical.
Evan enjoyed seeing other people's surprised expressions and said with a smile:
"Let me give you another hint! The contents of this bait, which is information about the ironclad warship, are known to no one but my superior, Deputy Director Jonas, myself, and the little spy who got this information for you.
After that junior agent obtained the information, we have been closely monitoring him and have not found any signs of him passing on information to anyone. So who do you think leaked this information and attracted the people from Intis so quickly?
Even if Intis had a dog's nose, their sense of smell shouldn't be this sharp in the eighth inning, right?
After Evan finished speaking, Zeryl stared blankly, frozen in place, because Evan's words had made everything very clear.
Since no one in Backlund knew the contents of this intelligence, it could only have been leaked by his superior whom he contacted via telegram. It could be someone close to his superior, but it's more likely that his superior himself leaked it.
Because their telegrams are coded and can only be translated, and although he is not an extraordinary person but just an ordinary person, his level of security is very high. According to regulations, his telegrams can only be translated by his superiors personally and absolutely cannot be translated by others.
His superior was the highest-ranking official in charge of intelligence for the Kingdom of Rune in the Fusak Empire, and he was no longer responsible to anyone else. Therefore, the only possibility that the information he found about the ironclad warships was that it was leaked by his superior.
This was a huge irony for him. He had thought he had inadvertently given himself away somewhere, but he never expected that such a large loophole would be opened in the country.
He wanted to report this matter to the Fusak Empire, but looking around and thinking about his current situation, he couldn't help but feel sad and could only smile bitterly.
"So it seems you've already figured it out. Do you know who betrayed you?" Evan saw Zeryl's wry smile and guessed that he already had a suspicion, so he asked.
Zerrell looked at Evan and knew that he had been defeated by this young man, or rather, his boss and Intis had both been defeated by this young man in the eighth inning.
Although it was unclear how Evan knew that Intis had a high-ranking rat in the Fursac Empire's intelligence department, his screening operation was flawless, leaving Zeril completely convinced. Furthermore, he had no intention of covering up for his betraying superior, so he spoke the truth directly:
"My superior is Petrov Andrei, the head of the intelligence department of the Fusak Imperial Guard against Rune. Only he knows how to decrypt my telegrams, and no one else could possibly know them, so he must have betrayed me."
I thought Evan would be shocked to hear this news, after all, being in charge of intelligence work targeting a country is already considered to have climbed to the highest level of the intelligence department.
To Zeryl's surprise, Evan simply said "Oh" and then fell silent, not even letting the short girl standing next to him stay there any longer. Now, with wide eyes, the girl went out to explain.
It was as if the information he was giving was as irrelevant as the price fluctuations of eggs tomorrow.
Evan noticed Zeryl's surprise and casually explained:
"I conducted a thorough investigation into you and found that your level of secrecy is very high. The Fussac Empire has put a lot of effort into you."
So after guessing that your boss might be an Intis spy, Petrov Andrei was already on my list of suspects.
So whether you confess or not, we will investigate him and find out who betrayed you sooner or later. After all, we also have people planted in Fussack.
Upon hearing this, Zeryl thought for a moment, then nodded with a wry smile, because what Evan said was true.
"Alright, enough with the foreplay, let's get down to business. You said you were grateful to us for saving your life, but I think you're being honest because you've been hiding a lot of things."
You didn't lie when you confessed, but you selectively concealed certain things, and that's what interests me.