eurekapd Chapter 80 Robert's Doubt
Chapter 80 Robert's Doubt
Chapter 80 Robert's Doubt
"Oh? You found a Fussack spy?"
Robert was clearly surprised by Evan's speed of action. Evan had only been in Backlund for a few days. How could he have gotten up to speed so quickly?
"I had already planned for my future when I was in Tingen, so I was sensitive to this kind of information when I attended the Extraordinary People's Gathering."
Someone once betrayed similar information at a gathering of extraordinary individuals. I suspect that someone within the Fussac Empire's internal intelligence system was in dire need of money, so they betrayed this spy who was not an extraordinary individual.
I eventually bought the spy's information for a hefty £300, but unfortunately, he refused to sell me any more.
Since this matter can neither be proven nor disproven, Evan can say whatever he wants.
Moreover, this has another advantage: when Evan exposes the Intis spy working for Zeryl's superior, no one will be surprised.
Robert was surprised that Evan had bought a spy with money, but not strange, because this was the norm in intelligence work. Loyalty and betrayal, espionage and counter-espionage, happened all the time. He just felt it was too coincidental. He had already suspected that Evan might have been controlled by the evil god organization.
The evil organization took a liking to Evan because he was their younger brother and wanted him to infiltrate MI9. He had just joined MI9 this morning and made progress in earning merit this afternoon. It all seemed like it was arranged.
Robert didn't show it on his face; he needed to wait for news from the people sent to Tingen before he could assess how to proceed.
Thinking about this, Robert felt increasingly guilty for failing his deceased parents' dying wish to take good care of Evan. He also regretted not letting Evan come into contact with extraordinary powers, allowing Evan to rashly step into them and fall into the trap of the secret organization.
"You've been busy these past few days helping me refine and implement the Government Employees Recruiting Act. How did you manage to investigate this undercover spy so thoroughly?"
Robert looked at Evan, who was talking eloquently, suppressed the strange emotions in his heart, and asked with some curiosity.
"I mainly focused my recruitment efforts on wild extraordinary individuals. I was quite lucky; I happened to meet a suitable bounty hunter while I was gathering information in the East District."
I also attend the Extraordinary Gathering in Backlund. People who can organize Extraordinary Gatherings are generally very powerful.
He also had ambitions, so I used a role-playing method to win over a party organizer. He was the one who conducted the background investigation on this spy, and he did it very quickly and thoroughly.
Robert nodded inwardly, approving of Evan's direction and scope in recruiting members, but at the same time, he couldn't help but remind Evan...
You must be certain about the identities of the members you recruit, and make sure they are not members of a cult, so you don't end up being harmed by them.
Upon hearing this, Evan knew what Robert was worried about, and smiled to say that the party organizer he had recruited was a believer of the god of knowledge and wisdom, and that he knew her identity.
"Using the 'role-playing method' to recruit ambitious, capable, and well-connected intermediate-level extraordinary individuals is indeed a quick way to build an intelligence network, but you also need to be confident in their abilities. Once they acquire the role-playing method, they may develop other intentions."
Therefore, we must not relax our efforts in examining these types of people.
At the same time, if you recruit using role-playing, you can't make too much of a fuss. After all, you'll eventually have to reveal your role-playing skills to the royal family. The more people you spread the word about role-playing, the more rigorous the scrutiny will be. So you can't reveal too much to the outside world.
Robert said meaningfully, and Evan's heart skipped a beat, and he raised an eyebrow, asking in return:
"Has anyone under your command performed meritorious service and deserves a reward?"
Robert was pleased with Evan's keen observation. He reached for a slip of paper from his personal servant, Mr. Hope, handed it to Evan, and said:
"These are all my former subordinates in the army. I've maintained contact with them all this time. They've almost reached the end of their promotions in the last few years, and have been stuck at Sequence 7 for a while now. Their inability to master the potion has affected their promotion, which is a loss for the kingdom."
This Sunday, the veterans' club that I sponsor is opening, and all these people will be there to support it. Now that you're an officer, you can go and take a look too. I'll introduce them to you, and you can give them some pointers for me. This will be beneficial for you when you join the army later.
I've already signed the relevant agreement and can no longer reveal the details of the acting method. You can still do it.
Evan took the note, glanced at it, wrote down the name, and then lit it with the help of the candle flame on the table. Robert nodded with satisfaction as he watched the cautious Evan.
"I was initially worried that you might not be handling things properly since you just graduated from school, but now that I see how experienced you are, I'm relieved."
"Just do as you said before. I've already had Walker prepare your things, and you can move out tomorrow."
Robert didn't want Evan to move out before, but now he thinks it's a good thing for Evan to move out. He can send people to monitor Evan's residence for a few days and maybe catch the cult members who want to contact Evan.
Furthermore, it's worth observing who in Backlund's political circles might be keeping an eye on Evan, and who is paying extra attention to him at this sensitive time.
Even though they are all enemies, he still has to take action and kill the chickens and monkeys.
The brothers chatted for a while longer before parting ways. Watching Evan's retreating figure as he went upstairs, Robert finally frowned and asked his assistant, Hope, "Still no news from the people sent to Tingen? Why are they moving so slowly?"
Mr. Hope stepped forward and placed a telegram in front of Robert, saying:
"The telegram that just arrived hasn't been told to you yet, but the people I sent investigated Young Master Evan's whereabouts over the past six months and found two people who are most suspicious."
One was Heiner Vancent, whom Evan met at a occult gathering. He was killed the night before Evan left Tingen when he was captured by the Night Watchers.
Another was Mrs. Sharon, a famous socialite in Tingen who was associated with Young Master Evan. She died this afternoon after being surrounded and attacked by three groups of extraordinary individuals from the church in Tingen.
Because of the huge commotion Mrs. Sharon caused, the people I sent found out indirectly that she was a Sequence 6 powerhouse in the "Assassin" path, and that she was extremely strong.
As for which sequence of Beyonder Heinz Vancent belongs to, it hasn't been found out yet because so few people are involved in this matter.
Robert looked at the telegram in front of him and then focused his attention on Mrs. Sharon.
"Assassin's Path, Sequence 6? 'Pleasure' Witch? Witch Cult? Hunter's Path?"
As a former high-ranking general with the rank of "Major General", Robert is very knowledgeable about the abilities of each pathway, not to mention that he once personally killed a witch, and the law that adjacent pathways can be interchanged is not a secret to him.
Robert had a bad feeling about this coincidence, but he didn't confide in his most trusted subordinate.
But the final instruction was:
"Gather all information about Heinz Vancent and Mrs. Sharon. If necessary, use your MI9 credentials to directly request files from the church in an official capacity!"
"yes!"