Vera stopped and raised her head. Her black and white eyes reflected Belmord's figure. "Do you know this man?"
"Miss Vera, this is …"
Tearing off the drawing paper and handing it to Belmord, Vera said, "This is an image of the future I saw. I can occasionally see fragments like this." The ability of the thread of fate can only allow me to see people or things related to me clearly, but the time of birth of the fragment is always vague. This man will steal the textile machine for unknown purposes, and I don't even know when. Maybe in a few days, maybe in a few years. "
"I bet this will happen soon, because this guy is in the city right now." Belmord patted his head and said, "I'm going to find Edward now. I have to get someone to watch him. No, I'll do it myself. "
After saying that, he ran out with the drawing paper. Not far away, Lucy raised her head and looked at Vera again. In the end, she focused her energy on the Box of Fraud under her hands.
It was already ten o'clock in the evening, and it was time for a cotton textile factory in the east of the city to get off work. Workers left one after another. This was a factory owned by Sean, a big businessman in the city. Due to the use of semi-automatic textile machines, the factory's production efficiency had increased several times. Although the workers' hours were the same as before, the output and income were not the same as before. Once the trade with Zi Roland Harbor went smoothly, the factory would be expanded. As for now, it was still on the same scale as before.
After the workers left, the lights in the shed went out. A night watchman carrying a wine jug pulled a chair and sat down behind the unlocked door. A dog lay beside him. This was his most loyal companion, and it would spend the long night with him.
Time passed bit by bit. The night watchman yawned and covered his body with a blanket. Not long after, a series of snoring sounds could be heard in the factory. At this moment, the dog lying on the ground twitched its ears. Suddenly, a sausage rolled in through the gap under the door. The sausage was still emitting heat, and it had an alluring fragrance. The dog drooled and opened its mouth to eat the sausage in three or two bites.
The dog didn't notice that the sausage was mixed with other smells. Not long after, the dog suddenly foamed at the mouth, rolled its eyes, and fell to the ground, gradually twitching. The pitiful dog had already fallen into the embrace of the Grim Reaper. A thin figure was reflected in its eyes that were gradually losing focus.
A man squeezed through the gap of the door easily. He first glanced at the dog on the ground, and then at the night watcher who was sleeping soundly. He took out a blackened dagger. After a moment of hesitation, he let go of the night watcher and walked deeper into the shed.
After a while, he stood in front of a textile machine. The man's shirt was open, and the inner layer of his shirt was covered with all kinds of tools.
In his sleep, the night watcher turned over and didn't notice the dead dog under his feet. He also didn't know that there was one less textile machine in the shed. The missing machine had now become a pile of spare parts, piled on the ground in front of a window at the back of the shed. The man nimbly jumped out of the window. After he landed on the ground, he crouched down and hid in the shadows at the corner of the street.
Not long after, he pushed a hopper cart over. There were even some rusty parts in the hopper cart. The man mixed the parts of the textile machine in, covered it with a layer of tarpaulin, and prepared to leave.
Suddenly, whistles sounded from the corner of the street. The originally dim street lit up with sparks of fire. The city guards emerged from the darkness like ghosts, their bright muzzles aimed at the man. Matto strode out with a torch and said to the man in a deep voice, "Mr. Ollie, I suspect that you have stolen important industrial secrets of the city. I am going to arrest you now. I hope you will cooperate!"
Exposed to the flames, Ollie's forehead was covered in beads of sweat. He smiled bitterly and said, "Sir, there must be some misunderstanding. Look, these are just waste products to be disposed of. They shouldn't be considered confidential, right? "
He carefully removed the tarpaulin, afraid that it would cause a misunderstanding and summon an attack. There were indeed some rusty parts in the cart. Unfortunately, what he had done just now had fallen into Matto's eyes. Matto said expressionlessly, "Whether it's a misunderstanding or not, we'll understand if we explain it to the city guards. Let's go, Mr. Ollie. "
With a wave of his hand, a few soldiers stepped forward. Ollie said helplessly, "Alright, I'll go back with you."
He raised his hand and made a gesture that he would not resist. Just as the two soldiers relaxed, their hands touched Ollie's shoulders. Suddenly, a mark appeared on Ollie's left cheek. It was a face with its eyes closed, and the lines on its face emitted traces of dark purple light. Instantly, the light in the surrounding space dimmed. The light of the torch was like a fluorescent light, unable to illuminate in the slightest. A dense darkness enveloped the entire arena.
Matto knew that it was bad, but his line of sight was pitch black, and he didn't dare to let the soldiers shoot in case they accidentally injured him. By the time the light returned, Ollie had already abandoned the cart and fled somewhere.
"The city gate is already closed. He can't run away. Search, search every corner and find this damn mouse! "Matto shouted.
The city guards quickly left. Not long after they left, Ollie climbed out of the window of the shed. He was very clever. He didn't hide anywhere else but in the factory. That was indeed Matto's psychological blind spot. The captain did not expect the thief to be so bold.
Ollie snorted and pulled up the cart to leave. At this moment, a burst of applause rang out.
"Who is it?" Ollie said in a deep voice.
A man's voice behind him said, "How wonderful. You actually tricked Matto. Kira was right. You are indeed a professional thief. You are quite clever. "
Ollie turned around and saw a man standing on the shed. He jumped forward and landed on the ground. The man stood loosely, but in Ollie's feeling, the other party seemed to be able to attack from any angle at any time. His danger alone had suppressed all the members of the city defense team just now.
"Do you know Kira?" Ollie asked casually.
"Alright, don't waste everyone's time." The man shrugged and said, "I'm still in a hurry to go back to sleep, so look, it's better to surrender. I think Edward will be happy to know where you came from. "
"Really? Unfortunately, you can't catch me. "The engraving on Ollie's face reappeared, and the surrounding light dimmed again.
When the light became extremely dim, a dagger flashed out of Ollie's hand. He suddenly rushed forward, intending to deal with the man.
Belmord shook his head and laughed, "Obviously, you chose an incomparably bad answer."
Then, a dense sound of intersection rang out in the darkness. Ollie first cried out in alarm, followed by a miserable scream. The light gradually returned, and Ollie fell to the ground. His hands and feet were stabbed multiple times, and Belmord swung a pitch-black short blade. It was this thing that had just picked off the thief's tendons and feet, making him unable to move. Looking at Ollie again, his eyes were filled with fear as he looked at Belmord.
"Darkness is the best companion for an assassin. Isn't it ridiculous for you to use darkness against me? "
Ollie could no longer laugh.
By the time he was thrown into Edward's office, he already wanted to cry. Edward looked at the thief with interest. He squatted down and said, "Tell me, who ordered you to do this?"
Ollie gritted his teeth. Edward sighed and said to Belmord, "I've wandered many planets before, and I've seen slave merchants of all races the most. You have to admit that these guys know all about slaves. Every life has weaknesses. Some are afraid of water, some are afraid of fire. As for humans, most of them are afraid of pain … "
Edward took out a silver knife from under the table, which was usually used to scrape off the wax seal on the envelope. Holding the knife, Edward tore off an extremely thin piece of flesh from Ollie's arm. Ollie couldn't help but scream. Edward smiled like a demon and said, "Such an injury is not fatal to you, but it will hurt. And now, I will slowly cut off your flesh bit by bit until you are willing to tell me. "
Then he swung out a second time.
Ollie's backbone disappeared when Edward swung down his fifth knife. He screamed, "I said, I'll tell you everything. It was Sir Mord. Yes, it was his idea. He wanted the Crosses loom! "
"Oh, you guys even know your names very well. Then tell me, who gave him the information? "
Ollie confessed everything he knew. He was originally a subordinate of Maud's son, Joey. After Latis told Mo De about the textile machine, Joey called him over and told him to come to Sur City to steal something. Of course, if it was just Ollie, it would be very difficult to do so, so Sir Mord offered a bounty to the adventurers, allowing a large number of adventurers to pour into Sur City.
As for Ollie, he joined Kira's group. Using their identities to conceal themselves, they also followed him in.
Looking at the man with tears and snot all over his face, Edward threw the blood-stained silver knife into the trash can. At this moment, Matto, who had rushed over after hearing the news, looked at the thief on the ground and asked, "My lord, what do you plan to do with him?"
"Of course it's death. Is there a need to ask? Remember to show his corpse to the public and tell the adventurers that they were all tricked by that old fox Maud. "Edward said casually.
Ollie, who was on the ground, immediately cursed when he heard this. Matto hit him on the head with the butt of his rifle, knocked him out, and had them drag him away.
In the darkness before dawn, a loud gunshot rang out in Sur City, causing all the adventurers who were still dreaming to break out in cold sweat. When dawn arrived, someone boldly came to the street and saw Ollie's corpse hanging in the square in front of the City Lord's Mansion. That person's expression immediately turned ugly. As more and more people found out about Ollie, there were already six adventurers preparing to leave. However, Sir Mord's high bounty still made many people stay.
Among them were Kira and her companions.
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