The world-devouring dragon

Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, is also one of the famous tourist destinations.

According to the information obtained by Roberts, a young man named Umberto Bruni was originally born in Italy. However, due to the early death of his father, he came to the Netherlands when his mother remarried. Later, his mother also passed away, and he was alone. People live.

In the eyes of many people who knew him, he was a dull and lonely, honest child with average academic performance, no friends, and it was unclear what his hobbies were, but no one would have thought that he would become a "terrorist."

"He is a really kind-hearted child. He often comes to see me, an old woman who has no one to care about. He has a withdrawn personality. I was a little worried in the past, but I still didn't expect... Well, people on the Internet must have taught me bad things. He, he is still young, so he went astray..."

In a wooden house next to Bruni's former residence, in front of Roberts and Roberts, an old woman sitting by the fireplace wiped away tears and sighed.

According to the official account, Bruni is a terrorist lurking in the Netherlands, and Roberts also came to meet the insider as a tabloid reporter this time.

Looking at the old woman in front of her, Wendy expressed her deep regret at the right time while trying to get more information. Her eyes were filled with tears and her eye circles were red. People who didn't know about it would definitely think that she was overflowing with emotion. , but only Roberts knew that this was just her disguise.

The partnership between the two has always been that Wendy deals with issues such as interpersonal relationships and intelligence, while Roberts deals with combat issues. While Wendy is trying to get more information, Roberts is working on Looking through the window at the original address of the Bruni family not far away...

A dilapidated wooden house that has been reduced to ruins with traces of burning everywhere. It is said that this was caused by a violent explosion in the basement. A large number of electronic parts were found in the basement the size of a football field. It seemed that they were in the basement. There once was a huge server warehouse.

From a few months ago to the present, the place has been tightly cordoned off by the police, and there are even soldiers with live ammunition there to guard the place. In the eyes of Roberts and some thoughtful people, this level of force has far exceeded "responding to terror". The level of "attack" is more like trying to cover up some deep secret...

"This is no simple mission."

In Roberts' mind, such an idea suddenly came into being. From the strange orders of the monastery, to the tension at the national level, and even the unusual atmosphere revealed in all the details, they were always warning Roberts that this matter was absolutely impossible. unusual.

He began to wonder whether he had inadvertently participated in an important vortex...

…

After searching in Amsterdam for several days, the two still found nothing. They only vaguely noticed that the hacker named Bruni finally went to America across the ocean. It happened that there was not enough food at this time, so Wendy decided to go to the supermarket with Roberts to buy some food.

"If Bruni went to America, where do you think he would be hiding?"

Wendy pushed the shopping cart, threw the items on the shelf into the shopping cart, and then asked Roberts behind her.

Roberts looked at the canned beef in front of him, pondered for a moment, put it back on the shelf, and then said.

"If I were Bruni, I would choose a remote place to hide. It would be better if there is no traffic, no information, and no Internet."

Both Wendy and Roberts clearly understand how easy it is to steal information in this world. In the past, they have successfully found the target of being hunted many times by using information such as the Internet and shopping lists.

TV, the Internet, phone calls... these can all expose your information.

A high degree of informatization has made people's lives more convenient, and at the same time, the tentacles of prying eyes have penetrated into every corner. Even if you don't use these, people need to eat and drink water, and as long as you try to go out for shopping, then Information about your purchases will be captured.

In this modern society, the only way not to be discovered is to go to an extremely isolated and backward place, where travel depends on walking and conversation depends on shouting. Only in such a place can one avoid being discovered to the greatest extent.

"Indeed, as a top hacker, Bruni cannot not understand this, but... what if he didn't do this?"

Wendy said, inexplicably turning her head to look at Roberts behind her.

Roberts stood there, pondering this possibility. As a top hacker, Bruni should be aware of the possibility of information leakage, but if it did not do so, what would it mean?

The fear of information leakage is due to the fear of unknown possibilities. What if he is not worried about the unknown...

"Ah, I'm going to buy some things. You can take a stroll here first."

As if something suddenly occurred to her, Wendy said to Roberts.

"What are you buying? Can't I go with you?"

Roberts said casually.

However, Wendy was stunned for a moment, then smiled inexplicably, then walked up to her partner and whispered into his ear in a charming voice.

"Some... women's belongings. Why, are you interested... in going with the lady?"

Accompanied by the dark fragrance when the body is close, the warm breath blows slightly on Roberts' temples, which makes people feel inexplicably itchy.

Roberts turned his head subconsciously, only to see Wendy beside him gently brushing her somewhat disheveled hair with her hand, covering her mouth and looking at him with a smile, her narrow smile as if a prank had succeeded.

Roberts frowned and looked at Wendy in front of him.

"Then go by yourself, go and come back quickly."

Wendy looked at Roberts carefully in front of her, as if she noticed something, the corners of her mouth curled up inexplicably, and she became a little proud, and then left in a happy step.

Looking at Wendy walking away, Roberts muttered.

"This little girl...how did she learn this?"

But I also have an inexplicable feeling that this little girl who used to run around next to me and call her "Brother Roberts" in a milky voice... seems to have really grown up and has her own little thoughts. It is difficult for me to understand the unknown secrets in her heart.

Shaking his head and ignoring it, Roberts walked around casually and unknowingly came to an area selling televisions.

Looking at the ultra-thin TVs with large screens showing TV entertainment programs, Roberts looked carefully. There were no such clear and large TVs when he was a child, which made him feel a little emotional.

“Technology is developing so fast.”

As he said this, he tried to leave, but a voice suddenly sounded in his ears.

"Yes, technology is developing so fast."

It was a clear female voice, extremely calm.

An inexplicable danger signal rose in his body. He turned his head suddenly and looked around, but there was no one there. There is no one in the area where TVs are sold, and this supermarket is almost closing time, so no one will come here at all.

Except for the televisions in front of him and the women shown on the televisions, there was nothing in the entire area.

woman?

Suddenly he looked at the dozen or so TV sets in front of him. They all had the same picture on them. A blond woman was combing her hair neatly in her free time. Roberts, who was not familiar with TV programs, could also vaguely notice it. , that seemed to be the famous entertainment host just now, and her eyes... were undoubtedly looking at her.

"What's wrong? Mr. Roberts, haven't you been trying to chase me?"

In the TV, the blond woman spread her hands casually and said with a chuckle.

But Roberts did not show an unexpected expression, but was unexpectedly calm. He frowned, no one knew his inner thoughts, and then took out a small scanner-like thing from his body and began to scan himself.

"No, you are overthinking. There is no positioning device installed on you...and no eavesdropping device...there is nothing you want to find on this TV...give up, it's nowhere."

It wasn't until Roberts started trying to check the TV that the blond woman in the TV shook her head and said, dissuading Roberts from taking action...

"Bah..."

The hand that touched the TV suddenly felt a surge of electric stimulation, and the hand instinctively let go. With the emergence of the electric current, the image on the TV also shook, and the blond woman in the image shrugged helplessly.

"If you could listen to the advice well, this wouldn't be the case."

After confirming that nothing like a bug was found, Roberts calmly asked the image on the TV.

"Who are you?"

"You've guessed it, haven't you? I am the Uberto Bruni you are looking for."

"But the information says you are a man."

"It's just a modeling, such a simple thing."

Faced with Roberts' question, the blonde woman couldn't help laughing.

As she spoke, the woman on the TV held a cigarette in her mouth, lit it, and then exhaled a string of smoke deeply, showing a contented expression. Then the blue pupils glanced at Roberts in front of him and sighed.

"Poor Roberts, you still don't realize what kind of huge vortex you are involved in."

"I'm a mercenary, I just need to complete my mission."

Roberts said calmly.

Although he looked calm on the surface, he was actually prepared to deal with all emergencies. He did not think that the target he was chasing suddenly came to him just to talk.

Was he going to beg for mercy from the Priory? Or does it mean something else...

Roberts is weighing the situation repeatedly in his mind, and estimates that dialogue is the most beneficial to the situation at this moment.

"You don't understand anything at all. You are like the soldier in chess who is driven forward by his master to lure the opponent's knight to attack. You are a worthless cannon fodder, unaware that you are just a bait."

In the TV, the blond woman sneered and put out the cigarette butt in the ashtray.

"But a soldier can become a queen, can't she?"

Roberts calmly responded that in the international game of Go, soldiers cannot look back and can only keep moving forward, but the soldiers who reach the bottom can be promoted and become the most powerful piece on the board-the queen.

At the same time, somewhere where the woman on the TV couldn't see, his hand in his trouser pocket was quietly trying to press something.

"I said it, if you could listen to the advice well, this wouldn't be the case."

Looking at Roberts in front of her, the blond woman on the TV sneered.

Suddenly, Roberts' hand inserted in his trouser pocket felt a sharp pain, and he had to pull out his hand, and took out a small object...a metal object whose shell was covered with a layer of black smoke under the stimulation of a strong electric current.

"After the discharge restrictions are lifted, even if it is just a small calling device, the current released instantly is still unexpectedly large, right, Roberts."

Looking at Roberts in front of her, the blonde woman said.

Roberts looked at his hand. There were some tiny arc-shaped wounds. Although they were not serious, they made his hand numb for a while and he could no longer exert force.

"Can a soldier be promoted to a queen? That's right. That's exactly why I'm looking for you."

Looking at the woman on the TV in front of him, Roberts seemed to be able to feel the calmness and solemnity behind the female appearance.

"What is your purpose in finding me?"

Roberts asked calmly, not paying attention to his numb right hand at the moment.

In Roberts' view, Bruni in front of him does have abilities beyond comprehension. Although he doesn't know if it is a supernatural power, he is obviously not as harmless as the information says.

"Please don't get me wrong. I actually have no ill intentions towards you. In fact, in my opinion, we should be companions."

With that said, the blond woman on the TV looked at the man in front of her and continued.

"Roberts was born in London, England, on April 13, 1961. His parents died due to a vampire attack when he was 6 years old. He was later adopted by 'Brother John', an organization affiliated with the Priory. With excellent training results, he became 'Brother John' as an adult. A member of the "Iron Heart" who hates vampires extremely and has accomplished many tasks well."

"In June 1986, when I was 25 years old, I met Betty, an English-American. They fell in love and gave birth to a daughter, Joan, in 1988. However, in the same year, Betty died at the hands of a vampire. From then on, she fell into depression and almost quit.' Brother John', has gradually regained its past fame in the past ten years..."

Listening to those words, Roberts' face remained unchanged. Only when the name "Betty" was mentioned, his eyebrows moved imperceptibly, and all of this was seen by the blond woman on the TV. .

"Mr. Roberts, I know that you have deep feelings for the Priory, but with all due respect... do you really think that the current Priory is trustworthy?"

When mentioning the Priory, the blond woman inexplicably emphasized the word "now", as if she had some deep meaning.

Roberts frowned, wondering what Bruni meant.

"What do you mean?"

"Mr. Roberts, I understand that it is extremely unrealistic for you to believe a person who has just been arrested by you, but please believe in my sincerity. I have no ill intentions towards you and I will always hold you in good faith." I have great goodwill and I always believe that we should be partners with the same interests. Although you may not understand it now, you will eventually understand what I mean."

On the TV, the blond woman said earnestly.

Roberts was noncommittal. He was still trying to discover where there might be loopholes. Seeing Roberts in front of him indifferently, the blonde woman sighed and then said.

"Even if you don't think about you and me, you should still think about your daughter Joan."

Roberts' face gradually darkened.

"What do you mean? Are you threatening me?"

"No, Mr. Roberts, I don't mean to threaten you, I just suggest... for the sake of your daughter, you should probably go to Boston to see your daughter now. Finally... be careful with Wendy, don't trust her."

The blonde woman looked at Roberts, who looked gloomy, and suddenly said with a solemn expression.

Watch out for Wendy?

Before Roberts could react from his shock, a voice suddenly sounded in his ears.

"Roberts...why don't you help me pick out these stockings."

Not far away, Wendy waved to Roberts and said, her voice deliberately pretending to be a fascinating charm, which attracted several people not far away to look sideways.

When Wendy came closer, she naturally held Roberts' arm.

"Did you just find anything you want to sell?"

Looking at the smiling Wendy beside him, Roberts wanted to tell Wendy what had just happened, but his words changed inexplicably.

"No, nothing was found."

Then he glanced at the TV next to him. On the TV, the famous entertainment host was doing all kinds of exaggerated performances, trying his best to make the audience laugh. Everything that just happened seemed like a dream. .

In addition to the arc-shaped wound on her hand, and the beeper covered in black smoke on the ground...this also required some excuses such as "the beeper is broken" to ask Wendy to put a band-aid on Roberts.

…

Somewhere in New York, USA.

Watching the actions of Wendy and Roberts on the screen in front of him, Bruni subconsciously chewed his fingers. This habit represented the tension in his heart.

Before escaping from Amsterdam, he had to blow up the super-large computer in his basement and only took away the spare body. Therefore, due to limitations in computing power, Tiramisu could no longer fully monitor the entire world as he had in the past. Everywhere in the world, but enough to monitor most important areas.

Within these important areas, Tiramisu can use all networks to monitor all suspicious people, so Bruni can feel at ease about his situation because he knows that the "agents" and "mercenaries" who are searching for him will No one can avoid the countless surveillance cameras and come to Bruni's vicinity without knowing what he is doing.

Before escaping from Amsterdam, Bruni had already identified an urgent place where he should settle down. Mrs. Melissa here was one of the people prepared by Bruni. Her character and habits had already been calculated by Bruni. I understand that with Mrs. Melissa’s character and habits, it will be difficult for her to reveal her traces.

But Bruni still maintains a high degree of vigilance in his heart, because the Priory is by no means that easy to deal with...

If that's all, I'm afraid he will be discovered sooner or later.

In the Internet, he is an unknown world ruler who can secretly control the entire world; but in reality, any well-trained soldier can defeat him.

Now, he can only rely on Roberts.

"Can a soldier also become a queen..."

Looking at the screen in front of him, Bruni murmured.

As Bruni said, he had no ill intentions towards Roberts. He once dominated the entire world and knew countless secrets in the world. He was convinced that Roberts and himself were actually partners with the same interests. It's just that he hid a lot of things from Roberts, just like why he chose Roberts as his companion...

The Priory.

The tentacles of this ancient organization that has lasted for nearly two thousand years are intricately intertwined, but Bruni is by no means without means to fight against them, just like why he was desperately hunted by the Priory because he knew something he shouldn't know...

In his hand, he holds the code left by Leonardo da Vinci, the method to unlock the key to the world.