Judging by general logic, the purpose of "tampering" is either to correct errors or to cover up the truth.
The former is mostly used for internal correction, while the latter is possible both internally and externally.
And Alfred is not a member of the Fashion Guild, so it is most likely the latter.
"If someone really tampered with this information, maybe it was to cover up the truth..." Angel narrowed his eyes and muttered: "But, what kind of truth are they trying to cover up?"
Alfred's disappearance is closely related to the dark corner.
Could it be that the truth about Alfred's disappearance is actually hidden in the sentence "Alfred frequently came to the surface and his destination is unknown"?
Otherwise, this sentence has not been tampered with.
If his guess is correct, does it mean that someone within the Fashion Guild actually knows the truth about Alfred's disappearance?
Moreover, this person is very likely to be in a high position.
Otherwise, he would not be able to tamper with the records.
Who could this person in a high position be? Could he be a senior spy from the Dark Round Table?
But among a group of magicians with extremely powerful auxiliary means, is there really a spy who can become a core member of a hostile organization?
Or, was it "him"?
The only person Angel could think of was one person who seemed to be in a high position in the Fashion Guild and who was also connected to the Seven Knights of the Dark Round Table.
He is the uncrowned king who brings order to the chaotic underground neighborhoods, builds a digital town, and usher in hope.
He is also the person behind the Dark Round Table.
He is also the true leader of the Seven Knights - the Dark King!
So far, the identity of the King of Darkness is still unknown, but according to the speculation of "Dream Knight" Bonette: the chaotic people who survive underground never long for order. Those who really long for order are often people who have been exposed to order, and even
It can be said that people who originally lived in order.
In addition, the Lord of Darkness also possesses huge energy and has built underground towns one after another, which makes Bonette suspect that perhaps the true identity of the Lord of Darkness is a powerful magician living under the sun.
As for the identity of a powerful magician "under the sun", Bonnet can only think of... the Fashion Guild.
Therefore, this uncrowned king of the underground neighborhood is most likely from the Fashion Guild.
This is also the only person Angel can think of who has the ability to "tamper with" intelligence.
When Angel brought the mysterious character "The Lord of Darkness" into this matter, he found that many problems seemed to have at least one solution.
Even some of the grass snake gray lines that I had heard of before are now rekindled.
For example, Angel remembered that Bonnet once mentioned something: she only joined the Dark Round Table three years ago, and not long after she joined, the King of Darkness assigned a task to the Knights -
Looking for the former noble knight!
Although this task has not been completed so far, it can be seen from this that the King of Darkness still values a noble knight who has resigned.
Does this mean that the Dark King has always known what the previous noble knight did, otherwise why would he continue to pay attention to a person who has resigned?
There is another clue. According to Bonnet, the relationship between the Dark King and the Noble Knight is the closest. Every time the Dark King issues an order, the Noble Knight relays it.
This is true whether he is a former or current noble knight.
It can be said that within the Knights, the only one who is likely to know the identity of the Dark King is the noble knight.
All things considered, Alfred, as a former noble knight, may have known the Lord of Darkness. In fact, the Fashion Guild records that "Alfred frequently came to the surface" just to meet the Lord of Darkness.
Is it precisely because of this that the King of Darkness tampered with information to avoid exposing his identity?
At the same time, because of their close relationship, the Dark King knew what Alfred did in daily life, so he could immediately issue a search order to the Knights after he disappeared.
Otherwise, how could the former boss of a subordinate who has resigned for a long time know so well how good he is and how he lives and works?
"The King of Darkness..." Angel silently thought in his heart, will he be the breakthrough?
If so, who is his true identity?
…
In the following time, Angel contacted Lizzy again. This time, he mainly asked about the "King of Darkness" and who was qualified to modify the information.
However, Li Zi also knew nothing about this.
Her view is that the transmission process of intelligence often involves many processes, which are progressive and difficult to modify.
If you insist on making changes, there are only two possibilities: either start from the source, or turn the effect into the cause and start from the result.
In other words, either the person who collected the intelligence modified the intelligence himself, or someone who could "see" the intelligence modified the intelligence.
If the "King of Darkness" is really in the Fashion Guild, he obviously cannot be an intelligence agent collecting intelligence, so it can only be the latter.
And the person who can "see" the information must be a big shot in the Fashion Guild, such as Li Zi.
She is at the deputy minister level in Tina Entertainment, and the corresponding position of the Fashion Guild is director. She only has the elders, vice president, and president above her.
In other words, if the "King of Darkness" is hiding among this kind of people, he is at least a supervisory figure in the Fashion Guild.
There are relatively few such people, but it can be very troublesome to check.
Even Li Zi is not qualified to check people on her level.
Of course, it is okay to investigate secretly, but if others discover it, the risk is very high.
Angel did not ask Lizi to find out the identity of the "Lord of Darkness" and there was no need to put her at risk. Instead, he assigned her another task:
Find the intelligence agent who originally collected information about Alfred.
If we find this intelligence agent, we may be able to find out whether the sentence "Alfred frequently comes to the surface of the earth and his destination is unknown" has been tampered with.
Angel handed the task to Lizzy and temporarily cut off contact.
But what Angel didn't expect was that within three minutes, Lizi took the initiative to activate the illusion nodes on her body.
After Angel's inquiry, he learned that after investigation, Lizi discovered that the intelligence agent who recorded Alfred's intelligence was sent to other cities as the branch's intelligence agent, and the branch only uses special intelligence every six months.
Contact the headquarters through channels.
The last contact was just a month ago.
In other words, they had no way to contact the branch, so they naturally had no way of knowing the intelligence officer's situation.
This news sounds like there is nothing wrong with it. It is just a normal job change, and the job of the intelligence officer is still to collect intelligence, but it has changed from collecting intelligence on individuals to collecting intelligence on other cities.
However, upon further questioning, Angel discovered that when the Feng Shang Guild made personnel changes in the intelligence department, this intelligence officer was the only one who was transferred.
You know, the intelligence team he was in at that time had at least dozens or hundreds of people, but he was the only one who was transferred.
This can no longer be said to be a coincidence.
Someone must have done something behind the scenes.
If nothing unexpected happens, this person may be the "King of Darkness".
After cutting off contact with Lizzy, Angel's mood was not affected, and he was actually a little happy.
Because he previously speculated that there was something wrong with the sentence "Alfred came to the surface frequently and his destination was unknown." In fact, it was just relying on "general logic" without any evidence, and it was a "empty search for enemies."
And general logic is the most error-prone logic.
Angel has always been worried that his "search for enemies in the void" was wrong. Perhaps the intelligence agents did not collect surface intelligence at that time because the intelligence agents lived underground...
But now it seems from various details that his logic of forcibly seeking out enemies should be correct.
Although it is still impossible to prove that the person behind it is the "King of Darkness", it at least proves that Alfred's intelligence is indeed problematic.
"If no clues are found in this villa in Qingshui Canal, then... maybe I can start with the tampering of information from the Fashion Guild to investigate Alfred's disappearance." Angel said softly to himself.
When I came here, there were no clues at all, but now at least one clue has popped up, although this clue is not in Qingshui Canal.
But at least there are clues to uncover.
…
After another minute or two, there was suddenly a rustling sound outside the villa, accompanied by footsteps.
Angel stood up and went out to greet him.
No surprise, it was Zuniga who came... No, it was a little surprising, Zuniga's appearance changed.
Previously, every time Angel saw Zuniga, he looked like a sloppy old homeless man with sticky hair, dirty and dusty clothes, and obvious rips and torn lapels.
But at this moment, Zuniga has completely swept away the "chic" look of the past.
He is wearing a simple gray long windbreaker, which is of high quality and has no wrinkles. Underneath is a light blue cotton shirt, with the collar neatly buttoned, which looks very refreshing. Below are black straight pants with just the right hems.
It hangs on a pair of black casual leather shoes. The leather shoes are polished and reflect the surrounding light.
With the beret on his head and the clean shaven beard, he even looks a bit elegant and handsome.
He doesn't look like the homeless old man he used to be at all. Instead, he has transformed into an elegant middle-aged man with a clean temperament.
Zuniga had already arrived at the door of the villa courtyard. Seeing Angel staring at him with strange eyes, he seemed slightly uncomfortable.
Ahem...
After coughing and roaring, Zuniga's expression gradually became calm, and he even said in a joking tone: "It's not easy to meet a citizen of the motherland, so I must dress more formally."
"Besides, if the other party is a beautiful lady, I will definitely not lose my grace..."
Angel: "Have you found the people of the mountains?"
Zuniga shook his head: "Not yet, but this is also preparation in advance."
Angel curled his lips: "If you want to prepare, just a coat is not enough. If the other person wants to visit your home, where will you take him? The slums?"
Zuniga touched his chin: "This is indeed something to consider. How about I buy a single-family villa now?"
Zuniga walked into the villa while chatting casually with Angel.
"Do you still have money to buy a villa?"
Zuniga: “Although I don’t have any Modern Coins with me, I have a lot of pages in the book, so that’s not enough to sell it.”
Thinking that Zuniga would be targeted by fashion monsters almost every few days, Angel immediately realized that as long as this guy is willing, it is not a dream to make money every day...
After entering the villa, Zuniga stopped chatting with Angel and began to observe the situation in the villa seriously.
Angel didn't bother him and just followed him silently.
The villa only has two floors, and Zuniga quickly finished the tour.
"Did you find anything?" Angel asked.
After Zuniga thought for a moment, he said: "I can't say that I haven't found anything... I can only say that if I think too much, it will be very troublesome to investigate."
"What's the meaning?"
Zuniga: "Didn't you just say that the clues here may be related to the local culture and are a kind of inferential decryption?"
Angel nodded, this was indeed his idea.
Zuniga: "If it is really a decryption, then everything with traces and pictures, even the order in which multiple items are placed and stacked, may be a mystery."
"When I looked at this house with this thought in mind, I felt that every place might be a mystery."
"For example, the broken glass at your feet may even be part of the mystery."
Angel lowered his head and looked, there was indeed a broken glass at his feet, but...
Angel: "I accidentally knocked down this glass."
Zuniga was silent for a moment: "Maybe the place where the glass is placed can also form a mystery."
Angel: "..."
He suddenly felt that asking Zuniga to decrypt it might not be a good decision.
"Ahem, I was just joking." Zuniga: "What I want to express is that there are no clues yet, but I believe in your inspiration."
"So, let's start with those things you just suspected."
Previously, when Zuniga was still on the Silver Wing Express, he asked Angel to record the things that he felt suspicious about, and the Print Girl sent them to Zuniga for review.
It includes tapestries, canvases, posters...etc.
Zuniga had been conducting research for a period of time on the road, and now he wanted to come to the villa and conduct in-depth exploration again based on the surrounding environment.
While talking, Zuniga came to Alfred's bedroom.
"Except for special people, most people will regard the bedroom as a safe haven." Zuniga: "Moreover, the bedroom is a relatively private space that only specific people can enter. This gives individuals the exclusive rights to the space.
The sense of control forms a psychological protective barrier."
"Therefore, when normal people hide things at home, the first choice in their mind is basically the bedroom."
"If the former noble knight did not deliberately hide clues, then in my opinion, the most likely place for him to leave clues is in the bedroom."
In the bedroom, there were indeed two scenes that Angel asked Print Girl to record.