King of The Wall

2021-04-04

Chapter 645 Rope Strangulation (Part 1)

Two intelligence officials came together and saw the Ernina's siblings also hesitated when present, looked at Igor and saw that he had no intention of chasing others, so she ignored the onlookers and started reporting the work.

"There has been a lot of progress in the investigation of Yizedan, but unfortunately most of them are unrelated to poisoning, and no accomplices have been identified." Harvey, as a close confidant of Lord Commander , first to present the investigative report, "but we managed to find witnesses who could prove that this person came to Westeros by boat from Pentos."

Not good news, but at least it met the minimum expectations.

The Queen wants him to thoroughly investigate the poisoning case. Igor will have to make some noise anyway to communicate with him. Very few people know that he is the real murderer. Half of the cooking class works as seriously... In awe of Murphy's Law, then we must consider the possibility of extreme situations: if there is really any detective in the intelligence department that oneself does not find, then the mission will be sent casually. After going on, this or these talented detectives finally found out that their immediate boss and Hand of the Queen were found in the investigation. Isn't this Oolong going to become the inspiration for detective works in the world of ice and fire in the future?
And to avoid this kind of reversal drama, the best way is to take advantage of the convenience of power and change the target: Igor made a direct decision, ruled out other possibilities, and decided that the unfortunate scapegoat, Mi Zedan, was the poisoner. The investigation resources are all tilted towards finding out the identity, origin and interpersonal relationship of the person - when the investigation seems to be aimed at the poisoning case, but is actually directed to an irrelevant person who can no longer speak his own words, it is natural to toss Dirty water can't splash on oneself.

The best part is that after setting the important tone of "a thorough investigation of the poisoning case is to find out Yonezawadan", Igor hid in the safest shadow under the light - - Not only does the investigation process no longer need to be hidden, but even the report of the results does not need to avoid oneself people such as Nina, Neil and Warner who are in the room at the moment.

"en." Igor groaned, took the report, and opened it.

Included in the report are the various movements of Mizedan at King's Landing when he was still serving Varys, including all aspects of drinking, eating and living - such as the approximate route to and from the Red Keep and the residence, likes going in and out The pub and restaurant, the location of the rented house, the understanding and impression of the landlord and neighbors, etc.

If it's a fugitive hunt, that's pretty detailed information, but when it's a dead man...

I have to say, Varys is a terrifying opponent, His meticulous arrangements and cunning and sophisticated back-hand make him still a difficult enemy even after his death. Igor originally wanted to open a gap in the interpersonal relationship of the scapegoat, find out the connection between Yizedan and Illyrio, and complete the planting. Who would have thought Got nothing. That would have to settle for the next best thing and seek other results to offset the cost of the initial investment.

The murderer of the poisoning case is from Pentos! Of course, this piece of information alone does not try to prove anything - provide the Queen with some seemingly piecemeal but sinister information, and add to the fire of her suspicion. Cheers to the fire, that is Igor's guaranteed mission to the poisoning task force.

It's easy to lie, but it's hard to lie. In order not to fall into the predicament of forcibly planting more and more horses and pigtails to catch, Igor instructed to "not falsify" in this investigation. But not falsifying doesn't mean just needing facts - if you just take a name and a portrait for investigation and identification without thinking, of course don't think there will be too much progress; however, if it is a leading inquiry - "Whether this person came from across the narrow sea", "Is it from Pentos", coupled with a little reward and incentive, then... witness testimony will almost certainly "appear".

The testimony of these witnesses is not fake, but whether it is true or not, only they oneself know.

Igor did not ask whether the witnesses Harvey found were obtained through this method, nor did he want to know. It is obviously whimsical to take down Illyrio through this move. What he has to do now is to continuously tighten the ropes in all directions and three-dimensionally, taking advantage of the home field advantage and the convenience of the platform near the water, to strangle the enemy little by little.

After briefly looking at the investigation summary presented by Harvey, especially the testimony of the witnesses, after confirming that there are no obvious omissions, Igor nods: "It's okay, the investigation will continue to be carried out at the highest intensity, even if nothing can be found. , but also to bring pressure to the fearful hiding enemy! Warner, where are you?"

Buckwell, who never disappoints, finally brought good news.

"Pentos Magister has almost no crippled men, even though the grooms and sedan-carrying slaves are seasoned and alert, their sensitivity and anti-detection skills are far above ours, and we have nothing for the first few days. . But after releasing the news of 'Western Expedition Reach is about to start' as instructed by the adults, they finally couldn't hold back, the frequency and regularity of their actions increased significantly, and finally gave us a chance to take advantage." Warner also presented a report. Stacked diagrams and lists, "They do not directly carry out espionage activities, but use daily activities such as purchases, visits and business exchanges as a cover to go to markets or settlements dominated by Flea Bottom, and lurking or living in King's Landing. After the contact with the informants, and even after the transmission, the local people who are not easy to arouse suspicion will finally be put into the front-line work.”

Igor picked up the information handed over by Warner. , flipping through a few pages, full of tangled and complicated mind maps and character information - although he doesn't know any of them, he understands: this is the intelligence that Varys and Illyrio have buried in Westeros for more than ten years network. Of course, not everyone is a professional spy and secret agent, most of them are just "honest" residents, who occasionally "do a part-time job" in their spare time, or "do a few favors to friends for a fee"... It is shocking that this network still retains such a large scale when oneself has issued a policy to strictly control orphans and homeless in the city.

"Due to the lack of manpower and the relative lack of training and intelligence work experience, we can only track a small part of the other party's overall activities for the time being, but these activities ultimately point to the Night's Watch Industrial Park - King's Landing Distance. Various employees in the recent trading market of King's Gate, people living around the martial stage in the north of the industrial park, suppliers of fruits, vegetables and grains for Black Wall Fort, and even some merchants around the compound where you are temporarily living. At this moment, the industrial park has been faced with countless pairs of eyes and ears... We have even found signs that several peripheral employees who can enter and exit the industrial park have been contacted by suspicious persons, and their names are written in red on the last page ."

Only a small part can be tracked for the time being, and there is already such a thick stack of reports? Although mentally prepared, Igor still felt a little horrified when he faced the result - he would never ignore this fact: if he hadn't taken the initiative to take advantage of the enemy's presence, and he had the cheat of a hot weapon, Using the imminent threat of war to force the opponent to make mistakes, and with the ability and level of oneself to build the intelligence department at the beginning, I am afraid that even this tip of the iceberg cannot be dug up.

Westeros Seven Kingdoms, a typical feudal society, faced with the combination of highly organized conspirators + spy, really had no resistance at all, and was penetrated like a sieve, if not in a The spurt of energy-style hard push strategy suppresses the space for soft power such as "intelligence" or "culture" to the smallest extent, who will have the last laugh... It is really unknown!

"Although there is a lot of information we have collected temporarily, we can only know what we know. In fact, based on these clues alone, we cannot even arrest any of them with reason." After Warner took a deep breath, solemnly persuaded: "I don't recommend that adults compete and confront in areas where opponents are better at it. We should give full play to our advantages, use hard power to intervene as soon as possible, and take drastic measures to curb the development of the situation. We would rather kill by mistake. Don't let it go. The enemy's instigation and bribes have only penetrated into the periphery for the time being, but this infiltration is as highly contagious as the plague. Effective action."

Warner was right, just: Igor didn't want this result.

Even if he can prove to Daenerys that "Illyrio is doing infiltration and intelligence work in King's Landing" and arrest him, it won't bring him down, for no reason - Pentos is a city in Zhou State. It is normal to have an intelligence system of oneself, and it is unlikely to be targeted at anyone; and the role of the rich businessman Magister, as one of the important powers in the city-state, can only be said to be unexpected and reasonable. Can't explain anything; given that Daenerys also just won King's Landing, he still owes him a favor of shelter; Westeros and Pentos are not in a state of hostility or war... Even if they are angry, they will at most ask for a bunch of names and arrest some The unimportant middle-level and offline, and finally punished and warned and expelled them.

After doing this, in addition to praising oneself for being considerate, I can't say it's even weirder: why does he have to deal with the "neutral forces" first at this juncture.

What oneself wants is for Daenerys to realize that Illyrio is actually her enemy!

"Good job." Igor nodded in agreement, glanced at Neil, who was standing aside wondering why oneself was still allowed to stay in the room, with a confident expression on his chest, "How to deal with it, exactly The topic we are going to discuss next. I always thought that the idea of 'the enemy makes a move, we will take it' is always the last resort. It is the best policy to capture the thief and capture the king and directly destroy the enemy's core. Er summoned the intelligence department and the Industrial Research Institute to cooperate in an operation, through a 'leakage' to lead the snake out of the hole, and through fishing, in one fell swoop, whether it is Free Cities or Reach Iron Island's intelligence system in King's Landing will be pulled up by the Roots , in the case of ensuring that the rear is safe, and then finish the final battle to unify the Seven Kingdoms with peace of mind and calmness."

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(end of this chapter)