"My knowledge of the mysterious man is limited,"

Thorne sat back in his chair and stared at He Ao.

After several confrontations just now, he realized that He Ao must have some information in his hands. The person in front of him was the same but different from the Jace he knew. Before he achieved his goal, this person would really take it away.

of his life.

Although the other party may not take action himself due to his own personality limitations, he will give other people, such as Haixi, the opportunity to take action.

Strictly speaking, the feeling given to Thorn at this moment by 'Jace' is that of a person who has experienced tremendous changes and begun to grow.

He still maintains a certain persistence in the past, but he is also trying to use non-pedantic means to maintain this persistence.

Changed, but not completely.

'Jace' did not fully integrate into the underground world and became a cold-blooded and cruel person.

And this news is good news for Thorne.

This means that he can continue to exploit certain weaknesses of 'Jace' to reverse his own situation.

Before the final counterattack, it is reasonable to share some real intelligence.

Moreover, Thorne didn't know what information the person in front of him had. Although 'Jace' was kind, he was not stupid and was not easily deceived.

So at this point, Thorne is not ready to continue to be secretive and tell some missing or wrong information.

If it affects 'Jace's' perception of himself in the end, it will end up stealing the chicken but losing the rice.

He adjusted his tone and continued, "My contact with the mysterious person is actually very limited. The number of times we actually meet is very limited. We are all contacted through instant anonymous chat. Every time, he takes the initiative to contact me and chat.

All records will then be burned."

"By this bracelet?"

He Ao looked at the bracelet on Thorn's hand.

"Well," Thorne took off the bracelet directly, canceled the password in front of He Ao, and handed it to He Ao, "The contact is through the software called 'paper book'."

‘Paper Book’ is a well-known peer-to-peer anonymous chat software in the Federation. Unlike ordinary instant chat software, the information exchanged by both parties will go through the software company’s server. The chat information of ‘Paper Book’ is sent point-to-point.

The information and files sent by the sender will be encrypted and sent directly to the recipient, without passing through the paper book company's server or being intercepted.

In addition, the paper book will also perform multiple encryption on the user's network address to prevent hackers from following the contact to determine the network address of the chatter.

Because of these secrecy, paper books have become one of the most popular chat software in the underground world, and a large amount of black information that cannot be seen is stored on the software.

Paper books have also been burdened with a large number of lawsuits.

Of course, paper books are not completely confidential.

Although the operating company of the paper book claims that the encryption system is very advanced and cannot be cracked, it will automatically burn relevant information when it senses that it is being attacked.

But there is no airtight wall in the world, and there are many ways to bypass the encryption system of paper books and track the users of paper books.

For example, large smart device providers such as Tellison and Nolde can master the data on the use of paper books by users of their devices. If a user uses paper books on their devices to send information that is harmful to them, they can

Easily locate the user’s location in reality. …

Ender learned this information while chatting with the instructor during FBI training.

When the FBI investigates cases involving paper books, it will try to find these communication equipment companies for help, although most of the time these companies will not help.

So the FBI has been working hard over the years to crack the encryption system of paper books.

Of course, those communication equipment companies claim to the outside world that they will never monitor users' private information.

He Ao took the bracelet and clicked on the 'Paper Book' software. There was only one friend named Blank and his profile picture was dark.

This proves that the other party is not online, there are no online users, and even the operating company of the paper book does not know the other party's IP address.

He Ao clicked on his friend's chat interface. The chat interface was blank, with no chat information or files saved.

This is the ‘burn after reading’ function of paper books.

"Did you give me this bracelet?"

He Ao exited the software interface and looked at Thorne.

"certainly."

Thorne didn't understand why He Ao asked him. When he handed over the bracelet, he didn't actually think about getting it back.

There was no key information in that bracelet, and he had the habit of cleaning it regularly.

"When did the mysterious person last contact you?"

He Ao put away his bracelet and continued to ask.

"The night before yesterday,"

Thorne looked at He Ao's action of putting away the bracelet. He Ao's overall movements were very slow and not large.

Although Thorne was not very strong, he still had basic vision. He knew that this meant that He Ao had a wound on his back, and the injury was not serious.

Although He Ao was wearing clean and brand-new clothes, his physical injuries would not be weakened by the new clothes.

It seems that in order to escape from those mercenaries last night, the people in front of me paid a high price.

Thoughts were flashing rapidly, and the expression on Thorn's face did not change at all. He naturally retracted his gaze and continued, "The mysterious man asked me to cooperate with the mercenaries in setting up traps."

"Approximately the time he contacted you?"

He Ao asked slowly.

"Around eleven o'clock at night."

Thorne replied.

Eleven o'clock in the evening was probably the time when He Ao finished dealing with the mercenary team the night before. In the end, he used the C-level bracelet of the killed one to answer the call from the mysterious man.

It seems that after hanging up the phone, the mysterious man immediately began to make his next plan to surround and kill him.

He Ao leaned on the chair and stared at Thorn in front of him.

Thorne's eyes were calm, as if he had accepted his fate at this moment, waiting for He Ao to give him a chance to leave after he had asked enough.

But He Ao knew very well that Thorne was aware of some of the body movements he showed.

He thought for a moment and looked at Thorne, "As a qualified middleman, you shouldn't trust a client easily, even if he can provide a large amount of wealth in a short period of time. So how did the mysterious person gain your trust?"

What about?"

Although Thorne is greedy for money, he is also afraid of death.

It is very dangerous to rashly accept a commission from someone who does not know the details, because the middleman does not know whether the money given by the client is a commission or money to buy his life. …

Eve had collected some information about Thorne before, and Thorne also paid more attention to selecting clients.

"Of course," Thorne seemed confident in his role as a middleman, he smiled,

"No qualified intermediary will accept an entrustment from a stranger. That is a mistake that only a novice may make. The reason why I chose to accept the entrustment from a mysterious person is because..."

Speaking of this, his tone suddenly stopped.

At this moment, He Ao caught a hint of panic deep in Thorn's eyes.

From the time He Ao came in until now, Thorne's expression has always been stable. He has always been confident that the situation is under his control. Although there have been some twists and turns, it will eventually return to his control.

But the panic at this moment showed that Thorne recalled some memories that were beyond his control.

His body was slightly arched, and his muscles were tense, as if he was trying to remember something.

Then he looked up at He Ao in confusion, a thin layer of sweat dripping down his forehead, "I don't know, I don't know why I should trust him..."

In this important commission, which was extremely lucrative and pushed Thorne to the brink of death, Thorne had no understanding of the client and didn't even know where his trust in the client came from.

He easily embarked on a road that could lead to death, making mistakes that only a newbie in the industry would make.

Naturally, it cannot be that Thorne suddenly lost his mind and forgot his past experiences when facing the mysterious man.

Ho's hand was on the handle of the metal seat.

He remembered an ability, 'cognitive change'.

The previous owner of the extraordinary item "False Master's Bracelet" he obtained in the last copy was an extraordinary person whose cognition was modified, and he eventually fell into madness due to cognitive misalignment.

Although the ability displayed by the mysterious man at this moment is not as terrifying as cognitive modification, it is obviously an ability that can affect people's thinking.

The "Easy Thinking" of Super Memory is also an ability that can forcibly modify people's thinking.

Perhaps the mysterious man also has similar abilities. He Ao looked at Thorne, who was a little panicked and still remembering, and said slowly, "Do you feel anything when you get along with the mysterious man? Do you think there is anything special about him?"

"

"What's special?"

He Ao's question brought Thorn back from his confusion. He lowered his head and thought for a moment, seeming to be lost in memories again, "He is very sharp, as if he knows what I am thinking, and he can always give me what I want."

thing."

At this moment, Thorne finally came back to his senses. It was as if the fog of thinking that had been covering him had been lifted. He saw something he had never noticed before, "He should have some ability similar to mind reading."

of."
To be continued...