Chapter 372: Sweeping Black Storm (Two in One! Please subscribe!)
Summer on the Valens Plain is a rainy season.
If it had been in the past, the low-lying city of Valens would have been flooded long ago, with countless buildings and food submerged.
But when the Idar people arrived, they not only built hard concrete roads in the city, but also dug and built a lot of drainage facilities, so that when heavy rains came, the accumulated water in the city could be drained out of the city.
As the sudden rainstorm gradually subsided, a convoy was slowly driving towards the city gate on the gradually drying road.
"Oh, Lippi! This damn weather is finally over!"
On one side of the carriage, a driver who looked like a commoner couldn't help but complain.
"It's pretty good! Those Idar people are really capable. If it were in the past, once we encountered this kind of horrible weather, we wouldn't be able to ship out the goods, let alone right after the rainstorm, even if we waited for two or three days!" The guy called Lippi looked at the ground around him and said sincerely.
"Not those Idar people, but us Idar people!"
While the driver was correcting Lippi's words, a gloating smile appeared on his face.
Lippi nodded, and then shouted to the servants escorting the convoy: "Come on, everyone! We are about to leave the city!"
There are not many soldiers on duty at the city gate. Most of them are staff from the Idar Immigration Administration, who are responsible for checking the information of people entering and leaving the city.
As the latest generation of Idar citizen identity cards were finally distributed to every Idar citizen, the Idar Immigration Administration finally upgraded its weapons and used the latest batch of identity verification machines powered by magic devices.
but……
This news did not reach the ears of the civilians of Idar.
They also don't know that with the magic mark on the new identity document, the officials of the Idar Immigration Administration can obtain detailed information about the document holder.
"ID card."
As soon as he saw the transfer bureau staff extending his hand towards him, Lippi took out his ID card with ease.
In his opinion, although the arrival of the Idar people brought many changes to this land, the so-called identity proof that the Idar people came up with was really a meaningless thing.
The reason is simple. Although the existence of the seal makes this kind of certificate difficult to forge, as long as the identity certificate you hold belongs to someone else, no matter how much you check it, you will not find any trace.
"Where are you from? Where are you going?"
The Idar Transfer Bureau employee asked as usual while inserting the ID card into the card slot.
"Brunswick Rada, lives on Gavier Street, making deliveries to the border."
The Gavier Street mentioned by Lippi is the main street where merchants traveling on the Valence Plain live. Eight out of ten people are merchants, often traveling back and forth in and out of the city of Valence.
only……
When the identity card was inserted into the card slot and the information recorded on the magic mark was gradually revealed... the staff of the Transfer Bureau present could not help but look slightly frozen.
Because the blurry figure that slowly appeared on the screen was completely different from the guy in front of him who called himself Brunswick Rada! The Idar Citizen ID card had long been developed by the Idar Array Research Laboratory, but it was not until a month or two ago that it began to be widely popularized in the land of the Idar Principality.
Why? Because the mages of the Idar Array Research Laboratory have finally overcome the difficulty of magic imaging technology during this period of time!
indeed,
The Principality of Idar is still lagging behind in many aspects of development, but with the joint efforts of many wizards, the Idar Magic Array Research Laboratory has been able to condense a person's general appearance into a magic mark through the means of magic imaging!
Since magic does not make ordinary people feel close, under Bruno's suggestion, the mages of the Idar School used a special magic-friendly material called "IL Alloy". By driving the magic elements to achieve linear mapping, they left a vague human image on this special magic material.
This "IL alloy", which is extremely light but not prone to magic dissipation, has naturally been used in the latest generation of Idar citizen ID cards.
Once the magic terminal recognizes the magic mark of "IL alloy" on the identity document, it can present a blurred human portrait formed by magic patterns on the operating end of the machine!
This technology is still in its early stages, and the portraits it produces are far from clear, but... in this era, it is already extremely accurate! So...
Looking at the portrait displayed on the identification terminal and the civilian who called himself Brunswick Rada, the police officers of the Idar Public Security Bureau standing nearby had tacitly blocked the convoy's forward and backward routes.
"You mean... your name is Brunswick Radda, right?"
The employee of Idar Immigration Administration swallowed hard and confirmed again.
“That’s right!”
Although Lippi already had a bad feeling in his heart, he still nodded.
but,
The immigration officer didn't say much, but shouted to the others, "Please show your IDs as well."
As time goes by,
One ID card after another was inserted into the card slot.
In Lippi's opinion, the time for security check when leaving the city this time seemed a bit too slow.
but,
When he finally couldn't stand the long wait anymore and wanted to say something...
The staff member of the transfer bureau suddenly took a half step back.
Speak out:
"None of these people's identification documents are their own! Capture them!"
Upon hearing this, the police officers of the Idar Public Security Bureau, who had been ready for action, rushed forward and knocked the servants of the convoy to the ground before they could react.
Lippi: ???!!!!!!
…
While the Idar police officers captured the convoy that was about to leave the city, the same scene was happening in other places in Valence.
Not only was Brunswick Rada captured by Idar police, but many civilians who seemed harmless on weekdays were also suddenly broken into and captured one by one by Idar police.
One-Corner Alley, Valence City.
Compared with the increasingly prosperous neighborhoods and streets in the city, the one-corner alleys in the southern part of the city are sparsely populated, and even the surrounding streets are exceptionally empty.
Even though the Idar people had rebuilt and renovated the entire city of Valens long ago, clearing away the ruins and traces of the burning, whenever the Alley was mentioned, the civilians who had lived on this land for generations were very secretive about it.
but……
Even though people avoid this, both the CIA agents in Idar and the police officers of the Public Security Bureau know the reasons.
One Corner Alley can be said to be the base camp of the evil forces in the city of Valens.
With the reconstruction of Valens, a large number of gangsters and hooligans returned to their former lairs. While begging for the care of the Idar people in the guise of ordinary people, they did shameful things in secret.
In an inconspicuous room in One Corner Alley, a "civilian" said viciously with a fierce look on his face:
"The people Lippi brought this time can probably get 11 or 12 civilians. Although this number is far less than before, the Idar police are keeping a close eye on human trafficking, so we still need to slowly accumulate strength."
Sitting in front of him was a kind-looking guy with a round body that seemed to weigh more than 200 pounds.
"We should be careful during this period. Those Idar officials seem to have noticed us. Rather than taking the risk of arresting civilians who have obtained Idar citizenship, we should pay attention to the refugees who sneak into the Valens Plain near the border."
only……
The "civilian" seemed to have little interest in this proposal:
"Sarada, this is a good idea. Since those people did not pass through the Idar customs, the Idar Immigration Administration will not be able to obtain relevant information. However, the people who sneaked into the Principality of Idar are only a small number after all, and it will also consume a lot of manpower. It is far less convenient than direct looting..."
That's right.
This seemingly honest fat man is the mastermind behind the human trafficking network that controls the entire Valens Plain.
Hearing the questioning voice, Sarada couldn't help but frowned. "You have to understand that without the support of the nobles, our business will be difficult to develop. Right now, we still don't know what Duke Idar is thinking. Everyone should calm down!"
"But now the Idar people are keeping a close eye on the shops on the street, and my brothers can't even collect the protection money! Sarada, if this continues, I'm afraid the people under you will starve!"
"Then stay hungry!"
Sarada changed her usual "kind" appearance and said in a cold tone:
"It's just that they drink a few bottles of wine less and play with a few women less, so what? Those guys can't control themselves?!"
As the manipulator of the entire human trafficking network, Sarada is well aware of the impact the opinions of the nobles will have on her "career".
If it weren't for the existence of slave traders secretly supported by other nobles in the land east of the Valens Plain, he would not be willing to stay in the Valens Plain and live on the current meager profits.
You know, because he lost the protection of the nobles, his current "business" has shrunk more than seven or eight times compared to the Hastings family's rule! However, unlike others' optimistic predictions about the future, the reason why "Black Rat" Sarada has been able to operate on the Valens Plain for such a long time is definitely not just by delivering abducted girls to the nobles.
During the time when the Principality of Idar ruled the Valens Plain, the Idar CIA was investigating Sarada, and Sarada was also observing the actions of the Idar people and every policy introduced by the Principality of Idar.
If it weren't for the fact that his subordinates couldn't restrain themselves and kept urging him to do a few big things, Sarada would have endured it even longer and would never have started trafficking in people again so early.
Just then, there was a sudden loud noise outside the house.
One of his thugs suddenly rushed in and said breathlessly: "Sarada, Idar soldiers have rushed in! They are searching every house!"
"What?!"
Hearing this, Sarada didn't have time to think about it. While the other men were still in a daze, she quickly said:
"Hurry up and hold the door! Let's climb out through the window..."
only……
Before Sarada could finish her words, just as Sarada's men were preparing to pile the debris in the room in front of the door, Idar police officers armed with magic rifles broke in through the window.
As for those thugs who tried to resist with weapons in their hands, they were all hit by the dense magic rays and fell heavily to the ground.
In preparation for a thorough settlement on this day, the police officers from the Idar Public Security Bureau had already surrounded One Diagon Alley and had figured out the locations of all the important figures. How could they let Sarada escape so easily?
Not to mention the "black rat" Sarada, even if it was a "white rat" or a "fat rat", it would have no chance of escaping under the layers of blockade by the Idar police.
The battle in the room was declared over, and after "Black Rat" Sarada obtained a pair of beautiful silver bracelets, the arrest in One Corner Alley was also coming to an end.
Although these gangsters and hooligans usually act arrogantly when dealing with civilians, they are all very cowardly when facing Idar police officers.
Except for the initial symbolic resistance, as more and more Idar police officers poured into the narrow streets, the gangsters squatted down one by one, their surrender speed was comparable to that of the French White Banner masters! "Officer, we are all good people..."
"I was just passing by. They, these guys are the evil robbers!"
"Casilla, you bastard...I want to report..."
"Help...Help...Officer Idar is beating people..."
Not only was there a commotion in One Corner Alley, but on Gavial Street, Police Officer Idar also arrested several businessmen associated with Sarada, including Brunswick.
After experiencing the initial panic and confusion, the people gradually understood the reasons behind everything.
These police officers from the Idar Public Security Bureau are eliminating harm for the people! As early as last month, the police officers from the Idar Public Security Bureau had visited many people to collect evidence. However, for these people who have just gained a stable life, who would be willing to risk retaliation and testify against these hooligans?
And now, seeing those faces who once committed crimes in Valence being captured by the police officers of Idar Public Security Bureau, the people of Valence almost broke down the door of the Government Hall!
If I don't give these hooligans a kick at this time, how can I relieve the anger in my heart? (End of this chapter)
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