"Actually, West is just a little girl."

On the road, Johnny Blackbird, who was responsible for driving, suddenly spoke up.

"She looks very mature and strong, but her heart is simple. She just wants to do some very difficult things, like... changing the world. Sounds silly, doesn't it?"

Ethan neither agreed nor disagreed.

"But that's exactly what I like about her. Do you know where we met initially? I had just robbed a bank, and in a bar in the central area, I was drinking with my brothers when she walked up and started scolding me. She said I was selfish, only thinking of myself, spending the stolen money frivolously, giving only a tiny bit to others, and that I was basking in a false name as a rogue hero. She looked down on me."

Johnny Blackbird suddenly laughed at this point.

"So charming, you know? At that moment, she was truly mesmerizing. I fell completely in love with her, and I swore I would be her man, so I chased her. I told her I wanted her to be my woman."

"She was surprised and said I didn't understand her at all."

"I told her my name is Johnny Diet, from central Xista, and I live in Homan Village. My mother died when I was young; my father was a drunkard who liked to beat me. At nine, I killed him. I enjoy robbing banks, drinking, playing with guns, driving, and you."

"Cool, she was hard-pressed not to be won over by you."

Ethan finally spoke.

He had to admit, the man beside him, wearing a bird-beak mask, donning black leather gloves while driving, speaking sometimes humorously and sometimes firmly, exuded charm.

"Cool?"

Johnny Blackbird seemed to not understand the word.

"It means your charisma is irresistible."

"I agree with that. So you also think I'm better than Joseph, right?"

He suddenly began to talk about Joseph.

"Joseph is a good man. He asked me to take West away."

"Well, in that regard, he is indeed decent."

The two were chatting idly, and finally, the car reached its destination.

It was a residence located in the heart of the Central District, close to the Kingdom's Central River, the Devon River, not far from the Defeated Country, which could be said to be at the heart of hearts.

The people living here were certainly not ordinary individuals.

"The former Kingdom's Minister of Finance, a key figure in the Industrial Faction, Michael Bate."

Johnny Blackbird parked the car not far from the residence, introducing the person Ethan was to meet tonight.

As expected, someone from the Industrial Faction.

Actually, when Ethan first arrived at the Royal Capital, he read a newspaper controlled by the Industrial Faction, which spared no effort in ridiculing the Royalist Faction's inaction using Johnny Blackbird, hinting at what was happening.

"Initially, we were only working hard in the central part. We naively thought that if we robbed all the banks there and distributed the money, everyone's life would naturally improve, but... we were wrong."

"The Battle of Moerma broke out."

"I'll interrupt. So, you experienced the Battle of Moerma?"

"Sort of, but I merely saw it. Someone like me, truly participating, wouldn't even know how I died."

Johnny Blackbird laughed at himself.

"So, what is the truth of the Battle of Moerma?"

"The truth? Perhaps it was just a group of starving people wanting to eat their fill."

Johnny Blackbird didn't give a definitive answer.

"After that, the entire Moerma was destroyed. We realized that all our previous efforts were in vain. No matter what we did, the other side could change everything with just a word, so we came to the Royal Capital."

"Of course, it was the other side who first found West, or, to be more precise, they found the organization behind West, the Moerma Self-Help Association. They needed some people to come to the Royal Capital to do things, and obviously, no one was more suited than me."

At this point, Johnny Blackbird shook his head.

"Forget it, let that old gentleman explain it to you himself."

Saying this, Johnny Blackbird was about to get out of the car.

As a result, Ethan stopped him.

"Don't move, sit back slowly, breathe gently, light a cigarette, pretend nothing happened, and after finishing your cigarette, start the car and head to the East District."

Johnny Blackbird glanced at him, somewhat puzzled but complied, even attempting to offer Ethan a cigarette.

Ethan refused.

After Johnny Blackbird finished his cigarette, the car restarted and headed toward the East District.

Meanwhile, at the former Kingdom's Finance Minister's home, a group of fully armed Kingdom Defense Bureau members were waiting for something.

As for Mr. Michael, he was no longer at his residence; he was at the Kingdom Defense Bureau headquarters as a guest.

"That car just now..."

"Nothing unusual, don't worry about it."

The conversation ended.

In the car, Ethan spoke: "Your Finance Minister might have already encountered trouble; the house just now was full of people."

Ethan's judgment was actually based on two aspects.

First, it was the information Johnny Blackbird gave him.

West indeed belonged to a rebel organization from Moerma, the Moerma Self-Help Association.

Previously, Heisenberg had said that his return this time was to deal with certain people.

This made him vigilant, using his ability to more meticulously sense the premises.

As expected, there were many people inside, very well-hidden. If not for his ability to sense subtle malice, they would have been in real trouble.

"We're screwed now; we have no one left to use, and that was our only contact."

Johnny Blackbird shrugged, not showing much disappointment.

"Keep driving forward."

Since Johnny Blackbird and his folks were unreliable, he could only rely on himself now.

"Where to?"

"The dock."

The Sea God was currently not in the Royal Capital; Ethan had previously sent Sofia using the connections left by Carlos with the Sea God.

When Carlos left, he told him that if he really encountered serious trouble, he could seek help from the Sea God Church.

"The dock?"

Johnny Blackbird was a bit perplexed but still drove toward the dock.

About half an hour later, the car finally arrived at the dock.

However, the Royal Capital's dock was enormous; just seeing it from afar, it resembled a small city.

Johnny Blackbird looked at the dock and asked, "Are we going directly out to sea?"

"No, let's have a drink first. Mind showing your face?"

Since Ethan had met him, Johnny Blackbird had always worn a mask.

But his mask was so distinctive that no one in the Royal Capital wouldn't recognize it.

"Of course, I don't mind."

Johnny Blackbird took off his mask, revealing a ruggedly handsome face.

No wonder West liked him.

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