Chapter 90 - A Simple Deal

Cyril sighed after finally recalling who this person was…

"This guy… What does he want in the Association?"

Cyril muttered as he tried to remember the few things he knows about this man.

Cody Jackman is just one of his many aliases and his real name was still a mystery.

Starting from today, he would be known as Cody the Arsonist… Cyril doesn't know whether Cody would still do more similar crimes but after a few months, people would forget about him as he went missing for a long period of time.

Then, there would be several names of criminals that would appear in the next few years… They are Nixon the Serial Killer, Luca the Night Bandit, and Aidan the Half-Vampire.

These criminals may not have created huge trouble for this nation but their actions were always reported in tabloids and were published online.

Then, a decade from now, he would reveal himself and tell that these four wanted people were actually the same person!

Apparently, the Artifact that he had stolen from his fellow Explorer in his previous guild called Smiling Robes, was an item that allows him to change his appearance for a long period as long as he has enough Aura in his body!

'Hmm… Sir Xagan, if I want to locate this person called Cody Jackman who created trouble in the Association just recently, how much would it be?'

Cyril randomly asked using their unique connection as he pointed at the picture of Cody that was uploaded online.

Though he's interested in the item that Cody has, Cyril doesn't think that it would help him at all in his quest to find the Tree of Life.

Unless he would do some crime, he doesn't know whether he would have time to use that kind of Artifact.

However, this item was at least a Rank-C Artifact… Since it's in the hands of a criminal, taking it as his spoil should be considered as doing the right thing.

Cyril knows that Cody might not be extremely evil compared to the other criminals that he could clearly remember, the fact that he killed a person to steal an Artifact shouldn't be easily forgiven.

"You want to look for a person? That's possible, I can search within 50 kilometers for 5 days of your life."

'Only five days? Hmm… That's reasonable I guess…" Cyril mused but he quickly paused as he realized something.

He smiled and spoke again.

'However, just make it 20 kilometers for 2 days? Hehe…'

"Kukuku… You're learning, Contractor…"

'Hmph! Didn't I tell you? I'm always being careful. I now have the talent called reading between the lines…' Cyril proudly said in his mind.

Unlike the complicated searching method of Entrance Crystals, Xagan's answer about searching people was too precise.

Because of this, he already knows that something was up. Cyril didn't have to think too much that Xagan wanted him to spend more days.

'Fine… 2 days for 20 kilometers is just right… I accept the deal.'

Cyril smiled after hearing this.

Then, Xagan seems to be surprised after searching for the man in the photo.

"Whoa~ You're lucky, Contractor… He's on the train right now. He's on the third car on your left. He's wearing a black jacket and a black cap. He's also holding a bag filled with ominous items… Kekeke…"

Xagan said as he floated in front of Cyril.

Of course, Cyril didn't stare too much at Xagan since in front of him was a pretty university student. She might misunderstand if she saw his changing expressions and it would be embarrassing to be seen as a pervert.

'So, you're telling that a criminal is inside this train?'

After a moment of thinking, Cyril sighed as he stood up to check the train car that Xagan mentioned.

'There shouldn't be any train incident that I had forgotten about right?'

He felt a bit nervous for some reason. Was it because he's about to meet a legendary wanted person?

No, it's probably because he might have to use violence against another human and might end up killing him if necessary…

'That ominous item that Xagan was talking about, is it some kind of a bomb?' Cyril frowned at this thought.

He's unsure about the severity of this case so he has to be careful.

He didn't want to kill a person if possible. However, he's already matured and he's also not a saint so if necessary, he would have to make a move.

Even in his previous life, he had never directly killed a person. There must have been occasions during Arcane Explorations that his action leads to the deaths of his fellow Explorers. However, those actions weren't intentional and he had never wanted to kill someone.

Perhaps, the only time that he had a strong urge to kill someone was when he learned that he was cheated on by Karen and that A-Rank Awakened which would become a celebrity really soon.

He just didn't dare to do it since he knows that with his F-Rank Ability, he wouldn't even be able to get close to that man.

'Hmph! Whatever… Let's see what this guy is up to.'

Cyril finally arrived at the train car where Cody is.

There are only nine people in this car including him so it wasn't difficult to find his target.

'Mhmm… I don't think it's appropriate to cause a commotion here. Should I wait until he gets off the train then follow him to his hideout?'

Now that he's here, Cyril didn't know what to do.

He has weapons with him to subduing this person shouldn't be that hard.

However, if Cody fought back desperately, there might be casualties and more lives might be in danger considering they are in a fast-moving train.

After thinking carefully, Cyril decided to observe first.

About ten minutes had passed, they have arrived at Trayden Station at Galleon City… It is just three cities away from Torstein City where Cody and his gang committed the crime.