Chapter 24 Whoever Controls the Past Controls the Future

"Then, let me ask again.

"My husband, why do you want to betray the Empire?"

"You once swore that you would give your whole life to the Empire."

She looked at Arno with a barely perceptible gloom in her expression.

Arno did not answer immediately, but took the cup of coffee she had brewed and took a sip.

In his mind, the information about the woman in front of him slowly emerged.

Estelle Roy.

The wife of Yanmo Novain.

But apart from this, the most important thing for Arno is her other identity.

A senior member of a certain intelligence agency of the Empire - the Guide.

If the Corrector is likened to an intelligence agency, then the word "spy" is the most appropriate to describe the Guide.

The targets, or tasks, that the Corrector generally targets are all within the Empire.

Such as senior officials, nobles, certain important persons, or gathered civilians, etc.

And the Guide is the main Responsible for matters outside the empire, including espionage, undercover, assassination, etc.

This is an important and dangerous department, which is more mysterious than the corrector and gives people a darker impression.

And it is precisely because of the special nature of the guide that what is needed to join this department is not ability, but loyalty.

In other words, the temporary wife in front of Arno, as a senior guide, is a loyal citizen of the empire who cannot be more loyal.

For people like her, compared with love and family affection, the enthusiasm for the empire is truly irreplaceable in her life.

Therefore, Arno was not surprised by her questioning.

He was also prepared for this.

The investigation of Yanmo Novain's life was for this moment.

"People always change, my love."

Arno imitated Yanmo's tone and whispered.

"Just like the coffee you brew is more bitter than before."

"And just like the desserts you make are a little sweeter than in memory."

"Nothing is eternal. "

Arno stared at Estell, his eyes warm but with a little helplessness.

"So, did you really betray the empire?"

This was the only thing Estell noticed.

She looked at Arno in disbelief, as if she didn't know the man in front of her.

The tenderness that happened to the two just now was just an illusion.

"What do you think?"

"Even if coffee becomes bitter, it is still coffee."

"No matter how sweet the dessert becomes, it is still dessert."

"Whether their essence has changed or not is a matter of opinion."

Arno spoke vaguely, as if he was affirming or denying.

This is a speaking skill, which will produce different reactions depending on the listener.

For Estell, who is already engaged in special work, Arno's words are full of hints.

"My essence has not changed, but my inherent way of survival has changed. "

Estelle felt that this was the "truth" that Arno wanted to convey to her.

For a moment, the content about the work of the corrector and the guide flashed through her mind.

So, under Arno's vague words, coupled with her subconscious disbelief and current speculation,

Estelle believed that her husband must have accepted a special task that forced him to change his way of life.

After thinking about it, her gloom disappeared.

Arno looked at the changes in her expression and smiled gently.

"People are always so good at deceiving themselves."

"Under the influence of emotions, they will always have fantasies that are beneficial to themselves because of the other party's unclear words, and they will affirm themselves. "

"In the final analysis, no matter how cold, as long as they are involved in something like emotions, no matter how wise a person is, they will become stupid. "

He just thought silently, looking at Estel's much more relaxed face.

A beautiful and intelligent person will always be stupid at some point.

This is why he doesn't use his original face, but Yanmo's face.

Using emotions is a convenient and quick thing.

"It seems that you have figured it out."

Arno said.

Estel noticed the faint smile on Arno's lips, so she was more certain of her thoughts.

She nodded, and her long golden hair slid smoothly across the fair skin on her face.

"In that case, I hope you can help me."

"I need the help of a guide."

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Leave home,

or to be more precise, leave Yanmo Novain's home.

Arno turned the corner with a strawberry hanging around his neck.

As soon as he walked into the corner, his figure began to change rapidly.

Fortunately, the place he is in is relatively remote and there are not many people, otherwise it will be a big news the next day.

"Fortunately, it's a little bit stuck. "

Arno touched his face, felt the smooth touch on his hand, and smiled.

"In short, for now, a nail has been planted inside the guide."

"Just wait for the outbreak, and then we can catch those reformists off guard."

Arno is very clear about the current situation.

The conservatives are at an absolute disadvantage to the reformists.

Even if he had mastered the error correctors in the capital, he could only win back 10%, and it had no absolute impact on the overall situation.

Moreover, because of the rush for success, Ivy's identity was exposed.

The error corrector department in the capital will definitely be closely watched by those guys in the dark.

"But now it's different."

"The guides are absolute reformists, and they have a lot of say among the reformists. Sometimes, they will be of great help to me."

"Who would suspect that there is a nail in such a loyal guide?"

Moreover, the power of the error correctors plus the guides is not simply one plus one equals two.

With the Empire Intelligence Agency and the network of the Empire's intelligence agencies, Arno indirectly has all the information control rights of the Empire.

Although not all of these permissions belong to him, it is enough to borrow a part of them.

"Society is built on public opinion."

"Common sense comes from history."

"Whoever controls the sovereignty of information has the right to edit it."

Arno put on his robe and walked in one direction.

"Whoever controls the past controls the future; whoever controls the present controls the past."

"It has always been like this since ancient times."

People don't need to think,

because the things they want to know are not true at all.

Or, even the things themselves do not exist.

But, that's why.

If they can be guided reasonably,

their power is a valuable helper that can overcome everything.