The victim was ‘red ship,’ and the First Evil had constantly sent messages to the other two while working on him. However, ‘m.cop’ didn’t reply at all, and the murder occurred just before ‘black eye’ had almost met the First Evil in person. He was clearly hunting the pre-Awakened, but it was unknown when he started. Since it was during the time before the Internet became popular, searching for prey would’ve been like finding a needle in the desert. Also, he was immature and had not completely developed his power yet.

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It was easy. The confidential information from GOL about ‘m.cop’ including his registered address, payment card, and the address where he rented his modem were all pointing to a man named Widen Runch. He had been a major player who had contributed to the rise and fall of the dotcom boom. I didn’t know all the beneficiaries of the boom, but I was aware of those who founded the companies that would create the powerful IT Service Industries....