"Revenge"

Cars had indeed made travel more convenient, and they had indeed once made America prosperous, but they had also brought many other problems with them.

Leaving environmental protection aside, if serial killers like Zodiac had no cars and could only travel on foot like Jack the Ripper, their range of activity would be far smaller.

Zodiac II operated only in New York. After such a tragedy, Americans did not reflect at all. Those who squandered money continued squandering it, and those who sought pleasure continued making merry.

What a "wonderful" world.

Grindelwald had gone to New York to find Credence. He did not mind in the slightest if the Obscurus destroyed a city Muggles had built with such effort.

Napoleon ruled Venice for only an intermittent eleven years, but the traces he left behind could be seen everywhere. Every piece of art that could be moved had been taken away.

Then it was the Austrians' turn. They even dismantled and took away houses. There was no sign of any construction they had done, but they had caused plenty of destruction. Venice was full of crumbling walls and ruins.

The sense of decay and decline was even stronger when entering Cannaregio during the day.

Venice's streets had been built as winding as a maze, yet there was a broad avenue in the Cannaregio district. It had been constructed in the nineteenth century in imitation of Paris's Haussmann Boulevard.

Sometimes, men could lie without restraint to achieve their goals, saying things like, "I would die for you. I would fight for you." Yet very few could truly do it.

Far more often, a woman's betrayal turned love into hatred, and they wanted to destroy her.

Those who valued reputation destroyed her reputation. Those who valued life destroyed her life. Those who valued