The journey from the hospital to Cleyer Farm was uneventful.
Looking along the car window, Victoria saw many broken glass shards and burnt black car frames on the street, and black fire marks were left on some white brick walls. Although the garbage and debris have been swept into piles and awaiting centralized processing, the streets still show a dilapidated look.
This is the result of last night's violent march.
Victoria's eyes flickered across these street scenes, her thoughts already racing, and she kept recalling the details of the confrontation with the murderer last night——
Amid the noisy riots in the distance, the sound of fireworks exploding from time to time, and the sudden screams of laughter from those weird puppets, a piece of cold lipstick gently grazed the side of her neck without any warning.
That touch, magnified many times by bullet time, reminded Victoria of the moment of her second awakening at the base many years ago.
Over the years, she has almost forgotten what it feels like to have this defense completely broken down:
The god of death had been waiting silently behind her, but she was like a ignorant child, without any defense. It was not until the hem of his clothes suddenly blew up in the wind that she realized that she was only a hair away from death.
When they checked the images of the corridor afterwards, they found that everything was exactly the same as before - every fixed secret surveillance had been destroyed by lasers.
This method is simple and crude, but extremely effective.
But the question is, how did this "assassin" determine the monitoring location, and how did he avoid other mercury needles? Even if the distant parade that night did cause some noise disturbance, it was still incredible that it was possible to do this.
Is this murderer... really a deformed person?
Its goal has been very clear from the beginning, and from the perspective of execution, it has almost achieved no harm to innocent people.
Victoria has read the report submitted by Avinash. This man is almost certain that the murderer comes from within AHgAs. Although this conclusion may be to distance herself from herself, she is also somewhat inclined to this possibility.
But here's the paradox: If the "assassin" comes from within AHgAs, it's impossible for AHgAs not to realize who it is. Wouldn't it be difficult to find a mercury needle that can match the speed of the "assassin"?
But if the "assassin" is a mercury needle outside of AHgAs, under what circumstances did it continuously awaken, avoid all searches and vigilance by the coalition government and AHgAs, and grow up to this day alone?
After much deliberation, Victoria could only come to a conclusion like a conspiracy theory - in fact, the "assassin" was a colleague of her own AHgAs. Maybe even the assassination of these nobles was a conspiracy by the headquarters, so the headquarters deliberately hid it information about this "aberrant" and protected this person...
But come on! Even a mercury needle as outstanding and unique as Jane Hester was still brought to the internal court after being involved in a murder case in the habitable area - her guardian was Chiba Masaki.
It remains to be seen what the outcome of the future trial will be, but AHgAs will never allow Mercury to use violence against ordinary people in habitable areas. Victoria can be sure of this: if the murderer really comes from within AHgAs, then TA While being "protected", their movements will also be restricted. Insiders at the headquarters will never allow murders to continue to occur.
These speculations made Victoria a little sad.
It’s so contradictory…it’s all so contradictory.
"By the way, I suddenly remembered something." Victoria looked at Avinash, "Where is old police inspector Schmidt now? I seem to have heard that he plans to leave Tan Yi temporarily?"
"It should still be at his home now." Avinash said softly, "He got in touch with Core City yesterday, and maybe he will leave for the nursing home there in the next two days. By then, the army and Core City's mercury needles will Let’s work together to ensure his personal safety.”
"The old inspector has so many ways to go."
Avinash lowered his eyes and looked at Rishi who was sleeping on the ambulance bed. "If the Viscount had not committed suicide, he could have set off with the old police inspector. Tan Yi's equipment was still too old, and the temporary equipment was easily damaged. ...If we can move the battlefield to the core city, it will basically be equivalent to returning to our home court——"
"Indeed," a smile suddenly appeared on Victoria's face, "If the old police inspector can really run back to the core city, then things will be much easier to handle... But I suggest you not to take it lightly, it is best to Deploy some manpower to protect him. Unless he reaches the core city safely, it is best not to leave him even half a step away."
Avinash's face slowly turned serious.
Victoria moved her neck, and her bones made a few crisp sounds, "Otherwise, I'm afraid he won't be able to get out at all."
"...Are you worried that the 'assassin' will strike early?"
"There are not many people left - according to Rishi's guess, only Danglars and Villefort have not received the notice letter at the moment, right? If the old police inspector can use this trick to escape, then Can Tanglar and Villefort follow the same example and apply for emergency asylum from the core city?" She looked at Avinash, "If you were the murderer, would you sit back and ignore this change?"
"But how did the murderer know that Schmidt - today?"
Avinash was startled for a moment, and soon realized the absurdity of this question. He subconsciously took out his mobile phone, and Victoria on the other side immediately stopped him.
“Don’t forget,” she cautioned, “not to expose any progress to the information world.”
Avinash put away his phone in silence, "Driver! Please stop the car!"
After a while, Avinash left Rishi's motorcade alone. Victoria watched his back leave in the opposite direction, her expression gradually becoming less friendly.
She never liked dealing with the bureaucrats in these livable places.
After such a conversation, Victoria found that Avinash fit her stereotype of these bureaucrats. For example, he was happy to see AHgAs stay because "at least there will be more helpers", but he absolutely Without taking a little extra risk, he can only commit to an appropriate "silence."
A large number of people among the mercury needles of AHgAs would rather fight in the wasteland to the last moment than return to a livable place to accept retirement and job transfer. Because for colleagues in Habitable Land, sometimes avoiding the consequences of a mission failure is far more important than successfully completing it - and this is not out of caution, but simply to be less responsible.
Although this approach is understandable in principle, if the two partners cannot align their goals from the beginning, this kind of cooperation can only hold each other back, and it is better to let him do something else.
At this moment, Rishi, who had been sleeping deeply, murmured something unknown.
Victoria was a little surprised. She bent down slightly and said, "Oh, are you awake?"
Rishi slowly opened his eyes.
"You have to hold on," Victoria blinked with concern, as if coaxing a child, "at least make it through tomorrow night, okay?"
Rishi didn't answer. He looked at the roof of the car with cloudy eyes, his cheeks showing the gray-blue color of a dying person.
