The expression on Duncan's face was very sincere, with a kind of confidence and determination that "if I open the door to sell fakes, the people who are being taken advantage of will be killed. If you can find a real thing in the back warehouse, I won't even want this store." , and Fanna was obviously shocked by this frankness. She was stunned for a long time before she realized: "Your honesty... is indeed impressive."
"Do you have anything else to ask about the fire?" Duncan didn't care about the weirdness in the other person's tone, and just asked calmly, "I heard afterwards that the entire museum was sealed off that day?"
"In fact, we highly suspect that there were supernatural factors involved in the museum fire." Fanna did not hide this, because speculation in this regard has already spread on the streets, and the occultists in the city hall have also appealed to citizens through public channels not to approach in the near future. In Museum Square, for the citizens of Plande, the existence of the extraordinary event itself does not need to be kept secret. What needs to be kept secret is only the details of the event and the truth behind it. "The fire subsided very quickly, far beyond common sense... …Mr. Duncan, please recall, did you really not see or hear anything unusual after entering the museum?”
"...No," Duncan frowned, "In fact, at that time, I didn't have the extra energy to pay attention to any changes in the fire scene - after all, I am just an ordinary person, not a trained defender."
After saying this, he paused and raised his eyebrows: "The church suspects that the few of us who escaped from the fire may be related to the 'supernatural factors' behind the fire?"
"I am personally doubting," Fanna said with a serious face, "Please forgive me, it is your duty as a judge to be alert to all uncontrolled supernatural dangers in the city-state, and I have no intention of doubting that you are the culprit of the fire - extraordinary Power will contaminate ordinary people, regardless of whether the parties involved have subjective intentions. What I am worried about is that you were passively involved in the influence of some extraordinary power in that fire, and I am also worried about your safety."
"I understand." When Duncan heard this, he felt more calm than before. He really didn't mean to be angry at all, because the inquisitor lady in front of him was really fulfilling her duties. "Then you have been observing here for a long time. What have you discovered? Any clues?"
"...I really didn't find anything," Fanna shook her head, "There is no extraordinary power left here, and the distribution of shadows and the flow of breath inside and outside the entire building are quite normal. I think... you guys should really just be involved in extraordinary events. ordinary people.”
Duncan thought for a while and couldn't help but say something more: "How about... you check it more carefully? What if there is any supernatural power left in this place that has not been discovered? As you just said, it is also for our safety. Well……"
"I am confident in my judgment," Vanna puffed out her chest with confidence before Duncan could finish speaking, and said with a firm tone, "I have received the grace of the goddess, and my eyes are the most effective means of detection, especially... During the day, no heretical force or deep shadow can escape my sight - even the evil gods and demons who are best at hiding can't escape my sight!"
As soon as Fanna finished speaking, she heard another crash not far away, and Shirley finally dropped the base of the wooden sculpture just now.
"I...want to see if I can put it in a safer place..."
"Just let that pile of things go! If you can't help it, go clean the window sill!" Duncan said helplessly to Shirley, who was trying to play the role of a store clerk. Then he turned to look at Vanna, and after holding back for a long time, he said, "... …you're right."
"This kid looks careless," Vanna looked up at Shirley and said casually, "And he looks... a little nervous?"
"She's helping out today for the first time," Duncan said truthfully. "She's not a formal store clerk, she's a friend of my niece. She's here to learn something and help support the family. Children from the lower city start earning money early. Some."
Fanna nodded, thinking this was normal, then she considered it for a moment, then turned her gaze to Duncan: "In addition, I also want to confirm - after leaving the museum, do you have any residual discomfort? Zeng Have you ever had a nightmare?"
Duncan didn't answer immediately.
Someone had a nightmare. Not only did Shirley have a nightmare, but she also saw incredible things with him at the nightmare border - but she couldn't tell.
Although the judge in front of her is a "positive figure" who maintains order in the city-state, Shirley is an out-and-out heretic in the eyes of the authorities and the church. In this world where everyone is nervous, no matter how righteous she is, It is difficult for an impartial judge to have much tolerance and empathy for a "heresy" when they first meet.
"No, everything is normal," Duncan shook his head, "But can I ask? What kind of nightmare would it be? If a similar situation happens to us in the past two days, I can confirm it as soon as possible and report it to the nearest person. The church asks for help.”
"It should have something to do with flames," Vanna replied. "The scale is extremely large. The flames spurt violently in the dark void and bend during the eruption to form a magnificent arc - considering that you have just recovered from a fire. Escaping death and the shadow of short-term trauma may also cause you to dream of similar scenes in the recent period. Ordinary people cannot judge the difference between such normal dreams and nightmares under extraordinary influence, so I suggest that as long as you dream of flames, Call the nearest church for help immediately.”
Duncan frowned.
Spurting violently in the dark void, spectacular arc-shaped flames...
This didn't sound like Nina's dream, or Shirley's dream, or the scene of fire and ruins he had seen last night.
If anything, Fanna's serious expression when describing that scene made him think of something inexplicably...shards of the sun.
Only the fragments of the sun have the power described in the description, and can make a judge look so solemn.
Duncan considered for a moment and carefully adjusted his words within the framework of the character of "enthusiastic ordinary citizen" before suddenly speaking: "I'd like to ask more...is this...is it related to the recent turmoil in the city?" Is it related to the cultists? Those cultists seem to be doing sun, flames, sacrifices and the like all day long, and it sounds like they are going to set fire to the city at any time."
There are Sun Cult activities in the city, and the authorities are searching for them. This is something that ordinary people also know. Fanna obviously didn't think much about it. She nodded: "I can't rule out that they are up to something...but you just need to understand it." , don’t ask too much, this is very dangerous for ordinary people.”
As a high-ranking judge, Fanna knew that a cultist stronghold in an abandoned factory had been reported and destroyed not long ago, and she even went to the scene to investigate the matter herself, but there was no need to know more details personally. Naturally, he didn't know that the "enthusiastic citizen" who reported the cultist's den was the antique store manager in front of him.
Duncan did not take the initiative to mention his original reporting behavior, because he had already vaguely confirmed his guess from Vanna's answer and fell into thinking.
Even the church's top brass believed that the matter was related to the Sun Cultists. It seemed that they were indeed sun fragments - when the fire broke out in the museum, the influence of the sun fragments did briefly appear in the real world, and caused the people who went to deal with the scene later. Vanna's alertness.
So the "dream scene" that Vanna described...is it what the sun fragments look like? !
A huge flame erupted violently in the dark void... This was completely different from what Duncan imagined when he first heard the name "Sun Shard"!
In his initial imagination, things like "sun fragments" that are chased by cultists and can be sealed sleeping in the city-state should be something similar to "abnormality", something tangible and qualitative. A "thing" that has a paradoxical connection with the sun, but actually has little to do with the real sun. However, according to Vanna's description...
Duncan tried his best to think about it, recalling his impression of the star "sun" as an earthling, and finally felt more and more that that thing... how could it look like a "solar prominence"? !
Regardless of anything else, just looking at the scene, it is simply a solar prominence that was erupted into space!
The expression on his face remained unchanged, but his mind was already filled with thoughts——
Sun fragments...this thing turns out to be a literal thing? !
At the same time, in Nina's bedroom on the second floor, Heidi had completed the routine questioning and guidance of the "patient".
She has roughly confirmed that Nina's dream is not an ordinary nightmare or a continuous dream caused simply by mental stress, but whether the dream was violated by extraordinary factors requires further determination.
"We may need a brief and moderate hypnotherapy," Heidi picked up the amethyst pendant in her hand and said to the girl in front of her in a gentle tone, "Don't be nervous, just follow my guidance and answer some more questions."
(End of chapter)
