Well, one of the strangers you're looking for lives here.
Rogge stepped aside slightly, allowing Alex to see the figure kneeling in front of the pulpit. Then Ilson said from the side: This is Pastor Clement who came to the town from a nearby big city not long ago.
In the sound of Ilson's words, Clement, who was wearing a fakir's robe, ended his silent prayer. He stood up slowly and turned around to see Alex, who had a heavy back and a fierce look.
The two people's eyes met in mid-air. Maybe they were frightened by Alex's mysterious face, or maybe they were not interested in the old hunter's appearance at all. Clement seemed to be unable to mention anything. The interested eyes stayed on him for less than a second and then moved to one side. He turned his head silently, looked at Rogge and Ilson on the other side with empty eyes, and said nothing. If you have no idea.
There are more unclean things in this town than I thought. If you want something like this to never happen again, you better make up your mind quickly.
But Rogge and Ilson completely understood his meaningless words. The former even frowned, looking a little shaken and hesitant: But what you did is really
That’s all. Clement's tone was as cold as his expression. After he finished speaking, he passed the two of them and walked straight to the door of the church. He unabashedly looked at Alex and Otto as they entered the church. The old hunter was also looking at him with curious eyes, but no one spoke. As the distance between the two became closer and closer, the atmosphere between the two became more and more solemn.
The moment he was stared at by Clement, cold sweat broke out on Otto's back. Just by looking at each other, he seemed to see himself being caught by him, tied to the stake, and burned to death. Otto subconsciously wanted to escape. , but the flow of time seemed to slow down, and the surrounding air was solidified, and he was like an unlucky insect embedded in amber, unable to move at all, and could only watch Clement walking step by step. , the crisp sound of stepping on the church floor tiles kept hitting his heart like a sledgehammer.
But in the end, Clement did not take action, because Alex was standing in front of him. As Clement passed by the old hunter, whether it was the heavy atmosphere, the solidified air, or the illusion that time was slowing down. Everything disappeared like a mirror, and Pastor Clement walked slowly out of the church, while Otto broke out in a cold sweat and couldn't help but open his mouth wide and breathe in the fresh air to relieve the fear rising in his heart.
The huge pressure exerted on his body suddenly disappeared, causing Otto to almost collapse to the ground, but Alex caught him in time just when he almost fell.
But Ilson and Rogge were completely unaware of what was happening. It was obvious that they had not been involved in that weird state just now, but this did not prevent them from quickly discovering something strange about Otto.
Sir, you are sweating a lot. Roger saw Otto who was sweating profusely and gasping for air. He immediately turned to look at Alex and asked with some concern, "Your friend seems to have a serious problem. Do you want to take him to the clinic in the town now?" ?
Alex held up Otto's body to prevent him from falling, and at the same time explained: It's okay, this kid is relatively weak, and he has been traveling with a few of us for a while. Everyone has to carry it during the day. We were carrying heavy loads of luggage and daily necessities, and we were too tired from sleeping outside and sleeping outdoors at night, so another reason why we stayed in the town this time was to allow him to relax.
Although Otto has not fully recovered, he waved his hand and said: It's okay, he's just a little tired, just take a rest and he'll be fine
Ilson and Rogge understand this very well. Junqu Pavilion
Come on, if you feel uncomfortable, you can sit down and rest for a while. Ilson brought the two of them to the church bench. After watching Otto sit on the bench and breathing a little calmer, he handed the other a handkerchief to wipe his sweat, then turned to look at Alex, you Did you just say you would stay in this town for a while? The townspeople are indeed not very friendly to outsiders recently, so it may be difficult for you to find temporary accommodation. If you really have no place to go, you can come to the church for help. I am always here.
Thank you for your kindness. Pastor Ilson Alex grinned, showing a row of big white teeth.
He looked a bit ferocious, but his tone was extremely gentle: But we have found a good place to live, and some kind-hearted townspeople are willing to let us stay in their homes for a while, so if you need help with anything, pastor, please let us know. , and I’d be more than happy to lend a helping hand.
Pastor Ilson didn't ask too much about where they lived, but just gave an uneasy reminder: The town has been a little uneasy recently. You and your friends should be more careful and go to bed early after nightfall. It's better not to go out unless there's an emergency
Alex nodded to show that he understood, and then followed his words with a little curiosity and asked: By the way, can I ask what happened in the town recently?
Pastor Ilson did not answer his question immediately, but first exchanged glances with Rogge, and then both nodded as if they had reached some consensus.
In fact, this is the case. A while ago, a murderer came to the town and committed crimes. He often committed crimes at night. So far, there have been several missing children and victims. The mayor of the town, Rogge, sighed. His face didn't look good when he talked about this matter. Although we have formed a vigil team and the frequency of incidents is much higher than before, there were differences in opinions among the townspeople before. There have been some conflicts, and now the vigil team may not be able to support it anymore.
Alex immediately thought of the townspeople who had hurriedly left the church before entering: When I came just now, I saw some townspeople walking out of the church. Are they the townspeople who participated in the vigil?
That's right. Pastor Ilson nodded, and his expression became serious when he mentioned this matter: Because this serial murderer has not been caught for a long time, and the other party's methods of committing crimes are very strange, our vigil team has been unable to stop it several times. He killed people or kidnapped children, so he made people in the town panic, and the vigil team was also shaken. After conflicts over differences of opinion, many townspeople who originally wanted to catch the serial killer broke away from the vigil team. There were also many People came to the church to pray in the hope that these incidents would not affect them. The remaining townspeople who were willing to keep vigil could not even form a team.
Serial murderer? Otto also calmed down a little at this time. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and asked curiously, how can you be sure that the other party is a serial murderer? It could also be that several unrelated events happened to collide together.
Because every time he committed a crime, he would play the flute for a period of time, and the sound of his flute could be heard throughout the town. Rogge, who seemed to have heard what Otto meant, said that the deceased would be found the next day, or that one of the townspeople was missing. Although the causes of death of the deceased were different, the missing persons ranged from children as young as seventeen to seventeen. There are eight-year-old boys and girls, but they all have one thing in common: they all disappear after the sound of the flute, or are found dead.
Hearing such a sensational thing, Otto was a little speechless for a moment and didn't know what to say. Is it better to call the police for this kind of thing?
Ilson said calmly: The only police officer in the town is now a member of the night watch team.
And Alex also fell into deep thought: Have you found any clues now, or locked on any targets? Although we are not from this town, we can still come to help, and I have two friends staying in the town. I will talk to them about this matter and see if they are willing to help.
Now that we are short of manpower, I naturally hope that you can come and help. The more people there are, the greater the power, and the faster we can find out that serial murderer. I heard the old hunter proactively asked for help, and he also wanted to bring his friends with him, Rogge There is a look of joy on your face. If it is convenient, I also hope that you can try your best to persuade your friends to participate in the vigil. If you have considered it, you can come to my house to find me. By the way, the house next to the bell tower spire is my house. .
No problem, I'll talk to my friends about it when I get back
There was no words to say all the way, and Alex took Otto, who was still a little arrogant, back to the hotel. Of course, he still received the looks of fear and disgust from many townspeople on the way back, but Alex's fierce face, and With such a muscular figure, no unsighted townspeople dared to challenge them. After paying extra for a modest lunch in the hotel, they met up with Wu Ming and went upstairs. A few of them were on the second floor. A strict protective barrier was set up in a guest room and they exchanged their understandings with each other.
information arrived.
I see, Alex, your progress is not slow. After a full exchange of information, Wu Ming looked at Alex sitting on the wooden chair with some emotion, almost crushing the wooden chair. Combining the intelligence, we can now know that there are at least two strangers in this town. Father Clement you saw in the church may be the extraordinary person sent by the church, and he and another alien extraordinary person They may not be able to deal with each other, and may even have opposing ideas. Otherwise, they should choose to join forces instead of making the situation deadlocked.
According to what I learned from the landlady, this town is now troubled by the flute player, and people are constantly missing or dying. The older generation calls it the curse of the witch, and the only way to do it is to perform the witch trial ritual. Only by arresting the witch and putting her on trial can these unfortunate things never happen again and life return to peace. However, some open-minded young people do not think so, so the village is divided into two groups with different opinions. Not long ago, it was suspected that other The extraordinary people sent by the extraordinary organization did not join forces when they came here. Instead, they each took different countermeasures, which led to the current situation.
After exchanging information and learning more things, the situation and the chain of events not only did not become clearer, but became more intriguing. The old hunter frowned: It seems necessary to learn more about the witch legend in this town.
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