Mr. Wuyou's eyes were illuminated by the light in the office, Tesler's strange actions were reflected in Sean's mind, and the New York reporter frowned.
"Like...like a puppet..."
Of course, Sean would not close the door again to attract the attention of Verne in the room. He quickly turned around and left silently.
In the process of leaving, Tesler's strange posture repeatedly appeared in his mind.
"This means..." After walking out of the Ecstasy Building, my heart was still chilled by the scene just now, "This means that the person sitting there just now was not the real Nikola Tesler...
“Where did Nikolai Tesler go?
"Why did Verne do this?"
For Sean, the "jigsaw puzzle" he has is limited. After getting this information, it is impossible to piece together the full picture of the incident.
After returning to the hotel, Sean used the king chess piece pattern on the back of his hand to summon Alicia, then lay on the bed and fell into the "chessboard space".
After listening to Sean's investigation of the meat factory and the strange sight he saw in Verne's office, the red-haired female chess player frowned and fell into a long test.
The tunnel from the meat factory to the mansion is undoubtedly an excellent secret passage.
What made her think was Tesler's strange body movements.
"Verne and Tesler have been close friends for many years. If there is any abnormality in the other, the other person will definitely find something wrong...
"Unless..." Alicia's eyes flashed slightly and she told Sean her guess.
The strange sight that Sean accidentally glimpsed had a major impact on the plan the two had previously made.
In response to the emerging situation, the two made comprehensive and detailed guesses and deductions.
During the discussion, Sean could not help but get goosebumps——
The truth is far more unexpected than reality.
In the end, the two made huge changes to one aspect of the overall plan...
The plans had to become more adventurous.
Then, the two of them focused their thoughts on the next step of the "Wing-Chopping Plan"——
Go to "Franken Mansion" to assassinate Rabbi Lins' second general, Dr. Franken.
Regarding Franken, Sean remembered Alicia’s previous introduction to him:
"His full name is Ralph Franken, and he is a scholar of German descent.
"In his early years, he became famous in European academic circles for his research on 'life weaving' technology.
“However, due to the controversial areas in which he was involved and his personal dealings with the Hermannian army, he had a bad reputation.
“Although the research involved taboos, Franken was not a radical and did not do anything too outrageous in his research.
"Until something happened..."
"About eight years ago, Franken's experiments escaped from the lab grounds.
“The deformed cow caused public unrest and was as influential as a mysterious incident that went out of control.
"In the name of faith, people petitioned and protested to the government, demanding that Franken stop the experiment, and even asked him to leave the Republic of Hermann..."
"Neither the authorities nor Franken took it seriously until...
“Until the protestors were led to Franken’s home by spies with malicious intentions.
"Franken's wife Rachel Franken and daughter Dorothy were executed privately by the angry people..."
Sean's eyes widened slightly when he heard this.
Alicia's voice was cold as she narrated: "At that time, Mrs. Franken was still pregnant with an eight-month-old child.
"Those people took out her child... too.
"Just like Franken did with his experiments... dismembered that one..."
Alicia paused and continued: “It’s hard to imagine what kind of situation Ralph Franken was in when he got home.
“But in my opinion, such a warning and punishment is too severe for him.
"Later, Dr. Franken stayed behind closed doors all day long.
"After that, Rabbi Lins came to visit and promised him a new life and a scientific research environment that would not be disturbed by the outside world."
“It’s hard to imagine what state of mind he was in when Franken came to Ocean City.
"As you can see, he has arranged the laboratory in his mansion, rarely goes out, and has been conducting various research.
"I have to say that his research is quite fruitful...
"For example, the core element of the 'Holy Infant Sanctuary' - 'One Year of the Holy Infant'..."
"One year of the Holy Infant?" Sean thought of the baby floating in the glass cover of the steel giant he saw on the outskirts of Lewin Town.
Alicia nodded: "Using the blood of the Salvationist 'Contemporary Adam' to create a replica with the characteristics of the 'Holy Infant'...
"But those children only survive a year."
Sean's brows raised in confusion.
The female chess player explained: "The Foundation is responsible for controlling resurrected angels around the world. Before the technology of Holy Infant Sanctuary was available, capturing and controlling resurrected angels could only rely on full-time personnel.
“All resurrected angels will go berserk, and conflict with them is extremely terrifying.
"Even if you only control one angel, it may cause heavy casualties, and the losses are all senior talents of the Foundation...
“From that perspective, Santo Niño has completely improved the situation.”
No angel's power can be exerted on the Holy Child - a miraculous creation created by Daedalus using precision alchemy and life-weaving technology, which can be called the nemesis of angels.
"In short, Franken did make a huge contribution after joining the Daedalus Foundation."
My thoughts return to the present. Alicia did not appear too surprised by the truth in the meat factory: "We never eat meat produced in Ocean City, and I also appeal to people around me not to eat it."
"I'm not surprised that Franken would do something like this..."
The green cat eyes were stern: "After all, after experiencing something like that, his empathy may no longer exist."
"Franken is just a scholar," Sean asked, "Why would he be classified as an Ace-level enemy?"
Not every scholar is Ashur the Bronze Worm Master.
Knowledge does not necessarily translate directly into power.
"You got the point right." Alicia snapped her fingers lightly.
A black and white photo appeared in the air. The man in the photo was wearing round glasses, somewhat bald, and looked unattractive.
"This is a photo of Ralph Franken from before. He is just a human being who has also been ravaged by time..."
Snap, snap your fingers again.
Next to this photo, another black and white photo emerged.
The man in the photo is tall and handsome, with shoulder-length blond curly hair, and a profound face. Even wearing a windbreaker, you can see the bulging muscles in his body.
It's like the famous marble sculpture "David" comes to life.
"Who is this?" Sean asked, staring at the photo.
"Same, Ralph Franken."
