When I woke up in the morning, I saw white snow piled up on the streets. The freezing cold air penetrated through the gaps. The steam pipes merged with the heavy snow, just like putting a silver dress on Polnia.
The room was damp and cold, and the floor was warped due to aging. It creaked when you walked on it. So you put on the lightest and warmest clothes, packed your combat equipment, and headed out to the museum.
Today, he is going to meet the third handler of the team, named Andre, who is the awakener of [Freedom].
While Yas is [Resistance], his record is [Order].
After receiving the mission, Andre chose not to go home, took a short nap in the lounge, and waited in the museum early.
He wrapped himself in a black coat and wore a recently popular fur hat on his head. He hadn't had time to trim the beard on his face. When he saw Jiang Chenchuan, he showed an obviously happy expression.
It’s just that he’s not as excited as Yas, who pounces upon them as soon as they meet:
"Captain! We finally have a mission."
Jiang Chenchuan silently pushed him away.
Andre also stood up at this time and stretched out his hand towards Jiang Chenchuan:
"Captain Iver, long time no see."
"haven't seen you for a long time."
Jiang Chenchuan stretched out his hand to shake it back, but felt a strange coldness and a special feel. He looked down in surprise, only to find that it was a mechanical arm, shining with dark metal light.
The mixture of flesh and machinery is one of Ethan's research directions, representing both cruelty and hope.
"Don't worry about it." Andre said seemingly nonchalantly, "You won't know until you try it. This robotic arm is better to use and more convenient than my original one."
According to Yas, Andre was the ace of the third team before the accident. He was Mo Sang's partner and the most likely handler to be promoted to B-level. In terms of combat ability alone, he was much better than Ivel. But during his last mission, he lost his right hand.
Although he could be replaced by a robotic arm after surgery, his advancement as an awakened person was greatly hindered. However, Andre didn't say much, he just accepted the task silently and left silently.
Yas moved two chairs from nowhere. They got the investigation report on the tram case at the same time and sat down together. Compared to Andre's silence, Yas seemed much more enthusiastic.
"Have you seen it all?"
"Look, the preliminary investigation basically ends here. The scope of tracking the remains of the relics is effective and can only be roughly locked in this area."
Andre pointed to the Trafalgar District on the map, which is some distance away from the central city. However, because theaters and art galleries are built here and the economy is developing rapidly, it is not considered a downtown area.
"Furthermore, there is another detail in the report, which is the alchemical glass bead. The identity of the murderer is most likely an alchemist. Although the tram explosion was an accident, the most important thing is that there are traces of arson, and That is to say, the power of the relic this time may be related to fire, so we have to prepare protective or water-related relics, arson...etc!"
Jiang Chenchuan seemed to have thought of something, and turned to tell Yas:
"Yasi, help me go to the data room to get the report on the recovery of Relic No. 716."
"716? Okay, wait for me."
Although his face was filled with questions, Yasi still followed Jiang Chenchuan's instructions.
Watching Yas leave, Andre frowned and asked doubtfully: "I remember that 716 was handled by the first team. Does it have anything to do with this recovery?"
I still remember that when I went on a mission with Yulia last time, I noticed about the strange fire in 716. The relics can affect the mind, but the real perpetrators are humans.
In other words, their enemy this time may be an alchemist who knows how to commit relic crimes.
"I don't know, but one more clue will be one step away from death. After all..."
Jiang Chenchuan paused for a moment, and Rena's words appeared in his mind.
"Intelligence is life."
A trace of surprise flashed in Andre's eyes, but he quickly covered it up. When Yas came back with the report, they stood up and spread the two documents on the table.
Soon, they discovered the similarities.
Traces of alchemy were found at the site of the burned-down hotel, but due to the fire, the formation had been destroyed and could not be identified.
Later, it was discovered that the archive room was the source of the fire underground. Therefore, the handlers at that time could only infer that the existence of the alchemy circle was a coincidence.
"Can you find the passenger list from the day of the hotel fire to a week ago?"
"Of course you can, but this matter requires cooperation from the Sheriff's Department. We need to submit an application." Yas explained from the side.
"Yasi, I'll leave this to you. Andre, you are responsible for collecting the lists of all the alchemists in the Telagafa District, including the alchemists who have been expelled from the school."
"As expected of running a detective agency, Captain, this job sounds really good."
Yas responded enthusiastically and positively, but Andre was not so happy.
"It's a lot of work."
"It's better than looking for a needle in a haystack in Trafalgar."
Jiang Chenchuan responded calmly.
At this moment, his brain is running rapidly. It is useful to rely on technology to find targets, but in most cases, it is still necessary to rely on handlers to investigate one by one. It is too labor-intensive and easy to alert the snake. What's more, he is still a relatively meticulous mind. The arsonist.
"Then take action!"
It's like a mechanical toy that's been wound up. After it's screwed to the end, it begins to take the first shaky step forward to solve the case.
Fine snow fell on the steps, street lamps, and black hat brims. Jiang Chenchuan took a moment and returned to the street where the accident occurred. The two sections of the track were still blocked by the Public Security Department, and black roses in mourning were piled on the street. There are many slogans posted beside the seal. If you look closer, you can see that most of them are the families of the victims, asking for the truth.
Some people protested that the accident was caused by her newly married husband, but she could not even see him for the last time, and asked the Sheriff's Department to return her husband's body to her.
There was even a childish and innocent message from a seven-year-old asking his mother when he could come home.
After turning around and taking two steps, I saw someone kneeling in the snow, praying in the direction of the World Tree, asking the Sheriff's Department to report the accident as soon as possible.
Walking forward along the track, Jiang Chenchuan didn't know how long he walked unconsciously like this. It wasn't until he felt a sense of hunger that he came back to his senses from the case of the tram explosion.
At this moment, he happened to be standing at the entrance of Haiman's watch repair shop. He raised his eyes and looked around, and saw the familiar platform in front of him.
That day……
If we work backwards in time, he also took that tram on the day of the accident. If he hadn't gotten off the train earlier, maybe he would have died in the sudden explosion.
wrong!
perhaps……
There is an idea that is wrong from the beginning!
