The wheels ran over the wet stone pavement, causing a series of water splashes. The sound of horse hooves stopped on the side of the road. A policeman at the entrance of the alley held up an umbrella and quickly walked to the car and opened the door.
"What's going on now?" The middle-aged man who got out of the car straightened his belt and asked.
The young policeman holding an umbrella hurriedly replied: "There are eleven corpses in total, all dead. Two are coachmen from the Naval Nursing Home, three are recently wanted robbers, and the remaining six are homeless people nearby."
"A common homeless person?"
"After checking, four are felons with criminal records and two are deserters on the run. According to nearby residents, they have been in Fleming Harbor for at least three months."
While talking, the two of them had already reached the depths of the alley and saw a messy scene - blood and brains were everywhere, except for the two coachmen, no one's head was intact.
"Why is the Navy Nursing Home's car here? It's not a very smooth road, right?"
"The license plate is fake. This carriage was reported missing last week, along with the two coachmen?"
The middle-aged man was a little surprised: "Where are the people in the car? Where were the people in the car when the incident happened?"
"Not at the scene, but judging from the situation at the scene, 90% of the time he killed everyone except the coachman."
"So who is it?" The middle-aged man pinched the bridge of his nose. "I'm not a fool. I can tell that he killed someone. What I want to ask is, who is he? Where did he go?"
The young policeman scratched his head and said helplessly: "It hasn't been found yet. There is no reply from the Navy yet."
"Have you explained the specific situation to them?"
"To be clear, two officers were sent over there to check the scene."
The middle-aged man nodded and sighed: "Then let's do this for now. Collect the bodies and see if there are any family members. Find the family members and collect the team."
"Ah? Then you don't care?" The young policeman was surprised and confused.
"You already said that two officers have arrived, and there is no news yet. Is this matter beyond our control?" The middle-aged man knocked the young police officer's hat, "Leave it to the military to handle it. !Close the team!”
"What's going on now?" Ted rubbed his eyes. He was pulled back to the office not long after he fell asleep, and he was still a little confused now.
"The man has been found, but he doesn't seem to remember anything." A soaked school officer stood in front of his desk, ignoring the fact that he was still dripping water, his voice was very anxious, "The trouble is that I don't know why even Poseidon Everyone in the church knows about this, and they will probably come to us soon to ask for someone."
Ted tapped his index finger on the table. After thinking for a moment, he raised his head and asked, "Have you asked what the above said?"
"It says let nature take its course," the school officer said with a wry smile.
"Then let nature take its course. If the church comes to ask for someone, give it to them. They got this guy in anyway."
"But his current identity is still a Royal Navy officer. This matter..."
"Didn't you go there? Those policemen know."
"Will the Poseidon Church take this opportunity to attack us?"
"Do you suspect that this was a trap from beginning to end?" Ted raised his eyebrows, "Do you suspect that the church people deliberately arranged for him to come in, and then used him to 'invite' our forces out of Fleming Harbor?"
The school officer nodded without hesitation: "Yes."
"Idiot, how come you haven't made any progress after all these years with me? You're not going to be a school officer for the rest of your life, are you?" Tate covered his face and smiled bitterly, "I told you that Austin was the one they brought in, and he's It's so exaggerated. Who doesn't know that he has something to do with the church? Do you want to rely on him to make us slanderous?"
"Then should I take this opportunity to attack the church?"
"Didn't you already ask above?"
The more Ted talked, the angrier he became. He was so angry that he almost fell asleep.
"In short, this matter ends here. If the church doesn't say anything, it will be treated as if it never happened."
"Your Excellency General, the Archbishop of Poseidon Church in Fleming Harbor wants to see you." The secretary outside the door knocked on the door and said.
"Kejia?"
"Yes, he wants to take Major Austin to church."
Ted touched his chin, thought for a moment and said, "Tell him that I'm feeling a little unwell and it's not convenient for me to see guests. Austin can just let him take him away."
"yes."
Ted turned and looked out the window. Although it was raining lightly tonight, there was no wind. The sea was as calm as a slightly wrinkled velvet blanket, reflecting the fine starlight.
He wanted to go through the cause and effect of this incident to see if he had missed any details, but sleepiness hit him and his eyelids kept twitching.
Let’s talk about it tomorrow then. Ted thought so.
"Where are we going?" Austin was a little confused, but he still followed the priest who led the way.
"Go to Poseidon Church, His Majesty the Archbishop wants to see you."
"Yeah." Austin nodded. If the danger sense didn't respond, let him go.
Boarding the Poseidon Church's carriage again, Austin relaxed his body, leaned back on the soft chair, closed his eyes and meditated.
I don’t know why, but I felt very tired after I came back from the hospital today, as if I had fought a battle.
"Young man." An old voice suddenly sounded in the carriage. Austin shuddered, opened his eyes suddenly, drew his pistol and pointed it at the seat opposite.
A thin old man in an ordinary priest's robe appeared there at some point. Austin could guarantee that the place was absolutely empty when he got in the car, and there was no response to the danger perception.
Obviously the magic crystal in the carriage was as bright as day, but Austin just couldn't see his upper body clearly.
"What's your name?" Even though he was pointed at by a gun, the old priest didn't make any unnecessary moves and asked quietly.
Austin didn't speak, his hair stood up all over his body, and a thin layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm so stupid." The old priest paused and laughed at himself, "My name is Kejia. My surname has been given to Poseidon. I am the archbishop of Poseidon Church in Fleming Harbor."
After a pause, seeing that Austin still had no intention of speaking, Kejia continued: "I was supposed to preside over your baptism last time, but there happened to be an edict, and His Majesty the Pope happened to value you very much. , so we specially arranged for Cardinal Meledo to take action personally."
"It seems that His Majesty the Pope's vision is indeed unique. You have actually completed three oracles."
Austin frowned, this was all the information he had exposed on his face. From Kejia's tone, it seemed that his true situation had not been exposed yet.
"Two abilities and an artifact, what a rare young talent." Kejia sighed, and Austin could hear the envy in his words.
"How many people can achieve your achievements in a lifetime? God's preference is always desirable." Kejia chuckled, "But then again, being able to quickly complete three oracles is also your own ability."
"What do you want from me?" Austin really didn't understand what kind of riddle this was, so he asked straight to the point.
"I would like to ask if you are interested in converting to the Poseidon Church. With your talent, you will be able to become at least a cardinal in the future."
"I am a war orphan. The kingdom raised me. Now I am serving the Royal Navy in order to serve the country. I am afraid it would be inappropriate to leave the army and convert to the Poseidon Church before I have made any contribution to the country." Austin is a pure cultist. He dared to go to someone else's Zhengshen Church to have sex, so he quickly rejected the invitation.
Kejia seemed to have anticipated Austin's reaction, and did not mention the matter again, but instead asked about Austin's current situation.
"To complete three oracles in a short period of time, I'm afraid you don't have time to familiarize yourself with your abilities and costs, right? By the way, have you found the price you need to pay?"
Austin shook his head "honestly". He currently knew only three costs: fear of nagging, trypophobia, and short-term bloodlust. The other twenty-three were really clueless.
I believe that there should be records of the latter two in the military files. I am afraid that no one except Henry would have guessed this.
"The Church of Poseidon in Fleming Harbor has an artifact that can be used to conduct some tests. Through the test, it can help Poseidon's believers find the price they need to pay." I don't know at which moment, Ke Jia's face suddenly became clear, and it was completely different from the voice. An inconsistent fair and delicate face appeared in front of Austin.
Looking at the indifferent smile on Ke Jia's face, Austin shuddered for no reason.
"You are a rare talent in the entire kingdom and a favored one by the gods. We should help you and guide you to a wider road."
That's what he said, but Austin knew in his heart that they just wanted to use this artifact to find out their true beliefs, but he couldn't figure out where he made the mistake. He had clearly passed the church and the military at the beginning. interrogation.
At this point, Austin had no way to refuse Kejia, so he could only try to control the corners of his mouth that were about to twitch, and then nodded.
Take it one step at a time.
Thinking this way, the index finger of his right hand, which was still holding the revolver, slowly moved around, almost touching the trigger.
"Sorry, my memory is really bad. Can you tell me your name again?" Kejia didn't seem to notice anything unusual about Austin at all, and asked with a smile.
"Austin."
"Majestic and great, it's really an old-school name, but it's also very good. Your father must have been a legendary figure. So I take the liberty to ask, what is your last name?"
"Doug, Austin Doug."
As soon as he finished speaking, the scene in front of Austin suddenly shook, the things in his field of vision spread out like ripples, and the arm holding the gun hung softly by his side.
"I'm sorry, my memory is so bad that I forgot to tell you that the test has started." Kejia stretched out his hand in the priest's robe and carelessly touched the subtle fluorescent patterns inside the carriage, but his eyes Looking at Austin who was in a daze, he didn't dare to relax for a moment.
