After walking through dozens of blues-like bars, Geralost received four crucial clues.
The first one was learned from a farmer in a blues bar. It is said that when the Jordan Tower exploded, the farmer saw many bats gathering in a cave in the southeast while fleeing. According to him, the cave was not big and there were no animals living there. It was just an ordinary cave.
The second tip came from a refugee from a west-side factory. He said that on the same day of the explosion, there seemed to be a woman screaming in the slums on the west side of the city. The screaming lasted for a whole day. Later, when I was bold enough to go look, I found that there was nothing in the small building. an abandoned house.
The third piece of information came from a farmer in the south. This was not something he had seen with his own eyes, but his neighbor had seen the moment when the New York Tower exploded. Flames rose in a farm in the south, but quickly dissipated. Later, when I asked other people, they all said they had never seen any fire.
The fourth piece of information was from an employee of a factory. He said that the boss of their factory went crazy on the eve of the explosion, dismissed all the employees desperately, and then jumped from the sixth floor. It is said that the boss cried bitterly before his death and roared loudly, "I can't rest in peace", which was very strange.
"Come on, let's test you."
On the bell tower, overlooking the entire Jordan, Gerost put out the cigarette in his hand and said to Roya who was thinking deeply: "Please rank these four pieces of information for me from high to low in importance, and we will follow what you said. Sequential investigation.”
"me?"
Roja was stunned for a moment, but the gentle touch of the Templar medal on his chest brought him back to reality, reminding him that this was no longer the days when he and his teacher hunted weirdos. Now he is a Templar and a mature soldier.
"The fourth piece of information, which is the owner of the factory, we should be the first to investigate."
After hearing Roja's answer, an imperceptible smile appeared on Gerost's face. He looked at Roja and asked, "What's the reason?"
"The second woman's screams and the third farm fire only lasted a short time, and there were no physical objects, only one-sided words from witnesses. The first phenomenon of bat gathering will not recede soon, and there is enough time to collect evidence. .”
Without thinking, Roja replied: "There will be many processes for the fourth intelligence to occur. At the same time, we have official power that can mobilize the people and things that the factory owner comes into contact with, and we can quickly analyze the cause of death."
"uh-huh."
Gerost shrugged and said meaningfully: "What else?"
"intuition."
Roja tapped his temple, with a rare smile on his face, "Just like you taught me back then, when dealing with weirdness, sometimes intuition is more important."
"Ha ha ha ha."
After hearing the answer he wanted, Geralost laughed a few times without hesitation. He patted Roja on the shoulder and said with emotion: "Okay, it was indeed not wrong to throw you to Christine back then."
"The reason why weirdos are called weird is because they never play by common sense. What we can do..."
Pointing to his head, a cold smile appeared on Geralost's face. If grotesqueness is a disaster for mankind, Geralost is a disaster for grotesques.
“Trust your gut.”
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The Ham Factory is a small factory that produces daily necessities. The factory is not big and there are not many people there. There are about a hundred people in total including the workers. After the boss went crazy and jumped from the building, the Hamm factory was completely shut down and the original workers were sent home. Some people who came to work from other places had no choice but to sleep on the streets or find a bar similar to the blues to stay for a while.
Arriving at the gate of Hamm Factory, a row of blockades has completely blocked the place. A few soldiers by the gate were leaning against the wall and making jokes, looking bored in every possible way. One of the sharp-eyed soldiers spotted the two Gerosts walking towards here not far away. When he saw the shining Templar medal on Roja's chest, he quickly poked his teammates twice and signaled They quickly stood up.
"salute!"
When the two Rojas walked to the blockade, several soldiers immediately stood up straight and saluted. Roja looked at the faces of the group of people and the nameplates on their chests, and then asked: "Captain, what team are you in? What are you responsible for?"
"Report, we are the third patrol team."
The captain of the soldier took a step forward and reported to Luo Yahui: "The third patrol team is responsible for the blockade of the Hamm factory to prevent others from entering the scene of the sabotage crime. The answer is complete."
"Has anyone come in before us?"
After hearing the inquiry, the captain thought for a moment, nodded and said: "Before your arrival, only the emergency team handled the crime scene and transported the body to the first police station for further analysis. The answer is complete."
"Let us pass."
Facing Roja's request, the captain thought for a moment and then replied loudly: "Sorry, the order we received is that no one is allowed to enter the crime scene unless there is a handwriting from the Grand Archon..."
Before he could finish his words, Geralost took out a medal from his pocket and showed it. The logo of the Grand Consul was engraved on it.
"Please."
Not talking nonsense, nor asking for trouble to verify the consul medal in front of him, the captain directly turned sideways and motioned to his men to let them go, and then made a gesture of invitation.
"Let's go."
Geralost took back the medal. Roya glanced at him, said nothing, and followed Geralost into the factory.
The Hamm Factory is a very standard manufacturing plant with six floors. The first to third floors are processing areas, and the remaining floors are staff dormitories and office areas. There are still six people staying in the current staff dormitory because they are infected with the plague and are not allowed to leave here.
"Is it them?"
Pushing open the door to the staff dormitory, six isolated rooms poured by civil engineering mages appeared in front of them. In fact, it's more of a narrow partition than an isolation room. Six partitions separate six people into different small rooms. There is an opening on the stone door of the partition, and there is a mechanism on it, which can pass the food one-way from here to inside.
"That's right."
The accompanying captain nodded. He glanced at the six people who were said to be in isolation but looked more like they were in jail. His tone was neither happy nor sad, "After they were dismissed, they wanted to go back to the factory to steal some things and sell them. They met two people on the way. The confirmed patients were infected. Fortunately we found it early, otherwise they would have gone to other places to contaminate other people."
For these six people, these soldiers were actually quite bored. If it weren't for these six people, they wouldn't have been sent here by their superiors to blockade them. In fact, the boss's suicide was not taken seriously by people. There were not a few people who were overwhelmed and committed suicide under the plague, but the boss might be a little crazy. What really makes this place blocked are these six troublesome characters.
Valley
Their crimes were not serious, but they must be judged. But now they are infected with the plague, and according to the law, law enforcement officers are not allowed to take them to the police station for interrogation. Therefore, the British and Southern governments could only build this narrow and cramped "isolation room" in place to temporarily keep them in this place.
"Sir, we are really not thieves, we just want to get our money back..."
One of the men, who was so thin that his face was out of shape, slapped the stone door and said sadly: "Ham is a beast. Before he died, he gave all the compensation he should have given us to his family. The box he gave us only contained stones and gravel. . Without this money, we would never be able to support the end of the plague. Sir, we are not thieves..."
"Sir, we can't find any evidence now..."
Facing Roja's gaze, the captain explained bravely: "According to the law, if there is no evidence to prove that they have not committed a crime, they must wait for the detectives or the investigation team to find evidence, and they must be detained during the period."
"Where are the detectives and the survey team?"
Faced with Roja's inquiry, the captain gave a wry smile and said: "Because of the plague, most detectives have refused to serve the government. Now there are many cases and remaining problems in the city, and the Jordanian survey team is simply too busy."
"Ah."
At this time, Gerost on the side sneered. He stepped forward and waved his right hand. In the blink of an eye, a silver coin was embedded in the thick stone wall. This hand directly calmed the captain on the side. After all, breaking the stone wall is easy, but breaking the stone wall with a Soft Silver coin requires very delicate force, which ordinary people cannot do.
"The plague is only in its early stages and can be lifted through normal purification."
Looking at the part dyed black on the silver coin, Gerost immediately made a judgment. Under the astonished gaze of others, he took out a bottle containing blue liquid, threw it to the captain on the side, and then said to him: "Divide this bottle of water into six parts and let them drink it."
"Ah, this..."
The captain looked at Roja who was a little hesitant. Roja nodded and said calmly: "Listen to him."
"clear."
Nodding, the captain immediately took the sterilized cup on the side, poured the blue medicine into the cup six times, and then used the stone mechanism to hand it to the six people in the isolation room.
"Sir...what is this?"
Hearing the words in the isolation room, the captain frowned and was about to impatiently order him to leave. Geralost stopped him and said to the isolation room:
"This is an aid item from the Jasmine Foundation. It is blessed holy water that can alleviate your plague. Drink it now, and I will ask you some questions on behalf of the government later. As long as you answer truthfully, you can leave here. ”
"Sir, are you telling the truth?"
Facing the doubtful voice, Geralost showed no trace of anger and just replied calmly: "You should have heard of the reputation of the Molly Foundation. We never bother to deceive anyone."
After hearing the name of the Molly Foundation, these people hesitated for a moment before choosing to believe it. Anyway, they had nothing to lose. If the official outside had not lied, they might have been freed from this prison. The six men picked up the cups and drank all the potion straight down.
"Just keep an eye on it. If anything happens, use this to contact me. Let's go explore the site first."
Quietly, Gerost began to take the lead in the action. He threw a card to the captain and then went downstairs with Roya to the place where Ham died.
The factory has a yard, and the factory owner Ham also died in this yard. It can be seen that the owner of this factory has no good taste. The yard is planted with a bunch of strange-shaped trees. The place where Ham died was on a stone road. The blood left by the obese body soaked into the stone, leaving a dark red mark.
There is no investigation and no reasoning, those are the methods of detectives. Facing the scene in front of him, Gerost just took out a bell from his waist, and then took out a bag of powder and sprinkled it on the place where Ham died. Soon, the powder was dyed bright red.
Jingle bell bell~~
A crisp and sweet sound sounded, and slowly, blue light began to gather on the powder sprinkled on the ground. The blue light gradually converges into an illusory image, like ripples on the water, making it difficult to see the true face.
The teacher is much more skilled at summoning spirits than I am.
Looking at everything in front of him, Roja sighed secretly in his heart. Geralost's skill is called Soul Calling. It is a powder developed with the help of soul wood produced in the Twilight Forest and a special brass bell. It can call out the broken soul of the deceased at the place of death to ask questions. intelligence.
At this time, Gerost held the bell in his right hand and took out powder with his left hand and sprinkled it on the soul body. Soon, Ham's broken soul made a heart-stopping sound. He slowly opened his "eyes", his blue face full of confusion.
"Ham, who killed you?"
Geralost, who was at the god-given level, skipped the steps of "soothing the spirit, caressing the spirit, and condensing the spirit" and started asking questions directly. After hearing Gerost's voice, Ham struggled for a moment, then he sat down in a daze and slowly spoke:
"I...killed myself."
"Why?"
After hearing this question, Ham's spirit covered his head, as if an inexplicable force was tearing at his brain. But under Gerost's power, Ham finally let go of his hand and said dreamily:
“For the Messenger of our salvation is dead, and we will never find rest.”
"messenger?"
Gerost frowned and asked in a deep voice: "Who is the messenger you are talking about?"
"He is...he is the original master of this world...he wants to put us back into the books."
"Why should I put you back in the book?"
When Gerost asked this question, Ham's expression changed. He was no longer demented or confused. At this moment, Ham's spirit suddenly smiled. He grinned, looked at Gerost, laughed sickly and mocked:
"Are you living in a reality spun by a mad god, trying to pry into the truth?"
"You are fuel, you are just fuel! You know nothing, understand nothing! The messenger is dead, we can't enter the book! We will all be used as firewood and thrown into this furnace to light it!! "
"We are just fuel!"
