When the time came to 4 o'clock in the afternoon, it was obvious that there were more police officers patrolling the streets.
Unlike the nervousness of the Sheriff's Department, Joey was even looking forward to the so-called fireworks show, although he tried his best to deny the existence of those people when discussing it with Benny.
The real situation was that the moment the light curtain appeared in the church, he knew it was Anne's handiwork.
And because of Joey's existence, she doesn't even need to worry about being inspected by 2-049 when doing things now.
These are all planned in advance.
The most important point is that after this time, Annie will reveal her true purpose. This is Joey's response to controlling 2-049.
Joey stood on the top floor of the tallest building in Port Leah, where he could overlook the entire town.
At the same time, the Office Hall of the Public Security Department.
Benny Hoyland sat in front of the telegraph machine, paying attention to the latest fax coming back.
Every time the telegraph machine moved, his heart could not stop beating.
As the rehearsal time approaches, my anxiety becomes increasingly uncontrollable.
At this time, even the passing clerks did not dare to step too far for fear of making a sound.
The deputy director trotted over.
Before he could report, Benny stood up suddenly and asked:
"found it?"
As he spoke, he turned to look at the clock on the wall.
The only person who responded to him was the head of the deputy director who did not dare to raise his head.
He waved his hand feebly: "Put everything else aside for now! Inform all departments to pay attention and be on standby at any time!"
'Da da da! 'The only sound in the entire office hall was the moving hands of the wall clock. It was eerily quiet.
The church bell tower suddenly rang the hourly bell in this quiet environment.
It was accompanied by a deafening explosion.
At 5 o'clock, the night has not yet approached, and in the distant sky, half of the sun's shy face is blocked by the sea level.
A bright fireball rose into the sky under the setting sun.
That light replaced the dusk of the setting sun, hung high in the sky, and exploded at a certain point in the spiritual world.
A bright and gorgeous firework bloomed, and the colorful lights fell like shooting stars.
"Quick, confirm the location"
"Everyone gather!"
"yes"
"yes"
"yes"
All of a sudden, the entire Sheriff's Department followed Benny Hoyland.
. . .
Joey stands at the top, which is the best viewing platform for fireworks.
Standing next to him was a person, a woman, with red hair blowing in the wind.
"Would the world be a better place if gunpowder had not been made into bombs?" Joey lamented.
Annie lightly cut out her stray hair and sighed, feeling extremely melancholy:
"Human beings are very strange creatures. They like to shirk responsibility and blame mistakes on accidents."
“It’s not the explosives or the weapons that are wrong, it’s the people who use them.”
Joey sighed softly: "Yeah, if it weren't for the emergence of explosives, maybe the human species would still be slaves now."
As a group that only grew stronger in the Second Age, humans have always been vassals and slaves of powerful races before that.
An important factor in growing the ethnic group is the emergence of explosives.
The human race has the lowest physical quality among all races.
In terms of physical strength, it is not as good as the giant dragon and Wuman.
In terms of elemental affinities, they are not as good as elves and demons.
The only advantage is the ability to reproduce, which also made humans once the food of giant dragons.
Explosives give humans the capital to fight against powerful races.
"Annie, you spent so much money just to set off fireworks?"
The amount of gunpowder required for giant fireworks is also an astronomical amount.
Not to mention that the church obtained large-scale materials under its strict control over guns and ammunition.
"You think it's not worth it?"
Joey smiled and shrugged: "If you think you have too much money and no place to spend it, you can give it to me."
"I don't have much time!" Anne said something incomprehensible.
"The next action will be the last one. I can't let any accident happen."
Looking at Annie's side face, Joey pondered for a while, seemed to have thought of something, and blurted out: "The fireworks were done on purpose!"
This time, the noise was so loud, the thunder was loud and the rain was small, which completely attracted the attention of everyone in Port Lia, but in the end nothing happened.
The Public Security Department spent a lot of manpower to investigate the entire neighborhood, causing panic. Residents living on the island have long complained and expressed condolences.
If there is another light curtain warning, it will create a crying wolf effect. If the Public Security Department wants to organize a large-scale search, it will definitely cause a backlash from residents.
The fireworks were not just good-looking, the purpose Annie wanted to achieve had been accomplished.
The air was filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke after the gunpowder was extinguished. Joey asked with a complicated expression:
"What do you need me to do next?"
After getting on this boat, it is obviously impossible to quit. It is better to be honest: "Let's talk about it first. It cannot violate human ethics. Moreover, after getting along with each other for this period of time, Benny Hoyland is not as imaginary as he is." "It's so bad"
Anne looked at him with a half-smile, and teased: "I never said he was a bad person."
"Uh!" Joey looked slightly stunned. When he thought about it, it was really like that. From the beginning to the end, everything Annie did was to deliberately avoid it and did not face the Sheriff's Department and Benny directly.
"Can you tell me your true purpose now?" While speaking, he looked directly at Anne for a moment, and finally added: "2-049 is now in my hands."
"You are better than I thought"
"I know I'm excellent, no need to praise me."
Annie could barely control her emotions, her eyes were slightly stunned, and she glared at Joey: "Originally, I thought it would take you at least a lot longer to get in touch with 2-049 than it does now."
"Benny Hoyland is a cautious man and it is difficult to gain his trust."
When Joey heard this, he became angry and said without anger: "So you are plotting against me in the cooperative!"
"It turned out well, didn't it?"
"Okay, okay, I'm too lazy to tell you that." Joey's face suddenly turned serious: "Now I want to know, what is the real purpose of you doing so much?"
Anne pointed in one direction.
Looking in the direction of her finger, there was a splendid building, the Church of Light.
Then she pointed to another place, which was the Sheriff's Department headquarters building.
Both locations represent the highest levels of law enforcement in Port Leah.
"Next, the next goal is to blow up the church of the Church of Light."
"You're crazy." Joey's face was full of astonishment, and he looked at Annie in surprise: "Blow up the church, aren't you afraid of God coming?"
Church churches are not built casually.
Each church was established after careful consideration by the church concerned. Not only were various magic spells arranged at the beginning of its establishment, but the most important thing was the divine factor left on the cross.
If this energy is triggered, the destructive power it causes can destroy the entire island in an instant.
Even during wartime, there is an unwritten rule that churches cannot be destroyed.
When God's Descendant is triggered, the energy will not care whether you are a member of the church to which you belong, it will destroy them all.
This is the price of blasphemy against God.
Although the Church of Light does not have many believers in Port Lia, no one dares to damage the church. Even the square outside the church is cleaned every day.
The moment Annie said she wanted to blow up the church, Joey even suspected that she had lost control of her spirituality.
"Don't look at me like that, that's not the real purpose."
She pointed at the Sheriff's Department: "That's what I really want to blow up. The church is just a bait!"
"Huh!" Joey took a long breath and patted his chest with lingering fear: "You want to scare me to death."
"I've always wanted to ask, is it really necessary to blow up some insignificant buildings every time?"
He finally figured out that Annie's group of people looked crazy on the surface, but in fact they didn't have bad intentions.
Whether it was a shipyard, a hospital, or a cooperative, the only losses were cement boxes, and there were no casualties.
"Besides these, what can I do? Do you really want me to kill someone? What's the difference between me and them?"
"them?"
Annie controlled her emotions and said slowly:
"Do you know why the Bullock family can become the first fleet of the empire?"
Without waiting for Joey to answer, she said with a sad smile: "Their money is accumulated bit by bit with human lives."
"Every year, countless women and children disappear. They are kidnapped and sent out to sea through the Bullock family's shipping checkpoint. They trade with the sea clan to gain a lot of wealth."
It was the first time Joey heard the name "Sea Clan" and he couldn't help but interjected and asked: "What is the Sea Clan?"
The mention of this title seemed to trigger the violent factor in Anne. She punched the wall, and her fist sank into a big hole.
Her face was full of evil, she gritted her teeth and said angrily: "A group of filthy creatures living in the darkness."
"Port Lia, on the surface, is a remote and isolated island, but it is actually a transit point for the Sea Tribe's trade."
At this moment, Joey thought of Ghost Island and the magic of Poseidon's summoning ritual, all of which took place on this inconspicuous island.
He began to doubt Benny Hoyland again. As the controller of the 'Mermaid Forest', was he really innocent?
Could it be hidden too deeply?
"If you want to expose the whole thing, you have to make the matter bigger and dig out everything hidden in the darkness."
"At that time, the entire residents of Port Lia will be witnesses. The traitor hiding in the Church of Light will not be able to hide the matter if he wants to."
"The reason why the Public Security Bureau can still maintain the situation now is because they have weapons in their hands. When I blow up the entire Public Security Bureau and want to use force to block the seaport, even if they want to, they will be unable to do anything."
Joey knew about the ammunition depot of the Sheriff's Department. It was hidden underground. He was lucky enough to see it with Benny. It contained not only a single revolver, but also long muskets and grenades. When he saw it at that time, he They all doubted that they could return to the world before time travel.
The Public Security Department is actually more like an army stationed on the island than a peace officer maintaining stability in Leah Port.
Joey could already imagine what it would be like if the Sheriff's Department couldn't suppress the residents.
By then, a large number of people will definitely flee the island and spread everything that happened on the island.
While blowing up the Sheriff's Department, and spreading the news about the Sea Clan, this was Annie's real purpose in doing this.
While the two were talking, there was already chaos below, and the sheriffs from the Sheriff's Department lined up to go to the origin of the fireworks.
Anne's eyes stayed on that group of people for a moment, and she said slowly:
"Tomorrow's action does not require your participation. You follow Benny Hoyland."
Looking at Annie's side face, Joey nodded with a complicated expression.
The best way to remove suspicion is to remove yourself, and staying with Benny Hoyland is the best choice.
Joey's help was always needed before, just to guard against 2-049, but it is no longer needed.
"Are you going to die?"
Joey's abrupt question made Annie stunned for two seconds, and then she said: "They are still waiting for me! Actually..." She paused suddenly, looking like she was hesitating to speak.
"Forget it, these things have nothing to do with you. After these things are over, take your family and leave."
After saying this, she turned around and left.
"No, don't half-speak!"
Looking at Annie's back gradually walking away, Joey always felt that the half sentence she didn't finish was very important.
. . . .
Early the next morning, Joey went directly to the Sheriff's Department.
When he pushed open the director's office, he saw Benny Hoyland with a big black eye. He was startled for a moment and joked:
"Director, have you been up all night?"
"Joy, you came just in time. Didn't you find anything unusual at 2-049?"
"No~" He shook his head guiltily: "Nothing happened."
"Did you catch the guy who set off the fireworks last night?"
Benny rubbed his temples tiredly and whispered:
"Don't mention it. When I brought people there, a large group of residents gathered around the scene. Even if there were people, they would have already run away with the crowd and there was no way to catch them."
Last night, after listening to what Annie said, he thought about it all night, but still felt that he couldn't stay out of it, so he came to the Sheriff's Department early in the morning.
"Director, do you know the Sea Clan?" he asked cautiously.
When he said this, he was highly concentrated, paying close attention to the changes in the expression on Benny's face, not letting go of any details.
If Benny Hoyland is really a participant, no matter how well he hides it, the truth will be revealed.
But the reality is that it is a pity that there is no strange expression change on his face.
Instead, it was a habitual expression.
"Where did you know about the Sea Clan?"
"Don't worry about it." Joey stared at Benny for a moment and said solemnly:
"Did you know that the Sea Clan has a stronghold in Port Lia?"
"Impossible!" Benny's originally calm face became extremely excited at this moment: "The Sea Tribe left the land long after Poseidon fell asleep and went to the deep sea. It has not been active for more than half a century. How could it be possible in Port Leia? Have a base?"
"Sure enough," Joey smiled slyly: "Director, you really know the existence of the Sea Clan."
"You're lying to me." Benny glared at Joey angrily: "The base you mentioned is also fake, right?"
"Hehe! That's not necessarily true. Who knows if it really exists? We'll have to wait until you, the chief director, check it out to find out!"
"Tell me, you suddenly mentioned that the Hai Clan found something."
"I found something!" Joey said as he walked towards the cupboard in the office: "Director, the tea leaves in your cupboard are almost gone, and you don't know how to replenish them."
"You boy!"
