Chapter 54: Count Migno
There was nothing to say all night, and Chen Ye got up very early the next day, and he had to report to the security department at 8 o'clock, so he deliberately got up early, but there were still people earlier than him, and the red-haired Catelyn had been squatting outside his study and dozing off, looking harmless and pitiful.
Chen Ye kicked her with his foot and said, "Hey, hey, hey!" This is not the place to sleep...... Are you sure you want to stare at me like that? I'm going to the security department later, if you really want to go, at least change your clothes, right? ”
Katrin was still wearing what she was wearing when she was kidnapped at the East Pier, because she had become a woman, and she had experienced Zhou Dong's binding and Medusa's battle, and at this time, many places had already been exposed, and it seemed that the spring was exposed, Chen Ye had no other ideas, and simply felt that it was too bad for such a beggar to follow him.
Chen Ye found his own change of clothes and threw them to Katrin to change, Katrin did not shy away from it, and took off her clothes directly in front of her, although she was a woman, but a man who had been a man in a group of rude sailors for eight years, she had already forgotten the habits of women, and she didn't even think there was anything wrong with this.
Chen Ye waited for Catelyn to change her clothes, pointed to the cargo box and said, "If you want to stare at me so much, then carry it on your back and come with me, we still have important things to do today." ”
Katrin didn't hesitate to carry it directly, originally just wanted to play tricks on her, but she didn't expect Katerin's real strength to reach more than 15 points, and she carried the cargo box very easily, Chen Ye shrugged helplessly, he hated this feeling, when facing Lin Yueru, Katrin too, always felt a feeling of suffocation that she couldn't raise her head.
"It seems that I have to find a way to strengthen my strength, otherwise, it will not be possible to always break the defense." Chen Ye thought so.
8 points of real strength, combined with a weapon with a sharp value of 50 points, in this world, the toughness of the armor of the outer skeleton is as high as 80 points, and the armor cannot be broken at all, and a magical creature like Medusa not only has scales with high toughness as armor, but also has a physique that is close to 30 points, Chen Ye really has a feeling of powerlessness.
Chen Ye went straight to the garrison hall, today's garrison hall is very busy, hundreds of red-clothed policemen are being dispatched, shuttling to their respective posts, Chen Ye knows that this is the sequelae of yesterday's riots at the three major docks, and nearly 400 red-clothed policemen died, but unfortunately Chen Ye got less than 100 kill points, this is the disadvantage of not triggering the task, and it is impossible to use the group advantage to settle personal records.
"Hello, Sergeant Peter!" Chen Ye took off his bowler hat and nodded to Sergeant Peter.
Sheriff Peter is obviously a little anxious, yesterday when he was waiting for Chen Ye, there was a disturbance in the three major docks, and the number of casualties reached the highest number of casualties in Lente City in the past years, even when the sacrificial temples of those believers were demolished, there were no such high casualties, the high-level government of Lente City was shaken, and it was pressed down level by level, it was necessary to deal with this incident, and he had no intention of taking care of Dai Lima Fiso's affairs at all, a bad one and even his position had to be removed, how many people he had sinned over the years, only he himself knew, Once this position is gone, it is likely that the end will be worse than those yellow-skinned monkeys who threw their bodies at the bottom of the sea.
"Take it, take it! I'm very busy during this time, you can come back to me later! Peter casually threw the prepared investigation order to Chen Ye, and was about to issue an eviction order.
Chen Ye took the document, put it in his arms very carefully, and then said: "By the way, sheriff, the supernatural case you asked me to investigate has actually been investigated clearly, the cause of Rodesno's death is the forcible demolition of the sacrificial temple 4 days ago, causing the revenge of the evil god, there is a demon that can bewitch people's hearts broke over, it took out Rodesno's heart and ate it, and then let him strangle himself to death with his intestines like a toy, this is a kind of evil art, but fortunately, the light of justice expelled it, in the sun, The sorcery burned Rodesno's body, and I'm sorry, but two of your colleagues wouldn't have died if they hadn't touched it. ”
Sergeant Peter was stunned, then suppressed his anger and said, "If you want to joke with me, you'd better find another time!" ”
Chen Ye shrugged his shoulders, left helplessly and closed the door.
[You have cracked a supernatural case and explained the process to the key person, as soon as the meritorious task is completed, 20 meritorious points are obtained, and the meritorious system is opened, you can return to the Tianshu space and check it from the Tianshu network]
Chen Ye took Catelyn out of the security hall and went straight to the "Cotoso Steam Factory" in the center of Lunte, although the riots at the three major docks caused a direct conflict between the Arbitration Garrison Hall and the underground forces of Black Neil, which made the current situation in the city very tense, but the vigilance around the steam factory has not weakened in the slightest.
Chen Ye and Katrin were stopped when they arrived at the door, after Chen Ye showed the investigation order, the red-clothed police officer waved his hand, signaling that he could go in, but he had to search his body, and he couldn't carry any weapons, Chen Ye's weapons were placed in the Sumeru space, so they wouldn't be searched out, but Katrin was a little embarrassed, and let her talk badly, but the other party just pretended to be deaf and dumb and stopped her from entering.
"Give me the things, you wait outside, if you get bored, you can go to the nearby store." Chen Ye responded, in fact, he had guessed this situation.
"Mr. Chen Yulun, you can go in, but you can't carry unknown objects." The red-clad officer was on business again.
Chen Ye couldn't wait to shoot the other party, but he still maintained a gentlemanly smile on his face and said: "Okay, please keep it on your behalf, you must keep it carefully, it is a very precious experimental material, it cannot be directly exposed to the air, you can't see the sun, if it is damaged, your head may also be damaged." ”
Chen Ye didn't bother with the stubborn red-clothed police officer, and walked directly into the steam factory, the main entrance of the factory is a wide steel gate, which is forty or fifty meters wide and seven or eight meters high, but if a single person enters and exits, it will not open the whole door, which will consume a lot of steam power, on the right side of the gate, there is a small door, the people inside got the code, and directly opened the small door, Chen Ye stepped in.
After entering, three or five people surrounded him, all of whom were wearing thick leather coats, wearing masks similar to gas masks, and their eyes were slightly yellow, which Chen Ye recognized as a kind of glass with sulfur mixed in.
"Please wear protective clothing and helmets, otherwise, you will not be able to walk in the factory area." The staff explained.
Chen Ye nodded, with the help of the staff, he also put on protective clothing and helmets, but he felt a little sullen, but his movement was unhindered, he followed one of them, after a passage, to a three-wheeled steam motorcycle parking point, the staff explained: "Mr. Migno's office is a bit far away, you need to take a ride, I can send you there, but you need to blindfold." ”
"Is the secrecy so solid?" Chen Ye said secretly, nodded without hesitation, in fact, he has a "heart eye", he may be able to see more clearly when he closes his eyes.
When Chen Ye faced Medusa, he used the full version of the "Heart Eye" for the first time, and the feeling left him impressed, and since then it seems to have opened the "Pandora's Box", Chen Ye found that the skill of "Heart Eye" has more effects than he imagined, and it is not as simple as a prompt message, which makes him realize that once the main skill reaches the "dark gold" level, it is likely to have a far more powerful effect than the surface, but it takes time to get acquainted.
Chen Ye was covered with a black airtight hood, and then was helped onto the side seat of the motorcycle, with his hands on the armrest, there was an iron ring directly clasped to his wrist, so that he could not secretly take off the hood, Chen Ye naturally did not need to do such a stupid thing, he relaxed his mind, and the "heart eye" was naturally used, everything around him was clearer than imagined, but there was no original color.
"Tubu!" The three-wheeled steam motorcycle let out a roar, and a stream of white steam rushed out of the exhaust port of the tail, pushing the three-wheeled motorcycle away quickly.
Chen Ye recorded the terrain of the "Cotoso Steam Factory" in the state of "heart eye", which is a vast place that extends in all directions, and the three-wheeled steam motorcycle also made several detours, originally wanted to make Chen Ye lose his sense of direction, but he didn't expect to help Chen Ye remember the general terrain here, although he didn't know what a certain building was used for, but in the end they stopped in front of a tall building in the northwest corner.
Chen Ye was taken off the steam motorcycle, but the black hood was still not taken off, but was directly pushed into a small space, with the steam under his feet, Chen Ye seemed to rise from the ground as if the clouds were driving the fog, because the speed was too fast, Chen Ye was not prepared, and suddenly he was a little unstable, and nervously grabbed the staff around him.
"Don't worry, it's just an elevator, it's coming soon." The staff explained.
As if to confirm his words, Chen Ye's feet stopped, they arrived at their destination, Chen Ye was taken out of the elevator, through two doors, only then was he taken off his hood, and at the same time he found that the staff next to him also took off their protective clothing and helmets, revealing their original true face, it was a girl with long blond hair, as for whether it was beautiful or not, Chen Ye really couldn't feel it.
"You can call me Hermira, I'm Mr. Migno's assistant, this is his office, please forgive us for being so cautious, because Mr. Migno's status is very special, you know." Hermila explained.
Chen Ye shrugged his shoulders and the logo didn't matter, Migno's identity was special? Of course, as the captain of the British Royal Knight's Guard, he was later awarded the earl, and since he became the supreme commander of the arbitration garrison in the city of Lunte, he invested heavily in the "Cotoso Steam Factory", the largest achievement of steam technology, and it can be said that a quarter of the wealth of the whole of Britain is in his hands, and several of the most famous technicians and designers were personally discovered by him from the common people, for which he even waged a war with the British Crown in the Inquisition, appointing two Orientals and a black slave to important positions in the factory, This is the flourishing development of steam technology, and the "Cotoso Steam Factory" is a brilliant achievement.
Migno offended many people, not only conservatives within the British Crown, but also emerging aristocratic forces, there were many more people who wanted to kill him in the British Empire than abroad, everyone wanted to get a piece of the "Cotoso steam factory", and they didn't want to see people like Migno who were not from aristocratic backgrounds get more honor and wealth, and they were rich and noble by their birth, this is the tradition of the British Empire, and Migno violated such a tradition.
The deviant Migno lived to be fifty-seven years old in full view, which has to be said to be a regrettable miracle, but he never married and had no children in his life, so that as he grew older, it was reassuring that as long as he disappeared, the next supreme commander of the garrison department in Lente City could eat the huge delicious cake of "Cotoso".
Fifty-seven-year-old Migno, with gray hair, more wrinkles on his face than expected, and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on bright eyes, looked down at the experiment report in his hand from time to time, and focused more on the latest discoveries in steam technology than on the affairs of the Security Department.
"Hello, Mr. Mignor, or should I call you Lord Count? Your Excellency, Sir? Chen Ye used the greatest etiquette in the world to greet him.
Migno looked approachable, waved his hand and said, "It's okay, you can call it as you like, listen to Hermila, you are here to investigate Rodesno...... Is there a death of a steam mechanic? I'm sorry, I'm afraid I can't help you, and my knowledge of him is limited to this name, maybe, I should help you call the foreman of their workshop."
Chen Ye shook his head and said, "I have actually found out the cause of Rodesno's death, and I have also brought the real murderer...... Well, the accomplice of the real murderer, Mr. Migono should be very interested, but he was intercepted by the red-clad officer at the door, and for you, it is also a welcome gift for me, the first time you meet a great person like you, you can't come empty-handed. ”
Migno finally took his eyes off the experiment report in his hand, looked up in confusion, looked at Chen Ye for a while before saying, "Hermila, you brought the gift brought by Mr. Detective into the laboratory, Dr. David Jones has been waiting, you must be careful to carry it." ”
Hermila nodded and asked, "Do I need to call you another assistant?" ”
"No, I want to have a good talk with Mr. Detective, if Dr. Des Jones confirms the experimental materials, you come back immediately, I have other things to tell you." Migno said solemnly.
Chen Ye was very pleased, even if he consumed 500 kill points and became a technician at the Cotoso Steam Factory, it would take at least 2 days to meet this Count of Migno as soon as possible, because he had to constantly complete the task to brush up his favorability in order to get his foreman to recommend him to the management, and then at the management's dinner or something, he could take a quick glance, where it was like now, it only took 1 day, he keenly captured 2 hidden clues, and thus met the key players in this world camp.
The first clue is the hint given by Chen Ye when he got the "Meritorious Mission II", since the "Cotoso Steam Factory" laboratory is recycling these things, it means that they have research on magical creatures, they know that many inventions in the inner world, and even steam technology, come from these magical creatures, and at the same time, in order to really get the attention of the "Cotoso" high-level management, it is likely that "magical creatures" are needed.
The second clue is that when Chen Ye met Dai Lima Fiso, he had in mind about the personnel structure of the Arbitration Garrison Department, naturally this Count Migno, who stood at the top of the most pyramid in Lunt City, appeared, Sergeant Peter must have some kind of connection with Migno, at least he has not been fired as a sheriff, Migno must appreciate him very much, and the permission he got from him may be able to meet Migno, Sergeant Peter may never have thought that Chen Ye's ultimate goal is Count Migno, otherwise, He would never have given that warrant.
Migno stood up and walked out of his seat, his figure was not strong, but the whole person felt very tall, when he walked around the desk, Chen Ye couldn't help but shrink his pupils, he saw that Migno's legs were not flesh and blood like ordinary people, but a pair of steel prosthetics.
"Surprised? This is the damage I received from the shelling in the convoy when I was younger, and that is, on that occasion, in recognition of my bravery and perhaps to bury my story, I was given the title of Lord, and from that time on, I knew that the age of knighthood had passed, and that for decades I had devoted myself to steam technology, in large part to make up for my legs. Migno didn't hide anything, but was very honest about the origin of the prosthetic limbs.
Chen Ye saluted respectfully, expressing his respect for Count Migno's past, and then responded: "Actually, the biggest purpose of meeting Mr. Mignor today is for the sake of Ramini's inheritance, and my client hopes to get her share of it,"
"Ramini's Voyage Chamber of Commerce? They've been in a lot of trouble lately, and I don't care about the nonsense of those people, but the British Empire is not my decision, and there is the Inquisition, and although I nominally have the title of Supreme Commander of the Garrison Agency, the actual person in charge is my aide-de-camp. Migno said.
Chen Ye knew that he was shirking, and he didn't care about these troublesome things, a magical creature might allow him to have a few cordial conversations with him, and at the same time occupy some place in his heart, but it would not affect the old man's principle of dedication to the development of science and technology, Chen Ye said: "But this Mr. Lamini seems to have a similar experience with Rodesno!" Isn't it also a calamity? ”
Chen Ye has already picked out his words to this point, almost pointing at Migno's nose and scolding, the destruction of the religious temple will form a magic hole that will lead to the penetration of magical creatures, this should not be the first time, Lente City must have had a similar coincidence before, which made Cotoso know the existence of the inner world, know the role of the legendary magical creatures, Migano even captured these magical creatures, so that steam technology has been developed in a spurt of energy, that kind of "steam power core", In Chen Ye's opinion, it doesn't look like a serious technological product.