Chapter 398: Peeling Back the Cocoon
The one who suddenly opened his mouth to break the silence was Yu Qian, who had been staring at the action report and analyzing it intently. Although he participated in the whole operation of the night plan, he was limited by his position, and did not really have a full grasp of the situation on the battlefield. At this moment, I finally sat down peacefully, put all the details of tonight together, and immediately made a different discovery.
The two brothers Liu Wei and Liu Meng, who had just been sneered at by Ren Yuan, were angry, and they didn't even have a good face for Yu Qian. Seeing him speak, his face immediately showed obvious resentment. It's just that because of his identity, he naturally disdains to be like Ren Yuan, so although he was dissatisfied, he didn't immediately open his mouth to make things difficult.
"Oh? Officer Fish has no opinion, but it doesn't hurt to say. "Shangguan Hong is much taller than the two brothers in comparison, and he is obviously not affected by Ren Yuan's nonsense.
"There are three main points I want to make... Well, two points can also be said. The third point should be based on the establishment of the first two points. Yu Qian pondered for a moment and said slowly, "First of all, we deduced that the stronghold of the Zoroastrian Sect is located in the mountainous area, and it may even be an extension of the three defense facilities outside S City. I think this point should be basically confirmed after tonight's verification. ”
"Because if the opponent's stronghold is at sea, then naturally there is no need to complete the handover of materials on the seashore. And what is known, including the three aliens named Ximen Chujin, who escaped first, also corroborates this inference. Yu Qian stretched out his hand and swiped over the contents of the report and said, "And they can quickly get rid of the tracking after leaving the scene, obviously ready to respond at the beginning." ”
"Amazing find, Officer Fish." Liu Meng said coldly with a gloomy face, "But if you and the Pseudo-God Body hadn't been three hours late, then you would have known this conclusion a long time ago." And if you don't think it's convenient for the other party to carry two crystal coffins through the streets, you can also notice that the other party is very likely to have a vehicle that can hold such a large coffin. ”
"Well, I know it's a pretty obvious clue." Yu Qian didn't care about the former's slightly rude words, and continued, "Then since the other party's stronghold has been confirmed, there is a high probability that it is in the suburbs of S City." The question then arises, why did the black shadow that appeared last appear not flee by land like the other three, but chose to flee into the sea with the crystal coffin? ”
"Because there is no way to escape by land with the crystal coffin, right?" Su Xiaoyu said, "The independent reality of that black shadow must be similar to that Inhuman named Pochercy, and it is also the type that can support it to carry out long-term underwater operations. In this way, in the face of the pursuit of the coyote brigade, it is naturally a wiser choice to choose the field of action that you are good at. ”
"The dark shadow, but on the beach, ran at the speed of a car. And the power is so great that it can knock into a crystal coffin of several tons without slowing down, do you really have to choose to escape from the sea? Yu Qian asked rhetorically
"Maybe this alien is just more explosive?" Xiaoxin speculated, "After the other party used a poison dart to plot against me, he didn't choose to make up the knife, maybe because he was worried that there was a problem with his staying power, right?" ”
"Didn't we assume that the other side had a vehicle to meet them by land? If the explosiveness is strong and the staying power is weak, shouldn't it be more important to meet with the personnel as soon as possible? Yu Qian said seriously, "If this is really the case, isn't it contrary to our previous reasoning?" ”
"And judging from the battle reports from your side, that spider-like Inhuman originally planned to retreat by land with the crystal coffin. After being intercepted by a rocket, he chose to give up. The high-ranking Inhuman named Pochercy, who had fought with Ren Yuan, also had the ability to move in the sea for long periods of time. Yu Qian said, "If the Advent Sect really arranged the retreat route in both the sea and land directions in advance, when you launched an attack, why didn't the Inhumans of the Advent Sect choose the more convenient sea route to retreat, and insisted on carrying the crystal coffin to the cliff?" ”
"This question..."Zhang Changxu said, "It has been discussed before, but we still think that in that scenario, perhaps the last Advent Inhuman made a more favorable judgment to retreat from the sea for his own reasons. After all, even if you take the sea route, the other party can still choose to go ashore and connect with your friends and return to the land mode of transportation. ”
"Even if this is tantamount to changing the original plan and increasing the risk of exposure to the receiving team?" Yu Qian asked
"This..."Zhang Changxu smiled helplessly, "Judging from the current clues, I can't get a good explanation." ”
"So, Officer Fish." Shangguan Hong's face couldn't help but show an interested look: "What do you think?" ”
"I don't think the Zoroastrian sect had any plans to transport the crystal coffin by sea tonight, and the Inhuman who left with the crystal coffin had intended to transport the goods by water."
Everyone silently pondered the meaning of Yu Qian's words, and Shangguan Hong raised his hand and signaled, "Please continue, Officer Yu." ”
"The crux of the matter lies with the inhuman who died in the bushes." Yu Qian poked at the display screen on the desktop and popped up the photos of the night owls taken by the members of the Coyote Brigade. The night owl in the photograph is thin and short, as if it were a skeleton wrapped in tightly wrinkled and dark skin. The strange face like a vulture is exactly what appeared in Xiaoxin's hallucination. The lethal projectile fired from the sniper rifle went from his right shoulder and across his chest, tearing his entire upper body in half.
Yu Qian, who circled the photo, asked Xiaoxin in a low voice, "If that's right, it's him who used illusion to control you, right?" ”
"That's right, a very powerful illusionist, and the residual anomalous fluctuations have confirmed his identity." Xiao Xin nodded and said, "I think if it weren't for you hitting him in the end, I'm afraid it would have taken some effort to break his illusion." ”
"But I don't think it's necessarily me who really breaks the illusion. In terms of timing, the black shadow that took the crystal coffin came out of the bushes before I hit the illusion-wielding Inhuman. Yu Qian boldly speculated, "Is it possible that this Zoroastrian Inhuman was already dead before I shot him?" ”
"You mean, the black shadow who escaped, killed him?" Xiaoxin said in surprise
"Isn't that possible? If he really was a high-level Inhuman, how could he be shot by me so easily? Yu Qian asked in a deep voice
"You can't conclude that this person did it, right?" Su Xiaoyu also asked, "After all, the energy of the deceased at that time was focused on maintaining the illusion and controlling the new brother, and the possibility of being hit by a moment of distraction is not impossible, right?" ”
"Hey, I'm talking about old fish." Ren Yuan also joked, "You were shot three times in the whole night, and this shot killed someone." You can think clearly, if this speculation comes true, you will lose nearly half of the credit for no reason. ”
"It can't be ruled out that it's the hand under the dark shadow, isn't it?" Yu Qian ignored his partner's gags, and said solemnly, "Since the other party is a master of using poison, it is not impossible to assassinate the deceased quietly." The research institute hasn't released the final autopsy report yet, right? I think that in terms of toxins, I can ask the research institute to focus on it. ”
Shangguan Hong nodded when he heard this, and immediately called the liaison officer on duty and ordered him to go down.
"Then it seems that Officer Yu means it, don't you want to say it." Liu Wei squinted his eyes and asked, "This dark shadow that appeared last is not an alien from Zoroas's sect?" He, like you, got tonight's information from other sources, and then in the end, the snipe and the clam competed for the fisherman's profit, and abducted the top prototype of the coffin? ”
"No, on the contrary, I think this last shadow is none other than the Zoroastrian Sect. And the status of this person is probably not low. Yu Qian said categorically
"How did you come to this conclusion?" Shangguan Hong asked
"It's very simple, I also asked Ren Yuan on the way here." Yu Qian said, "The reason why the Zoroastrian sect uses this crystal coffin to transport the original embryo is nothing more than because the special crystal that can make a deflector is itself a very good anomalous fluctuation shelter. In other words, as long as it can be visually covered, the crystal coffin itself will never be detected by the Ministry's Skynet system. ”
"In order to carry the original embryo into the sea in the crystal coffin at the end, at least two prerequisites are required. Except for the Advent Inhumans who were in charge of the transport, who were attacked and lost the possibility of taking the Crystal Coffin by land. The most important thing is to know when and where the Zoroastrians will receive supplies tonight. ”
"It's not just people inside the Zoroastrian sect who know the time and place, right?" Liu Meng looked at Ren Yuan and said meaningfully, "At least on our side, didn't someone know about it a week in advance?" ”
"Do you think anyone else will be able to get that message again?" Yu Qian turned his head and asked his partner beside him
"Impossible." Ren Yuanshen pointed to the invisible lip print on his cheek, and said in words that only the two of them could understand, "If someone else knows in that way, I can't be unnoticed." ”
"Then it's almost certain that this guy who snatched the crystal coffin in the end has a huge connection with the Zoroastrians." Yu Qian turned around and made a firm conclusion to everyone.
Everyone listened to the conversation between the two, but Shangguan Hong, who was the highest-ranking person here, did not raise any objections, so the rest of the people also acquiesced to the authenticity of this conclusion. After all, if Ren Yuan refused to say it, there was really no way for these people present to force him to make it clear.
"If he is really a high-ranking member of the Zoroastrian sect, why would he kill his own people and snatch the crystal coffin?" Liu Wei asked, "Isn't this an extra move?" ”
"It's because he's an Inhuman from the Zoroastrian sect that he can hide in the bushes with the Inhuman who performed the illusion." Yu Qian analyzed, "And the reason why he killed his companion is very simple, because he shouldn't have been here tonight. Naturally, the person who saw his appearance could not leave the scene alive. ”
It was from these two points that I deduced that he was a figure of great status and status within the Zoroastrian sect. So he'd know the details of the sect's plans tonight, and the illusionist didn't show an overreaction when he appeared. ”
"But isn't it more likely that he was one of the participants in the Adventists' operation tonight? It's not necessarily necessary to kill a companion to hide your identity, is it? Zhang Changxu touched his chin and said
"If he's one of the members in charge of receiving supplies tonight, then it's good to know the exact time and place, or to hide with the illusion-wielding Inhuman. Isn't it all a matter of course? ”
"No, I don't think he's one of the members of the Advent faction to answer tonight." Yu Qian said confidently
"If you can understand the previous reasoning, then I will talk about the third question!"