XXXXI The dead survived

Madame Yao Chi prepared a sumptuous lunch for us, which cost at least three hundred gold dollars on the thirtieth floor, and her image became more and more brilliant in my eyes.

Master Helsing said, "You woman really don't listen to persuasion, I let you work less, why do you cook so many meals?" ”

Lady Yaochi smiled at him, and Helxin ate with his head bored.

She said: "Helsing came to the black coffin because of me, I am sick, and only in the black coffin can I live." ”

Helsing replied, "I'm just for myself, because I'm falling out with the Sword and Shield Society, and there's no way out." ”

Mrs. Yaochi nodded and smiled, "Of course." ”

I decided to ask Lady Yaochi for help, even though I didn't believe in the so-called magical rituals, but the room was very strange. I asked, "Have you heard about the murders on Mann Street?" ”

Lady Yaochi sighed: "The lower floor is much larger than the upper floor, this is like a small town, where gang forces are rampant, and murders are not uncommon. ”

I said, "The deceased was a Ranger named Rita Mann, have you heard of her?" ”

Mrs. Yaochi exclaimed, "Rita? It's her? She.... How did he die? ”

I noticed that she was devastated as if she had lost a loved one, and said, "She died in her own home, and it is not for me to describe her death." ”

Lady Yaochi burst into tears and said, "She is a good girl, the most righteous and brave guardian angel on the fifteenth floor, but the gang here has done a lot of evil and colluded with the upper echelons of the black coffin, if she has to track it down, I know sooner or later... There will be such a day. ”

My brain is a mess again, and when I hear her say this, do I still want to be involved with the gang? And the gang will lead to the black coffin high-level?

I've read stories about people who ignorantly challenge the shady scene, and when I take on this case, do I dig a fire pit for myself?

Maybe I should explain to Legang that I don't have the ability to solve the case, and get out of this mess.

Mrs. Yaochi took my hand and said, "Please be sure to find out the truth, and my husband and I will do our best to assist you." ”

I was about to say no, but Salvador said, "Have you been to her room?" ”

Mrs. Yaochi said, "I have been there many times to give her small gifts, but I haven't seen her for a long time. ”

"The room was depressing, it was heavy, like the murderer lurking everywhere," Salvador said. ”

Lady Yaochi looked at Master Helsin and asked, "Is it the Nian Blade?" ”

Master Helsing said, "It's possible, or maybe it's residual brain waves. ”

Mrs. Yaochi said, "Please take me to see it." ”

El Salvador is completely unaware of the situation, and if we reveal a big secret, involving someone above, it will be a big disaster.

Master Helsing said, "I'll go too, I always have some bad premonitions." ”

I could not dissuade it, and after we had finished our meal, we set out for the murderous mansion, and as we stood outside, Lady Yaochi began to tremble, and she whispered, "Hellfire." ”

Mirse and I asked in unison, "What is Hellfire?" ”

Mrs. Yaochi shook her head and said, "I want to concentrate on searching, please forgive me for not answering for the time being." ”

She went upstairs, and when she saw Rita Mann's body, tears welled up in her eyes, but she held back her tears, closed her eyes, and touched the heart of the corpse, and after five minutes, her hands spread like flowers, and we saw that there was a white flame burning in the room, and the flame was like a wriggling insect egg, and like a translucent cicada cocoon, clinging to all places, revealing filth and filth, it was invisible, but it was forced to appear by Mrs. Yaochi.

Halsin said, "This child has been made into a living corpse? ”

Yao Chi said miserably: "No, she has changed and become a deformed corpse. ”

Helsin clenched the wooden staff, his joints turned white, and the swordsman's amazing martial arts master was extremely angry, as if it contained a thunderstorm.

I asked, "What is a living corpse?" What is a deformed corpse? ”

"It is an ancient evil ritual in which a sorcerer assembles a decomposing corpse and sews it very tightly, and then, with the help of nature, resurrects the corpse into a cursed monster. ”

I immediately said, "I read a book - that's the monster in Frankenstein!" ”

Yao Chi said, "You are very knowledgeable, yes, that's it." ”

I asked, "Major Rita has been... Is it a walking corpse? ”

Yao Chi said, "It is impossible, otherwise I would have realized that she had been missing for many days, and it must have been during this period that she was killed and resurrected through a magical ritual." ”

I said, "It's not magic, it's supernatural science." ”

Yaochi sighed: "If you insist so much, it will be up to you." ”

I said, "She has a boyfriend and a younger brother, and they disappeared together. ”

Misser reasoned: "If Madame is right, that is, the deceased in this house is long dead, and all that remains at the scene is a moving corpse.... Corpse? ”

Yao Chi said: "It's a deformed corpse, it's a living corpse that suddenly mutates and becomes a monster that is half human and half beast. ”

Me: "The deformed corpse attacked Rita's boyfriend, and he fought back and killed 'Rita'. No wonder there are claw marks on this wall, which they left behind when they fought. ”

Yao Chi: "It's hard for a deformed corpse to die, it will die again and again. ”

I nodded, "So, that boyfriend had no choice but to burn 'her' to death with fire, because he had no choice." ”

It's an absurd conclusion, but it perfectly explains the unusual aspects of the scene.

Salvatore asked, "If this is the case, the boyfriend is innocent, and the real guilty is the evil ghost who turned Rita into a living corpse." Who harmed her? Why bring her back to life? And why send her back to her accommodation? ”

Yao Chi said: "To create a 'living corpse', only another living corpse can do it. There is an evil force in the living corpse, called the 'Dark Fire', which can make humans feel uncomfortable and disgusted, and it is this Dark Fire that causes the dead to move, and usually, we can find the whereabouts of the living corpse by tracking the Dark Fire. ”

We were all taken aback and asked, "Is there another living corpse on this level?" ”

Yao Chi said, "I can't judge. She stroked Rita's corpse, tears streaming down her face.

I said, "Only on this floor, he's going to take an elevator ride with a stitched Ranger and walk a long way?" How can this be hidden from patrolling rangers? ”

"You have never seen a living corpse, and the living corpse looks like a normal person, and their fire produces subtle visions that obscure the stitches and scars, and make them look like they are all right," said Helmin. It could also be that the murderer killed Rita, changed her, and sent her here again. He could be on either floor, or even outside the black coffin. ”

When I think of the living corpses, I think of the resurrected people in the waterless village, and the thought makes me feel like I am falling into an ice cave.

Me: "So where are we going to find it?" Isn't that a needle in a haystack? It's better to forget it, it's not too early for me to see it, and I should go home from work and hug my wife...."I looked at my watch, but I didn't have a watch, so I didn't know the time.

Yao Chi's hands were like stitches in circles, bringing the flames together, she took out a black cloth, wrapped it, handed it to me, and said, "With the remnants of the fire, as long as it is within a certain range, you can detect another living corpse. ”

I asked, "What is a certain range?" ”

Yao Chi said, "Within thirty meters. ”

I said, "Forgive me, but what's the use?" We have no direction at all, I think this matter has to be discussed in the long run, let's go back and report to the chief first..."

Yao Chi said, "The fire in this black cloth can only last for twenty-four hours. ”

Overwhelmed, Helsing said, "I heard that Rita was investigating the case of the Blood Pact gang recently. ”

I asked, "Master, how do you know?" ”

"She trusted me a lot, and she talked to me about it when she talked to me, and it was probably not related to the Bloodpact," Helsing said. ”

I sighed, "I'll have to go to the Blood Pact Gang for a while." ”

At this time, Second Lieutenant Pol came from downstairs, and he whispered, "Sir, I heard that you are going to find trouble with the Blood Pact Gang?" ”

I saw the deep meaning in his expression and asked, "What's wrong with the Blood Pact Gang?" ”

Pol said: "They are the most powerful gang in the lower echelons of the Black Coffin, and they occupy most of the blocks on this floor, which is like the Longtan Tiger's Den, and the rest of the floors, even outside the Black Coffin, have their strongholds. The wise thing to do is to report to your superiors, wait for instructions, and don't act rashly. ”

I asked, "Why does the Black Coffin tolerate the Blood Pact?" but I realized that the answer was simple, the Black Coffin let the Blood Pact Gang go because they were too lazy to take care of the lower levels, and it was likely that it was a nobleman who controlled the Blood Pact.

I was a little discouraged, but Rita's tragic situation was right before my eyes, she died for these hardships and forgotten people, because of the deliberate connivance of the nobles of the black coffin.

How can I let the life of a heroine die in vain? If... If the deceased was Lamia, how could I stop halfway?

I want to be a ruler, not a coward.

I pondered for a moment and said, "The headquarters of the Blood Pact Gang is on this floor?" ”

"No, the fifteenth floor is the center of the lower floors, but the headquarters is in another place, and no one knows where it is," Pol said. ”

I said, "Somebody knows." ”

"It's likely... The 'Layer Leader' of the Blood Pact Gang on this level knows, but their gang has a lot of firepower, and dozens of people are aiming at you with guns together, which is more dangerous than the devil's lair. ”

I asked, "Do they dare to do anything to the Rangers?" ”

"Don't forget that they are most likely the murderers of Rita Mann," Pol said. ”

I said, "But they don't dare to go against us blatantly." ”

Pol hurriedly said: "That's because we have never broken into their hometown to catch their heads!" If they mess with those guys, they'll do it first. ”

Salvador suddenly said: "Second Lieutenant Pol, you can go back first, don't worry, we are not stupid, and we will never act recklessly." ”

Bol seemed to have his burden relieved, and he said, "That's right, sir, we don't pay attention to rampage here. He muttered and left the house.

When he disappeared, Salvatore said, "I've heard that the rangers in charge of this layer of policing are likely to report to the Blood Pact. If we insist on going, we are afraid that we will fall into the trap directly. ”

I asked, "Pol is part of the Blood Pact?" Then he already knew about Rita Mann's killer? ”

Salvador said: "Look at his look is very scared, I don't think it's like it." He was kept in the dark for fear of accidentally setting himself on fire. ”

I asked, "Do you have anyone you can trust at this level?" ”

"I know a militiaman who is my friend here, who I introduced to the black coffin in the first place, and who will not betray me," Salvador said. ”

Misser asked, "What are you going to do?" ”

I said, "The 'layer' can't stay in the lair all the time, what's the fun here?" Will he go for a walk at night? As long as you find out his movements, it is easy to catch him. ”