The armoured Iron Serpent sits the middle of the road, dividing it between witchers armed with spike swords on one side and the original sin armor hidden under the rain curtain on the other.

Lorenzo stood between the two, his gaze wandering back and forth, finally landing on Arthur's.

"The Queen's order?"

Lorenzo had expected it, but he didn't expect it to happen so quickly, and the queen's order would be given at this time.

"You have made a deal with the Protestant Order to divide my interests?"

Lorenzo spoke calmly, but anyone could hear the fury lurking in his voice, and the hand that clenched the knife turned white with exertion.

"So I'd like to have a good talk with you, after all, we had a good time working together, didn't we?" said Arthur, "The purifier didn't abandon you, it just ......"

"It's just an order from your superiors that makes it difficult for you?"

"Yes, after all, our purification mechanism is actually in the hands of Queen Victoria, but for a long time, she did not interfere with our operations. ”

Arthur's meaning was simple, now that the mysterious Queen Victoria had taken back power, she was going to decide these matters herself, and Lorenzo didn't know what kind of benefits the Protestant Order had used to impress her to make the noble being give orders.

Take a deep breath and let the cold air pour into your lungs to cool the burning body.

"What if I refuse? will you kill me?"

"No, it's just going to keep you under control, and I don't want to see that end if I can...... Although you have done many evils, at least ...... At least you have the kind of good guy you have, Lorenzo, and you still have a human heart, not a pure monster, so that's why I chose to talk to you instead of capturing you outright. ”

Although I hate this detective, I have to say that after getting along for so long, Arthur thinks Lorenzo is not bad, he thinks he is a monster, but he has a human heart, and for some strange reasons, he fights with the abominable demon.

Lorenzo lowered his voice, only him and Arthur, Anthony and the witchers were probably afraid of the original sin armor behind the rain curtain, just standing quietly in place, waiting for the result.

"The Protestant Order, They ......"

Lorenzo was about to tell the story of the Protestant Order, but suddenly he was dumbfounded, and he looked at Arthur and understood everything.

"So what they just did was also with your acquiescence? If they could subdue me, you wouldn't show up, and if they failed, you would have adjusted from it. ”

This is the old Dunling, the home of the Purification Mechanism, and the Protestant Order's every move cannot hide the sight of the Purification Mechanism, let alone directly activate the secret blood on the streets.

"You don't trust me anymore, do you? Arthur. ”

"I still believe in you, Lorenzo, but I am not representing an individual, but the entire purification agency. ”

Arthur said slowly.

"The Protestant Order has received reliable information, and based on the information left behind, they have deduced the approximate nature of the False Grail, you have been corrupted and extremely dangerous, and even if they are not involved, I would like to have a good conversation with you about how to contain the False Grail on you. ”

"They can't be trusted. ”

After coming into contact with Shermans' notes, Lorenzo conditionally believed that the Evangelical Church was still hiding some secret, and that secret was related to the truth of the world, and Lorenzo wanted to take out Shermans's notes and show them to Arthur, believing that the strange knowledge in them could prove all this to Arthur.

But Lorenzo couldn't do it.

Lorenzo could feel that something bad was going to happen if he told those secrets...... The spirits were still watching them, they had never given up on the hunt for the man who had touched the taboo, and the current peace was only a brief rest.

"Can you be trusted, Lorenzo, or should I call you 047. ”

Arthur was expressionless, without the slightest personal emotion, and at the moment he was a cold machine, carrying out orders to keep this huge organization running without error.

"You have never revealed your true identity, nor have you ever said anything about the existence of the False Grail...... According to the Protestant Order, it was an unknown thing developed by the Warpies on the Holy Grail during the Night of Arrival, and you should know what the Holy Grail is, right? ”

Arthur also wanted to trust Lorenzo, but he couldn't, even after all he went through, Lorenzo was still a stranger after all, and no one dared to guarantee that he could see through another person's mind, Arthur was the same, he couldn't trust Lorenzo completely, just like he didn't know whether Lorenzo was good or evil.

No one can guarantee this, no one can be sure whether Lorenzo really retains his sanity, or whether what he has done so far has been nothing more than an act to gain the trust of the purification agency, and his true intentions are buried deep in the depths of consciousness until the time comes, when the time comes, it will completely explode.

The two looked at each other, Arthur knew Lorenzo's thoughts, and Lorenzo also understood what Arthur meant, but the sad thing was that here, they both understood, but they couldn't really believe that the other party didn't have reservations, so they could only be wary of each other.

"You just killed someone, Lorenzo, a lot of people. ”

After a long silence, Arthur said again, sure enough, it was Moriarty's trap, and the purpose was to do everything else.

"Do you think I'm going to be the one to do that?" Lorenzo said, "it's Moriarty, a witcher from the Protestant Order, whose power is Raphael, who misled me. ”

"As Duke of Phoenix, I want to believe that you will not be the one who will kill innocents indiscriminately. Arthur said, "But my current identity is Arthur......"

Arthur's tone was still emotionless, but his eyes were slightly moved, now the situation is very bad, everyone has already clenched the blade, the witchers and the original sin armor, everyone is here for Lorenzo, once there is any mistake in decision-making, this will usher in the worst end.

The only one who could stop this was Arthur, who knew exactly what kind of guy Lorenzo was, and he could only try to persuade him, although he also felt that there was little hope.

The rain continued to fall, washing the city of steel, and I don't know how long it took, Lorenzo slowly put away the nail sword in his hand, and peeled off the iron armor on his body one by one, and finally the burning fireworks were extinguished.

If he completely confronts the purification mechanism here, Lorenzo has no hope of escaping, not only those original sin armors, but also those witchers will not hesitate to join the hunt, in fact, when Arthur appears, Lorenzo has no hope of escaping.

He could also pull out his knife and hold Arthur hostage, but with Lorenzo's knowledge of him, Arthur didn't care about that at all.

"So let's have a good talk. ”

......

The Serpent marched swiftly through the silent streets, and as if in a show of sincerity, Anthony dismissed the witchers, leaving only himself and Lorenzo aboard the Serpent, this time to an unknown destination.

In the midst of the rainstorm, there were some behemoths following the iron serpent, and the original sin armor was speeding under the rain curtain, its appearance was obscured by the white vapour, and it was impossible to see its appearance, but Lorenzo could feel that from the faint erosion intensity, they were all three generations of armor.

Maybe this is the power of industrialization, obviously he just blew up a testing machine not long ago, but now the perpetual motion pump can already produce it on a small scale, but it is also possible that it has already been produced, and Merlin's words in the workshop at that time were lying to himself, paralyzing himself, and making people mistakenly think that there is very little original sin armor in the purification mechanism.

But these are not important, Lorenzo sat in the chair, looking at the two people who were also sitting opposite, the three of them were very similar at this moment, their faces were expressionless, like dead people, and the atmosphere was solemn.

Lorenzo Holmes ...... I remember they saying you like to be called by that name. ”

Anthony was the first to break the peace, carrying no weapons and facing Lorenzo alone.

"Do you know what the False Holy Grail is?"

Lorenzo remained silent, his face cold, like a life made of steel, and although he gave up resistance for a moment, he did not disarm his weapon, the folding knife was at his waist, and he also had a lacquered antimony throwing knife in his pocket that could detonate everything.

If Lorenzo had wanted, he could have killed the leaders of the Protestant Order and the Purification Mechanism in a completely crushing decapitation operation here, but he knew it would be futile.

They are the same puppets, controlled by higher beings, and those people have different names, the new Pope, Queen Victoria, or, rather, the gods of the faith.

Kill them and nothing will change.

"After the examination of the Evangelical Church, we have probably deduced the specific nature of the false chalice, and of course the reason why our attitude has suddenly become tougher. ”

Anthony continued.

"The unknown thing developed by the Pseudo-Holy Grail based on the [Holy Grail], we don't know about its specific form has been destroyed, but from what we know now, the Pseudo-Holy Grail has similar properties to the [Holy Grail], the 'concept' of demons, this kind of thing should be difficult for everyone to understand, let me change the word. ”

"Erosion. ”

Lorenzo was silent, now was not the time to fight back, and whether what Anthony said was true or not, Lorenzo was also a little curious about what the so-called pseudo-Holy Grail was.

"Erosion is a phenomenon, an influence from demons, so the Holy Grail is no different from ordinary demons, but in fact, it is an 'erosion' that is beyond our current cognition, and it is an 'erosion' that cannot be felt.

One of the main reasons why we can fight against demons is that human consciousness can feel the erosion of that uneasiness, but unlike the Holy Grail, its erosion is silent, and its influence does exist, distorting the world little by little, alienating humans into demons who are just as hated as them.

We analyze the reason why it is precisely because of this imperceptible reason that so many years of conquest have not been able to eradicate demons...... Until we captured the Holy Grail. ”

Anthony didn't go on and said that Advent Night caused a huge disconnect in the history of the Evangelical Church, and much of the knowledge was lost, including the part about the capture of the Holy Grail.

"Well, the above is just speculation, the [Holy Grail] has been lost, and the false Holy Grail is being carried on you, and all our intelligence can only be inferred from these clues. ”

Anthony admits that in the history of fighting demons, knowledge is the most precious existence, but it is also difficult to pass on.

"So what?"

Lorenzo asked, curious as to what kind of reason the Protestant Order had convinced everyone.

"So we have conditional suspicions that the False Holy Grail has a similar property to the [Holy Grail], that kind of silent erosion, and because of this power, even if you have ...... Once as Medanzo, he couldn't perceive the reason for this weirdness.

It has been silently influencing you for so many years, Lorenzo, until the arrival of the Protestant Order has made the False Holy Grail feel threatened, and it wants to get rid of us, so it prompts you to do those things. ”

Anthony said with a serious expression.

"Lorenzo, you are under the control of the demons, and the invisible erosion has been affecting you, and even causing your memory to be confused. ”

"Isn't that the desire of your Protestant Order, that you need to reclaim this power so that you, who have lost the Book of Revelation, can continue to maintain their place in the world. ”

Lorenzo couldn't help but retort.

"And what about your previous atrocities? You killed innocent people. Anthony asked.

"Moriarty, the witcher of your Protestant Order, he used his power to mislead me!"

Lorenzo said, but in the face of Lorenzo's words, Anthony showed a strange expression, that kind of dazed, knowing nothing.

An icy chill crept through his heart, and Lorenzo felt something familiar, and then he remembered that it was the same performance he had seen at the Royal Academy of Art, and the prologue began, and the actors began to perform according to the script.

"Moriarty, there's no witcher in the Protestant Order. ”

Anthony's words confirmed Lorenzo's suspicions, and he held back his heart, this is Moriarty's game, and in the unclear situation, Lorenzo's rash attack will only turn into a stalemate like the one just now.

Arthur understood Lorenzo's suspicions, and he said at this point.

"There's no such person on the witcher's list. ”

"He's the ...... who sneaked in"

Lorenzo stopped in the middle of his words, knowing that his words were meaningless, because there was no evidence to prove his words.

After a brief silence, Lorenzo regrouped his thoughts, for a long time he hated this kind of confrontation in stratagem, which made him feel so troubled that the great detective always carried a shotgun with him to break all the intrigues.

But now this situation is not something that can be shattered by a shotgun, and the shotgun called Winchester is long gone.

"Lorenzo. ”

Suddenly, Arthur shouted, and he had been silent, looking at him with a complicated gaze, and after a long hesitation, Arthur asked a question that was obviously not related to the conversation.

"Do you think humans really have free will?"