Chapter 747 - Case 6 Reckless Method
Just as Jiao Ming was polishing his mouth with the personality of the Silent One, Wihammore sent another message with the news: there were no similar miniature spatial passages, but there were other invalid metal balls. Jiao Ming was not surprised by this, the miniature spatial passage was created by the old lady with the help of silver ring fragments, how could it be imitated so simply.
The personality of the silent person was originally intended for this thing, and in the reply letter, he showed a reluctant appearance of acceptance, and easily deceived the thing. After a simple inspection, there were no hidden spatial marks or other small means, and all of them were dissected, and it was found that none of them had riddles engraved on the inside.
From this, it can be determined that the previous riddle was specially reserved for Jiao Ming by the three old guys, and it should be a valuable clue. But this clue is quite vague, it is not easy to figure out, and it is still difficult to say what the result will be if you bite the clue and chase it.
... What's the plan?...
Jiao Ming asked curiously.
... Follow!...
The Silent Personality replied lightly, and at the same time ordered Butterfly to continue guessing the riddle.
Let's talk about Old Man Serry's side. After watching the movie in a distraught way, he recklessly broke into the backstage under the guidance of the silent personality, and finally learned about the place where cameras were sold in the city of Divine Grace. But looking at the whole set of equipment as large as a wardrobe, it obviously does not meet expectations. After a little inquiry with the clerk, I learned that there were indeed smaller ones, but they were not 'domestically made', but were smuggled from the Kingdom Union.
Old man Serry did not understand the economic issues involved in protecting domestic production, but as a pious bishop of the eight rings, he naturally had no good feelings about the unity of the kingdom, and he was also resistant to the products of the enemy. However, considering that the leakage case involves a lot of things, these details cannot be taken into account. Immediately rushed out of the door, took out the running speed of the magic warrior of the Eighth Ring Water System, and turned most of the city to reach the target.
At the first glance at the camera that the Silent One's personality had been temporarily modified, Mr. Seri was sure that this was what he wanted. The boxy and incomparably simple black box has a sense of technology, with a small round hole lens at the front end, and a dark warehouse for changing film at the back. The side length is slightly larger than the palm of the hand, which is easy to hide. The weight is quite excessive for ordinary people, but it is nothing for the water magic warriors above the third ring.
The next step is naturally the same as all buying and selling. The intelligence officer who plays the role of the clerk enthusiastically preaches and demonstrates, and the business is very skillful. Old man Seri was dizzy, and under the prompting of the intelligence officer, intentionally or unintentionally, about the candid filming, his thinking was completely distorted.
But when he came back to his senses and asked for the price, Old Man Seri felt a basin of ice water pour down from his head. I probably only have enough money in my pocket to buy the dust that is swept off the box. Secretly clenched his fists, I wanted to use some off-the-plate tricks, but I thought about it but gave up. Now is a critical period, in case the other party reports a robbery and there is a lot of uproar, the investigation of the leak may be complicated.
Of course, the part-time clerk of the intelligence officer was very eye-catching, but he realized in an instant that the price had gone up. With a thought, he gave a 'loan' plan: "Venerable Bishop, of course we believe in your credibility. If we don't have enough money, we can pay 30% first...... No, it's good to have two things. Write an IOU for the balance and the things can be taken on the spot. β
In fact, with his knowledge of the high-ranking clergy in Divine Grace City, this is already quite a low price, but he doesn't know that Old Man Seri is a standard Puritan poor jingle. This can be regarded as a small mistake in the personality of the silent person who forgot to explain it clearly, and made harmless mistakes.
"Alright, that's it!" said Old Man Serry quickly. "I'm going to borrow money now. These are deposits, and you can't sell them to anyone. β
"Of course. The intelligence officer let out a sigh of relief. complained in my heart: It's for you to be old, and I won't live if you sell others?
Old man Serry ran all the way to the street, and then realized that he didn't know who to borrow money from!
The first name that jumped into my mind was naturally the old classmate of the principal. But think about it, forget it, last night he begged to come to the door, and the two sides made their positions clear, and now they ask to come to the door again, and it is good to eat a closed door, and it will be bad to arouse their curiosity.
The second option is the commoner priests, who are also involved in the leak case. Whatever the purpose, it shouldn't be a big deal to come up with some more money. can be unfamiliar with these juniors, open their mouths to ask for others to be three points shorter, needless to say that they have an old face, and how to open their mouths still need to be carefully considered.
When he was in a dilemma, Old Man Serry remembered an old classmate again. Although they didn't look at each other when they were classmates, this person has a very righteous heart and may be able to help. If not, it's not too late to contact a commoner pastor.
That night, the old man Seri, who had been tossing back and forth for most of the day, finally returned to his room. Wiping the mixture of sweat and dust from his forehead while instructing the maid to prepare dinner, he sat down at his desk and took the time to read the camera instructions.
He didn't leave his seat until late at night. But after all, it is not easy for the elderly to accept new things, and they did not sleep all night yesterday and lacked energy, and they quickly became dizzy.
Rubbing his temples, Old Man Seri caught a glimpse of the thin book of divine research materials that his old classmate had given him. According to it, this is a manuscript of the relics of Archbishop Sazimi, who had recently been placed in the arms of God. It is the most important research result, and it is better to spread it out completely than to cheapen some people. Old Man Seri can also transcribe and give it to those who see it.
With the idea of changing subjects to relax, Old Man Searry picked up this material and read it carefully, but the more he looked at it, the more fascinated he became. I unconsciously read it seven or eight times from beginning to end.
The subject of the study is a special magical phenomenon, so special that Archbishop Sazimi himself is only guessing, and has not been able to realize it in the laboratory. Its name is super long and awkward, and it seems to be a combination of the words 'group', 'feeling' and 'common', and is obviously a self-invention of Archbishop Sazimi.
There are also some scattered pieces of content about the use of earth-based magic, which is not the same as the habits of Old Man Serry, but has a complementary effect, which has greatly benefited him.
Almost involuntarily, Old Man Seri flipped his wrist and condensed a pale green condensate and began to practice. As I practiced, I remembered the description of the magical phenomenon in the materials. I have been thinking about it repeatedly to no avail, but now I have some understanding. and apply it to the aggregate mass of the condensate on hand.
I saw that the color of the condensate changed rapidly, from pale green to dark green, then completely black, and then very fine red dark lines appeared. This is consistent with the description of the failure of the experiment.
Old Man Searry twitched the corners of his mouth, a self-deprecating smile, and then remembered the matter of being familiar with the camera, just like a child who suddenly remembered that he forgot to do his homework during play. Scolding himself for not being distracted, he waved his hand to disperse the condensation. However, the mass of black red-veined condensate only rolled twice in the palm of the hand, making a series of soft sounds, and did not dissipate.
The old man played with it a few times and threw it on the table, although he still didn't understand the point, but he also thought of an explanation. Since it is a casual attempt that comes to the whim, it is inevitable that there will be mistakes, and there is no need to delve into it even if it is different from usual.
Pick up the camera manual again and read it, but he didn't look at it for long before he fell asleep. Time is a pig-killing knife, even if there is a water magic ability to strengthen the body, the old man is not as good as the prime of life in terms of energy.
Naturally, those who were asleep could not notice that the black red-veined condensate mass in the shape of a potato rolled around the table without wind, and the light of the magic lamp turned on and off.
In the room separated by a few walls, Jiao Ming, who was already lying down, felt the soft and delicate body of the beautiful woman in his arms, and slowly said, "Discuss something." β
"What?" Binglian moved, making herself closer to her lover and more comfortable.
"The old man who doesn't like to talk secretly helps the old man Serui, he should want to do something when the old man is making trouble. And once he occupies the body to act, it is inevitable that there will be some omissions with you. Why don't you escort the two little ones out of town tomorrow?"
"I'm not going to part with you. Binglian said immediately, her tone was tough and a little dissatisfied. "You've got a silver ring, and it won't take any more of me with you. And if you fight with the personality of the silent and become paralyzed on the spot, I will have a response. And the most important thing is that we are husband and wife, you don't want to get rid of me. β
"I'm not one" sighed in his heart, Jiao Ming looked at his lover's determined eyes, tightened his arms, and didn't say anything else after all.
The next morning, the old man who was sleeping at his desk stood up abruptly and said in a trembling voice: "No! Of course God exists! And God loves the world and loves believers even more!"
At the same time, there is also the 'clang' noise of the seat falling to the ground. The maid aunt next door was alarmed and immediately knocked lightly on the door to inquire about the situation. Only then did the old man slowly come back to his senses, and he sent the person away with a sentence of 'I'm fine', and then found that he was sweating profusely, his back was extremely sticky, and his forehead and sideburns were sticky.
The dreams that caused it all quickly faded from memory, and the only thing that was certain was that it was not a pure nightmare, but a nightmare worse than the most terrible one.
After a few deep breaths to calm his emotions completely, and a simple wash and change of clothes, the old man decided not to think about this dream anymore, and began to do morning classes according to the habit of decades. But halfway through, I only felt a slight coolness on my face, and it seemed that liquid had slipped down.
Subconsciously reached out and touched it, it was actually tears!
After a long time, Old Man Seri muttered, "I probably ...... I'm too tired. β
After the morning class, Mr. Sirry grasped this period of time and finally figured out the basic operation steps of the camera. After a rehearsal, a coil of film was scrapped, and it was considered to be useless. Then sent his son away, and naturally there was a little girl who went out of the city.
Seeing the figures of the two little ones disappear at the end of the road, Old Man Seri completed this simple farewell absentmindedly. After thinking about it, I took the video recorder and went directly to Archbishop Litchcoll, who was in charge of the exam. Given that he was vaguely a representative of the student's parents, Litchcoll did not make excuses to refuse to meet.
With a brief greeting, Old Man Searry slowly straightened the camera and opened his mouth to make a request. It's simple and naΓ―ve: organize a delegation of parents to re-examine the exam papers to quell doubts.
Obviously, if such delegations can pull up and act, the bureaucracy will go home and eat.
It took a lot of effort for Litchcoll to maintain a modest expression, but he didn't bother to say anything at all, and everything went according to the routine. First of all, the official three times: We have understood your situation and demands, and we must pay attention to it and quickly carry out an investigation, please trust the official and go home and wait for the results. Then there is the tough and polite send-off.
Old man Seri is obviously not good at dealing with this aspect, he can't interject at all, and he doesn't know what to say. The main point I want to say has been said, so I can't repeat it from the beginning, right?
Until he was sent out of the door, Old Man Seri stood for a long time and sighed. There was not much hope for this trip, but it was still frustrating if it did. However, this can be regarded as an excuse for future actions: if you don't take the right channel, it really has no effect, and you have to come up with a 'side-by-side' approach.
At the same time, he was secretly glad that Litchcoll did not express curiosity about the strange black box on his wrist during the whole process.
In fact, Litchcoll only thought that this strange thing that emitted faint magical fluctuations was a strange amulet of the redneck. But this cannot be said to be negligent. Unconscious rulers will inevitably be sluggish about new things and will not be able to keep up with the trend. For example, in 8102, a certain island country in Jiao Ming's hometown, there was a high-ranking official who admitted that he had never used a computer and did not know much about it, and all the related work was handed over to his subordinates. Even if it's an excuse to shirk responsibility, it's lame enough to make people suspect that something is wrong with their brains.
On the other hand, the black box is made by the Silent Person's personality, which makes it look very different from that of a common camera. It's hard to make associations. Although it emits magic fluctuations, it is more like a small object that is randomly enchanted by water-based magic warriors, rather than a sophisticated magical device. It's like when desktop computers are a rarity, someone brings a PAD out and nine out of ten is used as a cutting board.
Next, according to the established ideas, the old man Seri explored the leaking case in the most stupid and reckless, but also the most simple and direct way.
Since I encountered difficulties from top to bottom, and I couldn't figure out the key characters. Simply from bottom to top, those candidates with gold list titles will always be unable to escape. Obviously, some tactics are not suitable for teenagers, but there is not much to worry about in order for God's truth to be carried out. But in this way, whether it is arresting and torturing people, or dealing with the aftermath, the workload has surged, which requires some helpers.
And the relationship between the local priests in Grace City is intertwined, just like the old classmate of the headmaster warned, and there is really no time to examine in detail whether it is credible. It's better to choose an out-of-town person who has traveled thousands of miles to take the exam like yourself. Recalling the contact in the past few days, Old Man Seri remembered Jiao Ming and his wife, as well as several other people who were calm and capable and had good strength.
When Jiao Ming was approached, it was quite an accident, and then he was bored. Originally, I didn't want to cause more trouble, not to mention that I was reminded by the big man behind Wei Hanmo not to mix blindly. The most important reason is that he has no good impression of this theocratic state, it doesn't matter how rotten it is, and it is not necessarily better for the people to break it down early.
But the old man's eloquent speech was indeed very convincing, especially the sentence for the innocent children, which made Jiao Ming, who was already determined, almost cry. In a trance, I remembered that a certain literary figure in my hometown had also issued a similar cry.
The matter has come to this, whether it is out of simple feelings or a fake identity, Jiao Ming can't refuse directly with a cold face. When he was in trouble, he wanted to see what the ice lotus could do to prevaricate. saw that the woman was already in tears, completely moved by the words of the old man Serry, and even more inspired by the topic of the child.
"Wife, are you okay?"
"Let's help him once. The children are so innocent. β
"Hey, hey, don't get too deep into the play. We're spies. β
"This ......" Bing Lian hesitated for a moment and found a reason for herself, and replied in a low voice: "This matter is going to make trouble, and it will inevitably increase the internal friction of the god country, and it does not contradict our position." β
Jiao Ming lowered his voice: "If it succeeds, wouldn't it help God clean up the channels for recruiting talents across the country?"
"It can't be done!" Ice Lotus said firmly. Emotionally and intellectually, the exact opposite conclusion is drawn. Suppose there is a bureaucracy that eats gray income and eats a lot of money, and when someone tries to cut off this financial route, they can treat everyone in the group as the most vicious gangsters, they can do anything, and all the laws or human boundaries are broken together. In contrast, the small efforts of a few seven-rings and eight-rings are completely inadequate.
"Then why are we still doing useless work?" Jiao Ming seized on the logical loophole.
Binglian shook her head slowly: "How about conniving at my willfulness once?"
Jiao Ming sighed and said slowly: "It's not good......
β...... Slip away!" Binglian hurriedly answered.
In this way, the husband and wife can be regarded as reaching a consensus. The next few people visited, and soon pulled up a seven-person action team.
In addition to the old man Seri and the named couple, the other four people, three men and one woman, are all high-ring magicians in their forties and fifties and in the prime of life. There is only a small drawback, because everyone comes from all parts of the country of Ifusen, and the accent has a lot of deviations, even the language genius of Dieda sometimes needs to ponder before giving a rough translation.
After a brief speech by Old Man Serry to boost morale and affirm the righteousness of his actions, the crowd went into action. Specifically, it is to randomly pick one in the title of the gold list to arrest, and just the performance of this first unlucky candidate made everyone black-faced.
Under the test of the old man's simple classic doctrine theory, this one immediately revealed his unlearned and unskilled straw bag nature, and he couldn't even memorize the core and most important "Ancient Tree Sutra", let alone others, and his doctrinal understanding was even more incomprehensible. And his score in one subject of scripture is a perfect score.
In terms of magical ability, although the ring number is not fake, the operation and use of magic medium is a mess. To make an analogy, it is probably an old driver who claims to be a million kilometers and has decades of driving experience, but he even stumbles into the roadside parking space, and scratches the curbs and street trees.
Such a result made several people look at each other, and it is needless to say that there is undoubtedly a problem in this big test. In the best case, his personal fraud is just missing the invigilation, and in the worst case, it is really as rumored that the spare paper is also leaked on a large scale.
"...... next?" asked one of the parents involved, his brow furrowed into a big bump.
"Keep arresting!" Old Man Seri, staring at the camera with a flashing red light, squeezing the words out between his teeth. This is obviously the easiest way to distinguish between the two conjectures.
Everyone nodded in unison, including Jiao Ming, who had a little curiosity in addition to his simple sense of justice. Soon after, five young men and women who were celebrating were quietly recovered from an entertainment venue. These little guys are under the hands of a few scheming high-ring magicians, and there is no room for resistance at all. In addition to the huge disparity in strength, the intelligence aspect also has to say a word about the importance of connections. If it were just Jiao Ming and his wife, it would never be possible to do things so cleanly.
And a little shock is still the bottom test, and the result slides in the worst direction. Of these five people, four of them are all of the same color as the original one, and only one of them is quite good enough to make a living, at least proficient in reciting the "Ancient Tree Sutra". But the level of paraphrasing is only slightly stronger than Qingya, and it is much worse than Kefez, who fell off the list. This is not the boast of Old Man Cerry, Jiao Ming can also see the gap as an outsider.
"Now that we've determined the seriousness of the problem, let's move on to the next step. The female patriarch, who was nearly fifty years old, sighed. This 'next step' is clearly no longer a gentle question, but a bloody one. As a mother, there is a huge unfairness and injustice in the face of major exams that determine the path of her child's life, and she can only be merciful.
"Hmm!" said Seri nodded heavily.
At this point, everyone put aside all kinds of concerns about 'they are just children' and entered the 'torture' link. Of course, there are still great reservations in the specific means, and there is no degree to which the skin and flesh are not human. In addition to a little bit of the 'child-loving' instinct of social animals, the main reason is that the mouths of several children are really loose. I haven't been tortured much, I shouldn't say it, it's irrelevant, it's useful or not, as long as the content I think of is poured out.
One of them, who claimed to be 'knowledgeable', seemed to have seen or personally abused others, and at first he was a little stubborn, but after three or two times, he also understood that torturing others and being tortured were completely different from heaven and earth, and then obediently confessed.
In the final analysis, they are all pampered officials of the N generation, and they are usually beaten by their elders at most, rather than this kind of bloody means that specifically compete with pain nerves.
Soon after, the crowd gathered information. First of all, these teenagers have a similar family background, they are all the second sons or side branches of the family, and they are willing to spend a lot of money if they have extra money. And the way they get the title of the gold list is to buy answers from two special channels.
With this clue, it is natural to follow the vine. After a brief discussion, the seven soldiers were divided into two routes. Jiao Ming and his wife went to a private workshop to modify weapons for students to arrest a five-ring qi magician, while the other five went to a stationery store. After the successful operation, the two sides turned again.
This step is still going well.
As the sun set in the west, the group had quietly occupied a shop that appeared to be selling high-end stationery. There were five shopkeepers and clerks in total, four of them had blue noses and swollen faces and knelt in a slip, and one had been tortured to the point of blood, with more air out and less air intake.
However, these people are obviously much tougher than the teenagers, and there is no tendency to confide the truth at all. It is not difficult to guess in my heart that the boss behind the betrayal may be more miserable than being tortured to death in front of him.
With a burst of spatial fluctuations, Jiao Ming and his wife appeared with a strong man in their arms. If you don't get lost, it's much faster. And because of the language barrier, there was no torture, and the big man still had a bit of luck before, and another trouble came to the door. At this time, when I saw the 'peers' in selling answers, and it was already in such a miserable situation, my face suddenly became bitter.
At this time, the most miserable clerk kicked his leg twice and completely lost his breath. The man also trembled. A sharp-eyed parent immediately noticed this, and under eye contact, the focus of torture shifted directly. Three times five divided by two, this one will go out of the city and flee as a condition, and confess all he knows.
Another series of names appeared in front of everyone. Including this man's upline, but also the competitors he knows. And, of course, perhaps his personal enemies.
There is no need to ask, naturally continue to arrest. But the new list is more mixed, with almost no tenants. No matter how huge the city of divine grace is, finding a few guys who don't know where is simply looking for a needle in a haystack. After a brief discussion, they had to cooperate with the civilian priest in terms of intelligence.
As the sky turned red, a priest joined the action team. Jiao Ming looked familiar, and remembered under Binglian's reminder that this was the chatter who was in the last town outside the City of Divine Grace, responsible for receiving candidates and parents from other places.
With the help of the Commoner Priest, the target was quickly found. The long period of lawlessness has made them completely let down their guard and make a lot of money, and they have no idea of hiding from the limelight at all, and they are all squandering, leaving enough traces in the city of divine grace.
In order to save time, the crowd continued to split up. And the most efficient are naturally the Jiao Ming couple with the help of the silver ring, which also won the respect of the two others
Binglian became more and more happy: "I think we are like the male and female thieves in the play, the most powerful kind." β
"I don't know if it's powerful or not, I just hope it goes well when I get out at the end. Jiao Ming sighed, and by the way, he tied the suspect more firmly. For the water magic warriors, such superficial kung fu actually has little effect, but it can relieve Jiao Ming's nervousness. "Such a reckless disregard for the law and discipline may be more serious for a regime than leaking questions in exams. And we are too deeply involved, even the thigh we saw a few days ago may not protect us. β
"It's a big deal. Binglian smiled. Repeat the previous convention.
With a new batch of prisoners, soon there was a new batch of confessions and clues, and then new prisoners were arrested and tortured. It is as if a hundred rivers enter the sea and gradually converge. After so many tosses, the source of the leak gradually gathered on the two people.
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