Chapter 546: Pretending to be confused
"How can this be ......" Vasqui was about to question Leo's words, but soon she seemed to remember something, and the words came to an abrupt halt, and her face became extremely ugly.
"What did you think of?" Leo asked in a deep voice.
"The scepter of the ancient people's damnation. Vasqi said with an extremely serious face: "Two months ago, Mitty asked Rembrandt to translate a book left over from the ancient sacrifices, which recorded an artifact left by the ancestors of the ancient tribe to future generations, this artifact is called the Scepter of Damnation, it is said that this artifact can easily destroy any city in the world after it is launched, even the gods cannot stop it. Originally, I thought that this thing was just something that the ancient people boasted about in order to show their authority, but I didn't expect it to really exist, and it was found by that woman. ”
"Do you know what the Scepter of Damnation is in that book?" asked Leo in a deep voice, if he could know some of the details of the Scepter of Damnation, he might be able to deduce what kind of weapon Mitty Grant had in his hands, and possibly prevent it from triggering.
Hearing this, Vasiqi carefully recalled what he had heard, and said: " At that time, I didn't believe in the set of things in the ancient family book at all, so I didn't hear too much, that book seems to mention that the heavenly curse comes from a ship in the sky, the ancient ancestors came to this world on this ship, after they settled here, they sent the ship to the sky, let it become the star that guards the ancient people, when the ancient people encounter danger, the ancient people who hold the scepter of heavenly judgment can ask the ship for heavenly punishment, and the heavenly punishment will fall from the sky and cannot be stopped. ”
After listening to Vaschi's words, Leo didn't need to think about it to know that the so-called Heavenly Curse weapon of the Gu Clan was probably the energy railgun on the space battleship, and this news made him mixed feelings.
Although there are many planets in the universe that can be inhabited by living beings, there are too few of them in the various cosmic races that are as numerous as stars, so in order to avoid the permanent destruction of habitable planets by space wars, the Supreme Council restricts the railguns of all space warships to not allow the use of live ammunition weapons, and can only be equipped with discrete particle energy weapons.
Although this discrete particle energy weapon has the power to easily destroy a huge meteorite in a space war, if it is used to attack a habitable planet, it will be separated by the atmospheric particles of the habitable planet itself, coupled with the urban defense system of the habitable planet itself, the power of the energy weapon can only cause physiological damage to various cosmic creatures, and will not cause much damage to the planet itself.
In addition, this energy weapon also has a weakness, that is, it cannot penetrate too thick ground, so when this weapon attacks, people can avoid being harmed by this energy weapon as long as they hide in the underground bunker.
When Leo learned that the Ancient Scepter of Damnation in Mitty's possession was most likely an energy railgun, a cover that could be avoided immediately came to his mind, which was the underground vault of the National Bank.
Almost as soon as he thought of a place to take refuge, he saw the thread of disaster on his head disappear quickly, and he could tell that he was right.
Although he was glad that he no longer had a death threat, he also realized that it was impossible for him to stop the attack of this weapon from Mitty's side, because the trigger conditions of this weapon could not be judged, it could be some kind of mental command from Mitty Grant, and more likely Mitty Grant's life characteristics.
Moreover, Leo felt that this weapon of heavenly damnation should have been used in the past, and the holy mountain sacrifice that caused the destruction of the ancient clan just a few decades ago was more likely to be the real reason for the complete extinction of the ancient clan.
Think about the ancient tribe at that time to perform sacrifices on the top of their sacred mountain, the ancient people who mastered the trigger of the railgun were suddenly assassinated, the railgun was activated, gathered energy, and fired an energy beam at the last trigger coordinates, unless the ancient people on the mountain could find a cave to dodge, they could not resist the energy beam of the railgun at all.
As for the subsequent volcanic eruptions, I'm afraid it's more of a coincidence, the Ancient Sacred Mountain itself is an active volcano that has accumulated to the limit of the eruption, and the energy beam just happened to be used as an igniter.
"You go back to Mitty Grant now and keep her safe. After learning the cause of this devastating disaster, Leo quickly had a set of reactions in his mind, and immediately commanded Vasqui.
Vaschi was not used to Leo's commanding tone, and frowned, but did not refute, but nodded and accepted Leo's command, and immediately got up and walked towards the Garden Palace.
"Wait," just a few meters after Vasqui walked a few meters, Leo suddenly stopped her, and said, "In case, you are not able to protect Mitty Grant and Mitty Grant is dead, then you don't have to think about anything, go to the underground vault of the National Bank as fast as you can." ”
Vaski was stunned, and soon understood that the way to evacuate was to be, and although she didn't know why Leo knew that the underground vault of the National Bank could escape the devastating disaster, she still decided to follow Leo's suggestion.
After Vaschi leaves, Leo prepares to leave for the Special Bureau to find Frank Forson.
In his opinion, if the royal family and Congress really betrayed Mitty Grant, then the main force responsible for arresting Mitty Grant must be the Special Bureau headed by Frank Forson, so if Frank Forson is eliminated first, then the chance of disaster may be reduced by half.
However, before Leo's carriage walked out of the block where the Garden Palace was located, the carriage was stopped by someone in front, and then a special agent walked to the side of the carriage, flashed his ID at Leo, and said, "The director wants to see you." ”
"Lead the way. Leo was a little surprised by the appearance of the Special Bureau agent, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was reasonable, so he nodded in response
After receiving the reply, the agent jumped into the passenger seat of the carriage, flashed his ID at the coachman, and motioned for the refreshment shop on a nearby street.
Leo sat in the carriage, and the psychic web swept over the agent and the other agents in the carriage behind him, and he was a little surprised by the feedback information.
Because he found that the energy fluctuations of these agents' bodies showed that he, like the Night's Watch, were transcendents who had been implanted with alien cells, and that their energy fluctuations were not much worse than the Ljungberg Viai he had met in Miria City, and they were also much stronger than the other Special Bureau agents he had seen in Port Set and Turin City.
"Descendants!" Leo quickly had an answer in his mind. Come to think of it, Frank Fussen has sat in the position of director of the Special Bureau for so many years, how could he not have some secret power in his hands,
Soon the carriage reached its destination, and the agent jumped out of the carriage, opened the door, and said to Leo, "The director is waiting for you inside." ”
Leo got out of the carriage and habitually swept the spiritual net around the surrounding environment, and found that there were powerful jammers that were only available in important government departments, which made his face a little gloomy.
There were no other customers in the refreshment shop, except for Frank Forson sitting alone at the window table, on which some refreshments were arranged, and it seemed that they had not been ready for long.
"Give it a try! The refreshments here are very unique and completely different from other places. Frank Fussen pointed across the table and said to Leo.
Leo walked over and sat down, naturally picked up the pastry on the table and tasted it, and then said like a real gourmet: "The method of making the cake should be the pastry making method of the three schools of Sanjies, the baking technology is a dome oven, with Sigma's charcoal grilling method, the temperature is well controlled, the timing of the baking is also very accurate, and the combination of Thiago purple leaf juice is perfect, the only flaw is that the charcoal he uses to bake is not Sigma's red fragrant wood, but Inge's local light red fragrant wood." Although the aroma emitted by the two types of red incense wood after burning is the same, the moisture of the light red incense wood is too heavy, and when made into charcoal, there will be an additional burnt smell, and this burnt smell will also penetrate into the cake. ”
Frank Fussen, who was sitting opposite, couldn't help but show a look of surprise in his eyes when he heard Leo easily say the advantages and disadvantages of the pastry in front of him like a gourmet, but soon showed a relieved expression and said, "I forgot, you were a gourmand in Miria City for a while. ”
Leo put down the teacup in his hand and said a little abruptly, "You knew it from the beginning." ”
Frank Forson was silent for a moment and said, "I'm retiring. As he spoke, he took a sip of his teacup and said, "Do you know? None of the Directors of the Special Bureau before me have been able to survive a term of office, three have been arrested for corruption, two have committed suicide in the Director's office, and six have been assassinated at the door of leaving the Special Bureau. I have been able to sit in the position of the director of the Special Bureau for so many years, not entirely because of my ability, but also because I know when to be confused. ”
Leo looked at the other party calmly and said, "Since you want to continue to be confused, you shouldn't come to me to investigate this matter." ”
"It's not my idea to look for you. Frank Fussen sighed a little helplessly and said: "You never know what the big guys are thinking, some people hope that no matter what happens, the situation will be as stable as ever, and some people think that this kingdom is too stable and want to make a little movement." ”
Hearing Frank Foson's words, Leo couldn't help but have a trace of doubt in his heart, and it was not difficult to see that Frank Foson's original intention was not to involve Leo in this matter, and even to avoid letting Leo come into contact with this matter. However, he was ordered to go to Leo after the death of Passa Kagulan and involve Leo in the matter, which really surprised Leo.
Frank Forson is undoubtedly one of the most powerful people in the Kingdom of England, and he has the special ability to use the Special Bureau to investigate and arrest anyone in the Kingdom except the King, including the President of the Parliament.
Leo quickly analyzed all the people who had the ability to command Frank Fussen, and soon had an answer, after all, there were only a handful of people with such power and ability in the Kingdom of England.
"Duke of Buckingham?" Leo looked at Frank Fuson, and after saying the name, he saw that although Frank Fuson's expression did not change, his fingers shook involuntarily, and he said in a certain tone: "Is it the Duke of Buckingham who wants to use this matter to cause chaos in the Kingdom of England?"
"It's not the state, it's just those at the top. Frank Fussen acquiesced, saying, "And it's just something to do for the royal family and Congress." ”
Leo asked in a deep voice, "You, no, or what are they going to do with Mitty Grant?"
"You can rest assured that Mitty Grant will not be in any danger, they want to get the weapon in Mitty Grant's hands, and naturally they will not let Mitty Grant be injured. Frank Forson said calmly: "When they get what they want, they will find a substitute for the dead to be executed, and then return the person to the old man Rembrandt." ”
"Sounds great. Leo nodded and asked, "What are you keeping me here for?" shouldn't you let me go, let me continue to investigate, and then help Mitty Grant escape from the Kingdom of England and make the situation even more chaotic?"
Frank Forson shook his head and said, "I want controlled chaos, not widespread casualties, if those guys clash with you, I'm afraid a lot of people will die, even the royal family and members of Congress, this is not what I want." ”
Leo was silent for a moment, then asked, "What about the members of Mitty Grant's theater troupe?"
Frank Forson was a little puzzled, not understanding why Leo cared about the members of the theater troupe, but he still said truthfully: "As long as they don't cause trouble, there should be no danger." ”
"You lied. Leo looked at Frank Forson and said, "You don't have the slightest confidence in saying this, otherwise you wouldn't have used words that should be so vague." ”
Frank Forson was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer.
"The Duke of Buckingham asked you to do these things because you want to cause chaos in Turin, although you have to do what the Duke of Buckingham tells you to do, but you are not willing to fully follow the Duke of Buckingham's orders, so you will try to put me under your nose, no matter what I want to do, you can stop it in time. Leo analyzed Frank Fussen's thoughts, and then said to him with a serious expression: "It's just that you have ever thought that what I want to do is actually the same as you? ”
Frank frowned and didn't speak.
Leo thought for a moment and continued: "Since the Duke of Buckingham is ready to use Mitty Grant as a pawn to disrupt the political situation in Durin, and you have done so many things, has he told you that Mitty Grant has not only mastered a weapon that can assassinate targets at an ultra-long distance, but also a weapon that can instantly destroy all lives in a city?"
"What?" said Frank Forson.
At the moment when Frank Fussen was stunned, Leo quickly placed his palm on his forehead.