Chapter 125: The Coming Headlines
In his office on the top floor of the Daily Observer's headquarters, Ace Snake, the "Singer of God," sat behind a desk and listened to Captain Kuhn's debriefing.
There was not the slightest expression on his square face, but the way he sat leaning forward at this time showed his solemnity.
Captain Kuhn flipped through his notes, first gave a detailed description of the causes and consequences of tonight's incident, then recounted the results of the interrogation of the relevant personnel after the incident, and finally said:
"Yesterday morning we used the seal '1-025' to divinate the real culprit behind the attack on the believers of the Lord, and the final result pointed to this ball;
"The testimony of Miss Hazel when she awoke also showed that she had stolen the treasure of a seductive lady at the ball, the seed that had caused the catastrophe;
"The scent of the 'primordial moon' that Detective Abner Bryan sensed at the ball originated from that seed;
"The Desolate One entered Beckland and reported to the church on the grounds that he was looking for a believer who had been seduced by the Primordial Moon, and according to their latest information, the seduced believer had become a Witch of Pleasure to a ritual of 'pain'.
"Finally, the information we have just received reveals that Lieutenant Bernard had asked in the Extraordinary Circle how to fight the 'sickness' of the 'Witch of Pain', and even spent ยฃ8,000 on an extraordinary item in the Solar Realm......
"To sum up, we are sure that the black hand of the believers and the substitute punisher team who is hiding behind the scenes against the Lord is this 'Witch of Pain'."
At this point, Captain Kuhn, wearing a modified captain's hat, closed his notebook and waited for His Excellency the "Singer of the Gods" to inquire about the details.
"God Songner" Ace Snake pondered for a while, as if digesting the content of the captain's report, and after a while, he said in a magnetic voice: "There is no problem with logic, I basically agree with your point of view...... But do you have any idea why the Witch of Pain is targeting us? โ
"One thing, in one of our team's previous operations, we once severely injured a 'Witch of Pleasure'...... She is likely to be the same person as the current 'Witch of Pain'. Kuhn was clearly prepared, and immediately replied.
The "Singer of the Gods" shook his head slightly, and said, "Just for revenge, she won't go around in circles like this...... In fact, even this attack only looked dangerous, even if no one saw through it in advance, His Royal Highness the prince had an accident with those ordinary people, in fact, it would only embarrass the face of the church at most, and the final result was probably that I was removed from office and transferred...... My instincts told me that her purpose would not be so simple, and that there must be something bigger up to her. โ
"Your inference, sir, is very reasonable...... It's just that we can't guess the witch's mind for a while. Captain Kuhn smiled bitterly, he didn't think that if something really happened, it would just be "more embarrassing", after all, it was the lives of innocent people! It's something he swore to protect when he became a substitute for punishment.
"The witch is already treacherous, and this one is also polluted by the 'primordial moon', so I'm afraid it's even more elusive...... Well, I've go-ahead that you can use '1-025' to divinate the witch again, so be sure to catch her as soon as possible. "The Singer of the Gods" said solemnly.
"Yes, Your Excellency." Captain Kuhn nodded in response.
Next, the two talked about the aftermath and the disposal of relevant personnel.
"Miss Hazel, as the initiator of this incident, should have been imprisoned under the Basilica of the Holy Wind as an experimenter...... But her father was a member of the House of Commons, had a wide circle of friends, ties to the military, and the family were devout followers of the goddess of the night...... So in order to avoid some trouble, we decided to hand her over to the Mother Earth Church of God, after all, she probably has the 'primordial moon' pollution on her, and the Mother Earth God Church has more experience dealing with this kind of pollution than we do. โ
Captain Kuhn didn't have the slightest affection for the troublesome young lady, but he was only concerned about the influence, and she was indeed just being used, so he didn't punish her too harshly.
"Nice disposal...... Mother Earth God is biased towards the God of War, and she has never had a good relationship with the Night Church, so handing over that young lady to the Mother Earth God Church is thinking that she can get the lesson she deserves. And the reasons for the transfer are also very strong. The "Singer of the Gods" smiled approvingly, and then asked, "How did this Miss Hazel become extraordinary?" Have you found out? โ
Speaking of this, Kuhn became serious again and replied: "She refused to confess at first, but we used some means to make her reveal part of the truth...... It turned out that by coincidence she met a teacher who took her on an extraordinary path...... However, based on her description, we preliminarily judged that this so-called teacher should be a 'parasite' and had no ill intentions towards her teaching. โ
Hearing this, the "Singer of the Gods" leaned back in his chair and thought for a moment before he said a little tiredly, "We have had a lot of things to do lately, and we are seriously understaffed...... Her teacher is in the North District again...... It's better to report to the Church of the Night, and let the Night Watch deal with the 'parasites'. โ
"Yes, Your Excellency." Kuhn had just nodded in response, when the hat on his head suddenly trembled, and he hurriedly confessed to the "Singer of the Gods", listening intently to the voice coming from the hat.
Half a minute later, Kuhn straightened the modified captain's hat, organized his language slightly, and asked, "Your Excellency, we have just received information that we have found another believer of the 'Primordial Moon' when we were investigating the extraordinaries among the guests of the ball afterwards...... She seems to be the target of the 'Desolates', who have asked to share the results of her interrogation with us...... You see? โ
The "Singer of the Gods" pondered for a moment when he heard this, and instead of answering directly, he asked about something else: "Most of the ordinary people in the dance party haven't been let go yet, right?" โ
"Yes, Your Excellency. Although there is a space created by '2-001', we can't confirm that the contamination of the 'primordial moon' will not leak......" Captain Kuhn replied.
"It's not good to keep detaining these ordinary people, and we're not good at detecting this kind of pollution, so let's find more professional people to help! Grant the 'Desolates' request, but in exchange we need them to send someone to help us with the investigation. Speaking of which, the "Singer of the Gods" looked at Kuhn and said with a smile, "Speaking of which, you were able to successfully destroy the monster that Bernard transformed into today, thanks to the support of the Holy Priest of the Mother Earth God Church." If she hadn't helped, I'm afraid you'd have to hold out until I arrived before you could actually kill it. โ
"Mother Earth God Church actually sent a Sage?!" Captain Kuhn was taken aback when he heard this, but then he thought of something, and said, "It should be for Detective Abner Blaine, he is really valued by the Mother Earth God Church!" When he fought against alien monsters before, although he didn't do much, he drove the 'Earth Golem' to save many people. โ
"Oh? Drive the 'Earth Golem'? This Detective Bryne is the one who reported to you that Hรฉzel was tainted with the scent of the 'Primordial Moon'? Do you have any information about him? After hearing Captain Kuhn's words, the "Singer of the Gods" became slightly interested in Abner.
"Detective Bryan is a student of Detective Issinger Stanton, who has been famous for many years, and he has previously become famous for solving the kidnapping and trafficking case committed by a company affiliated with the Eternal Life Society in the Docklands, but according to the information obtained from the Steam Church, this incident was actually done by the 'desolates', and Detective Bryan only played a helping role.
"Eisinger Stanton came to Beckland ten years ago and quickly became famous because of his close relationship with MI9, we always thought he was a man from the military...... But now that his student is so valued by the Mother Earth God Church, we judge that he is likely to be the shadow of the Mother Earth God Church buried in Beckland. Moreover, they should have been in a relationship with Prince Edsak a long time ago. โ
Captain Kuhn recounted the information he had about Abner, and at the end he sighed with emotion: "But today's incident is indeed thanks to this detective's warning, otherwise I am afraid it will be difficult to clean up...... And the detective could have left and gone back to report to the Mother Earth Church, so that he would not have been involved in such a dangerous incident. โ
The "Singer of the Gods" nodded noncommittally, and then he didn't say anything more, only waved his hand, signaling Kuhn to follow the plan he had just discussed.
At this moment, Evan, the "substitute punisher" who had been by Abner's side to protect him, knocked on the door and walked in, he first greeted the two of them before saying, "Your Excellency, Captain." The guests at the ball venue were asking us why they were being detained...... Matthew and Robert have not replied for the time being, so let me ask what excuse is appropriate. โ
"Heh, it's very simple, tell them that someone is going to assassinate His Royal Highness, and we are detaining them in order to find out what may be their comrades." The "Singer of the Gods" laughed, and then continued, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, I will go and say it myself, I believe he will cooperate......"
"Yes, Your Excellency." Evan replied respectfully, and was about to turn and go out.
But at this time, the "Singer of the Gods" suddenly stopped him again, and added: "Also, tell those guests that it was Detective Bryan who found out the clues of the assassin's use of 'bombs' to assassinate, so that it didn't really cause a catastrophe...... He is the 'hero' who saved everyone. โ
"This ......" Evan was dumbfounded, but after glancing at the deep gaze of His Excellency the "Singer of the Gods", he immediately straightened up and said, "Obey." โ
After Evan went out, Captain Kuhn frowned and asked uncertainly, "Your Excellency, do you want Detective Bryan to be the bait?" โ
"Hehe, it's not necessarily useful, it's just an idle step...... and there is no need to send men to follow him. Since he is valued by the Mother Earth God Church, he is naturally protected by the 'Desolate'! Hehe, I want to see if that witch is really so vindictive, or if she has other plans! โ