The corner café is lit up with a warm and non-dazzling pale yellow warm light, the rich aroma of coffee that permeates the air is intoxicating, and the quiet environment is paired with elegant retro interior furniture, which makes people feel a sense of peace of mind and relaxation.

Howard sat on the soft and comfortable seat with half his buttocks, the hot drink in front of him had already cooled before he moved, and he stared at the three people in front of him quite vigilantly, the short-haired girl was gobbling up the mountains of pastry cakes in front of him, the European man seemed to be concentrating on some kind of drawing, and the Asian man was seriously sipping the coffee in the cup.

Time passed bit by bit, and finally after Wu Ming's coffee was drunk, he couldn't stand the embarrassing silence and took the initiative to open the topic.

Tell me, what the hell are you looking for me?

We'd like to ask you about some of the best things. Wu Ming took a sip of coffee, patted Elizabeth, who was gobbling up the cake in front of her, and asked her to eat a little more restrained, before turning her head and continuing to speak, We accepted the commission of a lady, her fiancé has been missing for a week, and our job is to find the whereabouts of that fiancé Well, in the words of the ancient countries of the Far East, it is to see people in life, and to see corpses in death.

Howard frowned immediately after hearing this, and his expression was a little incredulous: Commissioned so you are detectives?

From the last century to the last century, in the era when criminal investigation technology and information technology were not yet developed, and there were often unsolved cases and even unjust cases, people naturally longed for a hero who could anticipate things like a god (detective, judge, and servant) to stand up and solve these incurable diseases. Mystery may have flourished at the heart of the crowd, and many of the writers' detectives have shone in this era, taking readers to solve mysterious and complex cases one after another, solving one breathtaking crime after another, like a guessing game, and then bringing the criminals to justice when the truth is revealed.

The most famous and popular of these detectives is the famous detective Sherlock &d.D.Sherlock Holmes, the Sherlock Holmes series created by Sir Conan Doyle, which is still enduring to this day, but in many adaptations of the Sherlock Holmes series, the police officers in Scotland Yard are mostly a bunch of rubbish, and occasionally one or two standouts are already rare.

But think about it, too, you have to put the background of the times information technology is quite developed, and even establish the era of face recognition + big data networking monitoring system in public areas, or there is a group of shrewd and capable criminal police with strong execution, then most of this story can be written down in a small fight, many small cases can be solved by only adjusting a monitor, even if it is a criminal case, there is a complete and mature set of criminal investigation technology, and the suspect can be locked soon under various physical evidence and monitoring comparison, what reasoning do you write? .

Ahem, it's far away, back to the topic, Howard must be skeptical of Wu Ming's statement, because according to his observation, this trio doesn't look like detectives at all, at least not like detectives with a formal detective license.

If you really think so, in fact, it can be counted Wu Ming keenly captured the change in his expression, in fact, I think you seem to have some misunderstanding, but these problems are not big, I am more concerned about Mr. Howard, can you provide the information I want.

Howard did not answer Wu Ming's question, but responded to him with another question: Who is the person you are looking for?

Professor Philip, he was a resident of Arkham Town, and he had another identity Wu Ming smiled, which made Howard wonder what he was laughing at, but he soon continued: He is also a professor at the local Miskatonik University.

Philip Professor Philip

Howard's brows furrowed even more when he heard the name, and he carefully searched for information about Professor Philip in his mind, but found nothing, but Wu Ming didn't care about him who was meditating, but continued: About a year ago, Professor Philip and several other professors and scholars formed an investigation team to go to the primeval jungle of the Amazon to investigate the primitive tribes, folklore and species there, and the investigation team came back about half a year ago.

But that's from that

From that time on, his fiancée noticed that something seemed to be something was wrong with Professor Philip.

Howard was finally aroused by curiosity and asked: Not quite right?

Seeing that he was finally interested in the topic, Wu Ming also cheered up a little: That's right, according to the lady's words, Professor Philip has changed greatly since he came back from Amazon, not only his past eating habits have changed, but the whole person is like a person who has changed from the inside out

But what does this have to do with you finding me? Howard was a little puzzled, I just thought about it carefully, I don't know the Professor Philip you are talking about, although there are several people I know, there are also people named Philip, but the professor you are talking about is not the same person.

Of course, there is a reason why I will find you. Because according to our investigation, Professor Philip has a very severe mental trauma, and has been in treatment and suppression, we don't know how this mental trauma came about, it may have something to do with an incident he experienced, but this is not the point of this commission, the point is that even his mental state has changed since he returned from Amazon.

The mental wound healed on its own, and he himself remembered the incident, but he was completely relieved and looked away. And from that day on, he was often talking to himself, like he was talking to someone. Wu Ming paused deliberately when he said this, looked at Howard, whose expression had obviously changed, carefully examined every change in his eyes, every change in his micro-expression, and continued: He called that voice the gospel, and claimed that it was the gospel of the Heavenly Father that freed him from mental trauma, and then the gospel appeared more and more frequently, even to the extent that it seriously affected real life.

And it was at this time, a week ago, that he disappeared. I heard that a small church had recently sprung up in the town, and the believers in it could hear the gospel

Boom!

Before he could finish speaking, a loud slapping of the table attracted everyone's side eyes, and Howard angrily slapped the case and interrupted Wu Ming's words, he roared like a wounded beast and scolded: Shit! Are you suspicious of us!

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Just understand the situation, sir, don't be so excited After explaining to the waiter that nothing happened, looking at Howard who sat down again, Wu Ming hurriedly waved his hand, indicating that he didn't doubt his meaning just now, because I have also seen some people who have heard God's teachings or revelations or the like, but those are very few people who claim this and there is no strong evidence to prove it. I've always wanted to study the truth, and when I heard Professor Philip hear the Gospel, I took the commission out of interest, which is why I'm very interested in the little new church in town

As he spoke, he unconsciously turned his gaze to Hyde and Elizabeth, who were drawing pictures beside him, if he wanted to say that there were people who could hear the teachings or revelations of the gods, in fact, there were two of them around him, and if he really wanted to be more serious, he himself could be regarded as a person who listened to the teachings of the gods

In ancient times when feudal superstition was put aside, people like me were probably saints who accepted revelations, and maybe they could come up with a religion, but in modern times, it is estimated that they can only create illegal cults Wu Ming slandered in his heart, while quietly waiting for Howard's reply.

After struggling for a long time, Howard sighed and said, "I haven't heard the gospel." He paused, took a sip of half a cup of cold coffee before continuing bitterly: Maybe the other believers really heard something, or maybe it was their own auditory hallucinations, I don't know, and I can't prove it.

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