In the afternoon, the Gladstone Tavern had just passed the rush hour, and there were only three or five customers in the shabby and dimly lit hall, enjoying a late lunch.

Li Shenzhi, who was sitting in the corner, ordered two glasses of 8p beer and spread out the "Tudor Morning Post" he had just bought.

"The Scarlet Gang was destroyed, and the scene was full of blood, and it was unbearable to see."

Li Shenzhi read the headline on the front page, and swept the extremely provocative words in the text at a glance, as if he was witnessing the report of a gang vendetta at the scene, with a helpless expression.

It's really as black as a crow in the world!

The Tudor Morning Post was one of the most successful newspapers founded by Tudor.

The newspapers and periodicals are rich in content, covering politics, overseas news, and other gossip news, and the writing is clear and vivid, which is deeply loved by the public.

Even cash-strapped workers often buy a copy on weekends when they don't work.

Langdon is a loyal customer.

It can not only read the newspaper to understand the affairs of the world, but also serve as a butt wipe.

However, in Li Shenzhi's view, this is simply a story club disguised as a newspaper!

"It is said that the emergence of the Internet is an information revolution, and I didn't feel anything before, but now I finally feel it!"

Li Shenyi sighed with a disappointed face, extremely nostalgic for the Internet era in his previous life.

Whether the news is true or not, at least the version is very rich.

If you know a little skill, you can't dig up the truth.

Well, now that the news in the world depends on a few thin newspapers, I don't know if the newspaper is hired by clairvoyance or shunfeng, how can I know everything?

"Sir, your beer!"

A young female clerk with freckles on her face carries a tray and brings two beers.

"Thank you!"

Li Shenzhi put down the newspaper, picked up a cup, and just took a sip, the bitterness in his mouth made him almost vomit out of control.

The bitterness even stirred up memories of Langdon's death.

Only then did Li Shenzhi realize that beer was no problem, and it could even be said that it was the beer with a better taste in Langdon's memory.

In the Kingdom of Inglesun, the status of beer is comparable to boiled water in the previous life!

A must-have for families.

Some families with better conditions even use it as drinking water.

The reason for this is also very simple, the world is too polluted.

Especially water pollution.

Therefore, beer that has been fully sterilized by fermentation and is easier to store has become the safest beverage.

For the general public, they don't understand bacterial contamination like E. coli.

But they know that drinking beer doesn't have diarrhea, and that alone is enough.

This gave rise to a boom in the Ingleson wine industry.

On the market, there is even a 1p 1 ear-length beer. [Note 1]

Truth be told, the price is almost the same as water money.

This is not so much beer as beer mixed with water, and in order to enhance the drunken effect, some profiteers will also mix it with slightly poisonous herbs such as foxglove, fairy seed, and strychnine, which can be called the extreme.

"We meet again, Mr. Langdon."

A greeting interrupted Li Shenzhi's excavation of Langdon's memories.

Looking up, I saw Hansen, who I had only seen in front of the bell tower yesterday, walking over with a smile on his face.

Today, he looks very dignified and magnanimous in a long, double-breasted black gown, lined with a light-colored waistcoat, and a silk top hat.

However, Li Shenzhi, who had seen another side of him in Langdon's memory, smelled a strong nouveau riche atmosphere from his dress.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Hansen." Li Shenzhi stood up.

"White said, you have something urgent to find me?"

Hansen sat down with his chin slightly raised, and at the same time took out a gold-plated pocket watch from his arms, opened it and looked at it, and said, "I still have a business to discuss in the afternoon, what can I say quickly?" ”

Understood, set score!

Li Shenzhi took out a wad of silver coins worth £1 from his pocket and stacked them on the table.

Hansen glanced at it, and the arrogance on his face dissipated, revealing a look of surprise and uncertainty.

"Yesterday, there was a burglar at home, and all the goods were lost, do you think these are enough to make up for it?" Li Shenzhi.

"I understand more and more why Elliot thinks so highly of you!"

Hansen smiled, unceremoniously took off his top hat, and tugged the stack of pounds on the table into his hat.

- After all, that batch of goods is second-hand dirty goods, even if they are repaired and refurbished, they will not sell for a high price. So how can there be a happy compensation now?

Li Shenzhi smiled, took out another 1 pound silver coin, handed it over and said, "I want to buy a revolver for self-defense, do you think this is enough?" ”

Hansen pinched the silver coin, blew it, and said: "The new gun is definitely not enough, but the second-hand one is more than enough, don't worry, I will personally pick a beautiful guy for you!" ”

"Then trouble Mr. Hansen!" Li Shenzhi's face was happy.

He was not surprised by this result.

In Tudor, firearms are not a rare item.

Some poorly made Belgian revolvers even cost less than £1, and second-hand ones cost only seven or eight shillings, which is cheaper than second-hand bikes.

He took out £1, which was theoretically enough to buy a second-hand revolver in good condition.

"Haha, everyone is friends, you're welcome! I have to say, you have made an extremely wise choice, in this world, a revolver is more important than a man's gun. Alright, it's on me, go home and wait for my news! ”

Hansen laughed, picked up the 8p beer on the table, drank it all, and then walked away.

Li Shenzhi watched Hansen's departing back.

Also pack your things and get ready to leave.

As he was leaving, he took another sip of his 8p beer, feeling that he couldn't stand the smell and had to give it up.

Well, 8 pence is a stroke of the bunch.

After leaving the tavern and riding his bicycle, he saw a familiar figure in front of the door as soon as he arrived home.

He was in his early thirties, with blue eyes and blond hair.

At this time, his hair was disheveled, his expression was decadent, and he was leaning against the wall with a pipe in his mouth, swallowing clouds and mist, and he was distracted.

- Inspector Pyne!

Last night, after Li Shenzhi pumped away the fine hound, he wanted to take advantage of the ghost's "materialization" and try to catch the ghost in his body.

It's a pity that at the last moment, he was ghostly again, and finally fell short.

"Looks like we're really connected, Mr. Langdon."

Seeing Li Shen go upstairs, Pine straightened up and lifted his spirits.

Li Shenzhi pretended to be nervous and said, "Mr. Sheriff, what can I help you?" ”

"Last night...... Still impressed? ”

Pine asked, a hint of nervousness on his face.

"Last night? Didn't you ask Elliot......"

"That was the night before, and I asked last night."

Li Shenzhi hesitated for a while and said, "I don't remember clearly, it seems that someone knocked a stick, and when I woke up, I was in the hospital." ”

"Why didn't you call the police?"

"Y-You're here to ask for that gemstone ring?"

"Gemstone rings?"

Pine was stunned, then laughed dumbly and understood everything.

From Langdon's point of view, although he was knocked on a stick and lost some of his belongings, he also woke up with a more valuable gemstone ring.

Whether to call the police or not is really a dilemma.

"You won't invite me into the house to sit?" Pine gestured to the Random Apartments.

"It's my pleasure, please come in!"

Langdon hurriedly walked to the door, inserted the key, and pushed the door open.

Pine strolled in, casually surveyed his surroundings, and then sat down unceremoniously on a couch with a dejected face.

"You were robbed by the Crimson last night."

"The Crimson?" Li Shenzhi was stunned, and hurriedly took out a newspaper from his pocket and flipped to the headline.

"It's the Crimson."

"What's going on?"

"This matter has to start with Elliot."

Pine took a deep puff of his pipe and exhaled faintly, "The cult book that Elliot discovered was not a coincidence, but someone deliberately spread it for the purpose of selecting suitable carriers of evil gods. Unfortunately, they chose you. ”

Li Shenzhi was stunned: "Me? What's so special about me? ”

"If we're not mistaken, your SAN is very high, which will allow you to face the evil god without quickly collapsing and going crazy."

"SAN value?"

"You can understand it as rationality! In short, you just need to know that Elliot is dead and you are alive, which in itself is a special one. ”

"No way, I just give up the investigation ......"

"There are some things that you can't completely cut clean by giving up. When you read that cult, death and fear will stay with you for the rest of your life. ”

Li Shenzhi was silent for a long time before he said, "What happened last night?" ”

"The leader of the Crimson Gang has been bewitched by a cult to make the evil god descend on the earth with your body."

"And then? What happened next? Li Shenzhi became excited and couldn't wait to ask.

And then ...... Well, the headlines have already been written, otherwise how could you be lying in the hospital? Pine gestured to the newspaper in Li Shenzhi's hand.

"But the newspapers say it's a gang vendetta......"

"Or else? Tell the people that there are evil gods in this world who are spiking on the world? Let the angry populace burn you alive? Or let the circus invite you to perform in public? ”

Pine spread his hands.

Li Shenzhi froze, lowered his head, seemed to be thinking about the logic, and after a long time, he raised his head and asked earnestly:

"Mr. Sheriff, what should I do?"

At this time, Li Shenzhi finally understood why the official left him in the hospital "regardless of asking".