The expression on Duncan's face was very sincere, with a kind of confidence and resoluteness of "If I open the door to sell fakes, I must let the wronged bosses die clearly, and I don't want any real thing you can find in the back warehouse", and Vanna was obviously shocked by this calmness, she was stunned for a long time before reacting: "Your honesty ...... Impressive indeed. ”

"Is there anything else you'd like to ask about the fire?" Duncan didn't care about the strangeness in the other party's tone, but just asked with a calm expression, "I heard afterwards that the entire museum was locked down that day?" ”

"In fact, we highly suspect that there is an extraordinary element in the museum fire," Vana did not hide this, because speculation about this has long been spread in the streets, and the occultists of the City Hall have already publicly appealed to the public not to approach the Museum Square in the near future...... Mr. Duncan, could you please recall that you really didn't see or hear anything unusual after entering the museum? ”

“…… No," Duncan frowned, "in fact, at that time, I didn't have the energy to pay attention to what's going on in the fire—I'm just an ordinary person, not a trained guard." ”

Speaking of this, he paused and raised his eyebrows: "The church suspects that a few of us who escaped from the fire may have something to do with the 'extraordinary factors' behind the fire?" ”

"It's me who is suspicious," Vanna looked serious, "I beg your pardon, it's my duty as a judge to be vigilant against all uncontrolled transcendent dangers in the city-state, and I don't doubt that you are the culprit of the fire - supernatural power will contaminate ordinary people, regardless of whether the parties have subjective intentions or not, my concern is that you were passively involved in the influence of some supernatural force in that fire, and this is also a concern for your safety." ”

"I understand," Duncan listened, more calmly than before, he really didn't mean to be angry at all, because the inquisitor in front of him was really doing her duty, "then you have been observing here for a long time, have you found any clues?" ”

“…… Nothing was found," Vanna shook her head, "There is no supernatural power left here, and the distribution of shadows and the flow of aura inside and outside the entire building is quite normal, I think...... You should really be just ordinary people who have been caught up in otherworldly events. ”

Duncan thought about it and couldn't help but say more: "Or ...... Do you double-check the check? What if there is any remnant of supernatural power in this place that is not discovered, as you just said, it is also for our safety......"

"I have confidence in my judgment," said Vanna, who puffed out her chest with great confidence and said in a firm tone without waiting for Duncan to finish, "I am blessed by the grace of the Goddess, and my eyes are the most effective means of detection, especially in the daytime, when no heretical power or deep shadow can escape my sight—even the best hidden gods and demons are hidden before my eyes!" ”

As soon as Vanna's words fell, she heard another commotion not far away, and Shirley finally dropped the base of the wood carving.

"I ...... I want to see if I can put it in a safe place......

"Just let that pile go! I really can't wipe the windowsill! Duncan said helplessly to Shirley, who was trying to play the role of a clerk, and then turned to look at Vanna, and held back a sentence for a long time, "...... You're right. ”

"This kid looks hairy," Vanna said casually, glancing up at Shirley, "and it looks ...... Still a little nervous? ”

"She's helping out on the first day today," Duncan told the truth, "and she's not an official clerk, she's a friend of my niece, and she's here to learn something, and by the way, to subsidize the family." The children in the lower city come out to earn money earlier. ”

Vanna nodded, thinking that this was normal, and then she pondered for a moment, and then turned her gaze to Duncan: "Also, I want to make sure - do you have any residual discomfort after leaving the museum?" Have you ever had a nightmare? ”

Duncan didn't answer immediately.

Someone had nightmares, and Shirley not only had nightmares, but also saw the incredible with him at the Nightmare Frontier - but that can't be said.

Although the inquisitor in front of him is a "positive person" who maintains the order of the city-state, Shirley is an out-and-out heretic in the eyes of the authorities and the church, and in this world where everyone is nervous, even the most righteous and fair inquisitor can hardly tolerate and empathize with a "heretic" when they meet for the first time.

"No, it's all right," Duncan shook his head, "but may I ask?" What kind of nightmare will it be? If something similar happens to us in the past two days, I should check it out and ask the nearest church for help. ”

"It must have something to do with the flames," Vanna replied, "the sheer scale of the flames that erupted violently in the dark void and bent in a magnificent arc during the eruption - considering that you have just escaped from a fire, the shadow of short-term trauma may also cause you to dream of similar scenes in recent times, and ordinary people cannot tell the difference between such normal dreams and nightmares under the influence of the supernatural, so I suggest that if you dream of flames, you should immediately seek help from the nearest church." ”

Duncan frowned.

Erupting violently in the dark void, a spectacular arc of flame......

It didn't sound like Nina's dream, it wasn't Shirley's, it wasn't the sight of the ruins of the fire he had seen last night.

If anything, Vanna's serious expression when describing the scene reminded him of something inexplicably...... Fragments of the sun.

Only a fragment of the sun had the power described and made an Inquisitor look so solemn.

Duncan pondered for a moment, carefully adjusting the wording within the framework of the character of "enthusiastic citizens and ordinary people", and then suddenly said: "Let me ask more...... This is the ...... Is it related to the recent troubles in the city with the Sun Cultists? Those cultists seem to be doing all kinds of sun, flames, sacrifices, and so on all day long, and it feels like they're going to set fire to the city at any time. ”

There are Sun cultists in the city, and the authorities are searching for them, which is something that ordinary people also know, Vana obviously didn't think much about it, she nodded: "I can't rule out that there are ghosts among them...... But you just need to understand it, don't ask too much, it's dangerous for ordinary people. ”

As a high-ranking judge, Fanna knew that a cultist stronghold in an abandoned factory had been reported and destroyed not long ago, and even went to the scene to investigate the matter herself, but there was no need to know more details in person, and naturally she didn't know that the "enthusiastic citizen" who reported the cultist's den was the antique store manager in front of her.

Duncan didn't take the initiative to mention his original report, because he had vaguely confirmed his guess from Vanna's answer, and he fell into thought.

Even the church hierarchy believed that the incident was related to the Suncultists, and it seemed that it was indeed a fragment of the sun - the effects of the fragment did briefly appear in the real world at the time of the fire at the museum, and alerted Vanna, who later went to deal with the scene.

So the kind of "dream vision" that Vanna describes...... Is this what the sun fragments look like?!

A huge flame erupted violently in the dark void...... It's completely different from what Duncan made up in his head when he first heard the name "Sun Fragment"!

In his original imagination, something like the "Sun Fragment", which was chased by cultists and could seal the sleeping city-state, should be something similar to an "anomaly", something tangible and qualitative, with a plausible connection to the sun, but in fact had little to do with the real sun, but according to Vanna's description......

Duncan tried to make up for it, remembering his impressions of the star "Sun" as an earthling, and finally felt more and more that thing...... How does it look like a "sun"?!

Nothing else, just from the scene, it was a sun that had been erupted into space!

The expression on his face didn't change much, but his thoughts were already fluctuating in his heart—

Solar Fragments...... This thing turned out to be TM literally?!

At the same time, in Nina's bedroom on the second floor, Heidi had completed her routine questioning and guidance of the "patient".

She had roughly confirmed that Nina's dream was not an ordinary nightmare or a continuous dream caused by mental stress, but whether the dream was violated by an extraordinary factor needed to be further determined.

"We may need a brief and modest hypnotherapy," Heidi said, picking up the amethyst pendant in her hand and speaking softly to the girl in front of her, "Don't be nervous, just follow my guidance and answer some questions." ”

(End of chapter)