Sherlock came back to his senses and looked at Locke, whose face had changed very ugly, "When are your people coming?" ”

"They're already here." "Back yesterday afternoon, they went to investigate the rest of the murder sites to find a way to break the seal," Locke said. ”

McCroft put his hands behind his back and said quietly, "It looks like they didn't succeed." ”

At this moment, the door to this room was pushed open, and the special forces officer who had participated in the operation last night walked in, looking at Mycroft with a grim face.

"Sir, Outside"

"Act according to last night's contingency plan." McCroft said calmly, "Inform the mech troops who have been waiting outside to enter the city. Broadcasting the whole city, the imperial capital will conduct a special military exercise for 24 hours, stop all commercial activities, and implement crowd control.

Inform the media that they are given half an hour to write me a draft to prove the necessity of this military exercise.

Inform the whole army and inform them that the enemy we are facing this time will be a completely unknown existence, and we must maintain two hundred percent vigilance. ”

He looked at the officer, "How's the preparation I asked you to make?" ”

"For just one night, we can only try to carve crosses on the weapons and ammunition we use." "But a small regular battle is sufficient," the officer said. ”

"Okay, Mr. President?"

"It's already in the underground facility, and the chain of command is on." The officer explained.

After a pause, he said, "We have also arranged your parents. Sir, please come in with us. ”

Instead of answering, Mycroft turned his head to look at Locke.

"Do you guys want to meet me?"

His voice was low, unrelenting.

After a pause, he sneered, "Or, as you have done in the past, you can take care of everything yourself." And then use your special power to change our perception, and change the people who died in this disaster to "accidents" again? ”

Locke was silent, not knowing what to answer for a moment.

"Britannia has given you the utmost respect." McCroft's tone gradually became stern, "I also hope that you will give us respect. I hope you will understand one thing: we are the government of Britannia, the legitimate government chosen by the 640 million people of Britannia! And not you minorities who hide in the shadows. You don't have the right to decide our future! ”

Mycroft's eyes were sharp, which made the fledgling Locke feel very helpless, and he said helplessly, "I'm just a trainee exorcist, I can't decide anything." ”

But at this moment, a familiar voice came from his ear, low and calm.

"He didn't say this to you, he said it to us."

Locke turned his head sharply, and Mycroft shifted his gaze behind him.

Next to the corpse that fell to the ground, countless black gravel appeared out of thin air, and the gravel was windless and automatic, and finally formed two men in black trench coats.

The first one looked to be forty or fifty years old, with short black hair and a beard. He wears a big black hat on his head, a black trench coat, a suit vest and a white shirt, a tie, leather boots, and a black suitcase in his hand.

Behind him was an old man with completely gray hair, who looked to be seventy or eighty years old, but very energetic, with meticulous care of his hair and beard, like a butler, and carrying a large suitcase.

"Director Leo!"

Seeing the visitor, Locke shouted excitedly as if he had seen a savior.

Perhaps many people have forgotten this name, he once participated in the battlefield of Verdun and was saved by Gayward. Because of this, Char was fortunate to be chosen by Char as the intermediary who handed over the sandbags to the god of sleep, and received the blessing of the god of sleep.

At that moment, the talent he possessed in the wizarding world was enough for him to stand in the first echelon.

So of course, more than ten years later, he became the head of the Exorcism Division, and the old man behind him was Old Dirk, who had been following him since the battlefield.

In the past, he was a mortal, but now, even without Leo, he is a powerful exorcist.

Leo took off his hat and gave a hat salute to Mycroft.

"My name is Leo Mori, the head of the Exorcism Division, and Locke's boss, thank you for taking care of our staff during this time."

Mycroft also nodded, "Mycroft Holmes." ”

"You look young." Leo looked at him with interest, "It's a young man to be in this position at such a young age, Mr. Holmes." ”

"Let's talk about the greetings later." "Let's talk about it," McCroft said. ”

Leo lowered his head, looked at the corpse of this person on the ground, and muttered in a low voice, "It's really simple." The demon hadn't done such a demagogic thing for thousands of years, but he didn't expect the business to be so proficient. ”

"You've always been here?" Mycroft was also keenly aware of the meaning of Leo's words, "But you keep watching everything happen. ”

Leo didn't deny it, but said quietly, "This magic, to be precise, is not the magic of breaking the seal, but absorbing the negative emotions of the entire city as a force to break through the magic." This is also the reason why they chose the imperial capital, as it is the most populous city in Britannia.

But Britannia is home to more than 600 million people, and there will be no single such city.

Therefore, after this failure, they will inevitably choose the rest of the cities.

We can't escape this ceremony. And if it's organized this time, it's only going to be more subtle and thoughtful next time.

In that case, we will be very passive and even difficult to react.

Since you can't escape, it's better to sit back and watch him happen. ”

"You're going to unleash this demon?" Locke's eyes widened.

Leo shook his head, and he smiled, "We're not so arrogant yet. However, we can do it by reinforcing the seal, but if we want to strengthen the seal, then we need to make the seal visible. ”

"Will it be counted?" McCroft said.

"All the middle and high-ranking members of the Exorcism Division are here, and we even brought in some magicians from the Magic Association." Leo said confidently, "This time, we are bound to win." ”

He looked at Mycroft, "If you can help evacuate the crowd, it will be the greatest help for us." ”

"That's fine. However, I never felt that there was a perfect plan in this world, and I would consider the possibility of the unexpected. If something does come out as you say, we'll consider releasing some weapons of mass destruction. ”

Leo was silent for a moment, then continued, "You don't have to worry about us, we have a way to escape. ”

After a pause, he said, "One more thing, once this ritual begins, the gates of the underworld will be wide open, and there may be many slightly weaker demons running out.

We don't think we have time to worry about that, and your army should be able to deal with it.

Be prepared, a lot of people may die. ”

McCroft didn't say anything, just looked at Leo, paused, and said.

"This is our first time working together, and I hope it won't be the last."

Leo raised an eyebrow, he smiled, and continued.

"I've borrowed your good words."

He raised his hand, ready to leave, but Locke said hurriedly.

"Director, please take me with you!"

Leo glanced at him, "You're young, Locke. Next, just leave it to us old guys. ”

After saying that, the two of them instantly broke down into countless black fine sand and rushed out of the window.

Mycroft looked at Sherlock and Watson, "You two, come with me into the underground facility, too." ”

"The underground facilities were built for the upper echelons of Britannia, with taxpayers' money, do you think it's appropriate for us to go in?" Sherlock said.

McCroft shrugged, "The president will bring his family in there as well." ”

"I'm not you." Sherlock said.

He didn't say anything more, but turned away directly. Watson looked at Mycroft and then at Sherlock, but followed, and Locke followed them.

Mycroft came to the window, through which he looked out into the courtyard of the palace, and watched quietly as Sherlock and Watson faded away from his sight, without saying a word.

"Sir." The officer said, "Do you think they'll succeed?" ”

"Have you heard of Murphy's Law?" McCroft said.

The officer tilted his head in confusion.

"If there are two or more ways to do something, and one of the options will lead to disaster, someone must make that choice. The bottom line is this: if there is a chance that something will go bad, no matter how small that chance, it will happen. McCroft turned and walked to the door, "Inform the Air Force that KE31 is ready to go at any time, carrying a small nuclear warhead." And the Land Cruiser is also ready. ”

"Yes."

"Also, increase their surveillance level." McCroft said.

"Who?" The officer was puzzled.

Mycroft turned his head towards the secret passage, his back to him.

"Sherlock Holmes and John Watson."

"I don't understand why you didn't promise your brother." Locke followed and stepped forward quickly, "The entire city is estimated to become a battlefield in the near future, the gates of Hades are wide open, and I estimate that the entire imperial capital will become a purgatory." ”

After a pause, he said with a solemn face, "A lot of people will die." ”

"It's because a lot of people will die, so I won't hide there."

Watson understood what Sherlock meant, and he said seriously, "We're going back to save someone." ”

Sherlock slowly raised his head, the sky was now completely covered with dark clouds, thunder, and occasional flashes of lightning, like a fiery dragon, as if it was about to engulf the integration city.

The silver light reflected on the imposing mansions on both sides of the street, and if it weren't for the fact that the sun was still shining in the first few minutes, one might have thought it was already evening. Even the air became muffled, and the hot breeze mixed with the smell of light spread around.

With the sound of "bells", a blue tram drove along the hidden track towards them.

Sherlock jumped onto the tram, and Watson and Locke followed.

"This car is not back to Baker Street." Watson asked suspiciously, "Where are you going?" ”

"Go find the weapon." (End of chapter)