Volume 1 The Winter of Halma Chapter 138 The Corrosion of Human Nature
With a violent roar, the carriage galloped through the streets of the Southern District, attracting the attention and attention of many civilians.
George, who had just become a "driver", was a little excited to control the carriage, and the young man's heartbeat was vividly revealed.
"In the city, you're going to make everyone unhappy. ”
Andu looked at the excited George helplessly and reminded.
The carriage slowed down, and George looked back apologetically with a flattering smile.
It's nice to be young...... I can't do anything so cheeky...... Andu thought self-righteously.
After a few minutes, the carriage came to a complete standstill, and the quiet neighborhood appeared in front of the carriage.
Galway!
Looking at the once familiar community in front of him, a sense of strangeness appeared in Andu's heart.
It used to be where Mrs. Goethe lived, and it was the place where Elisabeth had visited most in the past few years.
But stepping on this land again, Andu was a little more nervous.
This tension is not fear, but the instinctive resistance of human beings to the unknown!
Taking a deep breath, he told George to wait outside the neighborhood and walk into the neighborhood alone.
In case of a possible battle, Andu kept two card packs in his pocket in advance, ready to take them out and use them at any time.
At the same time, he also focused his attention entirely on the Ring of Origin in his left hand, which was in a state of nothingness, always keeping an eye on whether the "alarm" was sounded.
If Pedder is really polluted and in a state of depravity, then a vicious battle is almost inevitable!
In the midst of twists and turns, Andu relied on his former "memory" to smoothly walk through the labyrinthine Galway community, and quickly came to an apartment.
According to the information just seen at the police station, Peder's residence is here.
Andu first carefully observed the surroundings and found that there were not many people walking around the community during this time, so he exhaled lightly and walked into the apartment in front of him.
It didn't take long for him to stop in front of a slightly old door on the second floor, look at the number above the door, and after making sure it was correct, he knocked on the door.
"Knock knock! knock knock!!"
A series of knocks on the door, without waiting for a response, Andu's expression became more and more serious.
Looking around, there are no props suitable for forcibly breaking in...... After thinking for a few seconds, Andu came to the house next door.
"Hello, may I ask who you are?" A middle-aged man, wearing a leather jacket and holding a little girl who was only about five years old, appeared in front of the door.
"Hello, I am a judge from the church, my name is Andoo. ”
Andu leaned his upper body forward slightly, pointing his finger to his chest, and the Inquisitor's badge immediately exuded a bright color, attracting the opponent's full attention.
"I need to investigate where your neighbor, Mr. Peder, lives, but he doesn't seem to be at home?" asked Andu with a smile, his eyes quietly aimed at the middle-aged man, and collected all his expressions in his mind.
Shocked, frightened, curious...... Feeling the other party's feelings, Andu had some judgments in his heart.
'He shouldn't be very clear about Pede's situation. While Andu was thinking this, the middle-aged man finally spoke.
"I don't know him! He only moved in at the end of last month!" the middle-aged man hugged the little girl in his arms tightly and said nervously, "Did he commit something?"
Looking at the other party's reaction, as well as the little girl's innocent eyes, Andu smiled slightly,
"It's not a big deal, but I need to go to his house and gather some evidence, you know, sometimes it's very important. ”
Speaking of this, Andu paused and added, "Because this matter is relatively private, I would like to borrow your balcony, from which you should have direct access to the balcony of his house." ”
The middle-aged man hesitated for a few seconds, and said with some undecidedness: "Actually, if there is a relevant search warrant, you can also find the landlord of the apartment and get the key......"
Andu's smile widened.
"It doesn't matter if you're not convenient, but if you go through the process, I may need to contact the police department, then submit the materials, then review it, and finally issue a search warrant, the process ...... Well, maybe, probably, it should take a week. ”
Looking at the other party's stunned gaze, Andu took the opportunity to say: "According to the relevant information I have collected so far, Peder is suspected of being involved in a kidnapping and murder case, so, I wish you good luck this week!"
After speaking, Andu didn't wait for the other party's reaction, and turned around directly and planned to leave!
"One, two, three!"
"Wait!"
After silently counting in his heart, the anxious voice of a middle-aged man immediately sounded behind him.
Looking back with satisfaction, Andu still had the same smiling expression, but this time, there were more doubts.
"What's the matter, sir?"
The middle-aged man smiled awkwardly and pointed to Peder's residence next door, seeking confirmation,
"Is he really that scary?"
With a smile put away, Andu changed into a serious expression, and said with his right index finger: "If my judgment is not wrong, he may be far more terrible than I say!"
The middle-aged man's Adam's apple rolled down deeply, tangled,
"That'...... I hope you don't talk about it......"
Andu's face smiled again.
"As you wish, sir. ”
......
Like a trapeze, Andu leaped down and landed accurately on the balcony of Peder's house!
Although the distance between the two balconies was only one meter, he still tried his best to move, chic and free, especially in the little girl who had been nestled in her father's arms, full of amazement!
Turning around, more than a meter away, Andu waved at the middle-aged man and his lovely daughter.
"If you could...... Recently, I can go to a relative's house and stay for a while. ”
Before turning around, Andu thought for a moment and reminded.
With a grateful look, the middle-aged man hurriedly ran back to the house, not knowing whether to pack his clothes and prepare to leave, or whether he was the natural reaction after being frightened.
Shaking his head slightly, Andu reached out his left hand and walked towards the house.
The dry, slightly musty smell is the first feeling that Andu feels when he enters the house.
The furnishings in the room belong to the typical state of single men's residence, a large number of clothes are randomly placed on the sofa and chairs, the dust on the ground has not been cleaned for at least half a month, and the thick layer is slightly raised with Andu's movement, and even the air has become a lot more turbid.
The piles of dishes almost completely overflowed the untapped sink, and the empty buckets seemed to tell visitors that the place had long been abandoned.
"It really doesn't look like I'm at home. Andu looked around in disappointment and walked into the only room in the apartment, Peder's bedroom.
It wasn't until he got to the bedroom that the Ring of Origin, which had never reacted, finally had a slight reaction, and a faint feeling of warmth confirmed to him, the last doubt in his heart.
"Perhaps, it's really because of that run......"
His eyes looked at the head of the bed with complicated eyes, where a dozen of dismantled bandages were scattered on the cabinet, with a strong smell of blood.
Getting closer, Andu gently picked up the bandage, and the dried blood stains on it, in addition to the scarlet infrared, also had a dark thickness.
It's like the stinking black pus after the wound suppurates!
"It's not that serious...... It should be better than Samuan and Quitch. ”
Putting the bandage back in place, he was just about to turn around and leave the bedroom, when suddenly there was a sound of unlocking at the door!
"Click!"
The door lock was opened, and there was a crisp sound of footsteps from far and near, and Andu subconsciously put his hand in his pocket.
"Dash...... Da ...... Da!!"
The footsteps stopped suddenly, and Peder silently raised his head and looked at Andu in the bedroom.
The air was filled with a faint dust, flying and hovering through the refraction of the sun.
"Long time no see. The corners of Peder's mouth rose slightly, and he greeted him cordially.
"You need treatment. Andu said with a blank face, although he didn't know if it would be too late to purify now.
And Peder's next second move rejected his kindness in disguise.
Under Andu's deep gaze, the bandages on Peder's hands fell off layer by layer, and a jet-black palm appeared in the air.
"I don't know why, but lately I've been getting irritable and my hands are starting to swell and rot. ”
Pedder stretched out his palm, which had been completely rotted, and a large piece of slime-like black liquid dripped down his fingers, and the ground paved with wooden planks made a strange sound like sulfuric acid corrosion for a while!
"Samuan and Quitch seem to be like me, but they shouldn't have forced that girl, so what's the difference between that and the beast?"
Peder said righteously, just two rotten palms, but they kept dripping with mucus, corroding one piece after another of the ground!
"Do you think it's normal for you to be like this now?" Andu said lightly, taking his hand out of his pocket.
"How can it be abnormal? That beautiful young lady last night praised me for being so powerful!" said Peder, suddenly with some excitement.
"That's enough!" Andu's heart suddenly tightened, and his voice was solemn: "So, you also did the same thing as Samuan and them!?"
Peder hurriedly waved his hand, and with his action, it was no longer just the ground that suffered, but also the sofa, the cupboard, and even the balcony, which became the object of corrosion for a while!
"No! I paid for it, and she's healthy! I didn't do anything to her!"
Peder hurriedly explained, gesturing his two disgusting, fishy hands, and said seriously,
"I tied it up! She didn't know I had a problem with my hand!"
Andu's mood gradually sank, and the man in front of him, not only physically, but also mentally had been corroded......
When a person becomes a demon and doesn't know it, that's the most terrifying ...... If Pedder still had humanity, he should have shown up at church last night and asked for help from the church instead of going to the red-light district......
"If you still think of yourself as a human being, come back to church with me. ”
Andu opened his mouth coldly, and the Pencia Ring in his hand began to shine brightly, and the entire room was once again covered with dust.