Chapter Eighty-Nine: The First Mission
The "investigator" approach is terrifying, and so many things can be deduced from just a few words from the residents. I don't know how many ingredients there are, but this fell......
"So what should we do next?" Chris, who was completely correct about his newcomer status, naturally had to ask if he didn't understand.
"We waited until it was dark before we could go to the cemetery. Paul replied, without the slightest impatience.
Why only go to the cemetery when it's dark, isn't it more dangerous, Chris thought to himself, of course he didn't ask this sentence, it would seem that he was more daring, huh......
So the three of Chris had a simple lunch and dinner on Hartbury Street, and sat in a coffee shop until the evening.
Taking advantage of this boring afternoon, Chris also silently looked at the two new colleagues.
Although Paul doesn't usually like to talk much, he seems to be very serious when investigating the case, and he talks more.
He prefers to wear a traditional formal white shirt with a stand-up collar, sometimes changing to a blue or plaid shirt, with either a formal jacket or a black trench coat on the outside, and black striped pants and black leather shoes underneath.
Paul, who is about 20 years old, is not handsome, but he is very attractive, with a refreshing and sunny temperament, just like an ice lemon in summer, it is easy to give people a good impression.
In Chris's eyes, he is a standard sunshine guy who sells insurance.
As for Jeffrey, although he likes to be silent and has always been expressionless, through a series of reactions from Paul, he is actually the core of the two.
He wears an inconspicuous gray shirt and underpants, sometimes black, and a plain jacket. He is about 25 years old, and although his face is expressionless, he seems to be the most attentive.
Thankfully, Chris thought to himself, they didn't really sell insurance, and any salespeople.
The sky was getting dark, and the crimson moon was rising.
Jeffrey led the two to the secluded cemetery.
I saw Jeffrey standing there quietly, his hands folded, solemn, and words in his mouth.
Paul explained to Chris:
"As a 'requiem' of the 'grave keeper' path, he has a strong spiritual vision and is able to communicate with some souls that exist around him that have not yet dissipated. ”
As if to verify Paul's words, just two minutes later, Chris saw some white blurred figures floating towards Jeffrey's side.
This scene frightened Chris involuntarily took a step back, but Paul beside him did not have any unusual expression.
Can't he see it?" Chris thought, but he didn't dare to speak out now, for fear of disturbing Jeffrey's psychics.
I saw Jeffrey ask in Constantine:
"Did you know that there have been anomalous creatures in the neighborhood these last few days?"
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"Can you send me an image of it?"
In Chris's sight, he saw a white shadow suddenly rush into Jeffrey's head, and it only took less than a second to come out again.
"Thank you and see you next time. Jeffrey waved.
Oh my God, he's so much closer to these invisible spirits than he is to his colleagues!, Chris howled inwardly.
As if because of what had just been said, perhaps in a good mood, Jeffrey said to Paul and Chris:
"Now that we know the truth, let's go back first. ”
So he was the first to leave the cemetery.
On the way back, Chris couldn't help but ask curiously:
"I saw some white shadows approaching Jeffrey just now, are those spirits?"
After hearing the words, Jeffrey glanced sideways at Chris, but did not speak, and Paul beside him spoke:
"You can already see the spirit! ”
Looking at Chris's puzzled expression, Paul explained:
"If it's not for a special sequence path related to spirits, such as Jeffrey's 'Grave Keeper', the extraordinaries of other pathways generally don't see ghosts in low-level sequences like Sequences 9 and 8. ”
When Chris heard this, his heart couldn't help but jump.
I can see all kinds of creatures that others can't see since I was a baby, is it because of the extraordinary characteristics that I have been born with?
But until now, he didn't know what kind of sequence it was, and it was speculated that it was related to foreknowledge and dreams, and now it seems that it also includes the ability of vision.
"And what exactly is this attacker?" asked Chris, and Paul looked at Jeffrey curiously.
"It's the Hellflame Hound, a powerful and transcendent creature. Jeffrey's voice was a little hoarse, "Although it is only a hell of a flame hound, it also has extraordinary strength. So let's go back and do some research and preparation first, and come back tomorrow night. ”
When Chris first heard about this transcendent creature, he couldn't help but be curious.
"Well, we're going to the church library tomorrow to ask for relevant materials, which will help us move tomorrow night. Paul nodded.
So before the wee hours of the morning, they returned to Proca 41, when everyone else was already resting, so they hurriedly washed up and began to go back to their bedrooms to rest.
"This fast-paced life of a cop and a detective doesn't seem to be bad. Chris said, lying on the bed.
The next morning, after breakfast, they stopped reporting to the police station because they had different tasks.
At this time, the sky was still gray and heavy because of the haze, and the streets were still full of dirty water and dirt.
Chris followed Jeffrey and Paul to 40 Pruca Street and waited.
"What are we waiting for?" asked Chris.
Today's Chris wears a casual gray cotton jacket and plaid shirt with a pair of short brown leather boots underfoot. Although it was still August, the temperature in the morning was still a little cold and wet.
Paul explained:
"There is a public carriage to the Church of the God of Machines and Wisdom in the South End at a fixed time every day, and it is one of the few public carriage routes in the South District. In the future, if you go to the Southern District, you can take this public carriage, which can reduce a lot of time. ”
"That's really convenient. Chris said as he kicked the rocks on the ground with his boot.
Apparently they were pinching, and after less than two minutes of waiting, Chris saw a long, narrow public carriage with few passengers approaching from a distance.
Chris was a little excited, it was the first time in his life that he had ridden in a public carriage, even though he had been a free carriage puller before.
Chris followed his new colleague into the car, and Jeffrey took out 2 halso bills from his pocket and handed them to the collector.
Public carriages cost 3p per person per kilometre, and 5p per kilometre exceeded.
Chris thought that the distance from the Church of the God of Mechanics and Wisdom should be a little over 2 kilometres, and it would be reasonable to pay 8 pence per person, and it would be reasonable to get off early and save 15 pence.
This is also the practice of most civilians, pinching the distance to get out of the car and save on road expenses.
If you want to travel a little longer than that, sorry, the true role of the ticket collector will be shown here.
Then while riding in the carriage, seeing that Jeffrey had paid the fare for all three, Chris asked:
"Are all the fares for our missions paid by the church?"
"Yes, not only the fare, but also the food and beverage expenses when we go out for activities, the cost of damaged clothes, the medical expenses and recuperation expenses for injuries caused by the mission, can all be reimbursed. ”
Rowan tightened his black trench coat to avoid cold air from pouring in, and replied:
"Of course, each 'punister' has a different upper limit on the amount of activity that can be declared due to the different merit levels. ”
"That's great!" Chris exclaimed, "So what is our merit level in the 'Punisher' squad, and what is the maximum amount of funds requested?"
Paul smiled, and seemed to have a slight reddish blush, and replied:
"Our squad has the lowest rank of the five 'Punishmentrs' in Federenburg, and the maximum amount to apply is 20 gold pounds per week, which is also the activity fund for all of us. ”
Wow, Chris laughed wryly, and then stopped talking about it.
It's a bit embarrassing to be at the very end.
However, this was also due to the fact that James had led the smallest team before, so he asked Wardhouse twice to increase the number of players.