Chapter 160 "Sense of Ritual" (Asking for a monthly pass)
When they arrived at the back door of the "Ah Fu Gun Shop", Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao saw An Ruxiang waiting here.
In a room on the second floor, Bai Chen and Long Yuehong, who had also been woken up, monitored their surroundings through the window to prevent possible accidents.
Under the moonlight at night, An Ruxiang covered her left lower abdomen, which had been simply bandaged, and some obvious blood stains could be seen on her hands and clothes.
"Are you okay?" Jiang Baimian asked with concern.
"It's okay." An Ruxiang was quite calm.
Obviously, her injuries were not too bad.
Jiang Baimian breathed a sigh of relief:
"Then let's go up and talk about it."
They have a first aid kit in their room, which can be better treated and prevent subsequent infections.
After finishing this matter, Jiang Baimian said to Gu Changle:
"You go back, don't worry about it next.
"If you get involved, it will cause you unnecessary trouble."
Gu Changle thought about his child, did not show off, and left Shang Jianyao's room.
Closing the wooden door, Jiang Baimian turned around and looked at An Ruxiang:
"What happened?"
She wasn't in a hurry to ask just now because An Ruxiang wasn't in a hurry to say it, which showed that there was no need to rush for time, and she couldn't catch the murderer if she knew ten minutes in advance.
An Ruxiang said calmly:
"I was attacked."
"Attack?" Jiang Baimian was slightly surprised.
In her opinion, direct attacks are not the style of "priests".
An Ruxiang said methodically:
"I also work as a 'temporary teacher' in another place at night, teaching literacy to those who are busy until late.
"After 11:30, I returned from West Street to my place of residence and met a person on the way."
After half past eight in the evening, only West Street and North Street will not have a power outage, and the "temporary classroom" is at the home of a student there.
"Wearing a black trench coat, looking very thin and sick?" Shang Jianyao interjected.
An Ruxiang was not surprised, nodded and said:
"Yes."
"Sure enough, it's him." Shang Jianyao smiled.
An Ruxiang continued:
"He came up to me and said, 'Madam, knowledge is the root of the destruction of the old world.'
"I have always been very wary of this kind of inexplicable person, and I remembered the investigation you did in the afternoon, and I didn't give him a chance to continue, so I directly pulled out the dagger and told him to stay away from me."
It is indeed An Ruxiang's style...... Jiang Baimian nodded slightly, knowing that things had changed differently here.
Shang Jianyao asked puzzled:
"Why don't you shoot?"
"At that time, I just wanted to scare that person away, and it would be more convenient to draw the dagger." An Ruxiang explained simply, "Fortunately, I pulled out a dagger, not a gun."
"Huh?" Jiang Baimian's tone expressed doubts.
An Ruxiang pointed to the wound on her left abdomen:
"My hand suddenly lost my control and stabbed myself."
"Another awakened ability......" Jiang Baimian was not too surprised, but more vigilant.
"I think so too." An Ruxiang has also seen the "High Mindless One" and has been in contact with the Relic Hunter of the Awakened One, "If I am holding a gun, it is likely to shoot at myself."
"And then?" Jiang Baimian asked.
An Ruxiang's expression changed slightly:
"That person didn't take the opportunity to attack me and didn't leave directly.
"He stood there, looked at me, and continued, 'You are poisoning humanity, please stop this behavior immediately, or the sling of the year will come for you.
"I controlled myself and didn't attack him anymore, and after he finished speaking, he turned around and left."
"Crazy!" Jiang Baimian scolded sincerely.
Shang Jianyao sighed with understanding:
"It's really a ritual."
When Jiang Baimian squinted at Shang Jianyao, An Ruxiang concluded:
"I made a simple bandage and came to you."
It's just early morning.
"That's 'anti-intellectualism', and the person who attacked you probably has a nickname called 'priest'." Jiang Baimian revealed some information held here.
Shang Jianyao immediately shook his head:
"He is so pitiful."
"Huh?" Jiang Baimian failed to grasp the idea of the merchant this time.
Shang Jianyao sighed and said earnestly:
"This is the evil result of anti-intellectual education.
"You have to do everything yourself, your subordinates are not useful at all, they will only hold you back."
Jiang Baimian smiled when he heard this:
"Indeed.
"The three consecutive attacks were carried out by the 'priest' himself, and this leader is too cheap, and I feel tired for him."
Speaking of this, Jiang Baimian thoughtfully "talked to himself":
"No wonder he wants to control Leiyun Pine Lin Feifei and the others, for the 'Anti-Intellectual Sect', a good helper is too rare......
"Well, another reason may be blame and provocation."
She suspected that the "Anti-Intellectual Cult" knew that Lei Yunsong and the others were employees of "Pangu Biology", so she took action against them and controlled them to do things that would severely offend Grass City and the "First City", thus provoking a dispute between the two major forces.
An Ruxiang often pays attention to the tasks issued by the guild, knows about Lei Yunsong and Lin Feifei, and does not think there is anything strange about Jiang Baimian's "self-talk".
Jiang Baimian quickly retracted his thoughts and said to An Ruxiang:
"You sleep here tonight.
"Wait until dawn, go to the city defense army, report the situation, and then cooperate with them to go to the guild to issue a mission to find the leader of the 'Anti-Intellectual Cult' nicknamed 'Priest'."
An Ruxiang is a line that has nothing to do with Lei Yunsong and Lin Feifei, so there is no need to worry about startling the snake.
"Why not now?" An Ruxiang asked.
"Relying on the city defense army alone, we can't do anything in the middle of the night, so we still have to wait for the guild to open." Jiang Baimian explained, "Moreover, there is a small problem that needs to be solved."
An Ruxiang didn't ask any more:
"Okay."
At this time, Shang Jianyao raised his hand:
"Where do I sleep?"
"Of course you sleep in your own bed." Jiang Baimian rolled his eyes, "An Ruxiang and I squeeze it."
"Abuse the wounded." Shang Jianyao has one thing to say.
"That's fine!" Jiang Baimian said unceremoniously, "An Ruxiang sleeps on your bed, you can either go to the opposite side and squeeze with Long Yuehong, or you can sit on the stool and sleep."
Although An Ruxiang did not understand the interaction between the two people opposite, she did not interfere with other people's habits, followed the arrangement, lay down on the bed, and fell asleep.
Shang Jianyao took the opportunity to go next door and told Bai Chen and Long Yuehong what happened.
He didn't stay overnight, he returned to this room, sat on a stool in front of the table, and slept on his stomach.
I don't know how long it took, An Ruxiang suddenly woke up and found that her neck was hanging in a "rope circle", and holding both sides of the "rope circle" were her own hands.
The "rope ring" connected to the upper bunk of the high and low beds, which was enough to hang her to death.
It was Shang Jianyao who woke An Ruxiang up, and under the moonlight in the middle of the night, his eyes were bright.
Jiang Baimian, who was on the high and low bed, also woke up, lay there, and looked down.
"I made it myself?" An Ruxiang let her neck leave the "rope circle" and asked hesitantly.
"That's the little problem that needs to be solved." Jiang Baimian explained with a smile.
According to Zeng Guangwang's experience, there should only be one "suicide" caused by hypnosis.
Of course, it doesn't necessarily have to happen while you are asleep.
An Ruxiang recalled what she had seen and heard:
"Hypnosis?"
"Almost." Jiang Baimian didn't say much.
On the one hand, she didn't know the characteristics of the "priest" ability, and was afraid of missing something, but harmed An Ruxiang, and on the other hand, she didn't want to expose Shang Jianyao's awakened ability in unnecessary circumstances.
"Is this lifted?" An Ruxiang asked cautiously.
"Theoretically, that's the case." Jiang Baimian replied, "You continue to sleep, and we will observe again."
After all, few people can get used to sleeping under the gaze of others, but An Ruxiang had no problem at all and quickly fell asleep.
This time, she slept until dawn.
After breakfast, near half past eight, they went out separately, going to the city defense army and going to the hunter guild to find Odick.
As soon as Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao entered the hall, they saw Odic sitting in the waiting area on the edge.
"Good morning." Shang Jianyao greeted him very energetically, and there was no trace of not sleeping all night.
Odic nodded, which was a response.
Then, he pointed to the staircase and said:
"City Lord Xu wants to see you."
"Okay." Jiang Baimian agreed without hesitation.
This is exactly what she was looking forward to.
Following Odick to the second floor, after walking about ten meters, Jiang Baimian suddenly turned his head sideways and looked at Shang Jianyao.
Shang Jianyao looked back, and after a few seconds, he nodded.
All the way to the end of the corridor, Odik stopped outside a room guarded by four armed men.
After communicating in a low voice for a while, after handing over the gun, they were allowed to enter.
The room was very large and well-lit, making it look quite bright.
Inside, there are large desks and two rows of bookcases, and several key places are guarded by heavily armed bodyguards.
Sitting behind the desk was a young man in his early twenties, wearing a rather old-fashioned black shirt and his hair combed neatly, as if he wanted to look more mature.
He was of medium stature, with deep facial features, and seemed to have a bit of Red River blood.
"City Lord Xu, they are here." Odick stepped forward for two steps.
Xu Liyan nodded slightly, pointed to several chairs opposite the desk and said:
"Sit down."
There was also a fairly tall person standing beside him.
The man was wearing a robe with a hood, covering himself tightly.
After asking hello, Jiang Baimian took Shang Jianyao and sat down quite naturally.
Xu Liyan's eyes swept across their faces, and he said thoughtfully:
"Are you with Lei Yunsong and Lin Feifei?"
"We are investigating the cause of their disappearance." Jiang Baimian avoided the heavy and asked instead, "City Lord Xu, what did they want to ask when they were looking for you at that time?"
Xu Liyan smiled and said:
"Something about 'Mechanical Heaven'.
"They don't know where they heard that 'Mechanical Heaven' has a 'mastermind', a 'mastermind' that was running before the destruction of the old world."
PS: At the beginning of the month, I asked for a guaranteed monthly pass~
(End of this chapter)