Chapter 29 Three evil gods come to Lanerwus

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"Money always runs out before you know it." Edward lamented.

"Yes." Shinzo, who was basking in the sun next to him, responded deeply.

The dark saint who was checking the accounts in the next room looked at his nose and heart, and the smell of poverty filled the Aurora Society, making God miserable.

It has been more than a month since God descended. His container has grown very quickly and now has the appearance of a child about two years old. His very unique black gold highlights have become more and more obvious, and the gold color has a tendency to spread downwards, gradually

Occupying one-third of the territory, it is much better than the state where it was forced to the roots in the beginning. The red eyes are still the same. If you walk outside, you will probably be thought of as a vampire hybrid... Will you be arrested and used as spiritual material?

...How much can a vampire be sold for? Edward began to think divergently.

"You seem to be thinking about some impolite things." The True Creator glanced sideways at Him, "You've been quite free recently, so you're not in a hurry to get promoted?"

"There is no point in being anxious." The devil replied, "Little Zaratul has also been trapped in the Miracle Master for so many years. From the Fourth Age to the present, he has not found an opportunity to be promoted. He is not even a diviner. It will definitely be more difficult for me."

The other party then changed the topic: "The Aurora Society's recent transformation has been smooth, and everyone is very motivated. Have you made any progress in tracking down Lanerwus?"

"Who is Lanreus?"

"..." Zhenzao Yinren said, "The one who was given flesh and blood by me."

"Oh, you're talking about the fraudster." Edward thought for a while, "There is no news at the moment. Mr. Z's men and the sect members in the East District are already trying their best to find it. But there is one report submitted that interests me very much, and that is

The bounty hunters and even private detectives who tracked down this Lanerwus were hunted in secret and tortured to death."

The true Creator noticed: "Slaying, demon or prisoner?"

"I don't know. But the person who uses such rough, reckless and malicious methods is definitely not a high-sequence person, and I have no interest in it."

Edward lit a cigarette, held it in his hand and burned it quietly: "I think it is a demon. If this is also a demon, combined with Backlund's current serial murder case, is the concentration of demons here too high?"

The True Creator looked over with indescribable eyes, with the words "The devil is by my side" written on the left eye and "What are you talking about" written on the right eye.

"Currently, it seems that Lanerwus is active in the East District, because the people who are looking for him basically died in the corner of the East District." Edward held his chin with one hand, as if talking to himself, or talking to the real Creator.

, "If that is really a demon or a prisoner, I can go there. How can the aggregation of extraordinary characteristics of private detectives and bounty hunters be effective? However, the question is, why is Lanerwus able to connect with these two channels?

"

"This is not important. What is important is to recycle my flesh and blood from Lanervus." The true creator said, "Resources must not be wasted."

"You can't feel your flesh and blood at all, can you?"

"It can be sensed, but there are hundreds of them. He used some method to expand my pollution. He should have distributed his blood to others."

"Even if we investigate one by one, it will take a long time, not to mention that we can't convene large-scale investigations... That's all, I'll go to the East District to do some activities."

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Xio wore much higher shoes and a thick beard to make herself look like a short man. She arrived at the agreed meeting place, waited for a few minutes, and then disguised herself and hid.

Maria, who had most of the scars on her face, changed her appearance.

"I know it's you, Hugh." Maria said straight to the point, "I received the latest information and found another body. Five people who were chasing Lanrewus have died. Are you sure you want to continue?

?”

"How could this happen... Lanerwus is simply a madman!"

There must be more than five people who died. Hugh thought of Williams, who died tragically just after learning the information. Even his face was destroyed and his body could not be identified. It is very unusual for bounty hunters to disappear in disguise for three to five days because of big and small rewards.

Lanerwus seemed to know about normal things, so he always killed them brutally, disfigured their faces, and dumped their bodies in an extremely secluded corner. If it weren't for the fact that Xio couldn't find the familiar intelligence dealer Williams anywhere,

She estimated that she would be kept in the dark and continue to investigate foolishly.

The arbiter was furious but could do nothing: "Miss Maria, I cannot forgive this evil behavior! I hope that this guy will be punished as he deserves no matter what, and I will never let go of any opportunity!"

"But your ability is insufficient." Maria said mercilessly, "If I hadn't provided you with the identity of the corpse in time, you would have been one of them by now, who was blatantly pursuing it! Who gave you this order?

Reward? Do you have no idea about this person’s situation?”

Xio bit her lip. Although she was a little puzzled and complained, she still didn't say Miss Audrey's name: "I picked it up myself. At the time, I just thought it was an outdated reward that was not difficult..."

"Then you should stop immediately. If you continue to participate, it may threaten your life."

"What about you, Maria?"

"I don't want to pursue this matter anymore, even if his reward is as high as several hundred pounds."

Anyway, this is the matter of the Aurora Society, not my job. Maria kicked away the pebbles at her feet irritably and watched them fly outside the alley: "And I still have a lot of things to do! The textile factory has introduced new machines.

, nearly half of the female workers were laid off, and the girls all need new jobs, but there are not so many positions in the East District! I don’t know if it was the idiot who encouraged them to go back and smash the machines to demonstrate, and there were actually human traffickers who took the opportunity to kidnap people - I really

I have no time to deal with a fraudster!"

Xio bit her lip, Maria turned away without saying a word, and the alley fell into dead silence for a while.

"...Perhaps we can consider reporting this matter to the major churches." Xio said reluctantly. Maria's expression was still ugly. After a moment, she cursed bitterly, "Okay, you go report it.

, I hope the gods will really care about the life and death of the people in the East District!"

This was the only way. Xio felt powerless and followed Maria out of the alley. Suddenly her forehead hit the other person's back, as if she hit an iron plate, which made her see stars in an instant. Xio was confused.

He poked his head out from behind Maria and saw a very familiar brown-haired gentleman passing by the entrance of the alley from a distance - it was the editor of Fors, their benefactor in the previous Zilingers incident, Edward.

Mr. Vaughn!

What is he doing here? Why does this decent gentleman appear here? Oh, by the way, the last time we met was also in the East District. He seems to like to collect stories, so his works are mainly realistic tragedies...

Xio didn't notice anything strange about Maria. This disguise was not suitable for greeting, so she lowered her head, pulled up her collar, and left quickly.

After she walked away, Maria recovered from her stiffness. She took a few deep breaths and continued walking forward.

——However, the moment she stepped out of the alley, she saw Edward Vaughan, who was passing by as if nothing had happened, standing next to him, standing in the blind spot at the entrance of the alley, looking at her with a smile.

"You were afraid of me just now." Edward said with interest, "Fear, surprise, surprise. You know me, and you also showed a trace of joy. - Are you from the Pilgrimage Sect? Sequence 6, the person in charge of the East District?

"

"First... no, Your Highness the Angel of the Abyss, Your Highness Richard showed me your portrait." Under the influence of the natural fear brought by the high sequence and the years of terrifying renderings of this leader in the sect, Maria tried her best

It took all her strength to say these words. She thought she was shouting, but in fact her voice was as thin as a mosquito and could not even be heard clearly by people one meter away, "Yes, I am, Backlund of the Pilgrimage Sect, in charge.

People...East Area...I..."

"Don't mention your name, I will soon forget you."

Edward asked: "You are surprised, are you encountering difficulties?"

Maria hesitated and decided to tell the truth: "Yes, I am tracking Lanerwus in my personal capacity, and I am also investigating human trafficking cases. The former has killed five people, but I don't have any clues yet. The latter is basically

It’s certain that Kaping did it, but there’s no evidence.”

"I'm also looking for Lanerwus." Edward took out a piece of paper from the pocket of his coat. It was the Eastern District cut out from Backlund's map. Hundreds of small red dots were densely drawn on it. It had been

Crossed out a dozen, "I'll probably check them all today."

Maria looked at the crossed-out mark, imagined the real meaning behind "inspection", and did not dare to speak.

He didn't wait for Maria to continue speaking, looked up and looked around, pointed in a certain direction and asked: "Does Kapin live there?"

"Yes."

"The resentment and guilt are gathered there, and the blood is more obvious than other places." Edward glanced at it from a distance, "But there are other things that help him share part of the burden. He has a backer. It is normal that you have no evidence... Since

If he is a heinous person, he is qualified to be my sacrifice. If you can sacrifice him to me, I will reward you."

"?!please--"

Maria was startled, but just as she was organizing her words, the Angel of the Abyss had turned and left, and His back could no longer be seen in the crowd. The person in charge who was suddenly assigned the task covered his face with one hand and spent a lot of time

It took several seconds to finally calm down. Anyway, there were already so many troubles, so one more was acceptable... Maria sighed deeply, cheered up, and headed to the Dock Workers Association as planned.

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Three o'clock in the afternoon.

Klein left Mrs. Summer's lunch banquet and headed to the East End again. Combining the intelligence delivered by Miss Justice and Taylor's information, this time he had a clearer goal: disguised as a reporter, and legitimately entered the Dockers Association to inspect

The case of Lanrewus.

He did not bring his own magical items and equipment, but was just dressed as a common investigative reporter. He did not know the current state of Lanerwuss and those violent and cruel collaborators. Therefore, he erred on the side of caution and Klein did not bring any

Anything that would arouse suspicion.

Arriving not far from the two-story building, Klein lowered the brim of his hat and did not feel any suspicious eyes - if not counting the big black dog squatting at the entrance of the association, taking a nap with half-closed eyes and basking in the sun.

.

Seeing that he was about to open the door, the big black dog raised its head and looked at him. The human eyes and the faint blood on the fur around its mouth made Klein feel a little creepy. Thinking that Miss Justice was suspected of being the audience's big golden retriever, Klein felt

I can’t help but wonder: Could this also be an extraordinary dog?

He didn't pay much attention to the dog, and pushed the door open and walked in. He found that the layout inside the union was very simple, just a spacious cement house without any decoration or reception staff, not even a few chairs. The stairs were in the center, with stairs on both sides.

The doors of many offices were closed. A man in shabby and thin clothes stood beside the door. Klein approached:

"I am a reporter from Backlund Daily. I would like to interview the staff of your association to understand your demands and desires."

When he heard the word reporter, the man's eyes suddenly became alert, and he replied repeatedly: "No! We have not been organizing recently..."
To be continued...