Chapter 996 Is This Your Excuse for Trespassing Here?

Aiwass maintained his appearance as the son of the moon in white robes, stretched out his hand to hold Aleister, and followed Yassen.

He admired the surrounding atmosphere that was different from Avalon.

"Lessergents... my favorite city."

Yassen pressed down his big-brimmed hat and asked in that magnetic low voice: "How do you feel about this place?"

"First impression?"

Aiwass asked.

Yasen nodded: "Just tell me."

Aiwass looked up at the street.

Les Sergents - This is a city in the west of Iris that is not very wealthy, but is home to many wealthy people.

The urban tones, mainly gray and supplemented by white, shine like a temple in the early summer sunshine. The streets are full of expensive spar lamps - these street lamps are alchemy products imported from Star Antimony. They are high-end goods that Avalon was not allowed to import before.

The boulevards on both sides are planted with iris and linden trees, and the clatter of horse hooves on the roadside is accompanied by the crisp sound of bells. On the streets, you can see carriages, horses, bicycles, and cars that are about five years older than those at Xing Antimony...

“A very exquisite city.”

Aiwass commented: "It seems like a place that rich people would like."

"Yes, at least the two Dukes of Iris have manors in Les Sergents."

Yasen sighed and said: "It has no port, but it can be considered adjacent to a port city. Those big shots like to live in such a place - the transportation is developed, but not too developed; the flow of people is dense, but not too Too dense.”

"Isn't it good to have developed transportation?" Aiwass asked with interest.

"If the transportation is too convenient, it will also mean that there will be more cases... For example, if someone commits a crime and immediately flees the country by boat, he will not be able to be chased back; and the dense flow of people means that public health conditions will become very poor... …”

"Public health?" Aleister asked.

"Hmm. Iris is not like Avalon, which has an authoritarian path to guide it - the living environment here highlights a freedom."

Yasen said meaningfully.

He would mention Avalon here, which means he roughly guessed the identities of Aiwass and others. Or, at least, their position was made clear.

"How free is it exactly?" Aleister praised in cooperation.

But Yasen's words still made her unable to hold back: "You can even see someone calmly defecating on the roadside and then leaving quickly."

"……ah?"

"It's not because they can't find a toilet, or there are no public toilets here. It's because some people use this method of causing inconvenience to everyone to protest to the councilor in charge of this area..."

Yassen explains the "protest" of this iris-specific style.

If he handles this incident well, he will need to increase investment in police and public health, which will force them to have less money in their pockets; and if they don't handle this matter well, then it will soon be The good reporter delivered the newspaper.

In that case, they would either have to spend money to buy the news agency and buy out the news so that it does not publish it - which also means that they have to pay out of their own coffers; or they would let those who are keen to exaggerate the truth and fear the world The reporter who is not chaotic will make a small matter serious, thus attracting the party whip to inform the matter.

"...I understand."

Aiwass nodded understandingly.

Regarding this matter, Cao Cao has already given guiding opinions - as the saying goes, "I will lend you your head." Regardless of whether the congressman is at fault in this matter or whether it is his responsibility, we can take advantage of the situation and let him take the blame. At the same time, we can also settle the problems accumulated in the past. Once the person is finally dealt with, the voters will be satisfied... If what he did has any serious consequences, during the election, "making up for the previous certain problems" can be added to the next year's agenda, so the votes for this election It's stable again.

Although the actual problem has not been solved at all, it can be stable for a long time.

"Iris people have always been like that."

"They can do good things for a selfish or evil purpose, or they can do bad things for a good, altruistic purpose," Yassen said.

"For example...you?"

Aiwass's words were sharp and merciless.

"really."

And Yassen's face is much thicker than Aiwass thought.

He pressed the brim of his hat, and the corners of his mouth under the shadow raised slightly: "That's why I was born.

"——Look, those former aristocrats, big businessmen or big artists are now showing mercy and acting as saints. Of course, I also know... Although there are some elements of performance in it, it is really There are many people who do good things.

"But the poor people on the streets almost don't have clean things on hand. It's already difficult for them to live. If they insist on keeping themselves clean, not only will it be difficult to live, but they will also be squeezed out by others. In the most difficult times, In those chaotic cities, there may even be a street or a house stained with blood...

"What's the reason for this? Is it because wealth and fame have grown legs and will go to people with high moral character?"

At this point, Yasen sneered: "Stop joking.

"...It's just that in other places, those civilians don't have the strong desire to survive that we Iris people have. When they encounter a tragic fate, they will either accept their fate or end their lives. Their pressure is inward. - and our pressure has always been outward.

"If you are wronged, let others be wronged as well; if you are handed counterfeit money, you will immediately spend the counterfeit money on others. Everyone hurts each other, each based on their own ability, and no one should give in to anyone else - this is also a new order recognized by everyone. The saints like Avalon will not live for a few years here."

"...It sounds a bit radical."

Aivaz commented: "I don't like this kind of atmosphere very much."

Yasen smiled helplessly: "Who would like it? But there is no way. I don't know when it started, and it can't be ended. It's like a train has started, and you can never stand in front of it. All you can do is either avoid it and watch it leave you stupidly; or take the risk of hopping on the train. Failure means being shattered to pieces, and success will also face greater crises and opportunities - at least you have the opportunity to leave the current predicament.

"-This is our Iris. A country that is neither evil nor good, a place of chaos and order. ”

This thief, who was admired by the people, now said sad and dejected words.

He looked at the street lamps and said, "You know, these street lamps are actually only available in big cities. In rural areas, cheap butter lamps are used. It is a simple alchemical candle made of tallow, which is very cheap - but the most important thing is that because it is very cheap, you are not sure whether it is butter or not.

"The pungent smell and greasy smoke always surround the city. The surrounding walls are stained with oil, and the ground is flowing with feces and urine - ironically, many Avalon people still think that irises flow with milk and honey.

"But even this cheap tallow candle is a necessity. Because the Iris people are keen to hurt others, the influence of the church here is not so great. People even write gossip about the Pope, and dare to write the Pope as a dramatic character without authorization... and naturally, many cities do not actually have bishops.

"——And the number of 'missing people' in Iris is the highest among all the countries of Helasar, without a doubt. It is discontinuously higher than that of Star Antimony... You must know what this means, right?"

"It means," Aiwass said after a moment of silence, "the poorer the place, the more likely it is to be haunted."

"That's right."

Yasen snapped his fingers: "People believe that light can drive away the dead. So even in the poorest places, street lights will be lit at night to drive away ghosts."

"It's useless."

Aiwass shook his head: "The useful part is actually the 'bishop' ——When they light the lamps, they are actually using the lamplight to prop up an invisible barrier or use the purifying light to drive away the undead. But the lamplight itself does not have the effect of driving away the undead. "

"They may not be unaware of this."

The Phantom Thief said sarcastically: "But compared to 'letting the church intervene more deeply in their lives', people would rather choose to deceive themselves. Anyway, not many people were killed by the attacks of the undead, so it would not be a big deal if they were left alone - at least the number of people killed by the undead is much less than the number of people killed by the Iris people every year.

"Why are there so many people on the streets and in the bars at noon? It's very simple, because people don't dare to spend the night outside. Even in big cities, priests can't expel all the undead... It also takes mana to purify the undead, but most of the clergy, who are already few in number, use their mana to treat others.

"Wait until night, and fog will rise here. At that time, people will not go out often unless necessary.

"——Here, the night belongs to the extraordinary. This is a natural division. Only the strong who can ignore the weak undead are qualified to enjoy the moonlight - and have an affair. "

At this point, the thief's expression became a little subtle.

It seemed to carry a certain sad and uneasy color, but it seemed to be mocking something.

"So," Aiwass asked, "you steal at night?"

"Because it is relatively less likely to affect innocent people."

Yasen's words were compassionate and ruthless: "We think this is a kind of 'contract'. A kind of rule of thumb, a self-evident one. Just like when a gang fights, no one will rush to the police station to pull out the police... In the 'each one depends on his own ability' session at night, if someone dies, it is as it should be.

"-Because when you choose to haunt such a dangerous place, you are mentally prepared to be killed."

"I understand."

Aiwass nodded slightly.

In short, the night of Iris is a "non-protected area". Only here can the extraordinary "turn red and kill people". It is different from the situation in Avalon.

In the past, in Avalon, let alone someone being killed at night... even if it was just a warehouse explosion without any casualties or loss of goods, even if there was only a suspicion that extraordinary powers might be involved in such a case, five or six supervisors would be dispatched to hold meetings and discuss it repeatedly.

Cases like the curse that Aiwas's parents were killed by someone were considered "illegal path crime", "illegal extraordinary skills crime", "murder crime", "cursing others crime", "raising dangerous creatures crime" and other crimes in Avalon - basically a major case starting with the death penalty.

But in Iris, if such things happened at night, they might not even be reported in the newspapers. People would just ignore the bodies. Unless they really blocked the road and occupied the space, they would call the Health Bureau to have someone come and dispose of the unwanted bodies.

Even if it were published in the newspaper, it would only appear in the news like "Eleven corpses appeared in a certain city last night" and become a component of a cold number.

…It’s simply a little Gotham.

Aiwass sighed.

They chatted and arrived at their destination.

This is not a residential area. But it's not Yassen's own residence.

"We couldn't go home," Yassen explained. "We couldn't even go to LeBron's Café. There were spies everywhere."

"Sherlock is at your house?"

Aiwass asked directly.

Hearing such an affectionate address, Yasen's heart moved.

——The subtle possibility in his mind rose again.

"To be precise, his body is lying in my house."

Yasen sighed: "I hurt him."

"what is going on?"

"I originally wanted to ask him to investigate another matter... In order to facilitate communication, I brought him to my home. And my cheap father-in-law, who is now the Duke of Vendôme, heard this So I solemnly invite our clever detective Hermes to come and talk about it.

"——Since then, he never came out. If I hadn't gone in and confirmed that he was still breathing, but just fell into a deep sleep... I would have thought that he had been killed by my father. And at that time I also understood what happened. What happened - he was taken to the dream world."

Yassen frowned: "After that, his collector - you know who - that guy received a letter from the Queen of Avalon. This letter is very important to today's Iris. It was very heavy, and even the Duke of Vendôme had to treat it with caution, so Sherlock returned to his body, wrote the letter himself, and then fell asleep again. "

“In other words,” the Moon Child in white robes raised his eyebrows, “We can actually enter the Duke Vendôme’s Palace directly and rob the people out?

"Although I don't know what secret method he used to imprison Sherlock's soul. But as long as I can force him to hand over this secret method or release Sherlock... it's actually possible, right?"

Aiwass said slowly: "As long as he doesn't dare to stop me at all."

...After all, you are His Majesty the Pope, who dares to stop you.

Yasen said helplessly.

——Now he has basically guessed the identity of this "Son of the Moon in White Robe".

And Aiwass just said casually, without hiding his identity at all: "I also believe in your determination to save Sherlock. But after you roughly guessed my identity, you didn't take me home." ——So I judge that you also have something to investigate, right?"

"...I actually suspect that these two things may be the same thing."

Yassen finally spoke: "It involves my mother."

"your mother?"

"I am an orphan. My mother died when I was very young, so I was born in an orphanage... You must have guessed it. I was once a member of the Hawkeye organization."

Yassen said frankly: "But thanks to Duke Vendôme, I can leave the organization, do not have to complete the tasks given by the organization, and will not be hunted down by the organization for 'defecting'. Therefore, I am grateful to this father-in-law."

"But from another perspective, the Duke of Vendôme knew my parents. I think there may be some secrets in their deaths... I will be adopted by the Duke of Vendôme as a son-in-law, which may also be related to this matter. . I found some important information not long ago... and this is what I want to ask Sherlock to investigate.

"—So, I'm sorry...sir."

He finally swallowed the word "Pope", and after a moment of silence he added: "I have not been able to contact Sherlock since then. But I suspect that the matter investigated by Duke Vendôme may also be related to That secret is related...

"I can directly rescue Sherlock and terminate the investigation, but that means that the truth I am pursuing may never be available again... This is my selfishness. I admit that this is not ethical... I will ask Sherlock later Apologize."

"...I can understand your thinking."

Aiwass nodded slowly: "I believe Sherlock also wants to know the truth. He is buried in the mystery, just like a cat buried in its food bowl. If you bring him up at this time, he will Angry.

"Don't worry, I will help you. For the sake of your honesty - and I also want to go to the dream world to do something.

"There's just one thing I don't quite understand..."

Aiwass looked at his surroundings and tried his best to keep his tone calm.

"...Why did you drag us to the college girls' dormitory to fall asleep?"

"I have acquaintances here."

Yassen whispered.

"I think you should have it in other places too!"

Aiwass shook.