Chapter 62 Investigation
Xu En led his teammates to conduct a more in-depth investigation, and the results were obvious, not much different from the conclusions reached previously.
Traces left behind in various aspects all proved one point: last night, the powers of at least three lineages clashed here. Besides Glor and Dark Lineage, another was a completely unknown, completely unrecorded energy reaction.
Through divination by astrology, the Dark Lineage’s power and the unknown power should belong to the same person. As for Glor, it should belong to that Priest. Every Priest of the Holy Candle Mass Church at the Ritual level and above is a Transcendent of the Glorious Spectrum Series.
This is what happened: a Transcendent of the Dark Lineage attacked the Priest and then fled the scene, not even leaving a drop of blood or a single hair.
However, Xu En still felt something was a little off, but he couldn’t pinpoint what it was.
“Captain, even if you don’t believe me, you have to believe my astrology,” a female team member holding a crystal ball glanced at Xu En’s expression and immediately understood what he was thinking and retorted.
Her astrology was the most accurate in the team, and it had never been wrong.
Xu En shook his head.
“Is there still a surviving Nun? Did she say anything?”
“Oh, that little Nun Luna…” Old Priest Aid seemed to suddenly remember. “She didn’t sleep all night, and I’ve already persuaded her to rest. If Captain Xu En needs her, I can call her over to be questioned in person.”
“Since she’s resting, then…”
Before the female team member with the crystal ball could finish speaking, Xu En interrupted her.
“Then call her over immediately.”
His pupils were deep and cold, and no one knew what he was thinking.
*
Xu En soon met the survivor. Just as Old Priest Aid had said, this little Nun must not have slept well last night. Her face was haggard, and her eyes were unfocused. From the bloodshot in her eyes and the traces at the corners of her eyes, it seemed she had cried for a long time.
Warm light ignited from Xu En’s hand and then fell on Sister Luna, sweeping away all her fatigue and exhaustion.
“Thank you, sir.” Luna felt her body become lighter.
“I am the leader of the seventh team, fifteenth squad of the Kingdom’s Disciplinary Bureau. You can call me Xu En or Captain Xu En,” Xu En paused, then continued, “We are investigating the incident of the fire at the Ark Town branch of the Candle Sun Church and the death of the stationed Priest that occurred early this morning. We need your assistance. Whatever you know, however much you understand, important or unimportant, tell us everything you know about last night.”
Luna nodded obediently, thoughtfulness and recollection appearing in her eyes.
“Yesterday was Sunday. For a long time, Pastor Mog and I were busy with the worship activities… After the worship ended and all the believers left, Pastor Mog was preparing the ritual alone…”
“You know about the ritual?”
Hearing this question, the little Nun nodded blankly.
“Yes, Mog… Pastor Mog told me about these things.”
Xu En was silent. It was not unusual for the clergy of various religions to perform rituals after worship, and there were indeed traces of ritual magic circles at the scene. However, due to the fire, all details of the magic circles were destroyed. Moreover, it was obvious that the fire appeared to interrupt the ritual. Therefore, they could only infer that the ritual was at least completed.
They had no idea what type of ritual it was or what its effect was.
“Are you sure that Pastor was preparing the ritual alone?”
The little Nun nodded her head confidently.
Alone… it shouldn’t be a very complex ritual then. Then, what was the purpose of the mysterious person suspected to be a member of Dark Dawn in wanting to interrupt the ritual?
Xu En fell into thought, while Sister Luna continued:
“After that, I went to rest alone… By the time I woke up again, it was because of the noise from the church, and then I saw the church was already engulfed in flames… I couldn’t extinguish the fire and could only go outside to call for help… The town mayor and many believers came to help and successfully put out the fire, but Pastor Mog was already gone… Woo woo woo, he was such a good person…”
It seemed the Nun didn’t know much, so Xu En didn’t pursue further questions and let his female teammate comfort the sad Nun.
At this moment, Elder Morgan of Ark Town, who had been silent but listening, suddenly spoke.
“Actually… there wasn’t just one fire last night…”
Xu En was taken aback, and immediately filled with anger.
“What do you mean?”
Old Morgan was startled and stammered, “It’s just… last night, there was also a fire at the town’s poorhouse…”
“Why didn’t you say something so important earlier!” Xu En was truly angry.
He could guess why the other party dared not speak. After all, as the mayor, there were two fires in the town in one day. If one was not handled properly, he would have to step down immediately. The reason he spoke now was probably because he realized that if he continued to conceal it, the consequences would be even more dire.
“That’s the town’s poor district… there are often accidents, so…”
Xu En gestured for him to continue. A small town in a remote area, with two fires in one day. If he said there was no connection, he wouldn’t believe it.
“That poorhouse also belongs to the Church, and Pastor Mog was usually in charge…”
Xu En’s eyes narrowed.
“Were there any casualties? Or rather, how many people died?”
It was not surprising if there were any casualties in the fire at the poorhouse in the slums.
“It hasn’t been tallied yet… but it’s highly likely no one survived…” Old Morgan wiped sweat from his forehead. It was precisely because too many people had died that he didn’t dare to mention this matter. However, he didn’t think there would be any connection between the two incidents. The attack on the church might be a conflict of faith, but what was the purpose of burning the poorhouse in the slums? Revenge?
Xu En, however, felt that they had to go to the poorhouse. There must be clues there, or rather, the destruction of the poorhouse itself was a clue.
*
Li Wen walked deep into the dense forest. She had been walking for one night and half a morning.
Because she had to evade the Kingdom’s Disciplinary Bureau, she tried to avoid people as much as possible and didn’t even take the normal road.
She didn’t know when the Disciplinary Bureau would notice Ark Town. Based on her understanding of the Disciplinary Bureau, they would usually send people over to conduct a preliminary investigation within three to five days—this was still because the Candle Sun Church’s church was burned down. It would take at least ten days for a specialized person to search for and apprehend the suspects.
This time was enough for Li Wen to leave the Black Dragon Territory.
The Kingdom’s Disciplinary Bureau would not allow any Transcendent of non-Glorious Spectrum Series, Origin Source, or Aether lineages to enter the Kingdom’s territory. Otherwise, regardless of the reason, once discovered, they would be investigated and interrogated, and then either repatriated or imprisoned, with no other options.
