the last king of darkness

Chapter 18 Decision
Rhodes was dumbfounded.

"He's an enemy...can't he be killed?"

Lauren's gray eyes scrutinized him, as if trying to tell the truth from what he said.

"He is the most important clue in the teaching case of Hongshi Village. He is also the only member of the Pollution Sect that we have mastered. We have a lot of information to obtain from him, and you also need him as a witness. He cannot die."

Rhode's heart sank suddenly.

He didn't think about it that much at all. He couldn't find the spirit lock that Lauren said at the time, and his first reaction when he found his real body was to shoot.

Unexpectedly, he was actually shot dead.

In this way, not only did his suspicion not ease, but it became more serious, because he had the intention of trying to silence and destroy the evidence.

"Can't you interrogate souls? He just died not long ago, maybe you can use psychic or something..."

Halfway through the speech, Rhodes suddenly shut up.

Buzz's soul may be with him.

Lauren also shook her head slightly: "Special review is not a panacea. Even with the most extreme means, we can only obtain part of the information, and usually need to be deciphered and interpreted. The soul is not as simple as you think. It is not a book. You can read it as you please. And..."

He glanced at Bass' body and frowned slightly.

"His spirit has completely dissipated... so quickly, is it because of corruption, or the means of polluting believers?"

Rhodes became nervous, "soul devouring" is taboo, if he is discovered, he will be finished.

But Lauren didn't seem to be suspicious of him, nor did he mention the visions.

He put down the iron staff pointing at Rhodes, rubbed his chin, and said:
"This incident should have been an accident. It wasn't your fault, it was my fault. I didn't expect you to find his real body. He used the ancient soul talisman of Sigles. It is difficult for non-professional investigators to find him." I found it in a short time, and I originally wanted to push him into a desperate situation little by little, so that he was forced to reveal more information."

He sighed slightly, with some melancholy in his tone.

"This should be the characteristic of your tinder. The researchers at the Engineering Research Institute must have fallen ill again. They replaced the original meaning with a word they imagined. Your tinder cannot be called the black idiot. That is his own code name."

Rhodes almost laughed, but when he thought that he was still in a dangerous vortex, he quickly suppressed his laughter and asked, "Then what should we do now?"

Lauren said: "I will change the script slightly to emphasize the danger of the fighting process, to imply that you are in a life-or-death crisis, but anyone who asks you, you tell the truth, don't lie, you understand?"

Rhodes nodded: "I understand."

Afterwards, Lauren briefly cleaned up the scene.

Soon, investigators wearing big felt hats and black buckets arrived here, took over the scene, and began a more detailed search.

Rhodes was questioned. According to what Lauren said, he explained the process in every detail, but concealed the abnormality about the black thread and the soul.

The investigators didn't make it too difficult for him, and after recording the statement, they put their fingerprints on it.

"You go back to the academy first." Lauren said briefly without much explanation.

An investigator took him to a new horseless cart.

As the wheels turned, investigators drew the curtains on the windows.

The last image left in Rhodes' eyes was the figure of a group of people busy under the dim light in front of the huge warehouse in the dark neighborhood.

The boundless darkness overwhelmed everything, making the little light like a candle in the wilderness, making people worry that it might be extinguished in the strong wind at any time.

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The effective leads obtained in the warehouse were far lower than what Lauren thought.

And as the investigators from other places reported back, Lauren's heart gradually sank.

Having paid so much for so little, Lauren knew it might be a tough one.

Sure enough, after returning to the Internal Affairs Tribunal, he was severely questioned.

"I'm sorry, it was my negligence that caused the failure of this operation, and I am willing to bear all losses."

At the ruling meeting, Lauren did not quibble and admitted the facts.

"Bear all the losses?"

A person wearing an iron mask and sitting in the first row of seats said coldly.

"The clues we obtained at such a high cost, you just lose them if you say so? Can you afford the loss?"

"It's really rare. Our trump card will also miss." A thin and short old man sneered, "It's fine if we miss. I'm afraid that we will become a traitor and destroy the evidence on purpose."

In the high seats, many people frowned.

One person said: "Karamar, this kind of speculation is irrational and unnecessary."

The Iron Mask stood up, looked around, and said loudly: "This is not an irrational slander. Don't you think it is suspicious and contrary to common sense that a high-level combatant would fail in such a mission?"

A blond middle-aged man shook his head: "I don't think you're right. No one never makes mistakes. You shouldn't be so demanding on a person who works in the most dangerous position all year round."

The Iron Mask said coldly: "Okay, I'll count him as a mistake. How could that novice who had just ignited the fire of his soul see through Sigles' ancient soul talisman? He must have hidden secrets. "

The blond middle-aged man said: "This is because his ability just restrains the enemy. Bas is good at concealment and deception, and he just happens to be good at piercing the fog..."

"Lie!" Iron Mask shouted: "His kindling is obviously a black rice bucket. Just hearing the name, you know that he is good at eating. He can eat a lot of food at a time. It has nothing to do with piercing through the fog!"

"This is the manual of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering..."

"All right!"

The Chief Judge, who sat at the top, interrupted their quarrel.

"Manolobana, Meepor, state your conclusions."

The iron mask said coldly: "Suspend all of Lauren's duties immediately, investigate him for dereliction of duty, and conduct a special review of Rhodes, the main culprit in the Redstone Village church case, to obtain new clues at the lowest cost. The tolerance for him at the beginning was a mistake." , now it's time to make up for it!"

The blond, middle-aged man offered the exact opposite opinion.

"Lauren shouldn't be punished. It's not like we don't have other clues. Rhodes, the only survivor in Redstone Village, has shown surprising potential. I think he can be given certain authority to train him."

Iron Mask yelled angrily: "It's ridiculous! Murderers and dereliction of duty are not punished, but rewarded..."

"All right!"

The Chief Judge interrupted him.

"According to Mipoll's proposal, but Manolo Bana's proposal for the record."

No one raised any objections, and everyone bowed slightly and said in unison.

"As you wish, Your Excellency Lucian."

But the eyes of the iron mask flickered, obviously what he said was not what he thought.

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On the other hand, Rhodes finally returned to Kingworth Academy.

(End of this chapter)