Bulwark of Light

Chapter 667
"That's it... dead?"

"Yes, Lord Locke."

A long cordon was erected at the waiting station in the small town of Linz.

Inside the cordon, there was a pool of blood.

A bloody hot wind blew through the promenade. Locke squatted in front of the pool of blood with a complicated expression. As the envoy guarding the small city of Linz, he had been in office for several years, and this was the first time he encountered such a weird "extraordinary event".

The neck of the deceased was twisted and turned over, only to see a face that had been burned to the point of being inhuman.

He was deprived of his "face".

"What about the surveillance video at the time of the incident?"

Locke looked up.

He looked at the roof of the corridor and frowned slightly: "Didn't the siren go off?"

"My lord... this is the weirdness."

The subordinate said respectfully: "Last night, the monitoring room at Linz Station was peaceful and there was no abnormality."

"The deep sea malfunctioned?"

This absurd thought flashed through Locke's mind, and he quickly shook his head: "It may be that the hardware at the station is aging... Since there is no video, then start checking from the starting station of the departure train to find out the identity of the deceased."

"Starting station..."

The subordinate called up the file search interface in the deep water area, and followed the clues given by Locke to search. After a while, his pupils shrank and he fell silent.

Locke inspected the corpse, he used his ability to create a breeze, and performed some subtle inspections of the bottom without contact.

The windbreaker is very smooth, as if it has never experienced a fight.

It seems that the whole fighting process was very fast, without twists and turns, it was a crushing battle...

The murderer might be a third-order or even a higher transcendent.

"Have you found out?"

After a few seconds, he asked with a frown.

"It was found out..."

The subordinate's voice was a little hoarse: "The deceased is...Professor Holling from the College of the Holy Cross."

"Holin?!"

Hearing this name, Locke couldn't help raising his volume by three points.

He looked shocked, and looked at the windbreaker of the deceased again... It was indeed a custom-made style from the craftsmen in the upper city, and the coat of arms of the Academy of the Holy Cross was engraved on the inside... This news made him dizzy subconsciously.

In this small city of Linz, there are no big names except for the bachelor.

Never expected that the deceased in this accident was the well-known Mr. Huo Lin!

"Sorry, can we go in and take a look?"

A very soft voice sounded outside the cordon.

Locke was taken aback.

The cordon was controlled by the low-level transcendents of the Tower of Origin. At this moment, there was a commotion outside the corridor. Locke raised his head and saw a very young figure.

It was a young man of "Dongzhou appearance", with black hair and black pupils. Although he was smiling, his eyes were as dark as abysses.

As soon as the eyes touched, it made people feel heart palpitations.

"People from Dongzhou..."

Locke felt that this face was somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

He stood up and asked in a deep voice, "Your Excellency?"

This should be the rumored "Star Envoy". Gu Shen looked at the young man with three stars tattooed on his shoulder sleeve, and said slowly, "It doesn't matter who I am..."

He turned slightly to get out of the way behind him.

"Master Ian?"

Locke thumped in his heart, and he glanced at his subordinates angrily.

The deceased has just been identified.

Ian arrived immediately.

The latter has an innocent face, and uses his eyes to indicate that this matter has nothing to do with him...

"Let go."

Locke sighed softly, and waved to the subordinates who pulled up the cordon.

Four people entered the cordon.

He knew both Grand Maester and Hooper. On the first day he took office in Linz, Locke knew that this old man was the most important person in the whole small town. He had never seen two young men.

In addition to the black-haired young man before, there is also a woman in ancient clothes wearing a white cat mask. She looks slim and outstanding, like a person who has stepped out of a painting. It makes people can't help but want to take a second look.

Are these two young people also disciples of Grand Bachelor Ian?

Over the years, Locke has seen many people come from the upper city, wanting to see the Grand Scholar... Except for Professor Holling, it seems that no one has successfully entered that small courtyard.

"My lord, are we going to do this now and watch?"

The subordinate on the side lowered his voice.

"if not?"

Locke raised his hand, and said calmly through voice transmission: "This case is too weird, we can't handle it, since the deceased is Professor Huo Lin. The upper city will definitely send more powerful 'star envoys'."

"You mean, the murderer is stronger than you? Maybe the eighth layer of the deep sea?"

The subordinate was in a trance when he heard the words.

"The eighth floor? Hehe..."

Locke, who had checked the corpse, shook his head, feeling palpitated.

I looked at those wounds on Mr. Huo Lin's body for a long time, but I didn't understand which one was the real fatal wound. The murderer who created all this is probably more powerful than the eighth floor...

He looked curiously at the two young men squatting in front of the pool of blood.

It seems that these two are about 20 years old.

At this age, no matter how talented he is, he should be at the third rank at most, right?Can they really see anything?

Gu Shen calmly looked directly at the pool of blood.

The shadow of [Profiling] was blurred at the station, and the one who did it interfered with the mental power backtracking.

Expected operation.

He asked softly, "When did the surveillance images go missing?"

"One o'clock in the morning last night." Chu Ling said: "There was a gap of about 15 minutes... After 15 minutes, everything returned to normal, and the video in the monitoring room was replaced with static."

Since it was a remote town, no one took the train late at night, so no one in the monitoring room noticed anything unusual until the body was discovered in the early morning.

"Brother Huo Lin... come back this time to share some research results on ancient prose."

Looking at the solidified blood on the ground, Hooper looked sad.

I thought that when I came back this time, the meeting would happen smoothly, but I didn't expect...

There will be such surprises.

Ian sat numbly in his wheelchair.

Looking at the faceless corpse, the old man's fingers couldn't help trembling, and there was only a rough and hoarse panting sound from the spiritual link device... He didn't say anything, or he was immersed in "sorrow" , can't say anything.

"..."

Gu Shen squinted his eyes, looked at the pool of blood, and suddenly said: "His briefcase...was taken away."

"briefcase?"

Locke, who was on the side, was surprised when he heard this word.

"Well, the briefcase."

Gu Shen stood up, looked at the person in charge of Linz, and said, "You can retrieve the boarding video of the train going up to the city, and look at the picture when Huo Lin boarded the train..."

"There is indeed a briefcase!"

The subordinate quickly realized this. He looked at the pool of blood again, examined it again, and said, "Lord Locke, the 'briefcase' that Mr. Holling was carrying with him is really missing..."

"Idiot!" Locke cursed in a low voice, "Such important information..."

"Block Linz... Ask the upper city to grant higher authority, use [Sky Eye] to lock Mr. Huo Lin's 'briefcase'." He immediately ordered, but before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Gu Shen.

"Master Star Envoy, you don't have to spend so much trouble."

Gu Shen calmly said: "It's too late now, that person is no longer in Linz, even if he is... this kind of control is meaningless."

Central Continent is indeed the most advanced, richest and most developed continent among the five continents.

It's just that the superhumans in the small town are slower in alertness and reaction speed.

"The meaning of killing Huo Lin and taking away the 'briefcase' is just because he cares about the documents and information inside... So after he gets the information, he will not keep the original briefcase, and of course he will not throw it away at will. That would reveal whereabouts."

Locke murmured: "You mean... take the thing away, and burn it after reading it."

"You can understand it this way... that's almost what it means."

Gu Shen nodded.

He guessed that the briefcase should contain ancient Chinese drawings.

The guy who took the briefcase obviously came here for the blueprints in ancient texts... The blueprints in ancient texts are not something that can be destroyed after reading, and they must still be in the hands of the murderer.

Locke was puzzled: "Since his purpose is to take the briefcase, why should he kill people? And why...Mr. Holling's face became like this? Is it to make people unrecognizable?"

"of course not."

Gu Shen shook his head, and said: "For this kind of thing, as long as you check the boarding images in the upper city, the truth will be revealed immediately... There is only one possibility to deliberately destroy Huo Lin's face."

This is a kind of killing that is given a "symbol".

The murder at Linz Station was not a whim, not an accident, but a deliberate plan...

Gu Shen looked at the old man in the wheelchair.

Ian closed his eyes, very tired.

A faint voice came from the mental link device.

"Let's go back and talk..."

……

……

There are some things that are inconvenient to say at Linz Station.

Once back in the small courtyard, Gu Shen spoke first.

"Mr. Ian... Excuse me, what research did you and Mr. Holling do back then?"

The clue of destroying the face reminded him of a difficult person he met in Dadu earlier...

Owl!
That guy is theoretically still running for his life in another continent, but the operation of intervening in the deep sea to kill people is really like his handwriting.

"..."

After a long silence.

The old man's face was gloomy, and the spirit link device was beating hoarsely.

"It's...a taboo ancient text..."

Taboo ancient Chinese?

Gu Shen and Chu Ling looked at each other, it was the first time they heard this concept.

"When certain ancient texts are arranged in different orders, they will burst out with incredible taboo power... The premise is that you need to understand 'them'..."

The old man lowered his face and his withered hair flew up.

"This is a wrong road..."

"Turing and I studied the 'Forbidden Ancient Texts' together, but the deeper we go, the more palpitations we feel. These taboo powers may not bring 'beauty' to the human world. If they are controlled by the wrong people, then only It will bring endless suffering and torture to this world..."

Gu Shen held his breath and asked: "Afterwards, have you researched the ancient taboo?"

"No... until the end, the research results of taboo ancient texts were not successful."

The old man said in a low voice: "The Ancient Chinese Society interrupted this project internally. It was stopped by Turing himself. No one is allowed to continue the research, and all the drawings have been sealed..."

Gu Shen subconsciously looked towards the attic.

"Yes... it's all in the cellar."

Ian said softly: "No one knows about this matter. I have been waiting for the [Key] to appear. This is the wealth that belongs to the [Key], and it is also one of the greatest legacies left by Mr. Turing to the Ancient Chinese Society."

"Since the project has been stopped, why should we keep the relevant drawing information..."

Gu Shen was a little confused, and asked, "What are the researches on taboo ancient texts...?"

"content……"

Ian fell into long thought.

After a while, he said with emotion: "There is a specific sequence of ancient prose arrangements, you only need to master and understand it, and you can 'foresee the future', 'foresee the unknown'..."

"This is divination?!"

Gu Shen was shocked.

"There is another specific arrangement of ancient texts, which can make people 'find wishes', 'lock cause and effect'..."

The old man smiled under his breath.

Another familiar taboo ability, Gu Shen couldn't help it, he muttered: "Wish..."

Master Qianye, as well as Li Qingci, can do divination and pray, not relying on ability!
Whether it is divination or wishing, you don't need to use supernatural powers. As long as you meet the conditions and are willing to pay the price, even ordinary people can get superhuman powers!

Both of these are related to the "taboo ancient text"!
According to rumors, the "old humans" 600 years ago controlled this incredible power.

"In addition to the two things you said, there are more..."

"These are all miraculous powers that ordinary people can control." Ian whispered: "It's just that the project was stopped. Without Turing, we couldn't advance the research of taboo ancient texts. Later, the ancient texts will be broken, and I I waited for the [key] with Huo Lin for a long time, but I didn't find it for 20 years, so I decided to start the research again..."

Gu Shen came back to his senses.

He asked in a low voice: "Mr. Ian, are there any results in the research of these 'forbidden ancient texts'?"

The old man was silent for a moment, shaking his head slowly.

Hooper said in a low voice: "Those ancient texts are really incomprehensible... With the current speed of comprehension, it will take decades, right?"

Gu Shen was slightly relieved.

This is actually a good thing.

It's hard to imagine what kind of consequences this kind of taboo power will bring if it is deciphered.

Everyone has divination, prayer...

Taboos can be used, but life and flesh are required as a price.

Overriding the rules, the order of the five continents will be trampled on.

Human nature is greedy, and there is no need to wait for the storm of source quality to come. Ordinary people who abuse the power of taboos will send themselves on the road to perdition at the cost of constantly giving up and handing over...

"It can't be said that there is no result."

The old man suddenly spoke.

He raised his head and looked directly at the two young men in front of him.

"The blueprints in the cellar have been studied... about the power of taboo ancient texts, which may also give you some inspiration. Back then, Turing was worried that this power would fall into the hands of criminals."

"But the [key] is something that can be trusted."

Ian tapped the wheelchair lightly and asked:
"Do you... want to take a look?"

(End of this chapter)