I'm a villain, not a devil

Listening to Black Fox's report, Sean nodded thoughtfully.

In other words, those whose black nematodes were dormant were the first to be sent to the construction site for cremation.

There must be a connection between them, and it is highly likely that the emperor is behind Bai Zhan's actions...

As they were talking, Cheryl walked in from outside.

That night he had a big fight with Bai Zhan's confidant Lothario. Normally speaking, he had made great contributions in saving the fire and dared to confront the old employee who had left his post. Bai Zhan was in need of people at that time, so it would be wise to give him more trust.

However, Cheryl received neither reward nor punishment, and Bai Zhan gave people the feeling that "I should indeed reward you, but I don't want to do so from the bottom of my heart."

After entering, Cheryl said loudly, "Brother, your guess is correct. After being entangled by me that night, Lothario became more and more anxious, and finally had a very unpleasant quarrel with me. Even though it was a bit embarrassing, he still found a chance to leave. In the past two days, Bai Zhan's confidants have been coming in and out, and it seems that they are looking for the crazy beast."

Sean nodded. "It was Bai Zhan who released the Mad Beast. Lothario's desertion was also prompted by Bai Zhan. Tsk, that guy was in a hurry to get the Mad Beast back. No wonder he was so anxious after being stopped by you."

Cheryl scratched his head. "But is it necessary to make such a big fuss just to cover up the death of thousands of people? In this world, the death of a few people is as common as eating and drinking water. Why do we have to make such a fuss?"

Sean smiled and said, "Because Bai Zhan doesn't want others to know."

To be precise, Bai Zhan absolutely did not want his father to know about this - however, he could never have imagined that the driving force behind these things was the emperor.

The father and son were scheming against each other, but they were not fighting for each other, but for the lives of the people of the empire.

Sean looked at Cheryl and asked, "Where are the things I asked you to bring?"

Cheryl pulled a bag from the back and shook out the contents.

There were several bodies that had been burned into charcoal.

These were the bodies that were covered by the fire that night. Sean asked Cheryl to find a way to get a few of them out.

Of course, the scene had already been handled by Bai Zhan's confidants, and I heard that the reported death toll was less than one thousand.

Cheryl opened the bag and said, "The control there is very strict now. They say it is to prevent the possibility of this incident happening again, but in fact they are just guarding these bodies so that no one else can find them."

"Even I couldn't get in. I didn't have enough trust. In the end, I found a few places that were still burning and got out."

"Thanks for the hard work." Sean said with a smile.

Cheryl shook his head in a simple manner. "It's not that hard. Just burn off some skin and it will grow back in a few minutes. But, brother, I noticed one thing. It seems that Bai Zhan's henchmen are not going to move all the bodies out. Some of them have even started working on it."

"Oh?" Sean looked up in surprise and said thoughtfully, "Are they going to bury all the bodies in the statues?"

"I guess that's what it means." Cheryl nodded.

Sean didn't expect the news that Cheryl brought. Generally speaking, the power required for large-scale rituals is death and despair, and the corpses are mostly just extra consumables in the ritual.

Building bodies into statues... there are too many bodies for ritual purposes...

It seems that the key point lies in the black nematode.

Sean placed his hand on a charred corpse, trying to find traces of black nematodes.

This was something he had discovered before. When a person parasitized by black nematodes dies, the black nematodes in his body will not die with the death of the host - this thing is more like an etheric parasite, and it even has some conceptual abilities.

After the host dies completely, if the black nematodes are not taken out with a deceptive heart, they will automatically disappear within about forty-eight hours. Sean speculated that they probably returned to the etheric layer in some way.

Judging from the time, the black nematodes in these corpses should not have disappeared yet.

But as soon as he put his hand on it, Sean frowned.

The black nematodes naturally fought against his deceitful heart and had nothing to do with whether the host died or not, but this time he felt no resistance.

I checked several other bodies out of disbelief and found the same thing.

According to the news from Black Fox, these corpses were all people whose black nematodes had entered hibernation. What was the connection between them...

After thinking for a moment, Sean grabbed a corpse and took it directly into the shadow world.

Things that cannot be seen in the real world, should be discoverable in the shadow world, a world close to the etheric layer.

Sure enough, Sean found something on those crudely contoured bodies.

They were several groups of black nematodes, coiled in the lungs, heart and lower abdomen of the corpse, motionless. If you didn't pay close attention, you might not be able to find them in the shadow world.

Picking up a ball of black nematodes with Youye, Sean frowned.

Is this... complete death?

Sean had extracted black nematodes from Black Fox and others before, and even cut off a large number of prisoners from the last level of Black Pigeon. He collected all the black nematodes, and it is clear that even if they were extracted from the host and imprisoned in the real world, the black nematodes did not completely lose their activity. This thing still tried to corrode the surrounding life forms.

Sean also tried to kill a batch of them, but it took a lot of effort. He even had to use his Heart of Deception to deceive the black nematodes before he could kill them.

In general, this thing's life form is special to begin with, and coupled with its countless connections with the etheric plane, it can be considered a difficult-to-kill, psychic creature that only has instinctive powers.

A fire could kill this thing? Sean would never believe it.

Or maybe it has something to do with hibernation...

Moreover, this means that if the statue of the founding father built by Bai Zhan is completely completed, it may be filled with the corpses of countless black nematodes.

Sean grimaced at the thought of someone accidentally breaking a corner of the statue and then a bunch of disgusting bugs coming out of the gap in the skull.

That scene must have been very disappointing.

However, we still need to figure out what this is for...what Bai Zhan's ceremony is for, and why the emperor is secretly pushing all this.

After exiting the shadow world, Sean called Black Fox and ordered, "Continue with the investigation. Also, have the brothers in various parts of the city pay attention during this period to see if there are any strange people in the city recently."

"Stranger?" Black Fox touched his head in embarrassment. The imperial capital was the head of the empire and the largest open city nearby. Even though the fighting on the front line was tense, there were still a steady stream of strangers entering the imperial capital. Besides, when is the best time to make money? Isn't it during the war?

Sean kicked Black Fox and said, "Stupid, who told you to just look at the situation when you see a stranger? Didn't I tell you to continue investigating those people who started to disrespect the emperor? Follow them and check their recent whereabouts and relationships. Strangers among them are the ones who need special attention. Do you understand?"

"Oh, I understand, Boss. I'll give instructions to my brothers right away."

……

"No?" Sean frowned as he looked at the report handed over by Black Fox.

More than half a month passed, and the 'stranger' Sean expected did not appear.

As soon as he entered the imperial capital, he integrated all the underground forces here. Although they were not strong in terms of strength, they were definitely not inferior to those official organizations in terms of spies. Moreover, the grassroots people were born and raised here, so they were less likely to attract the attention of those with ulterior motives. This was also an important reason why Sean integrated the gangs.

I thought I had taken over all the rat nests in the capital, and that the water rats coming out of the sewers should be easy to catch. Surprisingly, there was no response at all.

Knowing that he had not done the task assigned by the boss well, Black Fox's expression was not very good. He said with some shame: "Boss, it's all my fault for not doing my job well..."

Sean waved his hand casually: "It's not your fault, go down and let the brothers continue squatting."

"Yes, I understand."

After the black fox left, Sean raised his chin and began to think.

With the number of his subordinates, there shouldn't be no feedback. Even if Black Fox does nothing every day, it shouldn't be like this. So, it has nothing to do with whether Black Fox is attentive or not.

There is a high probability that your thinking is wrong.

Those whose black nematodes in their bodies go dormant faster may have come into contact with "strangers" placed in the imperial capital by certain people.

I am not a stranger in the imperial capital, but I can still meet a lot of ordinary imperial capital residents...

……

In front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, a man and a woman were galloping above the clouds.

With a dazed look in her eyes, Elisa Lam lay on the cold glass, gasping for breath. The scenery outside the floor-to-ceiling window was in full view, and it seemed that even passers-by on the street could see it.

Unlike before, she had begun to love this extremely stimulating feeling, so even though she said she didn't want to, when Sean really pushed her up, her perky buttocks skillfully and impatiently lifted up.

She was carried back to the sofa powerlessly, and rested for a while. She bent down considerately to clean the man up, threw him a very charming glance and walked into the bathroom.

After a simple wash, she lay back softly in Sean's arms and said with a hint of complaint: "Bai You is right down there..."

Xiao En stretched his body, his big hands moving around casually: "You'er can understand his uncle Xiao."

Elisa Lam gave Sean a blank look in embarrassment and annoyance, but she could do nothing about him.

After Bai You was released from prison, she did not tell anyone but found a place for him to live temporarily. She came to see him today, but she did not expect Sean to come to her on his own - although she was also planning to go find Sean after seeing Bai You.

Seeing that the woman was still somewhat ashamed, Sean casually said, "Okay, Bai You didn't know when I came. Besides, Bai You is now obsessed with revenge, so he doesn't have much time to care about his...physiological activities."

Elisa Lam blushed, but the other words still made her worried.

"After I came back, as you said, I didn't contact anyone... But those who are interested should know that I brought Bai You back... Bai You is too obsessed, I'm worried that he would secretly contact others and be used by those who are interested."

Sean blinked his eyes and said, "Don't distrust your son, Bai You. There is still one thing that is reassuring."

"what?"

Sean smiled and said nothing.

Bai You's greatest strength is his strong desire for revenge. After being locked up in the Black Pigeon Prison for such a long time, he even used his fingernails to carve Bai Si's name all over the place. With such a vengeful heart, if Sean were to say that the two brothers could ever reconcile again, then he would be convinced.

Sean had already told Bai You about the riot before leaving Black Pigeon Prison, which was planned by Bai Zhan.

Among the three brothers of His Royal Highness the Third Prince, the eldest and fourth brother are sworn enemies, leaving only the second brother who he rarely contacts - there is no need to worry about that, because Moza is with the Second Prince, and it is said that he is about to sleep with a Crimson woman under Grand Duke Yuantie. Of course, I don't know whether she was passive or active.

After spending some time with Elisa Lam, the two chatted about some trivial things.

This is a daily part of life. Chatting about everything after sex helps deepen the relationship.

"By the way, Bai Si came to apologize to me in person a few days ago." When talking about this, Elisa Lam's expression was not very good. After all, she had complicated emotions towards Bai Si.

He cheated his own brother, and did it through his own mother...and this guy is his own son. No matter how much he hates him, he can't.

Sean casually responded, "Yeah, what did you say."

"It's nothing more than that he was too busy recently and couldn't come to visit me or something like that..." Lam Ker sighed, "In the end, he was still trying to get information intentionally or unintentionally."

Sean laughed, "What did you say?"

"Of course I did what you told me to do," Lam moved her butt so that Sean's hand could touch it more easily. "Anyway, His Majesty asked me to fight Bai Si, so this is a good way to avoid being noticed by His Majesty."

"Oh, right," Lam seemed to remember something, "Bai Si also said that if I have time, I can go to the Golden Dawn to pray. He specifically told people that if I go there, there will be some kind of ceremony that will allow me to sleep better... I don't have that in mind. The Golden Dawn has moved so far away now..."

Listening to Elisa Lam's complaints, Sean suddenly paused.

Golden Dawn...

He suddenly realized that he never seemed to care much about the Fourth Brother and the Golden Dawn under him.

As the only sect recognized by the Empire, the status of the Golden Dawn was not very high. At that time, Crimson Sean would have manipulated the Golden Dawn at will.

However, it was later proved that they had no connection with the Ego Church, the Seducer High Priest, the Time Sect, etc., so Sean did not take them too seriously.

But now it seems that the 'strangers' who can come into contact with ordinary people in large numbers and who no one would find abnormal, are they not the Golden Dawn?

And, if I remember correctly, the location where the statue of the founder was built was collected from me, and I collected it from the Golden Dawn...