The world controlled by dice [Western Fantasy]

When Jon mentioned the magnifying glass in front of Siles again, he would never have imagined what association Siles would have with this information.

Bourne and Jon.

...will they be the same person?

Siles almost instinctively doubted this guess, but the probability of such a high detection attribute appearing on two people in the running group at the same time is very small.

He couldn't remember exactly what the values ​​of the two character cards, Tramp Bourne and Detective Jon, were. He only remembered that their respective highest attributes were detection and psychology.

If Jon is Bourne, then it seems quite logical for him to be able to discover the problem of the trash can - Bourne's detection attribute is 89, which is quite an astonishing number.

But if Jon is Bourne...

He means, is this really possible?Two character cards are actually two identities of the same person?

Siles was speechless for a moment.He put down the magnifying glass, sat on the sofa, silently watched the time track that brought him deep confusion, and fell into deep thought for a while.

Of course he knew that character cards were one thing, but these human beings in reality were another.Just like an actor can play different roles, these human beings hold different role card identities, which are quite easy to understand.

So the crux of the matter is that the vagabond Bourne is the connector after the apostate Hamlin stole the list, and he is clearly on the side of the old gods.But Detective Jon is obviously a person who stands on the opposite side of the old gods.

In the original plot of running a group, the tramp Bourne and the detective Jon are also two people who can't beat eight shots.They are in different camps, carry out different actions, and ultimately have different endings.

...What exactly is this person's position?Siles couldn't help thinking.

If he had discovered this secret earlier, when he just got the magnifying glass from Jon, then he might immediately doubt Jon's position-was he pretending to be a good person on purpose?

However, at this moment, after Siles and Jon have cooperated to investigate several cases, he doesn't think Jon will be a follower of the old gods, even though this man is indeed mysterious and deceptive.

Rather...

Siles narrowed his eyes, feeling the subtle familiarity of this position.

forrest.He thought of this man.Forrest is on the opposite side of the gods, but not on the human side.As for Jon, he does seem to be on the side of humans, but he seems a little ambiguous about the attitude of gods.

The world is not black and white, and people's positions cannot be exactly the same as each other's.

One person may support the first and oppose the second and dislike the third, while another person may oppose the first and support the second without feeling the third.If more elements are added, then people's differences and agreements may become more complex and diverse.

Jon had joined and then quit the Historical Society; he displayed a very clear disdain for the Historical Society.It seems that he has some subtle opinions about Antinam.This attitude is not mentioned in the running group plot.

And the vagabond Bourne also seemed to be against Antinam and the Church of the Past.

The actions of the apostate Hamlin are aimed at the Church of the Past, and his ultimate goal is to resurrect the "evil god", which is likely to be the "Shadow", because the Church of the Past has investigated that Hamlin seems to be related to Foley Ouhai related.

Therefore, they seem to be consistent in their attitude towards Antinam.They all opposed Antinam in unison.

But Jon himself has a completely different attitude from Forrest towards the conspiracy of the followers of the old gods and the misfortunes that happen to ordinary humans.

Jon is a kind detective who enjoys investigating these unsolved cases and solving the plots of followers of the Old Gods.Siles has to admit that if Jon's own problems are not involved, Jon is a very reliable person in terms of these cooperative investigations.

...but if he really is Bourne the Tramp, why is he involved in resurrecting the evil god?

Siles was puzzled by this.

After all, if the evil god in the running group script is equivalent to "Shadow", if Jon is Bourne, then Jon can be said to be preventing the resurrection of "Shadow", isn't this contrary to his original goal?

Has his concept changed?If so, what changed Jon's mind?

Siles thought for a moment, comparing the running group script with the various things that happened in reality, he couldn't help but think of a possibility - because of the ritual of "returning himself".

Jon once picked up a painting in a trash can.That painting is most likely left by Marina Keilan.

Women's wigs, calendulas, paintings.The three together point almost bluntly to Marina Kailan.She hinted at her identity, and at the same time gave some hints, although none of them were aware of the hints when the Darrow family fell.

And Jon even concealed the existence of that painting, because he was polluted by that painting, which was the spiritual pollution from the "shadow".

This is a very rare and terrible pollution.It was after Siles proposed the ritual of "returning himself" that Jon was able to completely get rid of this pollution.It is precisely because of this ceremony that Jon has always maintained a friendly attitude towards Siles, which he himself once admitted.

In fact, Bourne the Hobo seems to have been active in Westside before Jon picked up that painting.

But for a while after that, Bourne, the bum, started to come and go as well.Bourne hasn't been seen since Jimmy accidentally saw him near the Canla River late last year.

After thinking for a while, Siles couldn't help feeling a little surprised.

From this perspective, it seems that his appearance changed Jon's fate again.

If he hadn't brought up that topic and proposed the ritual of "self-reappearance", then Jon would most likely be completely polluted by the "shadow", and then become a loyal believer of the "shadow".

And all of this happens in the dark that people don't know about.No one knows the relationship between Bourne the Tramp and Jon the Detective.

...but are they really the same person?The problem comes back here again.

He needs to be confirmed.Siles thought.However, judging from Jon's performance not long ago, he actually resisted revealing his true identity.Maybe it's a detective's instinct?

However, since Jon has thrown himself into the trap—and indeed it can be described as such—Cileus also wonders whether Jon will be willing to take the initiative to be honest.Like Jon said, they might be friends.

In this matter, Jon did pay a certain degree of trust.The magnifying glass that can directly increase the detection attribute by 50 points is obviously an extremely powerful time track; and Jon didn't even specifically remind Sirius about this, so he gave the magnifying glass away.

For a long time, Siles has been puzzled by the question of "Why Jon can notice the trash can", but perhaps the answer is as Jon said: he is a detective, so he noticed some details.

And as long as Siles uses the [Trace Tracking] ritual, he will realize that Jon is not lying.

Of course, Jon wasn't completely honest, so he still hesitated to give an answer under the premise that he mistook Sirius for using a magnifying glass and believed that Sirius understood his investigative ability.

... If Jon didn't have this misunderstanding, but gave an explanation casually, such as he has a very powerful ceremony, then maybe Sirius would believe it.

But just because he had this misunderstanding and was unwilling to explain it clearly, Siles had further doubts.

I don't know if Jon at this moment will be lamenting that he is clever but was mistaken by cleverness.

...So going around, Sirius' doubts are actually still unanswered-why can Jon notice the trash can?

Because he has a very powerful investigative ability.

Then why can Jon have such a powerful detection ability?Is he Bourne the Tramp?What about Bourne the Tramp's past?

Why is Jon pretending to be Bourne?

Thinking of this, Siles shook his head.It seems that more problems have emerged.

...In any case, although Siles is still worried about the identity and position of the vagabond Bourne, at least Siles can give Jon some trust in the matter they are investigating now. After all, they are so close to the truth .

He looks out the window.The weather has been pretty sunny lately.However, the newspaper said that there may be rain in the next few days.This is not good news.Along with the gloomy weather, perhaps it will be violent wind and waves.

He fell into deep thought.Soon, Qin Duo came back.Qin Duo was also working outside this afternoon.

...Sometimes, Siles had to be amazed that Qin Duo was able to walk away from the shopkeeper so leisurely in front of him.What he meant was that the abilities of the members of the Playa family seemed to be a little more reliable than Qindo imagined?

Of course, he didn't tell Qindo this, considering that the only descendant of the Praia family is finally willing to do something for the family business.

"Are you in the study?" Qin Duo poked his head out from the door of the study, "What are you going to have for dinner?"

"Out to eat?" said Siles. "I just discovered something."

He informed Qindo of his guess about the identities of Jon and Byrne.

Qin Duo was a little surprised when he heard that, he looked at the magnifying glass that was still on the table, hesitated for a moment, and then said a little bit ashamedly: "I'm sorry... It was some of my emotions that affected you, and you were not here. That’s when the problem was discovered.”

"It's nothing, Qindo. Don't blame yourself." Siles shook his head and said in relief, "Besides, if Jon's problem is discovered at that time, it may not be a good thing. Jon did provide us with A lot of help."

When Jon handed him the magnifying glass, Siles hadn't realized that Jon was also involved in the investigation of the murder of the Darrow family.

The detective is a sharp man - his psychological attributes can attest to it.If Siles had doubted his identity at that time, then Jon must have noticed it, no doubt.

Since Jon is hiding his identity, when he finds out that Sirius has doubts about his identity, he might choose to disappear directly.This means that a lot of the information they got from Jon will no longer exist.

It was precisely Qindo's narrow-mindedness that pushed the time when Sirius discovered Jon's problem to the present.

To this day, Jon has gone through many investigations with them, and can even make fun of the relationship between Siles and Qindo.Leaving aside that skepticism, Jon was indeed their friend.

Therefore, it can be said that it is a good thing that this misunderstanding has been uncovered by mistake now—or Jon threw himself into the trap.They can be more honest about their secrets on the basis of a little friendship they have already established.

After all, since Jon himself mentioned the magnifying glass in front of Sirius, of course Sirius would be a little curious about Jon's secret.Jon himself could imagine Siles' mental activities.

Qin Duo observed the expression of Siles, and confirmed that his beloved god was not angry with him because of this matter, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.He walked to Sirius, squatted down and leaned against Sirius' hand.

He looked up at him, tilted his head, and said seriously: "Even if you are not angry, I will reflect on myself. At least I will not affect your business because of my feelings for you in the future... I will try my best to do this a little."

Siles reached out and stroked Qindo's cheek, and he whispered, "Don't be so harsh on yourself. It's human nature."

Qin Duo turned his head and kissed his palm and fingertips.Cendo's green eyes showed some frustration, and he still looked a little guilty.

He said: "You have always been so gentle. But I still hope that such a thing will never happen again... You should not have missed a clue because of me."

Siles thought for a moment, but said nothing more.This time it did not cause any actual loss, and it was even a blessing in disguise, but it was indeed a lesson.

He thinks this can be said to be an arrangement of fate, but he told Qin Duo not long ago that fate is one thing, but reality is another.They cannot count on fate to pave the way for them forever.So, this caution is necessary.

Jealousy and interest between lovers are indeed natural, but this also made Qin Duo aware of the uneasiness of hindsight.He was afraid that something would happen to him.

Siles didn't feel the need to blame Qindo for this matter, but Qindo was probably blaming himself.

So he turned around and said, "There won't be a next time?"

"There won't be a next time." This kind of agreement...or restraint seems to have relieved Qin Duo, and he said affectionately, "You can punish me for this matter."

Siles thought for a moment, then said with a half-smile: "I'm afraid not punishing you is the real punishment."

Qin Duo: "..."

...his beloved god really knew him.

Cinderella's expression made Siles couldn't help but smile. He pulled Cinderella to his side, kissed his lips, and said, "Jon's identity can be discussed later. Shall we go out for dinner now?"

"...Okay." Qin Duo was probably confused by this sudden kiss, he stayed for a moment, and then he couldn't help showing a happy smile, "It's all up to you."

The following Monday and Tuesday were rarely peaceful for Siles.He attends classes and writes step by step, as if the world is really so peaceful.

However, Celeste chose a time that Qin Duo didn't care about, and went to a jewelry store to order a ring.

He also specifically asked about the customs in Fisher's world, and confirmed that engagement rings and wedding rings are generally separate, so he specially ordered two pairs of rings.An engagement ring is a catch-up, of course.

He has also prepared the size of the ring in advance.However, he is not sure whether his behavior of secretly circling Qin Duo's ring finger has been discovered.

In short, when the proprietress of the jewelry store heard that these two were obviously the size of a man's finger, she couldn't help being stunned.Instinctively, she checked whether the size was correct, and then belatedly showed a slightly surprised expression.

"Yes, ma'am." Siles said quite naturally, "the size is correct."

Siles also took a moment to choose styles.Engagement rings are usually more ornate in style, while wedding rings are usually simpler in style because they are worn everyday.

He first decided on the style of the engagement ring, and as for the wedding ring... He hesitated for a moment, realizing that it might need to be decided jointly by him and Qindo, not by him alone.

The proprietress said that the custom-made ring might take about two weeks to make; so Siles decided to buy a wedding ring with Cindo after getting the engagement ring.

Naturally, the proprietress had no objection to his decision.

When Siles left the jewelry store, the elegant and quiet middle-aged lady smiled and said to him: "I wish you happiness."

"We will. Thank you for your blessing." Siles responded equally calmly.

On Wednesday morning, Siles went to Sunday Church to meet with Grenfell.Grenfell looked quite irritable, because of this subject research that was going nowhere.

He said almost incredulously, furiously: "Why does this damn potion only accept glass bottles? What's so good about glass? Why can't other materials work?"

Siles: "..."

He had to comfort his teacher softly - the Potions master who even started to complain about potions.

After a while, Grenfell sighed and slowly calmed down."Maybe we need some ... flashes of inspiration," he said.

Siles nodded approvingly.

But they also have to admit that they are still at a loss.

They discussed several possible solutions and planned to experiment one by one.In fact, the performance of certain materials may not be as bad as Grenfell said.

But Grenfell's hope is to reduce the cost of the leaf-shaped bottle while maintaining the original effect, and even improve it to a higher level.This kind of high demand will require them to have a headache for a while.

They failed to reach a final result this morning.

As the time approached noon, Siles bid farewell to Grenfell - originally he was still thinking about whether to have lunch with Grenfell, but Mr. Glenn seemed even more impatient to return to his laboratory.

So Siles left Grenfell's office alone.But by coincidence, he met Colin Lane who came in from the outside in the hall of the space behind the door.

Compared with the haggard and madness when we first met, Colin Lane now looks quite calm and decisive.He even has a rather amazing calm and calm aura about him.

He looked at Siles in surprise, and said hello: "Good afternoon, Professor Noel! Long time no see. I've been thinking about when I might meet you."

Siles was also surprised to meet Colin Lane here.He smiled slightly and said, "Good afternoon, Colin. Why don't you go to my office and have a chat?"

Colin Lane readily agreed.

"A new office?" Colin Lane couldn't help asking when they came to Room 557.

When he participated in Siles's project on mental pollution, Siles' office was in room 430.However, since Siles had conducted a research on the sealed item before, Ms. Aston specially changed the office for him.

Siles said, "Yes, I needed to do some additional research, so I moved over here."

Colin suddenly realized, he said: "Indeed, a very long time has passed since the subject of spiritual pollution last year." He showed a nostalgic expression, "I want to thank you in person. You saved my soul."

In fact, Colin Lane is one of the few revelations that Sirius directly uses the mode of determination of will to eliminate pollution.After that period of time, he proposed the ritual of "self-reappearance", and he did not continue to use the judgment of will.

Facing Colin's thanks, Siles just nodded calmly, and he turned to ask a little curiously: "However, Colin, will you use the ritual of 'self-reappearance' now?"

"Sometimes," Colin said, "however, I feel that the conversation with you has given me enough help. In the past period of time, I have maintained a fairly clear and rational state."

Sirius nodded thoughtfully.It seems that that judgment also had a subsequent positive impact on Colin.

Colin hesitated again, and then said: "I think this may be a... special ritual that belongs to you. So, even if I don't feel uncomfortable, sometimes I use the ritual of 'returning myself' .I hope others won't notice my oddity."

Siles was startled, and couldn't help saying: "You are very careful."

Colin gave a wry smile, he sighed, and said, "This power also makes me feel distressed sometimes. Do you know that I participated in the group arena?"

"Yes. I know you have entered the final. Congratulations." Siles said sincerely.

Colin shook his head: "There is nothing worthy of congratulations. This is the first time that the Historical Society held a group arena, and many people didn't pay attention. As far as I know, some enlighteners didn't even sign up. They didn't expect this will cause a stir.

"As for me, I have always felt that I am a rather mediocre person. And this power itself has terrified me for a long time.

Maybe people think I'm very powerful, but... at some point, I'm afraid of this power.

"I will use this power, of course; but at the same time, I resist."

he murmured.

"...Maybe you can change the time track." Siles suggested tactfully, "Maybe you can no longer use the power of the evil apostle."

Colin was stunned for a moment, and then slowly breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes... I really should do this. But the task in the third corridor still needs to be completed, and I also need some time to adjust my mentality.

"To be honest, the group arena seems to have made me famous. Originally, I was just an ordinary enlightener in the third corridor, but now I seem to have become some kind of big shot... I don't think this is a good thing."

He shook his head.Obviously, he didn't want to be famous, so he refused many people's solicitation.

"But you do have this power." Siles commented objectively, "Maybe you were once polluted by this power, or maybe now you feel that this power brings false praise. But in any case, this is true. It is your strength."

Colin thought for a moment, then he suddenly said, "Do you know what time track I chose for the 'Reincarnation' ceremony?"

"what?"

"My weapon." Colin paused, "A spindle. This is the weapon that has accompanied me all my life."

"...the weapon of the evil apostle." Siles said.

Colin nodded, and after a while, he said again: "And what's wrong with the weapon? The knife swung at the victim is ultimately in the hands of the murderer." He murmured, "...I see .Thank you, Professor Noel."

Siles nodded, shook his head again, and said, "Actually, you can figure it out yourself, I just gave you some inspiration."

Colin smiled and didn't refute, but he probably didn't agree with Siles' idea.

Siles paused for a moment, then simply changed the subject: "Speaking of which, Colin, I'm very curious, what is the job in the third corridor like?"

"Work..." Colin thought for a while and said, "There is basically no work that requires us to act alone, except for things like maintaining order on some important occasions. Most of the time, we work with the second corridor or other departments cooperate."

Siles nodded.He has long guessed this point, and at the same time, he has also watched some cooperation processes between the third corridor and other departments.

Colin said: "According to the needs of different departments, the third corridor will have a special docking person in charge of arranging the list; we have more contacts with the second corridor, so there are more docking people for this part of the second corridor. There are three in total.

"I usually work with an older counterpart. We call him Mr. Forrester...he's a bit of a sullen old man, but I don't think he has any problems with his work other than his temper .”

This is indeed the character of Forrest.Siles thought.

... Forrest is actually Colin Lane's contact person.This coincidence did not surprise him anymore, and he even felt a little dull and slightly boring.

Seriously, as expected.

Siles asked with great interest: "What's the general process? An invitation is sent from the second corridor, and then you go with it?"

"Most of the time, it is actually a shift system." Colin replied honestly, "Because we don't know when we need to follow the second corridor. Sometimes it is to conduct some investigations, and sometimes it is to arrest those evildoers. the revealer.

"These tasks are more complicated and highly random, and it is impossible to determine when we must be needed, so generally we arrange these things in groups and time.

"If things have been decided the day before, then the docking person will tell us what happened in advance, and give us relevant files to let us understand the information.

"If there is no scheduled work that day, then we will train ourselves in the third corridor, and we can follow up immediately when we are needed.

"Of course, the general schedule will be relatively loose. After all, there are quite a lot of enlighteners in the third corridor. We can also apply for a period of rest with our counterparts. We can get some subsidies according to the working hours.

"...that's about it."

Siles nodded and said, "It seems that your jobs are based on luck, not completely fixed."

Having said that, he also noticed a detail mentioned by Colin. He said that the docking person would give them the files related to the work content of the day.That also means that Forrest does have access to the relevant files of the second corridor.

...Forrester really took those missing event files? What happened during that period 14 years ago?

Siles lowered his eyes, covering the thoughtful look in his eyes.

Colin nodded. He didn't have any doubts. He just said: "Indeed. However, this can also subsidize the family. I am a bachelor myself, but I know that many people are counting on the subsidy from the Historical Society."

Siles wanted to say something, but in the end just said: "Revelation is also a job to live in."

"That's right," Colin whispered. "That's how life is."

They chatted for a while, about the Historical Society, about the Revelation, and about the city of Ramifa.Colin paid attention to the time, and bid farewell to Siles soon after.

He additionally mentioned: "I now come to the Historical Society every Wednesday and weekend. If you have anything to do, you can also come to me."

Siles thanked Colin for his kindness, but did not refuse.

In fact, Siles had some concerns about this Saturday.

Before Colin left, he specifically asked: "I'm not completely sure, but some bad things may happen this Saturday. Even in the Historical Society, I hope you can pay attention to safety."

Colin froze for a moment, then nodded solemnly: "I understand. I will pay attention."

The ring match on the Historical Society's side was decided on Saturday afternoon; the Noel card contest was on Saturday night.Siles sincerely hopes that the two events will go smoothly and not be affected.

Instead of continuing to chat with Colin, he left the Historical Society and returned to 99 Kelly Street—after moving to this side of Kelly Street, he had to admit that travel and daily life became much more convenient.

Cendo has already made lunch.When going out, Siles and Cindo said that he might have dinner with Grenfell, but Cindo still counted his lunch.

"I did this on purpose," Cindo explained, "as if you were also eating with me. And now you're really back. Of course, if you don't have time to come back to eat, then I will find another time to finish eating , will not be wasted."

Siles was somewhat surprised by this.

Qin Duo leaned in front of Siles, and said a little slyly: "Use this pre-prepared lunch to ask you for a kiss, is it okay?"

"Of course." Siles laughed, "A surprise in life?"

"If you like, I can prepare a little more for you. And, there are indeed surprises other than lunch." Qin Duo whispered, and then took the initiative to receive the reward for himself.

While eating and cleaning up the kitchen afterwards, Cendo talked to Siles about "surprises other than lunch"... It should be said that it was business.He was home alone this morning and had some letters related to something they were investigating.

"It started with a letter from the real estate agent about the single lady tenant at 32 Lowell Street," Cindo said. "They said the tenant was not pregnant, just a normal single lady."

Siles couldn't help being stunned for a moment, he thought for a moment, and then said: "Then maybe it's just a coincidence, Marina Kailan may live somewhere else."

Qin Duo also nodded, and said: "If Marina Kailan really lived in No. 32 Lowell Street..." He thought for a while, and couldn't help but say, "That would be too much of a coincidence. "

"And 32 Lowell Street was rented out at the end of March." Siles said, "Marina should have been pregnant for several months at that time. Such traveling is also a heavy burden for pregnant women, perhaps Those guys wouldn't do that."

Qin Duo and Siles held different opinions: "But, isn't that in line with the condition of another pregnant woman? I mean this time." He propped his chin, and his thoughts jumped to another matter, " Do you think they will let these two pregnant women live together?"

"It is indeed possible." Siles nodded, "However, No. 32 Lowell Street has been ruled out. I don't know if there will be any good news for the other No. 32."

"Regarding this issue, I have to mention the investigation by the Praia family. I will mention the bad things first. Regarding the investigation of house 32, the Praia family failed to come up with any effective results. After all, Praia’s influence here is still not strong enough.”

Qin Duo showed a bit ashamed expression, and muttered that he would let the people of the Playa family work hard, and strive to be as strong in Conster as in Kansas.

Siles: "..."

He always felt that he should have a little pity for Qin Duo's subordinates at this time.

Qin Duo coughed, and then said: "But what follows is good news, and it can also be said to be a surprise." He thought for a while, and then emphasized solemnly, "A huge surprise."

"About the Darrow family?" Siles asked sharply.

Regarding the investigation of the Darrow family, Siles has also received letters from his friends in the past day or two.They provided as much information as they could, but it was about the same as what Siles had learned.

The Darrow family had already declined last year and was unable to maintain the glory of the nobility.They came from a foreign country, and they had contributed to the early war of the Principality of Constance, so they were honored as nobles, but that was already quite a distant thing.

"Yes." Qin Duo replied, "You can guess it right away. The Praia family couldn't find the relevant records at first, so they had to search for some older records, which took some time. .

"They mainly conducted investigations at carriage houses. Some ancient bills of exchange, or monthly and annual bills are still there, which will record their daily travel conditions. It's just that these materials are old and dusty, and it will take a little time to tidy up.

"About one or two hundred years ago, the Darrow family was also the year-end customer of the car and horse dealership. However, in the last century, the family has gradually declined, and it is impossible to pay such a large expenditure. So the records about them Mostly quite old.

"Anyway... that did reveal some information. It's about the Darrow family from earlier."

Siles listened with amazement and concentration.

At this time, they had already finished their lunch, and the two of them were talking about business while washing the dishes and cleaning the stove in the kitchen.There was a strong wind blowing in Ramifah that day, and a gust of wind knocked the kitchen window back into the frame, and the glass trembled for a while.

"...It seems to be raining." Qin Duo muttered, he reached out to close the window, and then he continued to explain, "At that time, the Darrow family seemed to have close contacts with another relatively low-key family in the city.

"Many bills for accounting also mentioned the name of a family—the Graves family."

Siles was taken aback for a moment, and said almost subconsciously, "Graves?"

Graves Darrow Creamer.The noble boy who had had a lengthy conversation with the wandering poet Aldous Gershwin.His behavior of mixing with wandering poets was considered inappropriate by the family.

But now, his name appears here, and it has become a family name that has close contacts with the Darrow family.

"Yes." Qindo whispered.