Benefits of the Ancestors - Zhu Xie Nai 3 Chapter 36 The Clown
Alexander regretfully turned to the priest and said, "It seems there are no clues, please excuse me. Let me talk about the second question first. After our friend disappeared, an item was sent by the Chamber of Commerce to the hotel where she originally stayed. After many efforts, we
After investigation, the person who sent this item was a thin, bald principality man, and someone saw him at the door of your church. Do you have any impression of this person?"
The female priest shook her head, but Alexander didn't think about asking.
"Pastor, if you don't consider those sad things, what do you think of these paintings?" Carlin asked an artistic question.
"Purely from an artistic point of view, it is very innovative. If the previous incident had not happened, given time, a new genre would have been created." The pastor commented in professional terms and in a serious tone.
"Well, those people who passed away must have wanted to show their works to someone just like everyone else." Karin thought thoughtfully, looking at Nina's faceless portrait.
"I didn't expect that different people could work together to create works with such similar styles." Ryan thinks this is no coincidence.
"That's it...can you please help us ask your other colleagues if they have any impressions of that person? Although it is a bit rude, this is our last clue." Alexander was about to leave.
The pastor said he would tell a few people if he had any clues, just leave an address.
"Thank you very much. As for the address, I brought paper. If you have a pen here, I will write it down later. Shall we go to the hall and wait for you to check the address of the deceased's family?" After Alexander finished speaking, the pastor nodded.
After writing down the address of the hotel where he lived, he waited for another quarter of an hour. During this period, Alexander, who had nothing to do, looked at what the believers were studying.
There are three believers, one is sculpting, one is writing novels, and one is painting. To be honest, there is nothing to see. Alexander does not have any artistic ability. This way of polishing works to improve oneself is even more boring. She read the novel
, the content tells a real adventure story, which is very reliable at first glance. Many of the details of the protagonist's experience have been encountered by Alexander and others when they were adventuring. It can be said that this person knows a lot about adventure and travel, but he doesn't know much about it at all.
Ornamental.
Karin originally wanted to ask if there were any shops selling dyes nearby, but they were all closed, so he could only go and see the believers who were painting. The content of the painting was a water city at sunrise, and the colors of the paint were magnificent and majestic.
It's quite beautiful. The rabbit demi-humans looked at the paintings and waited quietly to cultivate their aesthetic sense.
Ryan saw that both Carlin and Alexander were engaged in art and went to see the carver. This believer was already middle-aged, and his hands were very skillful. He was carving wooden carvings of the previous king riding a horse, wearing armor and wielding a sword. He felt that he was very
It's normal, nothing suspicious, and it doesn't seem to be a common rudeness to disturb an artist when others are inspired.
Noel was just looking around at the door. The moonlight outside was nice.
After the pastor returned, several people learned about the believer. He was the last one alive in their family, which meant that all the previous generations were dead.
This aristocrat used to be a great aristocrat, and his lineage can be regarded as completely cut off. Moreover, he had a will during his lifetime, and after his death, half of all his property was donated to the common people, and the other half to the Church of the God of Knowledge and Art...
"Well, I feel like I've lost the direction of the investigation again." Ryan scratched his head.
"I didn't expect it to be like this..." Alexander frowned. "Have the clues been lost... Didn't the other deceased have any living family members?" And it was indeed the case. When the priest said that the other deceased also had no living family members, the priest's expression was solemn.
It seemed like there was something wrong with it.
"This is at least one thing in common." Alexander looked at the three believers in the church and then whispered to the pastor: "Assuming that the cause of their death was not accidental, of course it is an assumption. Then it seems that the murderer deliberately selected these
People... If you want to ask about their experiences during their lifetime... Do church believers have any entertainment during their leisure time? For example, find a place to drink tea and communicate. Let's see if we can ask their friends.
intelligence?"
"Well, that's the possibility. But what method was used to make them draw the painting? It's a headache." Ryan whispered to himself.
"Believers have some private gatherings, especially businessmen and nobles who always have their own circles. These are not known." As far as the pastor knew, the latest believer who died probably didn't have many friends.
The priests of the God of Knowledge and Art do not have a general understanding of the artistic attainments of every believer. However, some people come frequently and have a very high level of view. The previous deceased did not fall into this category. Even if he was
Genius, but the artistic attainments of old-school artists are higher.
"I see... the clues seem to be running out." Alexander touched his chin. "In this case... we can only try our luck. Do you know of any pubs in Guglas City that are open late at night?
?”
The pastor shook his head, it's just that the few people behind him didn't really go to drink... Nina disappeared, the situation was not right, no one was in the mood, but as a place to inquire about information, it was too late and there was no need to go.
In the early morning of the next day, the four of them woke up in the best local hotel and enjoyed the hotel's signature dishes and other exquisite food.
Especially the signature dish, it is extremely delicious. On the blue-striped white porcelain plate, cured bacon, charcoal-grilled refrigerated ham and plump sausages are arranged in an elegant way. In addition to adding color, a few slices of cabbage
In addition, it can relieve greasiness. Cured bacon is different from ordinary bacon, both in texture and taste. Ham meat loses its elasticity and becomes delicate due to refrigeration. Finally, the specially made sausage bites
You can feel the meat juice spreading in your mouth with the next bite.
"Oh, this is delicious." Alexander ate happily.
"Woo woo, woo woo, that's good." Noel's mouth is full of meat, so don't talk while eating!
This dish was indeed delicious, but Karin was still confused by Nina's disappearance, and it was a bit tasteless.
Ryan, on the other hand, had no appetite and didn't eat meat.
Later, Carlinto's waiter went to buy several books on the history of the kingdom and was reimbursed.
The History of the Kingdom is divided into two volumes, the upper and lower volumes, and is very thick. One volume is one for each. Lindsay. Carlin bought the upper and lower volumes, and then read them quickly. It took him a whole morning to finally confirm.
In the fifteenth generation, it was only mentioned that the king died suddenly, and then there was a political coup. In the end, the heirs of a highly respected noble noble united with the army and some private soldiers of other nobles to riot, and finally got the throne.
Then at the end, the current king is the 33rd generation, who came to power before the great amnesia, and is about to abdicate now.
At the same time, Carlin realized that there was a correlation between the six paintings. Recall that the order was prince, clown, baron, wizard, bald head, and the latest one was Nina.
The last words of the man who painted the last bloody painting turned out to be part of the name of a prince. He probably wanted to tell Hitz something. So, as the author of the painting, the prince mentioned in the painting was naturally the one in the painting.
prince.
"Come to think of it, there must be some other connection between those paintings, but I really can't think of it..." Carlin muttered while reading the book. "Everyone else can tell, have we seen the clown?"
"Clown? What do you mean?" Alexander, who was helping to look it up, was a little confused.
"Well, we were too anxious before. Are there any clowns in this city?" Carlin asked.
Ryan rubbed his eyes. "Maybe there is a circus?"
"Karin, are you awake? Why did you suddenly mention the clown?" Alexander raised his voice. Carlin had no choice but to tell the three of them the information he had obtained.
"It seems to make some sense, but the scope is very large. After all, it is not specific. There may be more suitable candidates." Ryan said.
The information obtained from Heath can also confirm that while the man fainted at the door of the church of the Church of the God of Knowledge and Art, he met Heath and Fageni in the tavern.
Alexander took a sip of water and wiped his mouth, feeling a little calmer. "Well, let's reorganize our thoughts. I probably understand what you mean. Let me say it again. See if you have anything to add. I'll start with
Let’s talk about three o’clock.”
"First, the dead man was witnessed in two places at the same time, and the painting held by the man in the tavern is now missing. If we don't discuss some incredible situations for the time being, it is probably certain that the man in the tavern has illusions.
Someone with the ability to disguise or transform is disguised. This will obviously make it more difficult for us to find clues."
"Second, since the six paintings we saw in the utility room of the Church of the God of Knowledge were all painted by different victims, it means that the five previous people may also have been able to do something in the city.
Finding the corresponding person, such as the bald one, is very suspicious. If we consider the two previous points together, it is possible that the murderer may have attacked these victims and disguised himself as them to do something."
"Third, Hitz mentioned before that she met a nobleman in the Church of the God of Knowledge, but no one in the church seemed to like him. I suddenly thought, does this meet the conditions for the murderer to commit the crime?"
"Well, this can also explain why the bald head was only seen in three places." Ryan thought it was reasonable.
Noel touched his beard. "So it's a transformation type of illusion?"
"Hmm... The leader's analysis is so logical. I just felt that the existing intelligence should be transformed into people or things that can be investigated, so I mentioned it." Karin muttered in a low voice.
"If you don't have any other opinions, I would like to assign today's tasks. We need to go to the Church of the God of Knowledge to ask about the noble son, and by the way, ask if there is any progress in the investigation entrusted to them yesterday. We also need to go
Go to the palace and ask about the bronze bald man. As for finding the corresponding figure in the painting... I think it may be a bit like finding a needle in a haystack. Do you have any good ideas?" Alexander's eyes flicked back and forth between the three of them.