Sure enough, the difficulty level is not lower than level three.
Linn listened carefully to the mission description.
After listening, he felt that the mysterious existence gave preferential treatment to the clean-up personnel who had just become [Awakened Ones], and also took certain care of the clean-up personnel who had just become [Transcendents].
For example, if I have 1,000 points this time, my life will not be in danger even if the mission fails.
Of course, generally few cleanup personnel at this stage will keep more than 1,000 points unused.
In addition, there is another very special place in the mission description.
When Lin En performed his first mission, he also faced a murder case. In that murder case, the mission requirement was to find the murderer.
This time it is about finding the initiator.
murderer.
The originator of the figurines.
Why does the mission description call the instigator instead of the murderer?
What kind of direction does this imply?
"It's nine o'clock." Paul reminded him as he glanced at his watch.
"In two hours, I want to see what this kid can do again. If he succeeds this time, all my years as a police officer will be in vain." Gotha said irritably.
Linn didn't say anything further, still absorbing information from the mission description.
There are two valuable points in the task description.
The first is the weird description of ‘initiator’.
The second is that if the murderer is not found tonight, the murderer will disappear for a year.
This clearly informed Linn that the murderer would still act tonight, but might be forced to stop and avoid the limelight as the pressure from the Public Security Bureau gradually increased.
Courageous enough.
After the third deceased appeared, the Public Security Bureau noticed something unusual and started investigating.
Today, the Public Security Bureau attaches unprecedented importance to it and deploys a large number of manpower. The murderer actually dares to kill innocent people.
Lin En was very curious about what kind of person his opponent was this time.
"I'll go to the church first and be back in twenty minutes." Linn and Gotha Paul greeted.
"What's wrong with you?" Gotha asked.
"Nothing, let's go ask Eden if there's anything unusual there. It's best for both of us to keep the information flowing." Lin En made up excuses.
In fact, it's just because the mission is officially launched.
It's still early until eleven o'clock.
He planned to go to the church first to check on the other four solitary people whose depravity value exceeded [150] and whom he classified as suspects.
If you're lucky, you might be able to identify the murderer directly using your [Perception] ability, and others won't have to work so hard to keep watch.
"Would you like us to accompany you there?" Paul was worried that Linn would not be safe alone.
"No, just keep an eye on the people. We are all on Kling Street now. If there is any emergency, I can just shout." Linn declined and rushed to the church which was not far away alone.
This is a church similar to Gothic architecture in the original world.
The scale is not large.
According to the memory of the original person, churches like this are very common in the Kingdom of Ven, and basically there will be one in every neighborhood.
Walking into it, the floor has been covered with floor coverings for listening and praying. The lone residents who have been accommodated here are lying or sitting. Under the dual protection of the sheriff and the church, there is basically no panic.
"Lynn? Why are you here? Is there something going on over there?" Eden, who was coordinating supplies and ensuring that the arrival of the solitary residents would not cause other problems, saw Linn walking in from the front door and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.
"It's okay. I think there are still almost two hours until eleven o'clock, so I came here to ask you." Lin En glanced at the people living alone, and quickly found out what he had chosen for the afternoon based on the depravity value that appeared in front of him.
Four suspects emerged.
"Everything is normal here." Eden took Linn away to prevent the resting solitary people from hearing the conversation.
Lin En's eyes were still on the four suspects: "Have they been interrogated? The murderer may also be among them."
"I asked them during the afternoon visit, but I really didn't have any clues. I don't know what else to ask now. I can only observe them secretly to see if there is anything wrong with them as it approaches eleven o'clock." Yi
Deng said helplessly.
"What happened?" A priest in black robes came over.
"Nothing, this is the consultant I hired to solve the case. Let's talk about the case." Eden saw the priest coming and introduced each other, "Let me introduce you. This is Father Fitch from the church. He is very cheerful.
We were spared the trouble by agreeing to let the solitary people live here. This is consultant Lynn, a writer of detective mystery novels."
"It's an honor to meet you." Father Fitch is an elegant middle-aged man with a white beard.
"Me too." Lin En bowed and returned the greeting.
Eden said: "Father Fitch, you are here to ask you a question. Do you think there are ghosts and demons in this world?"
"It doesn't exist." Father Fitch shook his head firmly.
"Oh?" Eden was a little surprised.
The priest believes in gods.
If they believe in the existence of gods, how come the demons who stand on the opposite side of the gods don't exist?
"Is it weird?" Father Fitch smiled kindly, "I just think people can't be afraid of illusory things, thereby affecting reality."
"It would be great if everyone could think like this." Eden, an atheist, never thought that one day he would reach an agreement with a priest.
Lin En also took a look at the priest's corruption value.
【-50】
It’s not that common anymore.
He is kind and open-minded, so he should be a friend worth making friends with.
"When preaching and solving doubts, I tell believers the same thing when they come to the confessional to confess." Father Fitch said, "Praying to gods can bring peace of mind, but if you want to get rid of the real dilemma, you need to solve it yourself after all."
Face it bravely."
"That makes sense." Eden kept nodding in agreement.
"I'm going to check on those people." Normally, Lin En would be very willing to chat with the priest, but now he has a mission, so he has to check the situation of the four suspects first. "I feel like there are four suspects inside."
The individual is quite suspicious and needs to be questioned more emphatically."
"Really?" Eden was also attracted to the case, "Father Fitch, let's investigate the case first."
"Okay, come to me anytime if you need anything. I'm resting in the confessional." Father Fitch nodded and left.
Eden followed Linn's pace: "Which four? What's suspicious?"
"Intuition." Lin En couldn't explain his [Peeper's Eye], so he could only use the reason of 'intuition' that did not require logic. "When I visited one by one in the afternoon, I felt that these four people were more or less different.
It's a normal place, but I didn't have time to ask more questions at the time. Now I just have time to rule it out."
"Okay." Eden was quite confident in Lynn's intuition.
Soon, Linn went to the rows of seats, called out the four people living alone whose depravity value exceeded [150], and interrogated them one by one.
The method of interrogation is very simple.
Belittle the murderer in front of them.
——The method of committing the crime was so clumsy that even when I was ten years old, I didn’t even bother to use this method.
——The murderer must be a person who has no sense of existence and is a failure in life, otherwise he would not think of killing in front of a group of weak people.
——You can still feel a sense of accomplishment by killing five ordinary people. You can only reasonably think that the murderer is a waste. Otherwise, why not attack yourself?
The murderer with a very high IQ has a similar temperament.
Lin En believed that even if the murderer heard these words and appeared normal, it would be impossible for him to conceal the hostility rising in his heart.
However, the reality is very harsh.
After directing firepower at the four of them, only one of them showed slight hostility.
Seizing this slight hostility for further investigation, it was discovered that Lin En simply did not understand why Lin En was calling him a murderer. Could it be that he was too incompetent and could only find innocent people to vent his dissatisfaction?
"How's it going?" After Linn finished asking one by one, Eden came over and asked.
"No results." The frustrated Linn's morale dropped slightly.
"It's okay. At worst, we will keep an eye on them. If there is a murderer among them, we will never give him another chance to kill innocent people." Eden comforted him.
Linn looked at the time.
It's half past nine.
There is only an hour and a half left before the murderer commits suicide.
"Keep an eye on these four people." Lin En warned. "If the other people suddenly say that they want to leave for something, you can let them go, but don't agree too readily, or you will arouse suspicion. When the time comes, send someone secretly
Follow along and just let me know."
"Don't worry. If there is really a murderer, I will put a long line to catch the big fish." Eden patted Linn and asked, "What about you, are you feeling well?"
"Your health is fine. Catching the murderer is the best supplement for your health." Lin En walked towards the door, "Let's go, keep in touch."
"Keep in touch."
After leaving the church and returning to Paul and his friends in Gotha, Linn asked about the situation here again.
There is nothing strange about the residents inside - at least from the outside.
"Have you fallen asleep yet..." Lin En looked at the room with the lights out from a distance.
"I'm always a little worried, how about we get closer?" Paul suggested.
Gotha had a different opinion: "There is only one entrance upstairs. If the murderer wants to attack him, if he wants to go out, he can only go through this. If we keep an eye on this place, nothing will happen. If it does happen, that one will
It can be said that the murderer himself is in this building."
Lin En thought for a moment: "We don't rule out the possibility that the murderer climbed through the window. We can divide into three groups, all the way to the corridor, pay attention to the movement in the room, keep an eye on the exit, and all the way to the window on the other side to keep a secret surveillance."
"Our manpower is already stretched thin. If we split into three groups again, I'm afraid you will..." Paul was worried about Linn's safety.
The three of them each looked to one side.
If he is really looking at the murderer, or if he bumps into the murderer, it will be very dangerous for Linn to be alone.
"I have this." Linn took out the gun that Eden gave him before leaving the church. "Eden gave me his gun. If there is really danger, I will have no problem protecting myself."
"It's okay, but I have to say one thing upfront. If you notice anything unusual, don't investigate alone, wait for us to come." Gotha said solemnly.
Both Sheriffs, who both have negative corruption values, value Lynn's safety.
Lin En felt moved in her heart and assured them: "I will do it."
"Then you stay here, and I'll squat in the corridor." Gotha left the most convenient location for Linn to escape, and he took the initiative to choose the place closest to the person living alone, that is, the most dangerous place.
"I'll go to the window." Paul chose the angle of the remaining window.
Lin En wants to fight for the most dangerous position. He has extraordinary power. If there is a real situation, he is the person who can best ensure his own safety: "I'd better go upstairs -"
"That's it, I'll go over first." Gotha got up without any explanation and ran into the corridor, leaving only Lin En's solid figure behind.