Gallo originally thought that Undine would take him to the tax collector's residence, but instead the carriage went to Linton Street, where the city defense officers lived.
The victim was a lieutenant of the city defense army. The headless body was in a kneeling position with the head missing. The surrounding rooms were also well preserved and there were no traces of battle, indicating that the man did not make any resistance before his head was dismembered.
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It certainly looks like Skullcrusher's handiwork.
But Gallo knew very well that this matter had nothing to do with him.
"Lieutenant Tim, a low-level officer in the city defense army. He is a good old man. He has always had a good reputation among his subordinates, colleagues and neighbors. He has no record of criminal violations..."
"Why did the Skull Crusher attack him? Could it be that the Skull Crusher was in collusion with the cult?"
Undine asked very puzzledly.
Because this is not what I did...
Gallo was silently cursing at the side, but his face looked as usual, not as angry as he should have been after being framed.
Skull Crusher is a legendary mission in the City of Innocence. There have been several imitators before and after. However, these people's methods are very clumsy and they often leave various obvious clues.
Luo didn't need to do anything to clear his grievances.
If it were normal times, he might just chime in with a few words and not take it seriously, but today's situation is a little different. He actually said that the Skull Crusher is related to a cult? That must not be tolerated!
So Gallo took a few steps forward and began to argue:
"Although it looks similar, it probably wasn't the Skull Crusher who did it..."
Undine on the side nodded repeatedly and couldn't wait to agree:
"Yes, yes, I think so too, he is not that kind of person!"
It's like you understand me very well, but we don't have that kind of relationship...
Gallo cursed in his heart and continued:
"Those who died at the hands of the Skull Crusher only had their heads blown off, but their necks were still intact. Skulls and brains could also be found around them..."
"But the deceased in front of me only has one-third of his neck left, and it looks like it was cut off with a sharp weapon..."
After Gallo finished speaking, he walked up to the headless body and pointed at the neck. The place was so bloody that he couldn't bear to look at it.
The surrounding police officers suppressed their nausea and took a closer look, and found that it was exactly the same as Gallo described.
Those sheriffs who had cooperated with Gallo several times and were already quite familiar with him immediately praised:
"Pastor Gallo's observation skills are really keen!"
"Sure enough, they are much more reliable than the priests of Shenguang Sect!"
"Our lieutenant really found a treasure!"
Gallo smiled modestly and continued:
"In addition, there are other doubts. If you look carefully at this corpse, do you think his posture is very stiff? It is not natural at all? Recall the handiwork of the Skull Crusher..."
After being reminded like this, the sheriffs quickly observed and recalled it carefully, and found that it was still the same as Gallo's statement.
Those who died at the hands of the Skull Crusher had a very natural kneeling posture, and they had obviously knelt down before they died.
But the posture of the corpse in front of me is much stiffer, and it looks like it was forced into this posture after death.
"In addition to the above two points, there is also the last point, but it is just my personal guess..."
Gallo raised three fingers and continued:
"Skull Crusher's previous crimes had nothing to do with cults or sorcery. This is something I have confirmed several times..."
"But isn't this case related to cultists? Traces of witchcraft were found at the scene?"
"Even when facing those with noble status and protected by bodyguards, Skullcrusher did not use magic. So there is no need for him to use magic on an ordinary officer, right?"
The surrounding sheriffs couldn't help but nod their heads, agreeing with Gallo's conjecture.
Undine was even more happy, breathed a sigh of relief, and murmured in a low voice:
"I knew he was not that kind of person. He would not kill innocent people indiscriminately, let alone collude with a cult..."
As she spoke, her pretty face couldn't help but blush, and her legs in black stockings were folded together and rubbed slightly.
Gallo felt relieved when he saw that the sheriffs believed his words. Then he looked around and asked again:
"Is the priest of the Shenguang Sect here? What did he say? Did you find anything?"
A police officer next to him quickly explained:
"He found traces of witchcraft at the scene, determined that it was the work of a cultist, and then left in a hurry..."
"He claimed that he was going to visit the Original Chaos Cult and believed that this matter was related to the previous attack on the bishop."
"The attack on the bishop?"
Gallo was slightly startled. He read newspapers every day to understand all kinds of news and information, but he had never heard of this one.
"It just happened on the day you went for the interview."
Undine came to her senses and explained:
"One of the bishops who was a judge that day suddenly ran naked at night and caused a lot of trouble. In the end, the city defense army was used to catch him..."
"After he woke up, he claimed that he had been attacked by some weird magic."
Only then did Gallo remember the news. At that time, he was still lamenting that the world was in trouble and people's hearts were not as old as they used to be. Who would have thought that it was also related to a cult?
These cultists are really rampant! They even dare to attack bishop-level figures!
I wonder if the Miseran Bishop will also be attacked. She is so stupid. She will be in danger if she is attacked, right?
Gallo couldn't help but feel worried for Mitherland. If something unexpected happened to her, where would she find such generous guests in the future?
No one could have imagined that the reason why the bishop ran around naked was because he wanted to steal Gallo's magic, but something went wrong...
Of course, he couldn't admit such a shameful thing, so he could only conceal the truth and blame the cultists.
Anyway, no one will come to help the cult clear its grievances.
"It seems like this cult has been planning for a long time..."
Gallo sighed with emotion, and then asked curiously:
"What about the other cases?"
"Leave it to others to take charge. I heard that the case on Qingshui Avenue is a little different. Where you reported it, two people died, one of whom has been confirmed to be a cultist..."
"Perhaps we can find more clues there? But that's where our supervisor, Lieutenant Colonel Jerry, is directly responsible."
After Undine said that, she took Gallo to visit the surrounding neighborhoods and complete the reservation process.
After a lot of trouble, Gallo returned to the deceased's room. The body had been carried away. He only needed to perform a consolation ceremony and that would be the end of the matter.
The postures I learned from Miseran, which I could only practice secretly before, can finally be put to use today...