As the capital of Inverg, Old Dunling has been slowly expanding throughout Inlweg's history. When steam power appeared, this expansion reached its maximum speed.
Its construction area is astonishing, occupying the middle of Inverg Island. However, the first negative effect of such a huge urban area is the huge transportation costs.
For a citizen of Dongcheng District to go to work in a factory in Xicheng District, it would take him half a day just to walk. With the income of an ordinary citizen, he could not afford a steam car, let alone raise a damn horse and ride to work.
In order to solve this problem, the Mechanical Institute started a new round of renovation of the old Dunling more than ten years ago. They opened up underground tunnels and built trains that can cross the old Dunling. They called this subway. Look.
It looks like a shrunken underground train, and the ground is covered with rails embedded in the ground, on which a steam tram called the Iron Snake runs.
This kind of transportation system used Old Dunling as a test point. After its success, it expanded to the whole country. In recent years, they have tried to add Zeppelin airships to this huge transportation system. There will also be Yin Erweg people in the sky.
footprints.
The snake in the courtyard.
The mechanics of the Mechanical Institute call this transportation system after the giant snake in Nordic mythology. This beautiful and rich world is the atrium in the myth. At that time, everyone can become a part of this earthly snake by paying a low price.
Members, relying on machinery and steam, surround this increasingly smaller world.
Victoria Central Hospital is also a famous stop. The steam tram passes by here every ten minutes, and this time Lorenzo happened to catch it.
"Sorry my friend!"
The car door opened, and Lorenzo carried the extremely dangerous shotgun and went straight to the cab.
After expelling those innocent passengers, the driver was thrown off the steam tram without much resistance, and then the iron snake gradually accelerated and sped along the rails while sucking steam.
How had the law-abiding citizens of Old Dunling ever seen such a battle? Even Pres was a little confused.
This is Old Dunling, the heart of Innerweg. At every moment, there are at least three Zeppelins patrolling and waiting in the sky. On top of them are fully armed air cavalry wearing red cloaks. They are Old Dunling.
A strong line of defense for order and security. When an emergency occurs, you can only see the huge thing covering the sky. Then under its shadow, red-shirted soldiers will grab the zipline and fall from the sky, then shoot you open.
head.
First there was an explosion and fire in a steam pipeline, and then there was a shootout and then there was a hijacking of a steam tram. Although I couldn’t figure out what the situation was at the moment, it was inevitable that these troublemakers would be caught and imprisoned one by one until they died.
This was considered a major event in Price's career. He belatedly picked up a gun and ran in the direction of the steam tram, but then he saw a figure hanging behind the steam tram.
Price's heart immediately beat half a beat slower.
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"This...is at least a third-class meritorious service!"
Despite the strong wind in her ears, the girl still looked indifferent and kept mumbling.
Eve clung to the handle of the steam tram, and finally followed it at the last moment as it started to move.
This unlucky child didn't realize how much danger she was in. All she could think about was the next day's "Queen's Daily" newspaper. The headline was that the new police officer Su Yalan was awarded third class merit for solving a major case on his first day in office.
Invited to the Platinum Palace to meet the Queen, reach the pinnacle of life and serve as the Inspector of Old Dunling or something like that.
It's really boring to think that I have reached the peak of my life before I was thirty.
Lorenzo above the Iron Snake does not feel as boring as Eve. He is in great condition at the moment.
The whistle was blaring all the way, like the god of death rushing to kill people, and pedestrians on the road gave way one after another.
Lorenzo is a very studious person, his room is full of books, and he knows a little bit about everything, even this steam tram. Although he doesn’t know the specific detailed operation of this steam tram, but looking at the simple
He thinks the basic operations on the operating table are OK.
He must catch up with those people, they are the only clues in this cloud of suspicion.
Soon the group of people appeared in Lorenzo's sight. The old Dunling road was crowded, and riding a horse was bound to not run fast unless you were a mounted policeman blowing the whistle all the way or a life-threatening iron snake like Lorenzo.
, under the law and life, no matter how irritable the citizens are, they will be happy to make way for them.
Using something to jam the operating lever, Lorenzo grabbed the edge of the steel and flipped directly onto the roof of the car.
Although the people at the Mechanical Institute are a little crazy, their works are very rigorous. Steam trams have been part of the Atrium Snake system for many years. It has a set of safety emergency measures, and they can stop quickly under emergency braking.
His eyes slid across the barrel of the gun and landed on the "suspect" not far away. Lorenzo didn't need to catch everyone, he only needed the slowest one.
Pull the trigger, and thunder suddenly appears.
The bullet pierced the horse's leg, and the poor horse fell to the ground with the suspect and slid several meters away. Lorenzo thought he had succeeded, but another gunshot rang out, and the suspect on the ground was shot and killed.
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No one left alive.
At this moment, Lorenzo finally felt the difficulty of the situation. He was not facing a simple group of thugs. Ordinary thugs did not have such a strong will. There must be an insurance person among this group of people, who was responsible for killing
All stragglers must guard the secret of the Silver Fish.
This is not something that the gangsters in the lower city can do. Lorenzo is in a deadlock, but the way to break this deadlock is also very simple, kill to the last person.
The human will is both strong and fragile. Lorenzo's bet was that when he caught the person acting as insurance, that person would have the courage to put the muzzle of the gun into his mouth.
One after the other, a rare chase took place in Old Dunling.
The suspect began to adjust his direction. If he continued to move forward, he would reach the inner city area. There were patrol police everywhere. Their goal was to rush to the lower city area. As long as they reached the mixed city area, even if the Su Yalan Department intervened, they would not be able to catch them. That was
If the tumor grows on the old Dunling, forcibly tearing it off will only hurt both sides. This is why that bitch Shrike is so arrogant and can live for so long.
They must be stopped before reaching the downtown area, otherwise Lorenzo may not be able to protect himself when he reaches the downtown area.
Use your clever brain. Although your moral behavior is second-rate, your brain is first-rate!
I tried hard to recall everything I could use. Countless lines formed the floor plan of Old Dunling. On top of this, the blue line represented by Lorenzo chased the red line, and the red line was about to reach its end point in the lower city.
The blue line continued to extend, but at the next intersection, the blue line broke into countless lines, crowding every street in Old Dunling. It came from all directions to pursue and intercept the red line.
Finally, at the moment when the red line was about to reach its end, a blue line stopped him.
Thanks to the old Dunling Steam Tram diagram hanging in the cab, Lorenzo found the only road.
Eve tried her best and finally climbed into the carriage of the steam tram. During the training at the police academy, his instructor said that Eve was a very good detective, but her physical strength was not very good. But this is no longer the case.
With these kinds of vehicles everywhere, police detectives no longer have to chase people to their death.
If she can see the instructor next time, Eve will definitely talk to him about this issue. Of course, she must first stop this damn steam tram.
"Stop it!"
Eve raised her pistol and pointed it at Lorenzo in the cab. The distance between the two was not too far. Although the machine roared, the sound still arrived clearly.
But Lorenzo did not stop, but turned back with a kind face.
"I'm not your enemy, detective, they are."
Eve knew that Lorenzo was referring to the group of people who escaped, but she was still wary and refused to put down her gun.
"I'm a detective, a private detective."
"A detective with a shotgun?"
"Most of my colleagues carry guns, but the gun I carry is special. You can think of me as a minority."
"Do you know how much noise you have made? I even have the power to kill you directly now!"
In the second half of the sentence, Eve was bluffing. In fact, she didn't know exactly when to shoot. This kind of thing should be done several times under the leadership of Price.
"Such a big movement? It can only be said to be my personal characteristics. Rather than sitting there pretending to meditate, I am more of an activist."
Lorenzo is very good at labeling himself. Just a small label can make people think of a lot. This is what his cheap teacher taught him when he was at the Royal College of Art.
Without giving Eve time to think, Lorenzo quickly changed the topic.
"Detective, you know, this thing could have gone faster."
He pointed at the steel creation at his feet, calmly as if he hadn't seen the muzzle of the gun.
"All technologies in human history were first used for military purposes before gradually approaching civilian use. For example, in recent years, the Zeppelin airship is preparing to join the Atrium Snake system. It was originally a military airship, and ground artillery could not attack it at such a height.
Under the cover of clouds, troops are projected and air strikes are carried out.”
"Even at the beginning, the Snake of the Atrium was just a military system. The purpose was that with the queen's order, we could plunge the continent across the sea into artillery fire. Wherever the railway went, the steam train could destroy Yin Erweg at any time.
The soldiers were sent to the battlefield. The same is true for the steam tram under our feet, which was born when the public security in Old Dunling was at its worst."
With his hand on the operating rod, Lorenzo stood up slowly, leaving the shotgun on the operating table. In order to prove to Eve that he was not a threat, he also raised his other free hand.
"This thing called an iron snake is actually an iron snake. The seats inside are filled with fully armed soldiers, and the outside is covered with strong armor. Even if it is shot, it will only leave a dent. All the people above the sky
The Berlin airship is in charge of the command. Wherever there is a riot, the Iron Snake will come there, the armor will rise uniformly, the barrel will extend from the rising gap, and the trigger will be pulled."
At that time, Ying Erweg had just become the world leader in steam technology, spies and agents from various countries were everywhere, and the old Dunling was in turmoil.
Lorenzo swallowed his saliva and then said.
"What I want to say is that the power of this thing is much greater than what is written in its specifications. After all these years, it still uses the Watt Type III steam engine. Decades ago, it could carry a car of soldiers and several tons of armor.
It's as fast as flying, but now it can't run even if it carries a few citizens."
"It's the mechanics who are being lazy. They have limited the power of this thing. It is actually a blood-stained weapon under the guise of a civilian. But as long as you have a little understanding of mechanics and the structure of a steam trolley, this limitation can be easily overcome.
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Eve felt something bad. It was obvious that the intuition she had always relied on did not abandon her this time. As soon as she finished speaking, Lorenzo pulled down the operating lever forcefully, and Eve instinctively pulled the trigger at the same time.
The bullet came out, and the steam tram swayed violently, as if it was about to fall apart. The huge impact threw Eve up and hit the iron wall heavily, and with the sound of glass shattering, endless
The strong wind rushed into it.
Why?
Eve raised her head with difficulty and saw the damn detective standing firmly in the cab. Her bullet missed and only shattered the windshield.
She didn't understand where this strange movement came from, but then she felt that the entire carriage was shaking violently. The steam tram named Iron Snake broke free from its original restrictions. Its speed continued to increase, and finally reached
The scene in that glorious time.
As if to answer Eve's question, Lorenzo pointed to her side during the violent jolt, where there were several cloth bags hanging on the iron wall.
Commuting time on a steam tram can be long, and in order to keep passengers occupied during the long hours, the space is usually filled with today's newspapers and other boring books.
In order to facilitate maintenance, the mechanic would put the operation manual of the steam tram and some public drawings in it. This was originally intended to popularize science to the public, but it seemed that only Lorenzo would read this boring book every time, and today this