Ikanser Bernard, whose expression changed from solemn to puzzled and finally relaxed, breathed a sigh of relief as if he had escaped from death.
After a moment, he hesitantly reached out to the silver mirror "Arrodes" with his right hand, stroked its surface three times, and activated the Sealed Artifact again.
"Dear Arrodes, my next question is, what is the real purpose of that 'Desire Apostle'?"
After using this Sealed Artifact on a regular basis, he has either been ashamed to answer certain questions that made it difficult for him to raise his head in front of colleagues, or he has been severely punished, and rarely maintains physical and mental health under the "Arrodes" rhetorical questions.
But for some reason today, although Arrodes's rhetorical question was a bit sharp, it was not difficult to answer, so he decided to ask another question and try to pinpoint the identity of "Desire Apostle" through other clues.
The surrounding environment dimmed again, and the swaying water light appeared on the surface of the silver mirror, and then condensed into short scenes.
As before, the figure covered in black mucus, with only blue eyes exposed, looked down from a high place. Below were police officers surrounding the corpse of a giant black dog;
In the archives with the lights turned off and only a little light coming in from the window, there are sneaky figures rummaging through the files among the dense bookshelves;
In a windowless attic, "Desire Apostle" was sitting quietly on a chair with his eyes closed, with thick black liquid surging all over his body.
"That's the attic of my house. It turns out he was hiding so close just now!"
Isengard Stanton said with slight surprise. He raised his head and looked through the ceiling toward the attic.
He thought that the Desire Apostle that detonated Seed of Fear was probably watching nearby, ready to take action at any time, but he did not expect that the other party was in his home, and might even have stayed for a long time!
Ikanser winked, and the two "Machinery Hivemind" walked towards the stairs. They wanted to confirm the situation in the attic and collect all available clues for tracking "Desire Apostle" later.
The captain himself looked at the silver mirror "Arrodes" with a determined look on his face, as if he was facing the Sequence 5 Beyonder in the mirror just now.
The other two Machinery Hivemind who stayed in the room also stopped pretending to collect clues and pick up the body of the dead assistant, and looked at Ikanser quietly, as if they were expecting something.
Sealed Artifact's rhetorical question soon appeared on the mirror, "There is an unknown person who is doing things that benefit the people. Will you try to arrest him?"
"No!"
As if worried about the problem of replacing Arrodes, Ikanser shouted his answer the moment the line of text was displayed.
"Correct answer."
The problem in the mirror Distortion, shrinks, forming these few words, and then disappears completely, returning to an ordinary mirror.
The direction of the two questions could not be more clear. Everyone present turned their eyes to Angel sitting on the sofa next to him. The latter had been blushing, lowering her head, and seemed a little shy since the battle ended and official Beyonder entered the room. It was hard to imagine that she had suppressed a Devil Transformation Sequence 5 "Desire Apostle" in the battle just now, and almost severely injured the opponent.
"Cough——" Ikanser coughed in a low voice, attracting everyone's attention, and then said, "Through the answer of 'Arrodes' just now, we have got some clues, including the general appearance of this 'Desire Apostle', and the places he has been. These behaviors will leave traces, and there are more likely to be witnesses. We will use other means to track it, and I think this incident will be solved soon."
"Then what should we do next?"
The person who asked the question was still Isengard. It was obviously not the first time he had dealt with this Machinery Hivemind, and his tone and attitude were somewhat casual.
"I suggest that you continue to stay here before he is arrested or killed. Our members will secretly monitor and protect you. Desire Apostle, who has been injured, is unlikely to step into the trap again. This building will be safe.
"Other Detective and their families are also under our protection. In fact, I have said from the beginning that centralized protection is more efficient, but they have not been very cooperative..."
Ikanser said with a slight smile.
"After today's riot, I believe they will no longer object to your arrangement."
Caslana, who was curled up on the sofa in the corner, replied. She was still a little depressed, and her voice was very soft. She no longer had the confidence she had when she yelled to stop the Detectives from going crazy.
"Yes, I hope this case can be concluded as soon as possible."
The captain picked up the silver mirror on the coffee table, stood up from the sofa, joined the team members who went to the attic to search but returned without finding anything, and left here.
Before leaving, he glanced at Angel, who still had his head lowered, and opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say much.
As the footsteps of everyone faded away, the lively living room became quiet just now. The red-haired young female assistant Lydia returned from the corridor and came to her employer Caslana to help bandage the wound on her wrist. The brief but fierce battle just now made this girl, who had heard about extraordinary power but never understood it deeply, look full of confusion and nervousness.
Caslana next to her could not help in the battle, and even attacked her teammates under the influence of Seed of Fear. Although in hindsight, Isengard's severe injury was partly due to the element of luring the enemy, but she still could not forgive herself. At this time, she was slumped on the sofa in a state of depression, holding the retrieved pistol in her hand, wondering what she was thinking.
Isengard Stanton took off the gemstone ring, and his stern expression collapsed. He lowered his shoulders and looked at the corner of the room where his assistant had just died, with a look of loneliness on his face. The Machinery Hiveminds helped collect the body of the only victim in this incident, leaving only the regret of the old Detective.
"This was my mistake. I wore the ring for too long, so I committed Error that I shouldn't have done, and left my assistant here... He was also looking forward to returning to Lenburg to participate in Mass Ceremony in the New Year, but he didn't expect..."
He sighed and looked at Sherlock Moriarty, who helped him block a blow during the battle, and Irene Watson, who was the absolute main force and restricted almost all attacks of "Desire Apostle". He sat back on the sofa by the fireplace, bent down and lit the fire, and said in a low voice:
"Let's talk about what's next."
On a crowded and busy street, in a carriage with the police system logo "Double Sword Crown", Ikanser was watching several of his subordinates discussing the details of the case in a low voice.
His mood was also a little low, but it was not because of the casualties of ordinary people in this operation. He had been "Machinery Hivemind" for more than fifteen years and a deacon for three years. He had experienced countless similar incidents. The casualties of ordinary people would make him annoyed, but they would not distract him from the mission.
What puzzled him was something else.
Sealed Artifact 2-111 The abnormality of "Arrodes", that Demoness who behaved strangely - yes, as soon as he walked into that living room, he knew that the other party must be the "assassin" Sequence with a high level of Sequence, Pathway Beyonder, or "Demoness", and "Desire Apostle" who fled to an unknown place...
Looking at his teammates beside him, he decided to take advantage of Arrodes's abnormality today and continue to ask a few questions.
After stopping everyone's conversation, Ikanser put the silver mirror on his knees, rubbed his hands nervously, and then touched the mirror surface to activate the Sealed Artifact.
If it weren't for Arrodes's special restrictions, he wouldn't want to use it in front of so many people. When West Baylun Shipyard hunted down the wild Beyonder who was fighting, Arrodes's problems had already made him unable to hold his head high in front of the team members. Now some vulgar jokes about him are being circulated among the entire Backlund's "Machinery Hivemind" team.
"Dear Arrodes, my question is, the true identities of those Demoness and Irene Watson."
Ikanser's hesitant question echoed in the quiet car.