107. Truthfully

The nights in Yuanmu Town are very An Jing, even An Jing so.

Apart from a few candles lit inside the houses, it was pitch black outside.

It was only after a bunch of prisoners were released that this quiet night became a little more lively.

Watching them cheer and run wildly toward the town center, Cheng Shi concealed himself and walked in another direction.

The Eternal Church.

This is a building constructed of massive stone bricks, its style completely different from the buildings of the underground Faith. The snow-white exterior walls are painted with suns, clearly proclaiming Lord of Grace Faith.

Cheng Shi stood outside the church for a long time, observing, until he was sure no one was inside, before climbing in through the window.

At that moment, the two people on the rooftop finally reacted.

"Should we continue?"

Qin Chaoge was eager to try, but Li Boli did not act immediately. She looked at Qin Chaoge meaningfully and said:

"You can hear me from this far away, so how can you not hear Cheng Shi from the rooftop?"

Qin Chaoge froze, stiffly retracting his foot.

But then she boldly asked for a price:

Why should I share what I've heard with you?

Li Boli smiled, thinking to herself, "Just as I thought."

"I have an even bigger secret, I'll trade with you."

Qin Chaoge's gaze swept over the bulge on the Hunter's chest, and she raised an eyebrow with interest:

"It's a deal."

Qin Chaoge lied.

He said it twice.

She lied in the room where her teammate died at the very beginning.

She didn't kill the tour assistant who died.

She lied again outside the hotel, before the investigation had even begun.

Her own tour assistant also survived.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been imprisoned for harassment.

In this light, the Singer of "war" seems to lean towards order.

But this is also why Cheng Shi is puzzled.

Why should a Singer who follows the rules take on a bad reputation that he shouldn't have to bear?

Is she also looking for the murderer?

Perhaps, but in any case, Cheng Shi will soon know the answer.

The bodies were laid out in the main hall of the Eternal Church; there was more than one.

A quick glance revealed that there were about a dozen corpses of varying sizes lying around.

At first glance, there seems to be nothing strange about it, but a closer look at the cause of death of each person reveals that almost all of them died from a stab wound to the heart.

In other words, according to Yuanmu Town, these people should all be blasphemers.

Interesting.

Blasphemers must undergo purification by the High Priest in the local church before they can be buried.

This [Eternal Day] is too lenient with those who blaspheme against it.

Cheng Shi the corpses for a while and soon found the body of his [Silent] teammate. He then stood beside the body for a long time, holding his breath.

It wasn't until Qin Chaoge, standing on the rooftop, frowned and even wondered Cheng Shi had silently slipped away that he slowly reached out, removed the brooch from his chest, and used [Memory of the Departed] on the corpse.

A pale green light tinged with a bluish hue slowly flowed from the brooch, and as Cheng Shi moved his arm, it was evenly sprinkled onto the corpse.

After the soft light enveloped the entire corpse, the [Silent] Believer suddenly twitched and abruptly opened his eyes.

Green flames swirled in his eyes, his mouth was slightly open, and blue light swirled around the tip of his tongue.

This was the first time Cheng Shi had ever witnessed such a magical art of talking to the dead. He curiously pulled out the corpse's tongue and found that the feel of it hadn't improved; it still felt like a dead person.

The instructions for using [Memory of the Departed] are very clear: the awakened corpse will truthfully answer the first question.

Cheng Shi had no doubt about such a clear description, and had already prepared his answer in his mind, so he asked directly:

"Tell me all your impressions of the murderer who killed you."

After asking the question, he held his breath and prepared to memorize the corpse's answer.

However...

The corpse remained silent.

"?"

Cheng Shi was somewhat bewildered.

He saw the blue light flickering on the tip of the corpse's tongue, which seemed to indicate that there was nothing wrong, but the corpse remained completely unresponsive.

"???"

Bro, you didn't give me a half-finished product, did you?

Cheng Shi looked at the Finger Bone Brooch in his hand in shock, his heart filled with despair.

Oh no, I've made Clown of myself.

After a series of maneuvers that bypassed everyone, the brooch ended up malfunctioning.

No, is this how you understand the Divine Authority over "Memory"?

Isn't this a bit too exaggerated?

But then Cheng Shi became confused again.

[Death] doesn't seem to be a god who likes to joke, and His creations aren't that unreliable; at least the Ring of Bone Servant Lele'er is quite useful.

So, is it possible that there was a problem with my operating method?

Cheng Shi began to doubt himself. He mentally went through all the actions he had just performed and found that there was nothing wrong with them.

The corpse's eyes are open, which means the effect is correct, so why isn't it speaking?

Try asking one more question.

"You didn't commit suicide, did you?"

"..."

What's your name?

"..."

"Hello?"

"..."

Cheng Shi fell completely silent. He frowned as he examined the brooch in his hand. After thinking it over, he decided to conduct another Experiment.

So he walked to the nearest bearded male corpse and released [Memory of the Departed] again.

The corpse immediately Change, opening its eyes as just seen.

Seeing that it had taken effect, Cheng Shi Cheng Shi asked:

How did you die?

As soon as he finished speaking, the corpse's mouth slowly opened, emitting a hoarse sound as if air was leaking from the underworld.

"Someone... broke into... my room... stabbed me from behind... damn... it hurts so much..."

???

Isn't this fine?

Cheng Shi was stunned.

He asked again:

What's your name?

"Damn it... I peed my shoes again... These shoes are no good..."

"..."

Cheng Shi was dumbfounded again.

He stared speechlessly at the stranger's corpse, then at the brooch, then at his teammate's corpse, pondering for a long time, when suddenly a brilliant idea flashed in his mind.

He understood!

"Ah?

So that's what you meant by "truthful"?

People with foul mouths die with their verbal tic, and Believer in "silence" die still practicing silence, right?

My brother, your understanding is...

Isn't that a bit too grandiose?

Cheng Shi stared at the brooch in his hand with a dark expression, unsure whether to scold or praise it.

Because by the time the second corpse opened its eyes, the teammate's corpse had already lost its effect.

Now look what's happened! The murderer hasn't been found, and I'm even in debt to two Sacrifice.

Cheng Shi felt like slapping himself for making such a stupid move.

"Don't get angry, keep smiling."

No, I can't hold back anymore.

Wow--

This is so hard for me!!