Veiled in Mystery

He is a kind-hearted person and cannot bear to see others suffer.

So, after emptying Tote's brain, Alvin ended his suffering.

After using Psychic Power to wipe away the remaining bloodstains inside the house, he casually threw Tote's body directly into the fertile soil in the backyard, which could be considered a way to reuse waste.

Next, Alvin reset the "Static Veil" and disguised himself as "Tote".

From this moment on, he is Tote. Even the person who knows Tote best, if he were here now, would not be able to tell the difference between the two.

In order to conceal his deception as thoroughly as possible, Alvin went to great lengths, asking about everything from which hand Tote used to wipe his bottom to which leg he used to walk.

The two are similar in build, and given their thorough understanding of each other, they shouldn't be exposed anytime soon.

He flipped through the files in the room, as well as the documents that had just been delivered.

Alvin glanced at them and immediately noticed something: most of the people who were to be sent to "Ironstone Town" had striking similarities.

The Iron Hammer Gang attracts Underhive members by distributing free supplies, and then categorizes them into two groups based on three criteria: age, physical condition, and disability.

Young adults in good physical condition, aged between twelve and forty, and without disabilities are selected and recruited into the gang, given the status of "members." A typical example is Emerich.

Those who were not selected were either too old or too young, and most of them had disabilities. Once a total of one hundred people were gathered, the regional leaders would escort them to "Ironstone Town" outside the Nest City.

What those people were responsible for after being sent to "Ironstone Town" remains unknown.

In the area under Tote's jurisdiction alone, there have been six separate escorts, meaning that six hundred people have been sent to Ironstone Town and never heard from again!

"Sacrifice." Alvin was losing control, crumpling the paper into a ball, veins bulging on his forehead as he struggled to suppress his inexplicable rage. "The purpose of those people was sacrifice!"

In just one region, nearly a thousand people were sent to Ironstone Town.

There are at least several hundred minor leaders responsible for these areas within the territory controlled by the Iron Hammer Gang in Underhive.

Conservative estimates suggest that at least tens of thousands of people went missing in Underhive. The fact that so many people were sent to Ironstone Town and none of them returned speaks volumes.

There is absolutely no other possibility than that he was sent as a sacrifice!

Looking beyond the surface, Alvin narrowed his eyes slightly and murmured, "To be able to send so many people out of Nest City without any law enforcement intervention... it must be related to 'Rashid.'"

What seemed like a question actually contained a suspicion in his mind.

Aside from Rashid, the current heir apparent from the Hadley Family, who else can control the law enforcement in Nest City and make them turn a blind eye?

"Good news, at least we now have a direction for the investigation."

Discarding the crumpled paper, Alvin rubbed his throbbing temples, a bitter smile playing on his lips, "The bad news is... the Conservatives have already sacrificed tens of thousands."

With such a massive number of sacrifices, who knows how far this cult has grown?

Now, he can only hope for the Emperor Lord's mercy.

Otherwise, if the difficulty were increased further, he couldn't even imagine how beautiful the scene would be.

I don't know what Losel Planet so special. It's such a small planet, and all it needs is the Aeldari and Orks to complete its race encyclopedia!

"Oh, I almost forgot, there's also Titanium." Alvin remarked with a self-deprecating laugh.

After reorganizing the scattered documents, all that's left is to wait.

"It would be great if we had more information about Ironstone Town."

Alvin couldn't help but feel a little regretful. He sighed softly, sat down again, and poured himself a glass of wine.

Neither Tote's words nor the documents in the room described what kind of place "Ironstone Town" actually was.

So far, the only information he has managed to extract from Tote is that Ironstone Town was once an important mining town in Los Nest City fifty years ago, but an unprecedented massacre occurred there!

Under orders from Planetary Governor Garken, the Planetary Defense Force massacred all the residents of the Ironstone Town mine!

Since then, the Ironstone Town mines have been abandoned until they were once again used as a stronghold by the Iron Hammer Gang.

"What was the Planetary Governor Garken trying to hide by massacring the Ironstone Town mines?"

"Necron? No, impossible."

"If it were Necron, Losel would have been overrun long ago."

"What else could it be but Necron?"

As he delved deeper into this matter, Alvin's pupils contracted, as if a strange chill had crept over him. "Just how big of a vortex have I been dragged into?!"

He suddenly realized that the series of events, from the beginning of the cult to the changes in Los Nest City, seemed to be far more complicated than it appeared!

The secrets hidden in "Ironstone Town" may be more complex than we imagine!

It's terrifying to think about!

Just as Alvin was in turmoil, a voice suddenly entered his ears.

"Don't move!"

Immediately afterwards, Alvin felt something hard pressing against his lower back; judging from the touch, it was most likely a gun.

"Friend, calm down!"

Alvin spoke in a deep voice and raised his hands to indicate that he posed no threat.

The fact that they were able to sneak into the room without making a sound is enough to prove one thing: the other party is definitely not an ordinary person.

"I ask, you answer, understand?"

At that moment, the man who had a gun pointed at Alvin from behind said in a cold tone, "If you dare to conceal anything, in the name of His Emperor, I guarantee you will experience the Imperium's most cruel punishments. Now tell me your name and identity!"

Fortune changes like the wheel of luck; is it true that evil will be punished?

Alvin was speechless for a brief half-second, but then he caught a whiff of a familiar incense scent.

Wait, that smell. He paused for a brief half-second, until the person behind him pressed the gun against his spine again. "Answer my question!"

Alvin's expression immediately became somewhat complicated, because this extremely unique incense smelled similar to the incense used by the Ecclesiarchy Priest.

Coincidentally, he had smelled it on someone not long ago when he was in Mid-hive!

"Is this... Inquisitor Winnie Winslet?"

Alvin tried to appear as harmless as possible, then tentatively asked the question.

Click!

That's the sound of Bolter being cocked!

He recognized that voice all too well. Without a word, he cocked his Bolter. Were all Inquisitor this decisive?

He infiltrated to investigate, only to be shot dead by his own men. Alvin had no desire to experience such a foolish death, and in a panic, he cried out, "Wait! Your Inquisitor, please don't shoot! I'm Alvin Valshius! I'm one of you!"

"What?"

The person behind him stopped moving, seemingly quite shocked by the news.

"Didn't we meet in Mid-hive this morning?" Alvin spoke rapidly, as if afraid that if he spoke too slowly, this guy would blow his head off!

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