Chapter 328 98: Investigation
A special plane that crossed the Atlantic landed at Rio International Airport on December 10.
It was also three days after the arson attack on the Statue of Christ.
The President of Rio arrived at the airport early with a group of senior officials and the archbishop of the diocese. Along with them, there was a group of special operations troops to prevent anyone with ulterior motives from taking action.
"Your Holiness, this is President Alves, and this is Paez, the mayor of Rio"
After the archbishop of the diocese saluted the pope who got off the plane, he introduced several important people around him one by one.
Alves greeted the Pope cordially with an excited smile, but his eyes secretly looked at the man and woman behind him several times.
Brand was still carrying Angel's broken arm. After the Tokyo Defense War, Ye Jie did not take the opportunity to use the broken arm for his own use, but returned it to Brand, even though the broken arm had greatly increased her impact.
Jennifer was no longer the timid little rookie she was. She didn't have any feelings when she saw the president. She was also wearing a pair of sunglasses. Although it seemed impolite on this occasion, no one dared to ask her to take them off.
It's not that she is arrogant, it's just that after returning to Europa from Tokyo, she felt a strong sense of urgency and no longer had the intention to continue traveling around the world. She practiced sparring with Ye Jie every day and made a lot of progress, but it also brought A lot of fatigue, Tangtang Chaofan actually had a slight dark circle under his eyes.
She didn't like using the method of changing her appearance and body, so she had to physically block it.
After the archbishop of the diocese introduced the senior officials, the cardinal next to the pope also introduced the people around him.
Especially when the two paladins were introduced, even the most marginalized priests raised their chests proudly.
And Rio's senior officials are even more enthusiastic.
Everyone knows that the most important people who need to solve the current chaos in Rio are these two extraordinary people.
On the contrary, the Holy See is secondary, even dispensable, it is an extraordinary pendant.
What's more, they also hope to establish a relationship with the Holy Knights even after the matter is resolved, so their enthusiasm is not hypocritical at all and appears to be extremely sincere.
"Your Holiness, the Ladder Church has been decorated and can be moved in at any time, I don't know." the archbishop asked cautiously.
Although they had inquired and made arrangements before, it was not clear whether the other party would have any temporary changes.
The other party's identity fully has this power, and he can only cooperate.
The Pope smiled and nodded, then looked at Brand, who obviously had no objection. Then he looked at Jennifer, who turned away and agreed.
"Then let's go to the Ladder Church first."
The convoy is ready, and the only road it must pass has been blocked. It can be said that the highest standard of reception has been achieved.
There are many believers waiting on the roadside, and they also know that the Pope is coming today.
The Pope's car was flown directly from the Holy See. The back seat has completely transparent bulletproof glass and is arched high for worshipers to pay their respects and for the Pope to greet the believers.
“Tsk, tsk, it’s really ugly when it’s burned like this.”
On the only way, Jennifer can see the tragic state of the Christ statue, which is two different feelings than what she saw in the video.
She had been here before when she traveled around the world.
There were even photos. She flipped through her phone, and it was a selfie of herself flying to about the height of the statue of Christ.
How clean it was then.
Now it has a mottled look of black and white.
Didn't Shiraishihang show his face even if he knew about it? Or did you come out but didn’t find yourself? What a heartless guy.
"Huh?"
Jennifer, who was accidentally distracted, glanced at the lively believers and suddenly became thoughtful.
In the crowd, Shirai and his subordinate Tada slowly left the crowd of believers. He looked back and saw that the vehicle had gone away.
"Sir, I seem to have been noticed just now." Tada whispered uneasily, fearing that just because of his glance, he would delay Lord Angel's important event.
Shirai nodded: "I know, but with just a quick glance, she won't remember any of your features. As long as you keep a low profile during this period and completely lock down your abilities, it won't be easy to be discovered unless they stand in front of you. At that level, even I can’t hide it.”
Tada breathed a sigh of relief: "In this case, I will feel relieved. I am only afraid that it will affect Lord Angel's plan."
"That person didn't come, don't worry. The two newcomers who have developed recently, please observe carefully. If it becomes uncontrollable, tell me directly."
"As commanded."
Compared to the Tadda that was discovered.
Ito, who possessed [Anonymity], and Feidu, who used the hidden potion, were also among the believers, and no trace was found by the two paladins.
It was time to say anything, but Ye Jie didn't come, which made Shirai, Ito, and Feidu secretly relieved.
The feat of that person who captured two world-destroying demons in a row is truly frightening. If not necessary, it would be better not to encounter him. If he did, Ito would be the first to flee to the rainforest. Even if he was not poisonous, he would not dare to disobey Ou. Gusto's orders must also be completely hidden, and every action must be carefully considered. Shirai should consider developing elsewhere.
The convoy arrived at Tianti Church safely.
This is a conical building that gives the impression of a combination of Egyptian and Mayan pyramids. It has a unique shape and can accommodate 20,000 people.
After seeing the statue of Pope Paul II in front of the door, the group entered the church.
Jennifer has been here before and came here again, looking at the little-changed interior with little interest.
So after neatly leaving all official matters to the Pope and Brand, she checked into a nearby hotel with the Holy See's entourage.
There is a room reserved for her in the church, but she prefers to stay in a hotel.
It wasn't until two or three o'clock that Brand notified her to check the body of the resurrected corpse.
"We originally wanted to capture a few living bodies, but the resistance of these resurrected corpses was too strong and their infectivity was horribly high, so we could only annihilate them all."
"There has been little progress in research in the past few days. The most important thing is that no useful viruses or parasites have been extracted from the corpses. We cannot figure out how they were infected at all."
"This is the main reason why we block the whole city. Before we know the other party's methods, we can only use this general method to deal with it, even if we know that such a blockade will most likely not stop the real extraordinary."
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Under the police chief's explanation, Brand and Jennifer understood Rio's latest progress on these corpses.
"Because it is too similar to the legendary resurrected corpse, we also found some people from the Voodoo Cult, but they all only had some powder prepared with tetrodotoxin. It was impossible to create such a zombie with intelligence and increased strength. The resurrected corpse.”
"We also checked the food residue in the stomach and found no similar toxins."
added Canis, the chief's deputy.
Brand nodded, opened his hand, and released the holy light.
People look at this ability with envy. The body remained unchanged under the illumination of the holy light.
"It has nothing to do with devils and evil."
Brand seemed to be talking to himself.
The director hesitated to speak. This thing looked so evil. If it had nothing to do with the devil, could it really be a biochemical virus?
After all, viruses really have nothing to do with evil, they are all evolutionary science.
"What's the purpose?"
Jennifer looked at the director and put away her sunglasses: "He must have a purpose for doing such a thing. Do you have any corresponding guesses?"
"Otherwise, if it were me, there would be no need to place the infected area in the slums. It would be more appropriate to place the infected area in a busy city during the get off work rush hour, or a beach during the tourist rush hour."
"What do you think?"
The director looked at Katniss. If he was asked about his understanding of these clues, he was definitely not as good as the deputy next to him.
"After our investigation, we have been able to extend a timeline."
"More than half a month ago, a person who claimed to be the ambassador of Voodoo came to Aituo. Before that, under the ambassador's gold and dollar offensive, several doctors were bribed to make several useless copies for Aito. A salvageable diagnosis and treatment report.”
"Ten days ago, there was an explosion of an aging natural gas pipeline in the slums. However, after re-investigation, it was found that it was most likely an action instigated by the Aito Gang, and such an action is fundamentally harmful to the Aito Gang, so It can be inferred that it was the instigation of the voodoo ambassador."
"During this period, many people discovered the existence of a man in black robes. He rescued many people from the fire. This might be the voodoo ambassador or Mr. Ito."
"Three days ago, Aito's gang planned the arson of the Statue of Christ. At this time, Aito still showed the behavior of a normal person. He should not be a controlled resurrected corpse."
"The reason why he did this was probably because the voodoo master used the excuse of curing a terminal illness to instigate him."
"Until now, apart from being bold, this voodoo ambassador has nothing to do with the extraordinary, because his method is still to pretend to be a ghost and bribe others. A real extraordinary person should disdain to use it."
"The next thing is that after we investigated the Aito Gang, the resurrected corpses suddenly appeared, as if they came specially to wait for us."
After Kanis finished speaking, he retreated behind the director to give the other party time to think.
"It's like an announcement announcing their arrival, or their mission is to cause trouble in Rio." Jennifer carefully felt the feedback from the Holy Light. "Killing has no practical effect on them. If it is through If you kill people and sacrifice them, there is no way that the Holy Light will not react.”
"So, they are doing all this not to increase their strength, but maybe just to gain fame?"
“I didn’t attack the city directly, either because I didn’t have enough time, or because I felt that doing so would offend too many people.”
"But no matter what, I agree with what you said before. Blocking the whole city cannot block Chaofan. Just unblock it, otherwise the city itself will be in chaos first."
Of course, it was impossible for the director to really unblock the whole city just because of Jennifer's words, but at least the other party's opinions could not be ignored, so he quickly said goodbye and reported to the mayor, who would then propose it to the president.
While Jennifer was communicating with them, Brand continued to carefully examine the conditions of many corpses. He could roughly find traces of extraordinary aura from the corpses, but it was extremely weak, so weak that it would not last long even if it was not blocked.
There was no plan to produce any results on the first day. The two of them just listened to the contents of the incident and their speculations, and then checked the body again. They didn't even go to Rocinha's site, so they ended the trip temporarily.
Because the Pope is going to hold a night mass tonight to calm the shaken and sad hearts of the believers.
This point was discussed with the two of them, and they had no objection. They believed that this was also a necessary means to spread the glory of the Lord.
Even Brand, the most stubborn and unwilling to abuse his main power, felt that this was what he should do.
Jennifer wanted to see if she could fish out the voodoo ambassador through the crowd.
night.
A large crowd gathered outside Tianti Church. In order to prevent a stampede accident, the army directly intervened and diverted the crowd according to the pre-plan.
People from afar could not see the Pope at all.
But it couldn't stop more believers from coming after hearing the news.
But no one made any big noise, because the two "angels" were emitting light in the sky. The light covered up the moonlight, and the light scattered like snowflakes. It was refreshing, and even the most irritable people could calmly do good.
Fei Du smelled the fish bait and did not choose to take action.
In the end, the mass was held very successfully. Through the halo of injury, even if the effect was not strong, because it lasted long enough, the physical symptoms were much better. The local network swept away the tension and irritability of the previous few days and turned into a peaceful place. Each one became more and more peaceful. friendly.
Early the next morning, President Alves announced the lifting of the blockade in the city, and at the same time granted the status of two Paladins [Holy Judges], allowing them to come and go at will anywhere in the country, and launch an investigation at any time, if any damage was caused and The bill will be borne by the official.
This kind of preferential treatment surprised Jennifer, who was used to enjoying it.
Doesn't it mean that all the food, drink, housing and transportation in the whole country can be done by just brushing her face?
However, this method is of no use to an ascetic like Brand, it is just a wink to a blind man.
"This is where the first incident happened, the Rocinha ghetto."
Katniss pointed at the charred ruins in front of him and secretly observed the expressions of the two paladins.
Their expressions did not change.
Jennifer could smell the breath of fear, as if she saw that night, the frightened troops opened fire on the attacking zombies, but they were still approached quickly and infected with a claw.
"When the burning was almost complete, we put out the fire, and then reluctantly organized a search, but we didn't get any useful clues."
Katniss was a little embarrassed.
It’s fried and burned, what’s left?
Brand didn't say anything and flew up. Jennifer and Kanis nodded and flew in the other direction.
Katniss, an ordinary person, had no choice but to wait where he was with his guards.
Half an hour later, Jennifer came back first, but she didn't speak. She just looked at the ruins in front of her, seeming to be deep in thought, and Katniss didn't want to disturb her.
After waiting for a while, Brand came back.
"There is no demonic aura. It is consistent with the information obtained from yesterday's corpse. It can basically rule out demonic behavior."
"Yeah, same."
Jennifer looked around: "Collect all the nearby building materials that overlook this place."
"Especially the hotel, let's go check it out."
(End of chapter)