Chapter 27 Escape
The dust floating in the atmosphere made the world dark, the air exuded a burnt smell, the deafening roar of machinery resounded all around, and carriages pulling coal and whale oil rushed along the street.
The tone in the gray fog area is always gray. From a distance, the huge chimneys are like fangs reaching into the sky, breathing out thick black smoke, while the towering condensation towers are like fat A giant, spewing sour gray mist day and night.
Not far after chasing him out of the Hall of Order, the other party got into a box-type taxi, which made it easier for the two of them to follow. Officer Natalie simply borrowed a patrol horse and secretly followed with Lynch. Chased all the way to the vicinity.
This is an empty factory area. The taxi was parked on the roadside waiting, and the 'old woman' walked into the factory area on her own.
Natalie and Lynch did not go deep. They were dozens of meters away, hiding among the branches of a big tree. Each held a monocular telescope and peered into the empty factory area from a distance.
Deep inside is a dilapidated factory building. It can be seen that it has not been used for a long time, but through the glass windows, you can see vague human figures moving inside.
As the old woman approached, the figure in the window suddenly disappeared, and then the door opened, and five or six people came out of the house.
Lin Qi frowned. The person inside looked unusual.
These people were tall and muscular, with dark and rough skin, as if they had been exposed to wind and sun for a long time. They wore coarse clothes and pants, and many complex and messy patterns could be seen on the exposed skin.
The leader among them was an old man with white hair. He was not as tall as the others. His body was skinny and skinny, which reminded Lynch of his own hands the night before.
However, he was such an old man. When Lynch saw him, even when he peered through the telescope from at least dozens of meters away, he still felt his scalp numb and his heart beating as if it was going to explode. , my palms were sweating, and it wasn't until a moment later that my violently beating heart finally calmed down a little.
Trying his best to control his unconscious trembling lips, Lin Qi felt that the thoughts in his head were trembling.
‘Travel companion, this must be a powerful soul changer. ’
[Yes, the mystery of the entanglement of his soul is very strong, and it has crossed the perception distance and stimulated your inspiration. Please be careful, Lynch. 】
This was the first time he heard this voice telling him to be careful, but Lynch couldn't think about it anymore. He knew that he hit a big fish today, which was a bit scary.
He gently touched Officer Natalie next to him, and whispered in her ear: "That old man, I sensed a very powerful force, similar to Mr. V, or even stronger than V. "
Natalie's muscles tightened, her expression became cautious, and she whispered: "Victor is a soul-shifter with power level five, so this old mountain man might be level six, so he shouldn't be. As for those who have reached the seventh level, it is best not to peep at him directly. Their strength is often very sensitive."
Lin Qi immediately turned his attention to the other strong men, and then he felt that the pressure was relieved: "Are these mountain people?"
"Yes, very distinctive clothes. Hush, there is action."
The old man led a group of mountain people to greet the old woman and bowed deeply to her. The old woman just bowed her knees slightly, then opened and closed her lips, seemingly saying a long string of words.
After listening to her words, the young mountain people showed panic and anger, and some even waved their fists. Only the leading old man's cloudy eyes were half-open and half-closed as if he was not awake, and his bark-like face was filled with anger. His face was calm.
Until the 'old woman' stopped, the old man nodded slowly, squinted his eyes and waved behind him. Two mountain men immediately returned to the factory, and soon supported a weak one. The mountain man came out and came to the 'old woman'. He turned his back and lifted up the frail mountain man's top.
From a distance, Lynch and Natalie's breaths suffocated, and then they looked at each other, and they could see the shock on each other's faces.
There is a huge sarcoma on the back of the mountain man.
The purple sarcoma is bigger than a fist and bulges out from the surface of the skin. The sarcoma swells and shrinks like a beating heart, shaking a few times from time to time. The surface of the skin is smooth and almost translucent. , something seems to be crawling inside.
Lynch only felt creepy, not afraid, but looking at the squirming sarcoma, she felt waves of physiological nausea. Looking at Ms. Natalie next to her, her face was also ugly, and she must not be. Better off.
As for the mountain people in the distance, there was nothing strange except that they were angrier. I wonder if she was used to it. The 'old woman' also observed them closely for a while, then nodded and said something to the old mountain people. What? He took out a few small brown glass bottles from his pocket, which looked like old-fashioned medicine bottles he had seen in his previous life.
The old man also showed a rare smile, personally took out a small earthen jar from the factory and came to the weak villager. Lin Qi was watching intently, and he didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that the old mountain man glanced in this direction when he turned around.
Huh?
Lynch's scalp felt numb, and he suddenly put down the binoculars and looked at the police officer: "I just felt like he glanced at me."
"He turned his body this way, but it was a natural movement "Okay." Officer Natalie held up the binoculars and looked again, "I didn't find anything unusual, are you sure?"
Lin Qi also watched for a while, and everyone on the other side was indeed acting as usual. Maybe I am too inspired and hypersensitive. However, as soon as I let go of my heart, the scenes from those scary movies I had watched in the past immediately appeared in front of my eyes.
No, I have seen many similar scenes in movies, and I would rather believe it.
Lynch didn't care about being polite anymore, grabbed Natalie's wrist, and whispered: "Trust me once, leave now, right away, the faster the better, and the farther you go the better."
The police officer was a little confused, but seeing the seriousness on Lynch's face, she stopped asking any more questions, led Lynch down the back of the tree, and ran to where the horse was tied as fast as possible to untie it. He turned over the reins, got on his horse and trotted for dozens of meters before no longer covering up the sound of hooves, allowing the police horse to spread its speed.
Only then did Lynch breathe a sigh of relief, unfold his binoculars and look back in the direction just now. Natalie had just controlled the horse to walk onto the road, and then she also looked back. As a result, the two of them saw a scene that made their hearts beat faster.
The tall locust tree where the two of them were hiding suddenly shook for no reason, and the crown of the tree shook.
The next moment, a breeze blew by. Under the breeze, the branches, trunks, leaves, and the entire tree silently turned into fine dust and dispersed in the wind. Bird's nests, dead wood, and other debris that were originally attached to the tree were scattered. The things were unscathed and fell to the ground with a crackle.
Holy shit.
Lin Qi’s legs were weak, and he felt extremely scared.
Fortunately, he ran away quickly. If he had waited for another minute, he would have been caught right now, and there would be no place to hide. Who knows what the other party's attitude would be, and whether it would be fatal.
Hell, are these powerful soul-shifters still human beings? They can use this level of long-range strikes casually.
Officer Natalie obviously had the same idea. She urged the horse to gallop with a straight face and without saying a word. Although both of them understood that the other party should not have found the exact trace of the two of them, so they would use this method. The method was used to find the two of them, but the difference in strength was too great. The effects of their gestures made the two of them dare not stay for a long time. They just wanted to go as far as possible.
It wasn't until he ran all the way out of the gray fog area, entered the river valley area and drove onto the flat Rhine Avenue that the speed gradually slowed down. The police officer twisted her body with lingering fear, looking at the direction of escape, and then looked at Lin Qi, who also had a nervous expression. The two looked at each other for a moment and suddenly burst into laughter, thankful that they had escaped.
“Are all you soul-shifters so scary?” Lin Qi breathed a sigh of relief.
"This should be an intermediate person with power level six. Fortunately, it didn't cross the line of power level seven, otherwise the two of us would have been caught on the spot." The police officer shook off her long hair. He put on his hat again, "Thank you for reminding me, you saved my life, thank you."
"I'm saving myself, too, and aren't we temporary partners?" Lynch chuckled, "If you really want to thank me, why not lose to me again?"
"Be careful I throw you away. You go back and face that person." The police officer said, still a little uneasy, "No, I will tell Victor when I go back. Although he did not use a fatal attack and should not be very hostile, he is an unidentified sixth-level soul changer. When entering the city, the watchers must be on high alert."
"It's probably useless, they will probably move soon."
"Then the watchmen should be more vigilant. Alas, it would be great if they were not discovered. They wouldn't move."
"Well, fortunately, they probably didn't realize that we found the noble "The Valente family...it seems like they have a very close relationship with the mountain people...and that weird sarcoma, what the hell is that?"
"I'll first learn about this family through the Watcher's channels. Maybe I can find out their connection with the mountain people. As for the sarcoma, it looks very weird. I'm worried that it has something to do with the mystery. I'll also ask someone to check the records. , maybe there are records in some taboo books." When Natalie mentioned the records, she remembered it, controlled the horse to stop, turned around and asked, "Before I met the noble, you said there was another place to look. Records in the case file? ”
"Ah, that's right." Lynch patted his head, "The newspaper office, the newspaper office of the Rhine City Investigator."
"Huh?"
"I read it twice in the newspaper The news about the Best Tunnel mentioned the death caused by the instigation of the mountain people. They may have checked the case files and even left records, but it is not that easy to get them to cooperate. I guess yours. Identity is of little use.”
"Hey, I hate newspapers, especially the Investigator." The police officer shook the reins angrily and let the police horse start running again, "But what you said makes sense. They have probably seen the records, so why don't they go now? Ask? "
Lynch put his arm around the police officer and took out his pocket watch with the other hand to check the time. It was three o'clock in the afternoon and it was not too early.
"Tomorrow, I will think about how to ask them to help tonight. Today, I will go back to the vault of the Hall of Order to retrieve William's holiday surprise, and send it to the red-haired woman to get tested. Yes. It would be best to trace its trajectory, and maybe one or two of the murderers can be caught. If you can't trace it, you can send the rare object back to the club tonight to keep it. I always feel uneasy running around with evidence. .”
"That's fine." When he heard that he didn't have to go to the newspaper office, Officer Natalie's voice immediately became lighter, and even the horse's speed was much faster. "Bessie should be able to trace it. Although she is only at the second level of power, she is very familiar with mysterious skills and The research on ability application is top-notch in Rhine City, just because it is difficult to find the memory of the meteor god that suits her."
Lin Qi touched the new revolver in the holster and looked at the beautiful red-haired woman. There is also a bit more expectation.
However, when the two went to the Hall of Order to return the horses, retrieved the rare items from the warehouse, and returned to the odd item shop on the corner, they found that a cordon had been set up around the store.
The ground was in a mess, as if it had just experienced an explosion.
A group of blue uniforms surrounded Mrs. Bessie's magic shop, inspecting the inside and outside. There were many passers-by pointing around.
Natalie and Lynch looked at each other, thinking of the fire in the Hall of Order, and both saw the worry on each other's faces.
Nothing will happen again.
Before the police officer could find anyone to ask, the door of the store was opened from the inside.
A stretcher was brought out.
(End of this chapter)