Chapter 221 The Golden Cicada Escapes
When the incident happened, the entire Dunling was sleeping as usual, surrounded by the Temu River, and patrolling with lanterns wandering around the empty streets in boredom.
The religious rules and traditions have not faded in the old city, and few people are willing to go out without providing night services. Dampness and coldness flowed through the colonnades, soaking clothes and coating the building surfaces and exposed skin with water droplets.
So when passing by the white stone building, the night watchman didn't immediately realize what was happening. He just felt a bright red light above his head, radiating heat that could be felt even from a long distance away.
And in just a short moment of doubt, the red heat reached a level that could not be ignored.
He looked up and saw that the dome that should have blended into the night was illuminated by a twisting and changing light. A long red tongue with jagged edges spurted out from the open window, swallowing up the ashes of the paper pages rising and flying in the heat. There was a roaring explosion, the weight tipped over, and it was like the hot mouthpiece of hell swallowing and grinding.
A piece of paper with a corner of the paper burning with sparks was carried to his feet by the foehn wind. The poor man who happened to be on routine duty finally understood what had happened and tried to wake someone up to control the fire.
But there were only a few people left in the college at night, even if it was near the river. The fire was only brought under control at sunrise recently. It's hard to tell whether it was the effect of those buckets of water or whether it calmed down on its own after all the combustibles were burned.
When Green received the news and hurriedly arrived the next day, the development of things was completely different from what he originally imagined. Several suspected parties were buried in the flames without exception. Even the remains were difficult to identify, and the identity could only be guessed based on the accessories and location.
When he wanted to contact the informant to learn about the internal situation, Brother Wadding regretfully informed that the informant who had finally developed it would no longer be able to provide clues in the future.
In just half a day, standing in front of the fire, Green experienced a wealth of inner changes, from shock, confusion, to anger, and back to confusion.
The situation inside the fire scene further strengthened his judgment. In addition to the haze that has not settled completely and needs to be filtered by a mask, there is a strange smell floating in the air, similar to the smell you would smell when re-oiling a burned-out lantern.
Everything was in an indistinguishable charred state, like a large furnace that had been used for many years, and was covered with burning carbides. If the teachers and students who had entered first had not checked the list and used lime to draw a rough range around the bones that were difficult to collect, I am afraid that It will be impossible to count the number of people for a while.
Not to mention completely certain, I am at least 90% certain that this was a premeditated action.
It's not that he didn't expect Professor Morrison to notice it, but as the recognized leader of the medical school and royal adviser, in the worst case, even if he is found to have an affair with a heretic, there are ways to reduce the punishment. He was dismissed from his post and returned to the manor outside the city to retire, and the church would reasonably gain the right to deepen its control over the medical school.
Under the condition of early discovery, there are countless ways to clean up everything before the trial court closes the net, leaving no evidence at all.
Rather than like now, a funeral was held for the identity of Professor Morrison, and by the way, the informant who had finally been installed in the college was solved, and the Inquisition was offended.
All in all, excluding the possibility of accidents that can be basically ignored, the madness of this behavior is tantamount to amputation of hands for elbow pain, leg amputation for knee pain, or amputation of limbs below the head for cervical spondylosis. It has no redeeming qualities except that it can completely escape investigation.
The completely incomprehensible behavior brought about heavy doubts and a kind of horror that shook the soul blessed by the gods, just like a long shadow with a dark back suddenly appeared under the water, and its full appearance was unknown. It was only discovered after the ship sailed into the tributary. It was not a shoal, but a fishing target.
The most terrifying thing is that the long shadow never appears again, but it will always swim in the depths of the disturbed soul, and from time to time there will be ripples that wake people up from their dreams.
Green was convinced that he had to find it, because it was far more than a stain that could not be erased in his life. It also gave people an indescribable sense of strangeness and insecurity when walking in a city that they thought was completely familiar. There must be some unimaginable truth behind Morrison and the potion whose efficacy is only known.
This is why, after roughly understanding the basic information of the visiting scholar, he decisively decided to handle it personally and followed him here.
"I thought you would know more." The professor was only a little surprised when he heard the distinctive rubbing, and showed a little thoughtfulness, but was noncommittal about the rest, as if he had heard the news. It looks like old news that has been around for a long time.
The big man wearing a suit of armor, Brother Wadding, retorted, "Then what do you know?"
I know a lot, Kraft wanted to say that, but considering the different situations of both parties, most of what he knew could not be explained normally, so he had to choose what to say.
"Anyway, thank you very much for sharing. I won't talk about my views on that strange fire. I think only the medical school will think it was an accident." He thought about it and felt that the establishment of some consensus would be conducive to communication between the two parties. " Professor Morrison must have been involved in far more serious crimes than body stealing and heresy.”
"So, let this inference be true. We must figure it out before it turns into a big trouble that no one can handle, and deal with it as soon as possible."
"If there were any clues, the Tribunal would have done this half a year ago. Of course, if you are willing to use your identity to provide some information about the academy, that would be great." Regarding the loss of the informant, Vadin obviously still It seems that the Inquisition has not been able to quickly develop a second person who can enter medical school and is willing to serve the church.
Green was not so direct, and just suggested: "Professor Kraft, I would like to swear by my faith in Heavenly Father that the content described is true. To be fair, should you explain more frankly what you are doing and why?" Coming? ”
This question stuck with Kraft. Before he was asked, he had never seriously thought about the answer, or felt that the reason was sufficient and obvious, just like water flowing from high to low.
To say it is for justice, but not necessarily; for yourself, it seems that as long as you don't get involved in the first place, there will be no interest.
There is no ambition to use one person's power to help the world, nor is there any grief or indignation to seek justice for anyone in particular. He only acts according to basic logic. This kind of logic doesn’t seem to be enough support as a support that spans more than half of the kingdom and goes back to this point.
Green observed Kraft's silence, and the thin-shell feeling he briefly noticed in the tomb reappeared on him, as if this extremely muscular body was actually the smooth white shell of a crisp bird's egg.
"I'm just curious, I want to know what's going on. Why don't you give me a rubbing of that manuscript, maybe it will inspire me."
"After you prove that your medical skills do not involve any violations, there will be no problem."
"So what are you waiting for? Let's go now. I hope this can be the first step in building trust. After all, we have the same goal."
(End of chapter)