Chapter 121 Role Playing Rules

"Angel, does the 'Rose Bishop' you met have the ability to kill others like this?"

Leonard turned to Angel and asked.

The latter shook his head. "He did try to use the 'Flesh Bomb' to self-destruct, but the seal blocked his ability. He then shattered into a ball of flesh and blood. It was similar to the scene, but I'm not sure if this ability can be used on others."

"Then let's assume this ability can be used on others, at least through some medium," Leonard muttered. "Or perhaps he's more than just the 'Rose Bishop,' but a higher order of the same path."

"That's Sequence 5. Is it necessary for someone like that to rob and cause a scene for a small amount of property?"

Angel was curious about this. As a Sequence 5 Beyonder, there were definitely safer and more covert ways to make money.

"Not only cash and jewelry, he also took away some human tissue."

Old Neil reminded him that he had already put the glass bottle used in the ceremony back into the wooden box, leaving only the sketch paper with the thin man with black hair and brown eyes.

"Making money and acquiring more flesh and blood—two things he could do simultaneously. He could even give the local Nighthawks, Mandated Punishers, and Mechanical Hearts a provocation, satisfying his long-suppressed desires—that's probably what he was thinking. He's very much like those criminals who roam around, repeatedly committing major crimes. They're quick to commit a crime and leave, unconcerned about the impact on the local community. Therefore, they're usually unscrupulous and use ruthless tactics."

Leonard looked gloomily at the blood and bodies on the ground, and spoke in a tone mixed with inexplicable emotions.

"Furthermore, compared to the murder at hand, what can be done with that flesh and blood is more worthy of our attention. When it comes to sacrificing evil gods and wreaking large-scale destruction, the Aurora Society is no worse than the Witch Cult."

Old Neil nodded in agreement and added, "Whether it's Sequence 6 or Sequence 5, it's beyond our capabilities. Wait until Dunn returns from Ramde Town and have him send a telegram to the Sanctuary requesting a special operation."

Special Operations... Is it "Red Gloves"?

Angel thought of the legendary Nighthawks special forces. They traveled all over the place to deal with Extraordinary criminals that the local Nighthawks could not handle, especially those extremely vicious ones.

After Old Neil performed the ritual, there was nothing left at the crime scene worth investigating. Leonard called the two policemen waiting at the door, explained to them how to handle the scene, and told them to report any similar incidents to the Special Operations Department immediately.

"For cases of this magnitude, we must notify the Mechanical Heart and the Mandated Punisher. They must be ready to provide support at any time, and they must also pay attention to their own safety."

Angel and Old Neil found a hired carriage on the side of the road and waited for Leonard, who lowered his voice and said.

"This situation is actually rare. Even if it's a Sequence 6 Beyonder, we can handle it with Dunn leading the team and carrying the Sealed Artifact. However, since this may involve a higher-sequence Beyonder, we must notify them according to the rules."

The "Mechanical Heart" in Enmat Harbor even needs the Nighthawks' help to capture defectors, and the Nighthawks also need support from teams in other cities. It seems that the manpower there is really short...

Secretly worried about the manpower problem in Enmat Port, Angel boarded the hired carriage.

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"Good morning, Roxanne."

As soon as Angel stepped into the reception hall of Blackthorn Security Company in the morning, he met Miss Roxanne who was tidying the room.

"Hello, Angel, you seem to be in better spirits than in the past few days."

"Maybe it's because I didn't have a nightmare last night and slept well..."

She answered with a smile, looking at Luo Shan's youthful, beautiful, optimistic and cheerful face, and suddenly remembered the secret revealed by Old Neil yesterday.

Perhaps not telling the truth to this innocent and kind girl was the right choice.

"Here, today's newspaper."

While Angel was thinking, Roshan had already handed her a stack of newspapers that had just arrived today. It seemed that her actions of looking for secret letters in the newspapers in the past few days had been noticed by the careful Roshan.

After thanking him, Angel took the newspaper, found the Tingen Daily, and was satisfied to see the information he wanted on the front page headline.

Operation Iron Fist - The Tingen City Police took decisive action and captured the gang leader who had been entrenched in the dock area for many years.

It was worth it for him to run back and forth for the past week. He deceived the "Wild Bear Gang" and the "Labor Mutual Aid Association" and finally let the police take advantage of the situation and smashed the two major gangs in the dock area.

Watching the exaggerated reports in the Tingen Daily, Angel could clearly feel that most of the "instigator's" potion in his body had been digested as he wished. Combined with the previous "instigation" and "persuasion" of Vaughn and others, perhaps the Sequence 8 potion was just one step away from being completely digested.

What puzzled her was that the two major gang leaders were arrested by the police last night while they were meeting and scheming against each other. She had also secretly observed the whole process, but at that time, there was almost no progress in the digestion of the potion. It was not until the news appeared in the newspapers today that she sat on the sofa and enjoyed the pleasure of "the conspiracy succeeded" that the potion showed any significant digestion.

Isn’t the “instigator” like the “assassin”, who not only needs to complete the corresponding role, but also needs to let as many others as possible know the results?

She secretly memorized this role-playing rule. Perhaps it would be useful not only for the role of "Instigator", but also for digesting potions in the future.

Turning the page, Angel continued to check other sections of the newspaper. In an era without the Internet and television, newspapers were almost the only way to learn about current affairs, oh, and maybe some gossip about Miss Roxanne.

“Da—da—”

Angel, who was immersed in the morning news from the Kingdom of Loen, raised his head and looked towards the gate with Roxanne, who was brewing the first pot of coffee. The sound of leather shoes stepping on the ground gradually approached, and then the door was pushed open. The poet Leonard, with a windbreaker draped over his shoulders and his shirttail exposed, entered the reception hall like the wind.

Seeing that there were only two young ladies in the hall, Leonard nodded slightly as a greeting and sat on the sofa opposite Angel.

"There was some progress in yesterday's case..."

He leaned forward and spoke softly.

"Have you found the murderer?"

Angel asked curiously, his eyes secretly glancing at Roxanne who was sitting behind the reception desk. The latter was staring at the kettle in the corner in a daze, but her eyes kept glancing towards the two of them from time to time.

"That's a Sequence 6, or even a Sequence 5... The wanted order has been issued, and the Mechanical Heart and the Mandated Punishers have also been notified, but there won't be any new information within a day."

"I'm talking about the victims. The police have already investigated. The Prak family of three, their housekeeper, and their butler all died at the scene yesterday. About..." Leonard lowered his voice, "half of the total is gone."

He didn't say what disappeared, for fear that Luo Shan, who was secretly listening, would hear it.

"Most importantly, none of the Prak family's long-term deposits, stocks, and valuable calligraphy and antiques were touched. Only the cash and jewelry, as well as the bearer bonds that Old Neil saw, disappeared."

Stocks and deposits are easy to trace, while famous paintings and antiques are difficult to liquidate quickly... The murderer only took cash, easily removable jewelry, and bonds that could be cashed in at any time...

Moreover, he committed the crime in a high-profile manner, seemingly not afraid at all of the local official Beyonders finding clues.

Angel summarized the clues and thought of a possibility.

"He just came to Tingen from outside, doesn't plan to stay long, and urgently needs a large amount of money?"

"And then do something big."

Leonard added sullenly.