Chapter 034 Christmas Eve Will Never Come
After entering the room, Xiao Bo quickly looked around the room.
After knowing that Rong Le came alone, he rushed over immediately.
He hasn't fully investigated Beatrice's home yet, and now their targets overlap. If Rong Le seizes the opportunity to catch up, his previous advantage will disappear in an instant.
The fact that Rong Le was listed as a key monitoring target by major churches was enough to show his ability, and Xiao Bo was not sure that he could defeat him.
Beatrice in front suddenly said, "I didn't expect you to actually come."
Xiao Bo frowned, feeling a little confused.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Beatrice sneered, "Are you not pretending anymore? You bothered me every day and I never said anything. I didn't expect that I'd spoil you and make you more and more lawless."
"Now... he's threatening to kill me."
Xiao Bo fully understood his current situation.
He blinked blankly for several seconds, and suddenly burst into laughter. His laughter became louder and louder, and he held his stomach and laughed until tears came out.
He laughed and said, "It's my bad luck."
But it didn't matter, it was just a harmless little joke to him.
The expression on Xiao Bo's face gradually turned cold: "I did come here on a mission, Beatrice."
An invisible magic circle appeared out of thin air in the air, stirring up a storm.
Xiao Bo took out a transparent cylindrical container from his arms, which was only half the size of his palm.
The lids on both sides of the container had a metallic luster and seemed to be engraved with complex and profound patterns. As the patterns gradually lit up, the whole house suddenly changed.
"The crimes you have committed on the mainland and in Poland are too numerous to list. As the Second-Level Prosecutor of the Archives, I formally arrest you."
"From now on, you will be displayed in the collection hall like other exhibits."
Beatrice's expression had turned completely cold, no longer showing the kindness and gentleness that matched her appearance.
She looked around the formation: "So it's someone from the Collection Hall."
Xiao Bo said coldly, "You've carried so many wanted notices that you don't even know who they are anymore, Ms. Beatrice?"
Beatrice doesn't have a very strong intelligence profile. Her evil deeds are more about becoming a nightmare in many people's minds, until she influences them to go down a path of madness.
Therefore, although her own threat is only C-level, the results she achieved are enough to raise it to A-level.
Manipulating people's hearts is often more terrifying.
He said no more and activated the seal directly.
Countless long transparent tentacles stretched out from the formation, gradually binding Beatrice's hands and feet. More and more tentacles wrapped around her body, gradually wrapping up Beatrice and wrapping her whole body, making her unable to move at all.
——Intermediate spell "Moment of Truth"!
Beatrice suddenly let out a strange laugh from her throat.
Xiao Bo frowned and heard her say, "Your Majesty is right. Humans are always so interesting."
Goose bumps suddenly appeared on Xiao Bo's back, his scalp was numb, and his heart was beating wildly uncontrollably.
No, that's not right.
There's something...
"Good boy, let me have some fun with you."
Beatrice's voice was gentle and greasy, but something more terrifying was brewing inside her. Xiao Bo seemed to have seen something incomprehensible and unacceptable.
"You're not C-rank—"
At this moment, he was facing something that should not exist in this world. His spirit and will were constantly issuing warnings. He stared at the scene in front of him, unable to look away.
The swollen, slippery part extending from the human body is so evil that it is enough to give you a mental shock if you just look at the portrait.
…
"Good boy, listen to your mother."
Beatrice's voice whispered in Xiao Bo's ear.
Xiao Bo lost consciousness.
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“Tick, tick.”
Xiao Bo opened his eyes in a daze.
His vision gradually became clear. He was lying in a dark and enclosed basement that looked dilapidated. There were many such basements in Poland, but his intuition told him that this basement might be different.
He swayed to a sitting position and began to process what had happened.
"This is really... a complete failure."
He murmured.
"It seems you're not doing well, Mr. Prosecutor."
Rong Le sat on the ground, looking like she had been waiting for a while. She put her hand on her chin and smiled, "How was it? Ms. Beatrice must have treated you well, right?"
He looked better than Xiao Bo. Apart from his clothes being a little dirty, his mental state seemed normal.
Xiao Bo gritted his teeth slightly and forced a smile: "Thanks to you, this is something I never imagined."
Although he will still fail this time according to the original plan, it does not mean that he will ignore the fact that Rong Le is secretly setting him up.
At this time, the handsome prosecutor was in a dishevel, with sweat wetting the hair on his forehead. He looked a little listless, no longer as bright and calm as he was at the beginning.
Rong Le didn't refute it. She smiled as she watched him tidy himself up briefly before she slowly said, "Now is the time for real cooperation."
Xiao Bo was puzzled. Rong Le stretched out her hand and pointed to the side. There was a secluded path deep in the basement.
"Mr. Prosecutor, come explore the secrets of the basement with me."
Rong Le extended an invitation.
**
As soon as Cohen entered the door, Orianna heard the noise and ran over, looking at him with a sweet smile and her hands behind her back.
"You're back, brother!"
Cohen felt a little guilty looking at Oli's smiling face.
Originally, today was his rare day off, and Oli had been talking about planning this rare day with her brother for several days.
Cohen rarely had vacation time, and he finally got a break as Christmas was approaching. However, before he could enjoy his vacation, he was called away again in the afternoon and only returned now.
I can’t imagine how Oli felt when she returned home and found the house empty.
Cohen coughed and said, "Oli, did you see what I put in the living room?"
"Are there scarves with those snacks?"
"Yes, it was sent by Ms. Beatrice." Cohen took off his coat and shoes, and Oli ran to the living room to bring him a hot towel.
"What were you doing today?" Oriana asked, her face puffed up. "When I came back, you weren't there. Did you get called away by the Military Police again?"
Cohen smiled apologetically: "I worked a little overtime."
The usually well-behaved sister snorted. Cohen knew she was unhappy about being asked to work overtime again. He didn't know how to comfort her, so he simply changed the subject: "Christmas is coming soon, isn't it?"
Orianna turned around and said, "Yes, Christmas is coming."
"What would you like to eat on Christmas Eve?"
Cohen's mind raced. "Let me think about making some more pizzas and pies, the kind with lots of jam and meat filling. After dinner, we can go for a walk. I heard there's going to be a rally on Central Street, and I'm not on the duty list this time. We can watch the show together and then wait for the clock to strike twelve."
After Cohen finished speaking, he found that Orianna had been watching him quietly.
He asked confusedly, "What's wrong? Don't you want to go to the rally?"
Orianna shook her head, then nodded with a normal expression.
For the next few days, she followed him around and talked to him like a little tail, as if she wanted to tell him everything about the next few years. He smiled helplessly and said, "Oli, are you a clingy little thing?"
Oli asked back, "Does my brother hate me?"
Of course this is impossible.
Cohen: "I just think Ollie should have more things to do, like go out with her friends or spend time with the people she loves."
Orianna: "The person I like is my brother."
Cohen said helplessly: "It's different, Ollie."
Orianna wrinkled her delicate little nose, pouted and muttered, "Stupid Cohen, I don't not understand."
Cohen laughed and said nothing more. He gently ruffled her fluffy blonde hair and temporarily gave up the idea of changing her mind.
Anyway, there is still a long time to come.
…
Thor is facing the greatest challenge of his life.
In front of him was a deformed creature gradually approaching him. He had seen many such things in the past few days and no longer ran away when he saw them like he did at the beginning, but this was the first time he had to face off against them.
Tina, who was watching the fight nearby, said coldly, "Hurry up and finish it, and then call it a day."
Thor complained: "Don't make it sound so simple!"
This monster was specially left for Thor, and he had to kill it on his own.
It won’t work if you don’t have the ability to protect yourself.
Their current situation is very dangerous and they don't have any extra energy to take care of others. Thor doesn't need to become very strong in a short period of time, but he must at least be able to protect himself.
The monster that had been beaten by Tina was also relatively strong among the deformed creatures. It staggered to its feet and pounced greedily towards Thor like a ghost.
A flash of cold light.
The long knife provided by Tina was unsheathed, and blood dripped from the smooth and shiny blade without a trace of blood.
Thor landed handsomely, closed his eyes and slowly opened them again, looking at the post-war scene and letting out a breath.
It worked.
Tina jumped down from the height and said calmly, "Call it a day."
Thor said, "Won't you encourage me? At least say something."
He went from being a weak experimental subject to being able to kill high-level monsters with low health independently!
Super cool, right?
Tina glanced at him, her face expressionless but revealing a hint of disdain: "What's there to congratulate? Just because you finally advanced to a weak physical skill?"
He retracted his long sword and simply cleaned up the post-battle scene.
Thanks to the simple customs of the people of Portland, even though they made such a big noise during this period, no irrelevant people stopped them or watched the fun from the side, so the investigators at least did not have to work hard to maintain order.
Thor followed suit and cleaned up, his thoughts wandering as he did so.
I don’t know what Mr. Rong Le was thinking when he arranged the task, he actually arranged him and Tina together.
Originally, Thor was worried that he would make things difficult for him because of his displeased look, but Tina obviously attached more importance to completing the task and would even give him special training.
Their current mission is to identify the mutated creatures and remove the ritual formation hidden deep within Portland.
Fairlight and others are plotting to take over the entire Portland. When the evil offspring in Orianna's belly descends, the entire Portland will be his sacrifice.
Such a huge formation must cover all places in Portland.
When destroying a certain part of the formation, the guarding monsters or fanatics would be attracted to come and obstruct. At this time, Tina would rush forward and beat up the guys who dared to resist.
Tina is a typical force-of-force person. During the clearing phase, she often rushed in with weapons in hand, looking down at the enemy with a swift and steady pace and a very contemptuous attitude.
Sometimes when he gets too excited about killing, he needs Thor to act as a tranquilizer and pull Tina back down.
He is one of the few people who can successfully suppress Tina's aggressiveness, the other one is Rong Le.
Although Thor also paid a heavy price by being beaten badly by Tina.
Because the task was so large, they alone could not take care of every corner of Portland. Another team hiding in the dark also received the news, and the team leader took everyone to carry out the task together to share their pressure.
The addition of companions reduced a lot of their burden. After a period of investigation, the progress of the mission was also advancing rapidly, and most of the formation area had been destroyed.
Thor had been in the basement for several years, and coupled with long-term experiments, he didn't have much muscle on his body, and his physique was so weak that he would be out of breath after running a few more steps.
Tina looked down on him for this, thinking that it would delay the completion of the task, and often found time to train his physical fitness.
He worked hard to train according to the plan set by Tina, and made rapid progress in just a few days.
Tina glanced at him and said, "You must not neglect your training in the future. But it doesn't matter if you become weaker. This way, the teacher won't focus on you."
Thor was about to retort to him when Tina's communicator suddenly rang.
After he answered the phone, he listened for a while with a serious expression, whispered "OK", and hung up.
Thor keenly sensed something was wrong: "What's wrong?"
"The mission is out." Tina's eyes flashed with ferocity, like a man-eating beast.
"—Everyone, gather together."
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After Xiao Bo calmed down for a while, he agreed to enter the secret passage with him.
Rong Le insisted on waiting for him to wake up before inviting him to explore the trail together, obviously determined to win.
But even if Rong Le was using him, Xiao Bo had no way of refusing this piece of fat meat that was offered to him.
The secret passage looked abandoned. When Rong Le discovered it, it was still covered with a seal and looked very inconspicuous. Beatrice dared to put them here, which meant that she was very confident in this place.
However, she didn't know Rong Le's identity, so this was just a trick that he could crack in a few minutes.
Xiao Bo was not in good condition and walked slowly behind. Rong Le took out a miniature flashlight and illuminated the surrounding stone walls.
“There are carvings on these walls.”
Rong Le pulled the flashlight further away, letting the light evenly illuminate the stone wall. "It looks like a totem."
The path is deep and obscure. Because it has been abandoned for a long time, the environment here is a bit bad. The further they go in, the more things they can discover.
Rong Le took pictures of these stone walls with her camera.
Not far away, faint sounds of communication came from the other side of the stone wall.
"Have you completed all the tasks assigned by Lady Beatrice?"
"It's done... They're very cooperative with us, and our plan will definitely be successfully implemented."
The faint firelight gradually lit up, and two figures walked towards this side from the other end.
Rong Le's flashlight was turned off by him as soon as the sound appeared.
In the darkness, two people hid in a secluded place, holding their breath, as if they were still.
As the firelight gradually approached, two people wearing long robes and with their faces unclear appeared in the field of vision.
The two men found the right moment and attacked almost at the same time. A strong wind flashed swiftly in the dark, and the opponent was knocked unconscious to the ground before he could even make a sound!
In the live broadcast room:
"Is this the robber?"
"Hahahaha, these two are so in sync, it's obvious they're used to cheating people."
"I was a little scared at first, worried that my wife would flip over, but now I'm a little worried about the other side."
"I ordered it upstairs."
“…”
The two men tacitly dragged the man to a corner where no one could see him and tied him up. They stripped off the robes on the two men and put them on. Their faces were hidden under the wide hoods. Unless you looked closely, you would not notice that someone else had changed inside.
Both of them knew what the other was planning and exchanged glances tacitly.
Xiao Bo: "Shall we go?"
Rong Le: "Let's go and see if there are any good things in here."
They walked along the path for a while longer, and soon a brighter fire appeared before their eyes.
At this point they had already turned several corners, their sense of direction was completely disrupted, and they couldn't even tell how deep they were underground.
After walking out of the path, the view in front of them suddenly became clear, and a wide and empty underground cave appeared in front of Rong Le and Xiao Bo.
Countless fanatics in robes gathered here, with torches lit all around, and in the center of the venue, a large altar was built.
More and more people came out from the paths in all directions, and there were actually more than a dozen such paths around the cave.
Obviously, these people also came from all directions.
A man saw them and asked, "Andy, why are you taking so long?"
Rong Le: "I just completed the task assigned by Lady Beatrice."
The sound he made at this moment was surprisingly similar to the one made just now.
The man really didn't doubt anything: "Is that so? What's the attitude over there?"
Rong Le repeated what she had heard on the spot: "They are cooperating with us very well. Our plan will be successfully implemented."
The man nodded and didn't ask any more questions. At this time, everyone gathered together. They followed the steps of others and stood at the edge of the crowd.
"It looks like this is their lair." Xiao Bo's voice was barely audible. "If we're discovered, we won't be able to handle it with just the two of us."
"Unfortunately, we can't leave now." Rong Le said softly, "We can only adapt to the situation."
The offspring of the evil god is still being nurtured in Orianna's body. The impending disaster in Portland seems to be caused by Orie and Fairlight, but Beatrice is also involved.
Or perhaps Beatrice is the mastermind behind everything.
Xiao Bo: "Besides the secret passage, what else did you find in the basement that I don't know about?"
Rong Le: "This is confidential."
Xiao Bo: "Something that can be found out easily can also be considered confidential?"
"When you ask me, it's confidential."
Rong Le turned around and glanced at him sideways, her dark green eyes like a lake in the forest, bright and quiet in the dark cave.
He ignored Xiao Bo's lobbying and fell into a brief contemplation.
He did find other things.
In addition to this secret passage, he also found a diary in a hidden place, which recorded Beatrice's experiences in Portland.
It was also from the diary that Rong Le discovered that Fairlight and Beatrice had a close connection.
The diary was not thick, and seemed to be just a casual jotting or something written when the mood was up and down. The time span was very large. Rong Le flipped through it when she got it, and the last record was also a few years ago.
Some of the information contained there was very large, and some unrecognizable or meaningless symbols were simply skimmed over by Rong Le, who focused on the useful clues.
…
"I came to Portland, which is a wonderful place. I also found a child who is very spiritual and may be of great use in the future."
"The Mother Goddess' offspring needs a suitable mother. The women in the church didn't persevere. Perhaps I need to look for a target outside... That child is doing very well. When we leave Portland, I will bring him to see Her Majesty the Queen."
…
"I've found a good helper. He's very talented in medicine, but he's not willing to assist me. It's okay, kid. You'll do your best to help me."
"Damn it, he took Kurosawa away! I can't just show up. That brat from the mainland has been ruining my plans. I need to find a way to control him, or at least keep him from getting in my way."
…
"Good boy, now you can do whatever you want."
"Everything is going according to plan. I have found a suitable mother body for the Mother Goddess's offspring. Although the time is far from ripe, it doesn't matter. I will clear all obstacles step by step."
"Fell is very useful. No matter what he is asked to do, he can complete it perfectly. His spirituality and intelligence are superior to others. He is sensible and obedient. Although he has some little secrets, I can let them go."
…
"He's growing faster and faster, and I suddenly realized he's not as easy to control as before. Things are set in stone, and I can only carry out the plan..."
…
"He's a biting wolf! He dragged me down from the bishop's seat and took charge of everything himself. I was wrong, but fortunately, Her Majesty the Queen's instructions continue..."
In the shocking notes, Beatrice vented a vicious sneer: "Once you become a bishop, there is no turning back."
"——Fairlight, you will complete Her Majesty the Queen's great cause in my place!"
The truth has now come to light.
Twenty years ago, Beatrice came to Portland and followed the instructions of Her Majesty the Queen to perform the summoning ceremony of the evil god's offspring here.
She became the bishop of the local church, transformed it into a fanatical cult devoted to the Supreme Mother Goddess, and discovered Fairlight as her assistant, beginning to arrange summoning rituals and the crucial Mother Body.
The mother body is very rare. Beatrice discovered Kurosawa, who has a talent for medicine, and wanted to use him to do things for her.
In most cases, she will not actually show up easily, but will induce in a harmless way.
Kurosawa has been conducting crazy medical research, but someone stopped her at the beginning and successfully took Kurosawa away, making Beatrice's plan almost impossible to carry out.
This person is the boss Han Yan.
Although no one knows what exactly happened to lead to the current situation, the boss is now quietly lurking in the tavern, Kurosawa is conducting his own research without knowing anything, and Beatrice has found the mother.
Orianna's tragedy was already doomed, and everything was going according to Beatrice's plan.
Even if Fairlight seizes the opportunity to seize the throne and become bishop, he must fulfill the responsibilities that come with this position.
——This is a complete tragedy caused by Beatrice.
A system prompt sounded in Rong Le's mind.
[Main Quests 1-3: Find out the real culprit behind the Polant conspiracy and the truth behind it. Completed.]
…
"what's on your mind?"
Xiao Bo narrowed his eyes and called him.
Rong Le glanced at him and said, "I'm thinking that there's no need for a deal."
Xiao Bo was a little surprised: "Why?"
He was about to say something when his eyes suddenly narrowed and he turned to look to the side.
The person who had just spoken to them looked at them suspiciously: "What were you two talking about? You've been acting weird since a while ago. Why are you so abnormal?"
Rong Le whispered, "I feel a little uncomfortable."
"You don't have to stand so far away even if you're uncomfortable. Lady Beatrice will ask questions later. Will you two run to the front again?"
Rong Le: "...Then the two of us will go there now."
The man was silent for a moment: "Who are you?"
“…”
Rong Le, Xiao Bo and the man looked at each other, and an awkward silence filled the air.
Rong Le said frankly: "Don't you recognize me? I'm Andy."
As long as there is no solid evidence, he will not panic.
That person: "...But isn't Andy the person next to you?"
Rong Le: "You're wrong, I'm Andy."
"Really?" The man turned to look at Xiao Bo, "Then who are you?"
Xiao Bo: “…”
Suspicion grew on the man's face as he asked them to remove their hoods.
Of course, Rong Le and Xiao Bo couldn't pick it up. For a moment, they were stuck in place, and the commotion here also attracted the attention of others.
"what happened?"
A familiar female voice suddenly sounded.
Everyone stepped aside like Moses parting the sea, and Beatrice walked over slowly like a queen.
The believer who suspected Rong Le and the other person leaned forward slightly and said, "Lady Beatrice, it seems these two people have sneaked in."
"Oh?" Beatrice looked at the two of them without any emotion.
She was wearing the same robe as the people around her, without a hood, and her plain face was expressionless in the firelight.
Unlike the kindly old woman she usually plays, Beatrice's expression at this moment is very cold, and no one would doubt her pagan identity.
Rong Le knew the situation was irreversible, so she simply took off her hood and said, "Good evening, Ms. Beatrice."
Beatrice was a little surprised: "...it's you two."
She hadn't expected to see the two of them here at all.
Beatrice looked at him with a new look in her eyes. "I left you in the basement, never thinking the seal would be broken. A detective of this caliber shouldn't be like you."
Rong Le: "Then what should I look like?"
"Innocent, simple, and as ignorant as a lamb."
Beatrice hummed.
Rong Le: "It seems my acting skills are acceptable."
Beatrice closed her eyes gently, pondered for a moment, and made a decision:
"No matter what you look like, you do have talent. If you join us, I can let you go, and..."
"Give me the guy next to you."
She looked at Xiao Bo beside her with a cold gaze.
It seems that Xiao Bo's previous behavior did lead to Beatrice sentencing him to death. As long as Rong Le temporarily agreed to her conditions, she could ensure her own safety.
However, Xiao Bo's fate was obviously not good.
Xiao Bo calmly thought about his current situation. He never thought that Rong Le, with whom he had only had a short cooperation, would stand on his side.
After all, there are obviously very few newcomers among them, so it is better to say that if it were him, he would make the same decision.
Rong Le: "I'm sorry, I don't agree to this condition."
He looked up at Rong Le in surprise.
Beatrice lowered her voice, her tone slightly displeased: "Are you sure you want to reject me?"
She said coldly, "You only have two choices. One is to join us and hand him over as a sacrifice, the other is to resist and die here!"
An overwhelming aura emanated from her.
"Even in this situation, you're not going to give up on me?" Xiao Bo's voice was a little strange: "I'm obviously useless and will only hold you back."
Rong Le: "Someone asked me the same question not long ago."
"So how did you answer?"
"I said you have irreplaceable value."
Xiao Bo was somewhat moved, and Rong Le smiled slightly: "Of course, my choice has nothing to do with you."
"Are you done?"
Beatrice's voice faded, and murderous intent flashed in her eyes: "It's better to save the extra words for hell."
As she finished speaking, hundreds of believers surrounded them in silence.
Rong Le sighed.
"You're right."
He glanced around calmly. Even in the dim and awkward environment, the young man's posture remained calm and composed.
Beatrice vaguely saw the shadow of Her Majesty the Queen in him. Both were irrigated by knowledge and always surrounded by a noble temperament.
"My purpose was to gather intelligence. Now that it has come to this, there's nothing more to say."
"They are all believers of the Supreme Mother Goddess, yet they have split from the church. We don't need any extra forces muddying the waters in our plan of action. It's better to clean up these underground rats."
The young man said calmly, the corners of his lips slightly raised, and there was a cold glimmer in his dark green eyes.
"—Action begins!"
The next moment, a violent explosion sounded!
A huge gap suddenly appeared in the wall next to Rong Le and Beatrice, sending dust and rocks flying everywhere. The attacked believers screamed in panic. Beatrice shouted angrily, "What's going on?!"
Several believers who were close to the explosion and had no time to dodge were blown away, and the people next to them were also injured by the flying stones.
Rong Le foresaw this situation one step ahead and retreated lightly to a safe area, avoiding the spreading smoke.
In the hazy smoke, footsteps gradually sounded.
Combat boots fell to the ground, and investigators in black slowly walked in from the gap, dividing the battlefield. Under everyone's gaze, these figures gradually became clear.
The investigation team was led by a stern look, their black windbreakers rustling in the smoke and dust. They held their weapons in their hands. In the dim cave, only the cold weapons flashed with an icy light, like a dormant beast finally revealing its ferocious fangs.
Tina's eyes were like knives.
"——Missile Investigation Team, here you go."
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