Chapter 291 Investigation
In the urban division of Tivian, except for the central royal city, North Tivian and East Tivian are both areas with relatively good infrastructure and living conditions.
North Tivian is a Tivian city with a large number of government agencies, church organizations, and educational institutions. It is considered to be the most culturally-oriented, religious, educational, and politically-focused area in Tivian. Therefore, the living environment is relatively good and it is considered to be the best area in Tivian. East Tivian is close to the sea and has the busiest port in Plitvice. Therefore, it is the financial and commercial area of Tivian and is very lively.
In comparison, the situation in South Tivian and West Tivian is much worse. The main factories in Tivian are located in the industrial area outside South Tivian, so the pollution in South Tivian is quite serious. Most of the people living in South Tivian are workers. The residential area is densely packed, the houses are low, and the environment is very poor. West Tivian is connected to the national railway and highway transportation center of Plit, so it is the first choice for many people who come to Tivian from the inland of Plit to seek employment. The population density here is the highest, and the environment is not much better than the south, but the public security is worse. The overall situation is mixed, and there is the largest slum in the whole Tivian.
Noon, West Tivian, Coal Ash District.
The dazzling midday sun shone on the street. On both sides were low and dilapidated houses with only three or four floors. Many of these houses were not built of stone but of wood. Some were built very simply, just like piled-up shacks.
A layer of black coal dust accumulated on the streets, pavement and houses. People in plain and even shabby clothes left footprints on them. Soon after, a horse-drawn carriage full of goods sped past, and more black coal dust was shaken off, covering the footprints. Ragged homeless people could be seen on the street. In the distance, chimneys lined up in the sky and continuously spewed out black smoke. In the distance, the sound of train whistles could be heard. Although the weather was clear, the whole environment here seemed to be covered with a layer of dust.
This is the Coal Ash District. As it is close to South Tivian, coal from outside Tivian is transported in large quantities by train to the Tivian mine and circulated here. Coal-loaded trains gather here, and coal-carrying carriages keep running on the streets. Coal ash is scattered and deposited everywhere here, hence the name Coal Ash District.
On the streets of the Coal Ash District, people and carriages were hurrying back and forth. Although it was lively, everyone's face was solemn and dignified. People kept a distance from each other and looked around with alert expressions. If you looked closely, you could see that many of them were carrying portable sticks or tools. The whole street seemed to be filled with a tense atmosphere.
On the second floor of a slightly more upscale roadside teahouse, a pair of sharp eyes were staring at the scene on the street.
"It looks like the atmosphere here is a little tense." Sitting on a chair by the window, Ed, still wearing a windbreaker and a polite headdress, looked at the scene on the street outside the window and couldn't help but comment. Opposite him, another voice quickly replied to him.
"Of course. After all, with so many incidents happening in just half a month, anyone would be nervous. To those who only read newspapers, these are just four murders on the spot. But in fact, the overall crime rate here has increased significantly during this period. However, the four murders in the street have the greatest impact."
Adele's voice responded to Ed. She was sitting opposite Ed at this moment, wearing a simple and avant-garde yellow dress, a wide hat, her long hair was tied up to hide it, and she wore big sunglasses on her face to cover her face. Even though she tried to conceal her appearance, she still revealed a fascinating charm in this simple outfit.
"Yeah...if everyone around you could suddenly turn into a madman and kill people indiscriminately, no one would feel safe." Ed continued what Adele said, and Adele took a sip of tea and shook her finger in response.
"Rather than saying that people suddenly become crazy, it should be said that each of us is essentially crazy. Everyone has dark and terrible desires in their hearts. The ability of the Desire Dancer is just to stimulate these desires. We will not let anyone have any ideas out of thin air. The four people were killed in the street, which proves that the murderer who killed them actually had similar ideas in his mind a long time ago, but they were stimulated under the guidance of extraordinary abilities. They are not random killers~ Detective first."
Adele smiled and said to Ed that this further explained the ability of the desire dancer, which was mainly to induce, intensify and divert desires, and could not create thoughts that a person had never thought of out of thin air.
"Are you so sure that all these incidents were caused by the ability of the Desire Dancer? If you want to use your ability on someone, don't you have to dance and let the other person see your dance? And I remember you said that the range of your ability is only over a hundred meters... Although the incidents here are strange, it is not necessarily certain that they are caused by the ability of the Desire Dancer, Miss Adele."
In the carriage far away, Dorothy controlled Ed and spoke to Adele, and Adele answered indifferently.
"A distance of more than one hundred meters is only the base distance for my ability to be activated. With the consumption of additional spiritual energy, this distance can be greatly increased to more than one kilometer. The farther the distance, the harder it is to affect... Also, dancing is not necessary, it is just a means to increase the ability. Even without dancing, the ability to attract dancers can still be activated, but the effect will be discounted."
Adele further explained her abilities to Ed. Ed was stunned after hearing Adele's words, and then continued to ask.
"Then may I ask Miss Adele, without using dancing, to what extent can you or your teacher's abilities reach? Miss Adele, can you give me an answer... Of course, if you don't trust me and are worried about exposing information about your abilities, then I apologize for my offense."
Ed said this to Adele, and Adele responded with a smile.
"Haha, since I have officially hired a detective to help you... then why can't I trust you now? When my teacher was on the trail, her rank was at the Chalk Level. When I escaped, I was a Black Level 'Instigator', and was promoted to a White Level Desire Dancer not long after. My teacher has been studying the reason for the 'initiate', and she is looking for a way to be promoted to a higher level, so she has never found it. If the teacher is really still alive... then she should be the same as me, still at the White Level..."
Adele explained that she knew that if she wanted to hire a detective to investigate the case, she would have to explain the intelligence clearly, so she continued to speak.
"The Cretaceous Stage of the Path of Desire, that is, for Desire Dancers like us... Without dancing, as long as we can clearly sense the other party's position, we can also control their desires. For ordinary people, this level of control is enough to drive them crazy. For extraordinary people, this kind of control without meeting or dancing will have a much worse effect. It's okay for those below the Black Stage, but the effect is very limited for those above the Black Stage... It's probably only enough to make you choose roast chicken when you consider whether to eat steak or roast chicken in the evening..."
"So... if I can't sense the specific target, can the ability to attract the dancer still work?"
"Yes, but it will become uncontrollable and blind. Using abilities without being able to sense the target is like a lottery. It will have a random and blind impact on the surroundings, and these impacts are usually uncontrollable."
Adele gave examples and Dorothy had an intuitive understanding of the strength of the dancer's ability when he was not dancing. It was very limited for extraordinary people above the black level, but it could still easily drive ordinary people crazy.
That being said, the current situation in the coal ash area may indeed be caused by the ability control of the desire dancer. In any case, it is necessary to conduct an in-depth investigation here.
"Well... Thank you Miss Adele for your answer. A clear definition of the ability of the dancer is one of the necessary preliminary information for investigating this case... Next, we should go collect some other information. Miss Adele, please show your ability and cooperate with me later."
After roughly understanding the information about the dancer he wanted to lure, Ed nodded and said, while Adele asked curiously again.
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