Jasmine thought she should be afraid, but facing the female police officer in front of her, it was difficult for her to have too strong emotions. She felt as if she had cried for a long time and her body and mind had unconsciously calmed down.
"Okay, what do you want to ask?" She asked hesitantly after looking at her parents with complicated expressions.
The lady with the title of superintendent pointed to the door and said:
"Let's talk inside."
She did not ask Jasmine's parents to recuse themselves, but simply ordered two of the police officers who followed her to guard the door.
After closing the door casually, she pulled over a crudely made round stool and sat down on it without any hesitation, appearing very relaxed.
This immediately made Jasmine and her parents feel less tense.
"You can call me Ms. Grey." The officer introduced herself and pointed to the other chairs and the bed outside. "Sit down."
After everyone in the room found a seat and sat down, Gray smiled and said to Jasmine:
"I received a report saying that some incomprehensible things have happened around you. For example, the desire of men to commit crimes is significantly higher than normal. This is not to say that there are no villains and criminals among them, but the proportion is too high, so high that it is strange."
At this point, Gray's eyes swept across Jasmine's face:
"As far as I know, you were seriously injured in a previous fire and suffered irreparable disfigurement. But now, I can't see that at all. What do you want to say about this?"
Jasmine's heart was hanging again, not daring to hide anything, and said in a panic:
"I went out tonight to attend the carnival in the town square. When I passed a street, I met a wandering magician who called himself Merlin Hermes. He said he invented a machine called the 'Fully Automatic Wishing Machine'. All you have to do is put in a 1 penny coin, whisper your wish, and turn the wrench, and your wish will come true.
"He said I was the first person to try it and could try it for free. Then, I returned to my original state and all my injuries were healed.
"Officer, this is what happened. You must believe me."
After saying this, she glanced at Ms. Grey and her assistant, then looked at her parents, trying to get their approval.
But the expressions on her parents' faces clearly said:
“How is this possible?
“How can there be a machine that can automatically fulfill other people’s wishes?
"How can there be a good thing where a wish can be fulfilled for just 1 penny?
"What's more, the first person to experience it is completely free!"
Gray and her assistant didn't show any obvious changes in expression, so Jasmine didn't know whether they believed it or not.
"Go on." Gray saw her pause and nodded encouragingly.
Jasmine described in detail how she went home to get the coins and made two wishes: her parents' health would be restored and she would become beautiful. Finally, she said:
"I did become very beautiful, and even I couldn't take my eyes off me, which made me feel a lot of kindness, but later on, the men around me gradually frightened me...
"Plus, my father and mother didn't recognize me and kicked me out of the house. I was scared, very scared, so I went back there and made a third wish. Well, the gentleman named Merlin Hermes said that the first wish was a free wish and didn't count towards the three wishes. Anyway, I turned back to my original form, and then I met you guys."
Hearing these words, Jasmine's parents instantly thought of the beautiful "thief" before.
Then they found that their bodies were indeed much healthier than before, their eyesight had recovered, their arms were strong enough, and everything seemed different.
They began to believe Jasmine's description, but they felt more and more frightened because it was like encountering a devil, exactly the same as in many folk legends.
Gray nodded slightly and said:
"I've seen many things beyond your imagination, but this is the first time I've heard of such a thing as a 'fully automatic wishing machine'.
"Compared with the wishing lamps and wishing pools in folklore, this is really too modern."
After a pause, Gray's expression became serious:
"As a fairly experienced law enforcement officer, I have three suggestions for you:
"First, don't believe in such things from now on. In most cases, the easy realization of wishes is accompanied by huge disasters. It's totally correct to say that it's the devil's will."
Jasmine nodded heavily, saying that she would never dare to do it again - the last experience still made her feel scared.
"Second, go to the church as soon as possible, confess this matter to the bishop, and ask him to purify you." Gray looked around and said, "You and your family must go."
Seeing that Jasmine and her parents both said that they were planning to do this, Gray looked at Jasmine again:
"My department is still short of some civilian staff. You can consider joining us. In this way, I can monitor your situation at any time and deal with any anomalies in a timely manner. As for the salary, believe me, it is about the same as that of government employees."
The salary is about the same as that of a government employee... and you can get protection... is there such a good thing? Jasmine asked in disbelief:
"What department?"
Gray smiled and said:
"I'll give you an address. Come to my office tomorrow to find out the details."
"...Okay." Jasmine was in a state of panic, and would reach out to grab even a straw if it appeared in front of her.
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A week later, Jasmine officially joined the Limon City "Night Watchers" team as a civilian staff member.
"Captain, the telegraph machine is broken." She knocked on the door of Gray's room and said carefully.
Gray put down the information in her hand, rubbed her forehead and said:
“Report it to the police station and let them handle it.
"Really? In the past, I could just ask the people at Mechanical Heart for help, and they would fix it quickly and well. But now, hey..."
After Jasmine left, Gray picked up the materials again and began to read them carefully.
This is the information related to the "Fully Automatic Wishing Machine" that the "Night Watchers" have collected in the past week.
After Jasmine, similar incidents happened more than once!
After flipping through the documents, Gray spread out the paper, picked up the absorption pen, and began to write the official document to be submitted to Archbishop Constant and the Cathedral:
"This city has seen a number of extraordinary incidents in the past week, involving a strange machine called the 'Fully Automatic Wishing Machine'. The intelligence we have obtained so far shows that it was created by a wandering magician who calls himself Merlin Hermes, but other possibilities cannot be ruled out. At least I think Merlin Hermes may just be an illusion created by this machine to induce people to use the machine to make wishes...
“The machine is brass-colored and inlaid with opaque glass. Gears, bearings, rivets, metal pipes and other parts are visible on the surface. It seems to be a product of modern industry…
"Case 1: A girl whose face was disfigured by fire encountered a 'fully automatic wishing machine' on Fields Street in the Municipal Square... Her first wish was to return to her original appearance, which was granted normally... Her second wish was for her parents to recover their health, which was also granted normally... Her third wish was to become very, very, very beautiful, and then she would no longer look like herself, and would have a charm-like effect, making the men around her irresistible under normal circumstances...
"She claimed to be the first person to use the 'fully automatic wishing machine', so she had a free gift, and relying on this, she cancelled her third wish...
"Case 2: A veteran who had participated in the Battle of Limon and suffered severe psychological trauma encountered a 'fully automatic wishing machine' by the river... His first wish was to return to his pre-war mental state, which was granted normally... His second wish was to become more handsome, to the level of men on the covers of many magazines, which was also granted normally... His third wish was to get 100,000 gold pounds and become a millionaire. Then, he was spotted by the owner of the United Steel Company of Limon City, who wanted to marry him. The lady's wealth was nearly 200,000 gold pounds...
"This retired soldier was unwilling to accept a middle-aged lady who weighed more than 200 pounds and was shorter than a normal person, and had a violent personality. He was ready to leave Limon and head south. If one day, he didn't want to work hard anymore and could easily get the nominal ownership of 100,000 pounds of wealth... In a sense, his wish came true, but he himself was unwilling to accept it...
“Case 3…
“Case 4…
"Case 5: A public school teacher encountered a 'fully automatic wishing machine' in the corner alley near the Storm Church... Her first wish was to make herself look better, so that she would no longer be disliked by students and isolated by colleagues because of her appearance. This was normally realized... Her second wish was to get a better position, which was also realized - because her teaching level was high enough and she was no longer restricted by her appearance, she soon became the most popular teacher among students and began to serve as the vice president of teaching...
"Her third wish was to have a husband with impeccable appearance, family background, personality, and abilities. She eventually got a doll that could speak, move, and had a certain level of intelligence. It had the characteristics of being alive, and was quite handsome. It was made by the best master. It had whatever personality you wanted, and it was very capable in every aspect. Except for not being a human, it really had no shortcomings...
“Case 6…
“…
"Combining these cases, we can make some preliminary guesses:
"The 'Fully Automatic Wishing Machine' can appear anywhere in Limon. It is very random and no pattern has been found yet...
"Most wishes made to it can be fulfilled normally, but a small number of them will be distorted. The latter is basically concentrated on the third wish. Of course, it may also be because the wisher indulges himself after the third wish and starts to make overly greedy requests...
"Most of the wishes it fulfills are about changing one's appearance, but the scope of its effects is very wide, and it is almost omnipotent...
“Its frequency of occurrence is also irregular…
"This is a typical magical item that needs to be sealed, and it is obviously beyond the level of a '2' grade seal. I hope the archbishop and the senior deacon will come and deal with it personally, or provide an effective sealing method..."
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On the steam train leaving Limon, Klein examined the digestion of his "Miracle Master" potion.