Abyssal Wanderer

Chapter 237 NO.00ec: Dionysian Worship

As early as when Donata deliberately brought a cocktail to the conversation room, Jim could see the girl's subtle thoughts.

She was like a child who deliberately made requests to her parents that they would not normally agree to when relatives were visiting her - essentially, she just hoped to use the power of outsiders to protest against the authority of her parents while ensuring her own safety. challenges.

This may be something that many adolescents do, but in the context of events of the current magnitude, it seems like nonsense.

Before Jim left, he tried to "empathize" with Anthony. The conclusion drawn is not too optimistic - this arms dealer is actually a very small-minded guy. Even if he leaves without doing anything, there is a high probability that he will find someone to shoot him behind his back.

Not to mention seeing his precious daughter continuing to follow him.

Therefore, Jim had no intention of standing up for this girl and becoming another enlightened "father" figure in her mind - unworthy, uneconomical, and likely to cause trouble.

After Donata vented her emotions for a while, Jim took out the tissue he carried and handed it to the other party, and then suggested:

"You go find a B\u0026B hotel to hide now. After three days, he will naturally apologize and let you go back."

Jim said this very firmly, but this was not the result of his "mind reading" Anthony.

The main reason is that after the three-day deadline is up, either the entire "Classic Coffee Gang" will be pulled out by the people above to take the blame; or, this matter will be solved perfectly, and his father will have the mood and energy to send his men to resolve the family dispute.

"I'm not hiding anywhere... How much does it cost to entrust you to help me investigate this case?"

Ignoring Jim's suggestion, Donata sniffed and rubbed her face and said:

"Since he has never believed in my abilities, I will prove it to him this time."

"I'm afraid I can't accept this request."

Jim frowned and said:

"Not to mention what Dad said before, he doesn't want to involve a 'little guy' like me. You are just hiring someone to help with the investigation. You didn't even earn the money yourself. What does this prove about you? ability?"

At the same time, Chen Wan on the side continued to record:

[...Play hard to get, deliberately suppress, don't easily satisfy the other party's requirements...I learned it, Master Jim]

[Remembering this is better than remembering to carry tissues with you, because you may not know what occasion it will really come in handy]

Regarding the other party's studious and inquiring attitude, Jim said helplessly.

[Why do you need to bring tissues... Oh yes, I forgot that Ms. Hecate is now a human being and is no longer an AI program. I see, paper towels are indeed the key, you’re right]

He didn't notice the irony in his statement at all, so he took it seriously and continued recording.

Jim felt like some black lines should appear on his forehead.

"Even if I don't entrust you with this case, you will continue to investigate, right? Then if you accept the entrustment, can't you treat it as extra money from me? I can reimburse you for all your expenses during the period, and give it to you for free. assistant……

"Or are you actually not confident in investigating it?"

In response to Jim's refusal, Donata did not give up, but tried to use provocation.

"I wouldn't come here if I didn't have confidence. Miss Donata, I don't accept everyone's requests, and..."

Jim paused:

"I don't have the energy to carry another tow bottle around."

[But I have the energy to carry it...wait a minute, why did you say "again"? 】

Chen Wan said from the side.

[Don’t interrupt first]

Jim said.

[Understood, it depends on your operation]

After saying that, the other party fell silent instantly like an audience in a theater.

Not even bothering to complain, Jim continued to say to Donata:

"In your opinion, this may be just a family conflict, a joke, an opportunity to impress your father and confirm your worth. But for other people who are going through it - for me, for you Father, even for you, this is actually something that will cost you your life if you are not careful.

"In this matter, you seem to be too nervous."

In Jim's opinion, this girl has been too protected by her family since she was a child, thinking that the arms business is as simple and harmless as selling milk tea. There is no basic understanding of the dangers and sins involved.

She should be in awe.

This can be seen from the fact that Donata shot at him in the corridor without hesitation - the person who can shoot so decisively is either a veteran who is used to killing; or, Just kids who know nothing about real killing.

However, Jim didn't intend to explain this truth to such a girl who couldn't choose her own origin. In a sense, the other party is also a victim of this sin, but at the moment, she doesn't understand the true price she needs to pay.

Besides, Jim didn't see any use in being reasonable. Humans are experiential animals, and only intuitive experiences can truly reveal what we have learned.

It's like just reading a long list of numbers on a concentration camp list. It's far less shocking than cleaning a crematorium with your own hands.

You're a detective, Jim. What you have to do is to work in vain for the crimes that have been committed, and educating children has never been your business scope.

Seeing the disappointment in the other person's eyes, Jim continued:

"This is not a joke..."

Having said this, he hesitated for a moment, but then he still said those words:

"When you grow up a little more, you will naturally understand these principles."

When these fatherly words fell, Donata's body instantly showed a mixture of "disgust" and "disappointment".

"I originally thought you would be different from people like my father..."

There was unconcealable disappointment on her face, and she turned around - not even willing to look at herself again.

"I should have thought that it wouldn't be any different."

Jim just shrugged and said:

"Really... But I think that sometimes, the so-called growth is just a matter of a moment."

Then, he said to Donata's back:

"If that day comes, I will never refuse your commission again."

Donata said nothing and did not look back.

[This... seems something is wrong, right? 】

A line of bright red fonts was printed in the center of Jim's field of vision, and Chen Wan asked.

"This is an expected development and there is nothing wrong with it."

Jim answered directly.

Now that the clues have been obtained, the troublesome bottleneck has been shaken off. I can finally continue my investigation.

Everything is going according to his plan.

[No...that's not what I'm talking about]

Chen Wan continued.

"Ah, is it about finding a relationship with the goddess of the dark moon? Then we first need to know where she is, and the clues we have at present are...zero. To be honest, as long as she doesn't want anyone to find her, we will never find her. Find her some way."

Jim poured cold water on him and planned to turn around and leave here quickly.

[No, no, no...that's not what I'm talking about. Master Jim, can you give me the control of your prosthetic eyes? I just seemed to see something in your visual picture]

"What?"

Jim said as he gave the other party temporary control of the prosthetic eye.

After the authority was handed over, the lens of the prosthetic eye was pulled to the maximum distance almost instantly, and then began to zoom in on local details crazily until the pixels were almost visible.

"Wait a minute, using your prosthetic eye like this will cause the visual signal processor to burn up."

Jim said quickly.

Generally speaking, today's prosthetic eyes with excessive performance will consider the efficiency of the implanter's visual signal processor and set a "temperature fuse" function. After all, it's no joke if something installed in your brain catches fire.

But after Chen Wan took over Jim's prosthetic eyes, he directly dismantled the "temperature wall" and explored the performance of the prosthetic eyes with almost all his strength.

This shocked Jim, and he was confused about what to do.

[It seems to be here... Don't worry, I will calculate the overclocking time... I will switch to infrared mode first]

After saying that, Jim's eyes turned into the world described by the impressionist painter - red and yellow, which symbolized warm colors, and blue and green, which symbolized cold colors, were smeared in his retina with thick colors.

Then, the picture that had been blurred into pixel blocks began to gradually outline an arc and became clear.

This is already the largest picture that the prosthetic eye can put on. This is Chen Wan in the thought box who is completing and restoring the picture quality on his own...

Jim thought.

Then, he saw what Chen Wan was looking for:

It was a humanoid being that was so hot that it was almost golden, and its movements were weird and twisted like a spider.

At this moment, he was killing everyone in the crowd - several light blue appendages extended from his back, causing warm red blood mist to continuously spray out from the necks of pedestrians around him.

"Terrorist attack? Or cyberpsychosis?"

Jim's expression became solemn and he asked quickly.

[Terrorist attack caused by cyberpsychosis, but why is the heating pattern of this prosthetic body so familiar...]

Chen Wang replied.

"have you seen?"

Jim said as he drew the revolver named "Persuader" from the holster under his arm.

There is only one person on the other side, and it seems that the direction of adjustment is specializing in melee combat. And this is exactly the type of opponent he is good at dealing with.

[Have you ever heard of the Dionysian sect? After the Bacchus Order was promoted to the Olympus Order, it was a branch that split from the Bliss Order]

"Absolutely not."

Jim shook his head, held the gun and ran towards the battlefield without wasting a moment.

[Yes, the worship of Dionysus has been extinct for many years, and the authorities have been erasing information. Ever since they collaborated with the Church of the Holy Trinity to create a big operation and were blown to pieces by Jupiter's "Thunder", it is estimated that there are not many living worshipers left. 】

Chen Wang said this.

"Wait a minute, you said Dionysian worship..."

Hearing this, Jiang Zhou couldn't help but think of some familiar things.

[The last recorded one, I remember it was a guy who called himself "Bacchanal Bureau" uploaded his consciousness and wanted to hide in the abyss dark network, but ended up hitting the Styx Firewall and his life and death are unknown]