Crow's Paradise

Using the subway as a transit point, Arnold made several rounds in the Second District.

After changing his attire and pretending to be an elf, he was not without flaws, so he chose to change his route.

Of course, there was more than that. Another reason was that one of his destinations was on the changed route.

Ride the steam locomotive, cross the river bridge in District 2, and arrive at a station.

Inside the station, there are pillar-shaped street lamps whose actual energy source is electricity and appear to be gas lamps.

Arnold walked along the dim railway track. The increasingly distant gas lights made the shadows of various scenery lengthen, forming a mysterious picture in Arnold's sight.

He stopped and gave way to the light. On the edge of the train tracks, he saw patches of blood.

This is also the scene of a crime.

The victim's motive was related to the murder. Although the police eventually characterized it as a vendetta and caught the prisoner, and even the prisoner admitted it, Arnold found some doubts. In the end, he concluded that the murderer might have been used, or perhaps There was something wrong with the police, ignoring this obvious clue.

And combined with the current situation, he naturally felt that the serial murders were related to the black market.

After staying at the scene for a while, Arnold got on the steam locomotive again and left.

Amidst the roar of the steam locomotive, Arnold arrived at his final destination, which was near the crime scene very close to the sewer entrance. Instead, he took a horse-drawn carriage pulled by a minotaur. Arnold walked through the alley and came to That sewer entrance.

When Arnold arrived at his destination, he immediately headed straight to the crime scene.

Soon, he found his target.

It was a small sewer opening that could only allow him to bend down and enter.

However, unlike the on-site traces near the railway tracks that can remain for a long time because no one has walked there, the traces here have basically disappeared.

and

Shaking his head and suppressing the thoughts that came to his mind, Arnold got into the sewer with a lantern.

After entering the sewer, Arnold did not find any clues.

After walking for a long time and searching carefully for nearly three hours, when the kerosene lamp was almost burned out, he should be ready to leave the sewer regardless of whether he planned to give up or not.

However, at this moment, he suddenly heard some sounds.

Even though he knew that he might not want to find the target, he immediately chased after him.

Opening the cover of the sewer, Arnold emerged from the ground.

At this time, he saw a street scene that he had not expected.

"This is?"

Without any need to identify, a title came directly to Arnold's mind——

Church of Holy Light.

For the Church of the Holy Light, Arnold could only label it "too familiar".

He was all too familiar with this church that at one time in history had been the faith of all races, encompassing all professions and races.

Did Arnold ever doubt the Church of Holy Light?

What kind of logic does a normal person follow when making doubts? What kind of distinction does he make?

Possible, impossible, yes, no.

These are the basics.

How will the criminal operate?

In order to avoid being discovered, you will naturally choose to get as close to "impossible" and "not" as possible.

This is the purpose of all kinds of forged evidence.

A very simple fact that is easily overlooked.

Detectives, detectives, detectives, and the fight against criminals are all based on this.

In general, what is the object that people are most likely to consider "impossible"?

Victims, police, detectives and other characters who join the incident as "impartial third parties".

These will be subconsciously ignored.

However, because of this, capable detectives will doubt such impartial third parties, and then eliminate them through reasons such as motives.

However, if it is a non-directly related situation such as identity disguise and it is difficult to have evidence for investigation, it is necessary to continue to maintain suspicion and investigation.

Arnold had long suspected the Holy Light Church.

Of course, it is not because the Holy Light Church has a great and upright image and is close to an impartial third party. It is very suitable to think from the perspective of the criminal as a way to disguise the identity.

In the last era, that is, the Dark Age, the Holy Light Church's image of greatness and integrity was washed away because various churches exposed deeds that went against people's values.

The Holy Light Church in this era has only a slightly higher status.

Arnold believes that the suspicion of the Holy Light Church is lower than that of the police.

but

This is him.

What if in the eyes of criminals and those in the black market, the Holy Light Church is the most upright?

Thinking of this, Arnold's eyes widened as he looked at the church building with simple and gorgeous decoration——

The pure white church has a very eye-catching tall figure that makes people feel small. Outside the spiers that look like pillars, there are these complicated holy light symbols.

The one in the center is composed of white wings, a cross of light between the wings, and an eye-shaped symbol in the center of the light.

However, in Arnold's eyes, symbols that make ordinary people feel sacred, sublime and being scrutinized are more like images of peeping and surveillance.

When Arnold entered the church, the lights in the church were still on.

While sarcastically saying "holy light powered by electricity", Arnold also slowed down.

Although he didn't find anyone in the church, he was still afraid of what might happen.

At this moment, in the church hall, the electric lamps that displayed holy light in the form of oil lamps shed fan-shaped shapes.

Surrounded by the fan shape are long chairs neatly stacked one after another.

The contrast between the rows of black chairs and the white "holy light" reminded Arnold of the teachings of the Holy Light Church.

The Holy Light is all truth.

The light of truth guides everyone, guiding them to escape from ignorance, escape from the darkness of ignorance, and escape from the eternal nightmare.

Only those who are trapped in darkness and filth can realize the perfection of the light of truth.

Worship the Lord, worship the Lord called the Light of Truth.

But Arnold does not believe that the Holy Light Church can represent any truth.

However, at this moment, Arnold suddenly slowed down.

Because, in his field of vision, a girl wearing pure white robes appeared, sitting on a black bench at the front of the church.

On both sides of the other party, white wax lamps were swaying slightly, making her shadow look extremely weird.

Arnold calmed down, tried to suppress the already almost non-existent footsteps again, and got closer.

However, at this moment when he had just raised his feet, the girl with white wings and a face similar to that of an elf, but with shorter ears, suddenly turned her head to look at him.