Embers Ad Infinitum

Shang Jianyao doesn’t quite agree with Joseph’s description:

"Isn't he usually crazy?"

"Except for being cruel and irritable, Mr. Dimarco is normal in other aspects." Joseph argued.

Jiang Baimian did not let Shang Jianyao continue to argue, and took the initiative to ask:

"During that time, how was Mr. DiMarco's behavior different from usual?"

"Didn't I just say that?" Joseph's expression became gloomy again, as if he recalled something bad. "He became more cruel and no longer tolerant of the guards. We were on duty every day with trembling fear. If you fart, Mr. Di Marco hears it, and he is ordered to be executed.”

Another guard, Paul, echoed the sentiment:

"There was a guard who was trusted by Mr. Dimarco before, but he was beaten to death for something as trivial as this."

Joseph continued:

"In addition to these, Mr. Di Marco seemed to be crazy about wanting children. Those lovers couldn't give birth, so he turned his attention to servant wives who had had childbearing experience... We, we were all angry, but we didn't dare to speak out.

"Fortunately, Mr. Di Marco has not been in this state for a few years, otherwise we would also consider..."

At this he stopped and became wary.

Obviously, even if he thought Shang Jianyao was friendly enough, he was unwilling to reveal his dark thoughts.

If Dimarco knew about this, he would be the next one to be carried to this valley and buried hastily.

"Did Marco return to normal because he finally had a new child?" Jiang Baimian asked with a slight frown.

The more she listened, the more she felt that DiMarco's obsession with children was abnormal and obviously pathological.

You know, in addition to the one who died in infancy, Di Marco also had two biological children.

"No." Joseph denied Jiang Baimian's guess, "Maybe Mr. Dimarco slowly regained his sobriety after venting again and again, and his sobriety also rewarded him. Five months ago, one of his mistresses Finally pregnant."

"It may not be his." Shang Jianyao suggested a possibility.

"We don't know about this." Joseph did not help Dimarco deny it.

Jiang Baimian could tell that the guards of the "Underground Ark" also had similar speculations. Maybe they were secretly betting on who was the real father of the child.

She thought for a moment and then asked:

"Mr. Di Marco's other two children were both girls. Was the one who died young a boy?"

This was the best explanation she could think of for DiMarco's madness over the death of his infant son.

"The one who died was indeed a boy." Joseph touched his big nose, "But the other two, one was a girl and the other was a boy."

Jiang Baimian suddenly lost his train of thought.

Shang Jianyao asked eagerly:

"Can we follow you into the 'underground ark'?"

"No." Joseph and Paul shook their heads at the same time, both looking frightened.

"Why?" Shang Jianyao said he couldn't understand.

Joseph quickly explained:

"Every entrance has triple checks and multiple guards. Two of us went out and six of us went back. There was something wrong at first sight!"

What he understood was that Zhang Qubing and others wanted to use him and Paul to sneak into the "underground ark".

"I can communicate with them." Shang Jianyao sincerely gave the method.

Joseph still shook his head:

"It's useless, we are all afraid of Mr. Di Marco, and we dare not let any outsiders enter the Ark without his permission.

"Moreover, cameras are installed at every checkpoint, and there are dedicated guards in the monitoring room. Once a problem is discovered, the elevators and other facilities will be immediately disconnected, completely isolating Ark from the outside world."

Another guard, Paul, added:

“One of Mr. DiMarco’s hobbies is watching surveillance.

"No one dares to be perfunctory in this regard."

It's a pity that Shang Jianyao's "reasoning clown" can't achieve a certain effect with the help of complex transformation... The camera can't collect the sound... Jiang Baimian felt regretful and said with a smile:

"Do you have unnecessary misunderstandings about us?

“We have no intention of using you to sneak into the ‘Underground Ark’, but we would like you to tell Mr. Di Marco that we want to visit him and talk to him about the old world.

"This is our main purpose. Apart from that, there are only a few very simple small issues."

Joseph and Paul relaxed at the same time, their bodies no longer tense.

The former asked happily:

"Can you introduce yourself? Mr. DiMarco should probably ask."

"A team of relic hunters, the leader is Ms. Qian Bai." Jiang Baimian introduced in Honghe dialect and pointed at Bai Chen.

Joseph and Paul's eyes swept over them, seeming a little confused that the leader of the other party was the silent and shortest one.

Jiang Baimian knew that such an introduction was not significant enough, so he boasted again:

"It's the team of ruin hunters that killed the fish-man angel before and saved the Red Stone Collection."

"Huh?" Joseph and Paul were both a little confused.

It can be seen that they are in an "underground ark" with relatively little information and do not know enough about the outside world.

Of course, this must only be limited to the lower levels. Whether it is Di Marco or several of his housekeepers and guard captains, they should all know about the "Qian Bai Team" that has recently attracted the limelight in Red Rock.

"Just introduce it to Mr. Di Marco." Jiang Baimian added.

"Okay," Joseph and Paul agreed.

Immediately afterwards, their eyes turned to the sack containing the body of Butler Karl, and they seemed to be hesitating whether to report back to the "Underground Ark" now or bury the body first.

Jiang Baimian saw this and said with a smile:

"Don't worry, we are all friends, we will bury him."

friend? Team leader, how did you learn what Shang Jianyao did... Long Yuehong couldn't help but curse.

After receiving the promise, Joseph and Paul felt relieved and turned towards the cave.

After watching them disappear from sight, Jiang Baimian ordered Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong:

"Get Butler Carl's body into the trunk of the Jeep."

"Ah?" Long Yuehong was about to pick up a shovel.

Jiang Baimian explained casually:

"Go back to Weller for a detailed examination to see if there is anything strange about the cause of death."

That's it... Long Yuehong really thought that the team leader decided to be the good guy to the end.

At this time, Shang Jianyao looked at the cave and sighed:

"such a pity……"

"Are you thinking that this way you won't be able to use your intelligence and awakened ability to sneak into the 'underground ark' without anyone noticing?" Jiang Baimian joked with a smile, "Don't worry, now it's time to be polite before fighting."

Shang Jianyao glanced sideways at her:

"It's a pity that I can't directly blast open the door of the 'Underground Ark' with a personal rocket launcher."

"When did you become so fierce?" Jiang Baimian was surprised for a while.

Shang Jianyao answered truthfully:

"A few minutes ago. Now fierce and reckless me."

"..." Jiang Baimian looked at Shang Jianyao up and down, then rationally gave up on the topic.

After Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong carried the body of Butler Karl onto the jeep, the "Old Tune Team" waited for a while before seeing Joseph and Paul return.

They still wore simple-cut olive green uniforms and each carried a submachine gun on their backs.

Seeing Shang Jianyao looking at him expectantly, Joseph said with some guilt:

"Mr. DiMarco asked me to tell you that there is nothing to talk about.

"He only communicates with bishops of the vigilant sect."

"Okay." Jiang Baimian didn't bother, after all, the real owner was not in front of him.

They started walking towards the place where the jeep was parked, and Shang Jianyao waved goodbye to Joseph and Paul.

After the jeep drove out of the foot of Tieshan Mountain, Long Yuehong couldn't help but ask:

"What to do next, find a way to sneak into the 'underground ark'?"

Jiang Baimian paid attention to the surrounding situation and said to himself:

"I'm thinking about a question:

"Is contact with Di Marco worth the risk of infiltrating into the 'underground ark'?

"His ancestors may not know anything, they just have a phobia of doomsday. Whether it is the issue of the traitors in the Red Stone Collection or Lehman's commission, it is not an important matter to us. It would be good to find out. It doesn’t matter if you don’t come out, anyway, we didn’t make a promise, and we didn’t get paid.”

Bai Chen agreed:

"The main reason why we can't continue the investigation is that the Vigilance Sect is not cooperating and does not give us the power to directly contact Di Marco. This is their own problem and has nothing to do with us."

"Yes!" Jiang Baimian suddenly felt at ease.

She immediately smiled and said:

"Although we don't risk infiltrating, we can discuss the plan. We may encounter similar things in the future. It won't be wrong to expand our thinking now."

Long Yuehong glanced at Shang Jianyao beside her, and did not mention her previous plan of "making friends" with the housekeeper and hiding in the supply box.

This is not because Butler Carl is dead, but because he now knows that Di Marco is very cruel.

If this method is adopted, the corresponding housekeeper will inevitably die afterwards.

"From the ventilation ducts?" Long Yuehong said after considering, "Although Vier said that there are guards at every ventilation duct entrance, I think there are definitely not as many formal entrances. We can completely control it first and then stun it without causing any noise. be resolved quickly.”

Shang Jianyao's "lack of hand movements" and "pretentious person" are not problems.

Jiang Baimian nodded gently:

"It is feasible, but it needs to be investigated in advance whether there are surveillance cameras at the vents, and if so, how to solve it?"

During the group discussion, Shang Jianyao remained silent, not knowing what he was thinking.

Jiang Baimian noticed his abnormality, hesitated for a moment and then asked:

"Hey, what's your different plan?"

Shang Jianyao immediately leaned forward and said seriously:

"Confirm two points first:

"One, our purpose is to contact DiMarco and communicate with him, right?"

After receiving a positive answer, he continued:

“DiMarco also said that he would only communicate with bishops from vigilant sects.

"So, to sum up, we can get a very simple way:

"As long as we become bishops who are wary of sects, the problem will be solved."

Jiang Baimian exhaled slowly and said:

"This is an idea.

“But the problem is that it’s not that easy to become a bishop of a vigilant sect.”

She vividly remembers “the stare at the door.”

Before dark, the "old tune group" who went to Hongshiji returned to the hotel camp and no longer worried about the things during the day.

But early the next morning, someone came to visit them.

This person is similar to Butler Karl. He is wearing a straight black dress and looks to be in his forties. His black hair is neatly combed, but his hairline is slightly high.

In appearance, he gives people a serious look.

He glanced around with his blue eyes and said respectfully:

“Ladies and gentlemen, I am Ulrich, Mr. DiMarco’s butler.

"He wants to invite you to meet in the special reception room of the 'Underground Ark'."

ah? It was not only Long Yuehong who was surprised, but also Jiang Baimian and others.

It's only been one night and DiMarco has changed his mind?