Embers Ad Infinitum

Without waiting for Shang Jianyao's response, Jiang Baimian added:

"It seems that the 'Anti-Intellectual Cult' is mainly attacking General Phocas, and the 'Holy Desire' sect is targeting Inspector Alexander. They are working on both sides. As long as one party succeeds, the situation in the 'Prime City' will irreversibly slide into the abyss."

Shang Jianyao nodded:

"Why not do it the other way around?"

I don’t know how this guy came up with this strange question. Jiang Baimian said casually:

"Perhaps General Phocas no longer has worldly desires and will not take the poisonous bait of the 'Holy Desire' sect..."

As she spoke, she laughed, as if she thought it was not a good idea to speak ill of General Phocas behind his back.

Besides, with certain abilities of those awakened from the "Holy Desire" sect, even when facing eunuchs, they can be burned with desire, leaving them with no outlet at most.

After a pause, Jiang Baimian said seriously:

"As one of the two giants of the 'Primary City', Alexander's security force is definitely far better than General Phocas. Only the 'Holy of Desire' who has entered the aristocratic class and can 'fight' with the target, haha, 'The sect has a chance. Similarly, the 'anti-intellectual sect' has obviously been infiltrating General Phocas's residence for more than a period of time. There is no shortage of geographical location, people and people."

The "beat" she uses to fight is the "beat" used by fairies to fight.

Shang Jianyao raised his binoculars again, targeting several public toilets in that area.

Jiang Baimian did not stop him and sighed to himself:

"Fortunately, we didn't lose the watermelon and pick up the sesame seeds. We will give up here as soon as we find other clues."

As she spoke, she kept observing the modified dark green vehicle.

On the one hand, she memorized the license plate number "A125" belonging to the Senate, and on the other hand, she paid close attention to the target's movements.

A dark green off-road vehicle suspected to be occupied by another fake "priest" drove past General Phocas's residence and turned left at the intersection ahead.

It circled most of the way and entered the back entrance area of ​​General Phocas's residence.

That was the blind spot where Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao could see.

After almost ten minutes, the modified dark green off-road vehicle reappeared in their eyes and drove out of the Golden Apple District through another road.

"The real 'priest' sent a puppet to contact the 'anti-intellectual cult' lurkers in the general's mansion?" Jiang Baimian nodded thoughtfully.

Shang Jianyao then sighed:

"The usage rate of public toilets in Golden Apple District is not high."

It is completely incomparable to the one in Green Olive District, but the coverage rate of public toilets here is far better than that in Green Olive District, with almost every street having them.

"The real 'priest' shouldn't be here now, why do he still have to come all the way to use the toilet?" Jiang Baimian sneered.

She immediately fell into deep thought and said to herself:

"If you were a real 'priest' and you were determined to participate in the plan to assassinate General Phocas, what would you do?

"Consider the style and habits of a real 'priest', not yours..."

Shang Jianyao immediately leaned forward slightly, raised his hand to cover his mouth, and forcefully yawned.

"..." Jiang Baimian was almost speechless, "I'm not asking you to imitate his appearance!"

Shang Jianyao straightened his body again and put on a thinking posture:

"The real 'priest' is a cautious and cunning man."

"Yes, he wants to do such a big thing. Even if he only serves as deputy, he will definitely have a clear grasp of all aspects of the situation." Jiang Baimian agreed, "From his perspective, what would I do? Well... Even if there is a puppet responsible for liaison, observing the surrounding environment, and understanding the trends in all aspects, I would not be too reassured, because the puppet's eyes cannot replace my eyes, and the puppet's ears cannot replace my ears, and the intelligence they collect may be missed. Some key details... This is an idea that an extremely conceited and extremely cautious person will inevitably have."

Extremely conceited. This information came from the fake "priest" Guo Zheng in Weedao City - his memory was only slightly tampered with. Once the "hypnosis" effect is lifted, he will immediately know that he is a fake "priest" instead of insisting that he is. The true "priest", according to him, is because the true "priest" does not allow the false "priest" to become the real "priest", even if it is only in memory.

Similarly, the previous fake "priest" Sandel also had a similar experience.

His tampered memory only concealed the existence of the real "priest" and gave him a fake scene of becoming a "priest". Once Shang Jianyao destroyed the "hypnotic" effect, he immediately realized that he was a fake "priest" ".

Shang Jianyao thought for a while and said:

"Such a conceited and cautious person would probably conduct an on-site inspection himself."

Jiang Baimian nodded gently:

"He should make some observations to confirm various details, but there is a high probability that he will not come forward directly.

"And if you want to personally observe the situation without coming forward directly, you can only..."

Speaking of this, Jiang Baimian's brows jumped.

Shang Jianyao laughed:

"We can only be like this!"

Use terrain and tools to observe and monitor in distant places!

This way you can also find out whether the puppet is being followed.

"Yes!" Jiang Baimian suddenly became excited.

She pointed to the floor and said:

"Is the real 'priest' also in this building?"

"Or..." She took out a hand-drawn map and pointed at the marks on it, "Among the high-rise buildings we have selected?"

Bang bang bang, Shang Jianyao clapped his hands.

Jiang Baimian ignored him and walked back and forth for a few steps:

"We also have to add a few buildings that we excluded before. They may not be too high, but they are closer. And the real 'priest' is not like us and needs to worry about being detected by the 'anti-intellectual religion'."

As soon as she said this, Long Yuehong, Gennava and Bai Chen entered the rented room after resting, ready to take over from them.

"Team leader, have you gained anything?" Long Yuehong could clearly feel that Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao were in high spirits.

Jiang Baimian smiled and recounted his previous observations and analysis, and finally said:

“The real ‘priest’ may well be closer to us than ever before.”

"Then how can we determine which building the real 'priest' is in and search one by one?" Long Yuehong became excited and asked the most critical question.

"This is one way, but there are many buildings that meet the requirements, and there are even more rooms. Checking them one by one will take a lot of time." Jiang Baimian said after considering, "It's okay to say that it only takes time, but the movement of checking one by one is not small. , I'm afraid of arousing the alert of the real 'priest' and alerting the snake."

Bai Chen thought and said:

"Squatting outside each building for two days, observing people coming in and out, looking for targets that match the appearance of the 'priest'?"

"The target needs to buy ingredients and refreshment items, and will definitely go out every two or three days." Gnawa agreed.

"Why?" Shang Jianyao objected, "Anyway, he has puppets. Just ask them to help buy it and deliver it via relay."

Just like the fake "Father" Sandel used the surveillance video of "Wolf's Den" before, it changed hands and was covered up layer by layer.

"With the caution of a true 'priest', after entering the observation area, there is a high probability that he will choose not to go out, and 'others' will deliver necessary daily necessities. Haha, anyway, the rooms in the apartment here are equipped with bathrooms. Well, they prefer to call the bathroom Room." While thinking and analyzing, a smile gradually appeared on Jiang Baimian's face.

She looked around and said:

"I know how to find the real 'priest'!"

"How to find it?" Long Yuehong asked very cooperatively.

Jiang Baimian put away his smile and said seriously:

“Go to the garbage rooms in those buildings and rummage through the contents.

"A real 'priest' has a sleep disorder, and his spirit will be in a weakened state. In this state, his tolerance for the living environment will be significantly reduced. Especially when he tries to rest, he will definitely be concerned about the quietness and corresponding smell of the room. There are higher requirements, and now the weather is getting hotter. If the garbage is piled up at home for a long time, it will inevitably smell. A real 'priest' will not let it stay in the room.

"Of course, the method he chose was probably to 'hypnotize' his neighbors and ask them to take out the trash for him."

After a pause, Jiang Baimian concluded:

"As long as we find the cigarette butts of Flag cigarettes, the wrappers of 'Ralphie' candy, etc. in a certain garbage room at the same time, we can initially determine which building the real 'Priest' is in!"

——In the fringes of the Golden Apple District, there are definitely some people who eat "Ralphie" candy, but there are almost no people who smoke Flag cigarettes.

That belongs to the port, to the heavy laborers of the Green Olive District.

Digging through the trash... Long Yuehong imagined that scene and responded:

"Yes, team leader!"

…………

Posen, who was wearing a shabby jacket, looked at the two men and women in normal clothes and wearing strange masks in front of him, and took a few steps back in fear.

Since the last bit of farmland in the suburbs was annexed, he has become a scavenger in the Golden Apple District.

This place is different from other districts. Residents often have food leftovers, which they throw away as garbage so that they can fill their stomachs. At the same time, the garbage also contains items that are valuable in the Green Olive District. Posen can exchange some cards from time to time. Si or de Lacey.

"Don't be nervous, we are here to help you." Shang Jianyao, who put on a gas mask due to the smell, said seriously, "It's a waste of time for you to read it alone."

Posen said nothing, looking wary.

Shang Jianyao squatted down, pulled out a few crumpled papers, unfolded them and looked at them, then threw them to Bosen:

"It hasn't been used much, you can take it back for record keeping."

Posen didn't dare to answer, but he hesitated and didn't want to leave, because the garbage room in this building was very likely to harvest food.

At this time, Jiang Baimian, who was wearing gloves, glanced sideways at Shang Jianyao:

"Do your own thing."

"Just by the way." Shang Jianyao emphasized that he did not waste time.

Posen saw that the man and woman were busy on their own and no longer looked at him. After hesitating for a while, he mustered up the courage to join them.

It’s not just work, it’s life.

PS: Will update in advance in the early morning~