Embers Ad Infinitum

The Sheriff was silent for a while and said:

“Judging from the situation at the scene, it was indeed not you who killed Moore.

“We, the ‘White Knights’, are always fair and will not wrongfully accuse innocent people, but as witnesses, you are obliged to answer some of my questions.”

"No problem." Jiang Baimian was indeed candid on this matter.

The Sheriff looked around, considering the order of his questions.

At this time, the polite Shang Jianyao asked:

"Don't know what to call you?"

"Yergai." The Sheriff simply replied, and then got down to the topic, "What do you want to find out about More?"

"The goods of Smith's 'Far Traveler' business group mysteriously disappeared." Jiang Baimian told the truth.

As a veteran local police officer, Yeergai heard about this rather strange thing and asked in surprise:

"Moll is related to this matter? Or do you want to buy corresponding information from him?"

"We know from someone's mouth that some of the goods that evaporated out of thin air were purchased and collected by Moore." Jiang Baimian did not give Yeergai a chance to ask who it was, and took the initiative to emphasize, "We promised To keep that person a secret, I can’t tell you his identity.”

Yergei touched his golden beard:

"I will pursue it. If it is really necessary, you don't have to talk about it if you don't want to."

What he means is that according to the rules of the "White Knights", when it comes to vicious cases, private agreements are lower than the interests of the public. At that time, if the "Old Investigation Team" still wants to keep it secret, it will have to face coercive measures.

"Understood." Jiang Baimian did not dwell on this issue.

She doesn't have to keep secrets for Esther. She acts according to the rules of the "White Knights" within the sphere of influence of the "White Knights", and no one can make mistakes.

Yergei nodded with satisfaction, looked at the shattered glass window and said:

"Describe the situation in detail."

Jiang Baimian spoke without missing any details, only concealing that Shang Jianyao had used his ability on Moir.

After hearing the end, Yeergai frowned:

"Moll walked to the window on his own initiative, with his back to the outside?

"When he heard you asking who entrusted him with collecting supplies and delivering them to the Far Traveler business group, he struggled and seemed to want to commit suicide?"

"Yes." Shang Jianyao gave full affirmation, and Jiang Baimian also nodded.

Yergei touched the beard next to his mouth again and whispered to himself:

"There is a big problem behind the missing goods. I have to make a report to the deputy leader as soon as possible..."

"Which deputy leader?" Shang Jianyao asked with bright eyes.

If it is Iman, then the "old tune team" might be able to take the opportunity to build a relationship and complete the "visit" mission.

——Iman is among the five people on the list given by Gitis. Currently, the "Old Tune Team" has visited Esther and Moore.

Yergai was alert:

"Deputy Commander Pollard, do you have any questions?"

Grand Knight Javier has more than one assistant.

"No, I'm just a little curious." Shang Jianyao replied sincerely.

Yergei did not continue the topic and asked instead:

"Where did you go after you just now?"

"That building of the Mining Federation." Jiang Baimian replied, "You know, we have a robot that calculated the ballistic trajectory on the spot and found the sniper on the rooftop of that building."

Then, she recounted the key points of her and others' tracking and survey results, and finally explained why Gnawa was not here:

"We don't have enough manpower to check the inside of the building, so we can only have robots guarding the area to monitor people entering and exiting the front and rear doors."

Yergei thought for a few seconds and said:

"Thank you for your cooperation. You are not suspected for the time being and you can leave. However, please do not leave Gerstburg recently because you may be asked to assist in the investigation at any time.

"Where do you live now?"

"'Fire and Iron' Hotel." Jiang Baimian asked tentatively, "Mr. Sheriff, have you ever thought of entrusting us to investigate this matter? Our charges are very reasonable and we have sufficient understanding of the case."

She wanted to intervene in the tracking of the sniper in the most reasonable way.

Once you can catch that person in a short time, it means catching the tail of the Eighth Research Institute.

Yergei looked at the group of people in surprise:

"Are you hoping to figure out the mystery of the missing cargo through the gunman, or are you trying to take the opportunity to earn some bounty?"

"Both are available." Jiang Baimian laughed.

Yergei wiped his beard and said:

"At the beginning, we will definitely investigate it ourselves. If there are indeed difficulties that cannot be solved for the time being, we will consider issuing a task to the Hunter Guild."

He spoke very cautiously and did not make any promises. After all, this was not something he could decide.

——In most places on the earth, the main role of security guards and policemen is to maintain order, not to solve cases. If they encounter relatively simple things, they can solve them easily. Once things are relatively complicated, they will be trapped in a shortage of manpower. , it is difficult to assign a team to deal with a difficult case for a long time, so we can only rely on the help of ruin hunters.

"You can consider us directly." Jiang Baimian did not show any eagerness to follow, but just reiterated the attitude of himself and others.

She then reminded Yergey of two things:

"The sniper may still be hiding in the building. You have to investigate in time. If it's too late, he might escape.

"We also need to watch the surveillance video. Although cameras are only installed in the elevator, and the sniper also took the stairs when evacuating, when he entered the building, things had not developed to the point where Moore had to be shot. He may not have done so. So be cautious, maybe take the elevator."

"Your companions have told me the suspected location of the gunman before, and my colleagues have already rushed there." Yeergai did not rebuke Jiang Baimian for being nosy, but he also seemed a little impatient.

The Sheriff of Gerstburg still needs some of you relic hunters to teach you when investigating the case?

Jiang Baimian didn't say much, and led several members of the "Old Tune Team" to leave Moore's house and get into the Jeep.

While driving to the Mining Federation building, Long Yuehong, who was in the passenger seat, took the initiative and said:

"I think the sniper has left, and he is also an awakened person. The guards were affected by his ability and ignored or forgot the corresponding scene."

Bang, Shang Jianyao clenched his right fist with his left palm and said:

"The target is indeed still in the building!"

When Long Yuehong was speechless, Jiang Baimian rubbed his forehead:

"Seriously."

Shang Jianyao's expression changed and he said seriously:

"I think there is a high probability that Yergai and the others will not be able to find out anything. If we take over later, where should we start?"

The inability of Gerstburg's official forces to investigate means that there is no sniper in the surveillance video, and there is no smoke reaction on the bodies of everyone in the building. The anti-material sniper rifle cannot be found, and the guards really do not remember it. Such a person leaves.

As for identifying witnesses from passers-by, that would be a long-term task, and the sheriffs would definitely leave it to the relic hunters.

Bai Chen, who was driving, immediately said:

"Let Lao Ge check whether the surveillance video has been deleted or interfered with."

"This is one aspect." Jiang Baimian added, "The other aspect is to ask along the street from the back door. The main targets are the owners or employees of the street shops."

This would be a very tedious job as there would be more than one route out.

Jiang Baimian said "hmm" and said:

“Also, ask Moore’s neighbors and informants.

"It is impossible that the Eighth Research Institute just recently sent someone to spy on him and silence him as soon as something was wrong. Since he started serving the Eighth Research Institute, there should be similar people around him.

"And during such a long period of time, the monitors will make mistakes more or less. No one can make mistakes all the time. You can't do it, and I can't do it either."

Bang bang bang, Shang Jianyao clapped his hands.

While the four of them were talking, Jeep came to the outside of the Mining Federation building again and picked up Gnawa.

"Is anyone out of the building?" Shang Jianyao asked impatiently.

"Before the security guards from Gerstburg came, there were three of them. They walked through the main entrance. I had already recorded their appearance, and I will conduct further investigation later." Gnawa never disappoints.

"Okay." Jiang Baimian looked at the sky outside the car window, "Let's go find something to eat now, and then go back to the hotel to wait for news."

With funds in hand, they had a simple lunch and entered the "Fire and Iron" hotel.

The receptionist who works the day shift today is still Kitty.

Her eyes were dull and she didn't know what she was thinking. When she saw the "Old Tune Team" coming back, she immediately became energetic:

"Moll is dead?"

"You are really well-informed." Shang Jianyao praised sincerely.

Gitis was not proud of this, and said in a daze:

"Many people are aware of the closure of the Mining Federation building."

Jiang Baimian smiled and said:

"Then did you know that More was killed by a sniper?"

The corners of Gitis's mouth turned up a little, revealing a mysterious smile:

"Know."