Kingdom’s Bloodline

Chapter 686 Evil Whispering (Part 2)

"I remember, and I will always remember, the victim's mother went crazy when she testified in court," Srimani said in a daze, "But what could she do? She was just a peasant woman who had been widowed for many years. I can’t afford the deposit for the appeal.”

"Grand Inquisitor Brennan, that selfless judge," Thales, who had been silent, said, "When he went to court, he didn't say anything?"

Slimani shook his head.

"I'm lucky that Brennan was not scheduled for that trial," the defense lawyer said with a wry smile, "but so what if he was? He knows the law, and we, we know the rules-and the Emerald City The rule of law surpasses the stars.”

Thales was silent.

"What happened to that peasant woman?" Heeley asked.

Slimani shook his head blankly:

"I don't know, I didn't go...I didn't dare to ask."

He rubbed his face:

"In this way, I escaped. My boss said that I exceeded his expectations... In short, he kept his promise and gave me a chance to become a security officer. 'You will be a good security officer,' he said. Good security officer, haha..."

Srimani couldn't stop laughing, his face full of sarcasm.

"But what can I do? Can I say no? My wife has been in poor health both physically and mentally after giving birth, and the salary of a formal vigilance officer..." He sniffed, his eyes moist, "We, we finally You can move to a bigger house and you can afford a servant.”

But his eyes darkened:

"But after I put on my uniform with confidence, they gave me not a baton, but paper, pen and ink..."

Thales frowned as he anticipated something.

Slimani nodded painfully:

"So, under the arrangement of my boss, I started to write the second investigation or case closure report, and then the third, the fourth... the next one, and the next one..."

"The grain storage warehouse outside the city spontaneously ignited and caught fire at the end of the year. I was forced to break it into pieces due to improper storage. My colleagues in the same department committed manslaughter while driving away the vendors. I worked hard to find out that the deceased had underlying diseases; Harvest The town wrote four notices but couldn't explain the bad thing about women's trafficking. I wrote the fifth notice to them, instructing them to lock up the crazy women who protested..."

"When you thought you could escape the test, you were wrong." Priest Chadwei shook his head with a sad expression. "Every evasion and trickery only makes the delayed test more cruel."

Slimani spoke faster and faster, like a madman:

"There are also security officers such as Caquelet who is responsible for receiving the prince. Do you know how he was promoted from the head jailer to a security officer? Not only that, there are also the inexplicably lost batch of stolen goods from the Canal Security Hall. The Blood Bottle Gang is in the warehouse There is a drug trafficking business, and there are several murder cases that are unclear whether they are offshore or high seas..."

The more Thales listened, the more uncomfortable he became.

"The envoy of Tamer has something to say!"

Chadvi suddenly raised his voice, interrupting Slimani.

"The dying sun shines on faith, and what you are willing to pay will be rewarded." The verses in his mouth seemed to have power, making everyone sober up a little. "The destined river of hell tests people's hearts, and those who owe money will eventually be rewarded." Give back twice as much.”

Srimani came to his senses and stared blankly at the stove.

"At the end, I thought, I thought I just needed to leave the security hall, but, but..."

He looked at Thales, his eyes full of confusion and helplessness:

"Look, I once wanted to be a good person, a good husband, a good father, a good police officer, and even a good defense attorney."

"Instead of sitting behind a desk, using words and sentences to confuse right and wrong, confusing right and wrong and constructing slander."

Slimani said blankly:

"once."

No one spoke, the tunnel was quiet, except for the occasional moan from Kathleen in her sleep.

"Uncle Hauser, Aunt Gadama, I, I don't want to go to the ground anymore," Dorothy put down her romance novel in disappointment, "It's... so complicated there."

Gadhama hugged her.

Slimani took a deep breath and came to his senses.

"Then, maybe the Sunset Goddess knows what I have done and punishes me..."

His eyes were frozen and his expression was dull:

"She no longer protects us, my mother-in-law and I, and we can never have children again."

"no more."

Slimani's words echoed in the tunnel, extremely fragile.

"But if, if your child is born healthy, everything will be different from the beginning," Warniak's voice rang out, trembling slightly as he spoke, "then will everything be okay later?"

Slimani's eyes became clear for a while.

He was in a daze for a while and chuckled:

"Maybe."

"No!" Shilay said coldly, making Slimani tremble, "Of course not."

Thales sighed and patted Hilley's hand:

"we do not know."

"The goddess's tests are everywhere," Chad Wei spoke up, his voice was particularly gentle, "The birth of a child is a test, the landlord's blackmail is a test, the boss's threats are a test, writing every report is also a test, life's Every moment is a test.”

"Smoking addiction is also a test." Heilai said disdainfully.

Chad hesitated for a moment, his face a little confused, but he still insisted on finishing:

"If your child is healthy when he is born, Mr. Slimani, congratulations. Compared to many people, you have avoided this unfortunate test..."

He paused for a moment and continued:

"But even without this test, if you are still you, without change, without awakening, without introspection, then next time, when you face other different tests, will you definitely do better?"

Srimani smiled bitterly.

"Yeah, look at me now," he said in despair, "No, I'm at a dead end, I'm desperate."

Chad Wei frowned slightly: "But..."

But he was interrupted.

"Priest Chadvi, tell me," Slimani was in a trance, and there was some hope in his words, "will the soul of my daughter, incomplete and incomplete as she is, return to heaven and return to the goddess of the sunset?"

Chadwei took a deep breath: "Of course..."

"Of course not." Hilley said coldly.

Chad Wei choked.

"The heavenly kingdom of the gods is just a fabrication to trick the powerful into paying money to atone for their sins, and tricking the powerless into living in peace and contentment. Everyone, everyone's soul will go to the Hell River after death, where they will be completely destroyed. Exception." Hilley said coldly.

The light in Slimani's eyes dimmed.

Thales glanced at Hilley, but the latter's expression was cold.

Slimani let out a breath, as if giving up something;

"Then tell me, if you are as sinful as me, can you see her after death?"

Xi Lai was about to speak, but this time, Thales held her hand tightly.

"I don't know," Thales said as gently as he could, "But at least, at least I believe that when you speak out your heart and sincerely repent - you passed the test of this moment."

Hilley raised her eyebrows, but Thales held her wrist tightly to prevent her from spoiling the atmosphere.

Srimani took a shuddering breath.

He smiled bitterly and shook his head: "It's too late."

"Not too late."

Chadwei took over the conversation and smiled. Unfortunately, with his dignity, he looked like a weird uncle who deceived children:

"It's never too late."

But Slimani seemed to be inspired. He sniffed, his eyes were moist, and he nodded gratefully:

"Thanks."

The tunnel was quiet for a while, and finally Priest Chadwei slapped his thigh to break the silence.

"Okay, the sun is starting to set," he patted his head and pointed to the top of his head, "I have to rush back to the temple, otherwise if they check the guard..."

"Then it's time for us to go back to our nest, Bobo, follow us." Hauser stood up and called to Madam Gadama and the others. "If you need any help, come to us at any time. Do you still remember us?" How to get to the tunnel?"

Those many winding tunnels going up and down?

Thales said with a smile; "Of course."

Ah, fortunately, the mountains tolerate his footsteps.

Let him never go astray.

Watching a large group of people like Chad Wei and Hauser leave in a hurry (Warniak punched Thales hard before leaving), Thales exhaled.

"Then it's time for us to go, Luo, Teto, and brother, um, Fatty Huaiya. You guys stay here and watch them. Someone will come down for the shift in two hours," Thales said as he took a break. Rolf and Glover finished, "Don't forget our schedule today, Wyanna."

Hilley snorted disdainfully, but stood up anyway.

Slimani looked up in surprise:

"Ah, you're leaving? What about me?"

He looked at the sleeping Catherine across from him in horror, and then at Glover and Rolf who looked unhappy:

"You want to leave me with a hunted gang boss and these two gangsters and desperadoes?"

Glover and Rolf stared at the defender and snorted together, but when they found someone snoring at the same time as them, they turned to look at each other and snorted a second time.

"Forget it," Thales frowned as he watched them get along, "Two hours is too long, I'd better find someone to take over soon."

He turned his head and looked at Slimani:

"Believe me, Manny, it's safer for you to stay here than to go out with us."

"No! Boy! I don't, I don't know these two people at all! You have to stay with me yourself -" Slimani wanted to say something more, but Grover and Rolf were on the left and right, They both clasped his arms and dragged him back without resistance.

Thales and Hilley looked at each other and turned to leave.

After a few seconds, Slimani finally stopped struggling, but he thought of something.

"Wait a minute, Brother Huaiya, there is something else!"

Thales turned back.

Slimani hesitated for a while, but finally made up his mind and nodded seriously:

"Thank you, thank you. Whether it's for saving my life or for...my daughter."

Thales was silent for a while and nodded:

"I see."

Hilley next to him raised his eyebrows:

"Only him? Don't you thank me?"

Slimani stared at her and leaned back in disgust.

Thales glanced at Hilley and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

"So take care, Brother Wyatt, although I know this is not your real name," Slimani snorted and sat down on the bed, "Yes, I remembered, the real Attendant Wyatt Kaso It’s not like you are thirteen or fourteen years old. After all, he has to protect the Duke of Star Lake, so he can’t be younger than a fourteen-year-old prince..."

Um?

A fourteen-year-old prince?

Slimani was stunned when he said this.

Thales was also stunned.

Glover and Rolf both frowned.

In the narrow and dark tunnel, several people blinked.

At that moment, the defense attorney looked at Thales carefully, his eyes widened in shock, and he shouted:

"Sunset, ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! You are, you are - that one!"

Thales' expression changed:

"Manny! Calm down!"

But Slimani obviously couldn't calm down. He pointed at Thales excitedly and shouted:

"My lord, you are...bastard! I should have thought of it earlier. Who else in the world would dare to use the name of a prince's attendant to cheat on the streets, and be accompanied by a maid when traveling..."

Xi Lai was watching the show, but his face darkened when he heard this.

Seeing that the situation was not going well, Thales rushed forward in three or two steps. With the help of Glover and Rolf on the left and right, the three of them knocked the excited Slimani down on the bedclothes and covered him tightly. His mouth.

"Manny, listen!"

Thales held down the struggling Manny:

"Listen, you're safe here, safe. This big guy is a member of the royal guard, and the other one is... someone I trust. So, there's no need to be so nervous, okay?"

Manny, whose mouth was covered, understood something and nodded "woo woo woo".

"So, you stay here, keep a low profile, take care of yourself, and then wait for me to send someone to rescue you from the Emerald City, okay?"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

"Very good. Now I'm going to let you go. Don't get excited, yell, or struggle, okay?"

"woo woo woo woo!"

Thales winked, and the three of them let go together, freeing Slimani who was so pressed that his wig fell off.

"Your Highness, you are actually in person... Oh my God, I am actually personally attracted by the Duke of Star Lake... By the way, why didn't you reveal your identity earlier?"

As soon as Slimani was out of trouble, he couldn't wait to speak. He danced and couldn't hide the excitement in his voice:

"If you had identified yourself earlier, I wouldn't have to, I wouldn't..."

"Someone must believe it." Xi Lai rolled his eyes.

"Oh, calm down, Manny," Thales had to reach out again to signal the other person to calm down, "At least, you know now, right?"

“As Priest Chadvi said, it’s never too late. It’s never too late.”

At that moment, Slimani was stunned.

"Well, see you later."

Thales waved his hand, grabbed Heely and left.

But just as he turned around, Slimani's voice sounded again: "Your Highness Thales!"

Thales sighed painfully.

Why come again?

Slimani took a deep breath, and just as he was about to continue, Glover and Rolf came up from the left and right.

"Listen, little Manny, if you dare to say another word, just say..." Glover looked at him coldly.

"Huh! Huh?" Rolf made a fierce gesture with a ferocious expression and raised his chin.

Oops.

Slimani swallowed.

but……

"Diop, the silenced wool merchant!"

The defender tried his best to speak out before being killed by the prince's two terrorist killers: "He is involved with many dignitaries!"

Thales' expression changed and he turned around.

"oh?"

"Because, because Diop can do their dirty work for them!"

Slimani said anxiously:

"Diop has many illegal connections, from locksmiths and thieves on the street to the desperadoes of the Blood Bottle Gang. For these dirty jobs, dignitaries only need to use Diop's channels to pay and make payments. "Leave a handle."

Thales pondered for a while, looked at each other and nodded.

"I already know - Diop is the person who manages the secret accounts for Kong Ming Palace."

At Thales's signal, Glover and Rolf reluctantly let go of Slimani.

"What? There's still this level?"

Slimani was startled, but under the unkind looks from Grover and Rolf, he quickly got to the point:

"Oh, by the way, Your Highness, what I want to tell you is that Diop is not the only one who died... Shortly before Diop died, one of his clients died first."

Diop's client?

Thales' eyes narrowed:

"who?"

"Jeff Rene," Slimani gritted his teeth and said an unfamiliar name, "He was my boss in the police department many years ago. He was negligent in his duties. This is just a theory, but it is actually a political conflict. ——Dismissed."

"Jeff Rene?" Thales muttered the name without any clue.

Hell, just like Lausanne II.

Their information about Emerald City is still too little.

But Hilley beside him reacted:

"Wait, you mean your boss? Could it be..."

Slimani sighed:

"Yes, he is the one who promoted me from a temporary worker to a security officer. You can say that he is my nobleman, benefactor, or..."

He was silent for a second and continued:

"After being dismissed, Rene relied on his past savings and connections to spend his old age in the territory of the Blood Bottle Gang."

Thales frowned:

"This Rene was Diop's client? How did he die? Why?"

Slimani nodded:

"According to the death report from the Police Department, Rene was involved in a gang fight while playing cards in an underground casino and died in the sink. When he was found, his neck was cut open and a pool of water was poured out. All stained red."

Thales was wondering, but Glover remembered something and was horrified.

"Gang war?"

The zombie glanced at Rolf:

"Wait a minute, aren't you talking about the Blood Bottle Gang's underground casino? The one managed by Garmendia? Two bodyguards died in one night?"

Slimani was also surprised:

"Yes, it's the Harvest Casino in Garmendia. How did you know?"

The zombie turned to the confused Thales:

"Because Garmendia - a certain boss in charge of the casino - reported this at the Blood Bottle Gang meeting: his casino was attacked by the Brotherhood, and two bodyguards died, one of whom... also died in The sink, dye the water red, just like this Rene."

Thales frowned: "What do you mean? Rene was killed by the Brotherhood?"

Srimani sighed.

"I don't know about the rest, but as an old subordinate and a former gambling partner, I know that Rene stopped going to the casino a year ago, not because this bad gambler changed his ways, but because he was sitting on a mountain of debts. If he shows up, he will be collected for debt. You know, he came to me to borrow money half a year ago..."

Thales raised his head:

"He shouldn't be in the casino."

Slimani nodded:

"He shouldn't."

"So I continued to investigate... According to the information I bought from the barber shop, Rene did not die in the casino," Slimani continued. "The truth is, he died in his own home, and that's how he died. His neck was cut open and he died of excessive blood loss.”

Hilley was confused:

"Wait, then why did the Police Department report that he died in..."

"Because the report was revised, and I know the way too well," Slimani sighed. "Rene did not die in a gang fight. His body was transported to the Blood Bottle Gang's underground casino and was Stuffed into a real struggle - with evidence, location, and witnesses, there are almost no flaws."

Thales reacted:

"Someone is covering up Rene's death, making it look like an accident."

Slimani nodded and took a deep breath:

"And in the Emerald City, who has the ability and courage to use the Blood Bottle Gang's territory to cover up the murder?"

"Kongming Palace."

Thales concluded:

"The Blood Bottle Gang received Zhan's order to cover up Rene's death?"

"Why?"

Hilley spoke in surprise, her position here made Glover and Rolf more and more confused.

Slimani shook his head, but his expression became more solemn:

"I don't know. I didn't take it seriously at first, until I continued to check: on the same night, another person from the Blood Bottle Gang disappeared."

again?

Thales frowned: "Who?"

Slimani swallowed his throat and told the prince his information: "A boxer, a black boxer in the underground ring. According to the report of the police department, he disappeared. A few days later, his body was found in the river. ”

Grover was startled again:

"Wait a minute, it doesn't happen to be the underground ring of the Blood Bottle Gang, the black boxing business managed by Gutierrez, right?"

Slimani turned his head, puzzled:

"How did you know?"

"Same as before," Glover looked at Thales blankly, "the boxers were attacked in the underground ring of the Blood Bottle Gang, and their bodies were found in the river a few days later."

Slimani patted his forehead:

"So, the same goes for this boxer, another modified death report!"

Thales asked:

"Who was that fighter? Why did Jenn cover up his death?"

"That's the problem," Slimani's breathing quickened. "That boxer, especially when his name appears together with Rene and Diop, everything becomes scary..."

"What kind of terror?"

"Let's go and try it together and we'll find out!"

She turned around from her chair, her voice as bright and cheerful as ever:

"Don't worry, it's definitely not as exaggerated as a horror movie..."

"Still not," he shook his head and looked back at his computer screen, "You know I don't like this..."

"Oh, you have to be brave enough to try new things! That's a horror-themed secret room..."

The voice was still enthusiastic and public, urging him to try something new——

【wake up. 】

Um?

He was slightly startled and looked up from the code on the screen.

What to wake up to?

"Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Did you listen to me?" The voice urged him.

He shook his head.

Ah, it must be that the model has been running too much in the past few days, and it has become an illusion. This damn R language...

[Wake up, Thales. 】

Thales?

Who is that?

It seems like a foreign name?

He sat blankly in front of the computer.

Strange, why do I always feel like there is a voice in my heart talking to me?

[Playing with time is Bloodthorn's specialty, and it has brought down countless heroes. But you, you, Thales Bright Star, the one who is destined to end your destiny, you should not stop here, you are not that weak, you should not surrender. The clumsy trick in front of me...]

time?

Bloodthorn?

Final destiny?

What?

Have you read too many Brandon Sanderson novels?

No, it's been months since I finished reading "Stormlight Chronicles"...

"Wu! Pei! Ren!" The voice began to call his full name. It was obvious that if he ignored her again, she would be angry.

"Okay, okay, here it comes... Um, what did you just say?"

He answered her words and rubbed his ears, feeling panicked for some reason.

Strange, what happened?

[You still have your mission to complete. 】

Damn, the voice in my heart is real, and it’s still going on...

His breathing became more rapid and his blinks became faster...

"Wu~Pui~Ren~" The voice became more and more ethereal, illusory, and moved away from him.

It's like being in another world.

No!

He became more and more panicked and wanted to reach out to her, but found that he couldn't find his hands.

what happened?

Where are my hands?

No, no, no.

Everything is wrong with this!

[Wake up, Thales. 】

It feels, like, like...

Like I'm... dreaming?

The moment he realized this, his head jumped.

It was like something had broken free.

【wake up! 】

The next moment, Thales took a deep breath and woke up with a start!

"Ha, ha, ha -" he was in shock, beating his chest, gasping for air, and apologized to the other people in the tunnel, "Sorry, I just lost my mind..."

But Thales was stunned.

At some point, in the corpse tunnel, Shirai, Slimani, Glover and Rolf all fell to the ground.

People are unconscious.

He was alone, standing alone in the darkness.

What...what happened?

Thales stared blankly at everyone on the ground.

What happened?

tread.

Footsteps sounded.

Thales was startled and turned around!

"It's so rare," a strange voice sounded from the darkness, "that you are not affected at all, Your Highness."

At that moment, the Sin of the Prison River suddenly exploded!

It's like a wild beast that suddenly wakes up when the danger is right in front of you.

Caught off guard.

Angry from shame.

Angry.

"I'm honored and pleased. Not everyone can chat with me in my power - they named it 'Evil Whispering', which is said to be taken from "The Sunset Teaching Sutra". It's so ironic. , those monsters actually quoted the classics of Sunset Faith, are they worthy..."

Thales subconsciously pulled out the JC dagger, but his mind was still confused.

what happened?

what happened?

Apparently not long ago, I was talking to Srimani...

Why suddenly——

"Let me guess, the guy next to you is the defense attorney that the barber mentioned, asking around?"

In the darkness, the voice continued to sound.

With his hell sense stimulated, Thales could clearly see his opponent in the darkness:

A man, tightly wrapped in black cloth from head to toe, and even wearing black goggles, was slowly walking towards him from the other side of the tunnel.

Thales is so excited!

"You are……"

He reacted and found the description in his memory, feeling horrified and shocked:

"Lausanne II?"

The man in black in the darkness smiled coldly.

He looked at the ground behind Thales - Slimani closed his eyes and drooled, smiling.

"It seems that I arrived not too late. Before he continued to talk too much - and thanks to his loud voice, which can be heard clearly on the ground, I was able to find the right place."

Oops!

Thales gritted his teeth, raised his dagger towards the enemy, and at the same time kicked Rolf and Glover hard on the ground.

But one of them was trembling desperately, and the other was muttering something about "apple", showing no sign of waking up.

What, what's going on?

How could Lausanne II, this man whom I had only heard about in reports, appear here?

Shouldn't the corpse tunnel be a place known to only a few people?

The most important thing is...what to do now?

The enemy took one step at a time and slowly appeared in front of the stove.

"Ah! No, no, no!"

A cry of surprise came, and Thales turned his head: 'Phantom Blade' Kathleen, who was sleeping on the bed, woke up and looked at the man in black in front of her in disbelief:

"Lausanne?"

Sure enough it was him!

Thales took a deep breath and forced himself to move - perhaps due to the influence of the opponent's superpower, his hands and feet now felt cold and numb, and his movements were sluggish and difficult.

Get moving.

Move quickly, Thales.

TMD move!

"Hello, Xiaodaozi, we meet again," the man in black waved to Kathleen calmly, making the latter even more frightened, "You actually woke up - oh, it hurts, they forgot to give you Anesthesia?"

Katherine pressed the ground in pain and tried to get up, but then fell to the ground.

Thales took a deep breath and forced himself into an "Iron Body Pose".

no solution anymore.

Now here, he is the only one who can fight.

"Iron Body Style - Northern Military Swordsmanship? This is rare." Luosang nodded with interest and patted the sword on his waist. "Don't worry, Your Highness, I won't fight with you."

"Why, what?" Thales said with difficulty.

Now, he only felt that it was difficult for him to even move his teeth.

"Because my employer has specifically given instructions not to touch a single hair of your head."

Lausanne II, who was covered in darkness, snorted disdainfully:

"Damn Kevin Deere."