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"It is not too difficult to investigate the whereabouts of Vincent Van Ning. First, it is not that long ago. It has only been 7 years. The degree of management and regulation in industrial society is much better than before; second, his social activities after arriving in Janus It can be checked continuously, and the logic of time, place and characters can be connected. "

In the dark night, in the wilderness area by the river, it is impossible to see even one's fingers. The fine gravel on the river bank was covered with withered grass, and the wheelchair that Mr. Wax was sitting in ran over it, making constant crackling sounds.

Lassus and two investigators followed closely behind. He reported in a low voice. Some of his men were carrying briefcases and others were holding maps.

"The only problem is that before, we didn't match the new name 'Vincent' with the former deputy captain of the exploration team, 'Fractalist'. Once we did, the problem was no longer a problem."

"Therefore, we organized three full-process on-site investigations as early as December 912, March and June 913 of the New Calendar, and there was no resistance in the process——"

"Vincent boarded the ocean cruise ship 'Black Gold' which set sail at 7:18 in the morning on September 6, 1909. The voyage number was KBH1065, the ticket stub seat was 1-060, and the departure station was Uvransernan. dock area, terminal Janus Elisha arrived at 9:48 a.m. on September 24. After three train transfers, two nights of hotel accommodation and several short-distance carriage transfers, he arrived at 12:01 noon on September 30. Arrived in San Pelto”

Lassius's narrative is smooth, clear, and complete.

It is even accurate to the room number and meals at a certain hotel where Vincent stayed on the way, to the type of coffee he ordered on Walstein Street in St. Porto, or to visit an art museum to see something one day. The start and end times of the exhibition.

Theoretically, under the current social operating model, the investigation team has collected all the information that can leave traces.

Order number, bill number, document number, ticket stub, and necessary third party confession and memory - obtained by providing recall clues or subconscious guidance.

"Vincent's traces of activities that can be traced in San Porto are not very long, only less than ten days."

"The last trace left was that he returned his umbrella at the front desk of the Walstein Sunshine Hotel on October 10, 909 in the New Calendar. The time was 10 a.m."

"The recollections of several waiters and relevant supporting documents indicate that he had breakfast in the hotel restaurant two hours earlier that day, but did not come back for lunch or dinner, and no other restaurants in San Porto were found. Records, maybe he had a meal at a mobile vendor later, but no matter what, he did not return to the room that night.”

"On the second and third nights, Vincent still didn't return to the room. The hotel service staff didn't take it seriously at first until his prepaid room fee was used up. On the fourth morning, they contacted the police without success, but there was still a self-pickup sign in his room. The luggage that O'Lion took with him when he set out, and several small-sized oil paintings of street scenes that he had created recently."

"This was the process of missing contact determined by the San Pelto police at the time. The news came back to Fanning, who was a freshman at the University of San Lenia at the time. By the end of October, Vincent's disappearance was determined to be October 10. After returning the umbrella at the front desk at 10 am on the same day.”

"But in fact, our subsequent tracing extended Vincent's actual whereabouts back a short distance!"

“Although I don’t know what Vincent went through between October 10th and October 15th, he actually left San Pelto during the six days from October 16th to October 21st!”

"He changed transportation several times, including trains, boats and carriages, and went to the Apel area where we are now! The reasons why the police did not find out at the time had both subjective and objective reasons: one was routine; The degree of attention was limited and the root cause was not thoroughly investigated. Secondly, the popularity of the real-name system was even lower at that time!”

"The last traceable record we can trace is that at 5 pm on October 21st, after disembarking from the dock at Mintkin Conce on the Hedgewell River, he got into a taxi. The driver took a cab 10 pounds worth of gold coins, and carried him as far upstream as possible along the river bank."

"According to the coachman's oral account, Vincent was lightly dressed and did not carry any large luggage. He showed a low desire to communicate throughout the journey, but no obvious abnormalities were found in the necessary communication. The carriage drove until the dark night in the wilderness, with no way to go, so he looked I got him off the bus and continued walking upriver."

"The last possible area starts from this area." Lasus stretched out his hand to indicate, "The first three times we came, twice in the border of Janus on the other side, and once in the border of Lydia on this side, we didn't find it. What a clue."

The current location is actually not too far from the boundary of the abnormal zone further upstream.

"In fact, we have searched almost all the major and small branches and tributaries of the Hedgewell Basin, and we have not found Vincent's body. Could it be that he ran into the abnormal area again? But for someone who has had exploration experience People may not be willing to go through this kind of nightmare again, even to the point of death, and since they have investigation experience, they shouldn’t enter unprepared and lightly packed.”

"Either his body is not 'complete' enough and has not even reached the 'detection limit' of occult divination. We really haven't found it."

"Sir, is it possible that the body was completely destroyed?" The investigator holding a map next to him asked, "For example, too violent a method, or the intervention of mysterious factors"

Laxus shook his head: "The flesh of ordinary creatures is the sediment of the appearance. As long as they have not reached the level of the Orderer, it is impossible to completely disappear from the appearance of the world. The intervention of mysterious factors is just a pool of rotten flesh and blood."

"This side is Lydia, and the other side is Janus?" Mr. Wax suddenly asked.

"That's right, but the other side we see now is temporarily occupied by Lydia, but I heard that Janus has recently proposed a ceasefire."

Laxus replied.

"So, Mr. La, you ordered us to come back from San Perto for the fourth time this time. Is there any possibility of new discovery?"

"I have checked all the dead people on the luxury cruise ship 'Vanessa', whether they are real people or 'phantoms', and the relevant people have also secretly calculated them." Mr. La narrowed his eyes and tapped his fingernails on the armrest of the wheelchair.

"I don't know how he realized the spiritual knowledge of the 'Swirling Fire Gate'. The residual influence caused by this secret art of riding is indeed very tricky. Many subtle traces of secret history disturbances have been replaced and turned into a stereotyped 'candle' phase secret atmosphere"

"But there is still an obvious anomaly, an ultra-high peak anomaly that cannot be completely eliminated, which makes me feel extremely strange"

"Owen's emotions before his death were very surprising, very surprising! Extremely surprised! Even mixed with a certain degree of horror or fear!!"

Laxus, who had been listening silently beside him, suddenly felt a chill in his heart.

Extreme horror, fear?

So, what did Owen suddenly learn?

Is there anything that could be beyond his expectations and cognition?