Orc Tyrant

Three days before the summer solstice, in the upper part of the city of Cardillon, someone found a wandering missionary named Laszlo ruthlessly abandoned on the roof of an abandoned tannery. His eyes, tongue, and nose And both hands were cut off.

Cardillon is the capital city of Essex. It is a large city composed of developed industry and agriculture and animal husbandry. Due to the social problems caused by the severely expanding population, industrial changes and cruel crimes are not uncommon here. .

But this barbaric behavior is particularly noticeable for two reasons.

First of all, there was no blood-blooded attack or manslaughter driven by alcohol burning in this incident, but a deliberate and systematic killing, which can almost be called a ritual murder.

Secondly, this is the fourth such case discovered this month.

Inquisitor Temevis has been here for two weeks. He came here at the request of another Inquisitor Rhode to investigate the connection between the local bonded trade alliance and the activities of blood worshipers.

These connections have been proven to be false. The trade pressure from other places has forced the local alliance to do unwise business with those captains who engage in illegal trade, and there is currently no direct connection with blood worship among those captains.

Temivis always thought that this easy job was suitable for him, so he took the task and completed the file after a quick and effective investigation.

But later, when he was about to leave, the local security officer unexpectedly asked him to meet.

This is very rare. Generally speaking, this country does not welcome them very much. Even in the eyes of the sheriff, they are as dangerous as cultists. Although this makes many judges angry, the church and the New California Republic The government has a treaty, and here they must abide by the law-even if it seems stupid.

He and his attendants lived in several suites of the Golden Bird Hotel, a high-class hotel in the upper city.

Through the windows far away from the pollution of soot, one can see the unpolluted bay more than ten kilometers away from the dirty gray towers.

The new four-wheeled vehicles hummingly shuttle between the huge urban buildings, and the trains and public railroad trains weave a complex grid that divides the city into dozens of pieces.

Beyond the isthmus in the distance, in the yellow gloomy air, the smelter discharges brown smoke into the sky day and night.

"They are here."

The energetic voice of the waitress came, and a group of people walked into the lounge of the suite from the outside lobby. She wore a blue brocade dress with a silk shawl, which was completely in line with Temivis's aesthetic.

Termivis stood up. He had to be polite, because Cardillon's police chief Aikins Hansard came to meet him in person.

"Excuse me, I'm sorry."

The opponent was a big man in a double-breasted brown robe, but his slender swordfish-like face made his huge skeleton less prominent. Two police officers in gray uniforms and a small man in a dark blue coat The beautiful secretary accompanied him.

"Chief Atkins."

Termivis stepped forward and shook the opponent's hand, who immediately responded with a friendly smile.

"Long admiring the name, Inquisitor Termevis."

"This is my attendant Beth, Godwin, and Scholar Amos. What can I do for you?"

"I don't want to waste your time, judge."

He said that, obviously, he didn't appear nervous because of his presence, which may be good, and it was exactly what Temiweis had expected.

"A case caught my attention, and I believe it clearly exceeds the scope of the city’s police force to detect it. Frankly speaking...this behaves like a cult ceremony, so I personally think it needs a trial by the Kaimon Church. The court’s intervention."

He spoke very directly, which impressed Temives. It is rare for a bureaucrat of the new California government to make correct judgments.

However, he still hopes that this matter is just a misunderstanding, just like the previous matter about the trade union, because the atmosphere in the capital, or the entire state of Essex, is very tense now.

Since the large-scale invasion of Oak, a large number of refugees have poured in from the east, which has had a huge impact on the cities that have not been invaded. Panic and skyrocketing prices are inevitable, which in turn has intensified riots and crimes. .

More importantly, the military forces of the entire Republic are gathering here, and the whole country has been mobilized urgently. According to the judgment of the church, at least 15 divisions have been armed. Most of them are former veterans and militias, and at least Thirty divisions are waiting to be armed and supplemented. The country's strong industrial capabilities allow them to carry out such a large-scale expansion.

Although Temives didn’t know what new plans the New California Republic’s top leaders had, there was no doubt that the massive gathering of troops aggravated the spread of tension, and the rumors about war became more and more intensified. At such a juncture, it served as an important military transit station and Cardillon, the state governor of material reserves, should be wary of any abnormalities.

Especially after learning that Ouke had some kind of collusion with the cultists, Temywes was particularly vigilant about this. Now the trial court is gradually putting strength here. He is only the first batch, and there will be more to come.

No matter how unreliable the faith of this kingdom is, it is the land of mankind, and evil spirits and wild beasts will never be tolerated!

"In the last month, four people died in the city. We believe there is a connection between these cases. I hope to get your advice on these cases... They are linked together because they seem to involve ritual killings."

"show me."

"Miss Harley?"

He turned his head, and the young female secretary with short brown hair came forward, nodded respectfully, and then handed Temidus a document bag with a police badge.

"I have prepared a simple summary of the incident and photos of the scene."

Termivis began to read the information quickly, then when he saw a photo, he stopped, and slowly, started reading from the beginning.

All four victims were stabbed blind and had their noses, tongues, and hands cut off—at least.

The missionary was the only one who survived when he was found. He was seriously injured and died 8 minutes after being sent to the hospital. It seems that he might have escaped in some way before the murderer finished his job. A ritual tortured person.

The other three were not so lucky—Grevan, a worker in the iron factory, Hevo, a worker in the carpet factory, and Idia, a textile worker.

Hevo was found in a mound near the factory a week ago by a cleaner in the city who was doing daily cleaning. Someone tried to burn his body and threw it into the city's sewers, but the human body is very tough and the residue cannot It was confirmed whether his missing body part was detached and washed away due to corruption, but the traces remaining on his forearm bone seemed to be convincingly confirmed that it was left by a saw.

When Idia's body was found in the floor under the roof of a rental apartment, Hevo's injury had more revelation.

Not only did she suffer the injuries suffered by the missionaries, her brain, brain stem, and heart were also removed. The injuries were so terrible that one of the workers who found her almost passed out.

The bloodless, dry body was dried by the smoke from the heating pipe of the apartment, wrapped in a dark green tarpaulin, and fixed under the floor with nails.

And the cross-contrast between her and the priest case convinced the police department that the carpet worker was likely to have his brainstem and heart removed.

Grevin was in fact the first victim to be discovered. When he was fished out of the bay by a fishing boat, he was presumed to be a member of a passing ship who committed suicide until Atkins elaborated. Too many similarities with other cases were marked in the cross-check.

Due to the special environment of the place where they were thrown, it is impossible to determine any exact date or time of death from anatomy, but a forensic doctor can determine a time window.

Grevin was last seen on the 19th day, 3 days before his body was found.

Hevo ate with a friend in a deli on the same evening 24 days ago.

Idia did not report to the spinning mill on time five days ago, and according to her friend, she was happily looking forward to the next shift the night before.

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