The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

After listening to the man in black's narration, Leo and Sylvia couldn't help but look at each other again, apparently they were extremely surprised by what the man in black did.

Before, when the investigation of the case was just started, Raul, the director of the Security Bureau, sent someone to them to assist in the investigation. At that time, they just thought that this might be the personal character and behavior of Director Raul, but now the behavior of the man in black made him They realized that this kind of behavior is not an isolated case, and it is probably the unique style of doing things of the office staff in the school city.

It is natural to ask for help when encountering difficulties, but if it is placed on official business, this kind of behavior is obviously a bit unreasonable.

According to the normal situation, if it is not really impossible to solve the problem, or the problem is protracted to the point of being out of control, it is absolutely impossible for the person performing official duties to ask other people for help, because this approach will only lower the evaluation of others, thus affecting to the future.

In addition, when the matter is just taken over, before you are sure whether you can complete it independently, you should not ask others for help as usual, unless that person knows that he is so incompetent that he has no intention of trying.

Obviously, the men in black robes who looked shrewd and capable in front of them were not the kind of incompetent people who completely lost their self-confidence. They were sent here to investigate, which is enough to show that the security management of the academic city trust them.

But now the other party asked for help directly like himself, which made both Leo and Sylvia feel a kind of indescribable weirdness.

"Why do you ask us for help? Shouldn't you investigate yourself now to see if you have the ability to solve this matter, and then come to us for assistance?" Leo asked very directly.

Hearing Leo's question, the leader of the black-robed man couldn't help but smiled, and said, "Since we have to ask the two of you for assistance sooner or later, why should we waste time on useless things?"

Sylvia also asked a little puzzled: "Shouldn't the useless things you mentioned be things you have to do? Like you who just took over the investigation and directly asked outsiders for help, wouldn't this affect Have you reached your ability evaluation?"

The man in black retorted again: "Shouldn't the ability evaluation be based on the results? Since we can solve the problem in a shorter time, why delay the time?"

Although Sylvia felt that something was wrong with what the man in black robe said, she didn't know how to refute it for a while.

However, at this moment, Leo gradually understood why the man in black had such an unconventional behavior.

Obviously, whether it is the man in black in front of him, Raul, the director of the Security Bureau, or the city guards of the academic city, they should all have received specialized training before taking office. This kind of training is not just for their own Ability, perhaps also involves the level of psychological behavior, and people who have undergone these trainings, no matter what kind of mind they have before, they will become the same type of resultant.

In the hearts of people like them, showing their abilities to their superiors or others is secondary, and the most important thing is to complete various tasks in the shortest time. As for who to ask for help in the process of completing tasks, these are not important. It will have no impact on them, and they will not take it to heart.

That's why they asked outsiders for help as soon as they started the investigation, and they acted as a matter of course, without showing any signs of embarrassment.

Leo asked: "In the security department of Xuecheng, other people are like you. After taking over various tasks, if they find someone who can provide help to solve the task or shorten the task-solving time, they will find that person to tie up the task immediately. ?"

The man in black asked back: "Of course, isn't this the most correct way?"

"It is indeed the most correct method." Leo smiled, and then decided: "Sorry, we may not be able to assist you to continue investigating this matter."

The man in black was slightly stunned after hearing this, and the leader asked in confusion, "Why? Can you explain the reason?"

Leo said a little coldly: "We have our own things to do, and we don't have any extra time to deal with other things, not to mention that this matter itself is your own task, and you should not need me to do it for you. Have you explained it?"

Hearing the explanation, the men in black looked at each other. Although they still felt a little puzzled in their eyes, they did not continue to insist on asking Leo and Sylvia to assist them in investigating this matter, and they all stood up without wasting time. ready to leave.

When sending these people out of the apartment, Leo suddenly added: "Although I refuse to assist you in investigating this matter, I can still give you a reminder that there is no need for you to look for the kidnapped Lu Xiu in the city." Now, Lucius is likely to have left the academic city."

Hearing this, the leader in black robe couldn't help turning his head to look at Leo, and asked, "Why do you think that Lucius scholar has left the academy city? Have you found any clues?"

Facing the question from the man in black, Leo just smiled and turned back to the house without giving any answer.

Seeing this situation, the leader of the black-robed people felt that he had to apply for an injunction from the director of the security department, but this idea just flashed in his mind, and he was sure that the supervisor would not be able to pass such an injunction, because in his As far as I can remember, the Academy City doesn't seem to have used injunctions or other orders to require scholars in the Academy City to do things they don't want to do. Only the students have had precedents, let alone the tutors.

Although Leo and Sylvia failed to agree to assist them, Leo's last reminder also gave him a lot of help, because he didn't think that Lucius had left before, after all, Lucius was kidnapped Afterwards, the second city was sealed off and searched throughout the city. Under such circumstances, it was basically impossible to send a large living person away, but if there were traitors among the city guards, then things would be another matter , Lucius is likely out of town.

So, after the man in black returned to the ruins of the building, he continued to let people clean up the ruins and search for clues, and at the same time sent two pairs of city guards with special tracking equipment to chase them along the two roads that could leave the second city. At the same time, he also informed the guards stationed in the towns below the school city to closely inspect the people coming and going, and even if they couldn't find the kidnappers, they had to delay their departure.

Not long after the man in black gave the orders, the people cleaning up the ruins found the bodies of several assistant students in the laboratory. These assistant students all had signs of bondage on their bodies and fatal wounds on their hearts. He died before the building collapsed. At the same time, the man in black found some burnt documents next to the body, and found some useful information on the documents.

Upon discovering this information, those men in black robes immediately sealed up the documents as if they were facing a formidable enemy, and ordered the staff cleaning up the ruins to stop cleaning up, and then hurriedly left the Second City with the burned documents , returned to the Third District, and reported the things and their findings directly to the highest-level supervisor of the security department.

After the supervisors learned about the situation, they immediately brought their belongings to the Truth Building where the management of the school city was located, and directly reported the matter to the top management.

"The Church of Primitives? How is it possible? Haven't they all been wiped out?" Someone in the management couldn't help but exclaimed after learning about the situation.

Another person said coldly: "The destruction is just the church's statement. No one knows the real situation, and even though the Primitive Church was besieged, the books of the Primitive Church are still there. Don't forget, even our There are still several sets of classics of the Church of the Primitives preserved in the library of the Academy City, and among those who read these classics, there will inevitably be some people who want the Church of the Primitives to revive."

Someone immediately retorted: "Impossible, the books of the Primitive Church in the school city have been deleted and edited, and it is impossible to contain any content related to the Primitive Church. Even if there is a revival of the Primitive Church, it is impossible. It is because of the classics in our library."

A rational person interrupted other people's discussion about the revival of the Primordial Church, and said in a deep voice, "Now is not the time to talk about this. How should we solve this matter now?"

There was a moment of silence in the room, and Andris, the dean of the inner courtyard, said in a deep voice: "The fact that there are traces of the Church of the Primitives in the Academy City cannot be spread, and you should be very clear about what the lunatics in the church will do after they know about it. , All people related to this case will be temporarily placed under house arrest. After the matter passes, they will use thinkers to reshape their memories and erase relevant content. The matter of tracking down the kidnappers will be transferred to the Belmont family. Expert." As he spoke, he paused again, and said: "Let the silent scholar go to the Second City to investigate what Lucius is researching, which will cause people from the Church of the Primitives to risk his identity. Kidnap."

Everyone heard the words, discussed it seriously, and felt that the arrangement was very suitable, so they all passed it, but after passing it, Thomas, the dean of the outer courtyard, suddenly said: "I have a question, have you read the front page of the report, it mentioned this The people involved in the case seem to be the couple who just joined the academy."

"What?" Everyone was stunned when they heard the words, and quickly opened the front page of the information in their hands, and looked at the list listed above. The expressions on their faces also changed, some were puzzled, some were worried, and some were suspicious.

Someone said suspiciously and with a hint of hostility: "It mentioned that they only arrived at the Academy City today, and that they were the ones who discovered the kidnapping of Lucius. Don't you think this is too coincidental?"

"What are you suspecting? Are you suspecting that the couple are kidnappers?" Feeling this targeted hostility, someone said in great dissatisfaction: "If they are really kidnappers, there is no need to say anything, just keep Silence is enough, no one will find that Lucius is missing for a long time, and the traces of the Primordial Church left in the collapsed building can be completely cleaned up, and there is no need to destroy a building to remove the traces , They will not be suspected by a guy like you if there is such a big commotion."

"You..." The man felt a little annoyed at being directly attacked by his colleagues, and was about to refute.

"Enough!" Thomas, the dean of the outer court, knocked on the table, cut off any possible disputes, and then said seriously: "The real identity of the lady is still uncertain, and judging from various circumstances, the couple Possessing extremely powerful extraordinary power, even the paladins of the Church of False Heart follow them as students. Rushing to be hostile to them will only make us passive. These commands of plastic memory do not apply to them, we still keep a secret observation on them."

"I also agree with Thomas's proposal." Andris, the dean of the inner courtyard, also nodded, and added: "Her Majesty has understood the situation and sent someone over to investigate the identity of Ms. Sylvia. We should not rashly intervene in the internal affairs, so we just need to treat them as ordinary mentors." Then, he thought for a while, and then said: "They seem to have some bad luck on them. Wherever they go, where are they? As far as accidents happen, this is the case in Verdant City, and it is the same now, we should find something for them to do to prevent them from walking around and causing trouble."

Hearing what Dean Andris said, all the high-level officials in the room nodded at the same time. Even those who suspected that Sylvia belonged to the royal family of Teresa and had a trace of inexplicable respect could not refute this. Troublemaker parlance.

Someone asked: "Then what are you looking for? I'm afraid they won't be interested in ordinary things."

Another person said: "Why don't we take out all the projects that are currently stagnant and temporarily abandoned in the school city, and let them choose by themselves?"

Someone put forward a different opinion, saying: "Instead of doing this, it is better to let them set up research projects according to their own interests."

After some discussions, the management finally decided to take out the existing research projects in the city for Leo and Sylvia to choose. If there is no suitable one, let them set up their own research projects and give them projects The greatest support, of course, many contents of this kind of greatest support will only be in name, and before their true identities are determined, they will still be restricted in the school city.

While the management of the school city was discussing related matters, Leo and Sylvia, who were supposed to be resting in the apartment, quietly left the second urban area, and came to the book town at the foot of the mountain, standing in a fourth-floor On the roof of a tall building, I watched a group of foreign booksellers packing their bags not far away.

It seems that this team of booksellers has bought enough books and is about to leave Book Town, but the guards of Book Town suddenly and strictly inspected the caravans and pedestrians entering and leaving Book Town, and many people were blocked at several entrances and exits of Book Town place, so this caravan is not yet able to go on the road.