Civilization Template

Chapter 166 The All-Seeing Eye

"What is this? Have you found any fingerprints?"

Walter asked.

"No. This folded money was standing there at that time."

The policewoman pointed to the location next to the gun.

"That pattern at that time." She pointed the single eye on the banknote to everyone. "It's aimed at the gunman himself. It feels like some kind of ritual."

"Cult?"

Walt was taken aback.

The policewoman shrugged. "Maybe."

"Eye of Providence"

Several FBIs glanced at each other.

"Eyes of what?"

Chen Quan didn't hear clearly, and didn't know how to translate "Providence".

Walt dug out his wallet, found a one-dollar bill, and photographed it.

"Give!"
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Guest house
"You guys go to bed earlier." Ma Runze instructed, then said goodbye and left.

In order to cooperate with the police and FBI's on-site investigation and record work, it was already past 9 o'clock when the two returned to the hotel.

After Ma Runze left, the two of them didn't speak for a long time.

Since the morning, Chen Quan and Qu Yanqiu have been in a state of high tension.

The release of the thesis in the morning, the big discussion in the afternoon, and then the horrific shooting, the follow-up investigation, and interrogation. The nerves of the two were tense for a full 12 hours.

Once you relax, you will be extremely tired both physically and mentally.

Chen Quan's room was a standard double room. As soon as Ma Runze left, the two of them collapsed on the bed, and they didn't even have the strength to speak.

I don't know how long it took, but Chen Quan finally regained some energy.

"Thank you very much today." Chen Quan said slowly, looking at the ceiling. "If you hadn't rushed over at that time, maybe I would have been in danger."

"Oh? Oh. You're welcome." Qu Yanqiu was practically falling asleep. "Is there still a need to say thank you between the two of us?"

"but."

"But what?"

"I don't know why, but I don't feel scared at all."

Chen Quan turned over and sat up. "Honestly, the moment the gun went off, I even felt relieved. It was finally over."

"Really? Actually, I felt the same way. I didn't feel too scared today."

Qu Yanqiu stood up and leaned against the head of the bed.

"You said that this shooting has a direct relationship with our paper?"

Chen Quan asked.
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In the room next door, there are no beds that are common in hotels, but a few more tables and chairs.

A couple of uniforms in gray jackets were listening with headphones on.The big tape recorder on the table hums and spins non-stop.

This room has been in operation since Chen Quan checked into the hotel.

"James, what are they talking about?" Walter, the FBI captain in a suit, didn't understand Chinese.

The Asian named James Huang replied: "The man said that he was not afraid of death. The woman said that she was not afraid. The man asked whether the shooting was caused by a new paper. The woman said Probably."

"What do you mean?"

Walt was taken aback. "How can a thesis involve life and death? Could it be that there is something wrong with their thesis? Aren't they doing pure theoretical research?"

No one in the room answered.These agents don't even know what string theory is.

"Give me the tape, and I'll find someone to analyze it again."

"Give."

James pressed the button and ejected the recorded tape.

"Wait a minute." A gray jacket next to him raised his hand, stopping Walt who was about to go out.

"what happened?"

"There's a knock on the door."

"No!"

"It's their side, someone knocked on the door!"

"Oh? So late?"

Walter hurried back and picked up the earphones again.
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"dong dong dong"

A sudden knock on the door interrupted the conversation in the room.

"I'm sorry, may I ask that you are from Ice City?"

Chen Quan opened the door and found two compatriots standing outside the door.

"Excuse me, who are you?"

"We are sent by the consulate." The two each took out their ID cards, with big red seals on them.

"I am Xing Gang." The middle-aged man introduced himself, and then pointed to the capable young man beside him: "He is Wang Qing."

"Then please come in."

Chen Quan turned sideways and let the two of them in. "Should we introduce ourselves?"

"No, we have your information."

Although there were two beds in the room, there was only one chair. "How about we go out and talk? There is a Chinese restaurant downstairs."

"No, just say a few words here. It's too late now." Xing Gang, the middle-aged man who took the lead, said. "We also just got the news."

"Where did you hear about it? I'll trouble you to make a trip at such a late hour."

"Hehe, you don't know? You've already been on TV."

While talking, the middle-aged man turned on the TV with the remote control.Just flipped through a few stations and found it.

The picture is an aerial shot, obviously a helicopter was used.Several hosts were discussing while watching the screen.

"I heard that the only injured person in this shooting incident was a photographer?"

"That's right. But there is also news that the target of the shooter is a certain young scholar from the East. At least he himself doubts so."

"His words are unbelievable. Everyone at the scene may become the target of the gunman. You know, the participants this time are all world-class physicists. No matter who suffers a loss, it is enough to cause a sensation in the world. Big deal."

"Yeah, at least ten people have claimed to be victims, at least as far as I know."

"Those people want to be famous and want to be crazy. Especially those tabloid reporters."

"They must regret it now. They didn't stand up bravely at the time. If they could be hit by a bullet, they would be really famous and even publish a book."

The host and the guests discussed in full swing and spoke very fast.

Xing Gang used the remote control to turn down the volume of the TV, and asked, "You guys told the police that the gunman's target may be yours, right?"

"Yes."

"why?"

"Because I saw the muzzle of the gun." Qu Yanqiu explained. "It was later confirmed that the gunman's three shots basically revolved around us."

"Can you see the muzzle of the gun? The distance is more than 500 meters." Wang Qing, who is not tall but very strong, didn't believe it at all.

"I can't tell, but I did see it." Qu Yanqiu couldn't describe how she felt at that time. "The muzzle of the black hole is like in front of my eyes."

"Okay." Wang Qing and Xing Gang looked at each other without refuting. "Did the police give you any clues? I heard that you went to the top of the building where the shooter was?"

Chen Quan took out the banknote from his wallet. "There are some clues, provided by the FBI. But I still don't understand what it means."

"FBI?"

Xing Gang was taken aback. "What does this one dollar mean?"

"The shooter also has one, but it's folded, with only one eye leaking out." Chen Quan folded the banknote to simulate what he saw at the time.

"The all-seeing eye!"

Wang Qing was beside him, and let out a soft breath.

"Yes, the head of the FBI at that time said what kind of eyes it is, I didn't understand."

Chen Quan nodded.

"Americans, why do you want to print this strange thing on money?"

Qu Yanqiu was very curious. "Is this a sign of a cult?"

"Well, that's a long story."

Although Xing Gang stayed in the United States for a long time, he also got some information about the dollar and the eyes on the dollar.But most of this information is hearsay.

The eyes behind the dollar are really called "Eye of Reason".

Most people do not understand the meaning of this so-called "eye of reason", but another similar "all-seeing eye" is more famous in the United States and even in the world.

The all-seeing eye is a typical symbol of "Masonry", and its implication is that all actions of Freemasonry are under the supervision of God.As for why God is monocular, no one can explain.

in the next room.

"Why don't you translate?" Walter in the suit asked James in the jacket.

"The man is explaining the eyes on our bills, and he hasn't finished explaining it yet."

……

"Is the Freemasonry going to kill us?"

Both Chen Quan and Qu Yanqiu were taken aback.

Although Chen Quan didn't know much about Western culture, the two of them had heard of the famous Freemasonry.

It is said that only the best are accepted into Freemasonry.Many famous scientists and celebrities are Freemasons, such as: Newton, Edison, Einstein, Beethoven, Mozart Roosevelt, Churchill and so on.

"I don't know."

Xing Gang frowned. "If that's the case, things will be complicated. The power behind the Freemasons."

(End of this chapter)