The red moon returns

Chapter 225 The truth about the flaming red lips

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The little deep diver's legs weakened and he sat slumped at the entrance of the first mate's room. He held the wooden box in his hand and his eyes were straight. His mouth opened and closed, but no sound came out, like a big fish on the verge of death. The fish faces of other deep divers also had earth-colored faces, staring blankly at the empty wooden box.

Only the white-haired old deep diver remained calm, looked back at Lynch, and then jumped straight into the seawater under the big hole.

"It seems that we have really been taken advantage of." Miss Valente's low voice came from the conch, "The other party was unwilling or did not dare to conflict with them head-on, so they used us to attract the attention of the deep divers and steal the gems secretly. "

"I heard a saying, the mantis stares at the bug, but it doesn't know that the bird is watching behind it." Lynch said in a low voice with a gloomy face, "It's just the simplest information manipulation, without even direct contact with us, let us Taking the initiative to jump into the trap. This style and method reminds me of an old friend of ours.”

"Black Spider from the League of Shadows?"

"Yes, using truth to put us into a situation where we have no choice, naturally walking on the path he wants us to take, and finally achieving his purpose. This is too similar to his behavior in the last incident, I am very suspicious Even if he is not the culprit in this matter, he is still involved behind the scenes.”

Lin Qi clenched his fists tightly and gritted his teeth and said:
"Last time we were lucky enough to defeat Mordiggian and ruin his plan. He must not have given up yet, so he's here again this time."

"Is he targeting us? What on earth does he want to do?"

Although he successfully won the confrontation every time, not only did he not suffer any losses, but he also gained a foothold in this world. Everything is going smooth. But isn't it the same as today's incident? The target was tracked down smoothly, and then the gem was robbed amidst laughter and laughter.

"No, they are targeting us, Lynch and Diana." I was feeling confused and uneasy when Miss Valente's soft voice came from the conch, "No matter who he is or what he wants to do, but I Willing to fight alongside my friends.”

Lynch refused firmly. He had to admit when he was wrong and stand up straight when he was beaten. He never shied away from his responsibilities.

"Ah……"

Lin Qi couldn't be sure, but the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became. He felt like he was trapped in a big invisible and intangible net. He was struggling desperately in the net, but he was getting deeper and deeper unknowingly.

The methods are so unpredictable that it is no wonder that even people with the status of Duke Wayne and Archbishop Trinleis are quite afraid of this shadow alliance.

The uneasiness in my heart quickly faded. Yes, in this world, I also have friends who are willing to fight side by side with me. No matter what your real purpose is, just come on, I will show you how to defeat your conspiracy one by one. Let you achieve nothing in the end.

"Wow", the light of expectation in the eyes of the little deep diver immediately dimmed, and he cried heartbreakingly while holding the box, "Mom and dad, woo woo, I lost the gem, woo woo..."

"I don't know, but to be precise, he should be targeting me."

There was a sound of water, and the white-haired old deep diver emerged from the big hole. His hands were empty, and he shook his head towards the little girl with a gloomy expression.

"No, you can call Manager West back and wait for me on the shore. I'll handle it here."

Could it be that the choices I made before that I had no choice in were actually made under their inducement and control just like this time, and those dangerous successes were just because the time had not come yet? If things go well, once the time is right, there will be a reversal like now, and we will play GG smoothly?

"Would you like to come back first?" Miss Valente whispered, "I'm worried that it will be too dangerous for them to come to your troubles if they wake up soon. It's better to retreat to a safe place first and then think of a solution."

Just start with this.

Lin Qi squinted his eyes, feeling uneasy in his heart. Since time traveling, every major event he has encountered has the shadow of the League of Shadows behind it, and it seems as if the other party is really targeting him.

The old deep diver sighed and knelt down next to the little girl. The girl threw herself into the old man's arms and cried louder. The surrounding deep divers also gathered around in low spirits, and for a while no one paid any attention to Lynch's presence.

If what the other party said was true, then the essence of the matter was that he was being used as a weapon, and the person who stole the gems was the real danger. Lynch felt that he had the responsibility to make amends, not to mention that he could not allow the mastermind behind the scenes to succeed, and he could get back whatever was stolen.

Taking a step forward, the sound of gentle footsteps alarmed a group of deep divers. Hundreds of dead fish eyes instantly stared at Lin Qi's face. The angry gazes made his heart beat faster and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

But he just lifted his top hat and bowed slightly, and walked over to meet the deep divers. As he approached, a group of deep divers subconsciously moved out of the way, allowing him to walk all the way to the old deep diver and the little girl. Beside him, he sat cross-legged on the ground casually. "The apostle in yellow has been invited back by us. The following content only represents me and my comrades talking to you. First of all, today's matter, I don't think I was wrong. I had good intentions at the beginning. Princess Chloe's hostility pushed the incident all the way to the current situation. Maybe she had a very good reason to show hostility, but I have no obligation to accommodate her and endure her malice, so she has reached this point. That’s at least half the reason.”

Lin Qi looked serious and spoke solemnly, showing no fear at all against the anger of this group of deep divers:
"But this does not mean that I have no responsibility. In fact, being used by others means that I was not cautious enough and failed to see through the other party's tricks in advance. I bear a great responsibility. So I am willing to make up for my mistakes and take advantage of them just to take away the things. I got the gem back in no time. You should have felt it just now, I actually have no ill intentions towards you."

The little girl stared at Lynch fiercely, rubbed her forehead where the muzzle of the gun had been pressed just now, and her clenched teeth gradually relaxed.

"It seems you agree." Lynch smiled, "So I need your cooperation and answer some questions for me so that I can retrieve the gem as soon as possible."

The little girl shook her body, stood up from the old deep diver's arms, raised her chest and raised her head, pretending to be arrogant and said: "Seeing that you did not show any malice, then I will give you this chance to make amends. If you can really help If we recover the lost gem, we will no longer hold you accountable for your previous actions, and we are willing to treat you like a friend. But... you understand, what do you want to know?"

"First explain the situation clearly, and then provide some suspects. Who do you think would do such a thing."

"We are the Wildwood tribe in the New World. I am Alice, the daughter of the tribe leader. This is Merlin, the priest of the tribe." The little girl pointed to herself and the old deep diver, and continued, "That gem is ours. The tribe’s sacred objects have been handed down from three thousand years ago.”

Lin Qi calculated that the Quaternary Period lasted for more than 2,800 years, and 3,000 years ago was probably the middle of the Quaternary Period.

"We have always regarded it as an extremely beautiful gem, and only used it as a ritual prop when holding sacrifices. It has been like this for three thousand years, but one day two years ago, a fleet of five ships suddenly docked in our small town. town port.”

"Mom and dad entertained them warmly, helped them cure the sailors' infectious diseases, repaired the damaged ships, replenished them with supplies, and gave them many pearls and tortoise shells as gifts. But they took advantage of the town's When all the men in their prime went to sea, they raided our town, killed more than 300 of our compatriots, blew up my parents, and took away our sacred objects.”

"So we have been looking for them and found that they are a makeshift pirate team whose purpose is our sacred gems. It is said that someone hired them to steal the sacred objects for fifty kilograms of gold."

"After they were robbed, they broke out into conflicts and dispersed. It took us two years to find four of the ships, and we found out from the enemy's mouth that the holy objects were lost in their civil strife, and no one could complete it. Commission."

"We have never found the fifth ship, and the whereabouts of the holy objects have always been unknown. However, a few months ago, Chloe finally helped us find the holy objects, and then deliberately publicized and exhibited them everywhere. Finally, these people who had been disguised as merchant ships were The thieves were lured out. We successfully fed all the enemies to Dagon, hoping that it would dedicate the flesh, blood and soul of the enemies to the Lord of R'lyeh and comfort the souls of parents floating in R'lyeh."

It turned out to be the case.

Lin Qi roughly clarified the context of the incident and also figured out the reason why the princess attacked him inexplicably. She probably misunderstood his position and thought that he had the same purpose as those pirates. It was considered mild to only act at the cocktail party. .

"So, what is Princess Clay's identity??"

"I can't tell you this, it's her privacy." Little Deep Diver Alice shook her head vigorously, "I can only say that she is our friend, a friend who will not betray. She does not want us to conflict with Rand's local forces. , so we agreed with her never to go ashore.”

"But why did she give you the gems in such a sneaky way?"

"This was Chloe's idea." Alice shook her head in frustration. "It is said that one of her partners, the mayor of the Rhine City, came forward to ask her to borrow gems. And the mayor's borrowing of gems actually represented a Lan As a big shot in Germany, she really couldn't refuse, but she also suspected that they were in a group with those pirates, so she used this method. "

"Then it all makes sense."

Lynch smiled bitterly and sighed. The so-called big shot must be William, the eldest prince of the Rose family, so he matched up with the information from West.

Miss Valente's voice came from the conch: "Have you already got an idea? Mr. Detective?"

"Well, there is a problem with the whole thing." Lin Qi said thoughtfully, "Her Royal Highness the Princess has a very high-profile publicity gem in her own hands. She has been promoting it for several months, but the main messenger has never done anything, allowing her to take advantage of it. The things have been stored in the bank vault for three months, but just a few days after Her Royal Highness stole the gems, she used us to steal the gems. The timing is too coincidental. Is this a coincidence? "

"You cannot believe in coincidences in the world of mystery, Mr. Lynch."

"So it won't be a coincidence, but there is a deep-seated reason." Lin Qi raised the corners of his mouth and squinted his eyes. "The only explanation I can think of is that if the thing was not stolen by the princess herself, then According to the original trajectory, the gem should fall into the hands of the main messenger smoothly, so they didn't need to bother to steal the gem until the situation changed, and according to the planned trajectory, there was only one person who would get the gem. ”

"Prince William, Mayor Howard, I found you."

(End of this chapter)