Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 225 This Time It's
"Sorry, please give way."

The rabbi squeezed through the crowd with some difficulty and stood between them and the grandfather: "I am his granddaughter, what happened?"

This group of people were carrying obvious combat puppets, wearing the dark green imitation military uniforms unique to those official puppets. The weapons on their bodies and the new components installed inside were not comparable to those of the old antique carrots.

In addition to these puppets, what caught the rabbi's attention the most were the two people in white clothes.

The biggest difference between the white-clad men from Dadu and the Skarlovars is that their combat effectiveness does not rely on puppets and related mechanical mechanisms, but they can exert incredible extraordinary powers on their own.

Of course, most people are not stubborn. They are open-minded and always use whatever is useful. They also have large-scale war machines, and once the battle begins, they can suppress Skarloval almost without any blind spots.

Not to mention the terrifying existence known as the "Lamp Bearer". When the first war broke out, he single-handedly annihilated an army of puppets from Skarloval.

It was also that battle that woke Skarloval up with a shot.

Although according to Rabbi's investigation and exploration of Dadu over the years, he knew that not everyone in Dadu was so powerful and their actual levels were uneven, but it was enough to deal with Skarloval.

As for why there are many people in the puppet supervisory agency, this is not surprising.

Because the anti-puppet mind law that has been making a lot of noise recently was promulgated and implemented under the oppression of Dadu, and there are many figures in white clothes pushing for it behind the scenes.

The man in the suit looked at the rabbi who was dressed as a man and claimed to be his granddaughter strangely, but he still said patiently: "A week ago, your neighbor, Councillor Vamos, was mysteriously murdered. Last night, the businessman Kanalu who came to Kabala to visit relatives and friends was also murdered. The traces show that it was all done by a puppet."

“So we are now searching the surrounding areas for puppets…” Rabbi said, calming himself down.

"That's right. It's just a routine investigation. Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. Please forgive me." The man in the suit glanced at the two men in white clothes next to him while speaking.

It was obvious that the people in white had somehow intervened, leading to this inexplicable and inhumane search.

“No… No…” Behind the rabbi, the old man was trembling and muttering.

It is indeed not possible. Carrot has long possessed a clear anthropomorphic independent consciousness and the ability to act independently. What he said before about pretending to be stupid could fool people was just a joke. These people can tell at a glance whether the power core is there or not by just checking it.

Moreover, many of the weapons that my grandfather kept in his studio were left behind through connections after he retired. Even if they have been abandoned by the times, they are still against the rules.

If Luobo had noticed the noise outside, he should have known what had happened and was cleaning up the mess. Now he had to buy time.

After thinking about it, the rabbi started to argue with the man in a suit in front of him.

The people around looked at them and talked about them.

"Is that the Hedwins? It's them. They haven't moved out yet. They had to stay in Hinton Street to save face, which led to this."

"The Hedwins? So that shabby house belongs to them. I thought no one had lived there for a long time. How could Hinton Street allow such people to stay?"

"Why haven't I heard of this last name?"

"He was a former noble with merit, but after he failed in the struggle with his superiors, he was marginalized. His family did not have many children, so they quickly fell into decline. I heard that old Hedwin's son and daughter-in-law died in an accident at the Harker Hill Mine."

"Oh, that's pathetic."

"They must be hiding something. If they didn't do it, why are they trying to cover it up and be hesitant?"

"Yes, hand over your puppets for us to see. I know you have an old puppet!"

"I think they did it! Poor down-and-out fellows! They must have some other agenda for staying in Hinton Street!"

"That's it!"

As they were talking, some people who were not afraid of making trouble started shouting.

The rabbi was sweating coldly, and the old man behind him was bent over in his wheelchair. His already miserable body looked even more hunched, and he kept shaking like a sieve.

"So..." Rabbi pretended to be calm, trying his best not to be affected by his surroundings, and wanted to say something.

The man in white clothes seemed to be a little fed up and walked up to push the rabbi. The rabbi had such a thin body that he could not resist. He was pushed back a few steps and fell on his butt beside grandpa.

"Rabbi, Rabbi!" the old man shouted anxiously and stretched out his hand to help her, but with only one hand, it was difficult to reach the Rabbi, which made him look even more ridiculous and attracted undisguised ridicule from those around him.

"Stop talking nonsense. There are people waiting for us to report. Don't waste our time." The rabbi quickly stood up, but was put to the neck by a puppet holding a knife.

"If you get in the way again, I will kill you without mercy." The man in the suit said coldly.

The one in white kicked the door open and smashed their home at will, making a mess inside.

The rabbi and her grandfather could only watch from outside, unable to do anything.

"Found it. What? What's going on? This is a broken doll. No one will believe it even if it's used to pretend to be something." Suddenly, a sound came from inside the house, followed by a crackling and dragging sound. A man in white clothes broke in, dragging a carrot and threw it on the ground casually.

"Dingdu..." Carrot struggled to get up and looked at the rabbi and grandfather.

"What have you done? Our house and it, its skeleton is very fragile and can't stand your treatment!" Grandpa Rabbi was completely furious.

"So what, old man." The man in white clothes who was close by glanced at him and said, "Can you please be quiet, old useless man with no hands or feet? I hate to see old people throwing tantrums the most."

The man in the suit took out the testing equipment and walked towards Luobo: "An old-fashioned military doll... Excuse me."

Radish stepped back immediately.

The man in the suit paused and looked at the rabbi and the old man: "Have you given the order?"

The old man quickly said: "It was my order!"

The man in the suit ignored him and looked at the rabbi who was staring at them sinisterly with eyes that seemed to be flashing red light, but he still couldn't get a definite answer. He approached again, but was dodged by Radish again.

"You... are avoiding inspection yourself." Without any further testing, he made a direct judgment.

"Oh, so it's also a puppet with self-awareness?" A man in white raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "This kind of antique can also awaken? Your scrap metal technology is indeed interesting."

The man in the suit lowered his head slightly, adjusted his mood and managed his expression: "The key part of the power core technology has been mature for a long time. Even if it is updated, the old dolls have the same chances as the new dolls in this regard."

"It doesn't matter. It's not like we have gained nothing. Although he is probably not the criminal, it's an explanation that is better than nothing." said the man in white.

"A puppet with a mind?! Could it be related to the 'Iron Beast'? The puppets of the Iron Beast are the ones that actively slaughter humans!"

"Interrogate it harshly and search for the intelligence in its core. We cannot allow the Iron Beast Doll to infiltrate our residential community!"

"And the same goes for these two people! You are responsible for our safety! Two people have already been killed!"

Most of the people living on Hinton Street were either rich or noble, and the man in the suit had to listen to their voices and could only turn around and deal with them.

The man in white might have been really annoyed by the rabbi's shouting, and suddenly reached out and pushed the old man, causing him to fall off the wheelchair.

Luobo immediately turned around and wanted to get closer to the old man, but was grabbed by the puppet next to him and pinned to the ground.

"It wasn't us, it really wasn't us... Let Carrot go, let us go... I can go with you..." Grandpa Rabbi was lying on the ground, twisting his body, and could only shout helplessly.

But the sound was easily drowned out.

The rabbi stared at the scene in a daze, standing there, motionless as if he was frightened.

A man in white clothes came up to her and said, "What's wrong? Are you scared? You seem to be pretty, but you are actually a girl, right? If you cry for me now and make me happy, I will make you and your grandson feel more comfortable when you are locked up."

“That was not us,” the rabbi said in a suppressed voice.

The man in white felt bored and turned away. "Come again, but who cares? You are a group of uncivilized monkeys. We are just here to supervise the work and want to go back to rest early, but these people are the ones who are questioning you. That's why we asked Dadu to recruit you. This is a favor..."

Swish...

A strange mechanical sound flashed among the human voices. The man in white in front of the rabbi failed to realize what happened in time because he was too lax.

The rabbi concealedly raised a machine gun shaped like a flintlock and pointed it at the back of the man in white clothes' head at close range, then he pulled the trigger without hesitation.

boom!
"But this time it is."

(End of this chapter)