Storm of Gods

Chapter 228 Confusing
Li Xin frowned. "Judging from the victims in the smallest batch of files, they are all Moncaleta, or even more specifically, genuine Heldan people. They are all either rich or noble, and occasionally there are members of the mafia, but they are all adult men. Their characteristics are quite obvious, and they are clearly different from the other group. Could it be that the killer's target is genuine adult Heldan people? Did Isaac's experiments require that the artificial humans must be Heldan people?"

“You seem quite concerned about Isaac’s android experiments?” Travis said. “But as far as I know, the android experiments use death row inmates, all kinds of people, and it’s not said that they have to use Heldans.”

Travis looked at Li Xin with a different kind of approval. He had also noticed the difference between the two groups of people by observing the different victims. The two groups of killers were targeting different groups of people.

Li Xin still believed in the judgment of the dice. One of the two groups of internal organ demons must be doing this, but he couldn't figure out their motives or determine them.

"To solve a case, we should make bold guesses and carefully verify them. This is just one line of thought," Li Xin said. "You've seen more crime scenes, so the killer's style must be different, right?"

“Yes, although they are all very meticulous, there are differences in the style of meticulousness. However, due to factors such as time and the destruction of the scene, we were unable to obtain more clues from them. We also consulted professionals, who said that the level of skill was very high and the professional techniques were sufficient for artificial human experiments,” Travis said.

Li Xin's guess was confirmed, and in fact, the Funeral Procession had already considered this. "I would like to ask a question that may be a bit presumptuous: if artificial humans are created, what impact will it have on the power of the Earth Mother Goddess?"

Travis thought for a moment, "The Vatican has inquired about this matter. The act itself is blasphemous. As for whether it will affect the authority of the Earth Mother Goddess, it's hard to say. In any case, the Vatican will not allow it. This question may require a demigod to answer, or even be impossible to answer."

Li Xin nodded. That was indeed a motive. Cults would stop at nothing to do such a thing in the struggle between gods. Compared to the widespread missing persons, this killer who specialized in killing Heldan people would be easier to investigate.

"What characteristics did the killer who targeted adult men in Herdan have in his victims, for example, those not explicitly mentioned in the case file, or those that were inconvenient to record?" Li Xin asked casually.

“Yes,” Travis said. “These people are almost all suspected of murder, but they have escaped punishment for various reasons. They are the scum of the Heldan people and deserve to die. Their bodies were dumped, as if to deliberately attract the attention of the funeral procession. It was because of this that we merged other cases and discovered clues about another murderer.”

At first, the mourners all thought it was the killer's provocation, and Travis initially thought so too. However, as the incidents increased, he realized that the killer was doing it on purpose, trying to draw the mourners' attention to another case involving internal organ demons. As victims, the mourners couldn't glorify the killer, but Travis kept investigating along this line of thought. Similarly, the disposal of the body also attracted the attention of the people of Heldan, and finally, the newspaper exposure escalated the situation to the point where it had to be resolved.

This was also a question that Li Xin had repeatedly asked when reviewing the case files: why would a murderer with hidden powers dispose of a body if he wasn't being pursued by the Funeral Directors? Travis's answer resolved this question.

"In other words, these two groups of internal organ demons each have their own purposes, but the later one is hostile to the earlier one."

“That’s my opinion, and it’s highly targeted,” Travis nodded.

“Let’s call the first culprit who caused the disappearance of a large number of young people Number One, and the one after that Number Two. Logically speaking, with so many victims, haven’t the bishops of the Earth Goddess Church discovered anything?” Li Xin asked doubtfully. This made him doubt the strength of the Earth Goddess Church, or perhaps it was done by someone inside.

"The bishops intervened and assisted in the investigation and trial on multiple occasions. It's not that they didn't discover anything, but rather that both groups of murderers seem to be influenced by divine power, rendering many secret techniques ineffective. Otherwise, hmph." Travis had no idea that Li Xin was thinking so much, and inadvertently revealed his deep-seated hatred of evil.

Li Xin was speechless. It turned out that the fight was between the higher-ups. No wonder it had dragged on for so many years without being resolved.

Aklis is such a good person!
"No matter who the murderer is or what their motive is, our duty as Funeral Home workers is to catch the murderer and burn them all alive," Travis said calmly, without a trace of fear in his eyes.

Li Xin felt somewhat ashamed, as he lacked the awareness in this regard. "Captain Travis, I'll handle the public matters, but you should lead the investigation. It's foolish for an outsider to direct an expert. Just give me the instructions, and we'll cooperate. I'll handle the parts that require Didia and Simmons' involvement. If anything happens, His Highness Ackles will be there to support us. We're all just doing our jobs."

Travis explained so much to Li Xin, all for the sake of waiting for this sentence: he was just a funeral procession captain. He couldn't say that he couldn't move an inch when facing the noble class, but the resistance was too great. The reason why His Highness sent people was that there were some places that he himself couldn't directly show up in.

Of course, his own thoughts were useless; he also needed to find suitable partners. Li Xin and he were of the same mind. "It's not that simple. Under His Highness's leadership, we worked together to find the murderer and bring justice to the victim." Once the two reached a consensus, the atmosphere became much more pleasant.

“Captain Travis, either the number one or number two among the Visceral Killers must be involved in creating artificial humans, or even both of them are doing it. But I can’t be sure what their motive is. If we can find out their motive, we might be able to follow the clues and find them.” Li Xin said.

“Just call me Travis, I’ll call you Li Xin. We’re comrades from now on,” Travis felt there was no need to be so polite. “Why do you think so? How confident are you?”

“This is probably why His Highness asked me to participate in this matter. I come from a secret organization, and I’m certain that unless I’m being targeted by a demigod, this is something that has already happened,” Li Xin said.

To get to the bottom of this case, he and Travis need to work together and he must be persuaded.

Travis stared at Li Xin, and suddenly Travis made his move. However, Li Xin had already appeared behind him. The two figures swayed in the room, but Li Xin remained behind Travis. Travis's face was extremely ugly because he had completely lost contact with Li Xin. The next moment, Li Xin returned to Travis's front.

Travis sighed softly. Although he had extensive experience and knowledge in fighting the Undertaker and the hidden forces, he was no match for Didia and Simmons. The knights were too powerful in direct combat. He hadn't expected Li Xin to be so strong. Thinking about it, he realized he had made the mistake of being arrogant and thinking that the opponent's youth meant inexperience and weakness.

Li Xin didn't care about this test. On the contrary, he preferred Travis's directness and the idea of ​​avoiding unnecessary internal friction. After reviewing so many case files, the only purpose of this case for him was to find the murderer.

“Alright, if you have His Highness’s token, I’ll try to get Isaac’s notes from the Vatican for you to see,” Travis said.

"That would be perfect," Li Xin said. With this, they might be able to use dice for further judgment.

"Which one do you think is more likely to be creating androids, Number One or Number Two?" Travis asked. If this were true, it must be something grand, a cult plotting to seize the power of the Earth Mother Goddess Church or something else.

“I think it’s more likely to be Number Two, but now I think Number One is also possible. Since androids are not limited by race, the more materials there are, the less attention they will attract. Number Two’s actions are a bit big, and they also have a sense of punishing evil and promoting good in them,” Li Xin said. “Logically, that should be the case, but my intuition always feels that Number Two is the one creating androids.”

“Sometimes intuition is very important. It’s okay, we’ll follow the clues and find them,” Travis said. The cooperation with Li Xin gave him more confidence in solving the case.

It was quite late when the two finished talking. Li Xin returned to the hotel, while Travis decided to go see the Metropolitan the next day. He knew that if he went directly to the Vatican about this matter, he would only be turned away. Everything had to be done in order.

Having sorted out his thoughts, he returned to the inn, which was already dark and all the lights were off. If the lights weren't turned off at this hour, Daenerys would definitely chisel them out. The moon was very bright. He was still organizing his thoughts along the way. Judging from Number Two's behavior, he was somewhat like Zorro, punishing the villains who had escaped punishment, while using the method of disposing of the body to attract Number One's attention.

Perhaps my thoughts are a bit complicated, but I always feel that Number Two's purpose is not pure, as if it's missing something, as if it could be understood with just a little effort.

Lying in bed, Li Xin stared at the ceiling and drifted off to sleep...

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