55. Clue

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title = "55. Clue"

date = "2020-06-29"

weight = "55"

series = ["priest"]

mode = "manual"

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As one of the most notorious curses, heart piercing has killed enough people to circle the city of innocence since its inception.

The curse is insidious and hidden, with a long incubation period, which can last for as long as a month, eliminate its fluctuations with time, become inaudible, difficult to detect, and the victim himself can not feel; at the same time, it also has some common advantages of the curse, such as remote control, it is difficult to trace its origin, and so on, and further enhances its secrecy.

Of all the curses, its secrecy is definitely at the top of the list.

Its only weakness is that it is slightly weaker and only causes a sudden cardiac arrest, which is likely to survive if the victim is physically strong or protected from a curse; and if he can be treated in time after the attack, there is also a chance to get the person back.

This is the price of secret performance.

Therefore, it is obviously impossible to use this curse against bigwigs and all kinds of strong people, but it is easy to use it against ordinary people like George.

"it's these cults again. Why are they so rampant these days?"

"if only there were a few more skull crusher in this town."

Wintini frowned and said angrily, then turned to one of his men and asked:

"I remember the document saying that the curse can only be planted after close contact. Can you investigate who the deceased has come into contact with recently?"

"this. It's almost impossible. The deceased was a foreman with dozens of workers and had to come into contact with a lot of people every day, and the curse had an incubation period of up to a month, which was impossible to find out. "

The man said with great embarrassment.

The incubation period is so long that it is difficult to find out by the means of the sheriff's investigation.

Wintini pinned his hopes on Gallo and hurriedly asked:

"what do you think?"

Gallo mused for a while, then suddenly remembered the detail he almost ignored a few days ago-

When he blessed George with divine technique, he felt a slight hindrance.

At that time, he didn't think much about it, thinking that it was hand-made that he had not used these low-level divine technique for too long.

But in retrospect, divine technique probably hit a curse and dispelled it.

In other words, George was cursed earlier, and it should have been a long time before Gallo felt anything different.

After being inadvertently dispersed, the killer replanted it and eventually killed George with this curse.

If it is a newly planted curse, the magic wave will not dissipate so quickly, and the secret effect will not be too excessive. At least Gallo is confident that he can detect it, but when he saw George the other night, Gallo did not notice anything unusual, which means that the second curse should have been planted yesterday.

So as soon as Gallo walked in the door, he immediately sensed that something was wrong.

As a result, the scope of the investigation can be greatly narrowed down, and according to neighbors, George seems to have gone out this morning and hasn't left since.

Gallo thought to himself, quickly sorted out the logic, and hurriedly told the important discovery, and asked the sheriffs to investigate with this clue.

Wintini's spirit can not help but lift up, can not help but praise:

"although your usual ideas are occasionally strange, they are very reliable when it comes to human life."

"it was the right choice to work with you."

With that, she hurriedly assigned tasks to her staff and asked them to ask George's workers and neighbors to find out where he had been yesterday.

Watching the sheriff busy, Gallo first consoled divine technique, to send George's soul to rest in peace.

This time he did not follow Mitherland's approach with some gaudy things, he only use the simplest comfort divine technique.

George has been dedicated to the goddess, and has a plan to join the church, can be regarded as the church's would-be believers, then should also follow part of the teachings, modest and low-key, not suitable for such magnificent ostentation.

With the development of divine technique, the soul of George emerges out of thin air and looks extraordinarily serene.

It's all right. I'll send the killer to you soon and make him confess to you.

Gallo said to himself in his heart.

In fact, he noticed a detail before, but did not tell Wintini them.

The killer could plant the curse unnoticed, obviously had a clear understanding of its performance, and should have known that the curse he had just planted would not be so hidden, but he couldn't wait to start it.

It's possible that George discovered some big secret that made the killer have to kill quickly.

If the murderer is not caught soon, he will run away with the secret!

And I remember George said before that he seems to have taken over the work of an archaeologist a month ago.

Gallo continued to think.

Archaeologists have always been one of the favorite camouflages of cults. In the name of archaeology, they often hire people to secretly dig the tombs of evil gods, or build altars, and then sacrifice all the blood of the workers afterwards. Similar tragedies have occurred many times.

At this time of a month, it coincides with the incubation period of the curse.

He asked Wintini for a transcript of the investigation and read it.

There is a confession from George's deputy, who mentioned that they had previously worked for an archaeologist named Sandro, because the monument to be excavated was a long way from the city of innocence, the progress had been slow, and now it was not finished, and George was very anxious about the fact that a lot of people were being dragged there.

Gallo has heard of this Sandro, who is also a little famous in the city. He often sees his name in the newspaper.

It's just that his academic attainments are probably not as good as his social attainments. I haven't heard of his great academic achievements. on the contrary, he often attends various public occasions to get to know each other, and it is said that he has a close personal acquaintance with many important people in private.

It's hard for a small sheriff like Wintini to investigate such connections. George is just a small potato, and no one cares about his life or death except Gallo.

So let skull crusher solve this kind of thing.

Gallo said to himself that he had not mentioned it to Wintini.

When the routine work here was over, Wintini hurriedly took someone to continue the investigation, while Gallo went back to church alone to talk to the old bishop.

After listening silently, the old bishop habitually took out his divination equipment, but hastened to remind him:

"The other party is a respectable person anyway, would it be bad for you to go over there so directly?"

"Don't worry, am I the kind of person who doesn't know what's important?"

Gallo said confidently.