In the dim storage room, Ma Wei nodded in agreement: "The Rose Phantom Thief is indeed provoking the police and the entire judicial system. He doesn't put anyone in his eyes, and he is even more proud to believe that no one can catch him."
"This kind of person is either a once-in-a-century genius, or an arrogant fool."
"Do you think he is a genius or a fool?" Fat Orange asked.
"Genius, absolute genius."
Ma Wei pondered: "It has been almost three years since the Rose Phantom Thief debuted. He has stolen countless gold, silver and jewels, which are extremely valuable, but no one can do anything to him."
"Not only that."
"He also converted all the stolen gold, silver and jewelry into copper pennies and distributed them to the poor. It's not simple."
pattern.
Ma Wei read these two words from the behavior of the Rose Phantom Thief.
A person with structure and clever means is definitely not a fool.
At the same time, this kind of person is also the most difficult to deal with.
"Dad, he seems to be a good man, do we really want to arrest him?"
Yunia, who was lying on Ma Wei's legs, blinked.
"Being good or bad depends on your stance. How can there be a purely good person in the world?"
Ma Wei said in a calm voice: "For the poor people, the Rose Phantom Thief may be a good person, but what about the nobles whose treasures were stolen? Is he still a good person?"
"From our standpoint, is he a good person?"
"I'm not sure. The answer to many things can only be obtained after communication." Ma Wei said: "Humans are creatures with emotions. They cannot be as accurate as machines in judging good and evil, right and wrong, but I always believe that,
People have to think from two aspects: what they should do and what they want to do. It would be biased to only look at one of the two. Judging from the current situation, we should seize it. This is a rational perspective."
If the Church of Truth wants to stand out in a chaotic era, it cannot just shout slogans, it must do practical things.
Ma Wei has already thought about the next development strategy, and he can sum up the following two points:
1. Make money.
2. Recruit people.
Needless to say, making money is not necessary. What can you do without spending money?
Especially in the early stages of a church's development, how can it grow rapidly without funds?
Of course, just having money is not enough. Having wealth but no power is just a piece of fat in the eyes of others!
In a small place like New Ross City, Ma Wei can handle it alone, but what about the future?
As time goes by, the number of believers in the Truth Church will increase. Can he still be able to handle it?
so.
He needs a team, he cannot do it alone.
Diloch Holmes is very good, a person who fits the logic and truth, but his origin is unknown, and Ma Wei does not dare to offer him an olive branch easily.
Same reason
The same goes for Rose Phantom Thief.
"Holmes is already ahead of us." Fat Orange pushed away Xiao Hei, who was about to let him lick his fur, and said, "The information he has obtained far exceeds ours. If we don't hurry up and catch up, we may not be able to compete with him."
"Um."
Ma Wei continued to read the newspaper: "That's why I'm looking for clues about the Rose Thief."
In addition to the direct reports about the Rose Phantom Thief, Ma Wei is also reading other news, not letting go of any possibility.
Ross Daily is a comprehensive newspaper. Like the Times Daily, it not only contains anecdotes that happen across the country, but also has a section for serialized novels and short stories, an information section for rentals and sales, missing person notices, and all kinds of miscellaneous talk.
For a few shillings you could get a spot in the newspaper.
Although Ma Wei had already read the old newspapers from this year, when he picked them up again and read them for the second time with purpose,
He discovered many 'details' that he had not noticed at first.
[On January 31st, the famous circus ‘Sunshine’ began to tour across the country, with the first stop being Oxford, where the performance is expected to last two weeks]
[On February 18th, Circus Sunshine’s first tour was a great success and received rave reviews. The next stop is Coventry, which is expected to perform for two weeks]
[On March 5, Circus Sunshine goes to Birmingham.]
In the entertainment area between the newspapers, Ma Wei saw a few pieces of news that he had ignored before. Entertainment has always been something he was not good at. Taking care of the church every day kept him very busy. How could he have time to watch circus performances?
However.
The route and time of the Sunshine Circus tour show are surprisingly consistent with the action pattern of the Rose Phantom Thief!
"Xiao Hei, don't mess with big brother. He doesn't want to lick you. Go to the kitchen and grab this morning's newspaper."
"Meow"
Xiao Hei stood up aggrievedly, glanced at Fat Orange resentfully, turned around and rushed into the corridor, with the attitude of never returning.
After getting this morning's newspaper, Ma Wei turned directly to the last page and saw the news he needed in the gap.
[Circus Sunshine will arrive in New Ross City the day after tomorrow, and the tour will be held in Ross Square, and the ticket price is only 5p]
that's it!
His eyes suddenly lit up, and Ma Wei slapped his thigh excitedly: "Found it!"
"What did you find?"
Fat Orange stepped forward and asked.
"The clue to the Rose Phantom Thief! It's Circus Sunshine!"
Ma Wei picked up Xiao Hei, kissed him fiercely, and said excitedly: "His course of action completely matches that of Circus Sunshine!"
"sure?"
"I'm sure, definitely! The Rose Phantom Thief is most likely related to Circus Sunshine!"
Hearing this, Fat Orange also became serious: "If this is true, the scope will be much narrower, and didn't Holmes say tonight that the Rose Phantom Thief will come to New Ross City soon? The time is also right.
on."
"After eliminating all impossibilities, what remains is unbelievable, but it is the truth!"
Putting down the newspaper, Ma Wei thought for a moment and suddenly asked: "Yunia, do you want to go see a circus performance?"
"What is a circus?"
"The circus has stunts, magic, clowns and animal performances. It's full of entertainment and very interesting."
"I want to go!" Yunia sat up immediately and nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "When should we set off?"
"Don't worry, I won't arrive in New Ross City until the day after tomorrow. It's already 11 o'clock, Yunia, you should rest."
"Yunia still wants to hear the story she didn't finish yesterday!"
"No problem, where did you talk about yesterday?"
"Luffy met a three-sword style pirate hunter!"
"Okay, let's continue talking today."
After coaxing Junia to sleep, Ma Wei did not go back to the house to sleep. Instead, he took Fat Orange to the study and took out the glass bottle in his arms.
"If the goddess is not here, you must not open the bottle." Fat Orange reminded: "It took a lot of effort to catch it, but it would be bad if it slipped away."
"I have no intention of letting it out."
Sitting at the table, Mawei opened the drawer and took out the inkwell and the Book of Truth.
"I want to transfer the magic circle at the bottom of the bottle onto paper and study it carefully."