The damaged notebook of helminthology was spread out on the coffee table in front of the sofa.
Fan Ning originally thought that the so-called damage meant that the paper was blackened, smashed or burned, but the condition of the notebook was really weird beyond his expectation.
On the whole, it can no longer be seen to have anything to do with "paper". The main part is "sinked" into the thick glass layer of the coffee table, showing a turbid crystalline texture similar to frosted glass, which stretches out the surrounding plane layer by layer.
A layer of hyperplasia.
Further down the note, some more complex colors and shapes were mixed in. Fan Ning thought there might be bright white porcelain, dark brown coffee, leather-like black and pipe-like orange-red, but in fact it was impossible to identify them.
What the hell was mixed up? In short, because he couldn't understand it at all and couldn't express it well, it caused a very strange discomfort in his heart.
Judging from the expressions of others, the feelings are similar.
Everyone looked at it for a long time before returning their gaze to the "corpse ring" on the sofa.
Fan Ning felt that this weird posture was basically the same as that of Viennese's corpse. However, the weather was so cold and the time had not passed quickly. The skin did not become dry and dark red, and the head did not have only a layer of scalp left like that, but it seemed to be compared to
The size of adult males has shrunk to a certain extent.
The two investigators checked around and found no fatal wounds.
What can kill a high-ranking knowledgeable person must be a mysterious factor. If it is not a direct injury or distortion, then it is a purely spiritual or intellectual problem.
A deacon who was waiting in advance began to talk about the situation last night:
"It must have been around eight o'clock after we received Mr. Lavoisier. After a slight delay, we reported a letter to San Porto and then dispersed. Priest Hester also returned to his residence around nine o'clock.
I discovered the body at 5:30 in the morning, and I originally planned to come in advance to discuss the details of this morning’s morning prayer ceremony.”
"What did you do after you returned to the apartment?" Owen took a step forward and asked Fanning.
"Read the Bible." Fan Ning looked at the sofa, sometimes standing far away, sometimes standing close.
"Start reading the Bible when you get back?" Owen asked.
"Of course not." Fan Ning shook his head, "Of course I need to take a bath and apply ointment first to calm down and change clothes."
"And after that?"
"Speak to the Lord you love and go to bed."
"" Owen breathed out slowly again.
Faced with a little person who was incompetent in front of the Commander of the Knower, he would definitely scold him for "pretending" due to his temperament. But with Bishop Tukweil beside him, he really couldn't say anything, otherwise he would go to the discussion group when the time came.
Referring to his book "Disrespecting the Faith of the Church", the two sides are at odds with each other, which adds to the trouble.
Owen just felt like he was so damn depressed about today's trip.
Fan Ning answered casually, but his thoughts gradually became more divergent.
He seemed to vaguely capture the similarity between the posture of the corpse and something.
"Could it be that this is some kind of heretical tribute ceremony?" Tucqueville was also speculating. He found that Lavoisier's observing expression was very serious, so he asked, "Has Mr. Organist ever seen such a death?"
"Truthful snake." Fan Ning spat out a phrase.
"A ritual organized by 'About Snake'?" Everyone's expressions changed.
The Special Inspection Office deliberately concealed the Society of Divine Advent as a "snake-related" organization. Among the official insiders, only high-level officials and a few people with special status knew about it. Pogorelic seemed to be worried about what mysteries would happen if it was known.
Fan Ning also heard this from "Miss Crimson'er" on the day of the "Meat Speech Festival".
"Why are you so certain?" asked an investigator nearby.
"Witness Talisman." Owen narrowed his eyes.
After Lavoisier pointed it out, he also instantly realized that the strange shape of this "corpse ring", if abstracted several times, would be exactly the same as the swirling snake-shaped symbol of the "Truth Serpent"!
Could it be that the "corpse ring" is a tribute function used for sacrifice, and the strangely changed notebook is the target object?
"Have you ever been exposed to this kind of secret ritual when you were living in the South?" Owen, who couldn't continue the inquiry just now, finally had a new question.
"Yes." Fan Ning nodded and recalled, "In the past, there were false prophets among the people in the South. Now among Janus, there must be false teachers who secretly introduce harmful heresies and preach to the people.
Like the Geminians, who promised and made trouble for them, they even denied the master who bought him. In my opinion, whoever believes in their words will fall into their trap."
He knelt down and looked everywhere carefully, and the wrinkles between his eyebrows knitted together again.
"" The corner of Owen's mouth twitched. He felt that this Lavoisier always gave people the feeling of insinuations, but he couldn't attack or ask who had the attack and who had the problem, which would have an even more opposite effect.
At this time, Tucville placed mirrors in several locations in the living room, lit candles and recited a prayer.
This is a method of seeking enlightenment related to the "candle" of the Holy Sun Church. At first, relatively strong sunlight shone in from outside the room, but within a few breaths, all the mirrors, including the floor-to-ceiling mirror in the original living room,
The mirror actually shattered with several crashes.
"What kind of interference is there? The divine power I can ask for is not enough." The white-robed bishop of the first level of understanding frowned.
Sure enough, the status of such an incident is so high that it is unimaginable. Owen recalled the leader's serious reminder about "worms".
As a result, relying on this group of people at the scene for the time being, it is difficult to confirm whether Hester's own accidental pollution outbreak or whether there is a connection with a second person. As the person who passed through the "Jin" phase "Flash Blade Gate", he
Firstly, his ability to seek enlightenment is inferior to that of Tucqueville who passed through the "Gate of Lights and Shadows" of the "Candle" phase.
"Um?"
Fan Ning used all his strength to activate his spiritual sense, but with the help of Tukweil's ritual, he was able to discern noteworthy details.
The bottom of the shattered floor-to-ceiling mirror was still intact for more than ten centimeters, which reflected a pair of shoes on the floor.
It was originally a pair of ordinary black leather shoes, but the image in the mirror gradually changed. The color changed from pure black to a special dove gray, and the opening of the shoe gradually opened wider.
The change was fleeting like an illusion. After Fan Ning blinked a few times, he still saw the pair of black leather shoes in the mirror.
"Your Excellency, it is now seven-fifteen," a clerical staff member pointed to the clock in the corner and reminded him in a low voice.
Morning prayer time is 7:30.
"Have the believers been summoned?" Tukweil asked.
"We called two days in advance."
"Has the death been announced to the public?"
"There is a posting."
"When you go to sing mass today, will the organ play or take a break?" Fan Ning asked.
"With accompaniment." The civilian staff replied undoubtedly.
Owen, who was standing by, always felt that it was no coincidence that this person's visit followed Hester's mysterious death so closely.
The proportion of survivors in the Southern Continent with problems is too high. During the intensive search period just after the accident, I don't know how many reviewers were exhausted.
"Today's mass music is accompanied by an organ. Mr. Lavoisier is an expert, so he must have some criticisms?" Seeing Fan Ning suddenly ask about the organ, he stared into the other person's eyes and spoke.
Fan Ning was recalling the dove gray shoes he had just seen in the fragments of the floor-length mirror.
That is a unique pair of organ shoes!
The width of the sole of the shoe is narrow to prevent the keys next door from sticking to each other when playing the keyboard. The heel and toe of the shoe are basically level, which is used to provide an equal touch feeling when playing black and white keys of different lengths.
The entire texture looks very thin and soft, allowing the sole of the foot to better grasp the changes in tone.
Dove gray organ shoes?
Facing Owen's scrutinizing gaze, Fan Ning once again showed a calm and upright smile and praised:
"I think it's good."
""
The morning prayers in the church were about to begin, and it would be difficult to achieve results after spending an hour and a half here. A large number of believers gathered here, and the ceremony had to be carried out as usual. Bishop Tukville immediately motioned for everyone to move aside temporarily.