Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 971 Mask
"Being possessed by evil spirits." Wen Yuan replied, "This killing mechanism has not yet reached the level of immortal heroes, it is only martial arts. This amount of spiritual liquid can at least make 20 people possessed by evil spirits. If there is no medical intervention, these 20 people will definitely die."

"Wait a minute." Shangluo grabbed Lei Fu who hadn't left yet, "Do you feel it? Do you feel like you're being filled up by the balloon?"

He tilted his head and looked at Shangluo. The puffy flesh on his face drooped a little as he tilted his head - he looked full to begin with.

"I mean, do you feel fat again?"

"I feel like I'm getting fatter every day - I really don't know anything. I roughly understand the situation. Someone stole my facial information and stole a bottle of spiritual fluid, right? But it has nothing to do with me. This person is definitely not me. I was in class when the incident happened."

He first distanced himself from the issue because he also knew that this matter might turn into a big deal. At this time, the best option should be to immediately distance himself from suspicion.

Otherwise, it's hard to say what else he would face. Even if he was only listed as a target of investigation by the Imperial Guards, he would face endless questioning for the next few months. Although he would not be sent to the imperial prison, the Imperial Guards might come to his house every now and then to question him.

"I think the problem lies with this mask." Shangluo pointed at the fox mask, "I think this mask is definitely not made in the Central Plains."

"Why?" Wen Yuan was very surprised as to why Shangluo could eliminate such a large area at once.

"Because when we want to express foxes, we won't use this form. This fox mask is a distinct symbol. I am sure it comes from foreign countries."

"Is that so?" Wen Yuan was still a little skeptical, but since this was Shangluo's judgment, it should make some sense.

"I'm curious, why do you think this is a fox mask?"

"I didn't say that. You said it was a fox, but it looks like a spotted dog to me." He pointed at the camera of the vending machine, "If you don't believe me, just turn it back. You said it was a fox, so I said it was a fox. Because I have never seen this style before - you look like you have seen it before? Where did it come from?"

"Have you heard of Japan?"

"Ah, so this is something from Japan? I haven't seen it before. But logically speaking, Japan has been closed to the outside world for hundreds of years. They usually don't contact the outside world. But..." Wen Yuan suddenly thought about it, "If you are talking about Japan, there is actually another group of people who are very suspicious - the Ryukyu people."

"Ryukyu? Is there any connection between Ryukyu and Japan?"

"Not openly. But behind the scenes, yes. We in Ryukyu often see merchant ships from Satsuma. The Iruka Department Store in Ryukyu also has a lot of Japanese products, such as Japanese soda and so on - of course, those goods are all sold under the name of Ryukyu products."

"The court doesn't care?"

"There are so many such cases. Ryukyu is so small that they can't produce much on their own, and they can't even fill their tribute quota. Ryukyu has a very high status, so their tribute quota is almost the same as that of North Korea. The unused quota was distributed by Ryukyu."

"The court doesn't care about this?"

"This is Ryukyu's internal affairs," Wen Yuan replied. "Under normal circumstances, we do not interfere in the internal affairs of tributary states. Although Ryukyu took advantage of the rules and sent more goods, we purchased them at market prices anyway. And - in the tribute trade, some additional reservoirs are also needed to regulate it. This is the Ministry of Rites' business."

"Yeah," Shangluo nodded, "This is consistent with my impression of the court. After all, the court is actually quite conservative."

"To put it bluntly, they are just too lazy to spend money to govern foreigners." Wen Yuan waved her hand. "The court serves the people in the capital, not the people of the world. Things outside the capital have nothing to do with us. So as long as it is an internal affair, the court generally does not intervene." "So has this happened before? People sneaked in through the Ryukyu channel."

"Yes, but they are usually economic issues. As for what you said about this mask coming from Japan? We need to investigate it carefully."

"If it is found out, what can we do?" Shangluo asked.

"I can't make the decision on this matter. But if you let me say it, this is not Ryukyu's internal affairs. Punish them however they should, and it's not impossible to excommunicate Ryukyu directly. Isn't the emperor away now? You can make the decision."

"I don't care about this. What happens to Ryukyu is none of my business. I just need to deal with the matter at hand."

"Look, you don't care, right? So it's normal that others don't care either - but as long as you give the order, the cabinet should take care of it. So, what exactly worries you?"

"It's not just the murders that I'm worried about. I'm wondering what those people are going to do by stealing the spiritual fluid."

"Perhaps the Japanese also want to cultivate immortality?"

"No. First of all, this information is confidential. Very few people in our company know about it. It is unlikely that it would be transferred to Japan so quickly. Also, as far as I know, cultivating immortals is not popular in Japan."

"That's true. The Japanese believe in Buddhism. But we have to deal with it as soon as possible. Otherwise, if a murder case really happens, it will happen right in front of us."

"Want to investigate the case? That's not difficult." Phaethon said, "In this case, just let the Spear of Apollo appear - to investigate the case, use the Spear of Apollo. Is the money still there?"

"Let me look for it." The Jinyiwei next to him flipped through the diary and found the number of the banknote.

The red bottle of spirit liquid costs 200 coins. In addition to recovering the cost, the high price is also to prevent accidental touches.

These vending machines are the first batch of vending machines that accept paper money. Because apart from Doudou’s own monitoring, there is no such thing as a “money counting machine” in other places. All vending machines, no matter where they are, accept coins.

This vending machine can check banknotes and record the serial numbers of banknotes. The change bean will record every banknote inserted to ensure that no one buys by mistake. In fact, this vending machine can only sell when banknotes are inserted, because every bottle must be registered.

"These are the two." The guard took out two banknotes from the cash box and handed them to Shangluo. "I just checked and found that these banknotes are old. They have been out of the bank for more than half a year."

"It seems that the other party had planned this for a long time and even knew to prepare the banknotes in advance. When I look back and look through the past, there might be a surprise."

He handed the banknote to Phaethon and took out the Spear of Apollo:
"Let's check and see where this banknote came from."

"It would be best to find another piece of evidence." Phaethon looked at the quality of the banknote. "This banknote has been handled by too many people. It would be very troublesome to check them one by one. If we get another piece of evidence, the Spear of the Apollo can quickly find the relationship between the two."

(End of this chapter)