long night fire

At this time, it was already dark, and because of the successive deaths of Liu Dazhuang and Eugene, the number of patrolmen outside increased a lot.

After dinner, the "Old Tune Group" returned to the room, maintained their weapons, and discussed the "anti-intellectual religion" without margin.

When the power went out, they quickly washed and went to bed, ready to go to bed early and get up early.

In the middle of the night, without knowing what time, someone knocked on the door of Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao's room.

While the sound of thump thump thump echoed, Shang Jian Yao quickly got out of bed and ran to the door.

He held a handful of "ice moss" with his hands behind his back.

And Jiang Baimian got up without a sound and aimed at the door.

Outside the door was Gu Changle, the shareholder of "A Fu Gun Shop" who chipped in to hire a "temporary teacher".

This lady was wearing a thick padded jacket and seemed to get up in a hurry.

She didn't notice Shang Jianyao's abnormality, and said a little hastily:

"Teacher An came to see you.

"She seems to be injured, she's downstairs!"

An Ruxiang?The name popped up in Jiang Baimian's mind.

Chapter 46 “仪式感”

Arriving at the back door of "A Fu Gun Shop", Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao saw An Ruxiang waiting here.

And in a certain room on the second floor, Bai Chen and Long Yuehong, who had also been awakened, monitored the surroundings through the window to prevent possible accidents.

Under the moonlight at night, An Ruxiang held her lower left abdomen which had been simply bandaged, and some obvious bloodstains could be seen on her hands and clothes.

"Are you okay?" Jiang Baimian asked with concern.

"It's okay." An Ruxiang was quite calm.

Obviously, her injury was not too serious.

Jiang Baimian breathed a sigh of relief:

"Let's talk about it later."

They have a first aid kit in their room, so they can do better handling and prevent subsequent infection.

After finishing this matter, Jiang Baimian said to Gu Changle:

"Go back, don't worry about it.

"If you get involved, it will bring you unnecessary trouble."

Gu Changle thought about his children, and left Shang Jianyao's room without trying to be brave.

After closing the wooden door, Jiang Baimian turned around and looked at An Ruxiang:

"What exactly happened?"

She was not in a hurry to ask just now because An Ruxiang was not in a hurry to speak, which showed that there was no need to rush for time, even if she knew more than ten minutes earlier, she would not be able to catch the murderer.

An Ruxiang said calmly:

"I was attacked."

"Attack?" Jiang Baimian was a little surprised.

In her opinion, a direct attack is not "Father" style.

An Ruxiang said methodically:

"I also work as a 'temporary teacher' in another place at night, teaching literacy to those who are busy until late.

"After 11:[-], I was returning from West Street to where I lived, and I met a person on the way."

After 08:30 in the evening, only West Street and North Street will not lose power, and the "temporary classroom" is at the home of a student there.

"Wearing a black windbreaker, looks thin and sick?" Shang Jianyao interrupted and asked.

An Ruxiang was not surprised, she nodded and said:

"Correct."

"It really is him." Shang Jian Yao smiled.

An Ruxiang continued:

"He came up to me and said, 'Ma'am, knowledge is the root of the destruction of the old world'.

"I've always been on guard against such inexplicable people, and I remembered the investigation you did this afternoon. I didn't give him a chance to continue, so I just pulled out my dagger and told him to stay away from me."

It really is An Ruxiang's style... Jiang Baimian nodded slightly, knowing that things had changed here.

Shang Jian Yao was puzzled and asked:

"Why didn't you shoot?"

"At that time, I just wanted to scare that person away, so it was easier to draw the dagger." An Ruxiang explained simply, "Fortunately, I drew a dagger, not a gun."

"Huh?" Jiang Baimian expressed doubts in his tone.

An Ruxiang pointed to the wound on the left abdomen:

"My hand was suddenly out of my control, and I stabbed myself."

"Another awakened person's ability..." Jiang Baimian was not too surprised, but more vigilant.

"I think so too." An Ruxiang is also a relic hunter who has seen "Advanced Heartless" and had contact with awakened ones. "If I was holding a gun, it would most likely be shooting at myself."

"And then?" Jiang Baimian asked.

An Ruxiang's expression changed slightly:

"That person didn't take the opportunity to attack me, and he didn't just leave.

"He stood there, looked at me, and continued: 'You are poisoning people, please stop this immediately, or the sling will come for you.

"I controlled myself and didn't attack him again. After he finished speaking, he turned around and left."

"Crazy!" Jiang Baimian cursed sincerely.

Shang Jian Yao said with emotion:

"It's really ceremonial."

When Jiang Baimian squinted at Shang Jianyao, An Ruxiang concluded:

"I simply made a bandage and came to you."

It's just early morning.

"That's 'Anti-Intellectualism', the person who attacked you probably had the nickname 'Father'." Jiang Baimian revealed some information he had here.

Shang Jianyao then shook his head:

"Poor him."

"Ah?" Jiang Baimian failed to grasp Shang Jianyao's thoughts this time.

Shang Jian Yao sighed, and said earnestly:

"This is the evil result of anti-intellectual education.

"You have to do everything by yourself, and your subordinates are useless at all, they will only hinder you."

Jiang Baimian laughed and said:

"really.

"The three consecutive attacks were carried out by 'Father' himself. This leader is too cheap, and I feel tired for him."

Having said that, Jiang Baimian began to "talk to himself" thoughtfully:

"No wonder he wants to control Lei Yunsong, Lin Feifei and the others. For the 'Anti-Intellectual Cult', good helpers are so rare...

"Well, another reason may be framing and provoking."

She suspected that the "Anti-Intellectual Sect" knew that Lei Yunsong and the others were employees of "Panguan Creatures", so they took action against them, and controlled them to do things that would seriously offend Weed City and "Original City", thus provoking two major... Power disputes.

An Ruxiang often pays attention to the tasks issued by the guild, knows about Lei Yunsong and Lin Feifei, and doesn't think there is anything strange about Jiang Baimian's "self-talk".

Jiang Baimian quickly withdrew his thoughts, and said to An Ruxiang:

"You're going to sleep here tonight.

"Wait until dawn, go to the city defense army, report the matter, and then cooperate with them, go to the guild to issue a mission to find the leader of the 'Anti-Intellectual Cult' nicknamed 'Father'."

An Ruxiang is a line that has nothing to do with Lei Yunsong, Lin Feifei, and the others, so don't worry about making a fuss about it.

"Why not now?" An Ruxiang asked.

"With the city defense army alone, we can't do anything in the middle of the night. We still have to wait for the guild to open." Jiang Baimian explained, "Besides, there is still a small problem that needs to be solved."

An Ruxiang didn't ask any more questions:

"it is good."

At this time, Shang Jianyao raised his hand:

"Where do I sleep?"

"Of course you sleep in your own bed." Jiang Baimian rolled his eyes at him, "An Ruxiang and I squeeze together."

"Abusing the wounded." Shang Jian Yao said something.

"That's fine!" Jiang Baimian said unceremoniously, "An Ruxiang sleeps in your bed, you can either go to the opposite side to squeeze with Long Yuehong, or you can sit on the stool and sleep."

Although An Ruxiang didn't understand the interaction between the two people on the opposite side, she didn't have the habit of interfering with others. She followed the arrangement and lay down on the bed, feeling sleepy.

Shang Jianyao took the opportunity to go to the next door and told Bai Chen and Long Yuehong what happened.

He didn't stay overnight, so he returned to this room, sat on the stool in front of the table, and assumed the posture of sleeping on his stomach.

After an unknown amount of time, An Ruxiang woke up suddenly, and found that her neck was hanging in a "rope ring", and her own hands were holding both sides of the "rope ring".

The "rope loop" connected to the upper bunk of the bunk bed was enough to hang her.

It was Shang Jianyao who woke An Ruxiang up. Under the moonlight in the middle of the night, his eyes were piercing.

Jiang Baimian on the bunk bed also woke up, lying there, looking down.

"I made it myself?" An Ruxiang let her neck out of the "rope loop" and asked hesitantly.

"This is the small problem that needs to be solved." Jiang Baimian explained with a smile.

According to Zeng Guangwang's experience, there should be only one "suicide" brought about by hypnosis.

Of course, it doesn't have to be when you fall asleep.

An Ruxiang recalled what she saw and heard:

"Hypnosis?"

"Almost." Jiang Baimian didn't say much.

She didn't ask Shang Jianyao to use the "reasoning clown" to eliminate the hypnotic effect. On the one hand, she didn't know the characteristics of the "priest" ability, and she was afraid that something would be missed, which would harm An Ruxiang. On the other hand, it was unnecessary. She didn't want to expose Shang Jianyao's ability as an awakener.

"So it's resolved?" An Ruxiang asked cautiously.

"In theory." Jiang Baimian replied, "You continue to sleep, and we will observe and observe."

If it was someone else, hearing such words would always feel a little uncomfortable. After all, few people can get used to sleeping under the gaze of others, but An Ruxiang had no problems at all, and soon fell asleep.

This time, she slept until dawn.

After breakfast, when it was close to 8:[-], they went out separately, went to the city defense army, and went to the Hunter's Guild to find Odick.

As soon as Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao entered the hall, they saw Odike sitting in the waiting area on the edge.

"Good morning." Shang Jianyao greeted him very energetically, without any trace of a sleepless night.

Odick nodded in response.

Then, he pointed to the stairs and said:

"City Master Xu wants to see you."

"Okay." Jiang Baimian agreed without hesitation.