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Chapter 161 Hypocrite

What really surprised Elena was not the possible suspicion on the Grand Duke.

Rather, the process by which Linus came to these conclusions...was not in line with his usual thinking style at all.

It is too far-fetched to rise directly from the superficial situation of the "Stade Institution" to the suspicion of Edmund, the owner of the principality.

From the teacher's unnatural behavior, Elena suddenly realized that the reason why Linus insisted on coming to Stade might not be as simple as he said.

After all, no matter how hard they tried, they could only delay the flood of bootleg alcohol for a month or two. How meaningful would this be to such a huge alliance?

Linus is not one to stick to boxes.Although he is subject to some higher principles, he is always flexible in the face of reality.Such a person is the teacher that Elena respects.

He wouldn't come here and bet everything on a meaningless decree.After all, there are still many things waiting for him to do.

"Law enforcement is my duty and why I am in Stade, and this is not a disguise."

Maybe he also felt far-fetched, so Linus went on to explain:
"Yes, it is indeed not the only reason... but the other parts, I don't want to talk about it here."

When saying these words, Linus' expression unconsciously became gloomy again.He stuffed the notepad back into his coat pocket, and headed for his car.

Sure enough, Elena thought to herself.

There are secrets in the whole incident that she doesn't know, and the teacher should have other purposes.

And this purpose is probably related to that "Grand Duke Edmond".

That's why Linus preconceived the Grand Duke as an enemy, excluded all members of the Prohibition Bureau, and acted alone.

Rather than saying that he came to enforce the ban, it is better to say that he came to find evidence of the Grand Duke's crime.

Then this operation may be more dangerous than Elena imagined.

However, it doesn't matter how many secrets and dangers there are, after all, she will continue to follow in Linus' footsteps no matter what.

This is to repay Linus for his kindness.If he hadn't been selected by him, he wouldn't be where he is today.

Of course, more importantly, she believes in her teacher, and she will definitely choose the right thing in the end.

Thinking of this, Elena felt a little more relaxed.She adjusted the mask on her face and walked towards Linus' car door:

"There is still a little time before dark, why don't we check a few more addresses, Mr. Linus."

…………

The cold rainy season in Stade has arrived, with light rain, sometimes for several days at a time.

There is no mud on the once dirty stone road.The accumulated water is as clear as a mountain spring, because the raindrops have tiny ripples.

"Crack-"

A blood-stained leather boot suddenly stepped into the puddle of water, and the reflected dark clouds were also shattered.The owner of the leather boots ran very fast, and his steps were extremely flustered.

He left a series of traces in the stagnant water behind him, muddy and blood-red footprints.

The man was holding a four or five-year-old child in his arms, so he was dragged down.He looked back from time to time and confirmed behind himself.

Then, it seemed to sense something.He suddenly stopped running and fell to his left front.

"Bam—"

The dull and distant gunshots penetrated the thin rain curtain and echoed in the narrow alley for a long time.

Not far from the man's eyes, a large piece of stone chips suddenly stirred up, and a hole appeared out of thin air on the floor tiles.A long strip of plaster is also missing from the wall on the right.

The bullet hit the ground first, and then splashed to the wall.

Large caliber rifle.

He felt a little warmth on his cheek, and reached out to touch it, only to find that half of his right ear had been torn off by a bullet.

Although he protected the child with his body in advance, the child still cried because of the rolling and gunshots.The man got up from the ground in embarrassment, ready to continue to escape.

"Bam—"

In a window 100 meters away, Ricardo firmly pulled the trigger of the second shot.

Colin put down the telescope in his hand, feeling something was wrong, turned his head to look at Ricardo, only to find that his breathing became disordered, blood vessels protruded from his forehead little by little, and his fingers trembled.

Ricardo took his eyes off the scope and looked at Colin.There were still a few wisps of sweat on his face, and he wanted to smile, but he couldn't.

Because after the first shot he was sure that a child was still in the man's arms.

But when it was time to fire the second shot, Ricardo still pulled the trigger, because he instinctively believed that he would never hit that child.

And the deep fear didn't surge up until then.

Perhaps because of preparation, the man did not dodge by falling to the ground this time.Short sparks suddenly flashed behind him, but there was no sound, and the rifle bullet was thrown to nowhere.

But what if the bullet hits?It would shoot through the man's ribcage, almost right in front of the child's eyes, with a whole mass of bone and flesh.

Or the muzzle was tilted down by one tenth of a degree...

Ricardo tried hard, but failed to calm his breathing.

The man is still running forward. If he is allowed to leave this alley, then the sniping will fail.

"Keep targeting him."

Colin said:
"Whether you pull the trigger or not, keep targeting him."

Because as long as it is still aimed at, it can constitute a deterrent.

Ricardo swallowed, comprehending what Colin meant, he took a deep breath, and then continued to aim the sight at the back of the man's heart.

Colin picked up the binoculars again, stared at the direction the man was running, and then started the hearth.

He had already placed several bottles of clean salt in this lane at even intervals in advance, connecting a network of ether with a simple structure.

After the enlightenment of the battle in the wheat field, he mastered the method of finding the ether interface and allowing the spirit body to temporarily exceed the upper limit of the distance.

But the premise is that there is a piece of homogeneous ether on the scene, similar to the environment like a wheat field.

And the pure salt without impurities will undoubtedly have a better effect than the wheat field.

The Shuttle Demon emerged quietly, and then drifted to Colin's right.It was not in the direction of approaching the man, but after it touched a certain point in the ether of the human body, the Shuttle Demon suddenly flashed into the alleyway downstairs and entered the net of ether composed of pure salt.

The way of connection between ethers does not conform to the spatial logic of the material world.

The Shuttle Demon, with its psychic connection extending from the hearth, flickered in aether after another.Dozens of small bottles of clean salt paved a wide and straight passage, allowing it to keep approaching the man.

The man was one of the two surviving agents, and was discovered by Ke Lin's intelligence network two days ago.

The elf envoy is the third type of lineage defined by Colin.Rank, probably Ziyue.

Finally, the Shuttle Demon flickered into a piece of ether that overlapped with the opponent's position.

The man seemed to have glanced at the shuttle demon, and only found the spirit body at this distance, and it was too late for imaging.But Colin saw through the telescope that one limb of the shuttle demon suddenly shattered, and its progress was hindered.

There is another spirit body there, which should be the existence that blocked the rifle bullet before.The man has not achieved perfect control, but this spirit body is spontaneously protecting the Contractor.

But at a distance of more than 100 meters, Ke Lin could no longer image it.

——Directly boosting the spiritual essence, the hearth supplied even greater power to the Shuttle Demon.

The Shuttle Demon let out a mournful howl, and its power scale reached the height of Chi Erxing again.Colin ignored the existence of the spirit body, and then, the shuttle demon's arm seemed to break free from something heavily, and at the same time as countless thorns fell, a wave was set off in the originally calm ether, and a large number of spirit elements were scattered in a disorderly manner. Gushing, it may be that the spirit body has been severely injured.

Hundreds of thorns soared, shooting towards the man with a momentum that would tear the opponent apart.

In order to control the spirit body, the man's consciousness has superimposed Ziyue frequency, so he will definitely be hit hard by this spiritual attack.

"Return to zero." The man shouted, allowing himself to retreat to the material frequency.

materialization.

As long as it is activated at the source of the spiritual element connection, this process will be transmitted to the Shuttle Demon in an instant.

But Ke Lin hesitated for a moment, because he was not proficient in controlling the knots, especially when the spiritual essence was supercharged, the large expanse of matter might be torn apart along with the child.

Just when he was hesitating, the man was about to run out of the farthest place.

"Bam—"

A cloud of blood suddenly exploded from the back of the man's heart, causing him to fall forward.

It was Ricardo who shot. He had learned the essentials of witchcraft duels from Giovanni, and he knew that this was the best time.

After all, he made up his mind and fired with confidence in his spear skills. In the end, the child was unharmed.

…………

After going downstairs, Colin tentatively approached the man.He hadn't died yet, and sat against the corner of the wall with bloodstains on his face.He would die soon, with his lungs and liver crushed.

The child sat on the side dazedly, watching the blood flow from the man blankly.

"This is not your child."

Colin said.It appeared that the child had been well cared for, had a healthy rosy complexion, and was dressed up in a very special way.And the reason for saying "Zeng" is because now his body is already very dirty, and his hair and clothes are almost sticking together.

The man didn't have a wedding ring on his hand, was sloppy and smelled of alcohol.

"Who are his parents?" Colin asked with a mask on:
"Tell me the name, we will send him to his parents."

"Let's stop with this hypocrisy."

Blood soaked into the man's beard, because the lung lobes were injured, he was breathless when he spoke, as if tearing his vocal cords:

"Do you think that as long as this is the case, people like you and I can feel at ease?" The corner of the man's mouth pulled a creepy smile:
"As early as 20 days ago, his parents died at your hands."

(End of this chapter)