I am a Taoist priest in the extraordinary world

Chapter 16 The Missing Link
Rubbing his face stiffened by the formulaic smile, Dante didn't rush to divination to predict Mr. Brown's whereabouts and movements.

A commission to find out "what happened between an immoral husband and his lover" did not interest him too much.

Moreover, it is impossible for Catherine to come to the door to tell the result not long after she left, and come up with a sentence:
"Ma'am, I guess you don't want to see your husband like this either."

Cold treatment for a few days, wait until free.

Besides, the money hasn't been given yet.

When Dante returned to the living room, he always felt as if he had forgotten something. He thought for a while and patted his forehead before he remembered.

That silver badge!

When I crossed over, because of the fear of the unknown, I didn't have time to study it. Later, I went to the Iris Office overnight, and I didn't have the chance to check it carefully.

He took the badge out of his pocket, put it on the desk, and groped for the complicated pattern on the surface of the badge with his thumb.

"This thing always feels a little different."

Dante fell into deep thought. Although Joseph clearly told him that Owen, who joined the Truth sect, carried a box as a taboo, his intuition told him that the truth of the matter would never be so simple.

I remember that when Kyle came to find him last night, he brought this badge as a small gift, and clearly stated that it was one of the "trophies" his father had seized.

What happened after that has no impression at all in my mind.

All kinds of doubts are like a bunch of messes, and the lack of memory makes Dante unable to find any logical connection.

The answer given by the hexagram is that the death of the original body and Kyle was caused by mysterious power. Leon also said that "I" was a power contaminated with forbidden things but survived by luck.
So, if the badge is not a taboo, when did he become infected with the power of that "box"?

Moreover, what is known so far is that Kyle and his family, including the original cause of death, are all related to Owen, so now that "I" is still alive, wouldn't Owen know the news?

Wouldn't he confirm his crime scene?

This is simply not reasonable!
"There must be a problem in some link, and there must be something that has been deliberately ignored."

Dante frowned, fixed his eyes on the mysterious symbol engraved on the badge, and quickly reorganized the timeline of the entire event in his brain.

"According to my memory, Kyle came over yesterday, probably after dinner, that is, around 9 o'clock in the evening on September 12."

"The hour of the divination last night was the time of Hai. Subtract the time when Leon and the others came over before, and calculate forward. The time I woke up was around 21 o'clock in the evening!"

"That is to say, the time when this incident happened was basically within the two hours from 19:21 to [-]:[-]. Ivy said that they came from the Teton area overnight after they learned that this incident happened in Nolan. rushed over"

"Is the rapid response time of the Special Incident Investigation Bureau so terrible?"

Dante's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he felt that he was getting closer to the answer, only the final confirmation was missing.

He grabbed the roulette phone on the table, shook it quickly a few times, and dialed it.

"Hello, Iris Office, how can I help you?"

A familiar voice came from the microphone, it was Ivy.

"It's me, Dante Ashburn."

"Yeah, Mr. Dante, how did you rest after going back this morning? Is the money enough to spend?"

How come there is an illusion of being taken care of. Dante showed a self-deprecating smile, and he thanked the girl for her kindness last night from the bottom of his heart.

"It's a good rest. I only found out that there was so much money in it later, but I really don't need that much. Thank you, Ivy."

"You're welcome, I don't need it anyway, just take it for emergency."

Dante didn't continue to talk politely to her on the phone, anyway, he was going to meet and return tomorrow, and there was still the most important thing to confirm right now.

"Ivy, I was in a hurry last night, so I forgot to ask you something." He considered his words and asked, "Is there any way for the Special Bureau to move quickly? I mean... from one place to another quickly One place approach."

He didn't want to reveal too much until he figured out what happened to him.

"Yes, there is a teleportation array set up by the formation masters in the headquarters building. Are you curious about the content of this aspect?"

Dante was taken aback by this answer, which was inconsistent with the answer he deduced. After a moment of silence, he continued:
"Yeah, I'm a little curious, because I received a commission today, and it's a matter for other provinces. I was free, and I suddenly thought of this. After all, extraordinary power"

"Hehe, you don't need to explain so much to me." Ivy interrupted Dante with a burst of crisp laughter from the microphone. "The Special Bureau of Investigation allows personnel to take some, um... private business during non-official hours."

"After all, most people always want to make money, and the practice of a special job also needs a material foundation to guarantee it, but you still have to be careful not to expose the fact that you have extraordinary power in front of ordinary people."

Ivy did not forget to make the last friendly reminder.

"Well, thank you, I'll keep an eye on that."

Dante suddenly didn't know how to continue the chat, and finally asked another question without giving up:
"The teleportation circle, can everyone apply for it? Or are there any special requirements?"

"The construction of the teleportation circle involves the secrets of space. This is the result of many generations of unremitting exploration. Considering the high cost of use, it is not open to use casually."

"So unless it is an extremely urgent task, or if the big shots need to travel, it will be open."

"I don't know much about the specific theoretical knowledge. If you are interested, you can ask Uncle Tom later. His knowledge is very profound."

that old tomForget it, judging by his attitude towards him, it would be strange to be able to take care of him. Dante twitched the corners of his lips, and the face of the old man with a monocle and a gray beard appeared in his mind.

"That's like this time when you come to Nuolan, do you meet the requirements for using the teleportation circle in terms of mission authority?"

"How is that possible? Up to now, this mission is still a Type 2 event. Only those very, very important Type 0 events, or Type 1 events with high influence, will the Bureau choose to activate the magic circle and carry out large-scale Squad Teleport."

Hearing these words, Dante's eyes lit up, and he felt that the "answer" who had run away just now turned his head and ran back towards him.

"Then how did you come here this time?"

"The airship is fast and convenient, but there are quite a lot of restrictions on the ride." Ivy's voice was very nice, and she added:
"Four days ago, that is, on the afternoon of the 4th, the bureau notified that there were suspected traces of Truth sect activities in Nuolan City and needed reinforcements from the action team. The captain asked us to prepare for departure.
After arriving the next day, I went to the scene to check around, but found no useful clues. In the evening, I learned that a senior police superintendent had died abnormally. Oh, it was the father of your friend.

After we went to the scene, we found traces of the use of taboos 'No. 1-27'. We followed the clues to investigate the past bit by bit, and tracked down the people of the Truth Sect. These things were busy, and we didn't find your surviving until last night. thing.

So, you are really lucky, after all the '1-27' taboo"

Ai Wei seemed to have thought of something, and hurriedly shut up.

At this time, Dante had no time to notice the ambiguity in Ivy's last words. He was immersed in the great joy of solving the puzzle and the shock of the answer.

It's memory!It is the time in the memory that has deviated!

The original body and Kyle didn't die on the 12th, but on the 10th!Two full days early!
Judging from his physical condition and skin condition when he woke up, there must be some mysterious and strange power in the room until he woke up!
There are only two possibilities for this power, one is to keep the original body and Kyle's "corpse" alive, and the other is to stay in the apartment where I am for close to 48 hours!
Dante lowered his head abruptly, looking at the silver badge in his hand.

The cumbersome patterns carved on it, looking at it now, are so mysterious and ancient.

(End of this chapter)