Alien Paradise.

Chapter 99 The Opening Ceremony
At the same time, the west block of Brilliant Fort.

Sandella galloped all the way on horseback, followed by his adjutant. After crossing two dilapidated long streets, the two stopped at an alley surrounded by city guards.

"Woo—" the commander-in-chief got off his horse, and immediately a soldier came up to lead her on the rope, "My lord, the missing brother is in the alley."

With a cold face, Sandella pushed aside the crowd and walked into the depths of the alley.

"grown ups!"

Seeing her appear, a team leader Zhang hurriedly stepped forward to salute.And behind him lay two city guard soldiers with pale faces, surrounded by several comrades who were taking care of him.

Sandella had a little impression of this person, "I remember your name is Stone..."

"Stone Bradley." The other party quickly replied.

By the way, the leader of the fourteenth group was also the one who let him discover the fact that the cultists had mixed into the city.

"Hoo, hoo..." At this moment, the adjutant Woody came over panting, "Who... did you find the person?"

"It was discovered by my team." Shi Dong immediately replied, "We were ordered to search for the whereabouts of the missing persons. When we were outside the alley, we heard a slight cry for help. After entering, we found that the caller was exactly the person the city guards were looking for. Because Afraid of damaging the scene, we did not bring them back to the camp, but informed you as soon as possible."

"Good job." Sandra came to the two soldiers and knelt down.They are all members of the second group, and they are also the elite of the city guards. One is called Vala and the other is called Fantil. They lost news two days ago.When they disappeared, their mission was to monitor the Jedi Brothers newspaper.

"My lord...sorry, we...we were attacked." It was Vala who spoke. His condition was slightly better than the other person's, but even so, he looked weak, and his lips were cracked and bloodstained due to thirst. .

"They probably haven't eaten or drank water for two days." Shi Dong said in a deep voice, "When they were found, their hands and feet were tied to wooden pegs, their heads were covered with blindfolds, and their mouths were also gagged. Fortunately, Wala bit off the cloth belt, and finally he was able to call for help."

"Did you see Judy in person?" Sandra asked.

"Yes...we're sure...it's her. She...isn't dead." Vala replied with difficulty.

Although this result had been expected, when it was actually confirmed, Sandella still felt a heavy heart.

In order to avenge Dan, another kind person threw himself into the flames of hatred.

In this way, things became much clearer.

The burning of the theater and the attack on the police station in the north of the city all stemmed from the fact that Judy attracted the cultists. She may have thought of revenge on the perpetrators at first, but since the cultists came, how could they leave easily?

"and then?"

"Then we...followed her all the way, trying to see where she was now...In an alley near Oak Street, we...we were suddenly attacked..."

"Did you see the attacker!?" Woody asked impatiently.

"Reply sir...no. They seem to have planned it...jumped from the roof, when we heard the movement...ahem...the heads were already covered with sacks."

"Damn cultists!" The adjutant punched the wall hard.

In fact, this incident was absolutely a disgrace to the city guards. They dared to openly attack the lord's troops in broad daylight. The enemy's courage was astonishing!
Sandra was also outraged.

In the previous week, most of the city guards had been fighting the miners' rebels in the misty countryside, which made the number of available personnel in her hands stretched.Although the lord emphasized that the murder case at the North City Police Station was over, she still did not give up. She did not completely withdraw from the surveillance team, but only reduced the manpower. Unexpectedly, it was because of this reduction that the success fell short.

But besides being angry, she was also a little puzzled.

Theoretically, there is absolutely no need for the cultists to spare the lives of these two people. The slum is quite a distance from the Brothers Jedi, and it will take a lot of work to transport them here.If killing them and throwing them into the sea made the disappearance a mystery, she couldn't even now be sure if it had anything to do with Judy.

Why didn't the other side take the soldiers' lives?

Is it because of fear of arousing the hostility of the city guards?

Sandra looked around, trying to find any clues of the enemy.There are several kinds of footprints around, including military boots of soldiers, bare feet and cloth shoes of the poor, but a little outside, the latter two are quite damaged, indicating that the footprints have been deliberately cleaned.

The enemy is obviously not a novice, and has a wealth of anti-reconnaissance awareness.

Sandella walked another ten meters outside, and when she was approaching the city guard blockade, she suddenly saw a flickering thing hidden in the mud.Picking it up, it turned out to be a special scale—it was thicker than a fish's scale, and had a pearly sheen around the edges, which meant it belonged to a Triton.There are many alien races living in the slums, and it seems not uncommon to have Tritons, but as far as she knows, the vast majority of Tritons are scaleless, and only those with the purest bloodlines have the possibility of getting facial skin. And scales grow on the arms.

"Damn it," she couldn't help cursing.

From this point of view, the miner rebels may really be colluding with the cultists.

Your Excellency is right to be concerned.

"My lord!" Woody came from behind, "I suddenly remembered that two days ago, the news of the fire on Oak Street was published in the newspaper. It seemed that a house was burned down, but there were no casualties. And the place where the soldiers were attacked , it’s less than 500 meters away from Oak Street.”

"You mean... the fire is just a cover, the enemy chose to burn down the residence to cover up their tracks after they discovered that Judy was being followed?"

"Probably!"

"Then we are one step behind." Sandra sighed. Since it could be burned with a fire, there would definitely not be any valuable evidence left at the scene.But now that we have found this place, we have to take a look at the burning house. What if there are witnesses around who can provide clues? "Let Stone take good care of those two, let's go to Oak Street."

……

After the two left West Street, they headed north.When passing by Favre Avenue, Sandella was suddenly attracted by a large crowd.

I saw them surrounding the entrance of Yeni's Church, cheering from time to time, which seemed very lively.

She subconsciously reined in the reins, slowing down the mount and crossing towards the crowd.

After the city's martial law was lifted, this was the first time she had seen such a noisy scene.

After getting close to the crowd, Sandella was a little surprised to see that the gate of the temple seemed to have been refurbished. The dilapidated stone pillars had even been repainted. Now the entire entrance and the outer wall are painted white, which is both bright and beautiful. Appear clean.And at the gate, two golden plaques were hung side by side, with the words "Gate of Destiny Pharmaceutical Company, Partner of Yeni Temple" written on it.

Below the plaque is wrapped with red satin and silky red flowers, and several wooden baskets of flowers are placed around it.

The two nuns held plates full of sweets in their hands, throwing a handful to the crowd from time to time, and the onlookers stretched up their clothes to try to receive more free sweets, which was also the source of cheers.

"Why does the Yeni Temple distribute relief food? I remember they don't have much money, right?" Woody asked puzzled.

"No one uses candy as relief food," Sandella said disapprovingly, "and this matter should not have much to do with the Holy Church. The Gate of Destiny... This is the first time I have heard such a pompous name, go find a crowd Citizens of the country ask."

(End of this chapter)