Embers of Embers

Chapter 8 Reasoning for Fraud
The sunset in Old Dunling was not beautiful. The gloomy and endless steam in the sky formed a hazy dome that covered everything. The afterglow of the sun could not penetrate the layers of gloom. In the end, only a vague red tide could be seen, like fire and rain coming to the world. .
The Zeppelin was swimming slowly in the clouds like a giant whale, and only the black shadow could be seen on the ground as if it had stepped out of a myth.
Lorenzo sat comfortably in the driver's seat. From the moment he changed the route of the steam tram, the group of suspects disappeared from his sight.
"Detective, we can actually cooperate."
No matter what the situation of Eve behind him was, Lorenzo said against the strong wind.
"Our target is that group of people. As long as we catch them, we will have those precious clues. As for the rest, we will wait until later. What do you think?"
Eve thought for a while, and she chose to put down the gun in her hand during the turbulence. Although the contact time was not long, Lorenzo gave her an amazing feeling in this short period of time.
She had never seen such a... calm person, as if everything was under his control, deep and powerful.
"So do you agree to this proposal now?"
Lorenzo had a mysterious look in his eyes, as if there was some secret conspiracy brewing under the gray and blue.
"Lorenzo Holmes."
A name is the first step to trust.
Eve stretched out her hand hesitantly, but just when she was about to say her name, Lorenzo withdrew his hand.
"Eve Warshar, I know your name."
"How could you?"
Eve's heart immediately became wary again, and she began to regret this short-lived alliance.
"I'm a detective, this thing is very simple." Lorenzo's eyes swept over her body.
"With a brand new uniform and neat clothes, he looks like a newcomer who has just arrived at the police station... You should really take a look at the state of your colleagues most of the time. They are simply drunks. People like you are out of place among them. "
It's like looking at an object, Lorenzo commented.
"Full of motivation, full of enthusiasm, jealous of evil, you are a typical graduate, full of fantasies about the world, you love this profession very much, and you are eager to make some achievements."
Lorenzo said and shook his head in distress.
"Another child who was misled by the glossy news. This business is not as simple as you think. It is not a world where if you say to raise your hands, the criminals will raise their hands obediently. The timid ones will turn around and run away. The bold ones will shoot you before you finish your sentence."
His words were fierce and precise, at least to Eve's ears, but she was a little angry, as if her secret had been revealed and exposed to the sun.
"You are still a nobleman, as you can tell from your necklace."
Lorenzo pointed to Eve's smooth neck and said. The silver necklace was tied with a ruby ​​the size of a fingernail. It was originally hidden under the clothes, but it fell out in the violent impact.
"This is not something that ordinary nobles can afford to wear... Did you know? There are usually marks on the list of new recruits in the police force. They will give preferential treatment to those nobles in case these young men accidentally die. You can see it when you go back I took a look and found that this list is also very good, so I posted it on your bulletin board."
Lorenzo smiled, and in Eve's eyes he became extremely mysterious and powerful.
"How...how do you know about the police station?"
Not everyone can enter Su Yalan Hall easily, Eve couldn't understand.
"My poor nephew died this morning. I can always report the case, right?" Lorenzo said with a smile.
Whether it was the Suararan Hall or the City Hall, Lorenzo was never afraid to enter because of the name. These were places that ordinary people could set foot in as long as they had the right reasons.
"There are only a few young masters marked, and there is only one girl among them. I guess that person is you, right?"
"Eve Warshal."
Eve was completely shocked by Lorenzo's words. Seeing her somewhat frightened look, Lorenzo was extremely satisfied.
Lorenzo Holmes is just a second-rate detective who is good at deception. This is his evaluation of himself. There is no so-called super IQ in this world. Even if there is one, he should not be a detective, but be mechanically deceived. Those lunatics in the hospital were imprisoned until death.
A brain that can advance the development of the world's technology tree and be used to fight criminals?This is also overkill.
The most perfect deception should be combined with truth. He would not tell Eve that the unlucky child's police card fell out in the collision just now, which recorded her detailed information at the police station. He would not tell her either, for the sake of convenience. Shrike's business in the Lower City, Su Yalan Hall has long been hidden by Shrike's spies, and any movement of personnel will be reported to the terrible butcher bird when night falls.
Real results coupled with mysterious reasoning, this is what Lorenzo has been doing. Even if it is full of loopholes, they can only believe before the real results. This is like a mathematical formula. As long as the derivation is correct, no matter how outrageous the answer is. , but that must also be correct.
"Can you believe I'm a detective now?"
Lorenzo smiled that trademark smile, everything was sure to win.
……
"Where are we going now?"
Although they were on the same front for the time being, Eve still did not let down her guard.
"On the way to the blockade, their goal was the Lower City. There were many routes to get there quickly, but there was only one intersection that allowed them to pass quickly."
In order to control the chaotic Xiacheng District, Old Dunling's measure was to isolate the two districts. The two districts were separated by tall houses and walls, leaving only a few wide intersections for easy guarding.
You can reach Xiacheng District without passing through the intersection. They have long opened the tunnels between the buildings for profit, but now the group of people are riding horses and can only pass through the intersection quickly.
They were not only being chased by Lorenzo, but the mounted police from Suryalan Hall had probably already caught up with them, and a fierce gun battle broke out along the way.
"How are you sure we can catch up?"
Eve didn't understand, so she saw Lorenzo pointing upward, which was the wiring diagram hanging on the cab.
"You should pay attention to the daily news... For example, Xiacheng District will also be included in Iron Snake's operation scope."
Lorenzo's habit is to read the newspaper and go to the city hall once a week to see if there are any new regulations or the like.
He got this habit from a movie in his dream. In that movie, because the Earth did not go to the Galaxy City Hall in time to see the regulations, the result was that the Earth was blown up to build a cosmic highway...a story full of black humor. .
Okay, forget about the old dreams and look at the present.
A few months ago, Old Dunling decided to extend the Iron Snake to the lower city. Lorenzo speculated that some high-level officials wanted to take action on the lower city, just like they did a long time ago.
As long as the railway tracks are rolled out in Xiacheng District and the old-fashioned armored iron snakes come online, Old Dunling can clean up the filth in Xiacheng District at any time, but it is a pity that this operation failed as soon as it started.
The railway track was indeed opened in the lower city, but no iron snake could drive into it. The group of desperadoes were more united than anyone imagined. The operation was quickly stopped, and the railway line became a gang. The roads for transporting goods and the black market economy have soared a lot. I remember that Shrike was very happy at that time.
"Although it failed, the railway tracks in the lower city area are connected to the outer city area, but no one dares to drive there!"
Based on the map in his mind overlaid with the route map on the cab, Lorenzo was able to stop them outside the lower city.
He rested his hands on the console, and the iron snake was driving in a city with complicated road conditions. It was obviously an impossible task for the switchman to change the side road, so the iron snake driving in the city now relies on Using the switch machine to change the track, Lorenzo can complete the change of the Iron Snake turnout only in the car.
"rush!"
Lorenzo shouted with joy.
……
The team moved forward rapidly, and the accident of this operation was far beyond their imagination. Just as Lorenzo said, the mounted police of Suryalan Hall had caught up with them, and the piercing whistles kept echoing, like the death knell before the end.
Although the situation is critical, the lower city is at hand at this moment. Once there, even Suaran Hall will feel troublesome. Once there, this bad day will be over.
In fact, it was already dark for most of the day, and only the red clouds on the horizon were still giving off their last glimmer of light.
This is the gap between the old Dunling, the day is coming to an end, and the night has not yet come.
A cool breeze blew by, and the sound of steam echoed back and forth.
It was about to arrive, but at this moment there was a roar, and the whole street began to tremble slightly, and then the steel snake broke through the fog and came.
"Finally caught up with you!"
The fog is torn apart, and the big detective makes his debut.
Lorenzo stood in the cab to set up Winchester, and fired mercilessly. The mounted police behind him also fired. In their view, Lorenzo was also one of the enemies. Bullet holes everywhere.
almost there!
They thought so in their hearts, but then the iron snake accelerated and appeared behind them.
The gunshots and explosions made the line of sight become chaotic, and there were violent impacts and howls from the crowd, and everything rolled with warm blood.
The iron snake went off the rails.
The first thing the gangsters did after the railway tracks were built was to cut the railway tracks in the lower city area from those in the outer city area. The route was indeed direct, but it was broken.
The iron snake pressed the enemy and kept rolling. In the end, it was like a big pile of rotten iron. The blood stains were dragged on the ground for a long time, and the people who were not dead let out feeble wails.
Eve's head hurt, and her whole body seemed to fall apart. At the last moment, she was thrown out, and her vision was blurred by the tears from the pain. She stood up with difficulty, and then saw the darkness under the fire cloud. figure.
Lorenzo held a shotgun in one hand and his cane in the other. Not far from the remains of the iron snake, he stepped on a man who was not dead yet.
"Looks like you're the only one left, my friend."
The muzzle of the gun hung down in the black hole, and no one knew whether Lorenzo would suddenly fire.
"I won't say anything."
The man said calmly, not caring that his death was approaching.
"Oh?"
Lorenzo smiled, he was the best at dealing with these tough-minded people, but when he was about to say something, his head exploded under his feet... He died.
The smile gradually froze, and he looked forward. Under the old building, the injured figure glanced at Lorenzo, put the muzzle of the gun that was still smoking white under his clothes, and then turned and left.
It was the man who served as insurance, and he lived to the end.
This time Lorenzo was really angry, but he stopped as soon as he lifted his steps. At this moment, more people came out from around him, holding guns and swords, menacingly.
As if he suddenly realized something, Lorenzo turned around. The bustling city was just a hundred meters away. The mounted police stood in a neat row with their guns pointed upward, like an iron curtain that separated luxury from filth. watching all this.
Lorenzo stepped into the lower city. The iron snake rolled and crushed the enemy to death, but it also reached the lower city during the impact.
More gangsters came out, and it was like a sea of ​​people.
Now there is no way out. If you move backward, you will be arrested by the mounted police, and if you move forward, you will be hacked to death. Just when Lorenzo was helpless, another gunshot rang out.
Eve held the handle of the gun with a look of horror. In front of her was a gangster who was knocked down by a single shot. She seemed to have noticed Lorenzo's gaze, and she explained in a panic.
"He...he touched me first!"
The situation was a little embarrassing. Before Lorenzo could say anything, a dark crowd pressed up.
(End of this chapter)