This Paladin is so despicable!

"The one they were talking about, the small fishing village?"

"The fishing village of Haigro is the hometown I have never seen before."

Unica didn't know why Wright pulled her over so irritably: "What's wrong?"

"No, I'm just... suddenly curious. That fishing village disappeared when you were very young. How come it disappeared?"

Yunika pondered for a moment: "My father told me that it was a sudden tsunami that submerged the entire fishing village.

Have you seen the topography of Harbor City?

The areas near the sea are relatively low, and the farther away from the coastline, the higher the terrain becomes.

The terrain of Hegro Fishing Village is lower than that of the fishing port, so it is not surprising that it is flooded.

After the fishing village disappeared, the surviving people of Hegro moved here to make their homes.

At that time, Harbor City was just a coastal city with developed freight, and the empire's dignitaries also liked to go here for vacation and recreation.

The people of Haiglo Fishing Village originally prepared the fresh fish they caught into various delicacies and sold them to the tourists and foreigners here.

After the village disappeared, they simply rebuilt a fishing port here and continued their previous business. "

Emily also interjected: "So they built this fishing port?"

“Yes, although there were people who made a living from fishing in Harbor City before, there were not many.

It was only after people from the fishing village came that it gradually grew in size. "

"They built it just when they said it was going to be built? Did the city lord not care about it?"

"Of course it's impossible. The construction of the fishing port was approved by the city owner."

Having said this, Unica looked back at the City Lord's Mansion high up: "For the Harbor City, the seaside specialties of Haiglo Fishing Village are already an indispensable feature of the city.

If it just disappears, the tourism industry in the city will suffer a huge loss.

Moreover, the completion of the fishing port will also increase the city's revenue. And adding an economic pillar will definitely be more beneficial to the development of the city.

Harbor City is a semi-autonomous port. Who would object to making more money? "

Wright waved his hand: "I'm more interested in the faith part.

The old John just said that although the Haiglo Fishing Village is not religious, it does have faith.

What does this belief refer to? "

Unica looked at the group of fishermen on the side and frowned.

"Mr. Wright, I'm afraid you have been fooled by them. Their belief is not so much belief as it is... a combination of certain taboos and navigation knowledge.

For example, in early spring, 20% of the fish caught should be released.

Or when special celestial phenomena occur, you cannot go out fishing.

Catching some special and rare marine creatures means that some kind of disaster is about to happen, and you need to deal with it as soon as possible according to the legend in order to avoid the disaster.

Then there are some fishing tips compiled into jingles, which can help fishermen find the place to set their nets as quickly as possible at sea.

Or how to find the way home when you lose your way.

What do you think they believe in... I'm not sure.

But you said they have no faith, but they secretly believe in something.

So, it's very vague. "

Emily was confused, but Wright was thoughtful.

He can understand what Unika said.

Because there are too many of these things in his hometown.

What is it like, the morning glow does not go out, but the sunset travels thousands of miles. Even children can casually say a few words about auspicious snow heralding a good harvest and so on.

The most typical one is the twenty-four solar terms, which are truly miraculous and accurate enough to make people question life.

But to say this is faith? That probably doesn't count...

But if you say it's not faith, you can't say that.

"last question."

Wright looked at Unika seriously: "Does your fishing village have the habit of sea festivals?"

Unika thought seriously for a moment and clapped her hands one last time.

"Yes! But... that's not a sacrifice to God...

How to describe it, every spring, when the ice melts, the old people in the village will organize a grand ceremony.

They would send out the first boat to fish when the first ray of sunlight shines in the morning, and stipulate that they must return within a time of prayer.

Moreover, one ship is sent out every other prayer time, and a total of nine ships are sent out.

Then, they will check the fish caught by all boats from one to nine to judge their luck in fishing in the next nine months.

How should I put it? It’s strange that the fortune determined by this ritual is extremely accurate!

If the harvest in a certain month is particularly low, or the ship fails to return on time, or something ominous is salvaged.

That month, they will try to reduce the number of fishing trips in the village.

Moreover, it is also very accurate!

Sometimes some people are disobedient and secretly go fishing during the unlucky months, but nothing happens.

These were all things my grandfather told me when he was putting me to bed when I was little.

Oh, right!

During the spring festival, they would sacrifice the fattest fish from each boat.

But to whom the sacrifice was meant, Grandpa didn’t make it clear at the time. I wasn’t that interested, so I didn’t ask. "

Wright scratched his hair: "Let's go back to the police station!"

"Huh? Now?"

Unika's consciousness was very accurate: "What, have you discovered anything new?"

"I've been thinking, always thinking, about the conditions for selecting that murderer's target.

Since none of those things at the beginning were right, it must be something we overlooked.

What you just said made me realize that maybe we are looking in the wrong direction.

The age, physical signs, height, and even whether this is the first child in the family are all inaccurate.

Now I have a suspicion, are those girls who were killed all from the destroyed Hegro fishing village? "

As soon as these words came out, Unica was stunned, but Emily nodded.

“It’s not impossible, after all, the deceased so far have all come from Lower City.

Basically, all the people who come from the fishing village make a living in the fishing port and live in the lower city.

The only two targets that the murderer missed.

One is Unika, and it can now be proven that she is also from the Haiglo fishing village.

And the other one is the little girl named Emma Knapp.

Her aunt married a noble in the upper city, so she has been living in her aunt's house in the upper city. "

Wright looked at Old John who was arguing with the police chief: "I remember that little girl, her cooking skills were very good. At that time, in order to thank Emily, she came to the grocery store and gave her some pastries made by herself.

I remember she said at the time that she went to the fishing port to buy fresh fish and came back late, so she caught up with the thick fog and was targeted by the murderer.

I felt strange at the time...

Although fishing requires early departure and late return, since the thick fog began, fishing boats have returned to port early.

What's more, she wanted to buy fresh fish, so she should have gone earlier.

She probably stayed late because of other things.

But I didn’t pay much attention to the little girl’s family at the time. What if there was a boy I liked and secretly went on a date?

Now that I think about it, she was probably also born in the fishing village of Heglo.

While I came here to buy fish, I also met and chatted with acquaintances from the same village.

Perhaps because we were chatting so happily, we lost track of time, and ended up encountering thick fog when we went back. "

Unika also agreed with this inference: "Yes! Yes, yes! After the thick fog appeared, the number of fish in the fishing port dropped sharply. If you don't have acquaintances, you may not be able to buy it even if you have money.

Emma Knapp, right? If I look it up later, I can figure out her identity and background. "

Wright rubbed his temples: "If this is a murderous sacrifice for the fishing village of Hegro, then maybe we have to recalibrate some things."

"what do you mean?"

Unika waved her hands repeatedly: "There has never been such an evil act as human sacrifice in Haigro Fishing Village!"

"How much history do you know?"

"Uh...I..."

"And you also said that although the Haiglo Fishing Village is low-lying, it has been fine for so many years. Why was it suddenly flooded?

Is it possible that they did something blasphemous and offended? "

Unica shook her head vigorously: "No, these are all groundless speculations! I am a police detective, and I want to use facts and evidence!"

"Of course, I also agree with the facts and evidence. I just think that since there are so many irregularities, there must be something wrong with this matter."

Unika thought for a long time: "I'll find a way and ask clearly."

"Please, as soon as possible. We don't have enough time..."

Unica nodded, turned around and headed in the direction of Old John.

At this time, matters related to compensation and apology have ended. The director also led the police officers back, and the people at the fishing port also withdrew.

The few flesh and blood believers who came to preach, under the signal from Wright's eyes, turned around and headed towards the cargo port.

After Wright took Emily to say hello to the police chief, he turned around and chased in the direction of the cargo port.

When they left, Unica had already led Old John to the fishing port and was warmly treated by the fishermen.

After all, those of them who escaped from Hegro have always felt a sense of alienation in this city.

Having a young elite in a high position in the police station is naturally the pride of the whole village.

Even, it was their support and support in the later period!

With such preferential treatment, it will be easier for Unica to find out the secret of the destruction of Hegro Fishing Village.

The two of them didn't go far along the Seawall Road before they caught up with the former believers of the Flesh God Cult.

When the other party saw Wright bringing him, he immediately bowed and saluted.

"Jiaozu! I'm sorry, we have caused trouble for you."

"Well, it's a good thing to be willing to try. But you can't be so reckless next time. Before doing anything, you must do a good job in intelligence work.

do you understand? "

"Yes! Ancestor, we understand!"

"How did you think of coming to the fishing port to preach?"

Facing Wright's inquiry, one of the believers smiled awkwardly: "Yes... it was just a whim of ours."

"Why, are you still lying to me, the patriarch?"

"Ahem, no, no... Actually, it was our hall leader who said he wanted to come out and choose the next talker.

But the number of people in our church is relatively small, so we were asked to find ways to recruit more people.

We walked around Harbor City and couldn't find anyone willing to join the religion.

I have no choice but to go to the fishing port and give it a try.

We had a good relationship with each other at first, but I was a bitch and made a remark.

You don't have any fish to catch. Instead of waiting here to starve to death, why don't you come with us to carry out the work?

At least if you believe in our religion, you can eat well every morning.

They suddenly became anxious!

What do you mean, if we ask them to change their profession, we will kill them! Then the fight started..."