Invincible priest, out of the courtroom

After getting off the motorcycle, Rorschach would definitely not be able to talk close to Weier, and the previous blush and shyness on Weier's face were also blown away by the wind, and he was talking about the case seriously:

"Before I received the contact from the fourth department, I found several professional painters to review Jennifer's paintings, and they gave quite high evaluations, thinking that her techniques and basic skills are already very skilled and calm, not at all like It is the attainment of young people..."

"At the same time, they also expressed their regrets. They agreed that if this guy is willing to carry out mainstream creations instead of painting those naked men, he will definitely become a dazzling new star."

"And I checked her file later, and found that she is currently studying at the Academy of Fine Arts next door. Obviously, she already has plans to transform, so she has worked hard and earnestly, and she has achieved excellent results."

After listening to such an explanation, Luo Xia reached out and rubbed his chin again, and said:

"So the question is, why would an outstanding young man who has achieved something, has a bright future, and is willing to work hard to improve himself run away from the investigator?"

"And this matter is also related to her biological father..."

"Yes, as you said, she has no motive or reason to commit a crime, let alone escape. The investigators only conducted ordinary routine inquiries about her."

While Weier was talking, another thing suddenly occurred to her, and a telegram came out from her chest, and she read it to Rorschach:

"By the way, in addition to this, we also received a strange anonymous letter."

Hunting Saints: Chapter 288 286. What's missing?

"The person who sent the letter claimed to be an enthusiastic and peace-loving outstanding young man from the village and town. He reported to the Investigation Section [-] that someone was using paintings to spread curses and engage in cult activities..."

Although the other party did not want to reveal his name, even Rorschach could guess that this letter must have been sent by the pastor of the small sect who fled in fear of crime...

Regardless of his reputation or actual actions, this guy is pretty good, and he is willing to do something, but he just doesn't know why he wants to flee in fear of crime...

As for being so afraid of fines?Or are you worried about reprisals from the Sisters of Blindness and Mercy?

Can't it?Anastasia in their family has always been a popular figure in secondary creations. There are too many secondary creations of blasphemy, and I haven't seen any nuns going to crusade. This is not the Northland...

"I always feel that this guy, who knows some secrets, is not just absconding in fear of crime, it's best to be able to catch him."

Rorschach then gave his own suggestion as a partner.

Val nodded and replied:

"People from Section Nine are already looking for him, but there is no result yet. This guy seems to be more cunning than expected, not quite like your clergyman's style?"

"Okay, let's leave this matter to Jiuke, let's go in and talk about it first."

After some discussion, the two walked into the beautiful little courtyard.

However, this place looks clean and tidy from the outside, but the inside is much worse. There are messy picture frames, canvases and brushes everywhere, and there are paints on the walls and furniture, which highlights an artist-like messy temperament. .

Several investigators from the four subjects have searched all over the place, and the spacious living room is almost full of evidence, but most of them are paintings, all kinds of paintings, landscapes, still lifes, figures, realism, There are everything from abstraction to sketching, just like holding an art exhibition.

Some were drawn by others, and some were drawn by Jennifer herself. They were all normal works, and none of them were without clothes.

It can be seen that this person should really love painting. Apart from painting, there are almost no other furnishings and decorations here. In terms of life, he shows frugality that does not meet the identity of a popular painter.

At this time, an investigator next to him helped explain:

"Take a look, the few paintings on the left are finished products bought by the suspect, and most of the paintings on the right are created by herself."

"According to her classmates and teachers at the Academy of Fine Arts, she is very talented, and at the same time very hardworking and hardworking... But until today, they didn't know that this serious and motivated classmate was actually the famous 'Bi An Hua'... "

Luo Xia hurriedly looked at the paintings on the right. The standard was indeed uneven, but it showed considerable improvement. Among them, the paintings with the freshest colors were already of quite high quality.

However, there is still a clear gap visible to the naked eye from the illustrations of the novels he has seen today, and there is even a big difference in painting style.

Wei Er also discovered this at the same time, and said:

"Jennifer's works are really difficult to connect with the paintings of 'The Flower of the Other Side'. Could it be that she did not draw those paintings? She ran away because she was afraid of being exposed?"

"Or..."Bi An Hua" is not actually the victim's daughter Jennifer at all? But it is clearly recorded in the file like this, and there are records of manuscript fees, all of which point to her..."

After finishing speaking, she turned her head to look at Luo Xia again, and asked one more question:

"You told me before that you are also good at painting, right? So from the perspective of a painting creator, would you allow others to replace your pen name?"

"Uh...this..."

Luo Xia froze for a moment, and explained with a little embarrassment:

"My way of painting is somewhat different from what you understand. My suggestions in this regard are not of reference value..."

He also drew pictures on the earth back then, but after he came here, he didn't paint any more.

And he still vaguely remembers that when he was on Earth, he used a very unique way to paint...

Probably use your own core equipment - the keyboard, write a string of characters and codes, and then under the action of a mysterious force that does not exist in this world and cannot be understood, they will automatically become paintings.

But I don't know what kind of consideration was taken at that time, most of the paintings were indescribable monsters?

In short, this is nothing compared to orthodox painting...

Still, Val didn't mind this detail, and continued to ask the investigator:

"Tell me in detail how she escaped? Did you find her route and trace afterwards?"

"Ah...this..."

The investigator suddenly sighed helplessly and shook his head.

"I was also there at the time. Jennifer behaved very normally and cooperated very well at the beginning. We didn't arrange those deployment measures..."

"She was answering a few questions at the time, and after learning about her father's accident, she showed a very shocked and worried look, and then she made an excuse to go back to the room to adjust her emotions. We waited outside for a few minutes and didn't see her come out. , only to find that she has escaped..."

"But the window of her room was locked from the inside, and there was no movement or trace of opening the window. After we searched further, we did not find any tunnel or secret door, let alone the fluctuation and aftertaste of power, so there is really no other way. I can ask you, Advisor Vail, for help..."

"Okay, I see. Let's go to her room first."

Then Weier, Rorschach and the investigator entered the only bedroom here.

This small courtyard has a large area and many rooms, but the living room is only a bedroom and a bathroom. The others are either showrooms or painting rooms, and there are no kitchens, cloakrooms or guest rooms. Prepare.

This can only be an arrangement that can only be made by those who love painting to the point of paranoia and fanaticism. Will this kind of person use other people's pseudonyms?

Or... Her enthusiasm for painting is not out of true love?

Rather... some kind of ritual is going on?

Such a conjecture popped up in Rorschach's mind.

Because both painting and occultism are businesses that rely heavily on inspiration, there are various connections between the two fields, and they will more or less touch each other.

It is also a very common method to use painting to display mystic methods or arrange rituals.

It's a pity that the layouts in those showrooms and painting rooms were all taken as evidence and moved to the living room, which was tantamount to destroying the scene, and he couldn't further check whether there were traces of rituals here.

Luo Xia felt sorry for this in his heart, so he could only take a closer look at the bedroom in front of him, hoping to find other traces of mysticism.

If it is related to mysticism...

and many more!

Rorschach noticed something strange.

"Have you noticed that there is one thing missing here?"

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"Something is missing? What is it?"

Hearing Luo Xia's words, Wei Er quickly turned around and asked.

"Mirror……"

Rorschach pointed around the room, then turned to look outside the door, and added:

"Not only in this room, but in the whole house."

Hearing what he said, the investigator hurried back to the living room and counted the collected evidence again.

And Weier also tried to find it in the bedroom, opened the drawer, opened the wardrobe, and opened the bedside table.

"Really not, there is not a single mirror in a girl's room, even for a sloppy woman like me, there are many mirrors in the room..."

The investigator also hurried back and reported:

"There are no mirrors in the living room, and there are no other metal and glass products that can reflect images. Even the windows are made of frosted texture, which does not reflect light."

After that, he lowered his head in shame again.

"It's really a joke for the two of you. I didn't notice this detail at all before. It was so obvious that I didn't notice it at all..."

"Needless to say, I didn't even notice..."

Weier followed suit and tried to explain:

"It should be that too many picture frames affect our intuition. Square or oval paintings are hung on the wall, with figures or still life inside. They are very similar to mirrors in the subconscious. It is easy for people to have some kind of illusion and ignore them. The apparent anomaly of 'no mirror'."

"Fortunately, Rorschach was careful enough to notice that there was no mirror in a girl's room."

Rorschach, however, seemed to be afraid of causing some kind of misunderstanding, and quickly explained:

"Actually, I just... um... from the perspective of mysticism, I only noticed this. In your field of mysticism, mirrors are very important devices, right?"

Val nodded and replied:

"Yes, mirrors are inseparable from many fields of mysticism. It can play [representation], [reflection] and other functions, and sometimes it can also act as a [medium] or [channel]. It is an essential element."

"So...that Jennifer, is she ugly? Or she has a low self-esteem?"

Rorschach continued to question the investigator.

The other party quickly replied:

"That's not true. Although it's not as dazzling as Consultant Val, she's still pretty good looking. She's a pretty girl. When she saw us, her appearance was well-groomed. She wasn't as messy as an artist. wild."

Wei Er, who was on the side, walked to a dressing table in the bedroom, and reached out to touch the bare wall behind.

"It is certain that there used to be a mirror hanging on it. It should be the only mirror in the whole house. If she can escape through some means, it can only be through this mirror..."

"You should have heard of [mirror surface displacement] or [mirror surface flicker], these supernatural abilities? It is a superhuman who uses mirrors arranged in many places to achieve effects such as hiding, flickering, etc. The principle is to use mirrors to act as connections and aisle."

"So, she used this ability to escape?"

asked the investigator.

Val shook her head and explained again:

"The principle should be like this, but there are still many doubts that I don't understand..."

"[Mirror surface displacement] is a very high-level skill that requires long-term practice. Mirrors made of special techniques also need to be prepared and arranged in advance. In the end, the distance that can be displaced is also very limited and can only be used on specific occasions. Even I haven't been able to fully grasp this..."

"What's more, it can't be performed with only a mirror. After using this technique, there will be some traces and fluctuations left on the scene. How can you not notice it?"

"In addition... the mirror used for displacement, where did it go after that?"

After hearing this, Luo Xia continued to speculate boldly:

"It seems that the problem is with that mirror? Maybe it's a unique sealed item?"

As Weier said, there are many abilities and skills that can move at high speed or even teleport in this world. Extraordinary people especially like this, and can achieve teleportation through various fancy means.

Priests can actually do it, like the Northland Sanctuary will also use similar skills, but they rely on the blessing of divine magic and the superb performance of the deformation armor to instantly increase the speed of movement to a level that is difficult for the naked eye to achieve visually. The teleportation effect is not as fancy as the Transcendent, and looks unpretentious.

As for Rorschach himself... In fact, he doesn't know this at all, because Karanna hugged Blink...

But no matter what kind of teleportation is achieved, the threshold is very high, not like a category that can be mastered by a painter.

Then the problem can only be caused by the disappearing mirror.

Rorschach's conjecture made Weier and the investigator nod together, and each said:

"It should be like this. The mirror is a sealed item that we don't understand. It probably appeared because of [The Price of a Miracle], and then it was acquired by Jennifer by chance."

"Since the sealed item is involved, we have to contact the countermeasure agency. They are experts in this field... and she shouldn't be able to escape too far. I will invite the police to cooperate and search for it with all my strength!"

In this way, this case that disappeared inexplicably has some clues.

However, there is still a distance between the two more important issues of 'weird necromancy' and 'cursed nun'.

At present, it seems that the only way to solve the remaining questions is to wait for that Jennifer to be caught.

Luo Xia also felt that she should not be far away, and she might be found soon.

But this time, he guessed wrong...

On the edge of an abandoned railway far away from the City of Oracles, among the waist-high weeds, there was a mirror lying quietly, facing the dark night.

The shape of the oval is dotted with simple frames, and a blurry figure is reflected inside.