"If I had only heard about this incident, then I would definitely not get involved, but since I have been involved, I would also like to know what happened."
"But… "
"Sooner or later, I will participate in this kind of operation. Even in Nolan City, I have participated in more dangerous things. If I strictly guard me just because of my identity, this is actually irresponsible for the future. Besides, Xian Didn’t the author also say that? [Excessive favor is the beginning of murder.]”
Now that Jenkins had put his head down and started drawing the holy symbol, Dana Kelly knew she couldn't think of better words to dissuade him.
And on the way here following the carriage, Captain Kelly also briefly explained the whole story.
Since the beginning of "The Artificer and the Moon of Rain", the civilian staff working in the police station have gradually noticed a series of unusual disappearances. The occurrence of these missing cases is not very frequent, so the past is submerged in the numerous files of the royal capital.
However, if one follows this clue and traces upwards, then the disappearances that occurred at night and related to the carriage can be confirmed to have started at least three years ago.
The specific investigation lasted for several months, and the church finally determined that this incident was indeed related to extraordinary power. Tonight's action came after coordinating with other Orthodox churches in Beldylan and making detailed task arrangements. Captain Kelly and his party are the vanguard, and reinforcements are being deployed behind them.
There are many security ceremonies and organs that are invisible to the naked eye near Howson Manor, but this team has participated in similar operations many times. Although it was a bit troublesome, they were finally able to break through a gap in the fence after half an hour. Enter.
The internal design drawings of Howson Manor could not be found before the operation, which added a lot of difficulties to the operation. But there was only one mansion standing inside the manor, which reassured everyone a lot.
Two people were left to guard the perimeter, and the rest of the people used the method just now to hide themselves. In addition to the main force, the seven scribes with other divisions of labor moved in different directions.
There was no sound in the wind, but Jenkins could smell a faint smell of blood.
Captain Kelly stood in front of Jenkins calmly, waiting for the signal, and then divided into three teams to advance one by one.
It is also extremely troublesome to clean up the hidden whistle and security measures near the mansion, especially since everyone doesn't want to make too much noise. The nearby geological form does not have the conditions to dig long-distance tunnels, so once the mansion is surrounded and waiting for follow-up reinforcements to arrive, it is almost certain that the operation will not fail.
The operation lasted until close to midnight, and every inch of land near the mansion was carefully checked and cleared. Some guard posts and rituals that cannot be physically cleared, or warning items that cannot even be moved, are reverse-analyzed by the professionals in the team.
Gifters with different beliefs will have different characteristics when arranging ceremonies. And according to the traces that everyone found in the manor, the illegal personnel who are active here should not have the same beliefs, they are more likely to gather for some reason.
These people did not have special security items with numbers, which made the early work go smoothly. Although there are still people injured, since Jenkins is an excellent healer, these are not difficult.
Around one o'clock in the morning, the follow-up team finally arrived. After exchanging current information, the team leaders formulated an attack plan.
This plan definitely does not include Jenkins, and he himself has no willingness to participate.
He hid in the dry woods in front of Howson Manor with the support staff. Everyone was wearing a black coat, which was easier to hide.
Five minutes after the vanguard entered, the first gunshots signaled that the battle had begun.
"Why do I always have an ominous premonition."
He muttered under his breath, but no one heard it except Chocolate.
In the field of vision of the Eye of Reality, the spot of light representing the church scribe entered the mansion and kept spinning in place, and then suddenly turned downward. The original guess was that they had found the secret passage, but after entering a certain distance underground, all the light spots disappeared.
This is very abnormal. If it is out of the observation range of Jenkins, those light spots should also have a process of changing from clear to blurred.
And... Jenkins didn't find any non-church givers in the house, as if there was no one there to talk about it.
The moonlight is getting thicker, and there are only a few lonely birdsong in the silent world. Everyone hiding in the dry woods was motionless, except for Jenkins who was frowning, no one realized that the accident had happened.
"Could it be a space transfer? But how can so many people be transferred at once? Or, the underground building materials can shield my eyes? This kind of thing has never been encountered before."
He wondered in his heart whether he should tell what he saw. After all, according to the original plan, the second batch of reinforcements could only enter after the vanguard lost contact for ten minutes.
The current situation is that the backup team where Jenkins is located is the farthest from the house, and there are still dozens of people hidden inside the iron fence. Since the team in front didn't find anything wrong, it might not be helpful for him to point it out hastily.
"There's no sound... I have a bad feeling."
After all, I wanted to give it a try, so I muttered "in a low voice".
"This is a normal situation, wait patiently for a few minutes, and there will probably be results."
The woman next to her comforted in a low voice, and did not pass on Jenkins' views to others.
People outside the house eventually discovered that something was wrong inside, and when a second batch of scribes broke into it, they found the house empty. They found traces of the battle in the corridor on the first floor, followed these traces to investigate, but did not find the next whereabouts.
After confirming that the mansion was really safe, Jenkins and other support staff also followed in. The scribe who was in charge of divination had already started working, while Captain Kelly led his team members, and the faint Jenkins guarded them.
"Could it be that our actions were discovered in advance?"
Jenkins asked, and while speaking, he looked up at the huge oil painting in the foyer on the first floor.
It is facing the gate of the mansion, in the center of the spiral staircase on the left and right sides. The tone of the oil painting is cold, mostly black and dark blue, and the content of the oil painting is a dry grassland under a gloomy sky.