"How many of these guys are there?" Irving was very curious.

"I don't know." Qiancang shook his head.

According to what he learned in "The Treasure of the Burning Sea", the followers of Hezerac call themselves Sakuras, and the performance of Douglas on the Blue Pearl shows that after becoming a believer, he can indeed use Hezerac’s power. .

This means that anyone can change what he believes in when he is in trouble, so as to use Hezerac's power to solve the trouble.

Owen glanced left and right, lowered his voice, and asked Qian Cangyi to talk to himself in a corner with no one nearby.

When the bank employees ran around anxiously, the calm two seemed quite abrupt among them.

After no one passed by, Owen said:

"The manuscript was stolen as expected. In fact, I came to you to confirm this."

Qiancang opened his eyes wide, a little surprised, and asked:

"Why do you know, Lord Bishop?"

Owen took a deep breath and replied:

"Do you remember the oracle I just said?"

"The content shown in the oracle is far more than what I just said, it also involves the end of the day."

When Owen said this, his brows were furrowed, his lips were tight, and his eyes were quite serious.

No one sees it and thinks this is a joke, and Irving wants to make it clear.

Qiancang took a step back, then lowered his voice to ask:

"end?"

"Does it mean disaster?"

"Could it be that... the purpose of these cultists is to destroy the world?"

Qiancangyi said a guess that fits the role.

Owen shook his head, pinched the palm of his left hand with his right hand, and looked a little depressed:

"I do not know."

"The Pope didn't tell me too much, you need to figure it out yourself."

"The thief who stole the "Verdra Manuscript" can't be found now. I'll go back first and say hello to the police station by the way. I'll leave it to you here."

As the bishop, he needs to deal with many things in the church, so Qiancangyi is responsible for this matter.

After Qiancang nodded and said he knew, Owen turned and left Pegasus Bank.

During the Pegasus Bank's self-examination, the bank left to find Robert as soon as the bank accounted for it.

At present, even if he wants to participate in the investigation, there is no way. The bank vault, even a distinguished customer, cannot investigate at will.

After confirming that the vault was indeed stolen, the bank has already called the police, and the safe belonging to Qiancang No. 1 was temporarily sealed, waiting for the police to inspect it.

In addition to allowing Qian Cangyi to follow up the situation, Irving’s greeting had another purpose to make the police attach importance to this theft case.

If ordinary policemen hear that the missing item is just an unknown manuscript, they will naturally not try their best to investigate. However, if the bishop Owen's instructions indicate that the manuscript is a very valuable item, the police's opinion will be very different. the same.

In a few months, Robert's appearance has changed a lot.

"I plan to go to you after I finish withdrawing the money. I didn't expect to run into it as soon as I came out." Robert patted Qiancangyi's left arm with his right hand.

Qiancang smiled once and asked:

"How are the past few months?"

"I have been investigating Verdra while recovering from my injury, but unfortunately I have found nothing."

"Verdra does not seem to exist at all, there is no trace to be found."

Robert glanced left and right, his eyes swept over the surrounding shops, and then he said:

"Are we going to talk here?"

"How about another place?"

"By the way, have a drink?"

The Dancer’s Pub, a pub facing commoners on Black Swan Street, is very lively.

Robert picked up the wine glass in front of the table, and there was a hint of red like a ribbon flowing slowly in the light yellow cocktail.

He drank the glass of strong wine called "Red Air", and then shook his body, as if to dissipate the cold in his heart.

"I haven't stayed in Port Molov for the past few months." Robert started talking about his experience in the past few months.

When he spoke, the surrounding noise gradually faded away.

Robert looked at the desktop, his eyes tired:

"I went to find Sakura Island."

"You... why didn't you tell me?" Qiancang asked.

Robert lowered his head and glanced, his eyes fell on Qian Cangyi's injured foot in "The Treasure of the Burning Sea":

"Your foot is seriously injured and you have trouble walking. How can I tell you?"

"If I tell you about this, you must let me wait first, and then go with me when you get better."

"What you said just now proves this."

"Forget it, don't talk about it, the important thing is not that I went to find Sakura Island, the important thing is that I didn't find it at all."

When Qiancang heard this, a nautical chart appeared in his mind.

Sakura is an island once visited by the crew of the Blue Pearl. The location of the island is on the route from Villefort to In'an.

There is a primitive tribe on the island. The people in the tribe are all followers of Hezerac. In addition, there is a strange cave that can be connected to the channel without knowing where it is. The inside of the cave is all diamonds.

One of the survivors of the Blue Pearl, the second officer Ken, marked the location of Sakura Island on the nautical chart as a thank you.

Robert was looking for it according to the marks on the nautical chart.

The Sea of ​​Villefort is vast, and in the absence of a clear reference, it is normal not to find an island.

Therefore, Qiancang opened his mouth and comforted:

"This island is so special, it may take months to find it."

"You may not find it because of bad luck, but it doesn't mean it doesn't exist."

"Douglas has no reason to deceive me, because at the time he thought he would be able to kill me."

Robert's reaction surprised Qiancangyi a little bit.

Whether it is disbelief of Douglas's words or doubts about the route of the nautical chart, it is within normal circumstances, but Robert's answer is completely different.

Robert sighed softly and raised the "red air" again. At this time there was only a little bit left in the glass, but Robert still raised his head and drank the last few drops.

"I believe that Sakura Island exists." Robert's eyes were calm, and there was no irony in his tone.

Qiancang frowned and did not answer.

Robert put the wine glass aside and continued:

"I often have nightmares."

"The absurd images and vague sounds in the dream made my legs and feet tremble."

"I feel like I'm in hell, no, it's a more terrifying place than hell."

"What makes me even more unbearable is that whenever I wake up from a dream, I can't recall any scene in the dream."

"The only exception was when I dreamed of Sakura Island, a rectangular island surrounded by the sea."

"At the same time, the islands are accompanied by violent storms that can capsize ships."

"I want to solve the mystery on Sakura Island."

When telling the dream, Robert had an extremely painful expression on his face, as if he didn't want to remember at all.

Qiancangyi did not speak, but silently waited for Robert to recover.

He saw that Robert's expression was no longer painful, and then he said:

"Sorry, if I didn't show you the "Verdra Manuscript", you simply..."

Robert interrupted him before he finished speaking.

"I wanted to watch it at the time." Robert's tone was very strong.

Qiancang held his right index finger between his eyebrows, and did not argue with Robert.

Robert continued:

"You have warned me and even took the manuscript far away, so everything is my own responsibility."

"Marshall, you don't need to blame yourself, and this matter is not as simple as you think."

"This manuscript is not only related to you."

Robert seemed to have something to say, but he swallowed it again.

After a brief silence, Robert spoke again:

"What happened to Pegasus Bank just now? I heard it was stolen. Is it true?"

Qiancang nodded and began to explain:

"Yes, and you have seen the stolen things. It is the "Verdela Manuscript" that caused all this."

"I was worried that the manuscript would be stolen, so it was stored in the heavily guarded Pegasus Bank, but I didn't expect it to be stolen."

Robert licked his lower lip and said:

"I'm here to see you this time. In addition to seeing you, there is one more thing. I want to read the content in the manuscript again, maybe there will be new discoveries."

"It seems that my small request may not be met."

Qiancang smiled and replied:

"Although the manuscript is probably no longer in Pegasus City, we can get it back."

"Owen, the person you met at the door of the bank, asked me to find the manuscript."

"He will help us. This time the investigation will start from the missing manuscript!"

Robert noticed a detail, his eyes lit up and he asked:

"we?"

"Yes, I have a hunch that everything will come to fruition this time." Qiancang nodded.

"But your injury..." Robert had been injured, and he naturally knew how badly the person in front of him was hurt.

Qiancang shook his injured leg and replied:

"It's almost recovered, it doesn't get in the way."

"The police should have arrived at Pegasus Bank now. Let's go and take a look. Maybe we can find something."

"By the way, I suggest you sober up."

As soon as Qiancang finished speaking, he stood up, and there was no drop of his wine on the table.

...

Morse Carter wiped his smooth forehead. He knew that this matter was quite serious.

There have been cases of theft in Pegasus Bank, but the stolen items are precious treasures and bright gold coins.

The stolen item this time is a black cover manuscript whose author's name is Verdela.

No one knew Verdra and no one had heard of it.

The problem is that after the manuscript was stolen, the mayor came to ask in person.

Qiancang Yi once again stepped onto the door of Pegasus Bank, only this time his identity was not a customer, but an investigator.

Owen has sent someone to notify him, and arrangements have been made here.

After talking with the police, Qian Cangyi got the information he wanted.

The most important information is naturally the stolen items. Except for the "Verdra Manuscript", no items were stolen.

Qian Cangyi did not comment on this, but asked for the personal information of the bank employees and the results of the police inquiries.

In Morse's office, the head of the bank, Qiancangyi and Robert are checking the information they just obtained.

"Why do we need to check the employees of the bank? Do you suspect that the guards have stolen?" Robert put down the information in his hands.

Qiancangyi turned the information in his hand to the next page. On the right is the animal cookie he bought when he came:

"Pegasus Bank is heavily guarded. The vault has been checked. There are no secret passages. The only items stolen are manuscripts."

"The only information we know so far is this."

"So, when you put the information together, do you think the bank employees are more likely to steal or outsiders are more likely to steal?"

Qiancang Yi chooses to use questions to answer the questions.

"Why would bank employees steal the manuscript? The manuscript is of no value to them." Robert frowned.

Qiancang smiled and replied:

"Maybe this is the direct reason why the manuscript will be stolen."

"I just overheared the conversations of several employees. They didn't know the importance of the manuscript until today."

"For them, stealing jewelry and stealing manuscripts are like stealing a king's crown and stealing bread from a bakery."

"This is probably the reason why cultists are able to use employees."

Robert rubbed his eyes, a little tired:

"It seems that you have determined that the person who stole the manuscript was someone in the bank."

"I'm not the same as you. I rely on evidence to speak, but I don't like to deal with these papers. I always sleep with these things."

"As an experienced private investigator, I am better at dealing with people."

"I'll go out and hang out by the way."

Robert finished speaking and got up and left the office.

Qiancang waved his hand, and did not take his attention away from the information.

As an actor in a **** movie, his way of thinking is naturally different from that of the characters in the movie world.

There is no problem with Robert's direction of thinking. The only problem is that this is not an ordinary theft.

There is another possibility that Qiancang never said it from beginning to end, that is, "Verdela Manuscript" may disappear "by itself".

In the movie "The Treasure of the Burning Sea," what Qian Cangyi did was to throw the manuscript into the Burning Sea, but the back of the manuscript unexpectedly returned to his hands.

This kind of thing, naturally, cannot be a coincidence, the only possibility is the power of the "manuscript" itself or the power of Hezerac.

Based on the findings of the current state of affairs, whether it is bank employee theft or not, investigating bank employees is a must.

After some searching, Qian Cangyi locked the suspects as three people.

At the top of the list is naturally the head of Pegasus Bank, Morse Carter.

As the person in charge, he has considerable power and can easily take the manuscript from the vault.

The question is how much money Morse would gain from taking away the manuscripts by helping the cultists, or whether there are hidden secrets controlled by the cultists.

To determine this, one must grasp the connection between Morse and the cultists.

The other two are teller Marian Hill and guard Newman Gary.

The former had the taint of stealing the jewels in the safe and going out to the ball, and the latter was suspected by Qiancangyi for different reasons than the former two.

Newman Gary was questioned by the police a month ago because of the sudden death of his love rival.

At that time, Newman was drinking in the tavern, and everyone in the tavern could testify, and the alibi was sufficient.

In addition, the love enemy's death method was too weird, so he was acquitted.

The love rival died in his own home. The cause of death was suffocation, but the "suffocation" here is slightly different from the usual suffocation.

Newman's love rival died of suffocation by swallowing his own arm, and his forearm stuck in his throat, making it impossible to breathe.

The coroner found several fingers and half of the palm in the stomach of Newman's rival, all of which belonged to the hand that was swallowed.

One month later, the case has not made any progress, and it is determined to be an outstanding case.

Although the police have no evidence, anyone who is familiar with Newman knows that Newman desperately wants his love rival to die.

The strange way of death reminded Qiancang of the tragedies he had witnessed in Port Molov and the Blue Pearl.

At that time, he was at a loss while investigating, unable to continue the investigation along the clues, and could only wait for the murderer to commit the crime again.

Newman’s love rival’s death method is exactly the same as at the time, so Qiancangyi plans to start the investigation with Newman first.

...

On Black Swan Street, the moonlight hangs high, and the lights in the rest of the houses have been extinguished except for the dancers’ tavern, which is full of people.

Newman's residence happened to be in the depths of Black Swan Street. The rent was cheap and it was fairly clean. However, Newman did not go home after get off work, but went to the tavern.

When the police asked Newman today, he brought up the matter again a month ago, which made Newman very upset, so he planned to drink to relieve his boredom.

Qiancangyi didn't intend to ask Newman directly. He planned to sneak into Newman's home at night to see if there were any clues.

Robert was arranged to follow Newman.

If Newman helped the cultists steal the manuscript because he didn’t know the importance of the manuscript and believed that nothing would happen after the manuscript was stolen, then when the situation has developed to the current situation, he is likely to try again with the cultist. Make contact.

The unlocking skill comes in handy again.

With the rotation of the lock cylinder, with a click, the door lock was opened.

Qiancang pushed the door lightly and entered. After closing the door, he searched the house by moonlight.

Newman doesn't like tidying up, and the house is in a mess.

In the bedroom, there are sundries on the table by the window, the only special thing is that there is a pot of weird potted plants on the table.

Inside the pot is an unknown plant. The leaves of the plant are pink with serrations. At this time, the leaves are opening and closing, as if breathing in the moonlight.

As soon as Qiancang picked up the paper on the table, he rolled it up and touched the blade lightly.

The leaves that were opening and closing suddenly began to tremble, and then green juice came out of the touched place. After the juice touched the paper, it penetrated into the paper.

Suddenly ~lightnovelpub.net~ a scorched hand came in from the window and grabbed Qiancangyi by the neck.

what!

Qiancangyi didn't notice this at all.

He grabbed the scorched hand with both hands, but found that he couldn't open it with his own strength.

In a hurry, he used the guide of Time Tomb.

The clock of Eternal Sleep cannot be used now because it must be charged in the movie world.

The air gradually thickened, and everything around it began to stand still.

What Qiancangyi didn't expect was that even during the time when the tomb's guide was in effect, the scorched hand continued to exert force, and the more frightening thing was that another hand came in from the window.

This scorched hand wanted to reach Qiancangyi's mouth.

Suddenly, the situation deteriorated extremely.