How Am I Still Alive?

Chapter 148: Lurkers and Decoys

"...when the two moons meet....the rain of golden stars..."

"...where the giant passes, there must be traces..."

Lu Ping'an put down the pen in his hand, and the promotion of the scholar's position made his analysis of the silver secret book much faster.

At the same time, the newly analyzed information also gave him some understanding of the focus of his recent work.

"Interrogate the doctor in the hospital? Could it be that some perverted murderer is mixed in there." During the small meeting, Mao Mao said casually, which made the scene very subtle.

It's not because of her nonsense, but her childish babble, which just happened to tell the truth.

From the data, Lu Pingan almost clarified the general process and principles of the "historical reproduction" ceremony.

God-level existence itself is a super source of pollution, and their actions, even if they are deliberately hidden, will still leave traces in this world.

The reappearance of history must be carried out with a certain **** level as the core, and it is also because of this reason... As the "vibration source" that causes the "aftermath", the **** level or above is enough.

The specific ritual process and spellcasting requirements have not been analyzed yet by Lu Ping'an. He suspects that there is no such thing in this thin booklet, otherwise it would not be just evaluated as taboo knowledge at the silver level.

This booklet is more like a simple user manual and manual, stripped of important ritual principles and specific procedures, and it is not enough to hold a ritual.

But the main points of several ceremonies have been parsed out.

The first is to imitate the past of the "god", and start this series of rituals from her trajectory.... To put it bluntly, the performer of the ritual must repeat what the **** has done before.

It's also a product of similar principles, if that's a hospital lurker, then the ritual performer does the same.

Apparently, this is the reason why the Secret Service has been working overtime in various hospitals recently.

They suspected that the other party had "replaced" a certain doctor and started the prefix part of the ceremony, so that the ceremony's organizer was "qualified".

Spirit Vision is meaningless for 'replacement', but it is useful for low-level face-changing abilities.

Since the investigation, several healers/cultists/murderers have been found... In a sense, the hospital is the hardest hit area for some **** who need sacrifices and test items.

But unfortunately, the specific cult as the primary target has still not been found.

"The search is not meaningless. We can indirectly narrow the scope of his actions through the number of missing persons. Moreover, as long as the speed at which he obtains sacrifices is affected, it is possible to stop his rituals. At least, reduce the effect of his rituals." In the private exchange, Xia Qin also talked about the recent progress.

Several large hospitals in the city have been cleaned once, and the hospital search has reached the second stage. It has reached the indirect search level of reviewing the number of recent deaths and missing persons. Some doctors who have successively caused the death of patients will be searched.

But Lu Ping'an is still not optimistic about the so-called "indirect search"...

"Those lurkers have ghosts in their hearts, so let's work extra hard to treat them. At least the few 'sacrificial/experimental collectors' we have found so far have a higher cure rate for their patients than ordinary doctors, and their sacrifices Most of the products are not their own patients..." The reality is often more nonsense than speculation, and a doctor with supernatural ability is a little more serious, but the cure rate is much higher than that of ordinary doctors.

Should we start with those "excellent" doctors? Lu Ping'an felt that the clue had been broken, and there was basically no way to speak.

However, the target was not found, and in fact, the most likely result was vaguely obtained - the lurker, the sixth-order or higher healer who can use "replacement".

Another level is the ritual time parsed from it.

Although Lu Ping'an parsed the words involved in the specific star positions, he basically couldn't understand them.

The big cat read it carefully for a while, and then found that the coordinates of the stars given in this book are not complete, and it is impossible to deduce the most suitable ceremony time according to the requirements of the ceremony.

But one thing is certain, and that indirectly determines the approximate ceremony time.

"This ceremony needs to borrow the power of 'Moon Shadow', and most of the coordinates are based on the moon. Then, it should be the same day one month after 'that day', or go further down..."

The first month of the case had just passed, and Lu Ping'an didn't think the other party would have the patience to wait until the third month, that is to say, the day of the next month...

"...July 7, 1998, 24 days to go."

"What can't be calculated like this is the moon coordinates, which are not a fixed value according to the calendar. That is to say, it is possible from July 4th to 10th. You need the help of astronomical knowledge to determine the specific day."

Lu Pingan didn't ask for an expert. He directly asked Xia Qin and got a subtle answer at 2:00 a.m. on July 8.

If there is no accident, there are still twenty days... but Lu Ping'an doesn't think there will be no accident.

The rest of the team went to the hospital for two days, then came back with nothing, a dragnet search, only to catch some unexpected little fish...the kind of petty theft.

Lu Ping'an found an excuse to slip away, and the reason he said was a rare truth.

"I don't like hospitals, and the smell makes me sick." Although this reason for asking for leave is a bit exaggerated, since Captain Xia Qin is willing to accept it, it can be used.

But in fact, there are deeper reasons.

As the awakener of the ritual, as the "reenacter" of the god's trajectory, which lurker must bring the crystallization of Chrissy's divine power, the remaining icon.

Once Lu Ping'an went to the hospital, it resonated with the idol again. Considering that he might be a big man above the sixth or seventh rank, Lu Ping'an didn't think he could escape the pursuit of the other party.

Somewhat helpless, he even took the initiative to avoid the hospital.

By the way, he met a certain senior brother of a certain Miss Lululu, and then signed a short-term agreement.

This time, even as a buff provider, he didn't receive any money... After all, he needs this second-order graduate student to hurry up and improve his "grafting" ability.

By the way, due to the appearance of this new gardener Leek, Miss Lululu's buff was broken... When she knew, her expression was quite subtle.

You know, she used "haha, you don't have a buff", and she murmured several times in front of her good sister who was also eager to get a buff.

Brother Guan's buff has never been broken, and Lu Ping's last buff quota was still given to Mao Mao.

This time, not only for Lu Ping An himself...

"Lei Shuiyun has a low foundation and little experience, but from another point of view, she is poor in everything, and it is easy to improve. As long as she works hard enough with her, 20 days is enough for her to make a qualitative change."

Over time, the flow in the ceremony became clearer.

This is a spell that deduces "present" from "past" and "future".

The past is the trajectory of the gods, the qualifications of the ritual performer, and the "future" is the "result", the result of that historical event.

"Damn, those coffins and relics have already fallen into the hands of the other party." Those things are also part of the "result", and naturally become an important part of the sacrifice.

The only thing that is fortunate is that the relics of the third team of the special service were lost, and the other two victim teams did not.... The seventh team was almost wiped out, and the organization was directly cancelled in the short term. It is not suitable for anyone to receive the relics.

Every relic and every result is a coordinate in causality and time.

For a complete "replay of history", the more such coordinates, the better.

It is said... that Xia Qin vaguely revealed that the secret service team used those relics as bait, and did a round, but they went directly to the air force, and the opposite side did not bite the hook at all.

Is it because the opponent has no inside line in the secret service team, and did not bite the hook? Or has the inside line been too high to see through? Lu Ping'an felt that it was probably the latter.

"The existence of sophists makes us very passive."

A former prospective captain with too many people and secrets, the threat to the Secret Service is too great.

In the past week, he didn't show up once. Maybe the last ambush scared him, or maybe he was preparing to play a big wave.

At another level, the ascension ceremony actually has a more important "result".

"Those victims, did anyone refuse supervision?"

"Well, they're also veterans, and they know what's going on halfway through our conversation. They don't trust our ability to keep secrets and protect... To be honest, I don't either."

Those "elderly retirees" and "injured retirees" are also the result of rituals, and they are the best sacrifices, but most of them no longer trust the Secret Service, especially when the "sophists" pretend to claim them. After the news of the relic was leaked.

The existence of the Sophist has always been a stinger to the intelligence system within the Secret Service, especially after it was discovered that he actually had the ability to "change face".

In the past few days, Lu Ping'an himself has also suffered several rounds of surprise inspections including X-rays. From the results, it is quite subtle...

"What? Team 5 found a lurker with a changed face, and we are not allowed to catch it?"

"Well, it was a commercial spy sent by a company. He ran away immediately. Our legal department is dealing with their lawyers..."

When I heard the news ~lightnovelpub.net~ Lu Ping'an's expression was probably very embarrassed.

You are infiltrated everywhere like that. It's no wonder that those victims don't trust you... They are also one of you, and naturally know what kind of virtue it is.

In recent years, the rapid expansion and recruitment of the secret service team has also buried many hidden dangers.

Lu Pingan himself went to see a twenty-eight-year-old "retiree", watching the white-haired young man lying numbly on the chair, watching the TV news and the way no one looked up. Ping An delicately broke the big cat for two days.

The thing about handling a case is that it blooms on multiple lines, and the other side has the best chance to succeed and continue to dig deeper. When most of the clues are cut off, as time goes by, some people get anxious first.

"The Secret Service intends to do another round. This time, we will send two retired colleagues out of the city. We don't believe that they still don't come out..." When this decision appeared, it also meant that Lu Ping'an could not Fishing.

The third team of Secret Service was also among the escorting convoys.