When Long Yuehong in the back row nodded slightly, Shang Jianyao next to him clapped his hands:

"His acting skills are very strong."

He seemed to appreciate it.

Jiang Baimian turned her head, looked at Long Yuehong, and asked with a smile:

"Then which part do you think is most likely a lie?"

Long Yuehong pondered and said:

"I remember that Bishop Renato mentioned that he had decided to end the Mass and let Vierre out, but he didn't get a response.

"I also observed just now that there are many places here with loudspeakers. Renato's voice should be able to spread throughout the entire underground floor. Vierre couldn't have not heard it, but he didn't come out until a whole night later."

"Very good." Jiang Baimian praised, "Your observation skills are qualified."

She then asked:

"What if Vierre was asleep at the time?"

"Even if he was asleep, he wouldn't be able to escape the bishop's search, right... Didn't they say that Awakened can sense consciousness within a certain range?" Long Yuehong, who had received praise, gained a lot of confidence. "A sleeping person can't move positions."

Because there was an Awakened like Shang Jianyao in the team, he was not lacking in "common sense" in this regard.

Shang Jianyao immediately laughed:

"Why don't you allow him to be an Awakened too?"

After asking, his expression became serious:

"I suspect that the Hide-and-Seek Ritual is an Awakening Ritual."

"Why?" Long Yuehong blurted out.

Shang Jianyao began to analyze:

"You see..."

As soon as he heard these two words, Long Yuehong's scalp went numb:

"Stop!

"Don't 'you see, I see,' just say it directly."

Shang Jianyao glanced at him and counted on his fingers:

"One, the Vigilance Church's Hide-and-Seek Competition is very ritualistic;

"Two, religious groups that believe in the Year God have a significantly higher number of Awakened;

"So..."

Long Yuehong clapped his hands and said with great certainty:

"So, the Hide-and-Seek Ritual is an Awakening Ritual!"

Jiang Baimian, who had been watching the whole process, let out a silent breath and raised her hand to pinch her face:

"Don't bully Little Red..."

"..." Long Yuehong's eyes moved slightly, and he tilted his head to look at Shang Jianyao with a slightly dazed expression.

At this time, Jiang Baimian added:

"There is no evidence that the religious organization's Mass is equivalent to an Awakening Ritual."

Long Yuehong then woke up:

"Uh..."

Shang Jianyao smiled:

"You see, I can convince you without 'you see'."

"Can this be called persuasion?" Long Yuehong retorted unhappily.

Jiang Baimian watched the road ahead and prevented the two from continuing to "argue":

"Then the question is, can an Awakened maintain a disguise and not be sensed when asleep?"

"Never experimented with it." Shang Jianyao looked regretful.

Jiang Baimian continued to ask:

"Regardless of whether Vierre is an Awakened or not, why didn't he come out when the bishop decided to end the Mass?"

Shang Jianyao answered without hesitation:

"For fun!"

Jiang Baimian turned to look at Long Yuehong.

Long Yuehong said quite rigorously:

"Depends on the personality.

"If it's someone like Shang Jianyao, it's really possible to deliberately not come out for fun.

"If not, what good is it for him to hide all the time? Will he be more likely to awaken if he is never found by the bishop?"

"You are indeed my good friend." Shang Jianyao praised.

Only then did Long Yuehong realize that he had unknowingly used the judgment that "the Hide-and-Seek Ritual may be equal to an Awakening Ritual."

He stammered:

"I, I this is normal reasoning.

"And there is indeed such a possibility."

"Mm." Jiang Baimian nodded and asked with a smile, "Are there any other possibilities?"

"He didn't hear it." Shang Jianyao answered again.

Long Yuehong was about to say that Vierre wasn't deaf or had hearing problems, but suddenly felt that this seemed to be indirectly referring to the team leader, so he forcibly closed his mouth.

Bai Chen, who was driving, looked ahead and participated in the discussion:

"There are only two possibilities for Vierre not coming out: one is that he doesn't want to, and the other is that he didn't hear it.

"Not wanting to is a subjective factor, and you have already analyzed it. It is currently difficult to make further guesses. With the number and layout of loudspeakers in the Mass venue, if Vierre really didn't hear it, it can only mean that he was not on the underground floor at all at that time."

"That's right!" Long Yuehong suddenly realized, "Did Vierre use the ventilation ducts to enter the Dimarco's 'Underground Ark'?"

In this way, no one outside could find him, and he couldn't hear the bishop's announcement to end the Mass!

"Theoretically, this is possible, but in reality, it is difficult." Jiang Baimian explained, "Judging from the style displayed by the Dimarco family, I don't believe that the ventilation ducts they designed would be so easy to sneak into. The corresponding exits inside must also be guarded by dedicated personnel."

Speaking of this, Jiang Baimian smiled:

"I also suspect that the 'Underground Ark' has ventilation ducts not only on the church side but also in other places, and they are very hidden. Otherwise, if the enemies outside block this place, the Underground Ark won't last long.

"Think about it, companies that can establish internal ecological cycles would not dare to completely shut down air exchange with the surface under normal circumstances."

If they encounter a situation where the corresponding surface area is severely polluted, it's a different story.

"Mm, mm." Long Yuehong expressed his agreement.

Jiang Baimian continued with a smile:

"Going down is unlikely, but going up is not necessarily.

"Because many people like to choose ventilation ducts when hiding, I specifically observed before and after entering the church and found that the Vigilance Church did not send people to guard those places.

"Well, it cannot be ruled out that they are already hiding inside, but according to my senses, it is not completely covered."

Long Yuehong added thoughtfully:

"In other words, Vierre is very likely to have left the church through the ventilation ducts from a place where the guards couldn't see him shortly after the Mass started, hid in the nearby city ruins, and then returned when he felt it was about time?

"His purpose is to become the ultimate winner?

"Is this a great honor for believers?"

Shang Jianyao immediately gave an "answer" with great interest:

"Can the champion of Hide-and-Seek get divine grace and awaken abilities?"

"Who knows?" Jiang Baimian replied, "Strictly speaking, Vierre has clearly violated the rules, but well, the internal affairs of the Vigilance Church have nothing to do with us. Just use this to exercise our thinking skills. Okay, okay, let's go back to Redstone Town and see what other tasks we can take."

Seeing that the city ruins were close at hand, Bai Chen suddenly said:

"After hearing about the Dimarco family, I feel even more that the investigation into the cause of the Old World's destruction should start from within the company, from the big boss, board members, and the earliest archives."

Jiang Baimian couldn't possibly not have thought of this, but she doesn't have the qualifications and authority yet.

The company was able to concentrate a large amount of resources and use unimaginable technology to build such a magnificent, self-circulating underground building before the Old World was destroyed. Who would believe that they had no sense of what was coming or no connection?

Even the employees of "Pangu Biology" themselves wouldn't believe it!

Even Long Yuehong, who is good at self-deception, doesn't believe it, but he often finds various reasons to exonerate the company.

Regarding Bai Chen's words, Jiang Baimian could only laugh dryly:

"Wait for an opportunity, wait for an opportunity.

"Little Bai, you can say such things, which shows that you have enough trust in us!"

As she spoke, her eyebrows danced with joy, looking quite pleased.

Bai Chen still looked ahead, as if focusing on driving.

After a few seconds, she said:

"When I was wandering in the Ashlands, I didn't think so.

"When I discovered that the company had such an underground building, I suspected that I had joined the camp of the ultimate villains."

"This is a good thing." Shang Jianyao emphasized.

Long Yuehong also sighed:

"Fortunately, the major surface forces don't know where the company is and what it looks like inside. Otherwise, it would be difficult for them not to suspect that the company is related to the destruction of the Old World..."

Speaking of this, he suddenly stopped, realizing that the company's image as a villain was so indestructible.

Jiang Baimian then laughed:

"In the future, if others are unwilling to get along with our 'Old Task Force' in a friendly manner, we will show them what the ultimate villain looks like!"

"Okay!" Shang Jianyao responded extremely actively.

...

Entering Redstone Town, because it was still early before lunchtime, the "Old Task Force" of four people came to the Hunter's Guild again.

Although they all wore masks, a man as tall as Shang Jianyao and a woman as tall as Jiang Baimian were relatively rare in the entire Redstone Town. If they also acted together, it would be unique.

"There's a follow-up to the arms mission." The clerk wearing a tiger mask took the initiative to greet them.

"You saw through my disguise?" Shang Jianyao was shocked.

"Breaking your own legs would have a better disguising effect." Long Yuehong rarely had the opportunity to mock Shang Jianyao, so he naturally wouldn't let it go.

"I've been bending my legs ever since I entered Redstone Town!" Shang Jianyao emphasized.

"I haven't." Jiang Baimian sighed.

Then, she joked with a smile:

"Walking like this makes you look even more like a monkey."

At this time, the clerk wearing a tiger mask weakly interjected:

"Are you still continuing the arms mission?"

"Yes." Bai Chen walked up and replied calmly.

The clerk immediately said:

"Mrs. Theresa, Herwig's widow, has been here, saying that she wants to continue this mission. She is waiting for you at 'Gunfire'."

After understanding the situation, the "Old Task Force" quickly arrived at "Gunfire" located on the third floor.

Theresa did not hide. Dressed in thick black clothes and wearing a hat with a long black veil hanging down, she sat quietly in a chair.

Through the shielding black veil, Jiang Baimian could vaguely see that she was a Red River person, with green eyes and a high nose bridge.

So, she switched to fluent Red River language and said:

"Good morning, Mrs. Theresa."

"Good morning." Theresa responded with a slightly hoarse voice, and then pointed to the chairs next to her, "Sit down."

She was indeed using Red River language.

After the "Old Task Force" of four people sat down, she said directly:

"I want to add a task:

"Find out the real cause of my husband's death."

"Isn't this the responsibility of the magistrate?" Jiang Baimian asked back.

Theresa's voice became a little louder:

"Han Wanghuo is an Ash Speaker and will definitely be biased towards that side!"

When she said the name "Han Wanghuo," she was purely imitating the pronunciation instead of using any words to replace it.

"Ash Speaker?" Jiang Baimian frowned slightly.

"They are those people in town who speak Ashlander." Theresa explained, "They are jealous that we Red River people monopolize the arms trade and have always wanted to deal with us. Han Wanghuo is the one they pushed up. Hehe, he is an outsider on the surface, isn't he also an Ash Speaker? He actually said that Herwig died of excessive fright!"