After several seconds, Jiang Bai Mian said doubtfully:
“But Ulrich the butler said that Lars has gone missing.
“Or, you can take another look at the photo and confirm if this is the person?”
As she spoke, she stood up, placed the photo Lehman gave her on the coffee table, and pushed it towards DiMarco.
In other places, this would definitely be impolite, but in Redstone Town, this is respect for others.
Vigilance is essential.
DiMarco put down his raised right leg, leaned forward, and picked up the photo:
“How could I misremember? Isn't this Lars?
“Ulrich is not aware of this. I have several servants who wear masks all the time, controlled only by me.”
He glanced at the photo casually and put it in his pocket.
“Alright.” Jiang Bai Mian didn't dwell on this, as Lehman would have to confirm it in the end.
“One last question.” She held up her index finger, indicating that she would keep her word.
DiMarco nodded slightly:
“Go ahead.”
Jiang Bai Mian weighed her words and said:
“Did you leak the information about Bishop Renato being urgently recalled to the Vigilance Sect headquarters to the Fishmen and Hill Giants?”
She asked directly, but without any accusatory tone.
DiMarco clasped his hands together and chuckled:
“I will communicate this matter with the new bishop when he arrives.”
He neither admitted nor denied it. In the eyes of Jiang Bai Mian and the others, this was almost equivalent to giving an affirmative answer, and he was fearless, not caring about being known at all!
But if that's the case, why did he shoot Butler Karl? Could there be another reason? The child's real father? Jiang Bai Mian's thoughts wandered involuntarily, then quickly returned.
She subconsciously glanced at Shang Jian Yao, and found that this companion was leaning forward slightly, looking like he was about to pounce.
At this moment, DiMarco straightened his body:
“Let's stop here for today.”
Since the other party had spoken so plainly, Jiang Bai Mian, Shang Jian Yao and the others naturally couldn't stay any longer. They stood up at the same time and politely said goodbye.
When they were near the door, Jiang Bai Mian suddenly remembered something and turned around to ask:
“Mr. DiMarco, was it your people who attacked us with rocket launchers and forced us to continue investigating the arms case?”
DiMarco, wearing a black mask with white patterns, was still sitting on the sofa. He nodded and said:
“It was Karl who ordered it. He didn't want to hurt you, just give you a little stimulation.
“The more those guys on the surface get, the more greedy they become, and they need to be taught a lesson.”
“So, did you send someone to kill Herveg too?” Jiang Bai Mian glanced at Shang Jian Yao and steered the topic to another matter.
DiMarco chuckled:
“I considered it, but before I made up my mind, he was already dead.
“I don't need to lie about such a small matter. Even if I admitted it, it wouldn't do me any harm.”
Jiang Bai Mian said "Mm":
“Aren't you afraid that the Greymen and Red River people of Redstone Town will unite and attack the 'Underground Ark'?”
DiMarco's gaze slowly swept across the faces of the "Old Task Force" members, and he said in a calm tone:
“If it weren't for the church, I could let anyone be the master of Redstone Town, even the Fishmen and Hill Giants.”
In that instant, Long Yue Hong and the others all heard the extreme confidence in DiMarco's tone:
He believed that the "Underground Ark" could easily solve the Greymen and Red River people in this city ruin.
“The church's armed forces don't seem to be particularly strong…” Jiang Bai Mian deliberately replied.
She didn't mention the Bishop and the Vigilantes who were Awakened - this was the key power of the Vigilance Sect in Redstone Town, she wanted to see if she could use this to find out some information about the Awakened from DiMarco.
DiMarco laughed, although he was wearing a mask, his laughter betrayed him:
“Not all Ruling Deities like 'Nether Grandma' like to gaze at their own churches.”
Ah? This directly rose to the level of Ruling Deities? Jiang Bai Mian was shocked.
This was not the answer she expected, but it seemed even more explosive.
If she hadn't personally experienced the "gaze from behind the door," she would have thought DiMarco was just joking, using this to refer to "Vigilance" beyond the normal range.
But now, she believed that the other party had also encountered the gaze of "Nether Grandma."
“Why do you say that?” Shang Jian Yao asked, he was very interested in this.
DiMarco smiled:
“Can't you see it from the church's awakened members? They are always overly sensitive, either easily angered, or very inferior, or extremely vigilant, and with a little stimulation, they will make excessive reactions.
“Relatively, how could 'Nether Grandma,' who is in charge of Vigilance, not vigilantly watch over her various churches, guarding against potential accidents?”
“I see…” Jiang Bai Mian had a new understanding of some of the costs of the "Nether Grandma" domain.
She even suspected whether the essence of the cost was unconsciously caused, and inevitably infected, when the corresponding Ruling Deity "bestowed" power.
Of course, this was just a guess, and it couldn't explain everything yet.
DiMarco seemed to think of something, and added with a smile:
“If you can't find the murderer of Herveg from his enemies, you can consider it from this aspect.
“Maybe he just had a small argument with someone, or even just made a few jokes with someone, and was hated by the other party, and killed him as soon as he had the chance.”
Jiang Bai Mian asked with some understanding:
“Like Brand, the angry man?”
“Almost.” DiMarco issued another eviction order, “You've asked enough questions.”
Jiang Bai Mian didn't stay any longer, opened the red wooden door, and walked back to the corridor that was also covered with carpet.
They then followed Ulrich the butler straight to the elevator entrance.
As they walked, Shang Jian Yao fell to the back of the group.
Jiang Bai Mian glanced at him and happened to meet his gaze.
Huff, Jiang Bai Mian sighed helplessly.
Soon, they arrived at the elevator entrance and entered the car one after another.
At this time, DiMarco, wearing a black mask with white patterns, also left the room and met with the guards, including two sets of military exoskeletons.
Suddenly, Shang Jian Yao turned around and took out a grenade from his equipment belt.
He took a big step and shouted loudly:
“This is from the townspeople of Redstone Town to you!”
While shouting, his right arm bulged with muscles, and he threw the grenade towards DiMarco and the others with all his strength.
The two guards wearing exoskeletons and the other six guards reacted at the same time. Some wanted to use the auxiliary system to detonate the grenade in mid-air, some subconsciously raised their hands, preparing to sweep towards the elevator, and some pounced on DiMarco, wanting to knock their master into the room.
However, all of their hands lost "consciousness" at this moment, and could not make the action they wanted.
Only two of them barely completed their thoughts, knocking DiMarco into the room, causing him to stagger and almost fall.
Clatter!
The grenade fell on the carpet, but did not explode.
Because Shang Jian Yao didn't pull the pin at all.
At this time, he had retreated into the elevator, raised his hands, covered his eyes from the sides, and saluted DiMarco and the others.
The next second, the elevator doors closed in front of him.
Seeing this scene, several guards were stunned.
…………
Inside the ascending elevator, Ulrich, who was leading the way, was both shocked and angry.
“You?”
“I'm just scaring them, giving them a little stimulation, it won't explode.” Shang Jian Yao, wearing a monkey mask, replied with a smile.
Ulrich calmed down, glanced at the gun Jiang Bai Mian was pointing at him, and asked doubtfully:
“Why do this? Uphold justice for the townspeople of Redstone Town? But they haven't decided what to do yet.”
Shang Jian Yao smiled:
“That's one aspect.
“What they decide has nothing to do with what I want to do.”
Speaking of this, he laughed again:
“On the other hand, our team leader said that after finding the person who scared us with rocket launchers, we have to scare them back in the same way.
“We didn't bring rocket launchers, and the environment here is narrow, so we can only use grenades instead.”
As he spoke, the elevator doors opened, and they returned to the first basement level.
“There's no need to mention my name at this time, just say you wanted to do this yourself.” Jiang Bai Mian said, amused and exasperated, as she walked out of the elevator.
Having said that, she quietly gave Shang Jian Yao a thumbs up.
Our "Old Task Force" always repays grievances, no more, no less!
…………
Inside the reception room, DiMarco, wearing a black mask with white patterns, steadied himself.
“Master, are you alright?” A guard asked anxiously.
They had already discovered that the grenade had not had its pin pulled and would not explode.
DiMarco glanced in the direction of the elevator and shook his head:
“I'm fine.”
…………
Ulrich did not expect it to be such a reason, and a thought immediately emerged in his mind that the people opposite him were crazy.
Since there was no major problem, he was unwilling to get involved and quickly pressed the down button, wanting to break away from this group of people as soon as possible.
At the same time, Long Yue Hong also expressed his views on Shang Jian Yao:
“That was really cool!”
The feeling of repaying grievances is great!
Although Bai Chen didn't say anything, seeing that she was always helping Shang Jian Yao guard the surroundings, she knew what her attitude was.
After the elevator doors closed again, Jiang Bai Mian glanced at the Vigilante Song He, who was walking over from a distance, and asked Shang Jian Yao with both doubt and curiosity:
“Why did you salute in the style of the 'Anti-Intellectualism Church' at the end?
“Framing them?”
Shang Jian Yao replied frankly:
“I thought about it, and this way is the most mocking.”
“…” Jiang Bai Mian said helplessly, “Why wasn't 'Provocation' what you awakened?”
…………
DiMarco had gone deep underground and returned to his own room.
Besides him, no one else existed here.
Wearing a black cassock, he casually took out the photo of Lars that Lehman had given him from his pocket and looked down at it:
In the photo, Lars' short hair was flaxen, his eyes were light blue, his nose was high and straight, he had a shallow mustache, and there was a small blue birthmark on his forehead.
“Heh.” DiMarco laughed and threw the photo into the trash can.
He immediately walked to the full-length mirror, preparing to change into a set of home clothes.
Just then, a guard outside the door reported:
“Master, the people sent to the lake have returned, saying that through long-distance observation, they have initially confirmed that there is nothing unusual happening on that island.”
“I know.” DiMarco nodded lightly.
With that said, he raised his right hand and took off the mask from his face.
The full-length mirror in front of him quickly reflected his face:
Under the flaxen hair were light blue eyes, a high, straight nose, a blue birthmark on his forehead, and a slightly pleasant and sarcastic smile hanging on his lips.
At the same time, he softly uttered a name:
“Yan Hu…”