Shang Jianyao divided into nine and, with the help of the "Bead of Destiny," quickly browsed through the real "Father's" various memories.
Although he focused on recent events, he still roughly grasped the real "Father's" life.
When he exited the "Father's" mental world, Shang Jianyao discovered that this "Anti-Intellect Church" Awakened named Alex had entered the final moments of his life.
"Father" Alex didn't speak, quietly looking at Shang Jianyao above, trying his best to maintain a contemptuous attitude.
Suddenly, he saw a hint of pity in Shang Jianyao's eyes.
Shang Jianyao opened his mouth and asked:
"Do you still remember your origins?"
What was there to not remember? "Father" Alex sneered in his heart, patiently waiting for the grand symphony that would accompany his death.
His mother was a descendant of a "First City" noble, and his father was an outstanding Ashlander warrior. The two combined and gave birth to him.
As a result, because he showed a higher intelligence and caution than those around him from a young age, he was spotted by "Shepherd" Buyong, who abducted him and cultivated him as the future backbone of the "Anti-Intellect Church."
And he did not disappoint "Shepherd" Buyong's expectations. He successfully Awakened during the ritual and achieved final victory in the subsequent battle for the "Father" title, turning several Awakened of the same batch into his puppets.
After becoming "Father," he planned and implemented many plans, most of which were successful, establishing his reputation.
Without caring that the real "Father" didn't answer, Shang Jianyao said kindly:
"Your childhood memories should have been distorted by 'Shepherd' Buyong. You are not a descendant of a noble family, nor do you have Red River blood. You are just the descendant of two Ashlander slaves in the city.
"I guess 'Shepherd' Buyong altered this part of your memory to make you arrogant, conceited, and leave obvious weaknesses to make it easier for him to control you.
"In this regard, he did some other 'hypnosis.' In a sense, you are actually one of his puppets, a puppet with greater autonomy."
"Father" Alex's gaze instantly solidified.
With his experience in the memory field, after hearing what Shang Jianyao said, he immediately noticed some problems he had ignored in the past:
He almost never actively recalled his childhood life!
I'm just a puppet... I don't have noble blood... My parents are both slaves... "Father" Alex kept repeating these words in his heart, his mental state close to collapse.
He felt like his beliefs were about to crumble.
Transcending ordinary Endlanders was the thing he was most proud of in his life.
Shang Jianyao put away the "Bead of Destiny" and added two sentences:
"You never managed to accommodate yourself and enter the 'Mind Corridor.' Don't you find that strange?
"When competing for the 'Father' title, you almost failed, but 'Shepherd' Buyong probably thought you were relatively easier to control and secretly helped you..."
I, I didn't even surpass the other fake "Fathers" in intelligence? "Father" Alex suddenly felt the world collapsing before him.
His heart was full of pain, and his vision began to blur.
He was entering a dying state.
Shang Jianyao truthfully said:
"Actually, your intelligence is also okay, but you are too conceited and don't have truly trusted helpers."
Saying that, he bowed and sincerely wished:
"May you study hard in your next life."
After speaking, he added another sentence:
"Alas, I originally wanted to hang you up and beat you up, but seeing you like this now, never mind."
"Father" Alex's throat made a gurgling sound, as if wanting to respond, wanting to say, 'You should still hang me up and beat me up. Don't pity me. It will make me feel insulted.'
But in the end, he didn't say anything, his eyes wide open, and he swallowed his last breath.
…………
Dukas, a city defense force major with exaggerated muscles, and his colleague Cassiel led a team of soldiers to a street near Hearst Apartments.
"Seriously, isn't it just a kidnapping case? Why did they send us here? Are the 'Hands of Order' all dead?" Cassiel looked around and complained.
The "Hands of Order" is equivalent to the "First City's" police department. The highest officer is also called "Hand of Order," followed by city law enforcement officers, district order officers, street security officers, and a large number of security personnel.
Dukas glanced at his colleague and said coldly:
"You know the current situation. A slight disturbance in the Golden Apple District can easily make the Elders uneasy, and compared to the 'Hands of Order,' our city defense force has stronger personnel and equipment."
As he spoke, drones were searching for clues around.
Before long, a soldier led over several witnesses.
"What exactly happened?" Dukas asked.
A witness in his twenties quickly replied:
"Reporting, sir, a robot kidnapped a man on the street and dragged him into that alley."
"Robot?" Cassiel blurted out in astonishment.
What's wrong with a team with robots making money? Why kidnap or rob?
"Yes, a robot this tall!" Several other witnesses gave affirmative answers.
Dukas nodded slightly and said:
"It seems things are indeed not simple..."
…………
Nearby, on another street.
Next to a mailbox near a cafe, a man with brown hair, blue eyes, and sculpted features stood with his hands in his pockets, watching his subordinates work.
He was Constance, the assistant to the order officer of the Golden Apple District, 1.87 meters tall, nearly fifty years old, with graying temples, but his figure was very well maintained. His appearance had become more flavorful on top of his past handsomeness due to the accumulation of years.
This made him very popular in the upper-class society's circles of wealthy women.
"Sir, it's true that someone was kidnapped on the street, and their attitude was very arrogant," a security officer reported to Constance.
Constance, wearing a thin black trench coat, nodded and said:
"Have they drawn a portrait of the suspect?"
"Yes." The security officer handed over the paper in his hand.
Constance took it and saw that the kidnapper was a man wearing sunglasses, with a face full of beards, appearing rough and reckless, but it was impossible to tell whether he was a Red River person, an Ashlander, or a mixed-blood.
"To dare to kidnap in the Golden Apple District..." Constance muttered silently.
This was the area with the most surveillance cameras.
Although it couldn't compare to the legendary "Mechanical Paradise," it was good enough.
Before long, Constance received a reply and blurted out in shock and anger:
"What? The cameras in this area all broke down at the same time during that period?"
…………
On the way to the alley mentioned by the person who reported the crime, Theodore, another assistant to the order officer of the Golden Apple District, saw the person he didn't want to see.
The wall-like security officer, Wahl.
They had a conflict in their first year of joining the "Hands of Order," and then they couldn't do anything to each other because they each had their own backgrounds and abilities.
Originally, Theodore had finally been promoted and became the order officer's assistant, and could suppress Wahl, but this guy actually married the youngest daughter of the newly promoted Elder Gaius.
"Why are you here?" Theodore snorted.
The wall-like Wahl said with a smile:
"The outside of that alley is my jurisdiction. I have to come."
He looked at Theodore's wooden, difficult-to-move eyes and shook his head in his heart.
Theodore was of medium build, with ordinary features, black hair and brown eyes, with only this relatively obvious feature.
As the deputy of the order officer, he no longer needed to wear the gray-blue uniform at all times and could choose clothes that he preferred.
Today, he was wearing a shirt, trousers, and a black vest.
Surrounded by security officers, Theodore and Wahl passed through an apartment and entered the alley with high walls on both sides.
Of course, they could also choose to go around from both sides of the apartment, but that would waste a lot of time.
After walking along the alley for a distance, Theodore and Wahl simultaneously saw a figure.
The figure was wearing very ordinary clothes, covered in blood, quietly leaning against the wall, no longer breathing.
His face had completely lost its luster, but the dark circles under his eyes were still obvious, and his eyes were wide open with unwillingness.
There was a wide bloodstain on the road in front of him, as if he had been dragged to this position.
A piece of white paper was also pasted on his chest. The white paper had two Red River sentences printed on it:
"I am 'Father.'
"I am guilty."
"Father"... Wahl and Theodore's pupils dilated at the same time.
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