Chapter 56
What made Jiang Baimian feel thankful was that because the wilderness wanderers blocked the central square and attacked North Street, Odick could not return to the Hunter Guild and could only stay in the City Lord's Mansion.
In this way, they can not only return the car, but also do not need to contact each other to seek the opportunity to interrogate the fake "priest".
This is not something that can be done with a special pass.
After entering the city lord's mansion and seeing Odick in the side hall, Jiang Baimian threw the car keys over and asked directly:
"Has the fake 'father' woke up?"
Her subtext is "Have you completed the first round of interrogation".
Odick nodded slightly and said:
"He undoubtedly believed that he was a 'priest'. His plan was to lead us to the bait, find opportunities to 'hypnotic' me, and make me an accomplice. In this process, relying on the seeds planted in advance, a huge riot was set off to create the most suitable environment for the final assassination."
"If I hadn't known that City Lord Xu would have almost died in the Hunter Guild, this plan sounded quite like a real one at first." Jiang Baimian commented.
Shang Jianyao immediately added:
"It's a pity that he's too weak to afford such a plan."
This made Odick suddenly feel a little embarrassed because he had almost no effect in the face of such a "weak" opponent. He fell into the sneeze hell not long after the beginning.
Jiang Baimian didn't waste time staring at Shang Jianyao, and asked instead:
"Have you figured out the whereabouts of Lei Yunsong, Lin Feifei and his companions?"
This is her most concerned issue.
Odick shook his head:
"The fake 'priest' handed them over to a man nicknamed 'Mumbo', ready to use it to frame after the successful assassination.
"He didn't know what the 'dumb' looked like and where he lived. He only relied on the contact information agreed by the 'anti-intellectual Church' within the agreement. Now it's too chaotic outside North Street, and we can't use the corresponding means to contact us."
After listening to it, Jiang Baimian said thoughtfully:
“Will this ‘dumb’ be a real ‘priest’?
“The communication and communication between him and the fake 'priest’ is actually a 'hypnosis’?”
"It's possible." Odick also had speculations on this.
Their current consensus is:
The fake "priest" is an awakened person who was hypnotized by the real "priest" or tampered with his memory. Therefore, he thought from the bottom of his heart that he was a real "priest" and completed various tasks according to the instructions of the top leaders of the sect.
And that senior official is likely to be a real "priest".
At the same time, he may also be the "dumb" of his collaborator.
At this time, Shang Jianyao suddenly asked:
"Why are fake 'priests' also 'hypnotic'?"
"The true 'priest' is specifically looking for awakened people who can 'hypnosis'? Only in this way can we create a perfect stand-in." Jiang Baimian guessed.
If a fake "priest" does not "hypnotize", not only will others not believe that he is a real "priest", but he will also doubt himself, which will shake the corresponding cognition.
Odick said subconsciously:
"How to accurately find the awakened person who can 'hypnosis'..."
Not only are awakened people very small, but they are also used to covering up the characteristics of their own abilities.
Before he finished speaking, Odick suddenly stopped because he had already thought of the answer.
Shang Jianyao said excitedly:
"Every time a group of awakened people were born in the 'anti-intellectual Church', a 'priest' must be decided."
The "Last Man" in March is in the field of hypnosis, memory, and the number of awakened people in the corresponding field in which they believe in His denomination cannot be said to have an absolute advantage, but it will definitely not be less.
"When the awakened people with hypnosis ability reach a certain number, they will put them together, lock them up in a certain place, and 'kill' each other? Finally, what comes out is a real 'priest' and multiple fake 'priests'?" Jiang Baimian tried to translate the words of Jianyao.
The more she thought about it, the more she felt that this might be true.
This is perfectly in line with the doctrine of "anti-intellectualism"!
"Most people don't need brains, they are just puppets and ends. The things they think about are handed over to the corresponding God-selected Ones..." Jiang Baimian said with emotion and amusement, "My understanding of the 'anti-intellectualism' was too shallow. They actually did this in the group of awakened people who are the backbone of the sect. It's really a unity of knowledge and action..."
What kind of spirit is this!
While sighing, Jiang Baimian found out from the corner of his eyes that Shang Jian Yaoyin was a little ready to move.
She had good reason to suspect that this guy wanted to compete for the identity of a real "priest".
Although Jiang Baimian didn't think he could use the "reasoning clown" to get the real "priest" done, and might even be "hypnotized" by the other party in reverse or tampered with his memory, the final result might be that the real "priest" worked hard to clean up the mess for this fake "priest". After many times, he decided to kick him out of the "priest" team with extraordinary disgust. Then he was surprised to find that this guy took away all the fake "priests" and re-formed a "priest brotherhood", leaving only the real "priests" alone and left alone.
Huh... Jiang Baimian breathed a sigh of relief and decided to throw these random thoughts behind his mind.
Since he could not learn the whereabouts of the real "father" and Wei Yu and the others from the fake "father", Jiang Baimian had to turn around and ask:
"Have you met Lord Xu? Have you asked him about the details of the attack?"
She wondered if she could find details to track down from this matter.
Odick did not hide it and explained in detail the attack he learned from Xu Liyan. Of course, this did not include the characteristics of the mechanical monk's ability to pure thoughts. Xu Liyan directly skipped this.
Now, he is quite impressed by Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao's ability, but he thinks that their brains may be a bit abnormal, and this may be the price he paid.
Similarly, Jiang Baimian trusted his ability to use his dream influence to obtain confessions and did not make a request to personally review the fake "priest".
As he listened, Jiang Baimian's expression gradually became serious, and there was no change on Shang Jianyao's face.
When Odick finished speaking, Shang Jianyao asked excitedly:
"Did Zen Master Jingnian know Zen Master Jingdai?"
"Should know..." Odick replied in an uncertain tone.
Although there are not many mechanical monks and most of them know each other, he is not a mechanical monk and still dare not make a positive judgment.
After this conversation, Jiang Baimian said with thought:
"I think this attack is a bit problematic, at least three places seem strange."
"Where are three places?" Odick also thought this was strange, but he couldn't see what the problem was.
Jiang Baimian raised his finger and said:
"First, based on the timing of the attack and the environment at that time, what the fake priest did seem to be useless. Whether it is transferring you from the guild or causing riots in the wilderness, it has no additional help to the attack itself. Think about it, under normal circumstances, you will not stay in the guild forever and will definitely look for clues outside. The riot only affects the city defense force and the city lord guards. The Zen Master Jingnian and the four bodyguards located in the guild have deepened a little nervous atmosphere. They will not be distracted or distracted from it."
"Yeah." Odick agreed.
The plan of the true and false "father" seems very exquisite, but after careful consideration, the line of the false "father" seems to have no need to exist.
Jiang Baimian bent his other finger:
"Second, when you have mastered the true identity and ability characteristics of Zen Master Jingnian through the 'real illusion' in advance, the subsequent treatment of the true 'priest' is simply...
Seeing this, Shang Jianyao helped add:
"It seems like I don't have a brain."
Jiang Baimian did not refute and continued:
"When Lord Xu opened the door, he had no need to answer. Pretend to be a real bodyguard. He should use the "real illusion" to influence Zen Master Jingnian again as soon as possible, and let the four bodyguards who were hypnotized be responsible for solving Lord Xu, instead of letting the most threatening point go and rushing to deal with the target.
"If the 'Prince' adopts this plan, you should only see the portrait of Lord Xu."
Odick said carefully:
"Maybe, in a hurry, 'hypnosis' is not sufficient, and he must be guided by him so that other bodyguards will violate their duties and shoot the city lord?"
This is Zen Master Jingnian’s explanation of the situation at that time.
"It's indeed possible." Jiang Baimian raised his third finger, "Not mentioning whether Christina of the Hunter Guild is his companion or whether he was innocently involved. Judging from the resources mastered by the 'priest' and the forces behind it, it was too simple to choose to shoot him in the end.
"At that distance, throw a grenade, get some poison gas, and tie a circle of high-performance remote-controlled bombs invented by the 'Orange' company. Zen Master Jingnian couldn't protect him or not, or he didn't have time to protect him."
What she meant was that the person who got involved in the bodyguards might not be the "priest" himself, but other dead soldiers who were "hypnotized". Anyway, the four bodyguards believed that there were five people in the team - this only required the appearance of the dead soldiers when the "real illusion" was affected, rather than the priest himself.
"It's really not right..." Odick thought carefully and felt that if it were planned by the female hunter opposite, Lord Xu would not know how many times he would have died.
At this moment, Shang Jianyao slapped his palms and suddenly realized:
"I understand."
Seeing Odick looking at him, he said seriously:
"'Father' is playing with the fun of the Lord Xu!"
When Odick's mouth twitched slightly, Jiang Baimian exhaled:
"It seems that the 'priest' does not want to kill Lord Xu.
"Then why did he try his best to attack Lord Xu?"
At this moment, a word came to Odick's mind:
“Hypnosis!”
The "priest" tried his best to narrow the distance between himself and Xu Liyan, complete the contact of his eyes, and thus "hypnotize" the other party!
This is also Jiang Baimian's answer, she asked urgently:
"Where is Lord Xu now?"
"In the nobles' chamber, discuss with all the nobles about dealing with the riots of the wilderness..." Odick just said this and suddenly realized something.
This may be the meaning of the "priest" instigating riots in the wilderness!
"Let's go!" Odick suddenly turned around and rushed out of the side hall.
Chapter completed!