Chapter 119: The Church District
Stopping on the streets of Brenwich, Ronald didn't have much energy to keep running.
After waving to a horse-drawn taxi on the side of the road, and after pointing out Long Beach Street, where the police department is located, he lazily handed his back to the backrest.
Squinting slightly, Ronald scouted the emotional activity of the humans around him.
It turns out to be safe at the moment.
The carriage drove down the street until it reached Long Beach Street, and everything was as usual.
“......”
Jumping out of the carriage, Ronald took a look around after handing over the fare to the coachman.
Before the sparsely populated Bureau of Investigation building in the past, there are not many pedestrians today.
He could see several men dressed as workers repairing around the damaged first-floor front desk, and building materials such as bricks, wood, and mud and sand were piling up around them.
At the same time, there was a fence around the building of the Investigation Bureau as a protection.
Among the traces of these people, all kinds of construction workers can be seen, but only one kind of person is missing.
- Investigator.
Just one day after leaving, there was a fundamental change on Long Beach Street.
There is no technique to expel idlers, and there are no investigators who have entered and exited here in the past, and the building next to the police department seems to be completely detached from the mysterious side of the past.
"Excuse me, is it Mr. Ronald......?"
Just as Ronald was staring at what was in front of him with a frown, a child's voice suddenly sounded behind him.
Turning his head to look over, it was a little boy dressed as a newsboy.
Even though it was almost dusk, the boy still had a wooden box hanging from his chest, in which he could see some small goods such as matches and cigarettes.
With a hint of doubt, Ronald nodded at the little guy:
"I'm Ronald, how are you......?"
Seeing Ronald's affirmative nod, the little boy immediately said:
"Sir, there was a young lady who called herself Nicole, and asked me to watch for someone like you to come here, and then let me know."
The little boy paused at this, and then continued trying to imitate Nicole's tone:
"If you want to find me, go to the cathedral."
"By the way, remember to dress casually and don't get too serious."
Without waiting for a response, the little boy turned around and ran away.
“......”
Ronald thought for a moment, and the figure of the little boy disappeared into the street.
It seems that he doesn't have to pay this kid......
With that in mind, Ronald shoved the already pinched coin back into his pocket.
Now, it's up to Nicole to let the child relay it.
He had also heard of the cathedral in Brunwich, which was actually not far from Long Beach Street.
It's almost half an hour's walk.
With that in mind, Ronald turned and walked out of Long Beach Street.
Now that his strength has recovered, he will not hire a carriage this time.
Half an hour later, Ronald made his way to the church district without incident.
The Cathedral of Brunwich is the parish general church that belongs to the church and oversees the entire area around Brenwich.
The full name is "Basilica of San Lildel".
Because there is usually no intersection, this is the first time Ronald has come to this place.
Standing in front of the Lildel Cathedral, he took a closer look at the church in front of him.
It is a cold and towering building.
The simple and cold white tones make up the main part of the cathedral, and the high dome spire stands in the setting sun, giving people a sense of sacrosanctity at first glance.
After all, it is the headquarters of a parish.
The number of clergy who have been working here for a long time is quite large, and the number of believers who come and go is endless.
Even now, when the time is twilight, the scene of people coming and going is still frequent.
But even though there was a lot of traffic, when Ronald looked around, he couldn't find what he wanted to see in the crowd.
- There are no people dressed as investigators here.
“......”
Ronald looked down and pondered for a moment.
Recall what Nicole had asked the little newsboy to bring to him.
He silently took off his hat, then took off his coat and folded it up, hanging it on the crook of his right arm on his chest.
Dressed like a normal citizen after work, he planned to walk to the church.
But after only a few steps, someone stopped him.
"Excuse me, is it Mr. Ronald Adler?"
Ronald looked up and saw that he was stopped by a mildly smiling nun.
One look at it is known as the clergy of the Lildel Cathedral.
Ronald nodded:
"It's me, yes."
He stared at the nun in front of him.
The other party looked no more than 25 years old, his long blonde hair was draped down, and the ends of the hair that fell down his waist were still a little naturally curly.
The gentle and gentle facial features give people a good impression at first glance, especially when smiling, that gentle smile seems to be able to soothe people's hearts.
Immediately, the nun looked at Ronald and spoke:
"Then come with me, let's go inside and talk about it."
The nun was not in a hurry to leave, she stood there for a few seconds before leading the way towards the church.
Ronald knew the role of the church and simply followed.
Inside, the nun led Ronald around the cloister on the side of the church, and then to a separate hut built around the cloister.
This is a very common confessional in the church.
It is usually a place where repentant believers and clergy spend time alone and then pour out their sins and ask the gods for forgiveness.
Because of the secrecy and the special location, in the circular cloister of the church, almost no one pays attention to this side.
Walking ahead, the nun opened the door of the confessional room with natural movements.
Then he continued down with Ronald.
Yes.
Just keep going!
After the confessional, there is a staircase that extends downwards.
The architectural style on the mysterious side is really drilled underground......
While sighing in his heart, Ronald was also analyzing what he had seen and heard in this hour.
When the headquarters building of the Investigation Bureau was attacked, in addition to the ordinary workers who normally maintained the building, as well as a small number of guards, the important personnel and materials of the headquarters of the Investigation Bureau were probably urgently relocated.
At the moment, their location should be hidden under the Lildel Cathedral.
Being guarded by a church that can detect mysterious people is also a way to deal with special times.
But there's more to it than that.
From the time Ronald returned to Bronwich, and until now, he hasn't seen a single guy dressed as an investigator.
What does this mean?
This means that the investigators in Brunwich have abandoned the standard dress of the coat and hat.
When these officials take off their coats and hats and put on their private clothes, they are actually exactly like ordinary civilians!
At most, they are the ones who can identify the mysterious side people, and they can see that they are not ordinary people. As long as the technique is not used, no one can tell the real identity of the investigator from the crowd.
Putting aside the usual norms, the investigators are so simple as cultists, all of them have infiltrated the dark side of society.
Following the nun, Ronald's mood gradually slipped.
The current situation in Brenwich.
I'm afraid it's more complicated than I expected......