Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 732: Inspector Weiner and Viscount Conley

When Aleister and his group approached the White Dove Opera House... they realized that something had happened here.

A large crowd gathered at the door, reporters' flashlights kept flashing, and people with terrified faces were pointing and gesticulating during interviews.

At the same time, the police car here has also arrived.

The entire Leipzig... or rather, the grassroots political model of the entire Star Antimony is different from that of Avalon. Because there is no "Eye of Avalon" and no griffins that can quickly reach the destination... Most importantly, the path of authority is not very popular here.

Naturally, there can’t be an inspectorate here that symbolizes “authoritarian surveillance.”

The agency that handles most of the public security cases in Star City is called the Royal Public Security Police Agency, and its top leader is the Minister of the Interior.

As for the intelligence department similar to the Inspectorate, which is responsible for handling espionage and counter-espionage incidents, it is the "Secret Room". That is, the First Special Operations Force of the Star Antimony Army... Their top leader is the Minister of the Army.

Although they are all directly responsible to the royal family, they are not actually a group of people. The reason why the "Secret Chamber" is called the "Secret Chamber" is that all their actions and measures are not open to the public.

In a major public case like the one before, which has sparked widespread discussion, the people in the "backroom" are difficult to touch - at most they can only intervene during the trial stage. Otherwise, it would be considered an overstep.

That’s why… although there were many people present, no one could recognize “Aleister”, the “real identity” that they created brick by brick.

The terrifying steel monster parked at the entrance of the opera house attracted Aleister's attention.

It was a huge, square, bulky, and heavy object that stood in the middle of the road like an iron house. But Aleister was sure that it was definitely not there when he left.

It was over three meters high and blocked most of the intersection like a roadblock, casting a terrifying shadow in the middle of the road.

It has a cannon and two machine guns on all four sides, as well as a ritual platform for amplifying the ritual effect - its essence is a staff built directly inside the building. Because portability is not a consideration, it can be easily stacked.

The car was engraved with layers of ritual patterns... Aleister's knowledge of rituals allowed her to easily identify that it was a powerful defensive array used to resist curses and interfere with aiming, specifically used to counter the means of "bypassing the defense and directly attacking the insiders". After activation, it can also prop up a shield to strongly protect the barrier itself... It can be said to be a real steel fortress.

Because Aleister didn't know its power and driving mode, he didn't know how it was driven. But just looking at the weapons, it would take at least sixteen people to fully equip it. Its exterior was also covered with a thick layer of black steel armor - it was a veritable "monster".

——Oh my god, it’s so cool!

Aleister looked at it intently, his eyes sparkling.

If this thing stops at a crossroads, its firepower can directly suppress four directions!

The blessing of spells by those ritual platforms should be able to enchant the fired bullets - this is obviously a more cost-effective method than directly attacking the enemy with spells.

Aleister even began to imagine how cool the enchanted barrage would be if this thing fired at full speed.

As Szijjártó turned around to speak, he noticed that Aleister's eyes were shining and focused. He followed Aleister's gaze and suddenly understood.

"What are you looking at... Oh, that. That's the 'cordon' of the Sixth Agency."

"Sixth Agency? Cordon?"

Aleister heard unfamiliar words for the first time in a long time: "I do know about the fifth and seventh organs..."

The number of balance is five, the number of adaptation is six, and the number of authority is seven.

Therefore, the fifth agency of the Xingti Public Security Police Department is the Dangerous Alchemy Countermeasures Team, which is mainly responsible for dealing with major crises involving alchemy, chemistry, blasting, etc. involving the power of the Balance Path. All the people in it are alchemists of a very high level.

The Seventh Agency is the highest combat power of the police department, symbolizing the protection of power. This department is composed of fifth-level extraordinary people and elite extraordinary people with a combat power equivalent to the fifth level. It is mainly responsible for fighting against the top powerhouses and the biggest crises in the territory. In short, all of them entered the dungeon, and even set up a large dungeon separately.

"Because the Sixth Agency is mainly responsible for covert operations and influence control, such as... suppressing rebels."

Prince Szijjártó answered simply.

Hearing this, Aleister understood: "I thought those dirty things were the responsibility of the 'Secret Room'."

"In principle, yes. But the secret room is not owned by the police department after all. Command and transfer as well as leaks are all problems. So it's normal for them to have a group of their own people..."

Prince Szijjártó narrowed his eyes slightly. “But the ‘Secret Chamber’ directly recruited people from the military. After the police department assigned people to the Seventh Agency, there weren’t many left for the Sixth Agency.

"So the Sixth Agency mainly uses advanced technologies that are still in the experimental stage to make up for its combat effectiveness. As users, they will also provide critical and rare "user feedback" in a timely manner.

"'Cordon' is a relatively advanced security fortress, designed to control several streets for a long time. The only ones higher in level than it are 'Silence' and 'Pacifist'. The latter two are not suitable for driving directly on the street."

"…Is it okay for you to tell me these things?"

Aleister was a little surprised.

Although she did use the "Charming Aura" once in the car to make her words more persuasive...but Prince Szijjártó wouldn't be so easily controlled by her mind, right?
"You'll know sooner or later."

Prince Szijjártó shook his head. “Because the ‘advanced researchers’ who are working with the Sixth Agency are all in Leipzig. If we want to investigate this incident, they will most likely be involved.”

And Aleister looked at it with sparkling eyes, without even looking back at himself.

Szijjártó was silent for a while and then added: “If you really like it, I might be able to give you one after this is over.”

"Really?"

Aleister turned around, looking surprised and a little reluctant: "But if, just 'maybe'..."

Is that just empty talk?

There was obvious distrust in her eyes.

This feeling hurt Szijjártó's proud self-esteem - he could not allow himself to be suspected of being a liar who did not keep his word. He said "maybe" before, just because he felt that he might not be able to negotiate, so he did not dare to say too much and was worried that the promise he made would not count.

Now, he said directly without hesitation: "No 'maybe' - I'll give it to you. I'm sure."

"Really?"

"of course."

Szijjártó replied calmly, "This thing only looks good... The doctor who developed this fortress is my friend and also my senior. I can take you to see him later - but now, help me solve the problem first. Get out of the car, Miss Aleister."

Aleister's expression suddenly changed and he put on a triumphant smile.

She briskly pulled the black-haired girl, who seemed to be a little carsick, out of the car, and said softly with a smile: "Thank you."

...This bad woman is as cunning as a fox.

Szijjártó frowned, realizing that he seemed to have been provoked.

But that's nothing.

In any case, in his past thirty years of life, he has been deceived by various men, women, old people and children more than once or twice.

As long as he doesn't care about what he was cheated of, then he is not cheated. Not to mention... Miss Aleister did teach him a lot of truths and was willing to help him solve the current troublesome problems. Then this can't be considered as being cheated, it can only be considered as a bargaining for remuneration.

Compared to those scammers in the past, she is already very conscientious.

Thinking of this, Szijjártó's mood soon calmed down again.

He walked quickly to his only acquaintance and asked, "Mr. Weiner, what happened here?"

A tall and strong half-elf policeman wearing a black uniform and with a slightly hunched back turned around when he heard this.

After he saw Prince Szijjártó clearly, he immediately stood at attention and saluted him properly, saying in a low voice: "Your Highness, I salute you!"

"Shh... keep your voice down."

Szijjártó stretched out his hand and pressed it in the air, signaling him to keep his voice down. Then he put his arm around his shoulders and led him closer to the "cordon line" and into the shadows. Obviously, even if someone heard their conversation, they would not dare to approach this cold and murderous behemoth to eavesdrop.

Aleister pulled Selene over with a smile.

The half-elf policeman called "Vina" was about to say something when he saw Aleister. His face immediately tensed and he swallowed his words.

Prince Szijjártó noticed his reaction and introduced them to each other in a low voice: "This is Inspector Weiner, my friend at the police station, who should be the person in charge of this case. This is Miss Aleister...also my friend. She can stay here and listen, or she can provide us with help."

"Oh, nice to meet you... Miss Aleister."

Upon hearing this, Weiner did not ask what Aleister was doing, nor did he ask her full name and origin. Instead, he immediately extended both hands respectfully to shake hands with Aleister's right hand, and only shook her fingertips. When shaking hands, he bowed slightly to Aleister, and did not look directly at Aleister's face and body, but kept looking at the ground, appearing quite solemn.

Aleister just smiled and nodded, and said in a hoarse voice: "Nice to meet you, Inspector Weiner... Maybe we will meet again in the future."

"Call me anytime if you need anything—"

Inspector Weiner immediately pulled out a business card from his chest, handed it to Aleister with both hands, and emphasized: "My private phone number."

...Have private telephones become popular in Xingti?
Aleister raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and keenly saw the black brick machine shaped like a "big brother" on Inspector Weiner's waist, and immediately realized the technological gap between Avalon and Star Antimony.

She glanced down at the card.

Werner Griffin Delain von Heiburg, third-level police inspector, PhD in psychology from Hirsing University. Below that were three phone numbers, one personal and two office numbers.

...What is the rank of a third-level police inspector?

Aleister thought absentmindedly.

——But this is not important, he is not as tall as Aiwass anyway.

She smiled politely and took the business card solemnly.

Then he took the initiative to ask: "What happened at the opera house?"

"……Um."

Inspector Weiner hesitated for a moment and sorted out his thoughts: "There was a murder inside, and the impact is extremely bad."

"It shouldn't be your turn to appear in a normal murder case."

Prince Szijjártó asked directly, “Is it related to the case a few days ago?”

What he wants to ask is whether this case will be today's "Walk of Fury".

"…It is likely."

Inspector Weiner nodded and replied cautiously: "But the specific situation still needs to be investigated..."

"——Who is the murderer? And who is the victim?"

Aleister asked.

"If it's the murderer... it's Viscount Conley."

Inspector Weiner said, taking out a notebook from his chest and looking at it, “He is also a frequent visitor to the White Pigeon Opera House. It is impossible for him to kill someone because he is too excited.

"There were four victims, all of them 'VIP room attendants' at the opera house. Three were female and one was male. One was a minor, and all were under the age of thirty.

"Because everyone in the room was dead, there were no witnesses from the scene."

“No surveillance?”

Aleister asked.

Although she actually didn't know whether Xingti had developed surveillance technology...but she felt that it should have.

As expected, Inspector Weiner did not react to the word.

"Definitely not," he answered without hesitation, "The White Pigeon Opera House doesn't dare to set up surveillance cameras in the VIP room - they are not that brave. All the surveillance cameras are only aimed at the first floor auditorium, and there is no angle that can see what is happening on the second floor.

"The matter was discovered because after Viscount Conley killed everyone, he took the initiative to open the knob and showed everyone everything in his room. The body was torn into at least thirty pieces, and the entire room was completely soaked in blood.

"Otherwise, if he leaves quietly, these people... according to the rules of the White Pigeon Opera House, they will not report their deaths. After all, they have actually sold their human rights to the opera house, and the opera house has the right to 'process' and 're-sell' them..."

“How will they report it?”

Aleister asked.

Inspector Weiner nodded. "You want to ask if Viscount Conley is pretending to be crazy, right? I don't think so.

"So if Viscount Conley is rational, he will just pay a sum of money and the matter will be over. Those who were killed by him will be filled in with the name of 'sold to other institutions'. And in fact, their bodies will indeed be sold to the 'Society' or the 'Psychic Tower'... After all, the price of corpses is quite high now, almost higher than that of living people."

"So, what about Viscount Conley? Was he arrested? Or was he shot dead?"

Prince Szijjártó asked.

Inspector Weiner looked embarrassed: "You know, he is a viscount..."

"so what?"

"He went home to clean himself up, and we can only interrogate the remaining guests - this was based on the guarantees of other VIPs and the manager."

Inspector Weiner replied in a somewhat unwilling voice: "Perhaps you could... also come and participate in the interrogation?"

(End of this chapter)