After that, Cardinal Matilda took the body away.
Because this corpse may be some special evidence or have some kind of symbol. So she decided to store the body in the Thirteenth Circle under her jurisdiction for preservation. If you need to make a call later, you can go to her to continue the investigation.
After Cardinal Matilda left, Aiwass sat on the soft bed in this bedroom. He put the religious crown he was wearing before into his arms, caressing and playing with it.
"You said it before, it's a bit weird, let's talk about it later, right?"
Aiwass looked up at Sherlock and asked, "I guess, you mean We have to wait until Cardinal Matilda leaves."
Obviously, this is what Shylock thinks.
He was leaning on the sofa in the bedroom, crossing his legs and thinking. Lily had already gone to the kitchen to make tea and prepare refreshments. There were only Aiwass and Sherlock in the room.
No matter what Sherlock wanted to say, it was time to say it at this time.
"The wound is wrong."
Sherlock replied casually, "In any case, this wound should not be fatal. The wound bleeds less simply because the bleeding point is too small, not because of the blood." It has been drained. So it must not have been caused by a lack of blood."
"Then, it's impossible to be poisoned."
"I checked specifically and found that all the internal organs were intact. No damage. No reaction due to poisoning was found in the trachea, mouth, heart, liver and subcutaneous tissue."
"Could it be neurotoxins?"
"The cause of death was also related to cardiac arrest. Or suffocation has nothing to do with it."
"How did you die?"
"That's the problem, Aiwass"
Sherlock said calmly." How did she die?"
Aiwass raised his eyebrows. "Since you are so calm, you must have got the answer."
"Then we have to look at the direction of the wound. Come on."
Sherlock replied, "The wound is less than two fingers wide, the direction is very standard vertical, and the force on the upper and lower ends is consistent with the depth. When inserted into the body, the dagger should be completely perpendicular to the surface of the skin. Bishop Mercedes obviously showed no signs of struggle, so the wound was not torn at all and the edges were very neat. The deepest part of the wound was in the middle of the sides, and the specific location was the uterus. , and the other side was not penetrated."
Hearing this, Aiwass realized what a "ceremonial knife" was.
Such a wound was obviously not caused when the two were standing against each other. , the injuries caused by being penetrated through the abdomen by a sharp blade. In fact, it is very unreasonable to penetrate straight, and it will be uncomfortable to exert force.
It was more like a ritual performed by someone or herself while she was lying down.
Considering that the position is too low, if you operate it by yourself, the blade may be deflected, so there is an assistant, or you may be cut with a ceremonial knife while being controlled.The possibility is greater; and even if she voluntarily performs the ritual, it is difficult to not tremble completely under the severe pain of the sharp blade, so she should be controlled by someone.
And if one considers the cooperation of Bishop Mercedes, considering the length, thickness and sharpness of the wound, Aiwass can only think of a ceremonial knife.
Ritualists often need to carve ritual formations on the ground or hard surfaces and need to ensure stability. Therefore, the style of the ritual knife is actually close to a scalpel or a carving knife, and the gestures of holding the ritual knife are similar. It is very sharp and hard enough, and is slightly longer than the blade length of carving knives and scalpels, but in general the length of the handle is greater than the length of the blade.
Obviously, a ritual knife pierced through the abdomen cannot kill someone.
"So I think this may be a sacrificial ceremony."
Sherlock gave his speculation: "The wound is not fatal or even serious." The person died, and there was no damage to other body parts. Bishop Mercedes was very calm when she died, which means she must have been unconscious or in a coma. This is completely consistent with the performance of the victim. Scholar."
His views are very professional.
The main enemy of Avalon is the transcendental beings led by Noble Red.
Although Noble Red has been crushed by Aiwass now, they were active when Sherlock was in school.
Distinguishing corpses that have been tampered with is a very important skill for lawyers.
Among the ritual spells, one of them is to transform the sacrificed corpse into a bomb. The moment the corpse is infiltrated by the power of other paths, it will immediately detonate. If the lawyer tries to retrace this part of the scene, it will be blown to pieces at close range.
If an unskilled lawyer is accidentally blown to pieces, he will probably be laughed at by his peers.
But this is definitely not the first scene. Rewinding is only effective for corpses that died within 24 hours, otherwise it might be much clearer for Sherlock to rewind.
But Aiwass shook his head, "Let me tell you some common sense that is not taught in schools. The demonologist's sacrificial ritual is actually not fatal. The demonic sacrifice in Avalon will only cause death." The corpse is left behind because demonologists will kill, torture, or remove other parts to supplement ritual materials after the sacrifice.
“Because the correct sacrifice price to the devil is half, no matter how much you sacrifice. The devil will only take half of it. If this was a sacrifice to the devil, then Bishop Mercedes must have been healthy when the sacrifice was completed. ”
“So if this is death as a sacrifice, it means that the target of the sacrifice is definitely not a demon”
“Definitely not. "
Aiwass affirmed, "Ordinary phantoms and even apostles don't dare to ask for them all. That's already crossed the line. So if she died as a sacrifice, she must have been sacrificed to a certain Pillar God or Tiansi. ”
“This is a clue. "
Sherlock nodded, "I remember, thank you, Miss Lily."
At this moment, Lily came over with tea.
She gave the tea to Sherlock and Aiwass, then kept a portion for herself, and then asked, "Does the young master plan to tell Her Majesty the Saint about this?"
"It has to be said," Aiwass replied without thinking, "She has the right to know the truth."
"I think so." Sherlock agreed.
"So let's go to the Fifth Ring now" Lily asked.
Aiwass shook his head, "Let's take a rest first and put our luggage away. I'll live in this one, and you two can choose a room. Then you follow me to Yihuan to purchase There are already too few humans in the Five Rings, so information flows faster where short-lived species gather."
Now the Pope has been unable to contact multiple cardinals. Knowing the secret of Saint Ningpo, the Pope's succession ceremony will be held in less than half a month, leaving him little time left.
If you want to intervene, this half month is the golden time. If you wait until something has already happened before intervening, you will fall into passivity.
"Then I'll live upstairs."
Sherlock replied without hesitation, "I'll save you from disturbing my sleep by walking around."
"I walk silently, Mr. Hermes."
Lily was a little dissatisfied.
She felt that her professional qualities as a stalker, a werewolf, a killer and a professional maid were all being questioned at the same time.
But she was quite satisfied with the result of being assigned her room next to Aiwass.
Before, she basically lived in the servant's room in Aiwass's room. It was a small single room in the master's room, only about five or six square meters inside. It can accommodate some simple personal items, a wardrobe, a desk and a bed. There is a window between the servant room and the bedroom. The main purpose is to avoid soundproofing and to be able to hear Aiwass's voice at any time.
Now as a third-level transcendent who is proficient in perception, she no longer needs a servant room to get orders immediately.
The only thing that makes Lily slightly dissatisfied is that she feels that her abilities are not put to use at all.
When she fought with Haina and the others before, Lily realized that unless she transformed into a werewolf, she would be completely useless on the frontal battlefield. The best she could do was interfere. But this is reasonable, after all, her main job can be regarded as half-assassin, and her secondary job is only good at making magic potions.
But Aiwass neither asked her for the potion, nor sent her to assassinate anyone. If he was attacked, there would always be the Fire Butterfly or the Night Demon to protect him.
Now Lily is a transcendent of the third level of the dual path, and can be called a strong person anywhere. But she felt that she still couldn't keep up with Aiwass. The problems he encountered had already reached the level of a fifth-level powerhouse like the Cardinal.realm.
In a place like The Theocracy, where there are fifth-level extraordinary beings everywhere, what use can she be?
Just accepting Aiwass’ gifts and help , but being unable to give anything in return was actually a bit uncomfortable for Lily. Although her job is to be a personal maid, Lily believes that it is a job that anyone can do well. Aiwass keeps her by his side simply because he trusts Lily. The job is not unique to her.
It’s not that she has to do it.
What is there that only I can do?
Lily thought about it, but her work was still neat.
The luggage of a few people is not much. After packing up several people's belongings, Lily returned to the door of Aiwass' room.
She patted her face gently and rubbed it. She gathered her emotions, showed a faint smile again, and picked up the box full of money. Considering what she had encountered on the way here, she specially took out part of the money and put it in different pockets on her body.
As a reserve bishop at the time, Aivas is now even an archbishop, so he does not need to worry about such things in the territory of the Theocracy.
But as Aiwass's maid, she still had to help him minimize unnecessary trouble.
So Lily opened the door and said, "Master, everything is ready."
"Let's go," Aiwass, who had been waiting for a long time, stood up and grabbed the girl who was lying on the sofa. Sherlock grabbed it and said, "We'll talk about it later if you want to sleep."
"What on earth do you want to buy?"
Sherlock complained, "Can't you let Lily buy it?"< /p>
"I'll buy you a tantra book."
Aiwass replied, "The money I brought with me for the equipment will be used at this time."
"Ha"
Sherlock was a little surprised, obviously not expecting the answer "Buy it for me"
End of this chapter
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