Chapter 9 Si Chen
The coquettish red light bursting out from Lance's skull was reflected into Watson's eyes through the pool of blood condensed like a mirror on the ground.
His eyes flashed red in response, and a strong and hungry desire for knowledge suddenly arose in his heart, like some kind of uncontrollable physiological need.
As if he was lost in the hot desert, dehydration and thirst tortured him, and every cell in his body was shouting urgently: "Book! Book! Book! Open that book quickly!!!"
Watson was still resisting, but his body had already succumbed to this incredible hunger. The spirit and flesh seemed to be separated. He tremblingly reached out to grab the book on the ground, opened the pages and read eagerly. .
There was a trace of crazy enthusiasm on his face, very much like Lance who just feasted on his wife's body.
This book is actually a translation. I don’t know whether the translator’s skills are limited or intentional. The content in the book is obscure and the sentences are half-intelligible, making it confusing to read.
Si Chenzhi records a possibly fictitious mythological story, which mainly tells the story about three outsider gods in a dark woodland.
These three gods are Moth, Black Flax and Ringed Cedar. They are collectively called Hours, which may mean controlling time or representing the laws of nature.
The description of the three Si Chens in the book is unclear, difficult to understand logically, extremely obscure, and makes it pale and boring to read. But Watson was fascinated. These incomprehensible knowledge passed through his mind, making the sourceless hunger and thirst in his body very satisfied, just like drinking cool spring water in midsummer, and every pore in his body was filled with water. Comfortable.
But this comfort was disturbed by a noisy scream. The voice kept whispering in Watson's ears, making him feel restless. He raised his head angrily, only to see the female detective's pretty little face full of anxiety and worry. .
"Watson! Watson! Wake up!!!"
Watson looked around in confusion. This was the home of Patrolman Lance. He was lying on the sofa with the disemboweled female corpse. At his feet was the human-like insect-like head that he had personally chopped off...
"I just... fell asleep?"
Watson felt like he had had a strange dream just now, but he could no longer remember the details of the dream.
The female detective breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her assistant woke up safely. She said angrily: "You actually fell asleep?! I thought you were in a coma due to excessive blood loss!!!"
"Perhaps this gentleman has been too tired recently."
At this time, a lady with an unfamiliar face walked in from the kitchen of Lance's house. She was petite, elegant, dressed dignified and decent, with fashionable short fluffy hair, and her earlobes were small ornaments like toppled gourds. She was slender and fair. There are two strings of pearl necklaces hanging around her neck. Her facial features are not outstanding, but her big eyes are bright and lively, shining with wisdom and alertness.
Holmes introduced: "This is the special investigator of the Anti-Suppression Bureau, Dr. Natalia Long."
Watson wondered: "Anti-Suppression Bureau?"
"Suppression Bureau, we are a non-public department directly under the cabinet. We are responsible for handling some cases that are not suitable to be disclosed to the public." Dr. Natalia Long explained with a smile and pointed to the headless body on the floor. , “It’s like this case and this monster.”
Watson asked: "What do you mean...bizarre cases like this are not uncommon in this world?"
Dr. Natalia Long did not give a direct answer. The truth involved in such cases should not be revealed easily. When necessary, secret personnel from the bureau would even be dispatched to erase the memories of mortals who came into contact by mistake.
But Detective Holmes’ father is a famous Duke and he also has a seat in the House of Lords, so he is qualified to know this secret knowledge... But logically speaking, the other party’s family should inform him of these contents in advance, but what he just communicated with her Sometimes, you find that the other person seems to be completely ignorant of the true face of the world?
Dr. Natalia Long pondered for a moment and then decided to say: "This was supposed to be knowledge sealed in the file, but since you two have already participated in the main links of this case, I will no longer hide it, and I will also ask you to What I heard next was kept secret.”
Natalia said seriously.
"Humans are not the masters of the world!"
“In the unknown corners of history, the true master of the earth is hidden—Si Chen!
"Long before the earth was young, long before humans appeared, the Sichens had already ruled the world."
"They are hidden deep under the surface of the world, behind the curtain of history, or they participate directly and incarnate as gods in legends and heroes in epics. Or they live in the darkness behind the scenes, always controlling the development of mankind and deciding which events Become history, and which history should be compiled into the future.”
"Everything that happens in the world is just a game on a chessboard to Si Chen. The disputes between countries and the disasters of nature... are games that Si Chen never tires of playing."
"Si Chen is happy to see human beings suffering, betrayal, deceit, fighting, and madness... For this reason, they spread evil knowledge in the world."
"These evil taboo knowledge will make those who see and listen to mental madness and physical distortion, just like this abominable ghost." Dr. Natalia Long kicked Lance's head, "But None of this will stop the heretics who pursue forbidden power."
"In order to please Si Chen, who worships him, and to gain power beyond human limits, the crazy pagans create chaos and misfortune in the world."
Dr. Natalia Long’s words were sonorous and powerful, as solemn and solemn as a declaration under the national flag, “The purpose of our Anti-Suppression Service is to protect the citizens of Great Britain from hidden and supernatural dangers. Threaten, investigate, hunt, judge and punish these inhumane heretics! Cut off the minions that Si Chen extends to the world!"
Watson fell into deep thought after hearing this. It sounded like the world was far more dangerous than he imagined. There was actually a god named Si Chen who was silently controlling the whole world... But why did the name Si Chen feel so... It was so familiar, as if I had heard it somewhere before.
He is not a newbie, and he does not blindly believe what the other party says.
At least the part about the responsibilities of the Anti-Suppression Bureau cannot be fully believed - if the Anti-Suppression Bureau was really as powerful as Natalia said, then he would not have encountered the insect-turned-Lance in the first case.
Watson turned to look at Holmes, expressing doubt with his eyes: "Do you really believe what she said?"
Holmes nodded slightly. She had already verified Natalia's identity earlier. "Watson, leave this case to Dr. Natalia. I will take you to the hospital for treatment first."
The female detective helped the limping assistant out of Audley's apartment and took Victor's carriage to the best Royal Hospital in London.
After they left, Natalia found two bloody books from under the cushion of Lance's wife's body. The titles on the cover were covered with dried blood, and the pages inside were also soaked in blood. Now the blood has coagulated into the pages. They were all stuck together, and even if you tried hard to tear them apart, you could only see pools of unknown blood stains.
Natalia's hanging heart finally fell to the ground.
"Fortunately, it has been damaged. Now we don't have to worry about the two detectives being contaminated..."
However, in the blind spot of the Anti-Suppression Bureau investigator's field of vision, Lance's head, which had fallen to the ground, suddenly appeared to be a corpse-like phenomenon. The muscles in his cheeks began to contract, and the corners of his mouth were raised, as if he was smiling.
It stands to reason that the history of the secret sect is not only decided by Si Chen, but also the library is also involved. However, the information obtained through insect and bird decryption alone is too little. In the future, we will consider whether to introduce the settings of the nine major libraries.