Chapter 219
For the next few days, many things big and small happened in Lohr, of which the most talked about was the Farnate family's incident, which caused quite a bit of discussion in the town.
The incident involved the blood of evil, the Soundless cult, suicide, and a serial killer, which was why the lack of entertainment in Lohr became such a hot topic.
The horse carriage sped through the main street and soon stopped in front of the Farnate manor. As the young Chromie got off the carriage, his neighbors stared at him, as well as a few whispers.
Chromie looked a little embarrassed. Beside him were a few young men and women. They were all his classmates. They were in the middle of a graduation demonstration. The maid at home had sent him an urgent letter, describing what had happened at home. Only then did he rush back. A few of his classmates were worried about him, so they followed him.
"How could this be?" as soon as Chromie returned home and saw his maid, Lunchances, he was filled with disbelief.
Under his father's care, he had wholeheartedly devoted himself to his studies, so his impression of his family had always been one of harmony. Every month during Spirit Cleansing Day, nothing out of the ordinary happened at home, except for his older sister, who was a bit silent.
However, in the blink of an eye, everything changed. His older sister was infected with the blood of evil and was killed by his father, while his father couldn't stand the Soundless cult's threats and committed suicide, not to mention that their housekeeper, Birosius, was actually a serial killer.
During their search, they found quite a few female fingers inside Birosius' room, which couldn't help but remind them of a certain serial killer in Lohr.
Life in Lohr was quite oppressive, as some people placed their faith in God, while others who didn't believe in God easily fell ill from holding back their faith. This was why Lohr was home to various psychopathic killers.
Moreover, it was extremely easy for these killers to attract the attention of the Evil Gods during the serial murders, and from there, they would obtain extraordinary powers.
Among the unapprehended serial killers, there was one such hunter. He would use various identities to lure women out, then brutally kill them and cut off their pinky fingers.
This was said to be a ritual of a cult from another region, which was said to be able to obtain great power from it, and now, this rumor had been confirmed.
The window of Farnate's manor was opened, the hanging corpse was discovered by a neighbor who called the police. Since it happened so suddenly, Birosius didn't have time to move his spoils of war.
Seeing that he had been exposed, Birosius instantly unleashed his full strength, killed the police officer who came over, then ran away with a few fingers.
In short, the family was in a mess, and everything was pressed on the young Chromie. His father and sister's funeral, the church's investigation, and how to deal with the family business were all problems.
Fortunately, his classmates had tagged along and helped him deal with a lot of things. In the next few days, Chromie sold off his family's shop and held a funeral for his father and sister. After that, he was summoned by the Church several times and interrogated again and again, causing Chromie to look very haggard.
After leaving the church's investigation room, he was holding a few pieces of evidence in his hand, all of which had been taken from his house during the church's search. After confirming that there were no issues, they were returned to him. This signified that he had been cleared of suspicion, and everything was more or less settled. However, Chromie knew that the Farnate family was done for in Lohr.
The blood of evil was a stain on his life, combined with the fact that he had contact with the Soundless cult, even if he had been cleared of suspicion, any of his actions from now on would still be hindered.
Looking at the notebook in his hand, there was his father's will written on it, which seemed to record his pain, his sister being imprisoned, being coerced by the Soundless cult, and finally going completely insane, Chromie could feel his emotions.
"Chromie, come with us back to the Academic City" Next to the horse carriage, a young girl spoke with a pained tone: "There's no place for you here anymore"
"Olga, thank you for your kindness." Chromie softly replied, his hand tightly gripping the notebook. Of course, he could choose to leave this place and develop his career elsewhere, but he wasn't willing to do so.
"Father's dream was to revitalize the Farnate family and become a prominent family in Lohr, I don't want everything to end like this" Chromie spoke with a hoarse voice. Looking at the young girl in front of him, he understood what she was thinking, but at this crucial moment, he could only refuse.
"Chromie, what do you want?" Auri looked at the stubborn expression on the young man's face and hurriedly asked. She was afraid that he would do something irrational under the continuous blows.
"I want to catch the culprit" Chromie answered seriously: "Whether it's Birosius or the Soundless cult, I want them to pay the price, using their blood to wash away the shame of our family"
"You're crazy, one of them is a serial killer, the other is an evil cult, what can a normal person like you do?" Auri held her forehead, trying to convince Chromie not to do anything stupid.
"Don't forget, I'm the vice president of the academy's swordsmanship club, my swordsmanship has been recognized by Master Doug" Chromie ignored Auri's advice, he had already made up his mind. Of course, other than his swordsmanship, he had another secret.
It was this secret that gave him the confidence to go against his enemies, but it wasn't a good idea to tell others.
Negri sat in the private room of the restaurant, pondering as he watched Chromie leave on the horse carriage. This Protagonist doesn't have a Protagonist Aura, so he can't even be considered a Protagonist at this point in time. If he chose to leave, he would be able to escape the fate of being a chess piece, but the final act of the will of the world still dragged him into the game.
With the will of the world in such a weakened state, his fate as the Protagonist could already be predicted.
He has a certain level of confidence that involves supernatural power, but from what I can tell from his actions, that power comes with a heavy price " After a bit of analysis, Negri no longer paid any attention to the other party and turned to Brian who was sitting across from him.
"How is the situation?"
"Sir, I've observed a few people, quite a few of them are worth developing. This is the preliminary list I came up with, please take a look, sir Negri" Brian respectfully handed a list to Negri: "According to my analysis, a few of these people definitely have a secret stash, the supernatural knowledge that sir requires, they should have some in their hands"
"If there are no issues, this subordinate will try to get in touch with these people"
"Be careful, don't expose yourself, otherwise I won't be able to save you" Negri said. This Brian was truly talented, being able to gather quite a bit of useful information in just a few days.
"Furthermore, in a few days, the Impure Hermit Order will be holding an internal gathering, someone will guide you there" saying so, Negri took the list and left.
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