eurekapd Chapter 561 The Day You and the Stars Disappeared 27
Chapter 561 The Day You and the Stars Disappeared 27
The video continues.
There was nothing suspicious about this, as lanterns were always like this. But just to be on the safe side, I blew out the candle.
Captain Dong Yuan: "Scrape the candle and take a look. Go slowly."
Another guard took out a dagger and carefully scraped the lamp wax. The white wax gradually peeled off, and a black sticky liquid flowed out.
After seeing the black liquid, Rita said, "This is not an ordinary candle... This is a stone candle!"
When everyone heard Rita say this, their expressions changed.
Rita's expression became very serious at this time: "Although stone candles are more resistant to burning than candles, they are very likely to explode if they are not refined properly."
Captain Dong Yuan: "Someone replaced the candles in the lanterns with stone candles... No, this is not an ordinary replacement. This is a special kind of candle. The upper class people use ordinary candles, and the lower class uses stone candles."
"Only after burning for a while will the lanterns explode, one wave after another... and that is when... the celebration reaches its climax!"
The original god Paimon: "What! This is too cruel! How can you do this!"
Honkai Impact 3rd Kallen: "It's so abominable! No matter who this person is, he actually dared to do such a cruel thing. I will never let him go!"
Mingchao Kakaro: "Hurry up and find the mastermind behind this! If we don't find him, more people will be harmed!"
The video continues.
Rita immediately gave the order: "Notify everyone, turn off the lights in Qianxing Pavilion immediately! Turn off the lights in Huangyue City!"
Guard B: "Report to the Prime Minister! The citizens of Huangyue City are already evacuating!"
Rita: "Who on earth is planning such a terrible thing... What is their purpose?"
Captain Dong Yuan: "We only have one clue now, the lantern, but this clue is almost useless... How many lanterns are there in this world, and how many craftsmen are selling lanterns in the streets..."
At this moment, Rita's eyes became stern and she bowed to me.
Rita said, "Captain, thank you for the reminder. Among the craftsmen who have recently come to Huangyue City, there is one who is good at making lanterns. In addition to the novel appearance of the lanterns, I have heard that the lanterns made by this person stay lit longer than those made by others, so he is particularly popular as soon as he comes here."
Captain Dong Yuan: "If they can control the burning speed of candles by adjusting the ratio of candle materials... then he may also be able to make candles that can cause explosions. The igniter lies in the lantern and is sent to various places in Huangyue City without anyone noticing..."
After hearing this, Rita immediately gave the order: "Search for that craftsman!"
The dazzling Qixi Festival just now dimmed at this moment, and the guards tried their best to maintain order in the streets.
At this time, there was a craftsman on the street, who sang as he walked, just like his mood: "People come and go on a moonlit night, lanterns are dim... Lanterns, lanterns, I'm selling lanterns."
That familiar voice rang out from the alley nearby, and a man in black clothes, a black umbrella, and a lantern spun around, surrounding the craftsman. The guards became nervous, pointed their spears at him, and approached him, but the craftsman walked towards us, neither avoiding nor fleeing.
The craftsman said, "Would you like to buy a lantern? This is the only Bagua rotating lantern in the store..." A gust of wind blew by. "...It rotates with the wind, repeating over and over again. It seems that today's business is over. This is the last Bagua rotating lantern, and I give it to you."
The craftsman threw the Bagua lantern towards me, but it didn't land in my hands. A long spear beside me pierced the delicate lantern, and a black stone candle was clearly stuck on the tip of the spear.
The lantern thrown by the craftsman briefly attracted everyone's attention. He took the opportunity to bend his body and tried to climb up the stone wall - and the sickle, shining coldly, pressed down on his head.
Starry Sky Railway March 7: "Oh my god, it really is this craftsman. So this craftsman must be Gray Snake?"
Honkai Impact 3 Otto: "It's almost certain. Next, let's see what the purpose of this gray snake is."
Honkai Impact 3rd Kiana: "No matter what his purpose is, I will never let him go if he harms my second aunt like this!"
The video continues.
The prime minister, who was hidden in the night, flew down, and the craftsman slid back, barely avoiding the sickle, but the blade still grazed his face. No blood was splattered, only a human skin mask torn in half fell to the ground. Under the craftsman's mask was another mask.
And this mask is exactly the attire of Gray Snake.
Rita said with a serious expression: "Who are you? Who sent you? What is your purpose?"
The craftsman Gray Snake saw that his identity had been exposed, but he still said calmly: "I am just a nobody..."
Rita: "Humph, it seems that it is a waste of time to argue with you here. After I take you back, I will naturally have hundreds of ways to pry your mouth open."
Craftsman Gray Snake: "I'm afraid you have already taken care of Huangyue City. It's a pity. It seems that I won't be able to see Huangyue City at its most popular tonight."
Rita: “…You!”
Craftsman Gray Snake: "However, if you think this is my purpose, then you are extremely wrong..."
"What!" Just as Captain Dong Yuan was surprised, he suddenly let out a strange laugh.
Craftsman Gray Snake: "My...purpose is just like this...gossip...spinning lantern...but...the cause and effect cannot be reversed."
Rita realized something was wrong and immediately issued an order: "Oh no, pry open his mouth, quickly!"
The guards rushed forward, but it was too late. The craftsman Gray Snake's head tilted, and he had no pulse.
Rita immediately ordered: "Search him!"
Sure enough, the guards quickly found an unopened jade bottle from him, which contained a transparent liquid.
Rita: "A colorless and odorless poison... Oh, the preparation is really thoughtful."
Genshin Zhongli: "This gray snake actually committed suicide by taking poison so quickly, quite decisive."
Jing Yuan of Star Dome Railway: "But speaking of which, I remember that in the original world of Honkai Impact 3, Gray Snake seemed to be Kevin's subordinate, right?"
Honkai Impact 3 Kevin: "That's right. And from what I know about this Gray Snake, he actually has many clones. Even though the Gray Snake in the video has committed suicide, it doesn't mean that the Gray Snake is really dead."
Dr. Honkai Sanmei: "But no matter what, I will never let go of hurting my granddaughter!"
Cosmic Wanderer Gao Xuan: "Then why not vent your anger on the Gray Snake of the Equivalent World? He has so many clones and we can't kill him anyway."
The video continues.
Guard A said at this time: "Prime Minister, all lanterns in the city have been turned off, and we are currently concentrating on dealing with suspicious lanterns."
The lanterns that served as explosives no longer posed a threat, and the craftsman who made the explosives has been brought to justice, so everything should be resolved...but for some reason, the words that craftsman Gray Snake said before he died made me feel a strong sense of uneasiness in my heart.
However, at this moment, Guard B ran over and reported anxiously: "Prime Minister! There is no sign of Master Guanxing at Chengmen!"
Stargazing?! That’s right, I haven’t confirmed Mr. Stargazing’s safety. Although all dangerous factors have been eliminated, I still dare not let my guard down until I see her…
Rita: "Master Stargazer may have forgotten the time on a whim while going outside the city to whittle bamboo strips... Captain, I will go with you."
The two soon arrived outside the city, asking people around them for clues to stargazing. As the time for setting off the fireworks approached, people began to flock outside the city.
Guanxing stood on the side of the road and looked around. People came to the city gate in waves, but Captain Dongyuan was nowhere to be seen.
Stargazing: "I wonder if putting on this outfit and releasing sky lanterns will remind that guy of what happened back then. But speaking of it...it's been so long and he still hasn't come back. Could he be lost? We should go pick him up."