Deep Sea Embers

Chapter 143 Inquiry and Treatment

The expression on Duncan’s face was very sincere, with a kind of confidence and determination of “I’m going to sell fakes and I’m going to make it clear to the bad guys. If you can find a real thing from the back warehouse, I don’t even want this store.” , and Fan Na was obviously shocked by this calmness, she was stunned for a long time before she realized: "Your honesty...is really impressive."

"About the fire, do you have anything else to ask?" Duncan didn't care about the weirdness in the other party's tone, but asked calmly, "I heard afterwards that the entire museum was blocked that day?"

"In fact, we highly suspect that there are supernatural factors in the fire in the museum." Fan Na did not hide this point, because speculation in this regard has already been spread in the streets and alleys, and the mystics of the city hall have also publicly appealed to citizens not to approach it in the near future. Museum Square, for the citizens of Purland, the existence of the extraordinary event itself does not need to be kept secret, only the details of the event and the truth behind it need to be kept secret, "The fire subsided very quickly, far beyond common sense... …Mr. Duncan, please recall, did you really not see or hear any unusual movements after entering the museum?"

"...No," Duncan frowned. "Actually, at that time, I didn't have the extra energy to pay attention to the changes in the fire scene-after all, I was just an ordinary person, not a trained guard."

Speaking of this, he paused and raised his eyebrows: "The church suspects that the few of us who escaped from the fire may have something to do with the 'extraordinary factor' behind the fire?"

"I'm the one who suspects it personally," Fan Na said with a serious face, "Please forgive me, it is my duty as a judge to be vigilant against all uncontrolled supernatural hidden dangers in the city-state, and I don't mean to suspect that you are the culprit of the fire—Chaofan Power will contaminate ordinary people, regardless of whether the parties have subjective intentions or not, what I worry about is that you were passively involved in the influence of some kind of extraordinary power in that fire, and this is also a concern for your safety."

"I understand." When Duncan heard it, he was more calm than before. He really didn't mean to be angry at all, because the lady judge in front of him was really doing his duty. Any clues?"

"...I really didn't find anything," Fan Na shook her head, "There is no supernatural power left here, and the distribution of shadows and aura flow inside and outside the building are quite normal. I think...you should really just be involved in supernatural events ordinary people."

Duncan thought for a while, and couldn't help but say a few more words: "Why don't you...you check it carefully again? What if there is any supernatural power left in this place that hasn't been discovered, just like what you said just now, it's also for our safety Well……"

"I have confidence in my own judgment," Fanna puffed up her chest confidently before Duncan finished speaking, and said in a firm tone, "I have received the grace of the goddess, and my eyes are the most effective means of detection, especially During the day, no heresy power or deep shadow can escape my sight - even the best evil gods and demons, who are best at hiding, have nothing to hide from my eyes!"

As soon as Fan Na finished speaking, she heard another crash not far away, and Shirley finally dropped the base of the wooden carving just now.

"I... want to see if I can put it in a safer place..."

"Just let go of that pile of things! If you can't, go clean the window sill!" Duncan said helplessly to Shirley, who was trying to play the clerk, and then turned to look at Fan Na, holding back for a long time and saying, "... …you are right."

"This kid looks like he has a lot of hands and feet," Fan Na raised her head and glanced at Shirley, and said casually, "And it looks... a little nervous?"

"It's the first day she's helping today," Duncan said truthfully. "She's not an official shop assistant, but a friend of my niece. She came here to learn something and help the family by the way. The children in the downtown area, it's early to come out to earn money. Some."

Fan Na nodded, thinking it was normal, then she considered it, and then she turned her eyes to Duncan again: "I also want to confirm——after leaving the museum, do you have any residual discomfort? Zeng Have you ever had a nightmare?"

Duncan didn't answer immediately.

Someone had a nightmare, Shirley not only had a nightmare, but also saw something unbelievable at the border of the nightmare with him-but this cannot be said.

Although the judge in front of me is a "positive person" who maintains the order of the city-state, Shirley is an out-and-out heretic in the eyes of the authorities and the church. In this world where everyone is nervous, no matter how righteous It is also difficult for a fair judge to have much tolerance and empathy for a "heretic" when they meet for the first time.

"No, everything is normal," Duncan shook his head, "but can I ask? What kind of nightmare will it be? If something similar happens to us in the past two days, I will confirm it as soon as possible and report to the nearest Church for help."

"It should have something to do with flames," Fanna replied, "the scale is extremely large, the flames spew violently in the dark void, and bend during the eruption, forming a magnificent arc—considering that you have just recovered from a fire Narrow escape, the shadow of short-term trauma may also cause you to dream of similar scenes in the recent period. Ordinary people cannot judge the difference between this normal dream and the nightmare under the influence of the supernatural, so I suggest that as long as you dream of flames, Seek help immediately from the nearest church."

Duncan frowned.

Erupting violently in the darkness and nothingness, the spectacular arc-shaped flame...

This didn't sound like Nina's dream, nor Shirley's dream, nor the scene of the ruins of the fire that he had seen last night.

If I had to say it, Fan Na's serious expression when describing the scene reminded him of something...shards of the sun.

Only the shards of the sun have the power described in the description, and make a judge look so solemn.

Duncan considered for a moment, carefully adjusted his wording within the framework of the "enthusiastic citizen and ordinary person", and then suddenly said: "I'm asking too much... this matter... is it related to the recent riots in the city?" Is it related to the cultists? Those cultists seem to be doing sun, flames, sacrifices, etc. all day long, and it sounds like they are going to set fire to the city at any time."

There are Sun Cultists in the city, and the authorities are searching for them. This is something that ordinary people know about. Fan Na obviously didn't think much about it. She nodded: "It can't be ruled out that some of them are playing tricks... But you just need to find out. , don’t ask too much, it’s dangerous for ordinary people.”

As a high-ranking judge, Fan Na knew that a cult stronghold in an abandoned factory was reported and destroyed not long ago, and she even went to the scene to investigate the matter herself, but there is no need to know more details personally. Naturally, he didn't know that the "enthusiastic citizen" who reported the cult's hideout was the antique store manager in front of him.

Duncan also didn't take the initiative to bring up his original reporting behavior, because he had vaguely confirmed his guess from Fan Na's answer, and fell into deep thought.

Even the top church officials believed that this matter was related to the Sun Cultists, and it seemed that it was indeed the Sun Fragment—when the fire broke out in the museum, the influence of the Sun Fragment did appear in the real world for a short time, and it caused people to go to deal with the scene later. Vanna's vigilance.

So the "dream scene" that Fan Na described...could it be the sun shards? !
A huge flame erupted violently in the dark void... This is completely different from what Duncan imagined when he heard the name "Shard of the Sun" for the first time!
In his initial imagination, things like "shards of the sun", which are chased by cultists and can be sealed sleeping in city-states, should be something similar to "abnormality", something tangible and qualitative, "Things" that have a specious connection with the sun, but actually have little to do with the real sun, but according to Fanna's description...

Duncan tried his best to make up his mind, recalling his impression of the star "Sun" as a person on Earth, and finally felt more and more about that thing...why does it look like a "solar prominence"? !

Regardless of other things, just judging from the scene, it is simply a solar prominence that was erupted into space!
The expression on his face didn't change, but the thoughts in his heart were already ups and downs——

Shards of the sun... This thing turned out to be in the literal sense of TM? !
At the same time, in Nina's bedroom on the second floor, Heidi had already completed the routine inquiry and guidance of the "patient".

She has generally confirmed that Nina's dream is not an ordinary nightmare or a continuous dream caused by purely mental stress, but whether this dream has been infringed by extraordinary factors requires further determination.

"We may need a short and moderate hypnotherapy," Heidi picked up the amethyst pendant in her hand, and said to the girl in front of her in a gentle tone, "Don't be nervous, just follow my guidance and answer some questions."

(End of this chapter)