Chapter 64: Chapter 51: Murderous Puppet_1
After this, Duanmu Huai and Ogis were taken to a church and temporarily detained… But Duanmu Huai didn’t mind, because he really needed to understand what was going on in the city.
And the priestess girl nad Lorena didn’t hide anything and quickly explained the situation to Duanmu Huai.
It turned out that during this ti, there had been constant murders in the Holy City, causing panic among the residents. According to so victims who had experienced the incidents, they saw a doll-girl with silver hair being the killer. So, the Holy City had been investigating and searching for the murderer all this ti…
“A doll-girl with silver hair?”
Upon hearing this, Duanmu Huai furrowed his brows.
“So you suspect that it was Ogis?”
“My sincerest apologies, sir, we also don’t hope so, but at the mont…your companion does indeed fit the description given by the victims.”
“That’s true.”
Duanmu Huai spread his hands helplessly, after all, the description of a doll-girl with silver hair was too specific, who else fits it but Ogis?
“But, we didn’t do this.”
“So, how will you prove it?”
“I don’t need to prove it.”
Duanmu Huai shook his head.
“It’s easy to prove that we are not the murderers. If we stay here, and the murders continue happening, it ans we have nothing to do with them, right?”
“This…..”
It had to be said, Duanmu Huai’s proposal indeed surprised Lorena. She left for a mont, then ca back and nodded at them.
“Alright, let’s do that. If more murders happen, then we’ll confirm the two of you are not involved. But until then, please stay here and don’t move unnecessarily.”
After saying this, Lorena turned and left, while Duanmu Huai looked at Ogis.
“The silver-haired doll-girl…Ogis, does it sound familiar to you?”
“No…”
Ogis shook her head quietly.
“I am the only one created by Father.”
“Right…you’re right…”
Hearing Ogis’s response, Duanmu Huai stroked his chin. For so reason, he felt that even though Ogis didn’t commit this cri, it seed to have so connection with her. There were no evidence, just intuition… So, let’s just wait and see.
And the change happened sooner than Duanmu Huai had imagined.
That night, Lorena ca to their cell with an apologetic expression and bowed to them.
“I am really sorry, it was all a misunderstanding. You both can leave now.”
“So, there’s been another murder?”
“Yes, the church is tracking down the murderer, but it’s now certain that it has nothing to do with the two of you. I’m truly sorry for treating you guys this way…”
“No, that’s not important, Miss Lorena.”
Duanmu Huai waved his hand.
“If possible, could you take us to the scene of the cri for a look?”
“Huh?”
Upon hearing Duanmu Huai’s request, Lorena was taken aback.
“Well…”
“Since Ogis has been mistaken as the murderer, it ans we are not completely uninvolved with this matter. We also want to contribute and find out what exactly happened.”
“…”
Facing Duanmu Huai’s request, Lorena thought for a mont and nodded.
“Please follow .”
Under Lorena’s guidance, Duanmu Huai and Ogis left the church, crossed the street, and arrived at the cri scene, which had been completely sealed off by knights. The street was filled with a heavy scent of blood. It didn’t take long for Duanmu Huai to see the victims—they had been chopped into pieces, their bodies scattered haphazardly around.
Seeing this, Duanmu Huai couldn’t help but glance again at Ogis. If he hadn’t been with her all day, he might have suspected that she was the one who had done such a thing.
Not just lookalike but even with similar fighting style….
Clearly, Ogis herself was quite astounded, looking at the cri scene, seemingly lost in thought.
At that mont, Lorena explained the events to Duanmu Huai. According to the survivors, they were returning ho after drinking and partying late into the night when they t a girl who was alone. Emboldened by the alcohol, the group of young n tried to pick a conversation with her, only to be dismbered. The girl then left the scene, while the few survivors who hadn’t laid their hands on her scread out in terror, attracting the attention of the patrolling squad… subsequently, the cri scene was sealed.
That was how it went.
“So, can we bring those survivors over?”
After hearing Lorena’s description, Duanmu Huai quickly made his suggestion.
“Given that they’ve seen the puppet girl, they should be able to recognize her with a comparison, right?”
Lorena agreed with Duanmu Huai’s suggestion, and quickly had the knights bring the trembling young n over. Their initially composed facade crumbled the mont they saw Ogis standing next to Duanmu Huai, causing them to collapse to the ground screaming.
“It’s her! She’s the demon!!”
Hearing the survivors’ accusations, the knights hurriedly drew their weapons, pointing them at Duanmu Huai and Ogis.
“That’s enough, calm down!”
It was Lorena who called out urgently, pleading for them to cool their heads.
“Are you sure it’s her?”
“No, no mistake, it’s her! It’s her!!”
“Are you certain?”
At this point, Duanmu Huai strode towards these young lads, giving them a hard stare. Seeing the towering figure in horrific armor, the young n were terrified.
“Look closely, are you sure the person you saw looked exactly like her?”
Duanmu Huai gestured for Ogis to co over to these young n. Seeing Ogis, they trembled but soon after realizing she wasn’t going to take any further action, they mustered their courage, opened their eyes, and carefully examined the puppet girl before them.
“And?”
“…………”
Facing the question, the young n exchanged glances, then timidly began their response.
“There’s a bit…… of a difference……”
“In what way?”
“The…… clothes…… that puppet was wearing a white dress…… and her hair…… she had it down…… not tied up in a ponytail, and also……”
Taking a pause, the young n cautiously looked at Ogis.
“The feeling she gives off…… seems a bit…… different.”
“A feeling?”
“Yes…… that puppet seems crazy, like there’s sothing wrong with her……”
A ntally unstable puppet?
Duanmu Huai and Ogis exchanged looks, each seeing confusion in the other’s eyes.
After dismissing the victims, Duanmu Huai took Ogis aside.
“Ogis, what are your thoughts?”
“I don’t know, master…… this confuses , I can’t understand…… why the puppet’s mind would be deranged……”
“Hmm…… I can see why.”
Duanmu Huai wasn’t surprised by Ogis’s response. When he first t her, she presented herself as a human-like robot, with her own unique ways of logical thinking, but without understanding humans’ thoughts, reactions, and actions. But according to those victims, that other puppet seed different. Of course, that doesn’t make it impossible. Just as a robot’s rebellion could be due to programming error or logical confusion rather than self-consciousness…
“It seems, this is truly interesting……”
Looking at the prompt of a newly revealed mission, Duanmu Huai muttered to himself.
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