bookcurios Chapter 363 A Strange Country
Chapter 363 A Strange Country
This is a land without desires. Killing, stealing, lust, lying, sloth, envy, and all other negative desires do not exist in this land.
This place seems to be the ideal utopia, where there is no crime, people live in abundance, no one has desires, and people do not even know what desires are.
This place seems like a fantasy. People from other countries, after hearing stories about it, are eager to come and experience life here. Unfortunately, outsiders are not allowed to enter.
But this was no problem for Lin Tian. Soon he appeared in Galen City, one of the five major cities in the Gear Kingdom, wearing a top hat and a trench coat.
After actually entering the Gear Country, Lin Tian was also shocked by the development here.
This place is just like 19th-century England, with wide streets, clusters of small buildings, and people all dressed in well-tailored suits. More importantly...
There are cars here.
Although it was expected, Lin Tian still couldn't help but feel a little dazed when he actually saw the four-wheeled thing.
Have I returned to the modern era?
Of course, Lin Tian was exaggerating a bit. This place is still far from modern times. It was only after traveling to several other countries that Lin Tian realized how big the difference was.
However, Lin Tian did not show any surprise on his face. This was a xenophobic country, and although Lin Tian had managed to infiltrate, he still had to be mindful of his image.
Next, he planned to find a place to stay. This was not difficult. The people here were very easy to talk to, and Lin Tian rented a fairly spacious room for a small amount of money.
After that, Lin Tian lived here for two days. During this time, he observed the people living here and found that they seemed to be just like the rumors.
The people here always have smiles on their faces, and you never see any negative emotions. Arguments, gossip, fights, and cursing never happen here.
Even when buying things here, the price is fixed. No matter how much you give, the other party will just look at you with a puzzled expression.
Lin Tian felt this was abnormal. How could a person not have negative emotions and desires? Could it be that everyone here is a robot?
Lin Tian quickly denied this, because he had tried to secretly knock his neighbor unconscious and then examine his body structure, only to find that he was a living, breathing person.
So Lin Tian conducted an experiment: while the other person was conscious, he punched him hard with the force it could withstand.
However, the other party did not show any anger, or rather, he did not know what anger was. He also showed a pained expression after being hit, but after a moment of stunned silence, his expression quickly turned to confusion, as if he did not know what Lin Tian's behavior was.
Lin Tian apologized to him, and he probably thought it was just an accident, so he accepted it gladly, and the two chatted happily again.
Strange place...
Lin Tian made a mental note of the special features of this place, and then began to attend to another important matter.
Are you sure you're in this city?
Lin Tian looked at the little white bear on his shoulder and saw it nod affirmatively.
"interesting."
Finding something related to desire in a city devoid of desire didn't seem too difficult, and Lin Tian thought so too, so he quickly took action.
.............
Boom boom boom!
Click!
The apartment door opened, and a still-attractive woman looked at Lin Tian with a questioning gaze.
"Good morning sir."
Although she was a little confused about who the person in front of her was, Rise still greeted him with a smile as usual.
"Hello, Mrs. Rhys."
"Can I come in and sit?"
Lin Tian calmly posed a very impolite question, but after only a brief moment of thought, Rise agreed to his request.
She seemed completely unaware of how dangerous it was for a woman living alone to let a strange man into her room.
Fortunately, Lin Tian didn't have any ulterior motives.
Upon entering the apartment, Lin Tian acted as if he were no stranger. He plopped down on the living room sofa and then spoke to Reese in a completely impolite tone:
"Pour me two cups of tea."
In any other place, Lin Tian would have been scolded and kicked out long ago, but Lin Tian knew that this was Galen, and the other party would not refuse him.
"Ok."
As expected, Rise quickly agreed and then promptly poured two cups of tea and handed them to Lin Tian.
Lin Tian took one cup, placed the other on the table, took a small sip, pushed the other cup to Ruisi, and said to her.
"sit down."
"OK, thanks."
Rise agreed, completely forgetting that she was the one who poured the water and that this was her home.
Afterwards, the two chatted normally for a few minutes, and after another conversation, Rise finally asked a question.
"How should I address you, sir?"
Although she wasn't furious, she was still puzzled by Lin Tian's arrival.
"Just call me Sherlock Holmes. I'm a detective."
"detective?"
Rise looked puzzled. It sounded like a profession, but she had never heard of it before.
"Don't be confused. I'm here to ask you some questions. Can you help me answer them?"
"of course can."
Rise readily accepted.
So Lin Tian quickly asked a whole bunch of questions, and Ruisi answered them one by one. Lin Tian didn't doubt the truthfulness of what she said, because he knew that the people here wouldn't lie.
"You mean, when you got home, your husband had disappeared, and there was only a naked woman in the house, oh! Her name was Lisa, and Lisa had wounds on her body and was lying flat on the bed, already dead?"
"Yes."
Rise confirmed what Lin Tian had described.
Has your husband come back?
"No, I haven't seen him for several days."
Don't you have any doubts?
“I’m confused because my husband should usually be home at this time. I don’t know why he’s disappeared.”
Although Rise looked puzzled, Lin Tian could sense that she was very calm inside.
"It seems your husband may have committed a crime. You mentioned there was that thing on the bed, so it's very likely he molested Lisa and then killed her. It's both rape and murder. Your husband must have fled to avoid punishment."
However, after Lin Tian finished speaking, Ruisi's face showed a puzzled expression again.
"Rape? Murder?"
After saying those two words with a puzzled look, Rise then said something that made Lin Tian's eyelids twitch.
"what does that mean?"