Witch, Fireball and Steam Evil God

Chapter 112 Who is Kane?

Good times are destined to be short-lived. Before going out the next day, Lindong turned back into a cat and returned to her favorite seat.

There is still a lot of work to do today. The first stop in Gear City is the casino run by the Lofik Group in the southwest corner of the city. This is where Kane first became known. He lost all his fortune in the casino and was saddled with huge loan sharks. Then, like all other gamblers, he lost all the borrowed money.

Later, because he was unable to repay his debts, he and several gamblers in the same situation were forced to work in the Heywood Mine to pay off their debts.

While in the mine, Winter never saw Kane's true face.

"It was peculiar, someone gave the signal to charge the miners, but neither Hagrid nor I could see him."

A man and a cat were staying in an empty alley near the casino, discussing the topic about Kane.

Every casino has such a back alley, and the thugs usually drag those who cheat here. As for what happened to those people later, the dried blood on the ground and walls can explain it. The garbage dump not far away exudes a foul smell, and a severed finger can be seen in the distance.

"This could be some kind of magic I don't know about, or he could be some abnormal creature related to the evil god. His purpose is clear, which is to cause conflict."

The rioting miners, and the magician who suddenly went crazy and cast a knockback spell on Talon mentioned by Ethan, all fell into some abnormal state of mind. "It should be necessary to trigger some conditions in order to see him."

Winter's interest was completely aroused by Kane. There were not many mystical phenomena in this world that she had not seen, and her intuition told her that Kane would not stop here and he would definitely cause greater chaos in the future.

"You, what are you doing here sneaking around?"

A loud shout interrupted their conversation, and the casino thugs came towards them aggressively from a distance, and their retreat was completely blocked by the other two thugs.

"investigation."

Ethan came forward and took the initiative to hand over his ID card to the thug, "It's related to a recent case in the Heywood Mine."

The thug's expression suddenly changed. "Containment Bureau? D-class investigator?"

Under normal circumstances, the thugs would never give Ethan a good look, but they heard many rumors last night. Some people said that the evil god's creation attacked the Gear City, and the number of patrol teams on the streets increased several times. The guests who entered the city yesterday complained that they were subjected to the most stringent inspections, and their gifts and goods were turned upside down. All items that were slightly related to the occult were forcibly confiscated by the Kingdom Army, and they were only given a flyer, asking them to wait until the inspection was over before coming back to pick it up.

This storm seems to be real.

Moreover, the “Boy Who Lived” written on the business card makes him look like a tough guy who has really experienced danger.

The thug politely returned the ID card to Ethan and asked in a low voice, "What happened in the Heywood Mine? I heard that there is a contaminated area there. Is it true?"

"That's what I'm here for."

Ethan remained noncommittal. There was nothing to keep secret. The first group of mercenaries who had fled back to Gear City had already spread the news about the mine, including the fact that President Talon had turned into a monster and been beaten to death by the guards. Many people were talking about it along the way.

"Come in and talk."

The thug made the invitation and asked with some concern, "Will the evil god really come to Gear City?"

"We haven't received any news on this yet, but you can rest assured that the branch's research department has recovered the samples. If the possibility of infection is found, everyone will be notified as soon as possible."

"That's fine, that's fine."

The thug heaved a sigh of relief and led Ethan to the bar at the edge of the casino. He gestured to the bartender, "Guest of the Asylum Bureau, two glasses of cold beer... Tell me, what do you want to know?"

"Kane, have you heard of this name?"

"I've heard of it. It's him again. Did he cause trouble in the mine?"

The thug didn't seem surprised by this, which showed that Kane seemed to have left a deep impression on him.

"According to the information we have, he instigated the riot in the Heywood Mine."

"What did I say? This guy will definitely cause trouble. I told you to let me handle him!" The thug looked like a straightforward and rough man. When he mentioned Kane, he slapped his thigh in anger and complained, "Three of my brothers were killed by this kid!"

"Have you seen him?"

"Of course, a slovenly man with messy hair who looked like he hadn't showered in months. The guy was also unlucky and lost all his money in one night."

In casinos, this kind of gambler is too common. "But he teamed up with a few other gamblers who owed money to loan sharks and attacked the moneylenders with broken bottles. When I led my men over, they attacked us! I killed a few of them, and the rest surrendered, but three of my men were seriously injured and died soon after being sent to the hospital."

He admitted that they were unprepared and were caught off guard by the gamblers.

After all, this is the territory of the Lofik Group, and normally no one dares to cause trouble on their territory.

"Have you seen Kane in person?"

"What do you mean? I told you, I've already dealt with the gambler who caused the trouble!"

"What weapon did Kane use? How did he attack you? Who caught him? What kind of physical contact occurred between them?"

This series of questions made the thug confused. He became a little impatient and said, "Didn't I tell you that he was a sloppy man with messy hair...Huh?"

Suddenly, he realized something was wrong.

He could easily think of Kane's image, and knew clearly that he had instigated the debt-ridden gamblers to attack the loan sharks that night. Everyone knew that Kane was the leader, and this was an indisputable fact. However, when he thought about Ethan's question, his thoughts suddenly got stuck.

yes……

Who caught Kane that day?
What weapon did Kane hold? Was it also a broken wine bottle?
The scene was a bit chaotic at the time. Kane was mixed in the crowd. What exactly did he do?

The thug got goosebumps all over his body. He should have been able to think of these things easily. After all, Kane's appearance was easy to remember, a gambler with messy hair.

Seeing this, Ethan expressed his guess, "The gambler told you that Kane was the mastermind, but in fact you can't remember what he did that night."

"Well, I think—"

"I'm not blaming you," Ethan said, "because everyone in the Heywood Mine is just like you. They can all describe Kane's specific appearance. The interesting thing is that everyone has the same impression of him."

Generally speaking, people will have completely different evaluations of someone due to subjective factors. However, all the information Ethan obtained about Kane in the mine can only be described as accurate.

It was accurate to the millimeter, except for the evaluation of Kane, on which people had no disagreement.

Rather than being a real human being, Kane is more like a concept.

The thug also vaguely guessed Ethan's intention, "You mean, he is not actually human?"

"At least not ordinary people."

Ethan said, "As for what he is specifically, further investigation is needed, which is also what we—"

His voice was interrupted.

There was a commotion not far away. They looked in the direction of the sound and saw an angry middle-aged man holding a crossbow and breaking into the casino.

The man soon found his target in the casino - a young nobleman who was lying on a gambling table, drunk and unconscious.

There was an exclamation from the crowd, but the middle-aged man did not care about the people around him or the consequences of his actions.

He aimed the hunting crossbow at the sleeping noble young master and fired the arrow without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)