Nightmare Light

Chapter 205 Hidden Compartment in the Room
Lin Wang's voice was calm and clear, and the air seemed to freeze for a moment.

Bishop Du walked to the table and lightly traced a line with his finger, leaving a faint mark—clearly, there had been ink stains on the table before.

The middle-aged bishop's face was so black it could drip ink: "We must find out what she wrote before! The words of a high-ranking civil servant carry power!"

He waved his hand forcefully: "Investigate! Gather all the priests she's communicated with in the last month and question them one by one! Don't let any clue slip by!"

Then, he saw Lin Wang look thoughtful and begin to look around the room.

Bishop Du looked at Lin Wang, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

For some reason, he had a vague feeling that this young man from the north had a way to solve this problem...

No, he has a way of solving almost any problem.

It was clearly inappropriate for such a thought to come from the mind of a high-ranking priest, so Bishop Du shook his head and asked, "Lin Wang, what are you looking at?"

“I’m thinking… about a very simple logic.” Lin Wang’s hand began to grope around the bookshelves as he spoke without turning his head, “If that old lady wrote a lot of things, where are all those things she wrote?”

Bishop Du was startled, realizing a problem he had overlooked for a long time—no one would carry a large number of written papers with them when going out to fight—and those writings were very likely still in this room!

Lin Wang looked around thoughtfully and said to everyone, "Based on my previous observations of Vice-Bishop Zhao, she constantly changes her appearance to complete her 'disguise'... This is a typical sign of insecurity."

"So, she would definitely hide her important belongings before leaving the house... I guess, somewhere in this room, there should be..."

As he spoke, Lin Wang waved to a female priestess: "Please sit here."

"Why me?" the priestess asked, puzzled.

"Because I need to simulate her behavior and state in this room." Lin Wang pointed to himself. "Do you think my height is appropriate?"

"……Oh."

Following Lin Wang's instructions, the priestess sat down at the desk.

Lin Wang stood beside her, stroking his chin in thought, while everyone around him held their breath.

A dozen seconds later, Lin Wang said to the priestess, "Now, please stand up... Don't move yet. Turn the chair counterclockwise and then walk out from your left side."

“Yes, this is a person who lacks a sense of security, judging from his body language when he walks... Okay, now start, back up... back up to where? Back up to the corner.”

The priestess glanced at Bishop Du, who nodded. Following Lin Wang's instructions, she stood up, turned to the left, stepped off the stool, and began to back away. She was a very talented priestess; as she did these actions, she even deliberately imitated an old man, slightly hunching her body.

In that instant, the air in the room froze.

People seemed to see an old man, hunched over, stand up from the table, then twist the chair in a strange posture, walk around to the left of the chair, and then retreat step by step towards the corner of the room.

A priest exclaimed, "She... no, Vice-Bishop Zhao, has been watching the doorway!"

Another priest suddenly exclaimed, "I remember now! Vice-Bishop Zhao... he does have this habit when he's in the temple—he likes to sit in a corner and watch the entrance!"

In the crowd, Shi Xiong suddenly felt his hair stand on end, and he glanced at Lin Wang in surprise.

I hadn't noticed before that Lin Wang had such strong analytical skills?
At this moment, Bishop Du said, "Mr. Lin Wang, since you can analyze Vice-Bishop Zhao's behavior, where do you think she would hide the thing?"

Lin Wang laughed and said, "A person who is extremely insecure must keep things within their reach and sight at all times."

"Follow me." He led the group into the bedroom behind him.

It was an extremely simple bedroom, with a bed against the wall, a wardrobe, and a wooden chest against the wall, and nothing else—the chest was left open, clearly indicating that the priests had thoroughly searched it.

Lin Wang said to the priestess from earlier, "Could you please lie down on her bed?"

The priestess hesitated for a moment, but knowing it was for the sake of solving the case, she didn't refuse and lay down on the bed fully clothed. Lin Wang's gaze lingered on the priestess's arm against the wall for a few seconds, then he nodded to her: "Look on the wall near your left hand."

The priestess sat up, felt around on the wall near her left for a while, and suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "There's a dent here!"

But then she frowned: "But I don't know how to open this mechanism..."

The priestess looked at the crowd for help. Lin Wang pondered for a moment, then stepped forward and said, "Let me give it a try."

The crowd made way, and Lin Wang stepped forward.

People saw the tall, young man from the north look at the recessed mechanism beside the bed, ponder for a moment, and then reveal a profound yet determined smile.

Then, he punched hard, smashing a large hole in the wall with a crack.

Everyone: "..."

"Alright." Lin Wang shook his hand with satisfaction and pulled out a few pieces of rubble from the cave. "That's enough."

"No, Brother Lin, when you say 'try,' you mean punching a hole in the wall? I can do that too!" Shi Xiong said to Lin Wang, his face trembling slightly.

“There’s a reason I dared to do this,” Lin Wang said. “A priestess who lacks a sense of security and is hiding a lot of secrets would definitely not hide in a secret room that is mysterious—what if she uses the fluctuations of divine magic and alerts others? You know, she firmly believes in the existence of the goddess.”

As he spoke, he pulled hard, and a metal box more than a foot long was pulled out of the wall.

Lin Wang used force to break the lock and lift it.

With a crash, a large pile of things poured out of the iron box and scattered all over the ground.

The crowd crowded forward and looked down.

A priest asked, "Believe?"

He reached out and bent down to take the letters, but Lin Wang stopped him: "Don't move."

"Hmm?" The priest was puzzled, then suddenly realized, took a few steps back, and glanced at Bishop Du.

Bishop Du's eyebrows twitched, and he waved his hand forcefully: "Seal off the scene!"

A large group of Crusaders rushed out and surrounded Vice-Bishop Zhao's room in layers.

Several priests carried the sealed box into the room and began to sort through the letters in full view of everyone. They were going to seal the letters in the box and, after confirming that they were safe, open the box to read their contents.

Bishop Du nodded deeply to Lin Wang: "Thank you, Mr. Lin Wang, you have once again done the temple a great favor."

Lin Wang waved his hand: "Alright, you don't need me to handle things after this, right? You should be able to manage on your own, right?"

"The temple will investigate the recipient of the communications as soon as possible..."

Lin Wang interrupted Bishop Du: "No, you still overlooked something."

Bishop Du was taken aback, puzzled.

Lin Wang pointed to the letters: "Since Vice-Bishop Zhao is writing letters, it means that someone in the temple is helping him deliver them..."

boom!
Suddenly, a series of explosions from a battle erupted in the distance. Bishop Du's expression changed, and he raised his voice, "What's happening!"

Two priests ran over: "Your Excellency! Someone has attacked the Ant Gu Mirror!"

(End of this chapter)