Chapter 66 The beginning of everything! Ancient evil omen
There was a crowd of people at the tram station.

Before Sean got close, he heard the newsboy's cries and the area was crowded with employees buying newspapers.

"Big event! Big event!"

"The Dre region is experiencing an unprecedented locust plague! ... Experts predict that this year's grain production will drop significantly! ..."

"The grain trade has suffered a severe setback! ... Grain prices continue to rise! ..."

Locust plague?

Xiao En's face changed, and he quickly squeezed through the crowd, took out a one-dinar note and handed it to the newsboy. He walked out without even waiting for the change. He spread out the newspaper in front of him and saw that the front-page headline was indeed a photo of the locust plague in the Dre area. On a vast plain was a dense swarm of locusts that stretched as far as the eye could see.

What a big deal!

Ordinary people don’t know what the guardian power behind the Derle area is, but Xiao En knows it very well. It is the base camp of the Natural Taoism and the territory of the great druids.

How could an unprecedented locust plague break out in a place where great druids are in charge?
Xiao En broke out in a cold sweat just thinking about the reason behind this.

"Sean?"

William's voice sounded not far away. He seemed to be lame. After accidentally discovering Xiao En, he immediately shouted, "Go to the dock area! There is a large-scale riot and looting there!..."

"There has been a stampede..."

Police whistles were sounded on the streets in the distance, and a large number of police officers could be seen rushing towards the dock area around the corner.

Upon hearing this, Xiao En immediately put down the newspaper in his hand, ran up and asked, "What happened?"

"Why did such a big commotion suddenly break out?"

William's leg injury has not yet fully healed, and he should have continued to recuperate during this period. In the battle with the mistress, William was so excited that he followed her, but he didn't expect that the aftermath of the explosion would break his leg due to the collapsed rubble.

This was only because Daisy was there to protect him, otherwise he might have been paralyzed for several months.

"The grain fleet from the Dre region didn't arrive on schedule, and with the spread of the newspaper news, the citizens were scrambling for food."

William's leg injury affected his movements a little, but fortunately he was a warrior with amazing recovery ability, so he could walk very fast even with a limp.

Thirty-five percent of the grains and fifty percent of the livestock meat of the Kingdom of Dorne are imported from the Dreux region. The high quality of life of ordinary people in Dorne is largely due to the cheap grains in the Dreux region. Without the cheap crops in the Dreux region, the price level in Dorne would rise sharply.

Dock area.

Before Sean got close, he saw a huge crowd of people. The shops near the market had been looted clean. The noisy voices were mixed with the crying of children, the shouting of women, and the cries of the elderly for help. William rushed forward, forcibly pushed aside the crowd on both sides, and protected a little girl who had fallen under him.

He was a warrior-level extraordinary being with strength far beyond that of an ordinary person. He picked up the little girl who had fallen and been trampled and handed her to Sean who was standing beside him.

"Evacuate the crowd immediately!"

At this time, a large number of police officers had arrived nearby.

Xiao En took the little girl. She was still breathing weakly. Without thinking too much, he immediately carried her outside. His invisible hand forcibly pushed away the crowded crowd nearby. After squeezing out, Xiao En immediately handed the little girl in his arms to the police officer beside him and shouted, "Send her to the hospital!"

From this position, you can see that the market area is packed like a sardine can. At the corner, an old man's arm is exposed from the crowd, lying there motionless, only trembling slightly when being stepped on. It is now unknown whether he is alive or dead.

——Group mental suggestion!
Just as the riot expanded further and everyone else was at a loss, Sean suddenly saw Ivan, a psychologist from the Night Watch headquarters, running towards him from a distance. He was shrouded in an obscure and deep aura, and the moment he raised his hand, a strange pale eyeball appeared in his palm.

A powerful mental wave erupted.

The originally riotous crowd gradually quieted down, as if people had a common thought at this moment. Starting from the outermost area, the crowded flow of people gradually dispersed.

At this moment, Xiao En also felt a spiritual consciousness injected into his mind.

"Suggestion!"

Unlike the last time Xiao En was hit, this time he clearly felt that his mind was invaded by some force.

However, ordinary people nearby were unaware of this. They were like puppets, subconsciously following the mental cues implanted by Ivan and continuously evacuating towards the three-way intersection. At this time, the police were finally able to send people in to maintain order.

Fifteen minutes later.

More than half of the people in the dock area have been evacuated, and wounded people are constantly being carried out from the messy market area. The heaviest casualties are near the livestock area, where the sudden riots drove the livestock crazy. More than a dozen bodies have been carried out, and it is not known how many people have died for a while.

At the intersection.

When Xiao En took care of the wounded, he saw a pair of bodies being carried out. The mother fell down and protected her son tightly. Both of them were trampled by the crowd. The little boy was only seven or eight years old. Judging from their dress, they looked like small vendors near the market. Their bodies were covered with dirty and bloody footprints, and the little boy's chest was sunken.

"Damn it!"

"Why did such a big riot suddenly break out?" Xiao En's eyes were slightly red, and an inexplicable anger surged in his heart.

Even if there was looting, so many people shouldn't have died suddenly!
Those who died in the stampede were basically the elderly, the weak, women and children, while strong adult males suffered few casualties. The largest number of deaths in this sudden riot were children, especially young children.

Times are different, this is not Earth. Children of this era have to help with housework at home, even children of six or seven years old will help with chores near the market area in the morning.

Xiao En looked at the horrific corpses being carried out one by one, listened to the desperate cries of the crowd in the distance, and the anger in his heart turned into a deep murderous intent!
"what happened?"

William's eyes were red, as if burning with anger. He grabbed the police officer on duty in the market area and said in a hoarse voice, like the roar of a wild animal: "What do you do for a living?!"

“Why wasn’t it reported in advance?”

The middle-aged policeman was frightened by William's ferocious eyes and trembled all over. He said tremblingly: "I don't know. So many people rushed in at once."

"Before we could react, someone was snatching the food."

“And then all hell broke loose!”

As if he had thought of something, the middle-aged policeman hurriedly explained: "Someone fired a gun!... I also heard someone firing a gun!..."

A stampede.

83 people died near the market in the dock area, and hundreds of people were injured. The victims were basically the elderly, the weak, women and children. Nearly half of the victims were children, and most of them were children from poor families in the old city. The youngest of them was only six or seven years old, and the oldest was only thirteen or fourteen years old. They would work in the market area every morning to earn a meager income.

What Xiao En could not bear to look at the most was a little girl of about thirteen or fourteen. She brought her ten-year-old brother and eight-year-old sister, who worked together doing odd jobs near the market to supplement their family income. When the rescuers carried out the bodies of the three children, the bloody scene made everyone nearby look away in sadness.

"Damn it!"

"Who fired the gun!" William punched the wall heavily.

Xiao En looked at the grieving woman who had fainted from crying not far away, took a deep breath, calmed himself, and silently put away his confusion.

This was no ordinary riot.

He didn't believe it was an accident!

After seeing Sean take off his glove, William immediately stood up and followed him. His eyes were red. He took out the pistol from his waist, pulled the safety, and limped behind him.

"Any findings?" William's voice was hoarse.

Sean shook his head slightly, motioning him to keep quiet, and then walked into the messy market area. There was blood everywhere on the ground, and there were several dead poultry in the distance, as if they had been trampled to death in a panic.

He didn't see even the slightest abnormality in his spiritual vision.

There are no strange traces left here, only the faint sadness left by death.

"inspiration!"

"Where's my flash of inspiration?"

After walking through the entire market area, Sean's expression seemed to have a hint of suppressed anger. He couldn't help but roar in his heart, shaking the mysterious knowledge in his brain. They hid in fear in the gray matter area of ​​his brain.

What's happening here is definitely not normal!

Even though Xiao En didn't find any clues, his intuition told him that there must be a mastermind behind this.

"Hold!"

"Give me a flash of inspiration!"

Xiao En closed his eyes, blocked his five senses, and pursued only the most primitive spirituality. A gray mist seemed to appear before his eyes as he concentrated his spirituality and thoughts to the limit.

In an instant!
Xiao En saw through the fog and saw a flash of hallucination-like scene.

a man.

A man who was dressed like a businessman, wearing a gray robe that looked a bit like those worn in other places, looked at the people who were crowding in front of him to buy food, and were about to start looting. A mocking smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and then he raised his hand and pointed gently.

——Fear magic!

The crowd was suddenly like hot oil poured into boiling water. In the livestock area, some mad mules and horses even broke their reins and ran wildly into the crowd. The people with terrified faces started to flee. It was like a chain reaction; the whole market area suddenly exploded.

hum.

The flash of inspiration ended, and Sean opened his eyes with a gasp, and he heard knowledge whispering.

"Call someone!"

Xiao En drew the pistol from his waist, his eyes full of murderous intent, and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "Notify other night watchmen nearby."

"I found the murderer."

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(End of this chapter)