Chapter 71 FamiliarityTitle of the Book:Secret: The Story Hidden Under DestinyAuthor: Little Fish Listening to the RainChapter word count: 2179 wordsUpdate time: 2023-07-10 00:31:31
After agreeing on a time for the private gathering, Grellint said goodbye to his good friend temporarily. As a newcomer attending such a gathering for the first time, he naturally had to be more enthusiastic.
Watching today's protagonist, Count Kagan, standing in the center and delivering a simple opening speech, I don't know why, feeling the ever-present sense of surveillance, Greylint actually felt a sense of familiarity, a very strange sense of familiarity.
It was like I had encountered this feeling before. If I had to put it in a different way, it should be called a strange sense of familiarity. Recalling the scenes in his memory, Greylint really couldn't remember when he had encountered this feeling before.
Soon, the simple opening remarks were over, and then the most important activity of the party, hunting, began.
Grellint temporarily put aside the strange feeling of exploration, mounted his horse, took his shotgun, and rode with everyone into the woods outside the manor.
However, although his firearms skills have greatly improved since he became a detective, this time, Grallant did not intend to show it. It is better to just follow the impression of the Viscount Grallant.
Grellint rode with everyone in the forest. As they went deeper, everyone began to choose their own directions. Gradually, there were fewer and fewer people. However, his good friend, Milton Hatton, stayed with him all the way.
Seeing that there was no one around, he slowed down his riding and rode side by side with Grallint.
"Grillant, this should be your first time attending such a gathering. This is different from the hunting competitions we have at gatherings. It would be best if we could just hunt a hare or a pheasant."
Apparently, this is also part of the noble game, thought Gralinte.
"Milton, don't worry, you know my level. Even if I want to hunt foxes, I need me to have this kind of skills."
Both of them knew that they were just supporting roles, so they no longer had any competitive mentality. They rode their horses and continued to talk about the previous topic about Extraordinary People.
"Grelint, if you were not also going to the Southern Continent, I would definitely not tell you the formula of the extraordinary potion."
"When my father gave me the potion formula, he also showed me the endings of all the people in my family who took the potion and became extraordinary people."
"In the hundred-year history of the Hutton family, more than 80% of those who took the potion ended up going crazy."
"Grelint, don't tell anyone else the potion formula. This is a curse, a curse of power."
"Milton, I understand. I promise not to tell the formula to anyone else."
However, Greylint also had his own plans. He planned to first find a way to collect a magical item with lawyer abilities, pretend to be a lawyer, and officially "become" an extraordinary person.
After all, he had deliberately amplified his voice before, and he believed that many nobles at this gathering would know that he was going to become an Extraordinary.
Speaking of which, his family might also have some sequence of potion formulas. His uncle mentioned it in his mind, and he became a judge.
If I remember correctly, this sequence is controlled by the royal family. I don't know whether his family has a low-sequence potion formula, or his uncle was rewarded by the royal family to become a Beyonder because of his outstanding performance.
Grellant and Milton rode in the woods, talking about some things in the past. Grellant could hear the friendship between his good friend and the original owner, which had been going on since childhood.
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Three hours later, the two returned to Earl Kegan's manor at the agreed time. Although Greylint didn't know his specific abilities yet, he could feel that the other party should have improved his eloquence to a certain extent. At least the Milton in his memory was not so eloquent.
Neither of them took it seriously and only brought back a hare, which was far inferior compared to the foxes brought by Count Kagen and his men, but the two didn't care about it.
…
After the party, Grellant got on the carriage. As the carriage drove towards Backlund, Grellant asked the butler Allen to draw down the curtains of the carriage.
The moment the curtains of the carriage were all lowered, Greylint felt as if he had returned to a week ago.
After asking the butler to open another curtain, Grellint calmed down the vigilance that had risen in his heart.
"Luckily the driver wasn't a Beyonder, otherwise I would have really rushed out of the carriage."
Grellint complained about himself in the center,
"Extraordinary."
Grellint felt that he had grasped the key, recalling the scene of being ambushed by Viscount Lechner and the feeling when he first met the Beyonder.
"Yes, that's the feeling, a strange familiarity!"
Grellint had never seen him before, but after being attacked by him, he felt a sense of familiarity, a feeling that he had seen him somewhere before, but there was no impression of him in his memory.
The first time he saw him, Greylint knew that this was the guy who kidnapped Harry.
It's a strange feeling, like someone you've seen before but just can't remember who he is.
Grellint suddenly realized that he had encountered this situation several times before. When he observed the records of the spirit world before, there was no one on the screen.
The disappearance scenes of the several people who were arrested and performed evil rituals, the disappearance scenes of Harry and other children, and...
The scene where Oliver disappears.
All matters concerning the evil rituals were reported to the church, and Greylint returned to the location of the rituals after a period of time to make sure they had been eradicated.
Viscount Lechner and his companion Greylint were also confirmed dead at his hands.
Then, the most likely person is the one who took Oliver away...
I didn't expect that by attending this party, I would unexpectedly get clues about Oliver.
But the clue is in Earl Kegan's manor, and it is likely that it belongs to Earl Kegan. With Greylint's current extraordinary ability, once he is discovered, it will be a fatal blow to him and his family.
He had to improve his sequence as quickly as possible, to a level where he could sneak into a count's house without being discovered.
Of course, before that, he could simply collect some information from his friends about the king's favorite person, Count Kegan.
In any case, after such a long time, he finally found a possible clue about Oliver again.
If it was really about an earl, Glint could understand why Mr. Fool was unwilling to let Detective Charlotte take over the task. After all, this was an earl and a favorite of the current king, George III.
And as a logistics officer shuttling between Backlund and South Avenue, he was most likely also a Beyonder.
Considering that the royal family seemed to have control over the complete sequence, and the importance of material transportation, Greylint did not believe that the person in charge of such an important position was just an ordinary Beyonder.
So, what he needs to face is a powerful extraordinary person and his extraordinary guards.
It seems that we need to be fully prepared to face such an opponent.
He needs a lot of magical items to hide his identity, and the best one is the magical item with the ability of the Faceless Man.
This is the information that Greylint obtained from Professor Steve after Duke Negan was attacked. The Faceless Man can change his body shape and become another person completely.
Just like the former pirate general Qi Lingos disguised as Baron Gramiel, he was not discovered in the Duke's mansion under the protection of so many Beyonders.
This is his best choice to hide his identity...Chapter 72 MeetingTitle of the Book:Secret: The Story Hidden Under DestinyAuthor: Little Fish Listening to the RainChapter word count: 2131 wordsUpdate time: 2024-11-15 00:00:45
Grellint did not dare to hold too much hope for the magical item that the Faceless Man could possess, and he did not even dare to ask Miss Fors for it.
The church would not allow these unofficial Beyonders to master magical items of this ability. After all, the incident with Qilingos showed the danger of such magical items.
Grellint, a noble who deliberately collected the abilities of the Faceless Men, did not want to be noticed by the Beyonders of the Church.
You can try Professor Steve's place, I hope it's not something that can only be used for a period of time.
In addition, we also need to understand the opponent's abilities. Unfortunately, the opponent has not been exposed yet, so we don't know what sequence of extraordinary person he is.
Since Earl Kagan was just an ordinary baron before, his family may not have extraordinary sequence potion formulas. It is very likely that they came from the army, just like Greylint's uncle.
He planned to first collect the extraordinary abilities of the middle-level arbitrator sequence possessed by the royal family.
It is also best to improve your sequence level, although I don't know what new abilities the subsequent sequence levels will have.
But after experiencing two upgrade sequences, Greylint knew that while gaining new abilities, his original abilities would also be strengthened. The physical enhancement and weapon control abilities he gained from the detective potion would be improved again.
As a modern man, he has no chivalry, as long as he can win.
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Only one day later, Greylint received an introduction to the abilities of the Judge and the Punishment Knight.
When Greylint finished reading the information, he couldn't help but sigh that this was an extraordinary ability in the true sense.
For example, a judge can make rules within a certain area. With such ability, extraordinary items are very likely to become ineffective.
If Count Kagan is truly an extraordinary person belonging to the Arbitrator Sequence, Greylint's previous plan may have to be changed.
The extraordinary abilities of the Judge and the Punishment Knight are basically invincible against those of lower sequences, and they are also range abilities. Even if they are hidden and not discovered, they may be exposed as soon as the abilities are activated.
Speaking of which, this ability is too suitable for the battlefield. With its range control, it's no wonder that it is a sequence mastered by the royal family.
As for the magical item of Faceless Man's ability that Greylint needed, the one given by Professor Steve was also a time-limited item that could only be used within six months.
It was a bit uncomfortable, but there was nothing he could do, as this was the only place he could find a magical item with this ability.
In the afternoon, Grellint met with Miss Fors at the agreed time and asked her to help collect a magical item with lawyer abilities.
In the next few days, Grellant increased his gatherings with friends. In addition to the private gatherings he had previously agreed with Milton, Grellant also participated in several small gatherings organized by his friends.
During these gatherings, he shared his recent life and naturally mentioned Earl Kegan. With the additions from his friends, Greylint gradually completed the story of the Earl.
Count Kagen was just a baron with a fiefdom on the seashore five years ago. There were many barons like him in the Kingdom of Loen.
Like a normal noble, he joined the army and became a captain in charge of logistics by virtue of his noble status.
After that, his responsibilities became larger and larger, and he finally became the general manager of the transportation of materials for Backlund and the Southern Continent.
At a private party, when Endri was drunk, he looked down on the earl and said bluntly that he was stepping on countless people.
Just looking at this experience, this is a very inspiring story.
But why would such a man, the Earl of the Kingdom of Loen, be related to Oliver's disappearance? Greylint couldn't understand.
But this is not something he should consider now. Sooner or later, he will investigate this legendary earl.
Next, facing this Beyonder, Grellint changed his plan. The first step now was to become a mid-sequence Beyonder.
Three days later, the messenger brought two magical items that Greylint bought from Professor Steve, a stone and a mask.
At the same time, Grellint and his messenger made a long-term agreement that, except for parties outside, his messenger would play Grellint at all other times.
He skillfully placed the stone on his left hand, put on the mask, made simple adjustments, looked at the unfamiliar appearance in the mirror, and then put on a black coat and a top hat.
Then, be a detective seriously!
After leaving home and walking for a distance, Greylint got into a carriage, opened the curtains on one side, and headed to the Cherwood area.
His residence in the East District has been given to Mr. Eimler to live in, and if he really chooses to be a detective, he will not receive any commissions in the East District. After all, most people who choose to be private detectives do not like the environment in the East District.
Mr. Eimler's home at 312 Prince Street, Cherwood District.
After Eimler moved to the East District, this place became vacant. Just as Greylint needed to rent a house in the East District, Mr. Eimler gave him the key here.
When I opened the house, I found that there was some dust in the house as no one had lived there for almost a month.
After a simple tidying up, Glint left the room. There was someone he had always wanted to meet, in the identity of James Holmes.
Based on the previous contact, Grellint felt that this fellow villager should be approachable as a "fellow villager".
October 5th, Friday afternoon, at Detective Charlotte's door.
After putting on a mask and changing his appearance, Grellint came here and rang the doorbell.
After waiting for a long time, the door finally opened. It was still the same outfit as before, but Detective Charlotte had slowly grown a beard, which didn't match his temperament.
"Detective Charlotte Moriarty, nice to meet you."
Seeing the other party was a little confused, Grellint then added,
"Not long ago, I was chatting with Viscount Glint, and he mentioned you to me."
Grellint saw a strange expression on the other side.
"James Holmes."
"Well, won't you invite me in for a seat?"
Charlotte moved away numbly and led Greylint to the living room.
After arriving in the living room, the two fell into silence. Although he didn't know what the other person was thinking, he thought that he was just like him, not knowing how to start a conversation.
After a long silence, Grallint finally couldn't help but speak.
"Charlotte, if you allow me to call you that, may I ask why you rejected Grallint's commission?"
"I've accepted other commissions..."
Charlotte only said this, then paused, changed her tone, and said to Greylint seriously,
"This matter is very dangerous. What you are facing is very dangerous..."
"Yeah, I guessed it."
"How about I go investigate with you?"
"No, this is my fault, and it is my own redemption."
"Actually, when I heard Greylint talking about you, I decided to come and meet you."
"I just want to tell you that you are not alone in this world."Chapter 73 Reports of disappearanceTitle of the Book:Secret: The Story Hidden Under DestinyAuthor: Little Fish Listening to the RainChapter word count: 2145 wordsUpdate time: 2023-07-12 00:48:48
After leaving Charlotte's house, for some reason, Greylint felt relaxed.
It had just rained today, and there was still water on the ground. Greylint looked through the water at his unfamiliar face and revealed an indescribable smile.
Without stopping for too long, he walked towards Prince Street, casually thinking about his next plan.
As an unknown detective, there are two ways to make a name for yourself. One is to advertise in newspapers and other publicity places like Charlotte did; the other is to solve incidents that have been reported in newspapers but have not been followed up.
Considering that he was playing a detective, the latter was naturally more helpful to him.
In this world of entertainment poverty, he was forced to develop the habit of reading newspapers every day. After returning to his home on Prince Street, Grallant took out the latest month's edition of the Backlund Post.
This newspaper was almost exclusively distributed in Backlund, and most of its reports were about what happened in Backlund.
Unfortunately, Wright's report on the East Side is no longer visible.
With this thought in mind, Grellant picked up the newspaper, which had been arranged by time, and began to look for any events in the past month that had been left unanswered for a long time.
Although Grallint had the habit of reading newspapers every day, before, he basically only looked at the corners of the newspapers to see if there were any reports on the East District, Backlund Bridge District, and Cherwood District.
On September 21st, a strange incident occurred in a mansion in the West District. This house originally belonged to businessman Michael Rona, but this businessman went to the South Continent a year ago and has not returned yet.
On September 16, a strange middle-aged man moved into the house with a certificate and a house key. On the 20th, no one around saw him come out, and they felt something was wrong. After trying to knock on the door to no avail, they chose to call the police.
According to reporter Radi's investigation, the original owner of the house, Mr. Michael Rona, had a good relationship with the people around him. As an adventurous businessman, he had been to many places and had rich experience. When he was still in Backlund, he was the most popular person to invite when the people around him held a party.
This man, Mr. Sam Bush, who inherited Rona's house, naturally attracted the attention of people around him. They planned to ask him about Rona's recent situation and agreed on a time to visit him.
At the dance on the 19th, everyone mentioned Mr. Bush and found out that he had broken his promise to visit everyone around him. In addition, he had not been seen going out for several days, so they became suspicious.
After the police entered the house, they did not find anything unusual. It was as if the man just came to take a look at his property, transferred it to his own name, and then left quietly.
But on the day this person arrived, he agreed to requests from people around him to visit him, which clearly showed that he intended to integrate into this circle.
After investigation, reporter Radi discovered that the man had visited the "Metropolitan Help Household Servants Association" in the Cherwood District on the day he came to Backlund, hoping that they would help him choose a butler.
All signs indicated that Mr. Bush intended to stay for a long time, but he left suddenly.
The police concluded that Mr. Bush encountered special circumstances and left that night.
But reporter Radi confirmed with insiders at the train station that Mr. Bush did not buy a ticket during this period.
If the truth of this matter could be investigated, it would be a good way to make a name for himself. It would also attract the attention of this group of businessmen, who were the group that Backlund was most likely to hire as a private detective.
Of course, Greylint also knew that he couldn't guarantee that he would be able to find the reason. After all, he wasn't the only Beyonder in Backlund. There must be other Beyonders who had investigated and failed to find the reason.
He took out his pocket watch and glanced at the time. It was 3:26 p.m. Backlund's map appeared in his mind. It was still a little early. Considering that he was going to investigate Mr. Bush's private residence, it would be considered as entering someone else's house without permission. Naturally, he couldn't choose daytime, otherwise it would be too easy for others to notice.
This was different from when he sneaked out of his villa. He was too familiar with his home and knew everyone's current location, as well as the location of the hidden bodyguards. When he came out of his home, he could sneak away from everyone's blind spots.
I spent my time reading the novels published in newspapers in the early days of the Great Emperor, and I have to admit the feelings expressed by the Great Emperor in his diary.
Although he knew the ending of this story, it was just that the names and things in this world were changed. Even Grellint, a fan of online novels in his previous life, could still read it with great interest.
At 7:00 p.m., Grellant went out, found a store, had dinner, and took the steam subway, which was unique to this world, to the West District. As a modern man, seeing this facility that should not exist in the steam age, [1] Grellant was immediately certain that it was done by Emperor Roselle. It was just a little strange, why didn't the emperor dig for oil and develop internal combustion engines?
Wait, this might be my chance. I can invest in oil in the future, and before the internal combustion engine appears, I can occupy a few oil fields at a low price... and then let Professor Steve work for me...
A smile appeared on Grellint's face. He would check various newspapers tomorrow to see if anyone had reported anything about the black flammable liquid.
I glanced at my pocket watch: 8:03.
Glint arrived at Mr. Bush's house, but it was not yet dark, and according to usual experience, he would have to wait another hour.
It seemed that he had arrived a little too early. The steam train seemed to be much faster than he had imagined. The last time he rode a steam train, he had discovered that the steam trains in this world were not like the ones he had seen in the movies in his previous life. They traveled slowly, giving him a sense of slow living.
But when calculating the time, Grellint still overestimated the ride time. He always had a feeling that steam trains were extremely slow, and he was also deeply impressed by the plot of robbing trains on horseback in some games in his previous life.
I found a seat and spent the time before dark.
But it didn't take long for Glellant to discover some unexpected things. It turned out that he was not the only one who wanted to become famous through this incident. But it seemed that his colleague was a novice. He couldn't wait to break into Mr. Bush's house before it was completely dark.
"Am I being a little too cautious? After all, I'm a detective, not a thief. Why would I worry about being discovered?"
As Greylint watched his colleagues demonstrate, he also felt a little impatient. After all, he had been waiting here for more than half an hour.
"Let's wait for him to come out."
After some thought, Greylint decided not to suddenly appear in the house to avoid becoming the target of the other side to solve the case.
Fortunately, they didn't have to wait too long. A while after dark, Greyrant saw his colleagues coming out of Bush's house. Judging from their expressions, they probably didn't find any clues.
After waiting for his companions to leave, Grellint came to the left side of the house, opened an illusory door with his gloves, and sneaked in.Chapter 74 Cause of DeathTitle of the Book:Secret: The Story Hidden Under DestinyAuthor: Little Fish Listening to the RainChapter word count: 2262 wordsUpdate time: 2023-07-16 00:47:22
Coming in from the illusory gate and entering a tiny house, a huge sense of fear instantly emerged from the bottom of his heart and enveloped Greylint.
Grellint instantly realized that the strange feeling of fear coming from the gloves was not from spiritual vigilance.
He took a quick look around. It was very small, barely enough to accommodate one person, and there were no windows. It was very dark, which was the source of his strangeness.
Although Grellint had not seriously investigated Mr. Bush's house before coming here, this was the West District after all. As one of the safest areas in Backlund, the price of the house would not be cheap, and it would be normal not to waste space to build such a room.
There was only one possibility, that he accidentally entered the secret room hidden in this house.
This should not have been left by Mr. Bush. After all, he only came for a few days and then disappeared. He didn't have time to do such a thing.
Then there is only one possibility, that this belonged to the previous owner of the house, businessman Michael Rona.
This can also be considered a kind of luck. This secret room is not big, and you can't even stretch your hand out. With such a large area of the outer wall, Greylint just chose to open the door here. If he took one more step, he would have missed this place.
Suppressing the fear in his heart, Grellant looked at the small secret room again. Grellant felt that this place would not be so simple and there should be some secrets.
Such a small secret room could barely accommodate one person and could not hold anything else. He did not believe that the owner of the house would build such a room.
He managed to pull out a small lantern from his clothes. This was a portable kerosene lamp. This lantern was much smaller than the popular ones on the market. It was also a must-have for a detective. He put it in his coat pocket from the beginning.
However, as a Sequence 7 detective, the extraordinary ability brought by the potion strengthened his eyes, allowing him to see clearly even in the dim light at night.
However, in this dark environment, even his best eyesight seemed powerless.
The lantern was lit, and the surroundings instantly became brighter. Looking at the burning flames, Greylint realized that the time he could stay in this secret room was also beginning to decrease rapidly.
Although the room did not feel sealed, the gap was very small and could not support him and the lantern to stay in for a long time.
There was a need to hurry. Through the light, Greylint could see most of the room.
A house without any decoration, and the walls are made of red bricks.
The facing wall is wood paneling, which is probably the carved wooden plaques used in most houses.
There were some marks on the wooden board, and where his right hand could touch it, Grellint could clearly see traces of use.
Grellint slowly moved his right hand closer to that position, carefully trying to determine whether the fear in his heart was augmented by the foresight brought by spirituality.
His right hand touched this position, but nothing happened. It was not a press, but some other operation.
I knocked on the wooden board in front of me. It was very thin, and there should be only one layer. There should be no other operation methods. To be precise, there should not even be an operation like pressing. This is a decorative panel used for house decoration.
Grellant always felt that he had forgotten something, but he had no clue. The breathable oxygen in the secret room was getting less and less, and Grellant had to give up the plan to continue investigating there.
He put his left hand on the wooden board, intending to open a door here.
Grellint suddenly realized something. This was no longer his original world. This world had more than just mechanical mechanisms. This was an extraordinary world.
He put away the lantern, turned on his spiritual vision, placed his right hand back to its previous position, and placed his left hand against the wall behind him. If anything went wrong, he would flee backwards.
Greylint injected spirituality into this location, and as he injected spirituality, a somewhat strange ritual formation began to emerge in this location.
The target was himself. Grellint instantly judged that it was not directed at any special existence, and he felt very safe...
He realized that he was falling, and when he looked down at his feet, an illusory door appeared...
Fortunately, it was not very high, and in less than a second, Greylint stepped back onto the ground.
After relighting the lantern, Grellant saw the place clearly. It was a secret room about the size of an ordinary study. Although there were no windows, the air inside seemed to be circulating. The air was clear. After staying in the small room for a long time, Grellant felt that the air in Backlund was full of sweetness.
There was a push from behind, and Grellant looked back. He saw the wall was moving slowly, and soon it covered the place where Grellant had stood before.
With fresh air, Greylint didn't pay too much attention to the movement of the wall. He now smelled a strange smell and looked towards its source. There was a small table in this secret room with a corpse lying on it.
Suit, no scars.
Grellint approached carefully and shifted his direction slightly, with light brown hair.
The skin had begun to shrink and rot, roughly restoring the man's previous appearance.
He is taller than most normal adults in Backlund, and his facial features should be more distinct, with high cheekbones, a straight nose, and a well-defined jawline.
There are some characteristics of the Feysac Empire. Grellint thinks that this person is Mr. Bush in the report, and Mr. Bush's mother is from the Feysac Empire.
Slowly approaching, Greylint finally saw what was on the table. It was a small laboratory with many common chemical instruments and a lot of materials.
In front of Mr. Bush was a notebook. After repeatedly confirming that there was nothing abnormal with the spirituality, Grellint picked up the notebook.
A notebook recording an experiment, or more precisely, a medicine-making notebook, which recorded a lot of recipes and noted their effects.
After taking a look at the remaining items on the table and comparing them with the notes, Greylint made a judgment about Mr. Brown's death.
This person must be a novice in alchemy. Although the notes were written very clearly, he still made many mistakes that only novices would make.
Based on the uncollected materials on the desk, Glerint found what Mr. Bush wanted to make in his notes.
Jiyu Pills, a medicine that can relieve stomach discomfort, indigestion and nervous tension.
But there were many problems with Mr. Bush's operation. For example, the wormwood should be ground into powder, but Mr. Bush did not seem to have so much patience. The size of the mint leaves was also beyond the standard.
But this would fail at best and at best aggravate the symptoms. The biggest mistake was that Mr. Bush prescribed the rubber tree sap instead of the sap of a tree from the southern continent, the poison arrow tree.
The poison arrow tree is called the Tree of the Dead by some tribes in the southern continent that believe in the god of death. They believe it is a sacred tree given by the god of death to them to fight enemies and hunt.
They smeared the sap on their arrows, causing considerable damage in the early days of the colonial war in the southern continent, so this tree was recorded by Rune as the poison arrow tree.
Greylint only learned about this recently after he decided to join the army.
Unlike the sap of the rubber tree, which is usually thicker and more viscous and can form a toxic coating on arrows, the sap of the rubber tree is a milky substance that contains particles.
What remained on the table was the sap of the poison arrow tree.
After determining the cause of Mr. Bush's death, Glerint continued to search the secret room to see if there was anything else he could find.Chapter 75 ReportTitle of the Book:Secret: The Story Hidden Under DestinyAuthor: Little Fish Listening to the RainChapter word count: 2249 wordsUpdate time: 2023-07-17 00:13:11
This secret room was not big. After a while, Grellant searched every corner of the room. Apart from the notebook he got at the beginning, there was a shelf against the wall on the right side of the table. There were many materials on it, including mint, chamomile, borneol, eucalyptus...
There are also many uncommon herbs, such as witch hazel, knotweed, and huangling...
Take witch hazel for example. Although there is only a palm-sized glass bottle and it is only half full, its value should be more than 100 pounds. Grallint knows the price because it is a medicinal herb used to treat skin problems. Many nobles choose to add a little witch hazel to their bath water, especially women.
Faced with such a treasure, Greylint would naturally not choose to report it directly to the police. The first step would definitely be to transfer these good things to his own home.
This was a big project, mainly because he could only move the items one trip at a time. It was impossible to find a carriage to stop in front of Mr. Bush's house, otherwise even a fool would see that there was something wrong. Of course, the first step in moving the items was to find a way out.
Grellint returned to the wall where he had fallen before, looked carefully, and tried to find a way to open it.
The wall is very clean and there are no signs of being touched, otherwise after pressing it multiple times, it should leave some marks at the pressing positions, just like before.
Not here?
Grellint followed the wall and carefully investigated, and found a mark of pressure on the side of the wooden rack where the medicinal materials were placed.
After getting ready to escape and opening his spiritual vision, Greylint placed his right hand on it and injected spirituality into it.
With the infusion of spirituality, the wall in front began to change, shrinking section by section from top to bottom, forming a staircase. At the top of the staircase, there was an illusory door.
There is at least one magical item of apprentice ability here, which needs to be carefully investigated and taken away.
Grellint carefully walked up the stairs, passed through the illusory door, and came to a small room that was the same as the one he entered. He lit the lantern and carefully looked for the mechanisms around it. After a while, he opened the room and finally entered Mr. Bush's house.
After coming out, he no longer cared about the secret of the room and left directly.
Glancing at the time, it was not yet ten o'clock, so Greylint went straight to the nearby subway station.
As Backlund's population increased and the working hours of companies of all sizes lengthened, the operation of Backlund's subway was extended from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Half an hour later, Glint was back at his home in Cherwood.
A large travel bag was found in the house, which Mr. Eimiller had used during his previous wanderings.
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At 12:30, after two moves, Greylint had moved all the rare medicinal herbs in the secret room back to his home, piled them in a small room, and locked the door.
Grellant ran back and forth three times, and in the meantime he had to endure the great fear brought by the gloves. Although the reader sequence had enhanced spirit, after experiencing six times of fear, Grellant also lay on the bed.
All the rare medicines have been shipped back. Greylint plans to look for the magical item again tomorrow night, and to walk around the pharmacy during the day to find out the prices of the herbs and take away the remaining herbs with higher prices.
Thinking of today's gains, Greylint has a new plan for the future. After getting the notes that might be from a Rona merchant, he doesn't have to choose to disguise himself as a lawyer as a choice for Extraordinary People.
He had a new choice, the pharmacist, who also belonged to Sequence 9, and as a pharmacist, it should be easier for him to join the logistics.
I will contact Miss Forth tomorrow and ask her to stop collecting lawyer-related magical items and instead collect pharmacists' potion formulas.
The next day, Grellint returned to Mr. Bush's house. After some searching, with the help of his gloves, he finally found a secret compartment on the lower shelf of the underground secret room and found the magical object that the ritual circle pointed to, a cane.
Grellint took out this magical item, and then he erased all traces of his presence. He then reported the secret room to the police to make his name known.
The next morning, Grallant came to the Backlund Post headquarters on Daxton Street, found the reporter Radi who was reporting on the incident at the time, and went to the police station in the West District with him.
After Glint paid a few pounds, the West End police went with them to Mr. Bush's house.
When eliminating the traces yesterday, Greylint also understood why this secret room had not been discovered by his peers. First of all, the entrance and exit of this secret room are not in the same position, and there are many such small rooms on the first floor of the house, and only one of them can lead to the underground secret room.
And the condition for entering is to enter this small room and inject spirituality at a specific location to trigger the ritual formation. And the designer is very cunning. This position is also the position where most people push open the plaque, which basically does not attract attention.
As for his discovery of this secret room, Greylint could only sigh that he was so lucky. He happened to enter the right room when he first entered the outer wall. In addition, he had a glove with a magical item, and he thought of spirituality, so he opened this secret room.
As he could encounter such a low-probability event, Grellint felt that he might really have the talent to be a detective.
Soon, they arrived at Mr. Bush's house. Grallant pretended to find this small house and signaled to the police that it was empty.
After communicating with the two police officers, they agreed to allow Greylint to destroy the ground here.
Taking out the tools that had been prepared long ago, after a while, Greylint "discovered" this underground secret room and saw the dead body lying on the table.
When the police officers saw this, they turned their eyes to the detectives present. Grallint naturally walked forward and carefully examined the items on the table.
After a while, he said to the two police officers and reporter Radi,
"Officers, although I don't know what the deceased did, I can roughly determine the cause of his death."
After hearing what Grallant said, an older police officer said,
"Please elaborate, Detective Holmes."
"Officer Wales, based on the instruments at the scene and the things in front of the deceased, I infer that the deceased was making a drug and taking it after making it."
This view was nodded by the other three people present.
"I don't know much about medicinal herbs, but there is one ingredient that I recognize."
Grallint pointed to a glass bottle containing a milky solution and continued,
"This is a branch of the poison arrow tree from the southern continent. I encountered an accidental murder case using this thing in a previous commission."
"For this reason, I have specially collected information about this thing."
"You mean, Detective Holmes, that the cause of death was the sap of the poison arrow tree?"
"Officer Welsh, this is my judgment based on the previous commission."
"The sap of the poison arrow tree is very similar to the sap of the common rubber tree. People without professional knowledge can easily mistake them for the same thing."
"Mr. Holmes, please protect the scene with Bello. I need to go back to the police station and ask a professional forensic doctor to come."
"Officer Welsh, I'm happy to assist you."Chapter 76 EventTitle of the Book:Secret: The Story Hidden Under DestinyAuthor: Little Fish Listening to the RainChapter word count: 2146 wordsUpdate time: 2023-07-18 00:38:16
After Officer Welsh left, the remaining policeman said to Glint,
"Detective Holmes, you said earlier that the victim was poisoned by the sap of the poison arrow tree. Can you tell me the basis for your judgment?"
"Of course, Officer Bello, I'd be happy to answer your questions."
"Although the sap in the glass bottle has solidified because it was not sealed, if it was sap from a rubber tree, there should be particles inside after solidification, rubber particles."
"Mr. Bush disappeared at the end of September, and now it is the beginning of October. The average temperature in Backlund during this period is around 14 degrees. This is an underground chamber, so the temperature should be one or two degrees lower. The air is not circulating very well, the bottle mouth itself is relatively small, and there is no sunlight. In this environment, the sap at the bottom of the bottle should not be completely solidified. Therefore, this is a thicker sap than the rubber tree sap, and it has no particles."
"These are consistent with the sap of the poison arrow tree."
Officer Bello listened thoughtfully, which made Grellant feel guilty, as if he had led a child astray. His detective analysis sounded reasonable, but it was actually inferred after knowing the result. It seemed to have sufficient reasons, but in fact it was probably full of loopholes.
But it's okay for someone who has no experience, after all, he just took the detective potion and is not a detective.
Not long after, Officer Welsh arrived with a few men.
One of them went directly to the desk, took out a box and two small beakers from his handbag and put them on the table, put on gloves, and then picked up the bottle of sap that Greylint had identified earlier.
This should be the forensic doctor, carrying the medical bag, Greylint judged in his heart. As a detective, he did not ask or express his doubts.
The box was opened, revealing some chemical reagents and tools for taking them.
He carefully took out a little sap from the glass bottle and put it into a small beaker. Then he took out a bottle of reagent from the box, took out a little and added it to the beaker.
After a while, Grailliant saw a flocculent precipitate in the cup, which turned brown. [1]
Seeing this scene, the man then carefully observed the deceased, touched his skin with his hand, then carefully observed the deceased's pupils and mouth, took out a little residue from the mouth, put it in a new beaker, and added the previous solvent.
Seeing the same situation, the man nodded and said,
"Sheriff Kao, it is confirmed that the sap here is the sap of the poison arrow tree, and the deaths have occurred more than 10 days ago."
An older police officer standing in the middle nodded and looked at Greylint.
"Detective Holmes, on the way here, Wales mentioned your speculation, which is consistent with Drew's current judgment."
"Sheriff Kao, I just came into contact with the sap of the poison arrow tree before, so I have some understanding of this thing."
Sheriff Kaa nodded and continued,
"Mr. Holmes, we are currently facing a difficult case. I think your experience can give us new ideas."
Grellint was a little confused. From his tone, he should think that I knew about this, but has anything big happened recently?
As if he had noticed Greylint's confusion, Sheriff Kao added,
"Detective Holmes, it looks like you've just arrived in Backlund. I wonder if you have time tomorrow. We can go to the police station to discuss this in detail."
"Of course, Sheriff Kaa, I can't think of a reason to refuse."
After agreeing on a time with Sheriff Kao, Greylint chose to leave. After all, the next step was the police's business...
Back at his home in Cherwood, Glellint recalled Sheriff Kaa's words.
It seems like something big has happened to Backlund recently, and he thinks the detective should know about it.
Could it be that the detectives also have their own circle and are not acting independently?
Grellint began to wonder what the matter was. There was a high probability that someone had died, or that a noble was involved, otherwise the police would not be so concerned. The experienced detectives tried to get the other party to give it a try.
…
Afternoon, Queens, the Glints' study.
Grellint had just seen Miss Forth coming out of the illusory door, but before he could say anything polite, Forth's voice came over,
"Lord Glint, you said in your letter that the commission had changed and you needed to talk to me in person."
"Ms. Furth, for some reason, I no longer need the magical item of lawyer ability."
"I've been busy with this for days!"
"Of course, I'll pay you."
Grellant took out the cash he had prepared earlier, a 10-pound note.
Miss Furth took the money and nodded.
"If everything is alright, I'll leave."
"Ms. Forth, I need the potion formula from the pharmacist. I will publish this commission through my housekeeper assistant. You can try to find it in advance."
"Can't you just entrust this to me?"
"I'm sorry, Miss Furth, but I need others to know that I'm collecting potion recipes from the pharmacist."
"Lord Glint, I will keep an eye on this matter."
After Forth left, Greylint looked at his remaining cash and felt a little distressed.
In order to maintain their aristocratic image, many aristocrats with poor financial conditions choose to go into debt to maintain their aristocratic dignity. In comparison, he is just borrowing money, which is much better, right?
Monday, 9:50 a.m. Grallant arrived at the West End police station.
According to the agreement he had made with Sheriff Kao yesterday, he arrived here ten minutes early. After all, he was just a private detective who had just arrived in Backlund.
Without making Greylin wait, after he told the officer on duty his purpose, he was led directly into the police station and followed the trainee officer named Cole to a room.
Sheriff Kao was not seen in the room, but instead Officer Welsh, who had previously investigated Mr. Bush's house with him, was seen.
Seeing Grellant coming, Officer Welsh motioned him to sit down, and then handed Grellant a stack of documents.
"Detective Holmes, this is about the case that Sheriff Cao mentioned yesterday. Our police are currently offering a reward of 2,000 pounds."
Hearing this number, Greylint immediately judged the danger level of this mission. This was an extremely dangerous mission.
You know, the cost for him to become a Sequence 7 is probably around 2,000 pounds. This price can basically attract many wild Beyonders, even mid-sequence wild Beyonders. After all, there are many wild Beyonders who choose to be private detectives.
Grellint picked up the information in his hand and read it carefully.
There are currently 11 similar serial murder cases.
Grellint was a little surprised. This shouldn't be the case. The case that happened in Backlund should have been reported in the Backlund Post, right?
How could Glint not have noticed before that this was a better case for a detective than Mr. Bush's disappearance? Of course, that was assuming he could run away at any time.
Putting this question aside for the moment, Grallint began to read the detailed investigations of each case.Chapter 77 FileTitle of the Book:Secret: The Story Hidden Under DestinyAuthor: Little Fish Listening to the RainChapter word count: 2311 wordsUpdate time: 2023-07-19 23:28:30
Since August, murders have occurred in various places in Backlund. The victims are all women, from various occupations, such as maids, female workers, tailors, and other types of industries.
Grellint read the files on each victim, starting with Luna Carney, the first to die.
This is a worker who works at Boone Company and is engaged in the textile industry.
She got off work as usual on August 17 and was found in an alley early the next morning with a deep cut on her abdomen and her internal organs removed.
After reading the first file, Greylint frowned slightly. It seemed that judging from the killing method, the murderer was usually a believer of some evil god.
No, this is Backlund, which has three official churches. Whether it is the Nighthawks, the Mandated Punishers, or the Mechanical Heart, they must have been able to deal with such problems.
Grellint didn't believe that the police and the three church's extraordinary teams had no cooperation. The church's extraordinary people must know about this.
It has been almost two months since mid-August, and the church's extraordinary team has not found the target yet. Greylint is a little surprised.
You have to know that as an extraordinary person, there are too many ways to investigate the truth, such as the ritual magic commonly used by Greylint, and some extraordinary sequences related to divination use methods such as astrolabes and dreams... There are too many ways to find the murderer, but in the end, he was not found.
In addition, there should be quite a few detectives who know about this matter, and there must be some outstanding detectives among them, but they don't seem to have found any clues.
This shows that the other party also paid good attention to the details of the scene. At least no traces were left, or no traces that could expose their identity were left.
From this point of view, it is unlikely that the murderer is just an ordinary cult believer who relies on a strange magical item to help him cover up.
After all, when Grellant was investigating missing persons in the East District, he encountered cult members who could hide information about the spiritual world, but they left too many traces at the scene, allowing Grellant to easily find the location of their rituals.
Of course, he couldn't be absolutely sure. What if it was an experienced detective who became a cultist? But the most likely possibility was that the other party was a powerful Beyonder who could completely hide his information.
Of course, this did not discourage him. Faced with such a guy, Greylint naturally showed great interest.
You know, this is a case that even the church's extraordinary people and professional detectives have not solved.
Of course, the first step is to continue reading, learn the circumstances of each victim, and check them one by one to see if the other party would become careless after committing multiple crimes and thus leave any clues.
The second dossier, a seamstress...
Before Grellint had time to watch, the appearance of Sheriff Kaa stopped him from continuing to watch.
"Detective Holmes, I believe you have already gained some understanding of this murder case. Frankly speaking, we have been investigating for a long time, but we still have no clues."
He paused, looked at the Welsh officer that Greylint was looking at, and after the other party nodded slightly, he continued,
"So, we are willing to make the information public in the hope that someone will see something that we haven't noticed."
"I hope you will discover something new in this, Mr. Holmes."
"Captain Kao, as a detective, I need to remain objective at all times. I'm sorry that I can't give you a positive answer to your expectations."
"Since the first incident happened in August, it has been almost two months now, and the reward for the mission is so high. There should be many detectives who have tried it. I don't think I am better than them."
"Of course, Sheriff Kao, facing such a reward, I believe any detective will do his best to find the truth."
After hearing Grellint's last words, Sheriff Kao nodded.
"Detective Holmes, I won't bother you any more. If you need any help with this case, please contact Officer Welsh."
Sheriff Kao stayed for only a moment before getting up and leaving. Grallint continued to read the previous files.
After reading all the files, Glint did not communicate or consult Officer Welsh. Instead, he stood up and said goodbye to Officer Welsh.
Coming out of the police station and seeing the streets of the West District, Grellint let out a long sigh.
After reading this information, the files of 11 people, Grellint had only wanted to play a role through this case from the beginning, but after actually reading these 11 files, Grellint was left with the urge to catch this guy.
Most of these deceased people had an unhappy past, but through their own efforts, they changed their lives and lived a much better life than before.
But this kind of life was ruined by a guy like this.
Unfortunately, Greylint also knew that he would most likely not find any clues.
After reading the files, he did not find anything unusual. The victims had no connection with each other. If there was any connection, it was that they all came from poor backgrounds and had worked as prostitutes to make a living.
The last victim died on October 2, five days ago. Given the weather in Shelland during this period, even if there were any traces left at the scene, it would be impossible.
At present, all he can do is to wander around the streets more and see if he can encounter this guy killing people. After all, judging from the file, this guy should attempt another case within the next few days.
This is also the reason why Grallant did not talk to Officer Welsh. He did not know how to start the conversation. He had no idea and could only rely on luck. After all, he was only a detective sequence, not a detective.
May the goddess bless you.
…
Cherwood District, Glallint Settlement.
Although he planned to stroll around the streets, there was one thing that Grellint was very concerned about before that.
At this moment, he was sitting in the living room, taking out the newspaper published by the Backlund Post during this period.
After seeing this series of cases in the West District Police Station, Glint had a question: why had he not seen any reports about this before? The first time he learned about this was when Sheriff Kao invited him.
After receiving a letter from his uncle in August, Grellint began to pay attention to the Backlund Post, a newspaper that only reported on Backlund. Although he had previously considered his identity in his previous life and in order to maintain his self-esteem, he only focused on the Cherwood District and the East District. Of course, there were also people who were killed in the Cherwood District. Teacher Elena Bazel was killed in the Cherwood District in mid-September.
But during that time, his focus was on finding Oliver, so he might not have noticed it.
But before investigating Mr. Bush, Grallant made a point of rereading the last month's worth of newspapers.
8. Another woman's death by an unknown murderer.
This was a report from the Backlund Post on September 24th. It was the headline of the day, and even the number 8 was bolded and enlarged.
Every time a murder occurred, it was recorded in the newspaper, but Grellant had never seen it before. Instead, he noticed a missing case that was not reported in the headlines.
After seeing this headline, Greylint seemed to have found the reason why he didn't pay attention. Maybe he liked to skip the beginning in his previous life.
After confirming that he was the only one who had not seen the report, Grellint let the matter go. He almost thought that he had encountered a story from his previous life again. The butler printed a newspaper for him alone.
I don't know how this thought came about, but if you think about it casually you will realize that it is impossible.
After all, he is not a king, prime minister or anything like that...Chapter 78 SpeculationTitle of the Book:Secret: The Story Hidden Under DestinyAuthor: Little Fish Listening to the RainChapter word count: 2145 wordsUpdate time: 2023-07-21 00:39:16
After making sure that he was just overthinking, Greylint began to think about the files he saw in the police station today.
He took out a Backlund map and recalled all 11 cases, especially the crime locations, marking them one by one on the map, trying to draw the murderer's crime area to help him determine the scope of his actions during this period.
But when Grellant marked the locations of the 11 crimes on the map, he couldn't help but sigh that he had overestimated the murderer.
But come to think of it, he successfully killed 11 women for almost two months. He was not caught despite the investigations of the police, the church's Beyonders, and the Backlund detectives. He must be an extremely smart guy.
Everything was done perfectly, without any doubt. For example, the locations of the murderer's 11 actions almost covered the entire Shelland, and it was impossible to tell the scope of his activities.
Unexpectedly, the first commission he encountered after officially confirming the role of detective would be so difficult. Grellint also felt a little helpless.
You know, at the beginning he just wanted to finish the role-playing as soon as possible, become Sequence 6, and then investigate Count Kagan and his hidden Beyonder guards to find clues about Oliver.
For some reason, Grellint always had a glimmer of hope in his heart that Oliver was still alive.
Although he knew that this was an unrealistic feeling in this crazy and chaotic world, he was still reluctant to completely burst this fantasy.
But now that I understand the commission, know about this matter, and know about this guy.
Faced with such a person, Greylint naturally had to find this guy, or at least try his best to find him.
Since there was no other method to make a judgment, Grellint had to choose metaphysics. He spread the previously marked map on the table, pressed it with small objects on the table, closed his eyes, and took out a penny.
At the moment the coin was thrown, Grellint suddenly had a very strange feeling in his heart, as if he was performing some kind of ceremony, and then he habitually recited the name of the goddess silently and prayed for blessings.
Ding Dong
Hearing the sound of the coin falling on the desk, Grellint opened his eyes and saw the coin fall on the street in the West District, King's Avenue.
Seeing this scene, Greylint was somewhat speechless. Although the murderer's crime scenes were scattered throughout Backlund, it was very unlikely that they would occur on such a famous street in the West District. After all, there was the Kingdom Museum, Backlund's largest museum. The police force here far exceeded that of other places, and there might even be extraordinary people.
It seems that I am just like in my previous life. I am extremely unreliable when it comes to metaphysical matters. This has not changed even after coming to a world where there are real gods.
Having given up on the location chosen by the coin, Greylint did not immediately make a decision.
For now, he can wait and see if he can receive other commissions in the next two days, and then search around Shelland.
One of the only useful information he obtained from the files was that the murderer would not commit crimes continuously. There would be a gap of more than 5 days between killing each person. At least from the 11 crimes he committed, this was always the case, possibly in accordance with some unknown ritual.
He knew too little about mysticism. If he knew more, Greylint felt that he would be able to judge the other party's purpose.
etc!
Grellint suddenly remembered that he did know a master of mysticism, his teacher, Professor Steve.
Detectives can also seek help and are not alone.
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The Glallants' home in Queens.
He did not go directly to Professor Steve's house. After all, he was now Sherlock Holmes, a detective, and it was strange for him to suddenly visit a university professor. In addition, his messenger was currently at home in his guise, so he could not use his real identity.
After quietly returning home, Glint entered the study. After a while, the door of the study opened and Viscount Glint came in from outside.
After Greylint came into this world, through his repeated arrangements, the servants also knew that the Viscount did not like to have other people around when he was reading. Even his personal butler Alan would not take the initiative to follow Greylint into the study.
Viscount Glint saw Glint standing in the corner of the study.
"Grelint, how come you came back so soon this time? I was looking forward to afternoon tea!"
"Mr. Maci Stephen, I can guarantee this. I just need your help with a letter. I will definitely not delay your afternoon tea."
As Grellint spoke, he handed the already written letter to his messenger.
The messenger nodded after looking at his appearance and disappeared in front of him. Then Greylint realized that he seemed to have forgotten one thing, which was to remove the ritual magic for the messenger.
At this moment, a strange idea emerged in his mind.
I wonder how Professor Steve felt when he saw the messenger who looked like him.
After reading for a while in the study, Glint waited for Professor Steve's reply.
Grellint, before you send the letter next time, please remove the ritual magic that changes your appearance.
Regarding your question, I have also paid attention to this matter. Based on my understanding of the extraordinary world, I have a guess that this may be some kind of sequence promotion ceremony.
When you advance from Criminal Sequence 6 Demon to Sequence 5 Desire Apostle, you need to complete a series of killing rituals. Unfortunately, I don't know much about the promotion of this sequence, I just know the name of the ritual roughly.
Grellant seemed to have guessed Professor Steve's expression when facing his messenger. Thinking of some of Professor Steve's deliberate behaviors when he was teaching him, he felt a sense of pleasure in revenge.
But his attention soon shifted to what Professor Steve said behind him.
The promotion ceremony from Sequence 6 to Sequence 5 requires a serial killing ceremony. According to Professor Steve, it would be too dangerous for him to get involved. In front of a Beyonder who has perfectly mastered the ability of Sequence 6 and is preparing to advance to Sequence 5, Greylint probably has no choice but to escape.
In any case, can one kill innocent people just to become a Sequence 5? At least, Grallint, who had received more than a decade of education in his previous life, could not agree with this.
Looking at the silver stone on his left arm, Greylint confirmed his idea.
After communicating with Professor Steve, Greylint returned to his home in Cherwood District, intending to see if he could get any commissions coming his way.
Early this morning, Grellant saw an article on the second page of the Backlund Post written by Reporter Radi about how he found the secret room in Mr. Bush's room and then confirmed the cause of Mr. Bush's death.
At the end of the article, he added a sentence:
Detective Holmes currently lives at 312 Prince Street in Cherwood.
After reading Radi's report, Glerint felt that he was a very good detective, a real Sherlock Holmes.
Next, we have to wait for the wealthy businessmen to come to our door...Chapter 79 Blood MoonTitle of the Book:Secret: The Story Hidden Under DestinyAuthor: Little Fish Listening to the RainChapter word count: 2173 wordsUpdate time: 2023-07-23 22:53:23
Wednesday, October 10th.
Grellint stayed at home for two days, but no commission came to him. He had to realize how simple his previous thinking was. He actually thought that he could get the attention of that group of businessmen by solving a case that others had not solved.
There was no other way. He couldn't wait here forever. After getting the clues about Oliver, he felt a sense of urgency. To be more precise, he was eager to know Oliver's current situation.
He always believed that he had countless opportunities to pull Oliver, the innocent child, out of the abyss, but he just watched him step by step in the darkness until he disappeared.
There is no clue about Sheriff Kao's commission at the moment. We only know that the murderer targets women and a period of time will pass after each killing.
Considering the time of the last crime, the murderer is likely preparing to act.
Grellint had no goals and could not wait for any employers to come to him, so he could only look in the newspapers to see if there were any recent events worth investigating, so as to further build his reputation and play a role in them.
After a while, he locked onto his target, MacDonald Angle, a wealthy man living in the West End who owned a good textile company in Cherwood. According to yesterday's report, he had been robbed and an ancient book from the last century was missing from his home.
To this end, he placed a reward in the newspaper, hoping that someone could help him find the ancient book, offering a price of 50 pounds.
Now, Glellint was on the steam subway heading to the West End.
West End, Mr. Ingres's home.
When Grellint rang the doorbell and stated his purpose, he was told by the servant that the commission had been completed.
It seems that a colleague has gotten there first. Greylint is a little helpless. It was just published in the newspaper yesterday, but it was already completed when he came here today.
Fortunately, he saw more than just this one commission. Later, he went to Mr. Mora's house according to the address, but unfortunately he received the same reply.
Two hours later, Glellant went through all the five rewards he saw in the newspaper, and found that they had all been completed. The most recent one was in this morning's newspaper. He arrived at around 11 o'clock, and it had already been completed. When he arrived, he saw the detective who had completed the commission coming out of Mrs. Mills's house.
When he met this detective, Greylint's spirituality was still triggered. The man on the other side was very dangerous and there was a high probability that he was an extraordinary person.
In a world with Extraordinary People, although there are no longer the various technological means of the previous life, crimes committed by ordinary people are very easy to investigate for Extraordinary People of a certain sequence.
This also led to Greylint having many colleagues. After all, private detective was still a good industry. At least in Backlund, there was a lot of market for it.
Since all the bounties he knew about had been completed, Greylint had no other plans and went straight back to his home in the Joewood District to have a good rest, preparing to wander around in the evening to see if he could encounter the demon who was preparing for the promotion ceremony.
At about 6 p.m., Grellint got ready and went out again.
Without any target, Glellint randomly walked the streets of Cherwood, hoping to meet someone.
As the sky grew darker, the red moon in the sky rose higher and higher.
He was wandering aimlessly on the street when he suddenly heard an unreal voice in his ears.
I really encountered it. Grellint was delighted and focused his attention on his ears, trying to hear the sound coming from them.
When Greylint focused all his attention, crazy mutterings entered his mind. He curled up involuntarily, and when he fell down, his eyes saw the blood-red moon.
"How could I forget about this..."
One last thought flashed through Grellint's mind, and then endless madness...
"James, you finally woke up."
In a daze, Grellint heard a familiar voice.
With great effort, he opened his eyes and saw the person in front of him clearly. He also knew where he was, at his home in the Cherwood district.
"Mr. Eimiller, it looks like you brought me back."
"James, you are cursed."
"I know that there is always a price to pay for something."
Grellant actually understood that this kind of crazy muttering on a full moon night should be a curse, and he asked Professor Steve for help, but the professor found nothing. On a full moon night afterwards, Professor Steve personally arranged a ritual magic whose effect was unknown. Under the professor's gaze, Grellant still heard this crazy muttering.
The only thing to be thankful for is that this crazy mumbling doesn't last long, isn't fatal, and doesn't even have any effect on Greylint. As long as you don't deliberately focus all your attention on listening to the mumbling like you did today, it shouldn't cause a coma.
Of course, today's coma also made Greylint realize that the intensity of this crazy mumbling seemed to be increasing. He had tried to hear this mumbling clearly before from Professor Steve, but it was not enough to cause a coma at that time.
"Grelint, don't try to do something dangerous. You can't afford the price of madness."
Grellant was not surprised that Eimer called out his name. He had come into contact with Eimer before he got the magical item that could change one's appearance. In addition, he used his original identity when he established Audrey Investment Company. It was just that Eimer had always called him James when they saw each other before.
"Grelint, although I don't know much about your past, I only know that you inherited the title after the death of old Viscount Grelint."
"Maybe you are like me, without any relatives. But you still have friends, like Miss Audrey. She must be a very good friend to be able to set up this company with you that has almost no returns."
"Besides, Wright and I both consider you as a friend. And Miss Wendy, her current goal has also been influenced by you. She plans to learn a useful skill, return to her hometown, open a small shop, and take care of the children there."
"Grillint, you once told me that you tried to contact me because I was chasing criminals in the East District and you thought I was particularly great."
"And what you did for the children in the East Side is also a great thing in my opinion, in Wright's opinion, and in the eyes of the children who were helped. Even if you just think it is a simple thing to accomplish."
Grellint listened quietly to Mr. Eimiller's story. He knew that his casual words before must have made Mr. Eimiller think that he was pursuing power, which was exactly what he was doing now.
As he listened to Mr. Eimler's words, he realized that he had always regarded them as the light of this crazy world, and he had unknowingly become the light in the eyes of others.
After listening to Mr. Eimiller quietly, Grallint slowly spoke,
"Mr. Eimiller, I apologize for my previous carelessness. The source of this curse is the price of using a life-saving item."
Mr. Eimiller's expression eased a little, but he didn't say anything. He could feel that Grellint on the other side had something else to say.Chapter 80 InvitationTitle of the Book:Secret: The Story Hidden Under DestinyAuthor: Little Fish Listening to the RainChapter word count: 2185 wordsUpdate time: 2023-07-24 23:21:35
"You should remember the time you met me in the East District."
"Of course, that time you got your arm pierced with a dagger."
"That was the time I used a magical item to save my life. This is the aftereffect of that item."
"I remember you said at the end that your adventure was because of a child, a child who grew up in darkness but still remained kind."
"Mr. Eimiller, I don't regret the choice I made at that time. Even if I knew the outcome would be like this, I would still make the same choice."
"So what are you doing now? Are you still investigating this?"
"I have a new clue, but I need to be stronger."
"Grelint, don't pursue power, no matter what the reason is."
"I know. I will."
"By the way, I came to Cherwood District to find you."
"The company has been established for a month. We had planned to hold a one-month party last week, but we were too busy and didn't have time, so we changed it to this week, on Saturday night."
"As one of the founders of the company, I wonder if you have time to attend and inform Miss Audrey."
"Mr. Eimiller, I will certainly not refuse and will tell Audrey about this."
"Then I won't disturb your rest."
Having received the answer he wanted, Mr. Eimiller nodded and said goodbye to Glerint.
After watching Mr. Eimiller leave, Grellint sighed.
It wasn't because he was hiding something, but because he discovered Mr. Eimiller's lies.
He didn't come to Cherwood to look for him, after all, Grallant had already left the street where his home was. He just happened to meet him and brought Grallant back.
There was no so-called monthly gathering, which was also a temporary decision made by Mr. Eimiller. If there was a gathering, according to Backlund's etiquette, Grellant should have been notified on Monday to facilitate Grellant's arrangement, and he would never be notified at night.
Greylint understood Mr. Eimiller's thoughts, which was why he sighed. After all, the matter about Oliver had become his obsession and it was not so easy to let it go.
The aftereffects of the mumbling continued, and Greylint stopped thinking about it and slowed down his breathing.
The next morning, Grellant returned to Queens. After all, he had promised Mr. Eimiller, so he naturally needed to contact Audrey and ask her if she had time to attend the party tomorrow night.
After writing the letter, he gave it to the butler and asked him to deliver it to Earl Hall's home. After all, this was a formal invitation and naturally could not be delivered through the spiritual world messenger, otherwise Earl Hall would have noticed the little secret between him and Audrey.
It was almost noon when Glint received Audrey's reply.
The content was simple. She accepted Grellant's invitation and said that she would go with Grellant tomorrow.
After having a rare hearty lunch at home, Glerint continued his detective life.
Of course, it was not smooth sailing. He did not complete any commissions, or rather, he did not receive any commissions. After all, he was just a rookie detective in Backlund.
After a few days of experience, Grellant realized that he still needed to make a name for himself, and it would be best if employers would find him. For this reason, he decided to continue trying to solve the problems that had not been solved by his peers. Of course, this might require a little luck, just like last time.
On Saturday morning, Grellint took out the recent newspapers, especially the ones focusing on Backlund, and started reading them again.
Since he missed the serial murder case during his last reading, he was extra careful this time.
It wasn't long before Grindt identified his target, the missing Miss Julie.
This is a report from October 12. Julie Keller, the 18-year-old daughter of Maria Keller, went missing on October 11. The next day, Mr. Keller published a reward in the newspaper.
When he saw this report, Greylint took a special look at today's report and increased the reward amount in today's newspaper.
One day was enough time for his fellow Extraordinary people to find the truth. It seemed that this matter was not simple, at least his fellow Extraordinary people did not find it.
The reward in today's newspaper gave a detailed account of Miss Julie's disappearance on that day, instead of just one sentence like yesterday's newspaper, which said that anyone interested should go to 112 Steen Street in the West District.
After reading today's report carefully, according to the instructions, Glerint had a detailed understanding of what happened on the day Miss Julie disappeared. At least he knew everything he wanted to know, and this should be the result of the efforts of his colleagues yesterday.
Miss Julie went to Price Street in the West End with her maid Enniu at 10 a.m. on the 11th. This is a good commercial street in the West End with many clothing stores.
Later, when she did not return home at the agreed time at noon, Mrs. Marissa thought that Julie had played too much again and did not take it seriously, after all, this was not the first time.
As a result, he had not returned by 5 pm. She realized something was wrong and quickly asked the servants to go out to look for him. After the search was fruitless, she decided to call the police and contacted reporters on the same day to offer a reward.
A photo of Miss Julie was also added.
After reading the information in the newspaper, there was no need for Greylint to go to Mr. Keller's house to inquire. All he had to do next was to go to Price Street and check the footage of that day to see when he disappeared.
"It feels like I'm checking surveillance cameras." Grellint complained silently. After using this ritual magic to display past scenes many times, Grellint found this method more and more familiar. Isn't this the method used by the police in the previous life to check nearby surveillance cameras as soon as possible during investigations?
Of course, before he could start to leave, "Grelint" suddenly appeared, handed him a letter and left.
Seeing a person who looked exactly like himself suddenly appear in front of him, Greylint began to understand why Professor Steve had emphasized the need to lift the ritual.
He opened the letter handed to him by the courier, and found that it was a formal invitation letter sent to his home by Emile and Wright.
I looked at the time on the letter, it was 6pm.
There was still time, so Greylint hurried out.
It only took him 40 minutes to reach Price Street, where there were basically all kinds of clothing stores on both sides. Grallint walked into a store called Lilia Clothing at the entrance of the street. Just as he was about to ask something, the owner spoke up.
"Mr. Detective, you are also here to investigate Miss Julie's disappearance."
"I remember that she came to my place that day, picked out some new styles this year, and left after a while."
Grellint didn't say anything. He had already received what he wanted. He nodded and thanked the shopkeeper. When he turned around and was about to leave, he heard the shopkeeper's voice from behind.
"Mr. Detective, I hope you can find out the truth quickly."
After leaving the store, Grellint found a coffee shop and planned to use the bathroom to perform ritual magic.
Through ritual magic, Grellint clearly saw the young lady, accompanied by a lady dressed as a servant, enter the street.