"Angel, does the 'Rose Bishop' you saw have the ability to kill others like this?"
Leonard turned to Angel and asked.
The latter shook his head. "He did try to use 'Flesh Bomb' to self-destruct, but his ability was disabled by Sealed Artifact, and then shattered into a ball of flesh and blood, which is similar to the scene, but I don't know if this ability can be used on other people."
"Then we assume that this ability can be used on others, at least through some kind of medium." Leonard murmured, "Or maybe he is not just 'Rose Bishop', but the same as Pathway, High Sequence."
"That's Sequence 5. Is it necessary for such a person to rob homes and cause trouble in the city for a little property?"
Angel is curious about this. Beyonder, a Sequence 5, has a safer and more secret way to make money.
"Not only was he cash and jewelry, but he also took away some human tissue."
Old Neil reminded from the side that he had put the glass bottle used in the ceremony back into the wooden box, leaving only the picture of Sketch paper, a thin man with black hair and brown eyes.
"You can make money and get more flesh and blood. You can do the two things at the same time. You can even challenge the local Nighthawks, Mandated Punishers and Machinery Hivemind to satisfy their own repressed desires. Long-term desire - this is probably what he thinks. He is very similar to the Criminal who travel around and commit major crimes repeatedly. They just leave after doing one thing and don't have to worry about the impact on the local area, so they are usually unscrupulous and use evil methods."
Leonard looked at the bloodstains and remains on the ground with a gloomy face, and said in a tone mixed with inexplicable emotions.
"And compared to the murder case in front of us, what the flesh and blood can be used for is more worthy of our attention. When it comes to sacrificing evil spirits and carrying out large-scale destruction, 'Aurora Order' can do no worse than 'Demoness Sect'."
Old Neil also nodded in agreement, and then added, "Whether it is Sequence 6 or Sequence 5, they are beyond our capabilities. When Dunn comes back from Lamud Town, let him send a telegram to Holy Cathedral to apply for special operations."
Special operation... is it "Red Gloves"?
Angel thought of the legendary Nighthawks special force. They traveled around to solve those Beyonder Criminal that the local Nighthawks couldn't solve, especially the most vicious ones.
After Old Neil performed the ceremony, there was nothing left for them to continue investigating at the murder scene. Leonard called the two policemen waiting at the door and explained to them the handling matters at the scene, and told them to report it to the Special Operations Department immediately if there was another similar incident.
"For a case of this level, 'Machinery Hivemind' and 'Mandated Punishers' must be notified so that they can be ready for support at any time and pay attention to their own safety."
Angel and Old Neil found a hired carriage on the roadside, waiting for Leonard, who lowered his voice and said.
"This situation is actually rare. It can be solved even if Beyonder of Sequence 6 and Dunn lead the team and carry Sealed Artifact. But since this time it may involve Beyonder who is more High Sequence, they must be notified according to the rules."
But Enmat Harbor's "Machinery Hivemind" needs help from Nighthawks to even arrest defectors, and Nighthawks also needs teams from other cities to support operations. It seems that the manpower there is really tight...
Secretly worried about Enmat Harbor's manpower problem, Angel boarded the mercenary carriage.
"Good morning, Rozanne."
Entering Blackthorn Security Company's reception hall early in the morning, Angel met Miss Rozanne who was tidying up the room.
"Hello, Angel, you seem to be in much better spirits than the past few days."
"Maybe it's because I didn't have nightmares last night and had a good sleep..."
She answered with a smile, looking at Rozanne's youthful, beautiful, optimistic and cheerful face, she suddenly remembered the secret revealed by Old Neil yesterday.
Maybe not telling the truth to this innocent and kind girl was the right choice.
"Here, today's newspaper."
While Angel was thinking about it, Rozanne had already handed over a stack of newspapers that had arrived today. It seemed that her actions in searching for secret messages in the newspapers these past few days had been seen by the careful Rozanne.
Angel thanked him and took the newspaper, found "Tingen Daily", and was satisfied to see the information he wanted on the front page.
"Iron Fist Operation——Tingen City Police Department attacked decisively and captured the leader of the gang organization who has been entrenched in Docklands for many years."
It was not in vain that I had been running in both directions this week, deceiving "Wild Bear Gang" and "Labor Mutual Aid Society", and finally let the police take advantage and destroy the two gangs of Docklands.
Looking at the embellished reports in "Tingen Daily", Angel can clearly feel that Potion of "Instigator" in his body has digested most of it as expected, plus the previous " Instigation", "Persuasion" Vaughn and others' performances, maybe Sequence 8's Potion is just one step away from completing all the digestion.
What puzzled her was that it was last night when the two gang leaders were arrested by the police during a meeting and scheming against each other. She also secretly watched the whole process, but Potion's digestion progress was almost silent at that time. It was not until the news was published today and she was sitting on the sofa enjoying the pleasure of "the conspiracy succeeded" that Potion showed significant digestion.
Isn't "Instigator" like "Assassin", who not only needs to complete the corresponding role, but also needs to let as many other people know the result as possible?
She secretly wrote down this Acting Rule, maybe not only "Instigator", but also may be used in the future Potion digestion.
Turning over this page, Angel continued to check other newspaper sections. In this era without the Internet and television, newspapers were almost the only way to understand current events. Oh, and maybe Miss Rozanne's gossip.
"Da-da-"
Angel, who was immersed in the Loen Kingdom's morning news, raised his head and looked at the door together with Rozanne, who was making the first pot of coffee. The sound of leather shoes gradually approached, and then the door was pushed open. The poet Leonard, with his windbreaker shawl and the hem of his shirt exposed, entered the reception hall like the wind.
Seeing that there were only two young ladies in the hall, Leonard nodded slightly as a greeting and sat on the sofa opposite Angel.
"There was some progress in yesterday's case..."
He leaned forward and whispered.
"Have you found the murderer?"
Angel asked curiously, looking secretly at Rozanne who was sitting behind the reception desk. The latter was looking at the hot water bottle in the corner in a daze, but his eyes looked towards the two of them from time to time.
"That's Sequence 6, even Sequence 5... The arrest warrant has been issued, and 'Machinery Hivemind' and 'Mandated Punishers' have also been notified, but there can be no new news within a day."
"What I want to talk about is the victims. The police have found out clearly that the three Pluck Family, their housekeeper, and Male Servant all died at the scene yesterday. About..." Leonard's voice lowered, "Half of the amount disappeared."
He didn't say what disappeared, for fear of being overheard by Rozanne who secretly pricked his ears.
"The most important thing is that all the long-term deposits, stocks and valuable calligraphy and painting antiques of the Plucker family have not been touched. Only cash and jewelry have disappeared, as well as the bearer bonds that Old Neil saw."
Stocks and deposits are easy to trace, and famous paintings and antiques are difficult to liquidate quickly... The murderer only took away cash, easy-to-get rid of jewelry and bonds that can be cashed at any time...
Moreover, he carried out the murders with great fanfare and seemed not to be afraid of being found out by the local official Beyonder.
Angel summarized the clues and thought of a possibility.
"He just came to Tingen from out of town. He doesn't plan to stay for too long and is in urgent need of a lot of money?"
"Then do something big."
Leonard added calmly.