"Based on the information provided by 'Arrodes' yesterday, we checked the alley where Devil Dog's body was found, the archives room where serial murder documents are stored, and also conducted some kind of research on the black viscous liquid he left behind, and finally locked the building of West Borough."
Ikanser turned sideways and said to the Beyonder who were following him.
In addition to Lydia, the other four people who were at Isengard's house just now have followed the deacon "Machinery Hivemind" to West Borough and entered a private residence of Edward Street.
The house is three stories high, covers a large area, and is surrounded by a garden with a fountain and pool. At this time, there are several black carriages with police insignia parked at the gate, and figures wearing black windbreakers flash past in the garden from time to time.
"Is the evidence sufficient?"
Caslana still had the normal thinking of Detective and asked subconsciously.
"We notified you until we confirmed it," Ikanser nodded, walked around the fountain pool and walked towards the main entrance of the building, "The owner of the house is called Patrick Jason, and he is Backlund A shareholder of a certain bank, who was single, cheerful, enthusiastic, and had many mistresses... Although he did not take pictures, he had some portraits, which are consistent with the faces we learned. The most important thing is that the neighbors here know that he has a big black dog."
Devil Dog...
Several people understood in their hearts and stopped asking questions. They followed the deacon and opened the door and walked into the building.
As soon as I crossed the threshold, a stench hit my face, like the rotten smell of meat that had been fermenting for a long time in the basement.
"It's corpse odor."
Angel frowned and whispered.
Although she rarely smelled this smell in this world, before that, she had a deep memory.
The three Detectives also had solemn expressions. It was obvious what happened when they smelled such a strong corpse odor in such a Serial Killer home.
As they walked into the lobby on the first floor, a burst of footsteps approached quickly, and several members of Machinery Hivemind came to greet them. The leader was wearing a mask made of white gauze layers, and his eyes were hidden under thick glasses, but With the upper half of his face exposed, Angel easily recognized him as Carlson, whom he had met in Artisan Kavi's store.
The latter obviously recognized the young woman who had asked where to buy Mummy Ashes, but business was important, so he just glanced curiously and looked at his captain.
"Deacon, we found a lot of corpses here," Carlson's eyes were complicated, mixed with anger and helplessness. "Under the garden outside, inside the walls of the living room, deep in the basement stove, and in the mezzanine of the attic, there are corpses one after another. The earliest ones are just bones. They may have been dead for more than ten years, and the latest ones have not even begun to rot!"
As he narrated, figures appeared behind him one after another with serious expressions. They walked in pairs carrying corpses wrapped in shrouds and walked past several people. These were all members of Machinery Hivemind, as well as the elite Backlund police who had the authority and courage to come into contact with extraordinary events.
Some of the corpses they carried were still largely intact, with varying degrees of decay, and most of the stench was emanated from the recent dead; some shrouds contained loose "corpse parts," and the blood-soaked shrouds shook as the police raised and lowered them; some corpses made a rattling sound, with rugged outlines squeezed out under the cloth, and they were obviously old bones.
Several people, including Carlson who had just complained angrily, watched silently as the victims were moved out, carried away, and placed neatly on the garden lawn until the shrouds of different colors were placed outside the door.
"Those new, new bodies, are they his neighbors, or servants, or victims elsewhere?"
Klein asked in a low voice.
"They are the latest batch of servants he hired. Hehe, this guy had a good reputation before. He gave his servants adequate wages, generous holidays, and gifts during the holidays. The servants hired by Patrick Jason are spreading the word about his good qualities. Of course, this batch will definitely not..."
Carlson replied, his eyes chasing the last body being moved out of the hall.
"Well disguised Devil."
Caslana, holding his nose, commented angrily.
"He has stopped pretending in the past few days. He killed all his servants and sold off all valuable items. He even sold off all the shares in the bank just for this act of revenge and his subsequent escape."
Ikanser pointed to the luxuriously decorated hall, but lacked common aristocratic furnishings such as paintings, wall clocks, and porcelain.
"A calm guy, but there is madness hidden deep in his heart," Isengard said as he took out his pipe, but put it back under Carlson's stern eyes, "What I'm curious about is, such a crazy person A crazy guy, even Beyonder, who may have committed many serial murders many years ago, will abandon everything for the "Devil Dog" he raised, and go on a killing spree even if his identity is exposed?"
Everyone thought silently and followed Carlson's footsteps to the depths of the building.
In the living room, they found a portrait of Patrick Jason, which was consistent with what Ikanser said. The painting showed a middle-aged man with blue eyes. He was slightly sideways, with a solemn expression, high cheekbones, and short hair combed back. It was exactly the same as the black shadow of blue eyes seen by "Arrodes".
In addition, in the bedroom and the basement, they found a lot of evidence proving that the other party was Beyonder with a lot of problems, including a large magic circle deep in the basement.
According to Isengard's judgment, this was a Ritual Magic that was enough to summon the powerful Devil, but for some unknown reason, Jason failed to complete it.
"Devil is the name of the Beria Family. The real name of Patrick Jason should be Jason Beria."
Said the well-informed "Knowledge Keeper".
Angel has seen this family in the internal information of Nighthawks. They have been active among humans since Fourth Epoch and are a loose alliance that worships Devil." An important branch of "Blood Sanctify Sect" claims that it has received gifts from the abyss, worships the evil god "Cosmic Dark Side", regards him as the master of the abyss, and believes that he will corrode and corrupt the entire world, and even the entire universe.
Even though this ancient family has recently declined in Fifth Epoch's time and has become a vassal of other Devil Familys, their profound heritage allows their family members to still live a good life and even have spare money to raise a Devil Dog that is the same as Pathway.
After searching everywhere, except for more evidence proving the identity of "Beria", the few people did not find any clues that could confirm the other party's location. Since they did not bring the silver mirror "Arrodes", after discussing with Carlson, Ikanser decided to temporarily stop the search, protect the scene, and wait for the follow-up detailed investigation.
But Angel discovered that when no one was paying attention, Sherlock secretly stuffed a handkerchief that was obviously used during the ceremony next to Devil's ritual circle into his pocket.
"Is it possible to find other members of the Beria Family based on the blood relationship of this Jason? They may all have similar identities and experiences, and they may have even killed many people."
She pretended to frown and asked a question, attracting everyone's attention.
"An investigation is already underway, but the connection between the Devil Family is very loose, and there is even no blood relationship on the surface. For example, this Patrick Jason, if his identity is not revealed, no one will know that he is Jason Beria."
Carlson replied on behalf of his deacon.
Seeing that Sherlock had succeeded, Angel nodded to express his understanding and stopped asking further questions.
The group of people returned to the ground from the basement, preparing to go to the garden to see the remains of the servants who died not long ago and look for some additional clues. However, at this time, a team member of Machinery Hivemind walked quickly into the hall and whispered a few words in Ikanser's ear. The latter's face became serious and he looked at several outsiders.
"Nighthawkss are here, bringing a dangerous Sealed Artifact. In order to prevent accidents, we have to leave first."
The dangerous Sealed Artifact... is it the "1-42" that Isengard said before? That full-body armor capable of destroying a city...
Angel subconsciously looked outside the door and saw "Machinery Hivemind" and the carefully selected police officers putting down their work one after another. They didn't even bother to wash off the soil in their hands. They walked outside the garden, got on their carriages and left the scene.
Feeling the tense atmosphere, they did not bother to continue the investigation, but followed Ikanser and Carlson to leave Jason's home, returned to Edward Street, and boarded the carriage from which they came.
Standing in front of the carriage, Angel glanced at the corner of the street. Two four-wheel carriages with police logos but dark exteriors were slowly approaching. The driver was not very skillful in driving the horses and parked the carriages on the roadside not far from her. Several men in black woolen coats filed out, as if they were being chased by something, and quickly rushed into Jason's home.
At Carlson's urging, she stopped delaying and stepped into the carriage. From the corner of her eye, she caught sight of Nighthawks's second carriage door. A leg wearing thick silver armor stretched out of the carriage and stepped heavily on the ground.
"Kick!"
The heavy sound seemed to hit her heart, and she didn't dare to look any further. Angel quickly got into the car.
"Kick, kick."
With both feet on the ground, Leonard Mitchell breathed a sigh of relief and looked curiously at the carriage that was speeding away beside him. According to the captain Soest, it should be "Machinery Hivemind" who had arrived at the scene before them, but there seemed to be a familiar figure among them. Unfortunately, the width of the opening on the mask was limited, and before he could confirm further, the carriage left his sight.
"Hurry up, enter the building and replace people, time is running out."
Beside him, "Soul Assurer" Soest also stepped out of the carriage, with Red Gloves holding an exaggerated gold pocket watch in his palm.
"Yes, Captain Soest."
Withdrawing his gaze, Leonard no longer hesitated. He controlled the heavy armor, step by step, and walked into the garden and Devil Beria·Jason's home.