Half an hour later, the two returned to the blood-reeking first-floor hall.
They searched every room in the three-story house but found no other victims. It seemed that everyone in the house had been gathered in the hall and brutally murdered.
Angel also found that the study and master bedroom had been searched, but not left in disarray. The search had been highly purposeful. Even the safe hidden behind a painting had been properly opened, and it was now completely empty.
Whether the killer had come for revenge or not, he had also efficiently plundered the valuables. He had likely threatened the owner of the house into taking out everything valuable himself, which explained such "efficiency."
When the two descended the central stairs to the first floor, Old Neil, clad in a black robe, had already arrived. He placed the wooden box he carried on a low stool by the door and was searching through it for something.
Hearing Angel and Leonard's footsteps, the Mystery Pryer turned around.
"When I heard that officer had called me over, I thought it would be like the Ray Bieber case—strange, but not bloody. I didn't expect..."
He glanced around the hall, and a trace of gravity appeared on his wrinkled face.
"A scene this bloody and violent... in all my decades, I..." He sighed before continuing, "Well, I've actually seen quite a few."
"The most recent was the Serial Killer who shocked Tingen City five years ago. Hmm, Sequence 7 of the Criminal pathway, also known as the Devil pathway—the Serial Killer."
Old Neil turned around and crouched down, continuing to search his wooden box for the ritual materials he needed. His incessant chatter continued from beneath his hood.
"They worship Devils and enjoy using the evil rituals they possess, rituals capable of