The two discussed for a while longer, but they had no leads on the whereabouts of the murderer who had killed the Pluck Family, most likely a Mid Sequence Beyonder from the Aurora Order.
Bearer bonds were named as such precisely because the person cashing them did not need to be the purchaser. The buyer's information would not even be recorded. As long as this Beyonder took the bonds to the corresponding bank and forfeited a portion of the interest, he could cash them directly and receive money without leaving behind any personal information throughout the entire process.
More importantly, they had no way of knowing which bank had issued the bonds.
The Loen Kingdom had seven major banks, and the smaller local banks attached to those major institutions with clearing rights were too numerous to count. Tingen City alone had more than ten different branches. Forget assigning people to watch every one of them; simply plastering wanted notices everywhere would require considerable police effort.
If they also included shops that purchased jewelry, cutting off every avenue through which the murderer could liquidate his valuables would be even more difficult.
"Perhaps once Klein returns, he can use the existing information and the murderer's appearance to try divination. Otherwise, we can only wait for the Red Gloves. They have more efficient tracking methods."
Leonard sighed, leaning back against the sofa to stretch his body, as if he had already given up on the pursuit.
"Did I just hear my name?"
A head wearing a half-high silk top hat poked through the crack of the door to the reception hall, short black hair and brown eyes visible beneath the brim.
Then the door was pushed fully open, and Dunn and Frye entered behind Klein.
"You're back," Angel stood up from the sofa,