What Nick took out was, of course, the animal claw he had found in the trailer.
Almost the instant they saw it, the entire Labe family present, including the two boys standing behind Barry Labe, revealed their true forms: five bear people with brown bear heads.
Nick quickly lowered his eyes to avoid making eye contact with them.
As the saying went, even a cornered rabbit would bite, let alone five creatures with bear heads. The Grimm ancestors certainly had not earned their fearsome reputation for hunting evil Wesen through recklessness.
But Nick was still a little too slow. Although the whole family had been shocked by the appearance of the animal claw and instinctively revealed their true forms.
Frank Rabe reacted quickly and instinctively looked at Nick's face. Their eyes met, and the middle-aged lawyer was badly startled. He instinctively stepped forward to shield his family.
"What is the meaning of this, Detective Burkhart?" Frank Rabe's voice sounded a little strange, and he put particular emphasis on the word "detective."
"Huh?" Nick looked utterly innocent. "Yesterday, I saw that Germanic artifact from AD 900 at your house, and it reminded me that my family seemed to have something like it too. It's just in rather poor condition. I wanted to ask you or Mrs. Labe to help identify it."
Frank Rabe stared fixedly at the young detective before him. Only after a long moment did he clear his throat and speak again, though his voice was still somewhat hoarse.
"Sorry, neither of us is an expert in this field. If you really need one, I can introduce you to a specialist.
"As for the police's claim that someone went missing near this estate, I suggest you call my law firm directly."
Considering that the man was himself a prominent