In a carriage at the intersection of Böklund Street, Leonard Mitchell was discussing the target of their search Dawn Dantès, with two of his " Red Gloves " teammates.
"I haven't directly contacted this gentleman yet, only investigated his servant and his neighbors," Cindy, with her long, wine-red hair, began by introducing her findings. "Preliminary confirmation is that Dawn Dantès, as usual, went to bed at 11 PM last night and finished washing up at 7:30 AM, having his personal servant prepare his clothes. There was nothing unusual during this time. Of course, sometimes he would have a late-night snack and finish his day after midnight, and sometimes he would get up before 7 AM to go for a walk, but this isn't the norm."
Another " Red Gloves," Bob, nodded and said:
"From this perspective, Dawn Dantès doesn't have a problem."
Leonard Mitchell, sitting in a slightly casual posture, immediately smiled and said:
"But the reverse is also true."
"Based on the current information, the missing servant was likely replaced between 11:20 and 11:35 pm last night. The intruder entered Chanis Gate at 6 pm, and we discovered the problem at 7:20 pm, but did not find the target."
"In other words, Dawn Dantès was asleep during the timeframe involved in the intrusion, and has no alibi."
"What you said makes some sense..." Cindy glanced at Leonard with slight surprise.
In her memory, although this teammate often had insightful judgments and questions that went straight to the heart of the matter, he rarely gave such a long and logically rigorous explanation. He was more like a free-spirited poet who only had flashes of inspiration occasionally.
Bob, with his rather pointed Bob, frowned and shook his head, saying:
"In this way, everyone on the list is a suspect, since none of them slept while being watched by others, even their wives or husbands, who would have been asleep during that time as well."
"Furthermore, I don't believe an infiltrator would be so bold. He's already inside the Chanis Gate and escaped successfully, accomplishing something unbelievable, yet he still lingers nearby, not abandoning his identity, and simply leaves. Is that even possible?"
"The risks involved are immeasurable. Unless he's still plotting something or reluctant to give up something, what can compare to infiltrating Chanis Gate? What can compare to those Sealed Artifact, materials, and formulas?"
If I hadn't Prophet that Dawn Dantès was problematic, I would have made a similar judgment... Leonard had already prepared his explanation, crossing his right leg as he said:
"I'm just saying that we can't simply rule out Dawn Dantès as a suspect."
"Furthermore, Captain Soest also said that the infiltrators are likely already dead behind the Chanis Gate, and even if Dawn Dantès is involved, he is more likely an accomplice."
"Hmm... Don't you think it's too much of a coincidence? He's only been here for less than two months, and the church has already encountered something that might not happen for hundreds of years. Moreover, he's been coming to Saint Samuel Cathedral far too frequently, giving him ample opportunity to find out what's going on."
"Also, during this period, there were strange sewer explosions on Böklund Street."
Cindy gathered her long, wine-red hair and said:
"You've convinced me that this should be a key target to focus on."
Bob tugged at the edge of his left " Red Gloves " and said:
"There are indeed too many coincidences."
"However, coincidences don't necessarily mean there's a problem Dawn Dantès goes to church every day and listens to the bishop's sermons, he can only grasp the surface patterns and can't get deeper intelligence, such as when the internal guards go to Chanis Gate and how the ' Nighthawks ' hand over their duties."
"So he's more likely one of the accomplices," Leonard said, shrugging.
He also couldn't understand how Dawn Dantès could be so familiar with the internal procedures of the " Nighthawks ".
Cindy chimed in:
"Regardless, we need to conduct a more in-depth investigation."
"Wait until noon, then go directly into Dawn Dantès ' dream and ask him... Hmm, he has a habit of taking a nap."
Leonard raised his right hand and waved it slightly, saying:
There's no need to rush.
"We've done routine investigations before, and we've even been into Dawn Dantès's dreams, but we haven't found anything wrong."
"If he really has no problem, then Dream Divination again won't yield any additional results. If he does have a problem, and it wasn't exposed before, it means he has a way to evade the dream's questions, and Dream Divination again will also deceive us."
"Therefore, we should monitor him to see who he contacts to prevent him from escaping, while waiting for feedback from Desi to find out the true identity of this wealthy man. Once we discover any clues, we should apply for a more advanced investigative method than Dream Divination questioning."
Cindy was taken aback again, and couldn't help but say, half-jokingly:
"I rarely see you analyze a situation so carefully."
Moreover, his thinking is extremely clear!
Leonard paused for a moment, then chuckled self-deprecatingly:
"Perhaps it's because I've experienced something similar before."
In that instant, Cindy felt Leonard's green eyes darken slightly.
She didn't say anything more.
"Then we'll take turns monitoring Dawn Dantès, starting with me."
"Okay." Leonard nodded, then turned to Bob and said, "Get the previous sewer explosion case file and see if you can find anything. I'll go back and review the relevant files to see if there were any other unusual occurrences in this neighborhood before."
After the division of labor, the three " Red Gloves " got busy with their own tasks. Leonard went back to the basement of Saint Samuel Cathedral and obtained all the information related to Böklund Street and the dossier of events in Backlund that the Aurora Order actively or passively participated in over the past three years.
The latter was a line of thought that Leonard developed based on clues provided by the " Parasite " within his body:
"Since the existence of ' The Fool ' and its corresponding name originated from the Aurora Order, then certain matters involving the Aurora Order, or certain setbacks it has suffered, are very likely related to organizations that believe in ' The Fool '!"
Back in his office, Leonard abandoned his casual and unserious demeanor and began to carefully peruse the thick stack of documents.
Of all the files related to the Aurora Order, the one he was most familiar with was the Lanarvus case. In this case, where the " True Creator " descended to attempt to report someone but failed miserably, a mysterious figure appeared who killed the main Criminal. He was suspected of being related to the "Robin Hood" Black Emperor, because both targeted heinous criminals and would place Tarot cards on the target's corpse. Only in the case of " Apostle of Desire " Jason Beria did Leonard arrive too quickly to do so.
Similarly, Leonard saw the name Sherlock Moriarty.
" Mr. X of the Aurora Order was assassinated at a gathering he had organized, and remnants of Demigod- level power were found at the scene... At this time, Dawn Dantès had already arrived in Backlund, just in time to..."
" Mr. A of the Aurora Order collaborated with the Demoness Sect to create the Great Smog of Backlund Incident, which led to his own demise..."
" Mr. A from the Aurora Order assassinated Ambassador Intis..."
Leonard read through the information one by one but didn't find anything particularly useful.
He rubbed his temples and decided to change direction, starting with cases related to the "Robin Hood" Black Emperor:
" The Lanarvus case... the first instance of a tarot card throwing ritual at a murder scene... and ' The Fool ' is the starting point of the tarot..."
" The Capim case... Given the strength and status displayed by the 'Robin Hood' Black Emperor, he wouldn't and couldn't possibly imitate others... He also scattered tarot cards on the corpse..."
"The case of Jason Beria, the ' Apostle of Desire '... I witnessed the 'Robin Hood' Black Emperor firsthand, and at the same time, I didn't have time to play my cards..."
"Besides all involving major events and vicious Criminal, what other connection is there between these three cases?" Leonard had considered this question before, and he was certain that Sherlock Moriarty, the great Detective, appeared on the edges of both the Lanarvus and Capim cases.
So what about the " Apostle of Desire " case?
Leonard pulled out the supplementary files and began to examine them page by page, line by line. Finally, he spotted a line of words in an inconspicuous place:
... Those attacked included Isengard Stanton, Sherlock Moriarty...
Leonard's expression gradually brightened, as if he had found a breakthrough.
He went back to the Aurora Order's files, scrutinizing every single name mentioned, and then extended his search to retrieve all the files related to each name.
" Mr. A of the Aurora Order Society assassinated Ambassador Intis... Intis is orchestrating the struggle for the Differential Engine manuscript... The clue to the Differential Engine manuscript comes from a spy, whose usual disguise is Detective Detective..."
"It is said that another private Detective was also involved in this matter and was almost killed by the gang that was under the orders of Ambassador Intis... Another private Detective..." Leonard suddenly stood up, left Saint Samuel Cathedral, and went to the police station where the case was handled.
Although most of the case files had been taken by Military Intelligence Section 9, Leonard still saw the name of the person who called the police:
" Sherlock Moriarty!"
I now have reason to suspect that this great Detective is also involved in the Great Smog of Backlund Incident, on the contact list of many involved parties, at the very edge of the problem! Does he and Dawn Dantès both belong to that Concealment organization that believes in " The Fool "? Leonard thought with a slight smirk, deciding to immediately go back to find information and verify his guess.
160 Böklund Street, inside the master bedroom.
Klein was taking a nap, did not receive the " Nighthawks " into his Dream Divination, but once again "returned" to the Foggy Town. He saw the " Witch of Despair," Panatiya, with a smile on her face and bloody bits of flesh hidden between her teeth. He saw her being hoisted up little by little, her eyes rolling back in despair, her head drooping.
The densely packed, suspended corpses, the terrifyingly large mushrooms, and the countless transparent worms Distortion a ball appeared one after another, waking Klein from his dream.
Klein rubbed his temples, realizing that his mental state was really not good, and this was not a problem of spiritual pollution that the Gray Fog could solve.
He pondered for a moment, then entered the washroom, stood above the Gray Fog, manifested Gehrman Sparrow, and had him pray:
"... Please tell Miss ' Justice ' when she'll be available recently? I'd like to receive psychological treatment."
P. S.: I'm not sure if the current timer is set to Rome time or Chinese time, so please don't be offended if the update time for this chapter is not normal. It will be fine after that.