Dorothy’s Forbidden Grimoire

Amid the steam of the industrial revolution, mysteries surge beneath the surface. Cults and secret societies seek the extraordinary in the shadows, while hidden gods gaze upon humanity from the hea...

Chapter 289 Response (2/2)

"Wait a minute, don't be so anxious. I have a letter for you right here. I was planning to make some coffee and knock on your door, but I didn't expect you to come by yourself."

Beverly called Dorothy and said this, and Dorothy spoke unexpectedly after hearing this.

"My letter? Who sent it?"

"The client's personal information is confidential. I cannot disclose it. Don't forget, you were the one who suggested we start this mailing service. Wait here and I'll get the letter."

As she spoke, Beverly placed the cup of engine oil in her hand on the coffee table, then stood up from the sofa, walked to a wall, and after twisting the wall lamp, the whole house made a clicking sound of machinery, and the floor under Beverly's feet suddenly sank, carrying Beverly into the ground.

"Amazing house..."

Looking at the scene in front of her, Dorothy murmured softly, then sat on the sofa and waited quietly for Beverly to come back. In her spare time, she couldn't help but look around and take a look at the decoration of her neighbor.

'Although Beverly is a clockwork person and lives in a mechanical house, the surface camouflage of this house is still very good. At least it looks like a normal person's residence.'

Dorothy thought so, and then shifted her attention to the coffee table in front of her, where she saw an open Tivian Morning Post newspaper. The news in the newspaper attracted Dorothy's attention for a moment.

"Bloody tragedy! Bloodshed in the streets of Stivian Media Gray once again, a street attack occurred. This is the fourth time in two weeks!"

Seeing the exaggerated headline in the newspaper, Dorothy suddenly became angry, then picked up the newspaper and opened it to read it carefully, and found that the report was about a tragedy that happened on the streets of Sitivian. A man used a small knife to commit murder in the street in public, stabbed another passerby to death and then escaped. Now the criminal has been caught by the police.

At first glance, this does not seem to be a very eye-catching case. The murderer and the victim are ordinary people, not a big star like Adele. Moreover, since there were many witnesses when the murderer killed people, the crime is indisputable. After being arrested, the murderer also admitted that the victim was his enemy. This is a typical vendetta, and there is nothing confusing about the whole case.

This was a very unusual case, and the reason it was published in the newspaper was that four such cases occurred in the same city within two weeks. In other words, such street crimes occurred continuously within half a month, which caused a certain panic.

In the newspaper reports in Dorothy's hands, the media speculated that the tragedies that occurred in Sitivian had some internal connection, and compared them with the Night Stalker incident that had been making headlines in recent times, wondering if there was any horrible hidden secret in it.

In response to all these speculations, the police also published a reply in the newspaper, saying that these four street murders were independent incidents. The four murderers were arrested soon after the murders and confessed to the crimes they committed. Their motives were also various... Some were tempted by money, some met their enemies on the street and suddenly wanted to kill, and some quarreled with lovers on the street and couldn't bear the anger and killed the other party directly.

In short, to sum it up, there were four incredible consecutive street murders in one area. However, these four cases were really unrelated. All four murderers were caught and confessed to their crimes. Their motives were all various temporary impulses to kill people in the street.

Although it seems outrageous, it is indeed the case. No wonder the newspaper reported it in such a large space. Moreover, the newspaper also made many accusations against the security situation in the Stivian Coal Ash District, accusing the already poor security there of having deteriorated very seriously in recent times.

"It does feel a bit strange. Four consecutive impromptu murders in the street within two weeks... I don't know if it's a coincidence. Although I heard that the security in Sitivian is poor, I didn't expect it to be this bad..."

Looking at the newspaper in her hand, Dorothy murmured to herself that she thought the popularity of this series of news was almost catching up with the recently famous Night Devil. However, the Night Devil almost always attacked and killed people with a certain status and power, while the victims in this series of cases were all ordinary people, so there should be no connection between them.

'However, it is still a bit scary to see such a series of sudden and unprovoked murders in the street. I don't know why this person can't control his emotions.'

Dorothy was reading the newspaper and thinking about something, and at this moment, there was a sound of mechanism transmission from the inside of the room. Beverly's figure slowly rose up from under the open floor in the room, and there was an envelope in her hand.

"Yes, Miss Detective, this is a letter for you."

Beverly walked in front of Dorothy and handed the envelope to her. Dorothy was slightly startled when she heard the word "detective", and then she carefully observed the envelope in her hand. Although there was no text on it, Dorothy could smell a lingering fragrance on it, as if the letter had been specially touched with perfume.

From the detective's name and the perfumed envelope, Dorothy almost guessed who the letter was from.

"Yes, thank you~"

After receiving the letter, Dorothy quickly said goodbye to Beverly, and walked quickly back to her home after being picked up by her family. Sitting on the sofa in her home, Dorothy opened the letter and took out the stationery inside, which was written in beautiful and elegant handwriting.

"Dear Detective--Mr. Ed...

"I now have important clues about my teacher. According to the agreement between us last time, I hereby remind you through the White Stone Masons' Union. I hope you can come to Feiteng Theater again before 8 o'clock tonight. After you come, I will inform you of the information I have at present. We may be able to act together this time.

"I will always admire you - Adele Briouze."