Chapter 178 Message
"Spiders… and… the moon?"
Looking at the notes and photos in her hands, Dorothy murmured strangely, saying that the whole note described the situation vaguely, making it difficult to understand and people could only guess.
'I have heard of the Razor Mountains. It is a remote mountainous area in the northern part of North Shore County. It is said that the terrain there is dangerous and transportation is inconvenient. There are some mountain people who are difficult to be affected by the industrial revolution. Because the development cost is too high, neither the royal government nor the capitalists are willing to develop there.
'From the contents of the notes, this is a team of hunters who went to the Razor Mountains to investigate. They found some strange things, relics of the moon, and customs and beliefs about spiders. What kind of secrets are hidden in the depths of the mountains? ...Looking at these bloodstains, it seems that this team is in danger. The Ulster Branch must have realized something serious and decided to send this information to the headquarters...
"And what was the purpose of that extraordinary person who was Kim? He wanted to prevent the headquarters from obtaining this information, so he chose to kill the people from the branch on the train. It seems that there is a big secret here..."
Dorothy was thinking this in her heart. She had no intention of solving the puzzle. Although it was not strange, it had little to do with her. The Security Bureau would take care of it, so she didn't need to worry about it. She just had to find a way to send these things to the General Security Bureau.
"Notes and photos. I don't need them anyway, so I can only return them to the Anyin General Administration. I hope they can give me some rewards as Sudode said."
Dorothy thought further, to be honest, she was a little disappointed that only some documents were found in this ton of cargo but no useful extraordinary items. If it was a powerful extraordinary item, she would not mind intercepting it directly.
But it's not without gain. These photos and notes have a certain ability to identify poisons. It's equivalent to a book of tons. At least it can increase one's spiritual power.
Thinking of this, Dorothy began to extract spirituality. The notes and photos together gave her 2 "shadows", 1 "cup" and 1 "inspiration". This spiritual combination surprised her.
'The nature of the contents recorded in these notes and photos is 'shadow' and 'cup'? I don't know which contents are 'shadow' and which are 'cup'.'
After extracting the spiritual power, Dorothy began to sort out the spiritual changes after this wave of events. "Restart" did not consume too much so it does not count. It was mainly "Cup". Dorothy used two cards to overload the outer ring, and spent a total of 3 "Cup". Summarizing the spiritual power obtained from the file and the stock of spiritual power, Dorothy's current spiritual status is.
11 cups, 10 stones, 3 shadows, 4 lights, 3 silence, 15 enlightenment, the storage harvested 1 point of "cup".
Dorothy couldn't help but frown at her current spiritual condition.
"Ah... As expected, once there is no 'generous donation' from the Holy Communion, the reserves of the 'Cup' will decrease at a speed visible to the naked eye. The 'Cup' and 'Initiation' are my main spiritual energy consumption. It is not a good idea to consume the 'Cup' so quickly. I don't know if Tivian has any 'Cup' results that can be 'donated' to me..."
After thinking about it, Dorothy put all the things on the table into the magic box, then changed into pajamas and went to bed, listening to the roar and vibration of the train and slowly fell asleep.
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From moonset.
The night passed quickly. In the early morning, the passengers on the train woke up one after another. After breakfast, they waited quietly for another morning. Finally, the train arrived at the final destination of this journey, Tivian.
On both sides of the train, the originally empty fields began to gradually have more and more towering buildings, and they became taller and taller. Looking out from the train window, all you can see are brick and stone buildings speeding past.
Joining many rails coming from other directions, the gradually decelerating steam train drove under the huge steel dome and finally stopped in front of the platform. At this time, several policemen and reporters from multiple newspapers were waiting on the platform. The police were waiting to take over the concluded case on the train, while the reporters wanted to get the latest news information as soon as possible.
"Murder on a Train to the Kingdom's Capital", if this title is printed on the next edition of the newspaper, it will surely attract a lot of attention.
After the train stopped, the conductor walked to a private room, knocked on the door respectfully, and then said.
"Mr. Ed, we are already here. The police and reporters who have information about the case are waiting outside."
The conductor knocked on the door, but there was no movement from inside. The conductor frowned and knocked a few more times, but still no response.
Seeing this, the conductor tried to press the door handle of the compartment and found that the door was not locked. He opened the door and went in and found that there was no one in the compartment at the moment. The whole space was bright and tidy, the quilts were folded and tidied, and a note was placed on the table.
The conductor walked over, picked up the note and found that it was indeed left by Detective Ed.
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"Dear conductor, please forgive me for leaving without saying goodbye. Don't wonder how I left without the train stopping. As a detective, I have plenty of ways to do it.
"I don't want to have too much dealings with the police and detectives, especially the detectives. I don't want to be surrounded by a bunch of noisy turkeys, asking questions like an interrogator trying to get every secret out of you. So I'm leaving first. I'd like to ask all the crew members to explain to the outside world what happened in the car last night. It doesn't matter if I'm there or not. You can take the credit for catching the criminal on your own. I don't mind."
"I am just a detective who pursues the truth and practices justice. Fame is just an inconvenient extra for me. I sincerely hope that you can receive generous rewards from the police department and the Royal Railway Company.
"——Detective Ed"
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In the private room, looking at the note left on the table, the train remained silent for a long time, and finally he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
"A detective who only cares about the truth and justice and ignores his reputation? What a noble man..."
The conductor exclaimed so, and then, as if he had made up his mind, he put the note in his pocket, then walked out of the compartment, went to the front of the train, and looked at the conductors there.
"Gentlemen, Mr. Ed has already left. He was a wise and noble gentleman. He was indifferent to fame and gain. He was unwilling to accept the glory that should have belonged to him. Instead, he hoped to give us the credit for punishing the real murderer."
As soon as the conductor finished speaking, he looked at the train attendants in front of him. Their reactions varied, some were surprised, some were disappointed, and some were happy.
After taking a quick glance at his men's reactions, the conductor's expression turned serious and he continued speaking.
“Gentlemen, the company’s awards are full of temptations, but I think we should, like Mr. Ed, abandon vanity and enjoyment and pursue a more noble spirit. Since the other party is not a gentleman, then we should also be a gentleman.
"I think we should report the case reported last night to the police and journalists truthfully from beginning to end, and let those journalists record the entire process of Mr. Ed's case-solving and publish it in the newspaper for more people to see. We should not only emphasize his wisdom, but also his moral character. In this era of greed, he will be a role model for many of us."
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