Chapter 243 Deep in the Alley
Moriarty? Why is he here?
Angel looked behind the detective and found no one else. Then he looked back at the man, looking him up and down. An idea that even he himself found incredible popped into his mind:
He's not here to report it, is he?
The next moment, Angel's guess was confirmed.
"I was just about to find someone to help me put the letter of complaint into the mailbox, when I saw a homeless man walking towards you after dropping off a letter, so I followed him..."
Sure enough, Moriarty is also a well-hidden expert in reporting.
Taking the letter of complaint that he had not yet sent out, Angel looked at the content and found that it was very similar to what he had written. It even included a hand-drawn pencil portrait that was 70% similar to Heras and Belize.
"Why don't you throw yours in as well? My report doesn't come with a portrait."
She shook the letter in her hand and said to Moriarty.
"That's not necessary. A letter to warn them is enough. Perhaps the Mandated Punishers have already interrogated the surviving servants and guards of the Kabin family and are now wanted. Well, maybe even us."
Talking about this matter, both of them fell silent.
After a while, Moriarty spoke again.
"I used divination to determine the whereabouts of Emily and the other rescued girls. The police and the Mandated Punishers didn't make things difficult for them. Most of the kidnapped girls have returned home, but Emily..."
The poor girl's parents died in this incident. Although Emily "committed suicide" by jumping into the Tussock River with the O'Neill couple in Angel's magic mirror divination, she eventually appeared in the basement of the Capin family, which shows that the divination results had been interfered with by someone.
But even after killing Kapin and blowing up his house, the two still couldn't find enough evidence to reasonably infer the real cause of their death.
Perhaps the O'Neill family was controlled by Heras through various decrees, or perhaps a certain Beyonder who could interfere with divination was not in Capin's mansion at the time and therefore was not discovered by Angel and Moriarty, but all this may only be investigated by the "Manufactured Punisher".
"…Fortunately, she's currently under police protection. Since she has no other relatives, Emily will likely be adopted by a guardian appointed by the police until she comes of age and inherits her family's fortune. It's not a happy ending for her, but there's no better way."
During the conversation, the two left the Holy Wind Cathedral through the alley to avoid being discovered by the "Manufactured Punishers" who received the letter of denunciation.
It was already late at night. In order to take care of the "magician" Moriarty who had no dark vision, Angel chose a street with street lights and the two walked side by side.
"The Eye of Wisdom probably won't be holding any new gatherings in the near future. Perhaps you'll have to wait until the serial killer is arrested and the police, military, and official Beyonders relax their vigilance before you have a chance to find someone to repair that Beyonder weapon."
Moriarty spoke softly. There weren't many people on the street, but he still lowered his voice when talking about occult topics to avoid being heard by ordinary people.
Angel nodded in agreement:
"The same is true of another gathering of Beyonders I know of, but I doubt they can find the murderer."
At this point, she told the detective what she had heard from Severia.
"The promotion ceremony of the 'Demon' sequence..."
The other party was not as surprised as she imagined, as if he had already known or deduced the relevant information.
"I'm also involved in the investigation of the serial murder case. I helped look up some information and found some clues that the murderer likes to attack young women who used to be 'street girls'. They even suspect that the murderer may not be human."
"Not a human?"
Angel raised an eyebrow and blurted out.
For a moment, she thought it was some kind of curse word, but then she thought of Miss Justice's dog that had taken the audience potion, the "super dog".
Could it be that there is another animal that has taken the potion before and even successfully advanced several times, and is currently satisfying the ritual requirements of taking the potion through serial killings, preparing to advance to Sequence 5?
"Indeed, according to my deduction, the murderer may have had similar serial killing experiences before preparing for this promotion, which is why he is so skilled and so brazen. However, serial killings in Backlund, and even across the country, are almost all registered. So after searching fruitlessly, the detectives turned their attention to the possibility of 'animals'."
"Animal 'murdering' animals will not cause any concern to human society at all." Angel took over his words and added.
Moriarty nodded in agreement.
"But if that's the case, how can an animal find the recipe, purchase the potion ingredients, and mix the potion for advancement? Unless... unless there is someone helping it behind the scenes?"
Angel shuddered at the thought of this possibility.
A scene emerged in her mind of a mysterious man in a black robe feeding the prepared potion to the strange-looking creature in front of him.
If the official Beyonders have already determined that the serial killer is some kind of animal, then why is there still no progress in catching him?
"Perhaps they haven't considered this yet. After all, these immature speculations are only circulated among detectives. Perhaps the military wants to use the serial murder case to clean up Backlund's underground world, so they're not in a hurry to catch the criminal. Who knows?"
The detective gave an ambiguous sneer.
"But we can report it and tell them about the possibility. There are already 12 victims. If the murderer isn't greedy and is prepared to meet the minimum requirements of the promotion ceremony before being promoted, then he only needs to kill one more person before stopping. Perhaps we will never find him again."
Moriarty stopped and looked at Angel in disbelief.
"Aren't you afraid of getting yourself involved?"
"Have you forgotten? I have anti-divination. This risk is worth taking."
After a long silence, a hint of smile appeared in the detective's eyes behind his glasses.
"I've actually already given those detectives a hint. I'm sure they'll soon come to a similar conclusion and notify the police and official Beyonders. But, you're right, we can also do more and contribute more.
"I'll go back and organize the clues I found for you. I'll have the official Beyonders capture this 'demon' as soon as possible."
After saying that, he turned around, but immediately looked at Angel again.
"I've been wanting to ask you since a while ago, where did you take me?"
Um?
Angel also looked around. The two of them had unknowingly walked into an alley even narrower than the one before while chatting. The road, which was so narrow that even a carriage could not pass through, was lined with cramped three-story buildings on both sides. From the second floor onwards, the balconies protruded outward, blocking the moonlight above the alley so that it was almost invisible. The only lamppost at the entrance of the alley emitted a faint light from the top, which could not illuminate them at all.
"I thought you were the one leading the way..."
She muttered, unable to recall how she had ended up in this alley.
Oh right, getting lost... Is this a negative effect of the "Master Key"?
But there are two of us. Could it be that the key's ability to make people lost can also affect the people next to us?
After thinking for a moment, Angel had to admit that maybe Moriarty was right. She really had led the way unintentionally, and the negative effect of the magical item that made people randomly lose their way led her to lead the two of them into an unknown alley.
Seeing that she was a little stunned, Moriarty chuckled, touched the sleeve of his left wrist with his right hand, hesitated for a moment, put his hand down, and glanced at the ground beside him.
"It's okay. I'll find a stick. A dowsing rod is very useful for finding the way in situations like this. To be honest, when I first arrived in Backlund, I used it often..."
He suddenly stopped talking and his eyes became sharp.
Angel also felt a bone-chilling chill at this moment. Her magic mirror had been destroyed in the battle with the Capin family, and she had not had time to make a new one. But even so, the spirit gave an urgent warning that was as tangible as a warning.
Someone is attacking them!
Above the balcony that almost blocked the sky, a huge figure fell rapidly, and its target was Sherlock Moriarty who had just sensed something and raised his head.
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