Chapter 246 The Murderer and the Black Emperor
The "Demon" sequence belongs to Sequence 6 of the "Criminal" path, and Angel knows that the main ingredients of Sequence 6 potions cost more than 1,500 pounds.
In other words, this piece of extraordinary properties, which can be used as the main ingredient of a complete potion, will be worth more than 3,000 pounds. Of course, the premise is that someone understands its value.
This was different from the harvest the two of them had divided up in the Capin mansion during the day. At that time, there were two extraordinary properties and a damaged extraordinary weapon. Although the value was not exactly equal, it could be divided roughly fairly.
This Beyonder attribute couldn't be split in two. If someone wanted to take it, they would have to pay them £1,500 in cash, or an Beyonder item of corresponding value. Otherwise, there was no guarantee that they would hand over half of the proceeds after selling the attribute...
An awkward silence fell in the small, dark alley.
"I can still think of a way to get 150 pounds, but 1,500 pounds is far beyond my financial resources. Do you have..."
After a long pause, Moriarty asked.
"Neither have I."
Angel's current assets are about to exceed 1,500 pounds, but if he uses all of them to exchange for this feature that he doesn't know when he can sell it, he will be penniless.
So she denied it without hesitation.
As for other items that could be used as collateral, the "Magic Pocket Watch," as a highly practical magical item, was worth as much as the Sequence 6 Beyonder. The "Frenzy Ring" guaranteed her hidden identity, and the "Secret Holy Emblem" was even less likely to leave her body. As for the remaining ammunition and talismans...
Wait, there's one more item...
Angel suddenly thought of the "Crimson Eyes" she was wearing.
It came from the deceased "Rose Bishop" in the East District and was also a Sequence 6 Beyonder characteristic. Although contaminated, as long as one could temporarily endure the negative effects, it could be used to easily locate any living creature within a 50-meter radius, making it extremely versatile in the city.
Taking out the "Scarlet Eye" in the box, Angel introduced its effects to Moriarty.
"The contaminated Sequence 6 characteristic could be sold for... well, maybe someone actually needs it."
Moriarty muttered, as if thinking of the item he had bought for 400 pounds, and nodded slightly, agreeing to Angel's plan.
Then, he took out a copper coin in front of Angel and did a simple divination, confirming that the "Scarlet Eye" was indeed a characteristic of Sequence 6.
"Then I'll take this eyeball first. If you can successfully sell the Beyonder characteristic of 'Devil', I'll exchange it for half of the proceeds. If..."
"If I disappear, it's yours."
Seeing that Moriarty had no objection, Angel lowered his head, picked up the "demon" feature with magma flowing inside, endured the burning touch, put it into the bullet box, and put it away carefully.
The latter took the "Scarlet Eye" handed to him by Angel and immediately tried to touch the eyeball. He frowned and endured the whispers in his ears. His eyes wandered, as if he was consciously checking the living things around him.
"It's just as you said. All the living creatures around here can be easily captured... There are two people rushing towards this place on the street. They are probably the patrol officers nearby."
Moriarty looked toward the side of the alley, then quickly closed the tin box, put away the Crimson Eye, and said.
"Then let's leave quickly and split up. I'll deal with the scene... Oh, don't rush to sell the Beyonder characteristics you obtained this morning. Someone is investigating Kapin's death, and they might be keeping a close eye on those Beyonder gatherings."
After Angel gave the other party instructions, he summoned several balls of black flames and began to "disinfect" the surrounding environment to avoid possible subsequent divination.
Moriarty pressed down his baseball cap and quickly left the alley. The sound of his footsteps gradually faded away.
Two minutes later, two policemen cautiously stepped into this alley where few people entered. The one in front held an oil lamp, and the one behind was on guard with a gun.
They came here after receiving a report from nearby residents, who claimed that they heard intensive gunfire and huge explosions, as if two gangs were fighting.
They saw frost on the ground that had not yet melted, paving stones that had been blown away by the explosion, and the corpse of a huge black dog lying in the corner of the alley.
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"The sun is shining brightly, and the smog has dissipated! The serial murder case has been solved, and the murderer was shot dead on the spot!"
The front page of the Backlund Morning Post used two large exclamation marks to express the feelings of all the citizens of Backlund, celebrating that the dark cloud of "serial murder" that had hung over their heads for more than two months had finally dissipated.
In a house in Cherwood, Fors lazily sat on the sofa, an unlit cigarette between her lips as she flipped through today's newspaper. She wasn't surprised by the result.
She herself was a Beyonder hiding in the city, so of course she had some awareness of the situation in Backlund over the past week. Official Beyonders had come out in full force, and the military and police had shown a rare level of seriousness, all in an effort to catch the murderer who was still at large and committing crimes.
It is inevitable that the case will be solved quickly...
Turning the page, the second page contains another shocking news.
"The thief 'Black Emperor' appeared in Cherwood, and the controversial tycoon Capin and his followers were found dead at home."
The report was accompanied by a hand-drawn picture of a figure wearing black armor, a black crown on his head, and a black cloak on his back, standing in the wind with a blazing flame under his feet.
Fors, who was worrying about the subject of her new novel, was immediately attracted by the report and began to read it carefully.
This chivalrous thief, codenamed after the ruler of the ancient Solomon Empire, broke into Kapin's villa in broad daylight, stole all the ill-gotten gains hidden in the safe, ended the lives of Kapin and his evil men, and rescued several missing girls who were imprisoned in the basement of the villa.
Capin's body was covered with tarot cards, the most conspicuous of which were the "Judgment" and "Emperor" cards covering his face. The former undoubtedly represented the judgment brought down on this wealthy man with bloody hands who kidnapped innocent girls, while the latter was the source of the thief's codename.
Watching the exaggerated on-site reports and the hand-drawn, majestic thief "Black Emperor," Fors's eyes gradually lit up. Countless ideas flashed through her mind, and she identified several that interested her. She planned to record them later, carefully selecting them and enriching the details.
Her next bestseller may be born from this!
Just as she was brainstorming, the study door was pushed open and Xio walked in. He sat down next to Fors with a tired and confused look on his face.
"Xiu, what happened to you?"
Out of concern for her friend, Fors put down the newspaper, took the cigarette in her hand, and asked.
"I received a mission from the 'Golden Mask' who sold me the 'Sheriff' formula last time. They asked me to investigate Kapin's death. I wanted to find out who inquired about him among the Beyonders and my channels at the gathering.
"You should know him, that human trafficker..."
Before Xio could finish her words, Fors picked up the newspaper on the table and handed it to her.
The latter took it and took a quick look at it, his expression becoming strange.
"I didn't expect it to be in the newspapers. The tarot cards, 'Judgment' and 'Black Emperor'. Haha, no wonder that guy asked me to pay attention to the incidents involving tarot cards in recent years."
Putting down the newspaper, Xio sneered, seeming a little dissatisfied with the golden mask.
Fors knew about the "Golden Mask." After selling the "Sheriff" formula to Xio, he also recruited her as a peripheral member to serve them. The two had previously analyzed that the other party was likely part of an organization, perhaps even having some connection to the government.
"Incidents in recent years? Does he think these aren't isolated cases, but rather recurring crimes, or that there's an organization..."
When she mentioned "organization", she was suddenly stunned.
Because, just this week, Fors officially joined a secret organization called the "Tarot Club," whose members used various tarot cards as code names!
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