In a carriage at the intersection of Böklund Street, Leonard Mitchell was discussing the target of this investigation, Dwayne Dantes, with two of his "Red Gloves" teammates.
"I haven't had direct contact with this gentleman yet. I've only investigated his servants and his neighbors." Cindy, who had long wine-red hair, began to introduce her findings. "Preliminary confirmation shows that Dwayne Dantès went to bed at 11pm last night and this morning as usual. He washed up at 7:30am and asked his personal servant to prepare his clothes. There was no movement or anything unusual during this time. Of course, sometimes he would have a midnight snack and end the day after 12pm. Sometimes, he would get up before 7am and go out for a walk, but this is not the norm."
Another "Red Glove" Bob nodded and said:
"From this perspective, there is no problem with Dwayne Dantes."
Leonard Mitchell, who was sitting in a somewhat casual posture, smiled and said:
“But the reverse is also true.
"According to the current summary, the missing servant should have been replaced between 11:20 and 11:35 last night. The intruder entered the Chanis Gate at 6 o'clock. We discovered the problem at 7:20, but did not find the target.
"That is to say, during the time period involved in the infiltration incident, Dwayne Dantès was asleep, and there was no alibi witness."
"What you said makes sense..." Cindy looked at Leonard with a little surprise.
In her impression, although this teammate often had judgments and questions that went straight to the core of the problem, he seldom gave such a long and logically rigorous presentation. He was more like a casual poet who only occasionally had a flash of inspiration.
Bob, who had a pointy chin, frowned and shook his head.
"In this way, everyone on this list cannot escape suspicion. They did not sleep under the watchful eyes of others. Even their wives or husbands would have fallen asleep during this period of time.
"Also, I don't think an intruder would be so bold. He has already entered the Chanis Gate and successfully escaped, accomplishing such an unbelievable thing. But he is still lingering nearby, not abandoning his identity and leaving directly. Is this possible?
"The risks involved are immeasurable, unless he is still planning something or is reluctant to give up something. But what else can compare to sneaking into Chanis Gate? What else can compare to those seals, materials, and formulas?"
If I hadn't known in advance that Dwayne Dantes was a problematic person, I would have made a similar judgment... Leonard had already thought of an excuse, and he crossed his right leg and said:
"I'm just saying that we can't rule out Dwayne Dantès as a suspect so easily.
"And Captain Soest also said that the intruder may have died behind the Chanis Gate. Even if Dwayne Dantes is involved in this matter, he is more likely to be an accomplice.
"Hmm... Don't you think it's too much of a coincidence? He has been here for less than two months, and the church has encountered something that might not happen in hundreds of years. Moreover, he comes to St. Samuel's Church too frequently, so he has enough opportunities to find out the corresponding situation.
"Also, there was a strange sewer explosion on Böklund Street during this period."
Cindy smoothed her burgundy hair and said:
"You've convinced me that this should be a target to focus on."
Bob pulled the edge of his left "red glove" and said:
“There are indeed too many coincidences.
"But coincidences don't necessarily mean there's a problem. Even if Dwayne Dantès goes to church every day and listens to the bishop's sermons, he can only grasp the superficial rules and cannot obtain in-depth intelligence, such as when the internal guards will go to Chanis Gate and how the Night Watchmen hand over to each other."
"So he is more likely to be one of the accomplices." Leonard shrugged.
He also didn't understand how Dwayne Dantès knew so much about the internal procedures of the Nighthawks.
Cindy echoed:
“In any case, we have to do more in-depth investigation.
"Wait until noon and go directly into Dwayne Dantès' dream to ask? Well, he has the habit of taking a nap."
Leonard raised his right hand and waved it gently:
“Don’t be so anxious.
"We have conducted routine investigations before, and have entered Dwayne Dantès's dreams, but we didn't find any problems.
“If he is indeed fine, then we won’t gain anything extra by entering his dream again. If he is fine and it wasn’t exposed before, it means he has a way to resist the dream inquiries, and we will be kept in the dark if we enter his dream again.
"So, we should monitor him and see who he contacts to prevent him from escaping, while waiting for feedback from Dixie to find out the true identity of this rich man. Once we find any clues, we will apply for a higher level of investigation than dream interrogation."
Cindy was a little stunned again, and couldn't help but said half-jokingly:
"It's rare to see you analyze a situation so seriously."
And the ideas are extremely clear!
Leonard was silent for a moment, then laughed at himself:
"Maybe it's because I've encountered something similar before."
At this moment, Cindy felt that Leonard's green eyes became a little darker.
She said no more:
"Then we will take turns monitoring Dwayne Dantes, starting with me."
"Okay." Leonard nodded and turned to Bob and said, "Bring the previous sewer explosion case here to see if you can find any problems. I'll go back and look through the relevant files to see if there were any anomalies in this block before."
After the division of labor, the three "Red Gloves" each got busy with their own affairs. Among them, Leonard returned to the basement of Saint Samuel Church and asked for all the information related to Böklund Street and the files of events that the Aurora Club had actively or passively participated in in Backlund in the past three years.
The latter is an idea that Leonard came up with based on the clues provided by the "parasite" in his body:
"Since the existence of The Fool and the corresponding honorific name first came from the Aurora Society, then some of the matters that the Aurora Society was involved in, or some of the blows it encountered, are likely related to the organization that believes in The Fool!"
Back in the office, Leonard put away his casual and unserious attitude and began to read the thick stack of documents very seriously.
Among the files related to the Aurora Society, the one he was most familiar with was the Lanevus case. In this case where the "True Creator" attempted to descend but failed due to an inexplicable report, a mysterious man appeared and killed the main criminal. He was suspected to be related to the "thief" Black Emperor, because they both targeted the worst criminals and would cast tarot cards on the target's body. Only in the case of "The Apostle" Jason Belia, Leonard arrived too quickly and did not have time to do so.
Likewise, Leonard once again saw the name Sherlock Moriarty appear at the edge of things.
"Mr. X of the Aurora Society was assassinated at the gathering he convened. There was a demigod-level power left at the scene... At this time, Dwayne Dantès had already arrived in Backlund, just in time...
"Mr. A of the Aurora Society collaborated with the Witch Cult to create the Backlund Great Smog Incident, and I died as a result...
"Mr. A of the Aurora Society assassinated Ambassador Intis...
“…”
Leonard read through them one by one, but didn't find any useful information.
He rubbed his forehead and decided to change direction, starting with the case related to the "Rogue" Black Emperor:
"The Lanevus case... the first time the ritual of throwing tarot cards at the murder scene appeared... and 'The Fool' is the origin of the tarot cards...
"Kaping case... With the strength and character shown by the 'thief' Black Emperor, he would not and could not imitate others... He also sprinkled tarot cards on the corpse...
"The case of 'The Apostle' Jason Belia... I saw the 'Grand Thief' Black Emperor with my own eyes, and I didn't give him time to scatter his cards...
"Besides the fact that they all involve major events and vicious criminals, what other connections are there between these three cases?" Leonard had thought about the relevant question before, and it was clear that the great detective Sherlock Moriarty appeared on the edge of both the Lanevus case and the Capin case.
So, what about the "** Apostle" case?
Leonard flipped out the attached file and examined it page by page. Finally, he saw a line of words in an inconspicuous place:
...Those attacked included Isengard Stanton and Sherlock Moriarty..."
Leonard's expression gradually became more excited, as if he had found a breakthrough.
He flipped back to the Aurora Society's files, not missing any name mentioned in them, and expanded on it, applying for all the files involving each name.
"Mr. A of the Aurora Society assassinated Ambassador Intis... Ambassador Intis is leading the fight for the Difference Engine manuscript... The clue to the Difference Engine manuscript comes from a spy who usually disguises himself as a private detective, a detective...
“It is reported that another private investigator was also involved in this incident and was nearly killed by the gangsters who took orders from Ambassador Intis… Another private investigator…” Leonard stood up abruptly, left St. Samuel’s Church, and headed for the police station that was handling the case at the time.
Although most of the files had been taken away by MI9, Leonard still saw the name of the person who called the police:
"Sherlock Moriarty!"
I now have reason to suspect that this great detective also appeared in the Backlund Great Smog Incident. He is on the contact list of many people involved, at the very edge of the problem! He and Dwayne Dantès both belong to the secret organization that believes in "The Fool"? Leonard thought with a slight smile on his face, and decided to go back and look for information immediately to verify his guess.
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160 Böklund Street, master bedroom.
Klein, who was taking a nap, did not wait for the "Night Watchers" to fall asleep, but he "returned" to the foggy town again. He saw the "Witch of Despair" Panatia, who was smiling brightly with bloody flesh hidden between her teeth. He saw her being hoisted up little by little, her eyes rolled back in despair, and her head drooping.
The densely packed hanging corpses, the terrifying giant mushrooms, and the countless transparent worms twisted into a ball appeared one after another, waking Klein from his dream.
Rubbing his temples, Klein felt that his mental state was not very good, and this was not a problem of spiritual pollution that could be solved by the gray fog.
He pondered for a while, then entered the bathroom and came to the gray fog. He manifested Gehrman Sparrow and asked him to pray:
"…Please tell Miss Justice when she is available. I would like to receive psychological treatment."
ps: I'm not sure whether the current time is Roman time or domestic time, so if the update time of this chapter is abnormal, please don't blame me, there will be no problem later.