At this moment, Wendel only felt his calves trembling slightly, as if he could no longer support the weight of his body.

After leaving Utopia, he had anticipated the worst possible outcome, which was to die suddenly one day for no apparent reason.

However, he never expected that he would meet someone from Utopia in the real metropolis of Backlund.

More importantly, the visitor also invited him to go to Utopia again.

For Yu Wendel, this was an extremely terrifying nightmare. The fact that he did not collapse on the spot was a sign of good mental quality.

Keeping his composure, Wendel said with an embarrassed expression:

"I've had a lot of things lately..."

The policeman named Byers immediately said:

"The court session will be in two weeks. Here are the relevant documents."

As he spoke, he handed the document in his hand to Wendel.

To be honest, Wendell didn't want to answer it at all, but he had to.

Biles then took a step back:

"This is about a woman's future, and I sincerely hope you will testify in court."

"It depends on the situation..." Wendel didn't want to agree, but he didn't dare to refuse.

Byers didn't say much, but bowed and said:

"I will wait for you in Utopia. I hope we can meet again."

After saying this, he turned around, left the house and entered the street.

During the whole process, Wendel seemed to be frozen and turned into a statue, standing there without blinking.

After more than ten seconds, he seemed to finally wake up from the nightmare. His body fell to the side with a little weakness, and he supported his right hand on the door.

Just now, he was so scared, afraid that Byers would forcibly take him back to the utopia that didn't exist at all.

As a result, Wendel didn't know if he would have a chance to leave, and maybe he would disappear forever.

Compared to a sudden death, this unpredictable but obviously bad ending frightened him more.

"Hurry up, report this matter quickly! Catch the policeman from Utopia, find out the true situation of this strange town, and find a suitable way to solve the problem completely!" After Wendel came to his senses, he forced himself to cheer up and prepared to notify the MI9 personnel who were secretly monitoring him.

At this moment, he finally realized that there were big problems with his response just now. He did not seize the opportunity to use the agreed gestures to inform his colleagues in the dark that there was something wrong with the visiting police. He did not try to delay time and wait for the monitor to find out the problem on his own. He also did not use his expertise as an intelligence officer to inconspicuously ask which hotel Byers was staying in Backlund and which day and which train he booked.

He was so frightened that he could only subconsciously take the approach that would cause the least accidents.

Thinking of this, Wendell walked out of the room and looked in the direction where Byers left, but he didn't even see the other person's back.

This policeman from Utopia has blended into the passing carriages and pedestrians.

Wendel looked back at the document in his hand, and suddenly felt a little uneasy:

"What would have happened if I hadn't gone to Utopia to testify in court in two weeks?"

The more Wendel thought about it, the more frightened he became. His calves started to go weak again. He quickly gestured to inform his colleagues hiding nearby of his abnormality.

…………

West District, 9 Bellotto Street.

After learning that residents of Utopia had come to Backlund, Xio was shocked and confused.

According to her previous observations, utopia should be hidden in some secret place, or between reality and illusion, allowing outsiders to enter and exit through random entrances.

As for why outsiders are allowed to enter and exit, it should be a requirement of the ceremony.

Therefore, in Xio's opinion, the residents of Utopia should not leave their hometown and run around.

Is this also a requirement of the ritual? What are the true identities of these residents? Are they followers of Mr. Fool and companions of Gehrman Sparrow? After asking about the general appearance of the visitors from Utopia, Xio had to return to the MI9 headquarters first due to lack of further information, and hesitated whether to send his subordinates to conduct a large-scale search.

She wasn't sure whether Mr. World would be happy to see such behavior, and was worried that it would affect the ceremony.

After pacing back and forth in the office for a few steps, Xio prepared to pray to Mr. Fool, asking Him to pass his questions to Gehrman Sparrow, the World.

As he walked towards the chair, Quinn's eyes swept over the report on the table.

That was an investigation report made by her two subordinates. On the one hand, it confirmed that there were no problems with the passengers who arrived in Backlund safely, and on the other hand, it pointed out that one passenger was stranded in Utopia.

Passenger...Xiu's eyes narrowed slightly, and he made a guess based on his intuition:

That Utopia resident came to Backlund for his own purpose, not to run around, and his purpose was most likely related to a passenger who had left Utopia before.

This...Xiu was shocked and quickly sat down and tried to pray.

Just at this moment, there was a knock on her office door.

"...Please come in." Xio hesitated and said.

As the door opened, Hugh saw Locke, who had a tuft of goatee, and Wendel, who was an eyewitness to the Utopia incident.

"Colonel, Wendell met someone from Utopia, and he came directly to visit him!" Locke said in a somewhat confusing manner.

This development was also beyond his expectations.

As expected...Xiu was not surprised, but secretly relieved.

She looked at Wendel and said:

"Why did he visit you?"

"He asked me to go to Utopia to testify in court about the Tracy murder case mentioned in my report." Wendel was obviously much calmer than before.

He then added:

"He is a policeman named Byers. I didn't dare ask him where he lived, when he planned to leave, or which steam train he planned to take."

In order to show his importance, Xio stood up, thought for a moment and said:

"Locke, gather the members of your team immediately and look for the drivers of the horse-drawn carriages that often wait for guests around Wendel's residence, as well as the drivers of the public carriages that pass through the nearby area. Ask them if they have seen Byers. If so, where did they take him? Also, send someone to the steam train station to wait at the entrance and observe the passengers coming and going..."

After giving his instructions to his subordinates, Xio turned to look at Wendel:

"Cooperate with them and draw what Byers looks like."

"Yes, Colonel." Locke and Wendell answered at the same time.

When they had gone out and shut the door behind them, Hugh sat down again and began to pray.

Soon, she received a response from Mr. Fool, and saw the World, Gehrman Sparrow, praying in the gray fog.

Gehrman Sparrow told her:

“You can do the investigation normally.

"If necessary, the idea of ​​a ritual can be raised, but it must be included in several options."

Xiu heaved a sigh of relief and waited patiently for his subordinates to report on the investigation.

As night fell, Locke returned to Bellotto Street and reported to Hugh:

"We found the cab driver who took the Utopian!"

"Hmm?" Xio showed his concern.

Locke puts it simply:

“The Utopian named Byers originally asked the coachman to go to the dock area, but as soon as the carriage entered the corresponding area, he asked to get off, saying that he had already arrived.

“The street was quite unfamiliar to the driver, and he felt lost.

"When he left the street, he found his surroundings familiar again.

"Our people accompanied him there again, but he couldn't find the street."

Xio nodded slightly and said in a serious tone:

"It is initially consistent with the description of entering and leaving Utopia in the previous case."

"Colonel, do you mean that we can enter or leave Utopia from any street in any city?" Locke still couldn't believe it.

Xio hesitated for a moment and said:

"That seems to be the case at the moment, but I always feel like there's something wrong. Hmm... How is Utopia connected to different places? What is it based on to locate it..."

After his voice gradually faded, Xio said to Locke:

"Go tell Wendell that he'll be spending the next two weeks here until the paperwork expires."

"Okay, Colonel." Locke immediately turned around and left Hugh's office.

Wendell had no objection to Colonel Dilcha's arrangement. He could even say that he could only feel safe at the MI9 headquarters.

His temporary residence was a slightly converted night watch room, with windows overlooking the lawns, gardens and trees outside.

At a glance, Wendel saw a pitch-black crow standing on a branch, looking at this side quietly.

…………

Bansi was unusually eerie at night, with crows and other seabirds occasionally echoing in the air.

Verdu stood at the window, looking at the dilapidated dock and the dead city that had become ruins getting closer and closer, and the pressure in his heart was growing.

After several days of sailing on the sea, the ship he was on was about to arrive at Bansi Port.

The captain had told Verdu during the day that they would only wait for two hours. Beyond that time, Verdu would have to wait on this uninhabited island for the next ship, which would arrive at an unknown time.

After taking a breath, Verdu withdrew his gaze and took off his coat.

Then, he opened the suitcase, took out a black robe with a very classical charm, and put it on.

The surface of this robe is embroidered with gold and silver threads and inlaid with various rice-sized gemstones. It is a seal belonging to Abraham's family.

After making preparations, Verdu left the pirate ship and entered Bansi Harbor.

During the journey, the classical robe was tightened from time to time, making his face turn purple and he almost fainted.

As he walked, Verdu found the original Bansi Telegraph Office based on the map he bought. He saw two still bright red blood marks in the open space in the middle of the collapsed building, as if they were left after two people were crushed into a meat paste.

Next to the two shadows, on a dilapidated wall, there was a painting of an octopus-headed monster wearing armor, stepping on the waves, and holding a trident in his hand.

Verdu raised the lantern in his hand and was about to observe carefully when he suddenly felt a drop of cold water falling on his neck.

He was startled and subconsciously reached out to touch it, only to find that it was sticky, not like rain water, and had no color, so it was not blood.

It's a bit like saliva...Verdu's forehead twitched slightly, and he slowly raised his head and looked towards the place where the drop of ** might have fallen.

It was a dark night sky with no moon or stars.