Chapter 359

"I seemed to hear the sound of something being thrown down."

For magicians in the astronomy department, it is common to stay up all night because they are busy observing the starry sky; at the same time, it is also something they often do to use magic to enhance their perception in order to observe the starry sky - this made the three of them notice this abnormal situation that should have been ignored by everyone.

"From the sound, it shouldn't be something small." Kirshtalia, who was sitting on the ground, put the book on his legs, touched his chin and said his judgment, "But, it shouldn't be something sharp... or hard. Considering that this cruise ship is the stage prepared by Professor William, the thing that was just thrown down - it can't be a corpse, right?"

"I don't think you need to guess about this kind of problem." William, who was sitting in the control room, supported his cheek with one hand and looked at the three people who were in the luxury cruise ship through the screen. "I, as an old man, should have provided you with a lot of clues about this case. Don't you think of those clues?"

"The clues given by Professor Moriarty are more difficult to understand than those given by Mr. Holmes." Kirshtalia complained to William about Moriarty who stayed in Durham, "He only gave us the newspaper that published the legend of the "Hunter Demon" - so it is certain that Professor William's target this time is this guy who hunts humans as animals..."

"Ah, if that's the case—" Olgamari, who was standing in front of the tea table, blinked and turned to look at William's projection, "The Count Enders we met before is this 'Hunter Demon'!? Because Professor William took the initiative to talk to Count Enders during dinner... But generally speaking, Professor William would not take the initiative to contact others casually."

"Tsk, I got the wrong direction." Holmes smacked his lips in dissatisfaction in the consciousness communication channel. "After Moriarty handed us the clipping, my focus shifted to the "Hunter" case. I completely forgot that the target we were tracking was only one, and that was the "Lord of Crime." "

"In fact, judging from Count Enders' behavior, he does fit the image of the 'hunter demon' in the report." Mollyli rarely spoke up to join the discussion of the case. "Tonight, when the three of you went to the restaurant, didn't you just run into him getting angry at the restaurant's service? Although Kirshtalia and Lansemero interrupted his outburst, from that short conversation we can roughly understand what kind of person Count Enders is."

"Let's compare answers, Professor." With Olga Marie's permission, Molly took control of her body, moved her body, and cast her eyes on William's translucent projection. "First of all, Count Enders is extremely proud of his status - for example, the title of Count and the history of his family."

"Secondly, although it is normal for nobles of this era to look down on commoners, he is a rare creature." The silver-haired college student in a plaid vest walked around in front of the projection, and finally turned his back to everyone and spread his arms exaggeratedly. "'Livestock' - my goodness, I have never seen any noble use this word to refer to commoners in public."

"And the victims of the 'Hunter Demon' that we have confirmed so far are all civilians. Only those who do not regard civilians as human beings would act like 'beasts' and hunt them."

"Well, let me give you some important information -" William smiled and closed the notebook in his hand, "You should still remember the name of this ship, right?"

"Noadic." Lansermero, who was sitting beside the bed, blinked and answered William's question, "Speaking of 'Noah', it is the Ark. Since it is a rare luxury cruise ship, it is understandable to use the name Noah to add momentum. Just like there is always an Aurora among the ships of the European Navy."

"Let me share with you a piece of information that you missed when you boarded the ship." William raised his finger and gestured to silence them with a smile. "The name 'Noah' is naturally associated with the ark of salvation. So before boarding the ship, Lord Enders made some pretty arrogant remarks based on the name 'Noah' and the legend of the ark."

"How could Noah, who boarded the ark in the Bible, be a scumbag?"

"Noah was chosen by God - that is, he was a noble like us."

"Look carefully, many nobles from all over the world have come here just to take this cruise ship - so even if London is flooded during the voyage, our country will not suffer any losses. Isn't it?"

"Because all that's left on the shore is garbage."

"If I am swallowed up by the waves, I can still leave clean."

"...Well, that is to say, is it possible that in addition to Noah's family, there are many animals and plants preserved on Noah's Ark in accordance with God's oracle?" Lansemero said in a very delicate tone, "Since he treats civilians as livestock, then the livestock should also be treated normally, right? At least the passengers on Noah's Ark are not just humans."

"R.N.: That's it!!! I wouldn't just pick up an animal on the Ark and kill it!!! In addition to humans, other lives are also qualified to survive the flood!!! In addition to animals, there are also plants on my ship!!! Those lives are equal to my family - at least they are absolutely equal on the Ark!!!"

"Noah protested very fiercely in the Crown chat room." Lansermelo yawned slightly tiredly and looked at William's projection. "So, the body thrown down was the one killed by Count Enders? What's the identity of the deceased? And from the sound, the body was probably caught by you with a net."

"Count Enders was in a bad mood because of the successive misfortunes." William described the situation of Count Enders on the cruise ship tonight with a smile. "In order to adjust his mood and relieve stress, he thought of a solution like hunting the prey he chose, the "civilian", on land - and he chose the civilian who had been constantly irritating him since he boarded the ship."

"That civilian must be related to you. You won't let the most critical step be completed by luck." Lansermello perked up and stared closely at William's projection. "But all the civilians related to the 'Hunter Demon' case have died. Even based on the 'revenge' of the previous cases, you will not let your client's life be in danger - so he is not the client, but a knife you chose from the 'guilty'."

"What did this guy do in the past?"

"Thomas Michaelson is a habitual burglar." William tilted his head to Lansemello and told him about the innocent victims in this case. "In several of these cases, he committed violence against women and eventually killed them. He can be considered an out-and-out villain."

"But your plan is to make the murder happen in public, right?" Lansemello asked William, "This guy has been killed by Count Enders now, is there any problem?"

"Of course there is no problem, because the public is not a professional." Mo Lili quickly thought of the correct answer, "Just let people see the Count's murder scene - it doesn't matter whether the person killed is dead or alive. Because the focus of this play is to expose the Count's evil deeds in full view of the public!!!"

"Well, apart from the damned Sherlock Holmes who would care about the time of death, if anyone else saw the Count killing someone, they would think that the Count killed this person. Even if the police noticed the time of death, the Count who really killed this guy with his own hands would definitely admit that he killed him in a state of loss of control. In this case, the police would just hastily close the case."

"However, considering my habit, the end of this Count will surely be death."

"Of course." William narrowed his eyes and smiled. "Only the blood of the nobles can make the nobles feel fear, and only the death of the nobles can make the nobles vigilant. In order to achieve my goal, I must use any means to forcibly drag these nobles from their beautiful dreams into the cold reality."

"But it is the nobles' duty to protect civilians."

"...You chose the stage for the premiere of the Sea Ballet." Lansemero raised his eyelids and began to order Kirshtalia to find the staff on the ship to confirm the seating situation of the ballet theater. "Go and ask if there are any seats available for tomorrow's premiere, Kirsh - three tickets, either in the box or in the audience seats below. If it's a ticket for the audience seats, the seats of the three tickets don't have to be connected together, as long as there are seats available."

"You're going to see the scene this time?" William raised his eyebrows in surprise and looked at Lansemero who had fallen on the big bed. "Didn't you avoid witnessing the crime scene before?"

"But if we are on this ship, it would be easier for you and Sherlock to notice us if we don't become witnesses." Lansemero let out a long breath and stared at the off-white ceiling above his head. "There are so many nobles on this cruise ship. In addition to this being the maiden voyage of a luxury cruise ship, the first performance of the sea ballet tomorrow is also one of the reasons why the nobles have come thousands of miles to Southampton to board the ship."

"A guy who won't be attracted to the premiere of the Sea Ballet will only look more suspicious to you, right?"

"So - we have to be at the show."

"Even if we are considered eccentric 'weirdos' by most of the nobles, we must not miss tomorrow's ballet performance." Olgamari crossed her arms after bringing Molly back to consciousness. "Because our fake identities are only good enough for ordinary people to think there is no problem. We can't hide it from Professor William and Sherlock at all."

"Sherlock asked the Lord and I to walk around in front of him today. If we are targeted by Sherlock again for some weird reasons, the fake identities we are using in London will be invalid."