One kilometer outside the city, the victim, whose vitality was drained by unknown means, fell in the grass, and the passerby who called the police was taking a statement nearby.

The identity of the deceased has been confirmed.

It was Ham who came to the banquet! Seeing the police officer he had dealt with a few days ago die in the wilderness, even though Karl was indifferent, he couldn't help but feel angry in his heart, and his face was extremely ugly.

"The murderer should be the same person, using the same method."

Dina's beautiful eyes were filled with evil, and she said coldly:

"The previous victims were all women, pure virgins. Ham was the only exception."

"Could it be that Ham discovered something, so the murderer killed people to silence them?" Kerry, who was also present today, speculated.

Carl said nothing.

If the murderer dared to kill the police officers, he would dare to kill the inspector. He has always valued his life, and although he was angry, he did not want to intervene rashly.

"Um."

Dinah nodded and asked, "Is Ham attending the party alone today?"

"No." Kerry looked at him strangely. "Colleague Ham said that he has been getting close to Lady Anne recently. They have made an appointment to attend a banquet together, and he even boasted about it in front of his colleagues."

"Mrs. Anne?" Dinah frowned.

This noble lady has a very complicated background, and even for her, it is not easy to provoke her unless necessary.

But how did Ham get in touch with Lady Anne? Was it to investigate the case? Or something else?

As her thoughts turned, she looked at Karl who was doing nothing beside her, and suddenly spoke as if she had thought of something: "Karl!"

"Sir." Carl came back to his senses.

"Help me get something." Dinah took out a key from her body: "The address is No. 17 Saffi Street. Give the key to the owner of the room and he will give the item to you. Remember to bring it to me tomorrow."

"You don't want to be here anyway, do you?"

“Uh…” Carl laughed dryly, looked up at the sky that was beginning to darken, and reached out to take the key: “I promise to complete the task!”

"Um."

Dina nodded, watched Carl's back go away, and her beautiful eyes slowly narrowed.

* * * It was approaching night.

The sky was already dark.

The old lady held a kerosene lamp and used the dim light to signal Karl to take the package on the table away.

"These are old clothes that Dinah left behind. I thought she didn't want them anymore and was going to throw them away."

"Take it away, take it away."

Old clothes? Are you treating yourself like an errand boy?

Karl shook his head speechlessly, packed up his things, and left.

A crescent moon hangs in the sky, casting a faint halo of light, and is obscured by a layer of fog above the city.

"I heard that a coal-fired factory was built in the north city. The fog was all emitted by the factory. Such a serious pollution has occurred in just a few months."

"Destroying the environment..."

"Could it be possible that this world will also usher in an industrial revolution?"

Carl looked up at the sky, letting his thoughts wander, then suddenly stopped and drew the dagger from his waist.

When he went to the banquet today, he didn't bring a broadsword, but only a short sword.

"Who's there?"

Looking at the darkness ahead, Carl's face was grim: "Come out!"

"Huh?"

Shadows swayed in the dark alley, and two figures walked out side by side. One of them said in surprise: "What a sharp perception, you can actually find us."

"Who are you?"

Carl's eyes narrowed, and the special induction he gained from practicing the Poison Wolf Breathing Technique made his skin tense:

"What do you want to do?"

Killing intent! Danger!

The person who came here had bad intentions! But I shouldn't have offended anyone during this period of time, so why would someone target me?

"What?"

The taller and stronger man sneered when he heard this, took two steps forward, paused with his eyes on the dagger in Karl's hand, and said, "Put down the package on you."

pack?

Carl raised an eyebrow.

Is it aimed at Dina?

"good."

Taking a step back, Karl said, “I’ll put down the package, and then we won’t bother each other.”

"That's right. I like people like you who know what's interesting." The tall and strong man smiled and nodded, expressing his satisfaction: "Put down your things and you can leave."

"Wait a moment!"

Just as Karl put down the package and prepared to leave, another person suddenly said, “You can only leave after you have been searched!”

“That’s right.”

The tall and strong man nodded:

"Don't go too far." Carl's face darkened.

"Too much?" The other party said impatiently, "Just take it off when I tell you to. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"

The next moment.

The man moved.

With a sudden step of his foot, the whole person was like a shot arrow, and a cruel and ferocious aura rushed towards him.

Just the eye contact made Carl's heart skip a beat.

Murderous intent! This is the cruel look that only comes from someone who has killed someone, perhaps even more than one person, and will start a fight at the slightest disagreement.

He had practiced martial arts for many years to strengthen his body, but he had never had a life-and-death battle with anyone else.

As the distance gets closer, you can see more clearly that there is a mask on the other person's face, fitting tightly to his cheek.

“Swish!”

Carl swung his sword and blocked it with an iron gate style.

The target was not the masked man rushing in front of him, but the one behind him.

"bite……"

A black shadow swung a sharp blade and collided with the dagger. The huge collision force made both men fall back.

Sneak attack!

There was actually someone hiding behind him, who launched a sneak attack at the same moment the masked man made his move.

Fortunately, Carl had a keen sense and took defensive measures in advance.

"careful!"

The attack failed, and the attacker said anxiously:

"He's a knight's squire!"

Before coming, they had not expected that their opponent would be a knight's squire who had practiced breathing techniques.

But even if he is a knight's squire, what can he do?

As long as you are not a knight, there will not be much difference in physical fitness between you and ordinary people.

Come on.

The situation is now three to one.

"call……"

The masked man kept charging forward, with a steel rod appearing in his hand, which he smashed towards Carl.

The last tall and strong man also rushed over silently, stabbing straight ahead with a big sword in his hand.

Their movements were swift, ferocious, and well-coordinated. If they didn't fight, it was fine, but once they did, their moves were lethal.

"bite……"

"when!"

Carl waved his dagger and resisted frantically.

However, facing the deadly attacks from three people, although he defended himself vigorously, he was eventually forced to retreat again and again.

He has only been a knight's squire for a short time, and his physique is stronger than that of ordinary people, but it is also limited.

What's more, the three opponents were all fierce, and the weapons in their hands were not handy, so they were in danger for a while.

"ah!"

Carl's chest swelled and a huge force burst out with his shout.

The dagger swung to break the incoming attack, and there was a slight tremor in the air, and then three afterimages appeared out of thin air and rolled in front of him.

Fighting skills!

Fierce Wind Slash! "Ding Dong..."

"puff!"

The dagger cut through flesh, causing one man to stumble back.

However, after performing his fighting skills, Carl felt weak in his body and was about to take the opportunity to escape, but his expression suddenly changed.

"call……"

A black shadow descended from the sky, and the thin sword in his hand cast down sword shadows, covering the tall and strong man.

The sword was retracted and blood splattered.

“Plop!”

The tall and strong man fell heavily to the ground, no longer able to resist.

"Sir Dinah."

Looking at the person coming, Karl didn't look relieved for surviving the disaster, but an angry tone: "You let me be the bait!"

"Now is not the time to talk about this." Dinah shrugged and looked at him with some surprise: "Your swordsmanship is good."

"Chase!"

"Don't let them escape!"

(End of this chapter)