Seeing that Iluna was about to leave, Shade and Miss Aurora sent her downstairs. When they went downstairs, Iluna still said:
"The rotting corpses and rotten fish-men that appeared on Sunday night have nothing to do with the [Scarlet Order] and the [Order of the Drowned]. They should be controlled by the ring warlocks in the pirate group. The church believes that the ocean gods are still hostile to those
They are evil gods [Dragon-eating Demons], so they will not help the dragon-eating cultists.
There are also urban gangs and pirates who caused riots in the city that night. This matter is left to the local police to handle, but there is a high probability that ordinary people were deceived by the treasures, elixirs and other things promised by the ring magicians.
"
"But at least most people now believe the news that Yuewan is about to be destroyed."
Miss Aurora commented:
"I heard from Bella that even the city council is making plans to deal with the eventual destruction."
"What's the plan then?"
Shade asked doubtfully, and the witch smiled and said:
"Of course we need to pack up our belongings and arrange for the young people in the family to move out of here before the real destruction comes. Although Moon Bay is large, it is not as big as the entire Kasenlik. The local industries and ancestral homes cannot be taken away, but at least they cannot be taken away.
This will cut off the bloodline."
Iluna quickly left the manor, and after Shade left little Mia in the manor to accompany little Liana, he went to Spider Alley again.
Although he had not made an appointment with Mr. Bernhardt in advance to meet today, when he arrived at the autopsy room that morning, Mr. Bernhardt was also here.
He was discussing the new news about his clan with Mr. Albert, the coroner. When he saw Shade coming, he also informed him of the news:
"Some members of the same race have been taken away by the church for investigation. Now everyone is very worried and unwilling to contact the same race easily. Ptolemy and I originally planned to visit the same race separately this morning to ask for clues, but the visit letter sent out had to be
Got two replies.”
"This is understandable. No one knows whether the people of the same race they are visiting have been targeted by the church."
As usual, the coroner here is only Mr. Albert. He still wears the brown robe, but without gloves.
"You two, I also have good news here. I have arranged for someone to investigate the bank matter. The other party promised to tell me the news before the end of this week. I think I should be able to find the account used by the [Dragon Cult]."
"This can be regarded as the only good news at the moment."
Mr. Bernhard looked even more troubled:
"I am also contacting the sect, hoping to get more help, but I think under the current situation, the possibility of the sect being able to send someone to help me is even smaller. Mr. Watson, will you have time to come with me later?
Do you want to go? It's really not possible for Ptolemy and I to do it alone. I want to pay a visit to Miss Angora Rice to see if she can provide us with help.
Last time at the banquet, she was with Her Royal Highness Margaret, and we didn't have the chance to talk to her in detail, so we just happened to go to inquire about the situation this time."
Miss Angora Rice was the original "suspect" No. 4, but now she has basically been eliminated as a suspect. She is almost certain to become the next Earl of Rice. She is very famous among local vampires and is considered one of the vampires in Moon Bay.
One of the leaders.
The only shortcoming of this aristocratic lady is that she mixes among girls and is amorous, which is somewhat like Shade. Shade shook his head and threw this idea away.
"No problem, I'll go with you."
But the coroner stopped Shade again:
"Mr. Watson, wait a minute. You asked me to collect data on the number of corpses that suffered heart attacks in the recent period. There are new results. Yes, the data is abnormally high, and most of them are people who have no underlying diseases.
die."
He actually wrote an investigative report and gave it to Shade:
"From my experience, it is basically certain that someone has the means to create a heart attack."
"Curse?"
Mr. Bernhardt asked curiously:
"I do know a lot of thaumaturgy and rituals that can easily cause someone to have a cardiac arrest."
"No traces of elements have been found so far."
The coroner answered cautiously, and Shade looked at the document in his hand. For some reason, he thought of the target that "desire" asked him to find.
Miss Angora Rice was in the Rice family's manor. Only after the letter of visit sent by Mr. Bernhardt was accepted by her did he choose to visit with Shade on Tuesday.
It stands to reason that it would be strange for two strange men to visit an unmarried girl, but because of Miss Rice's reputation, people would not think wildly.
The maid led the two of them to the reception room of the Earl's Manor, where Miss Rice would meet them. However, after opening the door and walking in, there was another person here besides the noble lady.
"Lady Jude?"
Mr. Bernhard stopped hesitantly. The lady sitting on the sofa shaking her feather fan was the widow of the wealthy businessman who opened the orphanage.
The last time they met in the alley behind the auction house, the three of them had a rather unpleasant quarrel. Mrs. Jude obviously knew that Shade and Mr. Bernhardt would appear, so she was not surprised at all:
"Good morning, gentlemen, how come seeing me is like seeing an evil spirit?"
"Miss Rice, what do you mean?"
Mr. Bernhard frowned and asked the noble girl, who replied matter-of-factly:
"Viscount, I didn't know you and your friends before, so naturally I have to find someone to ask about you in advance. Come sit down and talk. Don't you want to ask me something?"
Schad patted Mr. Bernhardt on the shoulder from behind, and then he continued to walk forward.
This is a very formal reception room in the count's manor. Because the lights are on, it looks very bright even if it is dark outside. After sitting down, Mr. Bernhardt got to the point without saying much:
"I won't repeat what happened in the city. Miss Rice, I am only representing Willendale's cult and requesting assistance in the investigation. There are three things in total. First, do you know which of your local compatriots are suspected of cooperating with the cultists?
? Second, do you know the news about [Blood Sorrow]? Third, I need your help."
Mr. Bernhard's expression was very serious and his tone was very formal, and the vampire aristocratic girl who was about the same size as Shade said with a smile:
"Viscount, I want to know just as much as you do who is working with the cultists. Please remember that you are not a local, but I am a local, all my family members are local, and I hate those who are trying to destroy people even more than you do."
People from my hometown.”
So the Vampire Seed Lord sat up a little straighter.
"As for [Blood Sorrow], of course I don't know where the sword is."
Shade picked up the tea cup and was about to drink tea, then he heard the next sentence:
"But I have the clues you want."
"What?"
He looked up, and Miss Rice smiled at him:
"Handsome sir, it would be great if you were a woman, so that I could hand over the clues directly to you. Look at Viscount Bernhard's expression, don't you believe me?"
The gentleman whose name was mentioned was expressionless, so Shade tried to smooth things over:
"It's hard to believe it or not. Do you want us to do something before you can give us information, or do you want to make any request? But no matter what, at least you have to prove that you really have information about that sword."
Luvia said that the owner of the sword caused her to temporarily be unable to use the special coin to perform divination, so it can be basically concluded that the candidate for the sword holder of "Blood Sorrow" is extremely high.
"A reasonable request. You are better at communicating with girls than the Viscount."
Miss Rice said, glanced at Mrs. Jude who was sitting on the sofa next to her, then got up and left the room temporarily.
She came back two or three minutes later and gave the two of them a stack of photos in an envelope:
"Let's see."
The two of them came together. The black and white photos in the envelope were all wounds on the human body. Although the black and white photos had no color, Shade could still see the weirdness of those wounds.
This is somewhat like a wound caused by his flesh being corroded by the power of his "Red Moon", but in addition to being corroded, the skin around the wound also has dense holes.
Even though Shade didn't have trypophobia, he still felt very uncomfortable.
There are 23 photos in total, but it seems that all the photos were taken by the same person.
Miss Rice explained:
"About six years ago, I remember it was the winter of 1848, which was approaching the end of the year. I was still young at the time, and it was my 'mother' who gave me this noble bloodline."
This does not refer to her real mother, but the source of her bloodline. Shade remembers Mr. Bernhardt talking about it. She was Miss Rice's aunt. Miss Rice was envious of her ability to have an ageless appearance and asked for it.
.Don’t look at her current appearance and her normal age, but in fact that’s because advanced vampires can control their own appearance.
After all, their dehydrated and shriveled appearance is their true appearance.
"'Mother' took me to meet a distant relative, who was seriously injured. If he hadn't been saved by 'Mother', he would have almost died in a garbage alley. But even so, he was too seriously injured and died in the end.
Still passed away half a month later.
The photos you see are the scars on his body at that time. Later, my mother told me that those were scars caused by [Blood Sorrow], and her mother once described the power of that sword to her."
Miss Rice's words made Shad and Mr. Bernhardt look at each other:
"What did the man say before he died? Did he say who killed him?"
The noble girl snapped her fingers. Of course, this was not the behavior of a lady:
"When I asked for an idea, this is the bargaining chip I offered.
Viscount, I promise to help you investigate the local people who are assisting the cultists. I am quite prestigious among the local people, and I am more useful than a coroner like Albert. But I don’t think [Blood Sorrow] is the same as taking refuge in the evil people.
Related to fellow believers.
So, if you want information about that holy sword - do something for me."