Lovia looked into Colin's light blue eyes with faint expectation.
After a long silence, Colin whispered:
"Not now, but I will arrange for someone to continue to observe him. In short, don't disclose this matter to others."
He didn't finish what he said, but both of us nodded in agreement, skipped the topic, and continued walking down the tower.
In the dark spiral corridor, Colin stared at Lovia's back, his eyes were stained with a hint of dark yellow at some point, and the complex symbols in his pupils flashed past.
Before returning to Silver City, Lovia went to Colin specifically to explain the strange aura she felt on Derrick, and suggested that the chief pay more attention to this "Light Prayer" who suddenly appeared.
Under the round tower of Silver City, Colin breathed the coldness in the air and looked at the city wall bathed in darkness and lightning. Sudden streaks of silver streaked across him, and he could vaguely see the tall and dilapidated city wall.
A few clusters of thin weeds move in the wind, like...
Under the round tower, Colin's two-and-a-half-meter-tall figure looked extremely small in contrast to this huge stone building. The color of the gray and white linen was not even more conspicuous than the weeds on the city wall in the dark sky.
Huh... Colin let out a long sigh and turned around to see a half-grown blond boy standing in the door of the round tower. He looked like he had just come up from the underground.
........
"It seems to be going well. I didn't expect this guy to fall down on his own." Dai Li, who was wearing a black and white plaid police uniform, left the other real Silver Field police officer and headed towards the Ascetin who was standing in the distance.
Klein, who was downstairs at home, raised his eyebrows.
"Perhaps this is God's punishment for the wicked." Klein did not answer the other party's words, but piously drew a triangular holy emblem on his chest.
Sherlock Moriarty is a believer in the God of Steam and Machinery, while Dunn Smith is a devout defender of the Goddess.
Even if Ms. Dai Li believed that the captain was resurrected from the dead, she would not believe that the captain would betray her faith in order to hide his identity...
Speaking of which, am I considered a believer of the three families?
Klein paused for a moment, and if the muscles on his face hadn't stiffened due to the negative effect, he might have evoked a sarcastic smile.
Klein Moriarty's original belief was the goddess of the night, "The World" was a believer in "Mystery", and Sherlock Moriarty was a believer in the God of Steam and Machinery.
This is really... Klein was afraid that he would not want to interact with Ms. Dai Li again, so he bowed with a polite smile and walked straight towards Mr. Asceptin, who was surrounded by police.
"Oh, Detective Moriarty!"
Seeing Klein approaching, Neville Auceptin, who had been freed from the nightmare that had plagued him for more than a week, greeted him. Even the faint bloodshot eyes could not hide the joy from his heart.
He was uncharacteristically enthusiastic and took the initiative to introduce to both parties:
"Chief Fassin, this is Detective Moriarty who subdued two gangsters by one person."
"Detective Moriarty, this is Sergeant Fassin of the Rice Division."
Sheriff Fassin, do I know him, my "acquaintance"... Klein was forced to remain expressionless and nodded slightly.
"Hello, Mr. Sheriff."
The police sergeant, who was in his thirties and had profound features, also didn't have much expression. He nodded slightly to indicate that he had remembered the name.
"Sir, there are not many detectives I know who can bring down two strong gangsters in a chance encounter."
He quickly looked at Klein a few times and roughly scanned his figure.
Obviously, Sherlock Moriarty's height is not outstanding, and the muscles on his body are not of the obvious type.
"I'm just lucky, and I happen to know a few weaknesses of the human body."
Klein briefly explained the reason why he silently knocked out the two gangsters, and once again emphasized the element of luck.
"You are a little too modest. Mr. Asceptin told me that you found these two gangsters on the way to the bathroom." He quickly glanced at Neville Asceptin, who was speechless, and then added
He turned his gaze back and said, "To be honest, when I suddenly saw two gangsters appearing next to me, it would be difficult for even our police officers to stay rational, let alone wearing clean uniforms."
"I'm curious, I've never heard of a detective like you?"
Of course you haven't heard of it. After all, I have only been to Backlund a few times, and what I do is basically not detective work... Klein stuck out his tongue in his heart, and then moved out his "setting"
.
"After all, I just came back from Lemberg. I just chose to be a detective because I didn't have a suitable job recently."
"Yes, Detective Moriarty is a master's degree from Lemberg University and is an expert in this field." Seeing that he finally had the opportunity, Neville Asceptin, who had been watching the conversation between the two "professionals" suddenly said,
Kindly helped Klein reveal the hidden part.
After all, Luen's style is reserved. Many times, it is not convenient for some gentlemen to talk about their achievements, so they usually have well-meaning friends to do it for them.
Master from Lundborg University, expert?
Chief Fassin, who was just a little curious at first, suddenly became serious about it and asked tentatively:
"Are you studying a major related to criminal investigation?"
Thank you... Klein glanced imperceptibly at Mr. Auceptin, who had a cunning light in his eyes, but still had a cold attitude.
"I'm lucky enough to have studied criminal investigation."
"Then maybe we will have opportunities to cooperate in the future." Sheriff Fassin gave Klein a meaningful look and took out a simple business card from his pocket.
"Do you have a business card? I think it will be easier to contact you."
Sheriff Fassin, who was about to leave, seemed to suddenly think of something and asked.
Business cards, I don't think there was such a thing when I was Zhou Mingrui... Klein suddenly remembered the second-rate security company that also didn't have a standard contract and needed to be drafted on-site, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.
"Sorry, I didn't bring it with me today."
Due to the enthusiasm of the police chief, he finally took out a pen and paper and wrote down his address on the spot.
Then Chief Fassin asked a few more questions, but Klein's lukewarm answers sidestepped the point. It wasn't until the accompanying police officers came to report that Chief Fassin had to lead the team away. Klein
None of them revealed any useful information.
"It was a good opportunity just now. I heard that the police department will undergo reforms recently and will introduce a group of professional criminal investigation experts."
Neville Asceptin stood next to Klein, watching the police station's carriage go away, with some meaning.
But no matter how he hinted, Klein was just like a statue, standing still and ignoring the other party's hidden intentions.
It wasn't until the topic of salary finally came up that Klein suddenly "recovered" his hearing and cast his gaze.
"10 pounds, are you paying the price for the whole day?"
Neville Ascetin, who was dressed in formal clothes, straightened his clothes and looked nonchalant.
"You deserve this. You subdued two robbers by yourself, not to mention you are the only detective willing to accept my commission."
He briefly explained a few sentences and then continued:
"Actually, I'm afraid you won't be satisfied with the price."
Seeing Klein raise his eyebrows, Neville felt happy.
"After all, as an expert, you still have to take the risk of dealing with several gunmen. Even so, you are willing to help me. I thought you would ask for an exorbitant price like those famous detectives."
If you hadn't told me about the possible future reforms of the police department, I would have believed you... Klein nodded politely, but had no intention of following the other person.
"I only collect the rewards I deserve. 'Those who are greedy will be abandoned by the public.' This is the teaching of the gods."
After being gagged by Klein with a quote from the God of Steam and Machinery's tome, Neville Auceptin could only give up his secret plan, but still insisted on paying Klein a full day's price, and even sent Klein to him personally.
Got on the hired carriage.
In the night, the mercenary carriage with no decoration on the outside became smaller and smaller, and finally disappeared completely on the horizon. Neville Ausetin removed the expression on his face and walked back to the courtyard with a cold face. Behind him, no one could notice
The shadow slowly rose, and a spirit body with only one leg returned to the spirit world.
........
On the streets of North District, Dai Li, who had not yet had time to take off her police uniform, was wearing crimson and walking alone on the empty streets.
She suddenly slowed down her pace slightly and looked to her side in response.
In the corner with thicker shadows, the spirit body controlled by her struggled to get out, and the one leg under her body stepped on the air, jumping one after another.
"Thank you for your hard work." Dai Li, whose face was not as heavily made up as usual, smiled lightly and used the ability of "Necromancer" to quickly communicate with this spirit body.
That Charlotte Moriarty indeed had an item on her body that could attract spirits... After "listening" to the one-legged spirit's report, Dai Li nodded lightly and was not surprised by the news.
Although after a short observation, she no longer believed that Charlotte Moriarty had any possibility of being a mysterious person, she still classified him as a wild Beyonder in her heart.
As Sergeant Fassin said, it may be difficult for ordinary people to knock down two strong men in a chance encounter, but for extraordinary people, this is not a difficult task.
However, she does not intend to report Sherlock Moriarty's suspicion to the church. She has always been a moderate in her views on wild extraordinary people.
"But this feeling of giving people a little hope and then quickly denying it is really like just doing foreplay and then getting dressed..."
On the street with only scattered lights, Dai Li was still alone, and the only people who could accompany her were a few crows that happened to be parked on a gas lamp.
The figure of the policewoman gradually dissolved into the darkness, and the crow with blood-red eyes still stood on the thin gas lamp pole.
It stared at the darkness in the distance, looking in another direction from time to time, as if looking for something.
Bah... The gas lamp, which was not bright in the first place, suddenly flickered, and the crow standing at the top suddenly took off and flew in the direction of the Backlund Bell Tower.
He "smelled" that there was something fresh there.