Today, Backlund rarely welcomed the sun, ushering in a beautiful sunny day, but "Senior Superintendent" Roy Welling's mood was not so beautiful. It was not that being a believer of the "Lord of the Storm" made him more
He likes rainy days, but the person he wants to investigate hasn't come back yet.
As the sun gradually shifted and began to set, Fors Wall, who was invited by Earl Hall's youngest daughter, never returned.
Roy Welling sat on the cushioned wooden chair, pulled up the collar of the tight tie, and his emblem soft hat had been thrown aside. He leaned back against the back of the chair, folded his hands on his chest, and
His long legs were stretched forward casually, and his brown eyes looked at everyone passing by on Crystal Street through the window. This made him look more like a pirate even though he was wearing a police uniform.
Sheriff Meyer Bragg, who was sitting next to him, looked at the somewhat bohemian Senior Superintendent and pursed his lips with helplessness. In places where the middle class originally gathered like the Jowood District, police work was difficult to do. Now he
After spending a day with this senior superintendent in a coffee shop, I'm afraid it will be even harder to do work in the future.
If Senior Inspector Delka, whom he had dealt with before, had not come with Roy Welling, Bragg felt that he would have arrested this senior superintendent who was wearing a police uniform but did not look like a policeman at all.
Take it to the police station.
Bragg glanced at the pedestrians on the road, and then glanced at Roy Welling, who was sitting in front of the window with his back to him, with the anchor-shaped black and blue tattoo on his neck, and sighed in his heart. He was really getting more and more...
The identity of this senior police superintendent is suspected.
After closing his eyes and dozing off for a few minutes, Chief Bragg opened his eyes and looked at Roy Welling. Sure enough, he was still staring at the passers-by outside the window. Before Bragg could close his eyes, he heard the sound of the chair "piercing".
With a sound, he rubbed against the floor for a distance and then fell to the ground. However, Mr. Senior Superintendent had already stood up and strode towards the door.
Bragg also stood up suddenly. Although he didn't know what happened, as a subordinate, he always had to clean up his boss's mess. He raised his chair, picked up his boss's police hat, handed the waiter a 5-sule note, and hurriedly followed Luo
E. Welling ran out.
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Forsi walked out of Dalton Street Station in the North Street District. She was holding a two-hand-sized women's handbag, which she bought after receiving her first royalties. It was already out of date for a long time. But she was holding on to it.
Holding her tightly in her arms, her blue eyes glanced at the people around her from time to time, as if this was the latest handbag on sale.
Due to Forsi's carelessness, the lady had a full 500 pounds in cash in her handbag. You must know that the total remuneration for "Stormhouse" that made her famous was almost the same.
But it was paid in installments. She had never seen such a large amount of cash at once, which made her always feel that there would be thieves trying to steal her wealth, completely forgetting that she was a Sequence 9 extraordinary person.
who.
The money was given to her and Xio by Backlund's most dazzling gem, Miss Audrey Hall. Forsi didn't think this title sounded so nice before, but now she just feels that this title is far from describing Audrey.
One ten thousandth of.
Regarding the Qilingers incident, except for Xio reporting the news of "Vice Admiral Hurricane" infiltrating Backlund to MI9 according to Jeffrey (Rolls)'s instructions, they did not expend any energy on it.
Forsi originally wanted to refuse, but Miss Audrey thoughtfully arranged the next task, to find members of the Psychological Alchemy Society to find the "audience" formula for her, so Forsi had no choice but to accept the 500 pounds.
She has decided to give all the 500 pounds to Xio, so that she can at least help Xio buy a set of Sequence 7 potion master ingredients. However, now that the church has come to inquire, Xio has gone to the North District, and she still has to find an opportunity to give it to him.
Take the money.
As for Forsi herself, there was still no sign of the "Master of Magic", and she felt that it would be difficult for her to survive the next full moon, so she might as well give it all up. Thinking of this, her mood dropped again and she lowered her head.
She walked along Crystal Street towards her home, but after walking for a while, a figure blocked her way.
Forsi raised his head in confusion and looked at the lean middle-aged man in front of him who, although wearing a police uniform, did not look like a policeman at all. Behind him, running hurriedly was an acquaintance, Sheriff Miles Bray of Crystal Street.
grid.
Bragg, who had a beard and wore a soft hat with a badge, hurried to Forsi and introduced:
"Miss Wall, you are finally back. This is Senior Superintendent Roy Welling. He has been waiting for you all afternoon."
Senior Superintendent?
Forsi looked at Roy Welling, whose face was as gloomy as Backlund's. He did have the epaulettes of a senior superintendent on his shoulders, but he was really a policeman, not a gangster.
Roy Welling looked at the lady's handbag held in Forsi's arms and frowned. He was about to ask but was interrupted by Bragg.
"Ms. Wall, it's the same thing as last time. Senior Superintendent Roy has something to ask you. Let's go to your home to talk." Bragg showed a delicacy that was different from his appearance. He could accidentally ask questions on the street.
If the surrounding residents gather together, it is easy to cause trouble.
When Roy Welling saw Forsi nodding, he snorted coldly, grabbed the bonnet with the badge from Bragg's hand, and strode towards No. 12 Crystal Street. Bragg glanced at Forsi apologetically, and trotted off.
He followed up.
I'm afraid it's not the senior superintendent, but the "punisher", right?
When Roy Welling turned around, Fors saw the anchor-shaped black and blue tattoo on his neck, and squeezed his handbag hard. Moreover, his identity as a senior superintendent proved that he was probably not a simple member of the "Punisher" team.
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Forsi took a teapot and poured a cup of tea for each of the two policemen. Then he sat on the single sofa on one side and waited for their inquiries.
Roy Welling was obviously not in the mood for tea, and as a subordinate, Meyer Bragg had to sit aside and wait for his boss to ask questions.
"When did you and Alicia meet?"
"About a month ago, she just moved here. It is customary for our guests who live nearby to pay a semi-formal visit. Perhaps because we are almost the same age, we have gradually become familiar with her since then."
Most of the residents of Cherwood consider themselves to be middle class and hope that their neighbors are also middle class, so a semi-formal visit is to check whether there is any need to interact with them in the future.
Before Roy Welling could speak again, Forsi leaned back and waved his hand impatiently:
"Mr. Senior Superintendent, haven't you read Chief Bragg's inquiry record before coming here? Can you ask some questions that you haven't asked before? Although we have the obligation to cooperate with the police in handling cases, my time cannot be wasted.
Regarding this boring issue, I have already told Chief Bragg that Alicia and I have only known each other for a short time, and I have no idea whether she has committed a crime."
If it was a "punisher" who came, Fors would definitely not dare to say such a thing, but who asked for the police? In the Jowood District, who cares about the police? They are the scaffolding of the entire kingdom. Unless
If they have committed a crime, otherwise only they would complain to the police, and no police would dare to enforce the law arbitrarily.
Bragg couldn't help but smile bitterly. This is the daily life of the police in the Jowood District. Although those magazines praise the middle class for not being as arrogant as the aristocrats and rich people and not being as rude as the low-income class, it does not mean that they are easy to contact.
The rich and aristocrats at the top will not make it difficult for them as police officers, and will only go to senior superintendents like Roy Welling, or higher-level assistant superintendents, or even the Minister of Police. Those in the low-income class because of their poor background
If you are not clean, you will only be afraid of them.
Only the middle class, who are neither afraid of the police nor have senior superintendents, can only embarrass them, the police sergeants. They dare to order even the inspectors, and they will complain if something doesn't go their way.
Bragg whispered in the ears of the senior superintendent about the general attitude of the residents of the Jowood District towards the police. For someone like Fors who could communicate with the daughter of a top noble family, it was already very good that he could endure it for such a long time.
Although Bragg reminded him, this did not mean that Roy Welling would change the way he asked questions. He stood up suddenly and looked down at Forsi in an oppressive manner:
"This morning, Chief Bragg blew his whistle. Did you hear it? Did you see the suspect?"
"I got up very late today. When I walked to the balcony, I only saw Sheriff Bragg turning into another street."
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Bragg nodding. Roy Welling did not continue to ask, but asked another question:
"Chief Bragg said you went to Queens at the invitation of Miss Audrey Hall, right?"
"Well, what's the problem?" Forsi frowned slightly, she couldn't figure out what the connection was.
"There's no problem, but..." Roy Welling paused, and then began to pace slowly in the living room. The sound of "ta-ta-ta" footsteps seemed to strike Forsi's heart again and again.
Suddenly, he stopped and walked towards the restaurant. He walked to the long table in the restaurant, picked up a lady's handbag placed on it, and carried it to the living room without opening it.
Forsi and Braig also stood up. The latter had no idea what his boss wanted to do, but a trace of hesitation flashed across Forsi's face, and then he calmed down:
"Is there something wrong with my handbag?"
Roy Welling held up his handbag and said with a gloomy face:
"Your handbag is very similar to one of Alicia's handbags. Was it given to you by her?"
Forsi breathed a sigh of relief and said in a light tone:
"I can't afford those things. Each of those things is enough to buy ten such handbags."
"Have you seen those clothes and handbags?" Roy Welling continued to ask, not giving Forsi a chance to breathe.
Forsi's eyes showed envy, he waved his hand and said:
"Those things are all there, and many people saw them during the semi-formal visit."
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Forsi closed the door, turned her back to the door and let out a long breath. The senior superintendent was at least a mid-level Extraordinary from the Church of Storms. Even if she didn't use her abilities, the oppressive feeling still made her breathless.
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Looking at the handbag on the sofa, Forsi opened it, looked at a thick stack of 10 pound notes, and lay down on the sofa.
Across from No. 12 Crystal Street, Roy Welling looked at Forsi's balcony with a smile on his featureless face.
As a "Wind Blessed" in Sequence 6, Roy Welling has been at this level for five or six years. He is no longer as difficult to control his temper as the "angry people", but is used to hiding himself with superficial anger.
It's just a real idea. Otherwise, with his level of only Sequence 6, it would be impossible for him to become the person in charge of the Church of Storms' investigation of two cases involving high-sequence extraordinary people.
From the previous questioning, he could confirm that there must be something wrong with Miss Forse Wall. Her handbag was full of banknotes, and they were 10 pound banknotes, which was about four to five hundred pounds.
.This is an ability he trained when he was a captain at sea. Although he has been ashore for more than ten years, he rarely makes mistakes in judgment.
How could a writer who had just become famous have so much cash on him? Was it given by Miss Hall? There was also a man who, according to the residence, lived with Forsi, but he has never been seen.
Did the short lady really leave Backlund?
Roy Welling believed that even if Miss Forse had nothing to do with these two cases, she must have a secret hidden in her. But if Miss Audrey was involved, things would be in trouble.
Although Cardinal Snake said that he could not care about Earl Hall's youngest daughter, that was only based on the situation that Forsi himself had problems. If Audrey was also involved, then he had to care about it.
And this is also based on the fact that Audrey is indeed related to these two cases. If it is found that she is not related in the end, even Cardinal Snake will not be able to speak for him. After all, the Earl of Hall is behind the Church of the Night.
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When the red moon was high, near Hillier's Cake and Candy Shop in Backlund Bridge District, a figure holding a cane, wearing a black windbreaker and a top hat appeared.
Rawls looked at the gas street lights that were on and off on the road, shook his head, took out his pocket watch and took a look, then turned his attention to Hillier Candy Shop. It was already ten o'clock in the evening, and although the candy shop was closed,
But the light still shines through the covered window.
Most of the buildings on this street are two-story buildings, with shops on the first floor and residences on the second floor. The candy store has lights on the first floor, but the second floor is dark.
Rawls glanced at the candy store. Although he could easily climb up this two-story building, it would be difficult not to disturb the Hilliers who had not yet rested.
Still lack a lot of means!
After waiting for three or four hours, and after confirming that the Hilliers, who had turned off the lights for more than two hours, were completely asleep, Rawls began his action.