Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 221 Suspected Serial Murders

On Thursday, in the divination club, Angel was sitting in his own small room of the "divination witch", drinking coffee boredly and looking at the unchanging furnishings of the divination room.

"Why are the number of people coming to fortune telling recently, especially women, less than half than before? Even the fortune telling room next door, which is very popular with female customers, has become quiet... Could it be that the economic crisis caused by the defeat of the war has finally been passed on to Backlund? ?”

After convincing himself with the economic analysis column that could be seen every day in the newspaper, Angel came to the corridor and asked for a few newspapers of the day from the front desk. When he returned to his divination room, he secretly observed the adjacent In the fortune telling room with the door ajar, I was satisfied to see the handsome middle-aged fortune teller inside, reading the newspaper idly.

Returning to her room, she spread out several newspapers. She first looked at the "Backlund Morning News" and found an advertisement for the purchase of goods by Ernst Trading Company on the fifth page.

This means that tomorrow, Friday night at [-] o'clock, Mr. "Eye of Wisdom" will hold a party at the old place.

Angel was going to attend this gathering of Extraordinaries again after two weeks of absence. Not only did he need to sell some "Gathering Storm" ammunition, he also wanted to communicate with the pharmacist Darkwill who he had worked with before to see if he could buy "Pharmacist" from him. "The recipe for the potion.

After receiving 100 pounds of "mission funds" yesterday, her savings have risen to 250 pounds, and the circulating price of the Sequence 9 potion formula is approximately this amount. As long as she sells some of the bullets, she is confident that she can buy it from the pharmacist. If the other party's price is too high, you can also consider selling the "Barbarian" formula at the party and use the money to buy it at a higher price.

In the end, Viscount Graylingt will foot the bill anyway, and I can even add a portion of the labor fee...

Planning happily, Angel turned over the page of advertisements and returned to the front page to continue reading the newspaper.

"Shocked! The real 11th serial murder case, Silveras Field is still helpless!"

Ok?
Angel's eyes moved to the title of the newspaper, confirming that he was holding the "Backlund Morning News" and not the "Intis Post".

Why do everyone like such sensational headlines now?

But I have to say that this kind of headline is indeed effective, and Angel's eyes were once again attracted by the front-page news.After reading it carefully, she realized that this was a serial murder case that had lasted for two months. Some time ago, it was said that the 11th victim appeared, but it was soon confirmed to be a copycat murder. Now, it is the real 11th victim. rise.

The police have regarded this series of murders as a shame, and have increased their police patrols and searches. They probably also contacted official extraordinary people for help behind the scenes, but they have found nothing for more than two months. The murderer is obviously a master at hiding his whereabouts. Maybe he is Extraordinary ones...

Could it be that the reason for the decrease in the number of customers in the Divination Club is that the murderer showed up again to commit crimes?That's right, his target is always women. Although some newspapers concluded that the victims were all young women who had worked as street girls and now found formal jobs, but who can say for sure when it comes to panic?

"Shocked, the Divination Club's income has dropped sharply. The reason behind it is..."

She mentally came up with a title for the Intis Post.

"Squeak-"

The door to the room was pushed open. Angel put down the newspaper in surprise and looked at the visitor, but immediately a disappointed expression appeared on his face - the visitor was Ms. Laura.

"It's not like I didn't pay for the divination, so why do you feel like you're seeing a ghost when you see me?"

Laura closed the door, came to sit down at the divination table, put down her wide-brimmed hat, smiled and joked, her eyes moving from Angel's face to the newspaper on the table.

"Are you also concerned about this serial murder case? But I suggest you not to think about catching the criminals and collecting the reward," she put away her smile and said seriously, "the real situation of the case is far more serious than what the newspapers disclosed. The perpetrator is likely to be a mid-sequence Beyonder.”

"More serious? Do you mean there are more than 11 dead?"

Angel asked curiously.

"No, the death toll is correct, but the crime scene was very tragic. The chest and abdomen of the deceased were hollowed out, and all the internal organs were removed, like sacrifices at a sacrificial ceremony," Laura replied with a frown. It seemed that this series of bloody The case was a bit difficult for this Sequence 6 Beyonder to accept. “The police contacted official Beyonders in the fifth case and also found many famous detectives. Even if it meant they bowed their heads and admitted defeat, until yesterday, This is the 11th incident in the evening, and we are still helpless and have no clues.”

"The murderer carried out anti-divination measures?"

"It's very possible. Otherwise, how could an ordinary murderer escape justice for so long? The official extraordinary person would have come to his door long ago."

Laura nodded, affirming Angel's inference. "This almost confirms that the other party is a mid-sequence Beyonder. Even if a low-sequence person has anti-divination, it will be exposed to the seals of the major churches. Moreover, the other party is so brazen and continues to kill people regardless of the impact. It is likely that they want to pass through These deaths serve some purpose, such as pleasing bloodthirsty demons or performing promotion rituals."

"The promotion ceremony? Are you talking about the promotion of the potion sequence? But doesn't the potion just need to be mixed correctly and drank..."

When Angel heard "please the devil", he first thought of the evil sacrifice performed by Triss, the witch of Tingen City, and the gray-haired pleasure witch, but Laura's last sentence made her confused.

"This is true for Sequence 6 and below, but starting from Sequence 6 to Sequence 5, you need to take the correct potion in a specific ritual to succeed, otherwise you are almost looking for death."

"So, what kind of rituals are needed for the Witch of Joy to advance to the next level?"

Angel probed cautiously.

"Humph, you will naturally know when you get there." Laura's face was a little gloomy, as if she had remembered something unhappy.

After discussing the news in the newspaper headlines, the topic of the two turned to yesterday's encounter in the salon. From the way the pleasure witch carefully avoided Servilia in the salon, it seemed that the other party did not look like a "witch sect" part of.

"The person who brought you to the salon yesterday was your superior, a certain 'Happiness'? It seems that the task given to you by the 'Witch Sect' is to get close to this popular Viscount?"

After changing the topic, Laura’s gloomy expression returned to normal, even a bit joking.

"She is Baroness Servilia Langdon, but the Viscount is not my assignment, but hers."

"Since the unlucky Viscount is being targeted by the 'Witch Cult', I have no choice but to withdraw. Although the Baroness most likely did not recognize me, it is better to have less contact with those people. Ha, this has nothing to do with you. The divination corresponds to it, Gray Linte is indeed not suitable for me."

I don’t think there’s anyone suitable for you in all of Backlund…

Angel cursed.

"But I also joined the Witch Sect. You are afraid of them, but not me?"

Laura sneered: "You are different from them, little cutie."

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On Friday night, Angel came to the "Eye of Wisdom" party venue with the special bullets he made and the copied "Savage" formula.

Putting on the iron mask that covered the upper half of her face, Angel was led by the guards to the living room with only one candle lit. She was surprised to find that the number of people present was nearly half less than the last time she attended the party. The spacious There were six or seven members sitting sparsely in the room, making it appear that the old gentleman with "Eye of Wisdom" sitting next to the coffee table in the center was somewhat alone.

Did something happen here last week when I wasn't here and some members left the party?

Angel closed his hood, found a single sofa and sat down, observing the members who were still at the venue, and was pleasantly surprised to find that the fat "pharmacist" Darkwill was still here.

"Let's get started, no one else will come."

"Eye of Wisdom" saw Angel sitting down and said.

"Because of that serial murder case, the Punishers, Machine Hearts, Nighthawks, and even the extraordinary people from the military's MI[-] were all sent out to search for traces of the murderer, and even arrested many people who would not normally be able to do so. Extraordinary ones are in charge. It is understandable that some friends are unwilling to go out and attend gatherings here."

He explained calmly.

It turned out that it was because of the serial murder case again... Well, I was shocked. No one attended the Extraordinary gathering. What was the reason behind it?
Angel was "shocked" and turned his gaze to the other people who were still attending the party despite the wind. He found that the man who used 400 pounds to solve the crisis targeted by Sequence 5 and later became an Extraordinary was looking at him in the corner, his brown pair There was a hint of scrutiny in his eyes, a hint of curiosity.

(End of this chapter)