Chapter Ninety-Two: Detective Exchange Meeting
2,000 pounds, that's enough to make all the bounty hunters and private investigators in Beckland crazy! It's no better than "Lieutenant General Hurricane" Zielingers who has been floating at sea for a long time, and belongs to a heap, the type that can be reached out......
Well, a great pirate whose combat power is comparable to that of Sequence 5 is worth 10,000 gold pounds, and the murderer of Sequence 6 has to offer a price of three or four thousand pounds to be reasonable...... Could it be that the night watcher's judgment of the murderer is that of the "serial killer" of Sequence 7, rather than a quasi-powerhouse who is about to be promoted to Sequence 5, so 2,000 pounds is a lot of premium......
Most likely, the "Sun" says that the ritual is quite ancient, and perhaps after the Cataclysm, it rarely reappeared, and the major churches and the military did not have similar information...... There's a problem with this, the Church of the Goddesses, the Church of Steam and the Mechanics, and the royal House of Augustus, which can be said to have risen from the Cataclysm, and who don't know the past, the Church of the Storm has always insisted that it is one of the oldest...... Could it be that they, the oldest, are still after the demons retreat into the abyss?
Hearing Issinger Stanton's words, the first thing that flashed in Klein's mind was the assessment of the bounty amount, and then his thoughts diverged and many things were thought of.
"What's your opinion?" Eisinger asked, seeing that Sherlock Moriarty seemed a little distracted.
Klein was a little embarrassed for a moment.
A normal private investigator would definitely agree, both for the sake of a generous bounty and for the opposite side of a well-known detective - establishing a friendship with Issinger would be of great benefit in the circle.
But the problem is that Klein is not a normal private investigator, and he is worried that when he investigates clues, he will run into the night watchman in charge of the matter.
Although I now have a beard, glasses, and a different hairstyle, the night watchman who has only met me a few times will certainly not recognize me, but what if it is Ms. Dalie? It is not right not to say yes, it seems strange and suspicious...... Moreover, I also hope to catch that demon sooner, otherwise I don't know how many innocent girls will be killed...... Klein pondered for a few seconds, then smiled slightly:
"I just recently took on a very troublesome case, and I'm afraid I don't have much time to spare. ”
Without waiting for Isenger Stanton to speak, he added:
"I can participate in discussions, help look through the data, analyze clues, but I don't think I'm going to investigate specifically. ”
Wait and do a divination, if there is indeed a problem, then when you discuss, save your speech and be a pure audience...... As he spoke, Klein quickly had a forming idea.
Holding the black cane, Isenger muttered for a moment:
"No problem. ”
"This time I have gathered a dozen detectives, and there are enough people to do the investigation, and what I admire you most is your excellent reasoning and analytical skills, without so many resources from me, you actually went to the East Bailang dockyard and found the dock union. ”
"If I can catch the criminals and get the bounty, I will distribute the remuneration reasonably according to everyone's contributions, believe me, I still have some credibility in this industry. ”
"Okay, nice to work with. Klein took the initiative to reach out his right hand, shook it with the other party, and felt the dryness and warmth of Issinger's palm.
It was not easy for a middle-aged gentleman in his forties and fifties to maintain a similar feeling in the late autumn of Beckland, and Klein was even more suspicious of Eisinger as an extraordinary man.
"It was a pleasure to work with. Issinger smiled and nodded.
At this time, Klein realized that he was a little rude, and hurriedly smiled and said:
"Sorry, I forgot to invite you in, let's have a good chat over coffee and tea?"
"You're welcome, I made an appointment for the detectives to come to my house at nine a.m. to discuss the case, and my assistant was waiting for them there. Issinger pulled out a silver pocket watch with intricately carved and mechanical aesthetics, looked at it, and said, "We'll have to meet them, no problem, right?"
"No problem, I'll go to the bathroom, change my clothes and go. At this moment, Klein suddenly regained the feeling of fighting crime, maintaining order, and protecting the people as a night watchman.
In the bathroom, Crane went to the gray fog and obtained a bearable answer by divination, so he hurried back to the real world, put on his coat, hat, and cane, and followed Issinger into a taxi carriage, and sat on the left and right.
Isenger looked at him and asked, as if in thought:
"I'm curious, how did you find out that the murder of Shibel was related to the East Bailang Dockyard, to the Dockers' Association?"
I didn't find out...... That was a misunderstanding...... Klein pondered the question of how to weave a lie.
He smiled and replied rather vaguely:
"The main thing is to first determine that Hiebel's death was due to a copycat crime, which was helped by reporter Mike Joseph to confirm this matter, and then according to Hiebel's route back to the 'Golden Rose', as well as some other clues, I had a corresponding guess, so I pretended to be a reporter to investigate. ”
Isenger nodded his head, wasting no more time on the subject, and instead went into more detail about the serial killings, which were more detailed than the newspapers had written, especially the most recent one.
Time flew by in discussions and exchanges, and the carriage arrived at a slightly older building in the Hillston borough.
The house was not very well lit, and even if there was no fog in Beckland today, it was rather gloomy, and Eisinger Stanton led Klein through the rather spacious living room into the living room, where the fireplace had been lit.
Crane looked around and saw fifteen or sixteen detectives, filling every seat in the living room.
"Sherlock?" a surprised voice rang out, seemingly familiar with Klein.
Who? Crane looked over in amazement, and realized that Detective Stuart, who had only been separated yesterday, had actually appeared.
He looked closer, and then recognized Detective Kaslana, who had been in charge of protecting Atru, and her assistant Lydia.
"What a coincidence. Crane cocked the corners of his mouth and smiled as he approached Stuart.
Stuart squeezed to the side, vacated half of his ass's seat, patted it:
"Maybe it's not a coincidence, I read a magazine before that there is a phenomenon called synchronicity in psychology, and it happens when you think about it, haha, just kidding. ”
At this time, Isenger introduced to the detectives present:
"This is Mr. Sherlock Moriarty, a brilliant detective. ”
With his endorsement, Kaslana and the others obviously had a little more trust in their eyes when they looked at Klein, thinking that he was indeed an excellent private detective.
After Crane responded with his head bowed, he sat down next to Stuart and asked casually:
"Your commission is over?"
"Yes, Atru's situation is getting better, and those bad friends seem to have problems and can no longer threaten him, so we are out of work. Stuart laughed and said, "I wanted to rest for a few days, but I was summoned by Mr. Stanton, so I came over to take a look, actually, that's fine, I don't like to have a little weird, some scary cases, well, I mean the scary kind of ghost stories, in comparison, I'd rather take on the murder!"
After the assistant poured a cup of coffee or black tea for each person and distributed the information, Issinger sat down in an easy chair, took out his pipe, and slowly rubbed it:
"I don't think you're all unfamiliar with this recent serial murder case, do you have any thoughts? ”
Stuart, who had a thin face and a less beard, raised his hand and said first:
"I just looked through the information and found that the police did not start the investigation from the identity of the deceased. ”
"I don't think the criminal could have recognized the victim as a street girl just by his eyes, he must have had contact with them, this is a very important direction, the police actually missed it! God, this is incredible!"
The criminal was most likely recognized by his eyes...... Klein muttered to himself.
Most of the private detectives echoed Stuart's questioning, but only two or three people, including Caslana and Esinger, remained silent and did not speak.
"It's a very important direction, Stuart, you get a few friends to help you and look it carefully. It was only when the discussion subsided that Isenger gave a smooth evaluation.
For the rest of the day, the detectives expressed their opinions, sometimes arguing, retorting loudly, sometimes standing up and pacing, and collecting their thoughts, but Crane listened quietly and did not express any opinion.
Towards the end of the exchange, he suddenly raised his hand and said:
"I want information on the serial murder cases that have not been solved in the last twenty years in Beckland, and indeed in the kingdom as a whole. ”
The room was suddenly silent for a few seconds, and most of the private investigators didn't even understand Klein's intentions and thoughts for a moment.
Assinger put his pipe to his nose, took a breath, and then said:
"In your opinion, the murderer is not a first-time offender?"
"Do you suspect that he has committed similar crimes before, even if the modus operandi is different?"
Not a suspicion, it's almost certain...... Klein replied in his heart.
Here is his reasoning based on the information provided by the "sun":
Since the killer is "working hard" for Sequence 6 to Sequence 5, what did he do in the "Serial Killer" stage of Sequence 7?
If he hadn't committed a similar crime, it would have been difficult for him to digest the potion, and even with the accumulation of time, there was a high probability that Sequence 7 and Sequence 6 would be out of control, and the Extraordinary of the "Abyss" path belonged to the high-risk patients in this regard.
Therefore, Klein judged that regardless of whether the other party understood the "acting method" or not, he should have completed the serial murder case for various reasons in the 7th stage of the sequence.
In this way, the other party will not be able to digest the potion of Sequence 7 for a few years, even if it adds Sequence 6, the twenty-year range is a reasonable enough limit, because if you are too old, regardless of whether the potion is digested or not, promotion is quite dangerous, and the whole person will become more and more crazy as the ritual deepens, leaving obvious clues.
At this stage, the murderer is calm and has the ability to interfere with divination and tracking, and there are almost no loopholes, but he may not be the "young" in the early days!
When he first completed the serial murder case, there was a high probability that he was not so cautious!
That's the best clue to follow!
Many thoughts flashed through him, and Klein replied with a bow:
"That criminal's modus operandi doesn't look like a rookie. ”
"I have reason to believe he's done something similar before!"
"Combining the past and the present, we have a better chance of getting to the crux of the matter. ”
Hearing his answer, the detectives exchanged ears and began to discuss, and after a brief silence, Esinger exclaimed sincerely:
"Great idea!"