Chapter 19: Manta Rays
Looking at Vivian's blushing cheeks, Sean retracted his expression with joy in his heart, returned to the case and asked, "By the way, where are the other two cases?"
"In the 5th and 7th blocks. ”
"Did all the murderer's cases take place in the East End?"
"For the time being, what's wrong?"
"Then I'm even more sure it's a wraith. With that, Sean looked at Vivien and pointed his pupils constricted into a pitch-black dot.
'Vision'
Vivien was stunned by Sean's strange eyes, covered her mouth and said tremblingly, "You... You... I..."
"Well, I'm a magician now" Sean gently pinched the base of his nose, his eyes turned brown, and said, "My eyes can see the remnants of spirits, to be precise, as long as I have used magic, I can find a trace." ”
"It's amazing, is this your magic, can you see ghosts or something, why hasn't it changed?" Vivien said, pinching the base of Sean's nose with her hand.
"Of course, you don't have magic. ”
Pinching the root of the nose is just Sean, because he can't use his magic power proficiently, so he needs to add a temporary 'switch' for the vision, this action is designed according to Captain Elf's explanation to himself, after all, after mastering the magic power, there is no need for any additional actions to turn on the vision.
Vivian didn't bother with Sean's eyes, and said in hindsight: "Then what's the use of you analyzing those piles before, just tell me no, won't you want to see me make a fool of myself?"
"Wouldn't it be more professional to analyze it?"
Bang!
Vivien's answer to Sean's joke was only a blow to the whip leg, looking at someone who was leaning down and begging for mercy, and said angrily in her heart: "Mr. Sean, can't you be serious?"
"Miss Vivien, I'm still wounded. ”
"Then you should rub your leg with another hand. ”
Hearing this, Sean quickly replaced his right hand, which was rubbing his legs, with his left hand, and howled in a low voice again.
Although Vivian was surprised by the short-term recovery of Sean's broken right hand, she still learned from Sean's stingy appearance and said: "Since the injury is healed, hurry up and investigate the case for me, you won't let me send a wanted warrant to catch a ghost." ”
"Don't do that. Hearing this, Sean said solemnly, "Although it doesn't matter whether these people die or not, but your weird wanted warrant will lead to a large number of imitation crimes, and don't let those 'journalist friends' know about it." ”
"Of course I know, but we must also be responsible for the life and death of Sean, and it is my duty. ”
Sean looked at Vivian, who had a serious face, and couldn't help but retort in a low voice: "Miss Vivian, isn't this a story of revenge by pirates, and how many of the pirates do you think are innocent?"
"Whether they are guilty or not is a matter for the judges, I am only responsible for arresting the criminals, and the rest of this is just your imagination. ”
"It's speculation, not speculation. For Vivien, who was overly serious, Sean could only shrug helplessly and continued: "Don't argue with you, let's go to the other two murder scenes." ”
"It's not an argument, it's a principle. ”
After saying that, Vivien seemed a little angry, and without saying a word, she took Sean in a carriage to the fifth and seventh blocks.
The bodies of the two victims had been sent to the coroner for examination, and Sean could only get a general glimpse of the scene through his vision, which was also a series of dark blue footprints and traces of magic left behind through the walls.
Immediately afterward, the two got into a carriage and rushed to the police station in the middle of the first block of the Eastern District.
"Vivien, has the deceased been identified?" Sean asked cautiously tentatively as he looked at Vivien, who had a serious face on her face in the carriage.
"Hmm. Vivien nodded, "The Fifth and Seventh Blocks have been ascertained, and they belong to two rival gangs, the small leaders of Black Shark and Manta Ray. ”
Manta rays?
Hearing this familiar name, a fat voice instantly appeared in Sean's mind, a chubby baby face, and said to himself angrily: "Hey, Sean, do you know the manta ray? A creature with a very terrifying appearance but very gentle, I want to be a manta ray, I can only protect everyone by disguising myself as a big villain, so if you hear the name manta ray in the future, remember to come to me." ”
"Harris...," Sean involuntarily pronounced the name, a friend he had met in Dirktown, a man who looked like a good boy but always dressed himself up as a bad guy and wandered around with a group of orphaned children at the same time.
When he was in Dirktown, Sean was the commander of the Boy Scouts, so Harris and his gang were later expelled by the fat sheriff at the time, and Sean was taken home by Anna and beaten up.
So when Sean heard this name again, the waves in his heart couldn't stop for a long time, and he said to Vivian: "I'll go to the gang to investigate, you go and check the identity information of all the victims, if I'm not mistaken, they should come to the Steam Capital at the same time, and the previous resumes are either fake or blank." ”
"Well, be careful. ”
Hearing this, Sean smiled at Vivien and motioned for the new coachman to stop.
Sean, who stepped out of the carriage, waved goodbye to Vivien again, and burst out laughing when he got the red-haired lady's demonstrative fist.
Looking at the restarted carriage, Sean, who was about to turn away, suddenly noticed the strangeness of the new coachman, even if the carriage was shaking, he could still maintain perfect balance.
Thinking of this, Sean subconsciously pinched the root of his nose and unfolded his spiritual vision, and a golden light like the sun came into view, and in an instant, a stinging pain with a burning sensation came from the pupils, and the burned eyes closed the spiritual vision autonomously.
Sean closed his eyes, waiting for tears to flow to relieve the burning and pain in his pupils, while constantly warning himself, "The occult forbids too much curiosity. ”
Until I don't know how long it has passed, Sean, who has regained his sight, opened his eyes that still had a lingering pain, looked at the carriage that had disappeared on the street corner, and muttered to himself: "Sun path, at least one level with the captain." ”
As for a magician who is not lower than the fourth-rank Sun Path following Vivian, Sean can also guess what the reason is, after all, his daughter is in danger, no matter how he is the Earl of Thorn Bird, he will not show anything, but Shaun didn't expect that this father, who has always indulged his daughter's messing around, is so generous.
Sean had another headache for this, after all, as his relationship with Vivien gradually became clearer, he would sooner or later meet with the earl, who could be said to be doting, and maybe now he had all the information and the desk to prevent the count.
......
It took a full 5 silver wolf coins for Sean to ask passers-by about the location of the Devil Ray headquarters, which is worthy of the Eastern District, and it is really difficult to move an inch without money, after all, for the empire's monetary system, 1 gold eagle coin is equal to 10 silver wolf coins is equal to 100 copper dog coins, and 5 silver wolf coins are enough for an average family's living expenses for a week.
Sean looked at the back of the middle-aged man who looked innocent and looked away, shook his head and looked away to the destination, although he still felt sorry for himself 5 silver wolf coins, but looking at the middle-aged man's excited footsteps, he no longer spoke, after all, not everyone is as lucky as him, there is an adoptive mother who loves him, otherwise he will end up with this middle-aged man.
Fourth Block, Manta Ray Bar.
Sean, who was standing at the door of the bar, looked at the ugly manta ray-like wooden signs painted next to the signboard, and was no longer able to tell the aesthetics of this group of people.
As soon as I pushed open the closed door, I found that the whole bar was already sitting with many customers in short shirts or inferior shirts, half-drunk, talking rudely, as if they wanted to put all the troubles of this life in beer, and then drink it all and vent it again.
Immediately following Sean wearing a silk top hat, a high-end suit, and a figure with an umbrella appeared in the bar, which made many people breathe more, of course, not because of Sean's handsome appearance, although it is not excluded that some people are curious, but the people in this bar regard Sean more as a fat sheep, especially the splint on Sean's right hand has not been removed.
After a while, the loud chatter in the bar faded away, and almost everyone was staring closely at Sean's next move, and when they didn't know Sean's details, these so-called 'guests' would turn into sophisticated hunters, because the daredevils in the East End would have long since died.
Da, da, da...
Sean, who was holding an umbrella, walked to the bar counter step by step, of course he found these people with hidden fangs, but he ignored it, even if he didn't use magic, he could easily deal with these hyenas with the physique of a first-order magician.
Sean, who came to the bar, finally ordered a glass of water, because he thought that alcohol intake would numb his brain, and said to the young waiter who walked up to him with water, "Your boss is not here, I have a business to talk to him." ”
The young waiter ignored Sean and placed the water glass in front of Sean and stood on the side of the bar.
Sean, who was helpless about this, could only ring the bell again, holding a glass of water while drinking slowly, while instructing the waiter to bring a glass of water.
Not long after, Sean, who had only drunk half of a glass of water, had more than a dozen glasses of water neatly placed in front of him, and the waiter still maintained a blank appearance, and did not seem to be a little annoyed by Sean's fault.
Sean, who was about to ring the jingle again, held back a glance at the bald man who walked out from behind the bar, with a standard wicked face and a mouthful of big yellow teeth, pushed the bell of the bar away, and said viciously in the happy eyes of the guests in the bar: "Sir, these glasses of water are counted as I invited you, I hope you don't continue to play." ”
"No, no, I'm here to talk about business. Hearing that Sean finally had someone to communicate with, he gently put down the water glass, tilted his head and said to the bald man with a haughty look: "Tell your boss, an old friend in Dirk Town is looking for him." ”
The bald man seemed to be a little frightened when he saw his arrogant expression, as a person who had followed his boss for many years, of course he knew that the boss was from Dirk Town, so without knowing Sean's true identity, he had to send someone to inform his boss, if Sean was really an old friend of the boss, it would be good, if not, there might be another nameless corpse in the East End tomorrow, after all, the boss is not in a very good mood now.
Sean saw at a glance the idea of the bald man with a flattering smile on his face, and continued to pick up the water glass and drink it slowly.
After waiting for a while, Sean finally saw a fat man of nearly 400 pounds come out from behind, with a baby face with a warm smile, short gray hair, black eyes, a large linen shirt, and two or three colorful gemstone rings in his fat fingers with ebony palms.
"It's a nouveau riche dress. Faced with such an exaggerated dress of the comer, Sean couldn't help but mock.