Chapter 24: Amnestics
The ratcatcher would not be too far from his temporary home, for sure, and that it would be most frustrating to let a passer-by take it with so much jewelry and other belongings.
Donald put aside the battlefield, in order not to be exposed, deliberately went around the big circle, behind the direction of the rat catcher is a large number of warehouses, in exchange for others to find one of the places to settle is estimated to be difficult, but Donald is a person who traces the powder, look at the direction, scatter some at the door, turn on the spiritual vision in a short time, and immediately distinguish whether it is the stronghold of the rat catcher through the presence of the rat swarm.
Got it!
Outside a small warehouse directly behind the sound of battle, shiny footprints appeared in the vision, someone had just been in and out of the place, and the ground was also covered with mouse footprints, which was the best proof.
This warehouse is not a ratcatcher, the lock outside the door has been pried open by him in some way, the whole door is just a cover, Donald quickly turned sideways to enter, and then closed the door again, the ratcatcher is estimated to be planted today, it depends on how quickly those people end the fight.
Since it is a small warehouse, the area is the size of an ordinary person's living room, and when you enter the door, the moonlight shines from the skylights on both sides, and the layout inside is faintly visible.
Now was the time to rush for time, and Donald was not interested in finding the things that the rat catcher had stored here, so he simply pinched another pinch of tracer powder, looked at the remaining third of the bottle, and stuffed it into his pocket.
Fortunately, the place is so small, it is impossible to cram so many things into some narrow places, and besides, half an hour ago, the ratcatcher was full of thought that he had fished into the sea, and it was the time when he was satisfied, how could he spend time studying how to hide things.
Following the visible footprints on the ground, Donald found a half-human-high bamboo basket on the inside of the warehouse, the inner layer of which was lined with brown cloth and covered with a bamboo cover.
The first thing that caught his eye was the big bag of things at the bottom, and he pulled it twice, and immediately revealed a part of the jewelry necklace, which was stolen goods, things from Abel's house, Donald would not steal other people's things, and even if he took it with a clear conscience, although no one knew, but if he wanted to exchange these jewels for money, it was still a problem, he had no special way, if he went to a regular jewelry store to sell the stolen goods, it would be tantamount to telling others that he stole something.
His gaze turned to the object next to him, a long wooden box, a notebook, and a cloth bag larger than a fist.
The box was opened first, and it was divided into several compartments with small pieces of wood, each containing a potion or powder bottle, which should have been prepared by the rat catcher, and Donald took the wooden box out of the basket and set it aside.
Picking up the notes and flipping through them, there were a lot of words and numbers on them, including several mentions of potion making, which was supposed to be the ratcatcher's research notes, Donald only felt his heart skip a beat, and then a burst of ecstasy.
If the contents of this notebook are detailed enough, its value will definitely not be lost to the bag of jewels in the basket, especially the potion recipe that the ratcatcher drank to transform him into a rat monster, if it can be configured, this kind of stuff at the bottom of the box will definitely have a market!
Quickly tuck it into your clothes and put it close to your body.
The last remaining cloth bag, in which the most ordinary, but also the most practical, is a bag of coins!
"Why so little ......"
Donald thought it was a bag of gold pounds, but it turned out to be only a few scattered pieces, most of them shillings, and their value was greatly reduced.
The rat catcher is not poor, on the contrary, because of the help of the rat colony, he is quite wealthy many times, but who makes his side hustle different, the allocation of potions has always been one of the most expensive things, materials, concoctions, experimental supplies...... There is no doubt that the more powerful the potion is, the more precious the materials are needed.
He is also a stranger, without the support of the organization, everything has to be paid for by himself, in order to develop a potion to transform into a rat monster, he has spent most of his savings in recent times in an attempt after attempt, which is also the reason for stealing the jewels of the Abel family, as long as this vote is successful, he can get new funds to support the next research.
finally succeeded in developing it, thinking that he had a hole card, he hit the inquisitor team of the Righteous Church on the head...... Just feel sorry for him just thinking about it.
"I'll remember you, Mr. Rat Catcher, you're a good man. ”
The jewels don't move, everything else is put in the arms, a bumper harvest, withdraw!
"Hum hum ~ haha ~ "
After opening the warehouse door and changing it to its original appearance, Donald hummed a little tune in a happy mood, but he couldn't hold back his laughter.
As soon as he turned around, all his expressions froze on his face.
"Good evening. ”
With his jacket on his shoulder, the strong man held the limp ratcatcher in his right hand, looking at the young man in front of him with some surprise, and when the team member told him that someone was in the warehouse, he still didn't believe it.
"Uh...... Good evening. ”
Cold sweat fell down his cheeks, and Donald was also a little flustered at this time, his mental power had been completely exhausted in the previous attack and the use of his spiritual vision, and he looked at the macho man in front of him who was half a head taller than himself.
It's not that he blows, this person probably won't need a second punch to kill him......
"Don't be nervous, we are police officers, as long as you don't break the law, don't be afraid, answer me, why are you here, what are you doing here, be honest. ”
Unexpectedly tone, for civilians, the strong man does not have that fierce momentum, but even if his face is expressionless, just that figure, it still gives people huge pressure.
"Actually, I'm an assistant at Swift's detective agency, and we've been ...... lately"
Actually, there is nothing to lie, Donald really didn't do anything bad, he and Sherlock came to track down the rat catcher, and it wasn't an improper act.
"So, we can catch the ratcatcher today or rely on your help, in this case, as long as you hand over what you have on your body, and drink this bottle of dream water, you can leave, rest assured, this is not a poison, but a potion that allows you to treat tonight's events as a dream, and will not cause any other harm. ”
"I know you're going to kill me, and you don't have to waste poison...... I can't fall asleep right away when I drink it, can I? I can't sleep here all night. ”
"No, it works while you're sleeping. ”
It works when you sleep, so you don't have to worry about writing everything down before you go to bed?
"Okay...... I drank. ”
This deceptive technique is a little clumsy, but no one is strong in the situation, and the three judges are in front of them, this is not something that can be covered by other methods, so Donald simply took out the notes and the wooden box, and looked at it with some pity.
Throw your neck up, cheers!
In an instant, I was dizzy......