Chapter 43: Under the Fog (4)

"Even if the sun has black spots, things in the world cannot be without flaws. 」

Although Bill has not yet fully understood the complex relationship between body, soul, and shadow, the Book of Shadows only tells him that when a shadow is injured, the soul is also damaged.

But he will slowly master the technique, reshape the world, and get the truth of everything.

Walking slowly out of town, the watcher followed unhurriedly, his eyes rolling back, he's hesitating whether to get rid of the stalker or just retrieve the safe.

"There should be a gang of police stalking, and possibly a new killer, as well as ......"

"The man who helped me deal with the robbers in Jikransi?"

"Is it a friend of Williams, then why doesn't it show up to meet me, and if it's not a friend, why should it help me?"

Of the things that Bill couldn't figure out, this one bothered him the most.

Although the fog had lightened at noon, the streets were still full of haze, and today there were only a limited number of carriages out of town to Rotterbeni Harbour, and the coachmen were precious horses, after all, they depended on them for their livelihood.

First, find a restaurant nearby, there are no customers, there is a pile of grease on the dark table, and behind the glass window is ready-made food that only needs to be heated up and eaten directly.

Bill's lunch was fried sausage and macaroni with tomato, as well as brioche and brine broccoli, something he didn't seem to have eaten in a long time.

Anyway, he decided to treat himself to junk food while providing calories for the next thing to be solved and sugar in his brain.

"The watchers have been reduced, and now only two pesky bugs are following. ”

"Who's still chasing after it, I can't wait to find out. ”

Swallowing the last piece of sausage and eating all the food on the plate, Shadow does the same, as if satisfied with the high-calorie lunch.

Leaving the restaurant, Bill made his decision.

"Now that we know the whereabouts of the safe, take it back, and the pocket watch is not so easy to discover. ”

"You don't have to deliberately avoid the police, let them follow, in order to completely clear themselves and prove their innocence. ”

Rent a carriage and pay double the price of the coachman to get to Rotterbeni Harbour.

But everything went well, and when they got out of town, the police only checked the carriage, and although they recognized Bill, they only asked where he was going, and did not stop him from leaving.

The carriage headed southwest, its wheels pressing over the dirt road, leaving two rut marks and disappearing into the hazy mist.

At the end of the main street connecting Rotterbeni Harbor and Brittus, the clerk quickly sent the news of Bill's departure back to the police station.

At this moment, Sergeant Shawei was holding a cigar with one hand, spitting clouds and fog at the corner of an alley in the capital, interrogating a young man who looked like a worker.

"Tell me, who are you and why are you tracking Williams?"

Dressed in a dark gray wool coat, Shavi leaned against the rotting wooden wall, his eyes shining as if he wanted to see through everything in front of him.

Although the interrogation of the five women in the photograph is also important, in just one morning, the House of Commons has surrounded the House of Lords, demanding that officials be re-elected, the bill should be amended, and a new system of referendum and oversight should be adopted.

They have the legal right to question, and the House of Lords has to waste time listening to their nagging because the House of Commons represents all groups in society.

Each profession has its own circle, and if the proposal is forcibly overturned, causing social paralysis, it may be the most feared thing for those in power.

Even if Sha Wei is unwilling to follow the family promotion arrangement, he is still a beneficiary of the current social system, and a defender of this system, there is no doubt about it.

He must break the deadlock as soon as possible and find the facts of Williams' crime.

"Quick, my patience is limited. ”

Shawei frowned impatiently, and the young man trembled as he was restrained by the police.

"Hold, I'm sorry, sheriff, I'm just a wage earner, I usually run errands for our Langus boss, I'm really not a bad person!"

“...... Who is the boss of Langes, tell me everything you know. ”

"Yes, yes, no problem!"

"Here's the thing, our boss Langes is a kind businessman who lent Williams ...... two years ago"

The young man grovels and tells the story of Williams not paying back the money he owes to Langess for two years, and suddenly receiving a huge sum of money after disappearing for three months.

“...... The boss of Langes wanted to partner with him to make money, but I didn't expect that kid to be ungrateful and cut off contact with our boss, so the boss came to me for that ......"

"I asked you to follow him and see how he made his money?"

"Yes, yes, that's what it means!"

When the young man heard Savoy say this, he immediately nodded in agreement.

"Hmph, it's just an opportunistic calculation. ”

Sha Wei snorted coldly and spat out the white smoke at the young man, showing disdain and contempt.

"The ......"

"Sheriff, can you let me go now?"

"I promise that I will never continue to follow that man, never obstruct the police, and never do illegal ......"

The young man's face was full of flattery and smirk, and Shawei had always scoffed at such soft bones, and he was full of contempt for those who asked what to say.

This kind of person will make him lose the joy of exploration and discovery.

"Don't be verbose, follow Williams all this time, do you know where he got the gold pound from?"

"Come to think of it, has he ever done strange things, been to strange places, or met strange people?"

"This ......"

"Sheriff, I didn't follow Williams every day, but the men of the boss of Langus occasionally saw him on the street and kept an eye out for his whereabouts. ”

The young man was embarrassed, as if he really didn't know where Bill had been, and Shawe had lost patience and waved to the police on either side.

"Take him back until he remembers what Williams has done, or who knows what I wanted. ”

"What kind of boss is Langes, you also sent someone to arrest him back to the police station, and now we can't let go of any clues related to Williams. ”

Taking one last puff of his cigar, Savoy threw it on the ground and trampled it out.

I vent my irritability on the butt of the cigarette, and I have been feeling uneasy in the depths of my heart, but I don't know what the problem is.

"But Sergeant Savoy, the police station is no longer fully staffed, and it has used almost all police strength to go out to arrest people, find Viscount Goode, and block the streets. ”

"Traffic accidents also have to be handled by the police, and the workers' march has happened again today, and the atmosphere in the House is even more tense, and it is necessary to set up a team to maintain stability......

While the police reported to Shawei, they escorted the young people towards the police car, and although the streets were covered with thick fog, more and more workers could be seen gathering in the streets, holding banners aloft.

"Damn it!"

"It's all because the butler won't tell me the truth, and Williams and the reporters!"

The police officers accompanying him were very surprised when Sha Wei broke out the swear words for the first time, but they also understood Sha Wei's feelings, if it wasn't for the sheriff's presence, they would have been swearing a lot of words.

"There are really not enough people, so I can only borrow some troops from the garrison outside the city, and I will go home in a while to communicate with my father......"

"Ahh

"I see!"

"Great, I remember!"

The young man was suddenly excited, and interrupted Shawei with a shout, so startled that the policemen around him kept scolding and wanted to kick him.

"Damn stinky rat, what do you remember?"

"I think you're looking for death, didn't you hear Sheriff Shawei talking!"

The policemen pushed the young man's hat on the head with their hands to express their dissatisfaction and anger, but the young man did not care, and still shouted excitedly at Shawei.

"Sheriff, I've thought of what weird places Williams has been!"

"Hurry, speak!"

Stopping in an instant, he turned to look at the young man, Sha Wei didn't want to admit that he was excited by a word, but it was the truth, and his face radiated with light.

"Sheriff, I'll tell you everything I know, and you can let me go, right?"

“......”

"Yes, as long as you provide valid clues, I promise not to embarrass you. ”

The young man finally smiled, and he grinned wide, showing his white teeth, just as excited.

"Sheriff, Williams has been to Barclays Trust Bank several times, and each time he has named a woman named Elijah Barclays. ”

Then they talked alone, unknowingly secret, and after that, Williams began to spend money. ”

"He must have promised to do something for the woman, and get a large commission from the woman, because since then, Williams has only started stalking Viscount Goode!"

The young man was very sure, and a policeman immediately remembered something and echoed it.

"Sheriff Shavoy, our men also saw Williams walk into the Barclays Trust Bank this morning to meet with the Barclays family's youngest daughter alone. ”

"What he said should be true......"

Shawei stood still and thought, feeling that his thoughts were becoming more and more confused.

What the hell is going on with that Williams, isn't he a gossip journalist, and how can he get involved with the Barclays consortium?

"There's also a grudge between Barclay and Viscount Goode?"

"Not really, but I've heard that the Barclays are very eager to marry the nobles, and the youngest daughter of the Barclays doesn't seem to want to marry the nobles. ”

The young man knew more about these than the police, and casually said that Shawe immediately had his own judgment about the relationship between Elijah Barclay and Williams.

"Very good, you can go, don't do anything illegal in the future. ”

"Thank you, Sheriff!"

The young man bowed to Shawei, ran away like a mad cat, and quickly disappeared under the fog and dark clouds.

Sha Wei stepped up and walked towards the police car, his trench coat leaving a tail in the air, followed by fellow policemen, his expression so serious that he did not dare to slack off in the slightest.

"Send someone to arrest Williams and Barclay's little daughter immediately, bring them all back to the police station, and hurry up to do it!"

"Yes, Sheriff Shawe!"

The police immediately split into three groups, two of whom were still following Shavoy, one to find the man who was following Williams, and the other to contact Illya Barclay.

But before Sha Wei could get into the police car, a policeman hurriedly ran and reported to Sha Wei out of breath.

"Reporting to Sheriff Shavoy, Williams had just left Britts and, according to questioning by the investigating police, he said he was heading to Port Rotter Beni. ”

"Wouldn't it be too obvious that we were tracking directly, and would we have to continue......

"Shit!"

Shawei swore again, his eyebrows wrinkled together, and his palm slapped hard against the shell of the cold steam car, making a loud thud.

"Gather men to follow me out of the city immediately and hunt down Williams and his unknown number of accomplices, Viscount Goode has likely been transported out of the city by them!"

"In addition to the team to maintain stability and arrest Barclay, there is also a team to maintain traffic, and the rest of the police cars are all out of the city to hunt down the suspect, even if he hides in the woods and mountains, I have to find him out!"

"He must not be allowed to leave Brittus by boat!"

"So now, now, now, act!"

"Yes, Sheriff Shavoy!"