Hiding in the carriage to avoid the rain, the water outside the carriage is getting more and more, and Bill is drowsy, feeling that the whole person is in a state of flux, probably because of hunger and cold.

"Alas, what a waste of money just threw up lunch. ”

"I should have brought the champagne and warmed my stomach with alcohol to help me get through the night. ”

He yawned and got up, it was still stormy outside, and the cold was getting into his neck, and he immediately tightened his collar.

Police officers with limited mobility are on duty in turns, and the driver is still repairing the steam car in the rain, and the sudden sound brings out more smoke and expresses dissatisfaction with the repairman.

Shawei had been away for a while, said hello to the night watchman, ignored their obstruction, and headed alone in the direction of the police car that hit the tree.

The wounded had already been transferred together, and he quickly got the champagne.

Hesitating whether to go back to the carriage directly, a slight gunshot suddenly came from behind him, and he couldn't help but turn his head to look, the rain in the needle forest was very small, the atmosphere was eerie, and the view was blocked by the trunk of the tree.

One foot stepped into the needle woods, and suddenly a dark green light flickered, pupils contracted rapidly, and curiosity was aroused again.

"Hehe, it looks like a police officer has met it. ”

"Is it watching me?"

"Is it a beast or a monster?"

"Hehe, I really want to know, let's go check it out......"

Putting the champagne in his arms, he drew his revolver and prepared to shoot, his body trembling slightly, I don't know if he was cold or excited.

"Hey, don't walk around!"

"Williams Cliff, come back to me!"

Ignoring the shouts of the police behind him, Shawei was not there anyway, and the few lame men who were left couldn't keep Bill at all, and his figure quickly disappeared into the dark woods.

......

Cuckoo......

Click......

The forest is filled with fog, there is no light source, and the reflection of the black and white world appears in the eyes, which feels very much like the picture in the night vision goggles, and everything is reduced to excessive colors in black and white.

The owl's call is getting closer, flying insects linger in the ears, and occasionally the rain pours down in streams, and the sound of water droplets is clearly audible.

The wind swept by, the cobwebs crumbled, and the gray-skinned mouse picked up a seed from the ground, and just as he wanted to start, a faint flash of lightning flashed, and the striped yellow man quietly poked his head out of the branch, and devoured it in an instant.

Skirting the territory of the insect and snake, he slowly moved forward, stepping on the wet black mud, his leather boots stained with dirt, breaking his neck, and the brittle bones rattling.

With a revolver in hand, ready to press down at any moment, he slowed down, and ......

“！”

A black shadow leaped in front of him, and quickly raised his gun to shoot, and with three clicks, a crow startled, and flew out of the needle forest with Bill, rampage.

By the time the crows had dispersed, the shadows had disappeared without a trace.

“......”

Moving on, the gunshots and shouts were still deeper in the woods, and based on the smell of horse manure, Bill knew the right direction.

The sound was getting closer and closer, and the road picked up the police's special steel pipe and wooden-handled revolver one after another, and the smell of blood filled the humid air, he quickened his pace, and the dense fog in front of him suddenly disappeared.

Two dim gas lamps fell to the ground, and more gas lamps were shattered, and glass shards were scattered all over the floor.

There were also some severed limbs next to them, dripping with blood, some with whole arms, and some with only the soles of their feet left and wearing leather shoes.

There are noticeably more on the ground paws, and it can be assumed that it doesn't like the smelly part.

Another gunshot and wail, the sound was already close at hand, and he ran quickly, and the repeated scene of trees in front of him flew backwards, suddenly brightening.

Two policemen were shooting frantically into the sky, wounded, with frightened eyes and shouting.

Looking in the direction of the shot, although the sky was still dark and dark, there was nothing but clouds.

Mobilize your emotions and make yourself look less nervous.

"Hey, are you all okay, do you need help?"

"Stand there and don't move!"

"Run, there's monsters here!"

A policeman shouted excitedly and continued to shoot upwards, and Shawei struggled to raise his head to see Bill, who was holding a steel pipe revolver with a fearless face, with a complicated expression.

"Sheriff Shawey, it seems that I came at the right time, what did he say, what kind of monsters are there in this world?"

"You're an elite policeman, you can't even handle a lion and a tiger, right?"

Continuing to get closer, Bill saw that Shawei was being protected by two policemen, half-kneeling on the ground in pain, and his left shoulder was already showing four scratches, white bones.

"Hiss ......."

"Mr. Cliff, I didn't lie to you!"

"You're right, I'm just an arrogant fool to let my subordinates die, and I'm going to be punished!"

"Hurry up and run, the monster is just stopping me from leaving, you don't need to be implicated!"

Shouting at Bill, Shawe was in a terrible state, soaking wet, his coat had been lost, and there was a narrow scratch on his forehead, which was left in patches of blood.

There were only three of them left as police officers out on patrol.

"How can there be monsters, do the police also believe in ghosts, what are we afraid of if we have guns?"

Spread out the revolver he had picked up on the ground and smiled, ignoring Shawey's shocked gaze, his eyes wandering around, and he took champagne from his arms.

Bill must have turned and run away from this before, but now he was very interested in monsters, and that thing might have something to do with some of the creatures depicted in the Book of Shadows.

"A high-IQ monster who likes to eat people, is a picky eater, and is good at hiding in the dark. 」

"The mission is to prevent Shawei from leaving, it can be speculated that it was sent by the mastermind behind the scenes, and it seems that Viscount Goode's disappearance is also related to the mysterious world. 」

「...... Cut, there is the Lord's thing. 」

"Mr. Cliff, I really didn't lie to you, how did you ......"

"Why don't you listen to people!"

Shawei is anxious and helpless about the situation, and Bill believes that if he dies, he will regret it for the rest of his life.

But now he was convinced that he would not die, and no one would want to take anything from him again!

"Sheriff Shavoy, you say I don't listen to people?"

"Please, obviously you're the best at this kind of thing, I'm just learning and selling, a beast scares you, it turns out that the police are so timid, let's drink some alcohol to strengthen your courage?"

"It's the right time for champagne, but unfortunately there are no glasses. ”

Ignoring Shawei's obstruction, Bill approached at will, his eyes vigilant.

The atmosphere at the champagne was supposed to be joyful, and although it was a one-man party, he felt that it was worth celebrating when he saw that the police were killed and wounded, and that an incompetent sheriff was about to lead the whole team to annihilation.

"Hey, I'm gloating. 」

"That's how man is, gluttony, greed, greed, laziness, envy, pride, anger. 」

"Who can break free from the shackles of human nature, we are all slaves of desire. 」

Using a knife to pry open the champagne cork, the fragrance was permeated, and the bubbles that kept rising like beads accompanied by the soft fragrance made Bill swallow his saliva and lick his lips unconsciously.

For the sake of his health, he hadn't touched alcohol for a long time, and when the smell of wine wafted into his nostrils, he was intoxicated, but he had to restrain his desires.

When the bottle is lifted by hand, the white powder falls from the palm of the hand into the mouth of the bottle and dissolves quickly.

It's something Bill found out of the killer's purse, and he had experimented with rats, which would slowly fall asleep after eating the powder and wake up for a long time.

"Warm up, you can't do anything right now, anyway. ”

"I'm here with you, it's not too much for you to drink with me, and I haven't seen a monster until now, could it be that your brain was damaged in a car accident just now, and you have collective hallucinations?"

"Mr. Cliff, monsters really exist, and there are indeed many ...... in this world"

"No, nothing. ”

Sha Wei was about to speak, the bottle was already handed to his mouth, the aroma was compelling, and he couldn't help swallowing his saliva, feeling his throat tight.

"Sheriff Shavoy, as long as we don't leave, that monster won't show up. ”

"Or ......"

"Why don't we have some wine and sleep here for the night?"

A policeman came in, he was in dire need of alcohol to relieve his tension, his eyes were full of longing, but Shawei didn't drink it, and he was embarrassed to enjoy it alone.

"What nonsense!"

"If that thing appears again, won't it just eat us, have you forgotten, you have forgotten......"

Another policeman's voice trembled, looking in horror into the darkness around him, trying to contain his fear, but instinct made him sweat profusely and dare not let his guard down.

Shawei hesitated, and they all had a point, although excessive alcohol consumption would reduce the speed of reactions, and the temperature continued to drop on rainy nights, and it was equally important to maintain body temperature.

"Then take two sips less and take it easy, at least we've figured out the pattern of its offense. ”

"Yes, Sheriff Shawe!"

“...... Well, Sheriff Shavoy. ”

The three of them took turns to pour champagne, but the monster had not yet appeared, and it seemed that as the police said, as long as Shawei had no intention of leaving, the monster would not appear.

There were a lot of irregular stones in this clearing, and the police were called to stack the stones together, and four people sat on the stones, their backs facing each other, each looking in one direction.

There were no insects, no other creatures, and Bill suddenly found that there was no sound, so quiet as if all living things had fallen asleep.

Turning his head to look behind him, only Sha Wei was not asleep, the pain made it difficult for him to sleep, the wound was simply bandaged with a cloth, and blood appeared.

"Sheriff Shawey, when do you think the rain will stop?"

“...... I don't know, it should be soon. ”

After a brief conversation, there was a moment of silence, Bill was a little impatient, Shawei was still asleep, he couldn't use him as bait to lure out the 'monster'.

"Sheriff Shavoy, it's some distance from the capital, what are we going to do tomorrow and walk back to Brittus?"

"Depending on the weather, it's best to intercept the carriage on the side of the road and send someone back to rescue us. ”

"But everything has to be based on our survival, and we have to escape from this needle forest. ”

"You're the sheriff, and you're in charge. ”

Bill shrugged, not taking a stand at the punch of Shavoy.

"Mr. Cliff, tell me what you think, I'm sorry I had a lot of misunderstandings about you before, and now we can sit down and talk as friends, and we can share weal and woe. ”

"Be friends with the great nobles, Lord Stafford, do you agree with your family?"

Bill smiled and pushed the champagne towards Savoy, who no longer hesitated and took a long sip as if it weren't wine, but honey sweet water.

"Origin is not for me to decide, Mr. Cliff, need not be directed against me, I just want to know what you think of these things. ”

"I don't have an opinion, Sheriff Shawe. ”

"No matter how perfect speculation is, it is just speculation, and I hope that the police will judge the case based on evidence and speak with facts. ”

“...... You're still complaining about me, I'm very sorry, I didn't mean to bring you to the police station for the first time, it was the housekeeper of the Goode family......"

"But you not only involved me in the disappearance, but also involved me in the class struggle, and made me hated by all the nobles. ”

Bill hadn't been drinking, but it seemed like a long time ago that Bill was able to communicate calmly, and he felt a little nostalgic.

"Sheriff Shavoy, you are very perceptive, you can smell criminals across three streets, and it is because of this acumen that you are led by the nose. ”

"Should I thank you for complimenting me, I just don't want to let go of any details. ”

Shawey frowned, but he understood the meaning of Bill's words, and there was a tearing pain from the wound, and his brain was already groggy, but his mind was awakened by pain.

"If Barclay and those five women are innocent, then why did the people behind the scenes just stop me from going back, and also, use the power of that world?"

“...... What does the power of that world mean?"

"That's not what we're supposed to touch, no, no, no, I mean I've drunk too much, I'm just talking nonsense......"

Shavay took a deep breath, he didn't want to explain 'that world', Bill didn't know what he had been through, or knew the rules of the hidden world.

But one thing is for sure, there's a lot of information to dig up about him.

"Well, Sergeant Shawey, we'll talk about that later. ”

"Now I can only be sure that I have nothing to do with the disappearance of Viscount Goode, and I will not speculate on others, but I think I have a way to help you determine whether these five women are really innocent. ”

"As for the reason for the obstruction of those behind the scenes, we will not be able to find out until we return to the capital. ”

Sheriff Shawei fell into deep thought, his eyelids finally couldn't hold open, he closed his eyes and recuperated, and soon fell asleep.

Sha Wei and two other police officers were slapped in the face with a wine bottle, but nothing happened.

"Very well, Shawe has convinced me that I have nothing to do with it, which is a good sign. 」

"He can prove that I am innocent, and if he disappears, the police will definitely suspect me. 」

"Keep him for now. 」

Smiling easily, he grabbed Shawei by the collar and dragged him, slowly leaving the clearing and heading towards the road, leaving two trails behind him.

In the city of Brittus, as torrential rain washed through the city, workers in ponchos and hoses and hammers were demonstrating in the streets.

"Officials are corrupt and abuse their powers!"

"Ordinary people, scapegoats!"

"Equal treatment, fair competition!"

"Government reform is urgent!"

Workers blocked every main street, even the aristocratic quarter on the south side had a procession, and the police, who usually maintained law and order, were sent out of the city to the outskirts of the city in search of Viscount Goode, and never before had so many processions demonstrated at the same time.

Coupled with various traffic accidents caused by heavy rains and the stability of the House, Brittus is unprecedentedly short of police, and the entire city is occupied by angry workers.