Early in the morning, in the lower town, before dawn came, in the darkness before dawn.

"Last night, the National Police Agency received a message. ”

Standing at the intersection, Lestrade said to the man beside him, "We have found the man who betrayed the professor and betrayed his whereabouts.

He reached out to us.

After betraying the Professor, he was supposed to secretly leave Avalon by boat last night. It's a pity that the professor suddenly mastered all the channels of smuggling routes for some reason. The guy kept an eye on the boat before he got on the boat, lined up one of his men to inspect it in his place, and after five minutes his men did not return, he slipped away.

The buyer behind him has given up on him, and he has no choice but to turn to the National Police Agency for help.

The guy said in the message that he knew a big secret about the professor, an absolutely unbelievable secret. If you want to know that secret, you have to come and save him.

When the National Police Agency received the news, it quickly organized a team of mounted police to come to their aid, and the director of the department personally applied for 'quiet permission' for them to use against the musicians.

Unfortunately, it was too late. ”

Lestrade sighed: "When the mounted police arrived, they only found a corpse. ”

As if it had been thrown into an incinerator, the upper body of that one was burned to charcoal, but the lower half remained intact.

According to the medical examiner's report, he was alive when he was set on fire - he was burned to death, most of his blood had evaporated, and he died in a desperate scorched hell.

The only clue found was a line of blood left by the man before he died. ”

"Where's the blood word?"

In the shadows, the man named 'Sherlock Holmes' asked faintly.

Lestrade pointed to the house behind him, which was almost half charred: "It's inside, the crime scene is well protected."

I know you're concerned about the professor, so I'll take ...... from the Inspection Division."

"Wait here. ”

Holmes interrupted him with a blank face. Commanded in a cold voice. Lestrade's flattering smile stiffened, and he stood at the junction in a sneering manner, waiting honestly where he was.

As he passed by, a small bag was thrown into his arms, and a hoarse voice rang in his ears.

"You're doing a great job, and it's your reward. ”

Lestrade was stunned. opened the small bag, saw the dense handwriting written on the stack of paper, and immediately ecstasy, no longer dared to have any complaints, and honestly guarded the intersection-

"What did you give him?" Bai Xi asked in a low voice after entering the room.

"Another part of the Rat King's notes, several of his channels for selling stolen goods. Ye Qingxuan shrugged: "Anyway, the remaining part is enough to be used for more than ten times."

That guy is quite interesting, and it's good to be a joke. ”

“......”

Bai Xi pursed his lips, not knowing what to say.

She looked around. Looking at the cramped room that was almost all over the place, and all kinds of charred things: "What are we here for?"

"Find a big secret, the professor's big secret. ”

Ye Qingxuan looked around, searching carefully.

"Wouldn't it be better to just knock on the door?"

"The balance of power is already very different, if you don't even know your own enemies, then hitting the door is just delivering food.

Our goal is to force the professor to withdraw from the fight for blood, or at least to make him raise his hand. Leave me alone, an Oriental ghost......"

was searching, Ye Qingxuan's movements paused. Looking at the center of the wall:

"-That's it!"--

In the dilapidated room, Ye Qingxuan raised his head and stared at the blurred handwriting on the wall.

It's been two days, and the blood on the scene of the crime has become dim, but the original appearance can still be seen.

The walls were once whitewashed, but now they have been blackened by the flames. I can vaguely see the faint and dried blood.

That's the mark of a traitor before he died.

But it seems to be disorganized, and it doesn't have any meaning, even if Ye Qingxuan exhaustively searches for any words he knows, it doesn't match that strange handwriting.

Even the notes were the same, and the handwriting was exactly like a child's graffiti. Write it out casually.

If you insist on setting it, it can be understood as some kind of variant of calligraphy, but those penmanship are all time-consuming and laborious, a person before death, and it is also ignited, how can he have the heart to write this kind of thing?

"It's weird. ”

Ye Qingxuan stared at the blood stains on the wall and shook his head slowly.

On the side, Bai Xi was so bored that he rolled his eyes: "He won't be messy, right?"

"How can a person who is burned alive and in such pain that he still wants to write something, how can he scribble?

Ye Qingxuan understood that this was that guy's revenge: even if he was killed, he would leave the professor's Achilles heel and let others kill him and avenge himself......"

But what will happen to the professor?

It would be reckless if it was just for revenge. If he were a professor, he would definitely put up with this breath for the time being and look for another opportunity.

It can be concluded that the traitor must be the confidant of the original professor, who knows a lot of things that should not be known.

Among them is the big secret about the professor!

You know, the professor is currently in the middle of a deep wound and needs to recuperate, and all his allies have abandoned him, and under the pursuit of the 'House', everyone has rebelled against his relatives.

Arguably unprecedentedly vulnerable.

How important is the secret, and the professor needs to go out in person, risking being besieged by the mounted police?

The Mounted Policemen are better than nothing, but don't forget that behind them is the Metropolitan Police Department of Avalon: as long as they have the permission to be silent, they can use the bronze whistle to signal at any time, invoking the Silent Barrier that envelops the entire Avalon.

At that time, the aether, which has been suppressed to the point of harmlessness, will become even more inert, and even musicians will struggle to summon power.

Besides, if there is a slight blockade, the musicians who are guarding the inside of the General Bureau will arrive at any time.

If it gets too big, it will also attract the attention of the garrison legion.

If luck had worsened, it was a Knight of the Round Table who commanded the Garrison that day...... I'm afraid the professor can only drink and hate on the spot.

Knights of the Round Table. The defender of knightly virtue, the supreme force of Anglo.

Before King Arthur died, he sealed the phantom beasts he created in twelve sacred armors, and gave them to his knights, ordering them to protect the empire he founded forever.

Those knights swore to defend Anglo with their lives, and were recognized by the twelve sacred armors of the Knights of the Round Table. Thus it has all kinds of extraordinary powers.

The armor contains a terrifying power comparable to that of a saint, and even if it can be used in person, it is enough for any musician to retreat.

So...... What is the secret that deserves the professor to risk being besieged and personally kill that traitor?

Ye Qingxuan fell into deep thought.

"Cousin, why are you so interested in the professor?" Bai Xi asked, "Is it because he sympathizes with you?"

"No kidding, that guy is still thinking about my head. ”

Ye Qingxuan rolled his eyes: "I've been involved in this lot of for some reason, and I always have to find out the guy who spread rumors behind it."

And I'm curious, who's eyeing me?"

"You suspect it's the professor?"

"Quite possibly. At a time when everyone will be skeptical. It was he who first let out the words, saying that he was determined to get that little ghost with a heavy treasure.

Unless he has a definite source to prove that I really have some kind of relationship with the Shadow of Avalon, could it be that he wants to recruit him as a thug under my command?"

“...... Cousin, that boast just now has the shameless demeanor of Charles. ”

"Prizes have been awarded. ”

Ye Qingxuan cheekily thanked him, but was kicked on the shin by Bai Xi angrily:

"Do you see what's coming?"

"It's coming, it's coming. ”

Ye Qingxuan rubbed his calf in pain: "I'll take a look later." ”

Bai Xi pursed his lips, looked around at the messy hut, and shook his head: "It's all ruined like this, so that ghosts can see something." ”

"Not necessarily. ”

Ye Qingxuan muttered to himself: "Sometimes." The destroyed site will say much more.

In silence, Ye Qingxuan looked around. Suddenly, a flash of realization flashed in his eyes.

"It's a murder!"

Immediately, he was kicked by Bai Xi: "Nonsense! Can ghosts see that it is murder, okay?!I even know who the murderer is, do you believe it or not?"

Ye Qingxuan shook his head: "No, I mean: the whole process was actually planned by the professor, including the traitor's escape." ”

"You mean, the professor deliberately indulged that traitor to escape?" Bai Xi was stunned: "How do you see it?"

"It's simple, you look at the whole room. ”

Ye Qingxuan stood at the door: "If I have a ghost in my heart." Choose a secret hiding place for yourself and be sure to be prepared for everything. At the very least, concealment and closure must be done, right?"

"Nonsense. ”

"So, here's the problem. ”

Ye Qingxuan looked around: "How did the professor get in?"

Bai Xi thought for a moment and looked at the broken gate: "It's obvious." The doors are all smashed, aren't they from the main entrance?"

The young man shook his head: "Kicking the door is always the most barbaric behavior, how can a guy like a professor who prides himself on being a brainman kick in the door?"

"How did that door break?"

"It's simple. ”

Ye Qingxuan used his palm to flick the fragments of the door panel on the ground, simply put them together, and looked at the radial cracks on it, and laughed.

"Sure enough, as I thought, the door was smashed open with a 'door breaking hammer', and the standard equipment of the mounted police ...... I'm afraid that the mounted police noticed something unusual in the house after seeing it, so they rushed in directly, right?"

He said: "The kind of hammer that can be held has a built-in spring and power, not to mention a wooden door, even an iron door can be smashed in an instant. ”

"How do you know it's a hammer?" the girl rolled her eyes, "You haven't seen it again." ”

"I've seen it. ”

Ye Qingxuan said lightly: "If someone's family is also smashed by a door-breaking hammer once, I think that person will never forget it for the rest of his life." ”

“......”

Bai Xi was stunned for a moment, and did not continue to dwell on this issue, but changed the topic: "Why not from the window? The window is also broken, isn't it?"

"It's even simpler, if the window is smashed from the outside, the glass slag should fall inside. But now all the glass slag has fallen outside, and there are still traces of smoke.

That's when the professor uses the movement to set the man on fire, and the flame expands the air and shatters. ”

"It's not a window, it's not a door, there's no other entrance here, not even a skylight, it turns out to be more and more like a novel about murder in a closed room.

How the hell did the professor get in?"

"Quite simply, there are two possibilities. (To be continued......)