Chapter 99: The Other Side of the Stage
Seeing that the middle-aged man in formal clothes finally fell asleep, Abner breathed a sigh of relief and showed up.
The "Midnight Poet" he simulated was so much less powerful than the original that he wasted an extra "Sleep Charm" as a support to make a single hit.
But this man is an extraordinary person after all, and he may wake up at any time......
With this in mind, Abner stepped forward to the middle-aged man's side in a few steps, caught his body that was limp from his slumber, lest he wake up from pain, and then took out a charm again and activated it, consolidating the effect of the slumber.
After doing this, Abner gave some of his energy to Hugh's side, and then found that her battle was over.
Those eight gangsters can't even take two well-trained ordinary people, how can they be the opponents of a "sheriff"? Hugh simply relied on his dexterity to shuttle between the eight of them once, and then cut through their skin with the tip of a triangular thorn.
Because her triangular thorn was infused with a non-lethal but incapacitating potion, those thugs were all lying on the ground at the moment, and it was difficult to even move a step.
Seeing that Hugh had already walked towards the Kelly family to untie them, Abner turned his attention back to the sleeping middle-aged man, who had to find out where the extraordinary items on the other party's body were.
Because of the previous "backtracking" scene, Abner first set his eyes on the cane, but after a closer look, he found that it was just an ordinary ironwood staff, which had no effect other than being used as an off-hand weapon.
Not disappointed, Abner searched up with his cane, and soon found a strangely shaped gemstone ring on the man's finger.
It is strange because the gems set in the ring are actually made of two small red and black broken gemstones, which are tightly clamped with an unknown metal hoop in the middle, and there are small but delicate runes engraved on the surface of the two broken gems.
"That's it." Abner opened the "pure white eye" and looked at the ring for a few seconds, and then carefully removed the ring, put it in the tin box he carried, and then sealed it with his spirit.
Now this situation is not suitable for further analysis, wait until a safe environment to talk.
Putting away the tin box, Abner looked at Hugh on the other side, who had already made a brief interrogation of several gangsters.
Under Hugh's "majesty", these villains who usually bring disaster to the East District honestly confessed the evil deeds they had done, but unfortunately this was not something that Hugh wanted to hear, she had to take the initiative to ask: "Why did you come to kidnap the Kelly family?" ”
"We don't know, miss. It was Boss Moreira who called us here. ”
"Yes, yes, it's all Moreira, we're just thugs, miss, please let us go......"
"Moreira is the one lying there right now, and he is the one who ordered our actions! Miss, can you give me the antidote first? I don't think I'll even have the strength to speak if I drag it out any longer. ”
Hearing Hugh's question, several thugs scrambled to answer and unanimously shifted the blame to the middle-aged man, Moreira.
Their voices were so loud that Abner, who was not far away, listened to them so much that he turned his gaze to Hugh, who nodded at him to show that the men were not lying.
Abner thought to himself: the movement of the battle just now was not small, and although this road was remote, it was not without witnesses...... The Extraordinary One must be transferred as soon as possible, and the rest will be handed over to the incoming police.
Although the police station in the eastern district is relatively negative, it will at least send someone to check it out.
Thinking of this, Abner exchanged glances with Hugh, and then dragged the sleeping middle-aged man into a hidden alley.
……
West End, Williams Street, in Lieutenant Bernard's apartment.
The black-haired, fair-skinned witch Rey sat leisurely on the couch, holding a flower pot with an unknown variety of flowers. The flower is still in a bony state and is not in bloom.
Trample, step, step......
With a sound of footsteps, the figure of Lieutenant Bernard appeared at the door of the room, he glanced at the witch who had become a lot quieter since becoming Sequence 5, and said directly:
"My men in MI9 didn't find Lina, it should be Prince Edsak who sheltered her."
"As a result of the tough search, I have been solemnly complained by the Prince, and with the scrutiny of my abuse of power by Viscount Leerson's youngest son, it will be difficult for even Viscount Sterford to resist...... I've been suspended. ”
Rey listened to his words, but sneered and said, "I can't even look at a little girl who has been drugged, who are you to blame?" ”
"Witch, you need to know who is protecting you from being caught by the Church of the Storm!" Lieutenant Bernard was annoyed by these words, and threatened, "If you dare to talk to me like this again, believe it or not, I will take the initiative to expose you to His Excellency the 'Singer of the Gods'." ”
Rey flicked the leaves of the flowers in the pot, and then looked at Lieutenant Bernard with a smirk.
The latter was at first puzzled by her gaze, but soon his eyes widened and his expression became fierce. Then, he couldn't help but cover his head and opened his mouth to shout loudly to vent his pain, but he couldn't make a sound in his throat!
It lasted like this for five or six seconds, and Lieutenant Bernard's face softened a little, and he immediately fell to the ground, a large amount of sweat dripping down his forehead, and the clothes behind him were all soaked.
"How? Does it taste good? Rey asked playfully.
"You...... I'm sure you didn't use the power just now...... What's going on? Lieutenant Bernard asked with a trembling voice.
"If you have bad thoughts about me in your heart, you will naturally suffer. Hehe, you have to be glad that you didn't really want to harm me, otherwise it wouldn't have hurt for a while. Rey said with a look of pity.
"It's ...... Curse? When did you curse me? I'm going to do a purification ritual every time I do it. Lieutenant Bernard seemed to regain some strength and looked at the witch in disbelief.
"You think it's a curse, that is." Rey curled the corners of her mouth into an unpredictable smile, and then she held the flower pot, walked up to Lieutenant Bernard, who was lying on the floor, and said condescendingly:
"Lina's affairs can't be relaxed, she knows a lot of secrets about me, and she must not let her fall into the hands of other forces...... You can kill her if necessary. ”
"Yes......" Lieutenant Bernard was reluctant, but he really didn't want to experience that terrible pain again, so he had to obey the witch's orders.
Seeing that he seemed to have finally succumbed, Rey nodded with satisfaction and asked, "Also, did you do the fake news that I let you spread in the bridge area that someone suddenly turned into a monster?" ”
"This kind of news is actually not uncommon, after all, there are many cases of extraordinary people getting out of control, and they can basically be dealt with by the official, and a piece of news that does not know whether it is true or false cannot be taken seriously at all." Lieutenant Bernard stubbornly explained, because he had never thought of helping the witch before.
Rey glanced at him, and although he knew that the other party was making excuses, he also agreed with his statement, so he walked to the desk, took out a metal box from the drawer, handed it to Lieutenant Bernard, and said, "This is the extraordinary characteristic of 'readers', you send someone to take it to the bridge area or the south area of the bridge to pollute some more ordinary people." ”
Lieutenant Bernard took the box blankly and couldn't help but ask, "What exactly do you want to do?" ”
Rey smiled but didn't say a word, and continued to hold the flower pot and pick up the flower bones.
But at this moment, Lieutenant Bernard had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and combined with what the witch had asked him about before, he said in disbelief: "You...... You're not still playing with the idea of the Substitute Punisher Team Leader, are you? This extraordinary trait was released in order to divert the rest of the squad? ”
"Hmph, don't ask what you shouldn't." Rey's face changed when he heard this, and he snorted coldly.
Then, she skipped the topic and asked, "Did the service company send people to the warehouse today?" ”
"Today's delivery has been delivered...... But there seems to be an omission on their side, so that a worker who works has found out the clue, so they have to silence...... But the worker's family contacted Hugh Dilcha, the 'arbiter' of the Eastern District, over the disappearance of his son. "Bernard had been advocating for an investigation into Hugh's details at the witch's request, so he was familiar with the name.
"The little girl who claims to be fair again? Oh, I guess there's her little detective boyfriend...... The last time they avoided Baekland, I was too lazy to continue looking for them, and this time they actually came to trouble me again......" Rey sneered and muttered to himself, and asked, "What happened next?" ”
"I don't know yet, there is a gangster behind that service company, and it should be dealt with." Lieutenant Bernard replied.
"Forget it, since I was exposed to the eyes of that little detective and had the help of his teacher, I'm afraid it would be difficult to hide it anymore...... Let your people disassociate themselves from that company immediately. Rey thought for a moment before commanding.
"Just leave it off? Why not get rid of that 'arbiter'? Bernard asked, confused.
"That Detective Kid and his teacher are likely from the Knowledge Church, and it may be a matter of disrupting my plans to make a rash move on them...... You don't have to worry about them for now, I'll settle it later. Rey fiddled with the flower bones, and the coldness on his face immediately disappeared, and he regained the charm of a witch.
……
In a safe house provided by Hugh on the Eastern End, Abner unscrewed the lid of a metal vial, and a slightly pungent but invigorating smell immediately escaped from the bottle.
It was a "holy night powder" made from herbs such as deep sleeping flowers, dragon's blood, crimson sandalwood, and peppermint, and he took it out to create a serene and holy ritual environment.
Yes, after learning from the confessions of the eight thugs that the sleeping Moreira was a complete villain, Abner planned to set up a ritual to make him reveal some secrets through "psychic" means.
Although channeling is the specialty of the Grim Reaper Pathway Sequence 7 "Psychic", other ways that are good at using ritual magic can also use rituals to "channel". Of course, the effect is certainly not as good as that of a professional.
Although using the personality suppression of pure white eyes to forcibly channel the living without protection is bound to damage the spirit of the other party, who would sympathize with a villain with bloody hands?