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One person starved to death in the mutual aid society.

It was an old craftsman in the slum who starved to death, a shoemaker, an honest and taciturn old man.

When machine-based shoemaking became the mainstream of Intis's new factory, his handmade shoe shop quickly went bankrupt, and within two years he was unable to live in an ordinary city, and lived in a slum with his only grandson, where he continued to make shoes.

When Richard heard the news, he was stunned for a long time. He stretched out his hand and wiped the mud from his face, but he didn't wipe it off, looked at the grandson of the old shoemaker who was preparing for his grandfather's funeral, and asked, "I said that you can come to me when there is no food at home, why don't you and your grandfather come?" ”

"Brother Ernst, you took care of your grandfather's business, ordered ten pairs of shoes, and paid all the deposits, and your grandfather was unwilling to come to you to borrow food."

"Would you rather starve to death than borrow food?"

"You're the only one willing to give us food, and if everyone can't survive and asks you to borrow it, what will you do?" The eleven or twelve-year-old man had already taken over his grandfather's work and carried his grandfather's toolbox on his back. He looked up at the tall Richard, his blue eyes shining, "I see, you are not a servant hired by the nobles, you have to go to the factory, go to shoe shine, buy newspapers, and work seven jobs to earn money for these breads." ”

"But ......"

"Our lives are not worth mentioning, and neither the noble lord nor His Majesty the King cares. You are not a god and do not need to be taken so seriously. Please don't talk about borrowing food again, I'll support myself with my skills. ”

The little blue-eyed shoemaker, dressed in two simple shoes wrapped in polished coarse leather, took out a pair of beautiful high-top lace-up boots from another backpack on his body, and solemnly handed them to Richard.

"It was the last pair of shoes my grandfather made, and he said at least make your shoes well. Your leg has been injured before, so the soles of your shoes need to be smoother and more delicate. The little shoemaker said, turning to leave, took two steps, and stopped, with tears shining in his eyes, "I will finish making the remaining nine pairs of shoes for my grandfather, can you please lend me a clean cloth?" I want to put away my grandfather's body and carry it to the church of the god of steam for requiem. ”

“…… Good. ”

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At half past ten, the banquet ended. Edward left the basement where the Red Evil Spirit was held early, returned to Mr. Carter's banquet, and exchanged with the Master Puppet servants. Medici is suspected of having schizophrenia, but it's not unusual for him to have been imprisoned for thousands of years and have some mental problems.

He said goodbye to Mr. Miller Carter with the other guests, and after parting ways with the last of his fellow travelers, he gathered up his carriage and servants and fell to the ground in a flutter. In a street park a block away, the owl, which had been napping with its eyes closed, yawned, shook its wings, and slid into the night almost without making a sound, and began its nocturnal activities.

Do you want to say hello to the Aurora Club...... No, lately they are all developing normally and do not need my involvement. Why don't you take a trip to the East End...... No, it's a leisurely night.

Rumble!!!

Suddenly there was an earth-shattering explosion in front of you, as if a wall had collapsed entirely. Then came the sound of glass shattering, the sudden intensity of demonic breath, the sound of fighting, strange explosions and flames. A huge thing could be seen moving, and there was a small movement in the distance, and gradually the lights came on, and then the screams came.

Half a minute later, Edward watched Crane emerge from the corner and be chased in front of him by a demon dog the size of half a house.

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“…… So, you said you were visiting a friend, and by the way, you were left by the other party for dinner, and on the way back you got lost because of the master key, and you just happened to hit the murder scene because of the curse in it? ”

"Yes, really, thanks to you......"

Crane hunched over, his hands on his knees, panting and lying. He was about to shout for help and get the attention of the people around him, but the demon dog actually pestered him like crazy and didn't give him any chance to speak at all. It wasn't until this demon angel appeared in his field of vision that he realized that the demon dog was chasing him because of the law of extraordinary characteristic aggregation.

Edward glanced at the huge horned dog's head that he had stepped on and half-sunk into the ground, and at the other man's huge eyes overflowing with fear. His eyes met, and he sighed unhappily. He waved to Klein, "I just got back from dinner, too." Let's go, you're a wild extraordinary, and you'll be caught by the authorities. ”

Actually, I was also an official extraordinary, until I died once...... Klein was very moved by the other party's consideration for himself, but he had no intention of informing him of his activities tonight, after all, the blasphemy card was too important. He picked up the master key he loved and hated, and decided to take the carriage as soon as he had gone a certain distance, never giving it a chance to pit himself.

After Klein left, only two demons were left alone on the street.

"Alas, useless waste." Edward gently pressed the tip of his staff against the top of the demon dog's head and whispered in regret, "Wasted your bounty. ”

The Demon Dog's eyes were full of despair and fear, and the absolute power suppressed and crushed its mind. Edward's hand pressed down with a slight force, and the staff ran through its skull, brain, and jaw from top to bottom, nailing the giant demon to the city path of Beckland. White brains, black blood, and resentful and tyrannical spirits scrambled out of the demon's body, and Edward drew his cane and flung it hard, the blood flicking in a full arc on the masonry. He grabbed the demon dog's corpse lightly, and a black glow caught him in his hand, and then disappeared into a glass vial in the palm of his hand.

Losing its extraordinary properties, the corpse of the demon dog gradually shrank.

In a matter of minutes, it will turn back into a normal dead dog, and when it is found the next day, people will at best think that its death is strange and disgusting, and will not think about serial murders.

"It's not connected enough to the Beria family...... It is not an extraordinary animal cultivated within the Belial family, it should be an ordinary animal with talent picked up from the outside. Pity. ”

It seems that if you want to properly trace the gathering place of the Belial family, you have to use real family members. Losing the extraordinary dog who is being promoted, even if he has other purposes, the real Beria will still act a little bit. A bounty of two thousand pounds buys its own life, and since it fails, then the soul and life naturally belong to me. Edward's figure quickly vanished, disappearing into a wide street a few blocks away. There are also gas lamps and the occasional drunken pedestrian.

He walked through the streets, looking up at the sky, and the night fog cleared, revealing a full crimson moon. The red veil-like moonlight soothefully envelops everything, and the gentle feminine power makes people feel more and more comfortable.

The feeling of losing a small amount of money was comforted, and although there was a little episode, it did not prevent it from being a good night......

Bang! The owl suddenly slammed into a vine, knocked into the stars, and fell directly from the sky, falling to the ground on all fours.

Edward's eyes went dark. He looked into the eyes of the owl facing the sky, and saw emerald green pea vines growing out of the flat street, tips spreading all the way up the clouds in the sky, and a carriage moving smoothly up the vines—it was the fairy tale magic "Pea and Jack". The fairy tales of the old era that no one knows, and the extraordinary ability to spy on the ways of the secret people, it is almost certain that Bernadette is doing it.

The fairy tale "Pea and Jack" is not very aggressive, and should only create a "mysterious space that can only be reached by going up the pea vine", at most adding a monster to the space. This spell is often not used against enemies, so what is Bernadette doing?

The owl shook its head and stood up again, and it flew to the level of the roof, hovering in the night sky pretending to be an ordinary animal, consciously or unconsciously avoiding the pea vine's position. He glanced tentatively at the carriage to see who had met Bernadette at this time, but the owl had limited vision and found nothing.

So he gave up prying eyes and walked by night like an ordinary gentleman.

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"Old man, old man!" Leonard put one hand in his pocket and whispered into the air, "What just happened?" ”

"There was an explosion near our church, not sure if it was a gas leak or a vicious incident, and some residents said they saw a huge black shadow of horror and an unknown burning flame. Old man, this is extraordinary power, isn't it? ”

"You can think of the answer, why do you want to ask me?" Parles snorted reluctantly, but still gave some pointers, "Boy, you run faster, maybe this matter has something to do with the recent uproar of serial murders." ”

"Really?!"

Leonard's eyes widened, and he immediately quickened his pace and ran down the street: "But that's a demon!" He's already brutally killed a dozen people, and at least Sequence 7, he should have run away now, and it's useless for me to chase after him, right? …… Yes! There's a guy in front! Old man, is there a problem with this person? Geezer? ”

The mysterious parasitic old man suddenly stopped answering him, and Leonard scratched his head, after all, the old man has always given him guidance and cynicism as he pleases, and he often fell asleep, and it was not strange that he suddenly disappeared. He looked around, sorted out his badges and officer ID (he didn't wear an officer's hat), pulled out his notebook and pen from his jacket pocket, and walked under the bright gas lamp to wait for him to approach.

The gentleman who approached him seemed to notice him as well, and after a little hesitation, he chose to walk up.

"Good evening."

"Good evening, I'm the police officer patrolling this area tonight, and there was an explosion in the west just now, do you know?"

Leonard first showed his police ID, then asked serious questions while holding a pen and paper to take notes. Aside from his overly young and handsome face and makeshift uniform, he looked quite like that.

"Yes, I heard an explosion there, it was very loud, so I had the audacity to go over and check it out." The dark-brown-haired gentleman replied calmly and fluently, "What a dangerous move it was now, and I didn't think about the consequences at all." ”

Curious? It is very logical, it seems that this gentleman is just an ordinary person who joins in the fun. Leonard said "I see" as he made a brief note in his notebook, and he called out to the old man in his heart, asking him to help him see if there were any clues nearby, but no matter how hard he tried, Parles seemed to be determined not to speak.

"Why did you stay on the streets so late? If there is a reason that is too personal, you don't have to answer. ”

"Nope. I attended Mr. Miller Carter's dinner and have just returned. I wanted to walk alone for a while, so I asked the servant to drive back first and walk home slowly by myself......"

In desperation, Leonard had to investigate on his own, and after asking innocuous questions about time and place, he wrote a page in his small notebook. Before concluding the cross-examination, Leonard casually asked, "Did you see anything unusual on the road?" ”

"Is it unusual? No. "The gentleman didn't think twice," there was only a dead dog lying in the middle of the road. ”

"Okay, thank you for your answer, I hope you have a great night." Dead dogs? Leonard didn't pay much attention to it, but he planned to walk around it later. He completed the investigation task naturally, and was just about to leave, when he suddenly patted his head, "I almost forgot, sir, your record may be helpful to our investigation, may I ask what is your name?" We may send you a letter to inform you of the follow-up of the investigation. ”

"Okay." The gentleman replied, "My name is Edward Vaughn, and I live in the Jowood district, near the villa in the Queen's West End. ”

"...... like this," Leonard wrote, before saying goodbye.

The two turned against each other, and soon distanced themselves, Leonard's notebook was still unfolded and held in his hand, and the handwriting on it began to disappear line by line, and soon returned to the blank space before the interrogation.

Approaching the end of this street, Leonard stopped, yawned, and whispered, "Old man? Why is there no one on this road, I still want to find someone to ask about the situation. Where do we go next? ”

"Let's go to Third Street." Pales's voice rang out as scheduled, with a hint of exhaustion, "I noticed something unusual about Third Street. ”

"Anomaly?" Leonard was instantly alert, "What anomaly?!" Do I need to report to the team to investigate? ”

"No, I don't." "It's just a dead dog." ”

TBC

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Edward: Wouldn't anyone be so unlucky, would they have just been caught by Bernadette after being chased around by a demon dog?

Klein:............