City of Tingen, Halls.

Klein followed Leonard into 62 Halls, and at the request of the other party, began to divinate whether there was a secret compartment or secret room in the room.

And as it turned out, there was!

"The secret compartment or secret room of this house."

Klein wrote down a new divination phrase and sat down on the edge of the couch, closing his eyes as he muttered.

Seven times later, he fell asleep.

In the gray world, Crane saw oak bookshelves and rows of books, one of which had been removed, and the surface of the wood next to it had been opened, revealing a dark compartment.

"In the study."

Crane wrapped the citrine pendant and followed Leonard into the study, where he saw the oak bookshelf in the dream.

Based on the scene in his sleep, Crane reminded Leonard to fumble for a while, and finally found the mechanism and opened the dark grid with a snap.

A letter was sitting in the compartment.

Pulling out the letter, Leonard flicked it and unfolded it, and Crane leaned over to see the contents of the letter.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to give you hints on the game.

The hint is that I have planted a bomb in the city of Tingen, a bomb that will grow stronger over time.

Go find it and deal with it before it explodes on its own, if the game fails, the whole city of Tingen will be reduced to ruins with a bang.

- Your loyal friend Lanerus. ”

"Bombs?" Crane looked at Leonard and muttered to himself.

Leonard placed the letter in the sunlight and looked at it a few times, but found no other clues:

"Bombs should just be a synonym, and I've never heard of bombs that keep getting stronger."

……

Hilton, Oort Street.

Lewis received a meal from Miss Windsor, who seemed grateful for what had happened last night.

After eating, he continued to sit in front of the window, waiting for today's business to come to his door.

It's a pity that the business didn't come to the door, and he was waiting for the famous detective Isinger. Stanton.

"Mr. Stanton, is there anything going on?" Lewis asked politely.

Esinger took off his half-height silk top hat and smiled:

"Hello, Mr. Lewis, I would like to work with you.

Not only did you save the kidnapped Mr. Dick, but you also investigated the death of Ms. Joan, which made me realize that you are a capable detective.

What's more, this case has something to do with Ms. Qiong, judging from the modus operandi, the murderer may be the same person. ”

"Cooperation?" Lewis didn't hide his astonishment, he knew that Issinger had discovered his anomaly.

Otherwise, the other party would not have said that he had saved Mr. Dick.

Esinger nodded and said in a deep voice: "Find out the murderer of the recent serial murder, the police have given a reward, 2,000 pounds!" ”

Lewis was taken aback, two thousand pounds, which is almost sky-high!

You must know that since he crossed into this world, the total amount of cash he has earned will not exceed three thousand pounds, of which two thousand pounds are contributed by Miss "Justice".

2000 pounds, that's enough to drive all the bounty hunters and private investigators in Beckland crazy!

"It's just that I don't know if this matter is the one that Klein took over later in the original book? If it really is that, the murderer is not a human, but a demon dog. ”

Lewis couldn't help but start to think differently, it stands to reason that things shouldn't have gone so fast, unless he saved Mr. Dick, which caused some hidden factor to change.

"I recently took on a very troublesome case, and I'm afraid I don't have time to spare, but I can participate in the discussion and analyze the leads."

After thinking about it, Lewis hurriedly said that he really didn't want to give up this attractive price, but he didn't want to put himself in danger.

"No problem, this time I have gathered more than a dozen detectives, there are enough people to do the investigation, and what I appreciate the most is your excellent analytical and reasoning skills.

If I can catch the criminals and get the bounty, I will distribute the reward reasonably according to everyone's contributions. ”

"It's a pleasure to work with." Lewis shook hands with the other party, and as long as he didn't get involved directly, he shouldn't be too dangerous.

Of course, the premise is that the ultimate goal of this transcendent event is not himself, and if the ultimate goal is really himself, then no matter how much he hides, it will not help.

Lewis was a little frightened by the anomaly of last night, and many things had been too coincidental lately.

In itself, it was a coincidence to meet Miss Windsor on Aort Street, not to mention, to find a dead stray dog near Miss Windsor's house.

If you think about it, it was also a coincidence that he killed two members of the "Blood Cult", and when multiple coincidences were combined, it was hard not to wonder if he was being calculated by some secret existence.

Just like in the city of Tingen, under the guidance of Seal 0-08, he always encounters unimaginable coincidences.

Of course, the coincidences of the city of Tingen are always well documented, and he also knows the purpose of the people behind it.

But this time, not only did he not know the purpose of the mastermind, but he also did not know anything about the mastermind, and he didn't even know if the current events were directed against him.

"I'm curious how you found out that Mr. Dick was kidnapped, and it only took you one day to investigate the East End." Issinger chatted.

Lewis suddenly realized that Issinger had not discovered the truth that he was a transcendent at all, but simply felt that his abilities were not ordinary.

"I don't think it's too difficult, Joan. When Ms. Yarlin first came to the agency, she was nervous, and I quickly guessed that there was something else going on.

Sure enough, after some investigation by me, it became clear that Ms. Joan had already cheated on her, and that she was coveting Mr. Dick's property, which was not a small amount.

And then there's the ordinary elimination, you know, the East End is the most common place for kidnapping......"

Lewis explained paradoxically, he certainly wouldn't tell Issinger that he had found the other party using divination, which could reveal a lot of secrets, including his own two killings.

"I see, Detective Lewis, I am amazed by your character, and even more impressed by your abilities." Issinger said solemnly.

He came here yesterday to ask Joan. Yarlin's case was mostly for show-off, but instead of saying what he had done to the case, the young, truth-informed detective was unmoved by his sarcasm.

"Wait a minute, I'll go to the bathroom."

After chatting for a while, Lewis glanced at his watch, and he pretended to be in a hurry to enter the bathroom, wrapped the pendant around his hand, and silently recited the divination phrase.

"The investigation of serial killings will go well."

After a few silent recitations, Lewis saw that the pendant was turning clockwise, which was a sign of affirmation.

"The demon murder case has something to do with me." Lewis recited the divination phrase again, and he saw that the pendant was turning counterclockwise, indicating that the divination answer was no.

"Whew......" Lewis breathed a sigh of relief.

Sure enough, there are not so many extraordinary powers that can calculate themselves, and they are just guilty of "phobia".