The night gradually covered the sky, and there were no stars or moons.

The mist shrouded the centuries-old imperial capital, making the city even more hazy, like an ink painting, full of mystery. In a trance, Char seemed to see what the imperial capital looked like hundreds of years ago.

However, compared to the dimness of the imperial capital at the moment, the palace is brightly lit.

So far, their purpose now is not to catch the murderer of the serial murder, but to stop the plan.

Judging from the current situation, the murderer even found a helper in order to complete this plan, so there is a time limit for this unsealing ceremony.

In order to avoid any surprises, Mycroft has increased the security of the entire palace to ensure the safety of the city.

There are many searchlights on the rooftops of the imperial capital to explore the lawn, and there are many more people in black suits patrolling many places that must be passed.

These are all members of Britannia's secret intelligence service, the predecessors are either special forces, or soldiers who have experienced the battlefield, and have undergone the most professional training, and the people they deal with are some terrorists and spies, and it is really a bit of a fuss to deal with a serial killer.

But while the serial killer isn't important, the presence behind him is.

It is undeniable that the palace is indeed huge. And because of historical reasons, there are many unknown secret passages inside the palace, and even the current Britannia government people don't know if they have found all the secret passages and entrances.

However, people who are not members of the royal family are most likely unaware of these secret passages, so what should be considered is the intricate corridors and terrain of the palace.

The starless night and the fog in the city also make screening difficult.

Perhaps the murderer realized the increasing guards of the palace and did not choose to leave for a long time.

In a secret room on the basement level of the Royal Palace.

Mycroft sat in an office chair and looked at the screens in front of him, but they were very thick and backward from the LCD screens in the 21st century. But in this day and age, these screens that look relatively thick are already very advanced things.

Through the screen, he could see several thermal imaging surveillance cameras placed in the imperial capital, watching the scene of the courtyard.

Of course, the image quality of thermal surveillance in this era was very poor, and in a black and white color on the screen, only a truly professionally trained person could see the difference.

Mycroft is surrounded by a large number of radio communications equipment, which all agents patrolling certain areas report to Mycroft every ten minutes.

"Zizizi~Area A is normal."

"Zi~C area is normal."

"Z~F area is normal."

After a round of reports, a voice appeared in the communication channel.

"Sir, is the target going to give up on tonight's action?"

According to Sherlock's guess, the murderer risked being exposed and was so eager to find a second person to help, which shows that he was in a hurry. And tonight happens to be a foggy day, which is the best weather to dive into. 、

The murderer was smart and proud, and he was clearly not afraid of these agents. With his ability and his level of urgency, he won't let go of his chance tonight.

"Don't let your guard down." Mycroft continued to give orders.

"Yes."

Soon, a voice came from the communication channel.

"Sir, some traces have been found in Area B."

"Huh?" With a look of interest on his face, McCroft began to search for the location of Sector B on the topographic map placed on the table.

There is the main entrance to the Royal Palace.

"Let me guess, is it a sewer?" McCroft said.

"Yes, there are traces of looseness, and we should have taken advantage of our patrol to hide in the palace. The target must have been watching us for a long time, what a cunning fox. ”

"No matter how cunning you are, won't you also fall into our trap?" Mycroft muttered softly.

The man from the communication channel smiled disdainfully, "Does this guy think we are those ordinary policemen, and he really dares to come in." ”

Mycroft didn't speak, just continued to stare at the surveillance channel in front of him.

In the seemingly dense patrols of the palace, there are actually some flaws, and most of these "flaws" are traps they have deliberately placed in order to lure the target into a specific space.

And at this time, the special forces hidden in the inner rooms of the palace also began to act.

In the dark corridor, they couldn't see their fingers, but the night vision equipment of this era was not very advanced, so they couldn't see it clearly.

However, they are trained to perceive everything around them through their other senses, even in the dark. They lined up in two lines, each sticking to the wall, one slowly advancing on the other's shoulders.

Eventually, they split up at some intersection and each stood in front of a gate.

They turned on the flashlights above their heads very tacitly, and the dark corridor began to shine again, and many beams of light illuminated the place very brightly.

But even then, they did not immediately rush into the room, but waited for orders from the special forces outside.

They stood on either side of the door, adjusting their breathing, and there was silence in the corridor, and the pins could be heard.

Soon, the communication channel they wore in their ears came with Mycroft's voice.

"Do it!"

The special forces on both sides of the door stood up violently, raised their feet together and kicked the door open directly, accompanied by the sound of glass breaking.

The special forces outside also broke through the window and rushed in and landed on the ground, and they all raised their guns together.

"Don't move!"

The glare of searchlights above the heads of the special forces shone into the room.

And in the center of these lights, a bearded man looked at the special forces around him with some panic, and carried an unconscious man in his hand. Both of them were a little dirty, as if they had just crawled out of the sewers.

The man's reaction was very fast, he directly picked up the unconscious man, took out a gun from his waist and put it on his forehead, and shouted excitedly, "Don't come here, I'll kill him if I come over again!" ”

The special forces led by the special forces said to McCroft in the communication channel, "Sir, the target has taken a hostage and asked to be killed. ”

McCroft's voice continued, "It's best to keep the hostages alive while keeping them safe, and you can shoot them if necessary." ”

"Yes."

The special forces looked up at the man, and the glare of the searchlight flickered and he couldn't open his eyes.

His complexion was very poor, with thick dark circles, sunken eyes, a pale complexion, as if he had not slept in many days, and there was no blood on his lips.

Suddenly, the man inexplicably grinned a slightly hideous smile, and actually raised the pistol in his hand directly and aimed it at a special soldier in front of him.

"Peng!"

With the sound of a gunshot, the special forces on the other side chose to shoot directly, and the bullet easily passed through his head, and the brains mixed with blood spilled on the ground.

With his eyes slightly open, he fell straight to the ground, completely out of breath.

However, even so, the special forces did not let their guard down in the slightest, but slowly approached with their guns, and then lightly touched him with their feet, and after confirming that he was completely dead, the special forces led by the special forces reported to Mycroft.

"Sir, the target has been killed and the hostages have been rescued."

In the secret room, Mycroft looked at the surveillance system in front of him, his hands and fingers crossed on his chin, silently pondering. In the dim space, a pair of bright eyes are particularly obvious.

There was no joy on his face, just an expression that wasn't surprised.

He silently pulled out a box of cigarettes from his jacket pocket, pulled one out of it and put it in his mouth, and then he said.

"I see."

(End of chapter)