Volume I: The Investigators, Chapter XXV: The Sheldon Chamber of Commerce
"In 1930, in the 7th year of Rooney III, on April 9, the seventh bloody incident occurred in Horin, the important town of the Shavat Kingdom. Hopkins' daughter, Amy. Hopkins, whose body was found in the Rose District...... The same modus operandi, the same ancient secret words, seven vicious incidents in a row, and no relevant clues have been found, and the king has sent the royal capital inspector to Huolin to investigate the incident. ”
"Seven, it's almost over, right?"
Leon put down the journal in his hand and took a deep breath.
Seven consecutive days of deaths correspond to seven days on the landlubber, and all this is definitely no coincidence.
Corleon reminisced about Gico. Searle told him the details that only Lauren's death on the landlubber appeared in Ampsinwen, and the previous few times it was just the crew going crazy and mutating and being dealt with.
The way of death was not the same except for Lauren's time.
Wait, being female for seven days in a row?
Leon re-read the seven publications, and Lily. Cage, Lucy. Montia, Eva. Boyle...... to the seventh deceased Amy. Hopkins, indeed, are all women.
The mad and dead crew on the landlubber were all male.
What does it matter? Is it a ritual need?
But Leon didn't have the knowledge of the rituals in his head, and he still needed to find relevant materials and documents in this regard.
"I'll ask Old Bill later, shall we? It is said that the elder Bill was also a foreign affairs investigator when he was younger, and now he is intellectually retired and has become a vestibule officer. Leon muttered to himself and took a sip of black tea.
The sweetness of the black tea instantly relaxed his somewhat tense nerves.
"The taste of this black tea is really good, not only does it taste good, but it also has a soothing function." Leon couldn't help but sigh, and he decided to look down to see if there was any useful information.
As Leon had guessed, the bloody murders never happened again, the death toll was fixed at seven, and the news in the publications returned to daily chores, carrying some of the inspectors' investigation of the bloody incidents, but they were all non-nutritious content, and it seemed that the inspectors' investigation of the incident had encountered difficulties and was difficult to advance.
Leon was not surprised by the slow progress of the investigation, he had experienced it himself, and if he didn't have the impression ability of Destiny Land, he wouldn't even be able to guess it.
Who can imagine that supernatural death scene?
Leon collected his thoughts, decided to figure out the ritual before moving on to the next step, he put all the publications in order, put on his backpack, and when he left, he did not forget to drink the black tea that Old Bill had brewed, and glanced at the small clock on the table, the time had come to 11:45.
Leon walked out of the office and saw Old Bill writing something, probably because of writing, Old Bill had a pair of reading glasses on his nose.
"Sorry to bother you, Mr. Bill, do you know where to find information about Ampsine?"
"Oh?" Old Bill put down his pen and pushed the glasses clipped to his nose: "You want to investigate what happened last week?" ”
Leon put the empty teacup on the table and said, "Yes, Mr. Bill, I know a little about Ampsine, but I have not learned their story. ”
"You can go to the history museum in Queens, there are historical documents from all over the Abratan continent, but it is a little troublesome to find, and some procedures are very troublesome, like this kind of history museum involving ancient mysteries may not be provided to you, especially in this special period, Anno Old Man's youngest daughter is dead, and now he is crazy to find the murderer, and the relevant documents and materials must be in his hands." Old Bill took the empty teacup and put it aside, suddenly thought of something, and continued, "I think you can go to the Shelton Chamber of Commerce to try, where you may meet people who sell documents and materials in this area, where everything is sold, it is easier than going to the History Museum, of course, provided that you have more money." ”
"Okay, thank you, Mr. Bill, then I'll go to the Shelton Chamber of Commerce first." Leon thanked him again and said goodbye to old Bill.
Leon left the Kampra Daily Society and headed for the Sheldon Chamber of Commerce.
It was noon, the spring sun was a little warm, and passers-by began to look for their favorite restaurants, some of them sat outside, watching the newspapers of the day drinking black tea and waiting for the meal, the black tea was the same as that of Old Bill, and the fragrance was mellow.
The sun was shining and Leon was sweating, so he could find Gico before he got off the ship. Searle asked for a set of clean clothes, otherwise the smell of the previous day at sea was mixed with the smell of sweat, which was not very good.
The Chamber of Commerce was not far from the Kampra Daily Society, just a few corners away, and Leon trotted through the streets, carefully avoiding the passing carriages on the way.
Coming to the sign that read 'Sheldon Chamber of Commerce', Leon tidied up his clothes a little, straightened his windswept hairstyle, and walked into the hall.
I don't know if it's a matter of time, but there are not many customers in the hall at this time, only the lady who thought that the coffee color was standing at the front desk.
Seeing that a guest was coming, the front desk lady who was originally expressionless immediately put on a professional smile, "Sir, welcome to the Shelton Chamber of Commerce, selling items on the first floor and buying items on the second floor." ”
Leon glanced at the front lady and politely replied, "Hello, beautiful lady, I would like to sell some items first." ”
Leon was still a little worried that he didn't have enough money, and planned to sell the things he had brought down from the landlubber before buying them.
The front desk lady began to show her business skills: "Okay, sir, the Sheldon Chamber of Commerce provides you with a free appraisal service, there is a special item appraiser to determine the price of the items you sell, of course, if you are not sure, you can pay a professional star appraiser to do it for you." ”
"Of course, you get what you pay for." The front desk lady pointed to the introduction board, on which were written the prices of various star appraisers.
Leon glanced at it, and the appraiser's star was divided into one to three stars, and the price was mentioned as the star was mentioned, which was 1 Sha Van Coin, 2 Sand Van Coins, and 50 Sand Van Coins.
"What's the difference between Samsung and the others?" Leon glanced at the price of the Samsung and asked curiously.
"The appraiser of the three-star mark is a transcendental, transcendental-trader, and their appraisal of items is different from ordinary people's understanding, and my personal suggestion is that if the items you are selling are not 'legacy' items, they do not need this service." The front desk lady kept smiling and patiently explained.
For the 'heritage' category, Lyon is also through the Guico. Searle learned, when talking about the Pandia Music Box, Gico. Searle mentioned that most of these 'legacy' items are specific items of the transcendental, and they have different functions and special effects, which are of great help to the transcendent. The short stick in Searle's hand is a 'legacy' item, named 'Silent', with specific functions and special effects Jico. Searle didn't say it explicitly.
"Thank you for your patience, ma'am, what I have on me is not a 'heritage' item, I'll find a free appraisal service." Leon said, weighing his pockets.
Hearing this, the front desk lady got Leon's choice, but she didn't have an impatient expression, and continued to smile and welcomed Leon to the door on the right, "Okay, you can go in and find Miss Frey in the seventh room on the left, she will provide you with free appraisal services, she is our intern appraiser here, if there is a problem with the appraisal and causes your losses, the Shelton Chamber of Commerce will not compensate you." ”
Leon nodded, thanked him in return, and walked into the right-hand hallway......