Chapter 32: Zachary's Letter
It occurred to Hobart that the middle-aged worker's body and face were dirty, but his hair was not dirty, and his hair had obvious signs of being crushed by his hat.
He slapped his thigh in anger, why did he only think of these details now!
This is, this is the ability of the "scammer"! They can mislead their minds, so Hobert clearly sensed that something was wrong just now, but he ignored the wrong thing with the ability of the "scammer".
Then Hobert was a little annoyed, and if he encountered "scammers" in the future, he must be bold and careful, and they would probably slip away from his eyes.
Hugh was also a little discouraged: "What now? ”
Hobert said to the worker who fell to the ground: "The hat is yours, and the trench coat is mine." ”
"Yes, yes, yes!" The other man quickly took off his trench coat and handed it to Hobert, then got up and limped away, apparently kicking him hard.
Hobert searched the trench coat and found two letters, a pocket watch, and a pipe.
The pipe should be something that the other party often uses, and if you can "find things with a stick", you can use it to find the other party, but "finding things with a stick" is an extraordinary ability that a soothsayer is good at, and neither Hobert nor Hugh is good at divination.
Looking at two more letters, one is not surprising one from Duckholm to "Dear Mr.."
The person who escaped from under the noses of the two people just now was!
Duckholm reported that someone was inquiring about Zachary's whereabouts, even knew Mr.'s name, and described the general appearance of Hobart and Hugh in the letter.
The second letter was also addressed to "Dear Mr.", and Hobart jumped to the end of the letter with the inscription "Your faithful Zachary"!
Zachary is still in Beckland!
Hobert went to read the letter carefully:
"Dear Mr.,
"I've been taking potions for eight days in the blink of an eye, but why hasn't the whispering in my ears diminished? It was as if a solemn voice was speaking a great declaration, and although I couldn't understand what the voice was saying, it made my heart flutter and I couldn't suppress the excitement in my heart. Is that divine voice the voice of the Lord?
"In addition to whispering, there are people whispering in front of me, but I can't see them, my hiding place is obviously an abandoned factory, why is it so lively at night? Those sounds were horrible, I couldn't sleep all night, and I would be crushed by these crazy sounds if I continued like this.
"I think there must be something you can do to alleviate these symptoms, please be sure to help me find a way to solve these problems, I may open the window and jump into the Tasok River at any time, maybe that is a relief. And as you commanded, I tried the rituals you mentioned, and it seemed to have succeeded, because for a moment I saw the kingdom of the Lord.
"I feel my strength growing, as refreshing as drinking a glass of cool ice water on a blazing summer day, I hope to get more strength, and I look forward to your further guidance."
In the second half of the letter, there was a frenzy between the lines, and both Hobert and Hugh felt a little uncomfortable after reading the letter.
It is not difficult to see from the letter that Zachary has become an extraordinary, but it is not clear which way to be extraordinary, but the other party's state seems to be a little wrong.
"Now we have two clues, one is an abandoned factory and one is on the bank of the Tasok River, well, not that much," Hobart said, pointing to the letter. ”
Hugh asked, "What about Heyman, who just escaped?" ”
Hobart thought for a moment: "left Zachary's letter as a kind of protection for himself.
"Because based on the contents of the letter, it makes it easier for us to find Zachary, so that we have a good chance of abandoning the hunt for Heyman.
"And we know so little about that we may have to go back and have a friendly conversation with Mr. Duckholm to learn more.
"But if there is a delay in that case, Zachary may get an early warning, and then we will not be able to find anyone, so we will go to Zachary first."
Hugh spread his hands: "Is this a 'scammer'?" We know his plan, but we still have to follow his plan? ”
Hobert pursed his lips and smiled, "That's right, this is the 'scammer'." But he probably didn't think that as long as I could find Zachary, whether he wanted to open his mouth or not, I would be able to get more clues about. ”
"We can't waste any more time, we can talk as we go," he said. Ah, it just so happens that there's a rental carriage over there. ”
Hobert went up to talk to the coachman who hired the carriage, and soon learned of three abandoned factories on the banks of the Tasok River.
Hugh rarely dealt with such extraordinary events, and somewhat failed to keep up with Hobert's thinking, but Hobert's reliability today made Hugh follow in Hobert's footsteps with little hesitation.
Riding in the rental carriage, the two of them were much faster, and soon came to the first abandoned factory.
It only took one look at Hobart to know that it wasn't here, because there were so many homeless people living here, and it was impossible for Zachary to try some ritual magic in such a place if he had a little brain.
The carriage continued on its way to the second target.
In the carriage, Hobart speculated: "Now let's sort it out, a month ago, Zachary came forward to carry out a fraud involving thousands of pounds.
The mastermind behind the scam was, who used potions to lure Zachary into working for him, and after successfully completing the scam, Zachary got the potion he had always dreamed of.
"Zachary was going to ask about the occult at any time, so he didn't take refuge in the field, but found a hidden place to master the power of potions, and often wrote letters to."
Hobert pinched his chin and glanced at Hugh, "Do you have anything to add?" ”
"They write very neatly written letters." Hugh straightened his hat and said.
"What do you mean?"
"Most of the gangsters in the East End are illiterate, and even if they are, they can only write a few commonly used words, and I have never seen a gang boss write a neat letter like Zachary and Darkholm."
Hobart pondered for a moment: "Perhaps we should visit Mr. Duckholm together when we have time, after all, his injuries are due to us." ”
Hugh smiled like a carefree teenager, and she smiled, "You're right. ”
At this moment, the horse pulling the cart suddenly neighed, and the horse was unwilling to go any further, no matter how much the driver whipped it.
Hobert opened the window and looked out, and the factory in front of him gave a very uncomfortable feeling, and dozens of crows hovered over the factory, adding a touch of eerie atmosphere to the abandoned factory.
He tidied up his trench coat and got down the driveway: "This is the place we are looking for!" ”