Chapter 31: The Occult Investigation Bureau in Raven Town fires
In view of the preciousness of the bullet and the loud sound it made when fired, Downing gave up the test firing and put it in his arms, and only needed to shoot at the target in the future.
It was already night when I came out of the hut.
Unfold your palms and walk in four directions, south, south, and west, to test the so-called tracking effect.
The flash of light in the palm of the palm is not noticeable, and it needs to be carefully distinguished, only when the light is slightly stronger to the west, which means that the specific direction of the igniter of the lamp of life is in the west.
Cross looked to the west.
"Heading west, the lack of two members from Red Leaf Town shouldn't have much impact on the task force, and some people don't welcome us anyway. ”
However, Tangning's eyes were already drawn to the sky-high flames from not far from the town.
Running wildly along the firelight, many people on the street have already found it, standing at the door and watching.
rushed all the way to the location of the firelight.
Raventown's Paranormal Incident Bureau and the hotel building on one side are on fire,
Flames surrounded the entire building, dispelling the darkness and illuminating a radius of 100 meters as if it were day.
The surroundings were full of people watching the excitement.
......
Now there is no fire brigade, and the flames that rush to the sky cannot be extinguished, and can only hope for natural extinction.
Fortunately, it was raining in the sky when it was about to dawn, and the icy rain dissuaded many people who watched the excitement.
All this time, Downing and Cross had been standing below and watching.
By the time the day was fully brightened, their clothes were already soaked, and the rain that was approaching winter hit the wet and cold clothes.
By dawn, the flames were completely extinguished, and smoke drifted into the sky from the main frames of the Bureau of Investigation and the Hotel building.
Due to the fact that a large number of agents from the Raven Town Paranormal Investigation Bureau were killed by the fire, the scene was temporarily taken over by the local general police station to maintain order at the scene and conduct on-site inspections.
The site is busy.
Cross pressed the brim of his hat and walked towards the cordon at the scene of the fire.
Downing followed.
Before the blockade, Cross identified himself.
An ordinary police officer quickly reported to a chief in the venue, and the middle-aged officer in uniform walked over, looked embarrassed, and held out his hand after a hasty salute.
"The situation at the scene was rather tragic, with a large number of agents from the Bureau of Paranormal Events dying and bodies charred and unrecognizable. ”
After shaking hands, the officer led the two of them into the investigation bureau building, where the main structure was about to collapse, choking on thick smoke.
According to the approximate direction, I arrived at the old director's office, which was completely black, and a large number of items were carbonized, and it was a mess.
The only good thing is that the hot environment drives away the chill from the body.
Cross gestured back and went inside, using his feet to remove some of the ash and the residue that had not yet been completely extinguished.
Downing followed up to remove the ashes and debris as well.
The three bodies that had been buried were soon found.
The bodies were charred and unrecognizable, and the identities of the three were confirmed by the insignia material on the three corpses that had not yet completely melted, and the old director who had participated in the investigation of the Voyeur's Vision and the two agents of the Raven Town Investigation Bureau were all dead.
Cross frowned.
"Your guess is most likely correct, someone has murdered a member of the Voyeur's Eye investigation. ”
Tang Ning nodded, feeling the danger at the same time.
"These people shouldn't give up, they're going to take action. ”
There's a doubt, though.
"What were the old directors doing when the fire broke out, it shouldn't be difficult to escape from the first floor, why were they burned to death?"
Faced with problems, Kroos is also at a loss.
Coming out of the building, he circled the charred building, but when he reached the street behind the stairs, Cross stopped and looked down at the soil on the bluestone slab beneath his feet.
Downing also noticed.
The soil on the bluestone slabs was wet with a light rain and spread around the building.
This phenomenon is even more pronounced around the hotel on the side of the Investigation Bureau.
The moist soil just surrounds the hotel, which is clearly man-made.
"Gentlemen, I'll have to deal with the scene, you can see it freely, most of the agents of the Bureau of Investigation here have been burned to death, and I will have someone report on the results of the investigation of the Bureau of Investigation and the fire when the time comes. ”
The officer obviously didn't have much patience, after all, he had so much to deal with.
When the officer left, Cross leaned down and dipped his fingers in the dirt, then put it in front of his nose and sniffed it.
"We'll have to go back to Helen. ”
The two made their way back to Helen's house, where Helen sniffed the dirt she had collected in front of her nose and put it in her mouth as well......
After a moment, he replied firmly.
"It's grave soil, yes. ”
Downing didn't understand what the mounds were for, and looked at Cross.
Cross explained.
"It is a hypnotic spell in which earth is taken from a newly made tomb and sprinkled around the house, and then the incantation is stated, and the people in the house will sleep like dead people for a whole day without waking up. ”
This would explain why the old chief didn't escape.
Naked murder!
Leaving Helen's place, Downing looked at the faint glow in the palm of his hand.
I don't know when the next assassination attempt against myself will come.
As the highest-ranking officer of the Occult Time Investigation Bureau in Raventown, Cross has his own business to do.
"Stewart, you'll have to keep heading west, I'll have to report back to HQ on what's going on here and ask for help, and then the General Bureau will send letters to the local bureaus of investigation and the Magic Society, and there will be people along the way to make it easier for you to investigate the murderer. ”
There was a pause.
"Let's go tonight, and before that you can say goodbye to your girlfriend, it's about five hours. ”
It's not a good thing for the two to be separated in the face of a possible assassination attempt, but the offer will certainly make the boss think he's a coward, and Cross probably won't agree to his request.
And it seems that it is no longer possible to get involved.
Downing nodded in agreement.
Watch Cross leave.
As for going to see Sonia Hello, he had no intention of seeing him.
I am already in the whirlpool, and if I go to see the girl, I will put the girl in danger.
At this moment, a voice was heard in a nearby corner.
"Is it a premonition that your death is near, poor young man. ”
Looking in the direction where the voice came from, it was a mouse.
Tangning walked over and crouched in front of the talking rat and frowned.
"Vision, everything is because of you. ”
The rat makes a "squeaking" sound, as if mocking and mocking.
Annoyed, Downing jerked out his hand and grabbed it.
When his fingers touched the limbs of the mouse, he found himself overthinking.
Fingers penetrate the body of the mouse, and nothing can be caught but air.
I can't help but be horrified.
"Can't catch me, can't catch me......"
The rat jumped left and right excitedly.
"It's an illusion, and the Voyeur's Vision itself is an illusion. ”
Tang Ning got up abruptly and frowned.
"I will find the person who let you go and catch the murderer. ”
Leave the rat aside, ignore the other party's taunts, and make your way down the street, you have to set off tonight, and the time is quite short.