Before reaching his destination, Chris parked the carriage at the corner of Firland Street.

Open the lid of the "Pocket Watch for Money" and the time on it says: 1:10.

Then Chris walked over to the church's grand door with its huge mechanical clock, and with his right hand he picked up the brass clasp on the door.

Bang! Bang!

Knocked vigorously on the brass buckle of the door a few times, and then Chris quickly leaned on it and listened to the movement inside the door.

For the next few seconds, Chris listened intently to the sound of his own "thump" heartbeat.

Just as Chris was about to knock on the door again, he finally heard what seemed to be a movement coming from inside the door.

Chris hurriedly threw down the envelope, ran to the carriage with his feet scattered, and drove away in the carriage.

The familiar scene is the night Chris picked up the extraordinary properties of "Scholar" a year and a half ago.

Just after Chris successfully escaped, the door squeaked open a side crack, and a young man inside walked out, picked up the very conspicuous envelope on the ground, and after turning his head left and right without seeing anyone, he opened the envelope and walked back to the church.

......

"You say you saw three men in black attacking two police officers outside your home?"

In a police station in the southern district of Federenburg, a resident police officer looked at two well-dressed teenagers and girls in front of him.

The officer's name is Andre Green, about forty years old, and because the lights in the office hall are dim, Bert and his wife do not recognize him as the officer who shot Scar and saved Chris.

"Yes, Mr. Officer. Bert said with some gasp.

Although they only saw one vampire, there were three in Chris's dream, and in order to prevent these police officers or official extraordinaries from being careless, they simply said that they were three men.

Immediately, a young policeman ran behind him and said, "Officer Andre, it has been checked, and there are two brothers who are on duty who have not yet returned, they are Bishop and Todd." ”

"Can you tell us more about the situation?" said Andre, dressed in a police officer's uniform, looking at Bert and Bonnie who were sitting in front of him.

Bert straightened out his thoughts, and said half-truths:

"My sister and I were at home preparing to rest when we heard a gunshot. Because I was not at ease, I went downstairs to the gate to check, so I happened to see three men in black chasing and pulling two police gentlemen.

"My sister and I didn't dare to speak up behind the crack in the door because the two policemen seemed to be in big trouble, so we rushed to the police when they left. ”

"Yes, the men in black were all wearing tuxedos, and their eyes seemed to be scarlet under the light of the Scarlet Moon. It was because I was scared that I stopped my brother from trying to go out and help. Bonnie added later.

"You're doing a good job, after all, it's something we adults should be protecting. "You saw them at the door of your house, so where do you live?"

"Our home is at 35 rue Etienne, not far from here. Bert replied.

"I know there, what time was it?"

"It was around 12:15. Bert replied.

As if sensing the seriousness of the matter, Andrei turned to the young policeman beside him and said:

"With a few brothers, let's go to Etienne Street. ”

After a pause, Andrei added:

"Take Bishop and Todd's hounds and familiarize them with the taste of their masters. Oh yes, by the way, inform the special operations team guys. ”

It is important to say here that the police are separate from the judiciary as an independent government department.

Coupled with the city lord's guards, the tripartite forces have always been in a state of balance.

The first two represent the government, and the latter represent the power of the aristocracy. The two balance each other and check each other.

The cabinet is synonymous with the highest administrative organ of the country, and the cabinet leader is the chief executive of the country. The current head of the administration is a lady named Catherine Clough.

A few decades ago, when Ireland was still a kingdom, the power of the police department was always very large, and many police officers used their power to oppress the people.

During the reign of Arnold the Great, the police system was vigorously rectified.

First, each city set up a varying number of police stations according to their size. Each police station has a chief and five deputy directors, so that a group of six people leads a police station.

In the event of disagreement between the six members, they can vote, but the chief has one veto.

Similarly, six people can supervise each other and report to each other. At the end of each year, performance appraisal and statistics must be conducted.

It just so happens that each director can only be produced out of five deputy directors. Therefore, it is impossible for the six to really be in the same boat, and it is already impossible for them to form an alliance in the first place.

And so on, each deputy chief has several officers under his command, and each officer has an operational squad. A police officer and several police officers must take turns keeping vigil every night.

Since the implementation of these decrees, the atmosphere of the Irish Special Police Service has changed dramatically, with a huge increase in the number of cases solved and a plummeting crime rate across the country.

So much so that the surrounding kingdoms of Artis, Gulbott, and Brusack all implemented these decrees one after another.

After all, the royal family is not stupid, although they represent the rights and interests of the major nobles, but they will not watch their country turmoil.

"You two go home first, and we'll take care of the rest. "But if I find out it's a prank, you'll have to be careful with my batons." ”

"Mr. Officer, what we said is true. Bonnie said as she looked at Andre in front of her with big watery blue eyes.

Andrei nodded and said:

"Two enthusiastic gentlemen and young ladies, you can go home, remember not to go out so late next time. ”

As he spoke, he casually sent a policeman and said:

"You escorted two children home, and it was not safe in the dark. ”

One is that they are not very old, and it is not safe to be so late. The second is to know their specific address and authenticity, after all, there is a high probability that there will be a return visit and routine inspection tomorrow.

It's really weird!

When Chris heard Bonnie's retelling, he thought to himself, "Oh, what an honest and lovely face."

Now all three of them had returned to their homes and sat in the hall, and although it was almost two o'clock in the morning, none of them were sleepy.

"Did you think those two cops could still be saved?" Bonnie tilted her head and leaned against Bert beside her.

Chris is in the kitchen making São Paulo coffee for the three of them.

"There will definitely be news tomorrow. Bert patted Bonnie's blonde hair and comforted.

......

Meanwhile, on Etienne Street, two well-trained hounds are led by four policemen to the front, with André walking in the middle, followed by a casually dressed young man.

Andre did not know his specific identity, only that his name was Elton Campbell and that he was a member of the Special Operations Group.

The police department has always had a non-public rule that when you go on duty at night, no matter how big or small, you must notify a member of the special operations team to act together.

As for what this special operations team does, Andrei has been a police officer for ten years, and there are only some vague guesses.

Guided by two police dogs, a group of six people walked from 35 Etienne Street to Hartbury Street, four streets away.

"Is this it?"

Watching the police dog wander outside a dimly lit wooden house, Andre asked in a deep voice.

"Probably yes, Captain. ”

"Two members of the team followed me in, and two members of the team stayed, guarding the vicinity, and immediately fired their guns at the slightest movement. With that, he opened the grip safety of the revolver and walked in first.

However, what caught my eye was that there was an empty room, with only a wide wooden table in the middle, and no one was there.

Is it really a prank?

Andre thought with some rejoicing, and then his nose twitched a few times.

No, there is a smell of blood in the air!

"Alert!"

Andrei shouted as he walked over to the wooden table and reached out and touched the wooden table, which seemed to have undried liquid.

He dipped the finger that touched the table on the tip of his tongue.

It's blood!