Author: Xibeimao

Professor Capek died, but... the matter did not end there.

Strictly speaking, Professor Capek is only the initiator. There is still no trace of the Silver Dusk Cabin behind him, and there are other participants alive.

The Capek Research Society initially had seven people. Later, one of them, Maria Bell, died, and the research society was temporarily disbanded. But after Charlie joined, the entire research society still had four people. Now Capek

If the professor dies and Charlie is in a coma, it means that at least two people are still in the school.

After that, Duanmuhuai packaged Professor Capek's information and gave it to Sheriff Lestrade with the clues and information, which temporarily ended this series of serial killings. Sheriff Lestrade also

It was a bit of a relief. Although no body was seen, since Duanmu Huai said this, it means that similar serial killings should not happen again on the streets of Wudu in the future... The police can also breathe a sigh of relief.

Regarding the investigation of Silver Dusk Lodge, Sheriff Lestrade has also made a commitment, but he also hinted to Duanmuhuai that the investigation of this organization is very difficult, and the reason is very simple. Silver Dusk Lodge is ostensibly an upper-class place.

It's a private club-like organization. It's fine to separate these organizations, but it's terrible to put them together. Not to mention that there is currently not enough evidence to prove that this series of murders was planned by the Silver Dusk Cabin. Even if it can be proved, I'm afraid it won't be possible.

It's hard to catch him...

Duanmu Huai doesn't care about this and doesn't care. Just kidding, the Inquisition wants to kill people, so why don't you care about this? No matter how high-class or noble, as long as there is a heretic who has anything to do with the evil god, even if you are the queen, I will pout you. Just like Innsmao.

Same thing, as long as you can't find evidence that I did it, then I can do whatever I want?

Therefore, he only nodded superficially to Chief Lestrade's advice, but of course he didn't take it seriously at all...

Of course, Lestrade is also curious...

"How did you steal Professor Capek's safe?"

The theft case in Capek's office was a great source of fun for the police department. After all, such a thief had never been seen before. When Duanmuhuai submitted the information report, of course he had to make it clear the source of his information report. This is also a matter between the investigators and the officials.

There is a tacit understanding, you help me solve the case, and I will help you get rid of the crime. Now that there is conclusive evidence that Professor Capek is responsible for these serial murders, then the mere "theft" crime can naturally be offset.

But Lestrade is also very curious. After all, the on-site identification results basically have no clues. How did Duanmu Huai do it?

"Oh, that thing isn't heavy either. As you can see, I'm too clumsy to slide the door open and pick the lock, so I just went back and smashed it."

"……………………"

If it were anyone else, Chief Lestrade would have thought he was lying, but looking at Duanmu Huai in front of him, he suddenly felt that the credibility of his words was so high.

"Okay, if you don't want to say it, then don't say it."

Lestrade shook his head and threw the matter behind him. He was not going to consider whether what Duanmu Huai said was true. If it was true, then his three views would be shattered. If it was false,

, isn’t this just bluffing, it has nothing to do with you anyway, right?

For now, the case is closed for the time being, and we will see the follow-up. If nothing similar happens again in the next few months, it means that the serial murder incident is over. Although there is still something planned by Silver Dusk Cabin

It's a conspiracy, but for the police, as long as the situation like before doesn't happen again, then it will be fine.

Logically speaking, Duanmu Huai could leave Fog City and return to Arkham now, but he thought about it and decided to stay. After all, there seemed to be more things going on in Fog City than Arkham, and he had a lot of secrets there.

A college student teacher is trying to compete with me for business. There is no Sherlock Holmes here, so there can't be anyone trying to compete with me for business.

In the next half month, Duanmuhuai was leisurely. As for Mary, she gradually adapted to this rhythm of life. She would exercise with Lorena every morning and evening, visit Charlie after school, and occasionally come to Duanmuhuai's.

The residence asked about the progress of the investigation... Of course, there wasn't much progress in the investigation.

But soon, Mary brought a message to Duanmu Huai.

"You mean, something happened in Shuo Academy?"

"Yes."

Mary's expression was a little uneasy, but she quickly told Duan Muhuai what happened.

But to put it simply, this incident was not experienced by Mary, but what she heard from her friend Ashelika.

According to Ashelika, just a few days ago, such a notice suddenly appeared on the bulletin board near the Mathematics Department building, with letters cut out from newspapers posted on it, and then formed into a sentence.

"Arrogant knight, you will be killed tonight - and the dead will be left."

At that time, everyone just thought it was someone's prank and didn't take it to heart. But the next day, a boy from the mathematics department really disappeared...

Because there are mostly boys in the mathematics department, no one pays attention to this kind of thing. They just think that the boy has gone home because of something - after all, the people who go to school here are the children of the upper class, aristocrats and the middle class. If it is because of

It's not weird to leave for a while because of something at home.

Not to mention that the weird notice letter didn't include any names at all, so many people didn't even think of it at first.

However, a week later, another notice letter appeared on the bulletin board, and the next day, another student did not come to school.

Only then did everyone realize that something was wrong. For a while, some people in the mathematics department were panicked. In fact, within the Royal Master's College, some students were already discussing such a story privately - a dead person disguised as a living person and sneaked into their group.

school, and issued notice letters and then killed people.

Since Mary is a student in the History Department, and now she either exercises with Lorena every day, or is busy in class and visiting Charlie, she doesn't pay much attention to these rumors, so she didn't pay much attention to these rumors until she had tea with Ashelika last week.

When I was walking, I noticed the frown on the other party's face, and then I asked Aselika the reason for the matter.

At that time, Mary just thought it was just a joke and comforted Ashelika not to take it seriously.

As a result...just this morning, the same notice appeared on the bulletin board of the History Department.

So Mary couldn't sit still anymore and came to see Duanmuhuai.

"Why does this sound like a campus ghost story? Didn't you find anything unusual?"

"Sorry, I've always been worried about Charlie, so I didn't pay much attention to it, and I didn't encounter any particularly strange people or things in the school."

This is also the reason why Mary has never noticed that there is a problem. In addition, the History Department and the Mathematics Department are in different buildings. Everyone who goes to school knows that in addition to the places that they are familiar with and accustomed to, most students do not have other subjects in other classes.

The department rarely wanders around, just like the territory of an animal enclosure. Everyone hangs out in the territory they are familiar with and rarely goes to other places.

Some people have been in high school for three years and don’t even know what’s going on outside their classrooms!

So Mary really didn’t know about what was going on in the math department. If Ashelika hadn’t been in the math department, she probably wouldn’t have known anything about it.

"……………Um………"

After listening to Mary's story, Duanmuhuai frowned, and then he looked at Mary.

"Do you think this matter is related to the previous case?"

"I thought so………"

"Um……………"

Duanmuhuai nodded and started thinking.

For now, this is not impossible. After all, it is not particularly strange to see people alive but not dead. But... you can kill people, so why do you have to issue a notice letter?

Could it be because Twist City is the hometown of Sherlock Holmes, and all the criminals here have to perform rituals or something?

There's something wrong with your brain.

"I'll go back and investigate and see what's going on."

After all, there are still two people who have not been caught. According to the regulations of Capek Research Association, if the first one dies, the next person will take over. Now that Capek is dead, it means that the next person should also start to act like a monster.

It's just that this one really doesn't take the usual path.

If you want to kill a few people without knowing it, Duanmuhuai might not notice it and you might actually get over it.

Are you sending out a notice and telling a ghost story...are you afraid that we don't know what's going on?

Now Duanmu Huai understands why the policemen in Conan hate Kaitou Kidd so much. If it were him, he wouldn't even have to use all his bolters and chain swords against such a shameless bastard.

Cut it into pieces carefully, without any fat inside!

After sending Mary away, Duanmuhuai called Sheriff Lestrade to inquire about the situation.

"About the disappearance of the Royal Master Academy?"

Upon hearing Duanmuhuai's inquiry, Chief Lestrade was a little surprised.

"Is this also related to the U-class case?"

"Do you think it's okay?"

Duanmuhuai was equally surprised by Chief Lestrade's reaction.

"To be honest, we thought this was just a simple run away from home."

"???"

After Chief Lestrade explained it to Duanmuhuai, Duanmuhuai finally understood what was going on. According to Chief Lestrade, they received a report from the missing parents and went to the Royal Academy to investigate.

passed, but nothing gained.

After surveillance and investigation, the missing students did indeed enter the Royal Masters College, but they did not leave. At least the surveillance at the school gate only captured pictures of them entering, not leaving.

Of course, considering the nature of the Royal Master's College, the police also deployed a large number of police officers and sent police dogs to search, but nothing was found. Later, the police investigation tended to believe that... they may have run away from home.

This kind of thing is very common, and considering that young people at this age are full of energy, it is not unreasonable to run away from home because of some trivial matters.

"What about that preview?"

"Preview? Ah, that, we think it's their own fault, but we didn't find any useful clues or marks on those weird notice letters."

"So that means you think the two missing students ran away from home, and those notice letters were just a cover-up?"

"That's pretty much it."
To be continued...