Xia De left from the large library in the basement, and then returned to the third floor to meet Professor Dunn:
"Professor! Has there been a murder in the academy recently?"
"Is this related to the lost antique?"
The professor put down the pen unexpectedly:
"If you want to know, it's not impossible, but for the sake of the reputation of Fort Midhill Mechanical Academy, please don't say it. Yes, a student was killed recently, in this castle."
"female?"
"how do you know?"
Because the clothes on the female evil spirit lying behind Mr. Val are very similar to the standard school uniforms of the students here.
"I have my own source of information, so does the poor man who died have anything to do with Henry Val?"
The professor was even more puzzled by this question, but he still thought about it:
"At least I haven't heard that there is a connection. The murder happened last Monday, and it has not been solved yet. The school prohibits students from gossip, and the newspaper has not published this news for the time being because of the relationship with the college, but is thinking about waiting until the police Solve the case and report it.”
"Do you know the details of the case? Such as the location of the body, the appearance of the body, or the location of the fatal wound..."
The professor shook his head:
"I just heard it from my colleagues at lunch. If you want to research this case, I suggest you ask the police. There are very few witnesses, and the students are strictly prohibited from discussing this with anyone. You can't ask for any information here ... Of course, the police at Fort Middlehill are very rude, and you may not be able to get the information you want."
It seems that Professor Dunn has a deep prejudice against the local police.
It is certainly not easy to find out the details of an undisclosed murder case from the police, but fortunately, Xia De still has the pendant given by Rezia in his hand.
So, Shade first went to Captain Lades, who was monitoring Henry Val in the library, and told the captain that he was leaving the academy temporarily, so that the captain could investigate freely in the academy:
"I'll be back in about an hour or two. The goal of your investigation for an hour or two is to find out the details of the murder here."
The captain readily agreed.
Afterwards, Shad took a carriage to the police station in Fort Midhill, and it took him a while to meet Deputy Chief Gurus. After showing the pendant with the royal family crest, the deputy director immediately offered to help.
It took some time to read the case files, but Xia De still saw all the details of the case.
The dead young schoolgirl was found last Monday morning. The cause of death was suffocation caused by someone strangling the neck with a rope. The corpse was seriously damaged. After examination by the local coroner, the abdomen of the corpse was cut open by the murderer, and the liver in the internal organs was missing.
"Actually, this case is not publicized because we believe it is a serial murder case."
The middle-aged deputy director said worriedly while holding his hat.
"Serial murders? Yes, I've heard of it. And in other murders, are the corpses eviscerated?"
Xia De asked curiously, Deputy Chief Gurus nodded:
"Yes, including the corpse accidentally discovered by hunters on Mount Xikar, five corpses have been found that lost their hearts, livers, lungs, large intestines, and kidneys. The five corpses are all female, aged between ten and ten. Between the ages of nine and twenty-seven, the wound marks indicate that the murderer used the same knife, but there is no obvious connection between them. This kind of bad case is really a headache."
"That's it..."
Xia De nodded and closed the file:
"Is there a reward for the case?"
"Of course there is. The city hall and the police station jointly offer a reward. There is a reward of up to 20 pounds for providing clues, and 100 pounds for finding the murderer."
"so much?"
"Serial killers are worth the price."
Xia De thought for a while, and thought that he must not miss this kind of gold pound falling from the sky:
"It's half past three in the afternoon. In about an hour and a half, please send someone to the Mechanics Institute at Fort Midhill and find Captain Rudds, yes, Captain of the Royal Army of the Wind Riding Trail, and he'll find the real killer .”
"Yesterday, there was a vicious shooting at the Xikar Hotel near Mibao Railway Station. Do you know?"
He still didn't forget that the deceased was the receiver of Gray Gloves, and the businessman who was taken away with two guns was most likely also the receiver.
"Of course I know, this is also a very vicious case."
"Is there a follow-up?"
"Yes Yes."
Speaking of which, Deputy Director Gurus
Clutching his head again to express that he had a headache, he sat at his desk full of files and complained to Xia De:
"The murderer, the Carson Rik businessman Ben Bennett, committed suicide early this morning."
"Suicide?"
Xia De felt that he was not that surprised, so he asked again:
"Suicide at the police station? Are you sure it was suicide?"
"Yes, he crashed into the wall in the interrogation room. It's a huge scandal, but fortunately it hasn't come out yet. Also, the body of the deceased in the shooting case was moved, and the evidence of the case was also lost. .”
"What's missing?"
"The murderer's pen."
Xia De nodded and did not ask any more questions.
There was no information inside that pen, he had confirmed it. That is to say, in the Xical Hotel, the suspected internal strife in Gray Gloves had already killed two consignees. Now that the pen is stolen, it means that in addition to the current two deceased, they should have a third companion.
And that companion probably doesn't know the details of the time and place to pick up the goods.
The last companion, Shade is almost sure, is Professor Higgins, a linguist from Kasenrick who lives opposite the two "businessmen".
"But those who know where to pick up the goods are dead, and there is no information in the pen. If everything is normal, then the Kasenlik people will not be able to receive those goods."
Xia De felt emotional in his heart, and then put this matter behind him again.
(Mia is running...)
The guts of different people were removed, which is characteristic of some illegal rituals. And the soul of the dead female student entangled Henry Val who was suspected of having stolen the antique bronze pot, which actually showed who the real culprit was.
Back at the castle where the academy was located, Shad originally wanted to go to Henry Val immediately. He didn't care about any evidence, and there was no moral pressure on Xia De to press the other party.
But Henry Val was gone, and even Captain Lades, who was supposed to investigate in the castle, was also missing.
"I was away for an hour and ten minutes..."
Fortunately, that professor of folklore, Professor Dunn, was still in his office. When Xia De knocked on the door and entered, Professor Dunn thought that Xia De had found the bronze jar.
"No, no, no, I just want to ask, is there any secret passage or secret room in this castle? That jar must be hidden somewhere that no one can see."
Xia De asked, the professor nodded immediately:
"Of course it exists. The predecessor of this castle was a defensive fortress on the border front of the Kingdom of Delarion. I am afraid that only the Delarion military knows how many secret passages and chambers exist here. But what is certain is that, The place you mentioned definitely exists."
It takes space to hide the huge bronze pot, and if Shad's thinking is correct, the murderer of the serial murder case is also the same Henry Val~www.mtlnovel.com~, then he must have a big enough secret space inside the castle.
Professor Dunn has no other clues here, but when Shade opened the case files at the Fort Midhill Police Station, he had already seen the specific place of death. Although the deceased was strangled to death with a rope, there was no obvious bloodstain, but since there was a cruel laparotomy afterwards, the traces of blood must be very obvious.
Before knowing the place of death, Xia De couldn't tell which bloodstain he was looking for in such a big castle. But now that he knew the exact location, and even saw a few black and white photos of the brutal scene in the dossier, then the next thing would be fine.
After all, Xia De was able to distinguish the bloodstains from a hundred years ago in his basement before the spell was upgraded, so he could find the hidden wall.
The farewell professor went to the southeast corner of the fourth floor of the castle. At the door of the women's bathroom, he saw a large blood stain on the wall and the ground very smoothly.
Shade was very thankful that the bloodstains moved towards the stairs instead of towards the interior of the bathroom, otherwise he would really be in big trouble.
The clear red halo led Shade from the southeast corner of the zigzag castle, through the stone corridor on the east side, to the classroom area on the west side of the castle. Then I came to the fifth floor from the stairs, passing the noisy offices of mathematics professors—the voices inside the door were discussing the different expressions of Moss’s expansion, and the quiet Rhodes Club—the door was closed and there was a sticker on the door. With a note saying "the club will be closed for three months due to suspicion of illegal gambling", students are in and out of the office of the College Daily-this is the non-profit newspaper published by the Fort Midhill Mechanical College itself, and the red halo actually entered the broom between.