Chapter 550 Vampire

At the beginning, Duanmu Huai just thought, "It's okay to leave this to Lani."

But soon, he found that things seemed... not quite right.

Although he didn't know what Lani did, Mary's expression seemed very abnormal.

At first, her face was pale and she said, "It's terrible, it's really terrible."

Then, her eyes became lifeless and she said, "I want to live, I want to live..."

Finally, she said, "Just kill her... Just kill her..."

"…………………………"

To be honest, she looked super unstable.

"I say, what kind of training did you give her?"

Duanmu Huai finally couldn't help but find Lani and asked her, "Don't ruin the golden eyes that I got with great difficulty."

"Ah, it's nothing."

Facing Duanmu Huai's question, Lani seemed very calm.

"I just threw her into the underground cemetery."

"Underground cemetery... You're not talking about the hero's cemetery, are you?"

"Of course it's there, after all, actual combat is the most important, isn't it?"

"…………"

Duanmu Huai finally understood why Mary had that expression.

"Are you okay?"

"It's okay. Although the child looks like that, she is actually a very strong child, and her escape skills are also very good."

Well, that's right. Duanmu Huai also felt that Mary didn't practice anything at the beginning, only the escape skills, which now seem to be really useful. But this is also normal. Don't listen to the word escape, it seems to be very simple. Avoiding the pursuit of monsters in the dark city is not as simple as running around like a headless fly. Not only does it require good reflexes, but it also requires the ability to judge and choose a road in a short time. Otherwise, if you see a road and run into a dead end, the rest will be at the mercy of others.

From this point of view, Mary's escape skills are at least professional level.

The premise is that there is this profession.

However, Mary must not let her friends see it at this time, otherwise, something strange might happen.

Fortunately, the Master's College has been on vacation during this period, and Mary also explained to her friends that she was going out for internship, otherwise it would be hard to say.

"But speaking of which, the golden eyes are really amazing."

According to Lani, Mary's golden eyes can not only easily capture the trajectory of the opponent's attack, but even the magic condensation point and direction when the magic is cast can be easily grasped. For some range magic, even the caster himself may not be able to determine the distance, but Mary can easily avoid them all. According to her, as long as you see it, you can understand the direction and end point of these magics...

This golden eye is too buggy.

It is also because of this that Lani has a strong interest in Mary's golden eyes. It may be tragic for Mary, but considering that the real battle in the future will be more dangerous, Duanmu Huai will follow Lani.

It's much better than dying on the battlefield.

After that, Duanmu Huai also watched Mary's fight... Well, how should I put it? Perhaps because she was used to running away, Mary's fighting style was more based on dodging and counterattacks. She almost never took the initiative to attack the enemy, let alone sneak attack the enemy first, but would only dodge and counterattack after the enemy attacked her.

To be honest, this seemed a bit negative to Duanmu Huai. He preferred to strike first, rather than passively taking a beating and then counterattacking like Mary. However, from the initial blind escape to being able to fight back now, it is already a considerable improvement.

Well, probably.

Although Lani taught very hard, according to her, Mary's magic power was not high, so she only let her master a few magics, such as "Magic Shining Sword", "Kalia Swift Sword", "Kalia Return", "Starlight" and "Calm"... According to Lani, after mastering these magics, Mary basically had no problem protecting herself.

Well, at least from the way she trained, it was true.

As for more powerful magic… Well, Mary can’t use it because she doesn’t have enough magic power, so said Lani.

“Next, just take her to experience a few actual combats, and that’ll be enough.”

“Hey? Didn’t that count as actual combat before?”

Mary’s face turned pale when she heard what Lani said.

“That was just training before, and real combat… is still a long way off. In short, I’ll leave it to you next.”

For Lani, teaching Mary these few magics is considered completing the task. Well, in fact, it is also true. If she is trained as a magician, it is obviously impossible to achieve results in two or three years, but since Mary just wants to learn how to use magic, and doesn’t want to delve into magic, then it is not too difficult. Just like driving, as long as you practice for a long enough time, you can almost learn it.

As for advanced skills such as drifting, of course, we will talk about it later—of course, for most people, it is estimated that they will never use the skill of turning a drainage ditch in their lifetime.

It just so happened that the Master's College had just started its new semester, so Duanmu Huai took Mary back to her world.

"Mr. Duanmu, if you receive any commissions this time, please take me with you!"

Unlike before, Mary seemed very active this time. Well, Duanmu Huai could understand that Mary wanted to practice it herself after finally learning how to use magic and deal with danger. Just like someone who has learned to drive, he must be very excited to drive at first.

"Don't worry, if there is a commission, I will definitely call you."

Duanmu Huai also promised Mary this.

Result………………

"I'm really free………………"

Lying on the sofa, Duanmu Huai looked at the TV with lifeless eyes, looking extremely bored. I thought that after changing places, there should be many commissions. In fact, there were many commissions before, but in the past half month, similar situations have decreased sharply. Duanmu Huai really felt a little bored. Although some letters were sent, Duanmu Huai found that the contents above were not decent cases after reading them————At least for an investigator, he was not interested in investigating other people's extramarital affairs.

Unless the other party's cheating is an evil god, it is another matter.

By the way, the business of exorcism items is surprisingly good, and there are even many repeat customers. According to the maid and Lorena, they are all excited to say "This thing is so useful, please give me a few more."

How to say it... People in this world are too stubborn. They would rather solve the problem by themselves than find a detective?

And after solving it, they think it is useful and plan to get a few more? Does it mean that they will solve the problem by themselves in the future?

How to say it, from the perspective of the court of justice, it is a good thing to be able to pull souls, but on the other hand, what is it to steal your own business!

Duanmu Huai felt speechless. People in this world are really too outrageous in this regard.

But think about it carefully. If it weren't for this, there would be no profession like investigators in this world.

Fortunately or unfortunately, when a person complains that he is idle, most of the time he is not idle.

Just like now.

"Sir Knight, there is a letter for you!"

Lorena walked into the room excitedly and handed a letter to Duanmu Huai, who reached out to take the letter with some boredom, and after confirming that it was not a stupid invitation to a banquet, he opened the envelope and took out the letter inside.

This is what the letter said.

Dear Sir,

I am here to greet you on behalf of my client, Mr. Best Hank of Cornwall. I think you must be confused by this letter. In fact, everything you have done for the Baskerville family is no longer a secret among us. We all know that you are an excellent expert in solving such difficult cases. Therefore, on behalf of my client, I would like to invite you to my office to discuss some things that are not convenient to record in letters. If you have this intention, you can go to No. 139 Knight Street. I am always waiting for you...

"Oh, it's interesting."

Seeing this, Duanmu Huai also sat up. This is the first letter that mentioned the Baskerville family. Of course, Duanmu Huai would never publicize the previous incident. After all, he was a detective and had to keep it confidential. Whether the Baskervilles would tell the truth was their business. Since they mentioned it, it was equivalent to informing him that they had a certain relationship with the Baskervilles.

Well, to put it bluntly, it meant "an acquaintance introduced me here".

At least it was more like a commission from an idiot who believed in rumors on the streets or didn't listen to others.

So Duanmu Huai dialed the number on the letter. The man on the other end of the phone was a well-mannered and polite man. After making an appointment with the other party, Duanmu Huai took Lorena out and went to the place written on the letter.

In a modern-looking office, Duanmu Huai met the owner of the letter, Schiller Bost, a legal adviser.

"Welcome, dear Mr. Duanmu."

The moment he saw Duanmu Huai, the legal adviser with a mustache was also startled, but he soon showed a warm smile and invited Duanmu Huai and Lorena to sit down.

"Although I have heard of it, it is really amazing to see your heroic figure with my own eyes."

"It doesn't matter. I think we can skip these boring greetings and get straight to the point. You asked me to come here not just for coffee, right?"

Duanmu Huai said as he reached out to take a sip of coffee.

Well, it tastes good.

"Of course not. I invited you this time, as the letter said, to ask for help on behalf of my client, Mr. Best Hank."

Speaking of this, Schiller restrained his smile.

"In fact, some very strange things have happened in Cornwall recently. Simply put...

Speaking of this, Schiller also explained the situation to Duanmu Huai.

In short, Cornwall has not been peaceful in the past few years. From time to time, local residents suddenly disappeared and their bodies were found. Of course, if it was just that...

"Vampire?"

"Yes."

Schiller nodded, then took out a folder and placed the photos in front of Duanmu Huai. On it was a photo of a corpse. You could see scars on his neck that looked like a snake's fangs, and his face was pale—although a corpse should be like this.

"According to the coroner, a lot of blood was sucked out of the bodies of these people, but not only that, in fact, their bodies were found missing shortly after they were buried."

"Missing?"

"Yes, the graves were dug up, and the bodies inside were nowhere to be found... So, the local people were very scared and thought it was done by vampires."

"Oh... This does sound like an orthodox vampire story."

People who are sucked blood by vampires will become vampires, then disappear from the cemetery, and then attack others.

"So what do the police say?"

"Nothing."

Schiller spread his hands helplessly.

"The police only think that it is likely to be done by some gangsters. They do not intend to conduct an in-depth investigation into the disappearance of the body."

"Then why does your client care about this?"

Duanmu Huai looked at Schiller curiously. Anyone who can entrust such a legal advisor must not be a poor guy. If he is just worried about safety, wouldn't it be better to move directly?

"Because my client is also a well-known person in the local area, there will be fewer and fewer people there if this continues, so he hopes to investigate the truth of the incident and solve the incident. He has also invited detectives and other people to assist in the investigation, but there has been no progress. Just when the client was distressed about this, he accidentally learned about what happened in Devonshire. After contacting Baroness Baskerville, the other party recommended you to my client."

"Oh... I see. By the way, is your client also a noble?"

"Yes, Mr. Best Hank is an earl."

"Oh... I see."

No wonder the Baroness told the other party everything. The aristocratic circle... This kind of thing is definitely indispensable in the old road.

"So... are you willing to go to Cornwall to investigate this? My client is willing to cover all the food, accommodation and transportation expenses for you and your assistants, and if the problem can be solved, there will be a generous reward."

"Well..."

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai thought for a while. No matter what the other party's motives were, it should be serious at present. After all, he said that he would bear the food, accommodation and transportation expenses of himself and others. This is not a small amount of money. As for the specific situation, it is better to ask the earl at that time.

"Okay, I will go back and make some preparations, and then give you an answer, but I have accepted this commission."

"That's great."

Hearing this, Mr. Schiller also smiled.

"Then you can contact me at any time with this phone number. After you decide on the date, I will inform my client of all this as soon as possible. He will be very happy to hear this good news."

After talking with Schiller, Duanmu Huai returned to his apartment and asked Lorena to inform Mary of the good news.

In fact, this is indeed good news for Mary.

"So, we are going to Cornwall to investigate?"

Mary, who hurried over after receiving the notice, had shining eyes and jumped like a puppy who was taken for a walk by its owner.

"That's about it."

"But the rumors about vampires in Cornwall... I have heard some of them from my classmates."

"Oh? Has this matter spread here?"

"I saw the report in some street tabloids. I didn't pay much attention to it, but many people seem to like this kind of story."

"Oh... street tabloids."

That's right. No matter how you say it, it is impossible for such rumors to be published in serious newspapers. Instead, those street tabloids and magazines like similar stories the most. In the past, many train magazines also had stories like "Bermuda Triangle Mystery Incident", which were exactly the same.

"By the way, do you have time?"

"It depends on how long it takes..."

"Half a month, maybe a month if it's longer."

After all, Duanmu Huai doesn't know what kind of monster is entrenched there yet, so he is not sure how long it will take.

"Wow... maybe a little long..."

"It depends on the situation. Can you spare the time?"

"I, I will find a way! If it is an off-campus internship, I should be able to ask for leave, but it is not easy to tell Xia Li and Ashelica."

After all, Mary studied ancient characters and archaeology, so it is not impossible to go out for an internship to do archaeological work.

"Oh?"

"Because Xia Li and Ashelica don't feel very good about Mr. Duanmu... Well, I don't think it's a big deal, but they always think that Mr. Duanmu looks a little dangerous... They don't want me to have more contact with you."

Well... From the perspective of ordinary people, this is true.

"Can't you just make up a reason?"

"If you are found out, you will need to use other lies to cover it up. Xia Li and Ashelica are both very smart girls. If they find out, they will only worry about me more. But don't worry, I will try my best to convince them!"

Since Mary said so, Duanmu Huai had no choice but to let her go. What Mary said was not wrong. If you tell too many lies, it will be troublesome to cover them up.

Of course, Duanmu Huai also helped a little. He applied through Professor Parmar. After all, it would be much easier to apply for vacation through the full-time professor of the Master's College. After the Antarctic expedition, Professor Parmar seemed to have noticed something, but he did not ask, but readily agreed to Duanmu Huai's request.

In this way, even if Mary obtained the school's approval, she could take leave in the form of off-campus internship.