Chapter 92 Detective Exchange Meeting

2000 pounds? This is enough to drive all the bounty hunters and private detectives in Backlund crazy! This is no better than "Vice Admiral Hurricane" Qilingus floating on the sea for a long time, with a bunch of subordinates, the type that can be touched by reaching out...

Well, a great pirate whose combat strength is comparable to that of Sequence 5 is worth 10,000 gold pounds, and the murderer of Sequence 6 would have to charge three to four thousand pounds to be reasonable... Could it be that the Nighthawk Punisher judged that murderer? It is a "serial killer" of Sequence 7, not a quasi-powerhouse who is about to be promoted to Sequence 5, so 2,000 pounds is quite a premium...

It is very possible that the "Sun" said that the ritual is quite ancient, maybe after the cataclysm, it seldom appeared again, and there is no similar information in several major churches and the military... There is a problem here, the Church of the Goddess, steam and machinery The Church of God, as well as the royal Augustus family, can also be said to have risen in the cataclysm. Without understanding the past, the Church of Storms has always insisted that it is one of the oldest... Could it be that their oldest is still after the demons retreated to the abyss?

Hearing Isengard Stanton's words, the first thing that flashed through Klein's mind was the evaluation of the amount of the reward, and then he spread his thoughts and thought of many things.

"What's your opinion?" Seeing that Sherlock Moriarty seemed a little distracted, Essinger asked.

My opinion? Klein was in a dilemma for a while.

A normal private detective would definitely agree. This is not only because of the generous reward, but also because the opposite is a well-known detective. Establishing a friendship with Essinger will bring great benefits in the circle.

But the problem is that Klein is not a normal private investigator. He is worried that when investigating clues, he will run into the Nighthawk who is in charge of the matter.

Although I have grown a beard, wore glasses, and changed my hairstyle now, the Nighthawks who have only met me a few times will definitely not recognize me, but what if I encounter Ms. Daly? It's not right not to agree, it seems very weird and very suspicious... Besides, I also hope to catch that demon as soon as possible, otherwise I don't know how many innocent girls will be killed... Klein thought for a few seconds, then smiled slightly:

"I just took over a very troublesome case recently. I'm afraid I don't have much free time."

Before Isengard Stanton could speak, he added:

"I can participate in the discussion, help read the information, and analyze the clues, but I probably won't investigate specifically."

I will do a divination later. If there is indeed a problem, then I will save my speech during the discussion and be a pure audience... While speaking, Klein quickly formed an idea.

Essinger, who was holding a black cane, pondered for a moment and said:

"no problem.

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"This time I summoned more than a dozen detectives, and I have enough manpower to do the investigation. What I admire most about you is your excellent reasoning and analysis ability. Without so many resources as mine, you actually went to East Balam. The dock, I went to the dock workers union."

"If the criminals can be caught and the rewards won, I will distribute the rewards reasonably based on everyone's contribution. Believe me, I still have some credibility in this business."

"Okay, happy cooperation." Klein took the initiative to extend his right hand, shook hands with the other party, and felt the dryness and warmth of Isinger's palm.

For a middle-aged gentleman in his forties or fifties, it was not easy to maintain a similar feeling in Backlund's late autumn. Based on this, Klein even doubted that Essinger was an Extraordinary.

"Happy cooperation." Essinger nodded with a smile.

At this time, Klein realized that he was a little rude, so he put on a smile and said:

"Sorry, I forgot to invite you in, let's have a good chat over coffee and black tea?"

"You're welcome, I've asked those detectives to come to my house at nine o'clock in the morning to discuss the case, and my assistants are waiting for them there." Essinger took out a silver pocket watch with intricate carvings and mechanical beauty, opened it and glanced at it. , "We have to meet them in the past, no problem?"

"No problem, I'll go to the bathroom, change my clothes, and leave." At this moment, Klein suddenly regained the feeling he had when he was a Nighthawk, fighting crime, maintaining order, and protecting the people.

In the washroom, Klein went above the gray mist and obtained an acceptable answer through divination, so he quickly returned to the real world, put on his coat, put on his hat, grabbed his cane, and followed Essinger into a car Rent a carriage and sit on the left and right.

Essinger glanced at him, and asked as if thinking:

"I'm curious, how did you find out that Hibel's murder was related to the East Balam Dockyard and the Dockworkers' Association?"

I didn't realize...that was a misunderstanding... Klein seriously thought about how to weave a lie.

With a smile on his face, he replied rather vaguely:

"The main reason is to judge that Hibel's death was caused by imitation crimes. Thanks to the help of reporter Mike Joseph, this matter was confirmed, and then according to the route Hibel returned to the 'Golden Rose' and some other clues, I had a corresponding guess, so I pretended to be a reporter to investigate."

Essinger nodded lightly, and didn't waste any more time on this topic, and instead introduced the serial murder case in detail, which was more detailed than what was described in the newspaper, especially the latest one.

Time passed quickly in the discussions and exchanges, and the carriage arrived at a slightly old building in Hillston District.

The lighting in this house is not very good. Even if there is no fog in Backlund today, it looks quite dark. Isengard Stanton led Klein through the fairly spacious living room, and entered the fireplace that was already lit. living room.

Klein looked around and saw fifteen or six detectives, who filled every available seat in the living room.

"Sherlock?" A surprised voice sounded, seeming to be familiar with Klein.

who? Klein looked over in a little astonishment, and found that Detective Stuart, who had just parted ways yesterday, appeared here.

He looked carefully again, and recognized Detective Kaslana and her assistant Lydia, who were in charge of protecting Yatru before.

"What a coincidence." Klein raised the corners of his mouth and approached Stuart with a smile.

Stuart squeezed to the side, vacating half of the butt seat, patted and said:

"Maybe it's not a coincidence. I read a magazine before and mentioned that there is a phenomenon called synchronicity in psychology. It happens when you think about it. Haha, just kidding."

At this time, Essinger introduced to all the detectives present:

"This is Mr. Sherlock Moriarty, an excellent detective."

With his endorsement, Kaslana and the others looked at Klein with a little more trust in their eyes, thinking that he was indeed an excellent private detective.

After Klein nodded in response, he sat next to Stuart and asked casually:

"Your commission is over?"

"Yes, Yatru's situation has improved, and those bad friends seem to have a problem, and it is no longer possible to threaten him, so we lost our jobs." Stuart laughed, "I wanted to take a few days off , I was called by Mr. Stanton, so I came to have a look. In fact, this is also good. I don’t like cases that are a little bit weird and scary. Well, I mean the kind of scary ghost stories. In comparison, I'd rather take on a murder case!"

After the assistant poured a cup of coffee or black tea for everyone and distributed the information, Essinger sat on the easy chair, took out his pipe, and slowly stroked:

"I don't think any of you are unfamiliar with this recent serial murder case. Do you have any thoughts? Let's talk about it."

Stuart, with a thin face and less beard, raised his hand and said first:

"I looked through the information just now and found that the police did not investigate the identity of the deceased."

"I don't think the criminal could have recognized the victim as a street girl just by looking at her. He must have had contact with them. This is a very important direction, and the police missed it! God, this is unbelievable!"

That criminal was most likely recognized by his eyes... Klein muttered to himself.

Regarding Stuart's doubts, most of the private detectives echoed their words, but Kaslana, Essinger and other two or three remained silent and did not speak.

"This is a very important direction, Stuart, you can find a few friends to help, and investigate carefully." After the discussion subsided, Isinger gave a steady evaluation.

In the following time, the detectives aired their opinions, sometimes arguing, retorting loudly, and sometimes standing up and pacing to organize their thoughts. Klein has been listening quietly without expressing any opinions.

When the exchange was coming to an end, he suddenly raised his hand and said:

"I want Backlund, and even the entire kingdom, the unsolved serial killings in the last twenty years."

The room was suddenly quiet for a few seconds, and most of the private detectives failed to understand Klein's intentions and thoughts.

Essinger put the pipe in front of his nose, took a breath, and said after deliberation:

"Do you think the murderer is not a first-time offender?"

"You suspect that he has committed similar crimes before, even if the modus operandi was different?"

It's not doubt, it's almost certain... Klein replied in his heart.

Here is his reasoning based on the information provided by The Sun:

Since the murderer is "working hard" for Sequence 6 to be promoted to Sequence 5, then what did he do in the "serial killer" stage of Sequence 7?

If he hadn't committed a similar crime, it would be difficult for him to digest the potion. Even with the accumulation of time, there is a high probability of Sequence 7 ascending to Sequence 6 out of control, and the Extraordinary of the "Abyss" pathway is a high-risk patient in this regard .

Therefore, Klein judged that, regardless of whether the other party understands the "acting method", he should have completed serial murders for various reasons during the Sequence 7 stage.

In this way, it will not take a few years for the other party to digest the potion of Sequence 7. Even if Sequence 6 is added, the range of twenty years is a reasonable enough limit, because if you are too old, no matter whether the potion is digested or not, promotion is quite dangerous Yes, the whole person will become more and more crazy as the ceremony progresses, leaving obvious clues.

At this stage, the murderer is calm in committing crimes, has the ability to interfere with divination and tracking, and has almost no loopholes, but this may not be the case for him who was "young" in the early days!

When he completed the serial murder case for the first time, there was a high probability that he was not that cautious!

This is the best lead to follow!

Many thoughts flashed by, Klein nodded and responded:

"That criminal's modus operandi doesn't look like a rookie."

"I have reason to believe he's done something like this before!"

"Combining the past and the present, we are more likely to grasp the key to the problem."

After hearing his answer, the detectives whispered to each other and began to discuss. After a short silence, Isinger sincerely praised:

"Great idea!"