At No. 2, Water Lily Street, in the living room bathed in the hues of dusk.
Klein turned his back to the bulging window and said to Fry and Leonard:
"I've divined the result. In my dream, I saw a two-story house in a pale blue color. All the windows on the first floor were closed and covered with curtains. Within a few meters around it, the soil was dark brown, with no grass or flowers growing. It also had a dilapidated and gloomy garden, just like the kind commonly seen in ghost stories."
"The only symbol that identifies its location is a river not far from it, a relatively wide river."
"This might be the Tassoque River or the Hoy River. We can only search to find out. Hopefully, there's still time."
The Tassoque River is the largest river in the Kingdom of Ruen, originating from the Milmensk Mountains in the northwest and flowing southeastward. It passes through the counties of Yanhai and Ahova, passes through the capital of Beckland, and enters the sea near the port of Priz.
It meets the town of Tingen at the southwestern corner of the west district and the southern part of the dock area. The Hoy River originates from the York Mountain in the north and flows through the suburban university area. It joins the Tassoque River here.
These are the two main rivers around Tingen. The others can only be called small streams and do not have wide water surfaces.
After listening to Klein's statement, the pale-skinned and cold-tempered Fry nodded slightly, agreeing with the other's thoughts.
Without any other clues, investigation is the only effective method!
Just then, Leonard smiled and said:
"Perhaps we can narrow down the area where the target is located."
"How to narrow it down?" Klein held a silver pocket watch with vine patterns, raising his eyebrows and asking in confusion.
Leonard chuckled and said:
"For criminals with a plan and purpose, the first target they choose will definitely be far away from the area where the altar is located. This stems from the instinct for safety."
"When there are few 'dead persons' left in other areas, the difficulty of finding them increases. At that point, they will consider the nearby area."
"So, we should review the materials again and select the areas where the number of death incidents was at a normal level in the initial stage and has rapidly increased in the past few days."
Klein's eyes lit up upon hearing this:
"Excellent reasoning!"
At the same time, he sighed in his heart: "I really don't have the talent for being a detective!"
Fry nodded and picked up the materials placed on the coffee table, starting to review them again.
After a few minutes, he said in a deep voice:
"There are such areas, and there is only one."
"Which area?" Klein blurted out.
Fry handed the thick materials to Leonard beside him, pursing his thin lips slightly:
"The west district."
Is it the west district? Klein clenched his fist and immediately proposed:
"Then let's start checking the southwest corner of the west district. That area is not large!"
"I agree." Leonard raised his hand with the materials and easily agreed, as if the person who had suggested narrowing the area was not him. ......
The light, two-wheeled carriage moved slowly along the slightly muddy and dirty road. Not far away, a wide river was tinted with the glow of the setting sun.
Klein and Frye looked out from their respective windows, inspecting one house after another. The focus was on the grayish-blue color and the dilapidated gardens. If possible, they would pay attention to whether the curtains on the first floor were all drawn.
Leonard sat leisurely in his place, leaning against the side of the carriage, humming a local tune.
The dim scene gradually receded. Suddenly, from the corner of his eye, Klein's gaze swept over a grayish-blue two-story house.
In front of that house was a garden that gave off a sense of decay and gloom.
"Found it!" Klein said in a low voice.
Before he finished speaking, Frye and Leonard rushed over simultaneously, looking towards the distance, moving so quickly that it seemed there was no pause.
As the carriage drew closer to the house, the dark curtains were all pulled up on the first floor, and the scene was presented to the three night watchmen.
There was no need for divination to confirm; Klein could be certain that this was the house he had seen in his dream, the place where the evil altar was located!
Whether he, or Leonard and Frye, stopped the carriage immediately, let the driver continue driving, passing over and away from the target, as if it was just a passing by.
When they turned back and could no longer see the building, Leonard called the driver to stop the carriage.
"Klein, get on this carriage and go back to Zotlan Street to replace the captain to help," Leonard snapped his fingers and smiled at his teammates.
Was he thinking that I'm a weakling and shouldn't get involved in such dangerous matters? This guy is still nice... Klein was stunned for a moment, then understood Leonard's meaning.
Frye nodded in agreement beside him:
"You just started practicing combat and are an auxiliary profession."
"I know, and the guy who can cause so many deaths to hold a ceremony is definitely not easy to deal with. Only the captain can make things less terrifying..." Klein took a breath and agreed rationally.
Then, he looked at Leonard and Frye, smiled, and said:
"You need to be careful."
"Don't worry, I cherish my life. Before the captain arrives, we will only monitor and not approach," Leonard chuckled.
Frye said nothing, just picked up the suitcase.
Klein was silent for a few seconds, took out a copper penny, and said:
"I'll do a divination for you two."
He murmured "There will be a good outcome for these matters here," as his eyes deepened, and the coin popped up.
Boom!
The coin flipped over, rolled down, and landed steadily on Klein's palm.
Klein opened his eyes and saw that the king's head was facing up, and he immediately let out a sigh of relief.
"This is just a vague symbol. There are other interpretations. The most important thing is always to be careful and cautious yourself." He said to Frye and Leonard in the manner of a diviner.
Leonard had already turned around, hearing this, waved his hand and jumped out of the carriage:
"Like my eighty-year-old grandma, so talkative..."
Frye nodded seriously and walked down with the suitcase.
Watching the two teammates move towards the target house, Klein touched the revolver in his armpit bag and said to the driver:
"Zotlan Street."
The driver hired by time didn't have any objections and let the horses start moving again. ......
36 Zortlan Street.
When Klein joined the Black Thorn Security Company, Rosan, Mrs. Oliana and others had already left work. The place became extremely quiet and dim.
Dunn, dressed in a black windbreaker, was sitting on a sofa in the reception area. He didn't light the gas lamp and seemed to blend into the dark area.
"Have you found any clues?" he began in a deep voice, startling Klein who was looking for where the captain was.
Klein quickly turned around and looked into Dunn's grey eyes:
"Yes, we..."
He quickly summarized Leonard's "bold speculation", his own divination confirmation and the subsequent on-site investigation.
As for Leonard's confidence and the special things he explained, they were naturally unimportant matters.
Dunn occasionally interrupted and asked a question. When it was over, he suddenly stood up and walked towards the door.
"Almost forgot, you stay here to guard against any unexpected incidents." Just before going downstairs, he turned around and reminded Klein.
"OK." Klein nodded firmly.
At this moment, except for Cohenli who was on guard at the Charnis door, all the night shift personnel were busy outside.
Dunn. Smith descended several flights of stairs, suddenly paused, putting on his hat and said to Klein at the door:
"You lock the door, follow me, hehe, this isn't to let you participate in the battle, but to experience the atmosphere, and secondly, during the final search and inspection, there might be the need for the assistance of ritual magic. Remember, before the matter is over, you must stay at least fifty meters away from us, and absolutely not approach that house!"
Klein was stunned for a moment and nodded vigorously:
"OK!" ......
The sun completely disappeared below the horizon, and the surging Tasok River was deep and dark.
Dark clouds covered the scarlet moon, making the two-story gray-blue house look like a monster hidden in the shadows.
The garden in front of the small building was extremely quiet, with no sound escaping, as if there were no reptiles or life at all.
Klein gazed at this scene, his palms sweating and his body trembling.
He felt that countless terrifying things were lurking there, waiting, waiting for a bloody feast.
As he watched, Dunn, Leonard, and Fry, who had almost blended into the darkness, cautiously approached the target building. ......
On the second floor of the grey-blue house, in a bedroom without any lights.
A young girl with a round face and a gentle, sweet appearance was sitting in front of the dressing table, studying the "complex" skin care science under the dim starlight.
Beside her right hand was placed a silver mirror, whose surface was so rough that it could hardly reflect any image.
Suddenly, a bloody mark appeared on the silver mirror.
The gentle and sweet Thelis' expression immediately turned serious, she stood up, walked to the window, and silently looked out.