novelonline Chapter 2440 Felinga
Chapter 2440 Felinga
Chapter 2440 Felinga
The information about the sacrificial site is very important. Mr. Bernhardt continued to add:
"After all, they are not core members of the Dragon Feast Cult, so they don't know much about the function of the sacrificial site itself. But at least it is certain that the coming of the god is definitely not a matter of a moment. Even if the ceremony begins, it will take more than twenty minutes."
This makes sense. The more powerful the gods are, the more difficult it is for them to descend into the material world. That is why every God-summoning ceremony of the Orthodox Church is very complicated.
"Also, they said that during the God's Descent Ceremony, the [Dragon Feast Cult] will create widespread chaos throughout the Moon Bay area. They don't know the specific methods, but they said that this time the [Blood Spirit School], [Truth Society], [Tyranny Club], [Light Worshipers Seminar], and some illegal ring magic groups overseas will all be involved."
“It’s really a big move.”
Shade sighed:
"Did you mention anything about evil?"
Mr. Bernhardt and Mr. Albert both shook their heads, and the former said:
"That's all they know. But they know some of the bases of the Dragon Feast Cult in and outside the city. I plan to inform the church through the black market, and I will also take people to clear them out. Before the final battle, we still have to do something."
So Mr. Bernhard left quickly, and I'm afraid he would have a busy Saturday. But before leaving, he slipped a note to Shade, and Shade guessed that he had prepared the materials to assist the vampire duke's "God's Descent Ceremony".
Only Xia De and the coroner were left in the morgue. The two looked at each other, waiting for the other to speak first.
Xia De did want to ask something, but in the end he just said:
"We'll go look for the cards later. It shouldn't take too long, right?"
"One morning at most."
Ptolemy Albert assured him, and when Shad asked no other questions, he pointed to the door:
"Mr. Watson, let's go,"
The two of them were not only working together to find the cards, but their real purpose was to help Mr. Albert solve a difficult problem. Shade didn't know what it was, but when the two of them left the autopsy room, Mr. Albert roughly described the cause of the incident:
"I have many good friends in the local area, especially in the downtown area. When these friends encounter problems, they sometimes come to me for help. At the beginning of this year, one of my friends welcomed her nephew and his fiancée to live with her. Of course, the two are now married.
That friend is Mrs. Fox, who lives in Silver Spoon Lane in downtown. Her husband has passed away, and she lives alone now. She is also very happy that her nephew and his wife can live with her.
“That sounds good.”
"Yes, but about a week ago, Mrs. Fox's nephew and his wife disappeared. She found me and my friends through some channels, but after the initial investigation, we only knew that the young couple was involved in the incident of three precious Rhodes cards that stirred up the turmoil in the city.
Although each ring wizard has different special abilities, my friend and I are not particularly good at investigation and searching. Armand said you are a good detective, so I came to you for help. "
Mr. Albert, who was wearing a brown robe, said that although finding the missing person was urgent, he must have other purposes for asking Shad to come along to look for him at this time before the decisive battle.
"Are there any clues at the moment?"
For the time being, Xia De just thought of this as looking for someone, and it just so happened that he was indeed good at this.
"Go to old Mrs. Fox's house first, maybe you can find something we haven't noticed."
"Okay, oh, by the way, the missing person's name is..."
"You can go ask Mrs. Fox directly later. I only know that the couple came from the North and their last name is 'Felinga'. They have a large amount of savings. Mr. Felinga is now a maintenance technician in a local steam factory, and Mrs. Felinga is a tutor for the nobles. Not a live-in tutor, and she teaches more than one person."
Shade nodded:
"Felinga, a very familiar northern surname."
Silver Spoon Alley was not far from Spider Alley, so the two walked there in the fog. Old Mrs. Fox lived in the three-story building at the entrance of the alley. She lived on the first floor, rented the second floor to her nephew and his wife at a low price, and used the attic-style third floor to store sundries.
Mr. Albert went up the steps and knocked on the door, and then a middle-aged woman opened the door. Seeing that it was Mr. Albert, the slightly plump woman smiled and said:
"Mr. Albert, are you here? Mrs. Fox and I have just finished breakfast, and we were just wondering when you and the detective you found would arrive."
After saying that, he looked at Xia De again, with an even more obvious smile on his face:
"Look at this handsome young man, Mr. Albert. Is he married? I have a niece who is studying painting at the Moon Bay Art School. Her painting, The Nightmare of Charles Denwin, won a prize this year."
M. Albert smiled gently:
"Good morning, Mrs. Fogelman. I'm so sorry, but the detective has a fiancée."
"That's really a shame."
The Fat Lady introduced herself to Shade again:
"I am here temporarily to take care of Mrs. Fox. After her nephew disappeared, she lived alone. We were very worried, so everyone took turns to take care of her."
As he led the two men in, Charles asked Mr. Albert softly:
“Are they neighbors?”
"No, they are friends from the [Eternal Light] mutual aid group. The people in the group were organized by the priests and volunteered to help Mrs. Fox."
Mr. Albert responded, and Shad nodded in understanding.
Mrs. Fox was an old lady who looked to be in her sixties or seventies, but she was in good spirits. She had almost no clues about the disappearance of her nephew and his wife, except that the Feringa couple went out on Wednesday a week ago and never came back.
The old lady’s hearing was not very good, so she couldn’t say whether she had heard any strange noises or anything like that before.
After getting permission, Shad and Mr. Albert opened the door of the second floor with the key to search. Mr. Albert had actually been there once, and the good news was that at least no body was found in the house.
"It's weird."
After turning around for a while, Xia De said:
"Why aren't there any pictures of the newlyweds here?"
Seeing the coroner raised his eyebrows, Shade further explained:
"The couple moved in at the beginning of the year, and now it's August, the month of flowers, and summer is almost over. After such a long time, there is not a single photo of them in the bedroom and study on the second floor? Also, doesn't the Yuewan area have a tradition of taking wedding photos?"
Mr. Albert nodded seriously:
"There is a tradition of wedding photos. Yes, it is indeed wrong, so, is there something wrong with that couple?"
"Did you search this place carefully last time?"
Chateau asked again, and M. Albert shook his head:
"I just came to take a look last time. Others didn't feel comfortable searching other people's houses. They just made sure there was no blood or suspicious smell and left. Oh, there was no sign of any supernatural power either."
"So this place still looks the same as it did before the Feringas disappeared?"
"Yes."
The two were in the study room. The decoration of the study room in this shabby house was not very good. Fortunately, the Feringa couple seemed to be good at cleaning the house. The walls were clean and tidy. The floor was clean although not spotless. There were decorative landscape paintings on the walls. The beige curtains that seemed to have been installed recently were more avant-garde than the shabby furniture in the room.
“Very cozy, feels like home.”
Shade said softly, looking at the stack of newspapers on the desk. Margaret's photo just appeared on the side of the newspaper facing up. This is the Tatton River Morning Post, the third largest regional newspaper in the Moon Bay area.
Chateau turned over a few more pages, and M. Albert asked:
“Is there something wrong with these newspapers?”
"The dates were not consecutive, but almost every one of them contained news about Princess Margaret."
"It is normal for the local newspapers to continue reporting on Her Royal Highness when the princess visits Yuewan."
"Yes, normally we go to the bedroom."
The bedroom was larger than the study. Xia De did not look through the tables and bedside tables, but went straight to open the wardrobe.
Mr. Albert tried to stop him, but Chateau had already begun to turn the pages:
"The bathroom, isn't it?"
He hurried to the bathroom again, and when he saw the towels stacked on the basin rack, Xia De's eyes lit up. He bent over and carefully turned over the folded towels, and he already had a guess in his mind:
"Is there such a thing?"
"I've read Hamilton's Detective Stories. The autopsy scenes in it are not particularly real, but at least the stories are very interesting. Mr. Watson, do you like telling riddles like the detectives in the story?"
The coroner with messy black hair asked again. Shade shook his head and held the towel:
"The towels are not important, but the way they are stacked is weird. I just checked the closet and the clothes were stacked normally, so I thought I guessed wrong. But she changed her previous habit of folding clothes and still ignored the towel problem."
Shade put the towel on the rack:
"Only maids of nobles would stack towels like this, because they have to consider the convenience of taking them out the next time they are used, as well as the preservation of those expensive towels. Based on my understanding of maids, based on my understanding of the maid industry, the mistress of this house was probably a maid of a noble family. Ordinary people probably don't notice such details. Even elite agents may not understand the training manual of royal maids."
"Royal family?"
M. Albert hesitated:
"This matter is more complicated than I thought. I asked you to help just to let you know that we won't get into any big trouble, right?"
"Probably not. I think I might have run into someone I know."
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