novelonline Chapter 3323 Powder Mist and Followers
Chapter 3323 Powder Mist and Followers
Chapter 3323 Powder Mist and Followers
Although the bullet that killed the man entered his temple, it did not penetrate the Baron's head, so the bullet should still be in his head. An autopsy will probably be needed to find the bullet.
However, after a revolver is fired, the shell casings remain in the chamber of the cylinder and must be removed manually, so it is still possible to determine something by looking for shell casings.
It was just very unfortunate that the magazine of the revolver, which no one had touched after the murder, was empty after inspection, but traces of recent firing were found at the muzzle.
So the police began to suspect that there was actually a second revolver in the room, but the ladies present were all of high status and none of them were willing to undergo a full body search.
The only good news at the moment is that due to proper control, most people in the banquet hall downstairs are still unaware of the serious death that occurred upstairs. And because Baron Jensen is just a small figure, even if he dies, it will not cause much political impact, so the first unexpected incident in the meeting between Carsenrick and Delarion was temporarily calmed down.
The police will conduct an inspection at the crime scene overnight, and the gun and the body will be sent to a professional institution for inspection after the banquet. Baron Johnson's death will not be published in the newspaper tomorrow morning, but the obituary will be issued after the results are out.
As for the ladies of the "sisterhood", they naturally gave their statements on the spot and were allowed to leave. Although they were not searched, the interpersonal relationships of everyone here would be investigated later. If anyone was found to be related to Baron Johnson, they would still be investigated.
The lively banquet was still going on, and when the investigation of the case came to an end, the dance party downstairs had already begun. The long tables were removed, and most of the area in the banquet hall had been divided into a dance floor area, where people were dancing to the music.
Shad walked down the stairs holding Miss Reinhart's hand. He looked from a distance and saw that Major Rades was still playing cards with others, so Shad did not disturb him. He entered the dance floor with the somewhat shy Miss Reinhart and then gently hugged her waist.
The witch originally wanted to ask him about calling her name directly, but unexpectedly, Xia De frowned and asked:
"Who was the lady with the pink earrings who was with you just now?"
"Huh? What?"
She hesitated, but she still recalled while dancing with Shade:
"That's Countess Waldeck. She's three years older than me and seems to be studying literature. I'm not very familiar with her. I just heard that she's a famous socialite in Willendel, which is not a good reputation."
She looked at the face that was very close to her and found that Xia De's expression was very ugly.
"What's wrong? What did you find? Is she the criminal?"
Shade shook his head:
"I don't know if she's the perpetrator, I'm not even sure she's connected to the shooting.
But I noticed something wrong with the two pink earrings she was wearing. You haven't seen anything like it, so you didn't notice it, but I saw something similar not long ago. Is it such a coincidence? Or has its power spread so widely? "
"Is it a serious problem?"
So the witch asked softly, and Shade was not sure how to express it:
"I still need to confirm. I will catch up with the Countess in a while. Now all I can confirm is that she is indeed just an ordinary person."
"I'll go with you."
Miss Reinhart said in a low voice. Shade thought about it and didn't refuse, but he still felt that he should tell her what he might encounter:
"I suspect that the earrings on her ears have the power of some unknown evil object."
The girl he was dancing with wasn't surprised at all:
"As expected, it appeared. I was thinking yesterday that now the only unknowable-level relic that has not appeared on this island is the Unknown-level Relic."
But if the [Base of Destiny] that the Prophet Association is looking for is also here, then the Unknowable Level has actually existed for a long time.
Because of the accident just now, many members of the "sisterhood" did not stay at the banquet and left directly. Xia De and Miss Reinhart thought that Countess Waldeck would leave with the count soon, but she stayed on the second floor and did not come down.
The two of them continued to dance patiently downstairs. Although Xia De was worried, the great witch of the sun was enjoying it. They were right to stay, because soon there was another commotion upstairs. The police were still investigating the scene, but an important piece of evidence was missing.
Although Ms. Shade and Ms. Rhinehart were not involved, the evidence sounded like the revolver.
The banquet ended abruptly at 9:30 in the evening. The people who came to the banquet had more or less heard about what happened on the second floor, so they understood the frown on Grand Duke Lagerson's brow when he said goodbye to the guests.
Count Waldeck was invited to attend other events. The representatives of the two countries had already had preliminary contact at the banquet, so the delegation still had to discuss some things. Countess Waldeck took a carriage to her residence alone, which was also arranged by the Principality of Lagersen. Although the accommodation conditions were certainly not as good as those in big cities, the basic living standard could still be guaranteed.
After Shad and Major Rades agreed on a time to reminisce later, he and Miss Reinhart followed the carriage from a distance.
There wasn't much nightlife in the Wheel of Time at night, and most of the ladies traveling with them had already left early, so there were many opportunities for Shade and Miss Reinhardt to take action while the carriage was on the way, but Shade never took action:
"Things tonight are so strange. First it was the gun, then it was the familiar evil power. Let's be patient and wait."
His hunch was right, because the carriage quickly turned into an unnamed street in the west of the city, and it was obvious that it had deviated from its original direction. Then the carriage went farther and farther, and finally stopped on a rocky beach outside the city after passing through the city from north to south.
From here you can see the lights of the Wheel of Time dock, as well as the tall ships of the fleets of Draerion and Carsonrick.
This place was chosen quite well. The sound of waves hitting the rocks was loud, and the snow-capped mountains in the north stood in the darkness, with the moon only illuminating its outline.
The driver jumped out of the carriage and joined his companions who had been lying in ambush. The driver himself was of course an ordinary person, but his three companions wearing clown masks were all ring sorcerers.
The shape of the clown mask is very familiar. It is not only similar to the "Joker Card" in Shad's pocket, but also similar to the mask of "Mr. Mortis" who originally commissioned Shad to find the whereabouts of his friend.
In other words, Shad, who was lurking around after becoming invisible, was very sure that the lowest-level of the three masked ring warlocks was Mr. Mortis.
"Mr. Mortis is from the Harlequin Troupe. The answer is right on the riddle."
They hid behind a tall reef far away from the beach, and Shad used telepathy to tell Miss Reinhardt beside him about the things about the Harlequin Troupe. The witch had only heard of this organization before, but she didn't know that there were people from them in her hometown.
At this time, the door of the carriage parked on the beach had been opened, and Countess Waldeck walked out of it calmly. She looked at the three people who had gathered around her, and was not panicked at all. Instead, she raised her hand to touch the pink earring on her left ear.
The earrings emitted an enchanting glow, but unfortunately the three men came prepared, and the ordinary driver had already run away along the beach.
"This earring may be useful for charm and control of ordinary people, but it is useless for a ring sorcerer."
Among the three people wearing clown masks, only Mr. Mortis is a third-ring warlock. The other two are fifth-ring and seventh-ring respectively. The leader is the seventh-ring warlock:
"Madam, tell us the origin of your earrings and who corrupted you. You don't have to say anything, but we already know that you have received orders to use this opportunity to come to Fatumonster Island to expand your influence on this island."
"You think this is corruption?"
The beautiful woman smiled very beautifully:
"Although you are extraordinary, you are still shallow and you don't know what true happiness is."
She reached out and took off her hair accessories, letting her long hair fall loose:
"Three men are here to embarrass a woman like me. You really have no shame. How about this, who of you is willing to accept a kiss from me, and I will tell you what you want to know."
The three of them took a step back at the same time, and then the leading Seventh Ring Warlock continued:
"Then I'm sorry, we normally don't do this, but next we will control you and use some means to force you to speak."
Even though they were facing an ordinary person, the three men were still very cautious and surrounded the woman first, then approached her little by little.
The sound of the waves perfectly masked the footsteps of the three people, but Countess Waldeck just smiled and looked at them.
At this moment, pink mist suddenly emerged from under her skirt. The three ring warlocks wearing clown masks retreated without a second thought, and did not even try to attack the woman in the pink mist. It was because they knew the source of this ordinary person's power that they were so cautious.
The countess in the pink mist opened the folding fan in her hand, covering the lower half of her face and smiling charmingly:
"[The Harlequin Troupe] is indeed a group of clowns. They are clearly acting as clowns, but they think they are heroes."
After she finished speaking, the mist had already enveloped the carriage. She seemed to throw something at the horse in the mist, and then amid the roar in the mist, the horse's upper body actually squirmed and began to transform into a human form, and a strong whispering element also appeared on the horse's body.
PS: This chapter's picture is "Mermaid's Followers"