The cold-faced earl doesn't want to trigger the plot

Even Romy Hunter, who was "suicide" from the beginning, is strictly a person who is promoting relocation.

Obviously, someone in the town was hunting the people who pushed the town to move to Greenwater.And those "voices" who are confusing and turning a blind eye are probably the conservatives who want the town of Aurette to remain as it is.

Volume 15: Chapter [-], the town of Orient [-] years ago

When he realized that the people in the small town might be deliberately conniving at the occurrence of these cases, Jack only felt a chill down his spine.

Even in the small town of Aurette, which has always been peaceful, he still felt the "maliciousness" that would inevitably arise from places where crowds gathered.

Because everyone in the town is really "familiar" with each other.As a result, some disputes never rise to the surface, nor do they lead to well-known "battles."

Hart, is a good example.

He did nothing wrong from start to finish.But, since his humiliating divorce, everyone in the town will look at him strangely.

If it weren't for the town to move to Greenwater City immediately, even Hart's young daughter would have such doubts as she grew older.

Why, others are always whispering to her, always pointing fingers at her.

However, the most intense dispute under the surface of the Orient Township in this period was undoubtedly whether to relocate or not.

Although, through a majority vote, it was decided that the final result would be to move into Greenwater City.But this doesn't mean that those rejected minorities really gave up their minds.

And, strictly speaking, there are not many of these minorities.

Many people are unwilling to believe in the bright future that Greenwater City paints for them, and prefer to stay in the hometown where they have lived since their ancestors.

More importantly, the victims during this period were all well-chosen.

There were people like Romy Hunt who hated dogs, there were couples who were burned without any relatives, and there were people who were lonely like the old man who fell to his death.

No one will speak up for these people.Even if there is a voice like Jack, it will soon be suppressed by some voices with a heart.

Perhaps, in the small town, those who didn't want to move out didn't have the courage to personally eliminate dissidents.However, nothing is needed just to pamper the criminals who are the thorn in their side.

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Even though he encountered some resistance, he knew that many people might not cooperate too much, but Jack still chose to investigate these "suicides" and "accidents" as a series of serial cases.

But Jack, who has limited abilities, has not made breakthrough progress.

Then it was another week, and as always, another person disappeared.

But this time, the still surface of the water churned.

Because, the one who disappeared this time was not a "promoter", but a resolute "opposition".

The disappearance of a key figure in the opposition, who can almost be called the leader, made the people of the town break the unspoken rule that "fighting cannot be superficial".

The situation in the small town became extremely chaotic.

But Jack still couldn't catch the criminal.

Jack also felt for the first time how useless his passion and sense of justice were.

Another three days passed.

The missing opposition leader has been found.

However, his body was divided into five pieces and placed in the square of the town.

For a moment, the small town that seemed to be noisy for several days became much quieter.

People seem to have finally realized that there is a monster that is thriving under the special "nutrient" provided by the town.

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"So, if you didn't pay attention at the beginning! I missed so many important clues, and I didn't catch this monster before it grows up, how could I be here today!"

In the home of the mayor of Aurette Town, Jack slapped the table with both hands vigorously, sprayed the mayor with spittle, and then slammed the door and left.

In the four months since Romy Hunt's death, nine people had died in the town.

Among them, most of the people are the promoters of the relocation.However, there are also unlucky ghosts like the leader of the opposition mixed in it.

The people in the small town were in a state of panic, and everyone raised their vigilance, trying to live together and act together as much as possible.

Such a move also had a certain effect.

Otherwise, if the prisoner finds an opportunity, he will kill one person a week, and there will definitely be more victims in the town.

But, on the other hand.

Now that everyone is on the alert, this mysterious murderer can still find opportunities from time to time to kill and dismember the body quietly.It proved that he was very familiar with this town and its people.

What made Jack even more terrified was that the scene of corpse dumping left by the murderer clearly showed that the other party's ability was growing.

From the beginning, it could only be disguised as an accident, to after the kidnapping and murder, a few corpses were thrown away in a few days.By the time of the eighth crime, the murderer had been able to dump the body the next day, and the number of body parts had increased to dozens.

News about the murderer has spread in surrounding towns.Greenwater City's emerging media "Pioneer Daily" even gave the murderer a nickname "Dismemberer".

In this regard, Jack also felt dissatisfied and angry.

By the time they left the mayor's mansion, the sky had already darkened.

Due to the horror of the "dismemberers", the town of Aurette has been deserted during the day, let alone at night.

Walking on the deserted street, listening to the "clack" sound of his crutches, Jack couldn't help feeling a little nervous, and quickened his pace to the only church in the town.

Jack wants to talk to Hart.

On the one hand, although Hart has many problems, he has an unexpectedly good mind.There is also a unique insight into the case of the "Dismemberer".For example, Hart believes that "dismemberment" is likely to be an organization composed of plural people.

On the other hand, Jack is really under too much pressure and really needs someone to talk to.

Almost a month ago, the Knights of Greenwater City came to the town at the invitation of the mayor.

But it can also be deduced from the status quo that those knights were not useful at all.Moreover, they always complained about Jack, the original guards in the town, and complained.They are also always deliberately excluded from the case.

Even if Jack didn't know much about the current investigation progress of the Knights, he could feel that they had gone astray, and it was difficult for them to move forward without the help of the locals.

But even so, the Knights still arrogantly rejected Jack.

In addition, due to the pressure from the mayor, Jack really needs to have a good talk with Hart, who is both a priest and a good friend, before his emotions completely lose control.

Unfortunately, after coming to the backyard of the church, Jack only got the news that Hart was out.

At this time, besides Hart, there were also missionaries and nuns who did not leave in time after the month of pilgrimage, living in the few huts behind the church.

In fact, the clergy of these other churches wanted to leave this month.However, the Knights refused to allow them to leave the town of Aurette on the grounds of investigating the case.

This incident was also one of the reasons why Jack complained about the Knights.

All signs indicated that this was a crime that could only be done by someone who knew the town very well.And these outsiders simply don't have the conditions to commit crimes.

The person who received Jack was a nun from the Church of All Things.

As the largest church on the mainland, this nun of the Church of All Things is also in the position of a steward among these trapped clergy.

After a few brief exchanges with the nuns of the Church of All Things, Jack turned and left.

Perhaps it was because Hart was always instilling in him that these nuns were very arrogant, and Jack didn't like them very much.

However, Jack didn't think that the nuns of the Church of Everything looked down on him or the people in the town.It's just that the atmosphere they showed was very weird.They didn't have a trace of enthusiasm or neglect, and they didn't feel any emotional fluctuations.

Therefore, rather than saying that these nuns really treated others equally, it is better to say that they are like puppets.

Before Jack left, he deliberately explored the scene in the backyard, but he didn't see Hart's young daughter.

Although Hart and his ex-wife broke up in a disgraceful way, Hart seemed to have truly forgiven his ex-wife, saying things like "the child is innocent", allowing his ex-wife to see his daughter, and also Will hand over his daughter to his ex-wife to take care of when he is busy.

Although, compared to the clergymen who talk about it in the backyard, the family of Hart's ex-wife who knows everything is obviously more reliable.However, if Jack chooses, he will never let his daughter contact that woman who doesn't know how to be loyal.

Everything was not going well, and Jack, who couldn't even talk to his friends, was full of resentment that night, and returned home on crutches, cursing.

And it was on the night of this day that a brutal massacre occurred in the small town.

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"It's all right, sure...it's all right, Hart."

On the promenade of the only clinic in the small town of Aurette, Jack patted his friend on the shoulder to comfort him.

Three days have passed since the Miemen tragedy.

Jack, still in a nightmare that he couldn't wake up from, his mind was in chaos.

"The Dismemberer" strikes again.

Moreover, this time, six people were killed at once.

A family of three generations lived in a peaceful hut, except for a little girl hiding in the closet, everyone else was murdered.

Recalling the scene in that cabin now, Jack still feels uncomfortable.

The head was separated from the body, and the eyes were gouged out.And that's it, the victim's head is still the most complete part of the body.

The rest of the corpses were all torn apart, and then arranged into human shapes by the prisoners, spreading them on the ground.

Jack couldn't figure out what this "dismemberer" wanted to do and what he wanted to express.Is the other party the same "person" as him?

Really only demons can make such insane actions.

However, Jack knew he needed to cheer up now, because the person who was suffering the most in his heart was not him, but Hart.

Because the murdered family was exactly the family where his ex-wife belonged to...

Fortunately, Hart's daughter survived.However, Hart's daughter, who was not traumatized, fell into a coma due to a rather strong mental stimulation.

Due to medical measures alone, Hart's daughter could not be awakened.So on this day, those stranded priests also gathered in the clinic, demonstrating the power from the gods.

Time passed by every minute and every second, until an exclamation of "She woke up!" came.

Hart, who didn't care too much, got up directly and rushed into his daughter's ward, followed by Jack.

Not only that, several members of the Knights also ran into the ward.

Hart's daughter is very important to the Knights.

Because, even though she was still young, she was still the only witness and the only survivor of the "dismembered".

"Evanna!"

As a group of people rushed into the ward, the ward, which was not very spacious, suddenly became extremely crowded.

Under the obstruction of the doctor and several priests, the crowd managed to stabilize Hart who wanted to rush directly.

Jack, who was behind Hart, had been observing carefully, feeling an ominous premonition inexplicably in his heart.

Hart's daughter, Evanna, who was only three years old, looked very strange.

She sat upright on the hospital bed, not as weak as she had been in a coma for three days.Moreover, at this time, Ewenna seemed to be looking at something extremely terrifying, with her eyes wide open, her face distorted, and she didn't make any sound.

If Ewenna's memory stays at the moment before witnessing the "Dismemberer" committing the crime, shouldn't her reaction now be screaming or crying?

Why.How could she look so weird?

While Jack was thinking, he was bumped from behind.

Jack, who was inconvenient in his legs and feet, was almost knocked and sat on the ground paralyzed.

Jack could see clearly that the person who had moved to the hospital bed after knocking him away was a team leader of the Knights who led the team to the town of Aurette this time.

The middle-aged team leader impatiently asked Yiwenna,

"Hey, kid, have you seen the 'Dismemberer'? Come on, tell us, tell us quickly! Who is the 'Dismemberer' and what does it look like!"

"Get out! She's only just woken up, and she's been through something terrible!"

Almost everyone in the ward was reprimanding the team leader for his untimely behavior.

And when the members of the Knights in the ward were arguing endlessly with the others, Ewenna, who had been in a sluggish state, raised her hand tremblingly.

Then, she pointed her finger at the person in the ward who was the angriest, most excited, and most concerned about her.

Hart.

There was a sudden silence in the ward.

Hart watched in disbelief, pointing at his daughter with the index finger of his right hand.

"You did very well."