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

A soft voice from a woman sounded softly.

Jack looked around suddenly, trying to find out who said this among the crowd.

But before he found it, the ward fell into new chaos.

Because, Ewenna, who just woke up, passed out again.

"Evanna, Evanna!"

"Wait, wait a minute. This Father Hart, please explain first, what were you on the night of the incident..."

The squad leader of the Knights, with a sneer on his lips, tried to hold Hart together with the members of the Knights beside him.

It was also at this moment that Hart, who was always cowardly, suddenly erupted with strength that was obviously beyond ordinary people, and directly knocked the members of the knights around him to the ground with two bangs.Then, he broke through the wall of the ward, jumped off the second floor, and fled into the night in an instant.

Volume 110: Chapter 15, the town of Orient [-] years ago

Six days after the last murder of "The Dismemberer."

The "click" sound of the crutches that has almost become a symbol, sounded next to a hut on the outskirts of the town.

Strictly speaking, this cottage is Hart's real home.It's just that the hut is already in disrepair visible to the naked eye, so Hart usually lives in the backyard of the church.

And other people in the town and the knights also knew the existence of this hut.However, they didn't know that Hart had actually secretly dug a cellar in the past few years.

Of course, Hart had no strange purpose in digging the cellar.I just heard that some wines will taste better after being stored for a long time, so I dug a place to store wine.

As Hart's good friend, Jack naturally knew about these things.So, with a sigh, he lifted the carpet in the room and opened the entrance to the cellar.

"Who!"

In the cellar, came Hart's terrified voice.

And sighing in his heart that this person really can't escape far, Jack slowly walked into the cellar.

Lighting up the magic lamp in his hand, Jack frowned as he looked around at the devastated and engraved cellar walls.

"Are you crazy, Hart."

Jack lowered his head again, looked in the cellar, and found that there was no trace of food except for a few damaged wooden barrels.

"It seems that something is really wrong with you..."

"Jack! I..."

After seeing Jack, Hart, who had a hideous expression on his face, seemed to want to pounce on him.However, Jack just casually raised the crutch and pointed it at Hart, and Hart froze.

"Sure enough, no matter how you look at it, you can't be the murderer..."

Shaking his head and sighing, Jack turned around and hung the magic lamp on the wall.

"It's been a few days, Hart. Let's talk about what's going on."

...

Not long after, Hart squatted in the cellar, holding the food Jack brought with his hands, gnawing on it, drinking some water when he choked.

"Thank you! Thank you Jack! Thank you for willing to believe in me!"

Hart said excitedly.

Jack, on the other hand, has a complicated face.

He really believed in his old friend, otherwise he and the Knights would have come to surround the cellar as early as the day after Hart fled.

But equally, he also has doubts about Hart, which is why he has been hesitating these days.

As a guard, compared with inner feelings, you still have to speak with evidence and truth after all.

And the so-called "evidence" thrown in their faces by the Knights, although innumerable, is indeed suspicious.Among them, the most suspicious point is undoubtedly that Hart will always disappear for a period of time before the later cases occur.

As for why it is said to be the latter few cases, it is because the collection of clues and testimony was obstructed during the first few cases, and the townspeople at the time obviously did not take these things to heart.Therefore, everyone can't tell what other people were doing when those incidents happened.

In other words, Hart's reaction at the time was really too extreme.

Ewenna, in fact, just pointed at him at an inappropriate time.Such behavior cannot be called evidence at all.However, after Hart resisted on the spot, he chose to escape.

"Speaking of which, what happened to the power you exerted when you ran away? Didn't you say that the gods of your church have not given power and blessings for a long time?"

"strength?"

Hart froze for a moment, showing a dazed expression, and then gradually became sluggish,

"Yes, it's power...it's the power that allows me to find myself, it's the power that makes me a 'hero'!"

"what are you saying?"

"That's right. I've got letters, three letters! They're all addresses. I follow them every time..."

Hart said, his complexion suddenly turned livid,

"How did this happen? Thinking about it now, every time I went to those places, it was just before each case happened."

"Is there such a thing? Why don't you discuss it with me, and what did you find in those places?"

Jack asked with a solemn expression, but he saw that Hart's eyes became blurred and out of focus.

"No, nothing. Every time I just take a look from a distance and come back. And I don't know why I haven't told anyone about it. I can only think of it. If I have enough Courage, and I can get strength, more power to make me a 'hero.' But, you know, you know my..."

As Hart spoke, he suddenly grabbed Jack's arm,

"So, is the letter you received the same as the letter I received? You are different from me. If it is you, it must be fine."

Grabbed to the bone by a huge force, Jack felt incomparable pain, but it was difficult to break free from Hart's hand.

The skinny priest who usually looks like he would fall if the wind blows, is displaying monster-like power at this moment.

"No, I... all I received was a simple threatening letter."

Jack answered with difficulty, and during the entanglement between the two, a letter fell out of Jack's arms.

...

The information recorded in the two notebooks belonging to Jack and Hart came to an abrupt end here.

...

...

"Huh? This..."

Flipping through the notebook in the middle, Ewenna didn't say anything more, and Chris froze for a moment, even a little bit indignant which is rare.

Riber on the side can naturally understand Chris's current mood.

When the story reached a critical moment, it was suddenly interrupted, and he was also quite annoyed now.

"Their records really only end here...More information is what I got from other people. However, I have the original copy of the letter mentioned by my father."

Seeing Ewenna perform magic and took out several envelopes, Liber and Chris were relieved.

"This is the last threatening letter. Mr. Riber, do you want me to read it?"

Chris asked.

"No, let's watch it together."

Immediately, under Riber's words, Chris took the letter and posted it.

Um...

Smelling the vaguely wafting smell on Chris, which has become more and more pleasant recently, Riber began to regret it.

Concentrating on the letter that has been dusty for ten years, it has turned yellow, some handwriting is hard to read, and the letter itself is slightly damaged, Riber gradually frowned.

The handwriting in the letter is very elegant, and the words and sentences are full of politeness.

Even, the gentleness of the writer can be seen just from the neat and orderly way of writing, which deliberately leaves some space between words for easy reading.

However, it is such a "gentle" letter, but the content is very vicious.

At the very beginning of the letter, the person who wrote the letter stated that what happened in the town of Aurette during this period is really "regrettable".

Then, he stated that he was the "dismemberer" that Jack and others had been looking for.

The dismemberer asked the recipient Jack the following questions.

Does Jack really hope that this series of murders will stop here?

In Jack's mind, whether the living or the dead is more important.

And, is Jack seeking justice for these victims, or is he just performing his duties, or is he just wanting to be a "hero".

Then, the dismemberer reported the real purpose of his letter.

He hoped that Jack's investigation would end here, and then he would quit at this point, no longer provide any opinions and clues on the cases related to the dismembered person, and stop chasing the dismembered person permanently in the future.

As long as Jack agrees, the Dismemberer will not kill another person.

And if Jack refuses, next time he will try to find a larger family to make up for his previous murder plan that was delayed because of being tracked down.

And, after another polite farewell to Jack, the Dismemberer left a pattern resembling an eye on the letter.

It's just that the periphery of this pattern is stained by something like water stains, oil stains, or blood stains.

Chris, who was relatively keen, immediately realized that there might be a real eyeball attached to this pattern.So, he swallowed his saliva, and moved his fingers away from the smudged place on the letter a little stiffly.

"You are still looking for the 'Dismemberer', which means that your father accepted..."

Riber turned his gaze to Ewenna, and couldn't help but want to ask the end of the story, but halfway through, he realized.

Jack accepted the conditions of the "dismemberer", not just not to pursue it as simple as that.He has remained silent so far, representing Hart who had been suspected before...

"According to the residents of the town, one month after the 'last murder' happened. The real culprit, Father Hart, was executed."

Ewenna lowered her head and said slowly.

And Riber couldn't help reaching out and touching his neck, which was still wrapped in bandages.

Jack...

Violating one's own beliefs and justice, and even becoming an accomplice of criminals, pushing one's friends into the abyss with one's own hands, and suffering and feeling guilty for more than ten years.

It turns out that this level of despair is needed for people to choose to end themselves.

...

...

"I didn't expect that such a thing happened in the town of Aurette 15 years ago. If it weren't for the knights in the records, it would be as stable as ever. It would be difficult for me to connect the story with reality. However, it should have been The period of the former leader. Therefore, the current knight order should be somewhat improved."

After flipping through the notebook again, Chris said with emotion.

It's just that Riber couldn't tell whether Chris was speaking for the Knights or belittling the Knights.

"At first, I thought there would be some unexpected twist at the end of the story. For example, that Father Hart is the real murderer, or that he has a second personality or something... Ah, sorry, Ewenna Miss. I am a little careless. I have no malicious intentions."

Thinking of Father Hart, Chris, who is actually Ewenna's biological father, said repeatedly.

In order to show that he was really serious and cautious, Chris put away his smile a little.

However, he might look better if he still had that grinning look.It is precisely because his smile has become faintly indifferent now that his expression has a sarcastic taste.

It can only be said that Chris, the leading actor, has a really bad personality.

"Don't worry about it. I really don't have any impression of my biological father... and I can't remember anything at all. Therefore, he is closer to a stranger than my father."

Frowning slightly, Ewenna said.It's just that she was clearly responding to Chris' words, but she didn't look at him squarely at all.

As for Riber, in fact, from the details shown by Ewenna, it can be seen that she is actually holding on.

After all, she pressed her index finger with her thumb, and the knuckles of her index finger turned white.

Although, it was a long time ago, and Ewenna herself didn't remember it at all.

However, looking back at the past when my biological father was framed as a "dismemberer" because of my own reasons, I don't think it's very pleasant.

"Anyway, the past... is why I have to find revenge on the 'Dismemberer'. As I said before, it's not interesting..."

Evanna looked at Riber and said.

Unlike when she responded to Chris before, her tone and volume at this time have obviously softened.

It seems that there is still some timidity?

Riber couldn't quite guess what Ewenna was thinking.