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

In this world that is backward in all aspects, there is no such profession as "forensic medicine".

Therefore, after the corpses were collected, the first person to discover the abnormality from the corpse.It was Chris, the temporary consultant who rushed back to the Knights headquarters late at night.

Chris, on the head of the corpse, found a strange festering wound covered by hair.

After the Knights urgently invited some famous doctors from Greenwater City, the doctors agreed unanimously.This is a kind of "Stanger's disease".

This disease is a terrible terminal disease, once infected, it cannot be cured, and it will die quickly within a few years.However, patients with symptoms of brain ulceration will basically lose their lives within a quarter of an hour.

In other words, the victim actually died of illness before being mutilated.

Chris, who was inspired by this incident, immediately asked the Knights to take out all the relevant image materials of the first dismemberment case, and then handed them over to the doctors present for identification.

By coincidence, a doctor present actually recognized the still unidentified victim of the first incident.

This doctor once treated the woman.

And, like the No.2 victim, the No.1 victim also suffered from an incurable terminal illness, but it was not as obvious and superficial as Stanger's disease.Moreover, after the doctor deduced from the time, it was incredible that the terminally ill patient could live until recently.

In this way, the "Dismemberer" case made great progress overnight.

Although it is still not [-]% sure, it can basically be inferred that the dismemberer will dismember and dispose of the corpse every time after the patient under her care dies of illness.

However, why the "Dismemberer" did this is still a mystery.

The Knights and Chris could not come to a conclusion, and even Greenwater City's leading "famous detective" Riber could not make a clear statement on this.

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Silent all night.

Because, the three members of the Knights came to protect Riber from the strange thief as "guards" for the time being.

And the Earl's mansion will never be short of rooms.

Even if most of the first floor has been converted into a restaurant, there are enough rooms as guest rooms.

Therefore, after discussing with Ed's family, the three temporarily stayed on the first floor of the mansion.

Look, the originally deserted mansion has recently seen a lot of people.Ed and his wife are also very happy in their hearts.

Of course, it would be even better if the extra people were guests of an unnamed restaurant...

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Early morning hours.

In the mansion, Dirk, who really guarded the whole night as a guard, changed shifts with the yawning Abbech with his eyes wide open and dark circles under his eyes.

And Yabubeki, who inspected the backyard of the mansion, found Chris who was dressed in a neat detective outfit early in the morning and was about to go out.

"Mr. Chris, you are..."

Yabbeck asked.

Since, after all, Chris is still a temporary adviser of the Knights, so he does not always obey the orders of the Knights.Therefore, when arranging the inspection and security plan of the mansion, Yabu Bache and Dirk did not include Chris in it.

But even so.Chris came to this mansion, and he also had the task of arresting the "Dismemberer" with the Earl.

Therefore, his intention to leave without authorization made Abbech feel a little inappropriate.

"Miss Yabu. Good morning."

Turning around, looking at Yabu Bache with a subtle expression, Chris politely took off his hat and said hello,

"I'm planning to go back to the Knights headquarters or my detective agency to see if there are any other cases that I need to solve."

"This...Mr. Chris, we haven't finished the dismemberment case yet..."

"Isn't it over? I think that through yesterday's dialogue, we can already presuppose that this case is over."

Chris, as always, used a way of speaking with deep meaning.

"Mr. Chris means that since the Earl has agreed to join this investigation. Then even if we do nothing, can the Earl catch the criminal?"

When Abbech mentioned the count, his eyes sparkled brightly, but immediately dimmed a bit lonely,

"Although, I also believe in the power of the Earl. But as a member of the Knights, I always feel that it is a bit... "

"No, Miss Yabu. You misunderstood, I didn't mean that. Besides, you seem to have too blind faith in the power of the Earl."

Chris shook his head,

"Although I think the Earl is the most intelligent person in this city, he should also be the top existence in the entire kingdom. However, the Earl is not a god after all. Ask him to be in this city with a population of nearly [-]. In the process, finding a prisoner who only attacked marginalized people and left almost no clues for tracking is just embarrassing him."

"That..."

"Miss Yabu thinks, why did the Earl decide not to find out the other party on the grounds that 'the dismembered person may not be the murderer'? In the end, because of my appearance and the conflict between me and Vice Captain Ethan, I had to stand out?"

Faced with Chris's sudden question, Abbech naturally had no way to answer it.

However, she knew that even if she didn't answer and just shook her head, Chris would answer himself in no time.

After getting along these days, she has long been used to the detective's style.

"It's because of the meaning behind this matter. Since the mutilator didn't kill anyone, then she didn't need to dispose of the corpse. Why did she do these things?"

"Uh...for fame?"

"Yes. Now it seems that it should be the purpose. But judging from the time, the Earl may have suspected the mutilated person and his accomplices, or she was 'controlled' by the accomplices. One of the murderers , There is even a black hand behind the dismemberment of the corpse, and the other party forced the dismemberer to throw the corpse, so this dismemberer, who did not kill at all, is doing things like a pawn that she does not have to do, nor does she want to do. .”

"That is to say, behind the mutilated man is... well..."

In the middle of speaking, Yabubeki, who suddenly realized something was wrong, scratched his cheek embarrassingly.

With the current progress of the case, it is already known that the victims are most likely to die of illness.Therefore, the murderer does not exist at all, and there will be no so-called accomplices.

But judging by the lack of clues at that time, it is indeed possible that the Earl made such a guess.

"Of course, the Earl has already vetoed his guess through reasoning. Otherwise, when he came to the Knights after the case, he would have mentioned that there might be a 'thread manipulator' behind the mutilated man. And through this We can actually judge the matter. During the period of being hijacked, although he did not know what happened, the Earl already had a certain degree... even a considerable degree of understanding of the mutilated person."

"Yes, is that so?"

Yabbeck had some thoughts that didn't follow Chris.

"Yes, as another piece of evidence, the Earl has never pursued the 'Dismemberer'. Miss Yabu, think about it, if you were hijacked by criminals once, and then you were capable and powerful, would you Won't everything be done to try and catch this criminal?"

Yabubeki, who was asked, nodded heavily after thinking about it.

It must be a dream to catch the other party.

"Moreover, the night demon incident also proved that the earl has enough action and a full sense of justice. Then the reason why he deliberately placed the mutilated person is worth thinking about?"

Yabubeki nodded his head as if pounding garlic.

She didn't even realize that she, who could have a "dialogue" with Chris before, unconsciously became able to listen to the other party unilaterally.

"And the reason doesn't need to be explained by the Earl himself. The behavior of the mutilated man yesterday has already proved everything."

Chris sighed.

"Even if we don't do anything, the Earl doesn't do anything, that dismemberer who has a strong desire to show off will give us clues without authorization... In addition, she is not really aggressive in the true sense. , the essence is just a coward who uses the corpse of a deceased person to cause panic in others. Then why should he pay attention to that criminal who will eventually drive himself into the net even if he lets it go?"

"In other words, the Earl has already expected this..."

Abbech was taken aback, feeling more and more that what Chris said made sense.

As "evidence", even after obtaining new clues and information last night, the Earl still did not make any statement!

If you don't care about it, you will be caught by yourself. Isn't that why you don't even need to talk to him?Maybe, the more you talk to each other, the more excited you will be!

"So, that's it. Nothing is more boring than a puzzle that has already seen the answer. I think I'm just wasting my time staying here. Although my wisdom and ability are limited. But I still feel that this city Among them are some more interesting and more directly solved cases, waiting for me."

An imperceptible indifference flashed across Chris's face,

"Of course, I'll come back for dinner."

Chris added with a smile, then leaned slightly and put the detective hat back on, and then left the mansion straight through the back door.

But this time, Yabubeki seemed to have no reason to stop him.

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While Yabbeck is talking to Chris.

Riber, who rarely got up early and then came to the balcony to breathe fresh air, happened to hear everything in his ears.

Listening to Chris' words, Riber's expression couldn't help but become serious.

Chris, a detective, doesn't want to catch the Sorrow Witch who should be his fateful opponent...

Is it, kinda bad?

Volume II: Chapter 76, The Waiter

It wasn't until night that Riber finally saw Chris who had returned to the mansion.

I don't know what Chris was busy with all day long. When he came back, he was quite dusty and disheartened.However, judging from his expression, he should have had a fulfilling day.Far more than Riber who simply nestled in the mansion all day long.

Seeing Chris, who seemed to have really given up on chasing the "Dismemberer", Riber fell into deep thought.

He first sorted out the information he had obtained so far.

He's currently in the middle of a storyline featuring Chris and the Witch of Sorrow.And this line always feels that the element of love is very limited, and more emphasis is placed on suspense and curiosity.

At least, in the first two acts of this line, not to mention the interaction between the two protagonists, even the intersection is extremely limited.

Riber thought about it, and roughly guessed the original plot.

According to the people in the knight order, Chris received the commission from his own detective agency, so he has been chasing down the prisoner "Night Demon".

That's how it should have started.

Due to the investigation of the night demon alone, he fell into a bottleneck.Therefore, Chris, who is thirsty for information, has been looking for a way to get close to the Knights.

It just so happened that the "Dismemberer" incident happened that day.

Watching the knights blockade the street with great fanfare, Chris thought that the knights must have encountered a serious crime, so he broke into the scene of the crime.Then, he showed his talent as a detective to the Knights, and caught the Sorrow Witch disguised as a middle-aged woman on the spot.

The Sorrow Witch also launched a trapped beast fight, and escaped from the scene by hijacking Chris.

At this point in time, Riber believes that Chris in the original plot probably has two completely different mentalities from him who encountered this incident in reality.

From the conversation with Yabu Bache in the morning, it is not difficult to see.Once Chris is hijacked by the Sorrow Witch, he will definitely do his best to hunt down the Sorrow Witch.Rather than being like Riber, who doesn't care about this matter at all.

In other words, it is different from the Sorrow Witch and Riber who are still like two passers-by even if they "encounter".

Once Chris and the Sorrow Witch "meet", the physical and mental collision between the two will definitely be more intense, thus forming the so-called fateful entanglement.

The next thing to say is that Chris joined the Knights along the way.Then, although he desperately wanted to catch the Witch of Sorrow, he couldn't track her down.Therefore, we can only deal with the Night Demon case first.Then, with the help of the clues provided by the Knights, Zhenzhen personally captured the Night Demon and became the "Greenwater's Hero".

Afterwards, at the commendation banquet, Chris will be challenged by the Phantom Thief.

After blocking the light of the banquet hall, the phantom thief will "steal" the "Girl" in front of Chris.Judging from Chris' performance at the banquet before, he might not be able to see through the phantom thief's trick in the first place and fall into the phantom thief's trap.Let the strange thief easily take the genuine product that has been turned into a fake from the warehouse.

And Chris, who knows it later, will probably suffer a severe blow.

As a protagonist, Chris' character has obvious flaws.

That's why a character like the Phantom Thief is needed. After he cracked cases one after another and was hailed as a "hero" by public opinion, he was given a proper blow.Keep him from going astray and give him a reason to grow.

There is nothing more boring than a plot that looks at the same protagonist doing the same thing all the time.

Before, Ribel still didn't understand why the original plot was in the second act of this line, and a strange thief who seemed to have nothing to do with the main plot suddenly appeared on the scene.

But now, after analysis, he felt that the appearance of this strange thief really had too much significance.

The powerful and mysterious phantom thief will "torture" the protagonist Chris just right, which will neither make the audience feel uncomfortable or disgusted, but instead make the character Chris three-dimensional from all angles.

The audience will know that the detective who seems to know everything will also make mistakes in judgment and suffer failures.

And, I will also look forward to whether Chris, who has experienced the baptism of the strange thief, will become stronger in the true sense.

"Oh... how good the original plot is..."

Riber couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

As for after the banquet.Probably Chris solved the puzzle in the letter left by the strange thief, and then used it as a clue to trace the trace of the strange thief.

Finally, on the spacious roof, there was a "showdown" with the strange thief against the strong wind.

Of course, with Chris as weak as a chicken, it is probably impossible for him to catch that loach-like monster.

However, through this encounter, Chris and the Kaitou can be regarded as forming a bond or something.In the follow-up plot, the strange thief may also provide Chris with important clues or something.