Dorothy's Forbidden Tome

In the reports of the newspaper media in Dorothy's hands, the media speculated about the internal connection between these tragedies that occurred in Sitivian, and compared them with the night demon incident that has caused a lot of trouble in the city recently. There is something terrible hidden.

Regarding these various speculations, the police also published a reply in the newspaper, stating that the four murders on the street were all independent incidents, and the four murderers were arrested shortly after the murders and confessed to the crimes they committed. It is true that their motives are also various... Some are suddenly motivated by the sight of money, some are suddenly murderous when they meet enemies on the street, and some are after quarreling with their lovers on the street, An can't bear the anger and throws the other party Killed directly.

All in all, it can be summed up that it is incredible that there have been four street assaults and murders in a row in one area. However, these four cases have nothing to do with each other. The four murderers were all arrested and confessed to their crimes, with different motives. All kinds of impromptu murders in the street.

Although it feels outrageous, it is true. No wonder the newspaper has such a large-page report, and there are many accusations in this newspaper about the security situation in the Sitivian coal ash area, accusing the bad security there. The decline has been very serious in recent times.

"It does feel a bit strange. Four consecutive random murders in the street within two weeks... I don't know if it's a coincidence. Although I heard that the law and order in Sitivian was poor before, I didn't expect it to be so bad..."

Looking at the newspaper in her hand, Dorothy murmured that the popularity of this series of news was almost as high as that of the famous Night Devil recently, but the people he attacked and killed were almost all of a certain status and power. The victims of this series of cases are all ordinary people, so there should be no connection between them.

'However, it is still a bit scary to have such sudden and sudden murders in the street without warning. I don't know why this person can't control his emotions so much? '

Dorothy was thinking about it while reading the newspaper, and at this moment, there was a sound of a mechanism moving in the room, and Beverly's figure slowly appeared under the originally opened floor in the room. She rose up, and at this time there was an extra envelope in her hand.

"No, Miss Detective, here is a letter for you."

Walking in front of Dorothy, Beverly handed the envelope in her hand to Dorothy. Dorothy was slightly startled when she heard the word "detective", and then carefully observed the envelope in her hand. No text was written, but Dorothy was able to find a long fragrance on it, and it seemed that the letter had been specially touched with perfume.

The detective's title, the perfumed envelope, and Dorothy almost guessed at once who sent the letter.

"Well, thank you~"

After receiving the letter, Dorothy bid farewell to Beverly quickly. After coming from her home, she walked quickly back to her home, sat on the sofa in her home, and Dorothy opened the letter and took it out. The letter paper inside is written in beautiful and graceful letters.

"Dear Detective - Mr. Ed...

"I now have important clues about my teacher. According to the agreement between us last time, I hereby remind you through the White Stone Carpenter's Union. I hope you can come to Feiteng Theater again before eight o'clock tonight. After you arrive , I will inform you of the information I have so far, and we may be able to act together this time.

"I will always admire you—Adele Brieuz."

Chapter 290 Hiring

In the northern suburbs of Tivian, in No. 17 of Lusha Town, Dorothy was sitting on the sofa at home, looking at the beautiful letters on the letter paper in her hand with a rather serious expression. She did not expect Adele's information to come like this quick.

'Did you find something?The efficiency is quite fast, and I thought I would have to wait for a long time. '

Thinking of this, Dorothy felt that it had only been about two weeks since the last theater incident, and there was news from Adele, which surprised Dorothy. Usually, this kind of long-term investigation takes two or three It's normal to have no results for a month, not to mention that compared to the Wolf Blood Society, Adele's Crimson Heart is still a weak side, and it is even more difficult for the weak side to check the things of the strong side. After finding out something, Dorothy actually didn't have much expectations at first.

"Anyway, it's good if I can find something. Adele's teacher is one of the clues for me to continue to explore the path of 'Enlightenment', and I can't easily miss it. '

Dorothy continued to think, and then she began to prepare to go to the Feiteng Theater this evening. When she was about to put away the letter paper in her hand, she focused on the impressive fragrance on it .

"Although it's normal for female stars to put some perfume on their letters, Adele wouldn't use this fragrance to find my body...well, just in case, I'll use Shi Zhifen to give it to me later. Go smell it..."

Dorothy murmured like this, although Adele and Adele are now in a cooperative relationship, but the other party is always a Cretaceous Extraordinary, in order not to be passive in some things in the future, some conveniences still need to be done.

After speaking, Dorothy put away the letter, then checked the time, and began to prepare for the meeting later today.

……

At night, East Tivian.

On the street at night, the night wind is bleak, the leaves of the trees on both sides of the road are also withered and yellow, and the road surface is still wet after light rain, neither pedestrians nor carriages pass by.

The entrance of the Feiteng Theater was very deserted. Since there was no performance tonight and the light rain fell, the usually lively street at the entrance of the theater also seemed deserted at this time. Only occasional pedestrians passed by the closed theater door.

There was a sound of horseshoes and wheels in the distance of the street. A rental carriage that can be seen everywhere in Tivian stopped at the entrance of the theater. The man with hooked eyes got out of the car, and after glancing around, he exhaled a burst of steam.

After getting off the carriage, Ed took out a few coins from his pocket with his leather-gloved hand and paid them to the driver of the carriage. The driver nodded slightly to him, and then left with the carriage.

After the carriage left, Ed straightened his collar, and then walked towards the entrance of Feiteng Theater. Just as he was carefully looking at the closed gate, a voice suddenly came from beside him.

"Mr. Ed, please come over here."

Hearing this, Ed turned his head to look, and there was a young man in the costume of a theater attendant standing in the distance to his right, bowing to him and saying, through Ed's perspective, Dorothy Xi recognized the waiter, he was Adele's subordinate.

"Please lead the way."

Ed smiled and said to the waiter, then the waiter nodded, turned and walked back, and Dorothy asked Ed to follow in time.

Following the waiter, Ed walked all the way to the side of the theater, and then entered the theater through a hidden side door. Since there was no performance, many places in the theater were not turned on, so the interior was very dark. Among them, Ed followed the waiter all the way forward, turned left and right in the huge theater, and finally came to a room. The theater waiter stood by the door and made a gesture of inviting Ed to come in. , and Ed also directly opened the door and went in.

When Ed entered the room, he was greeted with a faint scent of incense. He took a closer look and found that it was a luxuriously decorated living room, with expensive carpets, exquisite oil paintings, and burning fire in the fireplace. On the carbon fire, on the soft sofa, Adele in a simple dark red dress is sitting there, her long golden hair is spread out behind her, her face does not have the heavy makeup on the stage in the past, showing a A more natural aesthetic.

"Welcome, Mr. Detective Ed, I have been waiting for you for a long time, please sit down."

Sitting on the sofa, Adele looked at Ed who walked in and said with a smile, Ed was also impolite when he saw this, and after closing the door behind him, he walked forward and sat in Adele's On the opposite side, after seeing Ed taking a seat, Adele picked up a bottle of red wine on the coffee table, poured two goblets, handed one to Ed, then picked up the other glass and went straight to him. Tasted it, and Ed looked at the red wine, but didn't drink it immediately.

"Huh? Don't you want to drink? Detective Ed, are you afraid that I will poison the wine? I just drank it first~"

With the usual provocative tone, Adele said to Ed, and Ed replied with a smile.

"No, Miss Adele, you have misunderstood. As a detective, it is very important to keep a clear mind at all times, so even if it is a little bit, I am not willing to let alcohol paralyze my sanity."

"Hehe... so, it seems that Mr. Ed is really a person who is strict with himself, I appreciate it." Adele responded with a simple smile, and after drinking a little of the red wine in her hand, she put the glass on the glass. on the table.

"Miss Adele, I think we can get straight to the point and write to me, you have a clue about your teacher's relic?"

Dorothy controlled Ed to ask straightforwardly, and Adele nodded after putting down the wine glass, responding to the question.

"Mr. Detective is really in a hurry... It is clear that we have plenty of time, and we can slowly talk about any topic... But since Mr. Detective is in a hurry, let's get to the point."

Adele said so, and then she straightened her expression a little, and then continued to speak.

"I do have some clues about my teacher, and in fact, Mr. Detective, maybe you already know some of these clues."

Adele said bluntly, after hearing Adele's words, Ed spoke with some doubts.

"I already know something?"

"Yeah, as a detective, I think Mr. Ed, you should pay more attention to the news..." Adele said, then took out a newspaper from under the coffee table and put it on the coffee table, Using Ed's vision, Dorothy saw the headlines in the newspaper at once.

That was exactly what she saw at Beverly's house at noon today. The news of on-the-spot murders happened continuously in Sitivian!This made her slightly taken aback, and it was also the opening frowning after Ed read the newspaper for a while.

"Consecutive on-the-spot murders in Sitivian? I have seen this news... Within two weeks in the soot district of Sitivian, there were four consecutive street homicides... After reading it at the time, I also I think this is indeed a bit strange, could it be related to the clue you mentioned?"

Ed asked Adele, and Adele nodded solemnly in response.

"When something abnormal happens, there must be a demon. Behind the unreasonable and abnormal events in the mundane world, there are often hidden powers interfering... This time is the same." Adele said to Ed, and her expression became serious as she spoke. .

"Mr. Detective, to tell you the truth, the four sudden and impromptu murders on the news have a deep sense of déjà vu for me. I carefully read the performance of the four people mentioned in the newspaper, as if they It’s as if your desires are suddenly enhanced by manipulation.”

Adele said to Ed seriously, listening to her words, Dorothy's heart froze, and then thought of the man who was manipulated by Adele in this theater more than half a month ago and couldn't help but transform. Byron, the lycanthropist who killed his companions, and Adele, who is a tempting dancer, have the ability to suddenly intensify a person's inner desires and guide them to release their direction.

If you think about it carefully, those people in the news who suddenly couldn't control their emotions and committed crimes and murders are indeed very similar to Byron the lycanthropist of that day.

"Desire is being manipulated? Do you mean that there are lure dancers like you who are using their abilities on them? Besides you, are there any other associations on your branch, are there other Extraordinary people? "

Realizing the crux of the matter, Dorothy asked Ed to continue asking Adele, and Adele answered quickly.

"Extraordinary beings who assist 'Enlightenment' are extremely rare in the entire hidden world. In my impression, only the Dance Dance Club that I once belonged to is the association of this Path of Desire, and in the Dance Dance Club, There are only me and the teacher among the extraordinary people above the black rank, and I am the only one among the disciples taught by the teacher who has truly embarked on this side path."

Adele said this to Ed, and listening to her words, Dorothy realized that the other party was also a cherished profession.

"That is to say, in this world, you and your teacher are the only Extraordinary on the path of desire and evil?"

"It's hard to say in the whole world. After all, the hidden world is too big, and there are so many associations. It is also possible that there are Beyonders with the same branch as me and me in distant places I don't know. But in the entire Priet Kingdom , I can confirm that the Extraordinary who embarked on the path of desire and evil is just me and my teacher."

Adele said to Ed with a serious expression. After hearing what she said, Dorothy realized what Adele's so-called clue might be. She asked Ed to turn to Adele in a calm voice. Er said.

"You said that you and your teacher are the only Extraordinary people on Preet's Path of Desire, and you said earlier that the series of sudden and impromptu homicides in Xicheng District were most likely due to the interference of extraordinary abilities on the Path of Desire, If the matter in Xicheng District has nothing to do with you, then the one interfering in Xicheng District is..."

"It's most likely my teacher." Adele followed Ed's words, and at the same time there was a strange light in her eyes. It was the first time Dorothy saw Adele's expression so solemn, even But when she was framed before, the light and frivolous look on her face has never changed.

"Your teacher? Are you sure Miss Adele, didn't you say that your teacher died at the hands of the Wolf Blood Society?" Ed continued to speak solemnly, while Adele answered.

"That's just my guess. In fact, I didn't see my teacher was killed by the wolf blood society. When the wolf blood society attacked the joyful dancing society, the teacher asked me and the other sisters to go first for us. After the break, I never saw the teacher again after I escaped. After the wolf blood society withdrew, I went back to the original stronghold of the Dance Dance Club, and I didn't find the teacher's body, so what I thought at the time was that the teacher should be killed by those guys. Take it back for a meal."

Adele said sadly, while Ed glanced at the newspaper on the coffee table before continuing to speak.

"So... after seeing these cases in Xicheng District, you think your teacher may not be dead?"

"Yes! Now I think that teacher may still be alive. She may not have died at that time, but was brought back and imprisoned by the wolf blood association. Recently, she managed to escape! Because of the possibility of being killed by the wolf Those wolf cubs from the Blood Society abused her. Teacher, she is not in a very good condition now, so there is a problem of out-of-control extraordinary ability, which affects the ordinary people nearby.

"I specially sent people to investigate the soot area in the west city. Not only did the four on-the-spot murders take place there, but the current security situation there is very poor, and the number of various crimes is increasing. The desire in the hearts of the people there is stimulated by extraordinary power, and this phenomenon is likely to be the performance of the desire to attract the dancer's ability to lose control.

"If my guess is true, then I need to quickly go to the soot area in the west city to find the teacher, because the wolf blood will definitely go to her after seeing the situation over there. The wolf blood will rescue the teacher before."

Adele's complexion swept away the previous sadness, and she raised her eyebrows obviously. When she obviously felt that her teacher might still be alive, even she who was good at adjusting her emotions couldn't help being impatient for a while. I couldn't stop the excitement in my heart, but Ed responded silently after listening to Adele's words.

"It's possible, but have you ever thought about the possibility that Wolf Blood will control your teacher in some way, let her use her ability to create these events, and then attract you to attack you."

Listening to Ed's words, Adele was silent for a while, and then spoke again after taking a sip of red wine.

"There is some truth in what you said... It's not that I haven't considered that this may be a trap, but no matter what the situation... I can't ignore the teacher. So... I must go to Xicheng District, at least to confirm that The reason for the side abnormality is whether it is caused by the teacher."

As she spoke, Adele turned her head to look at Ed, and spoke in a solemn tone.

"The soot area in the west city is very large, and it is not easy to find the trace of the teacher there. In addition, there may be the intervention of the Wolf Blood Society or even other forces. The situation there will be very complicated, so... I need Hire a good detective to help me find someone.

"Mr. Ed, you are the best detective I have ever seen. Are you willing to accept my employment? Of course, I think you will be interested in the secrets my teacher knows about 'Revelation'."

Adele stood up, stretched out her hand to Ed and said, and Ed sat on the seat for a while, then slowly got up, hugged Adele's hand and gave a hand kiss, and then politely Speaking of.

"At your service, ma'am."

Chapter 290 Investigation

Among the urban divisions of Tivian, apart from the central Wangcheng District, North Tivian and East Tivian are areas with relatively good infrastructure and living conditions.

Due to the existence of a large number of government agencies, church institutions, and educational institutions, North Tivian can be regarded as an urban area where Tivian culture, religion, education, and administration gather, so the living environment is relatively good, and it can be regarded as Tivian The area with the best environment.East Tivian is the busiest port in Priet because it is near the sea, so it is the financial and business district of Tivian, which is very lively.

In contrast, the situation in South Tivian and West Tivian is much worse. The main factories of Tivian are located in the industrial area on the outskirts of South Tivian, so the pollution in South Tivian is quite serious. , most of the people living in South Tivian love workers, the residential area is dense and crowded, the houses are low, and the environment is very poor.And Sitivian is here because of the railway and road transportation center that connects Priet to the whole country. It has become the preferred living area for many people who come to Tivian from the inland of Priet to make a living. The population density is the highest here, and the environment is relatively The south is not much better, but the law and order is even worse. The overall situation is mixed, and there is the largest slum in Tivian.

At noon, Sitivian, Soot District.

The dazzling sunlight at noon shone on the street, and on both sides were low, run-down houses with only three or four floors. Many of these houses were not built of stone but of wood, and some of them were built very simply. It's almost like a tired shack.

There was a layer of black soot on the street and the surface of the houses, and pedestrians dressed in plain clothes and even some shabby stepped on it one after another. Soon after, a carriage full of goods sped past, and there were new ones on it. The black soot was shaken off, covering up the footprints that had just been stepped on.Ragged homeless men can be seen on the street, thick black smoke is constantly spewing from the chimneys in the distance, and the humming of train whistles can be heard in the distance. Although the weather is sunny, the whole environment here It seemed to be covered in dust.

This is the coal ash area. Because it is relatively close to South Tivian, a large number of coal mines transported to Tivian by trains from outside Tivian are here. Stopping and running on the street, coal ash is scattered and deposited here and there, hence the name coal ash area.

On the streets of the coal dust district, pedestrians and carriages rush back and forth. Although it is lively, everyone's face has a trace of seriousness and solemnity. If you look at them, many of them are carrying portable sticks or knives, and there seems to be a tense atmosphere in the whole street.

On the other side of the road, on the second floor of a slightly higher-end teahouse, a pair of sharp eyes were staring at the scene on the street.

"It seems that the atmosphere here is a little tense." Sitting on a chair by a window, Ed, who was still wearing a windbreaker and wearing a polite head, couldn't help but commented while looking at the scene on the street outside the window. On the other side of him, another voice quickly replied to him.

"That's natural. After all, such a series of things happened in just half a month. Anyone would be nervous. For those who only read newspapers, this is just four murders on the spot. The overall crime rate has significantly increased during this period of time, but... the most influential ones should be those four street crimes."

It was Adele's voice that responded to Ed. She was sitting opposite Ed. She was wearing a simple and avant-garde yellow dress with a wide hat. Her long hair was tied up to hide her face. Wearing big sunglasses that concealed his face, even though he deliberately concealed his appearance, there was still a hint of fascinating charm in this simple dress.

"Yeah... No one would feel safe if everyone around them could suddenly become a lunatic who killed people randomly." Ed followed Adele's words, and Adele was After taking a sip of tea, he responded with a wag of his finger.

"It's not so much that people suddenly become lunatics, it should be said that each of us is essentially a lunatic. Each of us has dark and terrifying desires in our hearts. The ability to attract dancers is just to stimulate these desires. We It doesn’t make anyone come up with ideas out of thin air. Those four people were killed in the street, which proves that the murderer who killed them had already had similar thoughts in their minds, but they were only inspired by the guidance of extraordinary abilities. , They are not random murderers~ Mister Detective."

Adele smiled and said to Ed that this also further explained the ability to seduce dancers, mainly to induce intensification and divert desires, and not to create thoughts that have never been thought of by a person out of thin air.

"Are you so sure that these incidents are caused by the ability of the dancer you want to attract? If you want to use your ability on someone, don't you have to dance and let the other person see your dance? And I still remember you said the influence of your ability The range is only more than 100 meters... Although the incident here is strange, it may not be sure that it was caused by the ability to lure the dancer, Miss Adele."

In the carriage far away, Dorothy controlled Ed and spoke to Adele, and Adele replied indifferently.

"The distance of more than 100 meters is only the basic distance for my ability to activate. In the case of consuming extra spirituality, this distance can be greatly increased, extending to more than one kilometer. The farther the distance, the harder it is to affect... Also, dancing is not necessary Yes, it’s just a means to increase the ability, even if there is no dance, the ability to attract the dancer can be activated, but the effect will be discounted.”

Adele further explained her abilities to Ed. Hearing Adele's words, Ed was taken aback, and then continued to ask.

"Then, Miss Adele, what level of ability can you or your teacher achieve without using dance? Please Miss Adele can give me an answer...Of course, if you don't trust me, If you worry about exposing information about your capabilities, then I apologize for my offense."

Ed said this to Adele, and Adele responded with a smile.

"Hehe, since I have officially hired you Mr. Detective...then what can't be trusted now? When my teacher disappeared, he was at the chalk rank, and when I fled, I was the provocateur of the black rank. ', I was promoted to a white-rank dancer not long after, and the reason why my teacher has been studying 'Qi' is to find a way to advance to the red rank, so she, but has not been able to find it, if the teacher, she really If she is still alive...then she should be the same as me, still a white rank..."

Adele explained that if she wanted to hire a detective to handle the case, she must explain the truth of the information clearly, so she continued to speak.

"The Cretaceous Stage of the Path of Desire, that is, Lure Dancers like us... Without using dance, as long as you can clearly perceive the position of the other party, you can also control their desires. For ordinary people, this level The control is enough to make it out of control and go crazy. For Extraordinary, the effect of this kind of control without meeting and not using dance will be much worse. It is fine for people below the black level, but the effect is very limited for those above the black level... Probably only when you can consider whether to eat steak or roast chicken at night, you can choose to eat roast chicken to this extent..."

Chapter 290 Investigation

"Then...can the ability to lure the dancer still work if it is unable to perceive the specific target?"

"Yes, but it will become uncontrollable and blind. Using abilities without being able to perceive the target is like a lottery. It will affect the surroundings aimlessly and blindly. These effects are usually uncontrollable."

Adele cites an example. Listening to Adele's example, Dorothy has an intuitive understanding of the strength of the ability of the dancer who wants to seduce when she is not using dance. It is very limited for extraordinary people with a color above the black level. , but for ordinary people, it can still easily make it crazy.

In other words, the current situation in the soot area may indeed be caused by the loss of control of the dancer's ability to attract. In any case, it is indeed necessary to investigate further here.

"Well... Thank you, Ms. Adele, for your answer. A clear definition of the ability of the dancer who wants to attract the dancer is one of the preliminary information necessary to investigate this incident... Next, we should collect other information. Please wait a moment. Miss Adele cooperates with me a little bit."

After roughly understanding the information about the dancer who wanted to lure, Ed nodded and said, while Adele asked curiously.

"Another piece of information? Where is the piece of information? Do I need to use my abilities?"

Listening to Adele's question, Ed glanced at a tall and unusual building across the street from the window. A large police badge hung impressively at the entrance of the building, and there were two policemen standing guard at the entrance. with the gate.