Glass Island, Lloyd District.
Sherlock looked around carefully and followed the path in his memory to find the smelly ditch and the garbage mountain.
Perhaps it is because of the intensification of factory sewage discharge. Compared with the abandoned chemical factory in the dream, there is more domestic garbage here and the water has become smellier. It even almost sealed the road and exuded an unpleasant rancid smell. When Sherlock approached the garbage to observe, the disturbed cockroach crawled out from under the garbage mountain.
Edward, who was following him, straightened his back and frowned.
He looked deeply at the garbage mountain with an ugly expression, obviously not wanting to come over.
"How did you find this place, Hermes?"
Edward said standing there.
"First-hand information obtained during the advancement ceremony, my partner."
Sherlock did not hide anything from his close friend, "Go from here and climb over the hillside. You can see an abandoned chemical plant. The hidden headquarters of the Sweater Brotherhood is there."
"Then get out of the way."
Edward said.
Sherlock obediently retreated behind his best friend. When he saw this classmate who gave off a deep and dark impression, he pulled out one of the elf daggers from his waist and pointed it forward.
The white luminous runes lit up from the wrist of his right hand, quickly crawled towards the fingertips, and climbed all the way to the spine of the dagger.
"The law gives me the necessary right of passage."
As he commanded, the pure white light surged and the storm roared.
The irresistible invisible force extended from the tip of the sword along with the light, pushing the entire garbage mountain to both sides.
There is a spacious space in the middle that is enough for ten people to walk side by side, and the ground is covered with a layer of mist-like road that shines.
Under the appearance of the luminous road, three green and one black faint lights lit up in the surrounding garbage mountains.
"It seems that your information is correct, Hermes."
Edward put the dagger back into its sheath and said calmly, "There are traps buried in this garbage mountain. Three places." Adapt to the path, the path of love, but the energy level is not high."
"Well, I guessed it"
Sherlock was not surprised by this. Just walking forward and observing, "I just noticed that the shape of this garbage pile is not natural enough. It doesn't look like it was discarded by people, nor does it look like it was blown by the wind. There is no garbage where there should be." , but deliberately left an obvious path with the least amount of garbage. I'm afraid the really safe way is to avoid that road and go directly over the garbage mountain."
"It shouldn't be a lethal trap. "
Edward followed Sherlock and analyzed, "If there are blood stains or corpses in the garbage, it will be easier to reveal their location."
"It seems that the Sweater Brotherhood is really true. Here," Sherlock frowned slightly, lost in thought,"But this surprised me. I thought they would be demonologists."
"Why do you say that?" Edward asked.
"Because someone told me that the Sweater Brotherhood is connected with the people behind the Pelican Bar."
Sherlock analyzed "The people behind the Pelican Bar should It's the Noble Red Society. You know, it's a group of demon scholars who kill, sacrifice, rob, and steal. But after all, they have a legacy, I mean, a legacy from Star Antimony.
" If they were helping the Sweater Brotherhood, the trap at the door seemed a little too simple. ”
Hearing Sherlock’s words, Edward was silent for a moment.
Of course he knew that this must not matter. Because they are not qualified enough.
The Sweater Brotherhood is just a group of thieves. Although it may be difficult for ordinary people to deal with extraordinary people, the "Noble Red" association should look down on them.
However. , It doesn't matter if Sherlock wants to think so.
It's better to say this.
He knows that his lazy and unruly old classmate has considerable wisdom. He is adaptable to the road and is extremely sensitive to the truth. He came here because he was afraid that Sherlock would find out something by himself.
Although his father didn't say it clearly, Edward had roughly guessed what was going on behind the scenes at the Pelican Bar. Conspiracy.
That group is from the Noble Red Society.
On the surface, this is an organization of demonologists composed of most Avalonians. Antimony's mentor.
But Edward knows more.
They are not a purely illegal supernatural organization, but a group funded by the Star Antimony Kingdom and intending to subvert the Knights of Avalon. The ruling rebel party.
The reason is simple.
Their giant blood comes from the founder of Avalon four hundred years ago. With the support of the elves, Slott I overthrew the giant dynasty Alkotos Kingdom.
At that time, in this small island country, the powerful and heroic giant king ruled and protected the short one. Humans. They were powerful enough to remain peaceful and independent under the influence of the Empire.
Although there is no evidence that the leader was of Alctos' royal lineage, there is no doubt that he was. He is an extremely rare giant on the continent today. In "Arktos", giants are basically nobles, so even if he is not a royal family, he is at least one of the other high-ranking nobles of the Noble Red Society. Among them, there are many mixed-race giants. Although they are not as tall and strong as their leader, they are still better than ordinary people. The "noble red" in the association's name implies their noble blood.
Today's Avalon has no nobles, but is ruled by knights. Although the royal family can grant armor to knights, it basically does not have much real power. It can only gain power by developing new knights who are loyal to the royal family.Indirect influence on the Round Table Hall. However, the royal family's actual influence on the new knight class is much inferior to that of merchants. The new generation of knight families who only have power that needs to be controlled by others, but have no background and no money, are easily influenced by their sponsors.
Edward's adoptive father, Professor Moriarty, does this business.
Among the older generation of knight families, some are prosperous and some are in decline. Some of the latter are willing to accept sponsorship, but others are not.
Some people claim to be noble and are fundamentally different from the new knights who come from the common people; others are tired of the endless wrangling in the Round Table Hall, and those who are shaky and manipulated outside the Round Table Hall. Invisible hands; there are also people who are greedy enough and hope to get rid of the money control of these businessmen and directly seize their money.
Although these people have different positions, they have common aspirations.
That is to restore aristocratic rule.
Therefore, in addition to the Star Antimony people, there are also some ministers on Glass Island who secretly support the Noble Red Society.
Edward has no feelings for Avalon. He didn't care about Avalon, nor Alctorus.
He used to be an orphan living on the streets, and later became a "Moriarty". Later, he graduated with honors and directly joined the Inspectorate, responsible for monitoring suspected knights, examining suspected corrupt officials, and screening spies from other countries.
In the process, he saw too much ugliness that was completely different from what he imagined when he was a boy. What the law maintains is not justice and morality, but the authority of the Round Table Hall, not even the authority of the Temple of Silver and Tin.
Compared with the knights, repaying Moriarty for his upbringing is obviously more important.
Edward had also asked his adoptive father before which side they were going to be on.
But the answer given by James Sr. was "You are on my side, Edward."
Now Edward is very fortunate to be the man behind the Sweater Brotherhood and the Pelican Bar. It doesn't matter. Otherwise, he doesn't know how he should stop Sherlock's persistent investigation.
His old friend is too smart and too sensitive.
Any hesitation and avoidance of the truth may be noticed by him.
Edward had very few friends.
He did not hope that one day he would lose an important friend again.
Fortunately, this is the wrong direction of investigation.
"I don't know who this belongs to, but I thank you. Just continue investigating in this direction, Sherlock."
Edward thought.
Give this bored detective something to do. This will also prevent him from being idle and continuing to investigate the Pelican Bar. ”
When he thought of this, his heart suddenly moved.
He also had another case on hand. Considering the safety of civilians and his family, thisThe matter needs to be dealt with as soon as possible. After all, they are not on the side of the Noble Red Society, but want to maintain a balance.
So, Edward said, "Maybe it's not completely unrelated."
"I remembered another thing. The Inspectorate is currently investigating a case codenamed Red Stone.
“A batch of high-power, small-sized portable alchemy bombs were smuggled to Avalon from the Pelican Bar. The Inspectorate suspects that the buyer may be a high-ranking member of the kingdom. But no matter how portable they are, It cannot be placed at home. One is that it is unsafe, and the other is that it is easy to detect.
"If they haven't had time to move, they should be in the Lloyd area now. You said that the stronghold of the Sweater Brotherhood is an abandoned chemical plant, so it is very reasonable for them to be stored here."
When Edward said this, he suddenly sensed something.
He heard it Someone's heartbeat.
Sherlock seemed to notice something more than a second later, and immediately raised his head.
Blue-white light flowed in his pupils, Xia. Locke issued the command "Stand still" without hesitation.
The brilliant brilliance like a new star surged out from around him and spread in all directions.
In the corner behind him, there was a person. The assassin crouching there was suddenly shaken out of his invisible state, and his whole body was covered in white light, like a stone statue.
After half a second, he broke free.
Realing that the restraining force was not strong, the assassin's eyes suddenly turned fierce.
He crouched slightly, and he wanted to rush forward again. He wanted to assassinate Sherlock first and then escape quickly
However, the assassin's heart suddenly trembled, and a strong sense of crisis came over him
"Arrested. ”
Edward issued the order indifferently.
Two pure white triangles condensed out of thin air on the wrists of the assassin’s hands who were sneaking again, and then a huge magnetic force attracted and pulled his hands. The assassin who had just rushed forward was knocked off balance by the force, staggering and almost falling, but the poison-tempered dagger was unable to exert any force because his wrist was tightened, and it clanged directly. It fell to the ground.
Then, the two triangles that overlapped into a hexagram flew upwards, keeping the assassin level with the ground.
What a blessing. . He was actually fooled.
Thinking about this, a rare smile appeared on Edward's lips.
He slowly walked into the restrained young assassin with a look of panic.
“Isn’t the fish caught now, Hermes? "
Edward said slowly, "I'm going to take action. Remember to plug your ears." "
"No need. I'm not an innocent little girl. What's more, these hanging gangs will be sent to the Hanging Square sooner or later. "
Sherlock crossed his arms and said calmly, "I asked you to bring a handkerchief to show thatI've thought of this scene before. After all, it's not easy for me to do anything, but you are the Inspectorate and have the power of temporary execution.
"I'm quite curious. I remember that among your subordinates, there was a little girl who admired you. Did she see you searching the memory of criminals?"
"Do you think the Inspectorate What's the job? Hermes, what we do is much dirtier than this."
Edward sneered.
"Then I was so lucky that I didn't follow you into the Inspectorate."
Sherlock said lazily, "I don't think you are the leader of the Inspectorate. There’s no need to go on a mission.”
“I also worked on the front line, Mr. Hermes. And I’m not a big leader. I can’t say much else. The confidentiality period is over. I can tell you what my first mission is in the next year."
He said, slowly pulling out his white handkerchief from his chest pocket and approaching slowly.
The shadow cast by his tall figure and the slow and steady movements are extremely frightening.
"No, no, I will tell you, I will tell you to spare my life."
This strangler who has adapted to the road has an unexpectedly young voice.
"I can't spare you, little thief. You will die sooner or later."
Edward said coldly, "How many people have you killed, five or six?
"You thought no one could detect you, you thought you buried the evidence cleverly"
He slowly unfolded the white handkerchief soaked in anesthetic potion and pressed it hard against the assassin's face. .
Let him make a grunting sound.
The next moment, Edward's pupils glowed with bright white light, and five runes extended from the fingers holding the assassin's cheek. It quickly traveled over the skin of the assassin's head, making his greasy black curly hair shine.
"The law gives me the necessary power to search. ”
Edward solemnly declared.
Along with the muffled screams that were muffled by handkerchiefs, several streaks of gray-white smoke floated out from the assassin’s features, and Edward slowly Inhale slowly.
Finally, he loosened his grip and released the restraints of the law.
The assassin's body fell limply to the ground, blood sticking to his face. Slowly soaking out of the handkerchief. The white rune pages on his throat, behind his ears, and on the top of his head gradually disappeared.
Edward did not pick up his white handkerchief. >His soul-searching spell can only be used once a day anyway, and the face covered with a handkerchief can also mean that the person has been "searched"
"We found the right place, He. Hermes got at least part of the answer right. You are right that the Sweater Brotherhood does have ties to the Noble Red Order.
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