Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 38 Leonard's Question
"I'm Dunn Smith, and this is my colleague Leonard Mitchell."

Seeing that Mr. Willis's attitude seemed to contain some distrust, Dunn added:

"Don't worry, as long as we confirm it's safe, we will let you leave as soon as possible."

Seeing Dunn's kind attitude and the assurance he made, as well as his police identity, Mr. Willis finally had no objection and got into the carriage with Roger.

Even Klein, who was originally on vacation, volunteered to join the investigation and went with them to the Ahowa County Police Department.

In the current incident, Roger and Mr. Willis were the victims, and the shooter was not a Beyonder.

Therefore, the investigation of the two of them was superficially conducted as an ordinary case, except that the person asking the questions was the Night Watchman.

Previously, when Leonard was conducting inquiries in the banquet hall of the "Tingen City Stray Animal Protection Association", many people gave feedback such as "suddenly losing their minds" and "suddenly becoming displeased with the people around them".

It was obvious that extraordinary abilities played a role here, and at first glance it looked very similar to the collective riots and panic caused by the "Psychological Alchemy Society" in some places.

But compared to Backlund, Tingen wasn't the worst-hit area by the Psychological Alchemist Society's activities. At least based on the information the Nighthawks had, the number of Alchemist Society members here was pitifully small, and if a few were spotted, they would be controlled or placed under surveillance.

More importantly, they had no connection with Roger, Mr. Willis, and other leaders of the "Tingen City Stray Animal Protection Association", making it difficult to establish clear social connections.

This is very strange.

On the other hand, just now on the road, Dunn had briefly told Leonard and Klein about his discovery through the "Nightmare" ability.

As Klein had previously observed, the first and two other gunmen were not in the same group.

The two killers who pulled out their guns at the same time but failed to shoot were from the same underworld killer organization.

A few days ago they received a commission asking them to kill Metersbonwe and William Willis at a banquet.

Because the price of this order was not low and the client even helped them draw up an escape plan, it seemed not difficult, so the two of them took the business.

Both were well-trained assassins. If it weren't for the interference from Klein and the first assassin, they would have probably succeeded.

Let’s talk about the first gray killer.

If the previously mentioned commission can be explained by the fact that the establishment of the "Tingen City Stray Animal Protection Association" infringed upon certain people's interests in areas such as medicine, animal vaccines or other areas, then the origin of this gray-clad gunman would appear extremely strange.

In fact, he was not a professional killer, but a gambler who gambled at the dock and owed money to the casino.

He was being chased for debts all day long. One day, he met a man at the door of a small bar. The man took the initiative to talk to him and even invited him to drink.

The drunk gambler opened up and talked a lot about himself. The man heard these stories and gave him a chance.

That is, the other party will pay the gambler a large sum of money and help him pay off his debts as long as he shoots and kills a man named "Metersbonwe" at a banquet.

Now it seems that this matter was completely incoherent. The other party did not even explain what to do after killing someone, but the gambler agreed to it in a daze.

If it were just that, it would be fine, but the key point is that Dunn Smith did not see the client's face in the gambler's dream.

It was as if that person had never actually appeared and was just a fantasy of the gambler.

This is very unusual because even after drinking, a lot of useful information can be retained in the subconscious mind without leaving any trace at all.

This also clearly showed the involvement of extraordinary powers, so it was no surprise that the Nighthawks suspected that "Metersbonwe" or Mr. Willis was involved in the occult incident. After arriving at the police station, Roger was taken to an interrogation room alone.

It was Leonard Mitchell who was in charge of the dialogue with him, not Klein Moretti, with whom he had a close relationship.

"Mr. Metersbonwe...right?"

The latter quickly looked through Roger's information, then looked up and asked.

"Yes, Officer Mitchell." Roger nodded, and then asked with some concern:
"What happened just now? I don't remember having any enemies. Why would someone shoot me?"

"Perhaps there is something special about you?"

Leonard smiled and said nothing.

Originally, Dunn wanted to talk to Roger in person, but Leonard received a reminder from the "old man" in his mind just as he entered the banquet hall.

Pales said very little and seemed to be holding back, but he still showed interest in Roger and reminded Leonard to have a good chat with him.

"What's so special about me? I'm just an ordinary person. If it weren't for Mr. Willis's kindness, I would probably remain unknown forever."

Roger curled his lips, showing obvious disapproval.

"By the way, speaking of Mr. Willis, I have to mention how you two met."

Leonard quickly flipped through the papers in his hand and looked up at Roger.

"The information I have shows that you didn't know Mr. Willis originally. Instead, you met him while working as a fortune teller at the Tingen City Fortune Telling Club and agreed to help Mr. Willis solve the disappearance of his son, James Willis.

"I'm very curious, as an ordinary person, how could you make such a boast and promise to help others solve a criminal case?"

Leonard narrowed his eyes and leaned forward slightly, as if trying to put pressure on Roger in this way.

"Oh, Officer Mitchell, do you know anything about astronomy?"

"Astrology?"

Leonard frowned, then shook his head:

"I don't understand, but some of our colleagues are interested in this."

Roger's expression remained unchanged. He nodded slightly and continued to talk.
"You probably don't know that an astrology chart can reveal a person's destiny and current predicament, and even pinpoint their location. Mr. Willis came to me out of desperation because the police hadn't responded effectively to his report."

"With the help of an astrolabe, I divined that James Willis's life was in danger. Mr. Willis, who loved his son dearly, offered me 50 pounds to help him find him... Faced with the lure of money, I couldn't resist agreeing to give it a try."

Because he knew Leonard's true identity, Roger couldn't guarantee whether there was any magical item at the scene that could detect lies that he had not noticed, so he did not choose to lie.

At the same time, he secretly shifted the blame to the police in his description to strengthen the rationality of the whole thing.

However, Leonard didn't seem to notice the sting in Roger's words, but instead showed a puzzled expression.

(End of this chapter)