Of course, Li Huailin and the others didn't have to go through so much trouble if they wanted to go to another continent, especially with Bryant around. They directly teleported to the American Continent. Their destination was Castle Glory, the capital of the Xos Empire. Li Huailin also set up a Shrine Gate here. Now that his Shrine Gate had been upgraded to Level 10, there were several exits that he could set up. So, for convenience's sake, he set up a Shrine Gate here. Basically, he could teleport to all parts of the American Continent.
Vergo said that His Majesty had prepared a welcoming banquet. Of course, Li Huailin didn't have the time to go. He didn't have the time now, so he immediately started investigating.
Li Huailin also flipped through the information in his hands. First of all, these strange murders mainly happened near Castle Glory. However, there wasn't any particular pattern. Yes, Li Huailin looked through the information. Not only were the families of nobles killed, but there were also merchants and ordinary families. For example, there was a family of blacksmiths. The only thing in common was that these families weren't poor. At the very least, they were considered to be above average in this city. It seemed that the culprits didn't intend to target the lower class.
"The target must have been chosen. Do these people have anything in common?" Li Huailin asked Vergo. As the administrative officer in charge of investigating this matter, he naturally knew the most.
"Something in common … Basically nothing," Vergo said. "Apart from the strange magical beast pattern that appeared at the scene, there is almost no other connection."
"Why do you use the word 'almost'?" Li Huailin asked.
"Yes, Your Majesty. Our investigation can be considered to have found some connections. However, not everyone has a connection. For example, this Dukland family. They have business dealings with the merchant Massac's family. However, these are all very normal situations. Not everyone has a common characteristic. There are only a few people who have a connection …" Vergo said.
"Yes." Li Huailin nodded. "The last incident happened 46 days ago. Since then, there have been no similar incidents?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. Although it's been a while, the previous incident has caused panic among the residents of the city. Recently, this book has been published and has become popular. This has made this incident even more troublesome," Vergo said. "This has also worried us. After all, this is an unsolved case. We have been investigating for a long time, but we haven't found anything special."
"If they only wanted to gather their companions, it's possible that they found someone they didn't know," Bryant said. "After all, we just have to make a big fuss. It's also possible that these people have no connection to each other."
"Let's go to the family where the first case happened. Li Huailin thought about it and said, "The first target of a serial murder case usually has a special meaning to him, so the first victim may have some connection with the killer."
"What's wrong?" Noticing the change in Vergo's expression, Li Huailin asked curiously.
"What's wrong?" Noticing the slight change in Vergo's expression, Li Huailin asked curiously.
"I've heard someone say the same thing before, Your Majesty," Vergo said.
"Oh, who is it?" Li Huailin asked immediately.
"One of my men," Vergo replied. "Of course, he is also one of the people in charge of the investigation. His name is Green, and he is a very capable person. His previous analysis is similar to what Your Majesty just said."
"Oh? Then call him over. Let's gather at the victim's house, "Li Huailin said.
Li Huailin and the rest quickly followed Vergo to the first victim's house. The first victim was the Barod family. It was a noble family, and the head of the family, Chom Barod, was a civil servant in the palace. A total of 17 members of their family were killed in this disaster, and the murderer was Chom's eldest son, Tackett. This was what the servants who escaped from the house saw. Although there was a disaster, most of the servants managed to escape. It seemed like Tackett didn't specifically hunt them down, but the rest of the family was basically dead. The attack happened in the middle of the night, and many people were killed in their sleep. Of course, Tackett himself died in the end.
Originally, this incident didn't attract much attention. After all, the murderer was Tackett, and many people could testify to it. Since he was dead, there was no way to catch the murderer. However, a strange mark appeared, and it attracted a little attention. However, the truth was clear. They planned to leave, but they didn't expect a series of events to happen, and they were all connected.
When Li Huailin and the rest arrived, the mansion was still sealed. A few soldiers were standing guard at the entrance. According to Vergo, after the incident, many players came to join in the fun. Some even said that they were detectives and wanted to help them solve the case. Li Huailin guessed that they were players who wanted to trigger a hidden mission. Secondly, after the book became popular, many people wanted to come and read the scene in the book. In the end, it caused a lot of trouble, so they had people guarding the place.
Fortunately, these "troublemakers" were properly dealt with, and the scene wasn't affected too much. When Li Huailin and the others walked into the house, the house was still in the same situation. Although the corpses had been taken away, they could still imagine the horrible scene from the large pile of blood left at the scene.
"Your Majesty, this is the pattern of the Demonic Beast." Vergo led Li Huailin to the hall of the house. On the empty wall beside the fireplace, Li Huailin saw the pattern drawn in blood. The pattern was indeed that of a Demonic Beast. The drawing was very simple. The Demonic Beast looked like an ordinary lion, but the drawing of its tail was very strange. Because it was bigger, it looked like a lion with a huge fox tail.
"Who died here?" Li Huailin suddenly pointed to the large pool of dried blood. Yes, there wasn't any white line drawing of a corpse. Li Huailin only saw the large pool of blood on the ground. He guessed that someone died here, so he asked.
"It's the corpse of the owner of this house, Chome Balod. According to the situation at the scene, he was probably held hostage by his son, the murderer, Tackett. Tackett then killed his father and used his blood to draw this pattern here," Vergo said.
"And it's obvious that the murderer has a huge grudge against the victim." As he spoke, another voice came from the side. Li Huailin turned his head and saw a young man in his twenties with blond hair and blue eyes. He looked very handsome, but unlike the guards, he was wearing a more casual attire. Li Huailin looked at the other party's name and knew who he was.
"Your Majesty, this is Green." Vergo introduced him and then said with a straight face, "This is the continent's emperor, His Majesty Ruolin. Hurry up and …"
"Alright, alright. Go on." Li Huailin directly interrupted Vergo and said, "Why do you think that the murderer has a huge grudge against Chom?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. The murderer killed a total of seventeen people. Nine of them died before Chom, and the murderer killed the previous nine quietly with a single stab. Most of them were killed while they were asleep. However, the murderer deliberately killed the few people after Chom. I think this is a hidden method. After killing Chom, the murderer probably realized that he was a little too violent. So, in order to hide his intentions, the murderer used a cruel method to kill a few more people … "Green said.
"Hidden intentions?" Li Huailin asked.
"Yes, he still wanted to kill others. This was later confirmed. I think he chose his targets, and it wasn't random." Grimm said, "Tackett must have been controlled by someone, something like a mind control spell. The real murderer is definitely not him. This is a serial murder case."
"Oh?" Li Huailin looked at Green. He was indeed a genius. He could only speculate this way because he knew about Nememoya's matter. For Green to be able to think of this directly, he was really not simple. If there was a detective in this case, it would be this guy.
"So, do you have any clues?" Li Huailin asked. "You have been investigating this case, right?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. Actually, I have found some clues," Green said.
"What?" Vergo was stunned. "You found clues? Why didn't you tell me?"
"I'm still verifying …" Green said. "It's a little troublesome to verify."
"Tell me about the clues you found first," Li Huailin said immediately.
"There are two points. One is the connection between the deceased," Green said. "Through my investigation, I found a very interesting phenomenon. The victim in the first case, Chom, was the castellan of a city called Kigeron City about nine years ago. As for the other deceased, they more or less had some connection with Kigeron City."
"Kigeron City?" Vergo was slightly stunned, and his expression changed.
"The second point is the author of this book?" Green continued. "Something's not right."
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