At that moment, Wendel felt his calves tremble slightly, as though he couldn't support the weight of his body.
After leaving Utopia, he had imagined the worst outcome. It was that he would suddenly die one day without any reason.
However, he never expected to meet someone from Utopia in a metropolis like Baekeland.
More importantly, the guest had invited him to Utopia again.
To Wendel, this was an extremely terrifying nightmare. It was already considered good that he didn't collapse on the spot.
Maintaining his basic calmness, Wendel squeezed out a troubled expression.
"I've had a lot of things to do recently …"
The policeman named Biles immediately said, "The trial will be held in two weeks.
"The trial is in two weeks. Here are the relevant documents."
As he spoke, he handed the document in his hand to Wendel.
Frankly speaking, Wendel didn't want to take it, but he had no choice.
Biles then took a step back.
"This concerns a lady's future. I sincerely hope that you can testify in court."
"It depends …" Wendel didn't want to agree, nor did he dare to refuse.
Biles didn't say anything else. He bowed and said, "I'll wait for you in Utopia.
"I will wait for you in Utopia. I hope we can meet again."
With that said, he turned around, left the house, and entered the street.
During the entire process, Wendel seemed to have been frozen, turning into a statue. He stood there without blinking.
After more than ten seconds, he seemed to finally wake up from a nightmare. His body went limp as he fell to the side, supporting himself with his right hand against the door.
Just now, he was so afraid that Biles would forcefully bring him back to a non-existent Utopia.
As such, Wendel didn't know if he would have a chance to leave. Perhaps he would disappear forever.
Compared to a sudden death, this unpredictable but obviously bad ending terrified him even more.
Hurry, hurry up and report this matter! Capture that policeman from Utopia and figure out the true situation of this strange town. Find a suitable solution to completely resolve the problem! After Wendel came to his senses, he forced himself to focus and prepared to inform the MI9 personnel who were secretly monitoring him.
At this moment, he finally realized that there was a huge problem with his response. He didn't seize the opportunity to use the agreed gesture to inform his colleagues in the dark that there was something wrong with the visiting police officer. He also didn't try to stall for time and wait for the person monitoring him to discover that something was amiss. He also didn't use his former specialty as an intelligence officer to secretly ask which hotel Biles was staying at in Baekeland or which day and train number he had booked.
He was so frightened that he could only subconsciously use the least unexpected response.
With this in mind, Wendel walked out of the room and looked in the direction where Biles had left, but he didn't even see his back.
The policeman from Utopia had blended into the carriages and pedestrians.
Retracting his gaze, Wendel looked down at the document in his hand. He suddenly felt a little uneasy.
"What will happen if I don't go to Utopia to testify in court two weeks later?"
The more Wendel thought about it, the more afraid he became. His calves turned limp again. He hurriedly gestured to inform his colleagues who were hiding around him of his abnormality.
…
West Borough, 9 Bellotto Street.
Upon learning that a resident of Utopia had come to Baekeland, Xio was shocked and confused.
According to her previous observations, Utopia was likely hidden in a secret place, or somewhere between reality and illusion. It allowed outsiders to enter and exit through random entrances.
As for why outsiders were allowed to enter and exit, it was likely a requirement of the ritual.
Therefore, from what Xio knew, the residents of Utopia wouldn't leave their hometowns to wander around.
This is also a requirement of the ritual? What are the true identities of these residents? Believers of Mr. Fool, companions of The World's German Sparrow? After Xio asked about the general appearance of the visitors from Utopia, she had no choice but to return to MI9 headquarters due to the lack of further information. She hesitated if she should send her subordinates to conduct a large-scale search.
She wasn't sure if Mr. World would be happy to see such behavior, and she was worried that it would affect the ritual.
After pacing back and forth in the office, Xio prepared to pray to Mr. Fool and ask "Him" to pass her questions to The World's German Sparrow.
As she walked to the chair, Xio's gaze swept across the report on the table.
It was an investigation report done by her two subordinates. On the one hand, it confirmed that there were no problems with the passengers who had successfully arrived in Baekeland, and on the other hand, it pointed out that a passenger had been stranded in Utopia.
Passenger … Xio's eyes narrowed as she made a guess based on her intuition.
That Utopia resident had come to Baekeland for a reason, not to run around. And his goal was very likely related to a passenger who had previously left Utopia.
This … Xio was alarmed as she hurriedly sat down and attempted to pray.
At this moment, someone knocked on her office door.
"… Please come in," Xio said after some hesitation.
As the door opened, Xio saw Locke, who had a goatee, and Wendel, who had personally experienced the Utopia incident.
"Colonel, Wendel met someone from Utopia. He came directly to pay a visit!" Locke said in a somewhat jumbled manner.
This development had also exceeded his expectations.
Indeed … Not only was Xio not surprised, but she secretly heaved a sigh of relief.
She looked at Wendel.
"Why did he visit you?"
"He invited me to Utopia to testify in court for the Tracey murder case mentioned in my report." Compared to before, Wendel was clearly much calmer.
He then added, "He's a policeman named Biles.
"He's a policeman named Biles. I didn't dare ask him where he lived, when he planned on leaving, or which steam locomotive he planned on taking."
In order to show that she took it seriously, Xio stood up and thought for a moment.
"Locke, immediately gather your team members. Find the rental carriage driver who often waits for guests around Wendel's residence, as well as the public carriage driver who passes by the nearby area. Ask them if they have seen Biles. If they have, where they sent him to. Also, send someone to the steam locomotive station and wait at the entrance to observe the passengers coming and going …"
After instructing her subordinates, Xio turned to look at Wendel.
"Cooperate with them and draw out Biles's appearance."
"Yes, Colonel," Locke and Wendel answered at the same time.
After they left and closed the door, Xio sat down again and began praying.
Soon, she received a response from Mr. Fool. She saw The World, German Sparrow, praying in the gray fog.
German Sparrow told her:
"You can do the investigation normally.
"When necessary, you can raise the guess of a ritual, but it has to be included in a few options."
Xio immediately heaved a sigh of relief and patiently waited for her subordinates to report on the investigation.
When night fell, Locke returned to Bellotto Street and reported to Xio.
"We found the rental carriage driver who carried the Utopian!"
"Oh?" Xio expressed her concern.
Locke gave a simple recount.
"That Utopian named Biles originally wanted the carriage driver to go to the dock, but the moment the carriage entered the corresponding area, he requested to get off, saying that he had arrived.
"That street was rather unfamiliar to the carriage driver, making him feel like he was lost.
"When he left that street, he realized that his surroundings had become familiar.
"Our people accompanied him there again, but he couldn't find the street no matter how hard he tried."
Xio nodded slightly and said with a heavy tone,
"It matches the description of entering and leaving Utopia in the previous case."
"Colonel, do you mean that one can enter or leave Utopia from any street in any city?" Locke still found it unbelievable.
Xio pondered for a moment.
"That seems to be the case for now, but I keep feeling that there's a problem. Hmm … How does Utopia connect to different places? What does it rely on to locate them …"
After her voice gradually softened, Xio said to Locke,
"Tell Wendel that he'll be spending the next two weeks here until the document expires."
"Alright, Colonel." Locke immediately turned around and left Xio's office.
Wendel had no objections to Colonel Derecha's arrangements. It could even be said that he could only find a sense of security in the MI9 headquarters.
His temporary quarters were a slightly modified night watch room, with windows that looked out over the lawn, garden, and trees.
At a glance, Wendel saw a pitch-black crow. It stood on a branch and looked over quietly.
…
Bansy at night was unusually gloomy, with the cries of crows or other seabirds echoing from time to time.
Verdu stood by the window and looked at the dilapidated pier and the dead city that had been reduced to ruins. The pressure in his heart gradually increased.
After a few days at sea, the ship he was on was about to arrive at Bansy Harbor.
The captain had already told Verdu during the day that they would only wait for two hours. After that, Verdu could only wait on this uninhabited island for the next ship that would arrive at any time.
Taking a deep breath, Verdu retracted his gaze and took off his coat.
Then, he opened his suitcase, took out a classic black robe, and put it on.
The surface of the robe was embroidered with gold and silver threads, and it was embedded with many gemstones the size of rice grains. It was a Sealed Artifact that belonged to the House of Abraham.
After making his preparations, Verdu left the pirate ship and entered Bansy Harbor.
On the way, the classic robe tightened, causing his face to turn purple as he nearly fainted.
As he walked, Verdu found the original Bansy telegraph office according to the map he had bought. He saw two bright blood-red marks in the middle of the collapsed building. It was as if two people had been crushed into meat paste.
Beside the two shadows was a dilapidated wall. There was an octopus-headed monster wearing armor, stepping on waves, and holding a trident.
Verdu raised the lantern in his hand and was about to take a closer look when he suddenly felt a drop of cold liquid land on his neck.
He was alarmed as he subconsciously reached out to touch it. He felt that it was sticky and didn't seem like rainwater. Furthermore, it was colorless and didn't belong to blood.
It's a little like saliva … Verdu's forehead twitched as he slowly looked up at the spot where the drop of liquid might have landed.
It was a dark, moonless, starless night sky.
Divine Emperor of the Nine Heavens
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