Two things had happened in Ghost Town today.
The first thing was that Madam Martin, who was herding sheep in the pasture at the entrance of the town, had suddenly disappeared.
As Madam Martin was a devout believer, Bran Lang had followed the sheriff to the pasture early in the morning because of this incident. After a day of hard work, he still couldn't find where Madam Martin had gone.
However, there was some blood and flesh near the place where Madam Martin had disappeared. Although he couldn't confirm whether the flesh was human tissue, the sheriff wasn't optimistic about Madam Martin's current situation.
This was also the reason why Bran Lang hadn't been in the church all day.
The second thing was that Tailor Sangxi's nine-year-old son, Anthony, had died.
These two things weren't directly related, but because of Madam Martin's disappearance in the morning, the whole town was in a state of panic, and Tailor Sangxi was also affected. After she finished cooking at night, she was about to call Anthony to eat when she realized that he wasn't there. Anthony was usually naughty, and Tailor Sangxi didn't really control him. When Anthony was hungry, he would come back to eat.
However, because of Madam Martin's disappearance today, Tailor Sangxi had a bad feeling in her heart. She asked Anthony's friends and found that Anthony didn't play with them today. They thought that Anthony was punished by Tailor Sangxi and couldn't go out.
After hearing this news, Tailor Sangxi felt even more uneasy. She quickly ran to the sheriff for help.
Then, not long ago, the sheriff led a team of knights and asked Anthony's friends. In the end, they found Anthony's body in the secret base that he liked to stay in.
"Only the head is left?" Alex's eyes were grave as he asked softly.
Father Bran Lang nodded. "Yes, the body and limbs are gone. Only the head was placed on a broken doll in Anthony's secret base."
Father Bollenlang's eyes were filled with compassion, and his face was filled with pain.
Alex also looked sad as if he could empathize with Tailor Sangxi who was in pain in the church.
However, Alex's thoughts were running fast, and his eyes were getting darker and darker.
After Father Bollenlang finished speaking, he added a few more details and went to comfort the grieving family members as well as the residents who were uneasy because of these two incidents.
Alex retreated to a quiet corner and looked at the chaotic scene in the church from afar. He said softly, "The situation has escalated."
Angor, who was hiding nearby, nodded.
The disappearance of Madam Madam Madam was still uncertain, so let's not talk about it for now. But it was very likely that she was also dead.
Anthony's death, however, was a watershed. Anthony's death was exactly the same as the previous series of murders, but the reason why the murderer wanted to kill Anthony was different.
In the past, Knight Raven, Lady Camelot, and the others had all died because they were trying to leave Guste and discover the truth behind the Confinement. That was why they were killed.
However, Anthony was different. He was only a nine-year-old child. No matter how naughty he was, it was impossible for him to run to a place dozens of miles away without the company of his family.
Moreover, the tailor had clearly said that Anthony was still sleeping at home when she woke up in the morning.
Antony had been murdered between the morning and evening of the tailor Sansy's visit to the tailor's shop.
In just a few hours, with Anthony's speed, he would not be able to run to the edge of the cage.
Therefore, the cause of Anthony's death was completely different from the previous series of murders.
If Knight Raven and Camelot were really Anthony's murderers, then the situation had really escalated.
"Why did they kill Anthony?" Alex muttered.
"It's been a constant for a long time. But something unexpected happened," Angor replied.
Alex nodded. "Lady Connie's escape is indeed an unexpected factor. However, what I don't understand is why they want to implicate Anthony. "
While Alex was still puzzled, Father Brumlang asked Alex to go to the place where Anthony died.
Since Anthony's head was still there, Father Brumlang wanted to recite Father's Rites of Death together with Alex.
Angor also whispered to him, "If you can't figure it out, let's go and have a look."
Alex nodded.
Soon, the group left the church. Since they were going to recite the rites for the dead, the sheriff and Father Brumlang advised the residents to go home first. Only Sansy the Tailor, who had lost her mind, was allowed to go with them.
Under the sheriff's lead, the group headed to Anthony's secret base.
On their way to the base, Alex frowned harder and harder.
The sheriff of Ghost Town was a middle-aged man with a conspicuous reddish-brown beard. He noticed Alex's strange behavior and asked, "What's wrong?"
Everyone looked at him. Alex adjusted his expression and spoke in a low voice, "Nothing. I'm just a little confused."
"Did you find anything? Tell us. " The sheriff didn't find anything himself, and he didn't think Alex would find anything either. So he spoke in a joking tone.
"Of course I didn't find anything. I just have a question. Our route seems to be the same as Madam Martin's ranch?" Alex asked.
The sheriff nodded. "Indeed, the distance overlaps, because Anthony's secret base is actually very close to Ms. Mading's ranch. They're practically neighbors."
"Because of this, we suspect that Madam Martin may have …"
The sheriff didn't finish his sentence, but everyone knew that Madam Martin was very likely to have met with an accident.
Perhaps it was because there were two suspected murders in one day, which made everyone uneasy. No one spoke for the rest of the journey.
Alex had been dutifully pretending to be sad, but he had some doubts in his heart.
Not only did he find that Anthony's secret base and the ranch overlapped, but he also noticed that this was a road leading out of town.
Moreover, if they continued to walk along this road, it was actually the road to the Holy City!
Was there a connection between the two?
Soon after, they arrived at Anthony's secret base.
It was a small house made of abandoned iron sheets … It might be a stretch to call it a house, because it looked like a pile of iron sheets from the outside, but there was a narrow compartment inside.
After Alex entered the secret base, the first thing he saw was a teddy bear on a shabby table opposite him.
However, the head of the yellow teddy bear had disappeared and was replaced by a child's head.
It was Anthony.
Anthony's eyes were tightly shut, and his face was pale. Blood flowed out of the wound on his neck and seeped into the teddy bear. It looked both peaceful and eerie.
When the others saw this, they either trembled in fear or covered their mouths to vomit. However, Alex was very calm, to the point of indifference.
It was only when he noticed Father Bollenlang looking at him that Alex's expression instantly turned sad.
"Let's begin. For the poor people of God, let's recite the Dead Rites of the Father," Bollenlang said to Alex sadly.
Alex nodded and silently recited the Dead Rites of the Holy Bible under the witness of the sheriff and tailor Sangxi.
Although Alex seemed to be reciting it seriously, he was constantly looking at the scene from the corner of his eyes. There weren't many things in the secret base.
The iron sheet outside might be a little messy, but the things inside were actually very neat.
Because it was neat and simple, Alex immediately noticed the scarlet stains on the walls and the large pool of blood on the ground.
When Alex saw this, he seemed to realize something.
After Alex finished reciting the Rites of the Dead, he left the secret base with the excuse that he was sad and couldn't bear to watch.
He walked to the side and spoke to Angor, who was hiding nearby. "I'm sure. This is the first scene."
This meant that Anthony had been killed in his secret base.
Also, it meant that Anthony never went to the Confinement Wall. Otherwise, he wouldn't have died in the secret base.
This place was very far from the Confinement Wall. Why would someone kill Anthony?
"That's Lady Mading's farm. I went there just now, and I can clearly see the secret base from there."
Alex: "What do you mean?"
"I have a theory. Maybe Anthony died because he saw something he shouldn't have, or someone who shouldn't be there. And Lady Mading might have the same reason. She saw what happened in the secret base in her farm … "
Of course, Alex knew what Angor was implying. Because of this, he felt a chill running down his spine.
The secret base and the farm were both outside the town, and there was a road leading to the holy city right here.
Could it be that Anthony died because he saw someone coming from the other side of the road?
But who did he see? And in such a way?
The answer was obvious. Only Raven Knight and Camelo!
Alex felt a chill run down his spine when he guessed the answer. According to this logic, if he continued to deduce, Raven Knight and Camelot might be there … Alex couldn't help but turn his head to look at Guster Town.
At night, Guste Town was as quiet as a ghost town.
The two horrifying undead creatures were probably somewhere in the town right now, staring at them with creepy eyes.
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