"Fenkes had gone to Alcatraz?"
Kieran thought when he heard the man's words.
He did not jump to conclusions though.
"What happened?" Kieran asked.
"The independent bastards sent us a message three days ago, saying that they wanted to negotiate with Dr. Fenkes to resolve the conflict within the organization once and for all.
Most of us thought it was a trap.
But Dr. Fenkes thought it was a chance to resolve the conflict peacefully, so … "
The man smiled bitterly.
"So he went to Alcatraz?"
Kieran asked.
"Yes, Dr. Fenkes left the organization's base three days ago.
He hasn't heard from him in three days! "
The man nodded.
"Then how did you find this place?"
Kieran looked at the man, judging him.
1st Black Street was not exactly a secret place, but it was not a place anyone could find.
Besides, Kieran did not know much about Fenkes, and he knew that he was not the kind of person who would drag others into trouble.
"It was Dr. Fenkes's advice.
Of course, he hoped that if he couldn't make it back, you could help him take care of those poor souls instead of rescuing him.
But we hope that you can save Dr. Fenkes! "
The man explained.
Suddenly, he remembered something and let out a cry of surprise.
"Oh, I'm Boller. It's an honor to meet you, Hon. 2567!"
Boller introduced himself in an embarrassed manner.
"It's nice to meet you too!
Can you wait for a bit? "
Kieran said.
"You agreed?"
Boller looked at Kieran. When he saw Kieran nod, he happily followed the spirit butler to the parlor and waited patiently.
"You are being too rash.
This is just Boller's side of the story. No one knows if it's a trap or not.
I suggest you talk to Dr. Fenkes! "
Simones reminded Kieran.
"That's why I asked him to wait!"
Kieran responded to Simones' kindness with a smile.
Before he parted ways with Finks, Finks had given him a phone number.
However, the phone in front of him could not be reached.
It rang three times in a row, and each time, it was a busy tone.
Kieran frowned.
Once again, he dialed a number.
"What's wrong 2567?"
Schmidt's voice came from the receiver.
Even through the phone, Kieran could feel the noise on the other side.
Kieran thought about the subordinates that his boss had assigned to him. He decided not to ask too many questions and went straight to the point.
"I ran into some trouble …"
"Did anything unusual happen in the past three days?"
Kieran finally asked.
Kieran believed that even if Fenkes had gone there with the intention of resolving the conflict peacefully, he would not sit still if his life was in danger.
He was not sure how strong Fenkes was right now.
However, Kieran was sure that it would cause quite a commotion.
As the leader of the city's Special Operations Division, Schmidt would definitely know about it.
"Nope!
The past three days have been one of those rare days where nothing unusual happened!
But I'd rather be a little more busy every day! That's hot coffee! You can't water a potted plant! "
Schmidt shouted angrily and helplessly.
"Thanks, Schmidt!"
"If you can't fire them, I suggest you give them an independent space!"
Kieran gave a suggestion before hanging up the phone.
Nothing unusual happened?
He could not get through to Fenkes though.
Could it be that Fenkes had been killed when they first met, and Fenkes had managed to cover up everything?
Or had something else happened?
Or was Boller lying?
Kieran frowned and thought for a while. He waved at Simones and went to the meeting room.
He wanted to find out what had happened himself.
Kieran wished that Nikorei was by his side. All she needed to do was take a look and she would know what had happened.
He did not need to take such a risk.
Unfortunately, after Nikorei had left, Kieran could not get through to her.
Simones waved at Kieran, but he did not stop Kieran.
His reminder was the best help Kieran could offer.
He believed that with Kieran's vigilant and careful personality, he would know what to do.
...
With Boller's directions, Kieran drove to a street block away from the city center.
This was where Fenkes had taken over the Hatch Heresy's headquarters.
Of course, the Hatch Heresy's previous headquarters had been there as well.
When Kieran entered the street block, he felt like he had entered another world.
The houses there were old, and there were no supermarkets or shopping malls around. Even in broad daylight, there were not many people around.
There were only a few small convenience stores, but they were also deserted.
Even so, the cashiers in the small convenience stores carried guns with them. Kieran could clearly see the outline of the handle at the back of their waists.
From the beginning to the end, Kieran had only seen a single police cruiser patrolling the street.
The police cruiser did not enter the street. It only circled the street once before it left.
The most intolerable thing was that the whole street was filled with a foul stench.
Anyone who smelled it couldn't help but stop breathing.
Even Kieran, who was sitting in the car, frowned when he smelled the stench.
"Poverty!
The security here is terrible! "
Kieran had two impressions of the place.
Kieran was not surprised though. He even thought it was natural.
"The evil that comes with poverty is the best soil for a sect to grow."
This was not Kieran's own understanding.
He had read about it in one of Nikorei's books, "Holy Stone Religion". The author was Whist Ray, who had written "A Collection of West Coast Supernatural Incidents (Year E)".
"Holy Stone Religion" mainly introduced the origin, development, and destruction of the religion.
There were also some comments and insights from the author.
Among them, the phrase 'poverty brings evil intentions, is the best soil to grow a sect' was still fresh in Kieran's mind.
What he saw and felt made Kieran remember the book even more.
"Turn right up ahead, the second building!"
Boller said, pointing at a two-story building with a mottled white exterior.
The fence outside the building was shorter, allowing a car to drive in. The lawn had not been cleaned for a long time, and there were tire tracks and footprints on it.
It seemed like the place had been used as a parking lot.
"Follow me, Hon. 2567!"
Boller said as he jumped out of the car and walked towards the building.
Kieran followed him, raising his guard.
If Boller had malicious intentions, this would be the perfect time for him to ambush Kieran.
However, nothing happened until Boller opened the door and Kieran walked in and saw the poor souls suffering from the "spell backfiring".
There was no ambush or accident.
After double checking that it was safe, Kieran looked at the poor souls in front of him.
There were five of them.
All five of them were young. They should have been in school, but now they could only sit there in a daze, mumbling to themselves.
Other than the fact that they were not afraid of strangers, they were suffering from the same symptoms as Louver.
This made Kieran conclude that the five of them were indeed suffering from the "spell backfiring".
"Clean clothes, clean faces, clean hair.
Fenkes is taking good care of them! "
Kieran came up with such a conclusion after sizing up the place.
"We need to bring them back to 1st Black Street first!"
Kieran said to Boller.
"Okay, that's what Dr. Fenkes wants!
But Dr. Fenkes himself … "
Boller did not object, but he was still worried about Fenkes.
"Don't worry, I promise I'll do my best to find Fenkes after they've settled down!"
Kieran said.
Kieran was not just trying to comfort Boller.
He really wanted to find Fenkes.
Before all the doubts were cleared up, Kieran's suspicion of Fenkes would not lessen.
Even after witnessing the scene before him, he still had doubts.
In fact, Kieran had even more speculations.
"If this is all an act, Fenkes will definitely show up!
Or maybe he'll leave some obvious clues behind for me!
"But why is he doing this?"
Just to get back to Alcatraz?
With the Dark Star Society in Alcatraz, what can he do even if he returns? "
With that question in mind, Kieran helped Boller bring the five teenagers back to the house next door to 1st Black Street.
Kieran was Nikorei's assistant.
However, without Nikorei's permission, he would not bring anyone else to stay at 1st Black Street.
Not only were the two of them not that close, but it was also part of their proper upbringing.
With the support of enough money, Kieran easily acquired the rights to use the house in 2nd Black Street and hired a couple of reliable nannies to take care of the five teenagers who were suffering from the backfire of the spell.
Boller and the others were taken care of.
Kieran's search for Fenkes was not smooth.
Fenkes did not appear.
He did not leave any obvious clues behind.
Kieran didn't even find any traces of them at the rendezvous point where they had agreed to meet.
After a whole week, Kieran's search was fruitless.
"Did I get it wrong?"
Kieran could not help but doubt his own speculation.
PS: First update!
Today was the 30th, and tomorrow would be the 31st. The day after tomorrow would be a brand new month!
In other words, if the monthly tickets were to be sold the day after tomorrow, they would be invalid!
Everyone, check your ticket storage. Are there any more monthly tickets?
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