Chapter 257 "The Ripper"

October 9, Wednesday.

"Extra! Extra! An innocent woman was brutally murdered in the alley behind the Whitechapel! Her internal organs were emptied!"

"Extra number! Extra number!..."

Huh? Whitechapel? Klein quickly took out a penny and took a copy of the Daily Observer. Many people on the street made the same choice.

He quickly unfolded the newspaper and saw a big headline on the front page:
《Cruel! Midnight horror in Whitechapel? Severus Field is working hard to solve the case! 》

The front page of the newspaper was an enlarged black-and-white photo, which was obviously an "abnormal shot" with a tricky angle, but one could still see a woman lying on the ground, having lost all breath.

Klein frowned and spent a minute reading the text. The murdered woman was wearing a gorgeous long dress and her internal organs were removed by caesarean section... The "White Church" is a "Storm Church" in the East District. It is named because the exterior walls are all silver-white, which represents "lightning". It is also the only Storm Church in the East District. Its name is actually "Church of Wind and Lightning".

“This… although it’s not the real Whitechapel…” Klein’s brows were still furrowed. The location, the method of committing the crime… could it be…

……

"Isn't this the 'Ripper'?!" Peiman held a piece of toast in her mouth and slammed it on the newspaper she had just bought on the table, and said to Leonard excitedly:

"Look! I solved this case for you right away! The murderer is 'Jack'! Of course, that's an alias...

"Ha, wait until the police offer a reward... uh... do we have to wait for a while, until the murderer provokes the police... hehe, great detective... more rewards... eh? Wouldn't that mean a lot of people would die..."

Leonard was already used to Peiman's monologue. Although most of her words were irrelevant, she could always come up with the right solutions and conclusions! He quickly put down his coffee cup and asked:
"You know the murderer? You speculate that he is a serial killer? Then we should catch him as soon as possible! Before he strikes again!"

"Hmm..." Peiman took a bite of toast and coaxed:

"Alright, alright. Knowing that you have a strong sense of justice, our Xia Hua team will go and solve this first unsolved case in Daiying... er... the first unsolved case in Loen! From now on, the Sivellas will have to come to us and ask us to handle the case! Oh, ha ha ha!"

……

"Detective? Help me investigate the case?" The police officer who was still searching for evidence at the scene suddenly frowned, reached for the gun bag at his waist with his right hand, and shouted in a loud voice:
“I suspect you are illegally carrying a gun!

"I'm going to search your personal belongings. Please cooperate, otherwise it will be considered resisting arrest!"

What the hell?! Peiman was stunned. This... Although I had thought that it would be difficult to be an unknown detective, I didn't expect it to be this difficult?!
Leonard was also stunned. In the past, he searched others by himself, and he had a "All-category Weapon Use Permit", so it didn't matter where he went with the gun!
But now... uh, well, I... don’t have money to buy a gun, so it doesn’t constitute “illegal possession of a gun” at all.

Hey, I found out why Klein was so frugal in the past!
"Watson is an excellent doctor and just my detective assistant. I don't even carry a gun, so she shouldn't need to be searched, right?" Leonard allowed the police officer to search his back, then he stretched out his hand to block the officer's hand that was reaching for Peiman's waist and explained aloud.

"..." The man wearing the lowest-level police uniform in Loen saw that the crowd of people watching the excitement was increasing, and immediately retracted his outstretched hand and gave the two of them a vicious look:
"Leave! The Sivellas Field is investigating the case! We have already identified the murderer! We don't need the detective's interference at all!"

"..." Leonard said nothing more. He took Peiman's hand and left the vicinity of Whitechapel.

"You were so handsome just now! I was fascinated by you!" Peiman squeezed Leonard's hand, with stars in her eyes. Her vision was still as good as ever! The person she identified was flawless in every aspect!
"Uh..." Leonard shook his hands, but failed to break free, so he could only say: "Did you observe anything just now? Do you have any further clues about the murderer?"

"Ah?" Peiman was stunned for a moment. She just wanted to draw her gun and commit another murder, and didn't even observe her surroundings... She could only say:
"The bodies have been moved, and the information we got from the scene is not as much as what we read in the newspapers...

"But it doesn't matter. I have completely 'deduced' the murderer's modus operandi. It was a streetwalker! The dead lady was wearing brightly colored clothes and was out late at night... She fits the characteristics of that profession perfectly.

"And the murderer is bound to commit crimes again. We just need to deploy police forces and ambush key professionals at night... Uh, if you don't want people to get hurt, then we should submit a letter of denunciation? Just like the time in Tingen?"

Leonard shook Peiman's hand vigorously and said firmly:

“Okay, let’s go write a report letter.

"Pei Man, thank you, thank you for satisfying my 'selfishness'... I... I will work hard to make money..."

"Haha, life is short, enjoy it while you can!" Peiman happily swung Leonard's arm, like a little girl who got the candy she wanted most.

……

An unnamed island in the foggy sea, now called "Avalon".

Lying quietly on the beach was a woman who was over 40 years old, wearing a bright dress and soaked by the sea water.

Suddenly, her head shook from side to side, as if she saw something terrible in her dream!

"Ah! Dog! A terrible dog!" She suddenly woke up from her dream. After sitting up, she was shocked to find the blue sky, sea, beach... There was no trace of the extremely terrible black dog in her dream!
"Woof! Dog~"

"Ah!! No!" The wet woman was terrified. She quickly turned her body and held her hands in front of her chest in a defensive position, trying to resist the terrible "devil" black dog!
"Ow?"

But the woman was not attacked as expected. She forced herself to open her eyes, but she only saw a black and white dog, which was not common but she had seen it before. It had deep blue eyes and tilted its head to look at her. It seemed to be thinking! Its eyes seemed to be full of wisdom!
"Woof, hello, good morning, have you eaten?"

The woman was shocked. This weird dog could actually speak human language?! Was she still in a dream?! Yes, she was originally in Backlund, how could she suddenly be at the beach? A dream!

Suddenly, a human voice suddenly came from the forest not far away! It was a woman!
"Master Afu, please wait for me, you are running too fast! Uh... new members?"

Morgan, wearing a grass skirt and holding a wooden stick cut into a harpoon, came out of the woods. She hurried forward and said to the dazed woman in the gorgeous dress:
"Are you okay? Welcome to Avalon, blessed by the Rat God. There is no oppression, no poverty, and no choking fog from Backlund...

"You must have also gone through a terrible ordeal, right? Don't worry, it's all in the past. Only those who have gone through suffering can reach the place blessed by the 'God'!
"By the way, what's your name?"

The woman in the gorgeous dress was in a trance for a moment and said:

"I... Mary Nicholas..."

(End of this chapter)