Chapter 550 Vampire
At the beginning, Duanmuhuai just handled it with the attitude of "Leave this matter to Lani and it will be fine."
But soon, he discovered that something seemed... not quite right.
Although she didn't know what Lani had done, Mary's expression looked very abnormal.
At first, he said with a pale face, "It's so scary, it's really scary."
Then it turned into a dull-eyed "I want to live, I want to live..."
In the end, it became "Just kill it... Just kill it..."
“……………………”
To be honest, I feel super unstable.
"I asked, what kind of training did you give her?"
Duanmuhuai finally couldn't help but find Lani and asked, "Don't let me spoil the golden eyes that I finally obtained."
"Ah, actually it's nothing."
Faced with Duanmuhuai's inquiry, Lani seemed very calm.
"I just threw her into the underground cemetery."
"Underground cemetery...you are not talking about the hero cemetery, are you?"
"Of course it is there. After all, actual combat is the most important thing, isn't it?"
"…………"
Duanmuhuai finally understood why Mary had that expression.
"Are you okay?"
"It's okay. Although that child looks like that, he is actually a very strong child, and his escape skills are not very good."
Well, that's true. Duanmuhuai also felt that Mary didn't practice anything at first, only the escape skills, and now it seems to be really useful. But this is normal. Don't listen to the word "escape". It seems very simple. Avoiding the pursuit of monsters in the dark city is not as simple as running around without a head. Not only do you have to have good reflexes, but you also need to have good reflexes. The ability to judge the choice of path in a short period of time. Otherwise, if you see a road running into a dead end, the rest will be at your mercy.
From this point of view, Mary's escape skills are at least professional.
The premise is that you have this profession.
However, Mary must not let her friends see her at this time, otherwise something might happen.
Fortunately, the Master College has been on vacation during this period, and Mary also explained it to her friend on the pretext of going out for internship, otherwise it would be difficult to tell.
"But having said that, Golden Eyes are really powerful."
According to Lani, Mary's golden eyes can not only easily capture the trajectory of the opponent's attack, but can even easily grasp the magic condensation point and direction when casting magic. Like some area magic, even the caster himself can It is not necessarily possible to judge the distance, but Mary can easily avoid them all. According to me, she can understand the direction and end point of these magics just by seeing them...
This golden pupil is too buggy.
It was also thanks to this that Lani became very interested in Mary's golden eyes - it might be tragic for Mary, but considering that the real battle in the future would be more dangerous, Duanmuhuai followed Lani. Went.
It's better than dying on the battlefield.
After that, Duanmuhuai also watched Mary's fight... Well, how should I put it, maybe because she was used to escaping, Mary's fighting style was more based on dodge and counterattack. She will rarely take the initiative to attack the enemy, nor will she attack the enemy first. Instead, she will only wait for the enemy to attack her before evading and counterattacking.
Frankly speaking, this seems a bit negative to Duanmu Huai. He prefers to strike first, rather than being passively beaten and then fighting back like Mary. But going from blindly running away at first to being able to fight back now is already quite a progress.
Well, probably.
Although Lani taught her very attentively, according to her, Mary's own magic power was not very high, so she only let the other party master a few magic spells, such as "Magic Radiant Sword", "Kalia Swift Sword" and "Ka" "Leah-style return" as well as "Starlight" and "Calmness"... According to Lani, after mastering these magics, Mary basically has no problem protecting herself.
Well, at least that's true from the looks of her training.
As for more powerful magic...well, Mary can't use it because she doesn't have enough magic power, that's what Lani said.
"Next, I just need to take her to experience a few actual battles, and she will be fine."
"Huh? Wasn't that considered actual combat before?"
Hearing what Lani said, Mary's face turned pale.
"It was just training before. Real combat... is still far away. In short, the next step is left to you."
For Lani, teaching Mary these magic spells would be the completion of her mission. Well, actually, if you are trained as a magician, it is obviously impossible to achieve results in two or three years. But since Mary just wants to learn how to use magic and does not want to delve into magic, then it is not Too difficult. Just like driving, as long as the hands-on training time is long enough, you can almost learn it.
As for advanced skills such as drifting, that will naturally be discussed later - of course, most people will probably never be able to use the ability to bend drainage channels in their lifetime.
It just so happened that the semester of Master College was about to start, so Duanmuhuai took Mary back to her world.
"Mr. Duanmu, if you receive another commission this time, please be sure to take me with you!"
Different from before, this time Mary seemed very positive. Well, Duanmu Huai could understand it. After finally learning how to use magic and deal with danger, Mary also wanted to practice it herself. Just like a person who learns to drive, he must be very interested in driving at first.
"Don't worry, if there is a commission, I will definitely call you."
Duanmuhuai also promised Mary this.
Result…………
“It’s really leisurely…………”
Lying on the sofa, Duanmuhuai watched the TV with dull eyes, looking bored. I originally thought that after changing the location, there would be a lot of commissions. In fact, there were indeed a lot of commissions before, but in the past half month, similar situations have decreased sharply. It really made Duanmuhuai feel a little bored. Although some letters were sent, after reading the contents, Duanmuhuai found that they were not a decent case - at least for an investigator, he was investigating other people's marital infidelity. Not interested.
Unless the person cheating on you is an evil god, that's another matter.
By the way, the business on exorcism items is surprisingly good, and there are even many repeat customers. According to the maid and Lorena, they all said excitedly, "This thing is so useful. Please give it to me again." I have a few”.
What should I say...people in this world are too stubborn, right? They would rather solve the problem themselves than go to a detective?
And after you finish it, you think it will be useful, and you plan to make a few more? Does this mean that you will solve problems by yourself in the future?
How can I put it, from the perspective of the Inquisition, it is a good thing to win souls, but on the other hand, robbing one's own business is nothing!
Duanmu Huai felt speechless. People in this world were really outrageous in this regard.
But if you think about it carefully, if this were not the case, the profession of investigator would not exist in this world.
Fortunately or unfortunately, when a person complains that he is idle, most of the time he is not idle.
Just like now.
"Lord Knight, I have a letter for you!"
Lorena walked into the room excitedly, and then handed a letter to Duanmu Huai. The latter reached out to take the letter with some boredom. After confirming that it was not a stupid banquet invitation, he opened the envelope and took it. The letter inside came out.
That's what the letter said.
Dear Sir,
I am here to send you my greetings only on behalf of my client, Mr. Best Hanke of Cornwall. I imagine you must be confused by this letter. In fact, everything you have done for the Baskerville family is no secret among us. We all know that you are an excellent expert in solving such difficult matters. Therefore, on behalf of my client, I take the liberty to invite you to my office to discuss some matters that are not convenient to record in a letter. If you have this intention, you can go to No. 139 Knight Street, I am waiting for you at any time…………
"Oh, that's interesting."
Seeing this, Duanmu Huai also sat up. This was the first letter mentioning the Baskerville family. Of course, it was impossible for Duanmu Huai to publicize the previous incident loudly. After all, he is a detective and has a duty of confidentiality. Whether the Baskerville family will say it is their business. Since the other party mentioned this matter, it is equivalent to telling him that he has a certain relationship with the Baskerville family.
Well, to put it bluntly, it means "I was introduced here by an acquaintance."
At least it's more serious than those idiots who just listen to the rumors in the streets or don't listen to what others say.
So Duanmuhuai dialed the number on the letter. On the other side of the phone was a gentle and polite man. After making an appointment with him, Duanmuhuai took Lorena out and went to the address written in the letter. location.
In a modern-looking office, Duanmuhuai met the owner of the letter, Schiller Bost, a legal consultant. "Welcome, dear Mr. Duanmu."
The moment he saw Duanmuhuai, the legal advisor with a mustache was also startled, but he soon showed a warm smile and invited Duanmuhuai and Lorena to sit down.
"Although I have heard about it, but seeing your heroic appearance with my own eyes is really... amazing."
"It's not important. I think we can skip these boring pleasantries and get to the point. You brought me here not just for coffee."
As Duanmuhuai spoke, he reached out and took a sip of coffee.
Well, it tastes pretty good.
"Of course not. I invite you this time. As the letter says, I am asking you for help on behalf of my client, Mr. Best Hank."
After saying this, Schiller suppressed the smile on his face.
"In fact, there have been some very strange things happening in Cornwall in recent times, to put it simply..."
Speaking of this, Schiller also explained the situation to Duanmu Huai.
To put it simply, in the past few years, Cornwall has not been peaceful. From time to time, local residents suddenly disappeared and their bodies were found. Of course, if that’s all, that’s it…………
"Vampire?"
"Yes."
Schiller nodded, then took out a folder and placed the photos in front of Duanmuhuai. Above is a photo of a corpse. You can see that there are scars on his neck similar to being bitten by a snake's fangs, and the whole person is pale - even though the corpse should be like this.
"According to the coroner, a large amount of blood was drawn from the bodies of these people, but not only that, but in fact their bodies were found missing shortly after they were buried."
"Missing?"
"Yes, the grave was dug, and the corpse inside was missing...so the local people were very scared and thought it was the work of a vampire."
"Oh...this does sound like an orthodox vampire story."
People whose blood is sucked by vampires will turn into vampires, disappear from the cemetery, and then attack other people.
"So what did the police say?"
"Nothing to say."
Schiller spread his hands helplessly.
"The police only believe that it is probably the work of some gang. They do not intend to investigate in depth the disappearance of the body."
"Then why should your client care?"
Duanmuhuai looked at Schiller curiously. Anyone who could entrust such a legal adviser must not be a poor man. If he was just worried about safety, why not just move.
"Because my client is also a well-known local person, there will only be fewer and fewer people there, so he hopes to investigate the truth of the incident and solve the incident. He has also invited detectives and other people to assist in the investigation before, but There was no progress. Just when the client was troubled by this, he accidentally learned of what happened in Devon County. After contacting the Baroness of Baskerville, she recommended you to my client. ”
"Oh...I see. By the way, is your client also a noble?"
"Yes, Mr. Best Hank is an earl."
"Oh.........I understand."
It's no wonder that the Baroness told the other party everything. In the aristocratic circle... this kind of thing is definitely still indispensable on the old road.
"So... are you willing to go to Cornwall to investigate this? My client is willing to bear all the food, accommodation and transportation expenses for you and your assistant. And if the problem can be solved, then A generous reward will be offered.”
"Hmm..."
After hearing this, Duanmu Huai thought for a moment. No matter what the other party's motives were, but for now, it should be serious. After all, he said that he would bear the food, accommodation and transportation expenses for himself and others. This is not a small amount of money. As for the specific situation, it is best to ask the earl when the time comes.
"Okay, I have to go back and make some preparations and then give you an answer, but I have accepted this commission."
"This is really great."
Hearing this, Mr. Schiller also smiled.
"Then, you can contact me at any time at this phone number. After you decide the date, I will inform my client of all this as soon as possible. He will be very happy to hear the good news."
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After talking to Schiller, Duanmuhuai returned to his apartment and asked Lorena to inform Mary of the good news.
In fact, this is indeed good news for Mary.
"So, we're heading to Cornwall to investigate?"
Mary hurried over after receiving the notice, her eyes shining, and she was as excited as a puppy about to be taken out for a walk by its owner.
"That's pretty much it."
"But there are rumors about vampires in Cornwall...I have heard some of them from my classmates."
"Oh? This matter has been spread here?"
"I saw the report in some street tabloids. I didn't pay much attention to it, but many people seem to like this kind of story."
"Oh...street tabloids."
That's right. No matter how much you say this kind of rumor, it is impossible to make it into serious newspapers. On the contrary, the tabloids and magazines on the streets like similar stories. In the past, many train magazines would also have stories like "The Mysterious Incident in the Bermuda Triangle". The story is exactly the same.
"By the way, do you have time?"
"It depends on how long it will take..."
"Half a month, maybe a month if it's longer."
After all, Duanmuhuai still doesn't know what kind of monster is entrenched there, so he is not sure how long it will take.
"Ugh...it might be a bit long..."
"It depends. Can you spare some time?"
"I, I will find a way! If it is an off-campus internship, you should be able to ask for leave, but it is not easy to tell Charlie and Aselika."
After all, Mary majored in ancient writing and archeology. It was not impossible for her to go out to do archaeological work during her internship.
"Oh?"
"Because Charlie and Ashelika don't have a very good feeling about Mr. Duanmu... Well, actually I think it's nothing, but they always feel that Mr. Duanmu looks a bit dangerous... They are not willing to let me talk to you. You get in touch more.”
Well... From an ordinary person's point of view, this is true.
"Can't you just make up a reason?"
"If you are discovered, you will need to use other lies to cover it up. Charlie and Ashelika are both very smart girls. If they are discovered, they will only worry about me more. But don't worry, I will try my best to convince them. ”
Since Mary said so, Duanmu Huai had no choice but to let her go, and what Mary said was right. There were too many lies, and it would be very troublesome to cover them up.
Of course, Duanmu Huai also helped. He applied through Professor Parmar. After all, it would be much more convenient to apply for vacation and other things through a full-time professor at the Master's College. After the Antarctic scientific expedition, Professor Parmar seemed to have noticed something more or less, but he did not ask, but readily agreed to Duanmu Huai's request.
In this way, Mary has been approved by the school and can take leave through off-campus internship.
(End of chapter)