Chapter 284 Black Umbrella
"Banuto."
"Huh?"
There was a familiar call from behind, which seemed to be my mother's voice. Before I had time to think about why my mother, who lived in an old house in the country, appeared here, the police officer named 'Banuto' instinctively turned around, followed the sound, and entered Empty.
Phew~
A gust of cold wind blew silently, and at some point an old woman with curly hair and gray hair lay on Constable Banuto's shoulder. She gently exhaled a cold and biting breath, blowing out the blazing flames on his shoulder.
With a plop, Banuto's legs lost their strength and he fell to the ground, his pupils suddenly lost their luster.
Death is like a lamp going out.
Ning Zhe stuffed the lampblower's tongue into his pocket, quickly took off Banuto's police uniform and put it on himself, taking away his gun, electric shock baton, and a large black umbrella.
According to Ning Zhe's observation, the police officers standing guard at various entrances and exits of the castle all carry such a wide black umbrella, and they don't know what its specific purpose is.
Putting on his police uniform and slinging his gun, Ning Zhe looked up at the sky with a black umbrella. The weather was sunny and cloudless today.
Ning Zhe hid Banuto's body and used his mobile phone to send one or two greeting messages to Banuto's mother, brother, girlfriend... and other relatives. The moment he received the reply, Ning Zhe's face changed. His facial features changed accordingly, and the originally somewhat restrictive police uniform became more fitting.
"Okay, let's go." Ning Zhe held a black umbrella and followed the path of the flower garden to the lecture room.
Sheriff 'Ebnik' was standing in front of the pulpit at this time, flipping through the dusty "Almond Leaf Sutra" attentively. Hearing the footsteps at the door, Sheriff Ebnik raised his head and asked Said: "What's wrong? Banuto, do you have anything to report?"
"I discovered something at the stables, Sheriff." Ning Zhe said without changing his expression: "There are some strange marks on the bottom of the pool behind the stables, which seem to be human footprints. Do you want to confirm?"
"Really?" Sheriff Ebnick thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Call Carmack and John and take me to have a look."
"Okay."
Ning Zhe left the lecture room and followed the sergeant's instructions to find the two police officers named 'John' and 'Carmack'. The three of them and the sergeant bypassed the laundry room and came to the west of the clock tower. Side stables.
Horses are very valuable things and need to be taken care of carefully. The wooden stables are covered with neatly trimmed thatch on the roof, which is better than the living conditions of some servants. Behind the stable is a square, wide-mouthed pool, connected to the drainage pipes under the eaves, used to store rainwater.
Boiler room workers would move large red-hot rocks into the pool and boil the water to disinfect it before the horses could drink it. If soybean meal was mixed with cold water, the horses would suffer from diarrhea.
So not only the living conditions, but also the horses' dietary conditions are better than those of ordinary servants.
However, Vanessa Castle has not been inhabited for a long time, and naturally there are no horses, so there is no water in the pool. Chief Ebnik asked his police officers to bring a ladder, climbed into the pool, and looked thoughtfully at the black traces at the mouth of the drain pipe.
"It seems to be traces of coal..." Sheriff Ebnik knelt down and touched the messy footprints on the bottom of the pool with his hand: "The intruder seemed to have been to the underground boiler room, so the soles of his shoes were stained with cinders."
"Carmack, John, you climb in through the drainage pipe. Barnuto, follow me, let's go to the basement and have a look." The police chief made a prompt decision and quickly divided the work.
Ning Zhe played the role of police officer Banuto conscientiously and followed the police chief into the bell tower. As he walked, he looked at the black umbrella in his hand with interest.
When the police chief and two colleagues identified him as ‘Police Officer Banuto’, Ning Zhe got some memories of Officer Banuto from the misunderstandings of several people:
They are all police officers from the Brechet Township Police Department. They were ordered by their superiors to go on this field trip. The main task of these small town police officers is to block the roads around Vanessa Castle and assist the task force sent by the superiors to investigate Vanessa. Theft of sand castle artifacts.
This black umbrella was not brought here by the police in the town of Brechet themselves, but was a piece of equipment uniformly distributed by superiors. It is specially marked in the operation manual that burns after reading:
[When you hear a sound like a woman screaming or crying, immediately hold up an umbrella until the sound goes away or disappears]
[If the umbrella is lost due to accident, immediately seek help from the nearest companion. The two of you can temporarily hold an umbrella together] [Do not stay in Vanessa Castle without an umbrella. Leave as soon as possible while ensuring your own safety]
"It seems that the previous guess was correct. This 'task force' sent by the superiors is probably the manpower of the Frim Misslet family." Ning Zhe raised his head and glanced at the shoulder of Chief Ebonik who was walking in front. I probably have some idea:
"There is at least one conferor in this task force, and there is a high probability that there is an upgrader. His ghost is related to the 'umbrella', and it is dangerously lethal. A woman's crying and screaming are signs that danger is approaching. But as long as you hold an umbrella, you can circumvent that dangerous rule to a certain extent..."
In just a few minutes, Ning Zhe figured out the rules of the unknown promoted person. Although Taiyi's rules lacked the simple and crude destructiveness of Special Envoys, they were unique in collecting information. advantages.
While thinking about it, Chief Ebnik walked through the lobby on the first floor of the bell tower and nodded to the police officer standing guard at the door. The two of them came to the west side hall and entered an inconspicuous small door. Behind the door was a path leading downwards. steps.
Castle Vanessa was built according to the specifications of a war fortress. The network of secret passages is intricate. If you don't live here all year round, you can easily get lost in the secret passages even if you have a structural diagram.
"Did you find anything inside?"
"We found some scratches on the floor and walls of the boiler room, which should have been left by scraping with a blunt object..."
Chief Ebnik briefly exchanged a few words with the police officer at the door of the boiler room, and then led Ning Zhe into the door.
This is the first time Ning Zhe has come to Vanessa Castle in reality. It is roughly the same as the one in the dream, but very different.
Since it is to be opened to the public as a public attraction, every part of the real Vanessa Castle has undergone targeted renovations. The door of the giant boiler in the center of the boiler room has been removed, and the floor has been swept clean. There is no trace of cinder, only Several bags of decorative coals were piled next to the furnace door to prevent tourists who came to take pictures from getting dirty.
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Sheriff Ebnik briefly checked the only few bags of coal in the boiler room and found no suspicious traces.
"It seems that the cinders on the soles of the intruder's feet were not caught in the boiler room." The sergeant frowned: "But besides the boiler room, where else is there coal in the castle?"
"Warehouse." Ning Zhe reminded.
"Yes, the warehouse." Sheriff Ebnik clapped his hands: "That's right, Banuto, we should go to the warehouse and have a look."
But just as the two were about to set off, they were stopped by police officers standing at the door.
"You can't go there, Sergeant." The police officer on guard shook his head and said: "The adults of the task force are investigating in the warehouse. Before their investigation is completed, no one is allowed to enter the warehouse."
"Am I an idler too?" Chief Ebnik's eyes widened.
"This is an order from the superior..." The police officer on guard smiled helplessly.
"I know it's an order." Chief Ebnick snorted and muttered: "I found some clues at the pipe outlet at the bottom of the pool. It should be helpful to the investigation of the task force. Let me report there."
The police officer on guard laughed so hard: "You really can't go there, Chief..."
"Get out of the way! I said I can go just as I can!" Sheriff Ebnik pushed him away stubbornly and walked out of the boiler room: "Banuto! Follow me!"
Ning Zhe smiled apologetically at the police officer who was knocked away, and quickly followed him.
(End of chapter)