New Gods of North America.

Chapter 308 Mirror
In the reception room, David Mills started talking to Wayne and Inessa.

Lina took Emma back to the cabin first, to prevent this little girl who was always thinking about wheat juice from being secretly offered wine by some drunkard.

"Magic mirror?!"

When Wayne heard this word, his first reaction was to think of some fairy tales, but his second reaction was to think of the thirty thousand dollars that the detective agency had just pocketed.

Could it be that Simon Sherman, that unlucky guy, took that thing and caused some trouble?

Please don't say you bought it from us...

"Well," David Mills nodded, "from a secular point of view, perhaps you can call it that."

David Mills briefly introduced it:
“It’s an antique mirror that’s almost the same size as my body. It’s said to have been made in Venice in the Old World and has a history of nearly two hundred years.

“A businessman in Georgeburg claimed to have bought it at a small auction and brought it back home about a month ago.

"Then something happened in his house two days ago. The man killed the woman, her three children, and several servants, and he himself died at the scene."

"Is it because of the mirror?" Wayne asked.

David Mills nodded:
"We think so. After examining the broken mirror, according to preliminary identification, the magic circle drawn inside the mirror frame has been identified as the work of the evil organization 'Church of Light'.

"Combined with what happened in Georgeberg Church before, we have reason to believe that some descendants of the remaining believers of the Church of Light seem to be targeting Georgeberg with some seals that can cause negative effects, but the specific motive is still unclear."

Huh?
The facts of the case are clear, the cause and process are roughly complete, and the "murderer" has been smashed to pieces...

Wayne thought for a moment and said, "Do you want us to help investigate the origins of that mirror?"

"No. Investigating and arresting members of evil and hidden organizations is a long-term task. Judging from the current situation, it seems that the other party is not that easy to trace back."

David Mills' expression was not very good. "I want you to help me capture or destroy the evil spirit that escaped from the mirror."

What the hell? !

Aren't you the most professional in dealing with this kind of thing?

……

Wayne's group of people were sitting in a carriage.

Following David Mills, we came to a better middle-class or wealthy neighborhood in the city of Georgeburg.

This place is located at the "edge" of the downtown area. Most of the houses here are single-family houses with more than a dozen rooms and small gardens in front and back.

If we classify them according to stereotypes,
The upper limit of the family conditions of the residents in this area is probably the wealthy who have money but do not feel the need to buy a manor in the local area, and the lower limit is probably the lucky ones who inherited the inheritance of relatives.

However, the real mainstream should still be the middle class, whose income can reach a relatively high level but whose "accumulation" is far from enough compared to the rich.

In a sense, they are probably the group of people who best represent the "public opinion" of a city - the number of wealthy people is not large enough, and they will not be regarded as "ordinary people", while the voice of the working class is usually not as loud as theirs.

Walk through the random no-entry lines and guards and into the house,

The scene was indeed a bit horrible, with blood everywhere. Just looking at the bloodstains, one could imagine a scene of slaughter or a fight to the death. A closer look revealed that most of the green plants in the house had withered, and the whole house was filled with a bloody smell, which was a bit gloomy.
Although nothing unusual can be seen from the perspective of simple lines, it is basically in a state of "if it is not haunted, then it is a bit rude".

These days are not friendly enough for detectives.

The scene was not well protected or cordoned off, and no one drew a circle with chalk to help the deceased die. There was no need to take photos of the scene.
If this case did not involve "evil spirits", there probably wouldn't even be a cordon outside the house.

Wayne casually made suggestions as he followed David Mills into the reception room where the "magic mirror" was.

It's a really big mirror...

The mirror is about one meter high and nearly one meter wide. The outside is a black hardwood frame with intricate carvings. The outline looks a bit like an abstract gingerbread man.
However, the mirror had been taken down from the wall and placed on the carpet, and the glass lens had also been pulled out and placed aside, revealing the magic circle and patterns inside the frame.

Judging from the signs at the scene, it seems that someone was fighting in front of the mirror, and one of the parties had a knife.

Then someone's back of the head or something hit the mirror and broke it.

Wayne and his companions observed the scene and the mirror, while David Mills explained:

"According to the judgment of the exorcist priest, if we analyze the magic circle alone, this should have been an item used to seal evil spirits. However, as time passed, the effectiveness of the seal gradually disappeared, and this item seemed to have been gradually 'infected' by the evil spirits.

"The preliminary conclusion now is that the magic circle has not been completely destroyed. The evil spirit should not have completely regained its freedom, but the range of its activities has expanded. At least for now, it seems to no longer be in this house.

"Since this is related to the Church of Light, Pastor Bazzini has ordered me to control the situation as quickly as possible and deal with it secretly. Before the evil spirit is controlled, it is not allowed to cause panic to the surrounding residents, and it is also not allowed to report to the cathedral without authorization."

"Do you want us to help you investigate in the homes of nearby residents?" Wayne asked.

"Correct."

David Mills did not deny it. "The identities of church personnel and police are too sensitive. I have arranged for people to deliver holy water to the door within the neighborhood, and have conducted preliminary observations and side warnings. But it is difficult for us to conduct detailed inspections in their homes on a large scale without revealing relevant information.

"Considering the danger of this evil spirit, if another case occurs, it will probably not be a small case. However, as long as you can help determine the location of the evil spirit, the exorcist priests will be able to control it."

Wayne thought this was unscientific. "A murder happened in the neighborhood, but the residents around here are unwilling to cooperate?"

"At the time of the crime, the house was probably affected by the power of evil spirits, so the residents around did not notice it at the time. Now they may have known that a murder had occurred here, but according to the police files, the murderer himself died at the crime scene."

David Mills was also a little helpless:

"It's not that the residents are unwilling to cooperate. In their view, the case has happened and the murderer is dead, and the matter is over. Allowing us to enter the house for preliminary inspection and slightly increase daily security is already out of goodwill.

“Under the circumstance where the truth is not allowed to be disclosed, even if we spread the news that the murderer is still at large, the residents will still be wary of the ‘person’.

"If we say that it was an evil spirit that killed people and is on the run, the church clergy's warning will cause devout believers to panic, and the church has always discouraged this. As for the police making such a warning, it will turn the matter into a joke and a scandal."

Well……

Brother, you may be a little too serious...

(End of this chapter)