Mystery: The Undead Don't Die from Linking the Fire

Chapter 52 Who is the murderer?

This is the fourth case.

In the living room of a townhouse on Norbe Street in the Joewood district, Al Hassen spoke in a low voice.

Before him lay the corpse of a woman dressed in a brightly colored long dress.

Like Eve and other victims before her, she also had a huge hole in her abdomen, and all her internal organs had disappeared.

"Same as before."

Lolota closed her eyes and sensed for a moment before shaking her head slightly. "All the spirits here have vanished without a trace."

"In other words, the killer is very likely the same person!"

Meanwhile, Simon Herbert, who was also investigating the case, clenched his fists, his eyes revealing a deep-seated hatred.

Just as he wished, the murderer committed another crime.

Although this would result in more victims, it also gave him the opportunity to catch the killer!

"team leader."

Just then, Borgia walked in from outside the door.

"What is the identity of the victim this time? Has it been determined?"

El glanced at Rayleigh and asked in a deep voice.

"The deceased was named Casey Summer."

Borgia nodded and relayed the information he had gathered: "She is a teacher at an elementary school in the Joewood district. According to her neighbors, she returned home around 8:30 last night and hasn't left since."

"It wasn't until this morning, when a neighbor's pet dog smelled the blood and kept barking at the house, that her neighbor accidentally discovered her body and called the police."

"teacher?"

Al Hassen frowned.

Suddenly, Ember said, "Someone's coming."

El and the others' expressions shifted slightly, and they immediately became alert.

Could it be that the murderer is planning a surprise attack?

However, not long after, the three men strode confidently through the door into the living room.

El and the others' expressions also softened considerably.

They recognized each other as the substitutes of the Church of Storms.

"Hello, I am Elhassen."

El glanced at Simon, whose face was gloomy, and stepped forward to extend his hand to the Punisher.

"Garcia Geon".

The leading youth shook hands with El, then questioned, "Mr. El, I'd like to know why you Night Watchers are here?"

El gave a wry smile.

Although the main faith of the people of the Kingdom of Rune is the Church of the Night, there are actually three orthodox churches in the Kingdom of Rune.

The Church of the Night, the Church of the Lord of Storms, and the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery.

Although the three major orthodox churches generally get along well, conflicts inevitably arise over the competition for believers.

Therefore, the churches of the three major orthodox churches will deliberately avoid each other.

For example, the Church of the Night's headquarters in Backlund, St. Samuel's Church, is located in the North Quarter.

The headquarters of the Church of Storms, the Church of St. Wind, is located in the George District, while the headquarters of the Church of Steam, the Church of St. Hillland, is located in the St. George District.

Although in theory, the three major churches are jointly responsible for the security of Backlund.

However, to avoid conflict, they tacitly divided their respective jurisdictions.

For example, cases in the North District are generally handled only by the Night Watchers, while the Punishers of the Church of Storms and the Mechanical Hearts of the Church of Steam avoid entering the North District.

Similarly, night watchmen will not arbitrarily enter the Joewood and St. George districts.

Now that Al Hassen and his group have appeared in the Jowood district and are openly investigating a case, they are undoubtedly breaking this unspoken rule.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Garcia."

Al Hassen knew all too well the volatile tempers of the substitutes, so he first calmed Garcia down before explaining, "But in fact, this case in the Joewood district is not an isolated case; we suspect it is a serial murder case."

"Where's the evidence?"

Garcia did not let them off the hook, but pressed them for answers.

Al fell silent and turned his gaze to Simon.

"Because our people died."

Simon spoke in a low, hoarse voice, "Just last month, she died in her own home in the same way. She was the first victim of this serial killing spree. In the past two weeks, two more victims have been killed in the same way, and this is the fourth victim."

"The night watchman was killed?"

Garcia was startled, and his expression immediately became serious.

Although the extraordinary individuals of the three major churches usually follow the rules and avoid entering the parishes of other churches.

There are exceptions to everything.

For example, the current serial murder cases, especially those involving extraordinary officials.

In such cases, it is necessary for all major churches to work together to handle the case.

Firstly, it was to prevent the perpetrator from taking advantage of the situation and committing crimes in different areas, and secondly, it was to solve the case as soon as possible.

No wonder these night watchmen arrived at the scene so quickly, even faster than the substitutes in the Joewood district.

"I see."

Garcia took a deep breath, nodded to the group, and then asked, "What leads do you have now?"

"rare."

El shook his head helplessly. "The murderer handled things very meticulously. He took away the victim's 'spirit,' so even if we have a psychic, we can't know what happened at the time."

"The only thing that can be confirmed is..."

Elton paused, then continued, "We initially suspected the killer was an Extraordinary member of the Blood Cult or the Rose School. But now it seems highly likely the killer is an Extraordinary member of the Blood Cult, and a Sequence 7 serial killer."

"The Blood Worship Cult?"

Garcia nodded silently.

Judging from the scene, the perpetrators clearly performed some kind of ritual when they committed the murder.

Only those madmen who worship demons and evil gods, like the Blood Worship Cult and the Rose School, would do such a thing.

only.

It's rather arbitrary for these night watchmen to suspect a Sequence 7 serial killer simply because it's a serial murder case.

and.

There are really too few clues.

"What do the victims have in common?"

Garcia pressed on.

In the case of serial murders, the victims are likely to share some commonalities.

This was the key to solving the case.

"no."

Al Hassen sighed softly. "The only thing they have in common is that the victims were all young, beautiful women living alone, all wearing brightly colored dresses when they died, and all dying in their own living rooms. But the problem is..."

Elton paused, then continued, "The victim showed no signs of sexual assault before she died."

Generally speaking, targeting young and beautiful women is simply a way to sexually assault them.

Even if it's a bit perverse or brutal, it should be raped first and then killed.

However, the murderer skipped the process of female sexual intercourse and directly tortured and killed these women.

It's as if the killer's sole purpose was to torture and kill these female victims.

"team leader."

Just then, Simon's other teammate, Reilly, rushed into the living room with a young man who looked like a student, saying quickly, "This guy says he knows who the murderer is!"

(End of this chapter)