I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

It was a sharp male voice, with a hint of ruthlessness.

"I just wanted to help you tidy up..."

A somewhat high-pitched female voice rang out.

The two argued for a while, and Trist could roughly tell that the noise came from next door.

"Tucker? That guy from the Sharp Knife Gang?"

Tristana recalled the information from her previous investigation.

"Get out of here! Get out of here!"

The man's voice grew increasingly violent, and with a loud crash, Trist looked towards the next room, where the sounds of beatings were coming from.

"Please, stop hitting me, stop hitting me, please stop hitting me..."

The woman's voice trembled, filled with humility.

As a proper gentleman, Drizzt could not stand idly by while women were being beaten at will.

But the view remained fixed, and only after hearing a series of footsteps did the person look towards the door.

The door opened, and there stood the girl.

Liz, Drizzt remembered her name.

Through Liz's back, Drizzt saw a tall man and a woman who had been slapped and was sobbing.

"This woman...?"

"Liz, take this money and buy something to eat. If any customers treat you badly, tell me."

When Tucker of the Sharp Knife Gang spoke to Liz, he seemed to have a completely different demeanor, devoid of the ferocity and violence he had shown moments before.

He gave Liz some banknotes and then left.

Only Liz and that woman remained.

"...Your injury."

Liz was about to help the woman treat her wounds when she was pushed away.

"It's all your fault, it's all your fault, he wasn't like this before..."

The woman immediately slapped Liz, making one side of her youthful yet mature face turn bright red.

The woman left immediately without giving Liz time to react.

Liz stood there stunned for a long time before she came to her senses. Clutching the banknotes tightly in her hand, she went back to her room and closed the door.

"I think I really did something bad."

Liz looked at Trist, her smile strained.

"...By the way, your illness should be almost cured, right? We can go out for walks in a couple of days. I've also bought you the medicine for the next few days. Dr. House is such a kind person."

She took out a medicine bottle, poured out the medicine, and fed it to Trist.

A sense of calm spread through him, and Drizzt was unaware that he could feel it in his dream.

He opened his mouth, as if to say something, but in this dream, he was unable to speak.

“I’ve saved enough money. We can move to a nicer house, one with its own bathroom. Once you’re better, we can sunbathe on the lawn and take walks on the road…”

She expressed many dreams, but only Drizzt knew that they were all illusions, and that the girl would die soon, her body never to be found.

Listening to the girl's words, Drizzt fell into a deep sleep in his dream.

In that moment of blurred consciousness, Drizzt suddenly recalled the face of the woman he had just seen next to Tucker of the Sharp Knife Gang, the woman he had beaten and scolded.

Although she had some scars from the violence, Drizzt recognized her immediately.

Flora.

The call girl who blossomed like a glass flower in the dark room downstairs from Dr. House!

The moment he realized this, Twisted Fate felt that face suddenly twist and become incredibly grotesque, and then it stuck to his face like a human skin mask, trying to replace him.

He tore his cheek open, the excruciating pain jolting Drizzt awake.

The chirping of insects and the mournful cries of wild cats in heat came from outside the window.

Trist was covered in a cold sweat. He had always thought that his perspective was Flora's, with Flora and Liz depending on each other for survival. But now, one of his perceptions might be about to change.

Flora is not the master of Trist's dream, and she has a bad relationship with Liz. In fact, it could be said that Flora harbors resentment towards Liz.

Flora was Tucker's lover in the Knife Gang. She survived the gang war unscathed. After losing the Knife Gang, Flora went back to her old ways, working as a prostitute in the Red Ballroom until her death.

"Then, perhaps the master of my dream really is the murderer!"

Drizzt went to the window and looked out at the empty street.

He saw on the street: homeless people huddled in newspapers, drunkards staggering after drinking their own counterfeit liquor, furtive fellows who didn't know what they were up to, and stray dogs rummaging through garbage cans for food.

There was another woman.

A woman dressed in clothes that fit her figure like a cheongsam held a paper fan in her hand, covering the lower half of her face.

Tristana's gaze was drawn to the other person.

Even just looking at her eyebrows and eyes, she is an absolutely beautiful woman.

He wanted to see more clearly.

Drizzt leaned out of the window.

Chapter 412 The Idea King of the Ruined City

Just as Tristana was about to lean most of her body out of the window and lose her balance, she was about to fall from the second floor.

But when the woman glanced in their direction, Trist froze.

When he came to his senses, he realized that half of his body was already hanging out of the window, teetering on the verge of falling.

When I turned to look at the street again, the woman had disappeared.

The sounds of barking dogs and meowing cats echoed through the streets of the ruined city. A thin mist shrouded the factory chimneys, and the thick, gray smoke formed the clouds of the ruined city, obscuring the starry sky.

"Liz's roommate is the murderer, and everything can be explained now."

Trist felt he was gradually understanding everything.

"Because of a gang fight, Liz was killed. Her roommate tried to avenge Liz by killing Flora, who had once insulted her. Dr. House may have received some extra payment when selling drugs to Liz, which made him a target of hatred as well."

"And the Catania family, that was the direct cause of Liz's death. Her roommate naturally targeted the gangsters, starting with McKee, who was tried but not punished in that shootout."

"After that, it's the members of those families..."

However, Drizzt still felt puzzled. His roommate looked frail, so how did she obtain such strange supernatural power?

Moreover, his method of assassination was intended to avoid exposing himself, but he was just an ordinary civilian. Even if his face was seen, he might not be able to be found, so there was no reason for him to hide himself.

The fact that this person carried out the assassination anonymously and even killed Lu Ban, who was pursuing them, clearly indicates that he currently has a prominent identity and does not want to jeopardize it. After assassinating the Catania family, he wants to maintain his current life.

"..."

Some answers came to Tristana's mind.

Each one of them made him somewhat apprehensive.

Ultimately, Drizzt pointed his suspicions at one person.

Stone.

Based on current motives, Stone is the most suspicious person.

Or rather, Stone should have been connected to the killer and was someone who helped the killer.

"As an adopted son, he was exceptionally capable and was highly regarded by his godfather. However, precisely because of his status as an adopted son, he was unable to truly take over the family business, thus placing him in a rather dangerous position. The rest of the family wanted to use him and then get rid of him."

"So Stone struck first. He found the murderer who harbored resentment against the Catania family and helped him. His goal was to get rid of those troublesome gangs. He wanted to truly control the Catania family."

The more Trist thought about it, the more convinced he became that this was the final answer.

"It's even possible that Stone isn't the same person he used to be..."

In other realms, having extraordinary abilities and the ability to impersonate others is not uncommon. Moreover, in the dream, Drizzt saw Flora's face pressed against his body, which may also be some kind of hint.

Thinking about it this way, Stone probably asked him to investigate the case because he wanted to know Twisted Fate's progress as soon as possible. In the ruins, Twisted Fate was a famous detective who had solved many cases. If Twisted Fate hadn't found the answer, then Stone wouldn't have to worry about being exposed.

And that was indeed the case. Stone's disturbance left Drizzt completely bewildered, and if it weren't for this bizarre dream, he wouldn't have been able to come up with any of this.

"He's going to give us the Sharp Knife Gang information tomorrow, maybe he's using this opportunity to see our reaction, to see if Lu Ban really didn't notice the killer's appearance. If he's exposed, he'll kill us on the spot."

Trist felt a chill run down his spine. The killer could kill silently, and if he came with Stone, he could turn on them on the spot, leaving them unprepared.

"How about... striking first?"

Trist glanced at the sleeping Lu Ban and had an idea in mind.

……

early morning.

Drizzt briefly explained his deduction.

"I don't think Stone is likely to be replaced. He was probably just corrupted by the knowledge from another world."

Lu Ban offered a different opinion, but he did not deny Trist's speculation that Stone wanted to vie for control of the Catania family.

Rather, it's unrealistic to say that if ordinary people acquire that knowledge, it's hard not to want to make a career out of it.

Moreover, from what Drizzt said, Stone's idea was basically to whitewash the mob and try to squeeze into the upper class of the ruined city.

Such things have happened in Lu Ban's world as well. At that time, foreign mafia gradually tried to move away from illegal businesses such as smuggling, illegal drugs, and casinos and get involved in real finance, industry, and politics. Some succeeded, some failed, and some turned into dessert companies that sold chocolate and ice cream.

Of course, to the real "upper class" at the time, these Mafia members were nothing more than nouveau riche in suits, and no one really respected them.

Therefore, Lu Ban is not very optimistic about Stone's strategy.

“I have an idea. We can’t let ourselves be wiped out in one fell swoop. So you will meet Stone later, and Xia and I will hide outside. That way, if he wants to make a move, at most only you will be the one to be injured and saved.”

After some discussion, Drizzt came up with an idea.

"You're such a clever little devil."