In the early morning, the warm sunshine penetrated the clouds and gave the streets a golden rim.
After breakfast, Moretti put on his formal hat and carried his cane, and calmly got on the public carriage and headed to Zotralan Street.
After another morning of boring study, he finally waited for the new task assigned to him by Dunn——
Assist in the search for the absconding Rey Bieber.
This mission should have started a few days ago, but due to the delay in the departure of reinforcements from Backlund Parish, it had to be delayed for a few more days.
This is certainly not a simple coincidence.
The reason why reinforcements from Backlund are delayed is because of "plot" requirements.
Some one-eyed "janitor" needs Dunne Smith to spot Leal Bieber at the right time, not too early and not too late.
Sooner or later, Rhyl Bieber will be easily dealt with, and Dunn, who is in perfect condition, will be less likely to be contaminated by the Antigonus family notes; later, the over-strengthened Rhyl Bieber will make "Nighthawks" "We can't handle it.
The three "Nighthawks" who came for reinforcements brought the sealed artifact "2-049".
It is a "living" sealed artifact that once belonged to the Antigonus family, so it can help the "Nighthawks" determine the location of the Antigonus family's descendants.
After some explanations and arrangements, Dunn took Leonard and Klein, together with the three companions who were reinforced by Backlund, took the sealed artifact "2-049" and began to search for Riel Bieber.
The first stop was Rey Bieber’s house.
There, they confirmed that Riel Bieber was indeed a descendant of the Antigonus family through the reaction of the sealed object "2-049".
Then, following the guidance of the sealed object "2-049", they drove the carriage step by step closer to the dock area.
Finally, they determined the location where Riel Bieber was hiding - the Tyrell Warehouse in the dock area.
Riggins, who had been secretly monitoring and tracking the "Nighthawks", and his "Joker" teammates took action at this time.
A fierce battle ensued between the two sides.
The mantis stalks the cicada, followed by the oriole.
As the "Yellow Bird", Valeela had been carefully hiding and observed the entire process in secret.
Generally similar to what is described in the original work.
The "Joker" who was the first to rush into the warehouse was directly torn into pieces by the out-of-control Rey Bieber;
The "Tuxedo Clown" was injured and temporarily fled the scene;
Several "Nighthawks" fought against the monster transformed by Lil Bieber out of control.
Valeela had been observing secretly, not even swaying in the slightest as her target fled the scene.
The "Nighthawks" defeated the monsters miserably;
The explosion before the monster died threw the sealed object "2-049" to Klein;
This sealed object corresponding to the "Master of Secret Puppet" began to manipulate Klein's "spiritual thread" as soon as it was freed from restrictions;
The isolated and helpless Klein made an on-the-spot decision and used the "transfer ritual" to get rid of the control of the sealed artifact "2-049";
"Tuxedo Clown" also returned at this time, was deceived by Klein, forced into the control range of Sealed Artifact "2-049", and was shot to death with several shots.
Valeela kept watching and did not take any action.
The "Nighthawks" completed simple first aid, cleaned up the scene, and drove away with the most important Antigonus family notes and sealed artifact "2-049", leaving only Leonard in better condition to protect the scene.
At this time, Valeela finally waited for the best time to take action and quietly started to act.
She did not try to control Leonard who was guarding the door of the warehouse. Instead, she found a ventilation window on the side, sneaked in directly through "Shadow Casting", and stole the body of the "Tuxedo Clown".
Although she may not be able to hide it from the "old" angel Pales who is "parasitic" on Leonard, she still has the confidence to hide it from Leonard himself.
It is still necessary to adopt this method.
The most critical thing is that this method of action completely avoids the possibility of meeting Klein.
This can greatly reduce the possibility of being detected by Crane.
Leonard stood guard at the entrance of the warehouse for more than half an hour, waiting for "Corpse Collector" Fu Lai and "Sleepless Man" Luo Yao to come over to help.
The three of them entered the warehouse together, and then they discovered that the body of the "Tuxedo Clown" was missing!
Leonard was the most shocked.
You know, if the enemy can steal the body silently, then at least he can be brutally beaten silently. Even if he is special and may not be fatal, it is still a serious injury.
so close!
Leonard exchanged a few words with his teammates and explained the general situation. After that, the three of them got together and checked the inside and outside of the warehouse. Apart from recovering a copy of the "Joker"'s extraordinary properties, they found nothing else.
On the carriage back to Zotland Street, Leonard seemed to be resting with his eyes closed, but in fact he was asking questions in his heart:
"Old man, have you found any signs?"
"How many times have I told you to learn to respect the elderly." Pales's voice rang in his mind, "As for the signs...heh, why should I tell you?"
"This is the rent you pay for living in my body!" Leonard quickly replied.
The voice in his mind was silent for a long time, and replied with a meaningless word, "A very strange ability, a bit like 'flash'..."
"what are you saying?"
"Hey, are you still there, old man?"
Leonard tried hard to ask, but received no further response.
…
Valeera carried the body of the "Tuxedo Clown" and continued south, soon leaving the dock area and entering the suburbs along the dirt road.
She randomly found a dense forest, swept away a small piece of fallen leaves and rotten mud, and threw the body of the "Tuxedo Clown" into it.
After collecting the extraordinary characteristics that he had extracted - a blood ball with a slight blue tint, Valeela once again picked at the putrefaction mud and fallen leaves and buried him on the spot.
From beginning to end, no one tonight knew that this "tuxedo clown" was called Riggins.
He just wore the clown makeup of red and yellow oil paint, and was buried in the rotten mud and fallen leaves. He didn't even get a sketch portrait that should have been included in the original work.
After disposing of the bodies, Valeera returned to the dirt road and continued south.
At her walking speed, it wouldn't take long, or even before dinner time, for her to arrive at the small town of Vinia on the lower reaches of the Tasok River.
She can return to Backlund until tomorrow morning.
…
On the outskirts of Tingen, a single-family house with a green lawn.
It has gardens full of colorful flowers, gray-blue roofs and dark red chimneys.
In the bedroom on the sunny side of the house, an ordinary notebook is spread out on the desk next to the window.
"..."
"Riel Bieber turned into a monster and the situation got out of hand."
"In the end, the Nighthawks, who cooperated skillfully, eliminated the monster Bieber...Kleon, who should have died, once again inexplicably killed the members of the Secret Order of Sequence 7."
"The witch Valeera, who concealed her true identity, stole Riggins' body... Her goal was Riggins' extraordinary characteristics, and she would leave Tingen immediately after she succeeded."
"These accidents did not affect the development of the story. Dunn Smith came into contact with the Antigonus family's notes, read its contents, and was secretly tainted!"
