What Arthur didn't expect was that Father Claus left him behind and ran out of the church, rolling and then crawling.
Although Arthur could not see the appearance of the devil, the smell of ancient evil was clearly floating in the church.
When the demon saw that Arthur was the only one left, he didn't hesitate this time and pounced on him immediately.
Arthur was already prepared, and activated the pentagram and the nursery rhyme together. Although he could not affect reality, he still blocked the devil in Baibuli.
Under the action of the two forces, the white cloth was suddenly blown into the air. He was still preparing to see the true appearance of the devil, but he only saw a black shadow that instantly slipped away on the ground.
Arthur hurriedly looked at his feet. When he was in the soul state, he should have no shadow, but now, a human figure was connected to his spirit body.
And following his movements, Arthur hurriedly raised his right hand. Fortunately, the shadow was not like the mirror demon, which could copy a complete copy of himself.
The shadow saw the pentagram in Arthur's hand blooming, then hid again. It seemed that he was still a cunning enemy who knew how to sneak attack.
Arthur didn't have the equipment like Father Claus, and he didn't know whether the devil had been scared away, so he could only be careful at all times.
Slowly, Arthur walked to the desk, where there was still a notebook. It turned out that Klaus ran too fast and left it here.
On the top of the notebook, Arthur saw a painting of an owl, standing on a book bound by chains, and still using its talons to grasp the chains below, as if to free the book.
It was a wonderful painting, but Arthur couldn't understand the meaning.
There are also some words inside that Father Klaus has recorded on the walls of Roslyn Church in the past few days. Among them is an ancient text with the annotation below that Freemasonry and the Holy Grail coexist.
Arthur didn't know much about Freemasonry, but he had heard Father Ove say before that the Holy Grail was protected by the Holy Knights. Why was there suddenly a Freemason here?
This made him regard Father Claus as a member of the Freemasonry.
To solve these mysteries, one must first understand the church, but this is the area he least wants to touch. However, it seems that the direction of things is increasingly developing towards these organizations.
And he believes that there may be more than one group behind these events.
Nothing new was found in the notebook, and the shadow demon didn't appear again, so Arthur went directly back to his bedroom.
In the early morning, Father Claus greeted everyone as if nothing had happened, and then began his prayers in an orderly manner.
The mirror was also covered with white cloth, which made Arthur feel at ease a lot.
He and Shel began to deal with yesterday's witch case again, but this time they found Ellinda's father first.
Arthur had a businesslike attitude and asked directly: "I heard that your daughter had a boyfriend before she got married?"
Old Warwick was stared at by Arthur and couldn't help but feel guilty, "Yes, but that was all before the marriage."
Arthur looked unconvinced, "Could it be Rye Hammond?"
It seemed like a question, but his attitude was very affirmative.
Seeing that he could no longer deny it, Old Warwick could only nod his head resignedly.
This time Arthur was completely confident and asked Sher to bring yesterday's witch Bess with him. Unexpectedly, Irene also followed in.
At the deceased's house, Arthur once again asked the hostess Ellinda to invite their neighbor Rye Hammond.
Ellinda did not shirk anymore this time, and soon brought a young man in.
This man named Rye Hammond was indeed much better looking than Ellinda's original husband.
He has a strong body and is well dressed. It can be seen that his family background is very prosperous.
"Mr. Hammond, do you work in the city?"
Hammond nodded reservedly and replied: "Yes sir, I work as an accountant in the Harlin family's tannery."
The surname Harlem reminded Arthur of the man who once threatened him at the cocktail party.
"Very good job, so where did you go yesterday afternoon?"
Hammond seemed to be well prepared, "I went to my cousin's house yesterday afternoon."
Arthur's face suddenly turned cold at this moment, "Really? You'd better tell the truth. We will go to your cousin's house to check."
Hammond didn't seem to expect Arthur to bite him, and immediately changed his story: "I went to my cousin's house, but because of the rain yesterday, the road was flooded, so I had to return home in the end. "
Arthur lit up a cigarette leisurely. Seeing Arthur like this, Schell couldn't help but smile.
Because this seems to have become Arthur's habit. Whenever the case comes to an end, he will light a cigarette for himself, and then gradually begin to explain the case to everyone in detail.
"What a pity, Mr. Hammond. I thought you had somewhere else to go yesterday."
Inadvertently, layers of sweat broke out on Hammond's forehead.
"Then where do you think I should be? Sir."
Arthur took a long drag on the cigarette, then waved his hand to Hammond, "Don't worry, let's start with how you killed Mr. Woodward!"
"What? You said I killed Woodward. You are slandering me. We are good friends. Why should I kill him?"
Arthur snapped his fingers, "You are right, you are friends, but I know that you and Mr. Woodward's wife are childhood sweethearts! And you were once lovers, but because their family is the descendant of a stonemason, , there is a tradition of intermarriage with each other, so his father Warwick forcibly separated you. It’s just that Woodward doesn’t know about these things. You also deliberately made friends with him in order to further get in touch with Ellinda. And With Ellinda’s strong suggestion, I also bought the house here.”
These are all verifiable, so Hammond did not argue anymore, but at this moment Ellinda's face was ashen.
Immediately afterwards, Arthur brought everyone to the body, "This was a carefully prepared murder. It was you and Ellinda who killed Mr. Woodward yesterday, and the scene was in this hall."
Ellinda's lips turned white and her hands were clasped together tightly, but Hammond still refused to give up and said coldly: "This is all your fantasy. You have no evidence."
Arthur seemed to have ignored his explanation and took everyone to the second floor. "I think everyone must be surprised by the secret room murder, right?"
Irene didn't know the case because she didn't come yesterday, so she asked Sher in a low voice: "Officer Sher, what is a secret room murder?"
This time Scheer also had bragging rights, "It was to carry out the murder in a completely closed room."
"How is this possible? That must be something only the devil can do."
