Jenkins understood that Mr. Goodman's expression just now was because he was worried about whether his work could continue. 3,000 pounds is a huge amount for a factory that is operating normally. Hogg Machinery Foundry is not a very well-known company, and this is probably the only working capital of the entire factory.
Jenkins sympathized, and Mr. Goodman sighed.
The foundry has reported this to the police gentlemen, but now they have no clue except that the accountant Rex Savery wired the money to Eldron in the kingdom of Cheslan. Since a foreign city is involved, it may be very difficult to recover the money.
It's ridiculous to say that the deception to defraud the huge sum of money was very simple. A forged city hall signature document and a police officer's uniform succeeded. In Jenkins' view, this kind of deception is extremely low-level and risky, but after all, he is a foreign visitor who has watched legal programs for 10 years in another world, and his knowledge is indeed better than these ordinary citizens.
"Eldron?"
Watching the dejected Mr. Goodman leave, Jenkins realized that this city had also heard of it during the day.
"Most of the followers of [Prince of Lies] gathered there, and the money was remitted there, shouldn't it be a coincidence? The person who cheated Hogg Machinery Foundry was also a follower of [Prince of Lies]?"
As he thought about it, he looked at the mailbox. There was no letter today.
"But it's too imprudent, why not transfer the money to other cities first, and then remit it to Eldron? Isn't it safer?"
He put himself into the perspective of a scammer and fell into deep thought.
In any case, the believers of [Prince of Lies] have no contact with Jenkins for the time being, and he does not want to have any contact with them.
But the next day, early Tuesday morning, Dad brought new news about the scammer.
"The missing Robert Kumbu has been found."
"So fast? It's only the second day."
"He was unlucky. The church and the police were investigating. The citizens who had been in contact with the man who was carrying the mechanical germ infection, when they checked into the house of a certain carriage driver, someone smelled the smell of blood coming from the next room. But it is a pity that at that time there was only a level 4 granter of the [Starry Sky and Balance] church in the team, she was not good at fighting and tracking, so Kumbu and his accomplices escaped."
Dad knew this matter in detail, because the scammer Jenkins once suggested might be a follower of [Prince of Lies].
"Then what is the smell of blood? A bloody sacrifice? In the city, is it so bold?"
Jenkins asked while rubbing the goldware, thinking in his heart:
"Mr. Kumbu's luck is really bad. He was stabbed in the street, then witnessed by the benefactor of the Orthodox Church, and finally found by a team of completely irrelevant policemen. It turns out that in this world, there are really People who are more unlucky than me."
"No, Kumbu's wound was taken away by his accomplices before it healed. It was the smell of blood when he was treating the wound that attracted his attention. When those two escaped, they did indeed use the gods unique to the believers of [Prince of Lies]. It was only because of their magical ability that they escaped the investigation. Your guess is not wrong, they are indeed believers of evil gods."
As Dad spoke, he handed Jenkins a brass-colored screw cap.
There is a faint golden aura on it.
"Carry this with you. Once it gets hot, it means that you have encountered an infected person with gear germs. This is a temporary magical item made through the technology shared by the Church of [Creation and Mechanism], and it is valid for one month."
"Is it expensive to manufacture?"
"It's still acceptable, about 50 pounds can be made into one."
The old man smiled and watched as Jenkins took the heavy brass-colored item, and put it carefully in his pocket. It was a hundredth of a chocolate: "Except for important civil servants like us who will come into contact with many people every day Personnel, only patrols have possession of this."
"Okay, I'll take it with me. So, the church is now dealing with the [Gear Craftsman Association] and [Prince of Lies] believers?"
He felt that the city had returned to the way he had just crossed, and danger was everywhere.
"No, not two things, but three things."
The expression on the father's face was very distressed. He didn't even wear the red sleeveless sweater that he usually likes very much today: "There is still a follow-up to the devil's matter. When we searched Wellington's house in the city, we found some Letter, there is reason to believe that the two unknown demons did not appear by themselves, but were summoned."
"Sir, you mean a demon summoner? Like in the story, the door to another world is opened through evil rituals?"
Jenkins guessed.
"I'm afraid that's the case. At least one group is summoning demons. The demons chose one of them as a container to manifest in the world. Those demon summoners are also dangerous. We don't know if they have the ability to summon demons again. Remember I mentioned The former Asyash family? It may be them. Oh, Goddess, where are these damned blasphemers?"
Dad doesn't know much about the progress of this matter, and his recent thoughts are all on the research of mechanical germs, because he is one of the few benefactors in this diocese who has experienced the outbreak of [mechanical germs]. But the old man reminded Jenkins that the church now has evidence to prove that most of those demon summoners should be local nobles or descendants of nobles, not foreign secret societies. This matter will involve many people, and the relationship between the church and the royal family has always been bad. To some extent, secular forces will also hinder it.
If at this time, the Pirate King - Destroyer Femixiu is also witnessed somewhere in Nolan City, then the situation may become more complicated. In the case of insufficient manpower, maybe civilian personnel like Dad and Jenkins All join the patrol team.
But the good news is that this madman with a bounty of more than 10,000 pounds did not jump out untimely, but is still hiding. However, the [Ocean and Exploration] church has not stopped searching for him in the city. The gift of [Ocean Heart] is not just a simple special item. [Storm Lord] is bestowed on believers, so it is also regarded as a sacred object representing the power of the sea. Followers of the Lord of Storms will stop at nothing to catch the daring bandit.
PS: It is planned to offer rewards at the end of the month, and now this volume has been written in the archives, so it will end smoothly. The intermission is estimated to be very short, and then the next volume.