"You are really sincere..."
Jenkins held the contract in his right hand, stroked the cat lying on the sofa with his left hand and sighed softly, and then placed the papers on the coffee table between the two:
"Excuse me, but you seem eager."
"Oh, is it so?"
Just now I said that there are some cold theater troupe owners in Nolan City, scrubbing their faces with handkerchiefs in a panic. The businessman adjusted his spectacles, which he had just put on when checking the contract:
"The recent business downturn, coupled with the unfortunate incident some time ago, my troupe was forced to stay in the local area. I have to find a way to attract audiences, yes, I have to... You know, yesterday there was a large-scale The big circus has also come to Nolan, I heard that they plan to stay until next spring, when the sea ice disappears and then leave by boat, this is also a competitor of the opera troupe... "
It is clear that it is a lie. Opera and circus are aimed at different income groups.
Jenkins did not expose this point, and decided to delay the signing of the contract until the results of the church's investigation came out:
"Well, I'll take this contract home and have a look at it with a professional lawyer before making a decision. What do you think?"
"Of course, yes, that's an excellent idea."
Mr. Nelly also knew that Jenkins had sensed something was wrong, so he could only say this with a smirk.
After talking about the contract, the atmosphere of the conversation immediately improved a lot. Jenkins first pretended to chat with him about current affairs for a while, and then gradually led the topic in the direction he wanted:
"... That's true. The law and order in Nolan City seems to be very good. I think it is very unlikely that the midnight serial murders that happened in Rhodesburg County will happen here. Speaking of which, Mr. Nelly, Mr. Oppler's Has the cause of death been found out, that is really a sad thing."
Oppler was the pseudonym of the robber Shelley Howell, who died on the crazy 31st of October.
"not yet."
Speaking of this, Mr. Nelly also covered his face with a sad expression. Whether it is from the friendship between the two of them for more than ten years or his personal property, this businessman has reasons for sadness:
"The police gentlemen of Carfax Yard haven't made any useful progress. We don't know anything except that Oppler has been looted. I think the poor man must have met robbers when he went out at night."
Jenkins nodded, "I think Mr. Oppler is not such a careless person, and Nolan's law and order has always been very good. Speaking of which, does he have that kind of decoration that he always wears on his body? The robber became murderous."
"No, he has always been very economical and never buys expensive accessories. Moreover, this person is quite insecure and likes to carry a pocket knife with him."
As he said, he pointed to the knife next to the plate with the cake:
"But his knife isn't as big as this thing, so what's the use if it's in danger?"
Knowing this, after leaving the club, Jenkins went directly back to the antique shop to find his father. Originally, he could have gone home directly, but his intuition told him that what he just said was very valuable.
"Father, the big thief Shelley Howell, is there a small knife among the stolen treasures?"
"Oh, you also went to the opera troupe to find clues?"
Dad asked back.
"How do you know?"
"Because the night watchmen have already asked, why didn't they discover such an important clue?"
Jenkins froze for a moment, then felt disappointed.
"So that's how it is~"
Now that I'm here, it's definitely not okay to turn around and leave, so I plan to chat a few more words:
"So did you find any clues after that?"
"Shelley Howell committed countless crimes in that era, but if special items and knives are used as keywords, there are actually only three cases that can be considered related. The first..."
He holds up a finger: "B-02-2-9032, Disintegrator's Scalpel, a divine spell item. The great god associated with this is the false god - the god of corpses and sacrifices, also commonly called The black-robed priest is an existence that has a good relationship with the great righteous god [End of Death]. And that item has the effect of breaking parts when the blade touches the flesh of a creature. It is a very powerful weapon. It was stolen in the autumn of 34 years ago in connection with a border riot."
And stretched out the second finger:
"Second, B-12-2-9277, the living corpse maker. A black blade with a wooden handle that can be artificially installed. All creatures that die under this item will definitely be revived into living corpses. But This item is not necessarily stolen by Howell, but he is the most suspected."
"Father, why hasn't such a dangerous thing been sealed by the church?"
"Before the church found it, the original owner was killed, and the existing information was extracted from that person's notes. Also, don't interrupt Dad!"
Jenkins nodded vigorously.
"The third one is the longest, and it is this incident that made Howell famous. In the Church of All Things and Nature, there is a complete set of elemental weapons. According to legend, there are nine weapons in that set, and these nine pieces can be pieced together A gifted weapon, quite similar to C-09-3-0099, [Armor of Courage]. But this is no longer possible, the only thing that exists in the Church of All Things and Nature is B-01-2-7401, Light Absorbing Blade, 30 It was the one that defeated the skull sword years ago... "
The old man coughed: "Well, this has nothing to do with our topic. The one Howell stole represents the natural element - fire. B-01-2-7404, a fire dagger. As long as it is compatible with air If there is any contact, all combustibles within three feet of the air will be ignited, so it can only be preserved with a metal box with a very high ignition point, and the gaps must be filled."
"So which one does Howell keep with him at all times?"
Jenkins asked curiously.
"I don't know, his pocket knife was stuck in a leather case all day, and the opera troupe members couldn't give a detailed description."
"So, there is still no progress on this matter."
"Yes, that's it."
Dad nodded at him.
It is extremely difficult for the soul of such a high-level benefactor to perform psychic communication, so the clues were interrupted again. The current direction of the church's investigation is the trajectory of his activities during his tenure as the head of the Silver Jasmine Opera Troupe. It is also for this reason that the opera troupe was forced to stay in Norland City.
But in any case, at least so far, the dead thief has not had anything to do with Jenkins.