Wednesday.
People can't tell the time in such an environment, but they can hear the collision sound caused by the contact between the soles of the shoes and the metal floor. Especially in such a closed, metallic corridor, any light sound can continue here. Echo, amplify. Mixed footsteps rippled into the closed metal compartments on both sides of the corridor, and the sound of rustling sounded.
A dull banging sound was transmitted into the corridor from behind the metal partition door. It was the dull sound made by the people in the closed compartment who immediately stood up after hearing the noise and pressed against the cold metal door. Bloodshot eyes were pressed against the palm-sized window above the metal door, looking at the people walking in the corridor.
Wearing gray-green uniforms, they looked intently and pressed their broad palms on the metal batons at their waists. It seems that it can be pulled out at any time, stabbing someone in the abdomen and breaking someone's knee. Here, they have the right to do so.
Bang!
The baton hit the metal door on the innermost side of the corridor, and the horizontal window located in the middle of the body, which could only accommodate the extension of the arm, was opened, and a cold command was shouted from the mouth of a prison guard!
"hand!"
Ravenqi opened his eyes, moved his body, and stood in front of the door. He could just see the prison guard standing in the corridor from the window above. He stretched out his hands from the horizontal window below, and the cold handcuffs were roughly clamped on his wrists. The iron door was opened, and two strong prison guards pulled Rui Wenqi's shoulders and pushed him against the wall.
The heavy shackles were fastened to the ankles and connected to the handcuffs. The prison guard took Ravenqi's arm and dragged him forward: "Let's go!"
The sound of metal chains colliding followed Ravenqi's footsteps. The shackles restricted his steps, and his body was pulled diagonally, awkwardly moving forward. In the middle of the corridor, Rui Wenqi's fellow hunter was also pulled out by the prison guards. The two looked at each other, but they didn't know why.
"Where are we going?" Rui Wenqi asked, frowning.
The baton was stabbed into Ravenci's abdomen. If possible, he really wanted to spit out something from his churning stomach. His body that had just bent down was grabbed by the prison guard who was pulling on the chain, and he was pulled forward. Under the tug, Rui Wenqi's hands and feet staggered forward.
"Shut up! Move forward!"
What else could one expect? This is the 'Black Room'.
This is the only men's prison in Barton City, and the security level is only medium. Therefore, the place where Ravenci and his fellow hunters are located is not an ordinary cell area, but the so-called 'black room' located on the north side of the prison. Reason and rules are prisons. Although this place is like a prison, it has its own name, the Black Room.
Rui Wenqi, who was suddenly pushed out of the dark room, adapted to the light. It felt like it was already midsummer, but Rui Wenqi knew that it was only spring.
He squinted his eyes tightly. The shackles did not allow him to raise his arms to block the sun, so he had to adapt slowly. However, the prison guard behind him did not care so much and roughly pushed the two of them forward.
It took a while for Rui Wenqi's vision to become clear again. He saw the direction of the sun, which was just the rising sun that had just left the horizon. After half a month of day and night darkness, he finally felt the sunshine. It gave him a strange excitement. But before Rui Wenqi had time to express any emotion, the two former hunters were pushed into an escort vehicle.
As the rear door closed, the view returned to darkness again. The two people whose hands and feet were bound adjusted to the light again, and then looked at each other. Their bodies swayed slightly under the inertia, and the car drove off.
******
In the early morning, the vampire Zach was in the basement of the Grand House. There was a mummy wrapped in iron chains on the stone platform where he often slept. Zach looked at Ian Anthony, not knowing what he was thinking.
Since being separated from Anthony in the cemetery that night, there has been no news from the mayor of Barton, and he seems to be escaping from something. Zach could understand that even he was avoiding some things, otherwise he wouldn't have faced his 'son' for the first time after being mentioned by Louise.
The vampire Zach shook his head, shook off the chaotic thoughts in his mind, picked up the scissors placed aside, and began to trim Ian's messy head. The withered and frizzy heads fell in clusters, and the 'mummy' still had its eyes closed, allowing Zach to do whatever he wanted.
Zach searched his memory, threw away the scissors, found a razor, dipped it in water, and started making the simplest pot head. After all, this was the Ian he remembered. The soldiers on the battlefield all have this type. If Anthony were not the mayor, maybe he would retain his former type. But now, Anthony, who already has signs of baldness, is increasingly relying on his too-long bangs.
Zach admired his 'masterpiece', took some nail scissors, and cut off Ian's somewhat horrifyingly curled nails. After doing all this, Zach took out a towel and cleaned the 'mummy'. But the vampire never touched the steel cone that sealed the opponent's heart.
Look, the vampire is running away.
Louise's footsteps came from the stairs. Zach thought that he didn't have to hide his behavior, so he was cleaning up the garbage on the floor.
"James is here." Louise glanced at Zach and the 'mummy' on the stone platform, but did not enter. She rubbed her still groggy eyes to cover up her frown. After saying this, Turn around and leave silently. Please understand how a woman feels when she wakes up and finds that the man next to her is missing. Well, on top of that, there are some more annoying things.
Zach shook his head helplessly. He was not in a hurry. After finishing the arrangement slowly, he walked up to the first floor and opened the office door.
James, who seemed to be in a bad mood, was still wearing yesterday's clothes, which was very unusual for a boy from a rich family. It can only be understood that the detective worked all night again under Zach's prompting.
James sat impatiently at Zach's desk. When he saw Zach come in, he immediately stood up and said in an accusing tone: "What are you doing? Why are you so slow!"
"Is something wrong?" Regardless of the other party's tone or the content of the question, our vampire Zack didn't want to answer.
James wasted no time. He pulled out a piece of information and handed it to Zach: "Every corpse was sent from Barton Mercy Hospital. In the past year, most of the corpses with intact limbs were in that warehouse."
Zach opened the file. It was an index of medical records, and the names corresponded to some words that would only appear in medical records. But they are all internal problems. There are no problems with the limbs, joints, or muscles. They are exactly the qualities that a good zombie should have...
Zach closed the document and handed it back to James: "Why do you give me this?"
James looked at the vampire blankly, a little excited, "Go and catch him! You can't let Coulson and I fight against a guy who can manipulate corpses!"
Zach frowned, "Whoever recruits people who can control corpses is Papa Midnight. Papa Midnight will not appear in front of people. What you have to do is find who has access to these medical records, and then catch him. He He’s the one who ends it all.”
James rubbed his temples. This is the difference between a police detective who knows that there are incredible things in this world and ordinary police detectives. For example, Detective Coulson is very excited about the clue that he has found the hospital, but James is afraid that he will face an enemy who has no chance of winning.
"You have to help! At least provide cover!" James's eyes were bloodshot from staying up late.
Zach glanced at him and shook his head: "This is a hospital, what do you want me to do? Even Mr. and Mrs. Hayate will not do anything extraordinary in the hospital."
Mirrors are usually set up at corners in hospitals to remind people to pay attention to patients with limited mobility. These mirrors are different from mirrors in ordinary environments. They have necessary functions. Pedestrians will pay special attention to them, which is not good for vampires. Witchcraft is mostly related to the soul, and hospitals are not public places. Using witchcraft in a place full of undead is really hard to describe.
"Let Benjamin go." James frowned and continued to demand.
Zach's light green eyes looked at James, the son of the general, was he giving orders to the people of the Grand House
Seeing Zach's face, James immediately realized the mistake in his tone, "Sorry. I, I just want to make sure that I can catch the recruiter! And, I can't go to the hospital to investigate today, I really need help! "
Zach looked away. Benjamin's reminder was right. James began to use the Grand House as his tool. James seems to think that when he needs help, Grande should contribute his strength as a matter of course.
This was not the direction the vampire wanted to go. "You need help? Go ask your partner for help."
James didn't realize what the vampire was thinking, "Coulson is busy today too. We really can't get away!"
"Then all you have to do is wait." Zach waved his hand, already meaning goodbye.
James held his breath, gave Zach one last look, and left the Grand House angrily.
You may be wondering what happened to Coulson and James today that forced them to put aside the ongoing investigation.
Answer you. The single, proven crime of Connor Herman's murder seemed insufficient to warrant the death penalty for Revinch and his companions. Therefore, under Mr. Herman's strong 'promotion', the case of the missing homeless man whose evidence is not very conclusive will be opened today.
As for what kind of means Mr. Herman used to advance the trial that was supposed to be postponed to a month later, we can just understand it and don't need to explain it.
But what we know for sure is that the only connection between Ravenci and the missing homeless man whose actual prisoner is a ghoul is Detective Lance and his partner Coulson.
They are going to be witnesses. Unlike Detective Coulson, who is about to honestly narrate his own experience and was once attacked and fainted by electric shock, James is going to lie to the court.
In this way, it seems that James' bad mood early in the morning can be understood.
Wednesday morning, Barton's day started like this.