It's still that central city, and it's also an abandoned subway station with a chaotic flow of people. But it's no longer in front of Novel's stall, it's the public phone in the corner. Probably due to the city's negligence, the Ditiao Station has been abandoned, but the public phone is still available.
Dora, who was holding the phone, seemed to be waiting for the transfer. She looked back at Bumi, who was walking over with a piece of information. She raised her strange hand and made a quiet signal. The call was connected on the other side of the receiver. "Hello, Patton Daily, how can I help you?"
Dora held her neck, probably trying to make her voice sound more mature. After all, she looked like a little girl and so did her voice.
But after all, it was an artificial voice change, which was a bit strange, "Hello, I would like to inquire about the news reported by your Barton Daily News a few days ago about the police chief being..."
"Uh." The receiver came out with such an extremely impatient voice, and then, "Let me tell you, are you finished yet?!"
Dora raised her eyebrows, "What?"
"What? What?!" The female voice on the other side of the receiver became excited, "What do you have the nerve to ask?! I'm warning you! If you call us again, I, I will... uh, go to xx (this place) in person City), make sure you are arrested!! Yes! The switchboard told me your area code! Don’t think that if you change the phone number and pretend to be a different voice, I won’t know it’s you! You crazy woman... "
Dora turned around and looked at Bumi who was pursed and didn't know what was going on. She curled her lips and said, "Don't you think something is wrong? This is my first time calling."
There was no talking on the other side of the receiver.
Dora shook her head and spoke again, "But I think we should be talking about the same person. Has Barton Daily been harassed by a woman who claims to be the woman in the portrait of a wanted criminal these days?"
There is still no talking on the other side of the receiver, but the sound of breathing is still there, so the other party listens again.
"I want to apologize." Dora had no expression on her face. "She is a relative of mine and her mental state is not very good. I recently learned that she ran away from the nursing home. Her family is very worried and is looking for her." Dora looked at her again. Bumi had a look of helplessness on his face, "We called the police. The police said that a person matching the description had been reported recently. They said he kept calling and harassing our local newspaper, but they couldn't find him."
An impatient and genuine "Uh..." came from the receiver.
Dora continued, "We asked the newspaper, and the newspaper was very considerate of our feelings of looking for our relatives." Dora's tone was very sincere, and there was nothing but helplessness on her face, "I forgive her for disturbing her and explained the matter to us. The whole story, and told us that they told her the source of that news, your Patton Daily News. So, I think, with her unstable mental state, she might turn to, um, harass you... "
"You think?!" The other side of the receiver finally spoke again, very irritated, "It's been three days!! This relative of yours has been harassing us for three days!! Non-stop! Without interruption! Oh my God, I Even because she took two days off!!”
"Again, sorry." Dora shook her head to herself.
"Don't say sorry! Is it useful?! I've been dreaming about her nagging in my ears for the past two days!! You people, why don't you care about yourself!! If you have mental problems, don't let them outside! Oh! You He said he ran away! Then find a mental hospital with stricter management!!!"
The person on the other side of the receiver must be roaring, because not only did Dora's hand holding the receiver start to move away from her ears, but even the background sound on the other side of the receiver began to have people waiting "xx, what's wrong?"
After waiting for a moment to let the person on the other side of the receiver calm down, Dora spoke to the receiver again, "We are taking care of it now. So, we need your help. The people at our newspaper here told us that you will have incoming calls. Record, we are trying to find her now, can you give us this information." Dora was still humane, "I know this probably violates your work rules, but please understand, we don't want her to continue to cause harm to others. Troubled and want to protect her.”
This time, there was silence for a long time on the other end of the receiver, and then "Wait a minute, I want to ask the supervisor for instructions." The chaotic sound of objects clattering together probably meant that the operator had left his desk.
"Mokavi?" Bumi finally had time to interject.
"Who else is it?" Dora shook her head and replied helplessly, "A few little guys below found the newspaper's report record at the police, and then I asked someone to go to the newspaper to inquire about it. This is the result." The tone became clear. Sympathy, "It looks like she has already let the people in Barton see herself."
Dora waved her hand and looked at Bumi, "Where are you, is there any progress?"
"We will set off today." Bumi shrugged. "The transfer procedures confirmed by Barton's nursing home yesterday are still one hour away. Preparations will be completed here and we will set off for Barton."
"Then why are you still here?" Dora raised her eyebrows, "Shouldn't you go prepare."
"Well -" the ending sound was elongated, "There's a little problem." He raised his hand and gestured, as if he wanted to fully express his 'smallness', "I'm not very good at blending into the transfer team."
Dora stared at Bumi for a while, then sighed, "What's the problem? Just ask."
"Yes." Bumi pursed her lips and nodded, "That's right, not only that, the 'mental patient' to be transferred is a wizard." Bumi handed over the information in his hand.
Dora tilted her head and held the receiver between her legs, took the document, opened it, and glanced at it, "Uh, Raging Waves." Then she closed the document and glanced at Bumi, "Sorry, I didn't find out clearly."
Bumi shook his head, "I don't blame you. They did a good job of protecting this guy's identity. There was no news about this transfer in the media. I also spent a lot of time in the mental hospital to obtain this information. "
"No." Dora still shook her head, "What I should have thought of is that hunters are very professional and no actions will be known to the human society. There are only a few 'murder' incidents that have attracted attention in the central part of China recently. Only this kind of amateur That guy made such a big noise. Well, I should have guessed it." She frowned, with annoyance on her face.
Bumi still seemed to be comforting Dora, "We are not good at organizing information in the first place. In the past, it was all a matter of trust..." He stopped talking and shook his head to himself.
After a brief silence, Dora said, "It's too dangerous." She looked at Bumi, "Forget it, don't go. The Nutao family will definitely send someone to protect the team moving this time. The risk is too great..."
I was interrupted, and a voice came from the receiver, "Are you still there?"
"Yes." Dora raised her hand towards Bumi, indicating that she would continue talking later, and focused on the phone again.
"I can't record the phone call to you." The voice on the other end of the receiver was crisp, but he didn't seem happy.
"Can't you?" Dora frowned.
"No, obviously this is not a work rule, it's a legal issue!" The other party was probably quoting his supervisor, and his impatient tone proved it, "You don't need to continue asking, it's not possible anyway, unless you come to Barton and present a search warrant. .”
Dora pursed her lips, and for the first time she had an expression that matched her tone. It was disappointment, "Forget it, thank you."
The person on the other end of the line didn't hang up the phone in a hurry. He probably hesitated for a moment and said, "Well, I can at least tell you this. I probably know who your relative will harass next."
Dora had no reaction, and the disappointment continued. There is no point in knowing the next target of Mokawi's harassment. What Dora wants to know is where Mokawi is now, and the phone used by Mokawi is the only clue now. It really doesn't matter who Mokawi calls next.
The receiver continued, "You should go back and continue to call your police station. Before your call came in, she just hung up on me." Her voice was very impatient, "I may or may not say He said, 'It's useless to look for newspapers. We need to go to the police station that issued the press release to our Patton Daily News.'"
The person on the other side of the receiver paused, "You know what I'm talking about?"
Dora raised her eyebrows and opened her mouth, "I understand, you may or may not have said something that really violated your work regulations."
"Humph, can you blame me?" The person on the other end of the receiver became very familiar. "It's been three days. I held it in for three days before I said it. It's a record-breaking thing."
"Well, thank you." Dora thought for a moment, "So now I should be able to contact the Barton police through the police here to explain and get information about her."
"Yes. Is there anything else you need help with?" He finished politely and bluntly.
"No, thank you."
"Have a nice day." Hang up.
Dora sighed first and then looked at Bumi. She changed her mood very quickly, "Bumi, forget it. If we go to Barton, let's find another chance. There is no need to follow anyone."
"I just feel it's a pity." Bumi shook his head, "What a cover-up, we may never find such an opportunity again. Now the aliens and hunters in the central part of the country are targeting vampires more and more seriously. We There are more and more restrictions on freedom of movement.”
"I know." Dora also shook her head, "Those Gangeros have only stayed for a few days and are already ready to leave us and return to the wilderness."
"Hey." Bumi rubbed his face, "You can't blame them. The city is not suitable for them to live. Moreover, I have begun to find traces of hunters here. It's all because of those foreign species. It's very fast here, and It's not going to be safe anymore. Damn Colt!"
"Then." Dora made a decision, "Let's just decide, find Mokavi, and then we move and leave here." She frowned, "It would be great if we can find Rimel. Speaking of which, who are they?" Where are they hiding! Well, these guys usually only stay in the laboratory, but they are even better at hiding than us."
Bumi seemed to have thought of something, "Could it be in Salem?"
"Oh, by the way." Dora was reminded, "Speaking of Salem, I got intelligence yesterday. It is said that a large number of black witches left Salem and headed east."
"Barton?"
"I don't know." Dora shook her head, "No one dares to mess with a group of black witches, so the news is incomplete. I only know that they went east. If it is Barton, it means..." She showed a thoughtful look, "Barton It is really the wizards who hold the main power..."
Boomer gave Dora a little tug.
"I'm thinking about something." Dora ducked away and continued thinking.
"Dora, Mokavi," Bumi tried to remind, staring in a certain direction.
Dora stopped thinking and continued thinking, "Maybe you are right, we should contact Salem. Because of Toledo, the two closest clans to Salem and the Secret Alliance were the Rimmers. With us, they may have reasons to take us in... "
"Dora, Mokavi is here."
Mokavi came and stood in front of Dora, "What are you two kids talking about?" Of course, beside her was a landscape painting half the height of a human being.
Dora looked up, her face instantly filled with confusion.
Mokawi tilted his head and looked around, "Strange, why don't all these little things react when they see me?"
The noisy abandoned subway station was still noisy, and no one took any appropriate action for the arrival of the clan ancestor, who was at the top of the thirteen clans, such as lying on the ground or something.
After a brief silence, Bumi said, "The new technique we learned from Sabbat Toledo can completely stop the blood flow and prevent the outside world from detecting us." After a pause, "You absorbed our new abilities. "
Mokawi raised his eyebrows, looked at his hands, and twitched the corners of his mouth, "I hate this ability, how do I get rid of it?"
Bumi and Dora looked at each other and shook their heads to show that they didn't want to answer. Dora, "We were going to find you. It's no longer safe here. We need to leave."
Mokawi straightened her head, a smile appeared on her face, and she seemed to have forgotten her little troubles in an instant, "Just in time, I have to leave too, and I am really ready to come to you~" She touched the paintings beside her lovingly, "Actually, I'm not sure if it will be safe for me to leave this time. Haha, I can't let my dear be in danger with me, right? So." Her face was tangled, and she slowly pushed out 'Honey', drawing, "Take care of me..."
"Where are you going?"
"Barton." Mokawi looked at Bumi who asked the question, his face turned serious, "A scary place full of dangers!"
"You mean..." Bumi looked at Dora, with the same helpless expression on both their faces, "a place to put your portrait on a wanted criminal."
"Yes!" Mokawi's eyes widened, "You also know?! Can you believe it?! I slept for two centuries, and then woke up, my clan was gone, the alliance was gone, and I was He was framed as a wanted criminal! Damn Barton!!"
The two Nofils looked at each other and confirmed one more thing. Dora, "Why did you suddenly decide to go to Barton? We already know that you have been harassing Barton Daily on the phone these days."
"Oh!" Mokawi tilted his head again, "I called the Barton Police Department, and I asked them who provided my portrait and falsely accused me of being a wanted criminal, and then a very aggressive and aggressive person snatched the phone. , asked me who I was and what my relationship was with Toledo..."
"Please... let's go to Barton together and meet with Toledo!"
"Why? Isn't Toledo a back-up alliance? Is he an enemy?" She just said that she had slept for two centuries.
"Mokavi, there is no alliance now!"
"oh."(.)