Chapter 2212: Demon Hunting in the Rain

Combined with the year "1850" and what Xia De read from the notebook, Detective Sparrow's meeting with the contact person at Mount Karas was highly likely to be on an annual frequency. This also meant that from the appearance of "Gray-Headed Eagle" in Moon Bay more than ten years ago until 1850, the two's meetings had been continuing.

Based on this inference, there was a high possibility that before Detective Sparrow Hamilton's accident in 1853, their scheduled meetings had not stopped.

In this way, the other party had likely already known that there had been a change on "Gray-Headed Eagle's" side. Because a year had passed since Detective Sparrow Hamilton's death, and Xia De had not gone to Mount Karas to meet the contact in this year. Of course, the possibility that the meeting frequency was once every two years could not be excluded.

"So, even if I go to Mount Karas to squat now, I will most likely not be able to wait for that contact person..."

Thinking of this, Xia De put down the photo and said to Luvia, who was reviewing "The Encyclopedia of a Thousand Mushrooms and Antidotes" on the other side of the desk:

"If I want to find Detective Sparrow's previous contact person, but my understanding of the other party is limited to this photo and... some uncertain guesses, can you use special divination to divine the result?"

The purple-eyed girl looked at him as if looking at a silly boy:

"Xia De, you can only ask me to divine, you cannot make a wish to me. Even if we use special coins for divination, we can only obtain additional information when we have basic information."

"If you cooperate with Miss Belindell, can you divine it?"

He said his plan from last time, and Luvia raised her eyebrows unexpectedly:

"Can try, but cannot guarantee."

She could see that Xia De cared about this matter very much, and also knew that Xia De was exploring his own past:

"Wait until the exam week matters are over, and I arrive in Moon Bay before doing this. I don't know exactly how powerful that Bella Belindell is, but even a witch cannot create something out of nothing. You still have to get some basic information, otherwise we have to learn mind reading first to know what you really want us to divine."

Luvia indeed stayed at home that night and did not leave, so early Sunday morning, when Doctor Shi Nai De visited excitedly, it was also Luvia who opened the door for him.

This time, the meeting of the two at the entrance of No. 6 St. Deran Square was not awkward for anyone, so after Luvia opened the door, she looked at Doctor Shi Nai De with a reproachful look, which made the latter subconsciously feel like a bad person who was going to take Xia De to wander in bad places.

But in the end, Luvia didn't say anything. Not long after the doctor arrived, she also said goodbye and left. However, before leaving, she reminded Xia De that Iluna should have arrived in Moon Bay yesterday, and if Xia De really encountered trouble, perhaps he could find her for help.

"Are you ready, Detective?"

After Xia De sent Luvia away and went upstairs again, Doctor Shi Nai De, who was carrying a suitcase, asked excitedly.

Xia De nodded gently:

"No problem, then let's act. Let's synchronize the time now. My pocket watch is 7:56 in the morning. I will set off for Moon Bay now, and you aim at me and fire at 9:00 sharp. Doctor, see you in Moon Bay."

The Moon Bay area today was stormy weather. Walking out of the dragon's nest, before even approaching the cave exit, Xia De heard the sound of heavy rain outside.

The city in the rain appeared exceptionally "quiet". This was not silent, but the bustling big city seemed to have suddenly become empty. There were only sporadic pedestrians on the St. George Stone Bridge, where people usually flowed endlessly. After entering the city, Xia De walked two streets with an umbrella, and only saw a barefoot little boy holding his sister's hand running wildly in the rain.

Xia De, who couldn't bear to watch, even called them over and handed his umbrella to the brother and sister who seemed to be a bit afraid of him. Doing this also brought him good luck. Not long after, he found a carriage and successfully arrived at the Belindell Manor.

The rain roared, and lightning flashed across the top of his head from time to time. The atmosphere inside the Belindell Manor was very tense. Emilia and the little unicorn were already waiting for Xia De in the foyer, and the witch was also packed and looked like she was going out. Seeing Xia De, who was wiping his hair with a towel, wanting to speak, she spoke first:

"I know you don't want me to get involved in this matter. I won't accompany you to the clock tower. I will wait for you at the Member's Club with the maids. If something really happens, I can also arrive at the first time."

The carriage was already prepared. Xia De and Emilia set off first, and Miss Belindell and the others would leave later. The little unicorn Liana's body was not big, so she could easily climb into the carriage and lie down with her body curled up. Immediately after, Emilia also entered the carriage. Xia De, who entered last, turned around and waved goodbye to the witch and her party who were worried at the entrance of the mansion, and the carriage carried them into the rain.

The reason why the Belindell Big Ben was closed today was because of the weather. In such bad weather, there were indeed not many people in the city center. The carriage sent them directly under the clock tower. To prevent being easily investigated by the church if something really happened, the countess did not send away the guards of the clock tower.

Therefore, when the carriage stopped, Xia De jumped down first and entered the clock tower, stunned the guards, maintenance mechanics, and two cleaners who were sitting together playing cards on the bottom floor, and then waved to Emilia and the little unicorn who were looking at the clock tower from the carriage window together.

They did look very cute like that.

Soon, Emilia also entered the clock tower with the little unicorn. At this time, lightning flashed across the sky, and then amidst the rumbling thunder, the pure white little beast actually shrank its body and trembled in fear. Emilia immediately hugged its neck to comfort it softly, and told Xia De:

"It is not afraid of thunder and lightning. Lei Sheng and lightning cannot pierce its fur. It is afraid of nature. Although little Liana is not the smallest child in the population, it is not mature either. If it weren't for me this time, it wouldn't have been involved in this matter."

"It will end soon, and then it will be your vacation. Miss Danister didn't say to let it go back immediately. You can take it to play locally for half a month."

Xia De comforted, and then took out the ladies' pocket watch belonging to Miss Isabella, which he had synchronized with the doctor.

Because there was almost no one on the road, the time spent on the carriage was much less than planned. At this time, there were still a full fifteen minutes before the agreed time with the doctor, so Xia De greeted Emilia to find a chair to sit down with him. The pointed-eared elf girl was uneasy, but like Xia De, she didn't say anything more.

Although everything hadn't started yet, the atmosphere was unusually oppressive. Xia De was worried, and Emilia was anxious. Even if Xia De wanted to say something to ease the atmosphere, he didn't find a suitable topic. In his heart, he was also thinking about whether the doctor's plan would encounter other problems, so time seemed to pass in the blink of an eye.

After "She" in his ear reminded Xia De that time was running out, Xia De stood up:

"Emilia, you wait for me here with little Liana, I will be back soon."

The doctor could not appear directly in the clock tower, and temporarily leaving Emilia, allowing accidents to have a chance to appear beside her, was also part of the plan.

Emilia nodded pitifully, and watched Xia De use "Puppet Manipulation" to control the two unconscious people to stand up, let them carry the other person on their backs respectively, and then the five "people" entered the rain together. For the next things, Xia De didn't want to implicate these ordinary people either.

Until Xia De's figure could no longer be seen, Emilia closed the door of the clock tower. At this moment, a look of fear finally appeared on her face. She looked at the little unicorn beside her, hoping to find some courage from her partner's eyes, but found that there was also a look of fear in the pure white little beast's azure eyes; it was afraid of thunder.

"You have to be brave. Your road ahead is still very long, you cannot always let others worry about you."

Emilia seemed to be talking about it, but also seemed to be talking about herself. Her hands unconsciously hugged the little beast's neck, and the latter also pressed its side face tightly against Emilia's body. They were encouraging each other.

"It's good that it's very bright here, he will be back soon, and then..."

Rumbling thunder sounded, and Emilia felt the whole tower shaking. She knew this was just an illusion brought by the little beast in her arms shaking its body, but the light inside the tower that suddenly extinguished was definitely not an illusion.

Although there were windows on the walls of the clock tower, in such rainy weather, almost no light could shine in. After the gas system stopped working, darkness and oppression descended here together. Silence also descended here. Emilia didn't speak anymore, just hugged the little unicorn that was glowing all over, hoping Xia De would come back sooner.

The sound of rain became the main theme of this world. The dim light made Emilia unable to help but start to let her imagination run wild. Although the neck of the little beast she held in her arms provided her with warmth, she still felt that the surroundings were becoming colder and colder. She tried hard to adjust her current thoughts from "will there be something watching me" to "is Xia De interested in me", but the terrifying thoughts still overwhelmingly occupied her mind.

She already missed Little Mia a bit. Although that small orange cat didn't seem to have any combat power, as long as that cat was by her side, she always felt like she was being illuminated by the brightest sun in spring, feeling happy.

"But there is no cat here now, only a little unicorn."

The elf girl told herself in a low voice in her heart, and the little beast, which was roughly familiar with human hearts, seemed to sense that it was being disliked, so it let out an unsatisfied "ang~" sound.

And just after this cry, the feeling of being watched by something became stronger and stronger.

The pointed-eared elf girl looked around in the dim light. The elf's excellent dark vision still allowed her to see many details inside the clock tower clearly. Therefore, when she noticed the stain on the wall facing her, for some reason, she subconsciously regarded it as a black figure sticking to the wall. ===== CHAPTER 2213 =====