Chapter 2276: Puzzling

Next, several people exchanged some information, gradually piecing together the specific order of events that happened tonight.

Xia De knew the time when the war with the 【Light-Worshiper Seminar】 started in the East City;

Mr. Bernhardt had been in the hotel in the city, but because he saved a dock porter working at night on the way here, he knew clearly the time when the pier incident happened;

John Flynn's group met with the black market information dealer on a boat on the Taton River tonight, saw the fire falling toward the North City, and knew the situation when the fire appeared;

As for the coroner, he had been working here tonight until he heard the screams outside, at which time the bat group had already begun to attack the Lower City District.

John Flynn's group of four still didn't know the specific details of the pier battle, so they wouldn't discuss whether the "God-Caller" had already mastered the method of pulling out the "Sword of Light." After all, in the eyes of anyone present at that time, the scene of the "Moonlight Dragon" summoning the Moonlight Great Sword was too similar to the scene on the Belindel Big Ben last week.

The four of them didn't stay here for too long. After discussing with Mr. Albert that they could come to find him later, they left hurriedly. The things they originally wanted to do tonight were clearly not just trading information in the black market.

And after these strangers left, Xia De asked the two vampires in the suddenly quiet morgue:

"Do you really know nothing about what happened tonight?"

They didn't get angry because of Xia De's inquiry, but said together:

"We didn't get any news in advance, but judging from the performance of those dragon-born vampires, as well as the strength of the manipulated giant bats and vampire monsters, the number of local clansmen who cooperated with those cultists is not small, and they won't be very weak."

Xia De nodded:

"This is really troublesome... How is the interrogation of Baron Chandler going?"

Baron Chandler was the person Mr. Bernhardt finally confirmed had provided blood to the 【Dragon Feast Sect】. The day after the banquet at Margaret Manor, this fat "vampire" was taken away by Mr. Bernhardt and his men.

Mr. Bernhardt hesitated to speak. Seeing him look at the elf girl behind him, Xia De realized later:

"It's okay, little Amy can be trusted."

"I think Armand is afraid of scaring her, not distrusting her. Our interrogation methods are a bit... excessive."

The coroner explained calmly. The elf girl, who was called by a nickname by Xia De just now, immediately spoke:

"I'm not afraid!"

After she finished speaking, she immediately shrank back behind Xia De. For some reason, she seemed a bit afraid of this coroner wearing a hood. Xia De attributed it to the other party's profession.

"Little Amy, wait for me outside with our horse, don't go in."

Although Emilia said so, Xia De still didn't let her continue to follow, and the elf girl herself breathed a sigh of relief:

"I'm really not afraid... Alright, we'll wait for you here."

"That's good, Mr. Watson, come with us."

Mr. Albert led the way in front, taking Xia De and Mr. Bernhardt deeper into the morgue.

There was another door on the inner wall. After walking down the steps, it was a colder room, which was the mortuary of the morgue.

Three of the four walls were filled with iron cabinets. Xia De could imagine what was inside.

"Most of the nameless corpses in the Lower City District, especially those salvaged from the Taton River, are difficult to find family members for, so most of them are stored here."

The coroner said without any tone.

"So those nameless corpses have been stored here all the time?"

"No, they will be taken to be cremated regularly, and then buried by the church in a specific area of the city cemetery... This way."

He kicked the ground with his foot, and the illusion was lifted. A trapdoor appeared in the corner between the iron cabinets.

The three of them walked down the ladder to a part of the abandoned sewer that was blocked at both ends. A door had to be opened from above to enter again.

Mr. Bernhardt snapped his fingers, and the dancing light ball illuminated this secret room full of blood smell.

The area of the secret room was not particularly large. There were blackened bloodstains everywhere on the ground. At the deepest part stood a cross-shaped stone sarcophagus, and blood and weak wails kept coming from it. Beside the sarcophagus was a small table, on which were some cruel torture instruments that Xia De could think of and couldn't think of.

That wailing sound and this eerie atmosphere were very uncomfortable, and it was no wonder Mr. Bernhardt was afraid of scaring Emilia.

"Is Baron Chandler here?"

Xia De pointed to the sarcophagus. The coroner nodded:

"His mouth is tighter than we thought, so I used some excessive means. You don't have to worry about him. After this matter is over, Armand will contact the sect and send him to the Blood Cave in the Holy Mountain for imprisonment."

Xia De didn't worry about this baron, and the vampire knowledge he possessed told him that these high-ranking vampires, that is, vampires with noble enough bloodlines, would not kill their own kind at will. When encountering a clansman who had really done something wrong, they would only imprison them.

As for the "Holy Mountain" and "Blood Cave," this was probably the secret of the 【Vampire Sect】, and Xia De wouldn't ask about it at will.

"What did he say?"

"The blood was indeed provided by him, but he was also controlled by others..."

Mr. Bernhardt sighed:

"Controlled by some kind of addictive drug, and the other party could bring convenience to his business. He doesn't know who his superior is, but he is very sure that there is a secret group among the local clansmen that cooperates with the 【Dragon Feast Sect】, and he is just a pawn thrown out by them to confuse the church's sight."

"As a result, you and Armand investigated too quickly, and he was thrown to you instead."

The coroner added, walked to the wall, and pried open the upright coffin with a crowbar. Xia De and Mr. Bernhardt both covered their noses and took two steps back.

Xia De was not very willing to describe what was in the coffin at this time. In fact, it was not a coffin at all; he was simply sandwiched between two large stones with shallow indentations.

But it was clear that the bloody mess did not die. The vitality of high-ranking vampires was very strong. After the stone coffin was opened, he even tried to spray blood at the three, but the blood that formed the appearance of spikes was subsequently scattered by the coroner wearing gloves.

"We tried to get more information from him, but we haven't succeeded yet, and the incident tonight happened. His mouth is very hard, and he knows less than we thought."

Mr. Bernhardt explained while covering his nose, and moved a little closer to Xia De:

"If the inference tonight is correct, then the cooperation between the Moon Bay clansmen and those cultists who eat dragons is definitely not a matter of one or two years."

Thus, he and the coroner explained the incident tonight to Baron Chandler in a few words. Although the fat baron, who was originally a fat baron, was no longer in human form at this time, Xia De could still see that he was trembling, and he was very afraid.

But even so, he still didn't say any valuable information.

Xia De thought for a while, took out a book from the starry-colored bookshelf beside him, revealed the appearance of the cultists who appeared in the missing memory after Xiris restored her memory, and let Baron Chandler identify them separately.

Xia De couldn't even find where his eyes and mouth were, but he still stubbornly completed this task.

He provided four names, true or false, based on the photos. And when Mr. Bernhardt repeatedly asked him if he knew the situation of the laboratory that created the vampire monster with the highest intelligence so far, Baron Chandler finally spat out an important piece of information that he didn't even realize himself.

His voice was very hoarse, as if there were blood bubbles in his throat:

"I, I haven't been to the laboratory you mentioned. I only know that most of the laboratories of the 【Dragon Feast Sect】 are in the New World, not here. I haven't seen many of their people. In fact, before this year, their manpower in Moon Bay has always been small, and most of them were just contacting each other or exchanging information and materials."

"Materials?"

The coroner frowned:

"What materials, your blood?"

"They have large experimental sites in the New World, but some precious potion materials are unique species of the Old World. And the 【Dragon Feast Sect】 is also an organization of considerable scale. Besides using Moon Bay Pier for personnel movement, they also need to use Moon Bay's banking system for fund transfers."

Listening to the bloody mess saying this, Xia De suddenly asked:

"Do they have accounts in Moon Bay?"

"Yes. But I don't know which bank their accounts are specifically in, and who specifically holds them on their behalf."

"Then do you know the dates of their bulk cargo transactions in Moon Bay for the past two years?"

"I..."

He clearly realized something, but only paused for a moment before being crushed by the coroner's gloved fingers.

Thus, amidst the wailing, they got the answer:

"Remember, remember, if you need it, I can say it. But don't torture me anymore. I'm not a core figure at all, I really only know these."

Thus, the coroner went to record this new information, and Mr. Bernhardt asked Xia De aside:

"Before and after large-scale cargo transactions, there must be large sums of capital flowing. Are you trying to search the major banks of Moon Bay City for accounts with consistently similar transaction records based on the timing of those cargo transactions, and then find the nominee holders behind those accounts?"

"Yes, I understood a truth from the beginning of contacting Ringed Ringed Shushi: even supernatural organizations need professional accountants, clear accounts, and a large amount of funds.

It doesn't matter if we can't find the Dragon Feast Sect. Finding the capital flow is equivalent to finding them. Even if those accounts have been abandoned, as long as there are transaction and inflow/outflow records, we can find other people who cooperate with them in Moon Bay City, and there may be your clansmen among them."

Mr. Bernhardt frowned slightly:

"The idea is good. Capital transactions near Moon Bay Pier can only be done in banks in Moon Bay City. This is the means for the seven major families to protect the local financial industry, and it is also an important reason why Moon Bay has been prosperous for a long time.

But the problem is, those accounts are not easily found. Although I don't believe that bank operators can all keep customers' secrets, this kind of investigation... Moon Bay has more than one bank, and the seven major families are all involved in this kind of lifeline industry. Even if you have... the relationship, it's not easily investigated."

"I have other relationships. Professional things should naturally be done by professionals. Leave this matter to me."

Xia De said very calmly. He naturally referred to the Gray Gloves and the Military Intelligence Section 6. ===== CHAPTER 2277 =====