Chapter 2300: The Bloody Hou Jue

"I remember the Hawthorne family and the Black family were also suspected of being involved with those cultists, but so far neither we nor the church have investigated any clues... Record this too; it's necessary to keep an eye on it."

Mr. Bernhardt said, looking through the carriage window at the entrance of a passing apartment, where a woman wearing a headscarf was looking after a child and standing beside a cargo carriage filled with their own belongings, waiting for her husband to settle the wages with the porters:

"Did you see that? That family is probably moving out of Moon Bay."

"I've heard people say that there are indeed quite a few people planning to leave this city recently, but compared to the city's huge population, the number of people moving away is almost negligible."

Xia De also said:

"And even fewer nobles are moving away. Not only do they have industries locally, but most of them seem to believe that even if Moon Bay is destroyed, the Seven Great Families will be at the forefront, and they will definitely find a way."

The local Mr. Albert looked out the window expressionlessly:

"The Seven Great Families will definitely not leave decisively; staying in Moon Bay is the fate left to them by their ancestors. Although on the surface it looks like the Seven Great Families are just ordinary people, they must still be hiding other secrets. As for other local nobles... compared to believing in the City Council and the Seven Great Families, they believe more in their own wishful thinking. After all, in the entire Southern Territory, except for the city of Willendale, there is no place as wealthy as Moon Bay City."

Mr. Bernhardt added:

"An obvious thing is that local nobles in Moon Bay generally don't get along with nobles in Willendale."

This point can also be seen from him. When Mr. Bernhardt acts in Moon Bay, most of the time he is the merchant Bernhardt, and rarely mentions that he is a Viscount in front of people other than his own kin.

Because St. George's Stone Bridge has a direct road connecting to the "Silver Racecourse" outside the city, the taxi carriage, which rarely goes outside the city, was able to carry the three all the way to the vicinity of the racecourse.

After getting off the carriage, Mr. Bernhardt took the initiative to pay, and the coroner introduced to Xia De:

"This is the industry of the Silver family. Because they repeatedly clashed with the Aurora family in the shipping business and failed, the previous generation of Silver Viscount thought about getting other industries for the family. But the other six great families couldn't let him swallow their spheres of influence. In the end, the Silver family didn't make any breakthroughs, but the racecourse they built became a very famous social venue locally."

Xia De didn't know that Margaret's itinerary today included this place, but he knew Miss Sylvia should also be here, because the badge on his chest was burning hot.

Margaret appeared at the racecourse naturally because of social reasons. The Silver Viscountess, who was also a woman, wasn't in her own racecourse, and Margaret wanted to talk to nobles other than the Seven Great Families in Moon Bay.

Therefore, in addition to Hou Jue Morsen, whom the three were looking for, Hou Jue Ankara, Earl Polo, Earl Ferman, and others were also there. Of course, Xia De just knew these people, but didn't actually know them.

The racecourse seemed very lively, but Hou Jue Morsen was not there now. After finding the Hou Jue's position in the auditorium, the waiter led the three to the stables of the racecourse. On the way, Xia De didn't forget to wave to Margaret, who saw him from afar.

However, outside the stables, several servants with bad looks were guarding the door. Only after confirming that the visitor was Mr. Bernhardt did they allow the three to enter.

The three Xia De were extremely sensitive to the smell of blood. As soon as they stepped into the stable gate, they smelled an extremely fresh bloody smell in the air.

After the three were stunned for a moment, they walked a few steps faster, and then found that on the ground covered with straw on the side of the stable, lay a large red horse that hadn't breathed its last yet. Hou Jue Morsen, wearing a white shirt, was kneeling on one knee beside it, cutting meat from its body.

And his two vampire servants, one was handing tools on the side, and one was holding a plate to contain the pieces of meat that were cut off.

Blood flowed all over the ground, soaking the soil and straw on the ground. The horse, whose abdomen had been cut open, had not died for a long time under the effect of an unknown strange technique. Even if Xia De didn't understand horse language, he could hear the misery and sadness in its neighing.

The three visitors all frowned, and Hou Jue Morsen, who had his back to the three, raised his hand to signal them to wait a moment. He very carefully continued to cut three thin slices of meat from the horse's abdomen, then took off his gloves and handed them to the servant beside him.

After standing up, this forty-something, tall and thin but very scholarly-looking Hou Jue asked with a smile:

"Good morning, Viscount Bernhardt, and this Mr. Watson who has come from afar. Good morning, Ptolemy, we haven't seen each other for half a year, have we? You are still working in the morgue; have you really never considered coming to me to be a veterinarian? This is not an insult to you; I really appreciate your talent."

The coroner grabbed the strap of his messenger bag tightly with his right hand, his mouth twitched, and he looked at the horse with black eyes:

"Thank you for your kindness, but I like my current job very much... Why treat it like this?"

"Treat who? Oh, you mean it."

The Hou Jue looked down at the horse and shook his head:

"It just fell on the field and suffered a bone fracture. It's impossible to be cured by ordinary means, and I don't want to risk being discovered by the church to use power for a horse at this time. But waste must always be utilized, right? Do you like eating raw horse meat?"

"We can have a drink together at noon. After that incident last weekend, my pressure is also very high. It's not just worrying about being checked by the church, but also the situation inside Moon Bay... What is that expression on your faces?"

Mr. Bernhardt also asked:

"Thank you for your invitation, but we have other things to do at noon. However, I think Ptolemy's meaning should be, why not kill it first and then..."

"Viscount, this doesn't sound like something you should say. We are all experts in blood; we should know that the blood taste of a corpse and the blood taste of a living creature are different."

Hou Jue Morsen said sternly, and took out a pocket watch from his white shirt pocket to take a look:

"Since you don't want to stay and have lunch with me, then say what you have to say quickly. I want to process its blood and meat as soon as possible, otherwise it won't be fresh in a while."

"We want to talk to you about the threat letter."

Xia De finally spoke. This Hou Jue was a high-ring warlock:

"Mr. Bernhardt probably mentioned it in the letter. That letter might not be a prank or a simple threat. We divined similar letters received by Mrs. Jude and finally found that those letters pointed to a relic. Also, some of the corpses accepted by Mr. Albert also received similar letters. I think this is very dangerous."

"Divination is not always correct, and I highly doubt the level of the diviner you found."

Hou Jue Morsen said casually, waving his hand at the three:

"Thank you for telling me these things; I know you are doing it for my own good. But can you give me fifteen minutes to let me process it first? Every minute you delay will make my lunch taste worse."

Xia De looked at the two vampires behind him:

"Can you sell it to us?"

"What, want to be a good person?"

The Hou Jue raised an eyebrow, looked at the three in turn, and suddenly smiled again:

"I know what you are thinking, but I don't mind at all. You came just in time; I happen to be in a good mood today. How about this, let's make a bet, shall we?"

"If you win, this horse belongs to you, and I am willing to talk to you about that letter immediately. If you lose, not only can you not come to bother me again, but you also have to accompany me for lunch. I have prepared a bottle of good red wine from Huntington, and we can talk about the 'urgent matters' of the three of you then."

"May I ask what to bet on?"

The coroner continued to ask while grabbing the strap of his messenger bag. The Hou Jue took off his coat and threw it to the servant behind him:

"This is a racecourse; what else can we bet on?"

His whole body was suddenly wrapped in blood-red light. The three and the servants all retreated. Then the dark red light squirmed and deformed, and when the red light dissipated, standing in front of everyone was just a red horse.

The horse flicked its hooves, as if adapting to this body, while the eyes of the horse were completely filled with the agility of a high-intelligence life.

"Come on, the three of you can go on the field together. You can use any means, but remember not to be discovered. As long as any one of you wins against me, I will count it as you winning."

The three looked at each other again. Hou Jue Morsen's transformation-horse effect was excellent. Basically, there was no need to consider winning against this kind of horse. But if it was three against one, maybe there was a possibility of winning.

"Okay, but we didn't prepare a horse."

"It doesn't matter; you can pick any of the racehorses here. Three gentlemen, I'll see you on the track in ten minutes. As for it..."

The red horse looked at the horse on the ground. Following a flash of blood, the horse with its abdomen cut open closed its eyes and was gradually wrapped in solid ice:

"We'll decide its fate when we come back in a while. Although the taste of chilled food is a bit poor, it feels better to eat after exercising."

Xia De, Mr. Bernhardt, and Coroner Mr. Albert could all ride horses. Xia De even won the championship of the horse riding competition. But this competition was different from the past. The three of them talked about the plan in a low voice while picking horses under the guidance of servants, and finally, everyone picked a suitable mount.

The eccentric Hou Jue Morsen transformed into a horse himself to participate, but horse racing requires a jockey. Xia De originally thought that being ridden by someone after transforming into a horse would be an insult to this Hou Jue, but he didn't expect him to let one of his servants act as a jockey very casually.

So everything was ready. After the three led their respective horses to meet the Hou Jue, they appeared together in the waiting area of the racecourse. The summer sun in the suburbs was even a bit dazzling. Xia De held the reins in one hand and covered his eyes with the other, and saw Margaret waving at them again. ===== CHAPTER 2301 =====