Chapter 3230: Carnation House

"Ha~"

Yawning lightly, Xia De, wrapped in a black coat, walked off the carriage boredly. The night was already deep, and the gray mist in the city was still hazy. Fine snow was falling in the air, and the wind passing through the street was more biting than usual.

There was no one under the gas street lamps on both sides of the street, and the coachman left quickly after collecting his fare. When he let out a long sigh, white mist exhaled from his mouth like a long dragon. Xia De looked left and right again, and then pushed open the door of Old John's pawnshop.

It was Friday night. Xia De recovered the fused dice in the evening and said goodbye to Dannister, then ate dinner with the cat and came over.

The whole street was only open at the tavern at the corner and this pawnshop now. It is said that the business of the pawnshop is better at night than during the day, because some guests don't want to be seen being forced to sell their belongings.

Of course, Old John opening the shop so late tonight was not because he was looking forward to business, but because Luweiya was going to trade the information she wanted tonight. Luweiya said in advance that she would find some people to help, but Xia De didn't expect that as soon as he entered the shop, he saw Priest Augustus, Dr. Schneider, and Dorothy were all there.

Luweiya was discussing something with Old John at the counter. Dorothy was pointing at a hat with some age on the shelf and asking the priest about the dressing style of more than thirty years ago. The middle-aged psychologist with blue eyes was bending over with his hands behind his back, looking at a plaster human skull model, looking very interested in it.

"Doctor, you don't really want to buy this, do you?"

"Good evening, detective. I want to use it to decorate my clinic, making the clinic look more professional. No need to remind me that I run a psychological clinic. Ordinary patients always think that this kind of thing is only used by professional doctors. The development of psychology is still too short after all."

"Good evening, detective."

"Good evening, Xia De!"

Seeing Xia De coming, the priest and Dorothy also greeted him. Luweiya turned around at the counter and said with a smile:

"Just waiting for you, then we can start directly."

"I was delayed by something in other places in the evening, but why did you call everyone here?"

The delay was because he actually took a bath at Dannister's place. And Xia De asked this question very hesitantly.

"Of course, it's to be safer, and the exam week is over, so everyone has nothing to do. Acting together is also a way to deepen the team's unity. Why, do you feel I'm making a fuss?"

"No, no, of course not."

Xia De shook his head:

"It's just that if I had known everyone was here, except for 【Night Watchman】, I would have brought all other weapons and relics on my body."

The method to help Luweiya obtain the 【Space】 spiritual rune is not a relic, but a space-specific area. Although the material world's space has stabilized a lot after the Green Lake incident, the frequency of space anomaly events in various places is still much higher than in normal years.

A local Ringed Ringed Shushi discovered this one in Tobesk. Because its structure is relatively stable, it was sold to the black market as information resources. Old John helped Luweiya acquire it, and this led to tonight's group action.

"According to the destiny I interpreted, as long as I enter that space anomaly area and leave successfully, I will definitely be able to obtain space power."

Luweiya explained to Xia De like this, and then she saw Xia De frowning with a worried expression. However, he didn't say his worries out loud. With Dorothy, a quarter-space Chosen, present, it was actually fine even if there was danger, and Xia De could also play the flute to call Grace and Helen for help.

He asked:

"Are the four of us following you into that space-specific area?"

Luweiya shook her head:

"Of course not. This time I have to rely on myself, otherwise even if I walk out of that anomaly zone, I won't get the power. I am worried that after I enter it, the real space will undergo unknown changes because that area is activated, so I want to ask you four to help me keep an eye on the outside."

"This is a small matter, but are you sure it's really safe?"

Dorothy was also a bit worried. Luweiya nodded lightly:

"Where can there be one hundred percent safe things? I can only say that it is highly likely to be safe."

"No, it is absolutely safe."

The old man behind the counter spoke at this time:

"I checked that area. That space has adhered to another space. You are equivalent to entering the gap between two spaces and the mixed space after entering, and you need to walk out of that 'maze'.

The danger of this kind of thing is very small. At most, you can't walk out, and let the four of them go in to find you. Don't talk about encountering danger, I'm afraid the detective will smash my small shop afterwards."

Everyone laughed. Xia De didn't forget to defend himself:

"Old John, I am not a person who will implicate others. Moreover, I won't let Luweiya have an accident."

There was a carriage in Old John's backyard. The group of five set off from the pawnshop to the North District of Tobesk, and arrived at that quite dilapidated small "Women's Shelter" half an hour later.

The so-called "Women's Shelter" is a charity organization that emerged after 1800, mainly providing temporary shelter and basic support for married women suffering from domestic violence, abandoned, unmarried mothers, and victims of sexual exploitation.

Noble women are the main donors to this kind of charity organization, but this kind of charity organization is also often criticized as "condoning immoral behavior", because it sometimes helps unmarried mothers give birth. 【Snake Heart Hospital】 can actually be classified as a "Women's Shelter", but because 【Snake Heart Hospital】 cooperates with the official, it is much more formal than this kind of small shelter.

In short, this women's shelter named "Carnation House" located in the slums of the North District of the city had long since fallen, and at this moment the fence gate was locked, the walls in the courtyard were covered with withered morning glories, and there was not a single light in the empty three-story building. Dorothy evaluated it as suitable for a horror bridge scene.

The carriage was parked in the alley. The five people entered the courtyard, and then followed the information sold by Old John all the way inside, and finally found the space anomaly area that had been bound by the ceremony and would not expand in a short time in a ward on the southeast side of the second floor of the building.

"Isn't this a shelter? Why is the interior decorated so much like a hospital? Look at these iron-framed beds with white curtains."

Xia De asked in a low voice, and the doctor explained softly:

"Most of the women who seek shelter in this kind of place suffer from diseases."

Moonlight spilled from the window. After entering the room, the five people checked behind the curtains, under the iron-framed beds, and inside the crooked cabinets tacitly. After confirming that there was no problem except for dust, empty bottles, and debris, Xia De handed the 【Night Watchman】 he was carrying to Luweiya, but Luweiya shook her head and refused:

"I want to rely on my own divination ability to walk out of here, even if I encounter danger, I have to rely on divination to avoid it, instead of rushing up with a sword. You guys just wait for me to come back... one hour. If I don't appear within an hour, you enter here to find me. Xia De has a way to sense me, even if I run to the end of time, he knows where I went."

She waved to everyone with a smile, and after checking the items she carried for the last time, she turned and walked towards the twisted light and shadow in the center of the room. As soon as she approached, she disappeared immediately. Xia De sighed and looked at Dorothy, who nodded:

"No problem, Luweiya has entered inside. Now the internal spatial stability is completely sufficient to support one hour."

The doctor guarded the door, Xia De and Priest Augustus guarded the two sides of the window, and Dorothy was near the twisted zone. The four people chatted about things after the Year-End Festival, and Xia De also shared many things he saw and heard about Fatu Monster Island.

Because they were extremely bored, Dorothy later discovered a diary wrapped in blood-stained bandages from the bedside table scattered in the room. After reading it quickly, she knew that this was a private diary left by the last batch of women sheltered in this shelter.

Obviously, more than one person had read this diary, but because it had no value, it was left here. However, Dorothy was very interested in this kind of story, and after reading it, she didn't forget to share it with everyone:

"This shelter was originally established by a very rich widow after she sold her late husband's family property. That was twenty-three years ago. Later, the widow died of illness. Although she lost her main sponsor, relying on the many properties left by the widow, this shelter could still operate.

The name of that widow has always been praised in the nearby neighborhood, and her grave is also visited by people every year. Her reputation has always been quite good. But two years ago, a middle-aged man who was nearly thirty years old and had a disabled right leg appeared here, and claimed that he wanted to take back his father's property."

Then she saw with satisfaction that the three people were looking at this side curiously.

"That man was sent to other places by his stepmother when he was a child. Later, he heard that his father had passed away but couldn't come back. He suffered a lot in the process of growing up. After growing up, he found his way back to Tobesk based on his childhood impressions, and investigated this women's shelter through a private detective.

That widow actually swallowed all her husband's property and didn't leave a single gold coin for her stepson. Most of the wealth held by this shelter over the years belonged to that poor man.

He finally obtained ownership of this place with the help of a detective and legal means, and refused to continue operating here, so 'Carnation House' fell just like that.

This kind of scandal, although not spread because of the bad influence—the widow even received commendation from the City Hall after her death, but all the widow's honors were confiscated. Her stepson even used the reason that he was the sole heir to take out her bones and said he was going to bury them in other places, but actually threw them directly into the Tellarial River."

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