A Wizard's Survival Guide to the 20th Century

"Levi."

"Malda Garcia."

The other two people briefly introduced themselves, and not long after, coffee was brought over.

"Please calm down first, Mr. Brown." Field said.

"We'll find the real culprit, that's our job, but for now please follow our questions and answer them, okay?"

Mr. Brown's expression calmed down a bit, and then he slowly sat down on the sofa opposite Levi and the others.

"Ah, yes...you're right, calm down."

Mr. Brown sat down slowly. He took a long breath and then said, "Please start."

Field tilted his head and glanced at each other with the two people beside him, motioning for them to start recording, then turned back and said:

"I don't know if you want to mention it, but where was the body of your son, Henry, found?"

Henry's whereabouts had actually been recorded in the case file, but Field decided to ask again.

"Wardey Street is not far from here. It's a street that can't be said to be lively, but it's not deserted either." Mr. Brown wiped his face with both hands and said in a deep voice, "That was three days ago. I still remember Henry's The look of a corpse.”

"There were wounds after wounds on his body...especially on his head. The cruel murderer dug out his head and took away his brain."

"Brain?" Field hesitated and asked, "Did the murderer smash Henry's skull?"

"No, it was dug up." Mr. Brown seemed to be recalling something terrifying. "There is a circular hole on the back of my son's head. From this hole, you can see into his head. There are already Nothing is left...just a terrifying, bloody black hole."

"Where else did Henry go that day but Wardy Street?"

After waiting for Mr. Brown to calm down for a while, Field asked again.

"He left home at eight o'clock in the morning and went to school - Henry was a student at Serra High School, where he stayed until school ended at four o'clock in the afternoon, then went to the library and then... along Wardee Street go home."

Wardy Street is the only way to get here from Serra Middle School. Levi and the others passed this street when they came here. I am afraid Henry never imagined that this would be the last time he walked through this familiar road.

Field's eyes became solemn, and Levi noticed her change, which was not difficult to understand.

There is no doubt about Henry's whereabouts. They are all places where a student would go every day. This may mean that he is a good student, but it is a troublesome thing for handling cases.

"Has he been somewhere uninhabited, like in the wild, in an old park, or in an industrial area?"

"No, he would never go to these places, nor would he make friends with gangsters without telling me." Mr. Brown shook his head with certainty, "And the investigation by the private detective I hired also confirmed that he only went to those places. place"

"Where is Henry's body now?" Field asked thoughtfully.

"It's in the police station's morgue, but the police forensics department hasn't been able to find any effective clues. As far as I know, they've been trying every possible means to delay it." Mr. Brown sighed.

Field nodded, of course the police department was delaying.

This case belongs to the wizarding world, and it is a Delta-level incident. The local police's case handling team for wizards has a confidentiality level of only 4 and has no authority to conduct more in-depth investigations.

"That's all we want to ask. Thank you for your cooperation, Mr. Brown." After waiting for Martha to take notes, Field said goodbye.

The man was stunned for a moment and said quickly: "Aren't you going to ask any more questions? I still have many possible clues."

"That's enough. If there is any progress or new problems later, we will come to you again."

"Then please at least bring this." Mr. Brown said excitedly. He put the stack of documents into a paper bag and handed it to Field with both hands.

The latter hesitated for a moment, then took it and said.

"Do not worry."

Mr. Brown seemed relieved and whispered: "I beg you to bring the murderer to justice. This is my only wish."

Field turned to look at Martha: "Have you finished taking notes?"

"It's done, Miss Westin." Martha nodded.

"Okay..." Field stood up and was about to say goodbye, but suddenly stopped as if he remembered something.

"One more thing. We have investigated you. You seem to have had a big conflict with Mr. Harrison from United Steel?"

"What do you think is the probability that he hired a murderer to kill someone?"

Mr. Brown lowered his head and thought deeply for a while.

"We did have an argument, but I think it's unlikely that he did it."

"He is a businessman, and I know very well that businessmen care about profits."

"If he hires a murderer to be discovered, it will cause him great losses. If he really wants to bring me down, he can have countless ways without doing this."

"But if it was really him..." Mr. Brown gritted his teeth, "please tell me."

Field and Levi nodded in approval.

"We will." Field bowed slightly and said, "Goodbye."

……

Several people followed the maid Malina and walked down the stairs.

They did not see Mrs. Brown. Levi originally wanted to ask her to see if she knew anything else, but since the other party was unwell, it was better not to disturb her.

With this in mind, they left Brown's house and came to the street outside.

"Take this." Field handed the information bag to Levi, who took it and put it into the space.

"Mr. Brown is a dedicated father, but it's a pity that he and Eli the butcher are not from the same world."

What this naturally refers to is the difference between the world of ordinary people and wizards. If you don't know the existence of the latter, then no matter how much research you do, it will probably be useless.

Just like there was an iron rule in Hampton's mystery novels in the last century, it was forbidden to use the Seris as the final villain of the story.

Because they may have abilities such as Qinggong or Bone Shrinking that cannot be reasoned about.

"He must be in pain," said Martha, "to have suffered so many blows in such a short period of time."

"Unfortunately, we can only help him solve a small part of the problem. Ordinary people like him cannot see monsters like Eli the Butcher." Field shook his head.

"Where should we go next?" Levi asked, "Watch Wardy Street?"

Field agreed: "Yes, that's the crime scene, and it's not far away. We can walk there."

"Of course... there shouldn't be anything left there now."

The body has long been removed and evidence collection at the crime scene has been completed.

Normally, the scene of such a murder would be preserved for a long time, but this was different.

Because of the tense atmosphere in Los Angeles, police were afraid to station officers so far down a road.

After all, three police officers have been attacked while out.

So after the evidence was hastily collected, the scene was cleaned again, and now it has been stepped on by an unknown number of people.

"But we can at least get a look at the layout, or some of the things that were missed," Field said.

Following a map, several people walked in one direction, when a voice came into Levi's ears.

"Why do you care so much about Mr. Brown's relationship with Harrison?"

The sound was mixed with the crisp sound of wind chimes, and Levi understood that the other party used inaudible wind chimes. After all, there were more and more pedestrians now.

The cost of this small prop is relatively low, easy to carry, and very practical, so Levi gave one to each member of the team.