Mystery: The Stars Returner

After listening to Lecturer Foulun's story, Hasta was even more glad that he did not go in, otherwise, with his temperament, he would not have entered the solitary room where the dead were kept.

In this way, he would be alone with Dean Dahn outside, and he did not have the confidence to face someone who wanted to escape.

Maybe Dean Dahn would stab him a few times when he wasn't paying attention.

That's really not good.

Xio recovered from the small defeat just now, stared at Hastur and said: "Where do you think the secret passage might be hidden?"

"Suppose I were the designer of the basement, then I would definitely build the secret passage in the lounge. After all, the main purpose of the solitary room is to confine the prisoners, not to give the prisoners a chance to leave." Hasta thinks this is a Very normal inference.

Xio nodded and said, "Are you interested in entering the basement and finding the secret passage?"

"Not interested in."

Hastur refused directly. Who knows what is on the other side of the secret passage? What if it is the secret lair of the BOSS?

What if there is a cruel trap set in the secret passage?

What if Dean Dan hides and beats them with black sticks secretly?

There are really too many unknowns, and he will not let himself take such risks.

If he remembered correctly, Xio was currently only a Sequence 9. An Extraordinary with such strength would basically be gone if he was not careful.

"Then you don't want to find Professor Wayne?"

"Of course I do, but finding someone requires wise judgment, not reckless behavior."

"Well, you are very cautious." Xiu thought for a moment and gave a pretty good evaluation.

"As a noble, I will not risk my life easily."

Hastur felt that he needed to emphasize it again, lest these people want to take risks with him.

Xio pouted her cute little mouth and really wanted to say, who is not from a noble family?

"So wise as you are, where do you think Professor Wayne might be?"

"This should be why we hired you, right?"

Hastur's calm rhetorical question made Xio feel as if he had been punched in cotton.

Xio didn't dwell on this topic with Hastur. He pondered for a while and gave his own professional advice.

"I don't think Dean Dahn had anything to do with Professor Wayne's disappearance. Instead, Professor Wayne's disappearance attracted the police department's intervention, which allowed him to escape in panic through a secret passage in the basement."

"Professor Wayne should no longer be in the workhouse."

"There are some remote places in the dock area that few people go to on weekdays. Professor Wayne may be hidden in those places."

Regarding the first point, Hastur had no objection. Dean Dahn was exposed too quickly, and he did not have the motive to kidnap Professor Wayne.

As for the second speculation, he had a different view. He still believed that Professor Wayne was more likely to be in the workhouse.

Dean Dahn is not suspected, but that does not mean that others are not suspected.

And the weirdness of the workhouse is not limited to Dean Dahn, the people who are suspected of being brainwashed, the bells ringing in the middle of the night, and the weird bell tower.

None of these questions have answers yet.

If it can be confirmed that Professor Wayne disappeared on his own and is currently safe, then he will definitely stay away from the workhouse and write an anonymous report letter directly to the Church of the Night.

He didn't think he could solve much of a problem with a Sequence 9.

But the problem is that it is difficult for him to know Professor Wayne's situation.

He left here. If Professor Wayne was really in danger, it would be difficult for him to forgive himself for standing by and watching today.

Alas, Professor Wayne, you really know how to play hide-and-seek.

"The police department has taken over here. We can go to those remote places in the dock area first."

Hugh made the suggestion, Hastur had no objection, and neither did Lecturer Foren.

Go out and take a look first. If you really can't find any clues, you'll have no choice but to stick to this workhouse.

Hastur sighed in his heart and followed Xio and Lecturer Fulen towards the dock area at the foot of the mountain.

After walking for a while, he suddenly remembered the two young men who had revealed important information to him just now.

The two of them seemed to have disappeared silently when Lecturer Foulen was talking about the encounter in the basement.

Seeing Hastur suddenly stopped and looked unhappy, Lecturer Foulun asked curiously: "What's wrong?"

"No, it's okay."

Hastur shook his head and did not tell what happened to the two people just now. He still went to the dock area first to sort out his thoughts.

What if we are lucky enough to find Professor Wayne?

……

At seven o'clock in the evening, the Hasta trio, who had walked around the dock area without any results, sat in front of a bar and sighed heavily.

Xio was doubting his own judgment, Professor Folan was regretful that his detective ability could not be put to use, and Hastur knew that he must investigate the workhouse again.

Three people, three thoughts.

Professor Foulun ordered two glasses of beer, and Hasta ordered a few snacks, a glass of fruit wine, and some white bread. Xio took a look at the fruit wine that Hasta ordered, thought about the price, and decided to drink the beer handed over by Professor Foulun. .

After each of them replenished some energy, Xio knocked on the table with his empty beer glass and said solemnly: "I think we have gone into a misunderstanding. Professor Wayne should still be in the workhouse!"

Lecturer Foulun leaned slightly on the table and said, "What is your reason?"

Hastur took a sip of the fruit wine, ate the ham wrapped in cheese, and quietly waited for Xio's next analysis.

"Dean Dahn is not suspected, but it does not mean that others are not."

"There is a secret passage in the basement of the workhouse, so there may be secret passages in other places. We need to find that secret passage."

"The person who kidnapped Professor Wayne was very smart. He understood that the most dangerous place is the safest."

Having said this, Xio praised Emperor Roselle again.

"Very smart analysis." Hasta praised it.

"Great Emperor Roselle is really a wise man." Lecturer Foulun sighed with emotion.

"..."

Xio glanced at the two of them, always feeling a little weird.

The three of them finished the snacks and wine on the table. After Hasta paid the bill, he followed Hugh and Lecturer Folan to the workhouse.

Because Dean Dahn fled in fear of crime today, and the body was found in the basement, plus Professor Wayne was missing, the police department paid special attention to this matter and dispatched six more police officers.

When the Hastur trio returned to the workhouse, lamps were lit inside and outside. Many workhouse staff assisted the police in searching and cleaning every corner. According to some intelligence, a lot of the ground was even dug up.

A total of six bodies have been recovered, including two men and four women, all aged between fourteen and sixteen years old.

These six murders naturally accumulated on the head of Dean Dahn who escaped.

The reason is also very simple. If it has nothing to do with him, why would he run away?

But what disappointed the Hastur trio was that no trace of Professor Wayne was found, and not even Dean Dahn was caught.

"What should we do at this time?"

Lecturer Foulun asked weakly, but they seemed to be of little help.

Hastur said: "Don't worry, let's find three rooms to live in first."

"What changes do you think will happen at night?" Lecturer Foulun thought of the strange bell sound that night.

"Well, it's just a possibility, and we can't let go of any possibility."

"But wouldn't that be too dangerous?"

"We can contact a few more officers."

Hastur will not risk his life casually, and he still needs to find more people to feel at ease.

The only thing to note is that there may not be that weird ringing sound tonight.

If the ringing of the bell was artificially manipulated, according to today's situation, that person would never want to cause trouble.

Xio stood aside, silently listening to the conversation between Hastur and Lecturer Folan, and was curious about the unexpected changes they said.

Could there be supernatural factors involved in Professor Wayne's disappearance?

Soon, the three Hasturs found the current head of the workhouse, Vice President Bader. After explaining their purpose, Vice President Bader let them stay in the room where they lived last night.

Xio stayed in Professor Wayne's room, while the other two people's rooms remained the same, right next to each other.

This time they did not wait until midnight for the meeting. Everyone freshened up a little and then came to Hastur's room.

According to Lecturer Foran, it is necessary to keep the situation as consistent as possible with last night.

"Now I can tell you what happened. Excessive hiding is not conducive to finding Professor Wayne."

Hugh sat on the table, Hastur and Professor Foran sat on the edge of the bed.

Explaining what happened last night, Hasta asked Lecturer Foulun to take charge.

He discovered that this lecturer in Foulun had a strong storytelling ability, and boring stories could be turned into amazing fantasy adventures in his mouth.

After listening to the lecturer's version of the story, Xio said with emotion: "Fortunately, you didn't chase the source of the bell last night, otherwise you might also be on the missing list today."

Hasta pretended to be surprised and said: "Do you think the sound of the bell is the cause of Professor Wayne's disappearance?"

Xio raised his chin slightly and analyzed calmly: "Last night, after the three of you went back to your room, Professor Wayne must have left the room alone and quietly went to explore the source of the bell sound. He must have encountered something, and then Resulting in disappearance.”

Hastur also thought about this possibility, but Professor Wayne acted steadily and did not look like a reckless young man who would risk his own life.

Lecturer Foulun raised the question on Hastur’s behalf.

Xio said calmly: "Many times, people may not be able to completely control themselves."

Lecturer Folan looked confused, but Hasta heard the implication of Xio's words. Her underlying meaning was that Professor Wayne's disappearance was affected by supernatural factors.

Maybe he was brainwashed or bewitched by the sound of the bell, and then he couldn't control himself, so he made a reckless move to explore the source of the sound.

Xiu thought for a while and asked, "Do you still remember what time the bell rang last night?"

"Twelve past two in the evening."

Hastur gave a very certain time. He has always had the habit of writing down the time.

After the bell sounded last night, he quietly looked at his pocket watch.

"Then let's wait here until after two o'clock."

After Xio finished speaking, he turned sideways, leaned against the wall, and closed his eyes to rest.