Chapter 29 Emperor Roselle is truly a wise man
After listening to the lecturer Folen's story, Hasta was even more glad that he didn't go in. Otherwise, with his temperament, he would not enter the confinement room where the dead were held.
In this way, he will be alone with Dean Daen outside, and he has no confidence to face a person who is determined to escape.
Maybe Dean Daen will stab him a few times when he is not paying attention.
That would be really bad.
Hugh recovered from the small failure just now, staring at Hasta and said: "Where do you think the secret passage might be hidden?"
"If I am the designer of the basement, I will definitely build the secret passage in the lounge. After all, the main purpose of the confinement room is to lock up prisoners, not to give prisoners a chance to leave." Hasta thought this was a very normal inference.
Hugh nodded and said: "Are you interested in entering the basement to find the secret passage?"
"Not interested."
Hasta 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 are cruel traps in the secret passage?
What if Dean Daen hides and secretly beats them up?
There are too many unknowns, and he won't let himself take such a risk.
If he remembers correctly, Xio is only a Sequence 9 at present. A Beyonder with this strength will basically be gone if he is not careful.
"Then don't you want to find Professor Wayne?"
"Of course, but finding someone requires wise judgment, not reckless behavior."
"Well, you are very cautious." Xio thought for a while and gave a pretty good evaluation.
"As a noble, I will not easily take risks with my life."
Hasta felt that he needed to emphasize it again, so that these people would not want to drag him to take risks.
Xio pouted his cute little mouth, and really wanted to say, who is not from aristocratic family.
"As wise as you are, where do you think Professor Wayne might be?"
"Is this the reason why we hired you?"
Hasta's faint question made Xio feel like punching cotton.
Xio did not entangle this topic with Hasta, pondered for a while, and gave his professional advice.
"I think Dean Daan has nothing to do with Professor Wayne's disappearance. Instead, it was Professor Wayne's disappearance that attracted the police to intervene, which led to his hasty escape through the secret passage in the basement."
"Professor Wayne should no longer be in the workhouse."
"There are some remote places in the dock area, where few people go on weekdays. Professor Wayne may be hiding in those places."
Hasta had no objection to the first point. Dean Daan was exposed too quickly, and he had no motive to kidnap Professor Wayne.
He had a different opinion on the second speculation. He still believed that Professor Wayne was more likely to be in the workhouse.
Dean Daan was not suspected, but it did not mean that others were not suspected.
And the weirdness of the workhouse was not only Dean Daan, but also the people who were suspected of being brainwashed, the bells that rang in the middle of the night, and the weird bell tower.
There are no answers to these questions yet.
If it can be confirmed that Professor Wayne disappeared on his own and is currently safe, then he will definitely stay away from this workhouse and write an anonymous report letter directly to the Church of the Night.
He did not think that a Sequence 9 could solve a big problem.
But the problem is that it is difficult for him to know the situation of Professor Wayne.
If he leaves here, if Professor Wayne is really in danger, it will be difficult for him to forgive himself for standing idly by today.
Alas, Professor Wayne, you are really good at playing hide-and-seek.
"The police department has taken over here. We can go to those remote places in the dock area first."
Hugh made a suggestion, Hasta did not object, and Lecturer Foren had no opinion.
Let's go out for a walk first. If we can't find any clues, we can only stick to this poorhouse.
Hasta sighed in his heart and followed Hugh and Lecturer Foren to the dock area at the foot of the mountain.
After walking for a while, he suddenly remembered the two guys who had revealed important information to him just now.
The two of them seemed to disappear silently when Lecturer Foren talked about the encounter in the basement.
Seeing that Hasta suddenly stopped and looked unhappy, Lecturer Foren asked curiously: "What's wrong?"
"No, it's okay."
Hasta shook his head and didn't say anything about the two people just now. He still went to the dock area first and sorted out his thoughts.
What if we are lucky enough to find Professor Wayne?
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At 7 o'clock in the evening, Hasta and the other two, who had walked around the dock area without any results, sat at the door of a bar and sighed heavily.
Hugh was doubting his judgment, Lecturer Foren was regretting that his detective ability was not put to use, and Hasta knew that he had to re-investigate the workhouse.
Three people, three different thoughts.
Lecturer Foren ordered two glasses of beer, Hasta asked for a few snacks and a glass of fruit wine and some white bread. Hugh took a look at the fruit wine Hasta ordered, thought about the price and decided to drink the beer Lecturer Foren handed over.
After replenishing some energy, Hugh knocked on the table with an empty beer glass and said in a deep voice: "I think we have made a misunderstanding. Professor Wayne should still be in the workhouse!"
Lecturer Foren leaned slightly on the table and said: "What is your reason?"
Hasta took a sip of fruit wine, ate ham wrapped in cheese, and quietly looked forward to Hugh's next analysis.
"Just because Dean Daan is not suspected does not mean that others are not."
"If there is a secret passage in the basement of the workhouse, then there may be secret passages in other places. We need to find that secret passage."
"The person who kidnapped Professor Wayne is very smart. He knows that the most dangerous place is the safest."
Xiu said this and praised Emperor Roselle again.
"Very smart analysis." Hasta was very supportive.
"Emperor Roselle is really a wise man." Lecturer Foren sighed.
"..."
Xiu glanced at the two of them and always felt a little weird.
The three of them finished the snacks and wine on the table. After Hasta paid the bill, he followed Xiu and Lecturer Foren to the workhouse.
Because Dean Dan fled today and the body was found in the basement, and Professor Wayne was missing, the police department paid special attention to this matter and sent six more police officers.
When Hasta and the other two returned to the workhouse, the lights were on inside and outside. Many staff members of the workhouse assisted the police in searching and cleaning every corner. According to some intelligence, even the ground was dug up a lot.
A total of six bodies have been found, including two men and four women, aged between fourteen and sixteen.
These six murders naturally accumulated to the head of Dean Dahn who escaped.
The reason is also very simple. If it has nothing to do with him, why did he escape?
But what disappointed Hasta and the other two was that they did not find any trace of Professor Wayne, and even Dean Dahn was not caught.
"What should we do at this time?"
Lecturer Follen asked weakly, and they seemed to be unable to help much.
Hasta said: "Don't worry, find three rooms to stay first."
"What do you think will change at night?" Lecturer Follen 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 police officers."
Hasta would not take risks with his life casually, and he still had to find more people to feel at ease.
The only thing to note is that the strange bell sound may not appear tonight.
If the bell sound was manipulated by humans, according to today's situation, that person would never want to cause trouble.
Hugh stood aside, silently listening to the conversation between Hasta and Lecturer Foren, and was very curious about the unexpected changes they mentioned.
Could it be that Professor Wayne's disappearance was also related to extraordinary factors?
Soon, Hasta and the other two found Vice Dean Bader, the current head of the workhouse, and after explaining their purpose, Vice Dean Bader let them live in the room they lived in last night.
Hugh lived in Professor Wayne's room, and the other two's rooms remained unchanged, and were still next to each other.
This time they did not wait until midnight to come to the meeting. Everyone washed up a little and came to Hasta's room.
According to Lecturer Foren, it was necessary to keep the situation as consistent as possible with last night.
"Now you can tell your story. Excessive hiding is not conducive to finding Professor Wayne."
Hugh sat on the table, and Hasta and Lecturer Foren sat by the bed.
Explaining what happened last night, Hasta asked Lecturer Foren to take charge.
He found that Lecturer Foren had a strong storytelling ability. In his mouth, boring stories could be turned into amazing fantasy adventures.
After listening to Lecturer Foren's version of the story, Xio sighed: "Fortunately, you didn't catch up with the source of the bell sound last night, otherwise you might also be on the missing list today."
Hasta pretended to be surprised and said: "Do you think the bell sound is the reason for Professor Wayne's disappearance?"
Xio raised his chin slightly and analyzed calmly: "Last night, after the three of you went back to your rooms, Professor Wayne must have left the room alone and quietly explored the source of the bell sound. He must have encountered something, which led to his disappearance."
Hasta also thought of this possibility, but Professor Wayne acted steadily and did not seem like a reckless young man who would risk his life.
Lecturer Foren questioned on behalf of Hasta.
Xio said lightly: "Many times, people may not be able to completely control themselves."
Lecturer Foren looked confused, but Hasta heard Xio's implication. Her underlying meaning was that Professor Wayne's disappearance was affected by extraordinary factors.
Perhaps he was brainwashed or bewitched by the sound of the bell, and then he couldn't control himself, so he made a rash move to explore the source of the bell.
Xiu thought for a while and asked: "Do you remember what time the bell rang last night?"
"Two twelve in the middle of the night."
Hasta gave a very definite time, he always had the habit of recording 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 speaking, Xiu turned sideways, leaned against the wall, and closed his eyes to rest.