Conan: I Am Not a Snake Spirit

Late night, 2am.

A car drove quickly past Mission Hill, passed the hospital where Joshua used to live, and stopped at the side of the road after not driving far.

"Master, will he really hide in such a place?"

Feichi looked out of the car window, "There is a church over there, and it's not far from the hospital where he lived before. This place is not too remote, so it will be easy to find, right?"

"It's dark under the lights." Chi Feichi looked at the buildings on the left side of the street. "He left the hospital at night. The hospital didn't find him missing until the next morning. He couldn't be found. Afterwards, the hospital called the police and told After leaving the church, the police and the church began to look for him, and it was easy to ignore this kind of place, because Joshua was far enough away in one night when they wanted to come, and now the police are considering whether he has been killed by someone else."

"Is it possible that he was really killed?" Fei Mo asked.

"Yes," Chi Feichi said, "but let's put aside the possibility of him being killed, he might be hiding here. In that case, the murderer was shot dead on the spot because he resisted when he was arrested. There are many doubts, such as where the murderer bought the murder weapon. The police have not obtained corresponding testimony, and from the old photos, the deceased was stabbed to death by a spear nailed to the ground, but there were many lacerations on his body. The blood left in the room does not match the bleeding volume of the two people..."

"The murderer took the blood?" Fei Mo smacked his lips.

When human beings get twisted, it's terrifying.

"The police also judged this way, and they also did a blood reaction test at his home." Chi Feichi paused, "No, there is no blood reaction anywhere or in any container except the room at the scene of the crime, so the police guessed, He was talking directly..."

Feimo: "..."

Feichi was puzzled, "What's wrong with talking directly?"

Feimo: "Shut up, Feichi."

"Pay attention to a few details."

Chi Feichi didn't compete with the two pets and continued to analyze.

"In the photos we saw before, there is a photo of a study room. There are some books about vampires on the bookcase. From the book covers, we can also see how those books have been flipped. The books that are hardly flipped are some reckless and vulgar books about vampires. The ones that get flipped more are 'The Vampyre', 'Carmil', 'Dracu'."

"These three books are classics."

""The Vampyre" was written by a British poet's personal doctor in 1819. In the book, the protagonist of the vampire is transformed from a murderous corpse into an image of a British aristocrat."

"'Carmil' is a novella written by a British eccentric writer between 1971 and 1972, in which the female vampire protagonist is described as beautiful and charming."

""Dracu", Dracula, is a gothic horror written by an Irish writer in 1897. The protagonist Dracula in the book is a gentle, elegant and decent gentleman. This is also the basis for many vampire film and television adaptations."

"The second detail, on the collection shelf, is a set of Romanian traditional costumes. Romania has always been the most complicated place for vampire superstition. In "Dracula", Dracula's residence is also in Transylvania, Romania In addition, in the description of the case, nails were nailed to the heads of the two victims, which is an old Romanian custom to prevent the dead from becoming vampires, which means that he has been to Romania specially.

"The third detail, judging from the introduction on the post, the murderer was also a very successful businessman. Looking at the situation in all the photos, the room is very tidy, the things are carefully placed, and the clothes in the closet are ironed without any wrinkles. , the decoration has a retro charm, and even the scene of the crime did not have too many messy bloodstains. The photo was taken after it was abandoned there, and the condition of the corpse was not photographed, but there was only a little blood left on the ground under the spear at the scene of the crime. , other places are too clean.”

"Combined with the fact that the murderer used the method of piercing to kill people, it can be seen that this is a person who pays attention to the quality of life after his brain is pumped, and extremely worships elegant vampires, especially Dracula."

Chi Feichi summed it up, "It's hard to believe that this kind of person would talk directly, especially when I heard that the two deceased... were both homeless."

This case was also a representative of insanity back then. In Boston that year, the culture related to vampires was also attacked to a certain extent.

This kind of thing is really hard to tell. Some people just read some works just for fun, but a very small number of people are just snake spirits.

But people are also good at forgetting. This case was only discussed for a while that year, and then the popularity was replaced by various cases. Related posts almost sank to the bottom of the sea.

If he hadn't had the patience to rummage through, he really couldn't find the details of this case.

"The blood and the things that hold blood..." Feimo tilted his head and thought, "Did he throw it away? No, if the murderer really fanatically worshiped vampires, he probably wouldn't throw away those..."

"There is a place in this house that the police haven't found, it may be a secret room," Chi Feichi concluded, "After the murder happened here, Joshua once came here on behalf of the church, and he may have discovered the secret room left by the previous owner. Chamber of Secrets."

"It's dark under the lights, and it's the mysteries of previous years' cases. It's really not easy for Joshua to think so much," Feimo looked at Chi Feichi, "But, master, could this be your stand?" What choice would Joshua make? In fact, he didn't think about it so much, he would have gone far away..."

"No, I won't make this choice. There is no food to hide here, and I have to go out. If I go out, I will be found. If I want to run, I will choose to leave here early, even if the police will lock me according to the taxi and other information. Where to go, but find a remote place and turn around a few times, and find a way to get rid of it. Moreover, Joshua has not committed any major crimes, but just said some remarks that the church does not like. He can change places. After being found by the police, Just say that I want to live a peaceful life, and it’s good to retire in that small place.” Chi Feichi looked at the building complex, “I judge that he’s here because the police didn’t find any clues that he left Boston, and he hasn’t been taught Found, the church is very strict in searching other places, if he is in other places, it is very likely that he has been found, those places can be ruled out, only here..."

"Without food, would he be dead?" Feimo asked.

Chi Feichi opened the car window, "Then you have to go and see."

"Master, won't you come with me?" Feimo was embarrassed, "I don't know human language, so I can't communicate."

"No wonder you insist on asking me to send you here..."

Chi Feichi is not very interested in this kind of pretending, and as a human being, his appearance may destroy the sense of mystery, but he is willing to help Feimo when necessary.

"Okay, let's go and have a look first, and find out that hidden place."

Chi Feichi made a decision and didn't hesitate any longer. He went to the trunk of the car to find a black robe and a mask, put them on, and walked into the alley.

...

There were not many residents near the old house, and there was no one on the street late at night.

Under the dim street lights, melted snow dripped from the eaves and walls, and there was a sharp and ear-piercing meow from afar, not only did not bring any vitality to this place, but it seemed even more treacherous.

Chi Feichi walked through the unlocked gate, looked up at a car parked in the courtyard, and approached quietly.

There is still heat left on the hood...

There are no traces of cars entering and exiting repeatedly in the yard...

It's not the godfather's car, and it won't be the car model that a 60-year-old would choose. There is still a pendant of a pop band in Boston five or six years ago...

Little black gravel stuck in the wheel...

Sunburns on the car, tiny scratches on the rear, mud on the fenders, the distance between the seats, the faint smell inside the car, stains under the rear windshield...

A male guest, about 30 years old, first visit, just arrived from Harbor Beach.

"Master," Fei Chi, who was hiding under the black robe to keep warm, directly revealed the spoiler, "There is someone in the attic, not under the triangular point of the roof, but under the sloping roof on the right. It seems that the top of the room below was pulled down during design. Some, leaving a space for, uh... two people."

"A guest is here." Chi Feichi left the car and walked towards the house, repeating Feichi's words to Feimo in a very soft voice.

Feimo consciously flew into the air and circled around the top of the house, trying to find a place where he could observe the situation inside first.

Chi Feichi looked up at the layout of the roof, stretched out his black robe, and gestured to Feimo in the air.

chimney.

...

In the chimney leading to the fireplace on the third floor, there is a wooden ladder leaning crookedly.

The wall bricks in the middle were removed, and a small space inside was lit with weak candlelight.

Upon entering, black and white bricks form a large and complex pattern on the floor.

The walls are full of tools with black stains and rust, and there are some biscuits and bread in new packages, as well as two small black long boxes.

Near the corner, Joshua, with gray hair and still wearing a hospital gown, knelt on the ground, looking down at the ground motionless, like a sculpture, only the faint rise and fall of his chest proved that he was still alive.

A middle-aged man in a black robe stood with his back to the door, with a tough face full of hostility on his lowered hat, looking around boredly, "Father, it's really hard for you to find this place."

"You found this place too." Joshua still didn't move, "And I'm not a priest anymore."

"I wanted to go to Mission Hill for a while. I passed by here, and I followed you when I saw you." The middle-aged man walked to the wall and looked at the two long black boxes. "Think about my proposal, Joshua , you can get the bomb by yourself, or when you are being searched by those people outside, your ability makes me admire, and you are looking for this thing, don’t you have the same purpose as us? The heathen outside is really disgusting Damn, we should send them to hell and accept..."

"Is Belial your god?" Joshua asked suddenly.

The middle-aged man was taken aback, "No, our god is Satan, and only Satan."

Joshua couldn't help raising his head and glanced at the man, his eyes focused on the big white pattern of the inverted cross on the man's black robe.

Middle-aged man: "..."

I don't know why, but in Joshua's eyes, he saw... contempt?

Just as Joshua was about to speak, he caught a glimpse of a crow at the door from the corner of his gaze, and suddenly froze.

The crow had dark blue feathers, looked at them with scarlet eyes, with a sense of scrutiny that a human being had, and it stopped right in the middle of the pattern at the door!

Just when he was in a daze, the crow tilted its head to look at him, flapped its wings and flew out, and then flew up the chimney.

"Joshua?" The middle-aged man saw that Joshua suddenly turned his head to stare at the door, turned his head in doubt, and heard the flapping of wings, "What..."