Chapter 74
Case Closed
Chapter 74 Case Closed
Upon arriving in the "Land of Chaos," 2-355 no longer holds back, presenting all his "memories" to Hobert.
The enormous figure in the image is blurry, but Hobert in the "Land of Chaos" still dares not look directly at it.
Then, outside the transparent sky of the "Land of Chaos," a huge city appeared. Within the city, there seemed to be towering fires, raging floods, an incurable plague, violent earthquakes, and an ethereal, terrifying atmosphere.
Hobart felt the resonance of the "Land of Chaos," and his spirituality immediately dawned on him—it was another source! It was the "City of Calamity"!
The "City of Calamity" crashed into the "Land of Chaos," causing the sky to collapse and the earth to darken.
In the "Land of Chaos," the sky and land, day and night, ancient towns and clock towers, have all been knocked out of place.
This has resulted in the current landscape where the sky and land intertwine, and day and night coexist.
Although Hobert dared not look at the giant from beyond the heavens, he began to speculate about his identity: Celestial Venerable? God? The Primordial One?
Only these three individuals could, for unknown reasons, control "Source Matter" to collide with another "Source Matter".
At this moment, the scene before Hobert's eyes changed again. It was because of the violent collision of the two "source matter" that 2-355 fell into the real world in the form of a rock.
After an unknown period of time, the stone was picked up by an extraordinary person on the "Apprentice" path, because it came from the "Land of Chaos" and was a natural magical item.
Many people appeared in the following scene, but their faces were not clearly visible.
During a battle between Beyonders, the Beyonder wielding the stone was killed by someone radiating black holy light. Because the blood of the Beyonder from the "Apprentice" pathway was sprayed onto the stone, it became a sealed object capable of distorting space. Also sprayed onto the stone was the Beyonder's resentment, which gave the stone a faint sense of inspiration.
Hobert guessed that the person radiating black holy light must be Solomon, or a member of the Solomon family.
Hobert then sensed through his inspiration that if he infused the power of the "Disorderly Kingdom" into 2-355, the power of this sealed artifact would be enhanced.
However, Hobert did not do that, because the sealed artifact did not completely belong to him yet, and it would not be too late to strengthen it after it completely belonged to him.
After learning the origin of 2-355, Hobart brought it out of the "Land of Chaos" by bestowing it upon the land.
Hobert rested for a while, waiting for his spirituality to recover, before going to the Obsidian Bar to return 2-355 to Daly.
Obsidian Bar is where Hobert and Daly will meet in the future, because Hobert is not in an evil organization, nor is he an informant in the ordinary sense. Rather, he is more like a collaborator who has good intentions towards the Night Watch team.
Therefore, their rendezvous was neither so secretive nor so cautious.
As Dai Li sipped her beer, she asked, "What were the results of your research?"
Obsidian Bar has a high-end decor and is located in the North District. Its main clientele is middle class, which is completely different from the bars in the East District.
The bar had a faint floral scent, not the smell of foot odor or body odor.
There weren't many customers in the morning, and the bar looked quite empty.
Sitting next to Daly, Hobert pointed to the stone box and said in a low voice, "It was once held by an Extraordinary who had passed the 'Apprentice' pathway. It was only when that Extraordinary was killed that it gained the ability to distort space."
Dai Li was taken aback, not expecting to actually find something: "Could you tell me what method you used to conduct your research?"
The night watchmen tried many divination methods yesterday, but they still couldn't figure out the origin of 2-355.
Hobart smiled and said, "Of course, but you'll have to issue me 'extra-staff' credentials immediately!"
Daisy smiled half-jokingly and said, "It's not impossible."
"Alright, I'll wait for your documents." Hobart smiled and got up to leave.
He found a restaurant, spent 2 sous and 7 pence on a fairly delicious lunch, and then took a carriage to the police station in the western suburbs to demand a portion of Henry's family property as compensation for his client.
Generally speaking, such claims are not taken seriously by the police, and it is very likely that the claim will not be approved until one or two months later.
However, because of the special nature of this case, and more importantly, because it was Daniel who received Hobart.
Although Daniel knew nothing about the extraordinary world, after the incident on the second floor of Henry's house, he understood that Hobart must belong to that mysterious world.
Hobart resolved the issue with just two shots from the second floor, but when the special forces arrived, the three of them fired a total of twenty or thirty shots inside the house!
More than twenty minutes later, the man with the scar on his face emerged from the house looking somewhat disheveled, which was enough to show that they must have solved an even more terrifying problem.
Daniel's cooperation made things go much more smoothly, and in just over two hours, Hobart obtained the Henry family's £20 fortune.
After thanking Daniel, Hobart once again took a horse-drawn carriage to the Polly's house.
As he entered, Hobart glanced at the Henry's house. Police tape had been put up on the door frame, and two police officers were guarding the yard.
Through his conversation with Mr. Polly, Hobart learned that the Night Watch team had come again that morning.
Of course, Mr. Polly didn't know about the Night Watch squad; he only said that the carriage with the Night Emblem had come again.
It seems they came to check if there were any oversights in Henry's household.
"It was Henry's dog that dug a tunnel between the basements of the Henry and Airley houses, which is why Henry's dog occasionally runs out of the Airley's house," Hobart explained. "So it's Henry's family, not Airley's family, that should compensate you."
Polly was initially puzzled – hadn't Airley noticed this? But as he thought this, he saw Hobart take out £20 in cash, and his remaining doubts vanished.
Hopper said, "This is part of the Henry family's property that I just got from the police. £10 is compensation for your losses, and £10 is my commission fee."
He shook his head and joked, "I risked my life yesterday for that £10 commission!"
Polly had given up hope of getting compensation, and when he received the 10 pounds, he was initially happy, but then he felt a pang of regret when he saw Hobart put the 10 pounds away.
On the way back, Hobert felt the potion loosen again; sure enough, his spirit became more active each time he completed a task.
On Saturday morning, before Hobert even got off his carriage at the law firm, he saw Mr. Robin and his cousin waiting at the entrance.
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