Mystery: Start with the Reader

Of course, the impulse is the impulse, but Abner didn't really run away.

After all, although he once again had "crazy thoughts" similar to "prophecy", he didn't feel too strong a warning sign.

This shows that even if there was something wrong with the storm last week, the matter should have ended long ago. There is a high probability that there is no danger beyond his ability in the small town of Kangwa at this moment.

And this is also consistent with the result of his previous divination using the "Solomon Gold Coin".

Seeing that Abner's attention seemed to be focused on the two ladies behind him, the public school teacher Black was a little puzzled at first, and then thought of the rumors in a certain tabloid, so he showed a clear smile and said:

"Abner, Susan, and Roman, let me introduce you. These two beautiful ladies are Miss Emma and Miss Fanny. They accepted Yatru's invitation and temporarily joined our camping."

Yatru was one of the three male students present. Abner didn't know him very well. He only knew that his family seemed to be in the jewelry business.

Then, Black introduced the three of Abner to Emma and Fanny. The two ladies didn't pay much attention at first, but nodded reservedly to maintain basic politeness.

But when she heard that Abner was the famous "hero detective" recently, the eyes of the long black-haired Miss Emma lit up, revealing a look of interest.

There are many legendary stories about Detective Brian, and each story seems to involve the extraordinary... As a "cryptographer", it is only natural for Emma to be interested in his experience.

However, just when Emma was about to talk to her, she was pulled by Fanny's sleeves by her side. The lady with excellent figure shook her head invisibly to her, signaling not to make any troubles.

After all, this "heroic detective" is a top-level reasoning master who claims to be able to restore the whole picture of the incident through a little detail in the reports of major newspapers.

Talking to him, if something is accidentally revealed, wouldn't it reveal their true purpose for coming to Kangwa Town?

Thanks to the extraordinary ability of the immediate "Deciphering Scholar", Emma instantly understood the meaning of her friend. She immediately restrained her lively temperament and skillfully put on a haughty appearance.

But what they don't know is that Abner has already known their details.

Needless to say, that Ms. Fanny with a good figure, Abner had judged early on that she was the "craftsman's agent" lady who had been asking for the "Barbarian" potion formula at the teacher's party.

As for Emma,

When he didn't know her name before, Abner only thought she was a wild "cryptographer", and at most joined the "Fate Hermit Society".

But after learning her name, Abner instantly connected her with the daughter of Viscount Horatio that Miss Hazel mentioned.

After all, the name is the same. Both are students of Backlund University, both have a reputation for being "weird", and both have extraordinary backgrounds... With so many conditions combined, it is almost certain that they are the same person.

After greeting the three boys again, Mr. Black led everyone into the dining room of the "Old John" hotel, ready to have dinner.

Abner originally thought that the conditions of the hotel in the rural town would be relatively simple, which can be seen from the very casual name of "Old John" and the exterior decoration of the hotel.

But I never thought that after entering the hotel, I suddenly had a refreshing feeling.

Because the house looks small on the outside, but it's not like that inside... Most of the rooms and facilities of the hotel are actually underground!

Moreover, the decoration of the underground part obviously has the architectural style of the Quaternary Era. It is not a rote and arty style, but a real ancient charm.

At least, even Abner, who already knew a lot about the Quaternary Era, didn't see anything wrong.

The only thing that makes him feel uncomfortable is that it seems to have some architectural features of tombs... For example, there are many "Hermesian" decorations carved on the wall of the dining room.

You must know that apart from being used in the field of mysticism, the Hermes script is most often used for sacrificial inscriptions in tombs.

Emma, ​​who is a "deciphering scholar", obviously also saw this. She pondered for a moment, and suddenly asked Arut, the boy next to her who had invited her to camp in name: "Do you know where the decoration of this restaurant is?" Was it designed by a master? I think it’s great.”

How could Yalut know this, and quickly apologized and ran to the front desk of the hotel, and came back after a while, saying in a standard reciting tone:

"This restaurant has a long history, rumored to have existed in the Fourth Era, and it was built by a priest who was good at cooking.

"Of course, the original building was destroyed in the war long ago, and the current hotel house was rebuilt more than a hundred years ago... The design manuscript of the pastor has been preserved, so it has been restored so perfectly .

"As for why it's called 'Old John,' it's because of the name of the man who rebuilt it."

Emma nodded thoughtfully upon hearing this.

On the other side, after putting a piece of chicken pie into his mouth, Abner became more and more confused about the layout of the hotel.

Because after entering the restaurant, he felt more and more that the interior decoration of this hotel was not designed for living people. Except that there were not many mystical runes, the overall layout of the hotel was like a tomb...

And the texture details of some of the decorations are somewhat similar to some rituals recorded in the "Necronomicon"...

Which god's priest is the priest who built the hotel in the Quaternary Era? Could it be the god of death?

Why did he come to build a cemetery-like hotel near Backlund?

Could it be that during the War of the Four Emperors, the god of death buried the dark hands in the Northern Continent?

I guessed wildly in my heart, but Abner was not worried. After all, if there was any conspiracy, it was more than a thousand years ago. This place is just a "fake" built according to the blueprint.

This is not his credulity, but a fact that has been verified with "pure white eyes".

...

After dinner, a group of young people gathered in the lobby of the hotel to communicate for a while, and then returned to the rooms that Mr. Black had arranged for them.

On the basement floor, in the room closest to the stairs.

Emma looked at the gas lamps that brightly illuminated the entire suite, and joked to her friend who was arranging the equipment: "That Detective Bryan's eyes have been on you just now."

When Fanny heard the words, she put the bullet into the revolver, and said back: "The 'hero detective' pays attention to you as well. After all, you are a 'thief', and I am a glamorous 'lawyer'."

Emma glanced at her friend, and continued to tease: "I don't think you understand what I mean..."

But before she finished speaking, she saw Fanny turn the gun around, so she had to forcefully change the subject and said, "When are we going to leave?"

"The ruins are not far from here. We will leave when everyone else is asleep in the middle of the night... Well, try to come back before dawn." Fanny said after putting the revolver into the gun bag.

...

In the middle of the night, Abner suddenly opened his eyes when he heard slight footsteps in the corridor.