Lord of Mysterious Wizard

Chapter 63: Chapter 63 Silent Film (First update, please add to collection!)

After receiving Tang Qi’s “unconventional guarantee,” a seemingly unreliable plan was approved.

At the key point of the plan, a handsome man whose face must resemble Robert Gable was needed; Gideon took on this task with just one phone call, indicating that everything was set.

While waiting, they also discussed the case details with the two reception officers, such as the areas where the seven victims were killed, all within a narrow region at the border of Newton District and Lopez.

The residents here were all economically disadvantaged young people, such as laborers, wandering painters, market vendors… or writers. This was probably why this case wasn’t given as much attention as the trivia in the Central District.

About half an hour later, Gideon left the church, and shortly thereafter came back with a young man dressed in a black vintage suit, his hair slicked back.

As soon as he entered everyone’s field of vision, their eyes lit up.

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“He looks so much like him!”

The one who exclaimed was the forensic expert Reine.

She clearly wasn’t a fan of old movies, but she was definitely a fan of handsome men.

Her eyes sparkled as she looked at the young man.

The young man who followed Gideon did, indeed, bear a strong resemblance to a young Robert Gable, with distinct facial features that exuded a sharp presence while simultaneously giving off an elegantly charming vibe, certainly the perfect lover in many women’s hearts.

“This is Chris; he’s an actor with the Messer City Crystal Theater, volunteering to help,” introduced Gideon, and while everyone was getting acquainted, he walked over to Tang Qi and whispered: “Chris is auditioning for the male lead in a fantasy movie and wants to use this opportunity to break into the Holy Eagle Nest City’s acting circle, hence his recent interest in Mysterious Side events. Involving him this time also prevents him from taking any life-threatening risks.”

“You and him are…?” Tang Qi was just about to ask when Stanna interjected.

“Gideon is the honorary troop leader of the Crystal Theater, according to him, if it weren’t for his job as a detective, the person who received the Eagle Heart Cup, symbolizing the highest honor for an actor a few days ago, should have been him, not that little guy Hopkins.”

“Ha ha ha~”

After Stanna finished, everyone laughed, and Gideon, the butt of the joke, blinked and raised an eyebrow, indicating that Stanna was right; he was that confident.

After the pleasantries, the atmosphere once again became solemn.

Time was pressing with nightfall approaching; if they were to set a trap, it was best to start now.

The trap was actually both simple and crude.

The resentful spirit committing the murders seemed to lack much intelligence, or maybe was too deeply obsessed, or could not leave a certain area, always wandering within the range of a few streets.

The plan was to have Chris walk around the area, resembling Robert Gable, while the others, or mainly Stanna, would follow behind. Once the resentful spirit appeared, they would strike it down without hesitation.

In this, the most in danger, without a doubt, was Chris himself, the bait.

Therefore, he was both excited and afraid.

Excited because he could use this opportunity to get in touch with the Mysterious Side, and naturally afraid because one moment of carelessness could lead to death; he was even startled by the corpses on the floor as soon as he arrived at the church.

Before Chris set off, Tang Qi walked over to him.

While marveling at the “crazy method actor,” he handed a white handkerchief to Chris and whispered a few words in his ear.

After speaking, Tang Qi walked away leisurely without minding Chris’s bizarre reaction.

All the preparations were done, and everyone’s silhouettes gradually concealed themselves.

Only Chris alone dashed out of the church, turned a few corners, and then his figure appeared on a street called Ryan Street.

It was just the beginning of the night, the chill of the night was starting to spread, and this street, already deserted from the continuous homicides over the past few days, made Chris’s figure all the more conspicuous.

After all, at night, a slender man wearing a retro suit, exhaling white breaths in the cold air, walking all alone, perfectly mirrored the scenes from those old romantic movies.

Any woman who still had romantic notions in her heart would probably find it hard to resist the urge to approach and strike up a conversation.

In fact, in the movie called “Love of Dionysus”, there indeed was such a segment: a husband, just resurrected, bursting out the door, running around in confusion, and then…

“Hey, is that a person?”

The observers in the back all suddenly saw it.

At the other end of the street, a woman appeared, running towards Chris, waving her hands as if to drive something away while she did.

The woman appeared to be young as well, with black hair in big waves, her lips painted with bright red lipstick, very eye-catching under the nighttime lights. @@novelbin@@

“Looks like a local resident, is she warning Chris to leave this place?”

“Possibly, people here should all know about the appearance of the dead, it’s only natural that a kind-hearted person would risk warning Chris due to his charm.”

“Especially since it’s a woman.”

While Reine and Nathan were making comments, Tang Qi suddenly furrowed his brows.

He abruptly stood up, yelling towards the front: “Stanna, take action.”

Logically, in such a quiet environment, his roar should have been heard down the whole street.

But weirdly, apart from Reine and a few others who were startled, whether it was Chris himself or the concealed Stanna, none showed any reaction, it was as if Tang Qi’s voice had not reached their ears at all.

Instead, at that moment, the woman with the red lipstick who was running, slightly turned her head, and fiercely looked towards the group.

“Hiss~”

In an instant, it seemed as if everyone’s bodies were frozen stiff, a terrifying chill spreading from the soles of their feet to the tops of their heads.

Then, they all realized at the same time, the resentful spirit had shown up, this woman.

They finally noticed that the woman was wearing a vintage dress, her big waves, the strangely colored lipstick, all were the typical aesthetics of a confused era, even the overly wide and pallid face of this woman belonged to that time.

“Not good, Chris.”

“Run!”

“Stanna, take action!”

Having realized the situation, the group shook off their fear, all shouting out together.

Sadly, their voices were all for naught.

It was as if the area in front had been enveloped by a silence field, all sound blocked off, as if in a scene from a silent movie.

Yes, a silent movie.

“Love of Dionysus” was the last brilliant silent movie.

The group’s shouts only brought out a sinister smile on the woman’s face.

Watching as she opens her arms, about to embrace Chris.

Another victim was about to be claimed, and right under the watch of these detectives.

And they, being too far away, combined with that weird “silence field”, were utterly powerless, even if they set off warning shots or shot Chris directly, it was all in vain.

Just when everyone was about to fall into despair, an unexpected and sudden turn occurred.

Just as the woman was about to hold Chris in her arms, she was fiercely pushed away by Chris, not only that, but a powerful shout infused with a certain force came from Chris’s mouth.

“Get! Away!”

Finally, a voice appeared.

And the woman who was supposed to have ghostly powers capable of instantly killing Chris, actually heeded Chris’s shout, and was pushed away from him.

Then, a terrifying explosion suddenly resounded.