Mechanical Alchemist

Chapter 159: See the symbol "§" again

According to the original plot, the "contamination" will only occur at midnight, and everyone in the 1911 Hotel will become strange.

The scavengers come in to collect materials, just to act after midnight, because ordinary people will transform into strange beings, and then curse materials will appear.

But Su'en couldn't wait until that time.

If the magician really transforms, Su'en feels even less confident in killing him.

Moreover, all four "forbidden rooms" on the first floor have been opened, and he feels that there may be other changes in the contamination event tonight.

To solve the problem, he needs to act early.

......

Su'en walked towards the stage and then entered the backstage through the staff channel.

He planned to intercept the magician when he came off the stage because he heard from the intelligence that no one had seen the magician after he came off the stage.

Su'en thought that he might use his spatial ability to teleport away, so he could only guard him in the backstage.

After the stage, there was the dressing room, which was slightly narrow.

The "Swan Ballet Troupe" dancers were changing clothes here.

There were staff members guarding the entrance. Su'en took off his hat, revealed his face, and showed his police badge. He was not stopped and walked in.

The dancers were used to changing clothes temporarily during performances and didn't mind not having separate dressing rooms. When Su'en walked in, he saw the young girls in tight and graceful costumes changing in the narrow dressing room.

When the girls saw a strange man walking in, they were startled at first, covering their exposed bodies. But when they saw Su'en's handsome face, the dancers instantly calmed down. No one screamed or laughed, but instead whispered and giggled. Some of them were bold enough to smile flirtatiously at him.

"Hey handsome, who are you looking for?"

"I'm looking for Mr. Edward."

"Oh, what a pity. I thought you were here to invite our leader, Barbara, to dinner..."

"..."

Su'en smiled politely at these beautiful girls as he walked past them.

He wanted to walk to the backstage exit and wait for the magician so that he wouldn't disappear from his sight.

After walking past, he saw a small dressing room next to the dressing room, separated by a curtain. Miss Barbara, the lead singer, was changing clothes and removing makeup inside.

The lighting was bright, and a large makeup mirror reflected her enchanting face.

Su'en saw the enchanting woman with her red lips in the mirror, and the woman saw him too.

"What's the matter, handsome? Are you lost?"

Her voice was soft and seductive, making people's bones feel weak.

Su'en looked at the woman turning around, and his gaze was involuntarily attracted to her rose-colored bright red lips.

It was as if those red lips had endless magic, making it impossible to look away.

This was a mental suggestion with a bit of psychic power, which made people let down their guard.

Su'en narrowed his eyes slightly and guessed that this woman was probably a professional with the talent of a "Succubus".

He was afraid that this woman would use some kind of hypnosis, so he directly showed his police badge. "I want to wait for Mr. Edward. I have something to consult him about."

Barbara looked at the police badge, her eyebrows curved, and her tone became even more sticky. "Oh? A police officer... What can I do for you if you're looking for Mr. Edward?"

Su'en didn't sense any malice, nor did he let his guard down. He said calmly, "Some official business."

Although Su'en thought that this woman probably knew the magician, he still wanted to wait and communicate with Edward.

Upon hearing this, Barbara smiled charmingly and pointed to the chair beside her, saying, "Handsome police officer, come and sit? Mr. Edward will take a while to finish his performance..."

Su'en glanced at her and didn't want to get too close to this psychic professional. He declined the alluring invitation, "I have official business to attend to. I won't sit."

Because Barbara was changing clothes, she was also dressed quite revealingly. As she spoke, Su'en's peripheral vision unintentionally swept across her deep cleavage.

By the way, do women with the talent of a Succubus have such a captivating figure?

Barbara covered her mouth and chuckled, also catching that gaze. But she didn't mind, instead, she smiled playfully and proudly displayed her attractive figure, teasing, "Handsome police officer, what are you looking at?"

"..."

Su'en remained unchanged.

He felt that this was probably a professional habit of a Succubus.

Just as these few words were spoken, the stairs in the backstage suddenly made a sound.

A man in a tailcoat came down, and it was Edward the magician.

The ambiguous atmosphere instantly dissipated, and Barbara said to Edward, "Mr. Edward, this police officer says he has something to discuss with you."

When Edward heard "police officer," it seemed to trigger something, and he finally looked at Su'en, whom he had originally planned to ignore.

Su'en directly showed his police badge and said, "I am Officer Johnny from the Clock Tower District. I have been ordered to investigate something. Please cooperate, Mr. Edward."

Edward seemed to have thought of something and asked, "Clock Tower District?"

Su'en received a response and immediately knew that he had guessed correctly: these two alchemists hidden in the crowd had come for the old nun.

Edward glanced at Su'en for a moment and continued to ask, "Officer, what are you here to investigate? And how can I cooperate?"

Su'en didn't sense any malice, which meant that the four bodies in the four rooms were probably unrelated to these two in front of him.

Now, he was even more confident in how to use this plot.

He said directly, "Have you heard of the 'White Convent'?"

Upon hearing this, Edward's expression froze, and he frowned, "Oh, of course, I remember. It's a convent in the Clock Tower District of the East City. But... Officer Johnny, can you be more specific about why you're looking for me? Does it have something to do with this convent?"These people look like living beings, but in fact, they are advanced NPCs that only react to certain specific plots.

Su'en needs to trigger the plot, so he says directly, "A senior nun took something very dangerous from the monastery, which may contaminate others. And I have investigated and found clues that she came to this hotel. But in the process, I discovered some other things, so I need Mr. Edward's cooperation..."

Having said that, Edward didn't continue pretending to be unaware and smiled, "Officer Johnny, your investigative ability is truly astonishing."

As he spoke, he took out his identification.

This action surprised Su'en.

He originally wanted to ask Edward to assist in the investigation and guide him to see the four bodies, and then find an opportunity to provoke a conflict between him and the evil practitioner, and then find another chance...

But unexpectedly, this guy directly took out a badge from his pocket, and the symbol on it was a golden coiled snake with a "" symbol.

Taking out the badge was meant to show his identity.

But, what's with this symbol again?

The other party thought he was a Dawn City patrol officer, so he should recognize this badge.

But he didn't.

Su'en didn't show any expression of doubt, but instead remained silent, waiting for the other party to introduce himself.

Sure enough, Edward politely explained, "This incident has exceeded the scope of the police station's handling. Therefore, it is now under the jurisdiction of our Special Operations Department. Leave the matter here to us."

Pausing for a moment, he added, "Praise your dedication, Officer Johnny."

So that's how it is?

After hearing this explanation, Su'en immediately understood.

This Edward and Barbara are both official personnel from Dawn City who handle abnormal events!

.......

After speaking, Edward seemed like he was about to leave.

But...

The reason why this hotel has become a cursed space means that a thousand years ago, they failed to stop this incident.

The midnight contamination incident is a reenactment of the tragedy from back then.

If Su'en were to leave here, things would definitely return to their original trajectory.

Although Su'en has the alchemical items he obtained from the four bodies, there is a high probability that he can survive until midnight.

But he still needs spatial materials!

So he definitely won't let Edward leave like this.

Moreover, since Room 1021 was opened, it was destined that this hunting team might be wiped out.

Now that they have the official personnel from Dawn City, perhaps they can solve the problem on the first floor in advance?

In an instant, Su'en's thoughts raced in his mind, quickly weighing the pros and cons of the identification matter.

Will changing the plot too drastically cause certain butterfly effects?

He didn't know what would happen in the end if he changed the plot like this, but...

But upon careful consideration, it seems that this is the most likely choice to achieve his goal.

And recalling Mr. Black's tone of speech last night, they have enough understanding of this cursed space.

It means that there is someone hiding in the team who has the ability to deal with various emergencies.

Thinking of this, Su'en no longer hesitated and said directly, "Um... Mr. Edward, since you are handling this matter, I am relieved. However, I have obtained some information here, I don't know if you are aware of it..."

Hearing this, Edward turned his head and glanced at him, "Oh?"

Su'en said, "I previously investigated the check-in records and found that there was another guy named 'Tage Galsen' who checked in at the same time as Sister Elizabeth. He booked four rooms and placed four strange bodies in them. They are the Faceless Man, Hanged Corpse, Drowned Woman, and Big-Headed Resentful Infant... It seems like they are conducting some kind of evil ritual."

Upon hearing this, Edward and Barbara's faces changed drastically, obviously they knew what these four bodies meant!

Edward said, "Four Sinful Spirits' Fallen Sacrificial Formation! Damn it, she wants to open the 'Sealed Object' in this hotel!"

Su'en confirmed that they didn't know about the bodies.

Edward's expression suddenly became serious, and he muttered to himself, "I hope we can stop it in time..."

Su'en looked at the word "contaminated" on their heads and felt it necessary to remind them, so he said, "Have you considered that you may have already been contaminated?"

Upon hearing this, the two of them exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with seriousness.

The enchanting expression on Barbara's face disappeared, and she suddenly formed a warlock seal, as if she was casting some kind of spiritual spell.

After a few breaths, she looked at Edward with an unpleasant expression and said heavily, "Someone of higher-level laws has blinded our perception. If nothing unexpected happens... Officer Johnny's words are correct, we, and even everyone in this hotel, have already been contaminated."

"..."

Edward fell into silence.

However, there was a more determined look on his face.

He looked at Su'en and said, "Officer Johnny, this matter is of great importance, and we may need your help."

Su'en looked at him with a puzzled look, knowing that he might have changed the main plot.

Edward resolutely said, "If we are really contaminated, please make sure to kill us before you discover our abnormalities!"

As he spoke, he glanced at the position not far behind Su'en, where the invisible zombies were standing.

Sure enough, this spatial ability user had already discovered the presence of the invisible zombies.

Upon hearing this request, Su'en showed a difficult expression, hesitated for a moment, and then agreed, "Alright!"

He never expected that after racking his brains to figure out how to obtain the materials, the other party would mention it voluntarily.

In the situation tonight, they are one hundred percent going to become abnormal.

With their cooperation, he doesn't need to ambush them at all, and the difficulty of killing them instantly decreases by a hundred times.

But...

Does this mean I have to be ready to move with them at any moment?

At this point, Edward spoke again, "This information is crucial, but I need to gather my companions. Those four corpses must be destroyed first."

.......

Su'en followed Edward out of the dressing room.

They were going to contact his colleagues in the hotel.

In order not to alert the enemy, they agreed to take action five minutes later, first to clear the bodies in the four rooms.

Su'en knew that touching those corpses would immediately alert the caster of the evil ritual.

The battle might break out ahead of schedule.

But things seemed fine for now, at least nothing in the hotel had been distorted yet.

Edward and his team would investigate this matter, naturally, they had some strength.

Su'en didn't think the outcome would be one-sided.

Leaving the banquet hall, Su'en originally planned to find a place to prepare for battle.

Unexpectedly, he was blocked.

The leader of the "Sand Scorpion" group, Gallup, leading more than a dozen of his group members, had been waiting in the corridor.