Quenched long order

Chapter 106 Traces in the house

Sauer walked to the middle of the corridor. Standing here, the effect of air perception can basically cover the entire house without any omissions, while standing at the door of the house will cause the scope of exploring the corners to be slightly blurred.

There are no living things.

Except for him and Rooney, there was no breathing in the room.

Sauer walked into the restaurant. The tables and chairs in the room were arranged randomly. The half-eaten food showed signs of mold. When he approached, traces of flies could be seen.

He turned around and walked into the living room. On the wall facing him was a landscape painting of the northern tundra.

"How? Did you find anything?" Rooney walked over.

Sauer shook his head. Whether it was furniture or decoration, there was nothing special about it, at least there were no traces related to disasters.

If you walk into this house normally, you won't notice anything unusual, because there is really nothing unusual, at least, on the first floor.

"Go to the second floor and have a look." Saul walked up the stairs, and he was very careful with every step.

Rooney, too.

Now that it is basically confirmed that there is a disaster in the house, it is natural not to relax our vigilance.

It's just... the feeling of burning soul did not appear.

"By the way, Rooney." Saul thought of something, and he asked, "How do you usually deal with disasters? I mean...make disasters harmless..."

"Specific situation, specific treatment." Rooney thought for a while and gave this answer.

Before Sauer could speak, Rooney added:
"To put it simply, harmless calamity means to prevent calamity from threatening the person who commissioned it. Let me give you an example. Suppose there is a curse in the house that will make people disappear. Suppose it is a cursed doll or something. What we have to do is burn the doll... If possible, if there is no way to destroy it, take it out of this house and discard it in an uninhabited area outside Westwood Port. This is calamity harmless."

After Rooney gave an example, Sauer didn't ask again, he already understood.

The focus of handling the disaster entrustment is to make Westwood Port and the client no longer feel the danger. As for whether the disaster affects others, it doesn't matter.

The two came to the second floor. Like the first floor, each person was in charge of several rooms, but they were not completely separated. It was probably that when one person checked, the other stayed at the door.

For safety's sake, Sauer left all the windows open.

In case of an accident, such as the door not opening, you can still leave the house through the window. On the other hand, the sudden closing of the window may itself be a warning.

All in all, safety is paramount.

However, searching from the first floor to the second floor, and then from the second floor to the first floor, there are no other useful clues except for some slight rummage marks, and most of those marks are traces of previous searches by security officers.

The two returned to the living room on the first floor.

"What do you usually do when you encounter such a situation?" Sauer frowned slightly. He felt that something was wrong. It seemed that there was no disaster in the house.

This is completely different from the mine on Stewart Island. As long as the mine is a little deeper, you can feel the influence of the curse. You just need to find the source. But this time, in the Mance family, there is no curse or blessing. Except for the disappearance of people, everything else remains unchanged, as if the disaster has already left.

"The possibility of a false report is not ruled out." Rooney said with a serious face, "If it is a false report, it is not considered a disaster event. We will explain the situation to the client. The client can choose to withdraw the commission or continue the commission. However, we will also add relevant instructions to the commission."

"Did I encounter a false alarm the first time?" Saul looked around again, expecting to find something, but the result remained the same.

Rooney found a chair and sat down. He put the oil lamp aside and took a rest. Suddenly, he thought of something and quickly said:
"By the way, there is one thing I don't know if you are interested or not. After all, you are short of money and you are a quencher. I think this matter should be of some value to you."

Saul withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Rooney.

"What's the matter?" he asked.

"Have you ever heard of Stewart Island?" Rooney whispered.

Stewart Island... How could I not have heard of it.

"No." Saul shook his head with a calm expression. He tried his best to control his emotions and tried not to let himself recall those painful memories.

"The disaster broke out on Stewart Island. I heard it was very serious. No one on the island survived. Now, the Kingdom is forming an investigation team, hoping to find out the cause of the disaster." Rooney stood up again, "I heard that the reward is very generous, but it is an isolated island after all, very dangerous, and I don't know the specific situation. If you are interested, you can come to the Medal of Honor Center tomorrow to ask."

Counting the time, is it really time to find out?
investigation team...

If I want to find out the truth of the whole thing, I must join the investigation team.

Saul thought.

"Why... I'm just talking casually. To be honest, I don't really recommend you to go to that place. How should I put it? In fact, there are not many safe places in the whole world. Going to such a deserted place may be death." Rooney shook his head, "Anyway, I won't go."

"I see." Saul nodded without saying much, "I'll go and ask about the situation first, maybe it's an opportunity."

"Since you haven't found it, let's go back first." Rooney picked up the oil lamp on the ground, "I'll return the oil lamp to Mrs. Mariela, and tell her about the situation by the way."

"I want to look again." Saul's expression was serious, he felt that he had discovered something, but this feeling was very vague.

"Whatever, be careful." Rooney waved his hand and walked out of the house. After taking two steps, he looked at the oil lamp in his hand and smiled shyly, "I leave the lamp to you."

Rooney put the oil lamp on the table before leaving through the door.

Sauer watched Rooney leave, and opened the door by the way, for the same reason as the window.

It is very likely that the security officer called Mrs. Mariela in the first investigation, but in the second investigation, because the security officer was familiar with the road, he did not call Mrs. Mariela.

Being alone may be one of the conditions for the disaster to take effect.

Since there is a disaster of the type of safety door, after a certain condition is met, it will not be affected by the disaster, then, conversely, the disaster that affects human beings will only exist if the condition is met, and it will definitely exist.

Sauer isn't quite sure the condition is met, though, because there's no reason for the Mances to be alone, unless the disappearance of the Mances and the disappearance of the Sheriff are two different things.

Will it be such a complicated situation?

Saul asked himself in his heart.

He doesn't know the answer for now.

Wait until the sound of Rooney's footsteps has completely disappeared.

Sauer inspected the house again. This time, the inspection method was different. He chose to inspect by experience. For example, standing in the living room, he would sit on a chair and adjust the chair to a suitable position. When he came to the kitchen, he would pour out the moldy food and go to the bedroom. He would lie on the bed and try the softness of the bed.

"No way……"

Saul stood in the corridor in front of the door with an oil lamp, and he had to admit that nothing happened tonight.

Perhaps it was indeed a false report. Perhaps, Mrs. Mariela needs to be investigated to see if she has any personal grievances with the Mance family...

After he looked at the whole house again and confirmed that he hadn't found it, he could only leave depressed.

This was the first disaster entrustment he encountered, which was something he never expected.

Saul came to Mrs. Mariela's door and knocked lightly. Soon, hurried footsteps came, and Mrs. Mariela's expectant expression appeared behind the door.

"Sorry, I haven't found it yet."

Saul looked at Mrs. Mariella, and his answer made the expression on Mrs. Mariela's face sad.

Is it really sad, or is it staged?

Saul thought.

The ability effect of air perception continues to extend into the house.

Mrs. Mariela's house did not feel any obvious abnormalities, and there was no burning feeling in the soul, and there were no signs of disaster.

"Oh." Mrs. Mariela sighed, took the oil lamp, and said nothing.

"I'll check again tomorrow." Sauer comforted. After all, the security guards also came to check for the second time. If there is no obvious discovery the second time, then, I have to admit that his luck is a little...good...or bad.

He didn't close the door of Mance's house.

Mrs. Mariela thanks.

Saul waved his hand, turned and left, and returned to the Owl Hotel.

……

At night, Mrs. Mariela put out the oil lamp, and she lay in bed, restless for some reason.

She recalled the Mance family and the enthusiastic security officer. Their disappearance was obviously very abnormal. However, the director of the Medal of Honor Center introduced by her acquaintances did not find anything, which made her a little angry.

Really useless.

Mrs. Mariela muttered something under her breath.

Suddenly, she heard screams coming from the crack of the door. The screams were heart-piercing, as if she was suffering every moment, and it seemed that her whole body was torn apart and put back together again.

Mrs. Mariela felt a chill rise from the soles of her feet, and the coolness spread through her body in an instant, almost suffocating her.

Suddenly, she remembered the question she heard today. For some reason, Saul's calm expression appeared in her eyes, and she began to listen carefully to the specific situation of the screams.

Only the Mances?Is the voice of the security guard there?

"How can you be so cold-blooded..."

Mrs. Mariela muttered, but she still followed this method. Although it was cold-blooded, it seemed...it worked.

Amidst the screams one after another, she found that she could distinguish the difference between the screams. Mrs. Mans's screams were sharper, while Mr. Mans's screams were slightly deeper.

While listening carefully, Mrs. Mariela found that she even recognized a word.

"help me……"

"help me……"

The Mance family, as well as the Sheriff, were calling for her help.

Mrs. Mariela sat up from the bed, she couldn't just sit idly by, it was obviously a disaster, how could she not notice it.

She gritted her teeth, walked to the door, and followed the screams. She came to the first floor. At this time, the screams were clearer, but still gave off a very distant feeling.

Driven by a sense of responsibility in her heart, she took up the oil lamp, left her house, and stood in front of the Mance family.

At this moment, she was quite sure that the Mance family, as well as the security guards, were indeed inside the house, waiting for her to rescue them.

Mrs. Mariela shrank her neck, and then straightened her body. She looked at the wide open windows and the open door on the first floor, and took a strong step with her right foot, then her left foot.

Suddenly, she felt that the house of the Mance family in front of her seemed to have turned into a quiet and terrifying monster in the dark night, but this did not stop her from walking.

(End of this chapter)