The Warden of Sexy Witches

Chapter 230: 230

"Could it be a series of serial murders related to the Bloodline? Doesn’t that mean..." Aiden realized something.

"Yes, the two people previously arrested have both been listed as suspects, although one missing case occurred after their arrest. Since they belong to the same group, it’s possible that the group divided the tasks to commit crimes separately," Rebecca explained. "Of the two arrested Viscounts, one had been active in Fireworks Alley, while the other hunted in several districts of the upper city area. In the previous murder cases where bodies were dumped, the corpses appeared in the suburbs. But after investigation, the police found that location wasn’t the primary crime scene; the victim had been working in Fireworks Alley the night before. Then the two missing-person reports came in, one victim being another woman from Fireworks Alley, and the other a resident of the upper city area, last seen precisely in the district where that Viscount had been active."

"Each person’s activity area corresponds to a case..." Aiden mused.

Three vampires from the Blood Moon Cult, two hunting in Fireworks Alley and one in the upper city area; then the victims being two women from Fireworks Alley, with another person missing from the upper city area...

Is this Blood Moon Cult just going around killing for fun in Silvertown?

"The two who were arrested vehemently deny the accusations, but they lack alibis. Moreover, the fact that they attacked living humans is established, so right now we can only detain them temporarily at the station, waiting for further evidence to emerge," Rebecca explained.

"Even if they did the killings they would naturally deny it—they’re already wanted criminals and part of the Bloodline, and considering the violent nature of the crime, the death penalty is almost a certainty," Aiden shook his head and then remembered Kael Callado, who had just been taken away, "Have you interrogated Kael Callado before?"

Normally, when a case relating to the Bloodline emerges, the Heretic Inquisition would definitely seek out Bloodline individuals who are local residents or who have registered upon coming from other places for questioning.

"Someone did question him. During the presumed time of the murder, he has an alibi; he was on a long-haul train traveling to Silvertown. He even showed us his train ticket, and we questioned the train staff, who all remember this person," Rebecca responded.

Aiden nodded, understanding that staff might not remember every single passenger, but if a Bloodline person boarded presenting a "Non-Human Personnel Management Certificate," it would be almost impossible to forget.

"Still, the absence of the person himself is not enough to guarantee that he is completely unconnected to the incident," Rebecca added. "The two Viscounts we captured both mentioned that there’s a High-Rank Bloodline individual who has been continuously overseeing their actions."

"Do you suspect that person to be Kael?" Aiden asked.

"We’re just considering the possibility. After all, High-Rank Bloodlines aren’t that common," Rebecca replied, "and he also happened to arrive in Silvertown recently."

Aiden thought it over: Kael had claimed he belonged to the Primogenitor Faction, which is opposed to the Blood Moon Cult associated with the Reapers, and he had come with orders to hinder the Reaper Faction’s activities while also visiting his sister—as far as he knew, this was just Kael’s side of the story.

Kael had identification issued by Nidhoggum and had been checked by the Heretic Inquisition, his identity should have posed no issues, and when Aiden mentioned it to Ophelia, her reaction didn’t reveal any inconsistency.

Given how determined Kael was to meet with Ophelia, it seemed likely that his intention to visit his sister was genuine, but the part about his mission could only be taken with a grain of doubt.

If he was actually from the Blood Moon Cult, concealing his identity to control the other criminals to commit murders, and then presenting his public identity to catch the criminals and thereby clear his own suspicion... it wasn’t beyond the realm of possibility.

"Speaking of this, I was actually planning to visit your department tomorrow," Rebecca suddenly remembered.

"Hmm?"

"The day before yesterday and yesterday, we had someone keeping a slight watch over Kael Callado’s movements. They saw him wandering through both Fireworks Alley and an antique street in the lower city area and then making two trips to the Suburban slaughterhouse. Besides that, our surveillance also said he went down to Rose Iron Prison and put a letter into the mailbox at the entrance—just yesterday."

Aiden thought it over: his visit to the slaughterhouse was probably to collect consumable blood—as most registered Bloodline individuals usually eat processed blood products, though some with a finer palate would personally go to the slaughterhouse to purchase fresh blood.

Going to Fireworks Alley was likely for investigating Nos Feratu’s whereabouts, which aligned with his own account.

As for the antique street, that could be due to personal interest. Many Bloodline individuals, due to their longevity or Bloodline culture, tend to have an aesthetic that lags behind that of regular people, leading them to prefer antiques and vintage items for decoration and daily use.

Then, sending a letter to Rose Iron Prison was for... fгeewebnovёl.com

Aiden’s expression suddenly froze.

He remembered—yesterday, that guy had sent him explicit pictures as a bribe.

The key point being that Rebecca now suddenly mentioned this...

"Can you tell us what exactly he sent you?" Rebecca inquired about the issue Aiden had just realized.

"Uh..." Aiden hesitated briefly, "He wrote me a letter asking for an opportunity to meet with Ophelia, which I refused."

"But our surveillance said..." Rebecca hesitated, "the person stuffed a thick stack of envelopes in there."

Aiden inwardly cursed the surveillance investigator’s keen eyes. freēwebnovel.com

But considering it carefully, it’s professionalism for those in surveillance to have sharp eyes.

Actually, there was nothing wrong with coming clean—it was just explicit pictures, who hasn’t seen those? If the one asking was the chief or another male superior Judge, Aiden would probably have explained it naturally and smoothly.

But it’s a bit awkward to discuss this matter with a female former colleague.

The key was that he had accepted those photos.

"Could it be, he sent you money?" Rebecca asked with some concern, "You’d better not, on impulse, start down the wrong path, senior."

"How could that be? It wasn’t money," Aiden reassured Rebecca to ease her concerns, "Actually, it was some... well, rather collectible photos, that don’t constitute bribery."

He thought it through and expected that this probably wouldn’t stay hidden, as Kael was likely being asked the same questions.

"Could it be... landscape photos?" Rebecca blinked innocuously.

"You could say that," Aiden managed to maintain a smile that was awkward but not impolite, "If you need to, I could take those pictures to the chief for verification at some point."

In an era when railway networks were extending across the continent and portable cameras had just recently become widely popular, travel photography was becoming fashionable. Landscape photos were quite the social trend.

Speaking of landscape photos, those pictures did indeed capture some very "scenic views."

This time, Aiden learned a lesson: one shouldn’t simply accept gifts from others, even if those gifts are just explicit images...