New Gods of North America

The elongated Virginia Peninsula, where Georgeburg is located, was “cut” by two large rivers.

Then on the peninsula, the terrain is flat and the water system is quite developed - this is also the reason why the original Windsor colonists chose to develop the "Central Plantation" nearby.

The industry in Georgeburg is not very developed, but if the areas where workshops and small factories are scattered are also called "industrial areas\

,"Then the industrial area of ​​Georgeburg is located in the "downstream" direction of the water system in the densely populated area of ​​the city.

The third murder took place not far from a small sugar factory, also located in the area.

Enter the cabin where the victim lived.

The first place Wayne went was in the direction of the so-called "bathroom".

The victim's weight was said to be over 250 pounds, which, converted to units Wayne was more familiar with, was over 220 kilograms.

If we travel back to the late period of the Industrial Revolution, this kind of weight would probably be kindly called "normal range" in the Commonwealth of America.

But not yet.

At present, there are still many poor and working-class families in the city who still live close to the poverty line and it is difficult for them to gain weight.

Food may be relatively abundant in some western towns, but horses may not be able to handle it.

Judging from the victim's body shape and living conditions, a bathtub would not have been very useful.

So in the semi-open "bathroom" outside the cabin, the first thing you see is bathing supplies such as the iron bucket for boiling water.

There is a small platform in the bathroom made of discarded bricks and stones, with a wooden board on top.

According to investigators' records, the "bloody clothes" were found here.

However, the blood-stained shirt had already been taken to the police station as evidence, and Wayne and his friends probably didn't have time to go back to see it tonight. At least they had to wait until they had finished viewing the scene before going back.

So now we have to give it a try and see if there are any new discoveries.

Assuming that "the murderer had used this place", Wayne actually found items that were suspected to be left by the murderer.

A pair of pants half hung on a dangling rope.

If you look closely you can find some bloodstains.

Because there was also some unwashed laundry that looked like the victim's own, and it smelled terrible.

So the investigators probably missed the thing on the other side when they took away the obviously bloody clothes.

But when Wayne picked it up for comparison, he found that the waistband of the pants was almost the same as his own, and the waistline was still "fixed" and could not be tightened or stretched.

Wayne estimated that even if he gained twenty pounds he wouldn't be able to wear it, so it was most likely not the victim's.

Inesa made a quick visual assessment and came to the same conclusion. "The autopsy record shows the victim's waist circumference, which is obviously larger than this. It should not be the victim's clothing."

Wayne raised his eyebrows at Lina who came over to join in the fun:

"Here is a bloody shirt worn by the murderer. It must be at least the accomplice or someone who knew about the scene. Can you pray to the 'wise sage' to find the person?"

Lina frowned slightly, "Are you sure? Searching for someone in the city may not yield any results."

Wayne shrugged.

Wayne knew about this situation when he was in Chicago before. Even if the wise sage pointed to a block or a building, it would probably take some time to find the person, so he just said it casually.

After visiting the "bathroom", Wayne and his friends followed Bill Tench and his friends who had gone ahead and headed for the cabin.

As soon as you enter the door, you smell the smell of fermentation and corruption.

The victim's body had been sent to the morgue by the police, so the smell in the cabin mainly came from the "paste" left at the scene.

Observe by the light of a kerosene lamp,

There was indeed a bucket hanging above the head of the bed, with a tube hanging from it like an infusion bottle.

The "paste" in the bucket should have all flowed out, but judging by the amount near the head of the bed, it was almost enough to bury a person alive. The murderer must have cooked at least several buckets.

The true nature of "Huhu" is difficult to confirm, but it is speculated that it should be something cooked from cornmeal or flour.

It looks a bit like the "sesame paste" in a certain movie.

There were no signs of violent entry on the doors and windows of the cabin, so it is speculated that the murderer may have knocked on the door or broke in.

If you think about it a little more, when the victim was found, he was tied to the bed.

A person this big would probably be difficult to subdue or carry, so I think it's more likely that he climbed through the window in the middle of the night.

However, blood-stained clothes suspected to be the "murderer" were found here, and the fermentation time of the "mud" seemed to be more than one day.

Then the time sequence in which the victim was controlled by the murderer might have to be slightly adjusted.

It is also possible that the murderer "dressed in blood, crossed half the city, and ran here to commit crimes one after another."

But in that case, the probability of being discovered accidentally is too high.

If Wayne had designed the crime himself, the victim might have been controlled earlier.

For example, let the victim lie here and eat slowly, and then use this temporary safe house to continue committing crimes.

Unfortunately, theoretically speaking, there would be a lot of blood at the scene of the first and second cases.

There is no discernible order between them at present.

Everyone was scattered in different places in the cabin, each holding a kerosene lamp and searching for clues.

Then Wayne's spiritual intuition suddenly gave a strong warning, the kind that made his hair stand on end. His vision of simple lines immediately opened up, and even the revolver in the gun pouch under his armpit was pulled out reflexively.

Several people in the cabin also made similar reactions at the same time.

They all looked in the same direction and made gestures as if to meet the enemy or prepare to retreat.

The most exaggerated one among them was David Mills, who looked as if he was covered with a layer of white fluorescence.

He felt goosebumps all over his body at this moment, but he still took two steps forward, blocking in front of Bill Tench who seemed to have no feeling, and at the same time pushed Bill Tench back.

Fortunately, the oppressive invisible pressure did not last too long, perhaps just a moment, or maybe a few seconds.

Wayne also came to his senses at this time. He realized that that was the direction of the "bathroom" outside the cabin, so he said, "It's okay, don't be too nervous," and then he sighed, stroking his forehead and went to find Lina.

Go to the bathroom.

Lina was indeed staring at a mirror here. It seemed to be the mirror she had gotten in Chicago before.

This magic circle was even more crude than the one Wayne had seen in Blackrock Town before.

Apart from a kerosene lamp on the ground and the smell of essential oils in the air, there was no salt or candles at the scene. There was simply a circle and some mysterious symbols drawn on the ground.

The pair of pants that Wayne found just now is also in the magic circle.

I feel like even if a heretic saw it,

Everyone would think that this magic circle is a bit too simple.

Lina heard footsteps approaching, and quickly covered the mirror with a cloth, then wrapped it up and picked it up.

After she found out that the person coming was Wayne, she slowed down her movements, and then used her feet to "destroy" the traces of the magic circle on the ground.

Lina was still a little dazed at this moment.

So Wayne asked her first, "What kind of enlightenment did the 'wise sage' give you?"

"No."

Lina seemed a little surprised and dumbfounded. "Although the sage responded to me, this time, He did not give me any revelation..."

Huh?!

What's happening?!