"Paul once discussed this topic with the Koft brothers, and the brothers replied that if they really encountered the worst situation, they would not fight for it by force, and they could give up the gold and wealth."
"These factors made him suspicious of the police's findings, and he immediately ended his life of pleasure, packed up his things and returned to town to find my father to find out the truth."
"Your father has a good relationship with them?" asked Hitzfeld.
"From his description, it seems so. I think that's how he knows these things."
"continue……"
"My father said he couldn't help with this."
Bram shook his head.
"He was just more informed and didn't hear more than the gang members at the time."
"And then... Paul died, too."
"Hmm?" Hitzfeld frowned slightly.
She thought she could hear another twist in the story.
And that’s it?
"That's normal." Bram spread out one hand. "Given the environment in Balvik at the time, it wouldn't be surprising if anyone died. When you're out in the wilderness, everyone has to be extra careful. You never know who's secretly aiming at you, and you don't know if the next bullet will kill you."
"The only thing I can be sure of is the statement left by my father. He was giving Paul first aid at the time, and he said..."
At this point, Bram paused, as if he mustered up the courage to speak again: "He said he heard Paul's curse."
"curse?"
"'I...Paul Lawrence curses this place'."
Bram made a low sound.
"'Curse everything from the canyon to the riverbank to the outside of town, curse the blood marks on the metal, curse every greedy person to die because of it...'"
woo-
Just at this moment, the cold wind blew through the window, making a series of low howls.
Hitzfeld's arms were covered with goose bumps.
Chapter 18 Horseshoe Bar
Forcing down the discomfort in his heart, Hitzfeld lowered his head, reassembled the human figure on the curtain, and also conducted the experiment on Dr. Bram.
Bram stood at the door, looking inside, while she stood in the corridor, staring at him from the first floor.
As expected, Bram's body quickly stiffened and he fell into the cursed state.
Hitzfeld woke him up, asked him about his feelings at the time, then went downstairs and forcibly brought Sheriff Macan and others over, and repeated a similar experiment.
The experimental results are all effective.
Yes - even if they were not members of the Gebrina family, they would still be affected by the curse.
"No rest yet, gentlemen."
Darent took out a pocket watch and spoke synchronously.
"We have completed the experiments on the target population, but we still have experiments on the terrain."
"I hope the Sheriff can call more people over so that we can divide into groups and conduct this experiment in different areas until we are sure that there is no impact."
Hearing what he said, Makan and several police officers he brought with him almost fell to the ground.
Without asking, they knew that they would not be able to get into bed tonight.
In this way, a group of people ran back and forth in the town, measuring.
It was not until noon that Hitzfeld and Darent finally had a rough idea of the scope of the curse.
Target range: No limit on bloodline or number of people. As long as you step into the cursed area and trigger the curse, you will be affected.
Area scope: The initial curse point is tentatively set as the middle section of the road - where Johnny died. From there to the edge of the town, the house of the Nangrogbrina family, a total of six households are included.
After the sixth household, the curse becomes invalid.
They formed human silhouettes in the center of the town and in several corners near the southeast and northeast. No matter whether it was one person staring or several people staring, they were not affected by the curse.
“What is the basis for this range?”
Hitzfeld found the matter increasingly bizarre.
The sixth household...
Why the sixth household?
Is the curse determined by "ending at the sixth household" or "ending within the geographical scope of the sixth household"?
It is very simple to confirm this. Just move all six households, including the Gebrina family, and then conduct an experiment to draw a conclusion.
But the others really have no strength left.
Hitzfeld didn't need to sleep, so she could certainly stay energetic. But whether it was Dr. Blum, the Gebrina family, or Sheriff Makan, they all had their eyelids half-closed and began to lose focus when talking or doing anything.
Helplessly, Hitzfeld had to send them to rest first.
During this process, she was surprised to find that Darent could still hold on.
This overly thin but extraordinary strong man, although he yawns all the time, his eyes are still clear and he speaks very logically.
It looks like it will be okay to survive another day.
"Dalent, go get some sleep."
But Hitzfeld didn't want him to endure it any longer.
It is daytime now, which is a safe time no matter how you look at it. Let Darent rest now, and he can get up and help at night.
"it is good."
Looking at the girl, Darent did not refuse politely.
"I'll go sleep in your room upstairs."
Watching him disappear at the stairs, Hitzfeld nodded, knowing that he wanted to help her watch the box.
Just like that, almost everyone went to rest.
Dr. Bram came with a medicine box, and he didn't have to go back. He put two stools together, lay down in the living room and began to snore.
Sheriff Makan and the police officers couldn't even insist on coming back here, and went back after measuring in the town.
For a moment, Hitzfeld was the only person awake in the surrounding area.
She took the Plankton in her hand, walked out the door, and saw a big black dog squatting next to her.
If only I could communicate with animals.
She thought so.
There are several main doubts in this case.
①: Accurate curse range.
②: Is there a root cause? Just like the wooden golem that cursed the first golem, and the small wooden golem that cursed the lady in the second golem... Is this root cause that created the curse? If there is, we must find it.
③: Bram should be the only one who knows about the Blood-veined Gold Curse. I wonder if Mrs. Gebrina also heard it from him.
④: The praise from outsiders would not have any bad impact on Bram, so he was unwilling to accept it psychologically, but lied and said it was not the case.
⑤: Now that it has been confirmed that people who fall under the curse will be immobilized, how did Mickey's grandmother break free from it and jump off the building?
⑥: What many people overlooked, and what she now thinks is the most important point, is who gave Johnny the idea to go looking for gold.
She believed that if these questions could be answered, she would be able to find out the truth.
"Hu-hu-"
The big dog curled up in the doghouse, staring at the girl with its two bright black eyes, baring its teeth, and constantly letting out a muffled growl from its throat.
It was obvious that it was very afraid of her.
But it also hated her and wanted to rush out and bite her.
“Woo…woo!”
Just as Hitzfeld was wondering why a dog would be so contradictory, she saw the thing tremble, its body trembled violently in the shed, and it turned over with a whimper, with its dragging tail and butt facing outside.
"???(°дφ;)"
Hitzfeld was full of questions.
Suddenly, she frowned and turned around, and saw a man open the door and come out, with his upper body leaning on the railing and a bottle of beer in his left hand.
He was tall, with grey hair and beard, and wore an eyepatch like her.
That was Horus Gebrina, Mickey's grandfather.
Oh.
She felt slightly relieved.
Indeed, it is time for the first people affected by the curse to wake up.
……
An hour and a half later, Mickey accompanied Hitzfeld into town.
"I don't recommend you go to that kind of place."
Mickey was hesitant.
"There are the most vicious villains and gangsters there. Just based on your identity as a detective, I'm afraid..."
"It doesn't matter."
Hitzfeld's face was calm.
"Just lead the way."
Horseshoe Bar.
The only bar in Barvik.
Just as Mickey said, those who would drink and make noise here during the day were either unemployed hooligans, or scoundrels and old men who were just waiting to eat and die. It was really inappropriate for a girl like her to come here.
When Hitzfeld opened the door, he was greeted by applause and whistles.
"Wow! Wow!"
The drunks cheered, their eyes fixed on her face, waist and skirt.
"Look who's here! What a lovely, pretty new face!"
"Girl, let me introduce you to..."
A bald strong man rushed directly to the girl.
"呲呲-"
Hitzfeld pulled out a small bottle and sprayed him.
"This is... oh! My eyes!! Oh my eyes are going to burn! Oh my god! Help--!"
The sturdy man covered his face and fell to the ground, rolling back and forth.
The bar suddenly became quiet and everyone, including Mickey, was stunned.
"Ding!"
A large silver coin with a face value of 10 goli was bounced up by the girl and then caught out of thin air.
"Anyone who knew Johnny can tell me about his life."
She looked around.
"Whose silver coin is this?"
Chapter 19: The Lamplighter
To Hitzfeld's disappointment, no one at the bar had the answers she wanted.
