As the venue for the press conference, Enki Town's Police Station was brightly lit tonight, with every window of the two-story building emitting a bright glow.
Reporters from several nearby towns had already arrived, and Kaosi had prepared drinks and cakes in the main hall on the first floor to entertain them.
Lex arrived at the Police Station in a carriage and, under Kaosi's arrangements, entered the 'restroom' through a different passage without alarming the reporters.
The restroom was Kaosi's office, located on the first floor, simply furnished but with a fireplace and decorated with a deer head.
Looking out the window, one could see the distant Desi Bay, but nothing was visible at night except for a lit lighthouse not far from the coast.
"This place has been set up according to our plan," Lewis said, pushing up his black-framed glasses and pointing to the two windows in the room. "Capture nets have been installed on the inside of the windows, and as you suggested, iron wire has been mixed in to make them stronger and harder to break free from."
Standing by the door, leaning against the wall, the Miss Red-Hair Martha took out a small tin box, pulled out a candy, and popped it into her mouth: "Similar traps have also been installed in the chimney, and there's a mechanism on the ceiling above. All you have to do is pull this rope, and an iron cage will drop down."
She looked at a pull rope by the door.
Unbuttoning his collar, the pale-skinned Jeffrey said, "In short, as long as the culprit shows up, he won't be able to escape."
Lex said sincerely, "I hope everything can end tonight."
That way, I can quickly go to Tingen to cling to a powerful figure.
Originally, according to Lewis and his team's plan, Lex would stay in the restroom at this time, playing the role of 'bait,' while they would ambush him from all sides, waiting for the opportunity.
On this basis, Lex proposed the idea of setting traps to maximize the success rate of the operation. Of course, he only provided the concept, and the actual implementation was carried out by Lewis and his team.
Although these few traps still seemed somewhat few and rudimentary to Lex, given the limited time, he could not ask for more.
Lewis pointed to the profiler Warren and said, "He will stay here with you. Don't worry, Warren also has practical combat abilities."
"If the culprit appears, even if the traps don't work, he can hold the opponent for a certain amount of time. And that time will be enough for us to arrive."
To create a security loophole and give the opponent an opportunity to take advantage, Lewis and his team would deliberately leave and disperse around the Police Station.
Lex naturally had no objection to Lewis's arrangement. After watching the officers leave, he found a seat for himself, while Warren took out a book of poetry and began to read.
Outside the office, Martha took a few steps forward and patted Lewis on the shoulder: "Captain, did you forget something?"
Lewis habitually raised his eyebrows, which made the lines on his forehead deeper and more pronounced: "What did I forget?"
Jeffrey carefully hid his short stick carved with incantations: "The coin, the Seal brought by Warren. We can take it out now, Captain."
Lewis suddenly realized: "I did forget. Thankfully, I had you all help me keep an eye out and remind me in time."
He took out a glass box with a Seal on it. The box was filled with pure water, and a shiny gold coin lay at the bottom.
The surface of the gold coin had some patterns. Whether due to the light or the patterns themselves, the lines on this gold coin constantly and subtly changed.
"3-0526, Lucky Gold Coin," Lewis said in a murmuring tone. "It corresponds to the Lucky One of the Monster Pathway Sequence 7 and can store a certain amount of luck. This effect starts to work on its own after leaving the Seal."
"It is said that the more complex the patterns on the surface of the gold coin, the higher the luck. Users can inject their spirituality to make the luck stored in the gold coin act on themselves. Is that true, Captain?" Martha curiously examined the gold coin in the glass box, noticing that although its patterns changed, they neither decreased nor increased.
Lewis nodded slightly: "But it has a certain danger. After using up the luck transferred by the gold coin, the user will start to become unlucky. For example, falling on flat ground, choking on water, and so on."
"I've read the material. Someone once used it and was plagued by bad luck, resulting in an accidental discharge of a gun, which cost him his life."
Jeffrey's facial muscles twitched slightly: "No wonder it's stipulated that anyone who uses this coin must be isolated in a room without any sharp objects afterward, for at least 24 hours, and must not carry weapons or any hard or sharp tools."
Lewis carefully removed the Seal, opened the glass box, reached in, and retrieved the coin. After wiping it clean, he put it in his close-fitting pocket.
"Our opponent is someone who can communicate with an evil god. This coin will make it easier for us to capture him. As for the side effects of 3-0526, they are entirely worth enduring."
The Inspector then added with concern, "Just remember to remind me to go into isolation when the time comes. I'm afraid I might forget again."
After receiving responses from his two colleagues, the three then separated. Not long after, a sergeant led a young woman to the Chief's office and knocked on the door.
Inside the office, Lex looked up. Warren, with his slightly curly brown hair and shy expression, closed his poetry book and got up to open the door.
The sergeant outside cleared his throat: "Please inform Mr. Lex that a Ms. Rachel wishes to see him."
Warren turned his head and looked at Lex, awaiting his reply.
Rachel?
My former personal maid? Why is she here?
Lex cleared his throat and nodded gently: "Please let her in."
So the door opened completely, and a girl walked in. She had a smooth forehead, long black hair, large eyes, and long, curly eyelashes.
Although her attire was ordinary, it could not hide her beauty; she was a rather attractive woman.
Lex also noticed that her belly was distended, appearing to be three or four months pregnant.
Lex immediately panicked.
Could the child in her belly be the original owner's? I really don't want to take on this responsibility.
"Young Master Lex, you really have returned," the former maid Rachel said in a sweet and cheerful voice, with a hint of excitement.
Lex didn't know how to respond at first, so he just gave a blank 'hmm' and said indifferently, "What are you doing here? Oh, please sit down quickly, you shouldn't stand for long right now."
"I was very worried about you."
Holding her slightly bulging belly, Rachel sat on a chair Warren had brought over and said sincerely, "These past two days, I heard that not only had Young Master returned, but he was also involved in a terrifying bloody case, so I wanted to come and see you."
"Besides worrying about Young Master, I also wanted to thank you in person!"
Thank me? Thank me for what?
Thank me for getting you pregnant? Bah, bah, that was Lex's doing, what does it have to do with me, Lex!