Capítulo 28: Kidnapping
"Elliott's location . "
After he finished saying that, the cane fell and pointed straight ahead .
"Straight . " Klein held the cane and said in a deep voice .
His voice sounded a little ethereal as though it could penetrate the unknown world .
This was one of the divination abilities he had grasped . It was called "Dowsing Rod Seeking . " The tool of choice had to be wooden, metallic, or a mixture of both .
"Go straight . " Leonard instructed the carriage driver loudly . "We will tell you when there's a need to turn . "
The carriage driver did not understand why that was necessary, but the notes in his pocket and the willingness of his passengers to hand over the money kept him quiet . He chose to follow the strange instructions .
The carriage proceeded slowly, passing through one street after another .
Midway, Klein used Dowsing Rod Seeking to correct their direction .
After the carriage circled a building once, he finally determined that Elliott was inside . It had only been thirty minutes since they bade Klee farewell .
After sending off the cane, Klein did not continue using Elliott's clothes . Instead, he placed the cane, entwined with the Storm Amulet directly onto the ground .
His eyes turned dark once again as the raindrops around him suddenly spun in place .
The cane fell to the front with a slant . Klein pointed at the staircase and said, "There . "
"At times, I really envy Old Neil . Similarly, I envy you now . " Upon seeing this scene, Leonard smiled with a sigh .
At that time, klein said with a smile. "I don't think you needed much this type of ability." Because you have an angel with you.
He quickened his pace and walked into the building amid the ending rain .
Klein was afraid of drenching his formal suit, so he jogged in tow .
The building only had three stories . It was similar to a unit block from Earth . The entrance to each floor was situated along the flight of stairs . There were only two units on per floor . Klein used Dowsing Rod Seeking on both the first and second floors, but the cane remained still while pointing upward .
The two of them quieted their footsteps and arrived at the third floor . Klein once again placed the black cane on the floor .
Whoosh!
A breeze blew across the stairs as his pupils changed colors . The darkness seemed like it could suck the souls of people .
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Sobs seemed to sound out around them .
Klein relaxed his palm as the cane with the entwined Storm Amulet magically stood erect .
He silently read "Elliott's location" again . He watched his black cane drop silently as it pointed to the right room .
"They should be in there . " While Klein picked up his cane, he tapped his glabella twice .
Various colors saturated as he looked at the right room . He saw all sorts of auras inside .
"One, two, three, four . . . Three kidnappers and one hostage . The numbers match . . . One of their auras is short . It's likely Elliott . . . Mr . Klee said that they have two hunting rifles and a revolver . . . " Klein whispered .
Leonard chuckled .
"Let me recite a poem for them . "
"Why be a kidnapper? Why can't you happily be civilized person?"
He put down the bag with Elliott's clothes and took two steps forward . His expression suddenly turned serene and melancholic .
His magnetic and deep voice gradually sounded .
"Oh, the threat of horror, the hope of crimson cries!
"One thing at least is certain—that this Life flies;
"One thing is certain, and the rest is Lies;
"The Flower that once has bloomed forever dies . . . "
Leonard's singing sounded like a lullaby as it lightly resounded through the doors and into the winding wooden stairwell .
Klein's mind immediately turned torpid . He felt like he saw a silent moonlight and serene rippling lake .
His eyelids rapidly turned heavy as if he were about to fall asleep standing .
Amid these indistinct sensations, he also felt a strange, formless, and indifferent focus on his back . It felt like he was wandering the spirit world himself .
A baffling sense of déjà vu suffused as Klein suddenly found his train of thought once again . With his strong spiritual perception and extreme familiarity with Cogitation, he barely escaped the influence of the Midnight Poem .
However, he remained serene and could hardly evoke any emotions .
Soon, Leonard stopped singing as he turned his head with a smile .
"I'm considering asking Captain's permission to apply for a Feynapotter lute . How can there not be an accompaniment when singing?
"Heh heh, I'm just kidding . I can hear them asleep . "
The black-haired, green-eyed Nighthawk with his poetic vibe took a stride forward and walked to the door that separated them from the kidnappers and hostage .
He suddenly moved his shoulder and threw a punch at the door's lock .
Crack!
The wooden board around the lock shattered in a muffled manner .
"This requires precise control . " Leonard turned his head and smiled . He then reached his hand into the hole and opened the door .
As the door swung back, he saw a man sleeping on a table with a gun by his feet . Another man was rubbing his eyes in a daze while trying to stand up .
Bam!
Leonard slid forward and struck the awakening kidnapper unconscious
Klein planned to enter as well when he suddenly sensed something . He turned around abruptly and faced the stairwell .
Tap . Tap . Tap . Footsteps were approaching from below . It became clear that "something" was a hatless man in a brown coat circling the stairwell in his progression toward the third floor while hugging a paper bag of bread .
Suddenly, he stopped . He saw a gun's barrel aiming at him with a metallic luster .
His pupils reflected a young man dressed in a halved top hat, black formal suit with a bow tie of the same color . It also reflected the cane which rested along the rail and the dangerous revolver .
"Do not move . Raise your hands . Three, two, one . . . " Klein's tone was deep but relaxed .
He held the revolver with both hands as he tried to imagine the man as a target from his practice .
Amid the tense atmosphere, the man in the brown coat threw the bag of bread and slowly raised his hands .
"Sir, is this a kind of a joke? Has there been a misunderstanding?" He stared intently at the finger that Klein had placed on the trigger as he forced a smile .
He said in a deep voice, "Do not attempt to resist . Someone will determine if it's a misunderstanding in a while . "
At that moment, Leonard, who had finished handling the kidnappers, walked out and noticed the man in the stairwell . He said leisurely, "So the kidnappers have another accomplice responsible for buying and delivering food?"
Upon hearing this, the man's pupils constricted as he suddenly raised his foot and kicked the bag of bread up in an attempt to block Klein's vision .
Seemingly unaffected, Klein coldly pulled the trigger like his usual training .
He tumbled to the ground and attempted to escape from the second floor; however, Leonard had already reached his hand towards the handrail before leveraging himself to jump over .
With a dull thud, Leonard landed on the man from above .
The man fainted as Leonard swatted away some of the blood that had splattered on him . He looked up at Klein and chuckled .
"Nice shooting . "
I am glad this time it was not miss the shot. Klein nodded in thought as he watched Leonard find a sharp dagger in the accomplice's possession and "drag" him into the room .
With a gun and cane in each hand, Klein entered the kidnapper's room . They saw Elliott Vickroy jolt awake from the gunshot as he straightened his body and sat up slowly from a huddled position .
Leonard had securely tied up the three kidnappers with the rope they used against Elliott . Bunched together, they were thrown in a corner . The lack of rope was made up by tearing their clothes .
The unconscious man who had been shot in the shoulder was bandaged, but Leonard disdained getting his hands dirty, so he did not help him extract the bullet .
"W-who are you people?" Elliott stammered in pleasant delight when he saw the scene before him .
"Yes, you guessed right . Very precise . " The genuflecting Leonard answered casually .
"We are mercenaries hired by your father . You can also call us security personnel . "
"Phew, for real? Have I been saved?" Elliott said joyfully without daring to make any movements .
It was apparent that he had suffered quite harshly in the short few hours of being a kidnapping victim . He did not have the kind of rashness someone his age normally would have .
Leonard stood up and said to Klein, "Go downstairs and find some patrolling cops . Get them to inform the tobacco merchant . I do not wish to walk out with a child and four idiots like a kidnapper . "
Then Klein said with confused face. "If they can kidnappe someone and placed him in here why didn't neighbors notice anything."
Leonard said " I don't think someone will be staying here."
"But shouldn't we have to check if something going on."
"Is this the place?" Leonard pointed at the apartment opposite the kidnappers
Klein tapped his glabella twice and activated his Spirit Vision
In this state, his spiritual perception was enhanced again
"Yes . " He nodded in affirmation.
Leonard took a step forward and, punched the door's lock
This time not only did the surrounding wood shatter, even the door lock flew and fell noisily to the ground.
Klein seemed to feel an invisible seal instantly vanish . Immediately following that, he caught a whiff of an intense stench
"Corpse, a rotting corpse, "Leonard said."
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