Ronald and Nicole had both been to the warden’s home before.
Only, due to their identities, their activities were confined to quite a fixed area during those times—they couldn’t exactly claim familiarity with the layout here.
Thus, under these circumstances, they had to rely entirely on Swift to lead the way. After all, the investigator had done work on the warden’s mansion before.
The three of them cautiously stepped out of the room, the figures who had passed by the room door earlier having now disappeared at the end of the corridor.
Without any hesitation, Swift took the lead walking towards the left side of the corridor, and gestured for the two behind him, "Come, follow me."
As the authoritative figure of Berlingwich.
The warden’s house was undeniably lavishly decorated.
Metal lamps set into the walls, decorative paintings seen every few meters, and the neatly laid red carpets on the floor.
Walking here, everywhere the eye could see was adorned with rather nice interior decorations.
It should be noted that this part was the back house, the master seldom came here, even to be called primarily the servants’ area.
Yet, even in such a place,
it maintained a high degree of luxury consistent with what Ronald had seen in the front hall upon his initial entry.
It was in such a mansion.
The three lowered their footsteps and moved in a single file, hugging closely together through this quiet corridor.
During this process, the investigator’s detecting skills had once again proven to be very effective.
Sometimes, he would suddenly stop, then lead Ronald and Nicole to hide either in the side of a corridor turn or some unoccupied rooms and whenever this occurred, the household staff who would have bumped into them, passed by without noticing them.
Swift was extremely quick in action and extraordinarily decisive in making these decisions.
And most importantly,
he did not make a single mistake.
Although it was critical that the three of them remained cautious and silent, which was an important external factor,
all who could potentially encounter them,
as soon as they approached the hiding spots of Ronald and his companions, would unanimously choose a path entirely opposite to where they were hidden.
It meant that even before they could come face to face with Ronald and the others, and still some distance apart,
Swift had already foreseen the path those people would take within the warden’s house, and then chose this absolutely safe hiding spot.
—No matter how you look at it.
The investigator’s mystic school developed from "Principles of Physiological Psychology."
was an extremely practical ability.
Of course, this did not mean that Swift’s ability was an absolute Mind Reading Technique.
After all, Ronald had experienced firsthand the state of his work aboard the Eastwind, where, despite the great help, Swift did not manage to directly pick out the murderer from the crowd on that day, which indicated that this ability had its limitations.
In this manner, under the investigator’s lead.
The three moved like specters through the warden’s mansion.
Whether it was the guards, the hired servants, or the middle managers of the mansion,
with Swift’s abilities ensuring it, all those who could potentially trouble them were unable to detect the presence of these three strange intruders currently moving within the mansion.
Moving back and forth, changing routes, nearly a quarter hour later,
Ronald and his companions reached their destination.
According to what Nicole had previously said, the entrance to the warden’s dungeon was located inside a warehouse on the first floor towards the left side.
And now, the spot where the three of them stood was right beside the door of this warehouse.
Before officially breaking in,
the leading investigator stopped first, stepping back to position himself behind Ronald and Nicole, and then whispered in a voice only his companions could hear,
"There are two people inside, standing three meters apart, one on each side."
Within the team, Nicole silently nodded.
As the designated main attacker of the team, it was now time for her to perform.
The young investigator didn’t even intend to forcefully break the door.
She merely walked lightly in front of the warehouse door, stretching out her slender palm to pinch a seed, then swiftly inscribed several runes on the warehouse’s main door with her fingers.
Nicole’s movements were extremely proficient, as if she had practiced countless times.
In the blink of an eye.
The effect of the girl’s spell appeared before the three of them.
The seed pressed against the door instantly shattered, immediately turning into a light green mist that seeped into the gaps of the warehouse door.
Soon, two rhythmic ’thud’ sounds came from behind the door.
Hearing this sound, Nicole nodded in satisfaction:
"Alright, let’s go in."
The path ahead was clear.
After giving a look to Ronald and Swift beside her,
the young investigator boldly pushed open the warehouse door and walked in.
The situation inside the room was just as Swift had described earlier; on the cold floor, two seemingly robust adult men lay fallen, both with eyes tightly closed, clearly unconscious.
Following Nicole into the room, the detective immediately walked over and crouched down to examine the two unconscious guards.
Meanwhile, Ronald also sprung into action.
Since Nicole had already made her move, he naturally had no intention of remaining hidden.
While turning to gently close the warehouse door, his right hand stealthily slipped into his own bosom.
—The black tome appeared.
In a voice only he could hear, Ronald softly recited:
"At this moment, please gaze into the deep valley.
The river of blood lies before you.
It is boiling, stewing the criminals who commit violence.
This time with Swift acting as the reconnaissance personnel, and foreseeably potentially facing combat,
Ronald naturally wouldn’t choose ’Fury,’ a capability inclined towards reconnaissance.
Hence, from the start, he used the ’Violence,’ which was strongest in attack power!
Black fog twined around his hands and also protected his entire body beneath his clothes.
After Ronald recited the spell, Swift, who had finished checking the two unconscious guards on the floor, nodded at them:
"No problem, they are completely unconscious."
Nicole, with an expression that suggested this was expected, then nodded and said:
"Of course, the dosage I used could knock out an elephant."
"Subduing two humans is easy!"
While saying this, Nicole walked to the edge of the warehouse and then tapped the wall in a specific sequence with her hand.
As the young investigator finished her tapping.
Right before the three of them, a crack formed between the originally tight walls, then quickly transformed into a staircase entrance leading underground.
Ronald had once witnessed this technique before, back when he worked at the investigation bureau.
Standing in front of the now-open passageway, seeing that the entrance command he had memorized last time was still effective,
Nicole wore a very satisfied smile on her face.
"Alright, let’s continue."
As her words fell, the young investigator immediately led the way into the entrance.
Ronald and Swift naturally followed closely behind.
A few seconds after the three descended—
The silent black fog finally returned from the entrance of the passage, hanging on the door of the warehouse and locking the room tightly.
—At this moment, the small warehouse.
—Was quiet as if nothing had happened.