Chapter 301: Three Detectives (5)

Chapter 301: Three Detectives (5)

In the next two minutes, Constantine self-indulgently described the beginning of his one-night stand with Morpheus, although most of the vocabulary was manually censored by Schiller. Constantine continued, "But just as we were about to, uh, get busy, trouble found me..."

"You know, I have a wide circle of friends and I'm a generous person. I have friends in both heaven and hell. Sometimes, they get too enthusiastic and impatient when they need me, and they can't wait even for a moment..."

"Originally, things were getting hot between me and little Mox, but then an impolite fellow showed up at that very moment. He was in a hurry, and I had to come up with a plan. I woke up to deal with him..."

Constantine wore a helpless expression and said, "You know, it's really impolite to leave suddenly at such a crucial moment. I abandoned such a beautiful and passionate lover. Oh my..."

Schiller glanced at his watch and said, "It has already been ten minutes, and you still haven't gotten to the point."

"It's coming soon..." Constantine took another drag from his cigarette and said, "Probably... I forgot how many days ago it was. The dreamweaver I collaborated with before to travel to the Dreamrealm suddenly told me that he needed to go on a trip and stay in the Dreamrealm for a few days. He asked me to take care of his body."

"As his friend, I naturally couldn't refuse. But I asked him why he was going and he said there's a madman who messed up the Dream God's realm. As a believer, he had to help his deity clean up the mess."

"He said the Dream God told him that there was a 'professor' who created a 'madness potion' that could draw people's consciousness into the dream space. That's how he pulled a madman's consciousness into his dream and let him dig deeper until he entered the Dreamrealm, where he could wreak havoc."

"I was very interested in this because our last date, the Dream God and I, was interrupted. It was a very regrettable thing that always lingered in my mind and kept me awake at night."

"I had been praying in my dreams for the beautiful Dream God to appear again and meet me, but he never came, and as a mortal, I had no way of entering the Dreamrealm on my own."

"When I heard about this 'professor' who created a potion that could make people sink into the Dreamrealm, of course, I wanted to get my hands on this magical madness potion..."

"The dreamweaver told me that the entrance for that madman is located in Gotham, so I planned to come here and have a look. But I'm not a local in Gotham, and I didn't want to visit recklessly, so I contacted one of my colleagues, Lorena Sanchez..."

"What I said about her is true. She's a ghost mom who specializes in using children's souls for cultivation. Gang leader Cooper hired her to resurrect his son. Cooper gave her a large sum of money and assigned her as the headmaster of a boarding school."

"People in the circle all know that resurrection is nonsense, and Lorena knows that too. She's just out to swindle money."

"But she also knows that this lie can't be maintained forever. She set up various difficult conditions, but Cooper fulfilled all of them. She demanded an exorbitant reward, and Cooper gave it to her."...

"In the end, Lorena started to fear that she couldn't escape from this scam unharmed. After all, Cooper is one of Gotham's most famous gang leaders. He's wealthy, powerful, and ruthless."

"At this time, I contacted her, and Lorena saw me as a savior because she knew I had a good relationship with the demons in hell. She proposed some conditions and wanted me to fetch someone from hell."

"I agreed to help her, but I asked her to pay the bill first. I asked her to help me investigate a person called the 'professor' in Gotham and provide me with his complete background and materials."

"Lorena had been in Gotham for a long time and had dealings with these gang leaders. Soon, she told me that the family tutor of The Godfather's son was a psychology professor at Gotham University. This professor had quite an astonishing background, and perhaps he was the person I was looking for..."

"Yes, I saw your background, Professor Schiller. Because some of the information on your background was indeed astonishing, I don't intend to confront you directly. You should know that I'm a peace-loving person. I'm just here to steal things, not to kill..."

"So, I planned to lure you out and then search your manor."

"And then?" Gordon suddenly had a hunch and asked Constantine, "You're not..."

"I saw on Professor Schiller's background that he's very keen on investigating serial murder cases. So, I thought if I created a serial murder case, he would probably go to investigate. Surveying the scene would take at least a few hours, which would be enough time for me to search his manor."

"But I also knew that if a small-time person died, the police might not come. So, I chose one of the heads of the Twelve Families, a guy named Lawrence."

"I summoned a demon, and the sacrificial offering happened to be Cooper himself. The power of that demon crushed him instantly and partially devoured his body."

"After offering the sacrifice, I could negotiate the conditions with the demon. The condition, of course, couldn't be to resurrect Cooper's son since Cooper was already dead. Who would bother coming after me?"

"I had the demon create an ash clone for me. It's a common thing in hell, a kind of illusion. I can actually create one myself, but it's a bit troublesome. Since there was a ready-made sacrifice, I let the demon do it for me."

"That's why you turned into a pile of ashes in that basement?" Gordon asked.

"Yes, that was just one of my clones."

"Since I already investigated the scene of Cooper's death, why did you go through the trouble of creating a clone?"

"Because of your astonishing background. When I read it in detail, I realized you might not be as easy to deal with as I imagined. It would be risky to infiltrate your Manor, so I had to keep you as far away as possible and delay as much time as possible."

"What about the part in the boarding school?"

"Well, the trap-like room, the key administrator who led the way, the ghosts and Mrs. Sanchez in the corridor, they were all my doing. As for my purpose..."

Constantine turned his head up and looked at Schiller.

"You want to get rid of me, don't you?"

"I think it makes sense." Constantine looked into Schiller's eyes and said, "After looking at your resume, I believe it would be doing the public a favor to get rid of you. Don't tell me a normal person would constantly pursue these horrible cases and enjoy it..."

"Tell me about the specific process."

"Because I didn't know if you had any knowledge of mysticism, I set up a series of traps."

As he finished speaking, the group arrived at the entrance of the boarding school once again. Another Constantine walked through the main gate of the boarding school and entered Mrs. Sanchez's office, where there was another man besides Mrs. Sanchez.

"Hold on," Gordon paused the scene and said, "Who is that? Who is the man?"

"He should be Mrs. Sanchez's lover or something like that. I don't know, but they should have a close relationship," Constantine said.

Schiller continued to ask, "He should be the dead body in that room, right?"

Constantine nodded, and the scene continued to play. Constantine and Mrs. Sanchez were engaged in a heated argument that quickly escalated into a fight.

The man and Mrs. Sanchez joined forces to confront Constantine, but it was evident that Constantine was superior to them. He held a black book and summoned a small magic circle. The flames of sacrifice engulfed the man, burning him into a corpse.

Mrs. Sanchez erupted into a furious roar, but she also knew she was no match for Constantine. So she started to flee towards her own altar, intending to use the power of the demon to deal with Constantine.

Mrs. Sanchez swiftly moved underground with the help of magic, but Constantine's clone didn't rush to pursue her. Instead, it stayed in the original room and set up a trap.

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