"Recently, Mr. Amos Morrison, a famous artist and painter in Frozen Water Harbor, was arrested by the security guard on charges of serial homicide.

"According to an anonymous letter, a large number of bodies are hidden in the gallery of His Excellency Amos Morrison. Sheriff H.E. Hiram may have thought it might be a prank, but our venerable Sheriff Hiram conducted a raid on the Morrison Gallery yesterday night with his own vigilante guard and with the assistance of a number of relevant industry insiders. ”

…… Hey?

Gallery?

Annan saw this and thought thoughtfully.

He looked up and saw that the newspaper was called "Recent Events in Beihai", and it seemed to be a monthly newspaper, published once a month.

After writing down the name, Annan carefully unfolded the already somewhat brittle newspaper and looked down carefully:

"Earlier, His Excellency Amos Morrison had reported to the Frozen Port Police Department that his daughter Elle Morrison had disappeared inexplicably. Because of Mr. Amos's outstanding work, this matter had previously caused an uproar.

"Our beloved Viscount Alvin Barber and the honorable Earl of Geraint also inquired about the matter at one time. The Frozen Water Port Police Department and the security guards of Roseburg, White Land, High Cliff and other places jointly handled the case, and recruited a number of well-known detectives and sought the assistance of relevant industry insiders, but finally Elle Morrison's whereabouts were still not found.

This incident was once transmitted to the royal capital as a case proving the weakness of the security forces of the Beihai Territory. Earl Geraint harshly criticized the matter, and the former Superintendent of Coldwater Harbor, Job Borough, was demoted for his poor handling of the case.

"At a quarter past two a.m. on March 4, Sheriff Hiram was attacked in the Morrison Gallery. Three police officers unfortunately passed away, and two police officers also went crazy on the spot due to the cruelty of the scene and suffered a huge mental shock, and died of their injuries a few days later.

"The attacker was killed on the spot, and the body was recovered by the police station. The identity is believed to be that of a mercenary from the Szewa, and further details, including the number of attackers, remain under wraps.

"According to the testimony of a drinker who had just left the Rotten Fish Bar, he heard a loud roar around half past two in the morning that day. When he arrives at the Morrison Gallery, he finds the officers fighting a 'huge coloured ball of flesh with flames burning all over its body', and he is stunned and shouts loudly, attracting the attention of the 'coloured ball' before being knocked unconscious from behind.

Subsequently, Sheriff Hiram found multiple body fragments of Elle Morrison in the Morrison Gallery. They're hidden inside frames, sniffed out by police dogs – and until then, pets had been off-limits to Morrison Gallery.

"Elle Morrison's original name was Ariel Buckle. When she was seven years old, her biological father died, and her mother, Clara Buckle, remarried to Amos Morrison, who was five years younger than her, and Elle changed her surname to Morrison.

When she was 14 years old, her mother, Clara, died of an unknown illness. In the basement of the Morrison Gallery, a six-month-old stillborn baby was found that had just been taxidermy, and relevant industry insiders confirmed that its mother was none other than Elle Morrison, and its father was Amos Morrison. We have reason to suspect that there is an illegitimate, unhealthy relationship between them. ”

Underneath this, a line of small print reads "Note: This specimen has been recovered by the relevant authorities".

…… Six months of stillbirth?

Annan paused.

If the year Elle died and Amos was arrested was the second year of the nightmare......

He roughly did the math. The month Elle was pregnant...... It was about the same month as Amos's second plot ritual.

Annan suddenly felt a creep in his back.

But he didn't realize where the uneasy feeling was coming from.

He continued to look down:

"Elle Morrison's body was confirmed to have died half a month ago through the relevant industry police, just ten days after Mr. Amos Morrison reported the crime.

In addition to this, several bodies were found in the underground warehouse of the Morrison Gallery, most of them wanderers, but also the well-known art critic His Excellency Absolon Flagg. He had previously been a critic of Morrison's paintings, but half a year ago he had become a fervent supporter of Morrisond. Three months ago, he had gone to Frozen Water Harbor to attend Mr. Morrison's exhibition, but disappeared along the way.

"We have reason to suspect that he was killed by Amos. His Excellency Amos confessed to this fact. ”

When asked about other details in the gallery, as well as about that so-called colored ball of meat, the Sheriff, Lord Hirarm, said:

"'There is no doubt that we are fighting mercenaries from the Zedi, as the police officers present attest to this. The only reason for the appearance of such abstract monsters on the scene could be the effect of alcohol. There are other things that happen in the gallery that involve confidentiality and we have nothing to comment on. But Mr. Reporter, I tell you sincerely, it is a great blessing that you did not show up at the scene. I think that anyone with a conscience and sound morals will weep over the terrible situation in the basement. ’

"At present, the Morrison Gallery has been sealed off by the security guards, and the relevant persons involved in the case are being arraigned one after another, and His Excellency Morrison is under strict custody. It is rumored that Lord Lords are interested in demolishing the Morrison Gallery in the near future. ”

…… Is this the end of Amos.

Annan jotted down everything else in the newspaper of the same period, and then slowly closed the newspaper back.

Earl Geraint......

Forty-five years ago, which one was Geraint?

Don Juan's father, or his grandfather?

Also, the Viscount of Roseburg mentioned in the nightmare is really Alvin Barber.

There is also Elle's previous last name, "Buckle".

If Annan remembers correctly, in the cutscene CG of the Nightmare, Amos is shouting "Don't...... Bakker ......"

Who is he talking to?

Annan was vaguely aware that it seemed that these old things were not unconnected. It may even be that the Port of Frozen Water has been abandoned since decades ago, and perhaps not only because of the ban on trade and exports with the Duchy of Winter.

So, Don Juan came to this land...... It may not be just a simple reason for "persecution in the royal capital".

"Forty-five years ago, ah......"

Annan muttered.

He silently wrote down the number.

In any case, something must have happened forty-five years ago.

"How?"

Salvatore on the side looked at Annan looking at the newspaper with a solemn expression, and couldn't help asking, "Is there anything to gain?" ”

"Yes. Do you still have a newspaper for the year? ”

Annan immediately replied: "I want the previous year's more." ”

The current time is December 1503 in the new calendar. The last month of the year, protected by a cold-blooded lady and a harsh old grandmother, will soon be 1504.

Forty-five years ago, it was 1458.

At this time, something big must have happened......

"It's hard to find such old newspapers, and they don't have a lot of circulation on their own."

Salvatore scratched his head with some annoyance: "I only brought the Gerante family and the newspaper about the news from the Black Tower this time...... The main thing is the fear of taboos. I can't necessarily find all of them, so I'll try my best......"

"Good work, senior."

Annan nodded.

It's better to have Salvatore help with the investigation than to have a fly run around without a head.

But there is another issue that needs to be dealt with by Annan himself......

"My bodyguards, what's going on now?"