Luke and Wednesday went to the principal’s office and met the two outcast police officers. Coincident or not, one of the officers was the same one who had interrogated Luke last year after the Raven Island incident. This officer had given Luke his contact information.
Once he had gathered the evidence, Luke had planned to contact this man, but he was already in Jericho. His name was Antony. He was a middle-aged man with relatively long black hair for a man and an unkempt beard.
His partner was a woman slightly younger than him. Her appearance was completely different from Antony’s messy look, but from what Luke could see, she had a lower rank than Antony since he asked the questions.
Luke wasn’t sure if it was good or bad that the outcast police were already in Jericho. He had planned to contact them to show them the evidence that the Spellmans were helping to revive Crackstone to kill him, but it wasn’t time yet.
That they want to kill him isn’t the issue, as they are within their rights. The problem is that they are going to revive Crackstone, a normie who killed many outcasts and made deals with demons. Most likely, in addition to Luke, many students at Nevermore will be injured, and there could even be deaths. This crosses the line and would be considered a crime in the eyes of the outcast police.
For now, he plans to keep gathering evidence before showing it to Antony. It would be better if Crackstone were revived, as that would increase the severity of the Spellmans’ crime. If he shows the evidence now, the Spellmans could be arrested prematurely, and since the crime hasn’t been committed, they wouldn’t face the same punishments.
The outcast police wanted to talk to both of them about the disappearance of a normie several days ago. It was about a normie named Jonah. As Luke and Wednesday expected, it was the normie who had been brutally murdered by the Hyde, which only they had seen.
The body hadn’t been found, but the boy had been missing for over two weeks, which alerted his acquaintances and both the local and outcast police. If there’s a serial killer on the loose and someone disappears, it’s not a good sign.
Why did the agents want to speak with Wednesday and Luke? Because the two of them were at the last place where the normie was seen before his disappearance: Pilgrim World.
Nevermore was a boarding school. It was unusual for two students to go out on the weekends, and for a normie to disappear that same day. Plus, these two students were the ones who had seen the Hyde at the harvest festival.
The agents didn’t think the two of them were the killers, but they had their doubts, and maybe they had seen something or gone there for a hidden reason, and that’s what they wanted to find out.
Luke and Wednesday had already crafted a story about why they were at Pilgrim World, and they answered all the questions perfectly, with their answers matching since they were interrogated separately.
The story they created was simple: they had gone to Pilgrim World on a date. It was hard to convince Wednesday to agree to this, but using logic, Luke managed to convince her. He came up with the idea thanks to Enid and the jealousy scene she had caused.
Wednesday decided to cooperate with the story because she didn’t want the outcast police meddling in her affairs. She was investigating the case, and if they found out, they would most likely order her to stop.
To most people, it would seem like a date between a boy and a girl, both psychics and classmates. It was very believable, of course, unless you knew Wednesday’s personality.
To the two agents, it was just a coincidence that the two of them happened to be there. They knew they had arrived late at Nevermore, but most likely, they had gone off to make out or do typical teenage things.
They were questioned because the agents didn’t have many leads on the Hyde and the other events, so maybe they would find something useful, but they had no luck.
…
The following days passed without much change. They had a week off for Christmas and New Year’s. There were many snowstorms, and the weather was terrible, so they couldn’t go out to continue investigating on Wednesday.
On top of that, there was another problem. Wednesday no longer had free days to leave Nevermore. She needed to either get more of those days or come up with believable excuses to be allowed out on the weekend.
With the new year underway and classes resumed, Luke had already collected several compromising audio recordings of the Spellmans. The conversations he had gathered were very incriminating.
There were names, discussions about Hyde, complaints from Sabrina about why Hyde wasn’t killing people, mentions of the Gates family and Marilyn’s real name, talk about reviving Crackstone, and more. These recordings spanned several weeks, giving Luke plenty of material.
[What do you think of these recordings?] Luke asked, looking at his great-great-grandfather, who had just listened to several of the recordings he had collected. Edgar had guided many Poe descendants in seeking evidence to expose the true face of the Spellmans, so he should be an expert in this matter.
“They’re good evidence, but not the best. They’ll help, but you need more solid proof,” Edgar replied.
[Suggestions? Should I plant mini cameras on the faceless one to get videos of their faces and conversations?] Luke asked. With the audios he had gathered, it was time to take his spying to the next level.
“That could work too, but it’s not time yet. If it goes wrong, the whole operation could fail. You need to take advantage of the fact that they still don’t know about you. You should collect evidence using outcast methods, not normie methods,” Edgar replied with a smile.
[Use mind control to make the faceless one reveal all the information?] Luke said the only idea that came to his mind.
“No. It won’t be believable. You could use your mind control to force him to say those things, but the outcast police won’t take it seriously. I’m talking about a more credible technique involving the blue aura,” Edgar said with a slight mysterious smile.
“What technique? Stop being mysterious,” Luke said impatiently.
“Memory extraction. It’s an advanced memory manipulation technique. It allows you to extract memories from a person’s mind and then project them onto a special device that the outcast police have,” Edgar replied.
‘Like the Pensieve from Harry Potter?’ Luke thought with a raised eyebrow.
[Is it useful? I can create false memories in the subject and then extract them. Normie’s videos are much more verifiable] Luke said.
“False memories are just that—false. They’re lies and shallow. If you extract them and place them in the device, the machine will reject them because it detects when a memory isn’t real. No matter how perfectly you create the false memory, the device will detect it and won’t project it. Even if you’re a level 7 telepath…” Edgar said.
[Oh… So it’s the most verifiable thing I could show] Luke said with a slight smile. If he extracts the memories from the faceless one, he’ll have very strong evidence and won’t need much
more.
[Teach me the technique. I’m ready] Luke said.
“Didn’t you hear when I said advanced technique? In my past life, I was a telekinetic and clairvoyant. I have no idea how the technique works. I only saw it in action and nothing more. The telepaths I taught didn’t need that technique. Even your mother didn’t learn it, and she’s from a family of telepaths,” Edgar replied, shaking his head.
[So why mention it?] Luke asked, frowning.
“Even though your mother didn’t learn it, that doesn’t mean the Umbrio family doesn’t possess the technique. Your grandparents must know it. Obtain it somehow. That’s your new mission. I expect good news,” Edgar said, and without waiting for Luke’s grumbles, returned
to his necklace.
For Luke, the only way to get that technique was through Veronica. He had little relationship with his two grandparents. His grandmother seemed to detest him, and he barely spoke with his grandfather during the last holidays.
The problem was that Veronica had gotten angry with him for some unknown reason. She had cut off their telepathic link and blocked him on all social networks, so he couldn’t contact her. ‘Should I use the video of her with Tommy to get the technique?’ Luke wondered. It would be sinking very low, as it would mean breaking his word. Moreover, he had deleted the video, so he would need to get a backup from her phone and see if he could find it.
Luke decided to try to speak with Veronica the next day. She was a user of two auras, and the Umbrio family treated her as the next family leader, so she should have access to that technique if she wanted.
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