Chapter 186
After sending Sister Lise back, they arrived at the IBC building.
"Welcome, everyone. The receptionist Lan Fei said, "You are here for the commission?"
"Yes. Lloyd said.
"I heard that Maria's cherished collectible dolls were stolen?" said Ellie.
"Could it be that Belk's workshop?" said Theo.
"Well, Miss Maria is grieving, can you accept the commission of the eldest lady immediately?"
"Naturally. β
"After all, I have received a lot of care from Miss Maria. Tio said.
"Hehe, thank you very much, then I'll give this to you. As he spoke, the receptionist Lan Fei handed Lloyd a card.
Lloyd took it.
"What kind of card is this?" said Waji.
"This is an IBC certification card that we have received before. Ellie said, "As long as you have this card, you can take the guided elevator to a specific floor." β
"I see, it's a security measure, and it's an IBC. El said.
"By the way, the floor you can go to with this card is the same as the one you gave you last time. Lan Fei said.
"Miss Maria is waiting for you in the President's Room on the sixteenth floor, please move. β
"Okay, thanks. β
Lloyd took the cards and started the elevator to the 16th floor.
Ellie knocked on the door, "Maria, it's me." Ellie. β
"Come in. β
"Excuse me. β
After the group entered, Ellie greeted her, 'Hehe, it's been a long time since I've seen Mary. β
"Ellie, and everyone from the Secret Service Support Section, long time no see, I heard that Theo just came back last night, and it's okay lately. β
"Yes, thanks to you, today is the day of the official meeting, so it will be very busy, so please keep up your luck. β
"Uh-he, thank you, by the way, Miss Maria, aren't you going to the Orchid Tower to show your face today?" said Vaji.
"Well, as my father's agent, I am now in charge of the IBC, and I am in charge of all the affairs of the trade council. Mary said, "Speaking of which, I have to say to you this time, that I have called you here for such a thing in such a busy time. β
"Miss Maria is always very attentive to us, and we are happy to accept your commission. Lloyd said.
"I heard that your collection of dolls has been stolen, can you tell us more about it?" said Randy.
"Okay, I think everyone should know that I am a big fan of the dolls made in the workshop, and I have 5 of my favorite dolls in my private room at IBC. β
"But last night, someone stole all five dolls while I was out on an errand and the room was empty. β
"Five workshop-made dolls should be worth a lot of money. El said: "If it's a large doll, I'm afraid it's worth at least millions of meters." β
"Money is not a problem, the most important thing is that the place where there should have been children has become empty and now empty, and the truth has flattened that hateful thief. β
"Please calm down. β
"Bell's private room, this is the room, and the prisoner can actually go through the IBC's security measures and go straight to this place to take his things and leave as if nothing happened?"
"Ahem, well, I actually thought it was incredible. Ellie said, "But when you see the items left at the scene, you can understand it right away." β
"What was left at the scene?" Lloyd said.
"See for yourself, this is it. Maria pulled out a card.
Ellie: "Could it be Thief B's card?"
"Strange thief B, I think you've heard of that name somewhere?" El said.
Maria said, "Ellie and Lloyd must have heard their names, elusive strange people, strange thieves who have poured countless treasures all over the continent, known as Strange Thief B." β
"I heard that he will use all kinds of incredible thaumaturgy to easily steal the target perfectly, and after committing the crime, he will definitely leave a card at the crime scene. β
"In the empire, the center of his activity, his name can be said to be known to everyone. It was easy for him to dive into IBC. β
"I've heard the name too. Tio said.
"That guy is coming to Crossbell too?"
"So, what's written on the card?" Waji said.
Lloyd took a closer look: "To all the young people of the Secret Service Support Section, the puppets favored by the eldest lady are now in my hands, if you want them to be free, please use the key called Zhen to open the five cages where they are imprisoned." β
"The first cage is in the city, look for the chair made by the commander. β
"You see, that's the biggest you I've called you. Maria said.
"Thief B actually sent a challenge to our Secret Service Support Section. Lloyd said, "That's it." β
"Did he steal five dolls for that?" said Waji. β
"In any case, now that there are victims, we cannot sit idly by. Randy said.
Ellie: "Yes, it was Maria's most cherished doll that was stolen. β
"Hehe, thank you, Ellie, everything depends on you. Maria said.
"So before we start the investigation, let's analyze the text on the cards," Lloyd said. β
"First of all, five dolls, trapped in a cage?"
"This probably means that the dolls are hidden in five separate places. β
"In other words, we have to go to five places to find it, which seems to be a lot of trouble. El said.
"Probably the most important thing to do next is the chair made by the commander in the city and in the seam. The content of these two texts. Waji said.
"This should be a clue to where the puppet is, but what is it metaphorically in?" Mr. Waji said.
"It seems that Ting has said this somewhere recently. Randy said.
"Anyway, let's ponder here if it's useless, let's start investigating. β
"Hehe, I'm looking forward to seeing what you do. Mary said, "I'll leave it to you, please bring back all my beloved dolls." β
"Don't worry. Lloyd said, "Ellie first wrote down the contents of the card in the investigation manual. β
"Then I used this as a clue and began to investigate. β
Several people went down to the first floor, walked out of the IBC, and began the investigation.
Finally, Lloyd remembered something: "The former nickname of the section chief seems to be Sergei who sees the seams. β
Ellie said, "In other words, the chair of the section chief is the chair made by the commander who saw the stitches. β
"Let's go back and investigate the chief's office. Randy said.
Several people returned to the Support Section and found a suitcase under the desk in the chief's office.
"This box looks a bit like the one we found at the auction that contained Kia," said Waji. β
"Hehe, he chose the first hiding place here, it's really a naked provocation. β
Lloyd: "That's true, and I even know the nickname of the section chief, so let's open it and take a look first." β
Randy opens the alley, and sure enough, there is a beautiful doll inside, as well as a card.
"The second prison is outside the city, looking for the ancient road, the place where the people of the countryside will pass on from generation to generation. β
Theo looked at the doll and said, "This is indeed a doll touched by the workshop, it seems to be right." β
"Well, I've seen it too, and Maria loved the doll so much that she named it Kanan. β
"Hehe, you even give a name to a puppet, and Miss Maria is also cute. El said.
"It's a bit of a surprise that the prisoners are so careful to store the slices in this suitcase," Waji said. β
"Thief B, it seems, he still cares a lot about art. Lloyd said.
"As for the content of the second card, it is outside the city, so the search scope has really expanded. Randy said.
Ellie: "The old road and the country people are clues, it sounds very historical, but in the modern case of Crosbel, what is this description?"
Randy: "Anyway, let's put the doll away first, and then move on to the next one." β
"I feel like this place is about the ancient road near the village of Almorica, which has a long history and is in keeping with the countryside," said Tiou. β
"Indeed, let's go check it out. Lloyd said.
With the dolls, several people returned to the guide car and drove to the Almorica Ancient Road.
On the way, the door to the private land was found open.
"I remember that this place is managed by Almo Trucks, and it is usually locked all the time. β
"Looks like someone opened it. Tio said.
But what is the purpose of this? β
"It looks like a monster has entered, so be careful if you want to go in and investigate. Randy said.
Lloyd said: "Contact the card of Monster Thief B, maybe there is a clue here, let's go in and investigate." β
Waji said, "Hehe, got it. β
The crowd went inside and carefully investigated, but did not find the monster, but saw a suitcase in the corner of a wooden shed where farm tools were placed.
"Is this the second doll?" Lloyd said.
"Looks like that's the answer to the puzzle. Ellie said as she opened the suitcase.
Sure enough, in addition to a card, there is also a beautiful doll inside.
The card reads: "The third cage is located outside the city to find the one who bears the brightest light of the goddess." β
Ellie said, "This doll is a doll named Aeti by Mary, and it seems to be the real thing." β
"There's an inexplicable puzzle written on the card again. Randy said bitterly.
"The most dazzling light of the goddess should be a hint. Tio said.
"Speaking of the most dazzling, there should be a lot of places. β
"Anyway, we can only continue to look for it, let's go. Lloyd said.
On the way to search, I passed by the Great Church.
Randy said, "Isn't the brightest light of the goddess the Great Sanctuary?"
Lloyd said: "It's possible that we can go in and have a look. β
Then several people came to the auditorium.
"Oh, you guys, is there anything you can do, if you want to listen to me talk about the teachings of the Seven Yaos, I'll make time for you. The Lord cried out.
"No, we're not here for this. Lloyd said.
Then, after searching, the box was found in the auditorium.
When I opened the chest, I found the cards and the dolls.
Card: "The First Death Light Cage is located outside the city, please look for the Iron Path that the Western Defenders have passed underfoot." β
"This doll is a doll that Maria loves very much. β
"It seems to be genuine, and the third one has been found. Waji said.
"Why did this kind of thing appear in the auditorium, although I had something to do and needed to leave for a while, but the time was definitely not long, so I could hide such a thing. β
"Honestly, it's pretty magical. Lloyd said.
Ellie: "This hint, no matter how you look at it, it's the meaning of the guardian, so it represents. β
El said: "If that's the case, it's definitely at the Belgard Gate. β
"That's right, let's go and see. Lloyd said.
The group then got into the car and came to the Belgard Gate, after some exploration.
Sure enough, I found a suitcase in an easily overlooked corner.
After opening the suitcase, he found the card: "The last cage is located in the city, go to the towering skyscraper, from the top of the sixteenth floor to the twenty-first floor, and look for the many windows to peek into the otherworld." β
Ellie examined the doll and said, "That's right, it's Maria's doll." β
"There is one last one left, and the skyscrapers in the city must be very tall buildings. "Could it be that you mean the Orchid Tower?"
Ellie said, 'But there is a contradiction in the description that the Orchid Tower has forty and sixteen floors, so it probably isn't. β
"It's also strange to go from the top of the 16th floor to the 21st floor. β
Waji said: "This may be some kind of implication, many windows to peek into the other world, what this sentence means, we must also think carefully." β
"Let's think about it together," Lloyd said. β
After a long time, Theo said: "There are 16 floors in IBC, but there are 5 floors underground, and if the top floor is 16 + 5 floors = 21. β
Ellie said, 'Indeed, let's go find out. β
I went to the IBC and finally found the suitcase in the terminal room on the 5th basement floor.
Lloyd said, "Let's make sure."
"The doll is Alice, very beautiful, one of Maria's favorites. Ellie said.
Waji said: "Hehe, it seems that we have completed the commission and have not found any cards. β
"Whew, that's a long task. β
At this time, the terminal room rang a pilot mail.
Randy: "What's wrong. β
The researcher walked over and said, "What happened to you guys, I seem to hear the sound of the email, huh? Isn't that the puppet of the eldest lady?"
Lloyd said: "It should have been left here for a while. β
"How can we get an email at this time, we can be busy lately. β
Theo said, "Can you show me the mail?"
"Well, I always feel a little weird, please. β
Theo tapped his keyboard a few times.
"What's wrong, Theo?"
"The sender is Thief B. β
"What, open it and take a look. β
"Understood. β
After opening it, everyone looked at it.
"To all of you, dear members of the Secret Service Support Section, first of all, please let me sincerely thank you for accompanying me through this aftershow, and I sincerely apologize for the offense I have taken to the owner of the dolls, Ms. Maria, and the puppet makers, but I have done my best to keep them safe and have caused the slightest damage to these top works of art, so please rest assured, I will leave here after the bull, so goodbye everyone, Snake Eater NOX Rogue, Gentleman Blobran, I pray to the goddess here, I wish you all the best, and I look forward to your continued growth in the futureγ β
It's really amazing, but I've finally completed the task.