Although Mars seemed to be asking for advice, Su Xian knew that he was only here to test the information.

Even if he was told that the party was likely to be dangerous, he would go for it...... No, it was because of the danger that he would definitely go!

Even so, Su Xian still said: "My opinion is not to go." ”

Sure enough, Mars just nodded and said, "I understand." ”

In order to find clues to the "shadows", he will not let go of all events that may involve extraordinary powers.

Detective Kebei, who was sitting next to him, looked helpless, and even cast an apologetic look at Su Xian.

However, Su Xian already had a clear understanding of Detective Kebei, and this guy might want to get involved in such incidents even more than Mars.

Mars was a reluctant choice, but Corbean was driven by primitive curiosity.

"Two restless guys......"

Su Xian began to regret that he had brought these two guys together.

……

With the arrival of Mars and Cobe, the conversation shifted back to the party.

"Terrence Springhall."

Su Xian asked Mars, "Have you been in contact with him, what kind of person do you think he is?" ”

Mars weighed his words: "How to say it. I've been commissioned by Terence Springhall and had a head-on conversation with him. Judging from the conversation, Terence is undoubtedly a person with a very high level of cultivation. I've heard that his ancestors were from the court, which is probably the reason why he was able to get a higher education. But he also has an extremely paranoid side to the person. ”

Su Xian asked with interest, "What do you say?" ”

Mars seems to be recalling his past contact with Terrance: "He was very demanding of food, and if anything was not to his taste, he would get angry. ”

Su Xian was puzzled: "Is it because he is a chef family?" ”

Mars shook his head: "No, he's not a chef. To put it bluntly, he can only be regarded as a gourmet. However, a qualified gourmand can accept a wide variety of tastes, he is clearly not qualified. I had dinner with him after the commission, and he even went berserk at the extra salt in the chicken, and it was in front of us guests. ”

Hearing this, Lily couldn't help but say, "Terrance Springhall still has such a side? No wonder he never dined with outsiders. Mr. Mars must have been very valued by Terrance for an invitation to dinner. ”

Mars smiled: "I'm Mars Frank, you can call me Frank, of course, you can call me Mars directly." ”

Lily asked, "Mr. Frank, can you tell me about the commission you received?" ”

Mars nodded, "Yes, it's not a secret that needs to be hidden, many people already know it." That was about two months ago, when I had just made a name for myself with my wife's help, and Mr. Springhall came to visit me personally, and I was really flattered. But now that I think about it, that's what it is. Mr. Springhall registered a search commission to find a relic left behind by his grandfather. Based on his grandfather's will and his words and deeds, I finally found a secret room that had been hidden for a long time in their ancestral home, and cracked the code of the secret room, and finally dug up the relic at a marked point underground. ”

Lily asked, "What kind of relic is that?" ”

Mars's face showed a hint of weirdness: "That's a mask, a boar mask." I've never seen a boar mask that real like it's like a boar's face is peeled off and pasted on. But other than that, I don't see anything special about that face, maybe it's because I'm not from the Springhall family? In short, Mr. Springhall was extremely excited and visibly ecstatic after receiving the boar mask. It can be seen that the boar mask should not be ordinary. ”

"Boar masks?"

Professor Buck regretted, "If I had the chance, I'd love to see it for myself." Pigs are traditionally synonymous with gluttony, but in ancient mythology, giant pigs appear in the form of destroyers. ”

Mars coughed, "Hopefully it's not that kind of thing." Professor Christopher Barker, now that you've received an invitation to the evening, when are you ready to go? ”

Professor Buck thought for a moment and said, "I'll probably go to the port and wait earlier." However, the order over there is quite chaotic, and I hope that Mr. Springhall will clean up the scene in advance. ”

Mars took the opportunity to say, "Then can you let me go with me?" ”

Professor Buck said kindly, "Of course. Why don't we meet at this store? ”

Marston rejoiced, "That's for the best." I'll be here at noon that day. ”

After a few words, the two made an agreement on their own, and the meeting place was still Su Xian's store......

After that, Professor Buck began to pack his things: "See you then." I'll have to go back to class first, tomorrow is Monday. ”

Mars and Detective Kobei looked at each other, then got up and said, "Then let's go too." Good night to all. ”

……

Mars, Corbe, and the professor are leaving, but Lily shows no signs of leaving.

After she watched the three of them leave, she squinted her eyes and said to Su Xian, "Let's continue the previous topic." In addition to Springhall's invitation and the news of the masquerade, I have a third thing to talk about. ”

Su Xian seemed to have already noticed: "Is it Margaret's crown?" ”

Lily nodded, "Yes, I will try to grasp the crown further as you suggested." As a result, the images and sounds became clearer. ”

Su Xian said curiously: "What did you see and hear?" ”

Lily hesitated: "It's the sound of conversation, a lot of people, it's messy, but sometimes it's quiet, like a person who lives in a noisy place, but always goes into a quiet room." I still couldn't hear the voices, but I could feel something. ”

Su Xian: "What about the picture?" ”

Lily said: "The picture appears more and more frequently, but it matches the sound, and when there are many people, the sound becomes noisy; When it's all still life, it's quiet. This confirms my previous suspicion that my eyes and ears are overlapping someone's eyes and ears. What I see is what the person sees, and what I hear is what the person hears. ”

Su Xian couldn't help frowning: "That person, does that person exist in the memories of the past, or is he still alive in this world?" ”

Lily bothered, "I'm not sure, if it had been clearer, I could barely make out if it was Inffist." But that's really hard, my control of the crown is at a bottleneck, and I'm afraid I need some opportunity to break through. ”

The last time she came, she was worried that she would be gradually replaced, but now she was worried that she could not see and hear clearly.

The emergence of a bottleneck made her temporarily settle down.

Su Xian speculated on her thoughts and said; "That's a good thing. Your control over the crown stays within a certain threshold, which protects you. ”

Lily: "However, the distance to be able to recognize the sound and the picture is only a little bit away, as if there is a film that is too thin to be thin, as long as you touch it, you can pierce that membrane, but if you really stab it, you can't break it." That feeling is really uncomfortable, like an ant scratching in my heart all the time. ”

It seems that she is the type of person who eats the trick of "wanting to catch and indulge".

Su Xian said: "Since you can't break through, why don't you try to change the target?" ”

Lily: "What do you say?" ”

Su Xian said: "You can try to let yourself only hear when you want to hear and see when you want to see, instead of passively receiving those sounds and pictures." I know it might be hard, but you have plenty of time to research right now, don't you? ”

Lily furrowed her brow, "But I've tried it before, and I can't stop it." The sounds and images kept coming, getting clearer and clearer day by day, and I couldn't control them at all......"

Su Xian said: "So, isn't it time to stop?" ”

Lily was stunned for a moment before she said, "That's the case." ”

Su Xian said: "Since you have stopped, you have enough leeway to try to control them, even if it takes more effort and time. You couldn't do it before, maybe just because you haven't been able to control it yet?

The so-called authorities are obsessed with bystanders.

When Lily left the Rare Treasure Antiquities Shop, the depression in her heart had faded a lot.

……

But after she left, Su Xian further thought about the phenomenon brought about by "Margaret's Crown".

"What is the cause of this anomaly?"

Look through the outside and see its essence.

Is there another item that matches "Margaret's Crown" or "Margaret's Muppet" and is in the hands of another person?

Could it be that what Lily sees and hears is the same person?

In short, this is also a possibility that can be thought about.

……

Terrance Springhall's sudden evening party disrupted Su Xian's deployment, and he had intended to start an investigation into the sea smuggler Corondo Webster within a few days, but now it seems that ...... It is necessary to unfold it immediately!

"There is a week before the start of the party, and if you can get the third piece of parchment within this week, you will have more guarantees for follow-up actions, and you must be prepared in advance for the Hongmen Banquet."

Springhall is a restaurant giant, and its 60-year development has made his family power deeply rooted in Brut City, and the only old families that can compete with it in the city are Lily's Frederick family, the mayor's Brut family, and the Middleton family, the leader of the three giants of the underworld.

Although many emerging families have the momentum of catching up in recent years, the old families naturally have their heritage.

Springhall hosted a gala, and even Mayor Benjamin Brut may have been invited.

In fact, both Lily's father and grandfather received invitations, and Springhall wanted them to attend the evening as Witnesses.

According to Lily, one of her fathers and grandfathers would go to the feast.

In this way, this party may really be a gathering of heroes, and the wind and clouds are surging.

If Springhall does something at the gala, the entire city of Brut will be affected.

This party, which is nominally attended by teachers and students from Brut College of Higher Education, is probably just a coincidence.

It cannot be ruled out that this is the possibility of the masquerade party's response to its existence after it is exposed.

……

Midnight past zero.

Su Xian changed into black clothes, put on the mask of the "pale clown", and rose into the air under the support of the "mage's hand".

The "Mage's Hand" is a pure use of spiritual power, and with the blessing of the "Spirit of the Demon Swordsman Toko Scart", his mental power strength is far from comparable to that of normal spellcasters who have just entered the elite, and it is more comfortable to use the "Mage's Hand".

Of course, no matter how calm you are, you also need to master it through repeated practice.

"Think of it as practice."

This is because the mental strength of the elite caster is not strong enough to lift the human body up and move it at high speed.

Therefore, instead of simply using the "mage's hand" to lift the body and move, using it to create an "air pedal" is the real essence of air movement.

After Su Xian rose to the sky, he began to try to "walk" in the air, and then "run slowly".

As for the "gradual acceleration" after that, and the "full speed running" at the end, it can only be left for the next lesson.

After leaving the Rare Treasure Antiquities Shop, he landed and returned to the earth.

Using the "Mage's Hand" for a long time is very heavy on the mental power, and the rest of the journey requires walking.

Fortunately, his physical strength had increased considerably, and his running speed surpassed that of mortals, and he soon arrived at the port of the Southern District.

At this point in time, it is far from the time when the lights go out in Nangang, and the port is extremely lively.

At a glance, drinking and gambling, fighting, and XXOO are not a few.

There are even lights on on the docks, and quite a few people are helping to unload the cargo.

Su Xian originally wanted to find someone to investigate in the dead of night, but now it seems that he will have to wait for a long time, and it will not be until three or four o'clock in the morning that Nangang will really calm down.

"Where you come, you are safe."

Wearing a mask and walking among the lights and shadows, he easily blended into the chaotic place.

It's not that no one sees the man, it's just that no one cares about him.

Even if you glance at it in a hurry, you can't see it clearly because of the confusion of light and dark.

Some people are drunk and moaning on the ground, some people are ruined and crying, some people are cursing and scuffling and yelling at each other, he doesn't care.

After the people on the dock had finished unloading the last shipment, he stepped out and aimed at one of the managers who was holding a notebook and recording something.

If you want to investigate the intelligence of a maritime smuggler, questioning such managers is naturally the most direct way.

The current manager looks quite sven from his face, and he is born with the appearance of a civilian worker.

After the people carrying the goods left, he did not follow, but walked alone to a small cabin on the shore.