On the round table is a data board of Eligi, and above the data board floats a holographic three-dimensional data projection four times larger than a football, in which a fish-like school of text and picture data information flows. It's all about Susan.

Eddard, Marcy, Shiro, Eliqi, and Albert were silently surrounding the data projection, all seemingly calmly thinking about something, but there was no doubt that none of them had the same thing in their heads. And in addition, because there is so much messy information, none of them have read it completely for the time being—until this moment.

“…… That's what you found? Marcy retracted her gaze and looked at Albert opposite, "That's all?" ”

"I think if the police make a move, we will definitely be able to find out some more detailed information." Albert was used to Marcy's aggressiveness, and glanced at her disappretently, "But alas, I don't think the police will help - after all, it's a 'procedure', isn't it?" ”

"That's called having rules."

"We also have rules, but they are different from you."

"Alright."

Ed slapped the table at this point, interrupting the gunpowder conversation between the two. He seemed to be looking a little wrong, and his spirit seemed to be sluggish a lot. He rubbed his eyes, then gestured at Eliqi.

"Miss Elixi."

“…… Mr. Ed? Suddenly named Eliqi was a little overwhelmed.

"Tell me about it...... This thing makes my head hurt when I look at it. ”

"Hmm...... Of course, of course. ”

Eliki unexpectedly stroked the hair on her sideburns, brushed it behind her ears, and chose to tolerate Ed's unreasonable request without any objections. But for some reason, she was about to speak when Marcy interrupted her.

"There's nothing to say, it's okay if you don't have to look at it." Marcy said, with a tone full of impatience and disdain, "If I had to say, if it weren't for the fact that the two parties were indeed in line with the situation now, I would have thought that this was an ordinary teacher-student relationship." ”

"What?" Ed frowned together, and looked at Marcy with his mouth slightly open with a puzzled gaze, "Teacher-student love?" ”

"Uh-huh."

...... didn't know what was going on in his head, Ed turned his head to Tithe on the other side, "Tell me things aren't what I thought they were - Susan still works part-time as a governess?" ”

"......" Shijlo did not answer.

"I want to know how you thought she was the teacher in the first place?" Marcy squinted at Ed with a look that didn't know what she was looking at, and her outstretched finger shook it twice, then put it back again, "It's her and the director of her community school." ”

"What's wrong with them?" Ed asked.

"They ......"

"Maintaining a very suspicious teacher-student relationship," Albert casually interjected, "has continued for four years." ”

"Tell me, what's the suspicious law?"

"Frequent individual classes after class, skipping classes and meeting each other, and having a record of disappearing for more than three days without knowing where to go — and so many other things like that. Is it enough? ”

"What's the name of this dean?"

"Fernand." Albert said, "Five days before Susan's accident, he had died temporarily due to a heart attack. His body was taken back to his hometown of Bahar by his family, and then disappeared entirely. As he spoke, Albert smiled, "I'm quite familiar with this set." ”

"Uh-huh, of course you're familiar with it, that's what you do, aren't you?" Marcy gave a dry sneer with her eyes half-closed. She sounded a little gnashing.

"I'll just take it as a compliment." Albert didn't care, smiling at Marcy and raising his glass.

"So," Ed interrupted the two of them again, frowning as he pondered what Albert had just said, "this Fernand is the point of connection between Susan and A.R.X?" ”

"I know what you're thinking. I advise you not to think about it. Albert said, putting the drained teacup back on the table, and immediately a servant stepped forward from the side to refill it, "Even if Fernand—who knows if this is his real name—even if he is not dead, still alive, it is impossible to find him again in a short time." If you want to use him as the key to solving the puzzle in front of you, you can save yourself from now on. ”

"Why do you say that?"

"If you could easily think of Fernand's importance, do you think A.R.X wouldn't have thought of it?"

“…… Then it means we're stuck. Ed tapped his fingers tapped on the table, his tongue licking his lips, "That's kind of bad. ”

"I can find her." Shi Yiluo on the side suddenly said loudly, "I can handle her affairs alone, and you don't need to worry about it." ”

"Of course you can find her, doctor, I'm sure you can." Edra looked at Shilo with a long face, frowned and said seriously, "But what we need to do is not to find her, or not just to find her, not just to find her - what we need to do is to figure out why she joined A.R.X, and why A.R.X wants her, only by understanding these can we possibly pull her out again, in order to really help her." Otherwise, even if you find her, nothing can be changed. ”

“……”

"Oh, that's what you think, Eddard." Albert rubbed his fingers over the rim of his teacup, shook his head and smiled with a sigh, "Exactly like something you would do." ”

"Hmm...... That's a reminder to me," Marcy said suddenly, looking at Albert, "why are you so interested in this little girl's business?" Don't tell me it's because Ed, this fool is your friend, this kind of unnutritious nonsense. ”

"Of course not," Albert didn't mean to hide at all, "if you're asking why I'm helping you—the answer is that I don't." I'm happy to help my friends, but only if I can't touch some of the rules of our world. And this matter now, this matter has nothing to do with you to a large extent. This is a personal vendetta. ”

"A personal vendetta?" Marcy raised her eyebrows, "With whom?" ”

“A.R.X。” Albert said, then pursed his lips as if he remembered something, "To be exact, there is a little unpleasantness with their big leader...... Trade. So believe me, if the slightest chance of giving me a chance to reciprocate with a little courtesy, I'll hold on to it. ”

"You think Susan is that opportunity?"

"At least it's worth trying, it's worth digging a little deeper."

"Uh-huh." Marcy hugged her shoulders and nodded approvingly. She almost had schadenfreude written on her face - she didn't know what Albert was talking about with the Grand Boss A.R.X. She wished that these two giants of the dark world would pinch each other, the harder the better, and it would be better to pull each other's hair and scuffle to the ground.

"I'll take care of Susan's business." Tithro spoke again at this point. Her narrow eyes lifted, and her silvery-black gaze scanned the crowd, pausing mainly on Albert and Marcy, "If you want to intervene...... It's best not to let me run into it. ”

"Wow, a threat from the former Top Killer of the Black Table - I'm going to be scared to death." Marcy didn't back down, and glanced at Shiro-for-tat, "But it's okay, anyway, the case against Susan is over, and I have no obligation to dig deeper...... Unless someone else asks me to dig deeper. ”

She knew exactly who she was talking about, and everyone in the room knew it perfectly.

"Alright, so be it. That's all for today. Ed, with his head down, put his hands on the table and said motionlessly, "Let me be alone with the doctor for a while." ”

"Whispers?" Albert lifted his sunglasses.

"It's so numb that you don't want to hear it."

"Understood."

Albert nodded, and got up to beckon Eliki to leave. Marcy, on the other hand, paused.

"How long will it take for your injuries to heal?" She asked.

"I think in another week, I can go back to work."

"Hard-boned."

"It's harder than you think."

Marcy smiled, patted Ed on the shoulder as she turned, and casually glanced at Tilo. The eyes of the two women collided again at this moment, Tilo's expression remained unchanged, and Marcy left without stopping, catching up with Albert and Eliki in front of her.

When the three of them and the servants were gone, Ed raised his head, his eyes empty and staring at the clear sky, his mouth slightly open, as if he had lost his mind. Then he took a deep breath, straightened up, reached for the teapot on the table, and filled his own teacup. He had wanted to pour a cup for the tithe, but he found that the cup he had had started was still there. She didn't take a sip from beginning to end.

Ed tilted his head to look at the tithe, then placed the teacup back in the tray. He turned his gaze to the Great Lake.

"Alright...... Tell me about it. ”

"What?"

"Your affair with her." Ed said, his voice as calm as the lake in front of him, "You and that girl." ”

“…… Nothing to say. ”

"Why do you value her so much," Ed turned to look at Timono, "what is there about her that makes you want to help her so bent even now, even at the expense of baring her fangs at the expense of her friends who have managed to get around you?" ”

"They're not my friends." Shi Luo said coldly.

"Then tell me," Ed said seriously, "I may not be good at talking, but I'm good at listening—tell me why that girl is so special to you." Just relax and say, I'll listen. ”