Seeing Abner come to the entrance of the stairwell, the security personnel guarding here were just about to come forward to interrogate, but a middle-aged gentleman who was meticulously dressed happened to come down from the second floor at this time...... He was none other than Mr. Finkel, Prince Edsax's butler.

"This Mr. Bryan is a guest of His Royal Highness the Prince, so let him come over." Finkel stood on the stairs and glanced at Abner, then instructed the security personnel.

The security guard, disguised as MI9 members, heard Finkel's butler say this, so he made way and let Abner into the stairwell.

Abner peeked at the butler and saw that he was wearing a snow-white and crisp shirt, with a thick gray-blue waistcoat on the outside that perfectly contained his stomach, and a long tuxedo with clear lines without a single blemish.

It looked like an ordinary aristocratic "heirloom" butler, but Abner didn't underestimate him in the slightest.

In the original book, although there is no specific description of the housekeeper's shot, before and after the "Great Haze" incident, Triss, who was holding a "0" level seal and at least a "happy witch" herself, was extremely jealous of him, and even described the housekeeper as "terrible".

And after forcing Prince Edsak to commit suicide, the old butler was personally erased by the goddess of the night's divine descent vessel, which also shows that his strength is by no means ordinary.

In addition, in the post-mortem investigation of the Steam Church, he was even ranked with the name of "Desperate Nightingale" Panatia!

Based on the above intelligence analysis, this Mr. Butler is likely to be a demigod! If not at least, it's a very powerful sequence5...... I just don't know which way.

Abner pondered in his heart as he followed the butler's footsteps to a parlor on the second floor.

After another body search, Abner finally met His Royal Highness the Prince, dressed in a crisp white gown.

Prince Edsak, with a round face and a pair of narrow eyes, but not serious at all, but always smiling, looked at Abner, who was led in by the butler, and said with a smile:

"See you at last, Detective Brian."

"Hello, Your Royal Highness the Prince. I didn't know that it was You, Your Highness, who asked Talim to find me. Abner bowed.

"I didn't expect you to be a 'hero' of Beckland either...... Hehe, speaking of which, the fact that the Daily Observer's sales skyrocketed last week is also related to the publication of your interview. Prince Edsak laughed and teased before retracting his expression and continuing, "Of course, what I didn't expect was that Detective Brian had a relationship with the Mother Earth God Church. ”

As soon as he said this, a middle-aged man wearing a modified captain's hat standing behind the prince suddenly looked serious, and looked at Abner with a scrutinizing gaze. He originally thought that the prince was just summoning a "famous detective" on an impromptu basis, but he didn't expect the other party to have such a background.

Abner naturally felt this stern gaze as well...... To be precise, from the moment he entered the room, he noticed that this man was not dressed at all like the man who had come to the ball.

Judging from the clothes, he should be a "substitute for punishment...... Fortunately, I am now reporting on behalf of the "Mother Earth God" Church, and if I still wear the vest of the Church of Knowledge, I am afraid that I will be taken down on the spot.

Glad in his heart, Abner did not look at the man on the surface, but said to Prince Edsak with a serious expression: "Your Royal Highness, I have come to see you because I have discovered something terrible at the ball...... If it is not handled well, it is likely to cause serious casualties! ”

Prince Edsak raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and before he could ask what was the matter, the middle-aged man behind him interjected, "What did you find?" ”

Abner did not answer directly, but set his eyes on the prince.

Prince Edsak frowned, a trace of dissatisfaction arose in his heart, but he quickly adjusted his expression and said with a smile: "This is the Lord's 'substitute punishment', Captain Kuhn. Detective Brian, you don't have to worry. ”

Well, of course I don't care. It's better to tell the "substitute" that you know than to tell you, after all, you may lead people away after understanding the seriousness of the problem, but the "substitute" will not...... Because they are guardians.

"I noticed that Majel, the daughter of Councillor Mahert, had a strong 'primordial moon' smell in her...... If you don't deal with it quickly, there is a good chance that something will happen to the ball. Abner described the matter simply, believing that the profession of the "substitute" would not be unaware of the gravity of the "primordial moon".

"'Primordial Moon'...... Can you be sure? Captain Kuhn's face changed suddenly, and he hurriedly asked.

"I'm pretty sure it's the 'Primordial Moon'! Moreover, Miss Hazel must have been used, and there must be another mastermind behind this matter...... "Then, Abner didn't hide too much, and told all the information that could be revealed, including the fact that Hazel may be an extraordinary "thief".

Captain Kuhn nodded and said, "I believe in the professionalism of the Mother Earth Church in dealing with the issue of the 'Primordial Moon'......"

After saying that, he turned his head to look at Prince Edsak, who still had a blank look on his face, and pleaded, "The 'Primordial Moon' is a dangerous evil god, and since he has brought his breath to this ball, he must have a plan...... Your Royal Highness the Prince, although the seal we brought can divide the space, its effect cannot completely isolate the influence of the evil god...... I beg you to get Mr. Finkel to intervene and protect the vast majority of ordinary people down there. ”

Although Prince Edsak didn't know what the "Primordial Moon" was, seeing that the captains of the "Substitute Punisher" team were so solemn and knew the seriousness of the matter, he first said, "I understand." Then he looked at his butler, thought for a moment, and said, "Finkel, there are quite a few people down there who are my friends and partners, and I don't want anything to happen to them." ”

"My priority is to protect you, Your Highness." The old butler replied clearly, but when he saw His Royal Highness the Prince looking at him with firm eyes, he hesitated for a moment, and continued, "If there is still room for the time comes, I will take care of the guests." ”

Prince Edsak smiled at this time, and he first talked to Kuhn in a low voice, and then looked at Abner, and said sincerely:

"Mr. Bryan, although the news you brought is not pleasant, it is timely, and perhaps tonight, you will be a 'hero' again."

"I'd rather not be a 'hero' than just come to a normal ball......" Abner said with a wry smile.

……

In the ballroom, Hazel was stunned for a moment by Abner's sudden escape, then angrily threw down the food plate and returned to her parents.

At this time, a gentleman who had pursued her for a long time came to invite her to dance, but was categorically rejected by Hazel, who was in a bad mood, and even said something direct and hurtful, which made the other party very shameless.

This made Mrs. Macht, who had always valued family upbringing, very angry, and called her daughter aside and whispered a few reprimands.

Hazel, who was already discouraged, was even more annoyed by the training, and decided to find out the identity of the man who had fled when he saw him, and then asked him to look good.

But at this moment, Hazel suddenly felt a palpitation, and then became sober and sane, and all those irritability and chagrin were gone.

At this moment, she clearly knew that she was no longer in the real world!

She looked around blankly and saw that the gentleman in the tuxedo on her left was still inviting an impatient lady to dance, and the lady of the declining nobleman, who had two daughters and a light blue dress, was trying to introduce her daughter to a wealthy businessman. Next to her, someone was holding a dinner plate and eating ice cream from the prom...... Everything is no different from before.

But Hazel was even more frightened by this scene, she quietly turned on the vision, and then found that none of these passengers exuded the corresponding aura color and emotional color!

They don't have an etheric body!

They are talking, dancing, and eating ice cream, but there is no trace of life!

Is this an illusory illusion, or did they die suddenly? The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became, and she hurriedly looked sideways at her parents, only to find that they were exactly the same as the others she saw, and they did not look like living people at all!

Somewhat bewildered, Hazel raced across the ballroom, hoping to discover something. But she still has too little knowledge to understand what she has encountered.

At that moment, her heart moved, and she took the emerald seed out of her pocket.