Chapter 131: The Parasite (Added Change)
In the evening, Abner and Hugh met at the appointed place and told her selectively about the events of the past two days.
Hugh was a little frustrated, because she still couldn't help with anything.
And Abner didn't comfort her, because he was the same...... He had a hard time dealing with the 'witches', not to mention the Pain Witch who had a divine monster as a helper. In this matter, the "desolate" has to be the main force.
Then, seeing that it was getting dark, Abner gave Hugh the second copy of the transcribed fragment of The Feast of Blood, and then said goodbye to him and rode back to Detective Isenger's house in a public carriage.
As a result, as soon as he entered the door, he was called into the office by the teacher.
"I've found out which court nobleman the coat of arms on that carriage belonged to." Detective Isenger Stanton took a puff on his cigarette and said slowly.
Abner almost didn't react to this thoughtless remark, but after a little recollection, he remembered that at Inspector Vain's funeral, a troublesome police officer had said that the inspector had been poisoned by a woman in a carriage, and the badge on the carriage belonged to a court nobleman.
"Because the nobles of the court are almost all die-hard loyalists of the royal family of Rune, and they are generally not very keen on socializing, which seems a little mysterious, it took me a few days to find out the origin of that badge." At this point, Detective Issinger flicked the ash from his pipe before continuing, "That belongs to the Lorena family, Counts of the Court. ”
"House Lorena?" Abner thought about it carefully, and made sure that the name did not appear in the original book, and that he had not seen it in the firm's files.
"The ancestors of the House of Lorena were once the attendants of William I, the 'Founder' and 'Protector', and were knighted for saving the lives of members of the royal family on the battlefield, and have always been loyal to the House of Augustus." Detective Isenger explained briefly to his students.
The royal family of Rune secretly has a deal with the Witch Sect, so it makes sense that a witch can borrow the carriage of the court count......
But I don't have a way to find a court count...... Did you go to Prince Edsak and ask? Well, maybe you can tell the "desolates" that this can be regarded as a good direction for them to investigate.
In addition, when the tarot meeting tomorrow, you can ask Miss "Justice" to investigate it.
Thinking of this, Abner gradually had a plan in his heart, nodded to the teacher, and said, "I will investigate clearly." He still remembers the solemn look on Detective Issinger's face when he wanted him to find out the truth about Inspector Vane's death.
……
Early Monday morning
Queens, inside the luxurious villa of the Earl Hall's family.
"Why did you come here so early all of a sudden?" Audrey looked at the sky outside, and then at Viscount Glerint in front of her.
Glerint looked around and found only a big golden retriever squatting next to him, so he lowered his voice and said:
"I was going to go to the racecourse, but I met Conse on the way, and he told me something very interesting, really interesting, and I thought I would pass by here, so I came over and shared it with you."
"What's the matter?" Audrey asked with interest.
Glerint replied without paying attention to the words:
"You know about the assassination at the headquarters of the Daily Observer on Friday night, right? It's the case that Detective Bryan discovered and successfully stopped...... There is a follow-up to that case! ”
Of course, according to Mr. "Hanged Man", Mr. Detective is likely to be an extraordinary person, if it is not inconvenient, I really want to get to know the other party! Audrey's eyes lit up, and she asked reservedly:
"What's the follow-up?"
"I don't know the specifics, Cons refused to say, he only told me that the daughter of the Makht member of the House of Commons was involved in the case and was in the custody of the church...... It was as if she had worshipped an evil extraordinaire as a teacher. Glerint spread his right palm.
An evil teacher...... Conse was telling Glerint by saying this, right? Audrey bowed her head visibly, and asked without hiding her curiosity:
"Has the evil Extraordinaire been caught?"
"No, I was run away by that extraordinary." "That's what I'm talking about," said Glerint, "and that's where everyone who went to the capture forgot what they were doing – whether it was MI9 or the Night Watchman, or even a 'Red Glove' senior deacon carrying a holy relic...... Just went around and went back to their respective 'homes'...... Imagine that scene......"
This...... It's creepy to listen to! What is the ability to do such a thing?
Well, wait for the Tarot meeting in the afternoon to ask, and Mr. "Tower" and Mr. "The Hanged Man" should know.
This thing is so weird, maybe Mr. "Fool" will be interested......
Thoughts flashed quickly, and Audrey couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth, this is what the extraordinary world she yearns for looks like.
"What are you thinking?" Viscount Glerint, who was sitting opposite, finally couldn't bear it anymore and spoke in confusion.
Audrey suddenly came back to her senses, tilted her head slightly and smiled:
"Didn't you make me imagine the night watchmen completely forgetting their original intentions and going straight back to church?"
"Haha." Glerint smiled awkwardly, and then sighed, "I don't know which path that evil person is, it's so much in line with my imagination of something similar, it's, it's so cool!" When Hazel is released, I'll have to ask. ”
"Hazel?" Audrey heard the unfamiliar name and asked curiously:
"It's the daughter of Congressman Makht! I heard that she was also an extraordinary person, so even if she was only used, she was still imprisoned by the church. At this point, Glerint looked at Audrey with some excitement and said, "You urge Folth to ask her when my 'pharmacist' formula will be found?" ”
Audrey's eyes widened slightly, looked around, and said in a low voice:
"Quiet, quiet.
"How can you talk about potions recipes here?"
Glerint smiled indifferently: "Don't worry, it's nothing, I have confirmed just now, there is only one dog here besides you and me." ”
Susie, the golden retriever, unconsciously changed her sitting position.
……
North of Beckland, in a room in the basement of St. Samuel's Church.
Dressed in a black hooded robe, blue eyeshadow and blush, Dai Li found a random place to sit down and picked up the papers on the table.
She glanced at it, then her eyebrows and eyes stretched, and she asked with a smile:
"'Parasite'?"
"So you're treated like a curly-haired baboon in a zoo?"
Crestai Cessima, who sat in the main seat and tucked his chin and lips back into the straight collar, spoke in a low voice:
"We don't know enough about the capabilities of the 'parasite'...... I didn't expect him to ...... No, it should be her, who can even steal people's thoughts.
"Everyone, including MI9 agents, forgot what they were going to do."
"So what are you looking for me for?" Ms. Daly changed her seat, she was currently a member of the Beckland Nightwatch, and was not affiliated with the "Red Gloves" herself, and generally did not come to her for help because of anything important.
"We need more leads...... So I'd like to ask you to 'channel' Miss Hazel...... Although the substitute punisher has used similar tactics against her, I trust your abilities more. Sesima pondered and said,
"Oh, but the dossier I just read says that the young lady is still imprisoned in the church of Mother Earth...... I don't want to experience the strength of a giant bishop. Ms. Dai Li laughed and asked, "Have you done a good job of communication and protection in advance?" ”
"I have a good relationship with Detective Issinger Stanton...... And according to the intelligence, his student should be someone secretly cultivated by the Mother Earth God Church...... Maybe we can think of a way through this relationship. With that, Cesima handed a document into Dali's hands.
After Dai Li took the information, she glanced at it slightly, and her eyes stopped on one of Abner's busts.
"I think I've seen this guy somewhere......"
……
At three o'clock in the afternoon, above the endless gray fog, the magnificent palace stood silently.
Abner, who had come here again, had just regained his gaze when he saw Miss "Justice" on the other side looking at the top of the mottled long table and greeting in a brisk tone:
"Good afternoon, Mr. 'Fool'~"
Then, "Justice" Audrey turned to Abner and Alger and said hello in turn.
"Good afternoon, Miss Justice." Abner smiled back.
At this time, Audrey, who turned her head again, suddenly saw a very old-looking book on the table on the right hand side of the "Fool".
It was placed quietly, casually, like an ordinary object.
What book is that? It must be not easy to be kept at hand by Mr. "Fool"! Maybe there is a secret hidden by the gods? Audrey speculated curiously.
Although Klein could not see Audrey's expression, he could still guess the young lady's thoughts from the change in her mood, and thought to himself: it was in vain that he kept the book for a few more days, and did not return it to "Tower" immediately after checking it......
But the knowledge in this book did help him a lot.
Seeing that Mr. "Fool" did not mean to explain, Audrey subconsciously glanced at "The Hanged Man" and "Tower", and found that they also noticed the old-looking book.
Mr. "The Hanged Man" looked and moved to reveal his doubts and surprises, as well as his inevitable guesses, after all, the books that could be kept in the hands of the mysterious and high-ranking "Fool" could never be ordinary objects......
Hey? Mr. "Tower" reacted a little strangely, and he seemed to be quite happy in his heart...... Glad? But not curious...... Did he recognize the book?
Abner was actually a little speechless, he roughly guessed Klein's plan to use "Blood Feast" to pretend to be a wave, and while snickering in his heart, he was the first to speak:
"Dear Mr. 'Fool', there is no new Russell Diary this time." Of course, there is no diary that I compiled.
He plans to postpone a few weeks before giving a new diary, after all, Mr. "Fool" has a limited ability to pay now, and if he takes out too many diaries, the other party may not be able to maintain the character of "equivalent exchange".
"I finally don't have to worry so much this time......"
Hearing this, Klein was a little disappointed, and then exhaled relaxedly.
(End of chapter)