Chapter 143: Overture
Although Abner felt that the flashing photo was a little familiar, but before he could seriously recall it, he heard Detective Isenger go back to the previous topic:
"I told them about the banquet that Councillor Maher was hosting tomorrow night, and I think you'll see that lady Daly then."
Hearing this, Abner came back to his senses, and estimated it slightly in his heart, feeling that with Lady Dali's personality, he should not have a conflict with Bishop Utravsky, so he nodded and said, "I know, teacher." ”
Afterwards, Abner returned to his room after talking to Detective Issinger about what had happened at the Brave Bar tonight.
After a spiritual blockade, an altar, and a ritual to receive the 'gift', Abner saw on the altar the information collected by Miss Justice.
Habitually praising Mr. "Fool", Abner opened the bound materials and read them carefully.
Picking up the photograph of the youngest son of the Count of Lorena and looking at it for a moment, he quickly figured out where the familiar roots were.
"This Leland looks a lot like Lina the 'witch'...... Lina, maybe it's Lelander? That's why she has a relationship with Prince Edsak, because they are good friends in the first place! At the end of last month, Prince Edsak suddenly stopped looking for Leland's whereabouts, and then became at odds with the Count of Lorenna...... It seems that Lina may not have wanted to be an 'assassin' in the first place......"
"In that case, perhaps we should ask Lina again about the whereabouts of the Witch of Pain. After all, her father had a place to hide, and she should know a thing or two. ”
Thinking of this, Abner wrote his speculation on a slip of paper, then arranged the ritual again, then took a step back and said in the ancient Hermetian language:
"Me!
"In my name I call:
"A spirit that hovers between life and death, a friendly friend to be driven, a messenger of Karen Tia alone."
Woo!
The wind stirred in the spiritual wall, and the flame of the ritual candle swelled rapidly, and soon, a small bird with silver-white illusory wings flew out of it.
After dripping a few drops of the "Amanda" hydrosol that had been prepared for the bird, Abner placed the note he had written in front of it, along with the booklet.
The little bird first inhaled the smell of the hydrosol in his mouth with enjoyment, and then tilted his head to look at the stack of materials taller than his body. Immediately after it flapped its illusory wings, the data was held up by a yin wind.
The bird chirped twice at Abner, as if to say goodbye, and then flapped its wings again and disappeared with the information.
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Bridge South District, Harvest Church.
After a short break, Karen and Judy were just about to set off again to investigate the suspect's dream when they saw the bird "Silica" appear in front of them with the information.
Cullen smiled and rewarded her with some spiritual powder, then took the information and looked through it.
After a few moments, Cullen looked up, handed over the information, and said, "Judy, you go back to Talim's dream tonight and contact him and tell him that we need to meet again with Lina the Witch as soon as possible. ”
"Understood." Judy nodded solemnly. She has always been very serious about business, and never argues with Karen about this kind of thing.
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Queens, Count Lorena Mansion.
The Count of Lorena of this generation is named Herich, about fifty years old, tall and thin, with black hair that has turned nearly half white, but his eyes are quite sharp.
He was just about to go to bed, but suddenly found that his bedroom was spiritually blocked, and the two bodyguards outside the door had not even noticed it.
The earl was shocked, but he was not flustered, in addition to the mentality that he had long practiced to deal with chaos, he himself was also an extraordinary person in the middle sequence.
"Who? Come out! The Count deliberately shouted in a spiritual voice, trying to attract the attention of the bodyguards and guards in the mansion.
But he shouted a few times, but he never got the desired result, obviously the blockade method used by the other party is much more clever than the ordinary spiritual wall.
"Slap", "Slap", "Slap",
With a burst of applause, a crisp and beautiful female voice came from the window: "Hehe, worthy of the earl, you can stay calm in such a situation." ”
"Who?!" The Count took out his revolver and pointed it at the window, and then he looked intently, and saw a beautiful girl at most seventeen or eighteen years old sitting on the windowsill. She lowered her head slightly, letting her long bangs cover her eyes, but the corners of her mouth hooked up a sarcastic arc.
"Who are you?" The Count asked for the third time, instinctively feeling that the girl was somewhat familiar, but he could not remember seeing her somewhere.
"Hehe, it looks like you've completely forgotten about me...... Father! At this, the girl jerked her head up, exposing her delicate and lovely face to the earl's eyes.
"You call me father? You...... Are you Lelander? The earl's eyes widened when he heard this, but he quickly restrained his emotions and said coldly, "What are you doing when you come back?" Do you want to get revenge on me? ”
Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered something, and continued: "It seems that Prince Edsak's inexplicable targeting of me these days has also been instigated by you? Oh, Leland, you're really good enough to seduce the prince to deal with your father. ”
Hearing her father's ridicule, Lina's face did not have the slightest anger, she still smiled, she shook her head and said, "I hated it at first, but now I have long seen it, and I have never thought of revenge on you......"
"And what are you doing here with me?" The Count was quietly relieved to see that she had not attacked immediately.
Lina ignored her father's question and said to herself, "When I was an 'assassin', I came into contact with all aspects of the lower levels of this kingdom. Compared to the poor people who were so precarious that their entire family starved or even died of a single illness, my childhood was so happy!
"I understood then that it was because of this happiness that I would pay for it. Since I have enjoyed the good life of the Count's youngest son, I have to take the responsibility of this status......
"So since then, I don't hate it, I just think that I have repaid the happy childhood you brought me before."
As she spoke, there was a trace of sadness in her eyes, and with that pair of pure and charming eyes, it was extremely distressing.
"So, why are you here to talk to me about this?" The Count took a deep breath and told himself not to be fooled by the witch, and asked with a cold face.
"I thought that we had settled our grievances and would no longer owe you anything, just as you were a passerby......" At this point, Lina's gaze suddenly sharpened, just like her father's, and said coldly, "But I didn't expect you to help other witches deal with me!" ”
"What do you say? Helping other witches? How could it be ......" The earl frowned when he heard this, although he didn't care about his younger son, he really didn't want to deal with him.
"Last week, when I was being chased by the Witch of Pain, I escaped into one of my family's safe houses...... You should know that in a place like that, only the lineage of the Lorena family has the right to know...... But the Witch of Pain soon found me. ”
Speaking of this, Lina glanced at her father meaningfully and said:
"And, a former police officer told me that the Witch of Pain had ridden in a carriage with the inbade of the nobility of the court...... And that badge is all too familiar to me! ”
The Earl furrowed his brows again when he heard this, but he quickly stretched, and he roughly understood what was going on, he took a deep breath, and said a little tiredly: "I know about this...... I'll give you an explanation. ”
Didn't get angry or deny it again? Lina raised her eyebrows, she heard a hint of something wrong in her father's tone, she thought about it, and suddenly her mind moved, and suddenly said, "It's not you...... So, is Marcello? ”
Marcello is Lina's eldest brother, the eldest son of the Count, and the heir to the title.
"I said I would give you a satisfactory explanation! You don't have to worry about this anymore. The Count did not answer, but spoke forcefully.
"I ......see," Lina nodded thoughtfully, then sneered, "but you're not in a position to command me anymore." ”
As soon as she finished speaking, her figure dissipated like foam in front of the windowsill, and the blockade in the bedroom was lifted at the same time.
The spiritual fluctuations of the blockade lifting alarmed the bodyguards outside, and they quickly pushed the door and broke in, and saw the Count staring out the window blankly, but the person was not injured, so they breathed a sigh of relief and asked worriedly: "Lord Earl, what happened?" ”
The Count shook his head slightly, told the bodyguards that he was fine, and only thought responsibly in his heart, "Your Majesty...... What exactly do you want to do? Isn't it enough for me to sacrifice a son......"
Without the acquiescence of the royal family or the king, how could his heir not be noticed after encountering the witch for so long? He's the Earl of the Court, the military attache in charge of the security of the royal family!
At this time, a petite figure wearing a black Gothic court dress suddenly appeared in the full-length mirror on the side of the wardrobe in the bedroom.
The apprehensive Count and the bewildered bodyguards were unaware of this.
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Queens, inside a humble house.
Mr. A's extraordinary party had just ended, and a man with black hair and blue eyes, a handsome face and a faint beard slowly changed into a blonde beard, but he hadn't taken a few steps before he found himself spiritually locked.
He closed his eyes, and was about to use his extraordinary ability to find out who was behind the scenes, but he was suddenly shocked by a breathing aura. He couldn't help but stop his movements, and turned to look at the place where the aura was strongest.
It was a beautiful woman with black hair, holding an unopened flower in her hand, and she looked at him with a smile.
It seemed that he was an ordinary person who was not threatening, but this man did not underestimate the other party in the slightest, and he looked around quietly, trying to find a suitable terrain for escape.
At this time, the beauty opened her lips lightly, and said with a touching smile: "Don't be afraid, I just want to ask you, do you need a 'Wind Favorer'?" ”