Chapter 557: Unknown Date
In the Aromatic Manor, Abner, who had returned from the Folk Herb Shop, was just about to continue his study and figure out Cross Fia's "second design" for the image of "Doctor Strange", when he received a message from the "Sea Serpent" Weaver.
"The Sea Serpent" Weaver was his agent at the "Fragrant Leaf Bar" and is now a Sequence 9 "Hunter".
Abner was a little surprised by this, because in order to cover up Weaver's relationship with him, he had already instructed the other party to come to his manor as little as possible, so as not to attract the attention of others.
Although he is not too afraid of exposing this layer of relationship, he still tries to reduce the trouble as much as possible.
"Because of the contract, it is unlikely that he will disobey my commands...... Well, it should be that the incident I told him to investigate before has an eyebrow, so I came to report it in person? ”
With a guess in mind, Abner asked Elaine to take her to her study.
When Waffer entered, he greeted Abner respectfully before taking out a document and handing it to Elaine, who placed it on Abner's table.
Abner glanced at it and saw that it was a list of items that might be needed for tomorrow night's party, along with a list of requirements.
In order to increase the success rate of the transaction, Weaver modified the format of the party, following the practice of some auction houses, and set up a public mailbox in the bar, where customers could anonymously write down the items they wanted to sell and put their needs in.
Then, Weaver will arrange for someone to release some rumors in advance, so that those who want to buy the corresponding items can prepare in advance.
Of course, because the deal may have been completed before the party, or it was simply deliberately disrupted, the rumors may not be true, and the bar will not admit it.
To this, Abner frowned, looked at Weaver and asked, "You won't come here in person just because you sent this, will you?" ”
"Of course not, sir...... That list is just an excuse to come to the door...... I also personally sent other local gentlemen and ladies who were interested in the party......"
After Weaver explained, he glanced at Elaine at the desk and said a little vaguely, "It was the matter you asked me to check last time that there was progress...... About the doctor. ”
The so-called "doctor" is the code name of the man who caused trouble at the last extraordinary gathering and was killed by Abner. He himself is a lone killer who is well-known in the Rorsted Islands, and his most glorious deeds are nothing more than the assassination of the leader of the local Byam gang, the Norse.
Abner asked Weaver to investigate him because the "doctor" was merely a "harvest sacrifice" with the seeds of a new species that had been crossbred in his hands......
And those two "new species" are very similar to some kind of casual games he played in his previous life, "Man-eating Flower" and "Sunflower".
Sure enough, it's because of this...... Abner bowed slightly, and saw that Weaver's words were a little slurred, and glanced at Elaine from time to time, some did not understand what he was worried about, you must know that although Elaine is also the "maid" who she forcibly withheld to work, but in terms of relationship, she is much closer than him as an "agent".
And to investigate the matter of the "doctor", Elaine, who was in the "Fragrant Leaf Bar" at the time, also knew that she was not allowed to listen to the results now, wasn't this deliberately looking for trouble?
Weaver did this, not afraid that Elaine would put on his little shoes afterwards?
Just as Abner was scolding, Elaine apparently sensed Weaver's concerns, so she took the initiative to say, "I still have some unfinished work on my expenses...... I'll deal with it first. ”
With that, she lifted her skirt and saluted, and then left the study without looking at Weaver.
Seeing this, Abner glanced at Weaver with pity, cleared his throat and said, "Okay, now you can continue, right?" ”
Weaver smiled bitterly, then organized the language and said:
"After much investigation, my men finally found out that the doctor had been hiding in the tribe of Winstu before coming to the party that day......
"Moreover, there is evidence that Tansenka is also hiding there, and that's why the doctor took the commission to come to the party I organized to sabotage ......"
"Who is Tansenka?" Abner interrupted.
As for the Winstu tribe, he had heard of it, and it was a local force of Baiam...... Or rather, the indigenous rebels, whose headquarters are hidden in the jungle of the island.
However, Winstū was relatively mild in the Resistance, and was not too repulsive to people outside the tribe, so an outsider like the "doctor" who had the obvious appearance of a Rune could hide there.
"Tansenka was one of the cronies of Julius Ozil, and he happened to be out on an errand that night, and he escaped the disaster......
"Later, he lost the battle with me for the ownership of the Fragrant Leaf Bar, so he held a grudge......"
Weaver looked at his "employer" in awe as he said the word "heavenly punishment."
He had explored the ruins of the villa in the docklands afterwards and knew what kind of power it could have wrought! In his opinion, even if the legendary "Sea King" of the Storm Church took action in person, it would be like this.
What he didn't know was that the prototype of the spell used by Abner that night was indeed from "Aquaman", and it might even be made by him.
I see...... Abner nodded and said calmly, "Go on." ”
"After my men infiltrated Winstu, they quickly discovered a strange thing, and that was that the doctor had been seriously injured after an outing...... After that, he moved out of his original residence and insisted on living alone on the edge of a cliff in the southwest of the tribe.
"And the natives of the tribe, although not hostile to him, did not welcome him to live permanently, and when they saw that he offered to move out, they were very happy to help him carry his things, but he refused......
Weaver said this, and without waiting for Abner to inquire about the location of the cliff, he bowed his head and said, "Just as my men were trying to ask which cliff he was moving to, he was caught......
According to him, he was seized by a beautiful young girl, who was completely different from the natives in terms of race and dress...... But several of the elders of Winstū had great respect for her.
"My subordinate said that the girl did not know what means he used, so that he could not control himself at all, and explained his identity......
"And before letting my men come back, tell him that you are her friend, and invite you to meet her with her tonight in the Windstu tribe......"
My friend? Who will it be? No, how would she know that Weaver the "Sea Serpent" was behind me? Under the constraints of the "contract", it is impossible for Weaver to reveal my information to his subordinates!
Could it be that the other party is cheating? Secretly follow Weaver to see who he will come to?
Thinking so, Abner also asked.
At the same time, he opened the "Pure White Eye" and relied on the "rituals" arranged around the manor, carefully inspecting it, and found that there was no one else hiding, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's what I thought at first...... But what I asked my men to bring back was a letter with your name clearly written on it...... "Weaver took out another letter and handed it over.
Abner took it and saw that the handwriting was delicate, indeed somewhat familiar, and after a little recollection, he remembered that it was the handwriting of his classmate, Miss Roman......
But Roman is just an ordinary person, how could he have a connection with the indigenous tribe of Baiam? That doesn't make sense......
Hey? Wait a minute...... Yes, I don't actually know Roman's handwriting, I know the handwriting that Judy always used when she pretended to be Roman!
So, it was Judy who asked me to meet?
Well, if it were her, she would know my strength, and if she had heard the details of the last extraordinary gathering, she might have been able to guess that it was me who did it, and then it would not be difficult to conclude that it was me behind Weaver......
And she also has a mother who seems to "know" more than I do......
But why bother so much if she wants to see me? Would it be nice to come to me directly?
With this in mind, Abner asked Weaver again, "Did the girl tell your men her name?" ”
Waffer, who was good at reading words, shook his head and judged that the "employer" might have a guess in his mind, so he was also relieved.
The reason why he sent the maid away just now was that he was afraid that this was actually an old friend of the "Hero Detective" who would come to meet him at night...... That's why they don't hesitate to offend each other...... lest the "employer" be embarrassed and angry with himself.
Now it seems that his guess should be correct.