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On Friday afternoon, outside the Red Rose Manor, a lavish room filled with all kinds of antiques.

Crane stood in the doorway, asking about the sixth maid who had encountered him today.

The young maid wore a black and white maid's dress with the characteristics of the times, with a good appearance and youth, and her brown hair was a little naturally curly, with a little playfulness.

After a moment of conversation, Crane smiled, "You seem to know more than the previous servants, and even know how to call me Detective Moriarty." ”

The maid glanced left and right, and said with a smile: "Because I rotate to serve that young lady, she has always wanted to meet Detective Moriarty, after all, she is friends with Mr. Talim and cares a lot about his death. ”

"It's a pity that she always misses out with you."

"Always?" Crane is very sensitive to the words "always", "just right", "missed".

The maid nodded earnestly and said:

"When His Royal Highness the Prince invited you to be a guest for the first time, she deliberately lost her temper and wanted to take the opportunity to go downstairs for a walk to meet you, and who knows, you left in a hurry."

"After that, she offered to go to Mr. Talim's tomb to lay flowers on behalf of His Royal Highness the Prince, but because she didn't know what you looked like, she couldn't find you."

"And today, she happened to go horseback riding at the back golf course, otherwise, even if Mr. Butler didn't allow it, she would have found a way to meet you."

What a coincidence...... Crane just sighed, and suddenly grasped a key point:

On the day of Talim's funeral, it was the commoner woman he loved who went to lay flowers in place of the prince!

And what Krien cared about the most that day was the lady with a black veil on her face and a sapphire ring on her hand, and the other party was likely to have a "0" level seal, or she was a powerful existence of the same level!

Huo Ran, Crane's mind flashed back to the picture at that time:

The woman with the sapphire tail ring, dressed in a heavy black dress, accompanied by a maid, rode away in a carriage......

One of the maids has natural brown curly hair......

The image of the maid quickly overlapped with the maid in front of Crane, and it was very consistent!

Crane's body tensed, and the sweat of his vest dripped down, but his expression did not change in the slightest.

Using the ability of the "Joker", he made a reminiscence and asked with a smile, "On the day of Talim's funeral, did you follow that young lady?" ”

The maid replied unconcernedly, "Yes." ”

…… Damn, it's really her! Crane kept a smile:

"Good, next question."

As if nothing had happened, he inquired about other things step by step, and then continued with another servant.

However, Crane secretly shortened the process and sped it up.

He's going to get out of the Red Rose Manor before the young lady returns on horseback!

At four o'clock in the afternoon, before it was dark, Crane took his leave, much earlier than expected, and returned to the city in the carriage sent by the old butler.

Sitting in the car window, with his back against the wall of the car wrapped in silk, cotton, etc., he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and had the spare energy to reflect on the whole thing:

It was Prince Edsak's beloved commoner woman who cursed Talim......

Why would she deal with a broken descendant of a nobleman to get revenge on Talim's actions to break her up and the prince?

However, she didn't need to do it herself, find an opportunity to shake this matter out on the bed, Prince Edsak had a way to make Talim disappear silently......

Talim was completely in love before he died, huh...... The first signs of this came after he succeeded in persuading the commoner woman to leave Prince Edsak...... They have an adulterous affair? So, the civilian woman who was brought back to the manor cursed Talim in order to eliminate the hidden danger?

It makes sense logically, but the problem is, how could an elder with a "0" level seal or a strong person of the same level be restrained by Prince Edsak? Even if Augustus is an angel family and has enough accumulation, he has to use huge power and special methods to imprison him, which is not something that a prince can do......

Moreover, how is it possible for such a character to look up to Talim?

Why does she keep wanting to see me? Aware of my use of the Grey Mist to snoop?

No, if so, I would have been buried on the day of Talim's funeral...... Also, when she first wanted to see me, I hadn't gotten my flesh, hair, or belongings, and I hadn't done any divination!

Crane thought in confusion, and finally decided to bury the problem in his heart, not to explore, not to investigate!

Hopefully, with my previous reminder, the "Mechanical Heart" will find out that the royal family attaches unusual importance to this matter, yes, maybe they don't care about Prince Edsak's reputation, but for another reason! I hope that the royal family will continue to restrain that lady and prevent her from visiting me...... After a few days, when the time is right, I will hand over this task, saying that I can't do anything, and then use the excuse of going to the south for a vacation, change my identity, and hide for a while! Crane's mood gradually calmed down.

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"This is the 'Faceless Doll', a magical item that I treasure, a Level 1 seal, a combination of extraordinary materials from various ways and an item formed by chance of a puppet body, which can be used as a temporary extracorporeal doppelganger if necessary, and after my testing, it can descend up to the ability of Sequence 4 or above."

"But once you get to sequence 3, you get wear. At the moment, the level of wear and tear is not too severe, and it can withstand two or three times. ”

"The negative effect is that it will continuously exert attraction to those around it, or transform into the form of a human being fused with it, tempting others to look at it, pick it up, and mistake it for a puppet of its own appearance, potentially affecting up to twelve targets at the same time, and sucking the blood of those around it. Once the subject exhibits this confusion, the 'disfigured puppet' will acquire the subject's identity and appearance within a very short period of time, and the two parties will swap and attempt to leave. The fastest speed I've observed is four seconds, and after taking the identity, the puppet will take itself for itself, so it's hard to spot. ”

"Killing the puppet after seizing the identity can restore it, but once the identity is successfully exchanged, the victim is doomed to death."

"Before I got it, it had fused dozens of souls, so it had a certain level of self-awareness."

Rare finishes playing his recording of Trainor and hands Richard an iron box. Richard shook it, and the sound of objects colliding was filled with it - it didn't sound big, the material looked like wood, and it was supposed to be a relatively ordinary action figure for painting.

"The way this item is sealed is to keep it in a completely sealed box?"

Riel opened its mouth, and Trainor's voice came out of its throat again: "The sealing method is to be sealed in a fully sealed lightless box, and to ensure that there are no humans or animals staying for more than five minutes within a radius of two hundred meters. ”

"You prisoners are good at sealing and controlling, so it should be easier to deal with it."

"The most important thing is: give it back to me! Without it, my plans for the next steps would have been greatly affected. ”

Richard smiled and put the black box aside, "I will." ”

"There's also a recording here." "You didn't ask that question, but I'll let it go for you." ”

"This item is not a complete product of the soothsayer's path, but also mixed with other extraordinary materials and ...... An incredible blessing. That's why there will be the negative effect of devouring souls and sucking blood, in short, use with caution, and don't use it for more than twenty minutes at a time. ”

Richard tilted his head and said thoughtfully, "I see." Nothing else? ”

"Nope."

"I'll put the intelligence information of the raid you want here, and if nothing else, I'll leave." Riel placed a stack of materials submitted by Garland de on the table, and seeing that Richard had no extra requests, he happily waved his tail and ran into the spirit world.

"The Point Guard Is Here"

After he left, Maria, who had been in the corner of the office and didn't dare to breathe, plucked up the courage to speak: "Is that your messenger in the legend?" A demigod messenger? ”

It's mine? It seems that I have called it too many times, and there are already unreliable rumors in the organization...... Richard immediately denied: "No, that's my friend's messenger." It's just that the two of us are next to each other, and it can't beat me, so it's often requisitioned by me. ”

Mary, who heard Richard say "it can't beat me again" for the first time, was shocked, and the image of the leader appeared in her heart with some wonderful elements.

As for the friend in the leader's mouth, his identity is doubtful, and he must be the old partner who is far away in Intis, and the person in charge of the middle and high ranks can only know the partner. Over the decades, a considerable amount of technical assistance and jobs have been given, and even the material and financial chains have not been broken.

It is said that a new craftsman from Garland De's side was also sent by him, and he had just completed a batch of high-value orders with the Aurora Society.

Richard picked up the stack of material reports, finished the quantum speed reading, and breathed a sigh of relief:

"It's fine." She said, "This incident was reported urgently, not specifically to force me to go back." ”

"If it's the latter, Maria, I suggest you withdraw from Rune at once, there may be a big problem with the administration of the government here."

Mary's heart sank, "So what should I do now?" ”

"There may be a turnaround now."

"However, even this should not be underestimated......," Richard said thoughtfully, touching his chin, "my whereabouts can be located by the bus ticket and the ferry ticket, which is also my agreement with the Northern Continent Church in exchange for assistance. The day after I arrived in Beckland, my whereabouts were known, and the newspaper industry had hinted that I should leave the place quickly, and the crisis in the East End seemed to be a big deal. ”

Speaking of this, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in Maria's mind, and she hurriedly spoke: "Ademisor looked in the direction of the 'Clock of Order' before fainting, maybe this is a clue?" ”

Richard didn't answer, he lifted the spiritual wall, opened the box that sealed the "faceless puppet", and took out the real body of the seal from the small black box - it was a wooden painting doll about twenty centimeters high, and it could move on all fours.

The difference is that the general reference doll will be specially made into a male or female body, which is convenient for beginners to observe and learn, while this doll is quite neutral, without any gender characteristics, and has a flat face, not even a nose.

Maria couldn't help but be attracted by the puppet, and at that moment, the puppet also moved, and its featureless face turned in Maria's direction. In an instant, a middle-aged man with a high nose, a thin face, and light brown eyes appeared in front of her, looking at her like a father looking at his grown daughter.

The man, who had been dead for several years, appeared alive in her eyes, sickly with a weak and soft smile on his face, just like when she was a child. As if the next second would let her pass, he gently stroked the top of her hair with those thin but warm hands.

However, in the next moment, rays of light burst out on the middle-aged man's body, like countless bandages, instantly wrapping him into a mummy. And the middle-aged man's gentle and weak expression immediately became hideous and distorted, like a monster. The illusion was wrapped in a seal, the image in front of Maria's eyes shattered into air, and the little puppet in Richard's hand shook its limbs and lowered its head with a bang.

Richard noticed the change in Maria's demeanor, and probably guessed who she saw, but he didn't give Maria time to continue to be sad, and immediately threw out several successive questions:

"The bell of order, order, the judge? Do you mean that in Ademisor's senses, this disaster may have something to do with the royal family? ”

Faced with the chief's problem, Maria also hurried back to normal. But she was a little unsure, and just as she was about to deny it, she saw Richard frown slightly, and a low voice sounded directly in her head:

"I think so too."

"But I can't think of it...... Under what circumstances would the royal family, or the government, carry out an indiscriminate attack in the Eastern End? ”

Richard put the materials in his hand on the table, and then naturally smiled and patted Maria on the shoulder:

"Forget it, don't talk about this!"

"Maybe someone wants to blame the royal family, but this kind of thing is better left to the managers of Rune to worry about."

"I brought the kids cream bacon bread and a big bucket of mint tea for lunch, and now that the kids are definitely starting to have lunch, let's discuss what to eat for lunch today."

Maria quickly picked up: "Okay! ”

"This is absolutely impossible to be a population clean-up, and if this is the case, it is impossible for Intis and Fursak, or even Fenerport and Lemburg, to sit idly by and go to war against Rune's misdeeds under the pretext of 'human rights'! The royal family of Augustus could not have been so stupid. ”

As the two left the principal's office and closed the door, Richard asked her, "Would you like to try the clam cream soup from a restaurant outside the East End?" I think that tastes good and you're going to love it. ”

"You're right, I haven't tasted fresh food in a long time."

Maria nodded approvingly, and at the same time, another sentence sounded in her head: "Someone doesn't want me here, maybe I really have to leave immediately." I'll leave this puppet to you, you take care of it, and let me come down through a ritual when necessary. Recite my full name three times in a row, then throw the puppet out, and I will act immediately. ”

"I've already sealed this item, so I don't have to insist that there be no living creatures within a radius of two hundred meters, just let it stay in that sealed box."

"Ha, but getting me away in such a hurry can be regarded as exposing the true danger of this event, it will definitely not be higher than the angel level, and it will not be a disaster of the level of the evil god descending. In this case, the power of the Sage-level can completely intervene sideways. ”

"So be it, okay?" Richard spoke suddenly.

Mary instantly understood: "Yes, no problem. ”

So they talked and walked to the restaurant on the outskirts of the East End, and when they entered, Richard walked to the order, and Maria went to the booth. The moment she sat down, Maria felt as if many eyes swept over her. She pretended to know nothing, and sat quietly in her seat, staring at the vase on the table.

Richard ordered the food and stayed at the counter for a few more moments, not as relaxed as he had been when he had comforted Maria.

The King of Rune, no, the Black Emperor of Rune, is that what you're planning?

But what kind of decisions are you making to do to your own people?

Could it be that there are not enough people to build the mausoleum, or there are not enough anchors, and you decide to plunder the population in the eastern district? But how to explain Ademisor's "they are all dead"...... A dead man is not an effective anchor, and he can't help you repair your grave, right?

Or maybe they'll be cleaned out after two months?

Is this really a population purge with your tacit approval? But what's the point......

After thinking about it for a long time, Richard couldn't get an answer. The only thing that can be done at the moment is to take one step at a time, and since some people don't want to stay and ruin their plans, then leaving the "disgraceless puppet" here in concealment may be the last resort they can do.

TBC

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There is a shift at half past six.

I'm trapped to death, so I'll sleep first if I don't make a decision.