- "I have fully understood the matter, you have worked hard, and the investigation will thank you for your efforts." ”

In the bedroom where the sun was setting, the girl's voice came from the mirror on the table. A smiling girl in a golden robe nodded slightly at the mirror: "I will send the magical girl of the Strange Strategy Bureau to assist in the pursuit of Ember Dawn as soon as possible, and I will also give you the corresponding reward and reward, Miss Delphich." ”

"You know that's not what I want to hear."

Across the mirror, the girl in the blue dress had an expressionless face: "If you just want to be official, let's stop here, Your Excellency the Dean." ”

The time is after the attack on the night of the full moon festival, and the delphinium gets in touch with the Inquisition. Because this matter involves the real high-level of Ember Dawn, the golden green cat's eye accepts the conversation.

And after Delphinium finished describing the whole story, she didn't show anything special, just gave a very official but useless reply as usual.

This made Delphinium very dissatisfied, so there was the above dialogue.

"Official...... You seem to have something else to say? The golden green cat's eyes appropriately expressed a slight puzzlement.

A porcelain teacup appeared in her hand at some point, as if she wanted to end the conversation, but at this time she had to stop her movements: "Okay, if you want, maybe we can fill in some gaps." ”

"I didn't intend to go around with you any longer, you lied to me, Your Excellency." Delphinium was blunt.

“…… I don't understand what you mean, Miss Delphinium. The golden green cat's eyes blinked.

"It's impossible for you not to know the cause and effect of this incident."

Delphinium lowered her eyes slightly: "What happened in the Donghua Prefecture, and what Ember Dawn did, you all know." Their every move is always under your nose. Over the course of two years, more than a dozen magical girls have disappeared, and a large number of civilians have been sacrificed. You've sent investigation teams here more than once, and you've even arrested many evil parties back to China, so you're going to tell me that you really don't know anything? ”

"You seem to have a big misunderstanding of me, Miss Delphinium."

The hand holding the teacup paused slightly, and the golden green cat's eyes shook his head and said: "The gem scepter and the investigation institute are not as powerful as you imagined, and the investigation institute only knows that they have a plan in the Donghua Prefecture region, and cannot understand in detail what they have done in each city." ”

"Your Excellency, Dean."

Through the mirror, the delphinium stared at the golden green cat's eyes: "Do you think I look like a fool, or are your investigation team fools?" ”

"No one is a fool, you are all outstanding members of the Inquisition, and you are also the hero of this incident, Miss Delphinium."

Golden Green Cat's Eye said quite sincerely: "You know, although the Investigation Institute has been investigating the serial disappearances in Donghua Prefecture, the mastermind of Ember Dawn is very hidden, especially the culprit this time, Moth, is in a high position in the Alien Bureau, and with the limited manpower of the Investigation Institute, it is impossible to reach the truth beyond such an intertwined force." If it weren't for you, none of our colleagues in the Investigative Unit would have been able to solve this incident right now. ”

I don't know why, obviously the golden green cat's eyes have a very good attitude in the conversation, but the delphinium feels a little irritable inexplicably.

This is one of the reasons why she has never been reluctant to see the golden green cat's eyes - this person is always able to stay out of the situation without touching the water, and his attitude towards everything is smooth and hazy, making it difficult to figure out what she really thinks.

I came with an attitude of questioning, but it was like a punch on cotton, neither conclusion nor pleasure, only a deep sense of powerlessness.

But she knows very well that she can't show her emotions in front of this person, Golden Green Cat's Eye is good at hiding herself, and she is also good at understanding others, exposing her emotional tendencies to Golden Green Cat's Eye will not solve any problems, but will leave more room to be used.

Even if she is dissatisfied with this person, she has to be relaxed.

"Touting my merits can't hide your deception, Your Excellency."

So she suppressed her urge to speak coldly, and continued to say expressionlessly: "I need an explanation. ”

The golden green cat's eye put down the teacup in his hand.

"As the president, I would like to express my deep regret and reflection, thank you very much for your efforts and achievements, and express my deep sympathy and care to the citizens of Fangting City who have been affected by the disaster."

She lowered her eyes, her expression slightly compassionate: "After that, the Investigation Institute will dutifully complete the pursuit of the remnants of Ember Dawn, and if Miss Delphinch needs anything, we will also provide materials for post-disaster reconstruction as much as possible to compensate the employees and people of the Alien Bureau who have been harmed." ”

"Is this the explanation you want?"

"It's not, Your Excellency."

The delphinium remained indifferent: "You know what I want. ”

“…… I think that if you are only here today to ask the teacher for the crime, there should be no need to report the incident in Fangting City in such detail. ”

The golden green cat's eyes raised its eyelids slightly, and its cat-like vertical pupils stared at the delphinch:

"So, what do you need me to do for you? It's mine...... Preparing colleagues? ”

Here comes the point.

The delphinium sighed slightly in her heart.

She knew that she would not get a result by asking for the truth from the golden green cat's eye, so she could only find a way to nibble a little benefit from the other party. The other party showed such an attitude, apparently agreeing with the implicit meaning of Delphinium's words: either to explain the truth or to make amends.

If Delphinium is just an ordinary magical girl, then she is not qualified to negotiate such terms with the other party - as one of the oldest gem scepters in the Magic Realm, the golden green cat's eye can not deal with anyone.

But she wasn't, she was also a candidate for the Gem Scepter.

Now, she is not as an inspector of the Investigation Institute, but as a candidate for the Sapphire Scepter, or even as a transcendent candidate, to raise her dissatisfaction with the Golden Green Cat's Eye, and use this identity to coerce the other party to make a choice.

Golden Green Cat's Eye chose the latter.

"I have two requests."

So Delphyry took out the manuscript that had been prepared and said: "The first request is related to the dispatch of magic affairs, I hope you will attribute the dispatch and appointment of the three magical girls in the Demon Courtyard to my name." ”

"What do you mean?" The vertical pupils of the golden green cat's eyes were still staring straight at the delphinch, as if they could see through people's hearts.

"Transfer them to the name of Cornflower." Delphinium replied earnestly.

"You want to be their plenipotentiary, and no one but the Queen can get past you to order those children?"

The golden green cat's eye asked, "Why?" You seem to be very distrustful of the Demonic Academy? ”

"To be honest, I don't trust the kingdom very much."

Delphinium was expressionless: "After so many dangerous incidents, it is impossible for me to put the life and death of my daughter and my descendants in the hands of the Demon Academy, so give them to me." ”

“…… You seem to have some misunderstanding of the role of the Inquisitor, Delphinium. ”

After the delphinium made her request clear, the golden green cat's eyes gradually regained their relatively gentle appearance, raised their fingers, and knocked on the teacup as if in distress: "We are only in a parallel relationship with the Demon Academy, and it is impossible to meddle in their affairs. ”

"The Demon Chamber is nominally directly under the royal court, but in fact, all the magical girls in the agency have factional backgrounds in the other four courtyards, so it can be said that the power has long been divided up by you, do you need me to remind you of this fact?"

Delphinium also knocked on the table-for-tat: "I refused the sapphire scepter at the beginning, but it is actually a good thing for you, and it indirectly helps you keep the cake in your hand." Now that it's about the Demon Academy, I don't think you have a reason to turn me down. ”

"I don't think I need to remind you that rumors are not to be believed, and the Jewel Scepter doesn't have that much power."

Golden Green Cat's Eyes smiled and shook his head: "However, if you insist on asking for this, then I, as a magical girl individual, do have some friends in the Demon Academy who can accomplish this." I can ask them to do this. ”

"Second thing."

After getting the other party's promise, Delphinium didn't even want to say a word of nonsense, and directly pushed the topic: "You have been investigating the truth about Sakura's death for two years, what have you mastered during this period?" Tell me now. ”

The golden green cat-eyes looked at her with a smile and didn't say a word.

"Your Excellency, Dean?" The delphinium called out to each other calmly.

“…… I didn't expect it to be such a simple request. The golden cat's eyes narrowed slightly.

"I'm not someone who likes to embarrass people." The delphinium was expressionless.

"You're going to make me feel indebted personally, Miss Delphinium."

Continuing to tap his fingers on the teacup, the golden cat's eye said, "Because I can't actually give you a lot of information." ”

"You've been checking for two years."

Delphinium reminded again, "Don't tell me I don't have any conclusions. ”

"No, it actually has a result, but it may be a little different from what you expected."

The golden green cat's eye replied, "Because you actually know this conclusion - the murderer is the man of Ember Dawn." ”

"Who?" Delphinium asked.

Golden Green Cat's Eye shook her head.

"I know it's Ember Dawn, but I can't find the specific murderer?"

Delphinium looked indifferent: "How do you want me to believe you?" Your Excellency, Dean? ”

"It's not that I can't find it, but this is the result...... It's a little weird. ”

The golden green cat's eyes raised their vertical pupils: "According to recent investigations and sightings, some time after Sakura's death, there was indeed a member of Ember Dawn who left Fangting City, and it was suspected that it was carrying the Heart Gem that was missing when Sakura died. ”

"And then?" The delphinium clenched its fists.

"Then, a week later, their bodies were found in a wasteland outside the city." The golden green cat's eyes lowered his gaze slightly: "All of them died, and no one survived." ”

"Where's Sakura's Heart Jewel?"

"It's been stolen again."

The room fell silent.

"You mean......" Delphinium opened her mouth, trying to keep her face calm, but she couldn't come up with an answer that she couldn't accept.

"Yes, if there is no problem with this investigation, the real murderer of Sakura may be dead." The golden green cat's eye gives the answer.

The delphinium was silent for a long time.

“…… I don't believe in this answer. ”

After a while, she spoke again: "If Sakura's heart gem is taken away, then the person who did this may also have something to do with her death." ”

"I don't deny it." The golden green cat's eyes nodded faintly.

"So the next direction of investigation should be who took the jewel of Sakura's heart."

"We're going to try it in that direction."

“…… Well, I don't have anything else to ask for. ”

Delphinium took a deep breath, "I'm sorry for your time, thank you for listening to my request, Lord Dean." ”

She said, reached out and touched the mirror, and was about to end the call.

- "One more thing, Miss Delphinium. ”

However, the voice of the golden green cat's eye came out of the mirror again: "I just said, this second requirement, in fact, I didn't do anything. ”

The delphinium stopped what she was doing and looked at the other again, waiting for the golden cat's eyes to explain further.

Seeing the face of the delphinium reappearing in the mirror, the golden green cat's eyes said slowly: "What I want to say is that the different policy bureau of Fangting City, because of this incident, is actually full of holes and has lost its proper function, isn't it?" ”

"Yes, Your Excellency."

"So have you thought about restoring it yourself?"

“…… Recovering in person? ”

Delphinium raised an eyebrow, "This doesn't seem to have anything to do with the magical girl's job, this should be your investigation institute and the city government's business." ”

"No, I don't want you to assist the government in completing the rebuilding of the Alien Bureau, I mean, the position of director of Fangting City is currently vacant."

Shaking his head, the golden green cat's eyes folded his hands on the table, his expression was a little playful:

- "So, are you interested in this position?" ”

(End of chapter)