The news that Her Majesty had fallen into a coma soon reached the round table room.

The round table was closed and almost all the ministers were at home. The Great Guardian returns at the last minute, and the "Eye of Avalon" is activated around the clock, overlooking the entire glass island. The Glass Steps newspaper also stopped publishing controversial news.

The storm is coming.

A strange solemnity and silence hung over Avalon.

At this critical moment, no one dared to make any peeping action.

And this also gives Ivus room to act.

At nine o'clock the next morning, Captain Camus, who did not know what was happening, arrived at Moriarty Manor on time.

Edward couldn't have waited at home every day - he was already a busy man, and now he was even more busy when it was a critical time. Therefore, he was greeted by only Ewass.

Because the matter was confidential, Ivas didn't want to cause trouble for Lily and didn't want to make a lot of trouble. So he didn't bring Lily with him this time.

This will make Ivus's shadow fluctuate. If you pay a little attention, you'll notice that when Ivas walks, his shadow dances like a flame.

After all, Aihuas's shadow affinity level has not yet reached level three, and it cannot perfectly accommodate the shadow demon for the time being. Usually let Lily take care of it. Now that Shadow Fiend has become stronger because of the shepherding method, his sense of presence has also become stronger. Even Captain Camus noticed Ivus's shadow.

He wanted to speak, but he stopped.

But looking at Ivus's serious expression, he still swallowed back the unspoken doubts with interest.

- Now he's in such a big trouble, and he can't find Sherlock to help him. If you don't handle it well, I'm afraid you'll be completely ruined.

It's not even just a career...... Because this matter directly involves Ivas Moriarty, the head of the future founding family and the trusted minister of the future queen. And this matter is probably only to shake his power at most, and not to hinder the status he has already obtained as a minister. In other words, he was in trouble for such a young minister to keep him at his mercy.

And a young minister like Ivas is far more deterrent than other senior ministers.

Because he was so young – he hadn't even graduated from school, and he hadn't worked in government before. And such a young man, if his blood is surging...... When the time comes, no one knows, no one knows, no one is sure. He certainly wouldn't be so cautious in the use of his power, because it came easily and naturally wouldn't be cherished.

If you are not afraid of old fritters, you are afraid of being stunned.

One of the reasons he would ask for Edward was because Edward was his old classmate. They both studied at Milton University in their youth, and Edward went on to further his studies at the University of the Law of the Queens, while Captain Camus, who became an adaptable "hunter", chose to join the army.

And a more important reason is because Edward is Ivus's older brother.

If Edward is asked to investigate this matter, then if nothing is found out in the end, perhaps Ivas will be a little merciful when he retaliates against him......

…… Probably.

And now, Iwas, the client, is willing to take over the investigation himself, and Captain Camus can't wait - it is better for them to investigate together but not find the problem, than to report the news to him honestly when the time comes, "Sorry, we messed up".

Although the problem was not solved, at least the negative impact was effectively reduced!

In this case, not to mention that Ivas is suspected of contacting "Miss Aleister" herself. Even if he brought her to investigate this matter, Captain Camus would turn a blind eye!

However, he didn't understand that Ivas didn't really want to find out why "the letter was lost". He came over and just made a statement - this incident directly involved him, and it would be strange if he did nothing.

In other words, Ivas is here to deliberately expose "the shadow demon follows him".

The situation is completely different today.

Previously, Ivas had to carefully hide his identity as a demon scholar and not reveal anything.

And now, in the Star Antimony, Iris and even the Round Table of Avalon, the high-level leaders of the three countries have gone to great lengths to write a perfect story solitaire to wash Miss Aleister into a real person...... Wouldn't it be a loss if Ivus didn't make good use of it?

- Don't ask, it's Miss Aleister spying on me. Again, I was threatened and controlled.

You just say it's miserable and it's over.

This is the top agent of the Star Antimony People, a second-level priest of mine, weak, pitiful and helpless, what happened to being coerced by her? Isn't it reasonable?

Ivas followed Captain Camus all the way to his mansion.

His home was not far from Moriarty's estate, and it was a short ride in the carriage.

Captain Camus's house is a three-story building, but it is a little reluctant to say that it is a villa.

There is no garden or backyard, just a small building, and even smaller than 14 Ronning Street. Next door is right next to someone else's house.

He lived in the Legal Square, also known as the "Hanging Square". The specific location is at the intersection of the White Queen and Lloyd's, and the transition area between the two areas is linked by the "Lloyd's Boulevard".

The people who live here, in a sense, are quite embarrassed. Because people in White Queen don't think Law Place is in White Queen, and people in Lloyd's don't think it's Lloyd's.

For the former, the most expensive prices here are also far less than half of the White Queen. Besides, every day when you open the door and window, you can see a row of fresh or half-rotten dead people hanging not far away, which is too scary.

In other places, there are mountain view rooms, lake view rooms, sea view rooms and the like - and this side belongs to the "torture view room".

It's very harsh to listen to.

For the latter, this kind of white brick and white-walled single-family house is obviously the style of the White Queen. It is obviously not at the same level as those migrant workers in Lloyd's District. First of all, the people who live here will have some money, and most of them are not serious knights, and they can't hire so many housekeepers and servants, so there won't be too many people in the family. It's a long way from the nearest Inspectorate, and it's not on the griffin patrol route.

It is for these reasons that houses in Legal Place are vulnerable to theft.

However, although the location here is not good, the interior decoration of the house is not bad.

As soon as Ivas entered, he saw a woman in a yellow dress. She looked to be in her early thirties, fair-skinned, tall, and had a good temperament. But the appearance is relatively ordinary. She has slightly high cheekbones, small eyes, and a large mouth.

She looked very cultured - seeing Ivas would salute formally. Neither too frightened, nor too nervous, nor did he say anything about Ivus's youth. Apparently he had known that Ivus would be coming today.

"This is my wife."

Captain Camus introduced with some awkwardness: "There are not many people in my family, and usually there is only Mrs. Harry except for my wife. She is our maid, cook, and housekeeper. ”

"Where's Mrs. Harry?"

Ivas asked.

"She took a leave of absence a week ago. said that he was going back to his hometown to attend his son's wedding. ”

Captain Camus replied.

"Are you sure she wasn't on Glass Island at the time of the incident?" Ivas asked.

Although he didn't really come to investigate, Ivas felt that he couldn't put it too far. So he still asked according to the process.

"Yes, I'm sure. Minister Moriarty. ”

The captain affirmed: "We sent a telegram to her hometown, and she responded quickly. In short, we can be sure that Mrs. Harry herself must have been back home then – and even now.

"Mrs. Harry has been taking care of our family for many years. In order not to get her in trouble, I specially asked her to come back later......"

"I think you should have let her come back sooner, Captain."

Ivus said calmly.

“…… Are you suspicious of her? ”

"Nope."

Ivus shook his head: "But since she has been working in your house for a long time, it is much more convenient for me to ask her for information than to ask you and your wife for information." You're a Navy after all, and your lady-"

"She's a teacher."

Captain Camus hurriedly replied, "A secondary school teacher." ”

Ivas nodded, "Yes, a teacher." I think she's not usually at home, so if anyone comes to visit, Mrs. Harry will know about it. So she must come back. ”

"Then I'll call her back at once!"

Camus replied without hesitation.

He lifted the brim of his hat and hurried out the door.

"Don't panic like that."

Ivus stretched out his hand and grabbed him, warning him lightly, "And I haven't finished asking yet."

"—Since Mrs. Harry took a leave of absence a week ago, were you and your wife the only ones in the house at the time of the incident?"

"No, I was the only one in the house at the time."

Captain Camus explained to his wife: "She only came back last night, after I came back from your house. ”

"—I'll tell you, dear. That's right, Your Excellency Minister Moriarty. ”

Mrs. Camus explained nervously, "We had an event at school recently...... It's to take the kids on a trip to bagpipe town. You are also a pastor and should know ......"

"Church school?"

Ivus asked rhetorically.

"Yes."

Mrs. Camus nodded.

She added: "We came back by bus together...... In addition to the children, there were also some parents in the car. ”

Ivas suddenly asked, "Do you know Vivien?" ”

Mrs. Camus was stunned for a moment, and confirmed, "Vivien Mathers?" ”

"Yes. Do you know who the parents are who accompany her? ”

"It's her mother."

Mrs. Camus said uncertainly, "But it could also be her sister." It looks quite young. She also looks like a priest...... Probably a bishop. Because I saw that our teacher Aino had a lot of respect for her—she was a teacher who taught general theology, a real 'pastor'. ”

When Ivas heard this, she knew she had indeed gone to Bagpipe Town.

Because the person who accompanied Vivien on her trip to Bagpipe Town was Maya Mathers, Evas's Prayer Lecturer.

There is no such thing as a fake. Ivus asked Maya to make sure.

Ms. Mea is a bishop, which means that she has at least a third, and most likely a fourth. It was impossible for such a strong man to slip away alone in front of her nose.

Seeing that Aihuas nodded, there should be no other problems. So Captain Camus led Ivus up to the second floor.

"When I came back that day,"

Camus took Ivas to the second floor, to the study where the incident occurred.

Compared to old James's study, Captain Camus's study was smaller. It's only about six square meters. A desk of about two meters, a chair with a backrest, and two bookshelves occupy about the same place. The light is good, and the transparent glass windows are closed.

One of the two bookshelves holds a variety of documents and archives. The other was empty with books that took up less than half of it. And the extra space is filled with all sorts of miscellaneous items.

Eivas even saw a plate with snacks in it. The pastry in the plate had not been touched, it had already dried completely, and it had not been thrown away—that is, winter, or it would have attracted insects.

Captain Camus clearly noticed this.

He explained, somewhat embarrassedly, "This is the snack I held when I went to the study three days ago...... I just put the letters and stuff on the table and went out to pour tea and get snacks. After all, Mrs. Harry is not here, and there is no one else in the house, so I have to do it myself.

"It turned out to be such a short half-hour—probably less—just a little time to make tea and find refreshments, and by the time I got back to my study, the table had been emptied. I was shocked, so I dropped the snack here. ”

Captain Camus smiled wryly: "I've been in a hurry to find something since then. I don't have the appetite for a snack at all. When my wife came back, I wanted to protect the site, so I didn't let her clean it. I kept the study door closed. ”

"You haven't left the house, have you?" Ivas confirmed.

"No, I was in the kitchen on the first floor when I was preparing the refreshments. I can see the stairs there, and I'm a 'hunter' of the third level, so I'm very skeen. I can be sure that no one has ever gone up the stairs or opened the door during this time...... Unless it's an Assassin class above Level 4. The captain said.

"Wait, what's on the table?"

Ivas noticed a detail: "Isn't it just the letter that is lost?" What else? ”

"Yes, it's all missing from the table."

The captain affirmed, "The letter is in my box. It was a leather suitcase with a lot of classified documents in it. There were also my documents and gun in the box, and my wallet and accessories on the table. But none of that matters compared to 'that thing'. ”

“…… Do you take your confidential documents home with you? ”

Ivas raised his eyebrows, "If I'm not mistaken, those things shouldn't be taken out of the office, right?" ”

"Yes......"

Camus also knew that he had made a big mistake, so he whispered, "The rules are like this." But we are generally used to taking documents home to work on, so that we can leave work a few hours earlier.

"According to the regulations, when working on documents in the Admiralty's office, you must also wear light armor, a gun and a sword, and sit upright. Then, after each day's work, all documents are sealed in the designated safe. In that case, you have to work until 6 p.m. every day, which will affect your meal......

"So we usually take the paperwork home and work it out in our study. In this way, you can leave work early at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, deal with part of it before eating, and deal with part of it after eating. The next morning, I brought the documents back and sealed them in the safe.

"Because everybody does it, it's a habit."

"What about the letter? Why didn't you put it together in the safe and bring it back with you? ”

Ivus asked coldly, "I don't think you need to approve anything." ”

Captain Camus opened his mouth, but still sighed and admitted, "Because I need to copy a copy of the document...... That's why I know the contents of the letter, Chancellor. ”

"Who told you to copy the copy?" Ivus captures the key.

"Adjutant of the Admiralty, Chief Secretary to the Minister of the Admiralty. Lord Sheldon. ”

The Captain replied: "His request is reasonable, for the original copy of the letter is to be handed over to the Arbitration Chamber, in order to prevent the letter from being lost, and to compare the information and to prevent its contents from being surreptitiously replaced." Therefore, it is necessary to make a copy for the record. ”

"Did you copy it?"

"It's not time yet."

The captain said with a bitter face: "I just got home, and the box hasn't been opened......"

"...... like this"

Ivus pondered for a moment, then asked, "Have you used the ritual?" Finding rituals and the like. ”

"No," affirmed Captain Camus, "because the stakes are too high for me to tell anyone—and any failed divination or ritual could ruin the clues, I intend to leave the initial scene to Mr. Sherlock." ”

Ivus chuckled when he heard this.

What Mr. Captain means is that if you can't find something in Sherlock after looking it up, then it's not my problem.

But......

"It's okay."

The corners of Aihuas's mouth rose slightly: "Let me try it." ”

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