Volume 1 The Scourge of Witchcraft and the Enemies of a Thousand Years Ago Chapter 90 About Storey
"What!?" Professor Fran's words frightened Alan and Riel so much that they almost blurted out, "Storey!"
"What's wrong?" Professor Fran was a little puzzled when he saw the strange reaction of the two, "Have you heard of this name?"
Alan and Riel looked at each other in surprise and didn't speak.
It took a while for Ryel to whisper to Allen, "Could this be a coincidence...... How could a man who had worked in the Crivari Security Department go to work as a janitor in a ravine like Beya?"
"No, I don't think it's such a coincidence...... The two people involved in the case from fourteen years ago, Mrs. Dalk and Storey, appeared at the same time at Beya......" Alan frowned, habitually biting his lip, and whispered to Riel, "I don't believe it's a coincidence. ”
"What janitor?" Professor Fran vaguely overheard snippets of their conversation.
"Professor, let's be honest, we've not only heard of this Storey, we've seen him almost every day......" Alan swallowed and foamed, "he's the janitor of our Beya Basic School of Magic. ”
"He's in Beya?" Professor Fran was also taken aback by the news, "What's going on?".
"Since we don't know his full name, we keep calling him Old Storey...... "Allen said slowly, "he looks like he's in his thirties and forties, and he's unkempt all day, and he knows how to drink, and he doesn't look like a highly educated man at all." ”
"Thirty or forty?" Professor Fran frowned, calculating carefully, "If that's the case, he would have been in his twenties fourteen years ago, which is very much the same age as they were at the time. ”
"Yes...... But there's something weird......," Alan said suddenly.
"What?"
"This Storey has always been single, eating and living in the cabin in front of the school, and I have never seen him use any magic......" Alan thought for a moment, "If he was one of the Storey brothers at the time, then, where is his brother?"
Several people were silent when Alan asked this.
"It seems that the only time to go home from vacation and ask this old Storey for himself. After a long time, Riel said.
But Alyssa still seemed to be a little unwilling, and asked again: "Professor, can you remember what the full name of the person who signed the transcript is?"
"I'm sorry, kid. Professor Fran shook his head, "I'd love to help you too, but...... It's been a long time......"
Alyssa sighed in disappointment, apparently she didn't want to wait for a moment, and wanted to fly back to Old Storey right now to ask for clarification.
"But I'm glad to see you. "Seeing your face, I feel like I've gone back decades and met Christie as a child...... It's just that her hair wasn't so short at the time. In order to alleviate Alyssa's distress, Professor Fran also deliberately touched her hair and joked with her.
But Alyssa still kept her head down, not at all happy.
Fran saw what she was thinking, so he sighed and said, "I think it's better for you not to meddle in this matter now...... Monina doesn't tell you that there must be a reason for her, just like she didn't tell me back then. ”
Alyssa then raised her head and stared into Professor Fran's eyes.
"I know her, she never does anything meaningless. Once she decides that something or something is worthless, then she will never waste time on it. Professor Fran patted Alyssa on the cheek, "So I want you to be like her...... At least for now, you need to focus on learning, you know?"
Hearing this, Alyssa hesitated for a moment, and then nodded slightly.
"Alright, children, it's getting late, you should go to dinner and go back to your room to rest. Professor Fran stood up and said as she gathered her things.
The three of them also hurriedly packed their things.
"It's time for me to go back too...... I'm staying in Room 203 in the Faculty Residence Hall, is it easy to remember?" Professor Fran touched Alyssa's hand again, "I'll help you apply to Professor Stubone when I have time, so that you can come and sit in my room...... He's a very nice guy, and I think he'll allow it. ”
"Hmm!" Alyssa nodded vigorously, volunteering to help Professor Fran pick up the cup and book.
Alan also looked out the window, and saw that they were only gathered around Professor Fran to listen to her talk about the past, and it was almost dark.
Alan thought about it carefully, he had heard the bell again since the end of class, and it had been a long time since the bell had been remembered, and it should have been almost seven o'clock by now.
Alyssa slowly walked down the stairs with Professor Fran in her arms, while Alan and Riel stayed behind and closed the door. When they returned to the first floor, they found that the entire Perpetual Motion House was empty, and they were the last to come out of the classroom.
Out of the Elemental Tower, and through the General Hall, the magic lights on both sides of the road were already lit. Alan looked up at the bell tower, and sure enough, there were only a few minutes left until seven o'clock.
"Good boy, I can go back to my room myself, and you can go to dinner with your friends. Professor Fran instructed Alyssa, then looked at Alan and Riel.
"Professor, aren't you coming with us?" asked Alyssa.
"I'm going to go back and rest first, I'm so tired today...... It's been a long time since I've said so much. Professor Fran smiled and said, "Besides, my dinner has always been settled in my room, and the gnomes know my habits. They never make mistakes, and they're extremely efficient, so don't worry.
"Okay then...... I'll definitely go back to your room to visit you if I have a chance. Alyssa looked a little reluctant.
Professor Fran smiled and nodded, then left along the path between the campus hospital and the cafeteria.
Although the lights were still on in the restaurant, it was quite deserted, as if it was about to close. Alan, the three of them hurried to order something to eat.
By the time they came out of the cafeteria, it was half past seven.
They said goodbye at the intersection where they often met. Alyssa also wants to go back to rest early, there is too much new news today, and she wants to go back and tidy up her messy brain. Alan and Riel have classes ahead tomorrow, so they decide to go to the library to read some more books.
"So, what do you think of Burresto's case?" On the way back, Riel asks about it again without warning, and it is clear that he is still interested in Alyssa's affairs.
"There is no doubt that he did it. "He didn't know why, and by what method, he committed such a big crime in the school, and then he stole the school's carriage and fled all the way north, and committed another murder less than twenty kilometers northwest of Krivari City. ”
"That's it?" that was clearly not the answer Riel wanted to hear, and he pressed back.
"Of course, it's more than that. Allen's brow furrowed habitually, "I suspect that Kelly said that he was the one who led another werewolf clan to invade their territory back then...... Because both in terms of the way he dressed and what happened at the time, he was extremely similar to him. ”
"Well, I just remembered the description in the transcript and what Kelly said, and I was a little hairy......" Riel looked a little worried, "I'm really curious about what strange powers he uses to charm the mind and even control it...... Have you thought of any magic that could do that?"
"Nope. Alan replied decisively, "At least in the books I've read, there's no record of this magic. ”
"Is it really a joint effort with the devil?" Riel shuddered as soon as he said this.
"No way. Alan gave him a blank look, signaling that he could stop thinking nonsense.
"But ......"
"There's one thing I'm concerned about, though. Riel wanted to continue, but Alan interrupted him without hesitation.
"What?"
"Even if this Burrestu is heinous, he should have his own family, right?" asked Allen.
"Uh...... It stands to reason that it should be so......" Rare scratched his head.
"Then here's the problem......" Alan thought for a moment, "I don't know if you've noticed, Professor Fran described it in such detail, but didn't mention anything about the Burestu family. ”
"yes......" Ryel seemed to sense something was wrong when Alan said this, "maybe she forgot?".
"No way. Once again, Alan decisively rejects Ariel's idea, "Every student who enters the school has their own profile, gender, age, where they come from, who their parents are, etc...... Since the security services had gone to such lengths to search for him, it was impossible not to investigate all the information related to him...... Of course, if he doesn't fill in false information. ”
"Hmm......" Rare nodded.
But neither Professor Fran's own investigation nor the reports of the security services involved any information about Burrestu's family, not even a single relative...... Think about it, can a person jump out of the air for no reason?" Alan thought seriously with his head down, "This is not normal. ”
"Maybe his family is far away...... Just like us?"
"I don't think so......" Alan whispered.
"Why?" Riel wondered.
"It's strange that there's such a detail in Storey's transcript...... It's also critical. Alan folded his arms over his chest, one hand under his lips, his eyes fixed on the ground, and after a long moment he stared at Riel and said, "It's about his clothes." ”
"His clothes?" Riel was completely confused, "Isn't it just a black robe?
Alan gave Riel a meaningful look, then turned his gaze away, "That's what makes it strange here." ”
Rare didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd, so he had to look at him in a daze.
Seeing that Riel still didn't understand, Alan pointed to the clothes on Riel and asked, "Where is the hem of this dress of yours?"
Riel subconsciously touched the hem of his clothes: "To the waist." ”
"That's right......," Alan said, pausing and staring at Rare, "all the students in this school are dressed in short robes. ”