Leonard?

For a moment, Klein thought he was mistaken.

But the blur caused by the light was not serious, and he was familiar with the other party, and he quickly confirmed his previous judgment.

That is, the time of one breath, Leonard vanishes, the light spreads, and the valley returns to the quiet of midwinter, and the image of Klein's dream shatters.

He opened his eyes and placed the badge from Lanrius on the surface of the long bronze table.

"Leonard really, or Leonard in the disguise of the 'Facelings'?" Crane thought for a moment and tossed a gold coin.

His spirit used this medium to tell him that it was Leonard Mitchell, a teammate of the Nightmen in Tingen!

"Is he an 'investigator' sent by the Church of the Goddess for that gathering, or is he an avenger who takes the night watch behind his back and ventures in search of an opportunity?" Crane muttered to himself, unable to make an accurate judgment.

And without any pre-information, his divination cannot give revelations.

After a few seconds of silence, Klein laughed at himself and drew a crimson moon on his chest:

"Good luck to him and may the Goddess bless him. ”

Klein no longer dwelled on the issue, and was ready to learn more about the details of the meeting before deciding whether to participate in the future or not, or to alert Leonard Mitchell anonymously.

............

Beckland, in a chamber in the underground area of the Steam Church.

Iconse took off his hat, pressed his fluffy but unsoft hair, and sat down in the first position on his left.

Immediately, he took out the ancient silver mirror of Arodes from the special pocket on the inside of his clothes and placed it in front of him.

To his right, across from him, diagonally to him, were a Deacon and Captain of the Heart of the Machine, both of whom had been summoned to the meeting by Archbishop Horamic Haydn, a member of the Pre-Divine Council.

The archbishop, dressed in a white priest's robe, was sitting peacefully at the top like an ordinary old man.

Seeing that the personnel had arrived, he looked around and said gently:

"Starting with Iconse, let's talk about the investigation in order of the past few days. ”

Iconser Bernard pulled his hair down and flipped through the thick papers, and reported succinctly:

"Your Excellency, we are in charge of Sherlock Moriarty, and after a detailed investigation and with the aid of extraordinary means, we have confirmed that he was passively involved in this matter, and until then, there is no evidence that he was aware of Prince Edsak's problems.

He was friends with the dead Talim Dumont, and had indirectly fulfilled some of the commissions given by the prince, but there was nothing wrong with that, at most he had misstated some expenses. ”

At this point, Iconser suddenly felt a little weak-hearted, because Sherlock Moriarty was also an informant for the "Heart of the Machine", and it is likely that his reimbursement here was also somewhat exaggerated.

In any case, his work as an informant was fruitful and excellent, enough to offset a lot of problems, and besides, he didn't have long since he became our informant, and the one that involved the most money was "sharing...... Ikenser exhaled slowly, and continued to report:

"We have come to the conclusion that he is an innocent man, that there is no hidden plot behind him, that he was once keenly aware of the dangers of the Red Rose Manor, but that is a typical example of the wrong reasoning and the correct result, and that he is afraid of the royal family, and for this reason, he has been passive and has not done a substantial and in-depth investigation, which he has reported to us.

"It's a pity that he still couldn't avoid this incident, but he was lucky enough that the Descendant of the Grim Reaper he mentioned was near the Red Rose Manor, and rescued him from the desperate situation of the meteorite falling in time, and the traces of the scene showed that this was a very terrifying attack, most likely related to '0-08'. ”

Klein mentions Ince Zangwill's existence and "0-08" in his letter, and no one cares whether he knows the former archbishop and the "0" level seal, because he was with Azik Eggers at the time, and it is entirely possible that he learned about it from the other party's mouth, which is also everyone's subconscious judgment.

On the "0" and "1" level seals, the seven Orthodox churches have been informing each other of the rough situation, and the numbers are shared, and there is no duplication.

“...... However, we don't know the whole picture, and there are three things that we can't confirm: first, '2-111' shows that Sherlock Moriarty did not rush away from the woods after fleeing into the woods, but stayed where he was, not knowing who he was praying to, second, the question of when he and Azik Eggers met, and third, the question of how he escaped from the underground ruins, which he should not have been able to do, and in the process, he even destroyed the Aurora Advent ceremony. Iconse concluded.

"2-111" refers to the magic mirror of Arodus.

After listening quietly, Horamik smiled to himself:

"Misstatement of Expense ......"

He immediately cleared his throat:

"Either way, Sherlock Moriarty is a hero of Beckland.

"If he hadn't stopped him in time, if he had been scared at that moment and chose to flee, most of us wouldn't have survived now.

Moreover, he also showed faith in God, kindness to us, as long as he did not have too many problems, some small shortcomings and small secrets, we can all assume that we do not know. ”

"Your Excellency, this is exactly what we think. "I'm guessing that his prayers in the woods, including the brass whistle ritual, are all ways to contact Azk Eggers, but the effect is not the same, the speed is different, and the only thing he can do in such a critical situation is to save himself, which we deduce from the subsequent course of events." ”

"In addition to self-help, you can also write a suicide note. Another "mechanical heart" deacon teased, and immediately reported on the link he was responsible for, "...... We still haven't been able to find the underground ruins described by Sherlock Moriarty, even with the help of '2-111', and the whereabouts of the royal family's high-ranking powerhouse on that day are not known to us for the time being. ”

“...... It can be confirmed that the Church of the Night was the first to receive information, which came from a special channel of Earl Hall, the details of which are unknown. ”

“...... Most of the Aurora Society's forces in Beckland have been cleared by us, in conjunction with the Night Watch and the Punisher, but I suspect they still have hidden power......"

“...... At the time of the incident, Sherlock Moriarty mentioned that Triss was on her way to Beckland, but after that, no one saw her, and according to Sherlock Moriarty, she was a key figure and was renamed Tristricken. ”

“...... I can't figure out how the Night Church captured the Witch of Despair and Finkel, the butler, but the results of the divination tell me that they are still alive, but not free. ”

......

One deacon after another and the captain reported their findings, and Horamik looked half-closed as if he was thinking about something.

After the room was quiet for more than ten seconds, he opened his eyes and said in a slow voice:

"Look for Trisquiaki with all your might, if she's still alive.

"Summing up the problem of divination not being effectively revealed, there are saints in the Church who are good at this, though not necessarily more effective than '2-111'.

"The monitoring and investigation of the high-ranking powerhouses of the royal family can be put on the 'table' and there is no need to worry too much, they have always known that we are doing these things, which is also a warning.

"Investigation of the underground remains continues, and the Church of Night and Storm is to be informed.

"Iconse, you ask '2-111' how Sherlock Moriarty escaped the ruins and when he met Azq Eggers. ”

Looking at the archbishop, and then at his colleagues, Iconse gritted his teeth and said:

"Yes, Your Excellency. ”

He sadly believed that his legend was about to spread from the few "Hearts of the Machines" squad in charge to the Extraordinaries of the Church of Steam throughout Beckland.

After mastering the process, he spoke:

"Dear Arodes, my question is, when did Sherlock Moriarty meet Azik Eggers?"

On both sides, there was a sudden floating of water on the silver mirror that seemed to have eyes, and a picture was quickly formed:

Sherlock Moriarty stood in a room, watching a rat with a rotting belly crawl into the wall and burrow, with old Kohler and the owner of the budget hotel behind him.

"He met the Azik Eggers bounty mission, which was issued by MI9 and stemmed from a coincidental conflict. Iconse read the contents.

After saying that, he chose to answer reciprocally, and then held his breath and waited for Arodes to give a soul-piercing question.

Not unexpectedly, he saw the bright red word:

"Do you know what it's like to try your best to please someone, only to be abandoned by him in the same place?"

This, this question is not sharp enough, not like the usual style of Arodes...... Iconse suddenly felt that the bloody words on the mirror lacked the usual sense of horror, not bloody enough, and seemed weak.

He didn't care to think why, and immediately replied:

"Yes!"

"Congratulations, you got it right. "New words appeared on the surface of the silver mirror, and the color was white.

............

Jan. 5, 9 a.m.

With a gray scarf around his neck, Crane arrived at Rose Wharf with a suitcase and a cane.

Moored there, the White Onyx is unusually large for humans, and is said to be able to carry hundreds of passengers.

It has a strong character of its time, with chimneys and sails standing side by side, and 12 guns and corresponding gun emplacements on each side of the ship, which is a must to guard against pirates and their peers.

Under the arrangement of Captain Erlan Karg, the able-bodied sailors and crew members were lined up at the gangway, and some even deliberately exposed their legal revolvers, rifles, and sabers.

This gave the guests who boarded the ship a lot of security and no longer feared the next nine-day journey.

Crane stood below, glanced up, and walked up the suspension ladder in the undulating blue waters.

The trip began...... As he walked, he sighed silently.