Start with the Readers Chapter 168: Case
At 5:40 p.m., in Severstal's restaurant, Kent Street, North End.
"This restaurant seems to be very high-end... even more luxurious than some noble manors I know..." "Sword of the Goddess" Cresta Sesima, who arrived early, looked around, slightly Somewhat uncomfortable.
Although he is a senior deacon of the Goddess Church, his life has always been simple and he doesn't have much pursuit of the quality of life, so he has never been to such a luxurious restaurant.
Ms. Daly, who was sitting next to him, chuckled lightly, pulled down the hood of her black robe, and said in an ethereal voice:
"This is actually the style of the Feysac Empire, which is different from ours. They like to use some simple and huge materials for decoration, just like their height."
"Why did you put the invitation here? Isn't the Haerjia restaurant near the church very good?" Sesima asked puzzled.
"Because I have long wanted to try the taste here, but my salary does not allow it." Daly responded with a smile, and then moved her eyes slightly, pretending to be mysterious and said: "And you don't know? The reputation of that woman, Harga, is not very good...Recently, even Cherie won’t go to her family’s restaurant to buy lunch for the Nighthawks.”
"Is something wrong?" Sesima's eyes sharpened.
"Don't be nervous, it's just that some absurd things she did before were discovered." Daly explained with a smile.
Sesima looked at her seriously for a while, then sighed: "I'm not Dunn, so don't test my reaction like this. Even if the result is tested, it won't be the same as Dunn, and it won't help you ...However, what I'm sure of is that he won't take it too seriously."
When Dai Li heard this, her smile gradually faded, she was silent for a while, and said, "I'm sorry, I want to go forward bravely when I go to Tingen this time, but I'm also a little afraid of losing completely..."
"Now I really want to consider whether you are a good candidate to join the 'Joint Investigation' team... Maybe there is still time for a replacement?" Sesima said intentionally.
Upon hearing this, Ms. Da Li recovered from her inexplicable emotions, and said with a hey, "Isn't it just to ask you to buy a more expensive meal? You can't be so stingy, right? You can reimburse it .”
While the two were chatting, a waiter outside the private room knocked on the door, and then saw Abner walking in behind a waiter.
……
Townsend Street on the border of Queens and the West End.
Xio stood in a dark and secluded alley, even if he didn't look up, he could still see layers of gorgeous palaces and towering Gothic clock towers in the distance.
That is the highest area in Backlund, and it is also where the Loen royal family is located.
Its status in the North and South Continents in the entire world is equal to or even slightly higher than that of Intis's White Maple Palace and Feysac Empire's Almir Palace, but its name is neither romantic nor ancient.
It is called Sodrak Palace, which means "balance" in the ancient Fuysac language.
Xio looked away from the famous "Bell of Order" and looked to the other side of the alley.
A figure slowly walked out of the shadow that the gas lamps could not illuminate.
That figure was wearing a golden shell mask that exposed the lower half of his face. He was the person in charge of MI9 who had previously developed Xio into an agent.
"Have you gained anything from the previous entrustment?" The man wearing the golden mask asked as usual.
Xio shook his head, and said: "No, at least the east area and the dock area did not have incidents similar to those horror stories you mentioned."
Although she followed Abner's advice and did not rule it out in depth, as a "sheriff", she still has to be aware of the troubles in the jurisdiction.
She paused for a moment, then asked pretendingly:
"Is this commission valid for a long time?"
The masked man said silently:
"That's right, if you hear anything about it in the future, please contact me immediately.
"However, I am here today to give you a new task."
"What task?" Xio completely entered the state of a bounty hunter, ready to assess the risks of the matter.
The man in the golden mask replied: "Investigate the whereabouts of a person."
"Who?" Xio asked rhetorically.
"I don't know...but he should have the dual abilities of 'Wind Blessed' and 'Hypnotist'. If you meet someone like that, come to me right away." The man in the golden mask said hesitantly.
The dual abilities of "Wind Blessed One" and "Hypnotist"? Did MI9 want to find out the secret puppet master who helped the "Witch of Pain"? Xio quickly made a judgment in his heart.
She had heard Abner talk about the general process of the battle in the northwest suburbs before, and she had been popularized about some of the abilities of the "Master Puppet", so she immediately guessed MI9's plan.
However, isn't this something that the Church of Storms should worry about? Why is MI9 so active?
With this in mind, Xio pretended to be dazed and asked, "The ability of the 'Hypnotist'? What is that?"
As for the "Wind Blessed One", there is no need to ask, the reputation of the Punisher is well known, even wild Extraordinary people are no strangers.
"You don't have to worry about this, I will give you a copy of the detailed information of 'Hypnotist' and 'Wind Blessed One'." Having said this, the masked man continued in a bewitching tone, "If you really I found the clue of that person, and I can decide to reward you with one of the main materials of 'Interrogator'."
Although the Secret Puppet Master is a strong person at the Sequence 5 level, but I heard Abner's tone before, he seems to have some guesses, maybe he will "know" soon... and I just need to get the information to report , there is no need to fight a Sequence 5 Beyonder.
After a little weighing, Xio nodded and said, "I accept this commission."
"Very good." The masked man's tone became relaxed. After looking around, he took out a stack of papers from his arms and said, "It's best to burn it immediately after reading it."
After speaking, he stepped back slowly, returned to the shadows, and disappeared around the corner of the alley.
Xio opened the file and flipped through it, and found that there were not only descriptions of the abilities of "Hypnotist" and "Wind Blessed One", but also photos of the two of them.
One of them, Hugh, was a little familiar. Thanks to the ability of the "sheriff", she recalled a "punisher" who had been interrogated when she was on duty outside the headquarters of the "Daily Observer". .
It seems that MI9 is really looking for that secret puppet master...
Xio rubbed her cheeks with baby fat, and walked to the street outside, preparing to take a public carriage back to the North District.
At this moment, she suddenly sensed an abnormal aura passing not far in front of her, but she didn't see anything.
"Assassin?" Xio, who had seen the instigators of the "Society Society", quickly determined the source of those "abnormalities", even though this was not her jurisdiction.
After thinking for a while, Xio quietly followed the "abnormality" he sensed, and chased after him.
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In the private room of the Severstal restaurant, Abner tasted a sip of raw beluga whale slices and deep-fried whale steak from Fusac, and after secretly complaining about "not fresh enough", he asked Sesima with a smile: "Your Excellency, you really just want to treat me to a meal of Feysac food?"
To be honest, after seeing the decoration of this restaurant, Abner thought he had made a mistake, and finally walked in after double checking.
"Detective Bryan, I've invited you here this time mainly to ask you something." Sesima let out a slow breath.
"What's the matter?" Abner asked curiously after swirling the Sonia blood wine in his glass.
"He wants to know the origin of the badge you used when you killed the 'Witch of Pain'... and the information about the Extraordinary of the Devil Path." Ms. Daly interjected beside her.
So it was for this matter... But why didn't you come to me directly to inquire, instead of spending a lot of time treating guests to dinner?
That's right, there are too many reporters around the teacher's house these days, and it is really inconvenient for them to come to the door. Besides, I have a good reputation anyway, so it's not easy for the Nighthawks to summon me directly to the police station or St. Samuel's Church...
Thinking of this, Abner organized his sentence and said without any concealment: "I successfully made that badge after Damir killed a monster... The Church of Storms should have a record of this. "
"It's consistent with what we found in our investigation." Sesima nodded slightly, obviously not surprised by Abner's words, and then he said sincerely: "It seems that you are no stranger to the extraordinary ability of the devil path, Can you tell me something? I know it's presumptuous to ask ~IndoMTL.com~ and it may involve the secrets of the Church of the Mother Earth, but there is currently a demon killing people in Backlund, and I need to know about him intelligence."
If you are not very familiar with it, how could you use the materials on the monster to make such a powerful badge, although it may come from the gift of the "Mother Earth".
Ms. Dai Li also spoke again at this time, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I won't let you help for nothing."
After thinking about it, Abner roughly guessed what they were looking for, so he tentatively asked, "What do you want to know?" He was also inclined to help in his heart.
"I want to know what sequence Extraordinary needs to continuously cut open the abdomen and remove all internal organs." Sesima asked.
There is not much information about the "demon" pathway inside St. Samuel's Church. After all, it has been a long time since the other party has acted so recklessly in Backlund.
If you want more detailed information, you can only go to the church headquarters to look it up, but that would be a waste of time, and the demon is still killing people one after another.
"Dangerous" information like this cannot be sent by telegram or other means, and can only be checked by people with sufficient authority.
After deliberating for a moment, Abner replied as concisely as possible: "This sounds like a ritual used by demons to help them advance, and it often appears from Sequence 6 to Sequence 5."
"So, what about the regularity and interval of this ritual?" Sesima asked.
Abner shook his head, but before answering, Ms. Daly, who was sitting diagonally opposite, suddenly took out a letter from the void. She opened it to read it, frowned suddenly, and reported to Sesima: " The sixth case happened...it was Harga we talked about before...near the Provincial Samuel Church!"