Start with the Readers Chapter 172: Get ready

"Of course all are invited." Abner didn't think too much, and after giving Mrs. Scudder a word, he went straight to the study in the villa.

The size of this study is not very large, only a row of bookshelves are placed in front of the west wall, and the rest of the layout is more like a living room.

When I came to the bookshelf, I bought the books that Abner specially asked the Scudder couple to buy, such as "Aristocratic Heraldry", "History of the Kingdom of Intis", "History of the Nobles of the Kingdom of Loen", etc. It was Hugh's preferred type.

These books are not cheap, and a shelf full of books is even more expensive... Fortunately, the Mother Earth Church reimbursed them.

While thinking in his heart, Abner sorted out the order of those books, and put the tampered "Blood Feast" that he brought with him in a position that he could easily get.

After finishing all this, he thought about it again, and decided to use the "Solomon Gold Coin" again at the banquet tomorrow night. Firstly, he would make his arrangement a bit more lucky, and secondly, he could ensure that no accidents occurred during the banquet.

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In the garden at No. 16 Williams Street, the **** scene that Abner saw yesterday had already been cleaned up, and even the lion-like beast that was hollowed out was also stored in a large box.

A handsome man in a straight dress is standing in the bedroom on the second floor of the villa. He is in his forties, mature and elegant.

With a slight sweep of his golden eyes, he locked on an empty cabinet in the bedroom.

At this time, a man wearing a golden mask knocked on the door, walked into the bedroom after getting permission, and reported to the British man in a standard posture:

"Your Excellency, this villa has been cleaned up, and we have pieced together the complete bones of two women and the corpse of a monster transformed by a werewolf.

"This is consistent with the information reported by one of our spies before. It seems that this place is likely to be a stronghold of the 'Rose School of Thought'."

The handsome man in a straight dress was noncommittal. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Has the owner of this property investigated it?"

"Yes, Your Excellency. The owner's name is 'Quinn Seid', a tobacco merchant who returned from the Southern Continent and owns many tobacco plantations overseas.

"No one knows about his specific experiences overseas, only that his methods are not very clean... In addition, in order to compete for a business, he once deliberately instigated Bakus, an outlaw from Tingen City, to kidnap the local Elliott, the youngest son of Vickroll, another big tobacco merchant... This matter was finally resolved by the local Nighthawks team in Tingen.

"Because Quinn's people only deliberately disclosed some information about the tobacco dealer to Bacchus, and did not actually participate in it, and there were big-name lawyers defending him, the matter was finally let go, the police The department did not continue to pursue it."

The handsome man laughed when he heard this, and said: "How many businessmen who have made a lot of money overseas are clean? Especially in the tobacco business...do you have any other information about this person?"

The MI9 member wearing a golden mask hesitated for a moment, but still replied: "According to the information gathered by our intelligence department, there are rumors that this Mr. The family does things, or it is simply a branch of the Sauron family... but there is no evidence."

"The Sauron family of Intis?" the handsome man asked in surprise.

"Yes, Your Excellency. It is said that someone has witnessed Quinn's appearance when he first went overseas. At that time, he was not black-haired now, but red-haired." The masked MI9 man replied.

"Why do people from the Sauron family pretend to come to Backlund to settle down... and they seem to have a connection with the 'Rose School of Thought'..." The handsome man pondered for a moment, then said again, "Do you have anything to add? of?"

"Yes, Your Excellency. This property was originally the property of Lieutenant Bernard who was transformed into a monster by the 'Witch of Pain' Rey...We suspect that Quinn bought this place because he had other motives." Wearing gold The man in the mask reports.

"The businessman who returned from the Southern Continent...is he also a believer in the 'primordial moon'?" Those who report this matter, borrow their hands."

The member of MI9 responded first, and then asked with some uncertainty: "Don't you need to report to the 'Punisher'? They have been looking for news about the 'Rose School' recently."

"This is the West District, isn't the Extraordinary event under the jurisdiction of the 'Nighthawks'? Moreover, the 'Punishers' are short of manpower, so they can't help us much." The handsome man said with a chuckle.

After the man with the golden mask retreated from MI9, he turned his attention to the cabinet he had noticed before, and said to himself silently:

"Will it be '1-025'?"

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After Abner left the villa in the Jowood area, he took a public carriage to St. Samuel's Church in the North area.

After all, yesterday's dinner has not been reimbursed... In addition, since there is no specific address for the invitation to Ms. Dai Li, he has to deliver it in person.

Sitting on the public carriage heading to Perthfield Street in the North District, Abner leisurely looked at the "Daily Observer" he bought before getting on the car, and saw the headline on the front page read:

"A kind lady was brutally murdered! After investigation, it turned out to be a serial case, and it is known that it is the sixth case!"

The following describes in detail the life of Ms. Haerjia who was killed, from her early miserable childhood to finally owning a small restaurant of her own through struggle, and realizing the promotion of class. This comparison reflects the hatefulness of the murderer who cruelly took away her new life.

Abner didn't take it seriously. From the police files he had consulted before, he knew how many people in Backlund disappeared or even died inexplicably every day... In comparison, the deaths and injuries caused by demon dogs On the contrary, it is limited.

The reason why it is so valued is only because its methods are too cruel, and it does not shy away from ordinary people, so the impact it causes is relatively bad.

Eastern District, Factory District, and Docklands are full of "devils" who legally "eat people", and this devil dog is not bad...

However, Abner is not the protagonist of the original work, and he has no great feelings about the situation of ordinary people in this era. He may pity and lament the other party's experience, but he does not have Klein's "big love", without him The determination of the "guardian", after all, he only cares about himself, his friends and elders around him...

As for the others? Unless it is the characters he likes in the original book, he will only take care of them if he meets them and has the ability, but he will not take the initiative to do something.

After reading the newspaper several times, the stagecoach finally stopped at Pacefield Street.

There is a pure black church here, with a bell tower on each side, presenting a symmetrical beauty. It is the headquarters of the Backlund Parish of the Church of the Evernight Goddess, St. Samuel's Church.

Abner stepped near the church, even though he did not enter the prayer hall of the church, he still felt a kind of peaceful tranquility.

He wanted to go in and ask the pastor where Ms. Daly was, but luckily, he saw Ms. Daly's assistant before entering the door——Miss Cherry came out of a nearby building with a food box .

Abner quickly chased after him, and after saying hello, he explained why he came.

When Cherry heard his request, she nodded after a little thought: "Come with me, I'm just about to deliver lunch to Ms. Daly."

Then, Abner followed Cherry, bypassed St. Samuel's Cathedral, and came to a not-so-spacious street behind it. Finally, they stopped at the door of a security company called "Heihe".

The little girl at the front desk of the company was obviously a little surprised at Cherry's move to bring back a person, and after whispering to Cherry, she looked at Abner with surprised eyes.

Abner pretended not to hear the gossip between the two girls, sat in the reception room of the company for a while, and then saw Ms. Daly wearing blue eye shadow and blush walking in. out.

Before Abner took the initiative to greet, I heard Ms. Daly jokingly said with a half-smile:

“I’m sorry that I didn’t see headlines like ‘Have a luxurious meal but have no money to pay the bill~IndoMTL.com~The hero detective maliciously escapes the order’ on the headline of today’s newspaper.”

Madam, it turns out that you also know that you cheated me yesterday.

Abner sneered, and then handed her the attached sheet of last night's bill. He has no embarrassing thoughts.

Daily took a look after taking it, and said with a smile: "You really don't pretend to be generous... You must know that handing the bill to a lady is not a gentleman's behavior."

Abner ignored her joke, she didn't return the bill, she tacitly agreed that she would be reimbursed.

"Also, this is the information needed by Your Excellency 'Sword of the Goddess' yesterday, and I compiled it into a written document." Abner then handed over some of the information he knew about the demon pathways that he had prepared this morning to Daly.

Daily put away her smile this time, and accepted it with a solemn expression, but after turning a few pages, she smiled again and said playfully:

"Why are 'devils' invitations for girls? Huh? There are also invitations for me..."