Mystery: Start with the Reader

"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.

Before coming to the bookshelf, the purpose of entry was "Aristocratic Heraldry", "History of the Kingdom of Intis", "History of the Nobility of the Kingdom of Loen" and other books that Abner specially asked the Scudders to buy before. 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 doing this, he thought about it again, and decided to use the "Solomon Gold Coin" again at the banquet tomorrow night. First, he would make his arrangement a bit more lucky, and second, he could ensure that no accidents occurred during the banquet.

...

In the garden at No. 16 Williams Street, the bloody 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 was standing in the bedroom on the second floor of the villa. He was 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 secret agents 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 instead: "Has the owner of this property investigated clearly?"

"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 when he was overseas. I only heard that his methods were not very clean... In addition, in order to compete for a business, he once deliberately instigated Bacchus, an outlaw in Tingen City, to kidnap another local Elliott, the youngest son of the big tobacco merchant Vicroll... This matter was finally resolved by the local Nighthawks team in Tingen.

"And 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 finally fell through, and the police department did not continue. Pursue."

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... Is there 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. Quinn Seid is actually working for the Sauron family. 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 the black hair he is now, but red hair." The MI9 man in a mask 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 asked again, "Do you have anything to add?"

"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." The man wearing the golden mask report.

"The businessman who returned from the Southern Continent...is he also a believer in the 'Original Moon'?" The handsome man whispered to himself, and then ordered, "Find out Quinn's whereabouts immediately, and report to the 'Nighthawks' if necessary." For this matter, borrow their hands."

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

"This is the West District, isn't the Extraordinary event under the jurisdiction of the 'Nighthawks'? Moreover, the 'Punishers' are short on 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 gaze to the cabinet he had noticed before, and said silently to himself:

"Will it be '1-025'?"

...

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

After all, yesterday's dinner hasn't been reimbursed... In addition, since there is no specific address for the invitation to Ms. Dali, 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:

"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 the demon dogs were 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.

There are "devils" who legally "eat people" everywhere in the east area, factory area, and dock area, 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" and his "guardian" "Determination, 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 Church.

Abner stepped near the church, even though he didn't 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, before entering the door, he saw Ms. Daly's assistant—Miss Cherry walking out of a nearby building with a food box.

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

After hearing his request, Cherie nodded after a moment of thought: "Come with me, I happen to be delivering 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 company's front desk was obviously a little surprised at Cherry's move to bring back a person, and after whispering to Cherry, she looked at Abner with amazed 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 eyeshadow and blush coming out of it.

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

"I'm sorry that I didn't see headlines like 'Eat a luxurious meal but have no money to pay the bill, the hero detective maliciously escaped the order' on the headlines of today's newspapers."

Ma'am, it turns out that you also know that you cheated me yesterday.

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

Daly took a look after taking it, and said with a smile: "You really don't pretend to be bold... 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 handed over to Daly some of the information he knew about the demon pathways that he had prepared this morning .

Daly 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? Eh? And for me..."