Mystery: Start with the Reader

"Surprise: Beginning with the Reader ()"

"You mean...His Royal Highness let Ian go on purpose? She judged that Intis's intelligence personnel would go after Ian with all of them?

"That's right, Your Highness said that the people who hunted Ian last night were all here to die... They wanted to use this hunt to paralyze us, making us think that they also lost Ian's trace, and the competition between the two sides returned to the same starting point ..."

Hugh is still very smart in essence, but unlike Abner, she has an understanding of all parties based on the original work, so she didn't think of this level before.

Now that Abner pointed it out, Xio was stunned and had a new question: "But Ian is indeed missing again...Why are Intis and His Highness sure to find him?"

"Because of the spies... Your MI9 should have planted spies in the Intis intelligence department... And according to what you said, Ian had sent a telegram before... No matter who the telegram is sent to, there must be someone close to the recipient of the telegram." Because of the undercover agents placed by Intis, that’s why they are so sure.” Abner explained with a smile in combination with the “plot”.

"So that's how it is..." Xio mused to himself thoughtfully, thinking that this was the same method he used to plant informants in the gang.

Seeing that she had already figured things out, Abner said meaningfully: "Wait a while, you can report what happened last night and my speculation to Mister Fool... Since his beloved If you have issued a commission to kill Bakerland, then you will definitely be interested in similar things."

Xiu Wenyan was taken aback for a moment, then nodded in agreement. For the sake of Forsi, she has been thinking about how to "please" that mysterious existence recently... Even if the only ones who are interested in this are the favored ones of Mister Fool, it is worth a try.

...

After sending Xio back to catch up on sleep, Abner picked up the stack of materials she brought, flipped through the pages, and read carefully:

"In the Intis embassy, ​​apart from ambassador Bakerland, there are a total of thirteen extraordinary people on the surface, all of whom are official military officers with the permission of the Loen Kingdom.

"Among them there is a one-digit sequence 5, one-digit sequence 6, three-digit sequence 7, and a total of eight-digit sequence 8 and sequence 9.

"Not to mention Sequence 8 and Sequence 9... Two of the three people in Sequence 7 are 'arsonists', namely Joe Philip and Harvey Osmond, both of whom came from former noble families of Intis... …The other is the 'wizard' Bianca, a lady in her twenties, rumored to be personally recruited by ambassador Bakerland, with unknown origins.

"The military officer of Sequence 6 is a 'Father of the Wind', and it is said that he has a certain relationship with the Church of the 'Eternal Blazing Sun'.

"Finally, the chief military officer of Sequence 5, named 'Korton Surrey', is an 'astronomer', and also a nominal professor of the Physics Department of Backlund University..."

Seeing this, Abner generally had an idea in his mind:

"Pyromancer" and "Father of the Wind" are both sequences that tend to face frontal battles. They are obviously not good at ritual magic, so they can be ruled out... Then, the host of the embassy's "Guardian Ceremony" can only be "Wizard" Bi'an Card and "The Astronomer" Kirton Surrey.

However, the origin of that Ms. Bianca is unknown after all. Even if she has the support of the ambassador, she will definitely not be able to gain the trust of the other military officers... The possibility of entrusting a place like the core of the "Guardian Ceremony" to her is very small, unless there is no other candidates.

Therefore, the most likely one is this old man Cotton Surrey!

This old man's qualifications are deeper than Bakerland's, and his eldest son is a member of the Intis Congress, and he is also an "astronomer"... No matter in terms of status, prestige, or ability, he is the most The one qualified to run the embassy's "Guardian Ceremony".

Moreover, the "astronomer" is advanced from the "craftsman", and it is associated with the three magical items in the embassy that are incomparably suitable for the ceremony... Abner even guessed that the "guardian ceremony" in the embassy might be a The old man constructed and perfected it himself.

"However, such a person...how should he think of a way to transfer him out of the embassy?

"Hmm...he is a professor of physics at Backlund University? Can you think of a way to invite him to give a lecture at the university? No, no matter how you do it, it will be very difficult to get me out. If something happens to the ambassador in the future, it is very likely that If the suspicion is on my head, then the gain outweighs the loss.

"Then... Maybe we can make a fuss through social interaction... By the way, in the original book, there is a ball hosted by Earl Wolfe today. Miss Justice also took advantage of this ball to initially observe Bakerland... I don’t know Is Mr. Cotton among those invited...

"Well, if there is, then I will take advantage of today's opportunity to complete the transformation of the ceremony; if not, I will have to find another opportunity.

"In short, if you haven't found an opportunity to reform the ceremony by Thursday, you have to let 'Justice' pay for Mr. A."

After thinking about it in his heart, Abner immediately sealed the room spiritually, then sat on the edge of the bed, and recited in a low voice:

"Fools who don't belong to this era, you are the mysterious ruler above the gray mist, you are the king of yellow and black in charge of good luck.

"I beg for your help, and I beg you to tell Ms. Justice that I need to confirm whether the military attache of the Intis embassy, ​​Cotton Surrey, will attend the ball hosted by Earl Wolfe tonight.

"I'll pay for it."

...

15 Minsk Street, Klein's new identity, Detective Sherlock Moriarty, is receiving two ladies in the rented house.

One is Mrs. Starling Summer, a fairly formal landlady in morning clothes. Her face is painted with exquisite makeup, which is more beautiful than at home, and she can't tell that she is about thirty.

The other is Mrs. Mary, a client introduced by Mrs. Summer. Her facial features look good alone, but the combination is disappointing. In addition, because her cheekbones are too high, her appearance looks much older than her actual age.

After the two wives clarified their purpose, Klein also received one of the few normal commissions in his detective career - catching rape.

"I heard that other private investigators have at least four out of ten commissions to investigate extramarital affairs...I didn't expect to meet them too..." After the two wives left, Klein sighed slightly and was about to get acquainted with Mrs. Mary. He was provided with the latest portable camera for catching rape, and as a result, layers of illusory pleadings rang out in his ears.

This is from a woman.

Klein immediately stopped fiddling with the camera, turned and walked into the bathroom.

Ten seconds later, he appeared above the gray mist, and saw that the crimson star corresponding to "Judgment" was constantly expanding and shrinking.

Miss "Judgment"? Is there anything she can do to help?

Klein sat down and leaned against the back of the chair, spreading his spirituality.

Miss "Judgment"'s voice also became clear at once... Then, he learned about the battle that took place in the middle of the park on White Rum Street in the Bridge District last night, as well as Mr. "Tower"'s analysis of this incident.

"It turned out to be like this... Before, I wondered why there were seemingly important items left on Zreal's body... You must know that the ambassador's subordinates are mid-sequence powerhouses with the 'Seer' pathway, and it is impossible to 'pass Ling' less important information than that!

"And the corpse was left in such a remote and hard-to-find place, it doesn't look like a pre-set trap.

"But now combined with Mr. Tower's analysis, the answer is obvious.

"Zreal is probably also a spy from another country, and someone close to his boss should have been bribed by Intis.

"I finally know why I fell into such a passive situation..."

"Hehe, the entrustment of only 5 pounds actually got me involved in a multinational espionage case... I really look like a clown."

Although he still doesn't know what the "important" thing that several national intelligence agencies are competing for is, Klein has generally figured out the cause and effect, so he can't help but feel a little dazed.

And at this moment, the crimson stars belonging to the "tower" also continued to expand and contract.

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Queens, in the luxury villa of Earl Hall's family.

Audrey was choosing a dress for the evening dance under the maid's advice, when she heard someone knocking on the door.

After a while, Anne, the personal maid, came in with a piece of paper, and said with a smile:

"Miss, your telegram is from the Southern Continent."

Southern Continent? Alfred? Audrey suddenly thought of her brother, happily took the paper, and stared at it carefully:

This was indeed a telegram sent by her second brother Alfred Hall from the east coast of the Balam Empire in the southern continent, which read:

"I have found the colorful lizard dragon you want, there are two in total, please wait to receive."

But, I don't need it anymore... Audrey froze for a moment, blinked her eyes, and turned her head to look at Susie.

The big golden retriever wagged its tail with a dazed look on its face.

Some things are handed over to Susie, which is much more convenient than myself... Every "big detective" needs a good assistant, eh! Audrey quickly made a decision, and for her, this was no longer something she particularly cared about.

Suddenly, she saw the boundless gray fog, and saw a vague figure sitting on the edge of the bed in a prayer posture.

Immediately afterwards, words passed into her ears:

Earl Wolfe's Ball...Curton Surrey...Intis Embassy...Payment...

Audrey automatically filtered out irrelevant details and noticed the most critical words.

Is this Mr. "Tower" ready to do something? so fast? No, maybe it's just pre-preparation... who is that Cotton Sarri? An obstacle to assassination?

While thinking about it, Audrey decided to help this favor, not because of the reward promised by Mr. "Tower", but because of her sense of mission and sense of responsibility for personally participating in a big event.

...

After praying, Abner packed up his belongings and went to the "safe house" set up by the teacher in the sewer again.

He was about to take off his clothes and turn into a giant bear, but suddenly he smelled a bloody smell coming from not far away... and accompanied by the smell of blood were low-pitched animal roars.