Mystery: Start with the Reader

Seeing Abner come to the entrance of the stairwell, the security personnel guarding here were about to step forward to question him, but a middle-aged gentleman in meticulous attire just happened to come down from the second floor at this moment... He was Ed Mr. Finkel, the butler of Prince Sark.

"This Mr. Blaine is a guest of His Highness the Prince, please let him come here." Finkel stood on the stairs and glanced at Abner before ordering the security personnel.

Hearing what Butler Finkel said, the security guard made way for Abner to walk into the stairwell.

Abner took a peek at the housekeeper, and saw that he was wearing a white shirt, a thick gray-blue vest on the outside that perfectly held his stomach, and a long tuxedo with clear lines and no flaws.

This looks like a professional aristocratic butler, but Abner has no intention of underestimating him.

In the original book, although there is no description of this Mr. Housekeeper's actions, before and after the "Great Smog" incident, Triss, who was holding a "0"-level sealed item and was at least a "Pleasure Witch", was very fond of him. fearful, and even described him as "scary".

After the old butler forced Prince Edesak to commit suicide, he was personally wiped out by the Goddess of the Night's descending container, which shows that his strength is not ordinary.

And in the after-event investigation of the Church of Steam, his name was even listed side by side with "Desperate Nightingale" Panatia!

This is most likely a demigod! Even if it's not, at least it's a very powerful Sequence 5... just don't know which way it is.

While thinking in his heart, Abner followed the butler's footsteps and came to a living room on the second floor.

After another body search, Abner finally saw His Highness the Prince in a white dress.

Prince Edesak has a round face and a pair of narrow eyes, but he is not serious at all, but always smiling. He looked at Abner who was led in by the butler, and said with a smile:

"I finally see you, Detective Blaine."

"Hello, Your Highness. I didn't know that it was Your Highness who asked Talim to find me." Abner bowed and saluted.

"I also didn't expect you to become Backlund's 'hero'... Hehe, speaking of it, the sharp increase in sales of the Daily Observer last week was also related to the publication of your exclusive interview." Ed After Prince Sac laughed and teased, he restrained his expression and continued, "Of course, what I didn't even expect was that you, Detective Brain, are related to the Church of the Mother Earth.

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As soon as he said this, a middle-aged man wearing a modified captain's hat standing behind the prince suddenly became serious, and looked at Abner carefully. He originally thought that the prince just summoned a "famous detective" temporarily, but he didn't expect that the other party had such a background.

Abner naturally also felt this gaze... To be precise, he noticed this man who didn't look like he came to the ball from the moment he entered this room.

Judging from the clothes, I should be a "punisher"... Fortunately, I am reporting on behalf of the "Goddess of the Earth" church. If I still wear the vest of the Church of Knowledge, I am afraid that I will be taken down on the spot. .

Rejoicing in his heart, Abner did not look at the man on the surface, but said to Prince Edsack with a serious expression: "Your Highness, I came to see you because I found a terrible thing at the ball. If it is not handled properly, it is likely to cause heavy casualties!"

Prince Edsac raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and before he could ask what was going on, the middle-aged man behind him asked, "What did you find?"

Abner did not answer directly, but turned his attention to the prince.

Prince Edesak frowned, feeling dissatisfied in his heart, but he quickly adjusted his expression and said with a smile: "This is the Lord's 'Punisher', Captain Kuhn. Detective Brain, you don't have to worry about it." .”

Well, of course I wouldn't worry. It is better to tell the "punisher" than to tell you. After all, you may lead people away after you understand the seriousness of the problem, but the "punisher" will not... because they are guardians.

"I found that Ms. Hazel, the daughter of Congressman Macht, has a very strong 'primordial moon' aura... If you don't deal with it as soon as possible, there is a high possibility that something will happen to the ball." Abner briefly described the matter, and he I believe that with the profession of "Punisher", he will not be ignorant of the seriousness of "Primitive Moon".

"'Primitive Moon'... are you sure?" Captain Kuhn's expression changed suddenly, and he asked hastily.

"I want to be sure, that is the 'primordial moon'! Besides, Miss Hazel must have been used, and there must be another mastermind behind this incident..." Then, Abner didn't hide too much, and sent some All the revealed information has been revealed, including the fact that Hazel may be an Extraordinary of the "Thief" path.

Captain Kuhn nodded, and said: "I believe that the Church of the Mother Earth is professional in dealing with the issue of the 'primordial moon'..."

After finishing speaking, he turned his head to look at Prince Edsaac, who still had a somewhat dazed expression on his face, and asked: "'Primitive Moon' is a dangerous evil god, since he brought his breath to this dance, There must be a plan... Your Highness, although the sealed item we brought can divide the space, its effect cannot completely isolate the influence of the evil god... I beg you to let Mr. Finkel take action to protect the vast majority below. Some ordinary people."

Although Prince Edesak didn't know what the "primordial moon" was, he saw that the captains of the "Punisher" team were so solemn and understood the seriousness of the matter. He first said: "I understand." Then he asked his butler, "Finkle, many of the people below are my friends and partners, and I don't want them to have an accident."

"My first task is to protect you, Your Highness the Prince." The old steward replied clearly, but when he saw the prince also looked at him with a firm expression, he hesitated and continued, "If the time comes If I have spare time, I will take care of the guests."

Only then did Prince Edesak smile. He first had a low-pitched conversation with Kuhn, then looked at Abner, and said sincerely:

"Mr. Blaine, although the news you brought is not pleasant, it is very timely. Maybe tonight, you will become a 'hero' again."

"I'd rather not be a 'hero', but just come to an ordinary ball..." Abner said with a wry smile.

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In the ball hall, Hazel was stunned for a while by Abner's sudden escape, then angrily dropped the food plate and returned to her parents.

At this time, a gentleman who had pursued her for a long time came to invite her to dance, but Hazel, who was in a bad mood, flatly refused, and even spoke directly and hurt people, which made the other party very embarrassed.

This made Mrs. Macht, who had always valued family upbringing, very angry, and called her daughter aside to reprimand her in a low voice.

Hazel, who was already upset, was made even more annoyed by the training, and decided to find out the identity of the man who ran away when she saw him, and then make him look good.

But at this moment, Hazel suddenly felt a palpitation, and then became sober and rational, and all the irritability and annoyance disappeared.

At this moment, she actually knew clearly that she was no longer in the real world!

She looked around halfway in a daze, and found that the gentleman in a tuxedo on the left was still asking an impatient lady to dance, and the fallen noble lady with two daughters in a light blue dress was trying her best to ask an impatient lady to dance. Big businessman with money presents his daughter. And beside her, someone was holding a dinner plate and eating the ice cream provided by the dance... Everything was the same as before.

But Hazel was even more frightened by this scene, she quietly turned on her spirit vision, and then found that none of these passengers emitted the corresponding aura color and emotional color!

They have no etheric body!

They were clearly talking, inviting dancers, and eating ice cream, but there was no sign of them being alive!

Is this an illusion, or did they die suddenly? The more Hazel thought about it, the more frightened she became, she quickly turned her head to look at her parents, only to find that they were exactly the same as the others she had seen, they were not living people at all!

Hazel was at a loss and ran around the ball venue, hoping to find something. But she still had too little knowledge, and she didn't understand what happened to her at all.

At this moment, her heart moved, and she took out the emerald green seed from her pocket.