Mystery: Start with the Reader

"Surprise: Beginning with the Reader ()"

"Sequence 6: Polymath

"Main materials: 1 heart of the tree of the elders, 1 crystal of the phantom of the thousand arts.

"Auxiliary materials: 5 drops of buttercup juice for human face, 8 grams of blue foxtail flower powder, 70 ml of spring water from the golden spring of Sonia Island."

After the excitement, Abner looked at the formula analyzed by the "Pure White Eye", fell into deep thought again, and said in his heart:

"Thousand Art Phantom? What is this? There is no relevant content in the teacher's book collection... Maybe I have to ask Karen or Judy, they are on the train tomorrow morning, and I have to practice it for them tonight.

"I know the buttercup with human face. It is a rare plant that grows in the south. As a 'biologist', Judy should have it in her hand. I will ask about it when I go to Harvest Church at night.

"The blue foxtail flower is one of the materials of mysticism, and it is not difficult to find. I have seen it in Darkwell's place...

"Finally, the spring water from the golden spring on Sonia Island is considered a common and commonly used item in the mysterious world, even many high-end drinks are brewed with it, as long as you are willing to spend money, you can definitely get it.

"From this point of view, it seems that only the 'Crystal of Thousand Art Phantom' is more troublesome."

Thinking of this, Abner gradually became concerned. Looking up at the clock in the hall, he found that it was already 2:30 in the afternoon. He hurriedly put "2-081" back into the teacher's treasury and put it away. out the door.

He had already asked Xio to tell Xio in the morning, and asked her to meet in a single-family apartment in the East District.

Not far from the detective agency, Abner saw the son of Mrs. Bingley, the owner of the coffee shop, walking towards the Claude Theater on Tarleton Street with a young girl on his arm, talking and laughing.

And that girl has a beautiful face and elegant temperament, black hair is flowing and smooth, and light brown eyes seem to hide many words.

Abner is no stranger to her, after all, he had watched no less than ten "movies" of the other party in the retrospective scene before...

Hasn't Mrs. Bingley acted upon those documents yesterday? That's right, forcible separation is often counterproductive, and it is easy to arouse young people's rebellious psychology. As a person who has experienced it, Mrs. Bingley should understand this very well.

This idea turned around in Abner's mind and then he left it behind. Anyway, his commission has ended, so how does the client carry out follow-up processing? What does it matter to him as a detective?

Shaking his head, he stopped a public carriage passing by the road, and then boarded.

At this time, Irene, who was talking and laughing with Mr. Bingley Jr., happened to turn her head, and from the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of the back of Abner getting into the car.

"Ivan, do you think that is the famous detective Bryan?" Irene's eyes lit up, and she shook Mr. Bingley's hand and shouted.

Evan Bingley also turned his head, took a cursory glance, then nodded with some displeasure: "That's right, his office is nearby, and I often see him. He even went to my coffee shop to eat. After lunch."

"Ah, I didn't expect you to recognize such a famous person! Can you take me to visit him some other day? Many of my classmates are his admirers." Irene said, looking expectantly at Mr. Bingley.

Being a little blushed by the girl he loved, Ivan Bingley immediately said without hesitation: "No problem, I'm familiar with him!"

Irene happily tiptoed and kissed him, and then continued: "Then can you invite him to the dance I'm preparing for this weekend? Many of my friends will come that day. If you know that I have invited 'Detective Heroes', They'd be so jealous."

Little Mr. Bingley's face froze. He was just bragging. He wasn't even sure about inviting someone, but he still pretended to be nonchalant and asked: "'Detective Hero'? Is he famous? He lives in the same building. Street, I didn't feel it at all...haha."

"Of course he is very famous, and his stories of solving crimes are very legendary,

Very dramatic. "Irene nodded, then looked around, and suddenly pointed to the latest extra issue displayed on the roadside newsstand, and said excitedly: "Look, 'Detective Heroes' has cracked another big case. "

Evan Bingley looked over subconsciously, and then was attracted by a line of eye-catching headlines:

"The savior of Severus Field, the 'Hero Detective' managed to capture the main culprit in the assassination of the prince."

...

Sitting in the carriage, Abner closed his eyes to recharge his energy, and did not care about the comings and goings of the passengers around him. Stop after stop after stop, he finally heard the word "Will Street".

This is one of the streets close to the East District. Because they are afraid of being robbed, no carriage dares to enter the East District. This is the closest location.

After getting out of the carriage and walking into the familiar Black Palm Street, he quickly came to the one-bedroom house he was renting.

And Hugh was already waiting there.

"It's not good to be late, Abner." Xio took out his pocket watch and said after looking at it.

"Sorry, I was too involved in doing things before and forgot the time." Abner explained a little, then opened the door, and walked in one after the other with Xio.

"Are you busy today?" Seeing that the other party was a little anxious, Abner asked casually.

"Is it so obvious? But you guessed it right again, I don't know what's going on, the 'golden mask man' gave another strange task today, but the reward is very generous." Xio straightened his messy blond hair and sat down. Said on the only chair in the room.

"What task?" Abner became interested and asked curiously.

"Let's investigate the authenticity of some 'horror stories' circulating in the market...and this is a long-term task...I think they are looking for a magical item." Xio didn't hide what Abner meant, and she wanted to use The "Detective" ability helps her complete her mission.

"What kind of horror story?" Abner's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly remembered what Karen had told him yesterday, about a Level 1 sealed item in the Church of Storms breaking through its seal.

"It's a horror story about some dead things suddenly coming to life, and then turning people into certain objects or animals." Xio repeated the original words of the "golden mask man".

This description... Could it be that the Church of Storms lost a "cursed object"?

The more I thought about it, the more I felt that my guess was right. Abner said to Xio seriously: "You'd better not investigate this task in depth, and report any findings immediately, and don't pursue it rashly...that's too dangerous .”

Xio was taken aback when she heard the words, she knew that the "danger" in Abner's mouth was a real danger, so she nodded without any hesitation, and then asked curiously: "What is it? Do you know?"

"I can only say that the Church of the Storm may have lost a Level 1 sealed item last night." Abner thought for a while, and felt that it would be better for Xio to realize how serious the matter was.

"'Level 1' Sealed Artifact..." Xio repeated, then sighed, "No wonder the rewards given by SI9 are so good... Sure enough, there are no such cheap things in this world."

"What did they promise to reward you?" Abner asked.

"As long as there are definite and credible clues, we will reward any of the main materials of the 'Interrogator'." Xio pursed his lips and continued regretfully, "I wanted to borrow from you." Take the 'Golden Solomon' and try your luck."

"I think if you really used the 'Solomon Gold Coin', the greatest luck is that you didn't find any clues..." Abner complained, and then took the left-right asymmetrical gold coin that lacked blood on the head. out.

Xio only glanced at it, then fell silent, then looked at Abner fixedly, and asked, "What did you do again?"

After speaking, she skillfully pricked her finger and covered the gold coin with a drop of blood.