Mystery: Start with the Reader

At 7:30 in the evening, in Queens District of Backlund, outside the main entrance of a house that seemed to belong to a certain nobleman.

Putting on the traditional knight practice clothes he often wears, Xio and his good friend Forsi stood here, waiting for the arrival of Viscount Glaint and Miss Audrey.

Fors got a little bored waiting, and subconsciously took out a cigarette, ready to pass the time, but at this time, Xio beside her sniffed, and said directly:

"Smoking is harmful to health."

Seeing that her face was full of seriousness, Fors did not argue with a guilty conscience, but changed the subject and said:

"Hugh, you went to Abner's room last night, did you really not do anything?"

Xio gave her a blank look, and replied, "If you hadn't slept so hard, I would have dragged you along."

"What you said made me suddenly a little scared..." Forsi pretended to be terrified, but seeing that Xio didn't mean to talk about it, she asked with concern, "Still worried about reciting that honorable name?" The exorcism performed by Abner in the afternoon did not work well?"

Xio shook his head, and said in a low voice: "That's not the case. Although I'm not sure whether the evil spirits have been exorcised, that ceremony gave me courage... I'm not so afraid anymore."

"Then why do you still look not interested?" Fors asked suspiciously.

"I just suddenly wanted to understand why Abner refused to tell me the truth... In addition to my lack of strength, the main reason is that I acted too recklessly. If he really told me, I'm afraid I can't help but get into trouble right now. The person who should be offended... has even involved you and him."

In fact, I think Abner's lack of strength refers to himself. With his character, if he feels that he is within the controllable range, he will definitely say it...

Fors slandered a few words, but changed the subject again on the surface, and said with a smile: "Speaking of Abner, he attracted much attention at the banquet last night... As far as I know, many tabloids originally planned to He was arranging his pornographic news on the front page. In the end, the 'Admiral Hell' and the 'Black Tulip' saved him. Compared to this big incident, no one pays attention to the lace of a detective."

Xio Wenyan gave his friend another look, and ruthlessly complained: "You are also one of the heroines of those news, right? The one that appeared the most."

Seeing that her friend had finally returned to "normal", Forsi breathed a sigh of relief and said indifferently: "I don't read those tabloids...the stories they make up are not as good as mine."

While the two were bickering,

A low-key decorated carriage stopped in front of them, and then a man and a woman got out of the carriage. It was Viscount Greint and Miss Audrey who had arrived as promised.

Grelint was wearing a hooded robe, and hid his face deeply in the shadow of the hood. After seeing Xio and Fors, he greeted Xio and Forsi warmly, and asked curiously: "Where is this place really?" Is it a place for extraordinary gatherings? It looks no different from ordinary residences."

Isn't it common to hang up banners and blatantly play the title of the party? Are you afraid that Nighthawks, Punisher and Mechanical Heart are too few things?

Fors didn't know when she also had the habit of complaining, but she didn't say it out, but kept smiling as much as she could, pointing at Xio and saying:

"Hugh is an excellent persuader and can help you get what you want."

The implication is that I have even found someone to help you bargain, do you think I will bring you to an ordinary residence for fun?

A blue boat-shaped soft hat was added to the hood, and Audrey, who had a black fine gauze hanging down to cover her face, also felt that her friend's problems were too substandard, and might even cause her to be despised. In order to save her image, she lightly Smiling and following Forsi's words, she called out:

"Miss Hugh, can I trust you?"

"The goddess is protecting us, so you don't have to worry at all." Xio straightened his back and drew a crimson moon on his chest.

"May the goddess bless you." Audrey nodded, and also tapped her chest four times.

After that, the four of them didn't say any more, they took a few steps forward, and knocked on the wooden door at intervals of three long and two short.

With a creak, the front door slowly opened, and Audrey, who entered the audience state, saw a lot of people sitting scattered inside. Some of them used various methods to cover up their appearance, such as relying on hoods and masks, while others did not at all. Don't care, frankly bare facial features.

Almost instantly, Audrey noticed the man in black robe sitting on a single sofa.

The man also wears a hood, hiding his face in shadow.

He watched the visitors silently, giving people a sense of condescension.

Very confident, but her eyes are disgusting, her eyes keep moving on me, like two slippery tentacles, trying to peel off my clothes... Audrey has keen senses, observes meticulously, and calmly makes a judgment, but her body almost Got goosebumps.

At this time, Fors introduced in a low voice: "That is Mr. A, a powerful Extraordinary, the convener of this secret gathering."

But Xio didn't pay attention to Forsi's narration to the other two, her eyes stayed on a pair of men and women who seemed to have just come in at the entrance.

Although the two of them were wearing black robes and hid their faces in the hoods, with the ability of the "sheriff", Xio could easily recognize them. He had seen them at Abner's banquet last night. people.

"It seems to be the first one I saw in the living room, with a chaotic, crazy girl...I remember it was Irene? The other man should be Detective Zreal."

Xio muttered to himself a few times before turning his attention back to the protection of Audrey and Viscount Slylint.

On the other side, Detective Zreal didn't notice Xio's scrutiny, and his eyes were attracted by the content on a blackboard in the room.

"Baby's Cry, Flowers, £200."

"Mummy powder, 10 grams, 5 pounds."

"Murloc slime, 30ml, 29 pounds."

"Sequence 8 'Magistrate' potion formula, 450 pounds."

"The clue to the manuscript of the third-generation differential engine, 300 pounds."

...

Detective Zreal was excited, but he seemed dissatisfied on the surface. He only secretly wrote down his needs and quotations, and handed them to the waiter at the side.

But at this moment, a low and inaudible voice suddenly came from beside his ear:

"The clue of the difference engine has appeared again!"

Zreal was startled, and quickly looked back, only to find that the person speaking was an ordinary-looking man with seaweed-like blue hair, who was very eye-catching. He didn't wear any cover, just showing his face openly.

Maybe the face itself is fake... While guessing in his mind, Detective Zuriel had a bad premonition that his purchase this time would not go well.

Sure enough, the note sent back by Mr. A stated that he was asked to wait for the free transaction stage and bid with another buyer.

Detective Zreal let out a breath, suppressed his agitated thoughts, and turned his head to look at the companion who brought him into this party, that is, Miss Irene who was still an ordinary person.

But he soon discovered that the lady had been staring at Mr. A, the organizer of the party, with a look of distraught.

"What's wrong?" Detective Zreal patted her in surprise and asked. It was the first time he saw this young lady showing such an appearance.

"I saw that gentleman's face just now...he is so pretty!" Irene replied subconsciously.

And Mr. A, who was looking at all the ladies and ladies present, obviously noticed Irene's gaze at this moment. He raised his head slightly so that the shadow of the hood no longer covered his face, and then showed a meaningful smile at Irene.

...

Audrey was disgusted by Mr. A's gaze at first, and felt as disgusted as eating a fly. After realizing that he had diverted his mind, she was slightly relieved and looked at another blackboard in the room.

"A pair of eyes from an adult manhal fish is required."

"The dust left by the wraith, 165 pounds."

"Emperor Roselle's notes, three pages, 20 pounds."

Seeing this, Audrey exited the "spectator" state in shock and excitement, leaving only one thought in her mind:

These prices, these prices, are so, so cheap! None of the Extraordinary materials cost more than 300 pounds!

Compared with the transactions of thousands of pounds with Mr. "Tower" and Mr. "The Hanged Man" in the Tarot Club, these are too cheap!

I really want to buy them all...

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