Mystery: Start with the Reader

West District, Intis Embassy.

As if imitating Russell, the confidential secretary with a mustache knocked on the door of the special envoy Mr. Owen's office.

"Sir, Duke Negan has been assassinated! The perpetrators were an 'Apostle of Desire' and... and Baron Larry!" The secretary quickly reported the report regardless of the special envoy's dissatisfaction.

"What?!" Mr. Special Envoy stood up. What surprised him was not that Negan was assassinated. After all, this was what their organization had already decided to do.

What makes Mr. Special Envoy troublesome is that Larry actually appeared at the assassination scene and played a major role...

Owen thought for a moment and then asked urgently, "Did Larry get caught? Or was he killed on the spot?"

"No...it is said that he escaped in front of the punisher..." The secretary did not dare to hide anything and briefly described the situation he had learned.

"You were able to escape under such circumstances? Who intervened?" Special Envoy Owen pondered for a moment and asked again, "Where is the 'Apostle of Desire'?"

"It's not clear yet...but some information I got shows that he should have been silenced by some force."

The incident had just happened, and Mr. Secretary was already quite capable for getting so much information.

Special Envoy Owen walked a few steps in the room, muttered to himself, "I may have fallen into George III's plan..." and then ordered:

"You immediately arrange for someone to deal with Bianca. Don't let Loen get the evidence that we helped Larry."

"Yes, Mr. Special Envoy." The secretary responded first, and then reminded a little hesitantly, "However, since it was set up by Loen, then they may have already obtained some evidence... After all, for Larry There are other intelligence personnel who provide help, and Bianca is not the only one...

"Besides, it may be too late on Bianca's side..."

"It's not important... We don't have to admit that other intelligence agents have been caught..." At this point, Special Envoy Owen smiled coldly and continued, "If Bianca cannot be silenced in time, Loen will have to find someone. To explain, we can also hand over Sarri to take the blame.

"With his status as chief military attache, his long-standing friendship with Bianca, and his 'abnormal' behavior of 'deliberately' becoming friends with the Loon conservative nobles... he has the ability and can shoulder this responsibility. ...isn’t it?

"After all, Intis is not ready yet and cannot fall out with Roen at this time... Fusac will be very happy in that case!

"This is a necessary sacrifice for our great motherland... I believe Mr. Sarri will be willing to do so."

When he said this, his eyes flashed with light, and he gave the secretary a meaningful look.

"I understand... I will make Mr. Surrey 'yes'..." As he said that, the secretary with two mustaches suddenly felt in a trance and muttered to himself, "After everything is done, I will 'disappear' on my own..."

"Very good." Special Envoy Owen closed his eyes, "You don't have to worry about the political power of the Surrey family in the country. I will unite with the Sauron family to suppress them."

The secretary seemed to have forgotten what he had murmured, and his heart was full of excitement and expectation, because Mr. Surrey was his main opponent for the position of ambassador.

However, before leaving, he still asked the doubts in his heart: "Since the entire incident of assassinating Duke Negan is likely to be the layout of the Loen royal family... then why not spread this secret?

"Even if there is no conclusive evidence, it can still make Loen people panic and make them even more confused..."

Special envoy Owen shook his head directly and did not answer. He only said in his heart:

"Because that is not the choice of the times..."

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"This is the choice of the times..." Lockhard Siakam, Duke Negan's blond secretary, said to himself unusually calmly after being interrogated by the Punisher and the Mechanical Heart.

Then, he leisurely returned to the room arranged for him by the authorities and honestly accepted the result of being temporarily under house arrest1.

After watching the secretary enter the room, the deacon of the Church of Steam, Ikanser, said to Stewart, the "secret instructor" who also participated in the interrogation: "What do you think? Is he a mole?"

After several cooperations and the experience of being "socialized" by Arolds together, the relationship between the two has become quite good... although Stewart is very reluctant to admit this...

"I don't feel that he is lying...but it may be that he has some special means to circumvent my 'secret technique'." Stewart pondered for a moment, then continued, "But I have a hunch that he may have some problems... …After all, although I didn’t cooperate well in the previous battle… it’s also true that he blocked my spell.”

"In that case...it would be safer to ask Arrods." Ikanser suggested after thinking about it.

After saying this, except for Stewart whose expression remained unchanged, the "Punisher" and "Mechanical Heart" players behind them all took a step back.

After noticing this, Ikanse said helplessly: "I didn't let you ask...what are you afraid of?"

"You don't seem so afraid of it today?" Stewart asked with a smile when he saw this scene.

"Arrods seems to be in a good mood today. A 'Red Glove' just asked him about the location of the 'Apostle of Desire', but he didn't ask too much questions."

While speaking, Ikanser looked at the silver mirror in his hand and touched the surface three times with his right palm.

After a two-second pause, he took a deep breath and said in a deep voice:

"Dear Arrodes, my question is, what dark secrets has Lockhard Siakam had in recent months?"

The surrounding darkness suddenly became dense, and streaks of water appeared on the surface of the silver mirror.

Soon, a picture appeared in the silver mirror:

There is footage of him arranging for someone to monitor the account of Miss Audrey Hall;

There is a scene of him and a man in disguise talking about something in a cafe;

There is a scene of him discussing things with a man who looks like a butler...

Although the scene is silent, it also shows that this secretary who came from MI9 does have some problems.

"Why not just ask him if he is a mole?" Stewart asked while looking at the screen.

He used to use "secret techniques" to pray for Arrodes' power. Although he was "played" miserably, he didn't know where Arrodes could answer questions.

"Because the question of 'whether' will inevitably give an affirmative answer. He is a person placed by MI9 next to Duke Negan, and he is a mole himself... and ask questions such as 'Was he involved in the assassination', or The answers given to the question 'Has he ever betrayed the Duke' are similar, they are all far-fetched and extremely inaccurate!

"In addition, if you ask it such a question, whether you choose punishment or answer the question, the power and difficulty will increase by several levels!

"My guess is that Arrodes doesn't like simple 'choice' questions. It prefers to give revelations or pictures like some 'prophecies' and 'divinations.'"

"The 'living' sealed artifact..." Stewart nodded, and said in a clear voice, "We must first find out the identities of the two people who have met him in the picture...

"As for Miss Audrey Hall... I personally think it has nothing to do with this case."

Ikanser agreed with the other party's guess and was about to reply when he suddenly saw the image in the mirror disappear, followed by blood-like words taking shape one after another:

"Have you ever been attracted to 'Secret Master' Stewart?"

Ikonse was stunned for a moment, only to feel that the surrounding members of the "Mechanical Heart" and "Punisher" cast their eyes over.

But Stuart's eyes were distracted. He didn't expect that even if he was as "fearless" as he was, he could still be "persecuted"...

"Arrodes doesn't like being asked 'if' questions, but he loves asking others!"

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