Mystery: The Witch and the Calamity

"Artisan agent..." Dean Russell repeated the name, smacked it for two seconds, and said, "This title is just right, not bad."

Then he said to himself:

"That girl must have stolen a lot of gold pounds from me, see if I go back and settle accounts with her!"

Finally, he looked at Louise and said:

"Do you remember now?"

Louise nodded, thinking she remembered it, but her doubts were not resolved, and she still asked puzzledly:

"We only met each other at extraordinary parties. We are not familiar with each other at all, and we have never even met each other. How did you recognize me?"

Dean Russell gave a proud "hehe" smile, narrowed his eyes and said:

"Do you still remember the 'magic ring' that you entrusted her to make with the extraordinary characteristics of the 'Faceless Man'?"

"The Ring of the Faceless Man", I naturally remember that without it, Louise would not dare to get too deeply involved in Tingen's story, so that now Ince Zangwill doesn't even know what is going to destroy his plan Who is the mysterious man... Oh, by the way, that ring saved half of Captain Dunn's life... Relevant memories quickly emerged in Louise's mind.

She touched her finger and confirmed that she did not carry the "Faceless Man Ring", because that ring is not very helpful to Louise now, unless it is useful when she wants to hide her identity and do something, so she I lent it to the "Seer" lady to help the latter act as a digestive potion.

"You made that magical item?" Louise asked tentatively.

She suddenly remembered the identity of the old gentleman in front of her, the dean of a research institute in Backlund, who believed in the "God of Steam and Machinery"... Maybe he was a member of the "Church of Steam", but judging by his appearance, it seemed You didn't mean to report me... Could it be that you are also a 25-year-old boy?

While Louise was guessing wildly, Dean Russell smiled triumphantly and said:

"You guessed it, I did it."

"But now that ring is not on me, how did you recognize me?" Louise asked again.

Dean Russell raised his eyebrows, and replied more and more proudly:

"When making magical items, I have a habit of attaching a trivial mark at the end."

mark! Good guy, "manufacturers leave the back door", right... Louise was speechless for a while, her face gradually darkened, and she said in a deep voice:

"I paid the processing fee."

As if seeing Louise's dissatisfaction, Dean Russell waved his hand and said easily:

"Don't be angry! That small mark will not affect the use of magical items at all, and only I can find it, so you don't have to worry about it at all."

The words are nice, but this kind of behavior is obviously very immoral... Louise took a deep breath, and she found that she seemed to have nothing to do with the old gentleman in front of her.

The sequence is unknown, the lowest is a "craftsman" of sequence six, maybe a member of the "Church of Steam", now that he knows my Beyonder status, he is chatting and laughing with me here... After staring at each other for several seconds, Louise spoke asked:

"You exposed my identity, what is your real purpose?"

Dean Russell shook his head regardless of his image, thought for a while, and then said:

"No purpose, just thought it was fun."

Afterwards, he noticed Louise's distrustful eyes, and suddenly realized:

"Oh, I see, you are worried that I will report your Extraordinary status, right?"

Louise nodded slightly, admitting this frankly. Her current task is very important, and there is no risk of exposure. If it weren't for the ball with a large number of people, she might have...

"I figured out a way." After frowning and thinking, Dean Russell raised his index finger and said happily:

"Although I didn't report your idea to the church, I guess you probably won't believe it, so I thought of a good solution."

"What way?" Louise asked blankly.

Dean Russell is very serious and seems to have made a lot of sacrifices, but there is a little expectation in his eyes. He said:

"I will hand over my granddaughter to you as a hostage, so you should be relieved!"

Louise blinked continuously, this is her performance when she heard something unbelievable, she couldn't believe her ears... Is this something a real grandpa can say? He also looks to be in his sixties or seventies, yet he can say such cold words!

She was so surprised that she even stumbled a little when she spoke:

"I... don't quite understand what you mean..."

Dean Russell put on an "I'm smart" look and explained:

"I see that you and Audrey are having a good time! I introduced my granddaughter to you. On the surface, I made a friend, but in fact I took it as a hostage, so you don't have to worry about me reporting you."

"You know, my son and daughter-in-law both passed away because of an accident, and my granddaughter is my only relative, so I made a considerable sacrifice. If you don't believe me, then I can't help it. I can only report you now."

Louise's pupils widened, and there was a slight movement of swallowing saliva in her throat, because she found that she couldn't keep up with the thoughts of the old gentleman in front of her who was behaving very bleakly.

The granddaughter is your only relative, and you can see the meaning of doting from the words just now... But it is precisely because of this that the matter of taking the granddaughter as a hostage is even more unbelievable. Moreover, you actually threatened me... The current situation How come, I have to accept your "hostage", otherwise you will report me?

Louise cleared up the confusing factors in this matter, but felt more and more weird. She wondered what kind of medicine was sold in Dean Russell's gourd?

Perhaps because she was silent for a long time without giving an answer, Dean Russell glanced at her, pretended to leave and said:

"If you don't agree, I will report it if I choose! It happens that there are people from every side of the dance, from the church, from MI9..."

"Don't, don't, don't!" Louise hurriedly stopped him. She had no doubt that this old gentleman could do such a thing. It's about to go down the drain.

She said in embarrassment: "You should give me a deadline, when will this...'hostage' end?"

Dean Russell said indifferently: "It's simple, I will send my granddaughter to you tomorrow, and the deadline is until you expose yourself or leave Backlund."

He stared into Louise's eyes, and said meaningfully:

"You wild Extraordinary, you won't stay in Backlund forever, right? You want to be promoted!"

Louise silently gave him a look back. She couldn't think of a better way for the time being, so she nodded first and said:

"Okay, I accept your terms."

Immediately afterwards, she deliberately aggravated her tone and said intimidatingly:

"But since you are a hostage, you have to look like a 'hostage'. I don't guarantee that I will do anything!"

"It's okay." Dean Russell was unexpectedly enlightened in this regard, and said, "As long as you don't kill him or leave him disabled, you can do whatever you want."

You are such a good grandpa who loves his granddaughter... Louise took a deep breath and said nothing, which means she acquiesced to this ridiculous deal.