Mystery: Mr. Witch and Miss Hunter

Chapter 26 Commission
At eight o'clock the next morning, Altaïr was walking the streets of the East End.

Venata's spiritual state is much better than yesterday, at least she won't trigger "provocation" frequently in the chat, but she still doesn't speak politely when her own emotions fluctuate.Coupled with the fact that the weather is getting colder, it is inevitable that I will get up when I leave the bed. I did not have a very pleasant breakfast today.

It's really not a good thing to live with a Beyonder of Sequence 8 and above, Hunter path, Altaïr thought depressingly.Vaguely, he seemed to understand one thing, that is, with Venata's figure and appearance, there was no one in the East District to please her before, not even anyone living near her home. It was not without reason.

Before she returns to normal, I'd better stay outside for a while, just to collect some information about that craftsman.

Altaïr thought so.Although it's a bit embarrassing to say that he can't stay in his own home, but since Venata has been promoted to Sequence 7, Altaïr still decides to obey the will of the heart.

Although we've met a few times at Gagran's parties and made a few deals, I don't know this guy in real life, not even where he lives or what he's called...

Altaïr scratched his hair a little annoyed.If you want to find an ordinary person with an ordinary face who deliberately hides in the East District, the difficulty is no different than finding a needle in a haystack.If you want to find a mid-sequence Extraordinary who has a magical item with the corresponding sequence and has counteracted various mystic positioning methods, it will be even more difficult.

When Susie came over the night before yesterday, she made a portrait for me, which was the appearance of the craftsman that Miss Audrey wrote down after the battle, but Susie also told me that the other party might change his appearance, so this Imagery can play a role in general...

Ms. Audrey gave me this mission, which probably means a test.Regardless of whether asking her for help will lower her evaluation, it is still unknown whether she can use the extraordinary ability of large-scale search in such a dangerous place.Backlund has at least ten demigods!

Altaïr sat down on a bench, frowning and thinking.

The currently known conditions are that he is short in stature and may carry a large number of mystical items... Mystical items contain Extraordinary characteristics, so you must be careful when storing them. You cannot put some magical items from specific paths together, otherwise it will affect the items. service life.So that means this guy has a lot of luggage.

Secondly, this guy is a believer of the mother tree, the kind who has received many revelations from evil gods, and his behavior must have its own weirdness... I remember that the side effect of Venata's "Indulgent Rose Heart" is that it lasts for a long time. Using a monster that will only mate.Well, carrying so many magical items, he must find a place to solve the negative characteristics.And what the mother tree's followers often do... Altaïr thought of the promiscuous party in the East End two days ago.

That is to say, the main direction of my next investigation should be to start with the other party's object of lust.Use my previous connections as a bodyguard and private investigator to ask someone to help investigate the latest rape or vicious murder in the East End...

Altaïr's hand was writing and drawing unconsciously on the trousers.

Also, keep an eye out for low-end hotels in the East End.Since he was fleeing, it was impossible for him to find a large hotel with complete procedures, but he would choose to book a room in a small hotel and continue preparing for his next goal.Then, combined with the map of the Eastern District, with these small hotels as the center of the circle and the estimated activity radius, circle the possible range of the other party, and then conduct key investigations.

Altaïr's mind turned quickly, and within a few minutes he had a mature plan.He decided to start by chasing down the clues left by the other party, and gradually narrowed the scope of the other party's possible existence, and solved the problem like a real ordinary private detective, instead of relying on the extraordinary methods he is good at such as magic mirror divination.Because he knows that the extraordinary ability he is good at is probably also good at the opponent, and there is a high probability that it is better than what he uses.

Even Miss Audrey can't find someone, it's even more impossible for me to find someone with extraordinary means... Altaïr thought about it with self-knowledge.

However, the ability to collect intelligence necessary for an "Assassin" and the intelligence network accumulated during previous missions cannot be copied with a few magical items!

Altaïr, who had a target, acted quickly, and he quickly turned into the place where several of his informants usually stayed: the "Brave Bar!" in the East District

The structure of this bar has not changed much from before the war. It seems that there is an invisible force protecting it from being destroyed by the Feysac airships.Since the normal business hours are at night, there are not many people in the bar, only a young man in an old coat and a worn-out satchel is lying on the counter and taking a nap.

"Good morning, Ian. I have told you more than once that with your current status and ability, you can wear better clothes, or in other words, you should wear more decent clothes."

Altaïr greeted the boy who had been awakened by the doorbell.

The boy raised his head slightly, red pupils could be seen in his eyes, which were narrowed by the direct sunlight coming in from the door.

"Mr. Brewster, long time no see."

Ian Wright rubbed his eyes and replied in surprise.

"We haven't seen each other for a while, haven't we? I haven't seen you since you commissioned me to investigate the recruitment information of the Servant Association three months ago."

"It's only been three months, and we often experience a longer separation than that."

Altaïr said with a smile, "Let's sit down and talk."

"Indeed, but also because of this, every meeting is more precious."

Ian Wright reached out his hand to get the wine from the wine cabinet, and then remembered that the person in front of him didn't like alcohol, so he could only smile apologetically.

"Sorry, I can only ask you to drink plain water."

"It doesn't matter, I won't stay long this time-in fact, after I ask you to investigate a few things, I have other places to go."

Altaïr waved his hand, and held down Ian who wanted to get water.

"I want you to count all the hotels in the East District that you can check in without identification, and confirm whether any suspicious people have checked in in the past few days."

"It's hard to do, Mr. Brewster." Ian was a little embarrassed, "The definition of hotels in the East District is very vague... Sometimes, a B&B can be regarded as a hotel, as long as the owner is willing, it has all the functions of a hotel. If you want to count hotels that have strict ID requirements, it's pretty easy."

"Do as much as possible, pay attention to those hotels whose tenants like to go out in the middle of the night, and those hotels that are located in remote locations and where murders have occurred in the vicinity in the past two days should be investigated first."

Altaïr ordered.

"Then, you have to pay at least 20 pounds. After all, I need to mobilize a large number of people to investigate separately." Ian thought about it and quoted a price.Seeing that Altaïr agreed, Ian asked curiously: "What are you looking for in these hotels? Of course, I don't mean to offend. If you think you need to keep it secret, don't tell me anything. If not, I'm very interested Find out about the relevant intelligence... You know, this is a common problem in our business."

"Is that what you mean or MI[-]?" Altaïr asked with a half-smile.

"...Well then, I won't ask." Ian tactfully did not continue this topic.

"Help me spread this news to those bounty hunters in other bars." Altaïr pulled out a ten-pound note from his wallet and put it on the table, "This is an advance payment."

"By the way, sir, I had that kind of party here recently, do you want to come?"

Ian put away the banknotes and asked Altaïr as if he remembered something.

"No, money is tight recently." Altaïr politely refused. "In addition, I also need you to investigate the recent rape or homicide cases in the East District. The worse the nature, the better. It is best to have relevant files. Of course, I know that those bounty hunters can't get these, so I want to ask the military intelligence Those guys from the Ninth Division should inquire about it."

"Those big people don't often respond to our requests..." Ian shook his head, "Even if you do, I will report your request, and they will most likely reject it because of your identity. Now they I have lost a lot of manpower, in order to maintain stability, I wish you Extraordinary people as few as possible, it will be difficult to get relevant help... It may even cause trouble for you."

"Well, I will use other means to confirm the information, you can continue to sleep, I hope your business is prosperous today."

Altaïr agreed with Ian's point of view very much.Compared with the Church, members of the Kingdom's military are generally more hawkish.Although they are not as radical as the Feysacs, they are equally strong in their attitudes towards war and unofficial Beyonders.He asked Ian not because he wanted the other party to accept the commission, but because he wanted to determine the attitude of the official Extraordinary towards this matter through his reaction.

"It seems that if you want to get those files, you can only go to that old friend."

Altaïr sighed.

"I'm afraid only he, who is an official Extraordinary, will have access."

(Chapter 27 has been changed many times before but has not been changed, now I will make it up here)
Walking out of the Bar of the Brave, Altaïr glanced at his silver pocket watch and realized that it was still early.

"Let's go to St. Samuel's Church now... and say a prayer. So that the experience of that day will not affect me."

Altaïr closed the cover of his pocket watch with a snap, and walked away from the street where the bar was located.Because no one cleaned it up, the streets were lined with alcoholic vomit. Fortunately, the weather is cool now, and the smell doesn't spread very far.But even so Altaïr definitely didn't want to step on it, so he used the Assassin's extraordinary abilities to swiftly cross the street.

As the headquarters of the Backlund Diocese of the Church of the Evernight Goddess, St. Samuel's Church, which is located in the center of Backlund City, has a gorgeous appearance, standing up against the Holy Wind Cathedral and the St. Hirland Cathedral.

The teachings of the Goddess do not like luxury, but unlike the Earth Mother Church, which pursues simplicity, the decoration of St. Samuel's Cathedral still has a unique sense of grace.

The huge church is decorated with a variety of pointed arches, ribbed vaults and flying buttresses. In the design, sharp ribbed vaults, flying buttresses, and slender beam columns are used to create a light and slender sense of flying.The new frame structure increases the strength to support the top, giving the entire building a straight-up line, a majestic appearance and an empty space inside the church. It is often combined with long windows with stained glass to create a strong religious atmosphere in the church.

Altaïr entered the main entrance of the church.

It was already close to ten o'clock in the morning, and there were not many people praying.As the god in charge of the night, the most suitable time to pray to the goddess should be after dark, between seven and nine in the evening.

Therefore, the closing time of the Evernight Church is the latest among all the churches, and many believers in the Evernight will come here to pray after the night shift.

However, these have nothing to do with Altaïr, he came to find a Nighthawk working here.

Although Altaïr was secretly working as an Assassin, he would never take on the role of an Assassin in his original capacity.Therefore, his resume is very clean, and he belongs to the kind of freelancer who can act freely as long as he regularly reports to the Church of Evernight without worrying about being traced by other churches.

In addition, since he usually works as a private detective and bodyguard, and occasionally works as a bounty hunter, he also has his own intelligence network, which is convenient for him to do things that are not easy for the authorities to come out to.Therefore, he also cooperated with the Nighthawks to a certain extent. During this period, he met many members of the Nighthawks team, such as the lady Lolotta he wanted to find today.

"Hello, Your Majesty the Nun."

Altaïr walked up to a nun who was wiping the candlesticks and stood about two meters behind, and asked softly and politely, "Excuse me, is Ms. Lolotta in the church now?

"...Oh, it's you, Mr. Brewster."

The nun turned her head, smiled after seeing the face of the visitor, and tapped her chest four times.

"Ms. Lolotta should be in prayer room No. 3 now...but it's not convenient for me to go see her."

"Did you have any conflicts... No, sorry, this is not a topic I should care about."

Altaïr asked subconsciously, but soon he realized his impoliteness and apologized quickly.

Ruen's social field advocates subtlety, which is different from Intis.Such an act of directly asking a lady what she thinks is not appropriate even for nuns who don't pay much attention to similar secular etiquette.

"No, Ms. Loreta is a very kind and considerate woman...but..."

At the end, the nun's face was a little red, and her voice gradually became inaudible.

"Please go find her inside by yourself, I still need to wipe the candlestick here..."

Sure enough, Lolotta is still the same...

Altaïr sighed helplessly as he looked at the nun who left in a panic.

Although I also think so, but as a Nighthawk, Ms. Loreta thinks so, it always makes people feel a little uneasy...

Altaïr stopped in front of Lolota's prayer room, the door was closed tightly, Lolota's prayers should not have ended yet.Altaïr decided to wait patiently, as it was considered bad manners to interrupt someone's prayers.

"Isn't this Altaïr? Why are you here? Are you here to find me?"

While Altaïr was waiting, an unusually standard Backlund local accent came from behind him.Even though this was already the back of the big prayer hall, out of the range where noise was prohibited, this greeting seemed a bit abrupt.

Altaïr sighed.He knew who it was just by hearing the voice that spoke and sang.Like Lolotta, he was a friend of Altaïr's earlier acquaintance during a Nighthawk operation, but some of his hobbies were more difficult for Altaïr to reveal than Lolotta's.

The reason why he knew Lolotta's eccentricity and came to Lolotta anyway was because he really didn't want to meet this person—it wasn't annoying, but it was difficult to face.

"I'm sorry Britton, I'm here to find Loreta, and I want to ask her for some things."

Altaïr turned around, bit the bullet and talked with the other party.The Nighthawk in front of him was a handsome middle-aged male with neatly combed black hair.The bridge of the nose is high and the facial features are distinct, like a man who has stepped out of a classical art work.

"Actually, I would rather you call me Peter..."

Britton said with some disappointment, "Can't you ask me if you have anything to do with Lolotta? This way she will have time to go to the coffee shop maid, and I will also have the opportunity to stay with you for a while."

"It's really a direct expression... You know, I always feel that you are more like the bards with gorgeous feathers on Intis's dresses than Gentleman Loen."

(End of this chapter)