Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 15

"Dong dong—" There was a light knock on the door of the lounge.

"Please come in." Angel, who was in a daze on the second floor of the Blackthorn Security Company, stood up from the sofa by the window, subconsciously pressed his right hand to the hem of his skirt, and realized that all the weapons had been given to the young nighthawk named Leonard Mitchell for safekeeping.

The doorknob was turned open, and a white-haired man in a black windbreaker walked in with a wooden lunch box.

At first glance, Angel thought it was an old man, but when the visitor entered the lounge from the door, she realized that under the long white hair was a 30-year-old female face. Her appearance was not outstanding, but her temperament was calm and peaceful. Her black eyes gave people the feeling that she could see through everything.

"Sika Thon, Nighthawk." The white-haired lady briefly introduced herself, "The captain asked me to bring you lunch."

The captain is that cold-faced Dunn Smith... Then this is the female nighthawk he said he would arrange to "watch" me?Angel rushed to meet him and took the lunch box from Sika Thon.

The box is not big, and there is a piece of oatmeal bread, a small bowl of stew soup, and a few thin slices of bacon. The portion is not much, but there are meat and vegetables, which is a reasonable combination.

This "Black Briar Security Company" didn't seem to have its own kitchen, and she guessed that the lunch was delivered from a nearby restaurant.

Because he didn't eat breakfast, it had been almost a day since Angel last ate, and apart from coming to the lounge to drink two cups of hot water, his stomach was already empty.Regardless of the presence of others, she put the lunch box on the table and ate voraciously.

Sika Thon sat quietly on the sofa beside him, casually picked up a piece of "Ahowa Evening News" from a few days ago, and hid his sight behind the newspaper.

But Angel always felt that her focus was still on herself.

The female body's food intake is far less than Angel's original appetite after long training. Although she feels hungry, her chest sticks to her back, but after eating half of the oatmeal bread with the stew, she already feels [-]% full.

After slowing down and gradually eliminating the last bit of food, she picked up the napkin under the bread and wiped her mouth and hands, sighing contentedly.

Sika Thon lowered the newspaper, glanced at the empty lunch box, and raised his eyebrows in surprise, making Angel feel his cheeks getting hot.

I've been hungry for almost a day, so it's reasonable to eat up a portion of food, right?What's more, this lunch is not considered rich. Before I put it, I could finish three portions in one go...

"Where do I need to receive the lunch box?" Angel asked in order to get rid of the embarrassment.

"Let's just put it here. Someone from the restaurant will clean it up in the afternoon." The nighthawk with long white hair replied with a smile, "I just think it's... um, amazing that you can still have an appetite in this environment."

As long as I'm not embarrassed, the other person will be embarrassed... Angel glanced wildly, trying to change the subject.

"Your 'Security Company', I mean 'Nighthawks', how many people are there?" As soon as the words finished, Angel regretted that he had changed the subject too bluntly.

Sika Thon didn't care, she simply put down the newspaper, put her slender legs under the windbreaker in a comfortable posture, leaned her back against the soft cushions of the sofa, and thought for a moment before answering:

"The combatants plus me are six, and I think you've seen some of them, plus the civilians, that's a dozen or so."

The answer is very vague, is it because you are afraid of revealing some secrets?

Angel silently recalled the "Nighthawks" he had seen, Dunn Smith, who was called the captain, Daly Simone, who was dressed like a "psychic", the young Leonard Mitchell, plus Sigah Thon in front of him, there were already four.I remember that when Dunn first arrived at the Blackthorn Security Company, Dunn asked Leonard to find two other personnel who were on vacation. It seemed that these were the full combat power of the "Nighthawks" in Tingen.

Although there are not many people, if they are all Extraordinary, they will definitely be a team that cannot be underestimated.Even if they are all Sequence 9s, they all have different unique abilities. Once multiple Beyonders form a team to fight, the endless emergence of various abilities will cause great trouble to the enemy.

"There are only six fighters, will they be too busy?"

Angel asked. She was very curious about this point. In the middle of last night, just to investigate the Cole Granger incident, three night watchers came to her house. Half of the fighters were mobilized. Excluding those who were resting at home and on duty, almost all of them were mobilized.

Sika Thon chuckled, and her narrowed eyes made her look a lot younger.

"In fact, we're quite free. Tingen City doesn't have many supernatural incidents to deal with. With you this time, there are only four in total in June. And we're not the only 'Nighthawks' working. We're only responsible for the North District, West District, and Jinwutong District. The rest of the districts are taken care of by the Beyonders of the 'Punishers' and the 'Mechanical Heart'."

"If you hadn't reported it to St. Selina's Church this time, it wouldn't be our turn to take care of it."

The "Punisher" of the Church of the Lord of Storms and the "Heart of Machinery" of the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery, these are the extraordinary armies of the "Nighthawks" and the Church of the Evernight Goddess. It seems that the division of power among the three righteous churches of the Loen Kingdom is quite clear, so that at least there will be no conflicts or even big fights when dealing with related cases.

Seeing that Sika Thon answered every question, Angel then asked a lot about these Beyonder teams in Tingen City. It seemed that Sika's scruples about "leaking secrets" were limited to her own Nighthawks team. When talking about the other two Beyonder teams in Tingen City, she basically knew everything and said everything, which opened Angel's eyes.

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"...Because those people are believers of the Lord of Storms, the 'Punishers' also rushed to the scene. At that time, they hadn't opened for a month. Seeing that the captain and I had settled the matter, their eyes widened and they almost fought with us..."

Sharing other people's embarrassing stories is indeed one of the best ways to enhance friendship. Angel and Sika Thon quickly chatted together. When Leonard Mitchell, who had changed his black police uniform and casually put on a black vest, pushed open the door of the lounge and walked in, Sika was holding his stomach in a very rude manner, and almost rolled on the sofa.

"Cough...cough." Seeing someone coming in, Sika Thon instantly recovered his upright sitting posture, as if the collapsed image just now was just an illusion, "Leonard, what's the matter with you?"

She looked at the lunch box on the table and suddenly said, "Are you here to collect the lunch box?"

Leonard Mitchell almost couldn't maintain his handsome expression, and was stunned for a while before answering: "Of course not, the waiter has already taken away all the tableware outside, and probably forgot about your place. I'm here because the captain asked me to inform you to go to his office for a meeting about the evening's actions."

Hearing that it was related to the night's actions, Sika Thon also became serious. She stood up from the sofa and straightened her windbreaker.

"Then I'll go to the captain first, you replace me?" Sika gestured to Angel who was sitting on the sofa in the back with his eyes.

Leonard nodded, "No problem, I won't fight at night anyway."

He naturally sat down on the sofa that Sika rolled over just now, and copied the previous "Akhova Evening News".

Seeing that Sika Thon was about to leave, Angel got up and said goodbye: "Ms. Thon, thank you for your company during this time."

She remembered that the "Nighthawks" were all believers of the Goddess of the Night, and added: "May the Goddess bless you."

"May the goddess bless you." Sika Thon drew a crimson moon on his chest, and then left the lounge.

The room fell into silence again. Leonard Mitchell seemed to come here to read the newspaper. He crossed his legs and held the "Ahowa Evening News" in both hands, staring at the page intently, as if there was some wealth code hidden in the news.

Angel felt that this person was too serious and liked to ask questions, so he didn't talk to him. Instead, he took out a newspaper from the bookshelf beside him, sat back on the sofa by the window, and passed the time.

This is an "Intis Post", dated a week ago, it seems that the newspaper in the lounge is not very diligent in updating, and the "Nighthawks" who use it to pass the time don't care much about it.

She focused her attention on the headline on the front page:

"Shocked! Many students at Tingen University have disappeared mysteriously. The reason is actually related to the female teacher of the Department of Literature?"

What is this?
Angel frowned and put the newspaper aside. She was not interested in such shocking headlines. Even if such a headline could be placed on the front page, the newspaper was not very authoritative.

But after a few seconds, she picked up the "Intis Post" again, wanting to see if Cole Granger was mentioned in this article. After all, this guy used the ability of "Instigator" to trick many students into skipping class and going to the Amanda Mountains in the north of Ahova County. It is said that there has been no news for a month, and it is not accurate to say that they are missing. Angel thinks that they should have died, and maybe the bodies were taken away by wolves.

After reading the text line by line, she concluded that it was a piece of worthless news, full of gossip-like speculations from her previous life, written in a way that attracted attention, using various fictional "informants" to disclose the news anonymously, and cleverly using words such as "maybe" and "maybe" to avoid legal issues.

Opening the pages behind, there are various eye-catching headlines one after another. The topics cover all walks of life in all countries in the Northern Continent. The only thing in common is that they are catchy and sensational.

Just as she was about to throw the newspaper away, Leonard Mitchell, who had been looking for the "wealth code" in the newspaper, suddenly spoke.

"It seems that you and Xijia get along very well. What is your first impression of her and our 'Nighthawks'?"

There was indifference in his words, and he didn't take his eyes off the newspaper, as if he was asking casually, but having had the conversation experience on the carriage, Angel believed that he must have some purpose.

"Ms. Sika Teon felt a little cold at first, but after chatting with her for a while, you can find that she is a very enthusiastic person."

Angel replied after considering his words.

"As for the Nighthawks, to be honest, my first impression was not good. After all, you broke into my house in the middle of the night and directly invaded my dreamland. If it wasn't because I am also an Extraordinary, I am afraid that your captain, Dunn Smith, would not even give me a chance to talk. Instead, you are directly preparing to obtain all the information in the dream?"

She first expressed her feelings as an "ordinary citizen", and then changed the subject:
"However, since it is for the purpose of combating the crimes of Extraordinary people, then I can't say much. Excluding subjective feelings, I am still very optimistic about your professionalism and action."

"Generally, we will go to the door with the police in the neighborhood. This time it was in the middle of the night, and the matter was urgent. Ms. Daly will leave Tingen tomorrow, so the captain is anxious to finish the case as soon as possible."

Leonard Mitchell didn't expect Angel's evaluation to be so unkind, so he explained embarrassingly.

"Compared to 'moderates' like us, the bosses of 'Punisher' tend to break into the door directly, arrest first and then interrogate; 'Mechanical Heart' is more accustomed to fighting crimes on the street with guns in hand. I believe you will not like their methods."

As if thinking of some past experience, the corners of Leonard's mouth twitched, as if he wanted to laugh but held back.

He simply put down the copy of "Ahowa Evening Post" that had not been flipped, switched directions with his crossed legs, and stared at Angel with his green eyes.

"According to your current impression, if you have the opportunity to join the 'Nighthawks', would you be willing?"

Join the Nighthawks?I?
Angel looked at Leonard, trying to find a look of joking on his face, but Leonard's face was calm and his eyes did not avert.

He seems to be serious...

Angel frowned. As a former Templar, her first impression of the Goddess of the Night's Extraordinary armed "Nighthawk" was actually not bad. A large part of the negative comments just now was to create an "ordinary person who complains about violent institutions" character design.Once from the perspective of fighting crime, this vigorous and informal style of acting has become their advantage.

But what does this have to do with me?My current identity is just a witness who submitted a report letter. Maybe I will go to jail with Mrs. Sharon's testimony when I wake up tomorrow. Now come to ask me if I am interested in joining the "Nighthawks"... I don't think you are like the "Suicide Squad" either?

She speculated about Leonard's purpose, and didn't answer immediately.

"Hehe, I'm just asking casually, don't take it to heart."

Seeing that Angel's expression changed, Leonard didn't answer, and he didn't ask any more questions.

"It's just that for a 'victim' of a supernatural event like you, the department that takes over the handling usually needs to arrange resettlement to prevent subsequent victimization or leakage of secrets. Since you are already an Extraordinary, you will have a wider range of choices. When Mrs. Sharon is arrested and brought to justice, the captain should talk to you in detail."

victim?When Mrs. Sharon is arrested, as long as she denies the existence of "Angel Granger" and then reveals the effect of the Sequence 7 potion "Witch", it will still be a question of who will go to the gallows first, her or me.When I say "I am also a victim, Cole Granger died in the promotion ceremony long ago, I am a possessed spirit from another world", will anyone believe me?
Although she had already prepared for the worst in order to solve Mrs. Sharon once and for all, but thinking of this terrible possibility, the good mood that Angel gained after chatting with Sika Thon evaporated like dewdrops under the scorching sun. She grabbed the "Intis Post" full of gossip and gossip again, and immersed herself in fictional news to pass the time.

(End of this chapter)