Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 194 Missing Sonia
"As you can see, I don't have tea or coffee here, but there are quite a few chairs."

Angel invited the "provocateur" who seemed to have been awake all day and night, and watched as he sat down in the nearest chair and slumped down.

"Sorry, I don't want to come to visit you unless I have no choice." Dominic lost his usual vigor and said dejectedly, "When you rented a safe house before, I found your place. This time In order to wait for you, I have been squatting nearby and followed you to the new safe house. If I were not worried about being easily recognized due to the crowd during the day, I would have knocked on the door."

"Rather than following you, I'm more curious about why you are still in Backlund. Wasn't it time for you to take a boat out to sea last week, take Sonia to the Rhoside Islands that you love so much, and settle in Bayam?"

Angel also pulled up a chair and sat across from him. This place had just been rented and there was no tea, coffee or hot water. Moreover, even if there was, she had no intention of serving this uninvited guest.

"I originally planned to leave after getting the 600 pounds, although the money is less than I expected..." Dominic paused, looked at Angel, and continued, "...it is enough to live in Bayam. But Sonia said that before she left, she wanted to see her uncle, the relative who had committed a crime and was imprisoned. He had taken care of Sonia for a while when she was young."

"Yesterday we went to visit him in the West End. After returning to his place in the East End, Sonia packed her things and I went to the steam train station to buy a ticket to Pritzker Port."

"Damn it, it was just for a while, less than two hours!"

Dominic suddenly became irritable and reached out to grab his black hair, as if he wanted to pull them all out.

"When I came back, the place was in a mess. There were slight signs of fighting on the floor and furniture. The room was turned into a mess, but there was no blood and no items were missing. Except for Sonia, she was the only one missing."

"Nothing was lost. It shouldn't be a common home invasion robbery in the East District, so it should be a kidnapping with a purpose," Angel analyzed. "Where are your traps? And your Sequence 9 is a hunter, right? I didn't notice you even after following me. , why don’t you use extraordinary abilities to track them?”

"The trap was triggered, but it didn't hurt the other party. I also tried to track it, but they handled it very professionally and all the traces that could leave clues were cleaned up. Either the other party also had 'hunters', or they were well-trained players. .”

Dominic replied frustratedly, it seemed that Sonia was taken away when he let down his guard, which hit him quite hard.

"I initially thought of reporting the crime and letting the authorities investigate, but this is the East District. Several or dozens of people disappear every day and no one cares. What's more..."

He hesitated for a moment and continued.

"...What's more, the official may be involved in this matter."

"Do you mean the police, or the official Beyonders?"

Unexpectedly, the disappearance of the little fortune teller was actually very involved. Angel leaned forward and asked.

"No, it's 'MI[-]', a special department of the Loen Kingdom. They are responsible for the military's intelligence work and fighting against the infiltration of foreign extraordinary people. I used to be a member there, a peripheral member..."

Am I really allowed to hear this kind of state secret?
Angel raised his eyebrows, but did not interrupt the frustrated man's narration.

"My 'Hunter' potion was obtained from MI[-]. As a peripheral member, they are not stingy in distributing the potion, but their management is as strict as that of full members. I missed a mission and was punished too much. He was so angry that he applied to quit and left there."

"After I moved to Port Enmat, I met Sonia. She was only 15 years old at the time. She was a little girl. She asked me if I was an extraordinary person. Haha..." The corners of Dominic's mouth turned up, as if he was caught in memories, and he paused for a while. Then he continued, "Since then, I have never left Port Enmat. It was not until Mr. Hansen Cloud died at the hands of the Witch Cult that I brought her to Backlund."

You are not in love with Sonia, are you?God, she doesn’t even look like she’s an adult yet... Angel was a little shocked, but she knew that the focus was not on that, so she interrupted Dominic’s memories and asked:
"You've told me this before, but why do you think the official was involved in this kidnapping case? Is there any evidence?"

"Evidence? My analysis is the evidence!" The provocateur became excited again, as if he was the one being provoked. "Even her uncle doesn't know the whereabouts of Sonia and I. He only helped us come to Baekeland." The guy who escaped from the Witch Sect and gave us a false identity knows that he is also from MI[-], so this guy must have leaked the secret."

"Their goal must be that manuscript, the design drawing of the third-generation differential engine! I should have guessed earlier that Intis wants it, Fesac wants it, and Roen doesn't want it?"

Taking a deep breath, the scowl on Dominic's face faded, and a look of pleading appeared instead, which surprised Angel, who was used to hearing this man's harsh words.

"It has only been less than 12 hours since she disappeared. For the manuscript of the Difference Engine, these people probably haven't done anything to her yet, but that won't necessarily happen as time goes by."

"I came to you to ask for your help. Use divination to find Sonia's location and help me rescue her. Don't worry, I will give you a satisfactory reward."

Seeing the vulnerability and helplessness in the other person's eyes, Angel fell into deep thought.

She instinctively wanted to refuse this troublesome matter. Although Dominic had cooperated with her, and even the manuscript that attracted much attention was sold to Mr. A by them together, but in essence it was just a relationship of interest, and the two had divided the spoils. If we part ways, there will be no relationship after that.

But Sonia is just a little girl who has not yet reached adulthood. Whether she is captured by those foreign spies who infiltrated Backlund, or as Dominic said, with the involvement of official personnel, if she is not rescued in time, it is easy to imagine what will happen next. Something will happen.Think of it as selling a favor to the future fortune teller...

Angel closed his eyes and nodded.

"My magic mirror is damaged. Although you can do divination with an ordinary mirror, the effect is not as good as it. You go back to your previous residence and wait while I go home and rush over when I'm ready."

……

After taking a long detour and ensuring that there were no pursuers behind her, Angel returned home. She used the ointment she had saved and made from her own blood to recreate a magic mirror. The substitute wand she used last night needed to be brewed. More time is needed to select specialized materials, and there is no time to add them today.

Holding the freshly baked magic mirror, she first tried to divine Dominic's movements, firstly to confirm the other party's sincerity and to ensure that he was not following her; secondly, to determine whether there was any high-level extraordinary power involved in this matter.

The magic mirror divination quickly yielded the result. He was preparing his equipment in his apartment in the East District. A short knife, a revolver, and a set of ammunition were placed on the table, like a display of arms.

And the divination went very smoothly without any interference.

This shows that there is no high-level Extraordinary performing anti-divination in this matter... Or is the level too high that he can't even feel it?

After hesitating for a moment, Angel packed up his equipment and left home, heading to the East District.

It was already evening, and workers working in factories in the eastern suburbs were returning to their homes in batches. The already noisy and crowded streets were now even more chaotic. Angel walked through the most congested streets to avoid pedestrians who were interested in pickpocketing. , came to the four-story apartment building that looked like an arch.

"I didn't expect you to really come..."

When he opened the door, Dominic had a strange expression on his face.

"Have you never seen a witch who keeps her promise so well?"

Angel teased and entered the two-bedroom apartment. This time her magic mirror did not sound a warning.

"Bring over an item or piece of clothing that Sonia often uses, and I will use it for divination."

Angel ordered after taking out the magic mirror and placing it on the table.

Dominic quickly brought out an item, the kitten mask that had been used by Angel.

Taking the mask, Angel stroked the magic mirror, entered the spirit, and silently recited the divination words.

"Mirror Mirror, tell me, where is the owner of this item now?"

The magic mirror flashed the familiar water pattern and quickly turned dark. Then the black faded and returned to reflecting the scene in the room.

Divination failed?
Angel was stunned, looking at the kitten mask in his hand, and then moved his eyes to the "Secret Holy Emblem" on his wrist.

Could it be that because this mask was used by me, the anti-divination effect interfered with the divination of the magic mirror?
Putting down this item, Angel entered Sonia's neatly decorated and warm room and took a dress from the closet.

The magic mirror was used for divination again, and this time it went very smoothly, with moving images quickly appearing in the mirror.

The little girl with disheveled brown hair was lying halfway between the wooden box and the iron cabinet, her hands were tied with ropes, her eyes were closed, and she seemed to have fallen asleep.

The screen turned, leaving this warehouse-like room and going outdoors. The red brick paved floor had cracked in many places, and low and dilapidated houses on both sides were connected together, leading to the Tasok River in the distance.

The picture faded away and the magic mirror regained its smooth surface. Angel told Dominic what he had just seen. The latter frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly realized and gritted his teeth and said:
"That's the Red Brick Alley in the East District, the warehouse of the Zmange Party!"

(End of this chapter)