Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 269
As Mr. Fool announced that today's tarot session was over, all the members stood up and saluted and disappeared into the crimson light one by one. Only the Fool, Klein Moretti, at the top of the long table, and the person opposite him were left. "world".

With a thought, the hooded man controlled by the "Total Black Eyes" also disappeared into the gray mist.

After taking a long breath, Klein looked to his left. The seat where "Queen" Angel was sitting just now was sitting. When he announced the end of the meeting, the other party kept looking at him with unabashed curiosity, making him feel that he had a secret to be seen. The illusion of light.

He knew that Angel must have had some doubts about the Hanged Man's words, guessing that Sherlock Moriarty, the Tarot Society, and the Fool were related.

In order to demonstrate his power, "The Fool" took the initiative to admit that the Beloved was involved in the Kapin case, but at this time it produced unexpected negative effects.

Fortunately, he had already made corresponding preparations. He used the tainted extraordinary characteristic of the Marionette Master, "Total Black Eyes," to create a clone of himself in the Tarot Club. As an identity to be used when necessary, he had the greatest potential. protection.

At most, Angel doubts Moriarty's relationship with "the world".

The question is, how should I, or Sherlock Moriarty, face the other party?
With a trace of hope and a trace of hesitation, Klein used the blasphemy card "Black Emperor" to strengthen his spiritual body, returned to No. 15 Minsk Street, looked at the investigation report on Emlyn White on the table, and then wrapped it They returned to the gray fog, preparing to use the anti-divination and anti-prophecy properties of the Blasphemy Card, as well as the mysterious nature of the gray fog, to make this report unable to be traced by divination.

Although he laughed at the opponent's "divination master" several times, Klein knew Angel's ability as a former Nighthawk. If he was not careful, his background might be dug out.I have to prepare some words in advance, maybe she will come to her door the next day... no, I'm afraid she will come to her door tonight.

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The crimson faded, and Angel could see the square window outside the study, as well as the sun that was obviously sinking farther to the west. The hour hand of the pocket watch on the table also pointed to four o'clock, indicating that the time she had just spent in the gray fog was not an illusion.

"The mysterious Mr. World, the magician lady who is eager to be promoted, the mysterious area where the sun is located, and the weird Amon family..."

Angel recalled everything he had seen at the Tarot meeting, and regretted that he had not attended the meeting for almost two months. Fortunately, he had returned to the bronze table, and he would definitely not be absent again in the future.

"Miss Magician said that she would initiate a transaction as soon as possible to buy the formula of 'Master of Magic', plus the 1600 pounds from the extraordinary properties previously sold to the 'Eye of Wisdom', so my cash would be almost 3500 pounds, even You can consider buying the revolver Ms. Carvey mentioned... Well, but this will make me penniless, so I still have to think carefully..."

There was a satisfied smile on her face, as if the 450 pounds promised by the magician had already entered her pocket, but then she thought of the Hanged Man's words and the Fool's "Beloved", and the smile gradually disappeared from her face.

"The battle in Capine's mansion was indeed only attended by Moriarty and I. At first I thought that he asked me to sprinkle the tarot cards was just some kind of status symbolizing ceremony, but combined with what the Hanged Man said, the Fool's Favorite "He also played a role in the Kapin case, so there is reason to suspect that Moriarty is also a believer of the Fool..."

"Is Moriarty right in front of the Fool, a member codenamed by Tarot cards? But Mr. Sun of the same gender is obviously not in Backlund, and the Hanged Man's tone doesn't sound like he's talking about himself. , the hairstyle and vague hair color features are also different. Mr. World... I don't know him well enough, but when talking about this, he didn't react at all, and it shouldn't be him."

After such analysis, she actually excluded all members of the Tarot Club.

"But there is another possibility. Just like Klein, Moriarty also believes in The Fool, but has not joined the Tarot Club. That's why Mr. Fool said that those who participated in killing Capin were his 'favored ones', and Non-Tarot Club members…”

As long as you don't limit your vision to "inside the Tarot Club", the possibilities of Moriarty's identity instantly become richer. I think of the "Vice Admiral Hurricane" who died in Backlund for no apparent reason, and the killing of Qilingos. The high-sequence "Beloved" of The Fool, Angel had a clear idea of ​​Moriarty's identity.

Of course, Moriarty must not be that high-sequence powerhouse, otherwise there would be no need to cooperate with her at all. He walked into Cappin's mansion with great swagger, and with the move of his fingers, this human trafficker and those Extraordinaries were on the same page as Qilinger. It made the headlines in the next day's newspapers.

"Perhaps, I should test it out and confirm the other party's identity, or, like I did with Miss Justice, I should not reveal the other party's identity, but only cooperate appropriately to avoid exposing both parties at the same time..."

After looking at his pocket watch and confirming the current time, Angel decided to visit the detective in the Jowood District as soon as possible and get the results of the investigation on the vampire Emlyn White that had been delayed for several days.

"In addition to this matter, we must also pay attention to what Miss Justice said about the poor people in the East End and Dockside, as well as the secretly spreading evil belief. We must also pay attention to the human trafficking incident that the Hanged Man is tracking... He is so concerned about this matter He should be an extraordinary person from the Righteous God Church. Considering his path, the possibility of him being a 'punisher' is not low..."

Returning to the Tarot Club, her gradually growing occult knowledge gave her a new perspective on the identity of the people in the Tarot Club. During a break in thinking, Angel left the study to prepare dinner for herself in advance, leaving precious time in the evening. ————

When we left the subway station and entered Minsk Street, the sky had completely darkened. Above the layers of haze, the light from the crimson moon was scattered and covered almost half of the sky.

Angel cautiously knocked on the door of No. 15 Minsk Street. Although the soft light came from the bay window next to it, allowing her to confirm that Moriarty was at home, but her purpose of coming was not pure, so at this time I felt a little uneasy.

"Squeak-"

With the sound of loose leaves rubbing together, the door was opened. Moriarty, who was wearing gold-rimmed glasses, opened the door. He seemed to have expected Angel's arrival and was not surprised. Instead, he smiled and invited him in.

"I assume you're here to get the investigation report?"

Moriarty looked like he had just finished dinner. The smell of fried eggs came from the kitchen. His windbreaker and vest were hanging by the door. He was only wearing a close-fitting shirt. He saw that Angel had automatically walked over to his protruding belly. After sitting by the window, he turned back to the study and got a document with only a few pages and handed it to the other party.

The latter looked through it at random and found that the detective had thoroughly investigated the vampire who called himself Emlyn White and was imprisoned in the Harvest Church.

The first address provided by Emlyn, No. 48 Riverbend Avenue, is the family of Dr. White. Judging from his age, Emlyn White is the son of these two doctors. He is a handsome man with a certain temperament. Proud young man.

Although they are somewhat unsociable and don't like to go out, Dr. White's family is regarded by the surrounding neighbors as kind, law-abiding people. Unfortunately, they hurriedly moved out of Riverbend Avenue a month ago, leaving only the unsettled family. A tidy room and uninformed neighbors.

"Doll?"

Seeing the description of Emlyn White's room, Angel raised his head curiously and looked at Moriarty, who was sitting opposite and pouring coffee into a cup.

The latter responded with a half-smile: "Yes, the house is full of well-made girl dolls, and the price is probably not cheap."

"They won't be the kind of, um, 'dolls' made with real body parts, right?"

Not quite believing that a vampire would collect these things, Angel asked cautiously.

"No, they are all ordinary dolls. The smallest one is only as big as a palm, and the largest one is about the same as you. And I have confirmed through divination that no one has died at 48 Riverbend Avenue where the White family lives in the past ten years, and the police department files have also There is nothing unusual. They may indeed be a family of vampires, but they don’t look like evil people. Well, maybe using bloodletting to intercept the patient’s blood is considered a small evil, but the patient also received effective treatment.”

Bloodletting therapy... is probably to satisfy their thirst for blood, but seeing as Emlyn would rather go to the hospital to steal blood than harm ordinary people, they are considered aliens among vampires, and his hobby...

Angel nodded and put down the report. These investigations allowed her to confirm that Emlyn and his parents were not bad people. Maybe she could then go to the Harvest Church to persuade the fanatical Father Utravsky to let him go and let him and his family go. Reunion.

Of course, the premise is that the other party obtains the approval of the priest, otherwise he may have to fight in the church of the Mother Goddess with a fanatical priest who has got rid of the knot in his heart and has the strength of a Sequence 6 Dawn Knight and the identity of a believer of the Mother Goddess. This is not An easy thing.

Taking a sip of the slightly hot coffee, Angel put down the coffee cup, took out the 20-pound note he had prepared and handed it to Moriarty, saying:
"Thank you, Mr. Detective, this is the final payment for the investigation commission." She saw Moriarty smiling and reaching out to catch the banknote, and her conversation suddenly changed, "There is also a small question, do you know 'The Fool'? "

The other party's hand holding the money paused in the air.

(End of this chapter)