Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 37
It was already afternoon when Angel took the stagecoach back to Zouterand Street, and the west slanting sunlight was slightly yellow, as if paving the street with a layer of gold powder.

She tucked her left hand into the sleeve of the windbreaker, holding the dagger left by the "assassin" behind her back, and jumped out of the carriage carefully.A careless gesture in this position will scratch yourself, but you can't sway around on the stagecoach with your weapon in your hand. If you don't sit for two stops, you will be asked to get off the car, and even attract the attention of the patrol.

Quickly returning to the Blackthorn Security Company from the bus station, the door was half-closed just like when she left at noon, and there were faint voices of conversation coming from inside.

White-haired and black-eyed Sika Thon was sitting on the sofa in the reception room. She was holding a palm-sized notebook in one hand and a pen in the other, writing and drawing on the notes.

Sitting opposite was Luo Shan with a helpless face. She had obviously just been pulled onto the sofa, and there was a cup of steaming tea on the reception desk.

Seeing Angel push the door in, Rosan jumped up from the sofa excitedly as if seeing a savior: "Angel is back, why don't you just ask her directly!"

After finishing speaking, before Sika Teang could react, she ran back to the reception desk in a hurry, and shrank into the large armchair, refusing to move.

Angel looked at the white-haired lady in bewilderment. The latter put down the notebook helplessly, and explained: "I just came back from Hoy University and heard Rosanne say that you and Mr. Moretti received a commission and used divination to solve the problem. Hmm... I think it's a good novel idea, so I want to ask her for the specific details."

Fiction ideas?

Looking at the notebook she put on the table, Angel remembered the "fiction material" mentioned by Brett in the previous lunch conversation, and he understood.

"Detective, divination, reasoning, the combination of these elements must be an attractive story. If a wonderful battle is added at the end, it will be perfect."

When Sika talked about novels, his eyes seemed to shine.

"If it's convenient, can you tell me about the process of divination? I haven't quite understood the principle behind it, and Old Neil is always mysterious..."

"Of course, but I have to meet the captain first, and I have something to report to him." Angel finally understood why Rosanne looked helpless just now, because the same expression appeared on her face, "If there is still time later, I will talk to you in detail."

The excited Miss Writer stared at her for two seconds, and after confirming that the other party wasn't just trying to fool her, she nodded.

"Okay, it's important to get down to business."

She pointed to the room partition: "The captain is in his office, he may be resting, remember to knock on the door."

"Thank you." Angel nodded.

Bypassing the partition, she arrived at the door of Dunn Smith's office. Instead of knocking on the door immediately, she stood at the door and recalled the process from receiving the commission to escaping from the warehouse in the dock area, organized her language, and confirmed that there were no omissions.

"Come in, the door is unlocked."

Dunn's deep voice came from inside the door.

I haven't knocked yet...

Angel was taken aback, opened the door and walked in.

Dunn Smith was sitting behind his desk, with a windbreaker hanging on the back of the chair, and a top hat on the table. He looked a little lazy. Seeing that it was Angel who came in, he nodded and asked, "The commission is completed, or have you encountered any problems?"

"You already know..."

Angel had already prepared the draft and was going to introduce Mrs. Green's commission first, but Dunn's first sentence disrupted her plan.

"Rosanne told me."

Dun En said with a smile in his gray eyes: "As long as it doesn't affect their own tasks, I have no objection to new members accepting some simple commissions so that they can integrate into work as soon as possible, but it's best to discuss with other people before taking action."

Then he changed the subject.

"But the commission worth 120 pounds, even I am a little moved, it's normal for you to be unable to hold back."

Doesn't sound like I'm to blame...

Angel breathed a sigh of relief, pulled out the dagger from his sleeve, and placed it on Dunn's desk.

"The entrustment has been completed, Mrs. Green...well, it is the client, and the information she provided is correct. Thanks to Mr. Klein Moretti's precise divination, the process of retrieving the ring is also very smooth, but..."

She skipped the preparation part that the captain should already know, and started directly from entering the warehouse to search.

"In the office of the president of the Labor Mutual Aid Association, I found a notebook that recorded various illegal activities of the Mutual Aid Association. In addition to the 'traditional projects' of some gangsters, there was also evidence of their suspected human trafficking. When I was about to leave with the notebook, I was attacked by an 'Assassin'. It was an Extraordinary who took the Assassin potion, not the literal 'Assassin'..."

Angel described in detail how the two fought.

When she took out the dagger, all the laziness on Dunn Smith's body had faded away. He sat up straight and listened carefully to Angel's narration, his expression gradually serious.

"Are you sure that the man in the hood is an Extraordinary who took the 'Assassin' potion, and not an ordinary person with extraordinary skills?" After hearing what happened to Angel's attack, he frowned and asked, "This is very important, and it determines whether the incident should be handled by the police or by us."

"I can be sure that even if he didn't verbally admit it, the ability he used revealed his identity, just like this."

Angel held the dagger in both hands, retracted it to his chest, stood with his feet apart, his knees slightly bent, and launched the assassin's "charged blow" in front of Dunn.

Her legs exerted force first, which was transmitted to the waist, superimposed on the twisting energy of the muscles of the trunk, passed through the shoulders to the arm holding the dagger, and finally the force of the muscles of the arms thrusting forward.All the joints in the whole body work together, and the explosive power is concentrated on the short dagger, stabbing like lightning.

This is also the reason why the assassin needs to rush forward with his whole body when launching a "charged attack".

Of course, Angel didn't intend to stab his captain to death, and then be wanted by the entire Church of Evernight.

After demonstrating the ability of the assassin, she stepped forward with her right foot and stepped on the floor with a "bang", stopping her forward strength in time.

At this moment, Dun En belatedly tilted his head back, as if preparing to avoid the attack.

"I see..." He sat down again and raised his eyebrows, "Then is it possible that this 'Assassin' was also entrusted by Mrs. Green, but just happened to meet you?"

"No, he went for that notebook."

Angel shook his head and denied Dunn's statement.

"He would rather be injured, or even risk death, to snatch the notes from me at gunpoint. He doesn't care about other valuables in the room at all, and he doesn't even ask."

"So, the biggest possibility is that he was also involved in the human trade of the Labor Mutual Aid Association?" Dunn analyzed. "Their president has been away for a week. Maybe something happened, or he escaped. He came to take away the evidence."

"I think so too, and there may be a larger organization behind him, and he himself is only the executor of the organization, not the participant or leader of the human transaction."

Angel added.

"If I just want to destroy my criminal evidence, then when my life is in danger, what I should do is to run away instead of continuing to risk my life to get back the evidence. Being wanted by the police is a big deal and I can even go to other countries, but if there is an organization above me, it will be different."

She tried to think from the other person's point of view.

Dunn Smith nodded approvingly: "A very reasonable analysis."

"A Extraordinary's online is likely to be an Extraordinary. If we can find this assassin, maybe we can wipe out the illegal organization behind him leading the human trade."

Encouraged, Angel continued to speak.

"I still remember his appearance, and I can draw a portrait. This dagger may also be able to divination some clues, if..."

Dunn pressed his hands with a smile on his face, making her tone gradually lower.

"Sorry, I got a little excited."

"It's okay, it's not a bad thing, it was the same when I was young, but there are always things to think about now."

Dunn squinted his eyes, as if he was recalling something, and continued after a while: "The dock area is the jurisdiction of the 'Punishers'. According to the usual practice, this case should be handed over to them. But we found the clue, and I will try to win it over to us, or at least join forces."

"You just said that most of the people who were traded in the notes came from Jianhai County? This also requires the police over there to assist in the investigation. To find out how many missing persons there are, they have to issue arrest warrants. You first draw the face of the assassin and hand it to the police to print the arrest warrant. Old Neil can do the divination. I will take the dagger later, hoping that he can find more clues."

"Since this case is likely to require the assistance of other jurisdictions, I have to inform the church, and they will decide whether and when to take action."

Dunn's low and steady words made Angel gradually calm down, and it was only then that she realized that the case involving Extraordinary people involved so many aspects.

After all, in the city of Tingen, with a population of less than 20, there are three Extraordinary armed forces of the church. Although they belong to the same system as the police, they always do their own thing.It's okay to handle some small cases by yourself, but once you need to cooperate, the coordination between each other will become a headache.

But fortunately, these problems are faced by tall people...

Thinking of this, Angel felt relieved.

She took the pencil and white paper from Dunn, and based on the impression in her mind, she took a few minutes to draw a sketch for "Assassin".Although Angel had never learned painting in her two lifetimes, her memory and body strengthened by potions still allowed her to draw quite well.

Give Dunn Smith this sketch that is [-]% similar to the young assassin and the dagger he picked up. Angel's mission for this trip is considered complete. She was about to leave when she suddenly asked a question:
"By the way, captain, do you need to hand in half of the other items obtained in the entrustment?"

She took Mrs. Green's lost ring from her pocket, and other jewellery, and placed them on Dunne's desk, along with the stack of old notes of about twenty pounds.

Dunn Smith looked at the "trophies" in front of him, was silent for a while, and said with a smile:

"You can actually keep these things. If extraordinary power is not involved, you generally don't need to hand in other property obtained in the entrustment."

"But since you have such a sense of teamwork, I will pass these on to Mrs. Orianna. She will estimate the value of these items and take half of them as the team's activities."

Roseanne hadn't said before...

Angel opened his mouth, wanting to take back the things on the table, but finally held back.

There is also 60 pounds for the remaining half, which is more than enough!

She comforted herself in her heart.

(End of this chapter)