Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 595 Laura’s visit
"...Sona Island was reported by the local storm believers two months ago to be holding secret and evil sacrifices. The team of punishers located on Zhongcheng Island quickly rushed to the local area to investigate, and soon solved a case involving hundreds of people and death. In large-scale cases involving more than 20 people, the village involved was destroyed and innocent people were relocated en masse. The place had been abandoned for a long time.

"According to subsequent judgment, the sacrifice has been held for more than half a year, and it may have started in July last year. Most of the deceased's bodies and heads were separated, and their shapes resembled the 'Bansi' you described.

"The information comes from a Storm believer who personally handled the Isla Sorna incident. It should be reliable. In addition, I will continue to inquire within the church about the 'Crazy Captain'."

Lying on the single sofa next to the balcony of the master bedroom, Angel fell into deep thought for a long time after listening to the message sent by Alger the Hanged Man through Mr. Fool.

The "evil priest" on Sorna Island did not surprise her. When she first arrived in the uninhabited village, she had judged this fact from various traces. However, she was eager to find the black-striped shadow giant scorpion and did not investigate in depth.

What she paid attention to was the time when various abnormalities appeared.

"Starting in July last year... this time point is very close to the beginning of the violent sea that has become more violent recently, and on the island of Pala, which is very close to Isla Sorna, the promotion of Senior Deacon Pierce Turner was interrupted, resulting in The ritual failed at the same time... Is there a certain connection between them?
"The same sacrifice as Bansi Port, similar separation of body and head, and the same time as the changes in the Raging Sea. These events seem to have nothing in common. Is it just a coincidence?"

After thinking about it to no avail, Angel could only shelve the matter for the time being. She currently has too many things to do: judging the authenticity of Pierce, contacting the church, cooperating with Klein to steal or borrow the Antigonus family notes, and... Backlund has a foothold in the upper class... all kinds of urgent or loose tasks make her feel no urgency at all.

This is called not having to worry about too much debt... She chuckled, walked out of the bedroom, and happened to meet Riback who came to the third floor.

The butler, who was dressed meticulously in a tuxedo, bowed and said:

"Miss, Ms. Laura Swan, who is scheduled to visit this afternoon, has arrived. I have arranged for her to wait in the small living room on the second floor. In addition, Best's invitation from His Excellency Baron has been sent, inviting you to attend the dance next Friday. ”

The latter seemed to be sitting at home, choosing the softest sofa, holding a porcelain cup filled with Marquis black tea, and looking at the garden outside the window, watching the gardener diligently pruning the branches.

Laura ruthlessly exposed Angel, which made the latter a little embarrassed. She looked at the personal maid Aisha next to her. The other party understood and took the other servant who was responsible for serving tea out of the small living room and cared for her thoughtfully. Okay door.

She was referring to conventional means such as "communication potion" or "messenger", but with a maid standing beside her, she could only express vaguely.

"I'll go see Laura right away. Don't rush to make a decision based on the Baron's invitation..."

Angel picked out a light-colored house dress and put it on from the wardrobe that was gradually being filled with various dresses. Angel saw Ms. Laura dressed up in the small living room.

"I can rent a nice house, thanks to the housekeeper you recommended, Buck." In order to ease the embarrassment, Angel immediately changed the subject, "Without him, I would have been unable to survive in Backlund."

In fact, she still "put on makeup", and you can't let you see her true appearance easily... Angel smiled secretly, took a sip of black tea, and his face was distorted by the burn.

Angel didn't have a good impression of the somewhat "eager" Baron, but she knew that most of the so-called upper class were similar people, but some people could hide their true thoughts under an elegant and polite appearance. But he didn't bother to cover it up.

"Well, how dare I laugh at a 'desperate' witch?" Seeing Angel's tendency to become angry, Laura quickly corrected her expression and replied, "If you want to gain a foothold in Backlund and enter the upper class society, active social contact is It’s essential. If you keep waiting at home, I’m afraid I won’t be able to recognize all the neighbors on this street for half a year, let alone those who live in the West End and Queens.”

"But I don't think you are making any effort to socialize. In recent days, I did hear that a beautiful lady came to Burningham Road in Hillston, but almost no one has seen it... You can't Have you been hiding at home these days, waiting for others to come to visit you? "

Moreover, with the invitation of such a low-level noble, it would be a good thing for her to meet more other nobles and quickly advance her plan.

"Because I want to come and see your new home. It looks like a place that pays 300 pounds a year is not bad." Laura chuckled, retracting her gaze towards the garden, and stayed on Angel with a surprised look. "This is my first time." The first time I saw you without makeup, you were more beautiful than I imagined.”

"Why are you here? I thought you would use those... more conventional means to contact me."

Angel sat opposite Laura and took another teacup on the table to prevent the other party from drinking all the expensive black tea.

When there were only two people left in the room, Angel put aside his hospitality etiquette, crossed his arms, and asked politely:
"Are you here just to laugh at me?"

"so?"

……

"So I came here to help you. There is a dance next Saturday night. It is in the North District, not far from you. It is hosted by the recently popular Senator Macht. The participants are retired military officers, emerging investors and factory owners. There are also some descendants of nobles.”

Hearing Laura's words, Angel fell silent for a moment. She didn't expect that the witch really came to help her.

Retired officers undoubtedly have close ties with those in active service. Through them, they may be able to understand the trends of the Loen military, especially MI9; the descendants of the nobles represent the interests of all parties and are undoubtedly the ladder to the upper echelons. Others The ball attendees also helped Angel quickly open up the situation. This made her immediately forget about the unknown Baron Best's invitation and agreed to Laura's invitation. But at the same time, Angel was also a little confused as to why Laura could let the other party invite him, whom she had never met before. Could it be...

"Congressman Macht also invited Vincent and me. He and Vincent were once comrades-in-arms. They squatted in the trenches together in East Balam. It is not difficult to invite another friend to participate."

Vincent, is that Hunter Path Extraordinary who often follows Laura? It turns out that he was also a soldier. No wonder all investigations on the military were entrusted to him... Angel thought silently, and nodded after a moment, believing the other party's explanation.

"Well, now that we've finished talking about the business, it's time to talk about some personal matters..." Seeing that Angel agreed to attend the dance, Laura grinned upward, seemingly very happy, "You've been here in Backlund for a week. What new discoveries have you made? For example, are there any other witches? To contact you, or about the military’s movements?”

Do you think I can understand these things? I haven't even recognized my neighbors yet... Angel instinctively wanted to refute, but suddenly remembered the "man in the mirror" problem that troubled him recently, hesitated for a moment, and said:

"What did you, or your mother, know about the dangers of 'Looking Glass World'?"

Unexpectedly, Angel would ask such a question. Laura was obviously stunned for a moment. She frowned and replied:
"I heard my mother say that you should be extremely cautious when traveling in the 'Mirror World'. If you enter and exit at will in an unfamiliar place, you may enter an unknown area. If it is a mirror in the spirit world or someone else's home, it will be fine, but it will be extremely unlucky. Sometimes, you may even get into the star realm and face the gods directly.”

The second half of the sentence sounds like an exaggeration. If it were so easy to enter the star realm, it would not be the residence of the gods... But it should be the consensus among witches not to travel through mirrors at will. I fell into it the first time I entered it. Deep in the spiritual world, it can be seen that the probability of accidents is high...

Angel thought deeply and asked, "What about other dangers?"

"Others? Are you...asking about the 'Man in the Mirror'?"

Laura hesitated for a moment, then asked immediately, her face becoming serious.

She is too keen... No, this means that the "man in the mirror" is an issue that is extremely important to the Witch Sect, or the branch of the Ageless Witch Katarina, which is why Laura can react so quickly!

Thinking of this, Angel no longer concealed anything. She simply told Laura that she had met Pierce, witnessed his death, and saw another Pierce at the moon mass in St. Samuel's Church yesterday. Xu asked:

"My question is, how to determine the identity of the other party's 'man in the mirror', and...how to deal with him?"

"Of course the easiest way to deal with the people in the mirror is to kill them directly, but I'm curious, when you meet 'similar people', your first reaction is not twins, faceless men, or even the resurrected dead, but The person in the mirror...is it because you have met them before?"

Laura looked at Angel with serious eyes.

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"It's right here. When they hold a party every week, they will post the information in the "Tasok News" in advance. It may be Tuesday, Friday, or Sunday..."

Sherman walked into a dark alley and came to a two-story house that looked very dilapidated. He was wearing a hooded cloak and a thin iron mask to hide his appearance. He spoke in a husky voice.

Behind him, Hugh Dilcha was dressed in the same way, wearing tall boots that made her look close to 1.6 meters tall. She looked like a slightly shorter woman, no longer so eye-catching.

"What are the conditions required to bring new people in like you?"

Xio followed the familiar Sherman to the back door of the house, watched him knocking on the door regularly, and asked quietly.

"It only takes more than two gatherings to successfully conclude a deal. I bought this dagger last week and was allowed to 'get new people'."

Sherman patted the "Sunfire Dagger" he bought for 450 pounds on his waist and replied.

I see, then it seems that I will need at least two or three gatherings before I can pull Forsi over. She seems to have made a lot of money recently. Not only has she paid off my debt, but she also always wants to buy something... Xio nodded and heard subtle footsteps coming from behind the door. Knowing that she was about to enter the party venue, she couldn't help but feel a little... nervous.

To ease this feeling, she continued to ask:

"This seems to be much stricter than gatherings in other districts. Is it because official Beyonders have cracked down on similar gatherings from time to time recently?"

"Of course, many similar gatherings in the lawless East District were forced to stop. This is the only one who dares to commit crimes... The organizer's nickname is also very interesting. His name is Mr. X."

(End of this chapter)