Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 65 Enmat Harbor
The speed of steam trains in this era was not fast, and in order to pull more people and goods in one train, the locomotive dragged more than 20 carriages forward, which slowed down the speed of progress even more.

When they arrived at Storn City, the capital of East Chester County, Angel looked at his pocket watch. It had been nearly two hours since the departure.

Can this really make it to Enmat on time?

Holding her pocket watch worriedly, she looked at the busy crowd outside the window.

Storn City is slightly smaller than Tingen City, with a resident population of less than [-]. However, due to its beautiful scenery and mountains and rivers, it is a good place for the rich and powerful of the Loen Kingdom to buy real estate and travel.

The train will be delayed for about 10 to [-] minutes when the train stops at Storn. During this period, half of the people in Angel's carriage have left, but the number of people coming up is three times that of the original number. The carriage is quickly filled, and almost every seat is filled with people.

The seat opposite her also sat a man in his thirties, wearing a brown vest, a white shirt inside, a coat on his right hand, and a delicate suitcase in his left hand.

With a "bang", the man put the box at his feet. The man casually hung his coat by the window, took out an iron cigarette case and matches from his vest pocket, smacked his lips and poured out one as if he had been expecting it for a long time, then glanced at the lady sitting opposite, sniffed the cigarette between his nose, and stuffed it back into the case.

Angel does not smoke, but he does not object to others smoking, not to mention that there is no smoking ban in such public places.

But seeing the other party consciously put away the cigarette case, she smiled politely to show her gratitude.

"Enmat Port?"

Angel was watching the gradually dispersing crowd outside the window, listening to the long sound of the train whistle, and didn't realize that the man on the opposite side was asking him, and he didn't turn his attention to him until the other party repeated it.

"Yes, business trip."

"Ah, me too, it looks like we're on the right track."

Doesn't this train have only one destination... Could it be that it doesn't go along the way?

The man didn't seem to see Angel's impatience, and he continued to talk:

"I have been to Enmat Port many times. Unlike Pritz Harbor, it is far away from the violent sea, and it has not been contaminated with the barbaric temperament of the Southern Continent. On the contrary, it has a more inland style. The architecture is like this, and so is the food..."

Angel turned his head and stopped looking at him, but looked out the window. The steam train started again, and the scenery kept changing. It quickly returned from the urban area full of buildings to the farms and fields in the suburbs.

Contrary to what she was worried about, the journey from Stoun to Enmat Port was a downhill road, which made the train move much faster, and the "bang bang" sound of the wheels rolling over the gap between the rails was obviously more intensive than the first half of the journey.

Looks like we'll arrive on time...

Her mood improved a lot, and the man's croaking noise in her ears was no longer harsh, but she still put on the cloak and hood and protested with actions.

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Thanks to the height difference between the two places, the steam train running all the way finally arrived at the train station in Enmat Port after 11 am.

As soon as the train came to a stop, while other passengers were packing up their belongings, Angel left the carriage with the suitcase.

In order to facilitate the transfer of goods, the steam train station in Enmat Port is not far from the port area. As soon as she got out of the train door, a sea breeze mixed with fishy smell and humidity blew over. The experience was completely different from the dull carriage. She squinted her eyes and took a deep breath with a smile.

"This is the first time you come to Enmat Port? You can see the sea when you go around the platform. Check the weather. There are no big waves these days. I recommend you to go to the seaside to see..."

The familiar voice of the man who got into the car in Storn City came from behind, and the smile on Angel's face hardly froze.

"Thank you for the recommendation, but I have other arrangements, goodbye."

Without looking back, she hurriedly answered, tightened her hood, and walked towards the exit of the station.

In order to prevent the familiar man from continuing to pester her, she immediately found a hired carriage and got into the carriage without asking for a price.

"Golden Apple District, First Avenue, um... St. George's Church, please hurry up."

After announcing the destination, Angel put the suitcase away and looked at the exit of the train station through the window. He saw the man wearing a coat pacing out and looking around, but he didn't pay attention to the carriage that was already in motion.

The road near the train station, which is busy with cargo transportation, has been potholed by all kinds of overweight vehicles, and the horse-drawn carriage lacking shock absorbers passed by, bouncing up from time to time, making Angel in the car miserable.Fortunately, after entering the Golden Apple District, the quality of the road has improved significantly, and the road has become much wider. The surrounding buildings have changed from low-slung warehouses and apartments to beautiful and practical shops or single-family houses.

It seems that the Golden Apple District of Enmat Harbor is similar to the North District of Tingen City. They are both rich people's districts. No wonder the church was built here...

"Ma'am, St. George's Church has arrived."

The carriage stopped at the coachman's voice.

After getting out of the car, what appeared in front of Angel was a building that was slightly smaller than St. Selina's Church in Tingen. Perhaps due to its age, buttresses were not used to reinforce the outer wall. The bell tower is independent of the church itself, and the stained glass on the outer wall has also become slightly dim due to the erosion of the sea wind all year round.

While observing the church, the coachman kindly helped her unload the trunk from the carriage, and then stood aside waiting to pay the bill.

Angel estimated that the distance from the station to the church is about 2-3 kilometers, and the price in Tingen City will not exceed 1 soli.She took out 1 soli from under her cloak, grabbed another small handful of pennies, and asked casually, "How much?"

"A total of three soli, madam."

"Okay...how much?"

She looked at the coachman in disbelief. The latter held his head up confidently, but did not dare to look directly in his eyes: "It's 3 soli in total."

Am I being bullied as a foreigner?

Suppressing the anger in his heart, Angel put the penny back in his pocket, took out 1 soli and put it in the palm of his hand. With the other hand, he took out the inspector badge of Ahwa County from the inner pocket.

"Either take this 1 soli, or..." She shook the police badge, "Let's go to the police station across the street and figure out how much the fare will cost."

The eyes of the coachman looking at the police badge quickly filled with panic.

"What, you... you are a policeman? I'm really sorry, I made a mistake just now, it's... a mistake, it doesn't need 3 soli..."

"Then do the math again, is 1 soli enough?"

"Enough, enough..."

The coachman took a step back, as if he wanted to run away, but he gritted his teeth and took the 1 soli in Angel's hand, then jumped into the carriage, and drove the carriage away quickly without even closing the door.

I didn't expect that the first time I used the authority of the police was to use it on myself...

Angel took back the badge, looked around, and found that many passers-by had noticed the movement here and looked over curiously.

She hurriedly picked up the suitcase and walked towards the three-story building directly opposite the church.

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Different from the somewhat hidden "Black Thorn Security Company", the Enmat Harbor Nighthawk team stronghold has a nameplate of "Silver Bullet Detective Agency" next to the main entrance on the first floor. The gate is open, and there are conversations coming from inside.

Walking up the steps and standing in front of the door, Angel knocked on the wooden door that opened inward.

"Please come in!"

A lazy female voice came from the door, which seemed familiar to her.

"Ms. Daly?"

Walking into the brightly lit hall in broad daylight, Angel immediately saw the "psychic" Daly Simone dressed like a psychic. She was sitting on the high-back sofa in the center of the hall with her legs crossed and a thick book on her lap. When she heard someone calling herself, she looked up at the door.

"Angel Granger? That guy actually sent you here? I thought it was Mitchell."

Putting the book back on the coffee table, Daly got up to greet her. The silver chain and crystal pendant in her hand collided with each other and made a crisp sound.

"The captain said that there are too many 'sleepless' here, and you need Extraordinary from other paths."

Seeing acquaintances here as soon as she arrived here made Angel feel relieved. She looked around the hall and found that the entire first floor seemed to have been transformed into a literary salon, with three areas centered on the combination of sofas and coffee tables.The place where Daly was resting just now was partitioned by a screen inside. There were many bookshelves on the walls on both sides. The gas lamp above her head emitted a steady light, making the room covered by the curtains as bright as the open air.

In addition to the two of them, there were two men sitting on the sofa in the corner of the room, bending over and talking in a low voice. The voice Angel heard outside the door just now came from them. When someone came to the door, one of the black-haired, dark-skinned men just looked up and then lowered his head indifferently.

"The Nighthawks from the Pulitzer Harbor team came to support them. They arrived by boat early in the morning. I will introduce you later."

Daly followed Angel's gaze to the two men and explained in a low voice.

"Clement won't be back until the afternoon. I'll take you upstairs first and put your luggage away. They originally arranged to share a double room with the nighthawks from Storn. I didn't expect... I'll find you another single room."

Angel followed Daly around the partition of the hall, and came to the third floor from the stairs at the back. When she passed the second floor, she stopped and took a look. It seemed to be the office of the Enmat Port team. There were a row of offices on both sides of the corridor, most of which were closed and quiet.

I don’t know if they have an underground area like "Chanis Gate"... and the stronghold is across the street from the church of the Evernight Goddess Church in Enmat Harbor, so there should be a secret passage, but it's not easy for me to ask as an outsider...

Passing through the second floor, the two of them came directly to the living area on the third floor. The style of this floor was similar to that of the second floor. There was a through corridor with doors on both sides. The stairs continued to extend upwards, but the top was locked by an iron door, which should lead to the rooftop.

"302...304...306, this is it."

Daly turned on the gas lamp in the corridor on the third floor, walked to the side, and came to the door with the number "306" on the door. She took out a bunch of keys from under the cloak, found one, and opened the door.

The lights in the room were not turned on, and the curtains were drawn. While Daly was fumbling for the gas light switch, Angel had already seen the furnishings in the room through dark vision.

The two single beds are separated by a low bedside table. There are two wooden chairs and a coffee table of the same style near the window. The desk and wardrobe are on the inner wall, and the bathroom is on the left hand side of the door...

Really like a standard room in a hotel!

Looking at this familiar decoration, Angel couldn't help but think of the various hotels he often stayed in in his previous life on business trips.

"How is it? The living environment here is much better than Tingen, right?"

As if showing off, Daly said behind her with her hips on her hips.

(End of this chapter)