Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 720 Appointment
While working with Miss "Queen" Christine Theresa on a scholarship fund, Audrey noticed her unusual attention to a young woman.

Therefore, with the observation ability of an "audience", she quickly memorized the facial features of the woman and the brother and sister next to her, and restored them with sketches.

Even so, it would be extremely difficult to find the three people with just a few portraits in Backlund, a country with a population of 500 million, most of whom had not left their photos in the upgraded identity management system.

Fortunately, Audrey was able to start from the Backlund University of Technology where the group was that day. Based on their micro-expressions and movements, as well as their movements as they walked through the campus, she was able to confirm that the black-haired girl was a candidate for the entrance exam, and the blonde with purple eyes was most likely a student of the school.

Therefore, she commissioned her financial steward Howard to conduct some covert investigations and soon confirmed the identity of this Lily Granger. She originally belonged to Backlund Technical College, but due to the school's upgrade and merger, she became a sophomore student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University.

Starting from her social circle, Howard also confirmed the identities of the black-haired brother and sister: Benson and Melissa Moretti, who had just moved to Backlund this year. The former passed the unified government employee examination and became a formal employee of the Ministry of Finance, while the latter was working hard for the entrance examination of the Technical University.

What caught Audrey's attention was that Benson and Lily each had a large deposit in their Backlund Bank accounts. It was a huge fortune that they could never have saved given their jobs and social classes, and it all came from a single transfer in September 1349.

6000 pounds and 8000 pounds respectively, transferred from an anonymous account... Even if it is an anonymous account, there will be some clues, such as the time of account establishment and the place of transfer. But if we investigate in depth, we will inevitably use my father's connections, which will make these three people receive more attention. This is not my wish... Audrey held the letter, thinking about the source of this huge sum of money.

In order to avoid leaving any traces, she did not even dare to hire a private detective or ask people she knew, such as Hugh and Fors, to investigate. She also did not use her connections to check the identity files at the Archives Bureau. She only collected the bank account information of Benson Moretti and Lily Granger. If an in-depth investigation attracted extra attention, it would be putting the cart before the horse.

Of course, there are other directions, such as...

She looked at the other information about the three people, her eyes resting on an inconspicuous place.

According to the bank account information used, they were all from the city of Tingen.

When Miss "Queen" attended the Tarot Club for the first time and used clumsy means to seek a way to buy a fake identity for "her friend", the place she was in was also Tingen City!
In July 1349, the "Queen" in Tingen joined the Tarot Club with us. She was absent for a period of time in September. During this period, "The World" joined the Tarot Club. At the same time, the Moretti family and Lily Granger received large transfers...

Clues flashed through Audrey's mind, making her feel as if she had grasped something important, but she couldn't grasp it in her hand. For a moment, she frowned in distress.

Great Detective Audrey, you have to work harder... She clenched her fists and "calmed" herself. She looked at Susie who was squatting in the corner with her head tilted.

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"The Rose School is investigating the extraordinary properties of the puppet... Two months have passed, and I sold the properties. Why are they only now investigating..."

At noon the next day, Angel received the prayer of Alger, the Hanged Man, conveyed by Mr. Fool. He reluctantly put down his sumptuous lunch and returned to the study. He paced back and forth, considering whether to agree to the other party's request.

According to Alger, he accidentally mentioned the "puppet" feature to the craftsman, and then he discovered that the other party was controlled by the "Rose School", and then learned about their attention to this feature... Could it be that this was not a trap, but a coincidence?

After the battle on the outskirts of Bayam and the attack at the Pirate Conference, the conflict between Angel and the "Rose School" has become completely irreconcilable. Moreover, the "Mother Tree of Desire" is targeting the "specialness" of Angel and Klein. Even if she voluntarily gives up being an enemy of this evil god and his followers, the other party will not let her go.

In this case, why didn't Alger, a believer of the Storm, report it directly to the Mandated Punisher? Bayam has the "Sea King" Yan Cotman stationed there. As long as the "Rose School" has no angels in Bayam, they can only surrender...

Angel first thought of the fine traditions of the Tarot Club, but then he understood the concerns of the "Hanged Man" - he did not want to attract attention and jeopardize his status in the Church of Storms, and that "craftsman" repeatedly helped the Tarot Club members to make magical items. Once they fell into the hands of the Punisher, the role of the "Hanged Man" would inevitably be exposed.

So he first thought of hiding it from his superiors and looking for his Tarot Club "colleagues" to solve the problems around the craftsmen. In order to avoid letting "World" Klein know that his unfinished magical items almost fell into the hands of the "Rose School", he was unwilling to inform him and instead came to me?

It was a bit like the political joke that Backlund and Trier were running around with…Angel curled his lips and smiled, hesitating whether to get involved in it.

If this was a plot by the "Mother Tree of Desire" and the "Rose School", then Angel would undoubtedly fall into their trap as soon as he arrived at Bayam. If it was just a coincidence, Angel could not only rescue the craftsman and do the "Hanged Man" a favor, but also strike a blow against the power of the "Rose School", killing two birds with one stone.

After thinking for a moment, she simply took out a gold coin and used a simple ritual to summon the messenger belonging to German Sparrow, Renette Tinicole, who seemed to have a grudge against the "Rose School".

The messenger lady emerged from the void holding her own head. Four pairs of bright red eyes scanned the study and finally fell on the gold coins on the table.

"This time..." "No need..." "Send a letter..."

The three heads asked in turn. The last one just bit the gold coin, then opened his mouth and added a word:

"?"

Angel cleared his throat and said:
"The 'Rose School' is tracking the characteristics of the 'puppet' I sold you last time. I think I should tell you about this." She tactfully pointed out to the other party to be careful of being tracked, and used honorifics.

After all, the messenger in front of him was an "ancient evil" and an angel of the "alien" path.

“Don’t worry…” “Clear the pollution…” “Erase the traces…” “Give it to others…”

This aroused Angel's interest, and she asked curiously:

"What happens if the 'trace' is not cleared?"

“Traces…” “Leading to tracking…” “Pollution…” “Causing loss of control…”

So the "Rose School" firmly controls the potions and extraordinary properties of the "alien" path, because even if they die and leave behind extraordinary properties because they believe in the "Mother Tree of Desire", outsiders will hardly be able to use them and will not be able to divine the formula?
Renette knew all these methods and was even able to fight against them. It seemed that she had a deep connection with the "Rose School". Could she be a defector from the "Temperance School"? Well, this was consistent with her negative feelings towards the "Rose School". Maybe her death was related to this...

Angel thought about it, nodded after a moment and continued:
"I plan to go to Bayam and settle this matter. Does the Rose School have any angels or saints resident there?"

"Angel..." "No..." "Leave..." "Southern Continent..."

Reinette's heads answered vaguely.

What she meant was that at least no angel would come directly to Bayam, unless they activated the summoning ritual to summon the clone of the "God's Evil" like the previous two times, and that meant advance preparation and movements that could not be concealed at all, and the "Sea King" would respond... Angel quickly translated the messenger's words and confirmed that if she went to Bayam, she would at most encounter a saint from the "Rose School". Even if it was a Sequence 3, she would be able to hold on until the "Sea King" or other help arrived.

"Thank you, I have no problem."

After confirming that it was safe, Angel watched Reinette bite the gold coin and retreat into the void.

Knowing my power, well, mainly Annie's power, if the "Rose School" wanted to set a trap, they would probably mobilize forces above that of an angel. And if Bayam caused such a commotion, it would inevitably lead to a counterattack from the Church of the Storm. Therefore, it is very likely that this "puppet" incident was an accident...

Angel thought about it and did a simple divination, confirming the correctness of his idea with the information he knew so far.

“First, I will send a message to the Hanged Man and ask him to pay attention to the movements of the Artisan and find out what the Rose School is planning to do. When the time is right, I will use the mirror world to go to Bayam and solve all the problems…”

She murmured, quickly drafted the content, and bowed her head to pray to The Fool.

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On Wednesday night, Angel went to bed early in disguise after dinner and washing up. He then used the full-length mirror hanging in the bedroom to enter the familiar Backlund mirror world and wandered to the address provided by the "magician" Fors, next to a cafe in the Cherwood District.

In a private room on the second floor of the cafe, a barely perceptible light flashed from the decorative mirror on the wall. Angel returned to reality in invisible state and looked at the man waiting in the room.

He was of medium build, with long arms and neatly combed hair. His light suitcase was placed on the table and his blue eyes were fixedly staring out the window. He seemed not to notice anyone sneaking in.

Too unguarded, not like the descendant of an ancient family I imagined...

Angel, who was hiding his body, laughed secretly. Just as he was about to approach the other party and give him a scare as a greeting, he suddenly found that the left hand of this descendant of the family of Abraham was hanging by his side, pressed outside his pocket, with a little force, and kept pressing in a certain rhythm.

Some kind of "precautionary" measure, defensive in nature, or a magical item that can "teleport" away if attacked?
Thinking of the close relationship between the Abraham family and the "apprentice" path, Angel was thoughtful. Instead of approaching rashly, he directly lifted the "invisibility" and appeared at the door of the box.

"Hello?"

She knocked on the closed door.

The man's body stiffened, and he twisted his neck to look towards the door. There was undisguised wariness and a hint of surprise in his eyes.

After carefully examining Angel, especially her brown dress and beige shawl, and confirming that the person coming was the one he was waiting for, the man nodded, stood up, took off his hat and pressed it against his chest, bowed slightly, and said in a calm tone:
"You must be the kind lady who helped my students. Good evening. I am Dorian Gray Abraham."

(End of this chapter)