Pastor's Tantra

The news that Her Majesty the Queen fell into a coma soon reached the Round Table Hall.

Meetings in the Round Table Hall were suspended, and almost all ministers stayed at home. The Great Guardian returned at the last moment, and the "Eye of Avalon" was activated around the clock, overlooking the entire glass island. The Glass Steps newspaper no longer publishes controversial news.

Storm is coming.

A strange solemnity and silence enveloped the entire Avalon.

At this extremely critical moment, no one dared to make any peeps.

And this also gave Aiwass room to act.

At nine o'clock in the morning of the next day, Captain Camus, who still didn't know what happened, arrived at Moriarty Manor on time.

Edward couldn't wait at home every day - he was already a busy man, and now at this critical period, he was even more busy. Therefore, Aiwass was the only one who greeted him.

Because this matter involves confidentiality, Aiwass doesn't want to cause trouble for Lily, nor does he want to create unexpected changes. Therefore, he did not take Lily with him this time.

This will cause Aiwass's shadow to fluctuate. If you pay close attention, you will notice that when Aiwass walks, his shadow jumps like fire.

After all, Aiwass's shadow affinity level has not yet reached level three, so he cannot perfectly accommodate the shadow demon for the time being. I usually ask Lily to keep it for me. Now that Shadow Demon has become stronger due to the shepherding method, his presence has also become stronger. Even Captain Camus noticed Aiwass's shadow.

He hesitated to speak.

But after looking at Aiwass's serious expression, he wisely swallowed back his unspoken doubts.

——Now that he is in such big trouble, he can't find Sherlock to help him. If you don't handle it well, you may be completely destroyed.

It's not even just an official career... because this matter directly involves Aivas Moriarty, the future head of the founding family and a minister trusted by the future queen. And this incident will probably only shake his power at most, but will not affect his status as a minister regardless of the ministry. In other words, he was equivalent to getting such a young minister into trouble and making him subject to others.

And a young minister like Aiwass is even more intimidating than other senior ministers.

Because he is so young - he has not even graduated from school, and has never worked in a government department before. And for such a young man, if his blood surges... no one knows or is sure what he will do. He will definitely not be so cautious in using his power, because his power comes easily, and naturally he will not cherish it very much.

If you are not afraid of old people, you are afraid of being stupid.

One of the reasons why he turned to Edward was because Edward was his old classmate. They both studied at Milton University when they were young, and then Edward went to King's Law University to continue his studies, while Captain Camus, who became a "hunter" who adapted to the path, chose to join the army.

And a more important reason is because Edward is Aiwass's brother.

If Edward is allowed to investigate this matter, then if no results are found in the end, maybe Aiwass will be a little lenient when retaliating against him...

……perhaps.

But now, the person involved, Aiwass, is willing to take over the investigation in person, and Captain Camus is even more impatient - it would be better for them to investigate together but fail to find out the problem than to report the news directly to him honestly, "I'm sorry, we messed up." "Be strong.

Although the problem has not been solved, at least the negative impact has been effectively reduced!

In this case, let alone Aiwass suspected of contacting "Miss Aleister" herself. Even if he brought her along to investigate this matter, Captain Camus would turn a blind eye!

But he didn't understand that Aiwass didn't want to find out "why the letter was lost" at all. He came here just to make a statement - this incident directly involved him, and it would be strange if he did nothing.

In other words, Aiwass came here to deliberately expose that "Shadow Demon is following him".

Things are completely different now than they were in the past.

Before, Aiwass had to carefully hide his identity as a demonologist without revealing anything.

But now, the top leaders of Star Antimony, Iris and even the Round Table Hall of Avalon have worked hard to write a perfect story, turning Miss Aleister into a real one. People who exist... Wouldn't it be a loss if Aiwass doesn't make good use of it?

——Don’t ask, just ask because Miss Aleister is spying on me. If I ask again, I am being threatened and controlled.

You just say whether it's miserable or not and that's it.

This is the top agent of the Star Antimony people. I am a second-level little priest. I am weak, pitiful and helpless. What happened to me being coerced by her? Unreasonable?

Aiwass followed Captain Camus all the way to his mansion.

His home was not far from Moriarty Manor, and it only took a short ride on the carriage.

Captain Camus's home is a three-story building, but calling it a villa is a bit reluctant.

There is no garden or backyard, just a small building, and the area is even smaller than that of No. 14 Luoning Street. Right next door are other people's houses.

He lived in Justice Square, which is also known as "Hanging Square" among the people. The specific location is at the intersection of White Queen Borough and Lloyd Borough, in the transition area connecting the two areas with "Prince Lloyd Avenue".

The people who live here are quite embarrassed in a sense. Because people in White Queen don't think Lawyer's Square is in White Queen, and people in Lloyd don't think it's Lloyd.

For the former, the most expensive housing prices here are far less than half of those in White Queen. Moreover, every day when you open the door and open the window, you can see a row of fresh or half-rotten dead people hanging not far away, which is too scary.

In other places, there are terms such as mountain view room, lake view room, sea view room and so on - but here it is a "criminal view room".

It sounds very annoying.

For the latter, this large single-family house with white bricks and white walls is obviously the style of the White Queen. They are obviously not on the same level as those workers in Lloyd District. First of all, the people who live here will have some money, and most of them are not serious knights. They cannot hire so many housekeepers and servants, and there will not be too many people at home. This place is far away from the nearest inspection bureau, and it is not on the griffin patrol route.

It is for these reasons that houses in Legal Plaza are easily burglarized.

However, although the location here is not good, the interior decoration is quite good.

As soon as Aiwass entered the door, he saw a woman in a yellow dress. She looks to be in her early thirties, with fair skin, tall figure, and good temperament. But his appearance is relatively ordinary. She has slightly high cheekbones, small eyes, and a big mouth.

She looks very well-educated - she will bow solemnly when she sees Aiwass. Neither too scared nor too nervous, and at the same time, he didn't say anything because of Aiwass's youth. It was obvious that Aiwass would come today.

"This is my wife."

Captain Camus introduced somewhat awkwardly: "There are not many people in my family. Besides my wife, there is only Mrs. Harry. She is our maid, cook, and also the housekeeper."

"Where's Mrs. Harry?"

Aiwass asked.

"She took leave a week ago. She said she was going back to her hometown to attend her son's wedding."

Captain Camus replied.

"Are you sure she was not on Glass Island when the incident happened?" Aiwass asked.

Although he didn't really come here to investigate, Aiwass felt that he couldn't go too far. So he still asked according to the procedure.

"Yes, I'm sure. Chancellor Moriarty."

The captain affirmed: "We sent a telegram to her hometown, and she responded quickly. In short, we can be sure that Mrs. Harry herself must have been in her hometown at that time - even now."

"Mrs. Harry has taken care of our family for many years. In order not to cause trouble for her, I specifically asked her to come back later..."

"I think you should let her come back sooner, Captain."

Aiwass said calmly.

"...Are you doubting her?"

"No."

Aiwass shook his head: "But since she has been working at your house for a long time, it is much more convenient for me to ask her for information than to ask you and your wife. After all, you are a navy, and your wife-"

"She's a teacher."

Captain Camus quickly replied: "A middle school teacher."

Aiwass nodded: "Yes, a teacher. I think she is definitely not at home, so if anyone comes to visit, Mrs. Harry will definitely know. So she must come back."

"Then I'll call her back immediately!"

Camus replied without hesitation.

He held up the brim of his hat and hurriedly wanted to go out.

"Don't be so flustered."

Aiwass stretched out his hand to hold him, and warned him gently: "And I haven't finished asking yet.

"——Since Mrs. Harry took leave a week ago, were you and your wife the only ones at home when the incident happened?"

"No, I was the only one at home at the time."

Captain Camus explained for his wife: "She just came back last night. I only saw her after I came back from your home."

"—Let me tell you, my dear. That's it, the Honorable Minister Moriarty."

Mrs. Camus explained nervously: "Our school recently had an activity... which was to take the children on a trip to Bagpipe Town. You are also a pastor, so you should know..."

"Church school?"

Aiwass asked rhetorically.

"right."

Mrs. Camus nodded.

She added: "We came back together on the bus... In addition to the children, there were some parents on the bus."

Aiwass suddenly asked: "Do you know Vivian?"

Mrs. Camus was stunned for a moment and confirmed: "Vivian Mathers?"

"Yes. Do you know who the parent is with her?"

"It must be her mother."

Mrs. Camus said uncertainly: "But it may be her sister. She looks quite young. She also looks like a priest...maybe a bishop. Because I saw our teacher Aino treat her Much respect - she is a teacher of general theology, a true 'pastor'."

When Aiwass heard this, he knew that she should have indeed gone to Bagpipe Town.

Because the person who accompanied Vivian on her trip to Bagpipe Town was Meia Mathers, Aiwass' prayer lecturer.

This kind of thing cannot be faked. Aiwass will know after checking with Meiya.

Ms. Meia is a bishop, which means she has at least the third level, and most likely even the fourth level. For such a strong person, it was impossible for Mrs. Camus to escape alone under her nose.

Seeing Aiwass nodding, there should be no other problems. So Captain Camus took Aiwass to the second floor.

"When I came back that day,"

Camus took Aiwass to the second floor and to the study where the incident occurred.

Compared with old James's study, Captain Camus's study was smaller. It's probably only about six square meters. A desk of about two meters, a back chair, and two bookshelves take up almost the same space. The lighting is quite good, the transparent glass windows are closed tightly.

One of the two bookshelves holds various documents and files. The other one was empty with less than half filled books. The extra space is filled with various sundries.

Aiwass even saw a plate filled with snacks. The pastries in the plate had not been touched, they were completely dry, and they had not been thrown away - it was winter, otherwise they might have attracted insects.

Captain Camus evidently noticed this.

He explained with some embarrassment: "This is the snack I took when I entered the study three days ago... I just put letters and other things on the table, and then went out to pour tea and get snacks. After all, Mrs. Harry was not here , there is no one else at home, so I can only do it myself.

"The result was that in such a short half hour - maybe less - it was just a short time to make tea and find snacks. When I returned to the study, everything on the table had been cleared. I I was shocked, so I conveniently placed the snacks here.”

Captain Camus smiled bitterly: "I was looking for something in a hurry after that. I didn't have the appetite to eat snacks at all. After my wife came back, I wanted to protect the scene, so I didn't ask her to clean it. I kept the study door closed. .”

"You haven't left home, have you?" Aiwass confirmed.

"No, I was in the kitchen on the first floor when I was preparing tea. You can see the stairs there, and I am a third-level 'hunter' with very keen perception. I can confirm that no one has gone up the stairs during this period, nor has anyone No one has ever opened the door...unless it's an assassin of level 4 or above," the captain said.

"Wait, the table has been emptied?"

Aiwass noticed a detail: "Isn't it just the letter that was lost? What else is there?"

"Yes, everything on the table is gone."

The captain confirmed: "The letter is in my box. It is a leather suitcase with a lot of confidential documents in it. There is also my ID and gun in the box, and there are my wallet and accessories on the table. But with 'that Compared with "things", these are no longer important."

"...You took the confidential documents home?"

Aiwass raised his eyebrows: "If I remember correctly, those things can't be taken out of the office, right?"

"yes……"

Camus also knew that he had made a big mistake, so he whispered: "This is the rule. But we are generally used to taking the documents home to process, so that we can get off work a few hours earlier.

"According to regulations, when handling documents in the Admiralty Office, you must also wear light armor, carry a gun and sword, and sit upright. Then after completing your work every day, seal all documents in the designated safe. In that case, you will have to work until six in the evening every day. Point, it will affect eating...

"So we usually take the files home to process and solve them in our study room. In this way, we can get off work early at three o'clock in the afternoon, process some of them before eating, and then process some after eating. We will bring the files back early the next morning. Seal it in a safe.

“Because everyone does it, it’s become a habit.”

"What about the letter? Why didn't you just put it in the safe instead of bringing it back?"

Aiwass asked coldly: "This shouldn't require your approval."

Captain Camus opened his mouth, but sighed and admitted: "Because I need to make a copy of the document... That's why I know the contents of the letter, Minister."

"Who asked you to copy it?" Aiwass captured the key.

"Adjutant to the Admiralty, Principal Secretary to the Lord of the Admiralty. His Excellency Sheldon."

The captain replied: "His request is reasonable - because the original copy of this letter must be handed over to the Arbitration Hall, in order to prevent the letter from being lost, and also to compare the intelligence and prevent the content from being secretly replaced. Therefore, a copy needs to be made. As a record."

"Did you copy it?"

"Not yet."

The captain grimaced: "I just got home and I didn't even open the box..."

"so……"

Aiwass thought for a moment and then asked: "Have you ever used a ritual? Something like a finding ritual."

"No," Captain Camus affirmed, "because it is of great importance and I haven't told anyone yet - and any failed divination or ritual may destroy the clues, so I plan to leave the initial scene to Sherlock gentlemen."

Aiwass chuckled upon hearing this.

What Mr. Captain means is that if Sherlock cannot find something after your investigation, then it is not my problem.

but……

"It doesn't matter."

The corners of Aiwass' lips raised slightly: "Let me try it."

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