They looked at each other and cut off the clothes on the corpse, exposing the hard object inserted into the corpse's back.
Caschia and Ivan Bell, who had finished their inspection on the other side, also came over. Four people gathered around the body, trying to pull out the hard object.
"We're kind of drawing the holy sword."
Wei Xi'an tried it, but the hard object penetrated too deep and there was no way to pull it out directly.
"Next!"
He raised his hand in resignation and let the next person try.After a miracle of Ivan Bell's strength, the dagger inserted in the back was finally pulled out.The entire surface of the dagger had been covered with blood, and Alice almost failed to recognize that it was a pair of weapons with the dagger found in the church.
"That's it! Look, it's exactly the same."
Alice took out the dagger she kept in her belt bag, and then reached out to the other bloody dagger.Just when her fingertips touched the dagger, a familiar light once again enveloped everyone present.
No one had time to exclaim or move before the dazzling light enveloped them and brought them to the night before.
——TBC——
Chapter 31 Connecting clues
Alice's ability takes them back to the night before, the night they just arrived at the blacksmith shop.In the suburbs almost the entire distance from them, something unexpected happened.
The couple, who are farmers, had worked hard all day. They just closed the door of their home, only to find that someone was already waiting for them.
The assassin whom Alice and the others called the "Strange Hand Man" was standing in the middle of the room. When he noticed the couple walking in, he immediately launched an attack.
The speed of the man with strange hands was simply too fast for two ordinary farmers. In just a blink of an eye, he moved behind the woman.
The life of the mistress ended very quickly. She didn't even have time to cry out, and her whole body fell to the ground crookedly.A huge tear opened in her chest, and her organs turned into liquid and flowed all over the floor as if they were melted.
The male host was horrified. The lover he had been with day and night had left him forever. Somehow, his anger and fear turned into strength, causing him to raise the hoe in his hand and rush over.
Of course, this didn't work. Before the overconfident male owner took a few steps, he felt a sudden pain in his back. He turned around in surprise and found a second person standing at the window.The male master stretched out his hand to touch his back, but what he touched was a hard object embedded in his back.
The person standing behind the window started talking, and the old and cold voice said some words, but unfortunately none of these could reach the ears of the dying male owner.
"Hurry up."
As the words fell, the man with strange hands appeared behind the male master. He strangled the male master's neck with one hand, and stretched out three pairs of hands from under the cloak and placed them on both sides of the male master.Those pairs of hands not covered by skin used force at the same time, tearing apart the male master who was completely unable to struggle or resist.
This act of unilateral murder came to an end. The male and female owners of this house fell into a pool of blood, lifeless.The murderer and his accomplices occupied the magpie's nest and expropriated the residence.
Alice's ability did not send them back to reality at this time, and the impression of the past was still playing.Alice was very uncomfortable now. Her mental state was a little bad. She had already started to vomit when she saw the replay of the death of the hostess.
However, Alice was completely unconscious now, so everything that followed was learned from her companions the next morning:
"Let the report begin, Lorenzo."
The man standing outside the window now entered the room, and Vician recognized his identity from the badge on the man's collar. The man who threw the dagger was Matthews Doug, Earl Albert's steward. .
The person Doug calls Lourenco will only be another person at the scene. The name "Lorenco" is the original name of the assassin whom Alice and the others call "Strange Hand Man".
"The mission has been completed. Now the count's trial will be postponed."
Lorenzo's voice is indeed what blacksmith Lidl said, it is a voice that makes people sigh, "I definitely don't want to hear such a voice a second time."
"Where's the promised reward?"
"Nature will give it to you, no need to worry."
Lorenzo was a little dissatisfied after hearing this. He looked at Doug from under his hood with a threatening look in his eyes.
"We thieves don't welcome credit."
"No one would have the guts to do something like this, my dear sir."
"Oh, that couldn't be better."
Although Doug always spoke to Lorenzo in a respectful tone, there was always disgust and alienation in his tone that could not be ignored.
"Happy cooperation?"
"Pleasant to work with."
Lorenzo stretched out a hand. The hand looked intact and perfectly normal.He shook hands with Doug and disappeared through the wall again.
Doug, who was left alone, did not leave after Lorenzo left. He took out a handkerchief from the breast pocket of his clothes and began to carefully wipe the hand that had been in contact with Lorenzo.
"Damn monster..."
Doug threw the handkerchief on the ground casually, and his disgust for Lorenzo became immediately apparent after the other party left.The housekeeper adjusted his expensive dress and left the residence with elegant steps.
The images that he wanted to show Alice and them in the past ended. After the white light passed, Ivan Bell, who returned to reality, picked up Alice and quickly took him to the nearest hotel.
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After arriving at the hotel, Ivan Bell and Caschia rushed to the second floor.
Vician stayed downstairs to deal with the hotel owner. After he returned to the room they had reserved for Alice, he spoke to the other two.
"Is she all right?"
"The breathing was steady and he looked like he was just irritated and overworked."
"Let her rest well and let's go next door."
The three of them settled Alice in. They quietly closed the door and came to Alice's next door.Vician occupied the bed, Ivan Bell leaned against the door, and Caschia sat on the chair by the window.
"Okay, now let's discuss what just happened. Ivan Bell, don't you have anything to say?"
"It's amazing. What we saw is true?"
"We have had this experience before. After that, I discussed it with people from the association and felt that it was Alice's ability."
"But it seems that she is not skilled, and she doesn't even know when her ability is activated. And if she uses it frequently, it may lead to overdraft of magic power. Just like today, she activated her ability and then collapsed."
"I see."
The four of them began to discuss Alice's abilities. Vician and Caschia were relatively adaptable because of their previous experiences.But when Ivan Bell was thrown into the "Time Theater" for the first time, he was basically in a state of confusion.
"Let's not worry about the details about Alice's abilities. Let's talk about Lorenzo first."
"We learned his name, saw his hands under his cloak..."
"I also learned by the way that they were having an affair with the count."
"Yes, they...well, they had an affair with the count."
Vician sat leaning against the edge of the bed. He had expected that the count would do everything he could to exonerate himself.It is not difficult to guess that the count used his relationship with the thieves to make some small moves, but Visian never expected that the other party would assassinate the pope to delay his sentence.
This fact is actually contrary to the earl's previous cautious behavior. The reason why the timid pig earl would choose to do this, if not because he was desperate, was because there was something else hidden behind this matter.
If this were the case, Visian would have to spend more time trying to figure out the count's thoughts and guess what conspiracy he had behind the count.
"If the assassination of the pope is exposed, it will not be just as simple as a conviction."
"Either the Count is desperate, or he has other plans. He cooperates with the Thieves, and the cost of hiring an assassin like Lorenzo must be high. There must be something behind this."
"So we are now faced with two choices. One, let it go and don't get involved. Two, continue our previous actions and complete the commission entrusted to us by the king."
Vician spoke for a long time, and no one interrupted him before he finished, and after he finished, everyone fell silent and began to think.
"However, it's useless for us to talk about this now. After all, we still have a member lying next door."
"Let's take a night's rest and think it over. Let's discuss it tomorrow, okay?"
The sleepless night begins, and no one will know their final choices until the sun rises the next day.
——TBC——
Chapter 32 Girls’ Talk Time
"We have to... wake up..."
"Wait a little longer..."
Alice opened her eyes, and her vision gradually changed from blurry to clear.She felt the touch of fabric under her body. When she turned her head, all she saw were goose-yellow sheets.
"Well, how do I...I remember that I..."
"Shhhh, you fainted yesterday, drink this first before you talk."
A glass of water was handed to Alice's mouth. Alice raised her head and let the warm water in the glass pass through her throat.After a moment, she shook her head, indicating that she had drunk enough.Alice closed her eyes, and when she opened them she spoke again without the original hoarseness.
"Sorry for causing you trouble."
Alice twisted her stiff neck, turned to her companions leaning against the wall and spoke in a soft voice.
After noticing her small movements, they gathered around her.Ivan Bell put his cold hand on Alice's forehead to measure her temperature. Alice narrowed her eyes, feeling relieved for some reason.
"It's okay, it's my fault. I should have told you something earlier."
"What is it? Is it about me?"
Vician and Caschia looked at each other, and then they looked at Ivan Bell. After Ivan Bell nodded, Caschia continued.
"It's about your abilities. How much do you know about your abilities?"
"Well... I can control space to a certain extent. I can also speed up the growth of plants, stop liquids from flowing, and so on."
"Besides these, what else have you learned before?"
"The instructors also taught me some elemental magic."
"Okay, listen. You're capable of more than just that, and it's obvious your mentors didn't realize you had another talent. Come on, read this."
Caschia took out the envelope from his arms. It was a letter he had taken from the association overnight. No one had read the contents yet.
Alice tilted her head and blinked. She struggled to stand up, took the letter, and began to read.She heard his three companions leave the room, closing the door quietly to leave her some space.
The letter opened by Alice read: "It has been confirmed that Miss Alice Black has the ability to see the past and predict the future. However, this ability is extremely unstable, and there is the possibility of autonomous activation. Please Be sure to keep an eye on Miss Black to prevent her from being backlashed by her own abilities."
This letter was extremely brief, and the few lines of it shocked Alice quite a bit.She recalled the education she received at the academy, where no one had ever mentioned that they had such abilities.She had always thought that it was unusual for her to be able to control gravity, but she didn't expect that she actually had this ability hidden.Alice didn't know why this ability only appeared at this time, but she could still understand the backlash mentioned in the letter.
Alice put down the letter, stood up and stretched her stiff joints, and then opened the door.Her companions were behind the door, Caschia stood with Ivan Bell, and Vician was nowhere to be seen.
"Are you looking for Visian? Oh, he went to buy food."
At this point, Alice realized that she was extremely hungry. She probably vomited everything in her stomach yesterday.
"I have read the letter, and I do sometimes feel that I am different from others. For example, I always have a separate teacher to teach me in class, so I have never been to the classroom.
The magic I learn is also different from other people, they need to use a medium.That is, the staff is used to cast spells.As for me, I just need to recite the mantra. "
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