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  Chapter 523 The determination of the girl

   It can be seen that this incident hit Mary very hard. When she came to Duanmuhuai's mansion again the next day, she was still exhausted, but at this moment the girl's expression was quite decisive.

   "I have already decided, sir, no matter what, I will wake Charlie up."

   "So you mean, you don't plan to give up? Obviously Xia Li has already written in the letter, this is her choice, as a friend, shouldn't you respect her choice?"

   Putting down the teacup in his hand, Duanmuhuai narrowed his eyes and stared at Mary, who shook his head vigorously.

"It is precisely because we are good friends that I will not let her go so easily. I must bring her back... because this is our agreement, we have agreed that no matter what happens to Xia Li, I will definitely Will bring her back!"

   Well, courage is commendable.

  Hearing Mary's answer, Duanmuhuai nodded, then he stared at Mary, and asked suddenly.

   "By the way, you really can't think of the reason why Xia Li did this?"

"Why?"

  Hearing this, Mary froze for a moment, then shook her head in doubt.

   "Not at all, we've been together all this time, I can't think of anything that would make Charlie become like this..."

  It’s true, Mary is probably straight, but the one named Xia Li is hard to say.

  Duanmuhuai now especially wants to recommend a set of anime to Mary, the name is "Kannazuki's..."

  Well, I understand everything.

   But before that, he still has something to say.

"Really? But I have to remind you that you may have forgotten, but the people who participated in that seminar all had weird monsters, and they even killed people around in the middle of the night, sacrificing them to try to open The Tartar Gate... since Dr. Capek thinks that Miss Charlotte has reached the Tartar Gate, then...you know what I mean."

  Hearing this, Mary's expression suddenly became extremely stiff, while Duanmuhuai stared at her and spoke word by word.

   "Do you want to bet on the possibility? Bet on the possibility that your friend is not a murderer?"

  “…………”

At this moment, Mary's hands and feet were cold, and it was only then that she remembered that, indeed, according to the documents she had read, those people needed sacrifices to open the Gate of Tartar, since Xia Li had already entered the Gate of Tartar , so does it mean that she was also responsible for those legendary and weird murders in the fog city?

  Indeed, if you think about it carefully, the night Xia Li fell into a coma, didn't she just want to tell herself about the weird murder?

   It's just that she said later that she was joking, and then fooled it.

   Now it looks... Could it be that she really did it?

   That Xia Li, who is always gentle and steady, but occasionally a little childish...will kill?

  Mary doesn't believe it, but doesn't she want to believe it? Still don't want to believe it? Or can't believe it?

  Mary herself can't say well.

  She lowered her head and tightly held the skirt with both hands. At this moment, Mary only felt a chill all over her body. As Duanmuhuai said, is she going to bet on this possibility? Xia Li didn't kill anyone, did she get to the Tartar Gate by other means?

No……

  Mary shook her head, then strengthened her belief.

  She believed in Xia Li, Xia Li would never do such a cruel thing! It is not in Xia Li's character to sacrifice the lives of innocent people to achieve her wishes! I am her childhood sweetheart, the two grew up together, and they are very close. I know exactly what kind of person Xia Li is.

  She would never do such a thing!

   "I don't know how to gamble."

  Mary raised her head, looked at Duanmuhuai, and spoke word by word.

   "Because I know that Xia Li is not such a person, she will never do such a thing!"

   "...well, hope you're right."

   Duanmu Huai shrugged his shoulders, but seeing his appearance, Mary couldn't help becoming nervous again.

   "Sir, what would you do if you met these people?"

   "Of course they were killed."

   Duanmuhuai gave the answer lightly.

   "This group of people used ghost magic to work with demons and harm innocent people. They are like heretics. As a judge, I will naturally kill one by one."

"Judge?"

   "That's right, I'm an investigator, but I'm also a trial court judge. Investigator is my hobby, and judge is my profession... Do you have any questions?"

  “………”

  Mary hesitated, then shook her head. I have to say that when Duanmu Huai said she was going to kill someone, her murderous tone really frightened her. But Mary didn't dare to say that what Duan Muhuai said was wrong. No matter what these people wanted to do, killing so many people was a bad thing in itself, and they would naturally be punished. It's just... For a delicate young lady, killing people is still too far away for her.

   "Very well, since there is nothing else to do, let Lorena take you to exercise."

"Why?!"

  Hearing this, Mary was so frightened that she almost jumped up, and then she remembered that she hadn't exercised yet today. Before she could speak, Lorena came to Mary's side with a smile on her face, and grabbed her hand.

   "Don't worry, Miss Mary! I have tailored a suitable exercise method for you, and I guarantee you will be satisfied!"

   "Wait, wait a minute, I..."

   “Exercise is about persistence, go for it.”

Seeing Mary being dragged away by Lorena, Duanmu Huai also laughed and didn't say anything more, Lorena was only interested in this, and there were not many girls in the trial court who could cooperate with her, so it was hard to find her now. One, naturally Mary would not let Mary escape easily.

   "Woo meow meow meow."

  Mary was pulled away by Lorena, and Duanmuhuai was also lying on the sofa. At this moment, the black cat and the little white rabbit also got out of his clothes pocket, running around on Duanmuhuai's body. But Duanmuhuai stretched out his hand, stroked the rabbit and the black cat, and began to think.

From the current point of view, the matter is already obvious. Of course, there are still parts that are not clear about the whole matter. For example, who are the seven people in the Capek Research Association? At present, Duanmu Huai knows from Capek's information It was only him and the woman named Maria Bell. After Maria Bell died, there were only four people left in the Capek research. At this time, Charlotte joined the Capek Research Association and continued to study Xia The research on Ernos and the Gate of Tartar, and came from behind, Charlotte Bronte, who came in last, became the first person to reach the Gate of Tartar.

  The Gate of Tartar, Charnos, what exactly is it?

   Duanmuhuai recalled it carefully, but he didn’t know much about it. The Gate of Tartar is the gate of **** controlled by Hecate, the goddess of the underworld in mythology, but it’s hard to say exactly what this gate is used for. Not to mention, in this world where demons dance wildly, who knows if there are a bunch of Outer Gods and Old Ones hiding behind the door...

  Anyway, we will know when the time comes.

  While Duanmuhuai was petting the cat and the rabbit leisurely, Mary also started exercising again. This time Lorena did not let her run five kilometers, but this series of exercises made Mary extremely tired.

   "Miss Lorena..."

   After a round of training, Mary finally had free time to rest, so she also rested while looking at Lorena beside her. Although the lady was a little too "enthusiastic" about the exercise, she was still a very kind person, so Mary didn't dislike her.

   "Excuse me, what exactly is the Tribunal?"

   "Ah, the Inquisition Chamber is the organization of Lord Knight..."

  As a pilgrimage priest, Lorena is also one of the people who has been with Duanmuhuai for the longest time. She is also very familiar with the nature of the trial court. When Mary asked her, she also explained it to the other party. Of course, Lorena didn't say those weird things, but even so, it was strange enough for Mary.

  A mysterious organization that shuttles between the stars to destroy all existences that dare to threaten human beings, even the gods?

  To be honest, if it wasn’t for what happened before, Mary would have thought this was some kind of fairy tale.

"So……"

  However, just when Mary was about to ask about Duanmu Huai, she suddenly felt a strange chill.

   This feeling is very familiar to her!

  That night, it was the same! It seems that something is staring at me!

Could it be that………

   Before Mary could react, Duanmuhuai had appeared by their side at some point.

   "Get ready to go, something is coming."

  (end of this chapter)