The cold-faced earl doesn't want to trigger the plot

The Knights temporarily identified the "artist" as the leader of the mysterious organization.He thought that it was the emperor of the underground world who was about to die, so he tried in vain to regain his life through the power of the witch.

But Chris believes that the "artist" may just be a "child" who is dedicating everything to the leader of the mysterious organization.It's just that Chris has no arguments to prove this, just a detective's intuition.

And if Chris hadn't mentioned it, Riber, who had almost forgotten that he was a detective, would have felt the same way.

All in all, since the "artist" who has been silent for a long time and hides himself, now has to show his flaws.It shows that the mysterious organization is indeed in a situation where there is no way out.

Riber called this phenomenon "anxiety".

"By the way, Mr. Riber, after a few days of stubborn resistance, that Master Grofell finally couldn't stand it yesterday and recruited them all."

"Oh?"

Riber was a little surprised.

He sent Grofell to the Knights for interrogation. On the one hand, he wanted to insure the light of his supporting role, and on the other hand, he wanted to improve the memory of the old guy who was clearly capable but must be deceived. .

But since Chris said "recruited", does it mean that the old man really did something bad?

"He admitted that the most famous and expensive painting "Girl" was not written by him. It's just that he sold other people's paintings under false names. Besides "Girl", there are also several paintings with weird styles, which are also the same. Illegal trafficking. Then, with the title of 'Master' obtained from this, he did a lot of things close to deception."

Gee...

Hearing Chris' words, Riber shook his head.

After playing for a long time, it turned out that he was a thief-level guy.

How did Grofell deserve the brilliance of an important supporting role at this level?

Looking at the other important supporting roles, what is the standard of one of them?

With his ability, he shouldn't be able to make waves in other lines.

"Something weird..."

Along with the doubts in his heart, Riber unconsciously said such a sentence softly.

But when he heard Riber's words, Chris's eyes lit up.

"Sure enough, Mr. Riber thinks so too?"

...Eh?

"I also think there is something strange about Master Grofell's case."

Christ paused,

"It's not that there is something wrong with Master Grofell's confession. It's just that the person who provided the paintings to Master Grofeel is very suspicious. According to common sense, why would the real painter put his paintings, Give it to others to sell? Nothing more, just because of his own reputation, it is difficult to sell the paintings at a high price. However, before starting to sell the paintings of this artist, Master Grofeel couldn't even afford his own food and clothing. A down-and-out painter who fills himself with skill..."

Riber listened and nodded.

It's really unreasonable,

"Besides, after Grofell got enough achievements in his name, the other party still didn't show up. Trying to get back his paintings or the money from selling them is not in line with human nature."

In his previous life, Riber, who had seen countless cases of ghosts and monsters appearing after one person became famous, continued.

"I understand, Mr. Riber. This is the clue you gave me, right? Then I will find a breakthrough from these paintings and the painter who provided the paintings as soon as possible!"

"..."

Hearing the phrase "I understand", an ominous premonition naturally emerged in Riber's heart.

The last time I heard Chris say that was when he proposed fundraising.

After Chris "understood", the fundraising campaign that he made was not exactly the same as Riber's original idea, but had nothing to do with it.

During the banquet yesterday, he also heard from Sebas that these nobles who were nearly lost their minds by the list and various means were secretly saying, "Lord Earl, it is really possible to pass a simple list. And a few newspapers, you can manipulate people's hearts" or something...

Hope this time, it won't happen again?

Ah.

Riber has given up.

Anyway, his image is enough to be demonized in Greenwater City.So, let's do what Chris loves...

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One day passes.

The headquarters of the Knights of Greenwater City.

Erhard, the leader of the Knights, with huge dark circles under his eyes, was worried about the stack of documents on the table.

In some places, the rules and regulations of the knight order are actually very strict.

For example, on this day, the Knights probably sent more than a hundred members of the Knights to direct the repair of the Great Clock Tower and the underground waterway.

And these more than a hundred members, according to the rules, need to fill out a two-page document and submit it to Erhard, the head of the group, for confirmation and approval when they set off.Then when they return, they need another document.

And, still per person.

So, in just one day, they had to add at least several hundred documents for Erhard.And if something unexpected happens on the way, it will increase further.

If it is normal, Erhard will simplify this part of the process, and will not require the submission of documents per head.However, there are other eyes in the Knights now, such as the Church of Light and the Church of All Things.Therefore, she can only strictly abide by these lengthy regulations for the time being.

If Secretary Lin is here, she can share a lot of work for Erhard.But unfortunately, she wasn't there.

Seeing that he had read and stamped quickly, but the mountain of documents on the table showed no sign of decreasing, instead, the pile was getting higher and higher, Erhard felt a little desperate.

In her brain, dangerous thoughts began to emerge, which made her have the urge to burn the office down.

Suddenly, Chris, the advisor of the Knights, broke into her office.

"Captain Erhard! There is progress!"

"progress?"

Erhard, who was originally sluggish, suddenly brightened up.

She didn't mind Chris breaking into the office without knocking.On the contrary, I am happy about it.Because, on weekdays, Chris, who generally observes etiquette, was so excited that he forgot to knock on the door, which meant that he really gained a lot this time.

After sweeping aside the documents on the table, telling Chris to calm down and sit down, Erhard began to listen to what Chris had discovered.

First of all, Chris's words must have started with this sentence,

"According to Mr. Riber, the previous hint..."

Erhard secretly said "Sure enough" in his heart.

She has already begun to get used to Chris's way of speaking that must put the Earl first.

Next, Chris told his findings.

First of all, about Master Grofell.

"According to" Mr. Riber's prompt, Chris sent several paintings sold by Grofell under false names to professionals for testing.

And this expert, of course, "according to" Mr. Riber's recommendation, the Knights invited several students and professors from the Greenwater Medical School who were familiar with Evanna to assist in solving the case.

Then, these people really did not disappoint Chris, and quickly detected some clues from several paintings.

Almost all the paintings have human blood mixed in the paint.

Of course, just this piece of information doesn't mean anything, it can only further deepen the suspiciousness of the mysterious painter.

However, Chris, who has been familiar with the crime files of Greenwater City over the years and knows all the serial killers that have appeared, has discovered more information from this incident.

Almost five years ago, there was a serial killer known by the popular name "The Scarlet Priest".

Originally, there was nothing special about this serial killer.However, after the serial killer died and the Knights searched his home, they were shocked to find out.The reason why this "blood priest" killed and kidnapped nearly ten people was to use their blood as paint to complete his paintings.

Now that the "Blood Priest" has been confirmed dead, is the case about him terminated?

the answer is negative.

the reason is simple.

Because, the person who participated in this case and witnessed the death of the "Blood Priest" was none other than Hannah White, a traitor to the Knights.

Therefore, if Halla had already joined the mysterious organization at that time.The "Blood Sacrifice" might just have escaped by feigning death.

In addition, several paintings including "Girl" can be basically confirmed to be completed in the past three years.Therefore, the possibility that the "Blood Priest" is still active is very high.

"Captain Erhard, do you know the circumstances under which Mr. Riber gave me these hints?"

"Under what circumstances?"

Erhard said helplessly.

"It was after I informed him about the 'artist'. So, you don't think the 'artist' and the 'blood priest' who was exposed by Mr. Riber to be painted with blood and who may be alive. Let Is it hard for people not to put them together for association?"

When Erhard heard this, his body shook slightly.

She, who has been completely infected by Chris, also lost the ability to distinguish whether it is reasonable to use the clues that Riber got from somewhere as key information.

She was just preparing to order with a serious face, and send additional people to search for this mysterious painter who had given the paintings to Master Grofell for sale.

"There is one more development, which is also Mr. Riber's order."

"Oh?"

Erhard looked at Chris expectantly.

"Before, Mr. Riber asked me to find the commonalities of those serial killers. Then, these days, I have found a common law that applies to all serial killers."

Chris said, but showed some hesitating expression,

"It's just... this 'common ground' may be a bit troublesome. Even the Knights can't handle it well..."

Chris said, stood up and spread the map of Greenwater City, which he had been holding in his arms, on Erhard's desk.

In the following time, with Chris's persuasive guidance and explanation.Erhard, who reviewed the trajectories of many serial killers with him, had a look of disbelief on his face.

"This...if it's true, it's really in big trouble..."

Miss "Greenwater", who has always shown a fearless attitude, can't help swallowing her saliva at this moment.

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At the same time, the East District of Greenwater City.

Ewenna raised her head, looked at the huge building standing in front of her, and began to tremble slightly after being stiff all over.

"found it..."

Gently moving her lips, Ewenna let out a sleepy voice.

Volume II: Chapter 140 II, "The Mother"

Late autumn.

Dongcheng Area.

During this period of time, Yiwenna and Lin have been living in the vicinity of Dongcheng District.

On this day, Lin brought a regular contact letter with the Knights at noon.

After opening the letter and roughly scanning the contents, Lin handed the letter over to Yi Wenna beside her.

"I didn't know beforehand that it was a letter addressed to you."

After receiving the letter, Ewenna shook her head, expressing that she didn't mind, and then read it.

Soon, Ewenna had a rare expression of relief on top of her always troubled face.However, this expression was quickly overshadowed by a more worried expression.

"bad news?"

Looking at Ewenna's expression, Lin guessed as it should.

"It should be considered good news. Lysa...that is, the existence like my sister, finally woke up from lethargy."

After Lin thought for a while, she remembered who Lysa was.

"Is that the strange thief?"

Evanna nodded.

"Then why do you look more distressed?"

"It's because the letter said that sister Lysa was in a coma for too long, so even after waking up, her physical condition is still very bad. And...some diseases can be cured, but some lost things can't be found... "