Mystery: Start with the Reader

At noon, after having a brief lunch, Audrey took her golden retriever dog Susie, personal maid Annie and bodyguard, boarded her carriage as usual, and left "Luen Charity" at No. 22 Persfield Street, North District. "Study Fund", heading towards the Philips Department Store in the West End,

The sound of jingling bells rang outside the window from time to time, with a strange vitality that made Audrey look sideways at the street, admiring the passing of people and cars.

This made her feel peaceful and more energetic, and she felt that the whole world was full of vitality.

At this moment, Audrey saw an additional figure on the carriage from the corner of her eye.

The figure was wearing a black three-piece suit, a dark red bow tie, and a top hat in his hand. His hair was completely white but still thick, and his light blue eyes seemed to contain endless wisdom.

This is Hvin Rambis, a member of the Psychological Alchemy Society's jury and the "Secret Puppet" controlled by Alvin.

Of course, Audrey didn't know about the last point.

Suddenly, Audrey became trance-like and seemed to have lost all vigilance and defense. Susie and Anne in the carriage suddenly had blank eyes, as if they had entered a semi-sluggish state where they lacked focus on the surrounding things.

The gentle voice of Hvin Lambis then sounded:

"Two things.

"First, through previous contacts at various gatherings, I believe you should be familiar with Viscount Brain.

"I need you to use all means to extract information about Gehrman Sparrow from the Viscount."

That gentle voice seemed to resonate with Audrey's inner thoughts, making her feel that it came from her own heart and was her truest thought even with a slight resistance.

Hvin Rambis looked at her green gem-like eyes and continued speaking neither fast nor slow:

"Second, in the following banquets and dances, I no longer resisted the advances of several princes, and praised them a few times in front of Earl and Lady Hall.

"Remember the above words. This is the reflection of your subconscious. Then, forget that I have been here and said these words to you. Forget that such behavior is abnormal with your original performance. Do not try to seek shelter and deviate from the Church of the Night. The key position of the High Mass..."

After saying that, "Hwen" withdrew his gaze from Audrey's eyes, and then hinted at the maid Anne, assistant Esilante and others, making them surprised by his young lady's subsequent abnormal behavior.

When his eyes came into contact with the big golden retriever dog "Susie", he smiled strangely and also hinted at it.

After taking care of these things, his figure disappeared into the car without causing any movement.

Jingle Bell!

Another bicycle passed by outside the car window, and Audrey's slightly out-of-focus eyes suddenly regained their vitality.

She looked at the people and cars passing by on the street, and suddenly let out a small "Oh!"

Then, she turned back to Annie and others with embarrassment:

"I forgot one thing. I have to go to Viscount Brain first."

Anne, Esilante and other servants did not feel strange or embarrassed, and quickly ordered the coachman to turn to another street. Even Susie did not raise any objection.

…

Looking at the diverted carriage, the clone of "Purple Saint", Josephna, walked out of the shadows, smiled and said to Hvin Rambis, who had also just revealed her figure:

"'Arrogance, sir, are you sure this will work? You know, even Miss Hugh, who is favored by Viscount Braine, failed to get information about 'Gehrman Sparrow' from him."

Because of the previous battle to seize the "Mummy" at the port, Loen's senior management almost believed that "Gehrman Sparrow" was a "cunning mage" secretly trained by the Church of the Night.

"It can't be said that, Xio still got some useful information... For example, the feathered serpent who fought with me in Port Pulis was probably the one who fought with Ince Zangwill in Ruin No. 1. The 'Death Archon' who was fighting against others.

"But the angel's condition is obviously not good, otherwise he wouldn't be held back by me."

"Hwen" first defended his "men", and then organized the next sentence to answer Josephina's question: "As for whether Miss Audrey's inquiry will yield any results, I can't guarantee...

"But I still believe in the charm of this 'Backlund's most dazzling gem'. With her inquiring at all costs, I feel that Mr. Viscount with a bad reputation cannot withstand it..."

"After all, unlike Xio who is already suspected by the other party, it is more difficult for Miss Audrey to make him defensive."

Hearing this, Josephina covered her mouth and said with a smile: "And you can also use Miss Audrey to cause conflicts between Earl Hall and Viscount Braine, and further escalate the noble struggle in the kingdom?"

"Smart!" "Hwen" praised, but he thought in his heart: So it has this effect? No, when you said this, how could you be so sure that "I" would take the opportunity to "bully" Audrey? !

Am I such a worthless person?

"However, that Viscount is not a simple person... Even if you don't react for a moment, you can guess that someone is playing tricks later... Aren't you afraid of creating a terrible enemy for yourself?" Josepha asked with a smile.

"Ever since I hypnotized Hugh Dilcha, we have been enemies, haven't we?" Hwin retorted with a smile, and then pointedly said, "Beldan has had a large influx of people recently. Come on, something interesting will happen soon. I’m afraid that Viscount Brain won’t have time to cause trouble for me anymore, right?”

Josepha raised her eyebrows and nodded, "That's right."

However, she seemed not to want to discuss this topic in detail. After a pause, she turned to ask, "Why don't you follow up and confirm the results of that lady?"

"The area around Viscount Braine's house is too dangerous and can be easily discovered. It's better to wait until she comes back before confirming." At this point, "Hwin" glanced at the "Witch" beside him and asked with unclear meaning. , "What about you? Do you want to wait with me?"

With a faint smile on her lips, Josepha said, "Of course!"

Hwin glanced at her and understood in his heart that the series of "hypnosis tasks" given by George III were actually a bit excessive, and might very well attract the forces behind Abner and the Church of the Night.

And because military Major General Qonas Kilger was captured by the Church of the Night, and Hwin and Josena were both confessed, they were actually abandoned sons.

However, Josephina is just a "clone", and her real body has never been exposed, so she is still valuable in the eyes of George III.

She is actually the "eyesight" of George III...but this "eyesight" is not to monitor "arrogance", but to find out how much power the church can send and where the "bottom line" is.

It's just that you have all entered my "script" now! "Hwen" smiled and disappeared into the alley with the witch.

…

On the other side, the carriage Audrey was riding in had just entered Kingston Street when a blue short-haired rabbit seemed to have noticed something and suddenly came out of her handbag.

The moment she saw it, Audrey's expression instantly became solemn.

Because after seeing "Little Rabbit" acting abnormally after approaching Abner's house, she sensed something was wrong!

Isn't Abner Bryan Mr. "Tower"? And Gehrman Sparrow is Mr. World...

And as "Justice", why do I want to find the "Tower" to learn about the "World"? This is not common sense!

She thought about it and quickly signaled Esilante to use the "Corruption Box" to block the senses of Annie and others, and then asked Susie if she had any unusual behavior.

Susie shook her head blankly, indicating that she didn't notice.

Was even Susie "hypnotized"? Audrey's heart became even heavier, so after ordering Esilante to temporarily block her and Susie's senses for a minute, she quietly hypnotized herself:

"You're not asking for help, you're just saying your daily prayers...

"You are not asking for help, you are just doing your daily prayers..."

After several times in a row, the light green and deep whirlpool in Audrey's eyes that attracted people's soul slowly dissipated.

Eyes returned to normal.

She immediately raised her hands, placed them between her mouth and nose, and recited in a low voice in ancient Hermetic language:

"A fool who does not belong to this era...I may have already met Hvin Rambis..."

…

In the cafe near the Harvest Church, Klein easily found out from Emlyn that the person who helped him "think" was his sister Melissa.

He sighed in relief.

Just when he was about to find an excuse to reject Emlyn's request to help him catch the thief, he heard Miss Justice's cry for help.

So, under Emlyn's look of surprise and pity, Klein once again entered the bathroom.

"He concealed it so well. Even a top 'pharmacist like me didn't notice the problem with his body...

"Perhaps I can let him help me catch the thief on the condition of treating him?

"Well, he may be a decent gentleman. He should try to be as tactful as possible when negotiating terms."

Emlyn took a sip of coffee and thought.

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