Mystery: Start with the Reader

　　 After coming out of the coffee shop, Abner went to the police station in the Joe Wood district first, and vaguely informed Chief Faxin of what Dr. Leonardo had been involved in the extraordinary incident that had been handed over to professionals for handling.

　　 The sheriff frowned, showing a worried expression. He is not worried about the doctor's safety, but his wife and unborn child.

　　 Fortunately, Abner’s visit brought him a solution.

　　 After hearing that a pharmacist might be able to help him, Chief Faxin was overjoyed and thanked him again and again.

　　 Abner hesitated for a moment, and then exhorted: "It's just...that pharmacist's words are a bit ugly...you have to bear it a little bit more." Don't get someone out of anger.

　　 "Doesn't sound good?" Inspector Faxin asked strangely.

　　 "You should know how Aitris talks to people? This pharmacist's words are more than double that of Aitris!" Abner commented with a little embarrassment looking back.

　　 Sheriff Faxin opened his mouth in shock after hearing this. Does he not know the virtue of his son? That's what can make you mad at every word... Now this pharmacist sounds too much than his son... Is it dangerous for Martha to go there to see a doctor?

　　 But the sheriff had no choice at this time. After thanking Abner again for his reminder, he also gave him a handwritten pass in return. With the pass, you can access some of the low-security files of the Joewood District Police Department, and you can also use the underground shooting range of the police station for free.

　　 Abner was a little pleased with this, and after leaving the police chief, he went directly to the police station's archives room to search for information.

　　 Judging from the various files, compared with the Bridge District, the law and order in Joe Wood District is much better, and they are all regular cases.

　　 Abner watched all morning, and found that there was only one thing slightly worthy of his attention:

　　 Grant clothing store was bought by a company in the factory area and is undergoing reconstruction. Many workers dig deep into the store, and the noise is so loud that it disturbs the neighbors around them to be uneasy, so they called the police.

　　 This seems to be just a normal event, but Abner faintly feels something is wrong.

It’s not that Jian’s clothing store has never been visited. It’s already a three-story building. Even if it’s rebuilt, there is no need to dig the foundation, unless it is to build a building... But the surroundings are full of one or two floors of residential buildings. To build a tall building...it's hard to be approved.

　　 After all, Backlund is already very difficult to see the sun. If there are tall buildings in the residential area, the neighboring homes are afraid that they are going to protest? Most of the people who can live in the Joe Wood district are middle-class people, and the energy to unite is not small.

"I'm afraid it is using construction as a cover to find something underneath Jian's house? This may be one of the reasons why the Grant family is valued by so many big people..." Abner was guessing in his heart while planning the evening party. Later, if he wanted to investigate one or two, he thought of another possibility:

"The demigod breath was only aroused in the Grant clothing store last month, and Jane himself is still missing. It stands to reason that she should still be under the supervision of the Storm Church at this moment? So, this group of people who are digging things are not from the Storm Church. The one who came here is that the punisher will close the net after waiting for the result to come out..."

　　 Thinking of this, Abner turned his attention to the name of the factory area company that bought the Grant clothing store: Vincent Labor and Service Company.

Quietly checking the Grant clothing store may fall into the sight of the Storm Church, but it shouldn't be a big problem to check this company secretly. After all, this is a labor and service company, and you know by name that there should be many customers and various employees. Most of them also have a gang background, which is difficult to be fully monitored...Moreover, whether it is a partner or a competitor, they may secretly investigate its background, and their behavior is not abrupt.

　　 I thought about it, and Abner felt that as long as he acted cautiously, there should be no danger, so he secretly decided to let her help gather information about this company when he meets with Xiu tomorrow. She has contacts in the East District, Wharf District, and Factory District, so getting some superficial information shouldn't be a big problem.

　　 "I hope that this investigation will allow me to find out some of the rules played by the ‘Knowledge Keeper’... and I hope that Jane’s body has no coveted secrets..."

　　……

　　 "No!" Lina screamed sternly, waking up from the nightmare.

　　 She was a little dazed at first, but then she remembered that after realizing that she had been drugged, she and the disgusting Lieutenant Bernard were making false claims while looking for a chance to escape.

　　 In the end, she jumped out of the window while the other party was overwhelmed, and hit a carriage on the way...and she recognized the coat of arms on the carriage.

　　 A sword pointing straight down, with a red crown on the hilt of the sword.

　　 "The "Sword of Trial" of the Augustus family. I was actually rescued by a member of the royal family?" Lina wondered in her mind when she recalled the last scene she saw before she fell into a coma.

　　 She got out of bed, looked around, and suddenly realized that the room was a bit familiar, so she hurriedly walked to the French window and looked out.

　　 What is eye-catching is a large lawn and exquisite statues standing around the lawn. A little further away, there is a river that bypasses the hills full of various vegetation and merges into an artificial lake with a large area.

　　 The breeze blew over, and the surface of the water was rippling, bringing up a ripple, and it also brought up the waves of Lina's memory.

　　 "Red Rose Manor..." she muttered to herself.

　　 Just then, there was a knock on the door outside, Lina recovered, and habitually said "Please come in." Then she saw a familiar figure walking in with the housekeeper and guard.

　　 "Edsack?" Lina subconsciously looked at this young and energetic face.

　　 Prince Edsack raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, and nodded with a smile: "Madam, you really know me."

　　 Lina looked at the prince, her expression a little tangled, she didn't know how to speak.

　　 Prince Edsac saw that the other party had a strange expression, he was puzzled, but after hesitating for a while, he still asked: "Madam, I would take the liberty to ask, are you the illegitimate daughter of Count Lorena?"

After speaking, he saw the other party's eyes widened in surprise, and quickly explained: "Madam, don’t get me wrong, I didn’t know your identity. It’s just that you look a lot like my former friend Leland, even Billy. Rand's two sisters are more like him."

"Leyland disappeared inexplicably three years ago. I sent a lot of people to search for him but I couldn't find him... and the Count of Lorena was very strange about his disappearance, as if he just didn't exist... …So when I saw you before, I thought you might have clues about this, and maybe I can find out where my friend is."

　　 The prince spoke plainly, but the worries revealed in his tone were true feelings, and Lina's body trembled a bit. Her face then showed hesitation, fear, struggle, resentment and many other emotions, and finally sighed, and the whole person seemed to be a lot relaxed.

She calmed down, looked at the prince who had been waiting, and said in a somewhat complicated manner: "Edsack... I didn't expect that when my father and brother had already given up on me, you could still think of me and help me. Worry...hehe, of course you think my appearance is similar to Leland...because I am Leland Lorena!"

　　 Prince Edsac saw Lina's face change before, and thought that this girl would tell herself some privacy secrets about the Earl of Lorena, but who would have heard such a more exciting news.

　　 He looked at Lina dumbfounded, and said after a long while: "It's impossible... You have been checked by the doctor and the maid before. You are a real girl!"

Lina smiled sadly, lowered her head and said: "Because I drank the'Assassin' potion under the arrangement of my father, and this potion sequence is the path of the'witch'!" She and the prince knew about the past to win each other's trust.

　　 "The witch...what do you mean?" Prince Edsac was even more surprised and couldn't believe it.

　　 "Just what you think, Sequence 7 of this sequence is called'witch', which will make people really become women." Lina turned her head, not wanting to see the contempt and disgust in her friend's eyes.

　　 However, Prince Edsac did not have any bad opinion of Lina. He frowned and asked inexplicably: "Why did Earl Lorena let you become a'witch'?"

"I don't know the specifics...but you should be able to guess that his father is a court earl and he is absolutely loyal to the royal family. And the'witches' are almost under the control of the'witch sect'...I should just be before the two of them contacted. It's nothing more than a means of mutual probing. Of course, it may also be a bargaining chip involved in some transactions." Lina replied as she walked to the window and looked at the picturesque scenery outside.

　　 "That's it..." Prince Edsack's pupils shrank when he heard it, and his face turned serious in the room a few times, then his brows gradually relaxed, as if he wanted to understand something.

　　 However, the prince did not continue this sensitive and dangerous topic. Instead, he asked: "Girl...no, Leland, what happened to you today and why were you drugged?"

This question made Lina a little embarrassed and a little embarrassed, she said in an angry manner: "What else is going on? My boss in the Witch Sect, a newly promoted'Witch of Pain~www.novelmt.com~ thinks. I want to give me to Lieutenant Bernard at MI9...Although I can accept myself as a woman, I have no idea of ​​doing that with men at all!"

"Mission Nine...It seems that some people in the military are also involved." Prince Edsack just sighed, suddenly thinking of something, his expression changed, and anxiously said: "The lieutenant should have seen you on me. The carriage, and you are the identity of the'witch'... Leland, you are not safe with me, I am afraid it will not be long before the Extraordinary of the military will come!"

　　 Lina also reacted at this time. As a former nobleman, she naturally knew that although the prince was noble, she had no autonomy in many things. Therefore, her expression became resolute and said: "I will go now!"

Prince Edsac thought for a while, asked the maid to bring some unremarkable clothes to Lina, and said: "I will let someone arrange for you to leave the secret passage of the manor. It is estimated that it has already been outside by now. Someone is staring."

　　 "Thank you... Edsack." Lina was very moved. She really didn't expect her former friend to treat her like this after knowing the truth.

　　 "You're welcome, Leland. We are good friends!" Prince Edsack was a little embarrassed when he said this. He was originally an iron buddy, what is it now? Is her boyfriend?

　　 Lina was about to leave under the leadership of her servant after briefly changing her clothes, but at this moment, she suddenly turned her head and said seriously to Prince Edsac:

　　 "Edesak, before leaving, I will give you two pieces of advice."

　　 "First, all witches are **** hands. No matter how pure and cute the appearance, the heart will be contaminated long ago."

　　 "Secondly, the witches of the Witch Sect...except for a few exceptions, they were all men before becoming'witches'!"