Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

Esther walked into Dunn's office holding a wooden box. Her expression was so sad that Dunn had never seen her look like this before.

"What's wrong?"

Esther just shook her head: "Captain, I want to hand this box over to you. If something happens to me, I hope you can help me hand over the contents to Klein."

Dunn took the box, stood up and put it in the cupboard next to him: "Can you tell me what's in it?"

Esther choked in her throat, and finally reached into her arms and took out a piece of folded oil paper: "It's the formula of 'Monster', the sequence of Admissor. Inside the box are the parts we collected. Material."

"You - where did you get the formula? You guys collected it..." Dunn resisted the urge to take out the box and open it to take a look, and looked at Esther in surprise.

"It was an accident, but I did get this formula by chance. I'll give it to you, captain." Esther handed the piece of oil paper with the formula written on it to Dunn, lowered her head dejectedly, and wanted to walk out of Dunn's office. .

Of course Dunn would not let her go just like that: "Wait a minute, Esther."

He pointed to the chair next to him: "Sit down? I think you have something to say."

Esther stared at the chair in silence for a moment, then shook her head: "I didn't...in fact, Mr. Neil seemed to have noticed something strange about me."

Esther took out the broken knot from her pocket. She had rubbed it so hard that it was no longer the same.

Of course Dunn knew what this kind of knot was. The knot Esther gave him was still tied to the key in his pocket. The gift he made and gave to others was ruined like this. No wonder Esther was so excited when she walked in. sad. If Old Neil had fear, he didn't have to carry it with him at all. Why did he want to destroy Esther's mind like this?

Esther gathered the broken knot tightly again, put it back into her pocket, and raised her lips as if casually: "Actually, I should know that this day will come sooner or later, captain."

Dunn's calm and profound gaze penetrated Esther's forced smile: "Of course that's not the case."

He walked up to Esther and patted her shoulder hard: "You have been one of us for a long time, Esther. From the first time you fought alongside us."

After a pause, Dunn frowned again: "As for Old Neil, I will pay more attention to his situation. He did not necessarily lose your gift out of fear, maybe there was an accident. .”

Esther recalled Old Neil's gentleness and indulgence towards her, as well as his patient and meticulous teaching on weekdays. When Old Neil saw her laughing while drinking coffee, she gained great confidence in Dunn's words: "It's possible. At worst, I'll make up another one for him! He should have told me..."

Dunn smiled and nodded, shaking the piece of oil paper in his hand: "I will help you submit this formula to the Holy Church. If the authenticity and effectiveness are verified, maybe Admissor can officially join the Nighthawks and learn Learn how to control your own power. Isn't this your wish? So that he no longer has to be troubled by those nonsense and hallucinations."

Esther nodded desperately: "Thank you, captain! Then I'll leave it to you!"

Dunn returned to his desk helplessly and began to draft a new telegram to the church: "It would be better if you told me earlier. If you can hand in the formula, it will be considered a meritorious service. The church will not care how you got it." of."

"I got it! Then I won't bother you, Captain!" Esther walked away with a smile. Dunn was willing to help her a lot in this matter, which dispelled a lot of the sadness in Esther's heart.

After Esther left, Dunn stared at the door for a few seconds, as if he had forgotten something.

But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't think of it. Dunn could only shake his head and continue typing the telegram in his hand to send to the church.

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The next morning, Esther was sitting in the reception hall holding a cup of refreshing drink with more milk than coffee, while Roxanne was flipping through the Tingen Morning News delivered today. While Esther was stirring the fifth spoonful of sugar into the cup, Klein walked into the door of the Blackthorn Security Company. He seemed to be in a good mood with a very warm smile on his face.

"Good morning." Seeing Klein walk in, Roshan raised her head and said hello, "Old Neil is sick, and we are planning to visit him at noon."

Esther took a sip of the overly sweet milk coffee and said, "Send him some lunch and fruit."

"Old Neil is sick?" Klein's face was full of surprise, but soon his eyes showed thinking, as if he remembered something.

Roxanne nodded vigorously: "He asked for leave from the captain yesterday. I talked with Esther and I felt that he was really not in good spirits yesterday."

Klein nodded slightly: "Then let's go at noon. Alas, speaking of which, Old Neil is also very pitiful. His wife passed away early, and his children are busy in who knows which city. Now they are probably lying at home alone, with no one around them. Personal care.”

Hearing Klein's sigh, Roxanne's eyes widened and she asked in shock: "When did Old Neil get married?"

"I went to Old Neil's house last month, and I found a piano in the living room. He told me that his deceased wife loved music..." Klein's voice gradually lowered, and he felt something was not right. premonition.

Esther also put down the coffee cup and looked at Roxanne blankly: "I heard him mention it recently, saying that he had a deceased wife."

When the two said this, Roshan's eyebrows also wrinkled, but her tone was full of uncertainty: "But in the first half of the year, Mrs. Oriana and I would visit Old Neil's house. At that time, there was no room in the living room. There is no piano. I even clearly remember asking him why he has been single, and he answered me that it was because he had not met the woman who made him want to get married..."

Klein's body tensed obviously, and his spiritual intuition made the bad premonition stronger and stronger: "Roxanne, how long has it been since you visited Old Neil's house?"

This question was answered by Esther: "I have never been to Old Neil's house, but I have an impression of that time. She has been busy since about June and has not visited Mr. Neil anymore."

Roxanne nodded and agreed with Esther: "Yes, it was probably that time. Because Viola chose to leave the company, the work of the clerical staff became a lot busier. I was either staying up late or catching up on sleep. , I basically don’t have time to visit Old Neil as a guest, after all, we all have to work shifts, and Esther can’t replace us yet.”

Klein took out a half-penny coin from his pocket and sandwiched it between his thumb and middle finger. He took a deep breath, entered the meditative state of divination, and silently recited the sentence seven times in his heart before flicking the coin up.

The brass-colored pennies flew up and down while spinning, landing on Klein's open palm.

Klein's expression immediately turned grim. He didn't dare to delay and said quickly: "Old Neil's current situation is not right! I'll inform the captain!"

Seeing Klein running down the stairs at the back door quickly, Roshan turned to Esther anxiously: "Old Neil, he, he's not really out of control, is he? Although he is always stingy, he is a good person. Ah, he can also joke with everyone, and he won't really get angry with people, no, this shouldn't be..."

Esther recalled the broken peace knot and made a judgment in her heart, but she did not reveal her uneasiness and instead comforted Roxanne: "Don't worry, I will go with the captain to visit Old Neil now. He hasn't shown any obvious abnormalities during this period, nor has he acted excessively. It might be too late for us to rush over now. The goddess will definitely bless us."

Esther would never mention the goddess so seriously. Her words of certainty made Roxanne's nervous mood ease slightly: "Yes, the goddess is above me. Nothing will happen to Old Neil..."

Esther gave Roxanne a friendly hug, then let go of her and stood quietly by the door, waiting. Esther didn't wait long and went out with Dunn, Klein and Luo Yao. She called Cizer, who was the coachman, and the group took the carriage to the address of Old Neil's house.

Dunn also carried a sealed artifact in his hand, the quiet hair of "3-0611". Esther had seen this sealed artifact with special functions many times, but the thought of using it to fight against Old Neil , she felt throbbing pain in her heart.

Dunn even took out "Half of the Dawn" and gave it to Esther. Everyone had already imagined the worst situation and prepared for the worst.

Esther silently took the half-broken sword, holding it in her hand without putting it in her arms.

Halfway through the car, Dunn looked out the car window at the streets and pedestrians, and softly talked about the past:

"When Old Neil was young, he actually had a couple who was about to get engaged. They were very close in love, but his lover suddenly became seriously ill, and ordinary medicine could not do anything about her condition. Old Neil risked leaking Because of the risk of the extraordinary person's secret, he tried to use ritual magic to save her, but failed. After all, at that time, Old Neil was just getting started in the field of occultism.

According to the records in the archives, the Nighthawks at that time were all wary of Old Neil's situation, and they were worried that Old Neil would lose control because of this. Fortunately, he finally regained his senses and did not behave abnormally. "

Klein couldn't help but draw a crimson moon on his chest and prayed in a low voice: "May the goddess protect him."

Dunn and Luo Yao also made the same move: "May the goddess bless him."

Only Esther didn't make any move. She just clenched her fists on her knees a little bit, secretly resenting why she couldn't discover the strangeness in Old Neil earlier and notice earlier that the peace knot she sent had been destroyed.

The gloomy clouds in the sky dissipated, revealing the warm afternoon sunshine. The carriage of the Nighthawks team stopped in front of Old Neil's house. The color scheme of this single-family house was warm and simple, and the light brown roof revealed a milky coffee-like atmosphere. Soft and quiet standing in a garden with beautiful roses and golden mint.

Esther only felt uneasy in her heart. After stepping out of the carriage, her eyes became more determined and persistent.

No matter what, I won't let anything happen to Old Neil.

To protect the fate of Tingen Nighthawks, everything is worth it.

A golden light flashed across her eyes.

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