Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

No matter what happened in the night, the sun will not stop praising itself. When a new day comes, people will not care what the sound they heard last night means.

But Wendy woke up early and didn't see Esther. She looked for the girl for a long time but she didn't reply. Until there was a knock on the front door of the bakery, Wendy went to check anxiously and found two police officers standing at the door. She did not recognize the official titles or badges, but the middle-aged man she had known for many years, took over from Wendy's husband I had interacted with Pandey, a patrolman from the nearby police station, when he was working at a bakery.

"Mr. Pandey, what's wrong?"

"There was a murder in the back street last night. We heard that Miss Esther lives here, so we came to let you know."

Wendy let out a heart-wrenching scream: "What!? That child Esther actually - oh my God, oh my God! Goddess! How could this happen!"

The handsome green-eyed young man standing behind Pandy quickly spoke: "No, no, she is alive and well! She just suffered some injuries. She was taken to the church for treatment. She may have to recuperate there for a while."

Only then did Pandey realize that what he said was not appropriate, so he simply handed over the rest of the communication to this young man. He was originally dull and not very good at comforting people.

Wendy, who was so frightened by the ups and downs that she cried, wiped her tears, pulled the young man's sleeves, and told him over and over again, "Poor Esther is a good child," "You must help her," and "The goddess will bless her." Words like these made the young man almost cry with her.

Because when he went out this morning, "poor Esther", who had just woken up and was full of energy, was happily drinking the hot cocoa that Dai Li made for her. That silly smile made the young man completely let down his guard, and even Ignoring the old man's voice in his ear that kept him on guard.

Except for a sprained ankle, nothing happened to her! Old Neil finished applying the medicine last night and is almost healed this morning!

After calming Wendy down, the young man glanced regretfully at the store. This was the bakery that Ms. Dai Li often visited, and he had also been there twice. It's a pity that I came too early today and nothing has been baked in the store yet. Otherwise, it would be nice to bring some croquettes or butter finger biscuits back to share with everyone.

In the basement of the Blackthorn Security Company, Esther held Old Neil's coffee cup, but it contained her favorite hot cocoa. The sweet warmth melted on the tip of her tongue, stimulating the brain to secrete pleasant substances. of dopamine.

She was immersed in such simple sensual beauty.

Ms. Dai Li went home to pack her things. A telegram was sent from the church. Next week, a senior deacon will come to inspect all aspects of Dai Li's promotion and inspect the seal of the Chanis Gate in Tingen. This is the beginning of every spring. Routine inspections, so many sealed objects certainly require extra caution.

Afterwards, the senior deacon will take Daly to the church in Backlund for focused training. After all, if a young man can be promoted so quickly, his talent must be quite good. The church is very optimistic about Daly's future.

Old Neil was flipping through two books. After looking at the room twice, Esther's eyes penetrated through and stared at the back of Old Neil in a daze, even though there was nothing there.

But such a strange gaze made Old Neil think that Esther was too bored: "Little girl, do you know how to read? If you have nothing to do, I can read a book for you. Leonard seems to have a few poetry collections thrown at me. This is it.”

Esther asked other questions: "Old sir, what does this security company do?"

Old Neil looked at Esther gently: "I heard from Daly that you met a murderous monster last night, right?"

Esther nodded and listened to Old Neil's statement: "There will be one or two such monsters, and the Blackthorn Security Company exists for this purpose, to maintain public order and help people involved in dangerous incidents. .”

"Ms. Dai Li has been doing such dangerous things..."

Esther frowned. She originally thought that Ms. Daley would be a fashion designer or artist. After all, her dressing style was so unique, but Esther never thought that Ms. Daley would be such a hero in the night. , like a character like vigilante Tan somewhere.

"After all, someone has to do these things. Most of them have experienced extraordinary events, just like you, and then decided to help more people maintain a peaceful life."

Esther hesitated for a few seconds, and Old Neil waited for her words quietly, but he didn't expect that the girl almost spit out her coffee as soon as she spoke: "Then why not let everyone have special powers? That way everyone can I have the ability to protect myself.”

"Ahem...that would cause an extremely terrifying war! Not everyone has good intentions, and extraordinary power has huge hidden dangers."

"That's right," Esther rubbed her right eyebrow blankly, not knowing why she asked such a stupid question just now, "Even with extraordinary power, there must be things that it can't do, right? For example, resurrection or something."

Old Neil looked at her with his eyes frozen for a moment, and then returned to normal: "I don't know about this, maybe some high-sequences will have relevant secrets. After all, Tingen is a small place, and I I’m still Sequence Nine at my age, hey, I can’t count on it anymore.”

Esther changed the topic back: "Then can I join?"

"This is not a good thing, kid," Old Neil put down the coffee cup with a wry smile and sloshed the mud-colored liquid in the cup. "Although I want to tell you more stories, it's not about a prince or a princess defeating an evil dragon. fairy tale."

"I know, I saw the man who looked like a monster last night. Is that also the price of power? From a human to that."

"You are very keen and smart. Even if you don't become an extraordinary person, you will definitely live a good life. You may think that I am scaring you, but the monster you saw is actually the true face of extraordinary power, terrifying and ferocious. To be honest , I have seen many people in my life who work very hard to survive, but in the face of extraordinary power, human beings seem so small that they are unable to save themselves."

Be it the victim, the innocent or the perpetrator.

Esther was silent for several minutes, playing with the hem of her clothes with her hands. The last sip of cocoa in her cup had gone cold. She poured it down her throat, feeling the viscosity that couldn't be dissolved.

"I don't know if I am already an extraordinary person."

Esther whispered, curling up uncomfortably in her chair, like a snail shrinking into its shell.

Old Neil's eyes widened and he tapped his eyebrows with his fingers: "Oh, is it true? Then we have to tell the captain later... Did you drink anything last night?"

"No, I shouldn't have gained extraordinary power last night. I have lost my memory."

Old Neil just turned on his spiritual vision and carefully observed Esther's astral body. There seemed to be nothing wrong with her. Her emotional tone showed dark blue thinking, and she looked a little melancholy, mixed with a bit of indifferent purple. . Judging from her mood swings, Esther was telling the truth. Old Neil sighed and tapped his eyebrows to turn off his spiritual vision.

"Then what are your abilities specifically? You can describe it, and I can recall if there is any relevant information."

Esther told part of the truth with reservation: "My fingers are very flexible and I can handle small things like blades very well. My agility and reaction seem to be faster than ordinary people, and my learning ability seems to be the same? And..."

Esther glanced at Old Neil: "I am easier to win people's trust, and I can gain trust easily, especially when the other party is unprepared."

Old Neil's face didn't look good, but he still maintained a gentle smile: "Well, these sound like very special abilities. They do look like some extraordinary people. I have to tell the captain."

Both Daley and Captain Dunn had contact with Esther, didn't they notice anything unusual? Old Neil didn't think that this girl who directly exposed her abilities would have the energy to deceive everyone. She didn't look like that kind of person...

Old Neil thought about this possibility, but before he felt a chill in his back, he gave up the idea: just talking about it, Old Neil could basically see Esther's character. How could a simple and out-of-the-box girl be able to deceive the captain and the others so easily?

I heard Dai Li say that she had been observing Esther for a while, but didn't notice any unusual movements on her part. She probably just got involved in something without knowing it, and became an extraordinary person without even knowing it. Whoever.

I need to check the information.

After making a decision, Old Neil asked Esther to wait here for a while while he went to talk to the captain.

But when Old Neil walked into Dunn's office, he saw the captain receiving a telegram from the church with a serious face. This was not even a telegram from Backlund Church. His brows were furrowed and full of surprise.

Before Old Neil could speak, Dunn immediately asked: "Esther is still in the reception room?"

"Yes, Esther mentioned when chatting with me just now that she seems to have mastered extraordinary abilities, so..."

Dunn quickly glanced at the paper in his hand again to confirm that he had read the instructions above correctly: "I will follow you there. The church requires us to imprison her directly behind the Chanis Gate."

Old Neil's eyes widened: "She - she didn't show any harm to anyone! Esther was even just a minor! She even directly told me about her extraordinary abilities..."

Old Neil's voice gradually dropped.

Dunn stared at Old Neil for a few seconds: "Old Neil, think about it carefully, has she already affected you?"

The chill that had been suppressed by "trust" suddenly emerged. How could Old Neil not know how easy it is for extraordinary people to disguise themselves after being a spy for so many years? How could he be so easily betrayed by Esther's age and performance? Her character was confused, and she even subconsciously wanted to intercede for her! ?

Old Neil became more frightened as he thought about it, and nodded vigorously.

Dunn rubbed his forehead in distress: "It seems that is indeed the case. Dai Li previously asked me to reduce direct contact with her so that Esther could rest more. That is probably because Dai Li's spiritual intuition guided her to say so. "

"There is definitely something wrong with Esther."