Mystery: Start with the Reader

"How often do you contact Lina? Does she know you're cursing Hugh?"

"We usually contact each other only once in two or three months, and it's still early before the next contact... She only asked about the result, and didn't know what I was doing." Turner replied with blank eyes.

Hearing this, Abner and Xio both heaved a sigh of relief. The latter felt that under such circumstances, it was almost impossible for people from the Gnosis Society to find her, not to mention that a secret organization might not investigate the disappearance of a Sequence 8. But Abner thought that even if he was found out, it would take a few months, and by then he might not be afraid of him.

"I have a good relationship with MI9, the Nighthawks, and the Heart of the Machine. I will hand over this 'instigator' to them later. A Sequence 8 evildoer can also be worth a lot of bounties. You won't blame me for taking the money alone, will you?" Detective Essinger joked in an exaggerated tone.

Abner knew that what the other party did was to protect himself and Xio to a greater extent. After all, if the person fell into the hands of the authorities, the Gnosis Society or the Witch Sect would probably have to stop. The Church went head-to-head.

Xio obviously thought of this too, and quickly thanked him again.

Afterwards, the three of them cross-examined some other questions, but Turner in front of him was just a young man from the Gnosis Society and didn't know more, so they didn't gain much.

After stunned the 'instigator' again, Detective Essinger clapped his hands and said: "Okay, let's divide up the things on him, and then this matter will come to an end, and the rest will be handed over to the authorities." Let's do it."

Having said that, he listed the things he found in front of him. There were a total of two badges, a handful of triangular thorns, a star crystal, and about 120 gold pounds in cash.

Detective Essinger looked at the two of Abner, then took the star crystal and the badge of the Hermit of Destiny into his hands, and said with a smile: "The most valuable thing is actually that Sequence 8 Extraordinary himself, since he belongs to If you leave me, I'll just take these two again... Do you have any objections?"

Xio quickly shook his head, and said, "You are the only one who contributed to catching this person. These things belong to you. How could I have any objections?"

Abner naturally thought so too, but he was very curious about what the teacher would give him.

At this time, Detective Essinger picked up the half-damaged curse badge and handed it to Abner, saying: "This badge should not be repaired, and it is worthless to me. But it can barely be used again, you The current sequence doesn’t have much combat power, so let’s use it as a trump card.” Then, he transferred the 120 pounds in cash, and continued, “You take the money too, and the mystic experiments in the next few days will not cost much. Fei, treat these as teachers and I will reimburse you in advance."

"Thank you, teacher!" Abner didn't mean to be polite at all. Although he still had 350 gold pounds with him, this amount of money might be a huge sum for ordinary people, but it was a drop in the bucket for extraordinary people.

On the other side, seeing Essinger cast his eyes on himself again, Xiu quickly waved his hand and said: "Don't think about me, you are helping me with this matter, and I didn't help... How dare I share the spoils... ..." She is not as thick-skinned as Abner, not to mention that Abner is the other party's student, even if things are divided, it is only natural.

Essinger laughed, pushed the triangular thorn in front of Xio, and said without a doubt: "Miss Xio, don't be so cynical! Did you forget? You speculated that this 'instigator' would commit murder in the bar, How do you say it’s not helpful? Take it, I’ve just identified it, this triangular thorn is actually quite ordinary, it only has a kind of toxin that is hard to detect, it is equivalent to an ordinary weapon that has been poisoned , it's not worth anything."

Xio originally wanted to decline, but felt that it would not be refreshing for him not to accept it for the sake of it, so he had to accept the three-edged thorn, and silently decided to find a chance to return the favor.

After the three finished dividing the "thieves' dirt", Detective Essinger did not know what ability he used to hold the 'instigator' Turner in his hand as if nothing, and said to the two Abners: "I will now Send him to the official, and you all go back to rest early."

Abner was about to respond, but suddenly thought of something, he hesitated and reminded: "Teacher, you can hand him over to the Nighthawks or the Heart of the Machine, but it's best not to go to SI9."

Detective Essinger turned around and asked in confusion, "Why, is there any problem with MI9?"

Abner thought for a while, and then said with discretion: "Some people in the military seem to be engaged in human trafficking, and I'm afraid they will harm you."

"Are you saying that the military is involved behind this?" Essinger frowned and asked in confusion, "Why did they do this? And Abner, how did you know?"

"My mother was also trafficked before... I did some research..." Abner lied half-truthfully.

"I see..." Detective Essinger nodded suddenly.

Hugh looked at Abner with some pity. She didn't expect that the other party had such an unfortunate experience, but she didn't think that her father was actually a victim of this incident strictly speaking.

"I understand... don't worry, your teacher, I know how to deal with officials!"

After saying that, Essinger waved his hands at the two of them, and then carried Turner and disappeared at the mouth of the well. His movements were agile, not like an old man at all.

Hugh and Abner waited for a while before returning to the ground through another exit of the sewer. Since it was very late, the stagecoach and the subway were no longer in operation, and the two had to walk home.

Hugh's current rented house is in the Bridge District, and he said goodbye to Abner on the way.

Watching Abner leave, as soon as Xio turned around, she almost jumped up in fright. Because a lady with slightly curly brown hair in a beige dress with a stand-up collar was watching her faintly like a female ghost less than one meter behind her.

"Forsi, where did you 'open the door' here? You scared me to death!" Xio let out a long sigh of relief after seeing who was coming.

"Do you know how worried I am if I don't go home all day and night and don't leave a message? I never thought that you went out on a date with a man! Tell me, who was that man just now?" Although this was a complaint, Foer The playfulness in Si's light blue eyes reveals her gossip nature. Of course she knew that Xio was definitely going to do business, but she just wanted to see how embarrassed she was.

Xio heard the words, but her face was serious. She knew deeply that she should not argue with her friends on this kind of matter, otherwise she would only be the one who would suffer, so she deliberately changed the subject in a fearful tone: "Forsi, Abner is me. friend, and without his help today, I might not be able to come back..."

Forsi was really taken aback by Xio's words, and quickly asked, "What happened?"

"It's a long story...let's talk as we walk!" Xio let out a sigh of relief, and told the story of what happened in the past two days. Of course, she didn't reveal the identity of Detective Essinger, nor did she mention Abner's relationship with him as a teacher and student. She only said that Abner invited a strong man to come forward to catch the assailant.

"Hugh, we are best friends! You must tell me about this kind of thing in the future. If I am by your side, even if I can't beat that 'instigator', you know, with this, I am sure to take you away!" Forsi said as she raised her bracelet, and then continued, "That curse badge shouldn't have a large range of influence, as long as you escape far enough, you'll be safe."

Having said that, she didn't wait for Hugh to answer, and changed the subject again, jokingly said: "But the man named Abner obviously handled it better. He is willing to pay so much for you. Is he interested in you?"

Xio shook his head, and said with certainty: "He doesn't have that kind of thought!" No matter in terms of attitude or expression, Xio, who is an "arbitrator", can be sure of this.

"Then why did he help you so hard? According to what you said, you have only met two or three times?" As a roommate, Fors also knew that Xio's intuition was extremely accurate, so she became even more curious.

"I don't know either...but I always feel that he seems to have known me for a long time..." Hugh was actually a little confused, but she was sure that Abner really had no bad intentions, so she didn't plan to delve into it.

...

After Abner returned to his residence in the East District, he fell asleep on his head. This day was too exciting for him, and in addition to constantly opening his pure white eyes to study in the afternoon, he was quite exhausted physically and mentally.

But even so, early the next morning, he arrived at the subway station in the east district on time, and then saw that Xio had already been waiting there.

When they parted last night, they agreed to meet here in the morning.

"I kept you waiting!" Abner apologized, after all, he lived closer to here.

"It doesn't matter, let's go immediately. The location is in the northern suburbs, which is a bit remote. Let's take the subway to the North District first, and then transfer to the carriage!" Xio didn't care about those trivial matters, and said vigorously and authentically.

There was no words along the way, and after about forty minutes, the two stopped in front of a remote and somewhat dilapidated manor.

Abner sized up the manor, which looked like a horror film set, and said with some hesitation: "This is the place where you can shoot targets for free?"

Xio nodded, and replied, "There is a shooting range in the backyard of the manor... and I have the key to the back door."

"No matter how dilapidated this place is, it's still a manor near Backlund, so there are no people looking at the house, right?" Will they be kicked out if they are discovered?

Xio understood what Abner meant, and explained: "This is actually my family's former holiday estate... After my father's accident, this place was sold to a wealthy businessman, but for some reason, accidents happened to the people who lived here one after another, and there were reports of haunted houses. It was only because of the wind that it became dilapidated... Now there is only one old servant guarding here. He was originally a servant of my family, a deaf-mute, and his father took good care of him when he was there... So as long as you don't try to enter the house, there is no problem. Big."

In other words, don't say he can't hear the sound of gun practice, even if he hears it, he can sell your face and don't care? As expected of a descendant of the court nobles, even if he is down and out, he still has so many contacts! Abner quickly grasped the essence of Hugh's talk.

And Xio confirmed something from Abner's unsurprised expression:

He really knew who my father was!

He really knew me a long time ago!

He seems to know a lot of secrets!

So, will he know why his father was wronged?