Sequential Evolution

After studying the case all night, it soon dawned.

In the morning, after having a hearty breakfast at disciple Xuantian's current home, Lin Tianyi and disciple Xuantian took a public carriage to No. 57 Iron Cross Street to look for the private detective agency called [Adam].

In Intis, the private detective industry is very popular.

Compared with the police department's passiveness and inaction, private detectives are very efficient at getting paid.

It can be as small as finding a lost cat, as large as hiring a murderer to assassinate, or even purchasing extraordinary materials. As long as you can afford the money, a private detective is willing to dig up the scandal of any noble for you and find clues to the murder decades ago.

This private detective agency called [Adam's] was a 'reliable' private detective agency recommended to Abyss by a fellow punisher while drunk.

The owner of the Detective Hall is a transcendent who calls himself [Adam], and the potion method he masters is called [Soothsayer].

The so-called fortune teller, as the name suggests, can use the clues provided by the employer to give certain predictions and directions for the case at the level of extraordinary power.

Of course, the owner himself is also a very good detective.

He has an extremely good contractual spirit. Once he accepts a task, he will go all out to assist in the investigation, provide information, and provide professional solutions.

It was precisely because of taking advantage of this that Abyss became a 'shrewd and capable' Beyonder in the Church of Storms, and thus was appreciated by the Archbishop, who gave him and his partner Ryder Ryan the opportunity to take promotion [magic potion].

Very few people take public carriages in the early morning.

For 20 pence, Lin Tianyi and Abyss directly chartered the carriage and continued to summarize the case on the road.

"The case of missing girls involved a total of 57 girls."

"These disappeared girls include flower girls on the street, children of laundry workers, and aristocratic girls, but without exception, they all have one characteristic, that is, they are beautiful and they are all unmarried."

Looking through the case analysis book, Lin Tianyi concluded:

"Among them, 18 girls have more or less aristocratic backgrounds, so the pressure from the church is so great."

Abyss looked at the portraits drawn by the police profiler, scratched his head and said:

"Generally speaking, the case of a missing girl is nothing more than the following: captured and sold, used in sacrifices to evil gods, and provided for the enjoyment of certain upper-class people."

"The first one is the least likely, because if it is used for trafficking, there is no need to start in the capital. The risks in remote areas are definitely better than those under the jurisdiction of the Church of Storms headquarters."

Lin Tianyi said lightly:

"In other words, this only leaves the second and third possibilities."

"However, I just don't quite understand. If these girls were really taken away by the [Famous Clan], would the other party be stupid enough to arrest those noble girls? Is Grand Duke Kaia's brother really that unscrupulous?"

Xuantian disciple shook his head and said:

"I don't know yet. Let's investigate as much as possible. Oh, by the way! Do you want to visit the homes of those missing girls?"

"It depends on the situation. Let's see what the [divineer] says first. In the afternoon, we have to go to the church headquarters to receive the case handling allowance and try to contact Lilith Weir."

The carriage quickly arrived at No. 57 Iron Cross Street.

The two people got off the carriage and came to a three-story apartment with a tulip flower bed.

On the front door of the apartment, there is a small black iron hollow plaque with the words 'Adam's Private Detective Agency' written in Intis script.

Lin Tianyi noticed that there was a mailbox at the entrance of this private detective agency.

It seems that it is convenient for leaving messages when the owner is not at home.

Abyss stepped forward and pulled the iron doorbell. As a clear and melodious ding-dong sound came from the house, the door was soon opened.

The young man who opened the door had short, medium-length blond hair. He was wearing a black denim windbreaker and straight suspenders. He had a fair complexion and a faint scent of tobacco, giving him a gentle and elegant feeling.

"Mr. Adam, long time no see."

Disciple Xuantian smiled and exchanged greetings, and promptly handed over a bottle of his home-produced red wine as a gift for visiting.

The young and middle-aged man named Adam opened the door enthusiastically, looked at the two people and said:

"It turns out to be Count Abyss and Viscount Ryan, please come in."

Entering the room, Adam took the initiative to lead the two of them through the narrow wooden stairs and directly up to the living room on the second floor. Then he pointed to two empty seats and said:

"Boy, please sit down."

Lin Tianyi and Xuantian's disciples were both stunned when they saw two cups of steaming coffee placed in front of them.

But the other party smiled and said:

"As a qualified fortune teller, it is a basic quality to be able to know when guests are visiting. You two, since my black tea is a bit heavy, I took it upon myself to brew two cups of this year's Jodia production area for you. New coffee beans, I hope you won’t be offended.”

Lin Tianyi's impression of Adam was very thin. To be precise, even the original owner of the body did not know the private detective, so he curiously asked first:

"Mr. Adam, this must be the first time we have met. I have already heard about your magical divination skills."

"Please forgive my presumption. Can you guess the purpose of our visit this time?"

Sitting opposite the two of them, the blond Adam picked up the black tea in front of him, took a sip, and said with a smile:

"Of course you can. It costs one gold pound."

Seeing Lin Tianyi reaching out to take out money, Xuantian's disciple hurriedly stopped him and said with a smile:

"Please forgive my partner. The potion he took was [a mental patient]. I know your divination skills best. Our purpose here is to ask for clues about the recent missing girl case."

As he spoke, he directly placed the case file and the clues provided by the police station based on the victim's family in front of the table.

After hearing what Xuantian's disciple said, Adam's face, which was originally smiling, couldn't help but become a little ugly.

"I'm sorry that this is the case, Mr. Abyss. To be honest with you, the victim's family members have actually approached me before you."

"I took the victim's personal belongings and made various attempts at divination. The result was that... supernatural forces intervened and interfered with my ability to divine the girl's final whereabouts."

Lin Tianyi asked: "What does this mean?"

Adam took a deep breath and said slowly:

"It means that the person who captured the girl is also an extraordinary person, and he is proficient in anti-divination and has extraordinary abilities, which are better than mine."

The clue was unexpectedly interrupted again!

"If you are pursuing this matter, I must remind your Excellencies that 57 girls are missing but there are no witnesses. This situation is quite telling."

His words were very meaningful and seemed to be hinting to Lin Tianyi and Xuantian disciples not to pursue the investigation any further.

Xuantian's disciple's face had turned ugly at this time, but Lin Tianyi did not waver at all, and directly grabbed a handful of gold coins from the bag, pushed it directly to the opposite side of Adam, and asked:

"If we must investigate, please give us a direction from a professional perspective. We don't need you to do it yourself, you just need to give us some ideas."