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At the very beginning, Duanmuhuai just handled it with the belief that "it will be fine to leave this matter to Lani".

But soon, he discovered that things seemed... not quite right.

Although she didn't know what Lani had done, Mary's expression seemed abnormal.

At the beginning, it was a pale face, "It's scary, it's really scary."

Then it turned into a dull-eyed "I want to live, I want to live..."

In the end, it became "Just kill it...just kill it..."

“……………………”

To be honest, it feels super unstable.

"I said, what kind of training did you give her?"

Finally, Duanmu Huai couldn't help but find Lani and asked, don't spoil the golden pupil that I finally got.

"Ah, it's actually nothing."

Facing Duanmu Huai's question, Lani seemed very calm.

"I just dumped her in the catacombs."

"The catacombs...you're not talking about the hero's cemetery, are you?"

"Of course it is there. After all, actual combat is the most important thing, isn't it?"

"..."

Duanmuhuai finally understood why Mary had that expression.

"Are you all right?"

"It's okay. Although that child looks like that on the outside, he is actually a very strong child, and his escape skills are not so good."

Well, that's true, Duanmuhuai also felt that Mary didn't practice anything at first, only the skill of escaping, and now it seems that it is really useful. But this is also normal. Don’t listen to the word escape, it seems very simple. Avoiding the pursuit of monsters in the dark city is not as simple as running around without a head. Judging the ability to choose a road in a short period of time, otherwise you see a road running into a dead end, and the rest will be slaughtered.

From this point of view, Mary's escape skills are at least professional.

The premise is that there is such a job.

It's just that Mary must not let her friends see her at this time, otherwise something bad will happen.

Fortunately, the master's college has been on vacation during this time, and Mary also explained to her friends on the excuse of going out for an internship, otherwise it would be hard to say.

"But having said that, the golden pupil is really amazing."

According to Lani, Mary's golden pupils can not only easily capture the trajectory of the opponent's attack, but even the magic condensation point and direction when the magic is cast can be easily grasped, like some range magic, even the caster himself It may not be possible to judge the distance, but Mary can easily avoid all of them. According to me, as long as you see it, you can understand the direction and end point of these magics...

This golden pupil is too buggy.

Thanks to this, Lani developed a strong interest in Mary's golden pupils. It may be very tragic for Mary, but considering that the real battle will be more dangerous in the future, Duanmuhuai followed Lani went.

It's better than dying on the battlefield.

After that, Duanmu Huai also watched Mary's fight... Well, how should I put it, maybe because she is used to running away, Mary's fighting style is more based on dodge and counterattack. She almost never initiates an attack on the enemy, let alone sneak attacking the enemy first, but only waits for the enemy to attack herself before dodging and counterattacking.

Frankly speaking, this seems a bit negative to Duanmuhuai. He prefers to attack first, rather than fight back after being beaten passively like Mary. However, from blindly escaping at the beginning to being able to fight back now, it is considered a considerable improvement.

Well, probably.

Although Lani taught her very carefully, according to her, Mary's magic power is not high, so she only let the other party master a few magics, such as "Magic Bright Sword", "Kalia Swift Sword", "Kalia Sword" Leah's return", "starlight" and "calmness"... According to Lani, after mastering these magics, Mary basically has no problem protecting herself.

Well, at least that's what she looked like in training.

As for more powerful magic... Well, Mary couldn't use it because of insufficient magic power, that's what Lani said.

"From now on, we only need to take her to experience a few actual combats, and it will be enough."

"Hey? Wasn't that considered actual combat before?"

Hearing Lani's words, Mary's face turned pale.

"Before, it was just training. The actual combat... is still far away. All in all, I will leave it to you."

For Lani, teaching Mary these few spells would be considered a mission. Well, in fact, if it is cultivated as a magician, it is obviously impossible to achieve results in two or three years, but since Mary just wants to learn how to use magic, and does not want to delve into magic, then it is not necessary. too difficult. Just like driving, as long as the hands-on training is long enough, you can almost learn it.

As for advanced skills such as drifting, that will naturally be discussed later—of course, for most people, it is estimated that they will not be able to use the ability to turn the drain in their entire lives.

Coincidentally, the master's college has also come to the beginning of the semester, so Duanmuhuai took Mary back to her world.

"Mr. Duanmu, if you receive any commission this time, please be sure to bring me with you!"

Unlike before, this time Mary seemed very active. Well, Duanmuhuai could also understand that she finally learned how to use magic and deal with danger, and Mary also wanted to practice it herself. It's like a person who has learned to drive must be interested in driving at first.

"Don't worry, if there is an entrustment, I will definitely call you."

Duanmuhuai also promised Mary the same.

result……………

"It's really leisurely..."

Lying on the sofa, Duanmu Huai watched TV with blank eyes, with a bored look on his face. At first, I thought that if I changed the place, there should be many commissions. In fact, there were indeed many commissions before, but in the past half month, the number of similar cases has decreased sharply. It really made Duanmuhuai feel a bit boring. Although some letters were sent, Duanmuhuai found that the above content was not a decent case. But not interested.

Unless the other party is cheating on the evil god, it's another matter.

By the way, on the contrary, the business of exorcism items is surprisingly good, and there are even many repeat customers, and according to the maid and Lorena, they all excitedly said, "This item is so useful, please give it to me again." How many of me."

How should I put it... People in this world are too stubborn, they would rather solve the problem by themselves than go to a detective?

And after you find it useful, do you plan to get a few more? Does that mean you will solve the problem by yourself in the future?

How should I put it, from the perspective of the trial court, it is a good thing to be able to attract souls, but on the other hand, what kind of thing is it to steal your own business!

Duanmuhuai felt very speechless, people in this world are too outrageous in this regard.

But if you think about it carefully, if it weren't for this, there would be no such profession as an investigator in this world.

Fortunately or unfortunately, when a man complains that he is idle, most of the time he is not idle.

Like now.

"Master Knight, I have a letter for you!"

Lorena walked into the room excitedly, and then handed a letter to Duanmu Huai, who stretched out his hand to take the letter in a bored manner, and opened the envelope after confirming that it was not some stupid banquet invitation, and then took Out of the letter.

That's what it says in the letter.

Dear Mr,

I greet you only on behalf of my client, Mr Best Hank of Cornwall. I think you must be perplexed by this letter, when in fact what you have done for the Baskervilles is no secret among us. We all know that you are a very good expert at solving such difficult events. Therefore, on behalf of my client, I take the liberty to invite you to my office to discuss some matters that are not convenient to record in letters. If you have this intention, you can go to No. 139 Knight Street, I am looking forward to your visit anytime......

"Hehe, it's kind of interesting."

Seeing this, Duanmuhuai also sat up. This was the first letter that mentioned the Baskerville family. Of course, it was impossible for Duanmuhuai to publicize the previous incident. After all, he is a detective, and he also needs to have the obligation of confidentiality. Whether the Baskerville family will say it is their business. Since the other party mentioned this matter, it is equivalent to telling him that he has a certain relationship with the Baskerville family.

Well, to put it bluntly, it means "an acquaintance introduced me".

At least it is more serious than those idiot commissions who listen to the rumors in the streets or don't listen to people's words.

So Duanmuhuai dialed the number according to the phone number on the letter. On the other side of the phone was a man who looked very polite. location.

In a modern-looking office, Duanmuhuai met the owner of the letter, Schiller Bost, a legal adviser.

"Welcome, dear Mr. Duanmu."

The moment he saw Duanmuhuai, the legal advisor with the mustache was also taken aback, but he soon showed a warm smile and invited Duanmuhuai and Lorena to sit down.

"Although I have already heard about it, seeing your heroic appearance with my own eyes is really... amazing."

"It's not important. I think we can skip these boring greetings and get straight to the point. You shouldn't just ask me to come here for coffee, right?"

While talking, Duanmuhuai stretched out his hand to take a sip of coffee.

Well, the taste is not bad.

"Of course not. I invited you this time. As stated in the letter, I am asking for your help on behalf of my client, Mr. Best Hank."

Having said this, Schiller restrained the smile on his face.

"In fact, some very queer things have happened in Cornwall these days, in short..."

Speaking of this, Schiller also explained the situation to Duanmu Huai.

To put it simply, in the past few years, Cornwall has not been peaceful. From time to time, local residents suddenly disappeared and their bodies were found. Of course, that's all if it's just like this...

"vampire?"

"Yes."

Schiller nodded, then took out a folder, and put the photos inside in front of Duanmuhuai. Above is a photo of a dead body. It can be seen that there are wounds on his neck that resemble those bitten by a snake's fangs, and his face is pale-although the dead body should have been like this.

"According to the coroner, the bodies of these individuals were heavily bloodied, but not only that, but in fact their bodies were found missing shortly after being buried."

"disappeared?"

"Yes, the tomb was dug up, and the corpses inside were nowhere to be found... So, the local people were very scared and thought it was done by vampires."

"Oh...that does sound like an orthodox vampire story."

People who are sucked by vampires will become vampires, then disappear from the graveyard, and then attack other people.

"So what did the police say?"

"Nothing to say."

Schiller spread his hands helplessly.

"The police also only think that it is likely that some gangster did it. Regarding the disappearance of the body, they do not plan to investigate further."

"Then why should your client care about such things?"

Duanmuhuai looked at Schiller curiously. Those who can entrust such a legal adviser must not be poor people. If they are only worried about safety, they can just move.

"Because my client is also a well-known local person, there will only be fewer and fewer people there, so he hopes to investigate the truth of the incident and solve the incident. He also invited people like detectives to assist in the investigation before, but There was no progress. Just when the client was distressed by this, he inadvertently learned about what happened in Devonshire. After contacting the Baroness of Baskerville, he recommended you to my client conveniently. "

"Oh...... I see. By the way, is your client also a nobleman?"

"Yes, Mr. Best Hank is an earl."

"Oh... I understand."

It's no wonder that the baroness told the other party everything, the aristocratic circle... This kind of thing must still be indispensable in the old road.

"So... Would you like to go to Cornwall to investigate this? My client is willing to bear all the board, lodging and transportation expenses of you and your assistant, and if the problem can really be solved, then There will be generous rewards.”

"Um……………"

Hearing this, Duanmuhuai thought for a while, no matter what the other party's motivation was, but from the current point of view, this should be serious. After all, he said that he would bear the board, lodging and transportation expenses of himself and others. This is not a small amount of money. As for the specific situation, it is better to ask the earl at that time.

"Okay, I'm going to go back and make some preparations, and then I'll give you an answer, but I've accepted this commission."

"That's pretty cool."

Hearing this, Mr. Schiller also smiled.

"Then, you can use this phone number to contact me at any time. After you decide on the date, I will inform my client of all this as soon as possible. He will be very happy to hear the good news."

After talking with Schiller, Duanmu Huai returned to his apartment and asked Lorena to inform Mary of the good news.

In fact, this is indeed good news for Mary.

"So, we're going to Cornwall to investigate?"

Mary, who hurried over after receiving the notice, had bright eyes and jumped like a puppy who was just being taken out for a walk by its owner.

"That's about it."

"But there are rumors of vampires in Cornwall... I have heard some of them from my classmates."

"Oh? Has this matter already spread here?"

"It was reported in some street newspapers. I didn't pay much attention to it, but many people seem to like this kind of story."

"Oh... the tabloids."

That’s right, no matter how you say this kind of rumor, it’s impossible to make it into serious newspapers. On the contrary, the tabloids and magazines in the streets and alleys like similar stories the most. In the past, many train magazines would have stories like “The Mysterious Incident in the Bermuda Triangle” The story is exactly the same.

"By the way, do you have time?"

"It depends on how long it will take..."

"Half a month, maybe a month if it's long."

After all, Duanmu Huai still doesn't know what kind of monster is entrenched there, so he is not sure how long it will take.

"Ugh...it might be a little long..."

"It depends, can you spare some time?"

"I, I will find a way! If it's an off-campus internship, you should be able to ask for leave, but it's not easy to tell Xia Li and Aselika."

After all, Mary majored in ancient writing and archeology, so it's not impossible for her to go out for an internship to do archaeological work.

"oh?"

"Because Xia Li and Aselika don't feel very good about Mr. Duanmu... Well, actually I don't think it's a big deal, but they always think that Mr. Duanmu looks a little dangerous... They don't want me to be with you. You get in touch more."

Hmm... From the standpoint of ordinary people, this is not wrong.

"Can't you just make up a reason?"

"If they are found out, they need to cover up with other lies. Both Xia Li and Aselika are very smart girls. If they find out, they will only worry about me more. But don't worry, I will try my best to convince them of!"

Since Mary said so, Duanmuhuai had no choice but to let her go, and what Mary said was correct, there were too many lies, and it was very troublesome to lie.

Of course, Duanmuhuai also helped a little. He applied through Professor Palmer. After all, it would be much easier to apply for a vacation if he passed the full-time professor of the master's college. And after the Antarctic expedition, Professor Palmer seemed to have sensed something, but he didn't ask, but readily agreed to Duanmuhuai's request.

In this way, even if Mary has obtained the approval of the school, she can ask for leave as an off-campus internship.