Strange Star Witch

The rain stopped, and the autumn rain that had been falling for several days in Fabro City finally stopped.

There was no sound of rain outside the window, but more annoying shouting noises appeared. Mrs. Lesley, the mother of Jennifer, Baron of Gasset Town, was awakened by a burst of running and shouting.

She was very confused. This was Rondo District, a wealthy district. It was a city where congressmen, aristocrats and big businessmen lived. They were either rich or noble. Isn't there anyone who cares about the noise outside?

She went to open the window first, and the scene outside the window surprised her. For some reason, the streets of Rondeau District were full of patrol police this morning, as if the entire Fabro City patrol police were concentrated in Rondeau District. Among the patrols, there were also

There is a team of witch hunters wearing robes.

There were even two airships not far away, suspended in the air. Judging from the location of the airships, it seemed that they were at the residence of the speaker or the deputy speaker.

What kind of accident happened in the Brown District? As long as it's not an accident involving a noble knight, the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker, it has nothing to do with Mrs. Leisley.

She opened the window to let fresh air into the bedroom. She didn't open the window for several days. After the rain stopped, the air smelled fresh, and Mrs. Lesley only felt comfortable.

After simply washing up and without makeup, Mrs. Leisley went downstairs to the dining room. After drinking a glass of water, Mrs. Leisley did not wait for her daughter.

"Where's the Baron?"

A waitress returned: "The Baron left the mansion at 3 o'clock in the middle of the night last night. It seems that someone from the Judicial Office came to inform him of some big news."

"What kind of big news is it that requires the Baron to leave her mansion in the middle of the night?"

"Madam, we don't know the specific information. The content is confidential. I only heard that the whole city is under martial law and has entered a state of emergency. Just now, the baron's attendant came back and left a message. The baron asked you not to wander around recently, especially in the past two days."

Mrs. Leisley was noncommittal and left the mansion after finishing the meal.

Martial law? What does this have to do with her?

When people grow old, they become rebellious and don't want to listen to their children, just like children don't want to listen to their parents.

In the past year and a half, Mrs. Lesley suddenly felt that she was getting old. One of the signs of aging is losing interest in the opposite sex.

After Claude died, Mrs. Leisley discovered that she was not interested in men, she was just interested in Claude.

It was impossible not to go out. Every month, Mrs. Leisley would go to the South City Cemetery, where Claude was buried.

The carriage left the mansion and headed south of the city.

Even in the carriage, Mrs. Lesley would put down the black veil on her hat to cover her face.

Baron Jennifer once wanted to complain after having dinner with her mother that her mother should also visit her father's grave, not just visit Claude's grave.

However, seeing Mrs. Leisley's increasingly calm appearance, Jennifer finally gave up the idea.

After Claude's death, Mrs. Lesley withered quickly, as if all red had gone away from her life. She no longer blushed, and she liked black more and more, and her life became monotonous and boring.

Jennifer's father was only Mrs. Lesley's husband. Claude, whom Mrs. Lesley had liked as a girl, was the love of her life.

Jennifer can't get involved in the love, hatred and resentment of the previous generation. She can do whatever makes her mother happy.

Mrs. Lesley's journey today was not smooth. She walked through several intersections and the carriage stopped many times. The coachman had to repeatedly explain to the patrol officers that this was the carriage of the Baron's mother to let the patrol officers pass.

The patrolmen shouted, saying that they were looking for a suspicious person. The groom had to emphasize that the suspicious person could not appear in the carriage of the Baron's mother.

When leaving the Brown Zone, there was an inspection area dozens of meters long.

This is the junction of the Brown District and the Dordo District, and the guards have changed from patrolmen to witch hunters.

No matter how the groom tried to explain this time, the witch hunter was unwilling to let him go.

"Order from the Alchemy Council! Everyone and vehicles must be inspected!"

In the carriage, Mrs. Lesley felt irritated as she listened to the noise outside, which was too disturbing for her to go to the cemetery.

There was actually a witch hunter who wanted to open the curtain of the carriage. The witch hunter and the coachman had a dispute. The witch hunter was very resolute. The coachman did not dare to let the witch hunter enter the carriage. This was simply a challenge to the baron's dignity.

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Just as the coachman and the witch hunter were arguing, a group of cavalry came quickly.

To be able to lead cavalry in the wealthy Rondo district, one must at least be a noble above baron. The visitors were none other than Baron Jennifer and her knights.

Baron Jennifer had a cold face and took action without saying a word. Her riding crop hit the shoulder of the witch hunter closest to the carriage.

"Get out! How dare you stop my mother's carriage?"

Jennifer didn't sleep for the rest of the night and had to stay in the Speaker's mansion to show off. She guessed that her mother would go to pay homage to Claude, so she didn't worry and followed her to have a look. Sure enough, she saw the witch hunter stopping her mother.

The baron took action, but the witch hunter did not dare to resist and could only glare at Baron Jennifer.

The captain of the witch hunter had to explain: "Lord Baron, as you know, a highly confidential incident has occurred. No carriage can be released without a search, especially the carriage leaving the Brown Zone."

"What should be kept secret? Do you need to keep it a secret when the speaker is missing? Why don't you send someone to Dordo District or Bayer District to ask? I think everyone in the city knows about it. Is there any point in keeping it secret now?"

Jennifer's contemptuous tone made the witch hunter captain furious, but he did not dare to show it.

For more than a year, the relationship between the Alchemy Council of Fabbro City and the nobles has been very bad.

There was a big commotion in the furnace last year, with the Alchemy Council attacking and killing indiscriminately, and even the headquarters building of Thor Trading Company was blown up by the furnace. The mining area and even the werewolf transport team along the way were severely hit by the furnace, which made Thor

Er Trading Company suffered intolerable losses.

In order to make up for its losses in a short period of time, Thor Trading Company chose to grab production capacity and market share from Rondo Trading Company.

Thor Trading Company, which belongs to the Alchemy Council, has been using various means to encroach on Rondo Trading Company's share. Originally, Rondo Trading Company's share was very small, about one-third of Thor Trading Company, but the greedy Thor

The trading company is not even willing to give this one-third.

The Viscount of Sawan and other nobles were dissatisfied. Even the Earl of Barron issued a reprimand, feeling that the Viscount of Sawan was not doing things well. The Earl of Barron had a lot of shares in the Landau Trading Company.

Jennifer didn't even have to do it herself. Some people spread the news that the Speaker was dead again.

Why use "and"? Because a year and a half ago, the funerals of the speaker and deputy speaker of Fabro City were connected. One died and the other died.

"If Abel is missing or dead, what does it have to do with the nobles? Do you want to blame the nobles for the crime of murder?" Jennifer looked down at the witch hunter captain:

"Are you hiding some evidence to put in my mother's carriage?"

Cold sweat broke out on the witch hunter captain's head. He really didn't think so, but thinking about it again, the baron was thoughtful. If he really did this, he could really pin the crime on the noble.

"Go away!" Baron Jennifer shouted: "If you don't want to provoke a war between the nobles and the Alchemy Council now, then be more honest and don't get into trouble at this time!"

"But!" The witch hunter captain still refused to give up: "Speaker Abel is a level 5 alchemist. His disappearance proves that there are powerful gangsters in Fabro City. If Madam leaves the Brown Zone like this, she will easily encounter danger.

Please go back with your wife!"

"Danger?" Jennifer said noncommittally: "I will escort my mother. Your worries are unnecessary."

Although there is no evidence, Jennifer feels that other people in Fabro City are trembling, but she and her mother are the safest people. If her guess is correct...

Finally, the witch hunter had to let go and watched the baron escort her mother away with the knight.

After walking far away, Mrs. Leisley said across the carriage: "Jennifer, if you have anything to do, you can go ahead and go to the cemetery."

"It's okay, let me go with you. Abel may really be dead, and Fabro City may fall into chaos."

Mrs. Leisley was not at all concerned about the danger she might encounter. She quickly emphasized: "Abel is dead? Then today is the right time to tell Claude the good news."

Jennifer couldn't help but sigh. She didn't know what the charm of Claude was and why her mother fell so deeply.

"Jennifer, please go back first. You must be very busy. I can just go to Nancheng Cemetery by myself, or you can ask the knight to follow me."

"It's okay. The witch hunters have already taken over Speaker Abel's mansion. I have nothing to do."

Jennifer added in her mind, why not confirm something more important...

At the Speaker's Residence, the murderer quickly and easily eliminated the three surrounding witch hunter teams, a total of 12 witch hunters, without leaving even a body or any trace of a fight.

This proves that the murderer is very powerful.

The servants at the house heard no sound, and Mrs. Abel said she knew nothing.

As for Speaker Abel himself, he should have been in the study when something happened.

There were no signs of fighting in the study, all the furniture was in place, and even the Speaker's documents remained open.

The only information was that the Speaker activated the level 6 alchemical shielding circle.

There are slight scorch marks on the carpet, which proves that the activation time of the level 6 alchemical shielding circle is very short, maybe less than 1 second.

In other words, the murderer may be a wizard, or he may have a very powerful magic weapon.

As a level 5 alchemist, Speaker Abel was still protected by a level 6 shielding circle and was still killed without any resistance.

According to the witch hunter's judgment, the Speaker was killed without even standing up, and the chair was not moved.

I don’t know who is targeting the Speaker, who is so cruel and powerful.

All the servants are alive, Mrs. Abel is not even awake, and the Speaker and the witch hunter have disappeared without a trace.

The Level 2 Word Spirits of the Alchemy Council of Fabro City did not find anything useful at the scene.

After the incident, Viscount Sawan showed Jennifer a piece of intelligence, which was foreign intelligence collected by the Royal Intelligence Service. Among the information about the Southern Continent, there was one item that Viscount Sawan deliberately highlighted for Jennifer: Nantian Phoenix is ​​wanted by the evil cult.

Wizard's Forge.

Staring at the Speaker and Vice-President of the Alchemy Council to kill, this is where the title "The Furnace" comes from.

Among those who had a grudge against Abel, Furnace was undoubtedly the one with the most motive. This was also the speculation of Viscount Savin, who believed that the murderer was most likely Rudolph the Furnace.

However, if Rudolph came back, why didn't he contact her?

I accompanied my mother to Nancheng Cemetery today just to give Rudolf a chance to contact her.

Along the way, Jennifer deliberately slowed down. To her disappointment, this journey was very normal, without any clues. She was still expecting a newsboy to hand her a note or something.

Arriving at Nancheng Cemetery, Mrs. Leisley got out of the car and walked towards the cemetery with the support of the maid. Jennifer followed behind and observed the surroundings.

The gravekeepers in Nancheng are very familiar with this scene. They can see the baron's mother coming to the cemetery to visit her friends every month.

Mrs. Lesley took off her hat with black gauze, walked slowly in the cemetery, and finally came to Claude's grave.

Standing in front of the cemetery, her face was full of expressions. It was a sullen smile at first, then turned into a bitter smile, and finally turned into an interesting smile.

There is a white rose placed in front of Claude's tombstone.

"Which woman is here again..." Mrs. Leisley picked up the white rose, looked at it and found that it was very fresh, and then put it down again:

"Mrs. Betsy? Probably not. She is very timid. White roses are contraband in Fabro City and are not allowed to be bought or sold."

After Claude died, his friend, the wizard, once took revenge on the city council like crazy. At that time, every time the wizard committed a crime, he would put down a white rose at the scene. Later, the Alchemy Council specially formulated a rule, and the white rose became

Contraband.

No one dares to buy a white rose. If caught by the police, they will be considered an accomplice of the wizard.

"Mrs. Vanney? Probably not. Madam Vanney's husband just died. She is so happy recently that she won't remember Claude."

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Mrs. Leisley, who had no clue, finally thought that this was just a woman who suddenly thought of Claude on the anniversary.

Throwing away the flowers given by others, Mrs. Lesley put down her own white rose.

Jennifer stared at the white rose that was thrown by the roadside and thought about something. Her intuition told her that maybe Rudolph was really back.

But why didn't Rudolf contact her first?

After returning to the Brown District, Jennifer came to Abel's mansion.

The mansion was surrounded by security tapes on three floors inside and three outside. Every blade of grass was turned over, every floor tile was viewed with a magnifying glass, and the most experienced witch hunters were constantly busy.

Jennifer came behind Viscount Sawan and whispered: "Lord Viscount, I did not find Rudolph."

Viscount Savant looked very sad, pretending to be very similar. He didn't even change his expression, and whispered: "Wait a little longer, it would be great if the furnace comes back. The furnace can break the situation and leave the Alchemy Council with no time to take care of itself."

"Lord Viscount, Rudolph should contact me when he returns."

Viscount Sawan said: "There is also a possibility that Abel is not the final target of the furnace. He may want to do something else, so he cannot expose himself for the time being."

Jennifer looked forward along the line of sight of Viscount Sawan and saw Colonel Guyton and Deputy Speaker Jim.

Deputy Speaker Jem is the biggest headache right now. He is now the replacement head of the city council, but Colonel Guyton is the backbone of the council.

Killing a speaker was so bad that maybe Rudolf had a premonition of some danger and had to hide. Maybe, as Viscount Sawan said, Rudolf also wanted to do something more terrible.

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