The Mystery:The Witch and the Scourge

If Louise knew that her butterfly finally started to flap its wings and caused some insignificant changes to the original story, how would she feel? Would she be happy or confused because of this...

Unfortunately, she has no way of knowing yet.

Throughout the day, Louise performed only one activity: shopping.

The decoration of the house at No. 59 Egram Street was too simple, inconsistent with her personality, and looked a little shabby, so Louise went to the largest department store in Backlund, Philippe Department Store, in person.

Strange to say, she has never been keen on shopping, no matter in her past or present life, but this time, she did have a good time shopping with the maid... probably because she is rich now and can easily buy whatever she wants.

No need to consider the price issue...

Alas, the life of rich people is so simple and boring.

In the evening, the master and servant returned home with a full load, and Louise unexpectedly discovered that the "divinationist" lady had a serious expression on her face.

She stopped smiling and asked, "What happened?"

Katrin led her to the room. There was an earthy yellow package on the table, and there was a faint smell of blood coming from inside.

Louise's face hardened. She walked forward and found that the package contained a dead heart, the size of a fist, and the whole body was blood red. The blood on the outside had long dried up.

She frowned, but didn't feel much discomfort, and said firmly:

"This thing doesn't belong to humans."

"Who sent it?"

Katrin shook her head and explained seriously: "Someone left this package outside the door, and the servant found it. I thought there was something wrong, so I opened it, and that's what it looks like now."

"Can it be traced through divination?"

Louise asked, closing the package and covering the slightly bloody scene.

Catlin maintained the sensitivity of a "divineer" and had already conducted divination for the first time. She replied:

"It has passed through too many people's hands, and the breath is mixed, so it is impossible to divine."

Louise nodded lightly. Miss Fortune Teller's answer was within her expectation, because this package was not affected by extraordinary power and seemed to be just a threat...

I had just arrived in Backlund, and I didn’t have time to make enemies with anyone...

The first person Louise thought of was Major General Bright, but with his character, there was a high probability that he would come to the door in person and take action directly... not to mention how could he discover her? I am not Joyce now, but Lu

Yisi...

As for Viscount and Lady Connor and Miss Audrey, they definitely have nothing to do with this matter...Other than that, the only one left is the owner of this house, Baron Bartley.

He fell into a trap that was carefully designed by someone and almost lost his entire family. His only daughter was cursed by an unknown extraordinary person. If he hadn't met him, his family would have been ruined...

Now that Bartley and his daughter have gone to live in Disi, the person who designed him has come to find him?

Louise didn't know many people in Backlund, so she quickly surmised the most likely cause of this threatening incident in her mind, but she was still confused... Is this necessary?

It's not enough to defraud people of their property... Even if you really want to kill them all, go after Dixi. Why are you bullying me, a poor "ordinary person" who rents a house...

"How to deal with it?" Katrin asked from the side.

Louise thought for a few seconds, smiled, and said:

"This kind of thing naturally needs to be handled by professionals."

Professionals... the police? If a wild Extraordinary goes to call the police, wouldn't he be falling into a trap... Katrin thought in surprise.

Naturally, Louise would not go to the police, not because she was afraid of trouble, but because she felt that the efficiency of the police in this era was too slow. The "professionals" she meant were detectives, and they were detectives who were extraordinary people...

One of Backlund's most famous detectives, a member of the "Church of Knowledge and Wisdom", Detective Essinger.

Because Louise is most familiar with this great detective, and she also considers that extraordinary factors may be involved in this matter, it is not a good idea to involve ordinary detectives... and Detective Essinger can compete with Sequence Five

The "Apostle of Desire" has persisted for a long time, and even if there is danger, it will not be fatal...

If Klein hadn't come to Backlund yet, maybe he could take care of Mr. Fool's business... Well, forget it, leave it to Klein, maybe it will cause a lot of trouble!

…………

"Dear lady, is there anything I can do for you?"

Walking into the detective station, a well-dressed male servant came forward and greeted him.

Louise responded with a smile: "I want to issue a commission. Is Detective Essinger here?"

The valet replied affirmatively: "Yes."

"Please follow me, do you prefer coffee or black tea?"

"Black tea." Louise walked into the living room, watched the valet making black tea skillfully, and asked aloud:

"You are Detective Essinger's assistant, right? What's your name?"

The valet placed the steaming black tea on the table and responded politely: "My name is Abu, and I am Mr. Detective's new assistant."

"Thank you."

Louise said, and then took a small sip. As expected of the Great Detective Agency, the quality of the black tea is quite good.

Soon, Detective Essinger, who had blue eyes and gray hair on his temples, appeared and said enthusiastically: "I'm sorry to keep you waiting. A customer just left."

"You're welcome." Louise stood up and responded politely.

The two of them sat down separately, and Essinger formally asked: "What commission do you want to issue?"

Louise motioned to Miss Fortune Teller behind her to open the package in her hand and explained:

"Yesterday, someone dropped this package at my door. I want to know who its owner is?"

Essinger glanced at the withered heart in the package, then turned to look at Louise, who had a plain face. After thinking for a few seconds, he took out his pipe but did not light it.

"This seems to be the method of a certain gang in Backlund. Who have you provoked recently?" he asked in a deep voice.

"As expected of Backlund's famous detective!"

Louise smiled and praised, and then began to tell her own experience:

"Not long after I came to Backlund, I bought a house on Egram Street. The original owner was Mr. Bartley, Baron. He owed a lot of debt due to gambling, sold most of his property and disappeared..."

"Besides, I haven't had time to make friends in Backlund, so I guess this package may be related to this matter. As for the more detailed process, I will entrust you to investigate."

Essinger played with the pipe in his hand and listened to Louise's emotionless and straightforward narrative. Experience told him that the woman in front of him might not be simple. After all, how could a normal rich lady be so calm when encountering such a thing... And she was not

There is no explanation on how to deal with the results of the investigation, which is enough to prove that he is confident...

"One week, the commission fee is seventy pounds."

Then, the thin-cheeked Essinger added: "Because it involves nobles, most detectives will not accept this commission, so the price will be relatively high."

Louise naturally didn't know how to bargain, so she took out thirty pounds in cash:

"It is precisely because I heard about your reputation that I came here. This is the first deposit. I look forward to the results of your investigation."

“A pleasure to work with.”

"It's a pleasure to cooperate. If there is any news, I will notify you in time."

Essinger stood up to say goodbye, looked at Louise's leaving back, took out a brass ornament from his pocket, rubbed it in his hand, replacing the smooth-surfaced pipe before.

The brass ornament was a small open book with an upright eye in the center.