The Mystery:The Witch and the Scourge

In the Kingdom of Loen, the city of Tingen is inconspicuous.

It has no special political status and its geographical location is not superior. It is inland rather than coastal. It lacks basic industry and developed transportation, and its urban economic development is relatively slow.

This point can also be seen from the difference between the steam train stations. Compared with the bustling Backlund, the station in Tingen is slightly inferior in terms of area and infrastructure.

The roar of machinery and the whistles of station staff sounded continuously. People crowded on the platform stood in several regular rows, watching the dark steam train stop slowly with a "clang, clang, clang". The crowd rang out from time to time.

A few childish exclamations.

Louise got off the bus from the relatively quiet first-class carriage, carrying a light white suitcase in her hand. Next to her, a young woman with exaggerated makeup got off the bus.

"Every journey has an end, Miss Dai Li, let's separate now. I hope we can both achieve satisfactory results in Tingen."

"Psychic" Dai Li had her hands empty and her expression looked a little more serious than before. She replied:

"The goddess will protect you and me."

"Praise the goddess."

Louise nodded four times on her chest and said piously, more sincerely than before. After all, at this time, her feet had already stepped on the soil in Tingen.

After walking out of the platform and parting ways with Miss Dai Li, Louise briefly glanced at the nearby buildings. Although there were many shops, they were smaller in scale and the flow of people was much lower.

With Louise's appearance and clothing, the probability of appearing alone in such a place is very small, and it will easily attract the attention of many passers-by.

She smiled, randomly selected a carriage, and in the slightly excited eyes of the coachman, she said her destination in a brisk tone:

"To Baron Hoy's residence."

Although a baron in Tingen is not well-known to everyone, as one of the professions most familiar with the city, a taxi driver is naturally familiar with the residence of Baron Hoy.

The young coachman paused for a moment. He thought that this beautiful and dignified lady did not look like an ordinary person, but he did not expect that she turned out to be an aristocratic lady. But why was she alone?

Hehe, who cares about her, what does it have to do with me, the point is that this kind of person is the most generous... The coachman thought proudly, and gently waved the whip in his hand, causing the carriage to move slowly.

In fact, Louise did not know Baron Hoy at all, but she did know the stepmother of the current Baron Hoy, Lady Sharon... Of course, it is said that there may be some unspeakable close relationship between the two...

All I can say is that she is indeed a "witch".

It was not Louise's decision to rush to find Mrs. Sharon, but Triss had told her in advance. From the hints in her words, it seemed that Mrs. Sharon was the central role of the "Witch Cult" in Tingen.

Even Louise needs to go through Mrs. Sharon before she can meet the "Despair Witch" Panatia.

The occurrence of this situation just shows that Panatia does not pay too much attention to Louise, which is good news for her who has a lot of secrets.

The carriage arrived at its destination quickly, and after Louise paid double the fare, she won the coachman's attentive and constant praise.

"I'm from Backlund and want to visit Mrs. Sharon."

Louise said with a smile, while taking out a letter from her pocket and handing it over.

When the valet in Baron Hoy's house saw Louise's demeanor, he did not dare to neglect her at all. He enthusiastically led her to the living room and quickly brought her a cup of black tea.

After a short while, a woman wearing a long black dress walked in. She had fair and smooth skin, brown hair and brown eyes. She walked gracefully, carrying a scent of fragrance, and inadvertently revealed an uncontrollable charm.

"Nice to meet you." Louise stood up and greeted with a smile.

Mrs. Sharon smiled tenderly, held Louise's delicate little hand, and said enthusiastically:

"We sisters don't need to be so polite!"

Among "sisters", you are really a qualified "witch"... Louise calmly took out her right hand and asked straight to the point:

"I wonder what mission "Ms. Desperate" has for calling me here in a hurry?"

Mrs. Sharon sat on the chair, showing her long, fair and round legs, and responded seriously:

"This is not what I know. "Ms. Desperate" is busy with another thing. She will probably not be able to find time tomorrow."

"It seems that I came early." Louise said softly.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Sharon showed an ambiguous smile and said softly:

"You came at just the right time. I'm going to a dance tonight, and my sister can go with me."

"Although the men in Tingen are not as noble and gentlemen as Backlund, they have a wild and rough beauty and a unique flavor."

Good guy, you have quite a lot of experience... Louise cursed, Miss Dai Li, the "psychic", is just talking, but the person in front of her can put it into practice... She glanced at the person beside her and smiled charmingly.

Mrs. Sharon declined politely:

"Let's forget about attending the dance. The bumpy ride on the steam train has made me a little tired. I just want to have a good rest."

Mrs. Sharon did not force anything, she still maintained her enthusiasm and said:

"I have already prepared it for you. Also, do you need me to introduce you to Baron Hoy... He is the owner of this place and also my stepson."

"I'll have a chance next time," Louise said calmly.

Mrs. Sharon stared at Louise for a few seconds, then suddenly said: "You look very much like a person."

"Oh, who is it?" Louise asked curiously.

"Triss."

Mrs. Sharon gave the answer, and then personally took Louise to an empty room, which was clean, tidy and decorated in ordinary ways.

Louise said "thank you" and then closed the door, getting rid of Mrs. Sharon's overly enthusiastic reception.

The next step was to wait for instructions from the "Witch of Despair" Panatia. Before that, it was inconvenient to move around at will. Louise sat by the bed and opened the pale white suitcase she carried with her.

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That night, everything was quiet.

On the outskirts of Tingen, there is a house with a green lawn lamp and a dark red chimney.

Behind the bedroom window of this house is an ordinary wooden table, with an ordinary notebook spread out on it, and next to it is a wooden box sealed with dense lines.

Suddenly, a quill appeared in the sky above the notebook, and without anyone grasping it, it quickly wrote in the blank space:

"At the request of Panatia, Louise Best came to Tingen..."

Suddenly, the quill stopped, seemingly a little confused, because the name it had just written, "Louise Best", disappeared for some reason...

Two seconds later, the quill pen crossed out this line of writing and continued to write on the next line:

""Psychic" Dai Li violated the regulations of "Nighthawks" and came to Tingen without authorization..."