The warden who guards the witches

A few days later, in an alley in the lower city of Silver City, the people from the Inquisition set up a warning line and surrounded a house.

"... Oh, Inquisitor, I really didn't know that girl was a witch! She only said that she was a woodcarver and paid a large sum of money in advance, so I rented this old house to her." The middle-aged man who was the owner of the house nervously explained, taking out a handkerchief to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead, "I live in the upper city now, it's too far away, so I haven't come to see it much. This... this... I really didn't know she did this in my house!"

"Okay, I already know." Rebecca, the superior inquisitor standing in front of him, raised her hand to stop him from continuing, "You don't have to be nervous, just cooperate with us and ask a few questions."

After she finished speaking, she waved to another team member, motioning him to come over and take the man to take a statement.

The landlord subconsciously glanced to the left, and the people from the Inquisition were moving puppets out of his old house. The faces of these puppets are made of wax, and wide-brimmed hats are glued on their heads to cover them. Their bodies are wrapped tightly in clothes. At first glance, they look like people, but if you look closely, you can still see many details.

For ordinary civilians like him, it is difficult to encounter a supernatural event related to black magic in his life. When an inquisitor from the Inquisition came to tell him that his old house had become a witch's hiding place and was filled with props made by witches, he was completely confused.

Thinking about the fact that his house has been full of these self-moving puppets made by witches wandering around in the house these days, he couldn't help but feel a little cold on his back.

I don't know if the house will be haunted after these puppets are moved away. Otherwise, I can ask for help from a ghost exorcist...

At this time, one of the puppets that was moved suddenly twitched, which scared the landlord so much that his shoulders trembled and he screamed.

Or should I burn down this old house? He suddenly changed his mind.

The members of the investigation team took the landlord with a sad face away, and Rebecca turned her eyes to the main entrance of the house.

This is the base of the witch Vera found by the Inquisition, a workshop in the city used to secretly make dolls.

Vera is a great witch who has only been included in the list in the past two years. The Inquisition does not have very detailed information about her, and even the golem technology she mastered was only recently learned.

However, these days, the Inquisition has patrolled the Rose Iron Prison, Aiden's residence, and other places where Aiden often goes, and the number of dolls seized has increased to eight.

The Inquisition started by studying the production process of dolls, starting from the barber shop that Aiden went to, and the raw materials used for the dolls. Not only did they follow the clues to find her workshop for making dolls, but they also roughly restored her portrait from the confessions of witnesses who had contact with her.

Unfortunately, during the raid, they did not succeed in catching Vera herself.

Rebecca watched the investigators carry out the last doll - this was a doll that was completely different from the previous ones and was made quite delicately.

The doll was made to look like a woman, with a wig, and its face and fingers were made of wax. The craftsmanship was much better than the other dolls. Vera left this doll in the house as a substitute for herself, and also engraved runes of illusion on it, applying a simple sleight of hand.

The person in charge of surveillance observed from the house opposite for a day, and saw a "woman" moving in the house through the window, so he thought that the witch Vera was also in his workshop.

In order to catch them off guard, the Inquisition organized an emergency assault, suppressed the workshop, and seized all the dolls... but at the same time, it also came up empty-handed.

I'm afraid Vera will only appear in the workshop very occasionally to inject magic into the runes of the dolls, and she has other hiding places.

"Captain, the evidence has been collected. How should we deal with the scene?" A junior judge came up to ask her for instructions.

Rebecca thought for a moment: "Wait for the people in the laboratory to check again, then leave some people, and go back to continue monitoring on the opposite side for two days."

"Understood!"

If Vera will return to this workshop, we may be able to catch her if we continue to monitor her.

But Rebecca also knows that this possibility is very low. Vera arranged a substitute in the workshop to lead them to the assault, so she should have kept a backup to grasp the situation in the workshop.

Now that the workshop has been investigated, Vera will decisively abandon this base - they have already alerted the enemy.

Thinking of this, Rebecca couldn't help but clench her fists.

She was the person in charge of this assault, and it was entirely her responsibility that Vera was not caught.

She was still too impatient, eager to catch the witch who was eyeing Aiden's life, and did not make higher-level considerations...

If it was Aiden who organized the assault as the captain at the time, perhaps he would have thought of the possibility that the witch had kept a hand.

Sure enough, there is still a big gap between him and her...

But the assault was not completely fruitless. They not only destroyed the base where Vera made dolls, but also mastered a lot of information about Vera.

Vera had been in Silver City for less than ten days, so normally she would not have the time and energy to set up a second workshop. The Inquisition and the Mounted Police had already started cooperation, and with the Mounted Police patrolling all over the city to help with patrols and visits, the witch Vera's movements in the city would be greatly restricted.

Even if she could not be caught, it would be difficult for her to set up a second workshop to make these murderous dolls. At least Aiden's life could be protected now.

Thinking of this, she calmed down and called another team member: "Bring a copy of the restored portrait, and let's ask the nearby residents to see if there are any additional clues."

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At the same time, on another street in the lower city, there was the basement of a bungalow.

"Bastard!" Vera kicked the leg of the table angrily, causing the cast-iron crucible to roll off the table.

He was dragged to the Inquisition Bureau to find out the location of the workshop, but that damn Aiden Jarod was still running around.

He really continues to cower in prison and never come out... Does this guy have no self-esteem at all?

Her approach was still too conservative and she should have used a trump card - she should have done so from the beginning.

"[This flowing mercury is the beast I have tamed. It feeds on bronze, gold and silver.]" She began to recite a spell.

At the same time, the iron bucket in the corner of the basement made a sound like liquid boiling.

At this time, a sudden voice suddenly sounded behind Vera: "I said, that is a gift given to you by Abigail. Do you really want to use it?"

Vera was so frightened that her heart almost stopped. She turned around suddenly and finally saw the figure that appeared inexplicably behind her: "Kikimora!?"