An Abnormal Situation

Inside the Knights' intelligence outpost.

Cas took a sip of chilled whiskey and offered his guesses and thoughts:

"Putting all the information we have so far together... this was all premeditated."

Cas is able to become captain not only because of his leadership and strength, but also because of his insight and analytical skills.

The current clues are enough to connect the dots and deduce some emerging 'conspiracy'.

"The deaths of the Baker family were a 'deliberate suicide'."

One of the members of the Baker Family, skilled in dark magic, used Wicked Arts to control a homeless man and kill the entire family in one night.

There is only one objective.

This attracted the attention of the local Police Bureau.

The Baker family was practically an 'aristocrat' in London, so a search of their mansion required a great deal of effort... hence, a large number of security personnel were involved.

This achieves the goal of attracting a large number of people to the mansion within a certain period of time.

Then, they are controlled through some kind of evil magic.

Only one strong-willed security guard attempted to resist, but with his ordinary human spirit and body, he was no match for the Wicked Thoughts and died suddenly at home that night.

It should be noted that those being controlled are law enforcement personnel.

This achieves two goals at once: the Police Bureau is under control, and the matter can be concealed to some extent, ensuring that the truth will not reach the church and the Knight Order in the short term.

Of course, with such a major incident involving the Baker Family, the Knight Order ' spies must have been watching in the shadows, and the Police Bureau wouldn't have provided entirely false information.

Therefore, a 'ghost case' based on the accounts of nearby residents, along with some factual details, was reported to the church.

The Knight Order concluded that the event would not be too difficult, and thus assigned it to the Knight-Errant.

And we just happened to be one of the teams that 'won the lottery'.

Cas's deductions, based on the current clues and intelligence, are very convincing.

It's clear that someone is manipulating all of this behind the scenes... but their purpose is still unclear.

What is the purpose of controlling a large number of ordinary people?

When Koslin asked that question, Sophia, who was standing next to him, seemed to realize something and nervously stood up:

"We can't continue this discussion here. We must report the situation and have the Knight Order blockade the Police Bureau! Take all suspected detainees to the church for baptism."

I... I have a very bad feeling.

Han Dong glanced at Sophia, who had her hands clasped to her chest in nervousness.

Actually, Han Dong also had this feeling... a very ominous feeling.

As the captain, Cas certainly considered the seriousness of the situation.

"Fia and I were not attacked at the Police Bureau, nor did we obtain sufficient evidence. We only judged from a subjective point of view that something was wrong with the police officers."

Based solely on personal speculation, without providing the Knight Order with any concrete evidence.

They won't rashly deploy and blockade the local Police Bureau, as that would affect public morale... Without evidence, at most one or two knights will conduct an investigation as ordinary citizens.

If the Police Bureau has no problems and it's just an abnormal reaction from staff members who are under too much pressure, I will be severely punished.

Moreover, the Police Bureau might have also made preparations to deal with the Ordinary Knight investigation team... It would be best to have evidence so that the Knight Order can Complete Lockdown the Police Bureau.

Let's try to get evidence from the 'physical examination report'.

Just then.

Han Dong took out the 'diary' that he had kept in his backpack for a long time.

Yes, it was the very diary that led Koslin into Deep Corruption.

"It should contain records of what the security officer who died suddenly saw and heard during his in-depth investigation of the Baker Family mansion that day, as well as his experiences and psychological state before his death... It might become strong evidence."

"Um."

But... there's a problem now.

How to view the diary.

It's worth noting that when Koslin was watching while wearing goggles, the lenses shattered on the spot.

Han Dong was unaffected and could read however he wanted, but he couldn't reveal his secret.

"This secret knight Intelligence Station should be equipped with even stronger 'goggles'... Fia, with your holy light protection, why don't you read it?"

"Um!"

When she felt needed by Cas, Fia was fearless no matter the danger.

A short while later, Cas brought over a pair of special "goggles," which were thick and huge. They were designed to increase resistance to pollution simply by thickening the lenses, but they were not convenient to carry around on a daily basis.

Fia took out the Staff of Fate and gently touched her forehead.

A golden halo rippled out from between his brows, enhancing his resistance to 'pollution'.

The reading of the diary has officially begun.

During this process, Fia used spells multiple times to maintain the intensity of the holy light.

When reading some strange text, black, filthy tears will flow from the corners of my eyes, evaporating instantly upon hitting the ground.

Snap!

I closed my diary.

When she finished reading, Fia was emitting white steam all over her body and looked extremely weak.

Cas immediately stepped forward and put his arm around her. "Fia... are you alright?"

"Cas, don't worry about me... Hurry! Quickly hand the diary to the Knight Order and tell them to take action... The diary already states that half of the security personnel have entered the Baker Family! They've all seen strange things."

It is a source of contamination that is 'easily contagious'.

It might... really be related to evil sorcery.

"Good!"

Simply hand it over to the 'messenger' at the Knight's intelligence outpost, and they will deliver the evidence to the higher-ups as quickly as possible.

All that's needed is for Knight Headquarters to make a decision to 'change this Bounty Mission '.

Cas estimated that his group would receive the bounty directly, and then the Knight Order would take over and handle the matter.

Twenty minutes passed.

An Intelligence Station officer came to Cas and the others' room.

"Due to the provision of important intelligence, you can directly receive 40% of the original Bounty Mission reward."

The Bounty Mission "The Ghost Case in the London Street" has been changed to "The Mysterious Witchcraft Incident of the Baker Family," and the mission has been upgraded to a three-star assistance mission.

You will be led by a Regular Knight to purge the Baker Family.

Cas was startled. "A support mission?"

The staff member replied, "This was a decision made from above... Due to the seriousness of the situation, at least one knight must step in to resolve it."

"What about the Police Bureau that fell to the enemy?"

"The Police Bureau has been completely suppressed by a knight who was active in the vicinity... However, the problematic police officers had changed shifts and left half an hour ago, and the arrest was not carried out."

According to feedback from residents of Street 37.

Fifteen minutes ago, these security personnel, who were leaving on shift, along with their families, all entered the Baker Manor.

"What?! Bringing family members along?! How many people are there?"

"At least two hundred people."

The situation has become more serious than expected...