Nighthawks?
Once his thoughts turned in this direction, Angel quickly found more evidence.
For example, Police Chief Duller doesn't respect Senior Inspector Hopper who is four levels higher than him. For example, this senior inspector's style and conversation are not like what others call the "Sivellaus Yard" style...
Of course, even if he is an official Beyonder of Sequence 7 and has been awarded the police rank of senior inspector, it may not necessarily be Nighthawks of Church of Evernight. It may also be "Mandated Punishers" or "Machinery Hivemind".
However, Angel felt a hint of familiarity from his movements and eyes, which was very similar to the "Nightmare" she had seen.
Assuming that Senior Inspector Hopper is "Nightmare", it means that the people and things involved in the manuscript of "Difference Engine" in her hand may not be as simple as it seems...
It is very likely that Beyonder is involved, which will attract the attention of Nighthawks!
Angel The more she thought about it, the more convinced she became. She subconsciously looked in the direction of the study room. There was a secret compartment behind the bookshelf. The file bag containing the manuscript was placed in the secret compartment, waiting for Secret Gathering two days later.
"It seems we need to make some preparations. If nothing else happens, this Nighthawks will come back to investigate again in the middle of the night. In his dream..."
While thinking about it, she returned to the open kitchen next to the restaurant, only to find that the eggs and bacon she had fried were already clinging to the pan, emitting a burnt smell.
"Oh, I can only eat one egg..."
After throwing the breakfast that had become inedible garbage into the trash can, Angel fried another portion and filled his stomach with toast and butter.
The sky rarely cleared up today Backlund. The haze that had shrouded the city for a long time became thinner under the sunlight. This not only revealed the hazy streets and buildings, but also the pungent smell in the air that seemed to never go away disappeared.
Although "Backlund Daily" has made statistics, Loen there are only about 75 days of haze weather in the capital every year, but people always take sunny days for granted and have deep memories of continuous haze weather.
Angel has only been here for a week and has not yet formed such a thought. She only thinks that although the sunny weather is good, it is still not as good as Tingen City who has lived here for two months.
Maybe I still have a chance to go back there...
Looking at the blue sky with a hint of gray, Angel was in a daze when he was called back to Backlund by a shout from the coachman.
"Ma'am, Backlund Bank is here."
After paying the fare, Angel entered the bank lobby located at Hillston Borough.
Her bearer account was opened in this bank.
The headquarters of all seven Loen Kingdom banks with clearing power are established in Hillston Borough. It also has financial facilities such as stock exchanges and clearing houses, and is known as the economic, commercial and financial center of the Loen Kingdom.
But what does this have to do with me, a little guy with only £1,000 in savings? It will only increase the time I spend waiting in line...
Holding a flyer introducing Backlund Bank in his hand and passing the time with the knowledge contained in it, Angel queued up and came to the counter.
She withdrew 950 pounds of her 1,000 pound deposit, and re-deposited 350 pounds of it into another bearer account that Miss Justice had given her. In this way, all her debts in Tarot Club were paid off.
Even though she was in urgent need of money now, she didn't want to default on this member who had helped her a lot in her promotion.
The other 600 pounds withdrawn are for Secret Gathering two days later. She plans to buy some urgently needed Beyonder Ingredients at the rally, such as Star Crystal to make special bullets, or buy some powerful Mystical Item to replace her "Bloodthirst" that died heroically in the line of duty.
There is even a possibility of encountering the Potion formula and materials for her promotion to Sequence 6.
In the previous battle with the Demoness Sect, she already knew the name of her next Sequence as "Demoness of Pleasure" and basically understood the ability of this Sequence. However, other than that, she knew nothing about the formula or Main Materials, and could only rely on exchanging and purchasing it at the Beyonder gathering.
But carrying a huge sum of money also made Angel a little uneasy. Even the kind and appreciative eyes on the roadside became full of malice in her eyes. She did not dare to stay outside for too long. Angel bought some materials for making Charm and hurried back to her home at No. Red Rose Street 47.
While struggling with eggs that would never be cooked in a dream, Angel suddenly found that the pan and spatula in his hands were missing. He appeared neatly on the single sofa next to the oriel window in the living room, holding a newspaper whose content could not be read clearly in his hand.
She realized something and looked at her right wrist. "Hidden Holy Emblem" strung on the citrine pendant was emitting a faint and peaceful wave.
I am in a dream... No, it is the dream of "Nightmare"!
It was the same as the time when Dunn pulled her into her dream for questioning, but this time she was more awake and her senses were sharper. This should be the power of the holy symbol. After all, Goddess is Sequence who is above all "Sleepless"...
Huh?
Angel's thoughts were forcibly interrupted by herself, leaving her with a brief mental blank.
"Squeak——"
The door of the living room leading to the street was pushed open directly, and a figure wearing a black trench coat strode into the room, as if returning to his own home, and sat on the sofa opposite her.
He has medium brown hair, with slightly messy bangs, and piercing brown eyes looking at Angel.
Sure enough, it was the senior inspector from the morning, he was Nighthawks's "Nightmare"...
Angel looked at Hopper and blinked, wondering what expression he should make in response to this situation.
After all, she was awake during both Dream Invasion experiences.
Fortunately, Nightmare didn't care about the attitude of the person he was asking. After he sat down, he had an easy-going expression and started the conversation like a casual chat.
"You just came from Tingen last week?"
"Yes."
"What did you do at Tingen before?"
"I was born in Sivellas County, and my parents died in the border conflict between the Loen Kingdom and Intis, so I defected to my relatives in Tingen two months ago..."
Angel began to "confess" her origins.
"... But they died in the gas explosion at Tingen half a month ago. I could only leave there and go to Backlund to look for job opportunities."
"I'm sorry to remind you of this," said Nighthawks with a hint of apology on his face, "I hope you can forget these sad things in Backlund."
"Let's continue. After you rented the house at Mrs. Wallis, did you find any complicated documents that you couldn't understand? Or dangerous items such as pistols and explosives?"
After a short apology, he continued to ask questions like a Interrogator.
Of course, they are all hidden in the study...Angel suppressed laughter and replied:
"No."
"Have you ever seen those tall, fierce-looking Feysac people?"
"No."
Angel cooperated with "Nightmare" Hopper, which soon made Nighthawks, who had gained nothing, look disappointed.
Judging from his eager look, he may not be the first to be questioned tonight. Mrs. Wallis and her maid should also be on the list...
Angel watched Nighthawks stand up from the sofa, sighed in disappointment, and then disappeared into the room with a wave of water ripples in the air.
Her eyes blurred, and the living room in front of her turned into the ceiling of her bedroom.
"Nightmare" leaves the dream, will I wake up as well? This shouldn't be a normal situation, otherwise their intrusion would be too easy to detect.
But fortunately, I had prepared in advance, otherwise even if I knew that in the dream of "Nightmare", making up a temporary story would easily reveal my flaws.
Angel was lying on the bed looking at the ceiling with a smile on his face.
The captain is much more polite than this guy...