While participating in the work of Student Aid Fund with "Empress" Christine Teresa Miss, Audrey noticed her unusual attention to a young woman.
Therefore, she used the observation power of "Spectator" to quickly remember the facial features of the woman and the brother and sister beside her, and restored it with a sketch.
Even so, it would be difficult to find three people in Backlund, a country with a population of 5 million and most of which have not yet left their photos in the upgraded identity management system, based on just a few portraits.
Fortunately, Audrey could start with Backlund Technical University where several people were that day. Based on the micro-expressions and movements of several people, as well as the trajectory out of the campus, she could confirm that the black-haired girl was a candidate taking the entrance exam, and the blond-haired woman with purple eyes was most likely a student at the school.
Therefore, she entrusted her financial housekeeper Howard to conduct some covert investigations and quickly confirmed the identity of Lily Granger. She originally belonged to Backlund Technical College, but due to the school upgrade and merger, she became a second-year student Technical University Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Starting from her social circle, Howard also confirmed the identity of the black-haired brother and sister: Benson and Melissa·Moretti, this year Just moved to Backlund, the former passed the unified government employee examination and became a regular employee of Ministry of Finance, while the latter is working hard for the entrance examination of Technical University.
What caught Audrey's attention was that Benson and Lily each had a large deposit in Backlund Bank's account. It was a huge amount of wealth that was impossible to accumulate based on their jobs and class, and they all came from a single transfer in September 1349.
They were 6,000 pounds and 8,000 pounds, respectively, transferred from an unnamed account... Even if it is an unnamed account, it will leave some clues, such as the time when the account was established and the location of the transfer. However, if you conduct an in-depth investigation, your father's relationship will inevitably be used, which will bring more attention to these three people. This is not my intention... Audrey pinched the letter and thought about the source of this huge sum of money.
In order not to leave any traces, she did not even dare to ask private Detective or her acquaintances Xie, Fors and others to investigate, nor did she ask for the Archives Bureau's identity through connections. The file only collected the bank account information of Benson·Moretti and Lily Granger. If additional attention is drawn due to in-depth investigation, it would be putting the cart before the horse.
Of course, there are other directions, such as...
She looked at the other information on the three people, and her eyes stayed on an inconspicuous position.
According to the information used by the bank account, they are all from Tingen City.
"Empress" Miss participated in Tarot Club for the first time and used clumsy methods to find a way to buy fake identities for "his friends". The location was also Tingen City!
In July 1349, "Empress" of Tingen joined Tarot Club with us. He was absent for a period of time in September, during which "World" joined Tarot Club. At the same time, Moretti Family and Lily Granger received large transfers respectively...
Clues flashed through Audrey's mind one after another, making her feel as if she had grasped something important, but she couldn't hold it in her hands, and she frowned in distress for a moment.
Great Detective Audrey, you have to work harder... She clenched her fists, "pacifying" her emotions, and turned her eyes to Susie, who was squatting in the corner with his head tilted.
"'Rose School' is tracking down Beyonder Characteristic of 'Puppet'... It's been two months and I have sold all the features. Why did they think of tracking..."
At noon the next day, Angel received the prayer content of "Hanged Man" Alger conveyed by Mr. Fool. He reluctantly put down his sumptuous lunch and returned to the study, pacing around to consider whether to agree to the other party's request.
According to Alger, he accidentally mentioned the "Puppet" characteristic in front of Artisan, only to find out that the other person was controlled by "Rose School" and then learned that they were concerned about this characteristic... Could this not be a trap, but an accident?
After the battle on the outskirts of Bayam and the attack on Pirate Conference, the conflict between Angel and "Rose School" has become completely irreconcilable. The target of "Mother Tree of Desire" is the "specialness" of Angel and Klein. Even if she voluntarily gives up being an enemy of this evil god and his believers, the other party will not let her go.
In this case, why doesn't Alger, who is Storm Believer, report it directly to Mandated Punishers? Bayam has "Sea King" Yarn Courtman stationed there. As long as "Rose School" is stationed in Bayam but without Angel, they can only be captured...
Angel immediately thought of the fine tradition of Tarot Club, but then he understood the concerns of "Hanged Man" - he did not want to attract attention and endanger his identity in Church of Storms, and that "Artisan" has repeatedly helped Tarot Club people to make Mystical Item. Once it falls into the hands of Mandated Punishers, the role of "Hanged Man" will inevitably be exposed.
So he first thought of hiding from his superiors and looking for his Tarot Club "colleagues" to solve the problems around Artisan. Even in order to avoid the "world" Klein knowing that his unfinished Mystical Item almost fell into the hands of "Rose School", he was unwilling to inform him and instead came to me?
It's a bit like the popular political joke between Backlund and Trier... Angel curled his lips and smiled, hesitating whether to participate in this matter.
If this is the plan of "Mother Tree of Desire" and "Rose School", then Angel will undoubtedly fall into their trap as long as it reaches Bayam, and if it is just one Such a coincidence, Angel can not only rescue this Artisan and sell "Hanged Man" a favor, but also attack the power of "Rose School". It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone.
After thinking for a moment, she simply took out a gold coin and used a simple ritual to summon Gehrman Sparrow's unique messenger, Reinette Tinekerr, who seemed to have a problem with "Rose School".
Messenger Miss, holding his head, emerged from the void. Four pairs of bright red eyes scanned the study room, and finally landed on the gold coins on the table.
"This time..." "No need..." "Send a letter..."
The three heads asked in turn. The last one had just bitten the gold coin. Seeing this, he let go and added one word:
"?"
Angel cleared his throat and said:
"'Rose School' is tracking the characteristics of the 'puppet' I sold you last time, and I think I should tell you about it."
She tactfully warned the other party to be careful about being followed, and she also used honorifics.
After all, the messenger in front of him was "Ancient Bane" during his lifetime, Angel of the "alien" Pathway.
"Don't worry..." "Remove the pollution..." "Erase the traces..." "Leave it to others..."
This aroused Angel's interest, and she asked curiously:
"What happens if the 'trace' is not removed?"
"Trace..." "Lead to tracking..." "Contamination..." "Cause out of control..."
So "Rose School" firmly controls the Potion and Beyonder Characteristic of the "alien" Pathway, because even if they believe in "Mother Tree of Desire" they die and leave behind Beyonder Characteristic, outsiders will be almost unable to use it and cannot divine the formula?
Reinette is aware of these methods and can even fight against them. It seems that she has a deep connection with "Rose School". Could it be that she belongs to "Temperance Faction" who defected? Well, this is consistent with her negative emotions towards "Rose School". Maybe her death is related to this...
Angel thought about it, nodded after a moment and continued:
"I plan to go to Bayam to resolve this matter. Does 'Rose School' have a permanent Angel or Saint there?"
"Angel..." "I won't..." "Leave..." "Southern Continent..."
The heads of Reinette replied vaguely.
What she means is that at least Angel will not come directly to Bayam, unless the summoning ritual is activated twice like before to attract the clone of "Abomination", and that means advance preparation and movement that cannot be concealed at all, "Sea King" will respond... Angel quickly translated Messenger Miss's words and confirmed that if she went to Bayam, she would at most encounter Saint with "Rose School". Even if it was Sequence 3, she could survive until "Sea King" or other help arrived.
"Thank you, I have no problem."
After confirming the safety, Angel watched Reinette bite the gold coin and retreat into the void.
Knowing my power, well, mainly the power of Anne, if "Rose School" wants to set a trap, he should use more than Angel's power, and making such a noise in Bayam will inevitably lead to a counterattack by Church of Storms. Therefore, there is a high possibility that this "puppet" incident is accidental...
Angel thought about it, did a simple divination, and confirmed the correctness of his idea based on the information currently known.
"First reply to 'Hanged Man', let him pay attention to the movements of 'Artisan', and find out what 'Rose School' is going to do. When the time is right, I will use Mirror World to go to Bayam to solve all problems..."
She murmured, quickly prepared the content, bowed her head and prayed to "Fool".
On Wednesday night, Angel pretended to go to bed early after dinner and washing up. Then he used the full-length mirror hanging in the bedroom to enter the familiar Backlund Mirror World, and wandered to the address provided by "Magician" Fors, next to a cafe in Cherwood Borough.
In a private room on the second floor of the cafe, the decorative mirror on the wall flashed a ray of light that was difficult to detect. Angel returned to reality in an invisible state and looked at the man waiting in the room.
He was of medium build, with long arms, and his hair was meticulously combed. His light suitcase was placed on the table, and his blue eyes were fixedly looking out the window, seemingly not noticing anyone sneaking in.
Too careless, not the same as the descendants of the ancient family I imagined...
Angel, who was hiding his figure, chuckled secretly, and was about to approach the other party to give him a startle as a greeting, when he suddenly discovered that the left hand of the descendant of the Abraham Family hanging by his side had been pressing on the outside of Clothing Pocket, with a slight force, and kept pressing at a certain rhythm.
Some kind of "precautionary" measure, defensive in nature, or Mystical Item that can "Teleportation" leave once attacked?
Thinking of the close relationship between the Abraham Family and "Apprentice" Pathway, Angel was thoughtful and did not approach recklessly. Instead, he directly released his "invisibility" and appeared by the box door.
"Hello?"
She knocked back on the closed door.
The man stiffened, twisted his neck, and looked towards the door, with undisguised alertness and a hint of surprise in his eyes.
He looked at Angel carefully, focusing on her brown skirt and beige shawl. After confirming that the person coming was the person he was waiting for, the man nodded, stood up, took off his hat and put it on his chest, bowed slightly, and said in a calm tone:
"You must be the kind lady who helped my students. Good evening, I am Dorian Gray Abraham."