Shepherd's Secret Covenant
Chapter 178

Sherlock's Perfect Logic

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"... This kid is alive so quickly?"

On Friday morning, Sherlock narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at a certain man who appeared on the front page of the newspaper again.

Of course he also knows that many of the news on "Glass Staircase Newspaper" are "versions that ordinary people can know."

For example, when Iver first raided Pelican Bar, they only said that this was a cultist base. Their actions, ideas, actions, and their combat capabilities and characteristics will not be mentioned. But basically, it doesn't deviate much from the truth.

The newspaper said that Iver said that "the kidnapper treated him very well and did not hurt herself" and even doubted "whether she was the kidnapper after all."

"Because she was a very polite, elegant and beautiful young lady," Iver said in memory while sitting in a wheelchair at Grand Guardian's home in the camera. "At that time, I was suddenly attacked in the middle of the night and was almost killed when I was caught off guard. But with the help of another friend of mine, I was able to solve it all safely.

"And when I felt relieved and sent her away to go to sleep after treatment. But the eldest lady suddenly appeared, wrapped us up with powerful shadow power, and took Miss Lily and I away... She was much more powerful than those people, and we had no ability to resist the whole process.

"During this period, she just didn't allow us to go out, but she hardly asked me anything, didn't hurt us, and even cooked for us. After two days, she suddenly let us go.

"I don't know if her name is 'Aleister', and I'm not sure if the Aleister you are talking about is her."

Iver finally emphasized. "I only know that she has chestnut curly hair. It really didn't hurt me."

In the magic painting on the newspaper, you can vaguely see a white gryphon taking off behind Iver, which means that he is at least within the control range of Avalon's senior management, which can prove his safety. You can also see from the magic painting that he looks really good, and can even be said to be full of energy. There really isn't any problem.

Anyone who sees the newspaper will be relieved.

Under Iver's interview, something about "Aleister" was also mentioned. At the scene of Iver's disappearance at that time, there were traces of the extraordinary being Path of Transcendence, and the specific category was Shadow Demon.

According to the investigation of Bureau of Supervision, there is a demon in Noble Red Society whose codename or real name is "Aleister" who is possessed by the shadow demon. So at that time it was thought that Iver was kidnapped by Aleister.

It is still not certain whether Aleister is a young lady, or the person who took Iver away is not "Aleister". The real Aleister is still a mystery... But in any case, the name "Aleister" will become famous in Glass Island.

Readers will also be curious about the story between Iver and this "Miss Aleister" - did nothing really happen to them?

If Iver can say she is elegant and beautiful, she must be a real noble lady, right?

Avalon People are very curious about "nobles".

——Heh, Fox Spirit.

Do you have to give yourself some tidbits even if you fake your own death? You really are not afraid of being harmed by your reputation.

Sherlock sneered before starting to think seriously.

He found some inconsistencies in this confession.

If according to the previous speculation in the newspaper, Aleister is a member of Noble Red, then this news is equivalent to putting the other party on the fire. In the case where Iver was "really attacked", according to his character, he should not directly expose his savior.

So this is not a script he wrote himself.

Because Fox would not commit such an obvious loophole.

This should be the version provided to him by someone... then it can only be Bureau of Supervision.

"Moreover, is the eldest lady of Iris..."

Sherlock murmured in a low voice.

He really knew that there was a girl named Iris who was related to Iver.

——That is the girl who distributed "Dracula" everywhere in White Shoes Club. Her hair color is close to chestnut. Considering that the light source in the club is different from that in the outside world, it is reasonable for the hair color to appear slightly different.

It doesn't matter what the lady's name is in Avalon, it's all a pseudonym anyway. Maybe her real last name is Aleister, or maybe "Aleister" is also another pseudonym of hers.

But Sherlock can see that she has received special training in manners and grammar, she always wears very good clothes when traveling, and she subconsciously thinks highly of herself. She does look like a noble lady.

She was the murderer who assassinated Minister Drost's secretary before, and was also the reason why Minister of Trade's involvement in Smuggling Case was indirectly exposed.

Edward mentioned this to him.

According to the follow-up investigation, it can be basically determined that she is Iris People.

The investigation report of the Inspectorate concluded that she was most likely a spy sent by Iris to frame Minister of Trade for destroying Avalon's stable political environment and stealing trade intelligence - of course, neither Edward nor he believed in the final conclusion.

This was probably a report produced by the fat old man to defend himself through his own connections.

Because according to Sherlock's reasoning, there is a 90% chance that the minister was not framed - there is something really wrong with him.

——If he were a spy, how could he help Avalon eliminate the traitor in a just and awe-inspiring manner? They can definitely contact Minister Drost and then reach cooperation. Even if he wanted to kill him, he would have decided to silence him after contacting him to no avail - but if that was the case, then Drost would definitely tell the story directly. This is the most powerful evidence to prove his innocence.

To take a step back, it is impossible for a spy to be so high-profile every day and wear such beautiful clothes when going out.

She wished that everyone would focus on her, and even sprayed perfume and put on makeup - this was Glass Island, except for Lloyd District, she could always see the place where griffins were flying by every hour when she looked up. Who kind of spy could be so narcissistic... If she were such a narcissistic spy, she wouldn't be able to do such an important task as assassinating the minister's secretary.

From this perspective, the chain of evidence that Assassin Miss is a spy is completely broken.

But now, Iver has added new evidence to him.

——If you think about it from another angle, everything makes sense.

That is, the assassin eldest lady has a personal grudge against Minister Drost. She came here to expose Minister Drost from the beginning, so her strange behavior can be explained.

"Then things become logical."

Sherlock murmured.

Moreover, if she is Iris's spy, then she does not need to escape at all.

Because every year Avalon and Iris exchange spies with each other. A real spy will surrender directly after his identity is revealed... A living spy is a very precious resource. If the spy surrenders, she will not be harmed further.

Although she assassinated the minister's secretary, she did not do anything else and will be exchanged back soon. On the contrary, if you run away, you will easily be killed by the griffons on the spot.

Minister Drost is undoubtedly related to Noble Red Society.

In addition, after Iver "disappeared", Vice President Boca and Lloyd President were soon arrested. According to Iver's previous statement, Lloyd's is closely related to Noble Red Society... so Iver's disappearance this time is to bring down Lloyd's - and this is targeting Noble Red Society.

Although Iver faked his disappearance, his "disappearance scene" did have shadow traces. Otherwise, you can't fool Bureau of Supervision.

So, how did Iver leave shadow traces when he had no shadow ability? ——Eliminate all impossibilities, and all that remains are possibilities.

That is Iver and the demon possessed by the shadow demon "Aleister", which has been a cooperative relationship from the beginning.

The reason why he was able to see through the shadows and find the young lady in the shadows was because the other party had already told him. Sherlock has never heard of Shadow Stealth's ability, but it makes sense to say that it is the Shadow Demon.

Sherlock thought about it for a long time at the time, and did not understand where Iver saw the truth of the incident. But if Iver knew that she would appear there from the very beginning, then everything was right.

This is a two-person drama, with Iver playing the role of detective.

He just wanted to cooperate with the other party and expose Minister Drost's crimes! Perhaps at the beginning, when Iver cleared Pelican Bar, the other party had already contacted him. Even earlier - when Iver was first sacrificed, they had already known each other.

And through that cooperation in the club, they officially reached a cooperation.

At that time, the entire Avalon was looking for that Assassin Miss. The official statement also said that she was a spy of Iris and intended to assassinate His Highness Princess. It was impossible for anyone to dare to cause this trouble.

But in the end she managed to escape - and disappeared despite being chased and intercepted by countless people. There was no news about her until Iver also "disappeared".

Looking back now, she may have been hidden by Iver in her dormitory. That is the mansion given by His Highness Isabel. No one dares to search there. And she has been with Iver, and she and Iver are targeting Noble Red.

It wasn't until Noble Red made a sneak attack and assassinated him at night that Iver woke up in the middle of the night.

Otherwise, Iver would never be able to defeat so many and strong enemies.

He is smart, but if he can't beat him, he can't beat him. Sherlock feels the same way about this.

After defeating those enemies, Iver asked her to leave traces to help create evidence that she faked her death and was kidnapped by her! In this way, all logic is closed.

By using this version, you can simultaneously explain "How Iver escaped after being sacrificed", "If Iver didn't know that the mentor was dead, why did he dare to take revenge on Pelican Bar who knew it was Noble Red's stronghold", "Why did Iver, who was not Lloyd District, know that Sweater Brotherhood and Lloyd's are related to Noble Red", "How did Iver discover the powerful extraordinary being lurking in the shadows", "Why did the assassin disappear without any reason", and "How did Iver leave traces of the shadow when he faked his death and disappeared?" and many other questions were all explained in one breath! "——The beauty hidden in the golden house, Mr. Fox."

Sherlock clicked his tongue.

Sure enough, it is the romantic Fox!

"What kind of beauty is hidden in the golden house?"

Bishop Mathers was stunned for a moment as he entered the door, and asked with interest.

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