This way, everything fell into place. Shade's superior, Director Anlos, had mentioned more than once that an agent had gone missing in Moon Bay City, and that agent had also become involved with the three precious cards.
So before the agent died, he somehow encountered his "defected colleague," Miss Brown. That led to Old Lady Fox's nephew and his wife going missing, which in turn drew in Eternal Light, and finally implicated Shade, who had already been connected to this matter.
After such a long detour, the matter still landed on Shade's head.
Shade continued chatting with Mr. Dylan, then discreetly gestured to Mr. Albert beside him. A ball of spiritual radiance, visible only to Ring Arcanists, floated out from the disguised coroner. Shade guessed this was the "Radiance Avatar" clone technique he had used before.
Not long afterward, the glow returned, and Shade ended his conversation with Mr. Dylan:
"Other than this house, do you have any leads on suspicious individuals?"
"Sir, this..."
Mr. Dylan did not answer immediately this time. Instead, he said awkwardly:
"You know, this isn't your... assignment."
Judging by his expression, he seemed afraid Shade would suddenly shoot him. The reputation of the Gray-headed Eagle had been built by Sparrow Hamilton with other people's blood. An Ace Agent was certainly not someone softhearted.
"Indeed, this isn't my assignment."
Shade nodded, then suddenly leaned forward. Mr. Dylan, standing before him, nearly jumped in fright.
"If there are any problems, have your new supervisor, Richard, ask Princess Margaret. When I do things, I don't need to explain myself to you."
"Yes, yes."
Sweat had appeared on Mr. Dylan's forehead, while the other agents he had brought wisely remained silent. This was clearly a matter between superiors, and keeping quiet was a basic quality of an excellent agent.