A Townwide Investigation
Based on the information that can now be made public, Li Mo's line of thinking is as follows:
By poking and pressing, one attempts to alter the local blood flow, amplifying the power of the Mystical Ritual.
Once you understand the acupoints, you can then apply them to your own body for acupressure.
Perhaps it's possible to regain Mysticism Perception!
Anna had already obediently closed her eyes.
Li Mo didn't stand on ceremony with her.
--Let's get started (referring to the experiment)!
"Anna, keep going with the ritual, don't stop."
"Oh... okay..."
Li Mo poked around everywhere.
Anna really wanted to ask him to stop poking around everywhere.
A moment later...
Anna asked, "Do you have any ideas?"
Li Mo: "Trust me, you'll get the hang of it soon."
Anna: "Young Master, you said the same thing five minutes ago..."
Li Mo, on the other hand, was completely focused and earnest.
He pressed on the area below his collarbone; it looked like there was good blood flow there, and many acupoints.
Li Mo asked, "How are you feeling?"
Anna's eyelashes fluttered, but she didn't answer.
Thinking the pressure wasn't enough, Li Mo slid the pad an inch to the center and gently massaged it a couple of times. "How about this? Can you feel anything? Are there any changes inside?"
Anna gripped the blanket tightly, a little shy, but also trying to control herself and refrain from instinctively throwing a punch...
Li Mo changed his position again. "How is it? When I press it like this, do I feel stronger or weaker?"
Anna couldn't help but lower her head.
Who does that? Not only does he keep touching me, but he also keeps asking questions that are impossible to answer.
"Don't ask anymore..."
"How do you record experimental data if you don't ask?"
Completely oblivious to the problem, Li Mo went behind Anna again and pressed down along her shoulder blades to her lower back:
"You seemed to have a strong reaction when I pressed your lower back just now. Let me try a different technique. Notice whether it feels better when I press lightly or when I press harder?"
Anna made an "uh" sound, and the ahoge (cowlick) that had been floating on her head fell back down.
Li Mo quickly asked, "Why did it stop?"
After a moment of silence, Anna said, "I can't keep going... I can't concentrate at all with you doing this!"
Li Mo said, "I see..."
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Maybe it's because this is our first time being so close, and you're not used to it yet. It's okay, let me touch you more, and you'll get used to it."
Anna: "You--!"
Li Mo: "What's wrong?"
Anna mentally reassured herself: Help the young master regain his Mysticism Perception! Help the young master regain his Mysticism Perception! Help the young master regain his Mysticism Perception!
I'll repeat this three times: It's important.
She took a deep breath and said, "It's okay, you can continue..."
Li Mo: "Pull your clothes down a bit more, and I'll try massaging a few more areas."
Anna: "?"
She couldn't take it anymore and said, "How about I take everything off and you can touch me however you want!"
Li Mo's eyes lit up. "Is that okay?"
Anna took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to kill him.
Those in the know understand this is research; those who don't might think the two are doing something like groping in the bedroom...
The next morning.
Li Mo, in a special edition featuring dark circles under her eyes, led Anna, also in a special edition featuring dark circles, out the door.
As soon as I stepped outside, I ran into the hotel manager.
The store manager rushed forward and said, "Young Master Li Mo, we've finally waited for you to come out."
"What's wrong?"
"It's Mr. Harrison. Mr. Harrison had an emergency at home last night and took the train overnight. Before he left, he specifically instructed me to personally deliver this letter to you first thing this morning."
"Oh, thank you."
Li Mo casually stuffed the envelope into his pocket, intending to read it when he got to the classroom.
The store manager finished his task and turned to leave.
Anna walked beside Li Mo and asked, "Why did Mr. Harrison leave so suddenly?"
Who knows?
After greeting Mr. Green Li Mo picking up Helen, the three of them walked forward.
The streets were much quieter than usual this morning.
Several squads of police officers had appeared on the street corner, and two imperial guards were even seen galloping past on horseback.
Shops along the roadside had all taken down their door panels, and the owners and their employees stood at the doorways whispering to each other.
They met up with Wayne at the crossroads.
Good morning, Mondel Town!
Wayne bowed in acknowledgment, then quickly ran over and said, "Have you seen today's morning paper? Something terrible has happened!"
Li Mo guessed blindly. "They arrested someone?"
"Yes, yes, from yesterday evening to early this morning, the Special Envoy's Office deployed three entire squads of Black-Robed Court Guards! Turner, the West District Tax Commissioner; Crawford, the Royal Bank's credit chief; and the Harbor Authority's quarantine officer—they were all dragged out and taken away for investigation!"
"Um."
Li Mo nodded.
Matthew dared to expose himself in front of Estelle; he had anticipated this outcome.
This is just the beginning.
Estelle's identity is not simple; I even saw her at the envoy's residence yesterday.
At that moment, Li Mo made a wild guess: Estelle went to Caroline to complain.
Caroline served as the Queen's special envoy.
Given the situation with Matthew's family, a thorough investigation will definitely be conducted.
Anna pondered, "Mr. Turner and Mr. Crawford... their wives just had contact with the master, won't the master be affected?"
Li Mo said, "Don't worry, Lord Sixth Class will not be affected..."
The main reason I say this is because my dad was incredibly arrogant this morning.
While eating breakfast, he seemed to finally realize that he had upgraded his equipment.
He would mention his sixth-class lordship to everyone he met.
During breakfast, Li Mo had heard similar remarks at least dozens of times from various angles, leaving even the old housekeeper speechless...
Wayne turned the newspaper over and said:
"And there's more shocking news. Matthew's dad was summoned to the city hall for questioning around 9 PM last night and hasn't been released yet. I heard that all three warehouses under their name are sealed off with double-month seals, and the military-controlled docks were also placed under martial law early this morning. My dad went to repair the clock this morning as usual, but this time he wasn't even allowed to enter the outer perimeter. I heard that several officers on the third line of defense have been detained..."
Just then, a carriage hurriedly passed by on the street. A newsboy waved a newspaper at the street corner. A wealthy merchant in a well-dressed suit stood by the roadside. After buying the newspaper, he only glanced at the front page and his face turned pale. He didn't even bother to drink his morning tea. He climbed into the carriage and told the driver to turn around.
The entire Mondel Town was like a dam that was gradually opened, with the silt slowly churning up from below...
"At this rate, we're afraid half the respectable people in our town will be gone," Wayne sighed. "I wonder if Matthew will even be able to come to class today."
The four chatted all the way to the academy.
The atmosphere within the academy was equally subtle.
The students were almost all talking about the arrests that took place in the city last night.
In the classroom, several students whose families run businesses sat in their seats, their faces looking increasingly grim.
After sitting down, before class started, Li Mo took out the letter Harrison had left behind.
This letter is truly amazing.
The document contained over thirty lines of second-order differential equations with constant coefficients, and a set of polar coordinate transformation formulas was appended at the bottom.
Anna glanced at him. "Young Master, Mr. Harrison assigned you homework before he left?"
"Homework?"
Li Mo felt that wasn't the case.