Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 180: Dominated by 0-08
In the suburbs of Backlund, in an ordinary house.

It looks like a residential house from the outside, but the decoration inside is quite exquisite.

In a study room with a solid wood desk and chair, a middle-aged man with dark blond hair, facial features like a classical sculpture, and one blind eye, was writing furiously with an ordinary feather pen.

This middle-aged man was Ince Zangwill, the murderer who had attacked the Blackthorn Security Company in Tingen City and killed Captain Dunn Smith.

And that "ordinary" quill pen is the "0-08" Al-Suhod pen.

In the notebook written by "0-08", some words were already written: "...Triss's escape failed again. Although she did it very cleverly and was not discovered until today, the important clue she left behind, the address, did not attract Hena Mir's attention. Because Hena Mir interacts with too many people every day, she has basically forgotten what Triss looks like..."

"...Darren Mill was afraid that the church would take his wife away forever, so he decided to seek help from a wizard. However, generally speaking, wizards with a good reputation who haven't been arrested by the authorities don't have any real skills..."

"...The wizard really didn't notice Triss's arrangements that had attracted everyone's attention. He had no choice but to try little by little... I didn't expect that wizard Gandalf was actually a true 'wizard', very knowledgeable... Haha, this was Ince Zangwill's mistake. If he had gone directly to the official Beyonder, perhaps he could have delayed a little longer..."

Ince Zangwill, who only had one eye, looked at the irony of the quill and sneered: Just a "wizard".

"...The wizard Gandalf found a key clue and understood what was going on, but he was unwilling to take any risks. So he planned to wait for the official Beyonders to arrive and have them capture Triss... Although Calderon, who was investigating the case, knew the wizard Gandalf, Calderon, out of a serious and responsible attitude, refused Gandalf's help and instead conducted his own investigation..."

When he wrote this, the quill suddenly jumped up and wrote on a new line: "The wizard Gandalf actually knew the existence of the 'Pen of Alesuhod'! He has many secrets, but I didn't expect him to know so many secrets!"

Ins's one-eyed gaze narrowed: "Another tough guy."

This reminded him of a member of the "Nighthawks" he met in Tingen City, who made him revise his "story" repeatedly.

Fortunately, "0-08" did not continue writing, which means that this guy named Gandalf is not a threat to Ince. Otherwise, "0-08" will definitely take advantage of the situation and put Ince Zangwill in certain danger.

He took a deep breath and looked at the clock on the wall outside. He needed to delay a little longer to let the people from the "Witch Sect" deal with Triss's matter.

"What a hassle." Ins said coldly.

……

Longst Street.

The sweet witch, the unique shape, the ring inlaid with gems, and Captain Carl's abnormality made Odysseus have a terrifying guess.

Although he was deeply impressed by the character of the "witch" Triss, there was still a difference between the written description and seeing the portrait of the real person, which caused him to not think of these clues at the first time.

But the next second, Odysseus used the power of "meditation" to stop himself from thinking about it.

Because if you think about it, that damn pen will know more information about you, and it may even write on the paper what color underwear you are wearing.

So Odysseus continued to watch Carl and others' investigation. Darren and his wife were somewhat nervous, but they had to cooperate with the police's investigation.

Fortunately, these policemen were quite polite and seemed to have mastered some magical investigative methods, but their investigative techniques did not seem to be as rich as those of the wizard just now.

Soon Karen and the others were stumped by the problem in front of them. Like Odysseus before them, they also fell into a misunderstanding, thinking that Henna's skin had disappeared.

Odysseus was not in a hurry. He had no intention of getting to the bottom of the matter or arresting the witch. His purpose was always to help Darren and his wife solve the problem.

So when he saw the official extraordinary person thinking, instead of reminding him, he asked Darren to pour him a glass of water and started smoking his pipe again.

Suddenly, he felt that a lot of his potion had been inexplicably digested, which surprised Odysseus very much, because his performance today would definitely not allow him to digest so much potion.

Of course, he didn't know that just now "0-08" admitted that he was "a real 'wizard'". Even if he continued to play the role for a month, it would be harder for him to digest it.

A Nighthawk glanced at the leisurely wizard and the smoke coming out of his pipe. He frowned and said, "Don't make trouble here."

Carl seemed to come back to his senses suddenly, remembering the existence of Odysseus. He smiled and said, "What clues did you find?"

Odysseus also finished thinking about the sudden digestion of his magic potion, but he did not answer directly. Instead, he said, "Generally speaking, if I provide clues to the 'Mechanical Heart', I will receive a reporting fee. Especially if I provide clues that can solve the case, I will receive a large amount of information fee.

"Besides, we have an agreement that I will only provide information to the Mechanical Heart."

Karl thought for a moment before saying, “How about 300 pounds?”

The two members of the "Nighthawks" team were stunned for a moment. They didn't expect that the captain would really give them so much at once.

Odysseus pondered for a moment and said, "It's not much, but let's just leave it at that. It's a discount for Captain Carl."

He didn't ask for an exorbitant price for this; when it came to money, "Mechanical Heart" was always very generous.

Carl added, "After the case is fully investigated, I will submit a request for assistance to the Mechanical Heart. I won't let you get into any trouble."

Odysseus smiled and said, "That's not necessary. Next, I have to explain to my employer why his wife encountered such a strange thing. I am not helping you solve the case."

Carl nodded, saying that this would save both parties a lot of trouble.

Odysseus said to Darren, “After seeing the appearance of your wife Henna, the first thing that came to my mind was a curse of the undead that caused her skin to ulcerate and turn into a skeleton.

"But in that case, this skeleton would be irrational, and I ruled out that possibility by using powders made primarily of 'sunflower' and 'golden chamomile'.

"Subsequent attempts were all carried out along this line of thought, but no clues were found. However, these investigations were not without discovery. I noticed that the henna skin was still there, but we could not see it.

"I have to say, this is a very special curse, and it comes from the 'witch'."

"Witch?" Darren sweated coldly on his forehead. "We haven't offended anyone like a 'witch' or anything like that."

He didn't know what a witch was, but it seemed to be similar to a wizard, someone who possessed magical powers.

"It's not necessarily that I've offended them." Odysseus took a deep breath. "They have always enjoyed bringing disaster and pain to people."

And of course, there is joy.

A member of the Nighthawks said, "I remember the witch's curse making people sick or causing spiritual damage. There's also a curse that makes people gradually disappear."

"This 'curse' is quite special." Odysseus continued to say to Darren: "It's not just a 'curse', it should also be transferring the negative effects of a certain sealed object to Heina.

"Use your brains! Have you forgotten that the 'Pleasure Witch' sequence has the ability to become 'invisible'?

"And what's happening to Henna now is she's slowly disappearing. If this continues, her bones will disappear, but she will still exist. She's not gone."

Carl and the others conjured up this image: food suddenly "levitating" at the table, then disappearing bit by bit. Or being suddenly bumped into, only to find nothing when they looked back. But one question remained, and Carl frowned: "Are we facing a formidable enemy?"

He didn't remember reading any information about "witches" that said they didn't have the ability to "transfer", so either he didn't have enough authority and couldn't see the information about high-level witches.

Either the other party has some strange seal on him, otherwise it would be impossible to complete such a strange curse.

Odysseus said: "She should have a very advanced seal on her body."

That ring! If he remembered correctly, that ring seemed to be a very high-level seal.

Karl nodded and looked at the portrait on the table: "This is what the murderer looks like."

Odysseus smiled and said, "And the address."

Carl thought for a moment and said, "Let's go back and find help first, and then head to this address."

Odysseus nodded and said, "That's a good idea. I wish you success."

The opponent should be a Sequence 6, or even a Sequence 5, and he also has a strange sealed object in his hand. Carl and the others are simply unable to deal with such an enemy.

Karl said, "I hope you can go back with me, and then we can act together."

He remembered that Odysseus was also a Beyonder. Of course, the main reason for this invitation was that the senior deacon of the Backlund region had once said that if given the chance, he must do his best to make friends with Odysseus.

After all, such an ace intelligence agent is popular wherever he goes.

But they may not know that if they want to cooperate with Odysseus on anything, they just need to prepare enough gold pounds.

Odysseus smiled and said, "My appearance fee is very expensive."

At Sequence 8, one arrow was already worth 10 pounds.

"You don't have to do anything." Carl smiled. "Just provide us with some ideas or intelligence when needed."

After all, the purpose is to make friends with Odysseus, not to make him a cannon fodder.

Carl left a member of the "Nighthawks" team here, and he took Odysseus and another member back to the "Nighthawks" headquarters.

The three of them chatted along the way. For some reason, no one seemed very anxious, as if they were not going to arrest the murderer but to go on an outing.

When they were halfway there, the carriage suddenly slowed down and the driver said that a carriage had broken down on the street ahead.

Carl glanced outside and saw the "Holy Emblem of the Night" on the broken carriage. On the street on the other side of the carriage stood a young man with black hair and green eyes, who had an outstanding appearance and was wearing a black windbreaker.

Karl said, "Wait a moment, he's an acquaintance. I'll go down and ask if I want to take him back with me."

Odysseus looked at the young man and thought to himself: Could I meet another "familiar person" today?
He heard the conversation between Karl and the other party from a distance and learned that this guy was really Leonard Mitchell.

When Leonard was returning to Pacefield Street, his carriage broke down. Since there was nothing urgent, he did not take a rented carriage back first, but waited for the coachman to repair it.

Odysseus' interpretation is: On the way back from the mission, the carriage broke down.

Leonard accepted Carl's invitation because the Red Gloves' headquarters was also on Pacefield Street.

Arriving in the car, Leonard glanced at Odysseus and asked, "Is this the prisoner you arrested?"

Odysseus thought to himself: You are the prisoner, your whole family is a prisoner!
Carl introduced him with a mixture of laughter and tears. "This is Mr. Odysseus Gall, an informant for the Mechanical Heart. He has provided crucial intelligence on a very peculiar case."

Leonard smiled slightly, then casually asked, "Very strange? How strange?"

Carl briefly explained the case.

Odysseus remembered that when it came to extraordinary cases, official Extraordinary Personnel rarely took the initiative to learn about the cases handled by their colleagues unless a colleague asked for help.

Moreover, Leonard belongs to the "Red Gloves" and Carl belongs to the "Nighthawks". Although they are both extraordinary forces of the Church of the Goddess of Evernight, they do not belong to the same department. They only communicate with each other in some meetings, and there is basically no communication about the case at other times.

But at this time, neither Leonard nor Karl felt that there was anything wrong with the topic they were talking about, which was very wrong.

Sure enough, after hearing what happened to Heina, Leonard said, "I happen to have a sealed item that may be able to help her."

Then he looked at Odysseus: "If I use a seal with the power of a 'witch', can I remove the opponent's 'invisibility' state?"

Odysseus thought for a moment and said, "In theory, that's right."

Leonard said, "If I go back, I will have to return this seal. It will be very troublesome for you to apply for it again, and it is very likely that the lady will disappear completely.

"How about we go to Longst Street together, help the poor lady with her problem first, and then return to Pacefield Street?"

Both Odysseus and Carl felt that this proposal was not very good. For Odysseus, his goal was to solve Henna's problem, and it didn't matter whether the murderer was found or not.

Carl thought that the murderer didn't know that he had been exposed, so it would be okay to catch him later, so he nodded in agreement.

So they went to Darren and his wife's house together. As they guessed, Leonard used the seal corresponding to the "witch" path. After ending the "invisibility" state, Henna's skin soon reappeared.

The problem was solved smoothly. Darren and his wife thanked them profusely and asked Odysseus how much he wanted as a reward.

Odysseus said, "3 pounds."

Darren was relieved that their savings were enough to cover the cost.

Leonard looked at the scene in front of him. It was obvious that Odysseus's offer was within the other party's acceptable range, and the cost of this commission was definitely more than 3 pounds.

This left a deep impression on him of Mr. Wizard, the informant of the "Mechanical Heart".

The group first went to the headquarters of the "Nighthawks" again to report, and then headed to Hailin Avenue. When they arrived, the people had already disappeared.

This is the extent of the investigation into the case. Odysseus said goodbye to Karen and the others and returned to No. 66, Rose Street, but found nothing unusual.

It wasn't until that evening, when he went into the "wilderness of knowledge" to look up information, that he suddenly "woke up": Did Carl and I get kicked in the head by a donkey? Catching a criminal is like a leisurely outing!
(End of this chapter)