Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 191 There is one more person in the photo
After finishing their business, Odysseus and Bernadette started chatting, and the more they talked, the more they got along. It was not until after five in the morning that Bernadette, who had eaten and drunk her fill, said goodbye and left.

Odysseus spent the whole morning catching up on his sleep and got up in the afternoon. He first used the "Ahona Crystal" he had recovered before to build a new "teleportation array" in the basement.

One magic circle leads to a room on the third floor of the "Nanmu Ballroom", and the other leads to a laboratory in the suburbs.

With these two escape magic circles, Odysseus felt that he could live here with peace of mind.

After that, he continued to study witchcraft and write "The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft". Whenever he had time, he would continue to think about his plan to escape from Backlund.

As for the arrest by MI9, he was not very worried, because at most they could find Odysseus, and it would take them a while to find the "wizard" Gandalf.

……

51 Henry Street.

A team of MI9 operations officers broke into the herbal medicine shop and quickly apprehended the Kena siblings, as well as a customer who was drinking tea in the reception area.

At the same time they rushed to the backyard and took complete control of the herbal medicine shop.

At this time, Coremond walked in slowly. He was about to use his extraordinary ability to interrogate Kena when the "customer" in the reception area suddenly asked, "Is MI9 planning to use the capture of Odysseus to arrest the members of the Mechanical Heart?"

When Coreymond heard the other party say this, he knew something was wrong, and he quickly said, "Let him go."

The "customer" had a cold face and took out the title deed and business license of the herbal medicine store. Colemond took a look at it and sighed helplessly.

Because these documents all prove that this herbal medicine shop is the property of the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery. According to convention, no one except the Church of Steam has the right to dispose of these properties.

This is the theocracy!
The government has no right to try anyone regarding religion or to confiscate any church property.

There is an "Inquisition" within religions. Religious people who commit crimes will be sent to the "Inquisition" for interrogation, and the government departments do not even have the right to detain them.

Fortunately, there are real gods in this world, and religions dare not go too far, otherwise it will definitely breed a large number of social parasites and interest groups.

After seeing these documents, Coreymond immediately smiled bitterly and said, "I just have some questions for this young man named Kena."

The investigation into this case has been giving Coreymond a lot of headaches.

Finally, they applied for a special investigation on the "leader", but unexpectedly, the "leader" was not caught, and no matter what method they used, they could not divine any information about the "leader".

At this time, Celt, the director of MI9 who supported Coreymond, was also under tremendous pressure from the Church of Steam and repeatedly urged Coreymond to find and interrogate the "leader" as soon as possible.

Just when Coremond was about to give up, he suddenly heard that Odysseus used a special magic circle to block the arrival of the evil god.

Considering the two special magic circles that appeared in the basement of No. 199 Hairun Avenue, Coremond believed that this must be a clue.

So he immediately brought people over, but now it seems that Odysseus and the Steam Church were already prepared.

The previous investigation into Odysseus had completely offended the "Mechanical Heart". If Kena were to be interrogated using his extraordinary abilities in front of the members of the "Mechanical Heart", it would likely intensify the conflict.

At this time, Coreymond had to consider a way out for himself and politely discussed it with the people from "Mechanical Heart".

The member of the Mechanical Heart said, "We have no obligation to cooperate with your investigation."

"Just a few simple questions." Coreymond continued with a smile, "I'll leave immediately after I'm done and won't bother you again."

Otherwise, he would send someone to secretly follow Kena, make sure that there were no members of the "Mechanical Heart" to protect him, and then quietly break into his home at night to interrogate the young man.

The member of the Mechanical Heart considered this for a moment before replying, "This is the last time we will cooperate with your investigation. You are only allowed to ask three questions."

"Thank you." After thanking him, Clermond immediately asked Kena, "Does Odysseus often advertise on the second page of the Backlund Post?"

This question is very tricky. It seems to have nothing to do with "leader" and is not disadvantageous to Odysseus. However, Kena's answer can determine whether Odysseus is the "leader".

Because the time of the occult research group convened by the "leader" was announced by placing an advertisement in the Backlund Post.

Sure enough, the inexperienced Kena answered, "Yes."

Coreymond breathed a sigh of relief: "When was the last time Odysseus came to the herbal medicine shop?"

"yesterday."

"Did he behave abnormally or say anything important?"

Although Kena had no experience in dealing with interrogations, he was no fool. He replied vaguely, "Mr. Odysseus told me to run the pharmacy well and said someone would come to help me."

Coremond was slightly stunned. His extraordinary ability determined that the young man was not lying. He was about to ask more questions when the member of the Mechanical Heart said, "Okay, I have asked three questions."

Coreymond was not too disappointed because there were new clues in the investigation of the "leader".

Next, we must do our best to investigate Odysseus.

……

For the next two days, Odysseus lived as the wizard Gandalf.

In the past two days, no customers came to his door, and he has been concentrating on writing "The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft". He has completed most of it, and now only some witchcraft powder formulas and some witchcraft applications are left to be completed.

Odysseus plans to include all fifty-six witchcrafts he has invented so far in this book, but because he has not yet tested the effects of some of the witchcrafts in actual combat, the book can only be written here for now.

Putting the unfinished "Encyclopedia of Witchcraft" into the "Wilderness of Knowledge", Odysseus picked up the newspaper and started reading, preparing to relax in the next few days, as he might not have time to rest next week.

Ding ding ding ding~
Odysseus had just finished reading today's front page when the doorbell rang.

He sighed, picked up his staff and went to open the door.

The visitor was a man in his thirties. His clothes were not luxurious but elegant. When Odysseus saw his cross-eyes, he remembered that this was the man who had been infertile before.

Behind him was a man in his twenties, dressed like a typical gentleman, wearing a silk top hat, a tuxedo, and carrying an ebony cane.

Odysseus thought to himself: Could it be that this man also has infertility problems?
The cross-eyed man took off his hat and said politely, "Mr. Wizard, thank you very much for the potion you provided."

Odysseus was stunned. "Your wife is pregnant so soon?" "Yes." The cross-eyed man said without any embarrassment. "I know a great obstetrician and gynecologist. It was confirmed two days ago that my wife is indeed pregnant."

Odysseus said "Oh", and she must have become pregnant after drinking the potion of the "Fat Pharmacist". If the timing was a coincidence, it would have been noticed.

At the same time, he realized that the person behind him should be a good friend of the cross-eyed man, who knew about his previous troubles with infertility, otherwise the cross-eyed man's answer would definitely not be so frank.

He smiled and said, "Mr. Wizard, my friend is also troubled... Oh, his troubles are different from mine, but there is one thing he has never found a solution to, so I brought him to you, hoping you can find a solution."

Odysseus glanced at the young man who seemed a little shy, then nodded: "Come in."

The three of them sat on the sofa. Odysseus casually raised his hand, and two teacups flew in front of them: "I just boiled some hot water, you can drink it without worry."

Then the kettle on the fireplace suddenly adjusted its position by itself, and a stream of hot water suddenly spurted out from the spout, pouring into the two people's cups very accurately, and the two cups were just full, neither more nor less.

Odysseus's move made both guests look surprised. After a few seconds, the cross-eyed man seemed to be relieved and said, "Thank you for your hospitality.

"Your witchcraft is simply amazing."

Odysseus said nothing, but said to the young man: "If you have any questions, just ask."

"You give me hope, Mr. Wizard." After recovering from his surprise, the young man introduced himself, "My name is Dylan Edmund, and I'm currently helping my father run the fabric store."

He said: "My parents loved me and my sister very much, and our family was relatively well-off, so I had a very happy childhood and adolescence.

"Grandpa has a small villa by the lake. It's very cool there in the summer. Every summer we go to his villa to cool off.

"My sister and I spent many happy summers there fishing and hiking.

"We still see my uncle occasionally, but he's a very cold man and doesn't seem to like my sister and me."

Odysseus did not remind him that he had missed the point, but listened attentively.

When he said this, the smile on Dylan's face suddenly disappeared: "Starting about seven or eight years ago, my family members began to get sick one after another and passed away.

"The first person to pass away was my grandfather, and at first we didn't think anything was wrong because he was already old.

"When my mother passed away, I noticed something was wrong because she had always been very healthy. However, it only took three or four days from her illness to her death. The doctor didn't even have time to diagnose what disease she had.

"Later I noticed that they all died three years apart. My mother died three years after my grandfather, and my sister died three years after my mother!"

Odysseus suddenly asked: "Where is your father? Is he still healthy?"

"After my mother and sister died, my father became quiet and withdrawn. Although he lost a lot of weight, he was still healthy," Dylan replied.

"My father knew something, but he didn't know much.

"A year after my mother passed away, one day my sister suddenly told my father in a panic that someone was following her.

"My father and sister chatted alone for an afternoon, and the next day my sister moved to my grandfather's villa in the suburbs. When I went to visit her, she refused to see me.

"It wasn't until later, after my sister passed away, that I discovered this while sorting through her belongings."

As he spoke, he took out a photo from his pocket. The photo showed a woman who looked somewhat like Dylan. Although the protagonist of the photo was this woman, there seemed to be a black figure standing in the distance behind her.

The face of the black figure could not be seen clearly, but it could be seen that he was staring at Dylan's sister quietly.

The figure makes this photo very strange. Photos of this era could only be taken in photo studios, and the background was always white with no other scenery.

Logically speaking, Dylan's sister was not far from the background wall when taking the photo, so there was no space to capture the person in the distance, but the figure in the distance existed in the photo.

Odysseus pondered for a moment and suddenly looked up: "You didn't see that shadow too, did you?"

"Yes." Dylan didn't seem too frightened, but rather puzzled: "When I just got this photo back from the studio, there wasn't this figure in it, but why is there one now?
"Also, what exactly is that figure? Why can I see him too?"

Odysseus asked, "Where is that figure?"

Dylan pointed outside. "It's on the street outside."

Odysseus looked out the window. There were normal pedestrians outside the window, but suddenly, a black figure appeared in his sight.

Odysseus immediately turned his head away. In the previous moment, he seemed to see evil and corruption.

Moreover, even with the enhanced eyesight from the potion, he couldn't see the man's appearance clearly.

I only know that there is someone there, and he doesn't look like a good person. I'm not even sure if he is a human.

Odysseus looked at Dylan again: "Is this the person your sister was talking about, the one who followed her?"

"I think so." Dylan smiled helplessly and said, "I was also very panicked at first, and even tried to get away from him by train or boat.

“But it was no use, he didn’t even move his legs, yet he was able to catch up with the speeding train.

"He could even stand motionless on the sea, following the ship's continuous progress."

Odysseus was stunned. He had never heard of such a situation before.

After thinking for a moment, he asked again: "You haven't talked to your father."

"Father turned pale and burst into tears when he heard about it." Dylan replied, "Father said it was a curse on my mother's family. My mother once said she heard from my uncle that as long as you don't point out the location of the figure to your family, other family members won't be able to see it.

“So, they wouldn’t be affected by the curse. That’s why my grandfather didn’t tell my mother about the figure before he died. My mother only told my father, who wouldn’t be affected by the curse.

"When my sister mentioned that someone was following her, my father was very surprised. He had a serious talk with her about this issue and moved to the suburbs to avoid affecting me.

"But what's unexpected is that I didn't know that figure existed, but now I can still see him."

(End of this chapter)