"...Anyway, that's it. Another secret room murder case occurred at No. 21, Lumanluo Street. It is said that the deceased was killed while bathing, and the entire pool of water was dyed blood red."
Gary reported: "This is already the third time. If this continues, it is likely to cause panic in York City."
"That's right," Selin took out his pipe, "but the most important problem at the moment is that we cannot participate. If there is no decisive progress, neither the church nor us have a legitimate reason to participate."
"In my opinion, the chief financial officer was unhappy with Neo, so that's why he brought things to the current situation and prevented us from participating." Gary put his head in his hands and leaned back. "They don't want to solve the problem.
They only think about their own interests and emotions, no wonder there are more and more people complaining recently."
Selin sighed and said:
"That's not something we should consider. Why didn't we see Ondu and Cecia? Where did they go?"
"I don't know about Mr. Andou, he is always mysterious, but Miss Cecia probably asked me to take a day off from you because of the Lucky Stone Church incident," Gary said.
Selin did not speak and became silent.
There were only four people in the prayer room at this time. Gary and Betro were both old members who had been following Selin for a long time. They knew that Selin was acting like this because he was thinking about important things, so they did not bother him.
The room was quiet for a while, everyone was thinking.
"I heard from Cecia that you didn't participate in the training yesterday afternoon?" Selin suddenly said to Su Ge.
Su Ge was stunned for a moment and subconsciously wanted to deny it, but after thinking about it, he nodded and admitted it.
"I went to Karen's place to learn about the situation," Su Ge recalled, without telling the incident with Odyssey. "Judging from the interpersonal relationship of the chief financial officer's son, it is very bad, but it is also right.
Because of his status as the chief financial officer’s son, I don’t think anyone would dare to do anything to him.”
"On the importance of being born into a good family." Gary laughed.
"Is it because of this reason that you evaded training without authorization?" Selin asked, "Do you still remember how we agreed? Do what you should do well, and then you will be allowed to investigate."
Su Ge lowered his head deeply without any rebuttal.
He knew that he had done something wrong in the first place. In fact, it was not a matter of urgency to find Kallen, and it was completely fine after the training.
Maybe it was the incident in the library that prevented him from thinking calmly for a while, or maybe he was so involved that he even forgot to make up for it afterwards.
But no matter what, he did it wrong, so he won't have any excuse.
"What is the essence of the arrangement ceremony?" Selin suddenly asked.
"Ah?" Su Ge didn't react.
"Didn't Cecia explain the content of the ceremony to you in yesterday's class? Then you must have studied it. That's what I'm asking. What is the essence of the ceremony?"
Su Ge was a little flustered.
Cecia had given him this lesson, and the content was also about rituals, but at that time he must have been distracted because he didn't have a good rest, so not much of what Cecia taught could remain in his memory.
Sugar looked at Gary and Betro, ready to ask them for help, but he found that both Gary and Gary looked serious, with their arms folded in the same posture.
Gary waved his hands gently where Selin couldn't see him, as if he didn't dare to make any small moves under Selin's nose.
"I forgot, I'm sorry." Su Ge could only admit honestly.
"Because she only spoke once, but you didn't listen carefully, right?" Selin said seriously, "You are prohibited from acting alone today. You can make up for what you learned yesterday. In the afternoon, I will
Go and apply to Archbishop Oghayma and ask him to give you twice the amount of training."
"This is the first warning because you did not fulfill the agreement between us."
After Selin finished speaking, he stood up and left the prayer room without giving Su Ge any chance to argue.
After a short silence, Gary and Betro breathed a sigh of relief at the same time and looked at Su Ge who looked helpless.
"Sorry, I really can't help you this time. In fact, Brother Selin doesn't have any bad intentions." Gary said.
Su Ge nodded, "I know, it is indeed what I did wrong."
"Well, the situation in York City is not very good now. Although we have repelled those demon believers before, the serial killer has not been solved yet. This time, the three consecutive secret room murder cases are very likely to be related to the serial killer. I think,
Brother Selin is also trying to protect you."
"I understand." Su Ge nodded sincerely.
Seeing Sugar's reaction, Gary and Betro looked at each other and felt relieved.
Soon, Su Ge was the only one left in the prayer room. He was in a daze for a while, wondering what he was thinking. Then he took out the thick "Holy Book of the Sky" and began to read it seriously.
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At the end of Golden Gallon Street, Neo's residence.
It was already lunch time, but Neo did not appear at the table on time, and still stayed in his study.
But what was different from usual was that he was not sitting behind the large desk, but standing in front of the desk with a respectful look, wiping the sweat on his face with a handkerchief from time to time.
Behind the desk, there sat a young man who was reading seriously.
The young man's clothes are not luxurious. He is wearing formal clothes that every member of society would buy, including a white shirt, a black vest, a black bow tie, a complete set of coats and trousers, and a pair of leather shoes of the same color. At first glance, he looks very ordinary.
But from the gold thread on the cuffs and the hand-tied details at the corners, it can be clearly proven that this suit is actually valuable. It just abandons those showy elements and focuses on comfort and elegance.
The young man looks very handsome, to be more precise, he should be handsome.
He has the rare delicacy and softness of a Griffin man, with green eyes, dark brown hair, and smooth cheek lines. He is just reading so quietly, like a landscape painting on a drizzling day.
Behind the young man stood a female guard with a frosty face.
Smart short hair, bottomless abyss-like black pupils, small and delicate nose, and a tear mole under the corner of the right eye, with a vague and non-existent attraction.
In front of such two handsome and beautiful men and women, Neo kept sweating and his hands trembled slightly, as if he was facing a formidable enemy.
"Don't be nervous, Chief Neo. I was just sent to witness the whole thing. I have no real power and I won't ask for anything from you."
The young man put down the information in his hand, looked at Neo with a pair of emerald eyes, and said softly with a slight smile:
"You also know that I have never had much say in the family."
Neo was so frightened that he quickly bowed and saluted, his lips trembling, and said: "How, how could it be possible, Your Highness Liye Donish?"
Sitting behind the desk is none other than the current royal family of the Griffin Kingdom, the tenth prince of the Pales family, Liedonisi Pallas.
Now that the prince has just come of age, according to the tradition of the Pales family, he has begun to enter the political circle. Like his elder brothers, he has officially begun to contribute to the construction of the Griffin Kingdom.
But everyone knows that this tenth prince will never be as outstanding as his royal brothers because his mother died when he was very young.
In the whirlpool of the royal family and politics, having a mother of noble birth is like boarding a strong ship. The help from the family can allow these princes to better participate in politics, receive protection and strive at the same time.
Wander.
But Liedonich can only rely on himself.
Therefore, even though he is a prince, he is still ostracized by other members of the family, and this may be the reason why he was sent to York City this time.
This is the first time that Neo has met Liye Donich. Before that, he had only heard rumors about him - the prince who was least like a prince.
He didn't know whether it was a compliment or a derogation, but Neo knew that no matter how powerful the opponent was, he was from the royal family and could crush him to death with just one finger.
Li Yedonich did not react too much to Neo's words. He stood up and walked to the balcony nearby, opened the door and felt the breeze.
"Has the place of residence been decided yet? Ansner?" Liedonich asked.
"Yes, Your Highness," the female guard standing behind him nodded slightly, "The Moenxi Hotel at No. 14, Huangyanbei Street, Bay Area, is of course the best room in it. There is only one room on the entire third floor.
The room is spacious enough and no one will disturb you.”
"It doesn't matter, I just hope the scenery there is good."
"From the balcony, it is said that you can see the flowing Lims River." Ansner replied respectfully.
"Sounds good, let's go and have a look." Liye Donich's tone was full of expectation, and he turned around to leave.
"Wait, no, please wait a moment, His Highness Liye Donish," Neo quickly stepped forward and asked, "About these cases..."
"It's up to you," Liedonich nodded to Neo, "Like I said, I'm just a witness."
"As you just heard, I will stay temporarily at the Mornsey Hotel. If you have anything other than official business, you can go find me there."
"Oh, by the way, do you like playing chess?" Li Yedonich turned his head and looked at Neo, his eyes shining slightly.
"It's okay."
"Then we can communicate when we have time." Li Yedonich looked outside again, took a deep breath, and prepared to leave.
At this moment, he saw a man wearing a long white trench coat walking quickly through the garden.
"Who is that?"
Neo came over, took a quick look outside, and replied respectfully: "Andu, a member of the Mutual Aid Association, we have some friendship in private, so he sometimes comes here. Do you know him?"
"I probably don't know him. Father never allows me to appear in formal occasions."
"So that's the case, but he shouldn't be qualified to appear on the occasions you mentioned, after all..." Neo was about to continue, when he saw a look of confusion on Li Yedonich's face.
This was the first time Liye Donich showed an expression other than "calm". After a moment of panic, Neo quickly closed his mouth.
"Although I don't know him, I always feel like I've seen him somewhere."