Chapter 110: Uncle Edward, You Wouldn't Want Lita

"Uncle Edward, I would like to talk to you about something."

After Lita left the cafe following lunch, Yun Mu approached Edward and said.

"Oh?" Sitting in his boss chair and reading a newspaper, Edward heard her words, put down the paper, and raised an eyebrow.

"It's rare for someone to seek me out. Tell me about it," he said.

"It concerns the Dried Corpse Murder Case." Yun Mu exhaled softly, then shared the matter of Brenna, as well as the information Brenna had investigated, with Edward.

"The mastermind is actually the Church?" After hearing her words, Edward touched his chin, lost in thought.

This surprised her somewhat; she had originally thought she would need to spend a great deal of effort to make Edward believe what she said.

She hadn't expected the other party to have not a shred of doubt or suspicion.

How was she to know that Edward had actually known about Brenna's princess identity all along, and also knew about her contact with Brenna.

Naturally, he would not feel suspicious about the content she spoke of.

Come to think of it, he had also known from the very beginning that a big shot was staying at the Frost Bank.

It was just that he didn't know exactly how big.

That day, upon hearing that Yun Mu was going to the Frost Bank at night, he had followed her secretly, partly out of worry and partly out of curiosity.

As a result, after hearing the other party's true identity, he was so shocked that he exposed his tracks and had no choice but to jump into the sea to escape on the spot.

Afterward, he never paid attention to this matter again; after all, that was a princess of the Frost Kingdom, and even for him, a slight carelessness could bring disaster upon himself, but... "I didn't expect it to be such a thorny matter."

He said this as if sighing.

"So, you want me to help investigate this?" Edward looked at Yun Mu and said.

"Yes!"

Nodding without hesitation, Yun Mu also informed Edward of the information regarding the woman with scarlet eyes, namely the Scarlet Messenger Natavia.

However, she concealed her own identity as a Bloodline and attributed the results of this investigation to Brenna.

"Promoted to a Master-level Transcendental in just a few days?"

Edward stood up from his chair at once; he furrowed his brows, instantly realizing that the matter was not simple.

Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for any Transcendental to be promoted to the Master level in just a few days.

This situation could only mean one thing!

There was a deity behind her, pushing her forward!

Thinking of this, even Edward could not sit still.

This was a deity; if not handled well, the entire Frostfall City would be in danger of destruction.

It could even be said that Frostfall City might just be the beginning.

Thinking of the disaster that might be triggered behind this matter, Edward felt his scalp tingle.

"No, I cannot let Lita go to the Guard Hall to report," he thought immediately.

The Guard Hall is currently working with the Church to search for the culprit of the Dried Corpse Murder Case, which is Natavia's whereabouts.

And the Church has far more Transcendental than the Guard Hall; this sort of thief calling for the thief is destined to have no results.

On the contrary, the Transcendental of the Guard Hall who participate in the operation together will have the risk of being backstabbed.

The best method at present should be to let the upper echelons of the Frost Kingdom notice this matter and dispatch more manpower to participate in the investigation.

And forcibly search the Dark Night Church in Frostfall City to terminate all their conspiracies.

But the risk of doing this is very high, because the influence of the Dark Night Church is deeply rooted in the Frost Kingdom, and pulling one hair affects the whole body.

It would be fine if they found something, but if they found nothing... even the King of the Frost Kingdom would be in for a rough time! Therefore, those politicians would likely find it difficult to pass this proposal; based on Edward's understanding of them, they would probably argue for ten days or half a month before reaching a result.

If he really waited until then, everything would be over; what would be the point of searching then!

Tsk, this path is likely not to be relied upon; he can only investigate in secret. It's just that he needs some allies... some reliable allies! After all, when it comes to investigation, the more people there are, the greater the strength; the clues he can dig up alone are ultimately quite limited.

But the allies cannot be too incompetent; if the Church hears any wind of it, the investigation will become even more difficult.

"Is it that princess's idea for you to tell me about this?" Thinking of this, Edward asked Yun Mu.

"It is not." Shaking her head, Yun Mu said truthfully: "Brenna has her own ideas, and I just want to increase the strength of the friendly side as much as possible."

"..."

Edward was silent, seemingly thinking about something. After a long while, he sighed faintly and said: "Sigh, they won't even let me have a peaceful retirement."

He walked toward the outside of the cafe and said to Yun Mu: "I will go contact a few old friends; if possible, I would like to meet and talk with that princess."

"... That is fine." Yun Mu hesitated for a moment and nodded: "How about tomorrow night?"

"Then tomorrow night it is."

After Edward finished saying this, he had already left the cafe and flipped the sign on the door to 【Closed】.

"Phew."

And after Edward left, Yun Mu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Someone... I forgot who said it.

When you tell a lie, you often need more lies to cover it up.

Although most of what she said was the truth, the small bit of information she concealed still made her feel some pressure.

And the fact that Edward was going to meet Brenna was certain; this was something she could have guessed as soon as she wanted to tell Edward this information.

After all, if they are to investigate the Church together, theoretically, they are allies.

How can allies not share information and meet each other?

Otherwise, if they run into each other while investigating separately and both think the other is an enemy, how awkward that would be.

As for the explanation to give Brenna about Edward wanting to meet her, she had already thought it out; she could just go find Brenna tonight.

The most urgent matter now is... "Hiss, fifteen minutes left, I'm going to be late!"

Glancing at the current time, Yun Mu hurriedly left Sisilaiya Cafe, hailed a Steam Taxi, and headed in the direction of the Painter Association.

As a result, they unexpectedly encountered a construction zone midway, and the driver was forced to take a detour.

Before leaving, Yun Mu glanced at the area under construction; it seemed like an underground gas pipeline leak, and the workers appeared to be making emergency repairs.

She only had time to look for a few seconds before losing sight of it after the taxi turned a corner.

And because of this small interlude, the Steam Taxi arrived at the Painter Association much later than she had originally expected.

In the end, almost exactly at the deadline, Yun Mu arrived in front of the classroom door on the third floor of the Painter Association.

"Good afternoon, Miss Yun." Waseke watched her hurried appearance and greeted her with a light chuckle.

PS: Writing this is giving me such a headache.

Those familiar with me should know that I used to write Infinite Flow stories.

This is my first time trying this style of writing, with one world, various factions intertwined, and long-term plot threads.

It's making my scalp tingle.

To ensure the logic is clear and readable, I even feel like I'm being long-winded myself.

Writing it feels restrictive and very uncomfortable.

If there is a next book, I want to write a daily life urban light novel, sob sob.

(End of this chapter)