Chapter 397

Anthony Reid, the "Psychiatrist" who looked like a middle-aged man, looked at Lu Mian's smile and said thoughtfully:

"Your expression tells me that this matter has something to do with you."

Damn, he can even tell that? Lu Mian felt that his smile, expression, and body movements were all normal, and his answer wasn't outstanding, but there was no problem either.

Anthony Reid said further:

"The smile and movements you just made carried a bit of smugness.

"And your current reaction tells me that your relationship with this matter is quite deep."

Can he tell even without "reading minds"? Only then did Lu Mian discover that the expressions and movements he thought were fine might not be devoid of hidden information in the eyes of a "Psychiatrist".

Anthony Reid said calmly:

"I'm telling you the result of my interpretation directly to let you know that in the future, when you encounter a 'Psychiatrist' and want to lie, it's best to brew your emotions in advance, simulate the matter you are about to tell in your heart, and treat it as real.

"If you don't want to talk about the strange aura on White Coat Street, you don't have to tell me. I don't have the energy to collect information in this area to sell for money right now anyway."

Lu Mian savored Anthony's words, nodded slightly, and turned to ask:

"How is your investigation into General Philip's matter going? Do you need our help?"

Anthony Reid looked around, saw that there were no tenants coming and going in the lobby at this time, and Mrs. Fels was far away, before saying in a low voice:

"General Philip's widow, children, and the few friends he was closest to while alive currently show no problems and are living very normal lives.

"But I discovered that General Philip's widow donates a large sum of money to a charitable organization called 'Dream Seekers' every quarter. The total cash donated has almost equaled half of their family's visible assets."

"Very generous." Lu Mian thought for a moment and said, "What kind of charitable organization is 'Dream Seekers'?"

Anthony Reid replied:

"This is the direction of my next investigation. Currently, I only know that their purpose is to provide certain help to outstanding young people who come to Trier to pursue their dreams but are temporarily in trouble. It doesn't belong to the two major churches, nor was it established by the government. It is a private charitable organization, mainly soliciting donations from high society."

Lu Mian smiled and warned in a mocking tone:

"Be careful when you investigate 'Dream Seekers'. Of course, it doesn't matter if you aren't careful. At least I already know that if you suddenly disappear or die mysteriously, the problem will most likely come from that charitable organization."

Anthony Reid touched his light yellow crew cut:

"Don't worry, I'm a cowardly person who is afraid of death. I'll hide when I hear gunshots. If I really smell the aura of danger, I won't be too embarrassed to ask you for help. Besides, this is something you promised me anyway."

Without waiting for a response, he turned to say:

"Guillaume Bénet's wife has been living at 20 Terrace Street in the Library District and hasn't tried to move away.

"I bribed some ordinary people around there, and their feedback to me recently is that mysterious men occasionally visit that lady under the cover of night, suspected of having an affair."

That "Condiment Beauty" Paulina... She didn't move away after fleeing to Terrace Street, which means she gained a new sense of security. Combined with the rumors from the neighbors, she has most likely re-established contact with Bouvard Pomperol of the "Sinners" organization... Lu Mian smiled again:

"Have your informants summarize the patterns of the mysterious men's visits so that we can catch them in the act more accurately."

The goal is to directly catch the liaison of the "Sinners" organization, Bouvard Pomperol!

Only then would Lu Mian have a chance to lock onto the "Sinners" organization and find the family of Roche Louise Sanson.

He originally hoped to start with the surname Sanson, and even regarded Jacques Sanson, who had run for Market District congressman, as the primary target. But later he discovered that Sanson is a common surname in Intis, and there are many people with this surname. Jacques Sanson's family relationships were relatively simple, there were no obvious problems on the surface, and no relatives such as sisters or daughters had gone missing.

After going around in circles, Lu Mian could only investigate the "Sinners", an organization that worships fate, for the time being, in order to find people related to the original owner of Aurora's body.

He felt that there were still some mysteries about "Loki" and others targeting Aurora. It couldn't be that the "Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings" directly issued an oracle, letting "Loki" and the others guide a "Muggle" to use "Soul Summoning" on herself, right?

This not only doesn't fit the status and level of a deity, but the "Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings" is in fierce opposition with Mr. Fool, so His state shouldn't be that good.

In addition, Aurora definitely didn't participate in the "April Fool's" group's physical gatherings. Inside the ancient palace of the "Kingdom of Night" that can only be entered with the help of "Hidden" power, what did "Loki" use to see that the original owner of her body was a believer of an evil god?

Lu Mian felt that either Aurora had been troubled by Roche Louise Sanson's residual will for a long time and had sought treatment from "I have a friend", leaking the secret and thus being targeted, or someone among the core members of the "April Fool's" group had a close relationship with the "Sinners" organization and accidentally learned about Roche Louise Sanson.

Anthony Reid saw that Lu Mian could suppress his inner urgency and patiently wait for the mysterious man visiting Guillaume Bénet's wife to leave more clues, so he nodded approvingly.

…………

Market Avenue, Breeze Ballroom.

Lu Mian had just arrived at the stairs when he saw Sakota waiting there.

"The boss is upstairs," Sakota said in a low voice.

He had followed Baron Brignais for a long time without knowing who the boss of the Savar Party was. After it changed to Charles being the owner of the Breeze Ballroom, the boss had already come here twice in person!

What did the boss come for? Lu Mian quickly went through the events of the past two days in his mind and had a rough idea.

He went up to the second floor and saw Gardner Martin, wearing a formal suit but no tie, slowly sipping coffee.

"Where did you go?" Gardner Martin put down his cup and asked with a smile.

Lu Mian answered frankly:

"I went to chat with the information broker Anthony Reid. I previously entrusted him with a task to help me keep an eye on Guillaume Bénet, the widow of the enemy I just killed, to see who she comes into contact with.

"I believe there is a secret organization worshipping an evil god behind Guillaume Bénet."

Gardner Martin smiled and said:

"You don't want to let any of them go? You are more ruthless than I thought. Well, when dealing with secret organizations worshipping evil gods, you can appropriately use the power of the official authorities."

Without waiting for Lu Mian to respond, he asked again:

"Did you sense a violent and terrifying aura last night?"

Lu Mian nodded honestly:

"I sensed it."

Right at the scene...

He recalled the state of his body when it resonated with the "Blood Emperor's" aura and added two more sentences:

"At that time, my blood felt like it was about to burn up.

"I originally wanted to go to the place where the aura came from to take a look, but the official Beyonders were faster than me and blocked off White Coat Street."

Gardner Martin was very satisfied with Lu Mian's honesty:

"When the official Beyonders aren't watching so closely, go to 6 White Coat Street and take a look. Maybe you'll discover something."

"Alright." Lu Mian agreed very readily.

Returning to the crime scene is also an interesting thing.

…………

Late at night, 3 White Coat Street, Apartment 601, inside Franca's room.

This "Pleasure Witch" sat next to the typewriter and radio transceiver, looking at the information received while saying to Jenna, who was sitting on the edge of her bed:

"The situation is roughly that Charles found another enemy. That guy is a Sequence 5 'Marionettist' of the 'Seer' pathway, a member of the Eighth Bureau, both insidious and powerful. Not only did he discover our observation, but he also tracked us in reverse and ambushed us..."

Franca omitted the "Curly-Haired Baboons Research Society" part and told the whole story.

In this story, Hela's identity was a powerful Beyonder hired with money through some occult gathering.

Speaking to the end, Franca spread her hands and said:

"I fainted at the time and didn't know about any terrifying and violent aura. When I woke up, we had all moved underground. That 'Marionettist' codenamed 'Loki' was already dead, and Charles was burning his corpse, with that lady watching from the side."

Jenna was frightened by the "Marionettist's" abilities and performance, tightened her body, and felt that the summer night had become a bit colder.

Seeing this, Franca took the opportunity to say:

"There's something even more terrifying!"

She briefly told everything she could tell, making Jenna's spine chill, and she subconsciously moved a few steps toward Franca.

"Damn, what else have you two done that I don't know about?" Jenna used profanity to bolster her courage.

"Not us, it's Charles!" Franca was just about to tell another terrifying event when information came in on the radio transceiver.

That complex analysis machine automatically translated it and spat out a piece of paper through the connected mechanical typewriter.

Franca picked it up and saw it came from "007":

"'Sleeve Sword', do you know what's going on with the terrifying aura in the Market District last night?"

Franca typed out the letters and replied to this telegram:

"I'm not from the Market District, why do you think I would know?"

"007" replied quickly:

"The information you provided me and the favors you asked me to do are mostly in the Market District or closely related to it. If you haven't been in the Market District for the past half year, I'll give you my head as a toilet!"

Franca gave two dry laughs and replied under Jenna's gaze:

"About this matter, I actually do know the situation.

"But I can't tell you now. You'll know at the next gathering."

…………

While Franca was communicating with "007", Lu Mian was resting in Room 207 of the Golden Rooster Hotel.

He didn't go looking for opportunities to act for the time being, because although he had received treatment from Lady Hela and gotten rid of the state of being on the verge of losing control, and his body had automatically recovered at six in the morning, his spirit still had some minor problems that needed time and rest to smooth out bit by bit. Moreover, he still had to wait for Lady Hela to send the "confessions" of those "April Fool's" members.

Just before dawn, the skull head that looked like it was made of pure silver emerged from the darkness, biting a thick stack of paper.

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PS2: Let me talk about the holiday update plan. Web novel authors don't have holidays except for the Spring Festival. It's the same as usual, two updates normally, one update on the two days of the weekend. So, there is only this chapter today, but tomorrow I will thank the warm sun and everyone who voted. I will add one chapter, which is two updates. The first chapter is at 12:05 AM, and the second chapter is at 12:30 PM. Of course, if I'm first in monthly votes, there will be another additional update~

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