Chapter 402

Outside the window, the streetlights had long been lit. Franca looked at Blanche Solon opposite her and said:

"I've already said my name. I live in the Market District and am one of the main leaders of the Savar Party, a gang. That's all I can say. You can review it however you want. Anyway, I only have two goals: first, to investigate the 'Blessed Society' and clear away hidden dangers; second, to take the opportunity to experience the women's pleasure party."

When saying that last sentence, Franca didn't hide her smile.

The strategy she adopted today was the "move people with sincerity" strategy discussed with Lu Mian. As long as the "Demoness" at the Red House Cafe took the initiative to contact her, she would "confess" her purpose and test whether the other party was involved with the "Blessed Society".

And in some details, Franca specifically consulted Anthony Reid, the "Psychiatrist", so as not to overdo her performance, which would be worse than not doing it.

According to Anthony Reid's opinion, she "confessed" but not completely. If she said in one breath, "I used to be a man, now I am a 'Pleasure Witch', lurking in the Savar Party, for the purpose of joining the 'Iron and Blood Cross Order' and changing back to my original appearance," not only would it fail to gain trust, but it would also make the other party vigilant, feeling that she was too frank and must have other purposes.

Therefore, she only stated her surface identity and main purpose, hiding the rest in the details, letting the other party understand and investigate for themselves.

Information obtained through effort is definitely more believable than what is said directly!

Blanche Solon stared into Franca's eyes and said:

"With the strength you've shown, why would you demean yourself to be a gang leader?"

"For a very important matter. I believe if it were you, you would do the same." Franca replied half-hidden, and hinted that she had also identified the other party's divine pathway, approximate sequence, and original state.

Speaking of this, she raised her hand to stroke the silver-white "Lie" earring clipped to her right earlobe and added with a smile:

"Forgot to tell you, this isn't my real appearance. I've made enough disguise. Otherwise, why would you have lost me last time?"

Blanche looked at the silver-white earring and nodded with realization.

She didn't ask about Franca's identity and background anymore, turning to ask about the "Blessed Society".

Franca could see that this "Demoness" attached great importance to the women's pleasure party at the Red House Cafe and refused any organization or individual with ulterior motives to contact it.

You wouldn't really treat some participants of the pleasure party as your lovers and develop feelings, right? If this continues, you will have problems sooner or later. Having feelings is a good thing, but looking for feelings in this kind of pleasure party is a sign of a bad brain... Can spirit and flesh really be completely separated? When there is more communication of souls, one wants the combination of flesh, and when there is more combination of flesh, it is difficult to avoid narrowing the distance between hearts... Franca, as a bystander, based on her insights and experience from two lifetimes, muttered a few words about Blanche Solon's state, which even produced certain philosophical reflections.

This vaguely summarized her first "Pleasure Witch" acting rule.

She didn't hide it, while suspecting that the Demoness Sect was plotting against the Solon family, so they developed such a slightly "innocent" and emotional "Demoness", while telling the general situation and ability characteristics of the Blessed Society.

Hearing the name "sex addict" and the corresponding performance, Blanche Solon's expression became solemn and increasingly vigilant.

Franca stopped while she was ahead, drank the remaining dessert wine, stood up slowly, put on a blue round-top soft hat, and walked out of the Red House Cafe.

Sitting in a rental carriage, on the way back to the Market District, her thoughts raced, analyzing the possible loopholes that existed later:

"Must let Jenna move out. No, her living in my apartment can prove my real gender, but I must warn her not to show the abilities of 'Assassin' and 'Instigator' recently...

"The problem on Charles's side is that if Blanche Solon and Puifu Solon meet often, it is possible to discover that the generous merchant's son is actually a gang leader who dominates the Market District, thereby exposing the purpose of the 'Iron and Blood Cross Order'. Well, Blanche is a member of the Demoness Sect and is not on the same side as the Solon family, so she will most likely hide this matter and use it...

"Is Blanche emotional now in preparation for Sequence 5 'Pain'?

"..."

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Market District, Nightingale Street.

Lu Mian "teleported" back to his safe house directly.

In the free time waiting for Franca to return the "Lie" so he could change back to his original appearance, he thought about the rumors related to human blood bread:

"If it had been discovered at the beginning, it would have been fine. Now that it has spread, hundreds or thousands of people believe it. It is very, very difficult to trace it back to the source. Moreover, even if it is found, that person is probably full of false news and can't say who told him at all... A 'Psychiatrist' who can hypnotize is really too difficult to catch...

"The Mandrake rumor that Lano Bruhl heard also feels a bit problematic..."

Lu Mian thought about it and decided not to worry about it, reporting directly to Ms. Magician to see if he could ask Lady Susie, or even Lady "Justice", this high-ranking "Psychiatrist", to trace the source of the rumor.

They are experts in similar operations, possess all the abilities of "I have a friend", and are even stronger!

And matters involving the "Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings" belong to the public tasks of the "Tarot Club".

Likewise, Lu Mian also intended to let the Great Arcana worry about the other line of clues, because with his strength, he couldn't investigate at all.

He felt that since "Loki" was lurking in the Eighth Bureau, it was possible that he had implicitly polluted some colleagues or had been discovered with some problems by his colleagues. These are all clues.

But with the experience of confronting the "Marionettist", when Lu Mian recalled the situation at the "Alone" bar and the performance at the basement puppet theater, it wasn't as muddled as before. He just felt it was eerie, dim, and carried a bit of horror. He could feel the substantial danger hidden in various details more clearly.

He suspected that the vast majority of the audience at the puppet theater were "Marionettes", which fits the name of the bar:

"Alone"!

Only one living person, the rest are marionettes!

Of course, this is an exaggerated statement. There were clearly a few members of the Eighth Bureau in the "Alone" bar acting as bartenders and waiters, such as "Loki", such as Lyra.

But no matter what, the Beyonder who could manipulate a theater of marionettes was far stronger than "Loki", definitely more than Sequence 5, and very likely a demigod of the "Seer" pathway.

No matter how confident Lu Mian was, he didn't feel he could find clues from a bar protected by a demigod. He didn't even dare to try.

The in-depth investigation in this direction could only be completed by the Great Arcana of the "Tarot Club"!

Lu Mian didn't hesitate anymore, spread out the letter paper, and reported his work to Ms. Magician.

When the "Doll" messenger was summoned, it looked at Lu Mian and said:

"Do you like dressing yourself up very much?"

Is it because I'm wearing a brand new face now? Lu Mian smiled and said:

"This is forced by life. I can't be recognized when doing certain things."

The "Doll" messenger nodded slowly:

"No wonder you can't tell that I'm different every day."

Lu Mian looked at the "Doll" messenger's light golden small skirt, not knowing whether to lie or be honest.

What's the difference between it and before?

Seeing Lu Mian didn't answer, appearing to acquiesce, the "Doll" messenger grabbed the letter paper and said sharply:

"My hair is smoother, my skin is more elastic, my skirt is newer..."

This voice went far away, disappearing into the candlelight along with the figure.

Lu Mian sighed and muttered to himself silently:

"Maybe the more familiar people are, the less I will pay attention to their small changes..."

This is just like Franca being very relaxed in front of him, to the point that she is too lazy to use her brain for many things.

If one has to run their brain at high speed in front of anyone, and their state is incomparably tense, their spirit will have problems sooner or later.

Seeing that the time was about right, Lu Mian left Nightingale Street and knocked on the door of Apartment 601, 3 White Coat Street.

It was Jenna who opened the door. She was stunned for a moment and said:

"Who are you?"

Lu Mian sneered:

"You still can't hear my footsteps by now?"

"Damn, this temperament of yours that makes people want to beat you up will make your disguise fail!" Jenna knew Lu Mian had a magical item that could change his appearance.

Lu Mian walked into the living room while looking around:

"Where is Franca?"

"Went to the Red House Cafe and hasn't come back yet." Jenna already roughly knew that Franca was going to contact members of the Demoness Sect, and also heard her companion mention the malice of this secret organization toward female "Assassins".

Lu Mian touched the Franca "Mirror Substitute" in his arms, seeing that there was nothing unusual, before sitting on the single sofa.

This was Jenna's usual position.

Jenna rolled her eyes at him and sat on the armrest of the chair next to him, asking thoughtfully:

"How come you've popped up with a few more enemies? How many enemies do you actually have?"

Lu Mian had talked about the disaster in Cordu Village before, so he skipped the previous context directly and said simply:

"The 'Soul Summoning' that caused my sister problems was bought from that organization called 'April Fool's', and they sold it to my sister on purpose. My goal now is to find their core members and execute them one by one."

Jenna pursed her lips and didn't ask about the details, so as not to irritate Lu Mian.

"Is there anything I can help with?" She asked seriously.

Lu Mian thought for a while and said:

"You working hard to become a 'Witch' is the greatest help to me."

The core members of "April Fool's" are not only powerful but also have no bottom line. Only when Jenna becomes a "Witch" and can make her own "Mirror Substitute" can she participate in the pursuit of those bastards.

Jenna cursed a few times in anger but didn't act tough. She quietly observed Lu Mian for a few seconds and said:

"I feel that you are more tired than a while ago..."

Lu Mian subconsciously showed a smile:

"But also more motivated."

"But won't this be too tense? Franca said that a string that is always taut is easy to break. The best way is to alternate between tension and relaxation." Jenna said with some worry.

Lu Mian smiled self-deprecatingly:

"But they won't let me go either, and even made up their minds to kill me with their own hands."

Seeing Jenna didn't quite understand, he added with a cold expression:

"Knowing my status as a wanted criminal, they actually didn't report it to the official authorities. This is obviously hoping that I will continue to stay in the Market District, waiting for them to perfect their plans and make preparations."

PS: Thanks to Xue Yue Hua Shi for the Bai Yin Alliance reward, thanks to Zhu Ri Yi Ran for rewarding the Bai Yin Alliance again and again~

(End of chapter)