Chapter 934: The Stolen Security Company

"Dorothy, do you know the Angelic Relic 【The Evil Mirror of Burgundy】?"

After moving the wooden crate to the basement downstairs, when Xia De returned to the second floor holding the cat, the blonde Miss, wearing an apron and humming a tune, was cheerfully carrying plates of food to the dining table:

"Of course I know. Legend says that whoever is illuminated by that mirror will immediately be possessed by a powerful evil entity within the mirror. Even Ring Mages below the High Ring cannot escape. Moreover, the process is instantaneous, leaving no possibility of resistance. That mirror is extremely dangerous; the evil entity within the mirror is immortal and indestructible, and can only return to the mirror after its vessel is destroyed. Before it was contained, this relic caused countless tragedies. I recall that over 300 years into the Sixth Era, it was jointly contained by the Three Great Academies, and now it is in Saint Byrons. Why do you mention this?"

Dorothy asked curiously, wiping her hands with a towel, and finally placed a bowl of millet and goat milk next to Xia De. Seeing that Dorothy had made breakfast, Xiao Miya did not dodge Dorothy's outstretched hand this time.

"Nothing much."

Xia De pulled out the wooden chair beside Dorothy for her and sighed softly:

"I just never expected the research of the Thirteen-Ring Mages to be so unimaginable... Do you eat so little?"

On the plate in front of Xia De were two slices of soft white bread, two fried eggs, and half a tomato; besides that, there was butter, hot milk, and bacon. But in front of Dorothy was only one slice of bread, a cup of milk, and half a tomato, just slightly more than Xiao Miya's breakfast.

The blonde Miss sat down very gracefully:

"Even a female mage must maintain her figure; I don't want Princess Lei Lei Qianya to say I am fatter than her when she uses my body. Besides, compared to food, what I need to replenish more is... moisture."

Blushing slightly, she winked at Xia De, then wrapped one arm around his neck and kissed him passionately.

Although it was Sunday, Xia De did not intend to idle. In a little while, he planned to find Yi Lu Na to ask her to help look up information on the cult of the Old God 【The Unstable Sage】. After hearing that Xia De planned to take Xiao Miya into the city as well, Dorothy decided not to stay at No. 6 St. Daland Square.

However, she did intend to take Professor Manning's letters away and would help Xia De sort out all the letters today:

"Also, unified heating for the St. Daland Square district will begin next Monday. Princess Lei Lei Qianya's meaning is that since the basement waterproofing is already done, have someone deliver firewood by next Wednesday... Do you know how to use a fireplace?"

Dorothy asked at the dining table. Xia De put down the newspaper in his hand; he had just been reading page three, news of Princess Margaret visiting the Kingdom's Administrative Affairs Department, and facing the back of that page was news of the Kingdom's famous wrestler "Bull Trut" winning a match in Tobeske:

"Throw the wood in and light it."

After thinking for a moment, he added:

"Keep an eye on Xiao Miya; don't let her get close to the fire."

"Do you know how to control the flame and how to use the chimney to vent smoke?"

"Hmm..."

Dorothy slapped her own forehead:

"After Princess Lei Lei Qianya has someone deliver the firewood, I will teach you how to use the fireplace. It is actually very simple; when I was young at home, I loved roasting things to eat in the home fireplace."

She turned her head to look at the fireplace in the living room:

"The weather is not yet very cold. Wait until a snowy night, extinguish the gas lamps in the house, sit with family on the rug in front of the fireplace, play games or read together in the firelight; that is the most memorable memory of every winter before I left home."

"Wait until a snowy night, you can come here; if the Day of the Red Butterfly happens again, invite Princess Lei Lei Qianya."

Xia De understood the writer Miss's hint; that was indeed a very beautiful scene.

After finishing breakfast, Dorothy washed the plates and cups for Xia De, then took those letters and left. Xia De calculated the working hours of the Blackstone Security Company and arrived at Swan Castle Street, where the Blackstone Security Company was located, exactly at nine o'clock. As the weather grew colder, the scenery on the streets was also changing with the seasons. Xia De, holding the cat, glanced at the clothing of the passersby at the street corner before walking into that unremarkable small gray building.

Theoretically, the Blackstone Security Company operates all day; this place is not only the base for Yi Lu Na's squad but also contains some relics they use. But for ordinary people, the business hours here are from nine in the morning, so when Xia De pushed the door open, he believed he was the first guest of the day.

At the first-floor reception, a plump middle-aged woman with brown curly hair was knitting a red sweater while looking at a magazine. Beside the yarn basket, a lying white cat was pushing a ball of yarn back and forth with its paws. The squad leader, Mr. Luo Binsen, who is the nominal supervisor of the security company, stood at the reception desk checking the entry registration book.

Hearing the door push open, they all looked toward the entrance. The white cat pushing the yarn ball shrank back, seeming somewhat afraid of the Xiao Miya being held. Because Xia De had been here more than once, the seven-ring middle-aged squad leader recognized Xia De:

"Detective Hamilton, is there a commission so early?"

He asked very amiably, silently closing the registration book and clipping his pen to the page he had just seen.

"Good morning, is Miss Miss Beiyasi in?"

Xia De asked; his surface identity was a friend of Yi Lu Na, whom he met while investigating an incident:

"The book I borrowed from her last time, I want to return it to her. Also, the case of Professor Manning's theft that she asked me to investigate, I also want to discuss it with her."

Mr. Luo Binsen nodded:

"Miss Beiyasi is on the second floor; please wait a moment, I will go call her down."

Regarding Xia De's visit, Yi Lu Na was naturally very happy. The two talked in the reception room on the first floor; the second floor of this three-story small building is the area for receiving clients, and the third floor is only allowed for squad members to enter; Xia De had never entered it before.

"We have been stolen from here."

As soon as the door was closed, Yi Lu Na said to Xia De:

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"I received notice at six o'clock this morning. When I counted the relics in the warehouse as usual this morning, I found one missing. The squad leader gathered the squad members to investigate, and preliminarily determined that the relic 【Jack the Thief】 was the one who did it. The lost relic is the Keeper-level (Level 3) 【Mandela Snake Nest Vial】. The squad leader is afraid he will bear a major punishment; our entire squad's year-end bonus will be gone by the end of this year."

Mentioning this point, her tone immediately dropped:

"I never expected that in the first year of formal work I would not get a year-end bonus. Unless we can find the lost item, our squad's evaluation result this year is afraid to be at the bottom."

"It is actually so bold, daring to steal from you?"

Xia De was greatly surprised and sat on the sofa holding Xiao Miya. He could understand Yi Lu Na's feelings; this was a true case of undeserved misfortune.

"Theoretically, besides the church, it dares to steal anywhere."

Yi Lu Na sat on his side with a depressed face:

"Relic theft is a big matter, especially when stolen by another relic. What bad luck; just now I was up there writing a self-criticism and an accident report. From the current clues, 【Jack the Thief】 disguised himself as a client and came here last night at five o'clock, slipping to the third floor while no one was paying attention."

Looking at Yi Lu Na's worried expression, she must have been here at five o'clock last night as well.

"Did you see what it looked like?"

"An ordinary middle-aged man, wearing a black trench coat and a wide-brimmed black corded hat. He claimed to live in the northern district of Tobeske and commissioned us to investigate his neighbor, suspecting his neighbor was a peeping tom. We have already investigated that address; the address exists, but the other party is just an ordinary person, and they also lost something a few days ago, so there is reason to suspect it was also stolen by it."

Yi Lu Na said through gritted teeth:

"Tobeske City is so big; even if it tends to steal from Ring Mages, I never expected it to steal from us. If I really meet it, I must make it know the power of the Sun Gun!"

She handed Xia De the brooch that could release the "Sun Gun"; Xia De very naturally put it in his pocket. This made Yi Lu Na sigh with relief; she was still worried that if Xia De learned 【Thunder Gun】 himself, he would not need her "Sun Gun" anymore.

Xia De could very well understand the Blackstone Security Company being stolen from; after all, Lu Wei Ya had also said that various strange things would spontaneously appear around the Chosen One.

"Alright, let's not talk about this matter. Xia De, what did you come here to do?"

"If you have time, can you help me check some things at the church?"

Xia De handed the already written investigation content to Yi Lu Na; Yi Lu Na took a look:

"Cults of the Old Gods... No problem; coincidentally, the deity you want to investigate has some connection with Vernal's trial; writing a letter to the Holy See to find materials will not arouse suspicion."

Yi Lu Na folded the letter and put it away, then reminded him:

"Xia De, I think you should also prepare for theft. Be careful not to lose things like we did."

"Steal from Saint Delan Square No. 6?"

Xia De thought for a moment about the valuables at home, his right hand stroking little Xiao Miya's back, when suddenly his heart lurched and he immediately asked:

"Could that relic steal living things?"

Yi Lu Na understood what he meant and comforted him softly:

"At least up to now, there's no precedent of the other party stealing pets. The Church also now suspects that the other party is the 'Invisible One' mentioned in the Viners trial, so they're investigating this relic too, but this relic has no history of being contained. We only have a small amount of data that may not be accurate."

Xia De thought for a moment:

"When I go out recently, I'll still bring little Xiao Miya along. If this cat really gets stolen, I wouldn't know how to explain it to her owner, Miss Gao De."

"Miss Gao De?"

Yi Lu Na had also heard Xia De mention that lady before:

"Speaking of which, you could find out exactly what breed little Xiao Miya is, and whether she has any siblings. I want to raise a cute cat like this too, but other cats just can't compare to yours."

Hearing little Xiao Miya being praised, Xia De was in a good mood too:

"No problem. After Miss Gao De writes next month, I'll ask on your behalf in my reply. But judging by the coat pattern, Xiao Miya is probably just a worthless local stray."

He very sincerely traced the holy sigil on his chest and said amid "her" soft laughter:

"May Mr. Dawn protect us. I hope Miss Xiao Miya San Gao De's illness can recover soon, I hope the fallen family can prosper again, and I hope that small town can shake off those strange happenings soon."

"I hope that lady can be safe, but the matters of Tobesk won't be resolved as easily as those of a remote small town."

Yi Lu Na counted on her fingers as she listed:

"The Church has confirmed the news: as the rumors about the Chosen One and the Poem intensify, the fourth Chosen One has attracted more Ring術士 than the Midhill Fort incident. Besides the already confirmed Truth Society, the followers of the evil god 【Mr. Misfortune】, the illegal organization 【Blood Therapy Club】, the heretical cult 【Myriad Return One Society】, and the neutral organization 【Jade Alchemy Association】 have all been confirmed to have appeared locally. Beyond that, there's no intelligence yet of Thirteen Ring術士 appearing outside the Church, but clear intelligence indicates that the 【Truth Society】 is preparing to deploy a high-danger-level relic to complete the Viners trial."

She looked at Xia De:

"By the way, that Miss Miss Pawo you met is the vice president of the Truth Society. Yes, she really is only Ring Six, but the Truth Society isn't an organization that decides status by power."

"The Truth Society sent the vice president directly this time? Looks like they really value the fourth Chosen One."

"No, no."

Yi Lu Na shook her head:

"In fact, we all believe the organizations listed above came to this city not for the Chosen One, but for the Secret Keeper's trial."

She sighed softly:

"For most people, epics are too far away, the Chosen One is too far away, but the Secret Keeper's chance to grant wishes is right before their eyes."