Chapter 937

"No problem, but when the fourth Chosen One is about to appear, what extra thing do you want to fortune-tell? Have you encountered trouble?"

Luweiya asked with concern, and Xia De shook his head:

"The house Dorothy rented was robbed, suspected to be 【Master Thief Jack】 slipping into the study through the window. Since it dared to steal from Dorothy, I naturally cannot let it go. Oh, Luweiya, I know this is a waste, but I cannot pretend this didn't happen..."

"No need to explain to me; on the contrary, I am very happy that you can be so good to Dorothy. This means that on the road of pursuing the epic, you still remember to care about the people around you."

Luweiya smiled, but did not pick up the coins:

"If you want to catch it, I think there is no need for me to help. The Five Gods Sect is certain that the relic is the 'Invisible Person' corresponding to the trial of Schluch Lake. The Sect paid a price to let the Society perform fortune-telling; as a thief, we cannot determine the other party's tracks at all, but the headquarters fortune-told the items it will steal within this week."

"Oh? There is such a thing?"

"Do you have a map of Tobesk on you?"

"Of course I do."

Xia De rummaged through the small toys in his pocket for a while, restored the map, and spread it on the table. This was the map left by Detective Luo Nade, not only with extremely high precision but also with unique markings: M.

"If the fortune-telling result was not misinterpreted, within this week, that thief will commit crimes repeatedly in this area."

Luweiya reached out and drew a circle in the center of the map, the range roughly including Yodel Palace, St. Theresa Square, and the surrounding areas, and even including a part across the Terraril River. In other words, this was the core area of the entire Tobesk central district.

"The stolen items are related to the royal family, were directly touched by King Larus III within the year 1853, and themselves symbolize status and position."

Luweiya said, and Xia De moved Mia to the edge of the map, letting it press down on the map:

"But in such a large range, the things the King has touched probably exceed five digits, right? Not only inanimate objects, but the King's children, relatives, horses, pets, mistresses—these all 'symbolize status and position'."

Luweiya said, pointing at Yodel Palace, while Little Mia lay on the side watching the two talk:

"The range is indeed a bit large; the Sect suspects this place the most."

"Yodel Palace? Yes, this place can be considered the most worth stealing in the entire Tobesk city."

"Besides Yodel Palace, the parliament and the nobles and high-ranking civil servants living in this area may also become targets of theft. You know, noble medals, letters of appointment—the King has directly touched all of these."

Luweiya pointed at St. Theresa Square on the map again:

"Of course, this also includes you."

The purple-eyed girl said with a smile, and Xia De agreed deeply.

He decided that when sleeping these few days, he would tie a string to Mia's paw and connect it to his wrist, so that he would know at any time whether Little Mia had been taken away by someone else. Fortune-telling only learned of one action of 【Master Thief Jack】, which did not mean that the other party would only commit theft once this week. Perhaps after the thief visited Princess Lei Qianya's home, it would suddenly become interested in the detective's cat.

"What does the Sect plan to do? Launch a large-scale ritual in the surrounding area that can turn the city into a sanctuary? Or urgently dispatch thirteen-ring sorcerers from the surrounding areas to manage the area after gridding it? Or bring in seven or eight targeted Angel-level relics to counter this relic?"

"No, no, no."

Luweiya shook her head hurriedly:

"【Master Thief Jack】 becomes stronger when encountering the strong; if overly powerful forces are used for defense, it may instead lead to the relic itself going out of control. But if one only defends according to the strategies of ordinary people, the Sect will almost certainly be escaped by the other party. Therefore, the current plan is to maintain preparations for low-intensity contact battles, not to set up large-scale perception-type rituals, but to require the Five Gods Sect's Ringed Shushi squads to be fully mobilized."

"That's not bad, but I don't know if, besides the Sect, other organizations like the Zhengshen Sect will also intervene. I heard from Yin Yi Yi Lu Na that there are not a few organizations involved in this matter."

Xia De pondered:

"It's a pity I don't know the specific action time and location of 【Master Thief Jack】, otherwise, no matter what, I would take action. Even if not for the 【Sage's Glow Stone】, it would be for Dorothy. Luweiya, you don't know how low Dorothy's mood was when she came to my house this morning."

"Is it really okay to talk about another lady in front of a lady?"

Luweiya raised her eyebrows, then immediately said:

"However, I do know the action time of 【Master Thief Jack】, just not the location."

She saw Xia De's surprised expression with satisfaction:

"Relying on this."

Luweiya took out the ancient silver coin:

"Remember it? 【Fortune-teller's Silver Coin】, which can assist fortune-tellers in performing fortune-telling. Relying on this relic, and that sudden inspiration, I glimpsed the coming fate. Today is Monday; two days later, that is, in the heavy fog on Wednesday night, 【Master Thief Jack】 will commit a crime again."

Xia De frowned slightly; 【Master Thief Jack】 itself has anti-fortune-telling power, even if Luweiya's fortune-telling skills are excellent, it is impossible to fortune-tell so precisely. He vaguely understood that this was related to Luweiya's unique "other self," similar to how Luweiya knew what the big book in the hands of Miss Pawo, the vice president of the Zhengshen Sect, was, but he did not expose this point:

"Wednesday night... Wednesday night I will be here, that is, the Prophet Society, attending the reading salon held by Princess Lei Qianya. Yes, this location is very good, and I can see Yodel Palace directly. If I can discover clues, I will try to take action. Even if there is no chance, I will help the Sect. Although I am only a four-ring, I should still be able to play some role. In any case, that thief must also be caught."

"That's fine."

Luweiya helped Xia De fold the map:

"I will stay at the Society on Wednesday night; by then, perhaps I can also help you."

Although she and Xia De were both four-ring, she had already defaulted that Xia De's combat power was stronger.

"Okay."

Xia De thought again that Dorothy said this morning that she also wanted to help, but on Wednesday, Lei Qianya would also appear at the Prophet Society. Because of the resistance of the two souls, Miss Writer definitely could not come.

"Then let Dorothy come to St. Theresa Square No. 6 on Wednesday night to help me take care of Little Mia. I might encounter a battle on Wednesday and cannot take this cat with me casually."

Xia De made up his mind, and then hesitated whether to let Luweiya bring 【Night Watcher】 to the Prophet Society in advance. Although this sword was an 【Angel-level】 relic, it only had extremely strong effects when countering evil; otherwise, it was just an extremely sharp sword.

And the information on 【Master Thief Jack】 shared by Yin Yi Yi Lu Na showed that although the other party was a thief, it would not be judged as "evil."

"Do you want to eat together in the evening? If you come back late, I can go to your house and wait for you."

The purple-eyed girl suddenly asked again.

"What? Oh, of course, I was distracted just now. I mean, of course, we will eat dinner together."

Xia De thought again of the book with silver corners that recorded one-third of the knowledge. He didn't get to show it to Dorothy last time; perhaps he could let Luweiya take a look this time, maybe she knew what it was:

"I obtained a beautiful, flying, glowing item last week. After dinner, you can come to my house to take a look."

As soon as Xia De's voice fell, Luweiya immediately showed a teasing smile, an expression Xia De had seen on Dorothy's face over the weekend:

"Xia De, isn't this reason a bit too cliché?"

Dorothy had also said this sentence, but the next sentence was Luweiya's "original":

"However... I also bought a very beautiful nightgown; you might like it."

(Little Mia is running...)

The theft range of 【Master Thief Jack】 was the urban area of Tobesk, so Miss Miss Jia Lin Na's manor located outside the city was very safe.

This Monday, Xia De planned to go to Huntington City to deal with Professor Deleike's matter. Considering that this matter likely involved relics or even more terrifying things, Xia De went to Miss Miss Jia Lin Na's manor to temporarily leave Mia there before setting off.

It was just that Miss Miss Jia Lin Na had taken Difa into the city; the officials accompanying Princess Margaret had indeed brought some trade proposals. Because this also involved Saladir County, Miss Miss Jia Lin Na also had to attend the meeting.

But fortunately, Little Mia was quite familiar with this manor, and the maids in the manor also liked this cat very much. Xia De fostered it here, so he didn't have to worry about Mia being wronged, but when Xia De was about to board the carriage back to the city at the manor gate, he looked far away at the cat on the study windowsill watching him, and at that moment he was truly very worried.

After returning home, he took 【Night Watcher】, wrapped the scabbard with cloth strips, carried it in his hand, and then went to Huntington City through the basement.

When he arrived at the White River Valley Vineyard, it was already 11 o'clock in the morning. Xia De rode a horse directly to the Bernhardt Manor, which was also in the west of the city, but unfortunately, Mr. Bernhardt was not here.

The old butler knew that Xia De was a good friend of Bernhardt, so he pointed him to the Bai Wang Club located in the city center, which was also the place where Mr. Bernhardt invited him to dinner when Xia De first came to this city.

Xia De could not enter the Bai Wang Club directly; this was the most high-end club in Huntington City, and one could only enter with a member or a high-level member accompanying. Fortunately, it was allowed to look for people here. After Xia De explained his intention to the doorman at the entrance, a waiter immediately went to look for Mr. Bernhardt.

Not long after, Mr. Bernhardt came to the entrance to welcome Xia De in person; he looked to be in a good mood:

"Oh, Mr. Holmes, we were just talking about you. Come with me quickly; I have found all the information you wanted to look up."

"We? You have other friends here?"

Xia De followed this high-society middle-aged vampire into the low-key and luxurious club, and Mr. Bernhardt nodded:

"Yes, I want to introduce you to my friend, Father Nobel of the Peace Sect; he is my old friend."

Led by the waiter, the two walked into the club's restaurant. The restaurant was very quiet, local gentlemen were talking to each other in low voices, and the distance between each table was very far; this was a venue designed for secret talks in the first place.

"Father Nobel? This surname is not common."

Xia De had already seen the middle-aged priest wearing a black uniform robe, and the latter turned his head to look at the two.

"It's really him."

Father Nobel was the eight-ring sorcerer who appeared in the battle on the night before Princess Margaret left Huntington. The strange art he used on the roof, which was similar to a "white dove suicide bomb," left a very deep impression on Xia De.

---Side note---

PS: Extra update.

It's so hot recently.