Mystery: Mr. Witch and Miss Hunter

Chapter 69 East District
"So, these are the possible haunts of the artisan you investigated?"

Venata looked at the map and praised it.

"To be honest, being a private eye is more suitable for you than being a bodyguard."

"If someone said that to me, I would think he was praising my logical reasoning ability; but when these words came out of your mouth, I would only think that you were mocking my bodyguard for disqualification."

Altaïr complained half-truthfully.

"That's what you think it is."

Venata gave him a blank look, "By the way, the letter said that the reporter responsible for taking me was Mike Joseph, who was in charge of news in the Eastern District. Have you, a native of Loen, heard of him?"

"I've heard of him. He seems to have been in the limelight for a while because of his reports on the Backlund serial murder case and the subsequent treatment of Backlund workers."

Altaïr recalled a little, "That guy was a good reporter before."

"Oh, it sounds like he's decent..." Venata was about to say something when she suddenly noticed that Altaïr used the past tense. "Wait, what does 'before' mean?"

"Literally." Altaïr slumped into the back of the cloth-covered high-back chair, "He used to be an excellent reporter, but he is no longer... However, due to his relatively high starting point, his professional ability and professional ethics Still above his peers."

"How is this going?"

Venata was a little puzzled.

"What else could it be?" Altaïr laughed sarcastically, "Those reports made him famous and rich, and he became a celebrity of the Herald, and some people who still yearn for a better life also regard him as a spiritual leader , then why does he need to take huge risks to touch the cakes of those rich people?"

"He originally had a regular partner, the legendary Backlund detective Sherlock Moriarty who solved the serial murder case. As a result, that gentleman also disappeared, which seemed to make this guy further understand the nature of society .”

"This guy seems to have asked me to cooperate with him a few times before, but the cooperation with Sherlock seems to have allowed him to figure out the Eastern District...how do you say that term in sociology, 'humanistic environment'?" Ah Taylor picked up the cup in his hand and took a sip before continuing to talk.

"He asked me to take him to those relatively orderly places in the East District, where all the poor people who are tortured by this hellish world can't even breathe. What kind of threat is there to this guy?"

"Maybe you will meet a couple of kids who are pickpockets, or a pregnant woman who robs, and provide this kind gentleman with some material for reporting, and make a big comment in the Herald, so that the so-called righteous people of the middle class Arrangements for trivial laws that won't be enforced in the East End - well, won't even pass the House of Commons."

"What's worse than having a child pickpocket or a pregnant woman highway robbery?"

Venata couldn't help asking.She was forcibly conscripted into the army shortly after graduation because of her Extraordinary status, so she didn't know much about these things.On the other hand, Feysac's similar incident is more brutal and direct, without so many twists and turns.

Altaïr put down his teacup and sighed.

"Children act as pickpockets and allow pregnant women to block the way." (Carefully distinguish the descriptions of the upper and lower sentences)
"???"

"It's literally." Altaïr's expression was uncertain in the shadow of the gas lamp. "Organize women to prostitution, and then let them commit crimes during pregnancy, and through the sympathy of those gentlemen to get rid of the sanctions of the law, the boys born are trained to be pickpockets, and the girls inherit the mother's profession."

"When Mike encounters this kind of thing, most of the time he will call those children into the cafe and give them a lecture, treat them to a meal, and then ask the names of a few people who he dare not care about, or even dare to publish in the newspaper. Let them go in the end. But if the kids get used to this kind of treatment, I dare say their bodies will be floating on the Tussock River the next day. In the East End, there are still more grumpy guys."

"But what can I do? Bring that child over and beat him up? Not to mention that I won't get a bonus, the most important thing is to beat one. There are hundreds of kids like this in the Eastern District."

Altaïr let out a foul breath.

"It's really a perfect class closure... The current situation in the kingdom can no longer be solved by heroes from a certain class. After all, no great spiritual leader can hold a high-pressure steam rifle."

Venata was startled, and it took a while before she slowly uttered a word.

"Citizens who obey one law are not necessarily immune to other laws, but criminals who commit one crime are more likely to commit new crimes if they are left unattended."

"That's right... Isn't that what Emperor Roselle said?"

"Well, that's what Lulmi said."

……

There was a brief silence in the room.After a while, Venata said softly:
"Why are you telling me these things?"

Altaïr glanced at the other party, as if to adjust the atmosphere, he said half-jokingly:
"It seems that you asked yourself."

"Okay, okay." Seeing Venata's serious expression, he began to organize his words.

"After all, you have experienced many things in Feysac and gained some experience... Even so, the similar problems in Ruen are actually more serious than any other country. Since you insist on being a reporter, then I suggest you Just talk nonsense."

Altaïr said, "If you can't make dreams come true, then don't wake them up, or don't let them dream, either."

"People are very resilient creatures. If you don't show them the light, they can endure no matter how deep the darkness is, and they can even take pleasure in suffering."

Altaïr didn't say what would happen if people were given hope, and Venata didn't ask.

"Can't I tell the truth?"

Venata said so after being silent for a long time.

"Okay, but remember to move out of my house when you are being targeted by MI[-], and finish little Sophie's lessons, and I will support you to die."

Altaïr ignored the angry Venata, and said bitterly:
"Do you think those gentlemen who can change everything don't know about this matter? Or, do they do nothing because they don't know? Forget it, if you change the pig and step on the bill, it's all It is unlikely that so many bills have been put forward and the situation will not be improved at all in the end.”

"Sometimes, the one who does nothing is the one who knows best what to do and what not to do."

"So I advise you to be careful."

When Altaïr said this, he suddenly hesitated.After a while, he said vaguely:

"After all, if you are secretly executed because of this kind of thing, little Sophie will probably be very sad."

(End of this chapter)