The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 961 The True Purpose of the Trial

In the underground data room of Heihe Security Company, six night watchmen, plus Ms. Dai Li, who was an unofficial staff member, sat around a long table, discussing the note that had been delivered to their door not long ago.

Dressed as a man in a black coat and white shirt, Ms. Lolota spoke first: "This was given to me half an hour ago by a hired child. According to him, the person who commissioned him to do this was a woman wearing a hood, whose face could not be seen."

"Harry just did a divination on it, but the result was very vague and didn't provide any useful information."

As she spoke, she looked at a brown-haired man next to her who wore black-rimmed glasses and had a few freckles on his face.

This man's name was Harry Weasley, and he looked to be in his early twenties. He was Sequence 8 "The Joker" of the Diviner's Path.

Harry pushed up his glasses and said with a wry smile, "Don't try to cover for me. The divination just now wasn't just vague; it was as if I couldn't get any 'hints' from the spirit world at all, as if that person had never existed."

"The other party either has extremely strong methods to interfere with divination, or they have received... received 'secret' favor."

The reason he hesitated to say the last sentence was because "secret" is the domain of the goddess, whose name contains the description of "Mother of Secrets".

To receive the "secret" favor is essentially equivalent to receiving the favor of a goddess.

Upon hearing this, Ms. Daly chuckled and said, "Are you trying to say that it was the goddess's chosen one who secretly provided us with the information?"
"This gentleman seems quite shy, unwilling to be completely honest with us..."

Before she could finish speaking, a man in a gray coat glared at her, signaling her to be quiet.

The man was probably in his thirties, with a long, thin face, a broad forehead, and a pair of deep blue eyes that looked quite wise. He was Warren Taylor, the captain of the Night Watch squad in the capital region.

With her blue eyeshadow and blush, Ms. Daly, possessing an eerie beauty, shrugged and fell silent. In fact, she had already been quite restrained, at least she hadn't used a "metaphor."

“I just went to ask around the shops on the surrounding streets, but no one has seen a hooded lady… I confirmed this by entering their dreams.” Borgia, who had only recently become a “nightmare,” spoke up at this moment.

“It seems this lady who provided the information is very cautious, and quite capable.” Captain Warren Taylor tapped the table, glanced around, and said, “Since we can’t confirm the informant’s identity, let’s discuss the content of the information she provided…”

"What do you think?"

“Whether it’s true or not, we have to investigate. After all, this is the only clue besides the fact that the serial killer is a ‘devil’,” Ms. Lorota sighed. “But as a financial capital, there are probably quite a few people in the city who can be called bankers, and some of them have rather sensitive identities…”

Captain Warren waved his hand to interrupt, saying, "There's no need to investigate the big bankers."

Warren, who had extensive experience in handling cases, made a similar judgment to Zhao Chen, except that his reasoning was: "The big bankers are all 'protected' by us, the Storm Church, and the Steam Church, and regularly attend grand masses, so the possibility of 'demons' infiltrating them is very low."

In other words, the spirit of all the big bankers is regularly examined by the church clergy.

“That narrows the scope considerably…” Lolota nodded and continued, “And we can start with people who have recently exhibited unusual behavior.” “That depends on the definition of ‘unusual behavior.’ If it refers to illegal or criminal activity, then all bankers are abnormal,” Ms. Cherry, who hadn’t joined the discussion, displayed her Rune-style humor.

Her father was a banker and knew all too well about this kind of thing.

“Very good. Then the task of screening the bankers will be handled by you three: Lolota, Cherry, and Borgia. Harry and I will track down the lady who provided the information, and the rest of you can continue with your previous work.” After making the arrangements, Captain Warren paused for a moment, then looked at Daly and said, “Shorst is back and seems to be looking for you. If you have time, go to St. Samuel’s Church to see him.”

Soster is the captain of the special night watch squad "Red Gloves".

Generally speaking, each night watch squad is stationed in a local area and has its own jurisdiction. They cannot go outside their jurisdiction to hunt down criminals without permission. However, some evil guys always move from place to place after a single shot, which causes a lot of inconvenience.

To this end, the Church of the Goddess of Night established the "Red Gloves" within the Night Watchers. They are a strictly selected elite group, who even possess some of the sacred relics. Their mission is to reinforce the Night Watcher squads that send out signals, and to track down and capture the evildoers they are monitoring without geographical restrictions.

"Ha, that arrogant, conceited, and cowardly guy who always fantasizes that the lady will willingly lie in bed and wait for him to return?" Ms. Daly scoffed, then glanced at Borgia and said sarcastically, "I always thought this was a common trait of 'nightmares,' until you, the exception, appeared."

Who would have thought that Borgia, who appears cold and aloof with eyes as sharp as an eagle, would share his battle with a witch in his very first lesson for a newcomer?

Borgia ignored her, but the occasional glances he gave Captain Warren carried a hint of superiority...

……

Su Xuanbing was unaware that high-quality seedlings had sprouted in her "melon field." At this moment, she was touring her and Zhao Chen's "new home," her expression gradually becoming serious.

"Although it has been cleaned up... I can still 'see' the marks of evil forces in this house... and multiple different evil forces at that!" Now that her injuries have healed, she is able to use her eye technique again.

“One of them should be related to the ‘Blood Moon’.” Zhao Chen nodded slightly. His “Visionary Eyes” saw more and knew that a witch had been deeply corrupted by the power of the “Blood Moon” here.

In addition, there was an item that had been contaminated by the Dao Lord level and was equivalent to a "magic weapon" that had briefly stayed in this house.

"It's really not unfair to say this place is 'cursed'!" Zhao Chen complained, but he wasn't worried. After all, to be honest, he had quite a few kinds of "pollution" in his body as well.

Moreover, the house should have been thoroughly cleaned by the church, and the remaining traces were no longer significant; only people like him and Su Xuanbing, who possessed the corresponding supernatural powers, could barely "see" them.

“If that ‘demon’ is also related to the Blood Moon, it might actually be attracted back… but I doubt it will be that easy!” Su Xuanbing considered for a moment before continuing, “Besides, I think the mission in this ‘room’ might just be a ‘trigger’.”

"Perhaps Daoist Taixiao wants us to discover something else through exploration and investigation..."

"This may be the true purpose of the 'trial'."

(End of this chapter)