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Chapter 353 Detective Ravington
The carriage traveled through Grimland and half an hour later, it arrived in front of a three-story building.

Saar Street 41.

This is a very standard middle-class townhouse, built of red bricks. The first floor is used as a shop, with walls painted in a neat and eye-catching white. A sign with pure text hangs above the door, and the second and third floors are used as residences.

The signboard reads:

Raverton Detective Agency.

Wu Chang and Irene got out of the car and looked towards No. 41 Saar Street. The house was dark and no light was visible.

It seemed that, as Julie said, the owner of this building was somewhat difficult to meet and required two more visits.

Wu Chang seemed to be unconvinced and wanted to take Irene to the building to see if the trip was really in vain.

But just after taking a step, he suddenly stopped, turned to look at the driver, and asked:
"You're not coming with us?"

The driver said blankly: "I am only responsible for driving, not for knocking on the door."

Wu Chang responded with the same bewildered expression:
"But this is not your home, Mr. Rivington."

The atmosphere suddenly became quiet. After a moment of awkwardness, the driver frowned and asked in confusion:

"Am I acting unlike that in any way?"

Wu Chang touched his chin with his hand and thought:
"There are too many differences. Let me think about it carefully."

"First, your uniform. It's one size smaller than you are and exposes your wrists and ankles when you're sitting and driving. You're such a meticulous dresser and shouldn't make such a basic mistake. It's obviously not yours."

The driver looked at his wrist and said helplessly:

"I have tried my best to choose a target with a similar build to mine, but unfortunately his wingspan is smaller than mine, so there is no time to change it for now."

Wu Chang continued:
"Secondly, you talk too much, and the things you talk about are all things that interest me. But as far as I know, Grimland's coachmen are usually taciturn, especially those who rent carriages for wealthy people."

"First, they are of different classes, so the more they say, the more mistakes they make. Second, they have an inexplicable sense of superiority towards the country bumpkins from abroad."

The driver said, "But you paid."

Wu Chang said, "This is the third question. I gave you paper money, but you kept your eyes on it for too long. I didn't see any desire for money in it."

The driver asked, "Anything else?"

Wu Chang said: "Finally, there is one more point. Even in Grimland, it is not luxurious enough to hire a powerful and extraordinary driver."

"You know, there is a mutual attraction between arcane knights. The practice of arcane knights is to integrate the essence of mysticism into their bodies. Since their power originates from the same source, they will become very conspicuous in each other's eyes."

"Mr. Ravington, your presence is as obvious as a campfire in the darkness."

"I can't think of anyone other than you, Mr. Ravington, who knows my identity, disguises himself and secretly follows me. He is also a descendant of the arcane knights."

Ravington got off the carriage, curled his lips in dissatisfaction, and said:
"You used a special method to see the secret energy in my body. This is the real reason why you discovered me."

Wu Chang smiled and said, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Ravington, the great detective."

Raventon's guess was correct. The reasons he mentioned before were all because he discovered the extraordinary energy in Raventon's body, first determined that there was something wrong with him, and then deduced the abnormality.

The ability he gained after his job change, the Eye of Breaking Laws, gave him the ability to see through the occult. The moment he saw the driver, he noticed that he was different.

But at first he thought it was Julie's arrangement, so he didn't take it seriously. After he met Julie and learned about Ravington, he discovered that the coachman was Ravington.

Raventon pulled a brass box from his pocket, inside which was a miniature occult ritual.

He must adjust the mystical ritual in the box to the corresponding state of the door before he can open it.

Simply put, it is an extraordinary version of the combination lock.

Many of the cases that Raventon usually investigates are Stian's top secret cases, which involve many social secrets. In order to protect the information in the detective agency, he designed the password to be very complicated, which usually takes more than ten seconds to open.

As he adjusted the door code, he asked:

"You said that arcane knights are attracted to each other, so why can't I see any extraordinary power in you at all?"

Wu Chang walked forward, and a mystical rune disc appeared out of thin air in his palm. He stretched out his hand and pressed on the copper door knocker. With a crisp metallic sound, the restriction on the door opened.

He pushed open the door, looked at Ravington who was still fiddling with the brass box outside, and said:
"Maybe it's because your practice is not yet complete. When you can get rid of those useless little things, you will be able to see more like me."

Ravington put away the brass box angrily and said reluctantly:

"Well, I admit that you are indeed a little better than me in the mysticism, and it is worth Julie to find you back."

Wu Chang held Irene's hand, as if he was the real owner of the house, and looked around at everything.

The first floor is the functional area of ​​the house. The kitchen, laundry room and storage room are all located on the first floor. When you approach the building, you can smell the remaining food aroma.

"I didn't realize you could actually cook for yourself."

Raventon was somewhat dissatisfied with Wu Chang's casual movement, but still said:

"No, the landlady will come here to help me complete these things when I am at home. I am very busy and don't have time to waste on these trivial matters."

Wu Chang was surprised:
"The landlady is also responsible for doing laundry and cooking?"

Ravington ignored Wu Chang and Irene who were still visiting the first floor, and went up to the second floor first, saying without looking back:

“It’s quite normal in Grimland for landlords to do the cleaning, cooking, housekeeping and hosting visitors all at the same time to increase their competitiveness and collect a portion of the service charge.”

Wu Chang raised his eyebrows. In the real world where he lived, landlords were usually richer than their tenants. Helping with daily repairs and replacement of home appliances was already the most they could do, but they would never go this far.

He led Irene up the stairs to the second floor. Halfway up, he smelled ink, incense, and a mixture of mystical and alchemical materials, which was distinct from the smell on the first floor.

When he reached the second floor, he saw Raventon busy packing something. Raventon did not stop Wu Chang and Irene from exploring, but hurried up to the second floor, presumably to cover up something shameful.

Wu Chang pulled out a notebook that had obviously just been inserted into the bookshelf, ran his fingers across the pages, stopped at the page with the largest gap, and opened it instantly.

There were many clippings inside, which should be from newspapers in the New World, because the contents were all about him.

This included him solving a gold mine haunted case, and Irene, who was also involved in the case, being personally received by the local mayor.

In this dimension, when he and Irene got married later, the mayor personally attended as a guest.

Wu Chang pointed at the wedding photo of the two of them and said to Irene:

"Look, the photo is quite nice."

Irene looked at the photo of herself in a wedding dress, her face slightly reddened, and she nodded and said, "It does look good."

"Do you want to take a set of real ones when you get back?"

Irene blushed slightly and said nothing.

Wu Chang flipped through the clippings further and discovered that he was not the only one being investigated. Many descendants of the Mystic Knights were included in this investigation book.

He took a quick look and saw Dean Randy, Julie, and even Queen Olivia.

Just as he was about to take a closer look at the contents, Ravington had already turned back, snatched the notebook away and closed it.

"Haven't you heard that when you visit someone's home, you shouldn't look through their things?"

Wu Chang said confidently: "At least when I investigated these things, I did it in front of you, not behind your back."

Ravington said nonchalantly, "A detective should investigate behind the scenes."

He came to the reception room on the second floor, sat down by himself, picked up the pipe on the table and put it in his mouth, and said:
"Julie asked you to come to me, what's the matter?"

Wu Chang sat opposite Raventon and asked, "Are you Julie's man?"

"You should say Julie is ours," said Ravington.

Wu Chang asked, "Who are you?"

"Who else could it be? Of course, the descendants of the impoverished Knights of Arcane." Ravington said in a flat tone.

"Your family's background is not as good, but since you solved the Moonlight Sanatorium incident, you should know a lot about the secrets of the Knights of Arcane in those days."

"Back then, after the Mystic Knights successfully defeated the evil god Leman and destroyed the Tranquility Sect, they were disbanded by the king for unknown reasons a few years later."

"Thanks to the king's reward, each family has obtained a considerable territory, except for some apprentice arcane knights who joined the family before the family was disbanded after defeating the evil god."

"But the descendants of the Mystic Knights seem to have been cursed by the evil god. Most of them are unable to keep their wealth, and often squander it all after a few generations."

"The Anderson family you met in White Rock Town is the best in terms of current situation." "And not every descendant of the Mystic Knights is like Randy, tasked with suppressing the resurrection of the evil god. In other families, the practice methods of the Mystic Knights have not been cut off."

Having said that, Wu Chang understood what Raventon meant.

How could a group of aristocratic descendants who possess extraordinary powers and whose ancestors were once wealthy be willing to see their family decline?

"So, you, the descendants of the Mystic Knights, spontaneously formed an organization, a new Mystic Knights that is not recognized by the king?"

Ravington nodded and said, "That's right. Julie was once one of us."

"Once?" Wu Chang keenly grasped Raventon's words.

Raventon smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "Because she has stood so high over the years, she can accomplish what she wants without us."

"Especially in the past two years, she has rarely participated in our activities, but she has never been reluctant to help us when we encounter difficulties. Perhaps you are right. Now we should say that we are her people."

Wu Chang was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked:
"You have a crush on Julie?"

Raventon blushed instantly and denied it immediately: "I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense!"

Wu Chang curled his lips, stopped dwelling on this issue, and asked:
"How long has your organization lasted?"

Seeing Wu Chang change the subject, Raventon also said, "It's been more than ten years."

"In other words, you already existed before Olivia ascended the throne?" Wu Chang asked.

Ravington did not hide this, "You can explain it more clearly. We were indeed involved in Queen Olivia's smooth succession to the throne."

Queen Olivia, as the nominal king of the most powerful empire in the world, it is not an exaggeration to say that she is the most powerful woman in this plane.

Gossip is human nature, and the gossip about Olivia was widely spread even in the New World.

In the fictional memories of the Real Walker, there are many rumors about Olivia.

For example, after the death of the previous king, young Olivia was strictly disciplined by her mother and guardians, who tried to treat her as a puppet, requiring her to strictly follow their instructions in every word and action.

For example, her uncle had been eyeing the throne and tried many times to fight for it, but failed every time.

Just listening to these rumors, it seems extremely unreal. Olivia seems to have grown up overnight, breaking free from the control and constraints of all parties, and step by step to where she is today, becoming a true queen.

If the New Mystic Knights were involved, then everything would make sense.

Ravington took two puffs of his pipe and said, "Now it's your turn. Julie asked you to come to me. What's the matter?"

Wu Chang reached behind him, took out the Lake Light Holy Sword from his personal space, placed it on the table, and asked, "Do you recognize this sword?"

Ravington's pupils contracted and his body leaned forward, subconsciously trying to grab the Holy Sword of Lake Light. When his hand was about to touch the scabbard, he suddenly stopped and sat back in the soft seat.

"The Holy Sword of Lake Light, has the Queen finally decided to take it out?"

Wu Chang said, "It seems that you recognize it and know what it represents."

"Just now, Queen Olivia appointed me as the leader of the Mystic Knights in the basement of St. George's Cathedral. She ordered me to reorganize the Mystic Knights and gave me the authority to recruit freely."

He drew out the Holy Sword of Lake Light, and the lake light within a half-meter range lit up, showing that it was indeed the real thing.

"And then Julie asked me to come find you."

Raventon had a complicated expression. He looked out the window and said, "I need to think about it again."

Wu Chang inserted the Lake Light Holy Sword into the scabbard and said, "I'll give you ten seconds to think. If you refuse, I'll go find Julie and tell her that you have a crush on her. 10."

Raventon blushed again, "As the leader, are you going to coerce members like this?"

Wu Chang: “9, 8, 4…”

Raventon yelled, "Wait, there's something wrong with your counting of seconds!"

Wu Chang did not respond, but just looked down at the stopwatch and read: "3, 2..."

"I'm in!" Raventon compromised.

Wu Chang put the pocket watch back into his pocket, smiled, and said:
"It is a pleasure to work with you, Your Excellency Knight Raventon. From today on, you and your small group can come to see me whenever you wish and become true arcane knights again."

Raventon said stubbornly:

"Although I chose to join the Mystic Knights, there is one thing I want to clarify. I joined the Mystic Knights not because I was afraid of your threats, but because I felt hope in you to revitalize the Mystic Knights."

"If you are just like Randy, with strong limbs but a simple mind, then no matter how much you say, I will not admit that you are qualified to be the leader."

Wu Chang did not argue with Raventon and said, "I understand what you mean."

"By the way, where is Dean Randy now? Julie only said that he is now in an important position and will soon be able to restore the family's glory."

Dean Randy's talent in mysticism is absolutely exaggerated. Without any training, and even without believing in the existence of mysticism, the talent overflowing from his body is enough to form a spell that covers the entire Moonlight Sanatorium.

After systematic training, Dean Randy is absolutely terrifyingly strong. If we can pull him in, he will be even more powerful than the players.

Ravington said: "Randy is very busy now, it may be difficult for you to find him."

"The Prime Minister has just been assassinated. Whether it is investigating the murder case or controlling the recent outbreak of cholera, it is all his job as Home Secretary. He can be said to be the busiest person in all of Stirland right now."

Wu Chang nodded and said, "Indeed, as the Minister of the Interior, he must be very busy."

"Wait, what did you say Randy was?"

He suddenly realized that Raventon seemed to have said something extraordinary.

Ravington said, "Randy is the Home Secretary. Don't you watch the news? He just came out yesterday to refute the rumor that the Prime Minister was assassinated."

Wu Chang was stunned. In Stilan's political system, the king did not have much real power and was more like a spiritual leader.

The power of Stian is concentrated in the prime minister and the cabinet.

In terms of power, below the Prime Minister are the three cabinet ministers: the Finance Minister, the Foreign Minister and the Home Minister.

Although the Home Secretary ranks last among the three ministers, he is still one of the most powerful people in the country. More importantly, the Home Secretary is a strong contender for the Prime Minister.

He was worried before that after forming his power, it would be difficult to find a contender for prime minister that he could support. He didn't expect that a candidate would appear so quickly, and he found an old acquaintance of his.

"Now I have to talk to him."

Ravington saw what Wu Chang was thinking and asked, "You want Randy to join the Mystic Knights as your backer in the political world?"

Wu Chang did not hide it and said, "Randy's ancestor was the founder of the Mystic Knights. Isn't it as natural for him to join the Mystic Knights as returning home?"

Ravington said: "We joined the Mystic Knights to restore the glory of our ancestors, but Randy doesn't need it."

"The Queen and Julie trust him very much, and he is as powerful as a monster. If he wanted to, he and the Queen could have proposed to rebuild the Mystic Knights, and you wouldn't be in this situation now."

"It was he who rejected the Mystic Knights and chose to become the Home Secretary. What can you bring to him that would make him change his mind and join the Mystic Knights?"

Wu Chang frowned, and after thinking for a moment, he reached out to grab the notebook in Raventon's hand.

Ravington pulled the notebook back and asked, "What are you going to do?"

Wu Chang said, "I remember you investigated him. I want to see if he has any black material that I can use when we meet."

Raventon rolled his eyes and almost laughed out of anger. He put his notebook directly into his waist and said:
"You think he's as easy to threaten as I am?"

"Randy is known as the Iron-faced Minister, the most upright and toughest Home Secretary in the past hundred years. Coercion and inducement will not work for him."

"But if you want him to join, there is an opportunity right now."

Wu Chang asked, "What opportunity?"

Raventon stood up and waved to Wu Chang to follow him. He took Wu Chang to his workshop and pulled open the curtain covering the wall.

The curtain was pulled down, and Wu Chang saw an entire wall covered with photos or newspaper clippings, which were nailed to the wall with nails tied with ribbons.

Related events are connected by ribbons, which shuttle back and forth to form a large net. In the center of the net, the focus of all the ribbons, there is a photo.

Photo of Prime Minister Ron.

Ravington said, "The assassination of the Prime Minister!"

(End of this chapter)