Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 117 Everyone is investigating Odysseus

Since inspiration had issued a warning, Odysseus no longer thought about this problem.

He took another look at the short diary entry and realized that it must be very important information, so he put the two pages of the diary away and waited until he arrived in the "Wilderness of Knowledge" to think about this problem.

Then Odysseus took out the metal box he had just received and studied it for a while but couldn't figure out how to open it.

Of course, I can't discuss this kind of thing with Bernadette. What if after the box is opened, she says that it is something her father left her? Should I give it to her or not?
If you give it to me, the 50 pounds will be wasted.

If you don’t give it to me, you’ll probably get beaten.

Thinking of this, Odysseus smiled somewhat helplessly, put the box away, and would return to the pharmacy later to put it together with the other two in the "Wilderness of Knowledge".

……

No. 199 Hairun Avenue.

The "hound", who also attended the party, came out of the party venue.

Just as he was about to get on the carriage, he suddenly saw someone waving at him from across the street.

The Hound knew that man; he was Claymond Donahue of MI9's Operations Department.

The other person was in his thirties, with short hair and a high Adam's apple, as if there was an egg stuck in his throat.

The Hound quickly crossed the street and said with a smile, "Coreymond, why are you here?"

"I'll give you a clue about Lelouch." Clermond's Adam's apple moved as he spoke. "I heard that you are currently in charge of finding information about Lelouch. It's a tough job."

In terms of rank, Coreymond and "Hound" are at the same level, but "Hound" is not from the Operations Department. The two men just know each other but are not familiar with each other.

"Thank you for keeping an eye on Lelouch's information for me," the Hound smiled and said, "If it is verified to be true, I will report the source of the information truthfully."

This means that if there is merit, you get a share of it, but if it is not true, you get nothing.

There are few kind people in a department like MI9. Claymond's so-called provision of clues may have some purpose.

"It doesn't matter whether it's a credit or not." Coreymond smiled and continued, "Have you ever thought that Lelouch is the 'leader'?"

The Hound pretended to be surprised: "Huh?"

Of course he had thought about it, after all, there were some similarities between the two, but then he felt that the "Leader" was a member of the "Mechanical Heart", and the "Mechanical Heart" would not allow the "Leader" to kill the nobles of the Kingdom of Loen.

The key point is that there is no strong evidence, so no arrest can be made.

"You didn't miss such an obvious clue, did you?" Coremond laughed. "Lelouch and the 'leader' both wore masks and wielded powerful supernatural weapons."

"That's indeed a clue." Hound smiled, not denying the so-called clue. "But there's a question. If the 'leader' is Lelouch, where did he buy those extraordinary weapons in the form of javelins? Could it be provided by the 'Mechanical Heart'?"
"If we can prove that the 'Boss' and Lelouch's weapons come from the same source, we can say hello to the 'Mechanical Heart' and capture the 'Boss'."

Both MI9 and the Mandated Punisher had planned to start with weapons to find Lelouch.

However, they used their intelligence network to inquire around, but could not find out where the extraordinary weapon used by Lelouch came from.

Lelouch's weapons have distinct characteristics. Ordinary extraordinary weapons are rarely made as disposable items, and are rarely produced in such large quantities.

Starting from these two directions, it should be easy to find the source.

But the clue ends here because no one has made such a weapon.

What is certain is that the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery has always been interested in extraordinary machine guns and extraordinary cannons, and has never produced extraordinary weapons such as javelins.

The key point is that in all of the actions of the "Mechanical Heart", they have never used extraordinary weapons such as javelins. If we use this as a clue to launch an investigation, they will definitely deny the whole story.

Some people also suggested that those extraordinary weapons were made by Lelouch himself, but these ideas were quickly denied because the creation of extraordinary weapons has always been the patent of Sequence 6 "Artisans" of the "Generalist" path.

Lelouch is only Sequence 8, and is not on the "Generalist" path.

In the eyes of official Beyonders, a "low-sequence" person does not possess such abilities.

In addition, if the "leader" is an ordinary person, he can be arrested and interrogated to see if there are any clues.

But he is a member of the "Mechanical Heart". If he wants to arrest someone, he must give a decent reason. He can't tell the "Mechanical Heart" that he arrested and interrogated them just because Lelouch and the "Chief" like to wear masks, right?
Coreymond smiled and said, "I will find evidence. I have already applied for a search warrant. I am here to search 199 Hairun Avenue today."

He believed that this was an important stronghold of the "leader" and that there must be some clues left here.

MI9's Operations Section never needed a warrant to search anywhere, but the Chief's case was indeed a bit special.

Claymond carefully applied for a search warrant to prove that it was MI9 that was conducting the search, not his personal act.

The Hound said, "I'll wait here. If you find evidence, I'll go with you to request the arrest of the 'leader.'"

In his opinion, Coreymond's search was purely a personal revenge. After all, the captain of the action team's brother was killed by the "leader" in the Capin case.

Coreymond sneered and led his men into No. 199 Hairun Avenue.

He originally thought that the waiter here would definitely stop his search, but the waiter did not stop him at all. After asking about the other party's department, he said that he had to claim compensation for damaging the things here.

Coreymond and his subordinates did not take it seriously and continued to search in the same rough way as before.

But they soon finished searching because no one lived there, not even any wardrobes or other furniture with hidden spaces, and several rooms were even empty. Only the living room where they gathered had many chairs, and they turned them over one by one, carefully checking the backs and undersides of the chairs, but found no clues.

However, the basement that Coremond had high hopes for had no extraordinary properties, no spiritual fluctuations, nothing at all.

He was now a little puzzled as to how the "leader" left the basement?
They even knocked a hole in one wall and the ground, making several holes, but there was no secret room, no secret passage, and no extraordinary mechanism.

After searching until the afternoon, Coreymond had no choice but to accept the fact that he had found nothing here.

He was about to take his people away when the waiter handed him a bill and demanded 50 pounds in compensation.

This was the first time that Coreymond had encountered a claim for compensation after so many years of searching, so of course he ignored it.

The waiter said, "Then we'll have the 'chief' deliver the bill to your department."

These are what the leader told them: if they encounter an official search, don't stop it, just claim more money.

If the other party wants to refuse to pay, they can say that the "leader" will send the bill to their unit.

Coreymond frowned. If the "leader" really went to deliver the bill, it would be difficult to deal with.

After all, almost everyone in MI9 knew that the "Chief" had just helped them escort an informant, but they turned around and searched the "Chief's" gathering place, causing considerable losses to the "Chief", and even came to their door.

Of course, the key is that nothing was found, and it would be difficult for Coreymond to report to Danesi.

After hesitating for a moment, Clermond took out his wallet and handed five ten-pound notes to the waiter.

As soon as they left the house, the "hounds" surrounded them and asked, "You've been searching for so long, you must have gotten quite a lot, right?"

Coreymond snorted coldly and quickly left with his men.

The Hound said from behind them, "You didn't read the report I provided earlier, did you?"

He had searched for two whole days at No. 199 Hairun Avenue but found no clues about the "leader".

Until now, how the "leader" left No. 199 remains a mystery.

Of course, Coreymond had read those materials and thought that "Hound", an intelligence officer, was not professional enough to carry out the search mission, so he specially brought an expert in extraordinary institutions, but still found nothing.

He watched the "Hound" drive away in a carriage, and suddenly realized that it would not work to investigate the "leader" in a normal way.

……

The carriage that Odysseus was riding in soon arrived at the Backlund Mechanical Research Society.

Max was on leave today, so the institute's receptionist directly invited Odysseus to the office of Ikanser Bernard, the senior deacon and the captain of Backlund's "Mechanical Heart".

Captain Ikanser's hair was still tangled and messy. He asked, "What other clues do you have for us?"

Odysseus first glanced at the corner of the office. His spirit sensed something was amiss there, but he couldn't pinpoint what it was. Then he said, "I learned at today's gathering that someone seems to be investigating the Nighthawks..."

He told Ikanser all the information he had obtained and his own speculations.

The captain nodded slowly. "This is extremely important information. I will notify Nighthawk immediately. As for your reward, we will discuss it first and then send someone to deliver it to you."

"Okay." Odysseus said, "Also, on Saturday, there seemed to be an extraordinary battle on Rice Street..."

He briefly talked about Xinghe's information, but did not express his own guess. He only said that it seemed to be a magical extraordinary ability.

Ikanser also took it seriously and said he would send someone to check again immediately.

After sending Odysseus away, Ikanser suddenly stood up and said to the corner, "There doesn't seem to be anything unusual about Odysseus."

An old man in a white priest's robe suddenly appeared in the corner of the wall that Odysseus had just glanced at. He was the Privy Bishop Horamick Haydn.

"He certainly doesn't seem to have any problems." Horamick sighed and added, "It would be great if he didn't have any problems."

It's rare to come across such a sharp intelligence officer.

Ikanser asked, "What about the information he provided...?"

"We'll handle it as it should be," Horamick said. "His analysis was very logical, so there shouldn't be any problems."

Ikanser asked his subordinates to send a telegram to the "Nighthawks" team to remind them.

What Ikanser didn't expect was that Creste Cesimma, one of the three giants of the "Red Gloves" of the Church of the Goddess of Evernight, came to visit him in person.

……

After returning to the herbal medicine shop, Odysseus took a short rest and prepared to take the initiative to play the role of "wizard".

　Thanks to [Ten Years of Life and Death! ] for the reward.

　　Thanks to [Why are all the names taken] for the reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)