Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 40: Xiou's Lament
Saturday morning, 22 Tutwa Street, Daqiao South District.

Xio was ready at about six in the morning, waiting for the carriage that would take him to the party.

Last night's Backlund Post published information about the party's time, which was to be held at 9: today.

Fors appeared in the living room in her pajamas, yawning. "Xiu, I'm here to see you off."

Xio didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Fors, have you forgotten? Under the influence of Emperor Roselle, 'farewell' has other meanings."

Fors scratched her messy hair and said, "I'm only speaking literally. Literally. Well, besides, it's not very dangerous for you to go out this time."

dong dong dong~
At this time, there was a knock on the door, but no one knocked.

Xio waved to Fors, opened the door, and saw a coachman dressed in black.

He didn't say anything, just made a gesture of "please get in the car".

Xio jumped onto the carriage and saw a silver mask with three occult symbols engraved on it, as well as a hooded cloak inside.

She placed 5 soli in cash on the seat of the car, then put on her mask and cape.

After that, Xio began to observe his surroundings carefully so as to grasp his real-time location.

At around eight o'clock, Xio arrived at the gathering place.

A waiter was already waiting here. When inviting Xio in, the waiter told Xio, "Even if it's not the date of the party, if you need help, you can write a letter or come here in person to ask for help.

“But the ‘chief’ only promised to help if he could.

"If you can't help, please find another way.

"Also, if you have any time-sensitive intelligence you want to trade, you can use this method to quickly complete the transaction."

Xio concealed his voice and said in a more mature tone: "Okay."

This is another rather strange thing, the initiator actually made such a promise.

She chose a seat in a corner and sat down, waiting for the party to begin.

Soon, another participant arrived. He was wearing the same mask and cape as Xio. "Oh? The new member has passed the assessment?"

Xio was slightly stunned, not quite understanding how the other party recognized him as a new member?
The other party seemed to see the doubts behind Xio's mask. He smiled and said, "This party has fixed members. It's been a long time since we had new members... Well, okay, it's mainly because of your height."

Xio felt helpless. She was wearing high heels today, but was she still discovered?

Soon, other members arrived one after another. At around 8:40, Xio saw his recommender Byron. Although the other party was also wearing a mask, Xio knew it was him.

After more than ten minutes, the basement door opened, and just as Byron had described before, the "leader" came out of the basement and sat down slowly on a chair facing everyone.

At nine o'clock sharp, the "leader" announced: "The party begins.

"Very good, everyone is here this time."

Odysseus, wearing a mask, smiled and said, “First, let me introduce the new members.

"The investigation into the new member was completed yesterday. As her recommender, 'Lion,' said, she has stable channels in the East District. Anyone with relevant needs can find a new member.

"Also, for the sake of convenience, new members should give themselves a nickname."

"Lion" Byron breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Hugh passed the investigation, the information he had previously obtained from Hugh's interrogation would not be considered a leak, and he would not be punished.

Quinn felt everyone's eyes on her. She thought for a moment and then stood up and said, "Owl."

Odysseus thought to himself: I thought you would choose Corgi.

After everyone politely applauded and welcomed, the party officially began.

Hound was the first to speak: "'Captain,' I heard that a thief broke into the Roselle Memorial Exhibition. I'd like to get some information on that." Xio was slightly taken aback. What? A thief broke in? Why hadn't I heard about that?
She and Fors had been there together a few days ago, and everything seemed normal.

The other members were also very interested in this, but they knew that such information was definitely not free, so they were just interested.

"Fifty pounds," Odysseus offered.

"No problem." The Hound agreed immediately.

Odysseus took the portable writing board handed to him by the waiter and wrote down information that could be used for trading while saying, "You continue."

The "giraffe," whose neck was longer than that of an ordinary person, seemed to understand something: "So the 'leader' acquired Emperor Roselle's 'relics' in order to..."

He just said this and didn't go on.

A chubby-looking member laughed and said, "The 'leader' doesn't think that criminals would be foolish enough to sell Emperor Roselle's 'relics', right?"

Everyone looked sideways.

Female member "Peacock" said: "To be honest, it's really a miracle that 'Elephant' can survive until now."

"Elephant" is the code name of the fat member who didn't attend the last party.

The Hound said, "It's possible that there might be internal strife among the prisoners due to uneven distribution of the spoils, or that they might be short of money."

He spread his hands and said, "There are many cases solved using this simple method."

"Alright, alright." The Elephant waved his hand and said, "I need a supernatural creature for my experiment, preferably a beast, preferably subdued and not too dangerous."

The other members were stunned for a moment before they realized that they had finally found an opportunity to ridicule the "elephant".

"Who would bring a supernatural being with them?"

"Could it be that the 'elephant' wants to test whether its strength is greater than that of extraordinary creatures?"

"No, 'Elephant' is also a supernatural creature. His main ability is provocation. He speaks harshly, making people want to beat him up."

"Hahaha~"

For a moment, the party became very cheerful.

The Elephant tried to argue several times, but was interrupted by the other members. He sat there angrily and said, "What a stupid idea!"

At this time, Odysseus finished writing the information and asked the waiter to give it to the "hound". He smiled and said to the "elephant": "You'd better sell your potion honestly."

He knew very well that this guy was the "Fat Pharmacist". He forgot his specific name, but he remembered this person.

The Elephant sighed and said, “I brought a lot of potions with me. You know their effects, so if you want any, just ask.

"Oh, by the way, I forgot about the newcomer. Let me briefly introduce you. I have potions that can quickly heal injuries, potions that can make one violent but more powerful, and men... Oh, sorry, it seems you don't need that potion, unless you are very dissatisfied with your husband or male partner's activities in bed at night."

Xio was about to ask about medicine to treat his injuries, but after hearing what came next, he decisively gave up the idea.

The Elephant's potion quickly sold out. At this moment, the Peacock suddenly said, "Everyone, I have received accurate information. The serial killer has an owner."

At this time, the "elephant" who had not attended the meeting last time was a little puzzled: "What master?"

"Peacock" roughly explained it to him.

When Xio heard that the serial killer was a supernatural being, she was even more surprised than the elephant. She then lamented, "Why do I have the illusion that I'm not living in Backlund? Why are there so many hidden secrets in some well-known things?"

The elephant muttered, "It has an owner too? Let's talk to him if we have a chance."

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

　　
　
(End of this chapter)