Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 97 A verbal warning

All the noble children who participated in this salon knew that in the fighting arena at 155 King's Avenue, some magical abilities would occasionally appear in the matches, but the fighting arena explained that they were magic tricks and sleight of hand.

Few people doubt this because everyone knows that the competitions there are more for entertainment.

Only at this time did someone think, could there be any extraordinary people among those contestants?
But they soon thought that it would not happen. After all, why would a mysterious extraordinary person participate in such a competition for others to watch?

The noble children present were still under the protection of their families and could only speculate about the existence of the occult and Beyonders through a few clues. They did not understand the Beyonder community and had not yet been exposed to Backlund's dark side.

The topic of the Riverbend Boulevard Extraordinary Case continues to be discussed, and Theodore responds to Joels' question: "Lelouch is very likely a Beyonder."

Then he smiled and said, "This week's competition will be very exciting, because the opponents that my cousin arranged for Lelouch are two good friends of the deceased veteran player."

Viscount Thomas' daughter Edith asked, "Won't the police arrest this Lelouch player?"

"The fighting arena and the police have always had this consensus," Theodore explained. "If a criminal appears in the competition and still participates in the match as scheduled, then with the police present, the contestant will be allowed to participate in another match.

"If this player dies on the field, it would be tantamount to committing suicide out of fear of punishment.

"If a player wins the game, he will receive a large commission, which will be delivered to the person he designates, who will then be taken away by the police to try the case.

"Also, the fighting arena will occasionally bail out promising fighters. The specific arrangements depend on the fighter's ability and his choice."

Theodore paused and smiled, "So if Lelouch shows up on Sunday, this week's game will definitely be exciting!"

Joels, the initiator of this salon, said, "Are there any seats left? I want to watch this week's game."

"And I!"

Several noble children expressed their willingness to go and watch the game, including Audrey. She felt a little complicated at the moment and really wanted to observe Lelouch again to see if he was a bloodthirsty demon.

Theodore said, "No problem, leave it to me."

……

Afternoon, 51 Henry Street, Gall Herbal Shop.

Odysseus was continuing to write the "Combat Compendium" in the backyard when Max, the captain of the "Mechanical Heart" team, suddenly visited.

As Odysseus poured tea, he asked knowingly, "What do you want from me?"

"Captain Ikanser asked me to warn you that he can pretend to be ignorant of the Riverbend Avenue case, but he doesn't want something like this to happen again." Max said seriously.

When Odysseus was operating 176 Riverbend Avenue, it was under the close surveillance of the "Mechanical Heart". They certainly knew that Odysseus had some arrangements there.

But they have never known what the specific arrangements were.

This is the attitude of the "Heart of Machinery", and even the entire Church of the God of Steam and Machinery, towards Odysseus's research. They believe that it is just some small gadgets made using spiritual power and do not pay too much attention to it.

Max once provided some of Odysseus's research to the church, wanting to see if Odysseus was studying how to resurrect his family.

Church scholars gave a negative answer, so Max no longer paid attention to Odysseus's research.

At that time, both the scholars of the church and Max felt that Odysseus's research was too novel, a bit absurd, and impossible to achieve.

What they didn't know was that it was only the theoretical part of Odysseus's research, and a very small part at that.

Late last night, after the case on Riverbend Avenue occurred, the "Mechanical Heart" team recalled that it was once a stronghold of Odysseus, so they speculated that the murderer of yesterday's case was most likely Odysseus.

But because Odysseus had provided relevant information about the 3N Party a long time ago, they knew very well what the 3N Party was like, so Ikanser chose to turn a blind eye.

Odysseus smiled and said, "They came to me suddenly, and I didn't have time to ask for your help, so I had to do this."

After a brief explanation, he asked, "Which official Beyonder organization took on this case?"

"Nighthawk." Max did not hide it.

"I understand." Odysseus said, "The character of Lelouch will soon disappear."

Then he skipped the topic: "I contacted the Temperance Faction of the 'Rose School' through some channels. It wasn't them who sent anyone to inform us of the address of the 'werewolf'."

Max pinched his forehead and sat down on the chair before asking, "Is the news reliable?"

"Reliable." Odysseus believed that Miss Sharon had no reason to deceive the "Mysterious Queen".

Max sighed: "The clue is broken."

"Don't worry." Odysseus smiled as he sat across from Max. "We can also start with the motive." "This is most likely a wild Beyonder with a grudge against the Rose School, or even a Beyonder with a grudge against that Werewolf. Knowing they're no match for him, they're using this method to pass on information about the Werewolf to the official Beyonders."

Max nodded slowly and said, "I will continue to investigate the area around the Werewolf's residence and continue investigating the man named Bernie to see if I can find any new clues."

Then he said, "Have you ever considered that the other party might be coming for you?"

"I have indeed considered this," Odysseus said. "But...but I'm just an informant for the Mechanical Heart. Besides this roomful of herbs, I don't have anything valuable. There's no point in testing me with such cautious methods."

Max thought about it and it made sense. The two of them were silent for a while before Max said, "We should all pay attention to collecting clues about this case."

Based on Max's experience, someone named Bernie might never be found.

Fortunately, a member of the "Rose School" has been killed in this case, so no one would say anything if the case was closed like this.

After discussing the case, Odysseus said, "Help me check out this person. He's a subordinate of Danesi from MI9."

As he spoke, he took out a portrait. It was of a man in his thirties with short hair and a high Adam's apple, as if there was an egg stuck in his throat.

When Odysseus was negotiating with Danesi before, he noticed that there was something wrong with the way his subordinate looked at him, but it was dangerous for Odysseus to check the words of the people from MI9, so he might as well entrust the members of "Mechanical Heart" to check the files on the pretext of something.

Max asked, "Why check him?"

"There's no specific reason, I just feel like something's wrong with him."

Max nodded: "I will help you check, but I need an opportunity."

"Ok, I know."

The two chatted for a while and then Max said goodbye.

As soon as Odysseus sat down, Simon came as expected.

What they were going to discuss today involved some matters that needed to be kept confidential, so the two of them talked directly in the lounge in the backyard.

Simon, who had a fierce look on his face, smiled somewhat flatteringly and said, "Your plan is truly thorough and perfect. A few days ago, I was still worrying about offending the 3N Party. Today, I realized that you must have deliberately provoked them."

Odysseus smiled slightly and did not make any comment on Simon's guess.

Simon seemed to feel greatly encouraged, and he continued, "I should have thought of it earlier. If you can find out my background, you can certainly find out the background of the 3N Party.

"You must have known that the 3N Party has a rule that whoever kills their leader becomes their new leader. That's why you provoked them and asked me to reveal my address in the South Bridge area. You set up an ambush there and killed one of the 3N Party leaders."

Simon said with a smile: "I have been hiding since last night. The police couldn't find me, let alone you.

"However, I still went to the fighting arena on King's Avenue to see if you had any matches this week. Mr. Bishop, the manager of the fighting arena, actually received me personally.

"He also told me that the police would be at the fighting arena on Sunday, and as long as I was willing to become the leader of the 3N Party, he would come forward to guarantee that he would never let the police arrest me.

“But you have two games that day, both at night, one at around 7 o’clock and one at around 9 o’clock.

"The first one is a pure fighting match, and the second one is a match with no rules at all. You can use any weapon, and even if you kill someone, you won't worry about being held responsible."

He sighed, "It was not until this moment that I realized that your goal was to become the leader of the 3N Party!

"Although I've heard the 3N Party doesn't have a good reputation, it can serve the nobles and knows many of Backlund's upper echelons.

"In a few years, you too will be the one who calls the shots in Backlund."

Odysseus kept smiling and didn't make any comments. He suddenly took out his wallet, counted out six ten-pound notes, and handed them to Simon: "You can hide for the next two days. On Sunday, you don't have to hide anymore."

"Thank you, Mr. Lelouch." Simon took the money with a smile: "Yes, yes, the police will not investigate you on Sunday, so you don't have to hide."

Odysseus suddenly said seriously: "At least half of these 60 pounds should be given to your wife. Don't let them live under someone else's roof anymore."

"Thank you Mr. Lelouch for your care. I will give her the 30 pounds, no, the 60 pounds." Simon smiled and said, "In the future, as your subordinates, they will definitely make a lot of money, and they won't have to live so hard."

Odysseus simply nodded, chatted for a few more words, and then saw Simon out. After watching Simon get on a rented carriage and leave, he smiled coldly and said, "If I wanted to win the favor of a noble, why would I go through so much trouble?"

After saying this, he winked at another cab on the street.

The hired carriage quickly followed. The driver and passengers were all Enoch's subordinates. In the morning, Odysseus had arranged them here to wait for Simon.

(End of this chapter)