I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

Chapter 297: Deputy Director, we need an undercover agent to go to the mental hospital!
The old white man took Roland to the backyard, and the two talked as they walked.

The doorman's name is also John.

In this place, his position should actually be called 'gatekeeper'.

If we use the more professional terminology of the Judgment Knights, it is a 'watchdog' - it is indeed vulgar, but it is not really a derogatory term.

All the men in the Inquisition were dogs.

Arbitration Knights are hunting dogs, while support and assistants are house dogs. Guard dogs are also house dogs. They are both assistants and support.

The watchdogs of the Heretic Mystery Department are very important. There are many watchdogs outside performing tasks. Their main job is to provide early warning and collect intelligence.

In the eyes of various gangs, these watchdogs are black-hearted and mysterious policemen who are not easy to mess with. The watchdogs often ask the gangs to serve them and provide various clues.

If anything mysterious or unusual happens in the city, or if a Dark wizard's work is discovered, the watchdogs are the first to know. They assess the danger level and decide whether to investigate first or report it immediately.

What Roland did in that alley today was obviously the work of a dark wizard.

Old John was once a top-tier expert, having experienced the glory days of the Welmik Heretic Mysteries. He had handled many similar cases and was well-versed in the art of discovering Dark wizards.

Although he is old now and has retired, becoming a gatekeeper with no quality and vigilance, he is very experienced.

When Roland heard how he discovered the dark wizard's 'work', cold sweat streamed down his face.

Within three days, any guard dog passing through that alley would discover what the Dark wizard had done.

If this watchdog had professional qualities, he would be able to follow the clues from that gang and find out about the Faceless Man and who the three dead gang members gave the things to.

Roland prayed silently: "I hope there are no more people working hard in the Heretic Mystery Department."

There's a real shortage of staff here right now. The entire Mystery Department has become a leisurely department for the elderly.

During its heyday, this mysterious place was not called the Mysterious Place, but was called the 'Inquisition' and was an important branch of the Vatican Inquisition!
There are nearly two thousand dogs in the city, including the guard dogs that usually roam the streets!

This is a terrifying number! It's much larger than the number of police officers in the city!

This means the city is full of Inquisition agents and informants!
Who was having an affair with whom in the city hall, and what underwear they were wearing. Which nun in the convent had an affair with a patient, which priest had sex with a little boy, and what they said during the process, the Inquisition knew it all!
They even care!
After all, there aren't that many heretics to deal with. If there aren't that many true heretics, where would the profits come from?
For civilians, the city became safer, and the masters became kinder and more conscientious.

But for the rich and powerful gentlemen, it is too terrifying.

Even the Archbishop of St. Wilmik's Cathedral and the Knights Templar were afraid of him.

It can be said that in the entire city, anyone with a little status lived under the terrifying shadow of the Inquisition.

But such a terrifying court will naturally not exist for long.

Ever since the Archbishop of St. Wilmik's Cathedral was replaced more than a decade ago, the city's Inquisition has been weakened time and time again.

The archbishop is a remarkable guy. And a bit of a pervert.

He was both the Archbishop and the Director of St. Vermik's Asylum.

The once glorious Saint Wilmick Inquisition was labeled as "contaminated by insanity", so many people from the Inquisition were arrested and sent to Saint Wilmick's mental hospital!

The life expectancy of southerners is not as long as that of Eastern wizards, only a dozen years. These elites either died of old age in the hospital, retired, or retired early - after being discharged from the hospital, they all became mentally ill.

Over the past decade, the court has been cutting back again and again.

Today, the former Inquisition has become the "House of Mystery" and its location has moved from the Saint Wilmik area to this shabby place.

Now, there are about 300 people in the entire department, more than half of whom are members of the Medical Knights brought by Lady Isabella.

They are all very capable, but they don't understand the business. They have to rely on old dogs like Old John to handle the case.

And these old dogs all had their teeth broken by the archbishop.

So, what was once a huge department with over 2,000 people has become a retirement home with over 100 people. If Isabella hadn't brought those 200 knights, everyone would just drink coffee and read the newspaper.

The backyard is planted with tulips - quite leisurely and elegant.

Hearing this, Roland breathed a sigh of relief.

There weren't many watchdogs left in the entire Mysterious Department right now, and everyone was busy dealing with Isabella's rectification. So the bad things he did outside today shouldn't be noticed.

But you have to be careful when you do bad things in the future.

Because the archbishop, who is also the director of the mental hospital, likes to arrest people more than the previous inquisition!
The city gentry now long for the days of the Inquisition. After all, the people there were just greedy for money. As long as you were innocent, you could get out by paying a small fee.

Common people miss that era even more, because the Judgment Knights only cheated the rich!

But the dean is different. He is not after money or power.

It seems like he arrests people just for fun!
The men in the city have secretly reported the archbishop to the Vatican countless times.

The Vatican had no idea how many times it had sent people to investigate, but the results of the investigations were that all those arrested were mentally ill!
They didn’t catch the wrong person!

The Archbishop is spotless!

So honest!
He usually lives like an ascetic, devoting all his energy to his patients.

In his eyes, dark wizards like Roland were mentally ill people who needed to be treated with intensive care!

So Roland not only had to be careful when doing bad things in the future, but also had to try to avoid people from the mental hospital.

I heard that when Lady Isabella went to the hospital today, she had an argument with the archbishop.

The two people were arguing in the office, but everyone outside heard it.

The Archbishop seems to be Isabella's uncle. I don't know what their relationship was like before, but now the two of them are like water and fire.

No wonder the Lord of St. Wilmick invited Isabella to deal with the Archbishop.

The Vatican also hopes that Isabella can check and balance the archbishop who has been going a little too far recently.

If Isabella hadn't visited there today, the mayor would have been locked up!

He was arrested a few days ago, and the diagnosis has been written right away!
When Isabella went there, the mayor was wearing a straitjacket and was being force-fed medicine by the nurses.

This is really outrageous.

Now, the entire city's hopes rested on Isabella—she was indeed exiled here, but she was the hope of the entire city.

Of course, the dean is now also focusing all his efforts on the mysterious department - my niece is too ignorant, and this department is too troublesome!
Old John pointed to several nearby buildings and said, "This one we just walked out of is mainly used for court sessions."

Although the mysterious place is small, it has everything: a laboratory, an interrogation room, a prison cell, a courtroom, and government offices.

There's even a stable.

It has three buildings arranged in the shape of an F. The building in the middle is slightly tilted to the outside, so the F is not very regular.

The building Roland walked out of was the one at the edge. Trials and inquiries were all held in this building.

The court in the Mysterious Chamber is a secret court. Only senators, mayors, bishops and other high-ranking officials, as well as the parties involved and witnesses, can enter during court sessions.

Old John's position was minor, seemingly a security guard, but he inspected everyone who came in. Anything that could record anything was forbidden.

As an old guard dog, Old John has some special skills. If he sets his sights on someone, nothing can be hidden.

However, Roland was not here to listen to the trial. Even if he did, Old John wouldn't care because he was one of their own.

Old John pointed to another building to the side and said, "That's the Red Building—everyone calls the three buildings on our side the Red Building, but that's actually the Red Building."

The Red Mansion also has six floors! It's quite high.

The hundred or so people inside are all serious Knights of Judgment.

Arrests, investigations, detentions, interrogations, even forensic examinations and laboratories are all done in this building!

There are two basements under this six-story building.

One is for people. The prison is very small, and there are several people locked up at once. People can't stand up straight inside and usually have to squat.

Another basement is the morgue.

Those who stay in the courtroom are people like judges.

The one in the Red Mansion is the Inspector and the heretic mystery police!
These Judgment Knights usually wear red robes when they go out to do business.

If they go to any government department, the men will be so proud of themselves when they see the red robes they wear!
The South is a place that places great emphasis on evidence, and the style of white chess is inherited from the South.

But the Inquisition Knights are a group of exceptions. They don't need evidence, just suspicion!
If I say you are a heretic, then you are a heretic!

You are not, and neither are you! As for the evidence, after going through the whole process, all the evidence is there!

They are the sharp sword of the Holy See, the loyal cruel officials of the church, and a pure organ of violence.

Old John pointed to the building in the backyard that looked a little crooked and said, "This is our main building."

Roland blinked and suddenly realized that the building that looked a little tilted was actually the one in the straightest position.

Because he was the only one facing south.

It faces the same direction as the main building of the City Hall.

So the other two buildings are auxiliary buildings.

However, because the Court Building faces the square, it is often regarded as the main building.

In addition, on the main building side, outside the small courtyard is a small street with few people walking on it - the people living in the apartments opposite are basically the Judgment Knights, mysterious police and the like who work here.

Therefore, most people are reluctant to hang around in front of such government offices.

The Judgment Building is different, facing the square and attracting a lot of people, so it is often mistaken for the main building.

The real main building is the one in the 'backyard' where administration, office and logistics are all located.

But to be honest, placing the administrative building in this location clearly prevents people from entering.

This department was indeed very special. While the trial building occasionally allowed people to observe the proceedings, the only outsiders allowed into the Red Building were prisoners. The administrative office building, on the other hand, was a bit more confidential, so outsiders were not allowed in. Even the mayor had to send a letter of explanation before entering.

This building is relatively less crowded, with more spacious offices and a few dormitories. I heard Isabella brought all her luggage here and plans to live in this building soon.

It seems that Miss Isabella is also a workaholic.

She was planning to build another building, as the Mystical Society needed a small chapel and a small monastery, so that those ascetics who did not want to buy property or live in an apartment in the city would have a place to stay instead of having to sleep in the duty room every day.

Therefore, this small monastery is equivalent to a dormitory and a training ground.

Originally, there was a place reserved for everyone in the monastery of St. Wilmik Cathedral, but it was obvious that no one would live there.

Otherwise, with the archbishop's style, within a few months, everyone would receive a diagnosis and be sent to a mental hospital for forced treatment.

Soon, Roland followed John into the administration building.

There were some people walking out in the corridor. It was already half past four, and it was time to get off work.

Although the leader took office today, he did not require overtime except for some special personnel upstairs.

People in other buildings don't actually have fixed working hours. They have to work around the clock when they have work to do.

People in the administrative building usually leave work on time, but everyone uses the stairs.

Many people were greeting Old John. This guy who looked a bit snobbish and arrogant was actually quite respected.

After leaving the front line, he was about to retire early, but his former director held him back and assigned him a sinecure.

Today, the new director took office, and everyone was beaten up by her people one by one. Only a few old hands like Old John were praised.

He really did a good job of preparation, even shaving his hair.

The sunlight here is better, and the decoration is much brighter. In comparison, the other two buildings seem a bit gloomy. I don't know how many innocent souls have been killed by these minions of the church.

Old John told Roland that the group had originally planned to find some Heracari priests to perform a ritual to save the deceased, but when Lady Isabella arrived and heard about this, she flew into a rage.

This is the mystery!
This place is haunted, and she still asks someone else to perform a ritual?

What do you eat?
Roland was speechless after hearing this.

It seems like there are a lot of idle people in the Mysterious Place, but that's a good thing. Otherwise, it would be hard for me to get by. After all, I'm a Dark wizard, and if everyone here is an elite, there's no telling when I'll be exposed.

There is an elevator in the building, the kind with iron bars, and it looks much more refined than the one in the trial building.

While waiting for the elevator, Old John told Roland that there had been many mysterious incidents in Quasi-Saint City recently, and it was very strange. Especially recently, even the Saint Wilmick Mental Hospital had encountered problems.

When he visited during the day, the Archbishop also asked people from the Mysterious Department to take a look.

Roland asked, "Why not seek out the priests of Heraca?"

John said, "It's different from ours. Ours is haunted. Not only is it haunted over there, there are also traces of dark wizard activity. The priests in the monastery can't handle such a complicated matter. We have to deal with matters involving dark wizards. Our people understand and know how to infiltrate their group."

As he spoke, Old John sneered a few times, as if he had regained the feeling of the past.

He looked Roland up and down, then suddenly stroked his chin and said, "You little fellow, you really do look like a dark wizard."

Roland coughed and said hurriedly, "Brother John, please don't joke around. There's no dark wizard as tall as me."

John laughed and said, "You don't understand this. Well, they look alike, very alike. Let me tell you, when you look at a Dark wizard, don't just look at the appearance, but at the hands, the calluses on the index finger and thumb. Especially those who are left-handed.

In my experience, the right-handed person might also be a White Wizard of the Order of the Chant.

But if you're left-handed, you probably won't be able to escape!"

This logic is totally bullshit.

But Roland broke out in a cold sweat.

He is just left-handed!
Among the people he knew who were good at black magic, they were all left-handed!
My senior is also left-handed!

What the hell!

It's obviously bullshit experience, how can it be so accurate?!
"Also, people who often cast spells hiss, etc."

John suddenly frowned, took two steps back, and looked at Roland.

Roland's whole body tensed up.

What the hell!

I said that this heretical Inquisition should not be allowed to enter without permission!

He had just entered the door and hadn't even seen the elite monster when he was caught by the security guard at the door!
What’s even worse is that I was found out and I don’t even know where I got exposed!
I can’t stay in this crappy place anymore, not even for a minute!
Just as Roland was about to run away, the elevator suddenly creaked and stopped on the first floor.

A tall and beautiful lady came out.

The three of them looked at each other and were slightly stunned.

The young lady looked like she was planning to skip work early and was dressed very fashionably.

A pretty little blue hat—the kind a lady wears at one end, with two strings of pearls on it.

Half-section gauze, striped velvet high-gloss shirt, soft fur coat and small cape. It has a luxurious texture.

The stripes on the velvet shirt underneath are gold, orange, and blue. Since the stripes are V-shaped, when paired with the jacket, it visually shows off the perfect bust and narrow waist silhouette.

What a slim-waisted little bee! So charming!

The blue dress matched her blue eyes very well.

The only criticism is that this outfit is more suitable for a petite lady, but she is a bit too tall.

The dress reminded Roland of the heroine in an Italian film.

However, although Miss Jeanna's figure has a nearly perfect golden ratio, like a demigod from a myth, in the eyes of others, her height makes her look a bit like a lady of eight feet.
Old John, standing by, couldn't help but sigh secretly: "Miss Jeanne only looks like a woman when she's standing in front of little brother Lawrence."

Even in her riding boots, Jeanne was still half a head shorter than Roland. In comparison, Roland looked more like a demigod in mythology.

Miss Jeanne seemed to be planning to go shopping, or look for someone on the street.

Because after bowing respectfully, Old John said: "Sir, you don't have to look for him anymore. The person you are looking for is here."

As he said that, Old John patted Roland's junior, and his eyes seemed to say, "Boy, your chance to become a regular employee has come."

What Old John meant was, 'You were just worrying about finding an undercover agent today, and now a suitable one has come. You don't have to look outside anymore.'

But Roland didn't understand. He thought that since he and Old John hadn't gone upstairs for a long time, Miss Isabella had come downstairs to look for them in person - he thought it was Isabella!

Miss Jeanna hummed, looked at Roland, and narrowed her eyes slightly.

Roland's scalp tingled.

(PS: I fell into depravity today and played games for a while. I’m going to take a short break from 5K today.)
(End of this chapter)