Secrets: Priestess

Chapter 97 Captain
The police station's archives room was filled with the smell of rust and old paper, and the light from the classic gas lamps cast mottled shadows on the densely packed archive shelves.

The fingertips felt the cold and hard touch of the file boxes.

Claire quickly flipped through file after file, and the sound of flipping papers could be heard throughout the archives room.

It wasn't until she found the file information of the last woman in the painting that Claire breathed a sigh of relief, a complicated expression on her face.

"The characters in the paintings all exist in reality and are still alive." Claire looked at the information of the forty-seven people spread out before her and once again felt the Loen nobles' promiscuous core, disguised as a conservative shell.

The intricate and complex relationships among these nobles left Claire dumbfounded.

Leaving the web-like relationship diagram behind, Claire returned to St. Selina's Church from the West District Police Station.

After lunch, Claire took a nap in the office.

After sleeping for over an hour, Cindy, with her burgundy hair, knocked on her door. "The Night Hunters team in Tingen is going to retrieve Sharon's body. Her Excellency Cecima said you're one of the captains of the Tingen investigation team. I'm here to ask if you'd like to join the team."

Tingen Nightwatch Squad... I heard that the new captain is Frye, who always takes over for others.

Claire sighed softly in her heart as she thought about Frye, who seemed cold on the outside but warm on the inside, having to shoulder the responsibility of being the captain.

"Then I'll go too."

Claire put on her coat and followed Cindy outside.

Arriving at the cathedral, Claire saw the Tingen team led by Fry from afar. Siga and Cornelia were also wearing neat black suits, with solemn and depressed expressions.

They will carry away the coffin containing Sharon's body.

"It's a pity that woman couldn't have any feelings for Sharon's body, otherwise I could have used Sharon's body to ambush her." Unlike the solemn atmosphere around her, Claire, who knew the inside story, watched the ceremony closely while secretly complaining in her heart.

As she was daydreaming, Claire suddenly realized that Sharon's body would not be able to seduce that woman.

But there's a high chance that "Claire's body" could seduce that woman to snatch it away...

This kind of sentimental, despicable, and dark thought kept rising and falling in Claire's heart, being suppressed, and then quickly surfacing again.

The initial pure love between the two, the unforgettable betrayal, and Sharon's close protection disguised as...

Scenes of memories kept appearing before Claire's eyes, causing her emotions to constantly change.

In the end, all the confusion turned into self-mockery, sadness and madness, with the brows lowered:
"Maybe... I'm crazy too."

"If you really can't find any clues, this... is a method."

Claire suppressed this thought for the time being, planning to first improve her own strength to the current limit before considering setting an ambush to capture the woman.

Otherwise, it would be embarrassing if the ambush fails and is counterattacked.

After the ceremony, the Tingen Nighthawks prepared to return without delay. Claire looked at her former teammates from afar, their expressions solemn and sad, and sighed softly.

When Frye and the others were about to set off, a woman in a black hooded robe suddenly ran out from the side of the church.

The one with the makeup on her face that deliberately made her look old was Dai Li.

Daly ran up to Frye and the others and asked, "Frye, Siga, Cornelia! Claire and Klein...did they really die too?"

Frye nodded gravely, "They are all guardians of Tingen."

Daly gave a bitter smile. "They're all so young... and they're all so talented."

After a heavy and helpless sigh, Daly asked again, "Leonard, and... Dunn, did they really go to the temple to participate in the Red Gloves training?"

Frye said solemnly, "Yes, Captain Dunn and Leonard said they wanted revenge for Claire and the others. Also, due to the decrease in the number of holy relics, the Holy Temple abolished the Tingen Chanis Gate and downgraded the Tingen Nighthawks. So, at Sequence 8, I became the captain of the Tingen Nighthawks."

Daly sighed and said, "This will make your life more difficult." Frye was silent for a moment, then forced a stiff smile and said comfortingly, "Actually, this might be a good thing. This way, those hidden organizations that covet Chanis Gate won't come to Tingen anymore."

After catching up with Daly, Team Tingen finally set off.

The Red Glove captains who participated in the follow-up investigation of the case left one after another. Among them, those who also knew the inside story of Sharon's remains performed with superb acting skills and serious expressions in front of their colleagues.

Just as Claire was about to leave, Daly stopped her, "Galadia."

Claire stopped and confirmed, "Are you Daly Simone?"

Daly nodded and said, "Yes, I am Daly. I heard that you have the authority to form the captain of the Red Glove Squad?"

Team-forming permissions...Does Daly want to team up with me?

Claire guessed what Daly was thinking and said, "Yes."

Daly asked again, "I also heard that you took over the investigation of the imposter case?"

Claire smiled and said, "The investigation is quite clear."

Daly took a deep breath, looked at Claire, and said, "I, Sequence 6 'Necromancer', would like to apply to be transferred to your Red Gloves team to participate in the investigation of the Imposter case. Are you willing to accept?"

Claire paused, looked deeply at Daly, and asked, "Why did you participate in the investigation of the Impostor case?"

Daly's eyes flickered, and she sighed softly:

"I originally wanted to join the hunt for the murderer, but Her Excellency Cecima said that the more people there are chasing the murderer, the more effective it is. In fact, an increase in the number of people will even hinder the capture."

"But I want to do something for Claire and Klein..."

"After much thought, I can't do much for Klein, but as for Claire, I think I can help her catch that heartless man."

"I want to ask him, since he has returned to Claire's side, why didn't he protect her?"

A heartless man...oh, I mean that woman.

Claire felt that she had also been shot while lying down.

Looking at Daly's genuine feelings, Claire sighed silently in her heart.

At the same time, the idea of ​​using "Claire's body" to ambush the woman once again came to Claire's mind.

If I had Daly's help, I wouldn't have missed the chance to catch that woman.

Of course, you still have to improve your own strength first.

Whether it was mastering the "Appraiser" ability or further absorbing pollution to obtain the extraordinary ability of Sequence 7 "Wizard" through the "Mystery Peeper" path, both directions could greatly increase Claire's strength in the short term.

Thinking of this, Claire pretended to hesitate and said, "I agree to your application, but according to the Red Gloves' team transfer process, you must at least get the approval of the original captain or directly obtain the permission of Her Excellency Cecima..."

"Don't worry, my former captain won't stop me." Daly extended her hand to Claire directly and briskly. "Please give me your guidance from now on, Captain Galadilla."

Daly... then I'll lend you some strength...

Claire smiled back and shook Daly's hand. "Thank you for your guidance."

into the night.

Claire moved into a single-family house arranged by the church.

After crossing the spiritual wall, Claire's consciousness sank into the memory library. The knowledge of Sequence 7 "Wizards" here gradually increased, gradually filling the "Wizards'" bookshelves, which were once somewhat empty.

(End of this chapter)