Mystery: A Spark

"Ugh..." Arthur couldn't help but cover his forehead, feeling a sharp pain in his head.

This little guy is not only mischievous, but also a drama queen.

When it was first promoted, Arthur enthusiastically gave the little thing a lesson in advanced mathematics and even wrote a textbook specifically for it to help it understand the knowledge.

As a result, the textbook disappeared after he had only given one lesson.

When asked, the little thing's answer is naturally that it doesn't know.

Although Arthur knew in his heart that it had hidden it, he was helpless.

I can't bear to hit him; I can't bear to scold him either.

It can only be said that one thing counters another, and it was completely under its control.

"Are you really planning to stay at Sequence Nine for the rest of your life?" he asked, somewhat helplessly.

no response.

"Fine, I can't control you anymore. What do you want to eat for lunch?"

"Roast meat!!!" Arthas instantly revived and sat up abruptly.

Arthur reached out and tapped its head, saying in an annoyed tone:

"All you ever do is eat, you're useless at everything, but you're number one when it comes to eating, right?"

"Oh dear, how can you study if you don't eat your fill?" Arthas rubbed against Arthur's hand, looking obedient.

“I haven’t seen you study even though you’ve eaten your fill. I’m going to buy some ingredients. You stay put and don’t run around the house like that.”

“This is a rented house, unlike the one in Backlund where we had to pay for damaged furniture.”

Arthur said fiercely:

"If we can't afford to pay the compensation, we'll give you away as collateral."

"I know, I know~"

Arthur went out.

After he left, Arthas's expression gradually calmed down.

It opened its mouth, and a notebook filled with writing instantly appeared on the desk.

Arthas turned to a page in the notebook and began to read it intently.

Chapter 66 Leonard: Read My Eyes

36 Zotland Street, Blackthorn Security Company.

Leonard walked slowly through the dark and secluded underground passage.

His brows were furrowed, and his expression was serious.

The confident smile that used to frequently appear on his face had vanished.

Arriving at the underground intersection, Leonard leaned against the wall, staring blankly at the Charis Gate not far away.

After a while, he rubbed his face to restore his usual expression, and then casually walked into the guardhouse in front of Chanis Gate.

After going inside, Leonard saw Klein and Captain Dunn there.

The captain was reading the newspaper, while Klein was lost in thought.

Leonard sat down, smiled, and asked:

"Klein, why are you spacing out?"

Klein, of course, wouldn't admit that he was thinking about the rules of playing the "Joker," so he concealed it by saying:

"I didn't sleep well last night, so I'm a little groggy now."

Leonard asked with some concern:

"Is it the case of the scapegoat who went out of control that you and Old Neil handled yesterday that's keeping you up at night?"

Klein couldn't find a good excuse, but after hearing this, he naturally went along with it and agreed with the statement.

"Sigh, things seem to have suddenly gotten busier lately, and everyone's exhausted," Leonard sighed softly.

Upon hearing this, Klein's heart skipped a beat; he knew Leonard had a secret.

Could it be that the poet classmate also discovered something?

Klein observed Leonard discreetly, trying to discern some clues.

At that moment, Leonard's green eyes looked at him and winked at him.

Who can understand that look you're giving me? I'm not a spectator... Klein thought to himself.

Leonard was somewhat exasperated by the complete lack of understanding between him and Klein, so he suggested:

"Captain, everyone's been really tired lately. How about we go to Old Neil's house after get off work and relax a bit?"

Dunn put down his newspaper, his gray eyes silently observing Leonard's expression without saying a word.

At this moment, Klein echoed:

"Yes, Captain, it's good to relax a little. A balance between work and rest is essential for high work efficiency."

He didn't really understand Leonard's meaning, but he knew that his poet classmate must have had a reason for doing so.

Moreover, Leonard had just given him a wink, so Klein simply went along with it.

Dunn looked at Leonard quietly, his expression gradually becoming serious.

Leonard, feeling guilty, asked with a somewhat evasive look:

"Captain, why are you looking at me like that?"

Dunn suddenly stood up, picked up his coat, and said in a deep voice:

"Let's go to Old Neil's house now."

"But Captain, what about Charnis?"

Leonard was surprised by the captain's decisiveness and hurriedly asked.

"I'll have Luo Yao come over and help keep watch for a while."

Dunn looked at Leonard with a serious expression and emphasized it again:

"Going right now!"

He led Klein and Leonard quickly to the company's front desk.

Luo Shan, who was on duty at the front desk, saw the three of them come out together and asked with some confusion:

"Captain, what happened?"

Dunn said in a gentle voice:

"It's alright. Go and inform Luo Yao to come and guard the Chanis Gate now. We're going to visit Old Neil."

Rosanne glanced at the three men's serious expressions and immediately tensed up:

"Is something wrong with Old Neil? He may be stingy and miserly, but he's actually a good person. He... he shouldn't..."

"Don't worry, Rosanne, as of now, Old Neil shouldn't be in any major problems," Leonard said softly.

Dunn glanced at Leonard, then led the two into the Night Watch carriage, preparing to head to Old Neil's house.

The carriage was silent; none of the three spoke.

Klein then guessed that Old Neil was probably in trouble, and Leonard somehow found out about this.

But he could hardly believe it, because just yesterday he and Old Neil had solved a case of a substitute punisher going out of control.

How could a problem arise overnight?

At this moment, Klein could only pray to the goddess in his heart, hoping that old Neil would be alright.

After a while, Leonard lowered his head and asked in a muffled voice:

"Captain, how did you figure that out?"

“Your acting is terrible,” Dunn said calmly.

“You were supposed to be on leave after your shift at Charnis Gate today. Given your usual lazy nature, you probably wouldn’t have been home for a long time by now, but you came back. That’s the first suspicious point.”

Leonard couldn't help but retort defiantly:

"Captain, couldn't it be that I forgot something and came back to get it?"

"Have you become as forgetful as me?" Dunn asked, turning his head to look at him.

Upon hearing this, Klein almost burst out laughing.

Leonard had no way to refute that statement.

"After you came in, you couldn't stop talking about Old Neil. That's the second suspicious point," Dunn's calm voice continued.

"Captain, I..." Leonard's words were interrupted as soon as he started to speak.

"Don't say things like you care about your teammates. You do care about them, but you keep those feelings to yourself and never say them out loud," Dunn said gently.

Good heavens, they've seen right through him... Klein watched the show with amusement.

"Lastly, I'm just a little forgetful, not blind. You two are exchanging glances right in front of me, do you think I can't see it?"

"Captain, weren't you reading the newspaper at the time?" Leonard couldn't help but ask.

Dunn turned his head, his gray eyes looking at him quietly without saying a word.

Leonard felt even more depressed as he looked at his captain with a look of pity for someone with intellectual disabilities and listened to the aged, mocking voice coming from inside him.

Yes, the captain is a powerful seventh-order expert. How could a small newspaper possibly hinder him? The poet began to seriously doubt his own intelligence.

Dunn turned his head and looked straight ahead, saying softly:

"I know that you two both have your own secrets."

“But I don’t care about any of that, nor do I care about your intelligence sources. I only care about the safety of my team members.”

"Captain, you're really cool right now..." Klein looked at Dunn's profile and sincerely praised him in his heart.