Becoming a god by raising witches

But it was lucky that it didn't run off to the West End, otherwise it would be a pot of dog meat soup by now.

Locke looked at Suad, whose body was frozen stiff, and fell into deep thought.

"Princess Frida only told me to find Suad, but she didn't specify whether it was a live or dead dog. Bringing back a corpse should be enough to get by, right?"

Locke stroked his chin and said.

"No, no, Princess Frida is notoriously spoiled and willful. If she sees Suad's corpse, she'll most likely go berserk and take it out on me. What if I end up being her dog again?"

Locke began to talk to himself. Since Eileen was resting at home and recovering from her injury and hadn't come out with him, he lacked someone to talk to.

"Sigh, it seems I'll have to make do with Jerry. It's because you two dogs look so alike."

Locke decides to go to Via's father, Yuri Burd, and ask him to lend Jerry to him for a few days.

Hopefully, he'll consider that he and Hannah helped investigate Wesley's case and, with a heavy heart, allow Jerry to spend some time with the haughty princess.

Locke took Suard's body and rode in the carriage again. After crossing the Trey Bridge, he went first to the youth apartment where his old classmate Leibá Riddle lived. He told him that the contract needed to be finalized and that before the discussion, he needed to find a professional lawyer and have a meeting with the major shareholder, Miss Lucy, before it could be finalized.

Leibá Riddle had no objection to this. He was very impressed that Locke had found a major shareholder so quickly. He said that apart from technical matters, he would leave everything else to Locke's arrangements. The two had become partners and needed to trust each other.

Locke left the youth apartment, took the tram, got off at Pete station, and walked to Werner's house.

In fact, he could have used the excuse of fieldwork to stay outside all day, but he still wanted to set aside time for practicing shooting and combat to continue improving his proficiency.

Yuri Burd and Airi were shoveling snow in the garden, with Jerry following them around like a shadow, always eager to stay close to his old master, Yuri Burd.

Upon seeing Locke arrive, the usually enthusiastic golden retriever Jerry seemed to recall unpleasant memories and quickly retreated into the house, giving Locke no chance to get close.

Locke guessed that Eileen had previously caused Jerry psychological trauma.

"Look who's here, my friend, little Locke. It's been a long time since I've seen you."

Yuri Burd was in a good mood because the person who killed Weina had finally been punished.

He believed it must be related to Hannah and Locke.

Although the two men never boasted to him, he had already found out the whole story through other channels.

Therefore, Yuri Burd regarded Locke as his friend and did not care about his age.

"Uncle Yuri, good afternoon."

Locke greeted Yuri Burd, then looked at Eric beside him, "Eric, good afternoon."

"Locke, the snow was so heavy last night that all the vegetables in the garden are going to freeze to death. This damn weather."

With red and swollen eyes, Eric complained that he was still in the same state as when Locke last saw him.

"Yes, I suspect the blizzard will continue into the evening."

Locke echoed this sentiment and was ushered inside by Yuri Burd.

Yuri Burd asked Eri to make tea, as the Kosorks love tea and serving it to guests is considered the highest form of hospitality.

"Uncle Yuri, the truth about Weina has finally come out. I believe she will definitely enter the goddess's kingdom."

Locke sat on the sofa, holding a cup of tea, and spoke.

Yuri Burd nodded slightly. "This is all thanks to you and Hannah. If it weren't for you, I would never have known the truth, my poor daughter Weina."

"Uncle Yuri, please accept my condolences. Fortunately, Eric is a sensible child, and there's also Jerry. Where's Jerry?"

Locke asked.

Yuri Burd whistled, and Jerry, though reluctant, appeared in the living room due to inertia.

It wagged its tail at Yuri Burd and tried to hide.

Yuri Burd beckoned to it and, disregarding its wishes, brought it to Locke's side.

“Jerry’s health wasn’t very good before, but recently he’s been getting healthier and healthier. I guess this old dog must be protected by Werner’s spirit. I hope he can live a long time.”

Yuri Burd said with a smile as he stroked Jerry's chin.

He has moved on from the grief of losing his daughter, which is something to be very happy about.

Locke speculated that Werner's optimism and positivity were inherited from Yuri Boulder.

In contrast, Airi was much more emotional, her eyes were still red, and she kept complaining when something happened, probably because she hadn't gotten over it yet.

"Actually, I came here this time because I want to ask Uncle Yuri for a favor."

Locke stared intently at Jerry.

Yuri Burd asked in surprise,

"what's up?"

"In fact, I have already found a job at the Sheriff's Court. Recently, I encountered a very troublesome matter. Her Highness the Princess's dog went missing and needed my help to find it. I did find the dog, but it didn't survive last night's blizzard and has died."

Locke chose to be honest, and that he owed his last trip to the Cathedral of Life in St. Figueires to ask Father Buster for help to Uncle Yuri.

This means that Yuri Burde no longer owes him any favors.

Therefore, this time it's simply a request for help, so we need to be more sincere in our attitude.

"That's actually the case."

Yuri Burd looked at Locke in surprise.

"Congratulations, Locke, you've landed a decent job. Hannah no longer needs to worry about you."

"Thank you, Uncle Yuri."

"Then how should we handle this? Her Highness the Princess is very difficult to deal with."

Although Yuri Burd was a commoner, he had heard many rumors about Princess Frida.

“It just so happens that Princess Suad’s dog looks a lot like Jerry, so I’d like to borrow Jerry for a few days until this matter is over, and then Jerry can come back.”

Locke showed Yuri Burd the large sack in his hand, which contained Suad's body.

Yuri Burd was slightly taken aback. How come this dog looked so much like his own Jerry? Could they be siblings?

Jerry showed a human-like expression of grievance.

Sure enough, nothing good ever comes from this person coming to our door.

It seemed to sense Locke's desire to use it.

Jerry hid behind his master, Yuri Burd, and made whimpering sounds of resistance.

“Locke, although I really want to help you, this must also follow Jerry’s opinion.”

Yuri Burd patted Jerry's head. "It doesn't seem willing to go near Her Highness the Princess."

“Uncle Yuri, I know this is a difficult situation, but I have no other choice. I will ensure Jerry’s safety.”

Locke confessed.

Yuri Burd nodded, picked up Jerry, and placed him in Locke's arms.

"I hope it comes back soon. If something happens to Jerry, our friendship will end here."

"Of course, I will take good care of Jerry."

Jerry the Golden Retriever barked twice, seemingly complaining about the two humans who disregarded his wishes and made decisions without his consent. Did they even respect a dog's will?

Locke eventually managed to take Jerry away. He believed that Princess Frida was so worried about her dog that she would never do anything too bad to Jerry. He figured Jerry would live a more comfortable life in the Queen's Quarter than he did at Uncle Yuri's house.

Locke brought Jerry and the dead Suard back to the Bureau of Investigation and asked Elder Rani, the head chef of the cafeteria, to watch over them.

Old Rani has only been killing sheep lately, and he's been relatively friendly to dogs.

But Jerry was still trembling with fear from the smell of blood on him.

It lived in constant fear, unsure of what its fate would hold.

Locke went to the shooting range of the Fifth Sheriff's Court to practice. After firing 100 bullets, he raised his proficiency to 210.

After that, he went to his old instructor Anya Dubi's house to practice fighting, or rather, to lay the foundation; he hadn't yet learned how to fight.

After training, Locke returned to the Bureau of Investigation, intending to take the two dogs to see Princess Frida.

His thought was that if Princess Frida recognized his dog Suad and accepted the fact that it was dead, he would simply take Jerry back with him.

If Princess Frida doesn't accept the fact that Suard is dead, she will definitely take Jerry, this lively dog, back as Suard. Then I'll just steal Jerry out again after a while. Hmm, stealing a dog needs to be planned carefully. It would be best to let Jerry slip out on his own and not get involved with me.

Locke believed that Eileen was capable of doing it; he just needed to bribe her with delicious food.

Chapter 92, The Alluring Scent

Princess Frida lives in the Queen's Quarter, and entry requires the signature or pass of an important person.

Of course, if you are already a noble or a newly noble and own property in the Queen's Quarter, you can also move freely.

Investigators like Locke need Director Reynolds's stamp to enter the Queen's Quarters.

Therefore, Locke still needed to ask the chief for help to write a certificate.

Director Renis issued Locke a certificate, affixed her personal seal, and said with a smile,

“Locke, no matter what happens, you must not use your supernatural abilities on the princess. If she wants to kill you, you can come to me.”

"Okay, I will abide by the confidentiality agreement."