Chapter 1 Are you here to arrest me?

"Yes, hello, I am Inspector Haina who made an appointment yesterday to investigate the attack on Mr. Aiwass Moriarty."

A man wearing a blue and white uniform, A young girl who looked about twenty years old was standing nervously and at a loss in front of the gate of a manor, holding her big-brimmed hat.

Her brown curly hair is tied into a ponytail behind her back, and her nose is high. The lake blue eyes were full of panic that something had happened.

"Hug, sorry, the District Supervision Bureau has a temporary supervision meeting. Another warehouse explosion occurred in the White Queen District yesterday. Traces of flame essence were detected on the scene. It is suspected that demonologists were involved. I think it may be The wanted criminal who attacked Mr. Aiwass the day before yesterday."

Haina said, her voice getting smaller and smaller, "So, so"

"So you took part in this on your own initiative. You are two hours and twenty-three minutes late for a supervisory meeting that you are not actually required to attend."

The old man's serious and aged voice sounded from across the iron gate. It was a special long-drawn tone, the elf accent unique to the people of the royal capital.

He closed the pocket watch set with gems in his hand with a click, put it back to his chest, and stared at Haina seriously.

Standing opposite Haina was a thin and tall elderly elf wearing a butler's uniform.

The skin wrinkles on his face are reminiscent of tree bark, and the dark green pupils are closer to wolves than lake water.

The old elf seemed to be nearly two meters tall, and his posture with his hands behind his back was like the ghostly shadow of a dead tree reflected in the moonlight at night. That spine, as straight as a pine and motionless, was filled with powerful pressure at this moment.

Although Haina is actually a trainee supervisor who has not yet graduated, she has passed the graduation examination with full marks and can accept the formal supervision awarded by the Queen at any time. Now she wears a trainee badge just because the griffons assigned to her are still on the way to deployment.

Logically speaking, she should not be so afraid of a housekeeper.

But the old man in front of him was different.

Because this old elf butler is his instructor.

Although he followed the ancient agreement and has served the Moriarty family for a long time since the founding of the country as a butler, at the same time, he was also the great inspector who resigned eighty years ago. long.

"I thought you would be later, Miss Haina."

The old housekeeper put his hands behind his back, which always gave Haina a sense of arrogance. The elf accent said, "Master Aiwass was attacked by a demonologist the day before yesterday. He was in a coma until he woke up last night. But when he heard that the Supervision Bureau was coming to ask some questions, he cooperated and voluntarily gave up going to the glass-step sanatorium. He just ate some After taking the medicine, I dragged my weak body and waited for you by the stove for two hours, and I also waited for you at the door for two hours.

"It is almost dark now, if you are still late. Some people might as well just be late for tomorrow; since they are already late for tomorrow, I don’t think there is a rush for this week’s rest time. According to the rules of the Supervisory Bureau,For cases where a letter of appointment is signed, the result will be given within one week of filing. With Ms. Haina's good training and graduation with full marks, she must be able to successfully find the demonologist.

"Since the criminals have been arrested and brought to justice, why do you want to embarrass my poor young master Aiwass? Why don't you please come back? I will explain it to Mr. Kent."

If the old housekeeper's tone hadn't been so sinister, she would have run away immediately and left this troublesome matter to her superiors. But the problem is, she is actually still a senior student.

Although she can be said to be a powerful influence in school, she has not graduated yet.

She did not have enough social experience to judge whether the old man was seriously making such a suggestion or was just mocking herself. But her intuition told her that if the old man had not planned to do this, she would have just run away stupidly, and I am afraid that she would be in trouble.

"I'm really sorry."

So Haina could only lower her head and apologize first, "I will also apologize to Mr. Aiwass."

In any case, I had already made an appointment for the meeting in advance, but I was late for so long without telling me in advance. It was indeed my fault.

She looked at the iron gate that separated her from the old man, and her thoughts began to wander subconsciously again.

The large black hollow iron door is only decorated with low-key thorn patterns and does not look like a famous family.

In fact, Professor Moriarty, the adoptive father of Aivas Moriarty, the person involved in this incident, can indeed be called a low-key, calm, intelligent and knowledgeable good man. Professor Moriarty was also Haina's teacher at university, and was responsible for the subjects of astrology, astronomy and advanced mathematics.

Inherited the Moriarty Chamber of Commerce and owned three museums to his name. He even funded the construction of the only planetarium in White Queen. Although he is so rich, he just quietly studies in the university. He even funded many orphanages and adopted many orphans. He can be called an amazing and kind-hearted man.

The captain had specifically told her when she came that the Moriarty family was not only rich, but also a founding family with elves serving them. Although the owner of the house, Mr. James, has a gentle personality, he still needs to be careful.

According to the rules, any direct participant related to the demonic incident must be sent to the local Supervisory Bureau with a command chain as soon as possible after his or her life is out of danger, and undergo a mental examination by the Chief Lawyer. Only after their innocence is confirmed will they be sent back to the hospital or nursing home.

This is because the identities of the ritual hosts, ritual participants, ritual instructors and sacrifices in demonic rituals cannot be simply distinguished by the identity of the victim "injured or not".

Since the sacrifices can survive, it means that the ritual has generally failed. Although the sacrifices may not necessarily die, they are usually killed to silence them. thereforeWhen an injured person appears instead of the deceased, the injured person may not be a sacrifice, but may also be a person related to the ritual.

But this kind of rule is now invalid.

Director Kent was like a blind man, completely ignoring this clue that was at his fingertips. It was the old butler who took the initiative to contact Director Kent and made an appointment for today's meeting, and he seemed to "suddenly remember" this matter. And when she came, the Supervisory Bureau didn't even match her with an accompanying lawyer. They only asked her to come alone as a trainee inspector without a gryphon, armor, or sword.

Such an obvious cover-up

Haina felt that even if this matter was really related to Aiwass, she might not be able to take him away.

But because of such a big battle, she felt that maybe this matter really had something to do with the other party. If she was innocent enough, why wouldn't she be willing to accept the review of the lawyer?

That's great. .

Obviously just an adopted civilian orphan. Just because of good luck, he was valued and adopted by the professor. Now he has become a big shot that cannot be touched by the Supervision Bureau

Haina stood at the door in a daze, thinking a little sourly.

But at this moment, the iron door suddenly opened slowly.

She raised her head in astonishment and saw the old man's face, which was still expressionless, but somehow felt less angry.

The old elf glanced at her silently, and then walked back slowly with his hands behind his back.

Haina was stunned for a while before she realized that she was asking herself to keep up.

So she hurriedly put on the hat in her arms and followed him quickly. But after taking a few steps, I remembered to turn back and close the door. But when she turned around, she saw the door of the manor closing on its own.

Not only that, there were even bright runes lighting up from the inside of the ordinary iron door.

The sunlight is skewed and the evening wind dies down. Haina had a vague feeling as if something invisible shrouded the area, changing the atmosphere of the manor.

"I don't want to cause trouble for you, Miss Haina."

Obviously the old elf was walking in front of him, but the old man's much gentler voice was precise. He rang in his ears, "But you must abide by what you have agreed with others. You will meet at the agreed time, no need to advance or postpone it. Yes, the consequences of breaking the rules in school may not be that serious. , but there are also no gryphon knights patrolling the streets, no lawyers with armed knights regularly reviewing the tax accounts of various companies, and no supervisors like you who can directly arrest suspicious persons.

" Everyone in this country values ​​rules. The Supervisory Bureau, Law Courts, and Arbitration Chambers guard not only Her Majesty the Queen's will, but also the many rules established by Parliament.

"I will forgive you this time, and I will not tell Mr. Kent about your mistake. I will say that you arrived on time, but after understanding the matter, you stayed to drink two cups of tea and be greedy. Ate some snacks.

"But this is because Master Aiwass is kind-hearted. When you were an hour late, I had already decided to call the Supervision Bureau. It was Master Aiwass who stopped me. He said, always give people No matter what reason you have for the opportunity, you have to meet first."

The old elf said slowly and walked for a long time before reaching the door of the manor.

The next moment, his voice was a little lower, but it still sounded clearly in Haina's ears, "Although Avalon does not have the so-called nobility of other countries, the descendants of the founder are equally noble. There is no such thing as The sacrifices of the twenty founding fathers, everyone will die. Even the queen must respect the descendants of the founding fathers.

“I feel your sincere apology, so I will temporarily forgive you for breaking the promise. But you might as well think carefully about whether you have offended anyone or blocked anyone's way. As I said, this is a supervisory meeting that does not require your participation. "

Hearing this, Haina was suddenly stunned.

At this time, the old man who walked to the door turned around gracefully and bowed slightly to Haina." Please come with me, Miss Haina. The young master has been waiting for a long time. ”

At this time, he put on the mask of a butler to greet the guests.

The previous attitude was more like an instructor facing an unsatisfactory student.

Haina, whose mind was in confusion, followed the old elf to the living room.

The touch of the soft carpet under her feet made her startled. She raised her head and wanted to ask if she needed to take off her shoes, but she couldn't. The old elf's calm attitude made her unsure, so she could only follow behind with an uneasy feeling, feeling the sudden warmth of the fire in the winter.

It was then that she realized that she was. Let an old man stand at the door for two hours in the winter evening.

With guilt and shame, she didn't know how to open her mouth.

She even said it to Ai. Wentz's suspicion was also diluted in this confession.

So she met Aiwas Moriarty, who had a reputation for being unruly.

He was sitting in a wheelchair at the moment, with a blanket covering his legs.

The pale and frail face was bloodless, and he looked like he was only seventeen or eighteen years old. His appearance was completely different from Professor Moriarty. Handsome.

He was wearing pure white fluffy pajamas and looked like he had just come out of the shower. His soft platinum hair reflected the warm light of the fire. She was reading the book intently, and her delicate face had a gentleness that reminded her of the poet and the fire rising in the fireplace at home.

The beautiful picture looked like a painting. Haina opened her eyes subconsciously

But at this moment, the boy heard something and turned around nimbly while pushing the wheelchair. Only then did Haina notice that he was sitting in a wheelchair.

Is this the price of being attacked by a demonologist?

I don’t know when she started giving up instinctively. "Devil"The scholar is Aiwass" possibility.

The young man looked over, his dark blue pupils were like the sea.

"Ms. Haina. ”

It was a clear voice that gave people a sense of dignity, and it was a gorgeous voice that matched his appearance.

Compared with his frail face, his voice was more dignified. Be energetic and polite "Hello, first time we meet.

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