Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery

After discussing serious matters, Audis and Bernadette chatted casually, and the more they talked, the more congenial they became, until Bernadette, full and satisfied, bid farewell and left after 5 a.m.

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Audis then spent the morning catching up on sleep, and didn't get up until the afternoon. First, he used the "Ahona Crystal" he had previously recovered to build a new "Teleportation Formation" in the basement.

One formation led to a room on the third floor of the "Nanmu Ballroom", and the other led to a laboratory in the suburbs.

Only with these two escape formations did Audis feel he could safely live here.

After that, he began to continue studying witchcraft and continue writing "The Complete Book of Witchcraft", and when he had time, he continued to think about his plan to escape Backlund.

As for the "Military Intelligence Section 9's" arrest, he wasn't too worried, because they would at most find Audis, and wouldn't be able to find "Wizard" Gandalf for the time being.

… …

51 Henry Street.

A team of "Military Intelligence Section 9" officers broke into the herbalist shop, quickly controlled the Kaina siblings, and a customer sitting in the reception area drinking tea.

At the same time, they rushed to the backyard and completely controlled the herbalist shop.

At this time, Koreman slowly walked in. He was about to use extraordinary abilities to interrogate Kaina when the "customer" in the reception area suddenly questioned: "Is 'Military Intelligence Section 9' preparing to use the arrest of Audis to arrest members of the 'Mechanical Heart'?"

When Koreman heard the other party say this, he knew something was wrong, and he quickly said: "Release him quickly."

The "customer" put on a cold face and took out the land deed and business license of the herbalist shop. Koreman took a look and sighed helplessly.

Because these documents all proved that this herbalist shop was the property of the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery. According to convention, no one except the Steam Church had the right to dispose of these properties.

This is the theocratic system!

Government departments have no right to judge anyone related to religion or confiscate any property related to the church.

There is a "Religious Inquisition" within the religion. Religious people who commit crimes must be sent to the "Religious Inquisition" for interrogation. Government departments do not even have the right to detain them.

Fortunately, there are real gods in this world, and the religion dares not do too much, otherwise it will breed a large number of social parasites and interest groups.

After seeing these documents, Koreman immediately smiled bitterly and said: "I just have some questions to ask this young man named Kaina."

The investigation of this case has given Koreman a headache.

He finally applied for a special investigation of the "Leader", but he didn't expect that he didn't catch the "Leader", and no matter what method he used, he couldn't divine any information about the "Leader".

Just when Koreman was about to give up, he suddenly heard that Audis had used a special formation to block the coming of the evil god.

Thinking of the two special formations that appeared in the basement of 199 Hairun Avenue, Koreman believed that this must be a clue.

So he immediately brought people over, but now it seems that Audis and the Steam Church were already prepared.

The previous investigation of Audis has completely offended the "Mechanical Heart". If he uses extraordinary abilities to interrogate Kaina in front of the "Mechanical Heart" members, it is likely to intensify the conflict.

At this time, Koreman had to consider a way out for himself and discussed with the "Mechanical Heart" people very politely.

The member of the "Mechanical Heart" said: "We have no obligation to cooperate with your investigation."

"Just ask a few simple questions." Koreman continued to smile and said: "I will leave immediately after asking, and I will never bother you again."

Otherwise, he would send someone to secretly follow Kaina and, when there were no "Mechanical Heart" members protecting him, sneak into his home at night and interrogate the young man.

The "Mechanical Heart" member considered for a while before saying: "This is the last time we cooperate with your investigation. You are only allowed to ask three questions."

"Thank you." After Koreman thanked him, he immediately asked Kaina: "Does Audis often go to the second edition of the 'Backlund Post' to publish GG?"

This question was very tricky. It didn't seem to have anything to do with the "Leader", and it didn't have any disadvantages to Audis, but Kaina's answer could determine whether Audis was the "Leader".

Because the occult research society convened by the "Leader" announced the time of the gathering by publishing GG in the 'Backlund Post'.

Kaina, who had no experience, really replied: "Yes."

Koreman breathed a sigh of relief: "When was the last time Audis came to the herbalist shop?"

"Yesterday."

"Did he have anything unusual, or did he say anything important?"

Although Kaina had no experience in dealing with interrogations, he was not stupid. He vaguely replied: "Mr. Audis asked me to run the pharmacy well, saying that someone would come to help me."

Koreman was slightly stunned. His extraordinary ability judged that the young man was not lying. He was about to press further when the "Mechanical Heart" member said: "Okay, three questions have been asked."

Koreman wasn't too disappointed, because there was a new clue about the investigation of the "Leader".

Next, he will do his best to investigate Audis.

… …

In the following two days, Audis lived as the wizard Gandalf.

During these two days, no customers came to visit. He had been concentrating on writing "The Complete Book of Witchcraft". It was now mostly completed, with only some witchcraft powder recipes and some witchcraft applications remaining unfinished.

Audis planned to include all fifty-six witchcrafts he had invented so far, but because he had not yet tested the effects of some witchcrafts in actual combat, the book could only be written to this point for now.

After putting the unfinished manuscript of "The Complete Book of Witchcraft" into the "Knowledge Wilderness", Audis picked up the newspaper and read it, preparing to relax for the next few days. He might not have time to rest next week.

Ding-ling, ding-ling~

Audis had just finished reading today's front page when the doorbell rang.

He sighed, picked up his staff, and went to open the door.

The visitor was a man in his thirties, whose clothes were not luxurious, but very particular. When he saw the other party's cross-eyed eyes, Audis recalled that this was the gentleman who had previously had infertility problems.

Behind him was a man in his twenties, wearing a silk top hat, a swallow-tailed coat, and carrying an ebony cane, looking like a standard gentleman.

Audis thought: Could it be that this man also has infertility problems?

The cross-eyed man took off his hat and said very politely: "Wizard, thank you very much for the potion you provided."

Audis was stunned: "Your wife is pregnant so soon?"

"Yes." The cross-eyed man didn't feel embarrassed at all: "I know a very good obstetrician and gynecologist, and it was confirmed a few days ago that my wife is indeed pregnant."

Audis said "Oh". She should have become pregnant after drinking "Fat Pharmacist's" potion. If the timing was right, it would have been detected by now.

At the same time, he realized that the person behind him should be a good friend of this cross-eyed man, who knew about his previous infertility problems, otherwise the cross-eyed man's answer just now would not have been so frank.

He smiled and said: "Wizard, my friend also has some problems… Oh, his problems are different from mine, but there is something he has not been able to solve, so I brought him here, hoping you can have a solution."

Audis glanced at the young man who seemed a little shy, and then nodded: "Come in."

The three people sat on the sofa. Audis seemingly casually raised his hand, and two teacups flew in front of them: "I just boiled some hot water, you can drink it with confidence."

Then the kettle on the fireplace suddenly adjusted its position and suddenly spurted a stream of hot water from the spout, precisely poured into the two people's cups, and the two cups were just full, no more and no less.

Audis's move made both guests show surprised expressions. After a few seconds, the cross-eyed man seemed to breathe a sigh of relief: "Thank you for your hospitality.

"Your witchcraft is simply amazing."

Audis didn't say anything, just said to the young man: "What problems do you have, feel free to say it."

There is no wrong first, one first, one hair, one inside, one content, one in one look!

"You have shown me hope, Wizard." After the young man recovered from his surprise, he first introduced himself: "My name is Dylan Edmund, and I am currently helping my father run a fabric shop."

He said: "My parents love my sister and me very much, and my family is considered wealthy. My childhood and adolescence were very happy.

"My grandfather has a small villa by the lake. It's very cool there in the summer. Every summer we go to my grandfather's villa to escape the heat.

"My sister and I caught fish, climbed mountains, and spent many happy summers there.

"Occasionally we would also see my uncle, but he was a very indifferent person and didn't seem to like my sister and me very much."

Audis didn't remind him that he hadn't gotten to the point, but listened carefully.

When he said this, the smile that was originally on Dylan's face suddenly disappeared: "About seven or eight years ago, my family members started to get sick one after another and left me.

"The first to pass away was my grandfather. At first, we didn't feel anything was wrong, after all, he was already old.

"Later, my mother passed away from an illness, which made me aware of something strange. She had always been very healthy, but from the time she fell ill to her death, it only took three or four days. The doctor didn't even have time to diagnose what was wrong with her.

"Later, I noticed that their deaths were all three years apart. My grandfather died, and three years later, my mother died. Three years after my mother's death, my sister actually died!"

Odis suddenly asked, "What about your father? Is he still healthy?"

"After the deaths of my mother and sister, my father became taciturn. Although he lost a lot of weight, he was still considered healthy," Dylan replied.

"My father knew some of the inside story, but he didn't know much.

"One day, a year after my mother's death, my sister suddenly told my father, somewhat慌张, that someone had been following her.

"My father and sister talked alone for an afternoon. The next day, my sister moved to my grandfather's villa in the suburbs. When I went to visit her, she always refused to see me.

"Until later, after my sister passed away, I found this while sorting through her belongings."

As he spoke, he took out a photograph from his pocket. The photograph showed a woman who looked somewhat like Dylan. Although the main subject of the photo was this woman, in the distance behind her, there seemed to be a black figure standing there.

The face of the black figure was indistinguishable, but it could be seen that he was quietly staring at Dylan's sister.

That figure made the photograph very eerie. In this era, photographs could only be taken in photo studios, and the backgrounds were all white, without any other scenery.

Logically speaking, when Dylan's sister took the photo, she wasn't far from the backdrop, so there shouldn't have been any space to capture someone in the distance. But that distant figure was just there in the photo.

Odis pondered for a moment, then suddenly looked up: "You haven't seen that black figure too, have you?"

"Yes," Dylan said, without much fear, only a look of confusion: "When I first picked up this photo from the photo studio, the photo didn't have this figure, but why does it have it now?

"Also, what exactly is that figure? Why can I see him now too?"

Odis asked, "Where is that figure?"

Dylan casually pointed outside: "He's on the street outside."

Odis looked out the window. Originally, there were normal pedestrians outside, but suddenly, a black figure appeared in his field of vision.

Odis immediately turned his head away. In that instant, he seemed to see evil and depravity.

Moreover, even with his vision enhanced by the magic potion, he couldn't make out the person's appearance.

He only knew that someone was there, and they didn't seem like a good person. He wasn't even sure if the other party was human.

Odis looked at Dylan again: "Is this the person your sister said was following her?"

"I think so," Dylan said with a helpless smile: "At first, I was very panicked. I even tried to escape him by taking trains or ships.

"But it was no use. He clearly didn't move his legs at all, but he could catch up with a speeding train.

"And he could stand motionless on the sea, following the ship constantly forward."

Odis was stunned. He had never heard of such a situation.

After thinking for a moment, he asked again: "Didn't you talk to your father about it?"

"My father's face turned pale when he heard about it, and he cried, holding his head in his hands," Dylan replied. "My father said that this was a curse of my mother's family. My mother once said that she had heard my uncle mention it. As long as you don't point out the location of that figure to family members, other family members won't be able to see that figure.

"They won't be affected by the curse. So, my grandfather didn't tell my mother about the figure before he died, and my mother only told my father about the curse, since he wouldn't be affected.

"When my sister said that someone was following her, my father was very surprised. So, he talked to her seriously about this issue and moved to the suburbs to avoid affecting me.

"But what no one expected was that I didn't know about the existence of that figure, but now I can still see him."