Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength
Chapter 189 - 188: A False Alarm

Chapter 189: Chapter 188: A False Alarm

She walked out of the coffee shop alone.

Nicole paused at the door for a few seconds before she turned toward the boy as if she had only just seen him, a look of joy spreading across her face as she walked over.

Effortlessly folding the slip of paper in her hand, the investigator approached the boy with a rather gentle smile:

"Little guy, could you help me send a letter?"

Caught off guard by Nicole, and then hearing that business had come his way, the newsboy dressed as a boy nodded immediately, even though the commission for such work wouldn’t be high:

"No problem at all, miss."

"But, may I ask where you want the letter sent and if there are any specific instructions?"

Nicole shook her head lightly and replied:

"There’s nothing too troublesome. You just need to help me send out the letter on time."

"The post office would be Gred Letter Administration Bureau; remember to register it as a ’yellow label’ letter. It should be delivered two days from now to the owner of Jin’s jewelry shop at number 26 Long Beach Street."

Hearing Nicole’s explanation, the boy in newsboy attire’s expression changed and his voice tensed:

"Miss, what do you mean by this?"

"Long Beach Street... Long Beach Street isn’t exactly a nice place."

"This letter isn’t going to cause me any trouble, is it? The paper wouldn’t usually agree to us doing this sort of thing."

Watching the boy’s face, too mature for his young age, Nicole pulled out coins from her pocket and handed them to him while also reaching out to ruffle his hair.

Caught off guard by the girl’s swift action, the boy was ruffled like a kid next door.

And with this gesture, Nicole continued with a smile:

"Don’t worry, little guy."

"I work around Long Beach Street too. It’s nothing illegal or disorderly, and it has nothing to do with the recent police station incidents."

"However, this is an internal letter involving important information; it’s quite possible that someone might come asking about it. Can I entrust this to you?"

As she spoke, the investigator girl patted the boy’s shoulder.

Throughout the interaction, her actions conveyed trust in the lad.

And faced with such affection from the girl, the boy seemed to relax a little under Nicole’s comforting manner.

He nodded vigorously:

"Okay, miss."

"I... I will do this for you!"

Watching the boy’s mood gradually ease, Nicole kept the gentle smile on her face as she continued:

"Thank you very much, my little gentleman."

After she finished speaking, Nicole straightened up, ready to head back into the coffee shop.

However, it was this very casual action that allowed her peripheral vision to catch sight of something unusual.

At the corner ahead on the street, a carriage was slowly emerging.

"..."

At that moment, Nicole’s pupils narrowed.

There was no doubt in the investigator’s mind; it was the carriage of the jailer’s family.

Because of her job, Nicole often appeared at various dinners or balls in Berenwich, and incognito she provided temporary security work for the hosts.

During this, she had naturally seen the jailer’s family carriage–it was unmistakably the one now before her eyes.

Without a second of hesitation, Nicole squatted down in front of the boy again and pulled out a newspaper from his hands:

"Right, let me buy one of your newspapers as well."

The boy immediately thanked her with glee:

"Thank... Thank you, miss!"

"This is really a big help."

Although the boy’s emotions were sincere, Nicole had no leisure to continue the interaction.

She nodded quickly and immediately retreated backward with the newspaper in hand, then very naturally raised the newspaper in front of her face, shielding her features.

She leaned against the wall on the street corner like this.

At that moment, Nicole looked just like a regular citizen whose day’s work had just ended, who had bought a newspaper after getting off work, reading the day’s news by the roadside, with nothing to draw attention to herself.

Clip-clop, clip-clop, clip-clop—

The sound grew closer, and the jailor’s carriage passed right in front of the investigator girl.

And Nicole, behind her newspaper shield, kept a cautious watch on the other’s figure.

She saw that the person driving the carriage was the jailor’s driver.

However, sitting beside the driver was a figure who made Nicole especially vigilant.

—It was the manservant.

—At the same time, he was also the keeper of the mysterious grimoire within the jailor’s household.

Just as the three of them had anticipated, given that Lumiere had to attend a social event today, this guy really had chosen to accompany and protect him on the way to tonight’s event.

Although she had expected it, Nicole still felt somewhat nervous.

A dangerous grimoire keeper was passing by her side, and without a doubt, he was an enemy.

Just thinking about this made her feel a bit edgy.

What would she do if the other party happened to spot her? Would all their efforts be spoiled from there on?

Under normal circumstances, she would have taken the initiative long ago in such a situation.

But today, of all days, she couldn’t alarm the other party.

Nicole’s heart was like a taut thin string at this moment.

One small misstep and it would snap.

...

Fortunately, everything went smoothly.

The grimoire keeper sitting in the carriage didn’t have the leisure to notice a pedestrian reading a newspaper by the roadside.

Completely ignoring the unremarkable figure of Nicole, the jailor’s carriage gradually moved away.

It wasn’t until the carriage had passed on the street in front of her and finally left her line of sight that Nicole finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Phew—"

She casually folded the newspaper and tucked it into her pocket before preparing to head back to the café.

But before she could take a few steps, Nicole stopped short.

Because right in front of her, Ronald and Swift from the café had come out and quickly approached the investigator girl, asking:

"How did it go? You alright just now?"

With a smile on her face, Nicole immediately shook her head:

"Honestly, it was quite thrilling."

"But I’m fine now."

"The jailor has been confirmed to have gone to the city hall, and Lumiere just left the mansion with that man a moment ago."

Watching Nicole’s expression relax, Ronald picked up the conversation:

"So, now it’s our turn to take action."

Swift at his side also nodded:

"Exactly."

Outside the café on the street corner, the three exchanged glances and then silently headed towards the direction of the forest path.

Exactly fifteen minutes had passed since the three of them entered the café, and it was at this time when people started to get off work, making the streets the busiest and most crowded.

Mingling in such a flow of people,

Everything proceeded in an orderly fashion.

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