Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength
Chapter 84 Continue Investigation

Chapter 84: Chapter 84 Continue Investigation

After a thorough examination, Nicole and Ronald confirmed that the man was indeed the shop owner who had been reported missing.

Moreover, his physical condition was now extremely weak.

After an intense and abnormal wrestling match between a man and a woman, this guy probably hadn’t eaten or drunk a single drop of water in about three days, so he had already weakened to a near-death state.

Lifting his eyelids for the last time, Nicole looked at the man’s pupils on the ground.

The investigator girl’s complexion visibly turned darker.

"Hehe—"

"So it was that Jennifer."

"..."

Jennifer?

Who was that?

Holding a kerosene lamp by Nicole’s side, Ronald pondered the scene before him.

He had also been watching when the shop owner’s body was checked.

Although it could be roughly determined what this man had done and that he was just an innocent victim, lying there for three days still seemed a bit too outrageous.

If you wanted to endanger someone’s life, why not just do it directly?

And if not intending to kill, there’s no need to leave a person in such a state...

At that moment, just as she had promised when they left the investigation bureau that morning,

Nicole, with the attitude of a more experienced investigator, took the initiative to explain to Ronald:

"Jennifer is a registered charm magician."

"Their school is considered a sloppy, unorganized wild faction of magicians, basically teachers leading apprentices, developing power through haphazard male-female relations. In our Grid, they can’t really cause much trouble."

Ronald silently noted Nicole’s explanation, and then asked:

"Can we be sure it was this person?"

"Could it not have been someone else?"

"It can be pretty much confirmed." Nicole nodded, stood up from the ground, her revolver still in hand, "The Berengaria’s statistics on the mysterious side are quite accurate. Charm magicians residing nearby, in poor condition like Jennifer who would stoop to preying on ordinary people, are few."

"However, leaving someone like this is still not normal..."

While analyzing the situation, the investigator girl’s gaze also began to look around the room:

"Ronald, just put the lamp on the ground."

"I’ll search over here again, you go outside and take a look."

"No problem."

Ronald nodded and immediately went outside to check.

The previous "Recommendations for New Investigators" from the investigation bureau had covered the methods of checking for spell trace of different schools, and this was a good time to practice.

Following a specific frequency, Ronald made the black fog wrapped around his hand vibrate slightly, ensuring that no ordinary person outside the shop could see the anomaly on his hand, he selected a spot to start examining the shop.

If there were traces left by a caster, the black fog would show feedback.

————

After roughly a quarter of an hour, the two met up again, one inside and one outside.

To sum up, no other clues were indeed found in the leather shop, and the situation seemed clear at a glance.

It was simply a case of a mysterious side individual harming someone.

Looking at each other, Nicole and Ronald walked out of the shop together.

Immediately, the investigator girl shouted loudly on the roadside:

"Help!"

"The owner of the leather shop has collapsed inside and is in bad shape, someone help, please!"

Seeing that her calls had attracted the attention of the passersby around,

Nicole immediately stopped and, grabbing Ronald, walked back in the direction they came from.

After all, the investigators were just the secret police of the mystery side, and this was enough.

In this era, the lower-class people mostly retained the custom of helping neighbors out, and with that shout, the man lying unconscious on the ground was likely to be taken for treatment.

Nicole had just cleared the charm magician’s influence on him.

As long as he was rescued in time, he could still be saved.

————

After leaving the leather shop, Nicole’s target was still the locksmith on Ron Avenue.

After telling the other about earlier matters, she then led Ronald to the next location that needed to be addressed.

The wintery sun of Greenwich slowly rose in the distant horizon.

Ronald walked down the street, pressed down on his hat to adjust the angle, then asked,

"Nicole, are we going to look for that Jennifer now?"

"No."

Nicole shook her head straightforwardly, then, following Ronald’s movements, pulled her hat down lower,

"Right now, we need to go to the next place and continue the inspection."

"I’ve just made a report about the leather store incident; once Pine gathers information about street hooligans and the like, this case will move into the specific execution process."

At this point, Nicole couldn’t help but sigh,

"Ah—"

"I know it might seem like the efficiency is a bit low."

"But these are the rules and regulations for handling matters here in Greenwich."

"Unless we’ve been fully authorized to handle this case or we detect a crisis that could fundamentally alter the world, we can’t take action on our own. Just figuring out what’s going on and finding the proper clues is enough."

"I understand."

Ronald nodded but didn’t further discuss the matter.

Gradually leaving Ron Avenue behind, the two walked onto a street outside of two residential areas.

This was a residential part of Greenwich, where both the environment and security were guaranteed—it was a middle-class neighborhood.

Watching the sparsely populated street, Nicole turned to Ronald and said,

"Ronald, be extra cautious this time. According to the information we have, the homeowner of our target residence had a relative who was a well-known scholar on the mysterious side and had passed away many years ago. From my experience, things here are probably going to be somewhat troublesome."

"Somewhat troublesome..."

Ronald silently concealed the black mist deep within his overcoat, then asked,

"Do you know which school of magic they belonged to?"

"The file says it’s a family lineage school, with abilities related to illusions."

As Nicole explained this to Ronald, the two continued further into the residential area.

Eventually, they arrived at the front door of a house marked with the number 41.

Standing outside, one could see that it was a typical two-story residential building, nearly indistinguishable from the other homes around it.

Bang bang bang—

Reaching the home’s entrance, Nicole briskly knocked on the front door:

"Miss Corona, open up!"

"I know you’re home!"

In the early morning of the residential area, sparse of people, this sound was particularly clear.

Ronald and Nicole didn’t have to wait long, a woman who seemed to be in her forties approached the door.

Upon seeing the two’s attire, her complexion changed, and both fear and tension appeared in her eyes.

After a few seconds of thought, she nevertheless obediently opened the door:

"Investigator, why have you come here?"

"I should have reported that there is no one here who has inherited my grandfather’s abilities."

Observing the woman’s frantic expression, Nicole’s tone was cold and calm, her gaze emotionless as she regarded the other,

"Three days ago in the morning, someone heard a strange scream coming from your house."

"Explain that."

"I...I’m innocent!"

Facing Nicole’s demeanor, the middle-aged woman immediately stepped back two paces, then started to explain loudly:

"I..."

"Shut your mouth first!"

Seeing the woman’s panicked look, Nicole instantly drew her revolver and pressed it against the woman’s waist.

"Do you think this is an appropriate place for people like us to talk?"

"Get inside first!"

Such straightforward and crude threats were most effective.

Like resigning herself to fate, the woman lowered her head and turned to walk into the house.

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