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Plitvice East Coast, Tivian.
In the daytime in Tivian, in a fairly large public library located somewhere in the East City District, citizens were walking around in the large space, between the rows of bookshelves, looking for books they needed to read. At the edge of the space, some citizens who had already found reading materials were sitting on the reserved chairs, reading either seriously or leisurely.
In a secluded window-side table and chair, a silver-haired girl wearing a white shirt, a black high-waisted plain skirt, white stockings and black Mary Jane shoes was sitting here, holding a book and reading leisurely. In front of the girl, there was a gorgeous woman wearing a slim dress and a large hat, with long curly golden hair, who seemed to be in a social scene rather than a library. At this moment, she was holding a high-foot glass of red wine and sipping tea while reading a book on the table.
"You can't drink in the library..." Dorothy raised her head and glanced at Adele in front of her while turning the pages, and Adele replied with a smile.
"You can't drink it, but I've already talked to the management here and got permission, so it doesn't matter if you drink a little~" Adele said this to Dorothy, and Dorothy turned her gaze back to the page on the book and answered casually in a light voice.
"It's not a question of permission or not. Whatever you want to do now, almost no one in the entire Tivian is willing to stop you... I mean... this is not a social occasion. Drinking is somewhat out of place, right?"
"Not a social occasion? No, no, no~ For me, as long as I'm with you, little detective, then anywhere is an important social occasion. So come on, little detective, have a drink too. I specially brought your favorite juice~"
After listening to Dorothy's words, Adele said with a smile, and then after she waved her hand, a library staff member who was temporarily "recruited" as a waiter came up and brought a plate to Dorothy to serve a glass of wine and a dessert. Dorothy shrugged slightly after seeing it, and then took the wine and drank it without refusing anything.
When Dorothy and Adele get together, they usually go to restaurants or bars chosen by Adele. Often Adele would take advantage of the atmosphere to do some intimate things to Dorothy. This time, Dorothy chose to meet Adele directly in the library, but she didn't expect that Adele could make it seem like they were in a bar here.
Shaking her head a little helplessly, Dorothy took a sip of the juice in her hand, put the book down and continued to speak to Adele.
"How do you feel? After the promotion is completed..."
Dorothy asked Adele this, and Adele turned around and answered Dorothy after giving the "requisitioned" waiter a few pounds as a tip.
"Well... the feeling of being promoted... how can I put it? It's really wonderful, especially when you just got promoted. The hypocrisy of that world disappears a lot in front of you, and everything feels more real. I'm afraid I will never forget it for the rest of my life..." Adele continued with emotion as she shook the remaining red wine in the goblet.
"The stage of accomplishment... Not even my teacher could reach this level before, but now I have reached it. Although I didn't get there step by step, it feels so dreamy when I finally finish it all... In a sense, I have fulfilled my teacher's long-cherished wish... Of course, this is all thanks to your help, little detective."
Adele said to Dorothy while sighing, and Dorothy also chuckled.
"You have helped us a lot. We are all grateful to each other in this regard... By the way, now that you have successfully achieved success, what are your plans for the next step?"
"What's the next plan..." After listening to Dorothy's question, Adele thought for a while and then answered Dorothy.
"I pursued 乁成 before because I wanted to fulfill my teacher's long-cherished wish. Now that this goal has been achieved... I don't know what to do for a moment... But I guess I should still focus my main energy on solving the mystery of the Path of Desire...
"You also know that the Path of Desire is one of the 'Cups', but it is not as well controlled by the Afterbirth Cult as the other 'Cups'. There must be a deep reason for this, which may be related to the 'Mistress of the 嵟' in the past.
"Now Afterbirth is trying to master the Path of Desire. I can't just sit back and watch. I'm afraid I will take a break from acting for a while, and then go to Farajo to explore the secrets of the Path of Desire. Since the King of Splendor was able to discover the temple of the Mistress Xianxi on the land of Farajo, there must be more secrets waiting for me there. By the way, I am also the last descendant of the Persian royal family, and I also want to explore what my family has hidden?"
With a solemn expression, Adele told Dorothy her thoughts. After thinking about it, Dorothy felt that if she wanted to fight against the afterbirth in the future, it would be a good idea to start from the path of desire and sin to explore the secret of the "cup". So she couldn't help but whispered at last.
"That's it... I wish you good luck in the future. If you encounter any particularly troublesome problems, remember to tell me. You know the solution."
"That's right~" Adele said as she raised the wine glass in her hand with a smile.
After chatting for a while, Adele and some other friends left first with their things. As for Dorothy, she did not rush back immediately, but stayed in the library to continue reading, enjoying the free time after the big event.
Just like that, Dorothy finished reading the book she had taken from the bookshelf several minutes ago in a relaxed manner. Just as she looked at the setting sun outside the window and was about to get up and leave, she suddenly seemed to sense something and stopped where she was, and sat back in her chair.
After sitting firmly, Dorothy reached out and took out the magic box from her body, then took out "The Voyage Log" from the magic box and placed it steadily on the table. After flipping through it for a while, she turned to a contact page with new information, which was Atole's contact page.
"Hey, is there any progress with our little saint?"
Seeing that the person who contacted her was Atole, Dorothy couldn't help but think this in her mind, and then she began to carefully examine Atole's handwriting, only to see that she had written her colleague's name at the beginning.
"I have begun to secretly investigate Krama. I have infiltrated the Court of Inquisition and the Court of Justice and started to review the information related to Krama. So far, no evidence of collusion with paganism has been found."
Atole's words were written in front of Dorothy. In the recent Council of Cardinals, all the cardinals except Amanda had tried Vanya in public, and in the end, only the cardinal who was the judge, Kramer, insisted on finding Vanya guilty. His attitude was very firm, even to the point of being a little crazy.
Kramer's recent extreme and irrational behavior has been noticed by his colleagues. As the judge of the church, his madness that disregards the overall situation has begun to violate his duties. This abnormality has caused other cardinals to be suspicious of Kramer, especially the supervisor of the secrets, Atreus, who has the function of investigation.
Before, Dorothy thought that Kramar was just a madman who was blinded by the desire for power, but after the trial and the conversation between Vanya and Amanda, Dorothy began to think that the situation might not be that simple. From Amanda's reaction, Dorothy thought that Kramar might have some secrets that were not beneficial to the Glorious Church, and he might be far from being just a person with a strong desire for power.
After having this idea, Dorothy began to contact Artoli directly to discuss it with her. Who would have thought that Artoli had almost the same idea as Dorothy at that time? Therefore, after communicating with each other, the two hit it off and decided to conduct a secret investigation on Kramer.
"As far as I know, Kramar's connection with paganism is extremely covert and indirect. He would not have direct contact with pagans. He would instruct the archbishops loyal to his line to do similar things, and his methods were also very cautious..."
Dorothy wrote this in response to Atole on the pages of "The Voyage of the Sea". She based her judgment on the confrontation with Afterbirth during the time of Farajo. At that time, Archbishop Farajo cooperated with Afterbirth in a very indirect and tacit way to plan the assassination.
"You are talking about Archbishop Fararo, right? I have already sent people to conduct a secret investigation on him and several other suspected archbishops of the Inquisition. I hope we can find some clues. If we can't find a way around Kramar, we can only count on them."
Artoli quickly responded to Dorothy and wrote. Dorothy nodded slightly after reading the new words in front of her, and then continued writing.
"Well...Kramer is still a cardinal saint. If he really wants to hide some secrets, even you may find it difficult to find out. It should be a better channel to start from his subordinates..."
Dorothy wrote on the page. Her expression froze for a moment as she wrote. Then she changed her mind and continued writing the question on the page.
"By the way, what aspects did your initial investigation on Kramer focus on? Can you tell me about it?" Dorothy continued to ask Atole, and it wasn't long before Atole gave an immediate answer.
"His interrogation records... drafting of decrees... reviewing documents... travel itineraries... many, many things. I have checked almost all the recent written materials about Kramar that were produced in the church through Kramar. You don't need to worry about missing anything." Atollie wrote to Dorothy. It was obvious that she felt that Dorothy's previous words contained doubts about her ability to look up information, so she did not show much goodwill when responding.
"So among these materials... you really didn't find anything suspicious at all?" Dorothy continued to write to Atole, and Atole's tone was obviously unfriendly in her response.
"Are you doubting my professional ability?"
Obviously, as one of the Seven Saints and the Chief Secret Agent, Atwood was visibly unhappy about Dorothy's questioning of her intelligence analysis ability. After reading Atwood's response, Dorothy paused slightly, pondered for a while, and then continued writing on the page.
"So... where was Kramer doing in March when he went there? Do you know?"
"March 1360. From the 1st to the 26th, I was in Mount Saint-Lin to handle the affairs of the Tribunal, mainly reviewing the judgment reports of the lower courts. On the 26th, I went to the Castle of Absolute Light Prison in Norton to interrogate important prisoners. On the 28th, I went to Farajolflotz to carry out verification work..."
Atole wrote to Dorothy very clearly in response to what she remembered from reading the Kramer files. Dorothy concentrated for a while after reading it, and then continued writing.
"So, where was Kramar in April?"
"In April 1360, Kramar was mainly in charge of inspecting the work of the lower courts in several cities in Farajo and Friesland, and personally participated in several important heresy cases. He returned to Mount Saint-Land at the end of the month. Those cases were..."
Artoli continued to answer Dorothy's questions seriously. A very clear report of the general situation appeared in front of Dorothy. After taking a careful look, Dorothy really couldn't see any problems. However, she did not give up. Instead, she thought about it again, and then continued to write and asked.
"Where was Kramer on April 1st?"
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"And what about April 2nd?"
"Still in Flotz, same job."
"Number three?"
"I went to Friesland, first to Upper Moride, to investigate heresy."
"Where's number four?"
"Still on Moride, continuing with the previous case."
In this way, Dorothy continued to stare at the calendar, starting from the first of April last year, and asked Artoli questions day by day. Artoli also patiently answered Dorothy day by day.
Atole felt annoyed and even a little annoyed by Dorothy's inexplicable questioning. This questioning was like an adult teaching a child, asking the child one by one whether everything on him was there or whether he had missed anything. This was a bit rude to an ordinary person, let alone to her, a saint of the church.
However, due to the fact that Saint Dorothy was now the appointed messenger of God, Atoli, as a Saint's believer, did not speak out directly even though she was unhappy. She just continued to cooperate with Dorothy patiently, ready to see what she wanted to do next.
Not long after, Atoli discovered that "Xianyang" had come, but what she didn't expect was that this "Xianyang" was on her body.
"Where and what was Kramer doing on April 16th?"
"1360-April 16, Kramar is still in Friesland. He left Lower Moride today and went to... eh?"
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In Shenglin Mountain, deep in the prison secret court, in a dimly lit, not very large office, a black-haired girl in a slim-fitting suit was looking at the words on the pages of a book on her desk with a frown, and a hint of confusion appeared on her face.
"April 16th...where is Kramer?" Looking at Dorothy's question on the page, Artoli couldn't help biting the tip of the pen in her hand while frowning and thinking. She was thinking about something but couldn't figure it out after thinking for a long time.
How could I not be able to recall the content of the material I just read not long ago? This is not right?
"Wait a mininute……"
After she really couldn't think of anything, Atoli quickly wrote a sentence on the "Maritime Navigation Journal" newsletter in front of her, then she quickly stood up and walked quickly to the other side of the office, where there was a table with a pile of various books and documents.
After searching for a while in the thick pile of mud, Atoli finally found something and took it out.
This was a briefcase, which contained information about Kramer's trip. Because it was a trip, it had been filed in the court of justice. Atolli took it out of the court of justice and returned to her own secret chamber for analysis.
After checking the bag, Atoli took it back to her desk, opened it, took out the items she had looked at before, and then looked through them again, focusing on finding Kramer's itinerary on April 16.
Afterwards, the result surprised her immediately.
“This… this is…”
Sitting at her desk, Artoli widened her eyes, looking at a certain spot in the document in front of her. On the document full of words, there was a blank line, a blank line that should not appear.
Above this blank line are words recording Kramer's itinerary on April 15th, and below the blank are words recording Kramer's itinerary on April 18th.
On this page, Kramer's entire 1360-day itinerary for April is recorded, except for two days, April 16 and 17.
The itinerary for these two days does not exist in this case at all! It was left out for no reason!
With a solemn look, Atoli looked at the item in front of her, and then a circle of orange light appeared at the edge of her pupils. Atoli tried to use her "light" vision to see through the extraordinary traces on the item, but after staring at the item for a few seconds, she didn't see anything unusual.
Seeing this, the solemnity in Atoli's eyes intensified for a moment. Then she stood up silently with the piece of paper and went to the tool room to find many other tools for assistance. She could not see anything extraordinary on the piece of paper. It seemed to be just an ordinary piece of paper.
“…”
In silence, Atoli stood up again, went to the desk where various documents were piled, and began to carefully read through them. As one of the seven saints of the church, the Inquisitor would have more than one official document that directly or indirectly recorded Kramer's itinerary. What Atoli was doing now was to find other documents to verify.
Then, after flipping through them a few times, Atoli found some documents that indirectly recorded Kramer's itinerary in April. She stood there, took the documents out of the bag and looked through them carefully, but what she found made her freeze in place.
Blank... blank... blank again. The familiar blank appeared in the document in Atolli's hand. All the parts that recorded Kaklama's itinerary from 1360 to April 16 were blank. It was either a blank line... or a blank paragraph. In a complete document report, the blank appeared very abruptly.
"Oh...really...
“How terrible…”
Looking at the blank spaces on the device in her hand, Atoli couldn't help but feel a chill down her spine. Her hand unconsciously reached for her forehead. At this moment, she was filled with extreme fear.
Why? Why are all the records about the Kramer incident at this time like this? All blank?! Did the person who wrote the incident forget it? But the front and back of these incidents are very complete, only this paragraph is missing and specially left blank, it is impossible that they forgot it! So they did it on purpose? But what is the reason for it? Even if they did it on purpose, why didn't the person who reviewed the incident find the abnormality at the beginning?
The most terrifying thing is not that the people who reviewed the cases did not find any abnormalities... The most terrifying thing... is that not long ago, no one in the Secret Court, including Atoli herself, the Saint's Secret Court, found any problems when they reviewed these cases.
At this moment, Artoli felt a pang of fear. The blank spaces on the items in her hands were so conspicuous, placed so openly on the paper, between the normal rows. It was so discordant and abrupt. When she looked at it before, she couldn't see anything wrong at all. It was not until Dorothy reminded her that she looked for it specifically and found the problem.
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