Chapter 154 Morse Town
On Tuesday morning, Angel took a public carriage to Zouteland Street as usual and entered the Blackthorn Security Company.
After Old Neil's death, the entire Tingen team was filled with a negative mood, which was not even diluted by the joy of learning about the "acting method". Angel and Klein had not searched for the "Red Chimney" building for several days.
Pushing open the door of the reception hall on the second floor, Angel saw Miss Roxanne sitting on the sofa. She was wearing a black long dress. Rarely was she making coffee or preparing hot water. Instead, her eyes were fixed on a newspaper spread on the coffee table, without moving.
Hearing the sound of the door opening and closing, she turned her head and looked at Angel with a blank expression.
"Good morning..." She was suddenly stunned. "Oh, it's really you, Angel. I thought I had recognized you wrongly at first glance... Are you wearing makeup today?"
Well, it was discovered after all...
Angel sighed and put his hand on his cheek.
Early this morning, when she was washing up, she discovered that although the "witch" potion she took yesterday did not change her gender, the transformation of her body was still comprehensive.
Her body lines were softer, her skin was more delicate and fair, and even the scars from injuries in previous battles had disappeared without a trace.
Especially in terms of appearance, if the original "instigator" Angel and Cole Granger were still 30% similar, which made people not doubt their blood relationship, the current "witch" Angel almost had no facial features of Cole and became more feminine.
Also more beautiful and charming.
Fortunately, this change did not alter her overall appearance, so Luo Shan would not be unable to recognize even her colleagues. She would only suspect that the other party had deliberately put on makeup and made a "small change."
This is the confidence a double dose of the "Witches" potion gives me...
Angel secretly complained about the harm done by the "Assassin" path, but he couldn't explain the change in his appearance, so he could only nod in agreement.
“I just learned about it from the newspaper and tried it myself.”
If it was Miss Roxanne from last week, she would have asked which newspaper it was, or asked Angel to teach her when he had time, but this week's Roxanne just said "hmm" and looked back at the newspaper on the table without saying anything else.
Angel didn't even flip the newspaper until she left the reception hall.
Walking through the corridor, Angel came to the entertainment room where the Night Watchmen passed the time. He found that there was already a table of people sitting inside, playing "Fighting Evil".
Klein held a playing card in one hand and toyed with a penny in the other. The coin spun around on the table. Every time it was about to stop, his nimble "Joker" would flick the edge of the coin, causing it to spin faster again.
Leonard, standing opposite him, seemed to be staring at the cards in his hand, but in fact his mind was already wandering elsewhere; the last player was the white-haired Siga Teon, the only one still paying attention to the game, but it was not her turn to play yet, so the writer could only yawn in boredom.
Hearing the sound of the door opening, the three of them looked up, and when they saw it was Angel, they looked away again, but then they turned their heads and shifted their gaze back to her face.
"You... wore makeup today?"
Xiga asked questions that the other two men were not comfortable asking.
"I read it in the newspaper..."
Forcing a smile, Angel used the same excuse again.
Fortunately, the three absent-minded night watchmen didn't delve into it. Klein's gaze lingered on her face, and then he frowned in confusion, as if remembering something.
Angel pulled out the latest newspaper from the bookshelf next to him and was about to leave the dull entertainment room to kill time on the sofa in the hall, but he saw Dunn walking through the corridor outside the door, then turned around a second later and entered the room.
Today's captain was not wearing a windbreaker or vest. His white shirt was draped over his body in a messy manner, full of wrinkles. His short light brown hair was also messy, but his eyes were still bright.
"So you're all here." He glanced at the four people in the entertainment room one by one, finally stopping at Leonard. "Leonard, there's something going on in Morse Town near Tingen. Go over there and deal with it. Try to be back before nightfall."
"What happened, Captain?"
Without waiting for Leonard to answer, Klein, who was playing with the copper coin, grabbed the tumbling penny and looked up to ask.
"In the past two days, there have been several suspected haunted incidents in the town. Residents have heard eerie cries, unidentified footsteps, and one woman even saw her deceased husband. Almost everyone in the area is a believer in the goddess, so the priest at the town church reported it directly to us."
Klein's eyes gradually lit up as he listened to Dunn's answer.
"A suspected haunting? Could there be some secret hidden within, or perhaps some extraordinary power involved, like the vengeful spirit we encountered last time in Ramde?" He glanced casually at Leonard, "Perhaps I can help Leonard with divination or simple spiritual communication."
Such a purposeful statement immediately made Leonard look at the other party, his green eyes filled with doubt.
Dunn didn't think too much about it. After a brief thought, he nodded in agreement: "That's right. Perhaps in some cases, ritual magic is needed to purify the evil spirits. Then you and Leonard should go to Morse together."
"Okay, let's go now."
Klein answered briskly. He gathered the coins he had won and put them in his pocket. He stood up and left the recreation room, leaving Leonard, who still looked confused, behind.
Before the poet could catch up, Crane returned to the room from the corridor and said to Dunn solemnly:
"Captain, I think the haunting of Morse Town is still unclear. If we have to deal with the worst-case scenario, such as a powerful vengeful spirit, Leonard and I might..."
"What else do you need?"
Dunn interrupted his description and asked.
"I'd like to request the use of Sealed Artifact 3-0782, the 'Mutated Sun Holy Emblem.' It has a powerful killing effect on undead and ghosts, making it ideal for this mission."
"But a Level 3 Sealed Artifact requires a team of three to apply for its use. You..." Dunn was about to shake his head and refuse, his eyes turning to the two remaining ladies in the entertainment room.
The way he left and came back just now didn't seem like he suddenly remembered the need to use the seal, but rather it seemed like it was planned... Was his target that seal?
Angel analyzed secretly, looking at Klein who was looking at the captain with a serious expression, but his right hand was placed at his side, tapping his thigh with his index finger. This action was only made when he was nervous.
"I'll go with them, Captain. That way, we'll have three Nighthawks working together and can use the seal to prevent the worst from happening."
Seeing Xiga Teong eager to try, Angel volunteered to fill the last hole in the team.
"...Okay. You guys go in groups of three and come back as quickly as possible. Leonard, come to my office to get the application, then go to Chanis Gate to get '3-0782'. Remember..."
"No more than six hours, got it, Captain."
Leonard answered before Dunn finished.
"……right."
After Dunn was beaten to the punch, he was speechless for a moment. He looked at the last team member, Angel, and frowned.
"Today you..."
"Makeup, yes, Captain."
Angel also answered in the same tone as Leonard.
Dunn, who hadn't finished a few sentences, opened his mouth. His tangled expression made Xiga beside him laugh.
The gloomy atmosphere in the room was finally diluted a little.
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