Chapter 172 Please Don’t Send It So Fast
Although Aiwass had other places where he could temporarily hide, they were not as good as Bishop Mathers's home.
It was safe enough here that no one would come to investigate; the living environment was clean and comfortable, and Mrs. Mina would provide meals - even by Aiwas's picky standards, her cooking skills were quite good.
After all, Lady Mina was from the Iris family. It was quite reasonable that she could cook better than most Avalonians.
The most important thing is that a large number of newspapers are easily available here. At Sherlock's request, Mrs. Mina now buys a large number of newspapers every day, including the Glass Steps and a large number of tabloids.
According to Sherlock, even though those tabloids contained a lot of exaggeration and lies, they were still valuable references. There were many things that The Glass Steps wouldn't report, and important information might be hidden in an inconspicuous sentence.
Therefore, at the request of Mrs. Mina, Aiwass and Lily settled down here.
The only problem was that there weren't enough guest rooms, so Aiwass and Lily had to sleep in one room.
But Lily was Aiwass's personal maid after all, and their relationship was close enough that it wouldn't be a problem for them to sleep in the same bed, let alone in the same room.
After confirming that Aiwas was safe, Haina returned to the dormitory with peace of mind.
She couldn't help but feel fortunate... that she didn't rush to ask Headmistress Meg to rescue Aiwass, but instead came to Sherlock for advice first.
Otherwise, if she had just finished asking for help and then found out that Aiwass was playing chess with Sherlock peacefully... then she felt that she might get beaten.
After seeing Haina off, Aiwass played chess with Sherlock again, and then Sherlock went back to work.
He has been conducting experiments recently and is also busy writing a book. Taking advantage of this rare free time, Sherlock plans to use a color camera to photograph the ashes of more than 140 kinds of cigars, cigarettes, and pipe tobacco that can be obtained in Avalon and neighboring countries, record them in a notebook, and summarize and distinguish the details of the ashes.
"Don't underestimate cigarette ash. Sometimes, these inconspicuous items may even be the most important, or even the only, clue in a case."
Sherlock explained: "Sometimes criminals are very experienced and will pay special attention to destroying evidence after killing someone. But they often overlook some details, such as shaking off the ashes on the ground.
"And if you can confirm that someone smoking Iris Jasmine cigarettes appeared at the scene not long ago, even if they didn't leave any other evidence, you already have a clue for the investigation; and if you have already locked in several suspects, then this may even be the only evidence.
"The Supervision Bureau is primarily responsible for criminal cases involving ordinary people. Compared to cases involving supernatural powers, malicious incidents involving ordinary people are far more frequent. I believe this book can effectively help them investigate these incidents, thereby shortening their work cycle and improving their capabilities."
"Although you're not an inspector, I don't think Director Kent cares as much about the Inspectorate as you do."
Aiwass commented sharply.
All I can say is that Sherlock is really idle and has nothing to do.
But as luck would have it, Aiwass was also free—he was also waiting for things to develop further. So he simply accompanied Sherlock to write the paper.
Sherlock was very happy and said he would write Aiwass's name on it as well.
Aiwass refused without hesitation: "I can only help you temporarily. I may be busy in a few days."
"But at least you helped me out for a day."
Sherlock chuckled.
But they didn't expect that Aiwass only helped for one day.
Because on the next day, Thursday morning, Aiwass saw unexpected news in the newspaper.
"Justice Bran Boka surrendered himself?"
……ah?
When Aiwas saw the front-page headline of the Glass Steps Newspaper, he was stunned.
He glanced back again.
——Tommy Lloyd’s current president, Tommy Lloyd, was arrested on 21 felony counts, including violent homicide, murder, coercing others to commit crimes, smuggling of dangerous goods, and desecration of corpses.
"……ah?"
Aiwass was stunned again.
What's going on?
So Aiwass looked at the text carefully again.
Although the news was vague, Aiwass could basically judge from the few words that the Boca vice president surrendered himself first and then went fishing - and Tommy took the bait.
He came to assassinate Boca, but was caught red-handed by people who were lying in wait.
As a high-ranking transcendent, Tommy personally brought demons to attack others... Those who could stop him were likely those with "Big" in their titles. After all, Boca's surrender was a huge temptation—as the vice president of Lloyd's and a member of the Noble Red Circle, he could indict a large number of people.
From what Aiwas knew about them, the person in charge of this matter was either the Grand Guardian Saint George or the Grand Arbitrator Meg. They were undoubtedly the most powerful ministers in Avalon, and all were loyal to the royal family.
Now, Tommy Lloyd was caught on the spot... No matter how his people outside operated, it would be basically difficult for him to get out.
After all, the person in charge of the Glass Steps Newspaper is Master Janice, and her opinions basically represent the Queen's opinions.
Since the newspaper directly stated Tommy's twenty-one felonies without any concealment, there would be no possibility of overturning his conviction. Now this newspaper was just trying to put pressure on Lloyd's - telling them that we are determined to convict Tommy and stop making pointless moves.
——Wow, I’m so efficient at faking my death?
Sherlock, look!
Although things were indeed going in this direction according to Aiwass's expectations...but he escaped in the early hours of Wednesday morning, and both of them were arrested on Thursday morning. This still made Aiwass a little nervous.
Could you not deliver it so quickly?
Aiwass wanted to wait for them to pull it apart.
Only after the situation is completely confused will it be convenient for him to assassinate Minister Droste.
As a result, the two men died as swiftly as the wind—Lloyd's middle management probably didn't even notice that the two leaders above them were gone. And so, Avalon suddenly became stable again.
"……etc?"
Aiwass suddenly realized the problem.
This time, the two of them were both sent to jail without any quarrel... So is there a possibility that they will give up Aiwass?
Maybe Boca won't do that, after all, they've bet on Aiwass, but Tommy will probably do that.
This was a revenge against Boca, but also to prove their innocence - to prove that Aleister was not really one of theirs.
Even if Tommy didn't do this, he would most likely have his memory taken away in the end. By then, Aiwass would still be unable to hide.
Ai Huashen frowned slightly.
Mainly because the name "Demonologist" is really unpleasant these days. It's because the initiation rituals of these people of the Noble Red are quite sinister enough... Besides its mystical significance, it's also intended to make new members bear the consequences of human life, with no way back.
——As long as they are Noble Red Demonologists, they will all be killed and no one will be innocent.
And this also leads to a problem...that is, it is difficult for Aiwass to prove his innocence.
As a demonologist, he must have his own contracted demon, right?
If he showed his Shadow Demon... that would be equivalent to exposing his entire plan.
……what to do?
How about asking Isabel for amnesty?
"……No."
Aiwass quickly made up his mind: "There is still a way."
He couldn't help but feel fortunate that he had a backup plan.
He got up, changed his clothes, and called Lily: "Get ready to go out, Lily."
"Where are you going?"
Lily followed obediently and asked in surprise, "Are you going out this morning?"
After all, both Lily and Aiwass are the type who are much stronger in combat at night than during the day.
"Because we don't have much time, we have to hurry."
Aiwass narrowed his eyes, put on the ring that symbolized the noble Red Society, and said calmly, "Let's go and silence them."
Chapter 2 I guess it will be around 2 o'clock——
I'm adjusting my work and rest schedule...
(End of this chapter)
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