Chapter 386 Detective Watson's Investigation
Aiwass did not leave the Temple of Silver and Tin in the middle of the night, but stayed there directly.
Isabel had prepared a room for Aiwass long ago, and all the things that Aiwass had burned when he was reading the Morning Crow Tantra had been replaced.
After all, there would surely be many people outside Griffin Bridge mourning tonight, and some from the Round Table Hall would surely come to block him.
Aiwass didn't want to meet anyone outside, so it was better not to cause trouble for himself.
The next day, morning newspapers across the country reported the news of Her Majesty's death.
There are over 300 reputable newspapers in Avalon. Some are legitimate, some less so. Regardless of their original reporting style, they all dutifully report the news of Queen Sofia's death and Queen Isabel's succession to the throne.
Among these notices with basically similar content, there are also some newspapers that contain the magic painting drawn by Janice.
Although the only newspaper in Avalon that could carry magic paintings was the Glass Steps, Master Janice's painting skills could easily be used as photographs. Therefore, these magic paintings were transcribed onto negatives and distributed to major newspapers on Glass Island.
As for newspapers in remote areas, they would have to wait two days longer, or simply wait until a week later, on National Funeral Day, to publish the newsletter.
At this moment, on a street near Garden City in the metropolitan area, a young man wearing a yellow windbreaker and a brown beret was carefully reading the newspapers covering the table in his "Watson Detective Agency" - among them were some old newspapers, and of course the "Glass Steps" that he had bought at a high price today.
Andre Watson bit his pen and looked at the newspapers spread out in front of him, lost in thought, with a blue light flowing in his pupils.
He is a detective.
Of course, he's definitely not as famous as Sherlock, but he's still pretty good.
The Metropolitan District is the most prosperous and populous area on Glass Island. It is not as dangerous as Lloyd's District, nor is it like the Red and White Queen District where almost every case may involve a big shot.
It's simply busy here - busy because there are so many people.
Because of this, Mr. Watson was often asked by the local supervisory bureau to help solve difficult cases. As a mage of wisdom, his brain was much more useful than those of the law mages and supervisors.
After all, there is only one Sherlock. But the Glass Island case cannot be solved by him alone.
But at the same time, Andre Watson has another identity...or two other identities.
In reality, he was a spy from the Starry Sky, a member of the Starry Sky Army's 1st Special Operations Unit.
This unit also has another nickname, called "Secret Room." It is mainly responsible for collecting and processing intelligence.
It's so named because, before it was designated and formalized, it was originally an unnamed secret room where members of the early "Twelve Keys" exchanged intelligence and conspired. Now, it serves as Xingti's espionage and counterintelligence division.
But in addition to this, Andre has another identity.
He is the child of a high-ranking wizard of the Narcissus Principality and the Son of the Moon.
Although the high-ranking mages of the Narcissus Principality have now sworn allegiance to King Xingtan, there are certainly seeds of nationalism among them, and he is one of them.
From this perspective, Andre can be said to be a double agent - on the one hand, he serves the Star People and hides inside Avalon; on the other hand, he serves the Narcissus People, stealing Star Intelligence and sending it to the Mage Tower.
The people of Xingtan might not be unaware of his ulterior motives. Or rather, it would be strange if those mages truly pledged allegiance to Xingtan without resistance. But in the face of the broader situation, their attitude itself was unimportant. As long as Xingtan could survive peacefully, this ideology would naturally lose its foundation after a few generations.
Perhaps that was why he was sent to Glass Island.
A region behind enemy lines, far from both Star Antimony and the Narcissus Principality, and home to numerous law mages with the ability to detect lies. As a member of the "Secret Chamber," he possessed no crucial intelligence that could be traced back to headquarters—a characteristic of the "Secret Chamber"'s confidentiality. Each person's secrets were fragments, and only through decryption and assembly could the truth be revealed.
It was already difficult for him to survive in Avalon.
It was impossible to conceal Xingti's origins, and someone who appeared out of nowhere was even more likely to be exposed. As the relationship between Avalon and Xingti deteriorated year by year, the pressure he faced here grew.
Back then, he had spent a long time and effort to gain the Inspectorate's trust. Recently, he had begun to feel suspicious again. Even after the arrest of former Trade Minister Drost, he was investigated by the Inspectorate.
At that time, he thought he was going to be discovered.
Fortunately, the spell his father cast on him was reliable enough.
He was able to sneak into the "secret room" thanks to his parents' protection - he was also sure that he had not been discovered, otherwise he would have been executed or imprisoned.
When Andre learned the story of "Miss Crawley", he was quite moved.
He certainly didn't know the identities and missions of his colleagues. This was to prevent anyone from betraying their companions.
But that information was too true.
Although he had been in Avalon for many years and could no longer remember whether there was such a third young lady in the Crawley family - but now that he thought about it carefully, the vague memory seemed to tell him "it seems that there was".
He was very sympathetic and resonated with "Miss Crawley".
—In a sense, he and Miss Crawley were in the same predicament.
He is now one of Starman's most important spies and must obtain important intelligence for Starman, but at the same time, as a Narcissus, he is also thinking about how to betray Starman; Miss Crawley is a pure-blooded Starman, but because of that forbidden love, she also wants to betray Starman.
As a member of the "Chamber of Secrets," he knew the resistance and crises Miss Crawley would face back home. Although Xingti would undoubtedly exchange her for a spy after she was captured... her parents and her family would be under immense pressure.
Even though she was the daughter of an earl, she had to pay the price.
Her family would soon pay the price, and she would have to pay that price on their behalf.
Because of their similar standpoints, they resonate with each other. On the one hand, Andrei feels hostility towards the protagonist of the story, "Evans Moriarty", but on the other hand, he is also curious about his charm.
So out of curiosity, he went to investigate.
——It turns out that Aiwass is a playboy!
He was a playboy in middle school, and even made girls quarrel and fight over him;
His girlfriend changed every Monday, from his thirty-something female teacher to his classmate's elementary school sister, and they all showed unusual enthusiasm with him in public;
Even the fighting girl was finally coaxed by him, and the two of them turned from enemies to friends, and went together to refute the rumors and try to eliminate the impact of the rumors on him.
After graduating from high school, his legs seemed to be broken by the brother of one of his girlfriends, and he was confined to a wheelchair. After that, he had close relationships with everyone from the student union president of the university, the female bishop who taught, and even the princess Isabel.
"...Such a philandering man is not a good match, Miss Crawley!"
Just as Andre was worried about the colleague he had never met, he received news of the queen's death.
After looking through his regular newspaper subscription and seeing a photo of Aiwass and Queen Isabel, he immediately went to buy the "Glass Steps" newspaper with the magic painting! Then he took out all the newspapers and intelligence related to Aiwass and conducted a joint analysis.
Andre watched the magic painting hundreds of times and analyzed the crucial information from it.
When Aiwass placed his hand on Isabel's shoulder, the young queen showed no resistance or opposition. She turned around and looked up at Aiwass with obvious joy in her eyes.
After Aiwass put down his hand, Queen Isabel even took half a step aside.
An ordinary person might have thought this was an attempt to keep distance, but Andre observed Isabel's shoulders and arms, confirming that her arm had slightly moved back when Aiwass lowered his hand.
What does that mean?
This means she took the initiative to touch Aiwas's hand!
After that, Aiwass put his hands behind his back - perhaps this was a sign of "avoidance"?
Isabel's half step aside made it less obvious that Aiwass was behind her.
It looked more like they were standing side by side, not like a king and his subject, but more like a photo of a husband and wife.
Combined with his previous analysis of Isabel's desire to attack, Andre boldly came to a conclusion:
Isabel chose to let only Aiwass accompany her to take photos when the scandal between Aiwass and Aleister was spreading widely, just to snatch Aiwass from Miss Crawley!
(End of this chapter)
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