The red velvet curtain at the entrance of the theater was swaying. When Jing Huang walked up the steps, a hand tightly wrapped in black sleeves and white gloves stretched out from behind the red curtain, with the palm pointed at Jing Huang, as if to warn him that he was not allowed to enter.
"I'm looking for your boss." Jing Huang said impatiently.
The white gloves paused for a while, then finally retracted behind the curtain. The red curtains were drawn to both sides, but the inner corridor was empty. The hand that stretched out the curtain was gone.
"Still so pretentious." Jing Huang said. He walked straight forward without paying any attention and walked into the deepest part of the theater.
That was the theater where they watched the puppet show in the balcony on the second floor. At this time, the lights were bright and the curtain was closed tightly. There was a row of puppets sitting in the front row of the auditorium, and in the middle of the puppets was Eden.
Jing Huang walked up to him and threw the diary to him. Eden still sat calmly, and the puppet wearing the costume of a palace lady next to him caught the diary for him, and then opened it and flipped through it.
"The murderer of the second case has been killed by someone else. I don't know who helped you... This is the diary of the wolf, at least three years ago. Fortunately, the guy has always kept it with him."
"Werewolves often save common objects from their past in an attempt to awaken their memories." Eden looked at him and said, "How about the other two cases?"
"Still chasing. The two cases used ordinary weapons. The appearance of the murderer is either unknown or has no characteristics. How can it be so easy to find?"
"Then why are you meeting me now? Are you planning to give up the pursuit?"
"Isn't this being investigated? Do you remember the name Marin? He should be a poet. He has something to do with the hanged material dealer."
Eden picked up the diary coldly.
"You'd better not expect me to give you all the clues, otherwise there is no need for you to investigate... If you are looking for a Marin who claims to be a poet, then it may be the singer Malinovras."
"Singer?"
"They compose popular poems and stories into tunes and sing them, sometimes singing content they have written themselves, in order to gain prestige and appreciation - even so, most of what they sing is just empty and kitsch content, and they make a living from it. Just a performer."
"That's really suitable for a turtle in an exclusive theater like you."
"The Malinoflas you are looking for," Eden said indifferently, "his name often appears on the wall of the garbage station at the top of the city, probably because of some quarrels related to women."
Jing Huang said disdainfully: "You are frivolous?"
"I don't object if you want to understand it this way, but Malinophorus's situation is not that simple. As far as I know, at least three women who were close to him have declared that they want to kill him, one of whom is from a small kingdom. Among the nobles, one is a White Tower mage, and the other is a half-lizard demon."
Hearing Eden's words, Jing Huang's originally contemptuous expression froze slightly.
"This guy won't even let the lizard demon go?"
"It's just a hybrid with lizard-demon blood. The blood and saliva are still highly poisonous, but she looks like a very beautiful human girl. She used to accompany her brother to sell potions in the market, and many people were attracted by her beauty. Attracted by sex... her name should be Melaro, right? Later, Malinophorus got her heart and quickly abandoned her."
Eden tapped the armrest lightly, with a faint smile on his face: "According to the concept of lizard demons, individuals who are unfaithful to their partners will be attacked by the entire group. In serious cases, they may even be eaten and killed by their partners. However, the hybrid species here You should be a little more tolerant."
"No matter how tolerant you are, it won't make you any better. What's going on? Isn't that Marin an ordinary person?"
"No, he is a pure mortal in terms of physical qualities... However, there are also some strange rumors about him. It is obvious that the woman he has been dating for several months can't say anything when describing his appearance. I decided to The creditor who dumped his body in the garbage dump could not recognize him when he passed by him. Situations like this happened repeatedly, which allowed him to remain unharmed despite being cursed by so many people."
"...Is it just pure luck?"
"Maybe. But I've heard some other rumors too."
Eden put his hand into his coat, and the golden nightingale jumped on the back of his hand, looking at him with eyes set in gems.
"——The devil's bet. You must have heard similar rumors, right?"
Jing Huang curled his lips disapprovingly and said: "What kind of devil, that kind of thing is basically..."
"It's basically a trap used by the original species to hunt for food and create family members." Eden said, "Usually they will trade fairly directly with the wish-maker, which can absolutely guarantee that they get what they want. But in individual cases, Contracts established in the form of bets also exist. As long as the participants do not lose their bets, they can ask the original species to realize their wishes at no cost - it is rumored that Malinophorus once had an affair with the devil Having established such a bet can make all those who have evil thoughts towards him forget his appearance."
Jing Huang didn't seem to believe it. He thought for a while, and finally shook his head: "Nonsense. Whether it is a bet or a transaction, it is just a bait used by the original species to hunt, and the participants have no chance of winning. This result is inevitable, Even the original species that established the contract cannot change itself. Do you think a desire-filled mortal like Marin can fight against the original species?"
"You seem to be particularly emotional about this matter."
"Yes, this is what a certain original creature told me personally. Even if it is a soul that he is unwilling to take away, as long as you ask for a wish from him, you will definitely die because of the failure of the bet. This kind of thing is like yours You don’t always believe in pretentious universal laws, right? You always try to find a loophole and get by.”
Jing Huang stared at him with deep meaning and said: "Their visual realm is completely different from ours. I advise you not to think about the original species."
"Why do you think I have such an intention?"
"Because you're an arrogant and wicked narcissist."
Eden smiled nonchalantly.
"You seem to have to get two doors from me. Although I am well aware of your level of politeness, is it not appropriate to start attacking me personally now?"
"Threatening me? Not only do I want to attack you personally, I also want to whip you. Ya Lai, show him that picture."
Yaleriga stepped forward. She showed Eden the wooden drawing tucked under her arm. When he saw the content of the painting, the polite smile on Eden's face instantly disappeared.
"What is this?" he asked calmly.
"The painting found from the corpse of a human wolf... or the wolf skin. There are two little people in the palace in the air. The one with blue eyes on top should be you, right? Where is the one wearing a cloak and holding a dagger below? You have Impression? Maybe this guy helped you get rid of a murderer, and even left a clue to say hello to you. So he should be someone you know, right? "
Eden stretched out his hand and took the initiative to bring the painting displayed by Yaleriga in front of him. He stared at this painting alone, and after a long time he showed a gentle smile again.
"I don't know who is in this painting."
"Fart! You're fucking laughing like that! The person in this painting is definitely not a good person!"
"That's not the case. Although this painting does remind me of a person, I don't think that person will have a chance to appear in front of me, and I don't think anyone still knows about him now... It's a very interesting situation. . Will you deliberately leave this painting on the corpse to express a threat to me?"
"What? Is this your former victim? Are you worried that he will still be alive to take revenge on you?"
"That's not the case - even if the guilty soul is still alive, he should never come back, or he should be chopped up and eaten by Yuanyuan."
"...already dead?"
"It makes sense." Eden said, "He fell into the Sea of Chaos when time and space were displaced."
