Backlund North District, St. Samuel's Church.
A group of people wearing black windbreakers and red gloves entered the underground area. The leader was a man in his forties with soft facial features and long hair on his temples.
Wearing an exaggerated standard top hat and carrying a straight black staff inlaid with gold, he quietly followed the Nighthawk who led the way and entered a rather spacious room.
There are bookshelves in the room with many files on them. A woman with enchanting beauty wearing a black robe, blue eye shadow and blush was sitting leisurely on a high-backed chair. She did not get up to greet her. It's former "psychic" Daly.
"Soest, the information you need is all there." Dai Li pointed to the table next to the door with her chin.
The middle-aged man known as Sost smiled and said:
"Daly, why were you sent to guard this place? You should be responsible for more important things."
"No, this is my own idea. I need to settle it down and read more information." Dai Li chuckled, "This is to move forward better. Human beings are fragile creatures and need a certain amount of information." In the plateau period, no one can always be at the peak and enjoy excitement and pleasure all the time.”
"...Your style has never changed. It's a pity that you never give me a chance." Sost suddenly laughed.
Dai Li shook her head seriously and said:
"Obviously, you don't know me. My hobbies are more curious now. If you can turn yourself into a rotting corpse, or expose the white bones, then I will definitely be interested in you."
She turned to look at a "Red Glove" standing behind Sost:
"Leonard, why did you choose to join his team? This guy is arrogant, arrogant and has no courage. He always fantasizes that the lady he likes will take the initiative to lie down in bed and wait for him. Frankly speaking, maybe this is a 'nightmare' - -specialty?"
When talking about nightmares, Daly paused obviously.
Leonard responded helplessly:
"Ms. Dai Li, this is Your Excellency Sesima's arrangement."
"That's it...it seems that you agree with my opinion on Sost." Dai Li concluded with a slightly hoarse voice.
Leonard was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to explain.
Fortunately, Requiem Master Sost didn't pay attention to what Dai Li said. He walked to the table full of information, picked up a file and looked through it. Leonard and others immediately gathered around and imitated Own deacon.
Amidst the long sound of paper turning, Sost asked casually:
"What's new in Backlund recently? What do you think deserves attention?"
Dai Li's eyes moved slightly, and she thought for a while and said:
"Several Extraordinaries who are cooperating with us have passed on news that recently many people are looking for an organization that believes in 'The Fool', and have given corresponding honorific names..."
After describing the honorable name of "The Fool" in Rune language, she chuckled and said:
"I seemed to see the birth of a new cult, of course, maybe it was the incarnation of an old friend.
"Soest, what do you think?"
Sost thought carefully and said:
"No, I have never heard of such an organization at all."
At this moment, Leonard raised his head from the file and said thoughtfully:
“Could this be related to the two Tarot rituals we’re tracking?
"'The Fool' is the beginning of the Tarot deck and the most important main card!"
Dai Li was stunned for a second and nodded thoughtfully:
"Your idea is very interesting..."
"But there is no evidence. It is pure speculation, not even reasoning." Sost said with disapproval.
Leonard showed a smile and said:
"Emperor Russell said, make bold assumptions and verify carefully."
…
After reading through the main files and understanding the situation, "Requiem Master" Sost summoned all the team members to discuss what to do next.
He looked at Leonard Mitchell, who had dark hair and green eyes, and said half inquiringly and half in a test:
"If you were given the responsibility, how would you plan to investigate the two cases related to the Tarot ritual?"
Leonard raised his hand to comb his hair and smiled:
"First, follow the previous idea and go in reverse to trace the people or organizations who are looking for followers of 'The Fool'. They may know something. Second, re-examine the previous two cases and put everyone involved in the list. Regardless of whether there is a suspicion or not! If we then rely on the ability of the 'Nightmare' to make inquiries and rule out the situation, the devil may be hiding in the details, hiding in seemingly impossible people."
Sost chuckled:
"I have looked through the files. There are many people involved in these two cases, and they live in different places. It is very difficult to re-investigate. Moreover, some of the people in them are extraordinary people who are active in the underground world and know how to do it. Hiding ourselves, we have no way of tracking their whereabouts. If we investigate according to your idea, we will need more than just our team. The church will have to invest at least five more Sequence 7 Nighthawks and corresponding auxiliary personnel."
"The focus of our responsibility is the case of summoning demons." Another red glove reminded Leonard.
Leonard didn't see any anger and chuckled:
"I know, I'm just providing advice. As for whether to adopt it or not, and to what extent, it's up to Captain Sost to decide."
He paused and showed a puzzled expression:
"I don't understand why the two cases related to Tarot rituals are not of high priority. The former involves the evil god's attempt to descend, which is many times more serious than simply summoning the devil."
Sost took a sip of coffee and replied slowly:
"The Nighthawks have limited manpower, so cases must be prioritized, and the secret organization represented by Tarot Cards has not shown any obvious malice towards us so far. Their actions, in a sense, On the contrary, it helped us, for example, destroying the arrival of the 'True Creator', for example, letting us know that Kaping, a human trafficker, is not a simple human trafficker and has a big secret behind him."
Having said this, he curled his lips and said:
"Maybe they can help us find more bad stuff.
"Of course, there must be necessary investigations. No one can guarantee that the secret organization will not become our enemy in the future."
"I understand, Captain Sost, let's focus on the case of summoning demons." Leonard said sincerely.
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Attachment: Excerpted from the original text, with almost no modifications except for splicing.
I excerpted this paragraph to show the exposure of the honorable name of "The Fool", and also to show Dally Simone a little bit. After all, she is Dunn's official wife, but there is no plot on my side...
