After being separated from Moonlight downstairs at the Explorer Center, Sean did not go home directly - he disappeared for several days. He should have reported to Daisy that he was safe, so he took a car directly to the Fog and Rose Hotel.
As he walked towards the door, little Leon, who was in a daze in a doorman uniform, immediately grinned and opened the door to Sean with a smile full of white teeth: "Mr. Sean, long time no see!"
Sean took off his hat, took out a piece of Jishi dark chocolate bought on the road and stuffed it into Leon's hand: "Still so thin...Have you eaten well? Is your mother okay?"
Leon nodded repeatedly: "My mother is very good! She talks about you from time to time and worries about your safety! I have a good meal. Miss Daisy recently gave me a salary increase. There is a lot of meat in the soup my mother makes!"
Sean walked towards Miss Daisy's office. Leon's expression changed: "Mr. Sean..." He hesitated, "There was a group of people in black suits just now, it seems they came to see you... They are in Daisy's office now."
Sean frowned: You came to see me, but you entered Daisy's office? Is it about my investigation into Aaliyah? Or was it about the last witch corpse attack?
Sean stopped and thought for a moment: "No matter what the other party's purpose is, I can't let Miss Daisy get into trouble. I have to go and see..."
While thinking this, he said to Leon: "Okay, thank you for reminding me. Don't worry, nothing will happen."
Leon smiled in relief and nodded. The female employee at the front desk waved to Sean with a blushing face. Sean nodded with a smile and walked into the corridor behind the front desk.
Approaching the door of Daisy's office, Sean had just extended his ectoplasm when the office door opened and a man's voice said: "...If Mr. Sean comes back, please tell him."
Miss Daisy, who was seeing off the guests, also came out. Three men in black suits and Daisy met Sean who was coming.
Daisy's expression changed, but she immediately said naturally: "Oh! Sean, didn't you say it would take two days before you can come back?"
Sean, who had experienced a huge mental shock, was so calm that his heartbeat did not change when faced with this situation. He replied without any hesitation: "The matter over there was handled very smoothly, so I came back early."
Daisy looked at the fat man next to her but with particularly sharp eyes and said, "This is Mr. Henry Stanley from the Divine Investigation Bureau..."
The man had walked up to Sean and stretched out a hand.
Sean has taken back the spiritual essence, and the divine roots in his soul are hidden.
The Investigation Bureau is an organization directly managed by the senior officials of Shenting and has very great power. The affiliated agents usually investigate major intra-religious incidents, crises of faith, and incidents involving blasphemous organizations.
Sean was not sure whether the agent in front of him, Mr. Henry Stanley, had certain occult abilities like the characters in the "Sheepdog" team.
If he uses the ectoplasm rashly, his identity as a explorer will be exposed - this is what Sean is unwilling to do now. For safety reasons, his daily identity must be separated from that of the explorer.
Due to the special nature of the exploration industry, the association will not provide its own information to any organization, and he himself should not be exposed due to carelessness.
Sean shook hands with Henry very calmly, constantly speculating on the other party's purpose of coming to him.
The other party's attitude and eyes seemed friendly - if it was a more serious incident, their state would not be like this.
Henry looked at Daisy: "Ms. Daisy, we want to talk to Mr. Dickinson. I'm afraid we need to borrow your office."
"Please help yourself..." Daisy made a gesture of invitation and turned to Sean, "There is coffee in the pot. You can do it yourself."
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Sean sat on the sofa, facing the slightly bald Henry. The other party stared into Sean's eyes, took out a newspaper from his handbag, and handed it to Sean.
New Testament Daily News, dated November 20, 1924, "The Vanishing Couple" by Rabe Bogut.
"Mr. Dickinson, did you write this report?"
Sean took the newspaper, read it carefully, and it only took about ten seconds. His expression did not change, but he already had speculations about the progress of the other party’s investigation: “This report made very serious accusations against Jason’s father, Bishop Howard.
"The Holy Court Investigation Bureau has already gone to the New Testament Daily News newspaper and asked Editor-in-Chief Smith, so they knew that I was the author.
“It’s no use denying that I am the author—Editor Smith must have confessed.
"However, the report has had a basic impact. The Divine Court must have launched an investigation into Howard... the situation will not be too bad."
Sean nodded: "I wrote it."
Henry blinked, and Sean noticed that there was a strange light in the other person's eyes - it seemed to be some kind of magic that could detect lies through eye contact: "We want to know the source of your information. Why do you know the story of that year? thing?"
Conversation is Sean's battleground. In this battlefield, Sean had few opponents, so he decided to control the rhythm: "Have you checked the remains? Can you confirm the identity of the remains?"
Henry hesitated for a moment, nodded and said: "It has been confirmed that the remains are indeed those of Jason and Julia. So, why do you even know where the deceased is buried? What is your information channel?"
"I think it's a psychic." Sean said it deliberately vaguely - if the meaning is rich, he is not lying. "I was in a special state and witnessed everything that happened to the deceased during his lifetime."
Henry blinked again: "Can you be psychic?"
"That's right. Anyway, it was the ghosts of Jason and Julia who told me everything."
Sean had a premonition that Henry was going to ask some questions that he couldn't avoid, so he got up and poured himself some coffee.
Henry looked back at the detective who was following him - he had imagined many possibilities, but never expected such an answer. He looked at Sean and continued to ask: "Are you a detective?"
Sean's eyes were fixed on the coffee flowing out of the silver spout: "Do you need it?"
Henry shook his head, and Sean also shook his head: "I know about the secret exploration industry, but I didn't know much about it at the time. I was just an ordinary person who happened to see their experiences."
At that time, he was just a layman reading relevant books, so what Sean told was the truth, but it was a truth that would make Henry mistakenly think that he was not a explorer.
Sean took a sip of coffee: "I think maybe Jason and Julia also want the truth to be exposed to the world, so they chose me to let me know all this - after learning the truth of the year, out of curiosity as journalists With a righteous heart, I choose to expose the sins of the past to the sun."
Sean's tone was very firm, he knew that the Salvation Church could not cover up sin.
Henry still wanted to ask a question, but Sean asked quickly: "Did Howard plead guilty?"
The atmosphere of the conversation was once again dominated by Sean's function, and Henry unconsciously revealed information that did not need to be disclosed: "After the report was released, one of Howard's assistants surrendered to the discipline center. The prosecutor's office is preparing to file a lawsuit against Howard. Litigation—He has been stripped of his episcopate by the Holy See.”
"Very good." Sean nodded slowly, "So, justice will definitely be revealed in the world."
Henry was originally leaning forward, but now he sat upright, with his shoulders sagging. Sean's straightforwardness and sense of justice changed his conversation: "Mr. Sean, regarding your report, the Divine Court actually Thank you very much.
Henry no longer struggles with Sean's information channels - because what he wrote has been proven to be true, and obtaining information through "channelling" is not illegal... Moreover, publishing the truth is indeed a just act.
"However, I hope that if you have similar information in the future, you can report it to the Investigation Bureau instead of directly making it public..." Henry nodded slightly as he spoke, "You know, this kind of direct disclosure may alert criminal suspects in advance. And respond. If his assistant hadn't surrendered this time, it would have been more difficult to catch Howard."
Sean smiled behind the coffee cup: "Of course - after all, I can contact you later. If I have any similar information, I will definitely provide it to the Bureau of Investigation."
Sean and Henry sat across the table.
The Bureau agent didn't have high expectations for Sean's promise just now. The purpose of journalists is to enhance the impact of the incident, while what the Bureau of Investigation does is exactly the opposite - their relationship and responsibilities are naturally opposed, but the "Divine Constitution" gives Sean such rights, and Henry can only Use kind words and be prepared to detonate public opinion bombs again next time.
Stanley stood up and shook hands with Sean, who also stood up: "I heard someone said that your sister disappeared in New York City?"
"Yes." When it came to Aaliyah, it was difficult for Sean to control his external state. "I roughly understand that she was kidnapped by an organization..."
Thinking of the "Silence" sign about the Judas Circle, Sean originally planned not to name the organization, but suddenly he realized that the other party was an agent of the Divine Court Investigators, maybe...
"That organization is called the Judas Ring." Sean simply said the banned name - he wanted to take a gamble and see how the agents would react.
Henry and the other two agents in black had obvious changes in their expressions, but it was difficult for Sean to clearly identify the exact meaning of those expressions - it seemed to be a mixture of confusion, uneasiness, surprise, embarrassment and a little anger.
"Do you have any relevant clues?" Pretending not to know that Judas Ring was banned was Sean's strategy.
Henry took a deep breath: "Mr. Sean, I hope you will not mention this term to anyone on any occasion - this will most likely bring you jail time.
"Since you may not know that this organization is prohibited from being mentioned, I am just warning you this time." Henry's eyes returned to that sharpness, "However, if you do the same thing next time, I will pursue you in accordance with the relevant laws. Responsibility."
Sean's face showed surprise and then disappointment. That disappointment is genuine, because the message of "Judas Circle" seems really hard to sink into. He just expressed the emotions in his heart.
Henry Stanley led his colleagues towards the door. Before leaving, perhaps Sean's expression just touched the agent. He turned around and said: "Mr. Dickinson, I understand your urgency, but your Something must have gone wrong in the investigation...
"Because of the organization you just mentioned, all its members passed away twenty years ago."
