Trial by fire is the safest way, but it also has risks. There is no rule in the success rate of the ritual, but the mystery of the host often affects the outcome of many things... Larson has to admit that it is not all bad for the White Envoy to stay at the tower headquarters. Such opportunities were not common. He could not ask his mentor to awaken a group of apprentices to the mysterious fire.
What's more, with the precedent of Uriel, Larson felt that he was already one step behind the opponent in terms of experience. He once made bold statements in front of Eze, but neither of them actually took them seriously. Larsen didn't think he was as arrogant as Dean Rubin.
He suddenly remembered something: "Have you seen that apprentice?"
"You mean Uriel, right?" Sabina responded quickly.
"That's him. The descendant of my old friend and the apprentice of the Lord Commander. Osvid proposed to give him a place in the astronomy room. I thought it was impossible. But Bai Zhizhi seemed to be hesitant."
Sabine glanced at him furtively, as if wondering why he cared about such gossip. "We haven't met yet." This girl was very well-behaved and never lied in front of him. "Sir Sidney wanted to train him as a formal astrologer apprentice. To this end, Lord Bai Zhiyi also specially conducted a test in the training course of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."
"What's the result?" he couldn't help but ask.
"Your Excellency Sidney has a very accurate vision." Sabina was very afraid of the "Silver Cross" astrologer and was very cautious in her words. "I heard that the White Envoy didn't teach him anything in the tutorial. Mr. Uriel failed in the training class, but got high marks in the astrology class."
"It's amazing." Larsen was very surprised. He thought that the White Envoy became Uriel's mentor because he took a fancy to his talent. Now it seems that there seems to be another reason for this. "Then what did he say himself?"
"I don't know, sir."
Maybe similar to Roma. Larson kept his speculation in his heart and did not tell the students. However, Uriel was already at the level of the Ring, and he had no part in the Fire Trial. "Inform him to attend the lecture in the auditorium three days later. Dean attends on behalf of our commander every year. This time he has an apprentice, so he can't continue to hang out like this."
It is perfectly normal for apprentices to run errands for their mentors. He inexplicably recalled the past when he deliberately did not notify Ezibai's envoys of their arrival at Yotsuba City. "I'm going to stay with Haynes for a day, Miss Sabina, and make sure to check on the preparations for the lecture." This was originally his job.
"No problem, Mr. Larsen, I will sort out the situation and leave it to you." To Larsen, Sabina was simply a little secretary.
When will Roma be like her, no, only half of it, I will be thankful to God. Larsen walked into the staircase with confidence, planning to ask his old friend for a rabbit as a pet. Cake brownies have many uses, but he insists that eating too many heavy-fat pastries will affect the sensitivity of your taste buds. The Sewing Rabbit can't fly, but it doesn't run very slowly. He already had Sabina as his assistant, and it was enough to leave the work to Rabbit that she couldn't do.
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When Agatha sat in the corner of the crowd, she always unconsciously observed the movements of others. Sometimes people can't pay attention to everyone present. They focus on chatting or bragging to each other. As long as you look carefully, you can probably find it in their small movements and the details of their clothing that are inadvertently exposed. The unbearable truth and miserable situation these people are trying to cover up. But to be honest, using some bad words to describe the whole population is really biased. After all, the sample is taken from the current low-level civilians, and the kind-hearted and noble part of this kind of people will never appear here.
Never will. She once thought that such a statement was too arbitrary, but the facts told her that the truth was not enough. They obeyed the majesty and shock far more than the truth. When she was a girl - which was not to say that she wasn't now - people had been accustomed to treat her with suspicion and contempt, but now there were not many fools who still stood firm in their opinions.
Maybe Witek will hide here, even if he is the sheriff of Sky Island.
Agatha never cared for Witek Shazo. In fact, they never even met. Witaker is a believer of Father Fielding, and he relied on his piety to become a patrolman of the Sheriff's Department. This kind of nonsense is a common phenomenon in Blumnot! Sheriff Johnny is a good man, but he is weak and timid, and it is hard to imagine that such a man would reject the clergy of the church for the sake of discipline. Anyway, he was a Gaian first and a Sheriff's Department patrolman second.
Having a job title that others dare not provoke means that this person actually has no say in the police station. Agatha ordered a cup of coffee. Special consultants are a good medicine, but it seems that people who are sick never think that they can still go to see a doctor until the last moment. The coffee was so bad that she only took one sip before spitting it into the empty cup in front of her.
"It seems that I chose the wrong meeting place. The drinks here are not to your taste." A mysterious creature with half a face covered with scales sat opposite her. His hair had a terrible sheen to it.
"Good morning, James, I heard you found a new job."
"I'm working as a stenographer for Minerva Benfin."
"I haven't seen anything about her in the newspapers lately."
"Of course, because the recent headlines are all about you, Queen of Detectives Agatha Poirot. No matter how much scandals are made by outdated celebrities, they will not be stupid enough to appear in the same issue of the daily newspaper as you."
"You know, James, it's just a title that was imposed on me," she said with a smile.
"Do you really think I can't see that you're enjoying it?"
"As the boss who gives you a second salary, I don't care about such a small intrusion."
James shut up.
"Don't be nervous, James. The trial of fire in the tower will begin soon. Once I find the murderer who murdered Father Fielding, Sky Island Circular City Daily will update their layout immediately."
"I heard that the priest was accidentally killed at a wedding."
"As a magician, he died quite shamelessly."
"Is it possible that he is not good at his studies?"
"The wine glasses at the banquet were sedated. I think it's more appropriate to call it 'sleepless'. The drunk people fell asleep all over the floor, but the first person woke up to find that the bride and groom had been stabbed. After several stabs, the body was cold; a guy without an invitation died on the bride's belly, and it was found that he was the woman's old lover; Father Fielding had a hole in his throat, and a magistrate who accompanied him did not know Whereabouts. It seems to me that Miss Robert had better be careful when choosing witnesses for her wedding, because it is obvious - and any smart person can see it - that the others are innocent people buried with the priest."
The mysterious man opposite who looked like a fishman was surprised. "They all said that the priest was the one who was accidentally killed."
"It shows that they are not very smart."
The Detective Queen ordered a glass of lemonade and asked the stenographer for a new cup. "Okay, let's get to the point quickly. Look at your weird face. You know, you are not the only unlucky person who met me today." She felt that no matter which meeting place she chose, as an informant, he would not feel happy.
"I didn't find any clues about Mr. Witek." James touched the scales on his chin, "But I know why you are looking for him."
"Motive is a problem. According to common sense, it is impossible for him to do this." Agatha took a sip of lemonade. "From any angle, Witek has no reason to kill the priest. I don't think he is the murderer."
"But you posted his wanted notice."
"That's right. But there are other things we want in the newspaper, such as unclean gangsters, privately converted brothels, illegal traders selling addictive tobacco, as well as human traffickers who prey on civilians and a dozen or so short-sighted people. It's petty theft that offends nobles." The Detective Queen said impatiently, "The executioner doesn't have a special hobby for collecting thieves' fingers, and we don't intend to hang every prostitute who sells her body. The Public Security Bureau just has to Find him - of course, he is one of us - and find out the cause of the priest's death."
"Looking at McCann Johnny's attitude, he is eager to pin the blame on that poor man. This will not be good for your Sheriff's Department, will it?"
"It's no good to anyone if the case can't be solved." She gave a rare vague answer. Do you want me to tell you that our Lord Sheriff is more interested in the conclusion that the priest died of manslaughter?
There is certainly a lot of trouble in the police station, but Johnny's weakness is the main reason. Agatha knew the process of selecting new members of the Public Security Bureau. After all, they were also affiliated with the Air and Island Affairs Department. These police officers are either graduates who have left the tower, or lucky ones who have passed various assessments. However, this will inevitably lead to people who rely on their status and wealth to fill the police station with people. They may not have some ulterior mentality, but in fact, for any system, breaking the rules itself is the beginning of error and corruption. And McCann Johnny has little firm stance on this.
If it hadn't been for the petitions of those Gaia believers, I wouldn't even have known about Father Fielding until later. Agatha thought to herself that he might be a reliable peace officer, but he was by no means a qualified city defender. I heard that Johnny was once a member of the decision-making department, and politicians always think differently than ordinary people. This may be why he is used to keeping things quiet...
She dismissed the thought of resigning that came to her again. "What else happened recently?"
"A lot of things happen every day, but nothing worthy of the Detective Queen's attention." James said, "I also have some gossip about Minerva and her best friend falling out over the profits of certain tobacco leaves, and about her changing lovers. News. For celebrities, this kind of thing is as common as changing a fashionable dress, and it is not considered big news in Huancheng Daily. I think most of the time you want to hear this is not this. "
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