It was cold and windy, and at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, a carriage slowly drove up the hill in the north of Tara Town and stopped in front of a slightly bleak white manor.
Heavy snow has accumulated. Except for the roads, the manor has been covered with ankle-deep snow. The roof of the villa is also white. The red walls and white roof look a bit like a cake house covered with cream in a fairy tale.
Any nobleman of some status will build a manor for himself. This is not only a symbol of status, but also a disparity in status. Mavey has become accustomed to this. Anyway, the Romanov Kingdom is vast and rich in resources, and it is more than enough to accommodate several manors.
Although the Baron Wallas family has fallen into decline, its ancestors have still had a glorious history. They can barely be regarded as boyar aristocrats, with a deeper heritage and longer inheritance than the military aristocracy.
As soon as the carriage arrived at the gate of the manor, a housekeeper came out quickly. After learning the intention of Ma Wei and others, he opened the iron gate and received several distinguished guests.
"It would be great if Father Mawei could cure our young master's illness..."
The housekeeper said while leading the way: "The young master has been paralyzed since he was a child and cannot move around. He sits in a wheelchair all day long. His whole personality has become eccentric. He often locks himself in the room alone and does not come out for a day or two. .”
"This is a psychological problem. People with physical disabilities usually suffer from some mental illnesses, which is a normal phenomenon." Ma Wei observed the manor and replied casually.
"The doctors who came to see us all said so. They have no treatment. We have been looking for doctors, but there is really no way, so we thought of the Church of the Three Goddesses of Destiny." The housekeeper sighed, and he knew in his heart that the Church of the Three Goddesses of Destiny is Enemies of the Romanov Kingdom, asking them to treat their young master is really a bit difficult.
But there is no other way. If we don't do this, Baron Wallas's illness will never be cured. After his death, won't the title of Baron Wallas fall into the hands of others?
The butler who has worked here all his life has developed a deep affection for the Baron Wallas family. He will never allow others to get involved in this manor!
Entering the villa, there was a beautiful woman standing in the hall with a mole on the corner of her lips and a sad look in her eyes. She performed a standard noble etiquette to the Maveys and said softly: "Father Mavey, please Don’t blame my husband for forcing you to agree to our conditions in this way, he just wants to preserve the glory of the family..."
"Madam, you don't have to mind, it's better this way." Ma Wei said with a smile: "Baron Wallas provided us with information about the Free Association, and we looked for a cure for him. It's fair and reasonable, and we don't owe each other anything."
The woman's frown relaxed and she nodded: "That's great. Please go to the living room and wait while I call my husband to come out."
"good."
Following the housekeeper to the living room, the room was warm. Mavey took off his bowler hat and wool coat in front of the warm fireplace, shook off the cold air, and hung it on a clothes rack.
After a while, the housekeeper brought tea and snacks. Yunia wanted to eat but was stopped by Ma Wei. They waited quietly without saying a word.
"hiss!"
Amidst the gasps, Lai Wen angrily took out the black Madonna statue from his arms, slammed it on the table, and said angrily: "Boss! This damn thing bites me again! It has bitten me twice today! I'm hurt!" enough!"
The strangeness of the Black Madonna also attracted Ma Wei's attention. He had found it strange before. The Black Madonna, which had been unresponsive, had suddenly become active in recent days, trying to break away from the suppression of the mist one after another.
This is definitely not a good thing. As an ancient sacred object identified by Edward, the Black Madonna must have special abilities, but Ma Wei and others have not discovered it yet.
Suddenly, Ma Wei saw a familiar orange shadow flashing outside the window out of the corner of his eye. He raised his eyebrows, walked to the window, opened the window, and Fat Orange jumped in.
"Why are you here?" The message asked in surprise: "Didn't you go organize the cats in Tara Town?"
"Don't mention it!"
Fat Orange rubbed his paws on the carpet, jumped up on the table and said, "All the cats in the town have joined the Honesty Church!"
"What's the meaning?"
"Don't you understand? The God of Honesty gave gifts to several cats and organized them all! Just like the cat army!" Fat Orange answered the question while licking the hair on his body: "Only after I got close to them did I realize that these cats are organized!"
Ma Wei and the others looked at each other, a little surprised, but not much.
In fact, it is not difficult to imagine the operation of gods giving gifts to animals and attracting races other than humans as believers, especially for small churches. Although the power of faith provided by cats is small, mosquitoes are still meat no matter how small they are.
Only large churches with millions of believers, such as the Church of the Three Goddess of Destiny and the Church of Wisdom, disdain cats and dogs. The main issue is management issues. Human believers have already made them miserable, so how can they care about cats and dogs? Woolen cloth?
Cats like Fat Orange who can share the burden for their owners are rare and rare.
"How is the situation here?" Fat Orange asked, "Have you investigated the details of the Honest Church?"
"Well, we..."
"ah!
! "
Just as Ma Wei was about to tell what they had discovered today, he heard a woman's scream from upstairs. He was slightly startled and quickly rushed out of the living room.
In the master bedroom on the second floor, a beautiful woman with a mole on her lip sat at the door, her face turned pale, and she looked into the room in horror.
"Master! Master!"
! "
In the bedroom, the housekeeper was holding the thin man whom Mawei and the others had seen at the church door before. No matter how hard he shook, the thin man did not open his eyes.
And the Bishop Hans, who was wearing a white robe, fell by the window, his eyes wide open, his mouth wide open, his limbs twisted strangely, and his skin glowed with a strange blue-gray color.
Ma Wei quickly walked into the room, tested Bishop Hans's breath, and put his fingers on his neck, and found that there was no heartbeat.
"died...."
Compared to the miserable death of Bishop Hans, Baron Wallas lying on the bed was quite decent, at least not in any horrifying posture.
The windows and doors in the house were in good condition and were locked from the inside. If the housekeeper had not brought a spare key, it would not have been possible for the housekeeper to open the master bedroom door without damage. Ma Wei immediately suspected that someone had poisoned him, but then he thought about it. ...
The world he lives in has magic, and there is no secret room in the established sense!
The frightened beautiful woman sat at the door, her eyes dull, and the butler kept shaking Baron Wallas...
Ma Wei fell into deep thought. Bishop Hans was gifted by the gods. Although he has not been seen using magic, judging from the gold ring on his finger, he must be able to use magic. In this case, he can kill silently. Damn their existence...
How powerful should it be?
Another mysterious death.
Ma Wei took out the real pocket watch and thought silently: "The murderer who killed Bishop Hans and Baron Wallas in front of me is the same person or the same entity as the murderer who killed Jinna in front of me a few days ago."
correct!
"really...."
His eyes darkened for a moment, and Ma Wei said to the senders: "Someone is following us. I don't know when it started. Yunia, have you felt the other person's aura?"
"No." Yunia shook her head: "The other party hid it very well."
"Mr. Butler, when was the last time you saw Baron Wallas?" Mavey asked.
The butler choked and said, "Just before you came... I gave the young master and Bishop Hans a pot of black tea..."
In other words, the murderer killed Baron Wallas and Bishop Hans under our noses?
This discovery set off a storm in Ma Wei's heart. You must know that he did not act alone. He was also followed by Yunia, but even Yunia was not aware of the other party's murder...
Doesn’t this prove that the murderer is much more powerful than Yunia?
Ma Wei suddenly remembered the strange Black Madonna statue. Ever since they obtained the Black Madonna statue, the Black Madonna statue has been suppressed by water mist magic. It was carried by the letter, and nothing happened. But not long ago, they went to Merigino When investigating the Soul Research Institute...
The Black Madonna 'bites' the communication for the first time.
Immediately afterwards, Jin Na found the gate of the Kingdom of God.
The second time was this afternoon, after talking to Ailan, they were about to leave. The Black Madonna 'bited' the communication, causing Ailan to see the green seed....
The third time, just now, they were sitting in the living room drinking tea. Baron Wallas and Bishop Hans upstairs were killed quietly...
If the first two times were coincidences, then the third time confirmed that the Black Madonna's bite of people was not an accident.
Everything should be done once and never again.
Cold sweat broke out on Ma Wei's forehead. He looked at the black Madonna statue in Lai Wen's hand and vaguely guessed something.
perhaps....
Every time the existence following them appears, the Black Madonna will behave strangely, and the other party may have noticed this, so it appeared deliberately, causing the green seeds to appear in front of Ailan.
Why?
What exactly does the other party want to do?
The Black Madonna comes from Finn Drost, and Finn Drost is a member of the Free Society, so the existence of the Black Madonna will cause abnormalities...
It must have something to do with the Free Association!
Following this line of thinking, we can explain the reason why the murderer killed Baron Wallas!
Baron Wallas has information about the Free Association!
The murderer who didn't want this information to be leaked killed Baron Wallas under their noses!
Silencing again!
"Freedom Association...Freedom Association...Hahaha..."
Seeing Ma Wei's sometimes fierce and sometimes laughing expression, Lai Wen swallowed and said to Daniel: "It's over, the boss is crazy..."
"What are you talking about?"
Ma Wei returned to normal, glared at him, and said in a deep voice: "I am happy for our discovery..."
"What discovery? Is it related to the Free Association?"
"The murderer is probably a member of the Free Association. Even if he is not, he is inseparable from the Free Association!"
A faint light flashed in Ma Wei's eyes:
"The murderer behind the scenes is gradually coming to light. How can I not be happy?"
