Forsaken One's Request

On Tuesday morning, as the news of a lone hero charging into a tiger's den to save a life gradually died down and was replaced by some new and appalling news, Ebner finally left the law firm without being surrounded by tabloid reporters.

After arriving at the police station in the bridge district, there were quite a few police officers who greeted him when they saw him. This made Ebner feel a little overwhelmed, and he truly experienced the feeling of being a celebrity.

However, after he read through the latest case file at the police station, he no longer looked relaxed. From last Friday until today, in just two or three days, there were 16 deaths caused by sudden dementia or sudden stroke.

Furthermore, all the involved parties are believers of the Lord of Storms… Is someone provoking the Mandated Punishers?

While Ebner was thinking, there was a sudden knock on the door outside the file room. Shortly after, Sergeant Eli of the Bridge District Police Department walked in with an elderly gentleman who looked to be in his sixties or seventies.

"Detective Bryan, this is Inspector Reed from the 13th Unit of the Special Operations Division of the Police Department. He has something to ask you." Seeing Ebner stand up, Sergeant Eli introduced him with a smile.

Ebner stole a glance at the old man in front of him and saw that he had a high nose bridge, deep eye sockets, blue eyes, and a beard. His body was full of wrinkles as if he had not taken care of it for many days. He did not look like an inspector at all.

Furthermore, the Special Operations Department? This is the alias of the official Beyonder team, right? A Mandated Punisher or a Nighthawk?

Ebner was secretly on guard. On the surface, he shook Inspector Reed's hand warmly and said politely, "It is an honor to meet you, Inspector Reed."

"I'm also very happy to meet you, Mr. Hero of Backlund," Inspector Reed replied with a faint smile.

I'll take it as a provocation… Others might not know what's going on, but as an official Beyonder, they definitely obtained detailed information from the Forsaken Land. After all, they had to report their cross-border law enforcement to the Church of Storms and the Church of Steam.

After the two of them exchanged a few polite words, Reed stated his intentions. He wanted to look up the case files that had suddenly turned into dementia or insanity in the past few days.

Fortunately, he had just sorted out the information. Otherwise, it would be bad if his employer found out that he was being a salary thief. Ebner secretly rejoiced when he handed the case he had picked out to Inspector Reed.

Although this Reed didn't reveal his identity, his identity as a special operation team, together with his concern for these cases against the Lord of Storms believers, made Ebner certain that he was a member of the Mandated Punishers.

Like Ebner, after quickly perusing the file, Inspector Reed lost his smile and left the police station with a grave expression.

And when Ebner saw that the Mandated Punishers had taken over the case, he decided to stay out of it. He looked at his watch and saw that it was almost noon. He excused himself from Sergeant Eli, wanting to go to a nearby restaurant for lunch.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped out, he saw Miss Judy, who was wearing a blue dress, walking over with a cup of sweet iced tea. When she saw Ebner, she even waved at him from afar.

Seeing that she seemed to be here for him, Ebner asked in surprise, "How did you know I was here?" Obviously, the dead bird with the silver feathers hadn't followed.

Judy pointed to the vegetation on the side of the road and smiled. "I went to the detective agency. Because I couldn't find you, I had to rely on my companions to find my way here."

Ma'am, you can actually ask my teacher's valet. He probably won't hide my whereabouts… Ebner glanced at the young lady who was born a Beyonder and wisely chose not to say those words.

"Oh, right, I almost forgot about the important matter. Cullen found some crucial information and asked me to come back to discuss it with you… Do you have time now?" Judy said after taking a sip of sweet iced tea.

Looking at your relaxed attitude, I know you're not in a hurry… Ebner thought to himself. He looked at his pocket watch and said, "I have time… but can you let me buy two Desi pies first?"

"Of course."

…

South of the Bridge, on Rose Street, Ebner pulled down his top hat. As he left the rental carriage and walked towards the Harvest Church, he heard Madam Judy mutter,

"Desi pie isn't as good as Servia's crispy pie—"

"Ebner, when you come to Feynapotter in the future, I will definitely treat you to a taste."

As it wasn't a Sunday, the church was still exceptionally quiet. Ebner saw two "giants" praying in front of the Sacred Emblem as soon as he opened the door, while vampire viscount Cullen was sitting in the first row of seats reading a novel.

"Captain, Father, Cullen, I brought Ebner back." After greeting, Judy ran straight to Cullen's side and sat down. Then she took out a few flowers of different colors from her pocket and handed them to him. "These are the night vanilla, slumber flower, and chamomile you wanted. I almost fought with the owner of the herb store today because of them."

"Thanks, Judy. Silika loves the taste of 'Amantha extract' the most. Now, the ingredients for the concoction are finally complete." Cullen first thanked her with a smile before asking curiously, "With your personality, you can actually quarrel with people? How rare."

"You don't know how infuriating the shop owner's words are! I only exchanged a few words with him, and he called me 'silly girl'." Judy was still a little angry when she thought about it.

"So you punished him?" Cullen asked with a smile and a sympathetic smile.

"He won't be able to speak for at least three days! Hmph, the medicine I drugged isn't something an Apothecary like him can cure." Judy snorted with a wicked smile.

Don't tell me the herb store owner you're talking about is Darkwill? Hmm, if Judy went all the way from the detective agency to the bridge police station, she happened to pass by the chubby Apothecary's shop… Ebner was stunned when he heard that. He felt that he had guessed correctly.

At this moment, Bishop Utravsky and Captain Arsenov stood up. The shadows of the two giants shrouded Judy and Cullen in the first row, making them shut their mouths at the same time.

Captain Asenov waited for the bishop to exchange greetings with Ebner before sincerely saying to him,

"Mr. Bryan, I'm sorry for disturbing your normal life, but we have a difficult matter that requires your help…"

"What is it?" Ebner asked cautiously, not immediately agreeing. He wanted to catch the Enchantress as soon as possible, but he definitely wouldn't agree if it was too dangerous.

Captain Asenov now looked at Cullen in the first row and said, "My Loen grammar is not good. Most of the descriptions are too raw. I think it would be best if you would introduce the situation to Mr. Breen."

"Alright, Captain." Cullen nodded before turning to face Ebner with an elegant smile.

"Mr. Bryan, let me explain it to you."

"Please go ahead," Ebner said politely.

Cullen said in a rich, beautiful voice,

"As the company's warehouse has been completely destroyed, Leonardo's family doesn't have any more clues. Our investigation has reached an impasse. We can only passively wait for the Demoness who raised the Mutation Monster to appear."

"Therefore, Captain and I decided to change our investigation direction. We planned to figure out where the heretic perfume came from first."

"Through my connections with the local Sanguine, I investigated Dr. Leonardo's interpersonal relationships before he became a Harvest Priest… After a series of investigations, I locked onto a suspicious lady."

"Her name is Windsor Behring. She's the wife of a coal merchant and also Viscount Lavrans's mistress."

"We found out that Leonardo was very close to her in the past. Viscount Lavrans even warned him. Even after Leonardo became the Harvest Priest, he didn't stop dating her… I have a Sanguine junior who saw the two of them attending a gathering in the secret circle last month."

"In conclusion, we plan on controlling this Ms. Windsor Behring and obtain some important information from her."

"Windsor Behring… This name sounds a little familiar…" Ebner frowned and recalled the original content seriously. Usually, he had never seen or heard of such people before.

Yes, Windsor Behring was the first Primordial Moon believer that Emlyn had killed when he participated in the Sanguine's Hunting Competition! So the one I nearly saw back then was the Primordial Moon…

Although Ebner didn't remember the knowledge of the Outer Deities, as an Outer Deity vest, the Primordial Moon was widely known among the low and mid-level Beyonders, so he could still remember the relevant storylines.

After recalling Windsor's origins, Ebner had a new question. He thought to himself, "Aren't official Beyonders always rash when handling matters? Why don't you just capture him and interrogate him? Also, what does this have to do with me?"

As if reading the question in Ebner's mind, Cullen explained:

"Be it Windsor Behring's husband or her lover, they appear to be believers of the Evernight Goddess on the surface. Their residence isn't far from Saint Samuel Cathedral… It's impossible for us to enter and enforce the law in such a place… It will attract the interference of the Nighthawks."

"And that Lady Windsor is also a recluse. She doesn't leave the North Borough easily. And even if she does, she has been following Viscount Lavrans. It's very difficult to make a move."

That's right. Although Earth Mother and the Evernight Goddess were secretly allies, she still had to show hostility on the surface. Otherwise, the God of Combat might see through her…

But what does this have to do with me? Can you ask me to lure that lady out? Ebner cursed silently and asked, "Please say it. What do you need me to do?"

"We heard that Windsor is attending the ball of the Daily Observer with Viscount Lavrans this Friday night…"

"We hope that you can get me or Judy an opportunity to enter the ball through Detective Isengard's connections."