Mystery: Mr. Witch and Ms. Hunter

Chapter 190 Criminals
"Okay, pretend I didn't say that."

Seeing that she couldn't get any specific details, Venata gave up asking questions and instead instructed, "Next time you get together, remember to ask for the recipe and main ingredients of the 'Conspirator' for me... Although I don't know how you got together, I feel like you must have discussed it privately many times."

Of course, that's through the convenient gray fog...

Adele complained in her heart and then brought the conversation back to the point.

"That gentleman said that it's best not to leave Indorport in the next week. If you really have to leave, you can only return to Constance. Also, Sophie's role should be put on the agenda as soon as possible."

"You can't go to Saint-Milon anyway, so it's as good as nothing."

Vinata said nonchalantly, "It just so happens that cities like Indoport are very comfortable for Beyonders to stay in. No matter what kind of Beyonder you are, you will get plenty of opportunities to perform."

"You don't seem to be worried about the child at all."

Adele held Sophie in her arms and spoke to Vinata with some resentment.

"Only after going through similar trials can one become a qualified Feysac mountain dweller and an excellent hunter."

Vinata found a more comfortable position in the chair. "When I was only half a 'hunter', I could survive in a real snow forest, let alone Sophie."

"That's a nice thing to say. It would be a disaster for Sophie if she turned out to be as wild as you."

Adele rolled her eyes and smoothed over Sophie's hair, which she now had to re-trim every once in a while to keep it from getting tangled.

"I'm sorry, Sophie. I thought that gentleman could remove the mutation in your body and allow you to receive a complete education like a normal child."

Adele whispered in Sophie's ear with an apologetic tone, and the room was quiet with only her whisper. Vinata fidgeted back and forth in her chair, and it seemed that she was not as calm as she said.

In a trance, Adele thought of the Rands and their child Lope, and the young pickpockets who drowned in the Tussock River. Some of them were kicked out by the landlord because they owed a month's rent, and then because they had no fixed residence, they could not find a suitable job - in Fessac, if you want to work, you must first have a fixed residence so that the boss can find you at any time - and finally slid into the abyss step by step.

When people's ability to resist risks is poor to a certain extent, even the smallest evil may have fatal consequences.

But if you don't target these poor people, you can only choose those guys who deserve to die. However, they often have prominent identities or huge power.

Although this hugeness refers to the local gangs, don't forget that this is Feysac, the territory of the Church of the God of War. Adele has seen Sister Vesper's powerful ability to sense demons. Once she causes trouble that is enough to attract the attention of the demigods of the Church of the God of War, Sophie will also be doomed.

She didn't want Sophie to be tainted by sin, but she didn't want Sophie to lose control and die, or turn into a monster, or be killed in hunting.

Adele thought over and over again painfully, but she found with some despair that not all problems had solutions.

Adele remembered that Emperor Roselle had once raised a steam train problem, and now it was her turn to switch the switch. If Sophie was allowed to act freely, many innocent people might die; but if Sophie was allowed to choose those guilty targets, it would likely lead to a more serious situation.

Although the correct and legal choice for the train issue should be to leave it alone, when a person is really faced with a similar choice, it is not just a legal issue.

"…It's okay, Mother Adele."

Just as Adele was struggling, Sophie turned around and held her face with both hands.

"You don't have to worry about whether or not to let me do those bad things... The Lord of Storms believes that people who protect criminals are as shameful as the criminals themselves, so even if you don't let me do those things, I'm already half a 'criminal'."

The little girl's smile was so bright, so bright that Adele felt her heart was stung by it.

Adele suddenly realized that she had actually been hoping that Sophie would help her make a choice, hoping that Sophie would choose the easier path, hoping that she would cry and tell herself that she was just a child and should not accept the condemnation of her conscience.

She was horrified to find that, subconsciously, she actually wanted Sophie, who was lying alone in the middle of the railroad track, to help her turn the switch towards her!
Adele suddenly felt a sense of nausea and fear for no reason. The nausea was due to her own cowardice and hypocrisy, and the fear was that if even she, as a guardian, indulged in such things, how could she keep Sophie sane on the path of the "devil" in the future?

"As an instigator, I am actually afraid of being branded as someone who 'incited' children to commit crimes?"

Adele sneered at herself. She had just bitten the corner of her mouth, and her mouth was full of the taste of rust.

She took out the "lie" necklace from her pocket and carefully tied it around Sophie's neck. Her fingers gently rubbed the initially demonized keratin on Sophie's neck, feeling the little girl's shivering caused by the cold necklace touching her skin.

"The name of this necklace is 'Lie'. It can change your appearance and amplify your emotions, giving you the ability to transfer damage and manipulate fire. In the next week and in the future, we will be active in Indo Port frequently. You just need to follow behind me and Venata."

Adele stood up and said to Venata, "It seems that we may have to stick to our old ways for a while before we become so-called industrialists."

"Okay, I don't object." Venata sat up straight with excitement, moving every bone, making them make a crackling sound. "For a low-sequence Beyonder, a week is enough time for her to learn all the skills she needs to live among the gangs."

"As long as the 'witch' and the 'arsonist' make a big enough fuss, no one will pay attention to the small mistake a poor little girl made in order to survive - you think so too, right?"

Vinata looked at Adele, who stood up swiftly and prepared to go out to collect intelligence, without any surprise, and asked with half approval and half confirmation.

"Then do you still need to ask?"

Adele smiled and hid the scabbard beneath the hem of her thick classical robe.

"I'll be back in two hours."

(End of this chapter)