Miss Witch's Forbidden Book Secret

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Count Mercury's residence and Notre Dame Cathedral are both in the Grand Harbour area and not far away.

When Tia returned to the police station, Scarlett had just returned.

Then Roman called the two of them to the second floor to have tea.

"How's the debt owed to the Gunpowder Works being handled?"

"It's only my first day at work! You're pushing me so hard..."

"We can't help it. The police station is short of money." Roman poured tea for Tia and Scarlett, sat down and said, "I saw you retrieved a lot of information from the archives this morning. Any progress?"

Tia picked up the teacup and took a sip, her brows immediately furrowed at the sweetness, "What is this?"

"black tea."

"How much sugar did you put in there, sir?!"

"About seven or eight teaspoons."

"Into the teapot?"

"How is that possible? It must have been put in the teacup. There's also some sweetener."

Seven or eight teaspoons, and even added aspartame. Aspartame is saccharin, 300-500 times sweeter than sugar. Tia reckoned it was incredibly sweet.

"...You drink it yourself." Tia pushed the teacup over.

The knight was quite polite. Roman pushed the teacup to Scarlett and shrugged, saying, "It's not suitable for me. Scarlett, you drink it for Sulph. Or you can pour it out."

Miss Scarlett was flattered. She took the teacup and took a sip, and her face suddenly twisted into a knot.

When the tea takes a sip, the fragrance and sweetness it should have are all gone, not even the silky texture and milky flavor of milk!

Only one flavor left!

At this moment, she could hardly hear the conversation between Tia and Roman. Her head was filled with the taste of what she had put in her mouth.

Water, where is the water? Just a little bit will do. I really can’t stand it. I feel like my brain is going to break.

Take another sip——

So sweet, so sweet, so sweet, so sweet!

It's so sweet! So sweet it tastes bitter! I feel like my brain is being raped by Miss Sulph's teacup!

“There is definitely progress.”

Tia looked at Roman and said, "I already got his real name."

Roman was surprised. "How did you get it? I don't think there's anything like it in the archives."

"It's in a nightmare."

"...I see. It seems you've gained more from this nightmare than I thought." Roman drank his tea nonchalantly. Looking at Scarlett, whose face was so bitter she wanted to cut her tongue out, he kindly said, "Would you like another cup?"

"No no no no no!"

"That's a shame." Roman looked at Tia again and said carefully, "In that case, when will we start? Do we need help?"

Tia wiped her hands and said confidently, "Within next week."

Roman couldn't help but ask, "So slow, are you worried about something?"

It can't be that they are in love, right?

And which one?

The one at Mercury's? Or the one at your own station?

First of all, let’s exclude the one in the police station. Scarlett’s brain is not big enough for love, which is a pity.

"I'll be able to bring you the money within next week."

This was quite an exaggeration, and Roman couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

Wow, the payment for goods has been owed for such a long time, and the bad debts have accumulated for so long, but this guy can actually settle it within a week?

This makes it seem like my colleagues in the police station are a bit useless!

"Sulph, let me tell you—your talent isn't in those potions. You should start a debt collection agency. You'll definitely make a killing. Those lousy factories owe a lot of people money, as well as the council members, the city hall, the Great Silver Castle... well, I'm getting off topic."

Roman sighed and asked, "Where are the manpower needed?"

"Scarlett, it's enough for me to come and accompany you. I will start scouting the location at 5 pm tomorrow afternoon and start at 5 pm the day after tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

"Five points? Your extraordinary characteristics? Or is it required by the ritual?"

Tia stood up and patted Miss Scarlett, who was choking on tea and looking for water on the floor.

She smiled and said to the director in front of her:

"neither."

“I just finished class.”

Volume 1: Chapter 39: The King's Path - The Legislator

The next day, noon.

Dagangwan District Police Station, police officer restaurant.

Miss Tia Sulph shamelessly arrived thirty minutes early and got a free lunch that was freshly baked.

Scarlett sat with Tia, carrying a tray of food, and said helplessly, "Ms. Tia, you still have classes today. Why do you have to come to the police station for lunch?"

The salary at the Dagangwan District Police Department isn’t that great, but the food is really good.

Lunch consisted of fried meatballs, vegetable soup, and bacon rolls, accompanied by nut bread and jam, and a small glass of wine.

Tia pressed a fork on the meatball and said vaguely, "Scarlett, you are the eldest daughter of a wealthy family, right?"

“Hey, I…”

"A neighborhood middle school like the one I attend isn't an aristocratic school where you have to go to class from morning to afternoon and have after-school tutoring. Instead, it's a full credit system. As long as you earn enough credits and pass the exams, you can get your diploma straight away."

"Is there still such a thing?"

Tia nodded and pointed to the wine on Scarlett's table. "Don't you want to drink?"

Scarlett quickly said, "Drinking affects your thinking!"

"It's okay. Drinking doesn't affect my thinking." Tia took the glass and drank it all, saying, "So Scarlett is definitely from a wealthy family."

Beigang District Jiequ Middle School advocates "self-study as the primary approach" and "teaching as the secondary approach" in its educational philosophy. The school is not involuntarily biased, and its management system is quite relaxed. In terms of student management, the school uses a credit system.

After completing the required credits and passing the graduation exam, you can get your diploma. Generally speaking, you can earn enough credits by attending half a day for three years, and you don't have to stay until 5 p.m. to finish school.

So if you don’t want to learn, you can leave after half a day.

Tia, on the other hand, had completed all three years' worth of credits a year ago, and was attending classes now simply because she had a law class this morning.

As a madman walking on the edge of the law, it is very important for her to understand the law and its boundaries, and she never misses such classes.

"By the way, you were promoted to the King Sequence, right?"

Tia drank her vegetable soup, stirred it, looked at Scarlett and said, "What is the method? You can choose not to tell me. It's your right."

Scarlett said without hesitation, "It's the Legislator. His extraordinary characteristic is that when he entrusts his back to someone he trusts, he becomes more perceptive of environmental loopholes."

A highly practical and extraordinary characteristic. As for the method—

The three main branches of the King's Path are Legislator, Overseer, and Judge. Legislator and Judge have similar abilities.

The extraordinary power of legislators is similar to the "spiritual power of words," which means that they carry the law with them. However, the extraordinary power of legislators is based on their own understanding of "law," on their own moral principles and legal knowledge.

The Suppression Bureau's archives contain information on Sequence 9 legislators. Their supernatural abilities are currently quite weak, limited to "enhanced memory." They must reach Sequence 8 to "invoke decrees."

The Inquisitor's extraordinary power is to use the law to strengthen themselves. They don't need to understand too much about the law themselves. Their "law" is objective and real, that is, the established laws. Inquisitors must and can only believe in the existing laws. Once doubt arises, their power will be weakened.

Given Scarlett's personality, Tia guessed she was on the Judge sequence. After all, this kid was really stubborn...

Scarlett explained, "This was suggested by Director Roman."

"Roman? Never mind. He must have a reason for this arrangement. Are you done eating? Take me to the conference room later. Oh, and remember to bring a copy of the latest New York Port Weekly."

............久循琉罒琉〥崎洰２VIII......

In the temporary meeting room, a few chairs were scattered around the table.

Tia leaned against the wall and opened the New York Port Weekly, which reported on the annual royal conference to be held in the Great Silver Castle. The content was that the members of the ruling party and the opposition party were quarreling with each other, and the royal family and the mediator made suggestions for next year's policies.

If it really opens, there will be some fun to watch. Every year at the Royal Conference there will be fights and sharp comments from New York newspapers, which is a lot of fun.

Tia put down the newspaper, rubbed a handful of sea salt from her pocket, and used her extraordinary ability to weaken her body by 15%.

After the promotion ceremony, her physical strength was greatly enhanced. She went from being out of breath after running 800 meters to slightly sweating after running 800 meters, and touching the roof with one jump became hitting the roof with one jump faster.

She was a bit uncomfortable with her body's sudden increase in strength, but after it was weakened by 15%, it actually got much better.

The body weakened, but the soul increased by 30%. Tia felt refreshed as if she had drunk two large bottles of Demon's Claw, and her mood was calm as if she had entered the sage time.

The remaining two extraordinary characteristics, "Red Cup" and "Light in Blood", have not been tried yet.

The light in the blood was because the Church hadn't delivered the Holy Wood yet, and the red cup was because her period was approaching—she'd counted on her fingers that morning, probably in the next two days, and then she'd experience it all. It wasn't like the enemy was already in front of her, so there was no need to torture herself with fancy knives.

Soon, Scarlett also hurried over with a lot of information under her arm.

Tia put down the weekly newspaper and said, "Have you read all the information about Orlando Duke?"

“I’ve seen it, but…”

"explain."

Scarlett mustered up her courage and said, "You're going to use his family to threaten him, right? But he's already faked his death and completely cut himself off from the past. Will this really work?"

"No, Scarlett. He hasn't broken away from the past at all. He even cares about his family." Tia picked up the teacup, took a sip and said, "If he really doesn't care about his family, what do you think he will do?"

"I......"

The most extreme situation Scarlett could think of was severing the relationship.

Tia spread her hands and said, "Although you may not feel it yourself, Scarlett, you are indeed the child of a wealthy family. You must have been well-educated and had a peaceful and warm life in the past, so you have a sense of justice and morality."

The policewoman blushed immediately after being praised.

"But—this also prevents you from being a good police officer. If he really didn't care about his family, he would kill them all in a heartbeat."

"what?!"

"Wherever one passes, there will be traces. This is his loophole. For an extraordinary being on the path of prophecy, it is impossible for him not to know this."

Scarlett was deeply shocked by Tia's presence. She had only been working there for six months, and the cases she had encountered were mostly trivial matters. The biggest case she had ever taken on was Tia's.

Wherever you go, there will be traces...

Miss Sulph's words are really amazing. Even her casual remarks are so philosophical.

Scarlett silently kept this in mind, placed the pile of files on the table, and said respectfully, "Sir, what should we do next?"

A file for Orlando's mother, "Mara," slid down, showing her photo and address. This woman, over 60, had a kind smile and now ran a flower shop on Olden South Street in the Grand Harbour area.

Tia put down the teacup and pressed the bottom of the cup on the file.

"Next, to Olden South Street."

Volume 1: Chapter 40 How come you are so skilled?

"Ah! Are you talking about Manager Mara? She's out buying supplies. A batch of flowers just arrived from Silver Castle..."

In the flower shop, a thin little girl was standing in front of the counter. She looked about thirteen or fourteen years old. Her hair was dry and yellow, and she was obviously malnourished, but her eyes were prominent and bright.

At this moment, there were three customers in the store: Tia who had already entered the store, a gentleman who was selecting flowers in the store, and Scarlett who had just come in from outside.

Scarlett just walked in and saw Tia talking to the shop girl. She was surprised and said, "Sally?!"

"Hey, hey! Sister Scarlett?"

The little girl was a little surprised.

Tia asked curiously, "Do you know each other?"

"Indeed, I know her. Sally came from the Beigang District Welfare Home, and I supported her for a while."