Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

Paimon was shocked again, "This actually happened!"

Miles said, his voice trembling with worry, "Miss has been targeted by the people behind the scenes. The security agencies that surrounded us last night were all unnumbered and not recorded in the records."

Navia, on the other hand, took it all in stride; she figured she'd just deal with whatever came her way.

"However, this also gives us a clue. There can't be many people who can mobilize so many security agencies. If we follow this direction, we might be able to find something..."

"Then let's not delay, let's get going!"

I spent the whole morning working, but got nothing out of it.

There are simply too many people with the ability to command so many security agencies; it would be difficult to find anything unless we narrow down the search further.

This is why the other side would use security agencies so openly.

"I, the owner of the Rose Society, will treat you to lunch today!"

"Wow, I've only been in Fontainebleau for a few days and I've already gotten so many free meals!"

"This is the De Bo Grand Hotel. I came here a few times with my father when I was little, but I haven't come here much since I grew up. I wonder what the food is like now..."

"It's okay, we're not picky, it's just that Paimon is a bit discerning."

Jiang Bai considered himself someone who could even eat the hall master's terrible cooking, so naturally he wasn't afraid of just some unpalatable food.

Paimon huffed, "What? I'm not picky! Don't take this guy's words to heart!"

"Hahaha, if this restaurant has been open for so many years, it can't be too bad." Navia was amused by them.

"Let's order! What would you like to drink? How about Fengda?"

"Hello, guests, this is your Fengda."

The waiter quickly brought the dishes and drinks to the table.

Paimon couldn't wait to take a sip to quench his thirst.

"Why is this Fontaine salty? It doesn't taste good at all."

"Salty? Let me try it."

Chapter 868 Reckless Acts

Jiang Bai swirled the drink in his glass; the dark glass made it difficult to see the exact color of the beverage.

He tentatively took a small sip.

"It really is salty. I've had Fengda before, but it doesn't taste like this."

Something's not right.

Kong poured a little of the Fontaine into the white plate, giving it a dreamlike and beautiful color.

"This contains water from the primordial womb, Navia, you absolutely must not drink it!"

"!"

After warning Navia and the other two, Kong looked at Jiang Bai and Paimon, and asked nervously:

"Is there anything that's bothering you?"

He remembered that the water from the primordial womb, when diluted, could be made into an addictive drink called "Les"!

“I don’t feel anything,” Paimon shook his head.

"I don't really feel anything, probably because we're not from Fontainebleau..."

Navia stood up angrily. "That mastermind has actually extended his reach here! If we had drunk it without any precautions, the consequences would have been unimaginable!"

"Investigate! And report it to the police while you're at it. This Fengda guy was just brought in; we're sure to find something out!"

"Yes, miss!"

The two men sprang into action.

Jiang Bai looked at the drink in his cup, poured it into a sealed bottle and put it away, then poured the empty bottle into it as well. The rest remained untouched as evidence.

He planned to study this thing; even if he couldn't figure it out himself, there was always Elhesen.

It's always better to try than not to try.

After such a big incident, the owner of the Bode Hotel appeared immediately.

He had seen the sensational news yesterday. If something like this happened in his shop—a customer drinking adulterated Fontaine dissolved in water—he might as well not open during mealtimes.

Everyone who had contact with these Fengda individuals was taken into custody and is awaiting questioning by the security forces.

The security forces arrived quickly; they took this matter very seriously.

The waiter who brought the Fontaine was nervous, with large drops of sweat running down his forehead, and his unusual behavior was immediately noticed.

“I…I…it wasn’t intentional, I didn’t know…someone gave me a large sum of Mora and asked me to mix the contents of the test tube into your drinks…”

He knelt on the ground, completely flustered and at a loss.

"Who is that person!" Navia asked hurriedly.

"I don't know, I've never seen him before... but I can draw his face! Yes, draw it!"

The waiter picked up a pen and paper, and just as he was about to sketch a shape, he suddenly cried out in surprise, and the shape turned into water right in front of everyone.

"Damn it, so arrogant, so incredibly arrogant!" Navia slammed her fist on the table. The clue was right in front of her, and now it was gone.

"Don't worry, the mastermind is definitely still in this restaurant, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to dissolve this waiter so accurately..."

Jiang Bai squatted down and examined the waiter's scattered clothes, finding a small gear mechanism and some glass shards.

"He must have used some kind of remote-controlled gear to make the waiter touch the omentum, just like that police officer in the opera house..."

Otherwise, the Black Hand could have simply dissolved Navia remotely; there would have been no need to use methods like adding seawater to a drink.

"Therefore, this mastermind must be watching the situation here right now!"

After discovering that the drinks had been laced with fetal seawater, Navia immediately ordered the owner to seal off the restaurant. Unless there was a secret passage, the culprit wouldn't be able to escape!

In a tall building not far away, a middle-aged man with graying hair put down his monocular binoculars with a gloomy expression and drew the curtains.

"What a lucky girl..."

Because of the serious criminal case involving death, the Shadow Chasing Court, which specializes in major cases, quickly took over the case.

It was lunchtime, and the restaurant was packed with customers. Zhu Yingting spent two hours checking the guests. Most of them had someone with them who could vouch for each other, but quite a few had left the restaurant midway through, for example, to use the restroom.

Even Melusin, who can see bloodstains and various traces that are invisible to humans, is unable to help with this and can only use the most primitive methods to investigate.

But the waiter who was dissolved was only in the outline; judging from the outline, he was probably going to draw a male.

Even after thorough investigation, it was found that at least 10 people still had the opportunity to bribe the waiters.

None of these ten people were people Navia knew, nor did she have any dealings with them, making it difficult to find a reason to make a move.

"It's too hard, too hard! Why is investigating cases so difficult!" Paimon cried out in anguish, grabbing his hair.

They couldn't keep people here for interrogation indefinitely; even the Shadow Chaser could only summon them after finding clues later.

However, the murderer's ruthlessness in silencing witnesses directly cut off the clues, making it extremely unlikely that any further leads could be found.

"There's a reason why this murderer could hide for 20 years..." Jiang Bai couldn't help but sigh.

Not only because the act of "dissolving" was beyond everyone's comprehension, but also because the murderer was ruthless and cautious.

Moreover, ever since the "dissolving" incident was exposed, the murderer has acted without any scruples.

Before, they were at least concerned about concealing their criminal methods, but now they've given up entirely.

"This road is blocked, we'll have to try other directions..."

Jiang Bai thought for a moment, then looked at Navia and said:

“Since your father died three years ago while investigating the disappearance of a girl, and now you are being targeted, perhaps your father has actually obtained some clues. Why not investigate in this direction?”

Navia frowned; this was indeed a very good direction.

"Miss..."

Miles wanted to say something, but before he could speak, Navia stopped him.

“This is not the place to talk. Let’s go back to Baisong Town and reinvestigate the case from three years ago.”

"How about this, we split up for now. I have some ideas that I'd like to investigate and try."

Jiang Bai couldn't offer much help in investigating a three-year-old case, so he wanted to try some unconventional methods to find the killer, such as divination.

Since we already know Ms. Barbie Ross's address, it shouldn't hurt to bother her a little more, right?

"Do you need us to accompany you?" Kong asked.

"No need, you can stay with Navia and protect them while you're at it."

Leaving Fontaine, Jiang Bai walked into the wilderness and came to the mountain he had visited before, but to his disappointment, Ms. Barbie Ross was not there.

She didn't leave any message or information, and the whole house was empty.

Jiang Bai waited for a while, but as darkness fell, there was still no sign of Ms. Barbie Ross returning. He had no choice but to give up.

"It seems that relying on divination won't work..."

Chapter 869 I Miss the Hall Master So Much! [Happy New Year!]

Divination also requires a medium and a sufficient amount of information.

Moreover, the divination technique that Ms. Barbie Ross possesses is astrology, and simply relying on the starry sky to observe the murderer would be an extremely arduous task.

The last time she divined Jiang Bai's arrival, it was because she saw a brief change in the fortune of her own destiny star, not because she knew it out of thin air.

Jiang Bai didn't rush back. He sat on the mountaintop, staring blankly at the sea in Fontainebleau.

He's been in a rather low mood lately, especially when he has nothing to do.

"Hmm? Is it going to rain?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a cold raindrop hit his face, sending a chill through him.

He looked up and saw that more raindrops were gradually falling from the sky, which was not covered by any dark clouds, and it slowly turned into a light rain.

"Is it just my imagination? Why do I feel like I'm more sensitive to the water element?"

Since arriving in Fontainebleau, he has come into contact with the statue of the water god and mastered the power of the water element, but he really couldn't perceive the increase of water element in the air so accurately before.

The sudden increase in water element perception came out of nowhere. Recalling what he had done that day, the only unusual thing was drinking some Fengda mixed with water from the primordial fetal sea.

People outside of Fontainebleau who drink the primordial water of the fetal sea will have an increased sensitivity to the water element.

Jiang Bai took out the bottle containing the fetal seawater element. Raindrops fell from the sky, soaking his clothes, but he didn't care at all.

"What exactly is this thing?"

The Primordial Ocean, literally understood, seems to be something born from an embryo that nurtures a planet.

Judging from its amplification of the perception of water elemental force, the Dao seems to be the source of all water elements.

"So, does the appearance of the primordial ocean also indicate that the water element is becoming more active? Could the water element gradually get out of control and thus submerge the entire world?"

Is Fontaine's prophecy the result of the water elemental forces going out of control?

Jiang Bai pursed his lips, opened the bottle, and took a small sip of the fetal water.

To determine whether this seawater will cause any unusual activity, we'll have to drink it and experience it for ourselves.

The water of the primordial fetal sea has a salty taste unique to seawater and is not pleasant to drink.

After drinking it, Jiang Bai could indeed sense that his perception of the water element had improved somewhat, but he was also clearly aware that this was only a temporary improvement.

Jiang Bai took another sip, but this time there was no change.

Jiang Bai tapped the bottle lightly with his fingers, lost in thought.

Perhaps the first sip was different because he only took a small sip at noon, but drank a very large amount.

Once the amount of fetal seawater exceeds a certain level, it will not significantly increase the perception of water elements.

"I wonder what will happen to elemental creatures after they come into contact with the water of the womb..."

Thinking about it, Jiang Bai called out "Gudong".