Because his sister had to rest, Lumian couldn't learn new Hermetic and Ancient Hermetic words. He could only consolidate what he had already mastered. At about ten o'clock, he went out and headed straight for the old tavern.
First, he wanted to see if the mysterious lady would show up and provide some knowledge after he became a "dancer". Second, outsiders like Leah lived there, and after what happened yesterday, they might not go out today.
After entering the old tavern, Lumian looked around quickly and was quite disappointed to find that the seat where the lady usually sat was empty.
He exhaled slowly and walked towards the bar, intending to ask if the three strangers were there.
At this time, the tavern owner Maurice Bennet seemed to have just got up not long ago, and was obviously not in high spirits. With a red nose, he was communicating with the guests in front of the bar.
The guest was very excited. He gesticulated with his hands and made sounds like "ah", but he could not utter a word.
Mute? Lumien approached curiously and found that the guest was not one of the two mutes in the village, but Jean Maury, the husband of Sybil Berry.
Sybil was the mistress of the parish priest Guillaume Bennet, the sister of the shepherd Pierre Berry, and a member of that small group.
Jean Maury is not mute... Lumian looked at the middle-aged man in confusion.
His black hair was messy, his face was not cleanly shaved, and his eyes were full of anger and fear.
Unlike his usual gloomy state, he was now very excited, constantly gesturing and trying to tell the tavern owner something.
Lumian thought to himself, "Strange!" He walked to the front of the bar and knocked on the table with a smile:
"Hey, what's going on
"Morris, did you sell the fake wine to Ran? Look, he's so angry that he can't even speak."
"What does it have to do with me?" Maurice Bennet quickly tried to distance himself from the responsibility. "He is mute himself."
Jean Mori paused, glanced at Lumian, and returned to his original gloomy state.
He immediately turned around and walked outside the old tavern.
After he disappeared through the door, Lumian asked in a low voice:
"What happened to him?"
Maurice Bennet looked outside and lowered his voice as well:
"I heard that he caught Sibyl and the curate doing that kind of thing in bed last night, and he was so angry that he became speechless. Today, he is looking for people to tell this matter everywhere. Ha, he doesn't even dare to go to Darriege to sue the curate. What a coward, he deserves it!"
Lumian was confused and shocked.
If he remembered correctly, Jean Maury knew that his wife Sybil had that kind of relationship with the parish priest and had maintained it for a long time, but he just didn't want Sybil to hook up with other men again. How could he be so angry that he became speechless over a small matter that he had been mentally prepared for
There must be something wrong here!
Moreover, in the previous cycle, the incident of Mori becoming mute due to anger did not happen, otherwise Lumian would not have been unaware of it.
In Koldu Village, this was top news and it spread very quickly.
Could it be that because we started to conduct various investigations, it caused corresponding disturbances, causing Jean Mori to encounter something that he would not have encountered otherwise? Lumian speculated on the reason while showing an excited expression:
"Yeah
"Then I have to go ask him carefully!"
Tavern owner Maurice Bene was not at all surprised by his attempt to join in the fun, and even felt that it was natural.
He laughed and scolded:
"You bastard, behave yourself and stop provoking that poor guy.
"Besides, he is mute and can't even write a word. How can he tell you what happened?"
Lumian chuckled and said:
"Can't he make signs?"
He then raised both hands, clenched his left palm into a fist, and lightly touched it with his right palm.
In the region of Daliège, and even in the south of Intis, this is a common gesture, meaning the affair between a man and a woman.
Maurice Bennet cursed angrily:
"I hope you still have a little bit of kindness left and won't play a prank on that poor guy."
"Don't worry, I just want to 'hear' the story." Lumian waved his hand, ran out of the old tavern, and looked for Jean Maury.
But no one knew where that guy had gone, and he no longer told the villagers about his experience. Lumian searched all over Cordu but couldn't find any trace of him.
Finally, he came to Jean-Maury's house.
At the front door, Sybil Berry, in a gray and white dress, was dealing with a few potatoes with rotten parts.
"What's the matter?" The woman raised her head and looked at Lumian.
Like Pierre Berry, she had blue eyes, and her long black hair fell smoothly behind her, not tied up like other married women.
Lumian answered calmly:
"I'm looking for Jean Maury?"
Sybil, who had plump cheeks and soft features, replied calmly:
"he is not at home."
"Then do you know where he went?" Lumian asked.
Sybil said calmly:
"We had a fight last night. He might have left Cordu and doesn't want to come back anytime soon."
Lumian's eyebrows jumped when he heard this, and he felt that something bad had happened.
Obviously, Jean Maury cannot leave the village of Cordu, as that would trigger the loop and cause it to restart!
As his thoughts raced, Lumian revealed a playful expression:
"Why are you quarreling? I heard it was you and the curé..."
He didn't describe it in words, but instead used his left fist to hit his right palm.
Sibyl's expression turned cold, and she cursed in a deep voice:
"roll!
"Get out of my door!"
Lumian made a "tsk tsk" sound and left Jean-Maury's house.
After walking for a distance, the smile on his face disappeared instantly.
In fact, he didn't want to ask about Sibyl's affair with the priest. He had even seen the priest and Madame Puaris naked, so what else was there to ask
But if he doesn't ask, it doesn't fit the image he has in the villagers' eyes. If he doesn't anger the hostess by coming to "visit" them, will he still be the prankster of Cordu village
So, Lumian had to ask, otherwise he would probably be suspected.
The fixed image of a character is sometimes useful and sometimes causes trouble.
Combining the parish priest's style of doing things and the intelligence he had, Lumian suspected that Jean Maury did not become mute because he was caught having an affair, but because he discovered something else.
He might have been poisoned and made mute!
We have to find that guy quickly. If he keeps complaining to people everywhere, he might end up dead like the last guy. No, he's already missing... The more Lumian thought about it, the more he felt that something must have happened to Jean Mori.
The villager who went to Dariege to inform on someone last time fell to his death for unknown reasons!
As Lumian makes a last-ditch effort to find Jean Maury, he runs into Ryan, Leah, and Valentine who are "wandering" around the village.
They were still wearing their original clothes.
"Good morning, my cabbages." Lumian greeted them with a smile.
As soon as the two sides approached, he immediately asked in a low voice:
"Nothing happened yesterday?"
Leah smiled and replied:
"The lady didn't seem to want to pursue the matter and didn't show up."
As expected... Lumian looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he told the three official investigators about his sister's inference about Mrs. Pualis's whereabouts and her speculation about Pritt's identity.
Valentine's face looked extremely ugly when he heard this, but Leah was quite excited.
Ryan recalled:
"Witches rarely appear in Reston Province. We don't have enough information about this, but the higher-ups should be very clear. I'll send a telegram later to tell you about Mrs. Pualis's situation. Well, it's only mentioned that there is a photo of Plitt in Mrs. Pualis's room, and there is no Pualis in the Rockfort family."
Seeing Lumian's face full of questions as to "why is it so clear above?", Ryan added:
"In Intis, things related to witches often happen."
So, my sister's "pen pal" is also in Intis? Lumian nodded and said:
“At the moment, it seems that Madam Pualis has nothing to do with the loop, and she seems to have some awareness of the loop, which may be the reason why she did not pursue our search of the castle.
"Is it possible that we could join forces with her in some way?"
Valentine blurted out:
"How can we cooperate with such evil and filthy people who are scarier than the devil?"
Lumian didn't even look at him, instead turning his gaze towards Ryan and Leah.
Seeing that they were also a little hesitant, he sincerely persuaded them:
“There is limited cooperation, only within the cycle.
“Once this damn cycle is resolved, you can do whatever you want to her!
"You can even tell her this directly. I believe she will understand and accept it."
Ryan thought for a few seconds, patted Valentine on the shoulder, and said to Lumian:
"Indeed, the most important thing right now is to untie this cycle. However, we are still unsure of the lady's attitude and we dare not go directly to her house. I am afraid I will have to trouble you or your sister to communicate and inquire."
"Okay." Lumian agreed immediately.
He planned to go alone.
After discovering that Mrs. Pualis might have abnormal and deformed feelings for his sister, he didn't want to leave his sister alone with her.
Listening to the conversation between the two, Valentine had a stern face, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
Lumian looked around again:
"There are three more clues..."
He described in detail the story of Raymond, Jean-Maury's situation, and the "tomb" into which the owl flew.
This surprised Leah:
"How did you get so many clues so quickly?"
She was a little suspicious whether this guy or his sister also had a problem, so there were abnormalities and clues everywhere around them.
Who is a professional investigator? How come we didn't find out
“It’s your fault for not retaining the memory of the first two cycles.” Lumian smiled and spread his hands.
Leah nodded, accepting the explanation.
Ryan thought for a few seconds and said in a deep voice:
“Then we have to investigate the basement of the church as soon as possible.
"Well, it might be dangerous there. You should contact Mrs. Pualis first. If she joins, your chances will be much better."
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