Facing the "unexplainable sense of familiarity", the extraordinary members of Sequence 9 might try hard to recall, or might ignore the memory and forget it, but the diviner was different. Klein directly ended the ritual, removed the spiritual barrier, retrieved the paper, and wrote down the divination sentence:
"The source of the familiar feeling just now."
Then, he sat by the bed in the bedroom, holding the paper and silently reciting the sentence.
After seven times, his eyes deepened. With meditation, he fell into a deep sleep and had a conversation with his own spirituality.
In the blurry and distorted world, Klein saw a carriage and a young lady in a grayish-white dress.
This girl had smooth black hair, a round face, a gentle and sweet temperament, and her body was trembling abnormally.
The picture flickered, and Klein saw this young and beautiful girl again. She was in an underground trading market, squatting rudely and talking to someone about something.
The dream faded quickly, and Klein woke up, understanding why he felt familiar with the image presented in the mirror.
He had seen her in reality!
"The first encounter was on Narcissus Street, near the area of the Iron Cross Street. That night, the team was chasing the 'Instigator' Tris on Iron Cross Lower Street... There seemed to be a certain connection between the two... " Klein thought for several seconds and then arranged the ritual, prayed to the goddess, and depicted the image of the enemy in his memory.
Dunn and others had been waiting quietly without interrupting until this point. They then gathered around and examined the portrait.
"Have you ever seen her?" Dunn asked.
Klein nodded slightly and answered in concise words:
"Yes, on the night they were chasing the 'Instigator', I met her at the public horse station on Narcissus Street, which was near the Iron Cross Street."
"That means she is most likely the enemy just now, the accomplice of the Instigator." Dunn nodded as if he was thinking.
At this moment, Leonard suddenly exclaimed:
"Don't you think the portrait is familiar? She is very similar to the 'Instigator' Tris!"
Klein was stunned and immediately turned his gaze to the paper, re-examining the portrait of the young lady.
"Well, it is indeed very similar. Her face is rounder, her eyes are narrow and long, and her temperament is gentle... " He saw that Leonard's words made sense more and more as he looked, but the facial combination of the 'Instigator' Tris was still ordinary, while this young lady could be considered beautiful.
Klein raised his head and looked at Leonard. He found that the other gave him a raised eyebrow hint.
What does it mean? He was at a loss and confused.
Dunn. Smith thought and guessed:
"Perhaps she is the sister of the 'Instigator', who has also joined the Mystical Knowledge Society or the Witch Cult."
Seeing that Klein had no understanding with him, Leonard sighed seriously and said:
"I have a bold idea."
"What idea?" Dunn asked.
Leonard stated very directly:
"I suspect this person is the 'Instigator' Tris!"
"What?" Fry exclaimed in surprise.
Dunn frowned slightly and said:
"You mean the 'Instigator' Tris is actually a woman, or that the person just now was a man pretending to be a woman, no, from the contact in the dream, I confirm that she is a woman."
Klein had seen too much imagination and all kinds of bizarre plots, and after looking at the portrait again, he immediately had another guess:
"Has the 'Instigator' Tris become a woman?"
In this way, many details could be explained. For example, why the clue of Tris suddenly stopped, even the divination couldn't find any trace, because the target object had undergone a fundamental change! The only problem was, how could he suddenly become a woman, it seemed quite effortless... The "female leader in disguise" after transformation had a decent appearance, no, speaking from a conscience point of view, it was quite good... Klein's thoughts were scattered. Leonard nodded in approval and said, "Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking. This can perfectly explain the sudden disappearance of 'the instigator' Tris, and it also fits the characteristic that the upper echelons of the witch sect are all women." "..." Dunn and Fry were momentarily speechless.
Even though they had encountered many monsters and witnessed many miraculous events, such a change was still something they had never encountered before!
"What you mean is that the top leaders of the witch sect were once women?" Dunn asked in reply, without waiting for an answer, and continued on his own, "There is indeed a certain possibility... This might be the characteristic of their sequence magic potions."
Klein shivered in his pants as he listened. He thought the witch sequence magic potions were simply too bad!
"Hopefully the 'Diviner' sequence doesn't have such crappy magic potions... No, definitely not. One is the witch path, and you know from the name that it's wrong... But, I don't know what the corresponding sequence 1 of 'Diviner' is... " He subconsciously prayed to the goddess.
"Can potions do such things?" Fry still asked doubtfully.
Leonard shrugged and smiled:
"Even potions of lower and middle sequences can cause magical changes. After all, they all originated from the Creator."
At this moment, Dunn turned his head towards Klein: "Try to divine the current location of the target."
"Okay." Klein approached the pile of disordered dresses, feeling very complicatedly picked up one, and spread it on the carpet.
He placed his walking stick on it, while recalling the features and corresponding information of the target and reciting the divination words:
"Tris, no, Triss's whereabouts."
"Triss's whereabouts." ...
After seven rounds, Klein's eyes changed from brown to black, and suddenly there was a whirlwind of wind around him.
His left hand broke free from the top of the staff, causing the silver-studded black staff to wobble.
Despite its wobbling, the staff did not topple over and remained firmly in place.
"There is interference..." Klein said in a low voice.
Interference means that the original direction is correct!
The lady just now was most likely "the instigator" Tris, no, Triss!
Seeing this situation, Dunn gave a barely visible nod.
"Indeed, this is the kind of witch cult that was active on the continent in the previous era..."
Because Tris had become Triss, he judged that the other party was not a member of the Illuminati, but belonged to the witch cult.
Looking around, Dunn sighed and said, "We can investigate from other places, such as the source of these dresses, the owner of this house, and have the police department send people to check the steam train station and the dock."
These can indeed provide clues, but in that case, Triss would have plenty of time to leave Tinggen... Well, go home and try again above the gray fog... Klein was wary of this kind of guy who would commit large-scale destructive crimes without a word, and wished to find him immediately and execute him on the spot.
"Leonard, go to the police department and gather people to handle the aftermath. Klein, you can go home and rest..." At this point, Dunn rubbed his temples, paused for a few seconds, and looked at Klein with a mixture of examination and guidance, "If you were in charge, how would you handle what just happened? Suppose your team members include me, Leonard and Frye."
Klein frowned and thought for a dozen seconds:
"I will first use divination to confirm whether the ritual will take effect within a short period of time. If the answer is negative, I will first monitor, keep a distance, and then send someone to notify the police department, inform the nearby stationed troops, and mobilize at least five cannons to conduct a cover bombing on this house, flattening the altar and the place where Triss is hiding."
"Either she will be killed by the explosion in the room, or she will escape under the fire, but this will easily expose her, and in advance, I will have the team leaders guard different directions..."
He spoke more and more excitedly, feeling that this method was simple, effective, rough, straightforward, very safe, and very reliable!
Dunn, Leonard and Frye all fell into a daze, and no one spoke for a long time.
"Hmm, Captain, is this not a good idea?" Excited Klein saw the reaction of the other party and suddenly felt a bit nervous in his heart.
Dunn was silent for a few seconds and said:
"No, this idea is good. However, it requires an additional premise, that is, confirming whether the violent destruction of the altar will cause more serious consequences... Ah, we night watchmen have been on duty for a long time, and often have become accustomed to relying on ourselves, extraordinary abilities, corresponding firearms, and not allowing ordinary people to come into contact with extraordinary events..."
OK, I have always been a staunch supporter of fire coverage... Klein muttered to himself. ......
In the deep night, Klein and Leonard walked about five hundred meters before they saw the public bus stop.
After waiting for a while, they returned to the Iron Cross Street, one going to the nearby police station and the other heading towards the Narcissus Street.
After arriving at their door, Klein tidied up his clothes and confirmed there was nothing unusual before taking out the key and opening the door.
In the living room, Melissa and Benson were working on their homework and reading books under the still bright gas light, quietly and warmly.
Benson had been running around outside all day and was exhausted. But he could still manage to study when he got home. He was such a perseverant person... I couldn't do that. Right now, I just want to lie down... Klein glanced at his elder brother and smiled, raising his hand silently to say hello.
Benson smiled and said:
"Now I understand that a generous salary comes with a price."
"Everything in this world has a price. There must be a sacrifice for any gain." Klein said as he placed his walking stick on the shelf beside the door.
"Did Emperor Rosel seem to have said this?" Melissa stopped her pen and raised her head.
The Technical Institute of Tinggen City is different from the university and public school. Every summer vacation lasts only two weeks at the end of July and the beginning of August. Once the hottest period passes, classes resume immediately.
"Is that so? I didn't know... " Klein replied with a slightly stiff expression.
As he took off his hat and walked towards the stairs, he planned to go up to the mist above to search for Triss's whereabouts as soon as possible.
Suddenly, he heard the rumbling of his stomach and felt a strong hunger.
"Oh, right. I haven't had dinner yet... But the note I left said that the security company would provide a working meal, so there's no need to leave any food for me... The captain is so forgetful, he forgot this matter..." Klein's expression changed several times, trying to pretend that he was already full.
Just then, Melissa turned her head towards him and pointed to the kitchen, saying:
"I left you a small lamb chop, a vegetable thick soup, and there are still several loaves of bread left."
After saying that, she lowered her head and turned her gaze back to the textbook, whispering to herself in a low voice:
"I feel that the working meal won't be very good. It will make people lose their appetite..."