Chapter 470 Invitation

Charles Fitzgerald's unexpected visit had a strong impact on Joan's mood. He returned to the dormitory and sat alone at the desk, recalling the details about Martin's murder of Walter Lee revealed by Fitzgerald, and fell into a long-term depression. meditation.

Joan respects the law, but does not have the belief to defend the law unconditionally.

Martin Smith could have continued to hide the truth about the murder, which would have gone a long way toward his absconding. However, Martin not only confided his criminal facts to Fitzgerald, but also asked Fitzgerald to pass on these details to him. Lee's decision, but it is not difficult to feel the trust that Martin expressed in himself.

Now that Fitzgerald has already hinted that he does not want him to disclose the details of Martin's crime, Joan can only keep silent, but this does not mean that this matter has come to an end.

Joan can keep his promise and not reveal the truth to the police or others, but he will not give up personally pursuing the whereabouts of Martin Smith until he retrieves the soul-binding bottle from him and releases the imprisoned soul of Mentor Rawls.

Just the liberation of the soul cannot bring a dead person back to life. If possible, Joan would also like to find a quasi-legendary priest who is proficient in 9-ring magic, and try to ask him to perform resurrection magic to bring Mentor Rawls back to life.

Of course, these ideas are still far away and seem unrealistic at present, but Joan will never give up hope just because the hope is slim.

After thinking for a long time, Joan's mood gradually returned to calm, so he put aside this concern for the time being, opened the book on the table, and re-invested in the study of spells.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, at the end of October, Joan's spell research has been preliminarily completed, and the upgrade and transformation project of the "prosthetic eye" has also been a great success. Just when he was about to bid farewell to Leiden Academy, he received a message this morning. Two letters.

The first letter Joan received today was from a servant of the Vassar family, saying that Lieutenant Colonel Vassar had returned to Layton Port to report on his duties. Nongshanzhuang is a guest.

The second letter arrived a little later.

The "person" who sent the letter was a crow, the "animal messenger" sent by Xiaomiao. The letter revealed that Ms. Miranda Fisher, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper who was implicated in the assassination of two professors at Leiden College and imprisoned, had been arrested by the police. Announced acquittal.

This result is inseparable from the many efforts of Xiao Miao and others, and Qiao An played an irreplaceable key role in the process of investigating the murder.

After Ms. Miranda was released, she was very grateful to the people who participated in her rescue. She planned to hold a banquet to entertain everyone. Later, she heard that Mrs. Benny said that Joan was introverted and withdrawn, and she didn't like to participate in social activities such as banquets, so she decided to hold a banquet I invited Joan to meet alone before, and thanked him in person.

The main purpose of Qiao An participating in the investigation of the murder is to catch the real murderer and avenge her mentor. As for helping Ms. Miranda clear her suspicion, it was just a incidental matter, and she felt that there was no need for the other party to thank her face to face.

But Xiao Miao repeatedly told him in the letter to come to the appointment on time, and said that it would be of great benefit to him. Joan couldn't shirk it, so he had to take the morning bus to the newspaper office first, planning to leave after a casual social, and went to Mount Vernon to visit Watson. Lieutenant Colonel Sa.

The public carriage stopped at the corner of the street near the newspaper building. Joan jumped out of the carriage and saw Xiaomiao wandering around the street from a distance, looking around clearly waiting for someone.

"Good morning, Sister Meow." Qiao An walked towards Catwoman and greeted her by the way.

"Good morning, Joan, I was worried that you would not come to the appointment!"

Xiao Miao excitedly greeted him, held his hand, and ran towards the newspaper building without any explanation.

"Come with me, Miss Miranda is waiting for you in the office! This old woman has a bad temper and has no patience. The most annoying thing in her life is waiting for people. Don't make her angry!"

Joan got a headache and said helplessly, "Sister Meow, I appreciate Ms. Miranda's kindness, but there is really no need to thank her in person."

"Are you sure?" Xiao Miao looked back at him, her emerald-like beautiful eyes flashed with a thief's light, "Sister Miranda has always been very loyal, and my thanks to you don't just stop at words. Are you sure you're not interested in her gift?"

"Uh, there is also a thank you gift? How dare you..."

"Come on! I've seen through the thoughts of you, a 'little money fan', why are you pretending to be noble with my sister!"

Xiao Miao dragged Joan into the "Pneumatic Ladder", and while the stair cabin was slowly rising, she asked him, "Any news about Martin Smith recently?"

Joan hesitated for a moment, then shook his head slightly.

Xiao Miao didn't ask too much, and changed to a lighter topic.

"The murder investigation report co-authored by me, Mr. Azhi and Mr. Benny has started to be serialized in the newspaper. It is very popular with readers, and the number of newspaper subscriptions has increased! My colleagues in the newspaper are very happy, and they say this is a 'blessing in disguise'."

Qiao An nodded in agreement. In fact, she didn't want to listen to Xiao Miao's nagging. As the floor went up, her mood became more and more nervous.

The "wind-moving ladder" stopped on the top floor of the building, and the door of the ladder opened slowly.

Xiao Miao took Qiao An's hand through the corridor directly opposite the elevator door, stopped outside an office door, raised her hand and knocked on the door.

"Please come in."

The cold and majestic voice from the other side of the door reminded Joan immediately of the "Wolf Lady" wearing a silver mask.

"Sister, I invited Joan for you!"

"Thanks for your hard work, Xiao Miao, it's none of your business here."

"What do you mean, big sister! Send her away after you finish her orders. Could it be that Miss Ben is just a 'tool man' in your eyes?"

Catwoman's coquettishness resounded in the office, followed by deep laughter.

"Of course you are not a 'tool man', my dear little cat, you are a 'tool cat'."

"Damn old woman!" Xiao Miao rushed out of the office angrily, and said to Qiao An: "Come in, the old woman just wants to talk to you alone."

Qiao An walked into the office bravely, closed the door smoothly, turned around and looked across the desk, and couldn't help being slightly taken aback.

He heard Xiaomiao complaining that his boss was an "old woman". He thought that what he was about to face was a middle-aged woman who was serious, dignified and indifferent, which was also in line with the identity of the editor-in-chief of the newspaper.

However, the reality ran counter to his imagination. Sitting opposite the desk was a young and beautiful lady who seemed to be in her early twenties, with crystal glasses on the bridge of her nose, and her almost transparent golden short ear-length hair accentuated her intellectual beauty.

When Miranda Fisher stood up to greet Miranda Fisher with a smile, Joan noticed that she was wearing a well-tailored red and black plaid short jacket, paired with trousers and high-heeled leather boots, and immediately formed a chic and capable dress in his mind. impression.

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