"Dr. Leonardo has been in Backlund for more than ten years. He's a private doctor with excellent medical skills. He's very accomplished in medicine and surgery and has treated many illnesses. He's very famous in Cherwood Borough, Hillston Borough, and even West Borough. He has deep ties with many merchants, government employees, and nobles."
"In the past year or so, Doctor Leonardo has made a breakthrough in his medical skills in gynecology. He has treated many cases of infertility. My wife and I visited him before, and only then did my wife successfully get pregnant again."
"My wife may have been forcibly pregnant. She was clearly only a month pregnant, but her various reactions were violent. I had to consult Dr. Leonardo again. He recommended a drug to me, and my wife's symptoms quickly disappeared after she took it."
"But that drug can only last for a short period of time. Once the drug wears off, my wife's various reactions will appear again… Yesterday, I brought my wife to the door again to seek treatment, only to find that Dr. Leonardo wasn't home."
"That doctor is a gentleman who keeps his promises. He has never gone back on his word before. This is the first time."
"According to his valet, the Doctor boarded an unfamiliar carriage and left home at least two days ago. During that time, he sent a letter back. The letter said that it would take a few more days for him to return, so he got the valet to cancel all the patients' appointments."
"I suspect that the doctor is in trouble. The letter he sent might have been written under coercion. But because his family didn't report the case, the police couldn't intervene…"
"But I didn't get much medicine. If Dr. Leonardo still doesn't come back before I'm done, then my wife's condition could be even more dangerous."
"Therefore, Mr. Bryan, I wish to entrust you with finding the doctor's whereabouts. Even if he might not want to get up in some mistress's bed, please tell me his exact location. For this, I'm willing to pay fifty pounds."
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Sitting in the public carriage heading for Rotans Street in Cherwood Borough, Ebner recalled the content of Sergeant Faxin's request and gradually had an idea. Although Sergeant Faxin didn't say it explicitly, he should know very well that Dr. Leonardo wasn't an ordinary person. He also hinted that this case involved Beyonders. Otherwise, he wouldn't have offered 50 pounds just to find a person.
Previously, he was good at treatment, and in the past year, he suddenly became proficient in gynecology… Could it be that a Physician from the Planter pathway's Sequence 8 has advanced to Sequence 7 Harvest Sacrifice? The latter does have the ability to promote fertility…
In his impression, Klein had obtained a Sealed Artifact from the City of Silver when he was disguised as the tycoon, Dwayne. Back then, he had even complained that if the fertility rate in the entire block increased, his reputation as a Dwayne vest would be completely ruined.
At this thought, Ebner stopped making wild guesses and started thinking about how to conduct the investigation. A moment later, he gradually had an idea. He just had to wait for the clues to be found.
Speaking of which, the reason why Ebner had accepted Sergeant Faxin's request was first that he was a friend of his teacher, and it wasn't good to reject a favor. Secondly, he felt that the other party only wanted to find out the whereabouts of the doctor. Even if it involved Beyonders, the danger wouldn't be too high. With his combat strength that was close to Sequence 6, he should be able to handle it. Thirdly, and most importantly, he needed to act as a Detective!
Wasn't the reason why he was so passionate about his reputation after returning to Backlund so that he could successfully receive more requests? Now that he had an opportunity to act, he had no reason to reject it.
Since Sergeant Faxin still had work to do, Ebner was the only one who arrived at 17 Rotans Street.
Looking at the overly exuberant plants in the garden of this beautiful house, Ebner felt that he might have guessed correctly.
He didn't knock on the door because he wasn't a police officer. He didn't have the authority to make the other party cooperate with his investigation. If he rashly went to the door, not only would he expose the fact that Sergeant Faxin had hired a detective to investigate, but he would also alert potential criminals.
Therefore, after directly activating the Eye of Pure White and simulating a smokescreen, Ebner secretly arrived under one of the windows in the house. He then simulated the apprentice's ability to open the door and passed through the tightly shut window into the activity room.
This ability came from a spell model that had been analyzed in 2-081. In the process of analyzing 2-081, the Eye of Pure White had also "learned" this "Open Door ability.
After arriving inside the house, Ebner used Shadow Stealth again. He avoided the servants and nurses in the house and headed straight for the bedroom on the third floor of Dr. Leonardo's room. This skill also came from 2-081.
According to the information given to him by Sergeant Faxin, the first and second floors were covered with a long-range of activity for servants and nurses. Dr. Leonardo wouldn't be in these areas even if he did some secret business. And the rooms on the third floor were only accessible to the valet when he was allowed to come up. That was where Ebner needed to investigate.
After "Open the door" entered the bedroom, Ebner first searched around. In the end, apart from some burnt paper in the trash can at the foot of the desk, there was only a bottle of lady's perfume in his cabinet that was more suspicious.
From the information given by Sergeant Faxin, this doctor has been in Backlund for more than ten years. Although his income isn't bad and he looks decent, he hasn't married or had any children… Then, why is there a bottle of female perfume in his cabinet? Is it because he has a strange fetish or is it prepared for his mistress?
Ebner muttered to himself silently before using "Aura Extraction" to search for traces of the aura left in the bedroom.
There's so little. There's so little aura… Even as a bedroom in a private space, there shouldn't be so little aura… This is someone who regularly cleansed it, specifically targeting a Detective! If not for the augmentation of the White Eye, I probably wouldn't be able to find anything with the Knowledge Keeper's aura extraction ability.
With a sigh, Ebner analyzed the aura he had extracted one by one. Then, he used Scene Backtrack with great difficulty.
In the picture, two figures were kissing in the dimly lit bedroom. One of them was clear, and it was Dr. Leonardo. The other party could only vaguely tell that it was a woman. Apart from that, her appearance, hair color, and age were all blurred, making it impossible to tell. However, she had an extremely prominent feature, and there was a complicated red tattoo on her bareback.
Right on the heels of that, another scene appeared. It was a night with the crimson moon. Dr. Leonardo solemnly took out a bottle of perfume, dripped a drop of it on his glabella, and reached out to point out the symbol of Earth Mother in front of his chest. However, in the end, the direction he paid his respects to wasn't the Sacred Emblem of the Mother Goddess, but the moon hanging high outside the window!
Just as Ebner's gaze was about to follow the doctor's gaze to Scarlet, a fair and smooth finger suddenly reached into the scene. With a gentle twist, the entire scene shattered.
"That was…" Ebner's eyes widened when he came back to himself. Then, he activated the Eye of Pure White to analyze himself.
After a full minute, he finally exited the Eye of Pure White with sweat all over his forehead. His face was filled with fear.
Although he didn't remember the knowledge that had been blocked, nor did he know what he had nearly seen in the scene, the delayed warning of spirituality allowed him to roughly guess something.
I wonder who saved me in the end… That looks like a female finger… Earth Mother or Goddess? Hmm, from the looks of it, the former is more likely.
With this in mind, Ebner revealed a bitter smile as he thought to himself, A 50-pound investigation mission actually involves such a high-level existence… The key is that I haven't found the doctor's exact location. I can only say that I have a clue.
However, at this moment, Ebner was already considering if he should continue investigating. After all, there were quite a few problems with Dr. Leonardo. If he continued investigating, there might be greater danger. As a Sequence 7, even if he had a cheat code, should he really take such a risk?
After weighing the pros and cons, Ebner finally decided to transfer the case to Bishop Utravsky of the Harvest Church.
From the scene just now, Dr. Leonardo should be a believer of Earth Mother, but the target of his prayers had deviated… It's better to get the members of the church to clean up this matter. Just tell me the final result so that I can report to Sergeant Faxin.
Furthermore, it was very likely that Earth Mother had interfered just now. Her gaze should still be lingering nearby, and it would be safer to head to the Church of Earth Mother now.
With this thought in mind, Ebner looked at the ordinary bottle of Ladies' Fragrance Water beside him. He felt a little fearful, but after some hesitation, he sealed it with his spirituality and placed it in the box.
It was better to bring such a dangerous item to the Harvest Church and get professionals to destroy it. If it was left here and misused by ordinary people, who knew what disastrous consequences it would bring.