What happened to Isaac?

At dawn, Isaac was awakened by a knock on the window.I got out of bed and saw a homing pigeon tilting its head on the window sill to look at him.

"What's wrong?" Xavier asked confusedly.

"Gordon's letter." Isaac handed him the letter.

Xavier lit the candle, read the text message by the candlelight, sighed, and fell on the bed.

"what happened?"

"Urging me to go back to work," Xavier said. "I've never met a more annoying boss. I'm on legal annual leave, annual leave! Gordon? Well, I won't move if the Voice of God comes. "

In this way, the letter lay in the trash can.

**

After morning prayer, the dean told Xavier that he could arrange for him to meet with Daniel today.

"Daniel will come to you after finishing the work at hand," said the dean, "but when will the matter come to an end?"

"Maybe there will be progress after talking with Daniel, but it depends on whether he tells the truth."

"Perhaps, well, perhaps," said the Abbot.

He crossed himself tremblingly with his gray, loose-skinned, age-spotted hand, and then heaved a long sigh, as if all the suffering since the creation of the world had been borne on him alone, some kind of heavy weight. Melancholy had substance around him: "Don't get me wrong, sir, I just hope it's all right. After all, after all—the Abbey is full of good, honest young men."

Dean Robert's eyes have been wet all year round due to illness, and such a dying old man staring at you silently with tearful eyes makes people feel more guilty than any words.

Xavier flapped his wings uneasily: "Maybe I should go back to my room and wait for Brother Daniel now."

"I think so," the dean stood up, "I'll take you out, just as I'm also going to get medicine from Louis."

The dean's room was at the end of the sixth floor. When he opened the door, he could see a young monk holding a stack of books walking in front, who seemed to be about to go downstairs.

"Brother Gavin," said the Abbot.

The young man froze for a moment, then turned around bluntly, and timidly replied, it really was Gavin.He waited for the three to approach, and then shyly greeted Xavier and Isaac.

The book in Gavin's arms was so high that it reached his nose. Isaac offered to help him get some, but he refused—however, he heard the wooden floor creak, and Gavin sprained his foot and fell down screaming. .

Isaac's hand was sick, and he quickly supported him, but the books as high as the hill fell down with a clatter, knocking the vase on the cabinet by the wall and smashing to the ground.

"Oh!" the dean exclaimed, "Gavin, you—"

"I'm fine." Gavin shook his head, stood up against the wall, looked at the fragments of the vase on the ground, and apologized with a flushed face, "Maybe I just stepped on a weak board. I'm really sorry, this..."

The dean insisted on coming over to check on Gavin's condition, and after confirming that there was not even a scratch, he sighed and said, "Oh, it's good that you're fine, God bless you."

Xavier and Isaac helped Gavin pick up the books that fell on the ground, and the dean also bent down with difficulty. Xavier was about to persuade him, but found that the dean was not picking up books, but collecting fragments of vases .

"By God, Dean Robert," he said, "if you cut your hand, wouldn't it be worth the trouble?"

The dean shook his head: "It's okay, it's okay. It's a very good vase, Mr. Xavier, a very good vase. You see, it's broken on the ground with large pieces of thick porcelain, maybe give it to Louis to repair It can be put back."

Isaac couldn't help but glanced at Xavier - he once broke a colored pony made of porcelain on the desk at home, and Xavier's distressed look is still vivid in his memory.

Sure enough, Xavier sighed with empathy, and turned to help the dean collect the debris, pocketed it with his coat, and handed it to Louis——Louis' expression when he saw the pile of debris was wonderful.

"I've never mended china," said Louie.

However, seeing the disappointed look in the little old man's eyes, his Adam's apple rolled up and down, and he changed his mind and said: "I will try my best. But before that, I have to give you the medicine..."

The dean will stay with Louis for the time being, and Gavin will take over the cabinet.Xavier offered to help, so he shared some books with Isaac, and the three of them walked to the library together.

"Why are there so many books?" Xavier asked after walking two floors.

Isaac thought he was tired, so without saying a word, he took the book in his arms to himself. Xavier scratched his face shyly, declined and let him go.Gavin stared at the small movements of the two of them, and said after a while: "I always forget to return books after borrowing them, and today I thought I couldn't procrastinate any longer, so I tidied them up and took them away at once... I didn't expect such a thing to happen." It is said that the vase was given by a certain jazz 20 years ago. But don’t get me wrong, the dean is not flattering anyone, even if it is an ordinary saucer and cup, he is always reluctant.”

"So the Dean is a thrifty man," said Xavier.

"Ah, yes," agreed Gavin, "thrift is an essential virtue."

The capitalist Xavier, who eats half a bowl, is noncommittal.

Isaac laughed out loud.Gavin asked what happened?Isaac said, "I am thinking of a joyful thing."

Xavier coughed heavily before he closed his mouth, but his tail was flicking happily. If the succubus tail could make a sound, it would have knocked the roof off with giggles.

God, Xavier thought, it's a good thing humans can't see.

He quickly turned to another topic: "May I ask, are you familiar with Daniel?"

"Brother Daniel? No, not very familiar."

"So do you know anyone who has a better relationship with him? I'm worried about any surprises when communicating with him."

"It's not that scary. Daniel is just impatient, and he's not a bad guy," Gavin said. "I remember that Brother Louis has a good relationship with both of his brothers."

"Louie seems to be on good terms with a lot of people."

"Yes, after all, he is very capable and a doctor."

……

During the period between his return from Library Pavilion and Daniel's visit, Xavier asked Isaac what he could do with his magic level.

Isaac snapped his fingers to strike a spark, and the tiny flame trembled at his fingertips, and it went out after a while.

"I mean," said Xavier, "your succubus abilities."

"That's too much," Isaac counted with his fingers, "For example, I can keep people erect for several hours, because the side effects are very serious-maybe impotence for a long time afterwards, so I didn't use it on you Pass."

Xavier spit out the tea he had just swallowed.

"Not this," Xavier said helplessly. "How to use the charm technique that makes my informant dizzy?"

"Oh, it's probably to manipulate the other party when his mental state is unstable, blur a certain memory, ask him to do some simple things, or answer simple questions."

Isaac thought for a while and added: "The last one is different from Veritaserum. As long as his subconscious resists enough, what he says may not be the truth. Jealousy says that with certain words, a lot of information can be obtained, but I never I haven’t asked too complicated questions, usually it’s just how you feel about it—this kind of words to add to the fun.”

"...There is no need to tell me this kind of love history."

Isaac blinked innocently, but his sensitive dog nose did not smell the acetic acid smell in the room.Xavier turned his head and saw the eye-catching green new leaves outside the window. For some reason, he suddenly felt that the overlapping green shades were extremely annoying.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this. I'm worried that Daniel is a guy who can't speak well, and I may need your help," Xavier said, "You come here with your ear..."

Ji Ligulu gave Isaac some instructions, and as soon as he finished speaking, someone knocked on the door.

When I opened the door, I saw a tall young man standing at the door: "I am Daniel."

Xavier led him into the room, and the two sat facing each other, looking at each other, speechless for a while.

Daniel was probably over six feet tall and looked much taller than Xavier. His eyes fell on Xavier, and for a moment there was a look of contempt.

"That Asian detective has nothing to do with me," Daniel said grimly as soon as he sat down. "You can ask me questions, but you will never get anything out of them."

Xavier frowned, but he still asked some questions in a gentle manner according to the usual practice. Daniel did answer all questions, but he spared words like gold, and almost wrote "too lazy to cooperate with you" on his face.

Xavier sighed a third time when Isaac jumped to his feet, startling them both.

"I," he said, "go get the tea."

Isaac's tone was vicious, and it sounded more like he was going to catch an unlucky monk and let him drink his blood.During the short time he was away, the room was dead quiet.

After a while, Isaac brought two cups of tea and placed them heavily on the table.Then he sat down next to Xavier, staring at Daniel, who moved awkwardly.I don't know if it was an illusion, but his attitude suddenly became more friendly than before.

"You seem to have a bad impression of Detective Lee," Xavier said.

"He's outrageous," said Daniel, "that he should suspect me of murdering my brother for five hundred pounds a year."

"I've heard from many people that you and Davies are brothers," said Xavier, "but to the detective, all suspects are completely equal, and family affection and love can't compare to motive and timing."

Immediately afterwards, Xavier told him about a case he had handled - a certain person hibernated around the rich relatives to gain trust, and after the will was amended to his advantage, he bribed and poisoned the relatives in order to get the inheritance as soon as possible.

"What are you implying, Mr. Xavier? You mean that I might do such evil for five hundred pounds?"

"A primary school teacher earns about a hundred pounds a year," said Xavier slowly, even taking a sip of his tea. "Five hundred pounds is a lot of money."

"...What exactly do you want to say?"

"Oh, nothing. What do you think?"

This unhurried and pointed tone completely irritated Daniel: "Are you going to blame me for the detective's disappearance too? So that you can be in the newspapers, huh, Mr. Xavier?"

Isaac stood up again suddenly, and he looked down at Daniel, whose pupils tightened in horror.

From Daniel’s point of view, everything became strange—the detective sitting opposite him actually had a pair of wings on his back; shaking.Like staring at a pendulum, he forgot everything for a moment.

Daniel's eyes began to straighten, and he stared at Isaac's tail with a stupid expression on his face.

"Is that so?" Xavier asked quietly.

"Yes, you can speak to him now."

"You are too easily irritated, Mr. Daniel," Xavier said, "maybe there is something wrong with your body, go to the hospital sometime."

Daniel replied obediently, "I will."

"Thankfully, it's finally time to talk calmly," Xavier said. "What do you think of David?"

"He...? Oh, David. Jesus, David's a good boy, he's been the more likable one since he was a kid," Daniel replied.

"During David's hospitalization, who visited him and who often corresponded with him?" "I, the dean, and Louis all visited him. It was only me who corresponded, and David kept in touch with me. I... I was worried about him. I was worried about him before he died."

"why?"

"David got drunk," Daniel said, looking down, covering his face with his hands. "What's wrong with him? He just hurts. But he blamed himself so much, he wasn't right, very... David confessed to me, Then Louie, and finally the Dean. That night, he just..."

"Sorry, what day?"

"The day I confessed to the dean for the last time."

"Is there anything wrong with David that night?"

Daniel didn't answer immediately, he frowned and thought for a while before saying, "He's fine."

"very good?"

"David looked... relaxed and happy. The last time I saw him, he came to say good night, and the voice was as light as if he was on a cloud. I thought he was talking about the transfer to Devon. The parish is happy. But not right, he is not right. The abbot is also... crazy, is it the work of the devil?"

"What happened to the dean?"

"Robert grows old too fast. In an instant, like an instant, it turns into a dead branch. We don't know why. He is getting stricter and stricter with the monks. Many people are sent home. Not only I think the dean is not good. Exactly. On the third day after David's burial, I had a sneaky drink and I couldn't help but confess to Louie.

"I said: 'It must have been something the dean said to David. How could our mutual friend David, who has always been a happy man, choose this way? Is he going to forsake God? Does he not want to go to the Lord's house? By your side?' That's impossible, Mr. Xavier. Davy is more pious than both of us. Louis is in great pain at the loss of Davy, and he whispered to me that the Abbot must have some dark secret."

Hearing this, Xavier leaned forward and made an appearance of listening very carefully.

"Louis said that late one night, he saw the dean coming from the window from the window... probably so, I drank alcohol, so I can't remember clearly. But when I asked Louis again the next day, he kept silent. "

"I'm sorry, but Louis is so vague, don't you feel for a moment that he is hiding something? One thing is hard to ignore. He is a doctor and knows everyone's situation."

Daniel, who had always been obedient, suddenly stopped talking. He was like a puppet whose strings were suddenly cut off, with his head down, and he fell stiffly on the chair.

"He's resisting, and that's something he won't accept," Isaac said. "Maybe he's going to be sober in a while, what more do you have to ask? I can do it again."

"No. However, things are a bit complicated," Xavier said. "It seems that the Frenchman Louis also has a lot of secrets."

"Daniel must not be the murderer? Don't forget, he may also tell lies." Isaac pointed at Daniel with the tip of his tail.The latter reached out bluntly, trying to catch the tail - and was slapped back on the chair by Xavier's wing.

"He is too impulsive, and his will is not firm enough," Xavier shook his head. "Such a person cannot make a very careful plan."

"Fake murder as suicide or accident. Most murderers want to achieve this effect, but they often leave mistakes. If there is another case that allows me to catch up with the scene...Of course, it's better not to die. By the way, with Sarah, I asked an interesting question yesterday."

"what?"

"Li Qiming told me that on the night David fell from the building, one of the monks in his left and right rooms claimed not to hear any movement, and the other could only get in and out when he heard footsteps. Coincidentally, the former was Louis, and the latter was Gavin. They both Living alone."

"Oh," Isaac scratched his head in a daze, "so what? I didn't understand."

"You don't need to understand too much, just leave it to me," Xavier said, "let him go back."

Isaac nodded and turned to Daniel: "Go back to your room, Daniel. You slept for about two hours, until someone called you in the room. You woke up feeling tired and confused, are you Don't you feel like you saw angels and demons?"

Daniel nodded.His eyes could only see the long tail swaying and swaying in front of his eyes, and the deep voice that belonged to the devil was still whispering:

"It's just a strange dream. You must be sick, otherwise how could the devil take advantage of it and dare to appear in the dream of a Catholic? Say your prayers and forget about him as soon as possible."

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