"Hahahaha!"
Old Ed's booming laughter exploded abruptly in the depths of Elias's mind.
"Another show to watch. Good luck!"
"Get lost!"
Elias cursed viciously in his heart.
Looking at the sunny-faced Finn before him, Elias felt like his molars were about to shatter from grinding them.
What the hell was this?
How could he run into people from the Seventh Agency everywhere?!
He took a deep breath and casually grabbed his cane.
Then he stood up quickly, forcing a fake smile onto his face that looked somewhat natural.
"Finn!"
"Oh! My good fellow!"
"What are you doing here?"
Elias tried his best to maintain the politeness of a decent man.
But his slightly twitching facial muscles clearly betrayed his current inner speechlessness.
Of course, the thick-skinned Finn didn't notice these subtle changes in expression.
He still wore a brilliant smile.
"I'm here to assist in an operation, of course!"
Finn said loudly as if it were the most natural thing in the world, his voice echoing under the dome.
Holy crap!
Elias's heart sank.
An operation?
Here?
He almost instantly associated it with Mester's Treatment Room across the street.
"It's like this, I can't reveal too much..."
Finn seemed to want to continue.
He absolutely couldn't let this guy keep shouting here!
Charlotte would walk out of the restroom at any moment.
If Charlotte came out now and saw him chatting and laughing with a giant over 1.9 meters tall, it would inevitably lead to another round of deadly questioning.
And if this blunt bear of a man let something slip...
Wouldn't all his efforts to hide the fact that he was a transcendent over the past few days be for nothing?
Elias couldn't care less about gentlemanly manners anymore.
Before Finn could finish his sentence, he stepped forward and grabbed Finn's tower-like shoulder.
He exerted force in his arms, intending to pull the guy to a corner of the lobby to talk.
To his surprise, the man's body was like a human-shaped boulder.
"What are you doing?"
Finn raised an eyebrow, looking at Elias, who was pressed against him, with a face full of confusion.
Although he had always had an extremely good impression of this kind "Mr. Batman."
After all, not long ago, this mysterious gentleman had just done a huge favor for their first investigation team.
However, such sudden and crude physical contact between men still caused him some dissatisfaction.
"Cough..."
Elias awkwardly let go and cleared his throat, his brain working at high speed.
"I mean, if we're going to talk, it's best to find a place where no one is around."
He lowered his voice.
"If an ordinary person hears us, wouldn't that involve the confidentiality agreement of your Seventh Agency?"
Elias tried to use official regulations to persuade this stubborn fellow.
But upon hearing this, Finn frowned dismissively.
"Ordinary people won't necessarily believe it even if they hear it."
Finn argued righteously.
"Besides, even if they hear it, they won't understand what we're talking about."
"What are you afraid of?"
Looking at the guy in front of him, Elias felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
Big brother, you're not afraid, but I am!
My naive sister is still inside!
To avoid exposing his identity, Elias could only bite the bullet and continue to persuade him earnestly.
"Caution is the parent of safety!"
Elias never expected that this proverb from his previous life, which he blurted out, would have such a miraculous effect in this otherworldly place.
Edmond, who had been watching the show in his mind, and Finn in front of him.
At the moment they heard this sentence, they both froze.
An indescribable silence quickly spread between the two men and the ghost.
"That makes sense!"
A few seconds later, Finn suddenly nodded heavily.
His bull-like eyes widened, revealing a hint of unshakeable admiration.
"I didn't expect that Mr. Batman is not only skilled but also a profound sage."
Finn's tone even took on a hint of reverence.
"Hehe, you flatter me..."
Elias put on an extremely hypocritical fake smile and humbled himself repeatedly.
But in his heart, he was secretly gloating.
The proverbs left by his ancestors in his previous life were indeed useful!
While Finn was still savoring the words, Elias quickly took advantage of the situation and made a "please" gesture.
So, the two quickly moved to a secluded corner of the hotel lobby.
"Go on, what were you saying just now?"
After confirming the surroundings were absolutely safe, Elias immediately asked in a low voice.
"Oh!"
Finn only then snapped out of his philosophical musings.
"I was saying, I can't reveal too much to you."
His expression turned serious, returning to his professional state as an investigator.
"But today, we indeed have a special operation nearby."
As expected!
Through the gaps in the green plants, Elias glanced subtly toward the entrance.
"I'm here for backup."
Finn continued to explain in a low voice.
"The team here is severely shorthanded."
"I heard their personnel are split between two different matters. Their strength is too scattered, and the situation is a bit tense."
"So, the branch manager specifically sent me over to reinforce them."
After speaking, Finn's bright eyes stared intently at Elias, asking in return:
"What about you?"
"What are you doing here today...?"
Finn's tone carried a hint of instinctive probing as an official.
Faced with Finn's questioning, Elias quickly went through all the possibilities in his mind.
In a flash, he had an idea.
Elias instantly put on a slightly ambiguous and greasy expression.
He winked at Finn, his tone light.
"I'm accompanying a lady!"
Finn froze for a moment, then immediately understood.
A rare, mischievous smile appeared on his rugged face.
"Where's the lady?"
Finn looked around.
"She went upstairs."
Elias lied without blinking, pointing his thumb casually upstairs.
"Ah!"
Finn nodded in realization, showing an understanding expression.
"Then I won't disturb your good time!"
"I'll take my leave first!"
Finn tapped Elias on the shoulder quite knowingly and strode away.
"Good!"
Elias smiled and nodded with a sigh of relief.
He stood in the shadows of the greenery, smiling as he watched Finn run out of the hotel's revolving door.
Watching that bear-like figure precisely catch up with Ms. Cecil, who had been waiting outside.
Elias looked at Ms. Cecil's straight back outside, and he understood everything.
She must have been upstairs just now.
Perhaps she didn't want Charlotte to affect the Seventh Agency's case.
So she deliberately hid and had the waiter go downstairs to say she wasn't there.
Just as he and Finn were hiding in the corner talking, she confirmed Charlotte had left and came downstairs.
But as luck would have it, Charlotte just happened to walk out of the hotel's public restroom.
She held up her skirt and walked quickly back to the lobby.
Just as she reached the lounge area, she subconsciously turned her head.
She immediately saw Ms. Cecil and her party on the roadside through the glass of the hotel lobby.
Standing in the shadows, Elias saw everything clearly.
He guessed that Cecil should have dispatched a few investigators first to scout the psychological treatment room across the street.
And she herself stayed outside, ready to act according to the situation.
Who knew that Charlotte wouldn't even check her brother's whereabouts.
She just pushed open the heavy revolving glass door of the hotel and ran outside.
"Ms. Cecil!"
The girl's cry was crisp and joyful.
As she ran, she raised her arm high.
Seeing this, Elias, hidden behind the potted plants in the corner, rolled his eyes in anger.
He could only shake his head helplessly at that departing back.
Truly, there's no keeping a grown girl at home!
Despite the urge to complain, Elias calmly closed his eyes.
Spirituality spread out.
It accurately connected to the link charm he had quietly placed on Charlotte earlier.
As the spirituality connected instantly.
The sound of the wind outside and the sound of carriages rolling over the cobblestone road all clearly entered his mind.
He naturally wanted to hear what they were saying.
However...
Suddenly.
At the edge of his vision, a change occurred in Mester's Treatment Room on the second floor of the building opposite.
A patch of cloud and mist gradually filled the interior, drifting out from the gaps in the second-floor windows of the treatment room.
Something happened!
Outside.
Ms. Cecil clearly noticed the abnormality as well.
Her originally relaxed shoulders tensed instantly.
Without any verbal communication.
She simply gave a very subtle and cold look to the several investigators beside her.
The investigators in black trench coats immediately understood.
They moved nimbly across the road, walking quickly toward the psychological treatment room.
In the end, only one investigator remained behind Cecil.
At this time, Charlotte just happened to run up to Cecil, panting.
"Ms. Cecil!"
Through the connection of the charm, Elias clearly heard Cecil's tone.
Facing the sudden appearance of Charlotte, Cecil put on a surprised and kind smile.
"Hi! Miss Charlotte."
Cecil's voice was as gentle as a close sister reuniting after a long time.
"I was just about to go back to the hotel!"
"What brings you here?"
Hearing this conversation in his ears.
Elias complained silently in his heart.
Hmph, as expected, she's also a seasoned actor!
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