Chapter 143:
Hair
The next morning, Aiden sat idle in his office.
Living directly within the workplace did make things considerably easier in so ways. There was no ti wasted commuting, and work could be attended to at any given mont.
This had led him to wrap up most of his daily tasks quite early today, prompting him to make additional rounds to inspect the conditions of several prison blocks.
He poured himself a cup of tea and delved into organizing the new intelligence provided by philia.
philia had given him a passphrase, ntioning that if he uttered it to the fortune teller, the individual would assist him.
Therefore, this fortune teller was likely acting under philia's direction.
Setting aside whether she was working for philia, it was evident that she was one of the pawns philia could leverage, or else philia would not have brought her up.
It was apparent that despite philia being confined within the prison walls, she still had operatives or influences at play outside.
Involvent of occult practices in underground fortune-telling establishnts wasn't uncommon, but could it be... remnants of the Blood Moon Cult?
No, that seed highly improbable.
Within the Blood Moon Cult, the only individual possessing divinity and the power of divine words is the founder who's hidden behind the scenes operating the cult.
If there were a fortune teller within the Blood Moon Cult capable of predicting divine words and divinity, producing several controllers of divine words should not be an issue.
But, does a person who can predict such powerful elents truly exist? In a world where many strong individuals seek the ingredients to ascend to godhood without success, if such a fortune teller were to erge now, the powerful would likely fight fiercely for her.
Furthermore, her own status remains a mystery.
Although the notion of obtaining results through divination is solely philia's claim, Aiden believes that the fortune teller likely possesses clues to ascension to divinity.
Therefore, the fortune teller herself could be a controller of divine words, perhaps even approaching the rank of a saint with authority.
philia having "pawns" in the outside world is undoubtedly significant, but Aiden firmly believes in philia's assertion that "investigating her would be futile." If not, philia would be unlikely to disclose this information. Her confidence in stating this suggests that reporting this to the Inquisition would likely yield little information.
Perhaps by the ti agents from the Inquisition arrive, the individual may have already vanished.
In comparison, it might be more beneficial for him to be the first to contact this fortune teller, potentially gaining more intelligence.
However, he still felt uneasy about this situation, stemming from his realization that he remained in philia's grasp. The relationship of mutual exploitation between him and philia was tacit, with the issue lying in philia knowing his motives while he remained unaware of philia's true intentions.
He could only see the information philia was willing to reveal to him, with the rest shrouded in secrecy by philia. Moreover, philia displayed an almost brazen attitude towards this secrecy, almost as if saying, "I won't tell you, what can you do about it?"
Aiden truly had no ans to counter her...
However, regardless of this, he still found himself in a state of being confined within the prison, so postponing matters that required him to leave the prison was not a significant issue for now.
Just then, there was a knock on the office door.
"Co in," Aiden promptly responded.
The door opened, and Rebecca walked directly into the office, waving at him with a smile. "Good afternoon."
"You're here. Any progress?" Aiden cut to the chase.
Aiden had inford the reception desk in advance that agents from the Inquisition might co looking for him today. Upon seeing the docunts presented by Rebecca, the receptionist had allowed her through and escorted her to Aiden's office.
Yesterday, the Inquisition officially took over the heretical incident involving the humanoid golem attempting to assassinate Aiden. The damaged golem was taken by the Inquisition for analysis, and Rebecca ntioned leading a team to investigate near Aiden's residence. Her current visit likely indicated so initial progress in the case.
"As we suspected, we found two golem similar to the previous ones near your residence," Rebecca sat directly at the side table, "They have been disposed of and sent to the headquarters for examination. Additionally, partial analysis has been completed on the runic inscription found on the first doll."
"Do we have any leads?" Aiden inquired.
"We've unraveled the chanism by which the dolls target their victims," Rebecca replied, "We discovered that inside these dolls, a strand of hair was taped to the interior."
"Hair?" Aiden paused, "Mine?"
"Yes, the control runes on these dolls contain a curse that can use hair or blood from the target for identification. So, we now suspect there might be so undisclosed secret between you and the witch...," Rebecca said with a 'serious' expression, "Please co to the headquarters with
to assist in the investigation."
"Don't be ridiculous," Aiden chuckled.
Rebecca chuckled along and then spoke seriously, "But seriously, I ca here this ti specifically to confirm with you. Even if the witch Vera had prior information about you through Priscilla's confidential reports, or even if she was monitoring you continuously, it's highly unlikely she could have obtained your hair, let alone multiple strands, for no reason. Do you have any leads? If not, perhaps she managed to infiltrate your residence at so point."
"I do have a slight lead on that," Aiden recalled, "The day before yesterday, in the late afternoon when I returned, I happened to have my hair trimd along the way. I went south on this road to the corner near Wutong Street where there's a shop I occasionally visit; that might have been the mont..."
"When They get it?" Rebecca nodded, "That's quite possible."
Sotis, hair salons collect and organize sufficiently long hair to sell to wig makers or craftsn. Occasionally, individuals dabbling in black magic may buy hair for potion ingredients or cursed objects. Hence, in general, most major cities prohibit hair salons from selling hair to individuals without proper certification, but prohibitions don't eliminate illicit activities. So cases related to dark magic within the Inquisition sotis involve illegal hair sales.
If Vera acquired Aiden's hair through high-priced purchases from a salon, then by investigating and pressuring the salon, it might be possible to catch Vera's tail.
Rebecca clearly had the sa idea, clapping her hands and standing up, "Great! I'll go check it out now! It won't be long before that witch is caught, so just sit back and relax!"
"I'll await your good news," Aiden nodded, seeing Rebecca out of the office.
Her enthusiasm was palpable, especially regarding capturing Vera. She was indeed much more proactive than him.
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