Chapter 139

Chapter 109: Bone Object

Knight Road is located in the upper part of Igwente, an area with good living conditions. The environment here is serene, with rows of houses lining both sides of the road. Tall street trees stand on the sidewalks, and only a few carriages move along the cobblestone lanes.

In the afternoon, Dorothy’s carriage stopped at the edge of Knight Road. After paying the coachman, Dorothy, wearing a sun hat and carrying a small bag, stepped out onto the ground in a light purple dress and began to look around.

“The environment is nice…”

After making this comment, Dorothy started walking on the sidewalk, examining the row houses beside her while slowly counting the house numbers.

“24… 25… 26, this is it.”

Nodding, Dorothy walked up the stairs to the wooden door and rang the doorbell. The jingling sound didn’t last long before a small window opened, revealing a pair of eyes and a questioning female voice.

“Who is it?”

“I am Dorothy Field’s volunteer teacher from the Orphanage of Mercy. I came here at the invitation of the orphanage to visit her,” Dorothy answered calmly. The other party responded immediately.

“Orphanage’s invitation? Please wait a moment, I’ll confirm it.”

The voice inside the door said, and the small window quickly closed. After waiting quietly for a while outside, the door in front of her opened, revealing a maid in her early twenties with slightly curly yellow hair, dressed in a black and white maid outfit.

“Go in. Miss Anna is on the second floor, and there are other visitors there as well,” the maid told Dorothy, her tone not very humble, almost as if she was not a typical servant. Dorothy did not mind this; she noticed the maid’s unusual posture and alert gaze.

“Thank you…”

Dorothy briefly thanked her and entered the lavishly decorated room, then climbed the stairs. Soon, she arrived on the second floor and found herself in a living room twice as wide as her own. There she saw Anna sitting on a sofa, wearing a nightgown, surrounded by several people.

Among them were several men in suits holding files, two old nuns, and a few children playing around in simple clothes. A few more servants stood nearby.

The men in suits were questioning Anna while she responded somewhat dazedly. Occasionally, one of the old nuns would add something. When Anna accidentally spotted Dorothy, she smiled.

“You finally came! Teacher Meshos!”

“Yes, how could I not come to visit little Anna?” Smiling, Dorothy approached Anna and the others, trying to gather some information during the conversation.

Soon, Dorothy had a rough understanding of Anna’s current situation.

Anna’s mental condition had been confirmed by doctors to be completely fine, allowing her to be discharged. However, because Anna was now the heir of the Field family, she did not go back to the orphanage but came here instead. This was one of Viscount Field’s many properties in Igwente. Although Anna had not officially inherited the estate, she could still use it.

Dorothy speculated that the reason Anna moved here was likely due to the An Yin Bureau’s arrangement. The sudden disappearance of Anna’s poison recognition ability could not have gone unnoticed by the bureau, so surveillance was necessary even after her discharge. Moreover, Anna’s sudden inheritance of the Field estate might have affected certain interests, requiring protection.

Given these dual needs for surveillance and protection, sending Anna to an orphanage would not be appropriate. As a noble viscount’s heir, many public eyes were focused on her, and keeping her locked away in a bureau would be even less suitable.

Thus, the An Yin Bureau probably chose one of Viscount Field’s properties and let Anna stay temporarily, preparing her for the inheritance process. The men in suits holding files were civil servants from the court and specially hired legal advisors.

‘This… I didn’t expect the An Yin Bureau to take Anna’s property inheritance so seriously. Not only are they handling matters with the government courts, but they’ve also hired legal advisors. It seems the An Yin Bureau is very inclined to help Anna successfully complete the inheritance.’

Watching this scene, Dorothy thought, feeling a slight appreciation for the decision-makers of the Igwente An Yin Bureau.

Even though Anna had strong rights to inheritance, she was still a young orphan without any relatives to speak up for her. Without someone openly supporting her, this matter would be difficult. But with the An Yin Bureau involved, it was different.

Having dealt with the An Yin Bureau several times, Dorothy knew clearly that the bureau held a high status within the power system of the Prit Kingdom, at least above the police system. With such a powerful organization working behind the scenes and Anna’s inherent legal legitimacy, there would be no legal obstacles to Anna inheriting the Field family’s estate and title.

‘Also, they care about me. Besides handling aftermaths for me all the time, they’re now doing these tasks…’

While talking with Anna, Dorothy glanced at the servants around her. Like the maid at the entrance, they all had sharp gazes and guarded expressions, clearly disguised hunters. Thinking about the hunters, Dorothy wondered:

‘Hehe… I wonder if Gregor participated in protecting Anna’s task. You, a hunter captain, serving as my student’s bodyguard? Haha…’

…

“Achoo!!”

Across the street, in a house on the second floor opposite number 26, Gregor suddenly sneezed.

“Huh… Is it a cold?”

Wiping his nose, Gregor muttered to himself and continued peeking out the window, seeing the familiar girl talking with his protection target at number 26.

“Sure enough, she came… Fortunately, I don’t need to hide myself. Otherwise, it would be bad.” Gregor said to himself. As the team leader, he naturally didn’t need to disguise himself as a servant like his subordinates. He couldn’t imagine what expression Dorothy would have if she recognized him working as a servant in his student’s home.

Peeking secretly at the scene inside the house, Gregor hoped his little sister would return soon.

At that moment, a few hundred meters away on Knight Road, a short man with a beard, dressed in a trench coat, sat on a bench by the sidewalk, looking far down the road.

“Let’s see what secrets you have…”

Muttering, the man named Godfrey opened his briefcase and took out something after rummaging through it.

It was a piece of bone, hollowed out with obvious signs of processing. Intricate patterns were etched onto the bone, with two distinct symbols in the center.

One symbol was larger, depicting a triangle within a circle. The other was smaller, resembling a closed eye.

Then, Godfrey took out a small bone rod and struck the hollow bone twice. After emitting two hollow sounds, a semi-transparent, blurry substance emerged from the hollow bone. This substance rapidly expanded to human size and began to solidify, forming a human shape.

Shortly after, a thin, ragged man with messy hair and a dazed expression floated silently in front of Godfrey. This… was a ghost.

“Go… Investigate the area around number 26 and its surroundings.”

Addressing the ghost in front of him, Godfrey spoke directly. The ghost nodded and flew away, gradually becoming more transparent until it completely vanished.