After hearing what the other party said, Ronald immediately became alert.
He has never forgotten that night at the beginning of his time travel.
The scene of every household in the village lighting candles on a rainy night still gives me chills down my spine when I think about it.
Seeing that Ronald's expression became serious, the lady from the Investigation Bureau did not explain much.
She directly took out a page from the document in her hand and handed it over.
"Take a look."
"Thanks."
Taking the document handed over by the other party, Ronald read it.
This is a record document similar to an inspection diary.
【October 29】
The town is safe and sound. The local church has no records of mysterious people entering the country. There are traces of magical arrangements around the Adler Manor. Based on the traces left behind, it is inferred that the incident took place two weeks ago.
【October 30】
According to research, everything was normal in the villa where the reporting officer, Ronald Adler, was, and there were no traces of the surgical procedure two weeks ago. The servant confirmed that Sir Ronald himself did leave the villa without notice.
, appearance, body and other details, all consistent with the reporting person’s physical characteristics and description.
【November 1st】
Random interviews with local residents revealed that the time mentioned by the reporter was indeed a rainy night. However, the local residents questioned during the polygraph test said they had no memory of lighting candles that night. This was true for both men, women, and children. Church personnel also confirmed this.
...
At the bottom of the work log-like file is the investigator's conclusion.
【Survey results】
The local residents have not been exposed to the knowledge of the mysterious side. The church nuns confirmed that the population of the mysterious side is controlled within the safe threshold range and there are no signs of alienation.
In view of the fact that there was no actual loss of property or population in the village, it is inferred that this incident was caused by a wild warlock testing a spell. Sir Ronald, as a mysterious person, was disturbed by the spell and had hallucinations. It is not recommended to conduct a follow-up investigation.
Risk rating: [low].
"..."
It was clearly written in black on the white paper. The Bureau of Investigation had indeed sent someone to investigate.
At the same time, in order for Ronald to clearly understand the time, the woman also added an explanation:
"We at the Bureau of Investigation replaced the Dry Moon and Frost Moon with October and November."
"This is the way of writing that came from Springs, which is more convenient for paper recording."
"..."
Listening to the voice in front of him, Ronald did not raise his head.
After looking at the investigation results and thinking for a few seconds, he spoke again:
"Ma'am, have all the investigators who went to my hometown returned safely?"
"Of course." The lady sitting opposite nodded, "I can probably understand your concerns, sir, but all our investigators have returned to Burrenwich, and upon inspection, their memory or sanity has not been interfered with."
"The findings are credible."
"This was probably just an accident. What you saw that night was an illusion, but you just believed it to be true."
"..."
Ronald is thinking -
He was certain that what he saw was not an illusion.
After all, at that time, he had just escaped from the trial of the illusion, and had also obtained an original-level magic book. He had the "Haul of Rain and Mist" to protect him in the rainy night. There was no reason for him to be confused by others without realizing it.
Then the contradiction comes out——
The people from the Bureau of Investigation went to that place, and after completing the investigation [The Novel of Yanyu Hongchen www.jinxiyue.net] returned to Burrenwich safe and sound.
According to reliable survey results, the villagers' answers were completely different from their own.
Could it be that the memories of local residents have been modified?
Or.....
"Mr. Ronald."
Just as Ronald continued to think, the lady in front of him interrupted his thoughts:
"The meaning of our investigation bureau's existence is to protect Grid from illegal and mysterious people. Therefore, we will not pursue your mistake in reporting this time. After all, you are also a victim."
"..."
Ronald wanted to refute the other party.
But he endured it.
If he tells everything in detail, he can really convince the other party to send people to investigate again.
But the result of this is to expose his ability to control the original scriptures.
Given the average moral standards of this era, Ronald doesn't think this is a good idea.
Ronald's silence seemed to the people in the investigation bureau to agree with her statement.
Being on the mysterious side, people with fragile minds are frightened to death, and false alarms often happen.
This is not a big deal.
Lifting the water glass on the table and taking a sip, the lady continued:
"Now, let's talk about the next thing."
Ronald looked away from the investigation report, his expression calm as usual:
"Is this my transfer notice?"
"That's right." In reply to Ronald, the lady from the Investigation Bureau suddenly smiled kindly, "But don't worry, this is not an expression of hostility towards you by the Investigation Bureau, but that we really need you to join us temporarily."
Ronald raised his eyebrows in a somewhat disbelieving tone:
"Join temporarily?"
"Like, join temporarily!"
The lady nodded with certainty, and then continued:
"Actually, it's not just you. We have extended such invitations to several people who live in Burrenwich and have clean backgrounds."
I'm afraid it's more than that...
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Ronald understood the other party's true motives.
There are so few people in the Investigation Bureau headquarters.
There should be some kind of problem with the mysterious side of Burrenwich, and now it needs a lot of manpower to deal with it.
In this case, the top brass of the Bureau of Investigation chose to temporarily summon some easy-to-control mysterious people to help them complete some unimportant tasks.
The report in Ronald's hands confirms this point.
It was sent to the Bureau of Investigation a week ago——
If the investigation bureau had thought about it, it would have informed itself of this result long ago.
If he hadn't been recruited, this record probably wouldn't have been seen by Ronald.
After all, according to the investigation conclusion, there is almost no danger to Yoiz.
In line with the investigation bureau's style of conduct, they didn't bother to specifically notify a person who was frightened by hallucinations of the results.
My job change was not just because of my "clean background".
It's even more because in the eyes of the people in the Investigation Bureau, I, a person who would be frightened by hallucinations and run away from his hometown overnight, is very easy to control!
Sure enough, the lady sitting opposite spoke again:
"Mr. Ronald."
"We are very satisfied with your attitude of reporting on the same day you received the notice."
"This coming winter, you just need to do some simple work at the Investigation Bureau."
"That's right." The lady smiled as if she suddenly remembered something.
"As compensation, in addition to the wages of temporary staff this winter, we will also pay you the wages of working at the train station for a week."
Ronald smiled from the bottom of his heart.
Today's transfer is not for the train station, that's really great.
I don't mind changing jobs this winter.
Rather—
Take this opportunity.
He can learn more about the mysterious side of this world!