Chapter 378 Everyone talks about their own belongings
Glass island, side hall of arbitration hall.
The noble lady with long black hair is sitting elegantly and calmly on the interrogation chair.
Her hands were placed in front of her, and her slender fingers were intertwined, bound by silver-white triangular shackles of light. And her feet were also together, bound together by the same triangle of light.
The gorgeous dress she was wearing before was obviously not suitable for this occasion, and now Ligeia had taken it off and put it away.
Aleister was currently wearing a black turtleneck sweater on his upper body, while his lower body was only exposed to the trousers and boots under the skirt.
She was looking at the person in front of her with a half-smile. The blond man was sitting across from the interrogation table.
"Miss Crawley..."
Great Guardian George clenched his left fist, while his right hand hugged his left fist.
There was an oil lamp placed in front of him. The wick burned with a brilliant silver-white flame, and the flame was extremely stable.
This is the "fire of truth" used to detect lies. It is expensive and stable.
If you lie within the scope of the lamp, the flame will tremble; the more contrary to your lies, the more violent the flame will tremble.
Only "foreign nobles" like Aleister Crowley, who were of noble status and could not use rough means to directly seize testimony, would use this kind of prop for interrogation.
His sharp Adam's apple slid up and down a few times, and he said in a deep voice: "Can I call you that?"
"Excuse me, sir. You can just call me Aleister."
Aleister replied softly, with an unusually friendly attitude. This also made the Great Guardian relax a little.
——He actually didn’t want to come.
George is well aware of Her Majesty's attitude.
He knew who this "Ligeia" suddenly appeared, who extended her life, and also knew that Awas Moriarty, an outstanding young man, would become an important minister of Avalon. Those old knights
The fight for fame and fortune was so ugly that he couldn't stop frowning, and even wanted to cause trouble for the ministers appointed by the queen herself...
In this case, the personal preference of the Great Guardian in this incident is self-evident.
——But from another perspective, the identity of spies certified by Star Antimony and Iris made Aleister Crowley's stay again troublesome.
"You shouldn't have told reporters those things."
The Great Guardian was half warning, half regretful: "There will be no turning back."
"It sounds like you want to protect me, Lord Great Guardian."
The corners of Aleister's mouth raised slightly: "Speaking of which, I thought you would lock me in a secret room in the dungeon."
"No, because I believe in you."
George replied sonorously and forcefully.
Such a decisive reply made Aleister a little stunned for a moment.
"Oh...can I ask why this is?"
"In fact, Miss Crawley - you were originally listed as a royal agent because of my suggestion."
The Great Guardian said calmly.
Hearing this, Aleister opened his eyes in surprise: "Is that so?"
"Yes. Because I can see that you and Noble Red are not the same people."
The Great Guardian said softly: "It started after the former minister Drost was arrested. The Noble Red took the money from the Star Antimony people and wanted to rescue or kill Drost in order to preserve their intelligence network.
"Your assassination of Drost at that time has already proved that you are not the same people."
George's eyes burned brightly: "I have always believed that words can be lies and evidence can be forged. Only the perspective and cognition hidden behind actions can prove a person's position.
"Even if you are really a spy of the Star Antimony people, you must not belong to the same faction as the Noble Red side. The Star Antimony people will sell your information at this point in time. I think this proves their attitude -
—No matter who you are or where you come from, they don't want you to stay in Avalon."
"...Oh, it must have been the time when the Supervisory Bureau was attacked."
Aleister recalled.
She smiled and said, "I almost forgot."
George nodded: "Yes, we also identified you as Aiwass's personal maid Lily."
"That's not wrong."
Aleister said lightly: "I do know Lily and have a very good relationship with her. Before and after that incident, when I hid Aiwass Moriarty, Lily was with me.
"
The Great Guardian can keenly sense that what Aleister said is the truth. After all, he is a fifth-level authoritative path extraordinary, so he still has this intuition.
But just in case, he glanced at the light. The silver-white flame was extremely stable.
...In other words, since he met Aleister, the eldest lady has never told a lie.
She has a calm and composed temperament about her. It is not a forced calmness or pretending to be innocent, but the ability to completely detect lies in the path of authoritarianism when it is very clear that she has done nothing wrong.
Fearless and calm demeanor.
"You probably first appeared when you saved Aiwass at the Pelican Bar."
While writing in the notebook, the Great Guardian asked: "Was it you that time too? Or did you dispatch the Shadow Demon and save Aiwass in the hands of Noble Red?"
"In fact, the Shadow Demon was following Aiwass at that time, hiding in his shadow."
Aleister chuckled and said calmly: "It's just because he was sitting in a wheelchair that he was not discovered - you may not know that sitting in a 'wheelchair' has footboards, especially when the footboards are not in contact with the ground.
When in direct contact with the seat, the shadow demon hidden in the shadow cannot be detected."
"...We really don't know this."
The Great Guardian nodded sincerely and recorded these words. There was also a sentence "extraordinary knowledge" written next to it.
"When he killed the bald woman with purple skin, the special bullet with shadow damage he used came from the power I extracted from the Shadow Demon."
Aleister knew everything and took the initiative to say: "However, in that incident, Shadow Demon did not take action directly. He was only responsible for destroying some evidence."
"When did you first become acquainted with Aiwas Moriarty, Miss Crawley?"
"Oh, that would be too early..."
Aleister raised his head, lost in memories.
She thought for a moment and replied firmly: "Three years ago."
——This refers to the time since she was dragged into the trap by her screenwriter friend and started playing the game "The Ring of Endgame".
If we start counting from when she awakened her past life memories, it was indeed three years ago.
The candle flickered slightly for a moment, and the Great Guardian saw it. But he did not ask directly.
He continued to ask: "When I was in middle school... what was the opportunity?"
"A recommendation from a friend." Aleister replied.
The Great Guardian's writing suddenly stopped.
He raised his head and repeated: "Friend?
"Who is he? What is his occupation? What is his name?"
"Oh, he is a screenwriter. He is just an ordinary person, not an extraordinary person. He is not a Star Antimony Man either."
Aleister smiled and said: "He praised Aiwass quite a lot, so I was a little curious."
"man?"
The Great Guardian judged from the part of speech that the friend Aleister mentioned was a male: "What is his relationship to you?"
"They're roommates, maybe." Aleister said lightly.
The Great Guardian coughed lightly and realized something: "Oh, I'm sorry...but I still have to ask, where does he live now?"
"I haven't seen him for a long time and I don't think he is in this world."
Aleister said softly: "He has nothing to do with this matter. After all, he has never really met Aiwass, and I didn't fall in love with Aiwass because of his words. This is just an opportunity."
Her words were mixed with true sadness and longing.
"...well, my condolences."
The Great Guardian lowered his head, feeling that his conscience was being condemned.
He just felt like he was a bad person for constantly questioning him.
He sorted out Aleister's testimony. Except for "the time he knew Aiwass", there was a little bit of concealment here, but not much...the rest was all true.
"Last question, Aleister."
The Great Guardian raised his head seriously and asked: "What do you think of Avalon? Do you have any feelings for Avalon, Queen Sofia, Princess Isabel, Awas Moriarty and his relatives and friends?"
Is it a form of malicious intent, or an intention that is unknown to them and may endanger their personal or property safety?"
This is the question he really wants to ask.
Now the queen is in a coma and cannot give any advice. But Ligeia means "it's up to you."
The Great Guardian deliberated over and over again before finally settling on this final issue.
He hoped to leave some room for each other, so that at least good friends and collaborators would not turn into enemies. That's why he didn't get to the bottom of it and ask every question thoroughly.
Because the most important thing is this last question.