After several people sent Sister Liz back, they came to the IBC building.
"Everyone, welcome." The receptionist Lan Fei said, "Are you here for a commission?"
"Yes." Lloyd said.
"I heard that Maria's cherished collectible doll was stolen?" Ellie said.
"Could it be made by the Belk workshop?" Tio said.
"Yes, that's right. Miss Maria is feeling sad. Can you all accept the commission from the eldest lady immediately?"
"nature."
"After all, I have received a lot of care from Miss Maria." Tio said.
"Haha, thank you very much, then I'll give this to you." After saying this, the receptionist Lan Fei handed Lloyd a card.
Lloyd took it.
"What kind of card is this?" Vaggie said.
"This is the IBC certification card we got before." Ellie said: "As long as you have this card, you can take the guided elevator to a specific floor."
"So this is a safety measure, and it is indeed an IBC." El said.
"By the way, the floor you use this card to go to is the same as the card I gave you last time." Lan Fei said.
"Miss Maria is waiting for you in the president's office on the sixteenth floor. Please move on."
"OK, thanks."
Lloyd and others took the cards and started the elevator to reach the 16th floor.
Ellie knocked on the door: "Maria, it's me, Ellie."
"come in."
"excuse me."
After a few people entered, Ellie said hello: 'Haha, long time no see Maria.'
"Ellie and everyone from the Special Agent Support Section, long time no see. I heard that Tio just came back last night and how are you doing recently."
"Yes, thanks to you, today is the day of the official meeting and it will naturally be very busy. Please do your best."
"Uh-huh, thank you. By the way, Miss Maria, aren't you going to show up at the Orchid Tower today?" Waji said.
"Well, as my father's agent, I now manage the IBC and all matters related to the Trade Conference have been handed over to my father." Maria said, "Speaking of which, I have to tell everyone this time. In such a busy period,
At this time, I suddenly called you over for this kind of thing."
"Anyway, Miss Maria always takes good care of us, and we are very willing to accept your entrustment." Lloyd said.
"I heard that your collection of dolls was stolen. Can you tell us the details?" Randy said.
"Okay, I think everyone should know that I like the dolls made in the workshop very much. I store five of my favorite dolls in my private room at IBC."
"But just last night, someone stole all five dolls while I was out doing errands and the room was empty."
"A doll made by five workshops? It should be quite valuable." El said: "If it is a large doll, it is probably worth at least several million milliliters."
"Money is not an issue. The most important thing is that the place where the children should have been is now empty. The truth will give that hateful thief a beating."
"Please calm down."
"Bell's private room, do you mean this room? The prisoner could actually pass through the security measures of the IBC, enter here directly, take things and leave as if nothing happened?" Ellie.
"Ahem, well, actually I thought it was incredible at first." Ellie said, "But after seeing the items left at the scene, I can understand it immediately."
"What were the items left at the scene?" Lloyd said.
"See with your own eyes, this is it." Maria took out a card.
Ellie: "Could it be Kaitou B's card?"
"Kaitan Thief B, I seem to have heard of this name somewhere?" El said.
Maria said: "Ellie and Lloyd should have heard of their names. The elusive weirdo, the legendary strange thief who has stolen countless treasures across the continent, is known as Phantom Thief B."
"I heard that he can use all kinds of incredible magic tricks to easily steal the perfect target. After committing the crime, he will definitely leave a card at the crime scene."
"In the empire, the center of his activities, his name can be said to be known to everyone. It is easy for him to sneak into the IBC."
"I've heard of this name too." Tio said.
Randy; "That guy came to Crossbell too?"
"So, what's on the card?" Vaggie said.
Lloyd looked at it carefully: "To all the young people in the Secret Service Support Section, the dolls beloved by Miss Skill are now in my hands. If you want them to regain their freedom, please use the key called Zhen to imprison them."
The five cages are open."
"The first cage is in the city. Please look for the chair made by the commander who exploited every opportunity."
"You understand, this is the biggest thing I have called you here for." Maria said.
"Monster Thief B actually issued a challenge to our Special Agent Support Section." Lloyd said, "That's what happened."
Waji said: "Did he steal five dolls specifically for this reason? Hehe, he is really a strange guy."
"No matter what, since there have been victims, we cannot sit idly by and do nothing," Randy said.
Ellie: "Yes, what was stolen was Maria's most cherished doll."
"Haha, thank you, Ellie relies on you for everything," Maria said.
Lloyd said: "Then before the investigation begins, let's analyze the text on the card."
"First of all, there are five dolls trapped in a cage?"
Tio said, "This probably means that the dolls are hidden in five places."
"That means we have to go to five places to search, which seems very troublesome." El said.
"The next most important content is probably the content of the chair made by the city and the commander who took advantage of every opportunity." Waji said.
"This should be a clue to the whereabouts of the doll. What is it metaphorically speaking about?" Vaji said.
"I think Ting said this somewhere recently," Randy said.
"Anyway, if there's any use in meditating here, why not start investigating."
"Haha, I'm looking forward to your performance." Maria said, "I leave it to you. Please bring back all my beloved dolls."
"Don't worry." Lloyd said, "Ellie will record the contents on the card in the investigation manual first."
"Then we will use this as a clue to start the investigation."
Several people went down to the first floor, walked out of the IBC, and started investigating.
Finally, Lloyd remembered something; "The section chief's previous nickname seemed to be Sergey, who found every opportunity."
Ellie said: "In other words, the section chief's chair is the chair made by the commander who took advantage of every opportunity."
"Let's go back and investigate the section chief's office quickly," Randy said.
Several people returned to the Support Section and found a suitcase under the desk in the section chief's office.
Waji said: "This box is somewhat similar to the one containing Kia that our son found at the auction."
"Haha, he chose this as his first hiding place. It's really a naked provocation."
Lloyd: "That's true, and I even know the section chief's nickname. Anyway, let's open it and take a look."
Randy opened the alley, and there was indeed a beautiful doll and a card inside.
"The second prison is outside the city. Look for the ancient roads, the places passed down by the people in the countryside from generation to generation."
Tio looked at the doll and said, "This is indeed a doll that was touched by the workshop. It seems to be right."
"Well, I've seen it too. Maria loved this doll very much and named it Kanan."
"Haha, you can actually name the doll. Miss Maria is also cute." El said.
Vaji said: "It's a bit surprising that the prisoner stored the slices in such a suitcase so carefully."
"It seems that Phantom Thief B cares a lot about artworks," Lloyd said.
"As for the content of the second card being outside the city, the search scope has really been expanded," Randy said.
Ellie: "The ancient roads and the people in the country are clues. It sounds very historical. From the perspective of modern Crosbell, what exactly is this description?"
Randy: "Anyway, let's put this doll away first, and then move on to the next one."
Tio said: "I feel that this place refers to the ancient road near the village of Almorica. It has a long history and is in line with the countryside."
"Indeed, let's go take a look." Lloyd said.
Several people took the dolls back to the guided vehicle and drove to the Almorica Trail.
On the way, I discovered that the gate to the private property was open.
"Remember this place is managed by Almo Trucks and is always locked."
"It seems that someone opened it." Tio said.
El; "But what is the purpose of doing this?"
"It looks like a monster has entered. If you want to go in to investigate, be more careful," Randy said.
Lloyd said: "Contact Phantom Thief B's card. Maybe there are clues in it. Let's go in and investigate."
Waji said: "Haha, I got it."
Everyone went inside and carefully investigated, but found no monster, but saw a suitcase in the corner of a wooden shed with farm tools.
"Is this the second doll?" Lloyd said.
"It seems that this is the answer to the puzzle." Ellie said and opened the suitcase.
Sure enough, in addition to a card, there was also an exquisite doll.
The card read: "The third cage is located outside the city to find those who bear the most dazzling light of the goddess."
Ellie said: "This doll is the doll named Aiti by Maria. It seems to be authentic."
: "There is another inexplicable puzzle written on the card." Randy said bitterly.
"The most dazzling light of the goddess should be a reminder." Tio said.
"Speaking of the most dazzling, there should be many places."
"Anyway, we can only continue to search. Let's go." Lloyd said.
After searching for a while, I passed the Great Cathedral.
Randy said: "Could it be that the most dazzling light of the goddess is the Great Temple?"
Lloyd said: "Maybe we can go in and have a look."
Then several people came to the auditorium.
"Oh, you guys, what's the matter? If you want to hear me talk about Qiyao's teachings, I will make time for you." The Lord called.
"That's not necessary. We're not here for this." Lloyd said.
After searching, the box was found in the auditorium.
After opening the box, I found cards and dolls.
Card: "The Death Light Cage is located outside the city. Please look for the steel road that passes under the feet of the Western Guardians."
"This doll is Maria's favorite doll, Mies."
"It seems to be the real thing. We have found the third one," Waji said.
"Why does this kind of thing appear in the auditorium? Although I had to leave temporarily for something, the time was definitely not long enough to hide such a thing."
"Honestly, it's amazing," Lloyd said.
Ellie: "This prompt, no matter how you look at it, means guardian, so it represents it."
El said: "If that's the case, it must be at the Belgarde Gate."
"That's right. Let's go over and take a look." Lloyd said.
A few people then got on the bus and came to the Bellegarde Gate, and after exploring for a while.
Sure enough, I found the suitcase in an easily overlooked corner.
After opening the suitcase, I found a card: "The last cage is located in the city. Go to the towering skyscraper, go down from the top of the sixteenth floor to the twenty-first floor, and look for the many windows to peer into the other world."
Ellie checked the doll and said, "Yes, this is Maria's doll."
"There is only one last one left. The towering skyscrapers in the city must be very tall buildings." El said; "Could it be the Orchid Tower?"
Ellie said: 'But there is a contradiction in the description that the Orchid Tower has forty floors and a top of sixteen floors, so it shouldn't be the case.'
"Also, it feels strange to go from the top of the 16th floor to the first floor."
Waji said: "This may be a hint. There are many windows to peer into other worlds. What does this sentence mean? We must think carefully about it."
Lloyd said: "Let's think about it together."
After a long time, Tio said: 'IBC has a total of 16 floors, but there are 5 floors underground. If the top floor is 16+5 floors = 1.'
Ellie said: 'Indeed, let's go look for it.'
After arriving at IBC, I finally found the suitcase in the terminal room on the 5th underground floor.
Lloyd said: "Let's confirm it quickly."
"This doll is Alice. It is very beautiful and is Maria's favorite one." Ellie said.
Waji said: "Haha, it seems that we completed the commission and no cards were found."
"Huh, it's such a long mission."
At this time, a guidance email rang in the terminal room.
Randy: "What's wrong?"
The researcher came over and said, "What happened to you guys? I seemed to hear the voice of the email. Huh? Isn't that the eldest lady's doll?"
Lloyd said: "It should be left here for a while."
"Why are you receiving emails at this time? We have been extremely busy recently."
Tio said: "Can you let me see the email?"
"Yeah, I feel a little weird, please."
Tio typed on the keyboard a few times.
"What's wrong Tio?"
"The sender is Phantom Thief B."
"What, open it and take a look."
"Understood."
After opening it, everyone looked at it.
"To all my dear members of the Special Agent Support Section, first of all, please allow me to sincerely thank you all for accompanying me to complete this sideshow. I feel very offended to the owner of the doll, Ms. Maria, and the doll maker.
I sincerely apologize, but I have tried my best to protect these top-notch works of art and have not caused any damage to these top-notch works of art, so please rest assured that I will leave here after that. Goodbye everyone, Executor of the Body-Eating Snake
NOX Phantom Thief Gentleman, Blubrand, hereby prays to the goddess, wishes everyone all the best, and looks forward to your continued growth in the future."
It's really awesome, but I finally completed the task. (To be continued)