In Igwinte on a morning, a faint mist permeated the air. The silhouettes of distant buildings were faintly visible within the mist. Grego, walking quickly down the street, was not affected by the foggy weather. He hummed a tune as he strode forward, weaving through the passing pedestrians.
He reached the entrance hall of the Cypress Fir Building. After entering, he went directly to the front desk and greeted the old woman who was writing something with her head down.
"Good morning, Miss Ada."
"Oh... good morning, Grego. Still walking as always..." Miss Ada looked up and smiled weakly, her expression more haggard than before. Clearly, the previous events were still affecting her.
"Yes, it's always good to get more exercise," Grego said as he adjusted his collar, while Miss Ada smiled and said,
"You're so energetic, young man. Although I've been busy these past few days, you seem to be in good spirits."
"Hehe... Although it's been busy recently, it's almost over, as long as no more flowers or anything are sent..."
"Good morning, Madam. This is from Rainbow Butterfly Flower Shop. These flowers were ordered by a customer to be delivered. Please accept them."
At this moment, a young worker in a uniform walked to the counter holding a bouquet of fresh flowers, placed them in front of Grego and Miss Ada, and said with a smile.
Looking at the bright bouquet on the front desk, Grego's expression froze on his face, his mood momentarily syncing with the foggy weather outside, while Miss Ada smiled and shook her head at the scene before her.
...
Underground in the Cypress Fir Building, the Iggwente Secret Agency.
In the Director's office, another bouquet of fresh flowers was placed on the desk. Grego, Turner, Eilina, and James were all present, looking at the flowers on the desk with solemn expressions.
"They're here again... Let's see what information they've sent us this time."
As he spoke, James walked to the desk, then pulled out an envelope from beside a rose, opened it, took out the letter paper, and unfolded it to read.
Then, James frowned.
"Mr. James, what does it say?" Seeing James's expression, Grego asked, and after a moment of silence, James said,
"It's lyrics."
"Lyrics?"
Hearing James's words, Grego and the other two were a bit surprised. Then James slapped the letter paper onto the desk, and the three immediately gathered around to look. Eilina directly read the lyrics aloud.
"Sheep... sheep... we are lambs... lovely lambs... please pity our growth..."
"Hiss... This seems like a children's song?" Grego said, confused, looking at the song, while Turner spoke loudly.
"Why did those guys suddenly send us a children's song this time? Do they think we're kids?"
"This isn't an ordinary children's song..."
At this moment, James continued to speak. Hearing his words, everyone looked at James in surprise, and James then slowly said,
"This is the children's song that the children of Cien Orphanage sing together during the annual charity event. It's a fixed performance item at the charity event. It's said to have been written and provided by Viscount Field. I've heard it a few times."
"Viscount Field, a children's song for the charity event performance? Why... why would those guys send something like this for no reason? What do they want to express?" Hearing James's answer, Turner became even more confused. For a moment, he completely didn't understand the meaning behind it.
What exactly did that organization calling itself Rose Cross want to express with this children's song?
Just as everyone was puzzled by this new riddle, James, who had been staring intently at the letter paper, suddenly had a solemn expression, as if he had discovered something.
Then, James picked up the letter paper again, separated another piece of letter paper that had been lightly attached to the back, and turned it over to look, discovering that it was densely covered with drawings of something.
"There's another page on the back? What is this?"
Seeing this scene, Turner and the other two came closer to look, and found that the paper on the back was clearly a complex circular magic array. In the center of the magic array, there was a gold coin and a positive triangle symbol.
"This is... a magic array, a magic array with the meaning of'Stone'?!"
"This is a magic array used to suppress Spirit Sight, usually used for reading the 'Cup' secret transmission..." James said solemnly, looking at the magic array on the paper in his hand. Then, as if he suddenly realized something, he put the letter paper with the "Stone" magic array aside, and then unfolded the letter paper with the children's song in front of everyone.
Then... the four Extraordinary present simultaneously felt a subtle strangeness in their minds, and immediately had a subtle urge to eat something, especially Turner, who unconsciously licked his upper lip.
"This..."
Except for James, the other three immediately shifted their gaze. Eilina rubbed her temples and said,
"This is... Spirit Sight? Is this children's song a secret transmission? The 'Cup' secret transmission? Is it just that the Spirit Sight was suppressed by the'Stone' magic array at first?"
"Why does this thing have Spirit Sight? And it's the 'Cup' Spirit Sight that expresses appetite." Turner took a step back and said. He was also a 'Cup' Extraordinary, and was more sensitive to this Spirit Sight.
And Grego, who was on the side, seemed to realize something after thinking for a while, and then surprisingly said to James, who was still holding the letter paper,
"Mr. James, you just said... this children's song is a fixed program at the annual charity event, written and provided by Viscount Field to Cien Orphanage... But..."
Then, Grego hesitated for a while, and finally said it.
"But... Viscount Field's children's song... why would it be the 'Cup' secret transmission?"
As soon as Grego's words fell, the entire office suddenly fell into a deathly Silence. Everyone had solemn expressions and did not say a word.
At this moment, everyone present felt extremely heavy-hearted, as if they were unwilling to believe the guess that had arisen in their hearts, but there was nothing they could do. The truth was now before their eyes.
Even if the truth is cruel, it must be accepted...
Finally, after taking a long breath, James slowly spoke.
"Grego, Turner, assemble the team..."
"Yes!"
...
At noon, in a small grove in the southeastern suburbs of Igwinte, the Cien Orphanage.
At this moment, the Cien Orphanage was immersed in joy. Decorations of ribbons and fresh flowers were everywhere. Children were playing and celebrating on the lawn, sharing the new clothes, new books, and new toys donated at this year's charity event under the organization of the Sisters.
At the entrance hall of the orphanage, Anna, a blonde girl with two pigtails, was wearing her best dress, beautifully dressed and holding a suitcase.
In front of her was Dorothy in an elegant white dress.
"Teacher Mayshouse, I didn't expect you to come and see me off today, it's wonderful!"
Looking at Dorothy in front of her, Anna said with a sunny smile, and Dorothy also smiled slightly in response.
"Of course, little Anna is my best student, how could I not come? Remember to be obedient and study hard in the future."
"Yes! I will definitely listen to Captain Field's words and study hard!"
"Okay, I believe you, Anna. By the way, to celebrate your good day today, I specially prepared a gift for you. Don't move, I'll put it on for you." As she spoke, Dorothy took out a gray handkerchief, and from it took out a bright yellow hair accessory with a flower, and then helped Anna put it on her head. After touching it, Anna also replied happily,
"Thank you, Teacher! I think this must look great!"
At this moment, an old Sister appeared at the door, and then waved her hand and called out,
"Anna! Captain Field has arrived, it's time to go."
"I know, Sister Deirdre. Goodbye, Teacher Mayshouse!"
"Okay... Goodbye."
Waving her hand, Dorothy watched Anna quickly run towards the door with her suitcase, and then walked out of the orphanage gate led by the old Sister.
Outside the gate, Anna said her final goodbyes to her companions and Sisters in the orphanage, and finally walked out of the gate with tears in her eyes and red eyes. There, a luxurious carriage pulled by three horses had been waiting for a long time. Viscount Field was standing in front of the carriage with a smile, and his butler with a goatee was standing silently behind him, holding a cane in his hand.
"Captain Field, I, I'm here."
Coming in front of Viscount Field, Anna, who had wiped away her tears, said somewhat nervously, and Viscount Field said with a smile,
"Hehe, from now on, you should call me father. Alright, let's get in the carriage..."
Just as Field was about to lead Anna into the carriage, a rapid sound of hooves suddenly rang out in the distance. Everyone turned their heads to look and saw several black carriages pulled by two horses each rushing towards them, and then stopped not far away.
Then, from these black carriages, many men in black uniforms, holding firearms and wearing masks, got out. They quickly ran and surrounded Field's carriage and the people in front, which made the few Sisters and children at the orphanage gate stunned for a moment, and Anna also froze in place for a while.