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Backlund, Empress Borough.
A copy of the "Backlund Daily" lay open on a soft stool.
Next to the stool, a golden retriever was lying on the carpet, reading a book, turning the pages with its paw from time to time.
A beautiful young woman stood in front of the French window, staring at the flowers, as if lost in thought. The girl, the flowers, and the French window formed a perfect composition.
After a while, Audrey suddenly said, "Susie, he lied."
Susie, the golden retriever, folded a corner of the page and closed the book: "Who are you talking about? Audrey."
Audrey pointed to the newspaper: "Mr. Hobert."
"He deceived your feelings?"
Audrey smiled helplessly: "Susie, watch less romance novels. Well, you can read some poetry, or the psychology textbooks I've collected."
Susie put a paw on the romance novel in front of her: "Okay."
"I remember when I first met Mr. Hobert, he said he didn't represent justice," Audrey said, "but he has been doing justice."
Susie picked up the newspaper from the soft stool and spread it out on the carpet to read: "Oh, my God, he's in the newspaper again, another very challenging case!"
"Yes, his reputation will definitely suffer because of this," Audrey said, "I plan to start a 'Justice League' gathering next week to see if I can help this justice-minded gentleman."
"That's a good idea, Audrey," Susie asked, "Can I participate too?"
"Uh, not for now, Susie." Seeing Susie's disappointment, Audrey quickly added: "If there is a chance in the future, I will introduce you to the association."
...
192 Blanca Street.
"Hobert!" Xio waved the newspaper in his hand at the dining table: "We actually had to read the newspaper to find out you did something big again!"
Hobert smiled and said, "I didn't expect this case to have such a big impact!"
That was the truth.
Fors, however, worried: "Hobert, although your speech in court was very inspiring, the gentlemen and ladies of Backlund should be more concerned that you are defending a street girl."
Xio also said: "Yes, some people will definitely criticize your motives behind your back."
Hobert poured the heated milk into three cups: "Ladies, sometimes we care about the opinions of some unimportant people, which is completely flattering them."
Xio and Fors thought Hobert's idea was very novel, so they got up and came over to take the milk, listening carefully.
Hobert smiled and said: "I've recently figured it out, there's no need to care so much about the opinions of people who are not important in our lives.
"But Miss Emma, the party concerned on the other side, regards me as her last hope. If I don't take action, the defendant's bad behavior will not be stopped.
"Honestly, it feels good to be a hero."
The three people ate toasted bread and drank hot milk.
Xio sighed: "Justice never goes out of style."
Hobert smiled: "I just did what I thought was right, it has nothing to do with justice. Well, I'm not a person who advocates justice."
As he said, he got up and put on his windbreaker: "I'm going to be late again, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to clean up the dishes."
"No problem," Fors waved the toasted bread in her hand: "After all, we enjoyed your toasted bread and hot milk."
Picking up his cane, Hobert quickly came to the law firm. When he arrived at the entrance of the firm, he slowed down and entered his office in a leisurely manner.
Around ten o'clock in the office, Jessica came to his office to report: "Lawyer Hobert, so far, I have received four cases similar to Ms. Emma's."
Hobert nodded: "I'll let you handle them all. If there is any problem that cannot be solved, come to me to discuss it."
Jessica agreed, and was about to turn around when Hobert stopped her again: "I have a private matter to ask you for help."
Jessica closed the office door and sat opposite Hobert: "Please speak."
"From what I've observed, your friend Carrie should be an 'Artisan', right?"
Jessica was stunned for a moment, and then thought of the key ring she had sent to Lawyer Hobert before, and then she nodded: "That's right."
"I want to entrust her to build a weapon for me," Hobert said straightforwardly: "I hope you can help me facilitate this transaction."
"It just so happens that she may also want to entrust you with something," Jessica said, "How about we find a restaurant tonight? We can talk while eating."
"Not tonight, I have an appointment," Hobert said, "And the restaurant is not a good place to talk. Let's come to the office to talk tomorrow. If you are not at ease, you can find a quiet place where you can talk with confidence, and I will go to you."
"Then come to the office."
Hobert smiled and nodded, and Jessica said goodbye and left.
In the busyness, time flies quickly.
In the afternoon, Hobert was about to take a break when Jessica handed over replies from Elizabeth and Selena.
Opening Elizabeth's letter, after a few greetings, she said that she had been having the same nightmare from time to time, dreaming of a bull-headed monster with golden antlers.
She had similar experiences before, and with the help of a friend, she escaped from that continuous nightmare, but now that friend is gone.
Elizabeth went to the "Divination Club" to find other diviners for help, but the suggestions they gave were not effective.
Then Elizabeth discussed the topic of diviners in the letter, saying that she had known a gentleman who really understood mysticism before, which gave her a new understanding of mysticism.
After contacting the diviners during this period, she found that there seemed to be two types of diviners. One type divined very accurately and rarely made symbolic interpretations. One type was always making symbolic interpretations, which became more and more confusing.
She asked Hobert how to distinguish between these two types of diviners? And asked Hobert if there was a way to solve this problem?
Finally, she talked about Melissa. She invited Melissa to Backlund for relaxation, but Melissa did not agree.
Hobert thought in his heart while holding the letter: "Elizabeth's spirituality seems to be slightly higher than normal people's. By observing, she can vaguely perceive the difference between a real 'Seer' and an ordinary Seer.
"It may be because her spirituality is a little higher that she unconsciously recalls some memories hidden by the 'Psychological Spoon' during her sleep."
Then Hobert thought again: "The gentleman who she said really understands mysticism should be Klein!"
He remembered that Mr. Klein had helped Elizabeth solve a case of evil spirits haunting her.
After thinking about it for a while, Hobert wrote back to Elizabeth, telling her that he could solve the nightmare problem she encountered, but it must be solved in person.
He suggested that Elizabeth should not go to diviners for interpretation casually, because it is difficult to meet real "experts" in daily life.
Finally, he talked about Melissa, and he invited Melissa's brother to come to Backlund as a guest to see the "Bell of Order" and the Roselle Memorial Exhibition.
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