Chapter 19: Section 18: Truth Comes When Least Expected
Mischael's family had donated their old furniture to the orphanage under the Church of the Goddess of Harvest. In his words, being reminded of people by objects was always terribly sad, so replacing them was a reluctant necessity.
Malin had no objections to this — after all, such a possibility existed. Of course, he also checked the furniture with an ultraviolet flashlight, confirming there were no bloodstains left — which factored into Malin's considerations — the Mischael family mansion was definitely not the primary crime scene. His wife must have been murdered after meeting someone and then leaving home again.
What Malin most wanted to know now was whether Mr. Mischael had any connection with the cultists.
If there was a connection, then that would be truly terrifying. For a noble in Carterburg's aristocratic district to be involved with an evil god, a door inviting wolves into the house could open at any time, which was indeed very thrilling.
If there was no connection, then how did the cultists capture his wife?
It's well known that the cultists' blood sacrifices never discriminated against anyone based on gender or age; beauty and strength were their eternal pursuits when throwing a party. If he remembered correctly, Mr. Mischael should have been of level eight in the hierarchy. In those bastards' eyes, he would have been more enticing than his wife, and they could have used his wife to lure him out — this was not Malin's paranoia, as one of the thirty brave families was wiped out in this manner.
In the eyes of evil, the offspring of a hero were far more valuable than a beautiful woman.
So, all of this said by Malin was based on Mr. Mischael loving his wife even more than himself.
This was also the reason Malin had been suspicious of Mr. Mischael — you could love yourself more than your wife; fear of death was a natural human emotion. But you should not be so calm about it, nor should you be reserved on this issue. If the evil god knew this was his wife, they would certainly act this way, as even if they couldn't capture him, they could tarnish his reputation afterward.
Of course, there could be situations Malin wasn't aware of, but he felt that he ought to give an account to the lady.
And to himself an answer.