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Although Sherlock's reasoning was very complete and reasonable, only Aiwass knew that Sherlock's answer had definitely been wrong.

Because he was missing an important piece of intelligence, but Aiwass especially couldn't reveal this information to Sherlock.

Sherlock, following the clue from Aiwass's grandfather, found the Noble Red Society. Coupled with the Pelican Bar, Giant Remnants, and the smuggling case, he logically concluded that Aiwass's parents had been killed by the Noble Red Society.

This deduction was completely logical.

However, during the Dream Realm ceremony, Aiwass, as the Aberrant Limb Demon, interrogated the Cursing Sorcerer "Aziz Ben Abdul" and learned from him that he served Professor Moriarty. He was the true master of the Hook Demon, the one who killed the entire Alexander Family.

But he was not a demon sorcerer from the Noble Red Society.

He wasn't even an Avalonian, nor did he have any connection to the Giants or Star Antimony people... he was Parthian.

This piece of intelligence was also mentioned in the Dream Realm ceremony by Sherlock himself to "Mr. Fox."

At that time, Sherlock only knew "the mastermind eventually left the country, destined for either the Horus Empire or the Parthian Ancient Country." But Aiwass had seen the man's appearance himself and knew his name that bore the Parthian Ancient Country's style.

— That is to say, as founders of the Hand of the Scaleless, the Alexander Family was related to the Noble Red Society, and indeed the Noble Red Society had both the motive and the capability to kill them; yet the one who carried out the plan was a foreign Cursing Sorcerer hired by Professor Moriarty.

The party with the motive did not act, the party that acted had no motive.

The key issue was, Aiwass had also never heard of Professor Moriarty having any relations with the Star Antimony people or the Giants. If there were any, Aiwass would never have been attacked by the Noble Red Society and selected as a sacrifice—he had truly been offered up, and had nearly been silenced permanently.

By that time, Aiwass had already been in correspondence with the Demon Scholar and his apprentice for quite some time. If they had any knowledge of the professor, it would make no sense for them to risk infuriating the professor by sacrificing Aiwass.

— This incident was filled with unnatural elements and involved a wide range of things, causing Aiwass to feel somewhat headache.

He always felt he had missed a very important clue. But without a personal investigation at Hayna's ancestral home, he could not confirm it.

Aiwass could only put this matter aside for the moment.

Currently, the thread he could grasp was that there was definitely a problem with the person who attacked Sherlock. The need to fake Sherlock's death and have Sherlock's family play along indicated that this person most likely knew Sherlock and was associated with the Hermes Family.
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The most crucial point was, Sherlock almost immediately narrowed down the list of suspects—

Sherlock, who had returned after washing his face and sobering up, regained his indifferent expression. As if nothing had happened earlier, he seriously addressed Aiwass's questions.

"Speaking of which, this matter does have something to do with you… Mr. Fox."

"Me?"

Aiwass was somewhat puzzled, "What does it have to do with me?"

Sherlock calmly drank his honeyed Red tea, his voice so steady there was not a tremble, as if the scene Aiwass had witnessed earlier had been an illusion, "That day in your dream, you told me about the secrets of the Lohar Society and the Strangler Party. I was very surprised.

"I've known about the existence of the Lohar Society for quite a while, am very familiar with their history, and also know that they are actually a grey money-lending institution. I'm aware they use 'Lohar Union Weekly' as a credit currency to collect benefits and own taxes to Avalon. But despite knowing so much, I was completely unaware that they actually employed the Strangler Party.

"Moreover, in all my previous investigations, I never uncovered this fact—it's highly unreasonable. So I immediately realized someone was preventing me from accessing the Lohar Society's deep secrets."

"— And the fact that 'he' can do this without difficulty implies that 'he' is your source of information."

Aiwass smoothly continued, "And you think this source of information is very reliable—at least in regards to the Lohar Society and even the entire Lohar District, you consider him the most dependable expert."

There was only this possibility.

By now, Aiwass had fully understood Sherlock's incredibly strong investigative abilities—using less than a week and not even stepping out of Glass Island to trace back the information from Aiwass and find out about Jacob and the Hand of the Scaleless. This wasn't something that could be accomplished by merely "researching."

That meant, Sherlock must have utilized his own connections. His primary method of investigation was actually through his powerful network, and the network of his connections, to consult on various matters he wanted to inquire about.

Therefore, if one wanted to "poison the information" for Sherlock, one had to become an expert in this direction.

"As long as he can gain your complete trust, then whenever you want to ask about these kinds of things, you will definitely turn to him first. Because you would consider him the most reliable."

"Exactly," Sherlock nodded.

— Truly worthy of "Mr. Fox."

Sherlock greatly appreciated Aiwass keeping up with his train of thought.

He nodded in approval, adding with a calm and indifferent voice: "Moreover, this person should also be closely related to the interests of the Lohar Society.

"Coincidentally, I do know such a person. He is my uncle, my father Arthur Hermes's half-brother—York Hermes."

Sherlock set down his teacup, his fingers interlaced in front of him: "He is the vice-chairman of the Avalon Lawyer's Association, and also the editor-in-chief of the 'Lohar Union Weekly.' A high-ranking member of the Lohar Society... their employed legal Counselor. Before in the dream I mentioned to you, the Lohar Society once invited me... it was he who invited me."