Chapter 164: Threats Are More Powerful than Capturing Pieces

The kidnapping and disappearance of Aiwas Moriarty should be the biggest news on Glass Island recently.

And this news is a series - he first made the headlines several times because he broke the conspiracy of the Noble Red Society, and finally made great contributions and was awarded the Holy Sword Medal.

As a result, less than a week later, he was captured by the people of the Noble Red Society who rushed into the school.

"Judging from the traces of the battle, Aiwas put up a very fierce resistance. He even knocked down many extraordinary people who were much stronger than himself... but unfortunately he was outnumbered. Haina, I remember Aiwas and you have a good relationship, right?"

"Huh? Ah..."

Haina listened to her roommates talking about the recent news, a little absent-minded: "Yes."

She was thinking about something.

Is Aiwas okay now?

Or, is the current disappearance... part of Aiwas's plan?

Aiwas had mentioned to her before that he might also fake his death like Sherlock. But now that he was really in trouble, Haina couldn't help but think again... Was the "fake death" that Aiwass mentioned referring to this time?

She was a little flustered.

What if Aiwass's plan failed?

The fake death he mentioned was not this time, but what would happen later? In other words, he was really suddenly attacked and captured by someone this time. Isn't this actually possible?

"Why did the Noble Red Society capture Aiwass? Did they want to torture him?"

"Indeed, this doesn't make sense. If it was for revenge, they should have killed Aiwass directly, right? It would be hard for them to run away with a living person."

"Wouldn't they torture him? Maybe Aiwass knew some secret, so they had to capture him alive."

"Then there's no need to rush into the school to kidnap him, right? Our school is the territory of Dean Meg... Although she's not here usually, she'll definitely be angry after this incident."

"I think, maybe they want to exchange hostages?"

"That's possible. But wouldn't those people from the Noble Red Society be hanged if they were caught?"

"Maybe there are still some alive."

"Impossible, if there are people alive, the newspapers will definitely report it as soon as possible to put pressure on them."

"Will Aiwass be exchanged for the list of traitors? That's what's written in novels, right? "

Haina's roommates gathered together and chattered about this matter.

It was also thanks to Aiwass.

Originally in Glass Island, many people did not know about the Noble Red Society. Maybe more people knew about it in rural areas, but demonologists rarely appeared in big cities - there were too many inspectors and priests who had received higher education, and it was easy to find traces of rituals and demons.

But thanks to Aiwass's several front-page headlines, people quickly paid attention to this group of demonologists. After the news was published in the Glass Steps, other newspapers would interview some senior inspectors or bishops to ask about demonologists and Noble Red in order to catch up with the hot spots, and then publish them to explain "what the Noble Red Society has done."

"What do you think, Haina?"

Haina suddenly felt someone touch her and asked, "Does the Supervisory Bureau have any internal intelligence? "

But this sentence broke Haina's thinking and hesitation.

She decided not to hesitate any more, stood up from the bed, put on her coat and rushed out: "I don't know, I'll go out for a while, you guys chat-"

Watching Haina leave, the dormitory was silent for a while.

Her roommate who often went to the "Old Captain Bar" to hook up with men sighed: "It seems that Haina really cares about Aiwass."

"She won't like Aiwass, right?"

Another person proposed a possibility.

"Who doesn't like Aiwass, handsome and gentle, and his last name is Moriarty. "

The other party retorted.

So the few people who didn't have classes gathered together again and started chatting, this time they turned to talk about Haena.

As for Haena, she originally wanted to find Headmaster Meg. But she didn't know where she was, so she ran over and looked for her in vain, so she turned to find Sherlock.

With his wisdom, he must know what's going on with Aiwass!

She ran to Mrs. Mina's fortune-telling shop first and wanted to go in through the back door. But she unexpectedly found that they didn't open the door.

So Haena's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

She ran to the front door with trepidation and knocked on it.

It was Mrs. Mina who opened the door.

"Oh, it's Haena."

Mina already knew the other party and said with a smile: "Are you here so early today? "

Because Bishop Mathers and Lady Mina both have many secrets, and they don't like to order people around.

So they don't like to hire servants on weekdays, and they don't even have a butler.

For the big shots who can enter the Round Table Hall, this is already considered an unsociable weirdo. But Mathers is a bishop and a spiritual councilor after all. So this has become a "simple life" ascetic style, and it has been praised by people.

Anyway, Lady Mina can do ordinary housework at home, and those that are troublesome and laborious will borrow servants from friends' homes to help.

After Sherlock lived here, when Haina came to help Aiwas pass on information, she would also come to help out - anyway, when she was at home, she did this kind of thing.

Yingjia Village is not like a glass island. There are no rules such as "things must be left to the servants, otherwise it will be unseemly", or "guests cannot move or tell the truth on the spot, but need to inform them tactfully afterwards".

Haina simply saw that there was something to do, so she went to help. She didn't have any special ideas. To put it bluntly, it was a bit leisurely and not tired. If she was tired, she wouldn't do it. She would just lie down on the bed and lie down all day.

Fortunately, the Mathers had similar views to hers, so they didn't feel offended. Instead, they thought Haina was cute. She just came to help Aiwass and Sherlock send messages back and forth a few times, and she became a popular child.

"I'm here to see Mr. Sherlock... Has Mr. Sherlock gotten up?"

Haina asked slightly nervously.

The last time she came, it was almost ten o'clock in the morning and Sherlock was still not awake. She waited in the living room for more than an hour. After Sherlock woke up, she still remained in a dazed state, acting like an instinctive yin and yang for a long time. When Sherlock was awake, his mouth was much more poisonous than usual.

"Well, they've all finished eating and are playing chess."

Mrs. Mina replied.

...playing chess?

Mr. Sherlock and Bishop Mathers?

Haina was a little confused, but she thanked her and followed him.

Finally, he walked to the second floor, in front of Sherlock's bedroom.

She suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from inside: "General. Aren't you going to change the game? If you change to bridge, I probably won't be able to beat you... Just in time, Haina is here too. We can make a game of four People Bureau.”

Hearing this, Haina was startled.

But she soon felt happy again - just like when she was greedy and ate honey when she was a child. It feels like the whole world has become sweeter and the sun is shining.

She immediately knocked on the door and pushed it open without waiting for a response.

"You are indeed fine, Aiwass!"

In the room, I saw Aiwass, who had escaped from his wheelchair, leaning back on his seat, with his legs folded together and his left leg raised. There was a confident smile on his face.

That was a completely different temperament from the sweet and gentle temperament Aiwass had when he was sitting in a wheelchair.

He was bathed in the golden morning sunlight, with red butterflies flying around his fingertips.

Only after getting out of the wheelchair and sitting on a seat of the same height did Haina realize that Aiwass and Sherlock were almost the same height. But at this moment Aiwass seemed taller.

Opposite him, Sherlock frowned, rested his arms on his knees, and put his hand on his chin, looking at the chess game and thinking about something.

Lily sat next to Aiwass, close to him. She also had a smile on her lips at the moment, and she was the first to raise her head and look at Haina.

Sherlock ignored her.

He just looked at the chessboard intently and murmured in a low voice: "It's really tricky. I was still in an advantage at the beginning, but when did it suddenly become worse..."

He thought for a long time before finally moving another chess piece: "Although I have lost, I still want to finish the game."

And Aiwass smiled and said: "Because you don't understand a principle, Sherlock. Playing chess is not a purely logical game, it is related to psychological games. From this perspective, the threat is always more powerful than taking the piece... Because I don't There is no choice for you to deal with the situation that has been created, but to use expected pressure to increase your thinking and psychological pressure.

"Use a defensive strategy to gradually weaken you, and when you are impatient, apply pressure to force you to make mistakes. The more proud a person is, the less they can allow themselves to make mistakes... and if you repeat this, your operations will gradually become deformed. Your goal will gradually change from 'to win' to 'to solve the puzzle I gave'.

"From this perspective, some plans do not need to be actually implemented. As long as the other party is aware of this possibility, the plan itself has already taken effect - its impact is the effect."

Having said that, Aiwass dropped the White Queen: "Checkmate. I have won three times in a row, Sherlock. Your desire to attack is too strong, which makes you unable to see that you are also being threatened."

"That's why I'm here."

Sherlock replied: "That makes sense."

Aiwass smiled and shook his head: "Attack does not mean advantage, and continuous attacks do not mean victory. That is when I voluntarily gave up my offensive rounds, so that you can launch attacks one after another... Some people give up because He's really weak, but some people give up offense just to preserve mobility."

"Is it just like you choose to stay here and remain motionless?" Sherlock asked.

"right."

Aiwass picked up the white queen, sandwiched it between the index and middle fingers of his right hand, and showed it to Sherlock.

"When I jump from the chessboard, I am no longer a chess piece. Now that I can go anywhere, they have to panic. If they panic, they will make mistakes. If they make mistakes, they will die. When they die, they have to drag others into the water to be willing to do so. "

The young man with short platinum hair narrowed his eyes slightly like a fox: "Just watch, Sherlock... just watch.

"They can't stand it for long. I've already put all the pressure on them. Then it's their turn to attack."

Sherlock looked at Aiwass Moriarty in the sunshine.

For the first time, he realized that he might never really know his friend.

The first chapter of three thousand words!

Chapter 2 will be a little later. I got up late today... I guess it's going to be two o'clock.