Lord of the Mysteries

Chapter 224 Obituary

This is not the first time that Klein saw someone he was familiar with die in front of him, but it was the most sudden and without warning. His mind still seems to have remnants of Talim Dumont's question about what it feels like to really like someone. The expression is a vivid expression that hides excitement and showing off, but cannot be shared directly due to certain factors, and must be carefully expressed.

Too soon... normal diseases don't lead to death so soon! Klein tapped his teeth with a serious expression, and activated his spiritual vision.

He landed on one knee, squatted down, and saw Talim Dumont's aura and emotional color disappearing quickly.

As for the tightly covered heart, strands of black air coiled like snakes and gradually dimmed.

Extraordinary means similar to a curse? Klein made a preliminary judgment in an instant.

At this time, a waiter in a red vest and a nearby maid in a black and white skirt rushed over, looking in horror at the dead man on the ground with wide-eyed eyes and froth remaining at the corners of his mouth.

Klein closed his eyes, and commanded in a deep voice:

"Go to the nearest police station and tell them someone died here."

"Yes, Mr. Moriarty." The waiter in the red vest immediately turned around and ran out the door, so flustered that he even forgot to put on his coat.

Under the watchful eyes, Klein didn't check Talim's belongings, and didn't try to pull out a few hairs so that he could try divination when no one was around.

His identity is considered semi-official and semi-underground, and he can use the power of "Mechanical Heart" to carry out follow-up investigations. There is no need to be a lonely hero.

Thinking of the scene of playing cards with Talim Dumont many times, thinking of the clients and investors introduced by the other party, and thinking of the romantic story that made him remember it for a long time before he could answer it, Klein couldn't help but say a long, slow sighed.

"Who is the murderer of Talim?

"Which Extraordinary who is good at cursing did Talim offend?

"Looking at today's performance, he should be in a very happy and stable state, and he has no consciousness of provoking scary people at all..."

Questions flashed in Klein's mind, but because he didn't know enough about Talim Dumont, he lacked the soil for inspiration.

When the police arrived, he was questioned as a witness, which delayed a lot of time.

Until all this was completed, Klein had the opportunity to leave the Hillston area and head to the "Lucky One" bar in the Backlund Bridge area again.

Carlson still drank there, but replaced the strong distilled spirit brewed from pure malt with golden-colored and frothy beer.

Klein raised his right hand, half-covered and half-squeezed his mouth, moved closer, tapped on the table and said:

"Your job is to drink here every day?"

Carlson was taken aback, and when he turned his head to see Sherlock Moriarty, he relaxed:

"You... What's the matter?"

This kind of reaction is very familiar... Klein sighed silently, and said solemnly:

"There is a case involving Extraordinary."

Carlson immediately looked around and found that there were already many customers in the "Lucky" bar at this time. They were either shouting loudly with wine glasses, or eager to go to the boxing ring.

"Let's go, play a game of billiards." Carlson pushed down his heavy glasses and walked towards an empty billiards room with a beer.

Klein followed closely behind, and skillfully closed the door.

"You seem to have a good drinking capacity." He said casually first.

"No, I just drink slowly." Carlson put down his glass and picked up his cue.

Then, he inexplicably added:

"And I want to be alone these days."

I don't care about this issue... Klein pursed his lips and said:

"I encountered a death incident at the Cragg Club in Hillston District. It was my friend, a descendant of aristocrats, and an equestrian teacher. He was usually in good health, and his mental state was also very good recently, but he died suddenly just now. In front of me, it looked like he had a sudden heart attack, but my spiritual vision told me that he might be cursed."

"Are you good at spiritual vision?" Carlson asked subconsciously.

What specific circumstances did Mr. Stanton invent for me? After becoming an informant of "Mechanical Heart", none of them asked me which path or sequence of Extraordinary I was, nor did they inquire about my origin and background... Of course, let the informant keep certain secrets of their own, It is also a strategy often used by official organizations... Klein responded frankly:

"Yes, there is some illusory black air that is rapidly dimming in the chest of the deceased."

"It may indeed involve a curse, involving Extraordinary people." Carlson nodded slowly without asking further questions, "Hillston District... This is within the jurisdiction of our 'Mechanical Heart'."

In the northwest area of ​​Backlund, which is the core area of ​​the metropolis, the Queens District and the Jowood District belong to the "Punishers", the West District and the North District belong to the "Nighthawks", and the Hillston District and the Backlund Bridge The area is managed by the "Mechanical Heart".

Having said that, Carlson looked at Klein and asked for proof:

"Which god does your friend believe in?"

After thinking carefully for a few seconds, Klein replied hesitantly:

"The Lord of the Storm."

"The disciple of the 'Storm Lord'... is the only dead one?" Carlson asked with a frown.

"Yes." Klein replied in the affirmative.

Carlson rubbed the top of the club, exhaled and said:

"We have no right to take over, this is the domain of 'punishers'.

"But I will pass on the information you submitted to them."

In the Kingdom of Loen, the principle of jurisdiction over extraordinary events is to first divide according to faith, and if believers of multiple churches and multiple gods are involved, then it is determined according to the scope of jurisdiction.

Klein was no stranger to this, and had no intention of embarrassing Carlson, and said sincerely:

"Thank you, I hope they can find the real murderer as soon as possible"

Carlson took a sip from the glass next to him and said:

"That's a descendant of an aristocrat, and the Punisher will definitely take it seriously."

Pausing for a second, he looked at Klein and said in a low voice:

"It's hard for me to believe that you've only been in Backlund for more than three months.

"You seem to have established a wide network here and have a lot of resources."

"Some people are naturally good at this." Klein shook his head and laughed at himself, and left.

When he returned to Minsk Street, it was completely dark, and the gas street lamps were turned on one after another by the staff.

Although the friendship with Talim Dumont is not deep, he is also an acquaintance that Klein meets almost once a week. He is a friend who gathers to play cards every now and then, and Talim is quite enthusiastic. He has been touting the great detective Moriarty, and introduced the commission and investment by himself.

His passing also made Klein feel sad, full of helplessness towards fate.

In addition, he still has a lot of anger, anger towards the cursed murderer.

"I hope I can find out what's going on, and I hope that the 'Punisher' won't be short-handed because of Duke Negan's assassination..." Klein sighed, got out of the carriage, and walked towards the gate of his house.

In the process, he found that there was no light in the Samer's house next door.

"It seems that they are on their way to Disi Bay... Is this the New Year's atmosphere in Backlund? And I don't feel it at all..." Klein felt a little sad for a moment.

With such emotions, he went to bed early and woke up at the sound of the seven o'clock bell.

In order to change his mood, Klein decided to try a homemade cake today.

"Go shopping for materials after breakfast." He whispered, drank the milk, and flipped through the newspaper.

Soon, he saw an "obituary" in the "Tasoke Newspaper":

"My beloved son Talim Dumont died on December 18 due to a sudden heart attack. His funeral will be held at the Crown Cemetery at 9 am on December 21. This obituary is hereby issued."

——In the Northern Continent, due to the corpse change and other reasons, an ancient tradition has been formed, that is, to be buried as soon as possible after death. Of course, the premise is that there is no shortage of money for this.

Sudden heart attack? This is the final result of the investigation? Or is the "punisher" deliberately paralyzing the real culprit? Klein frowned, unable to judge.

Perhaps it is possible to go above the gray mist to divination whether it is a trap of the "Punisher", but there is a high probability of failure. After all, I have neither personal belongings, nor is it aimed at myself... He took a breath, calmed down, and spoke methodically Filled the stomach.

The subsequent attempts did not meet Klein's expectations, so he had no choice but to leave Minsk Street and drive to Hillston District to visit Isengard Stanton.

The big detective walked in the warm room, pointed to the front and said:

"Sherlock, would you like some breakfast? My cooking skills are no worse than mine."

"No, I've already had breakfast." Klein shook his head and declined the kindness.

Essinger stopped and asked casually:

"Where are you going to spend the New Year? I'm going back, no, to Lemburg."

"It hasn't been finalized yet, maybe it's Jianhai." Klein said perfunctorily.

"The scenery there was originally very good, but it's a pity that the coal and iron resources are abundant, and the shipping is also quite developed." Essinger straightened his neckline and touched the pipe in his pocket. "You seem a little anxious?"

"Mr. Stanton, I have something I want to consult with you." Klein took advantage of the situation to complete the death of Talim Dumont, the results of his spiritual vision, the process of providing advice to "Mechanical Heart", and this morning's obituary. Described it all over again.

Of course, he concealed the fact that he had become the "Mechanical Heart" informant, and only said that for a friend, he found the official Beyonder he knew in the "Apostle of Desire" case.

"Do you think this is a 'punisher' trap?" he asked finally.

Essinger held the pipe and said in a deep voice:

"I've been trying so hard to avoid the punishers and didn't know enough about the circumstances.

"I will ask someone to inquire, and if there is any news, I will write to you."

"Okay, thank you." Klein saluted sincerely.

In the evening, he received a letter sent by Essinger. There was only one sentence in the letter:

"This case was not handled by the 'Punisher'. The royal family took the case over in the name of Talim Dumont being a descendant of a nobleman."

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