Part 1 The Joker Chapter 175 – Speculation
Lanlus? The criminal who cheated money and sex? He has some connection with Hood Organ of the “Psycho Alchemy Society” …… Klein was stunned for a moment, and then remembered the meaning of the name Lanlus.
This is a fraudster who has swept away more than 10,000 gold pounds of wealth!
This was the mobile vault that gave 10 pounds for a tip and 100 pounds for helping to catch it!
This was scum who had cheated innocent women of their bodies and their feelings!
And the fact that he actually knew about Hood Orgen and had visited the other man in the asylum three times, did that indicate that he was in touch with the circle of the extraordinary, or was he himself extraordinary? Thinking of this, Klein suddenly remembered the name of a magic potion:
Sequence 8 of the “Stealer” pathway, “Swindler”!
This kind of extraordinary person often takes pleasure in defrauding others!
It’s quite possible! Klein nodded thoughtfully, controlling his facial expression and body language, and asked casually as if he didn’t care:
”When was the last time that Mr. Lanlus visited Hood Orgen?”
”Early July; I’d have to go back to the asylum and look through the appropriate registry to find out exactly what day it was.” Duster Guderian answered after a few seconds of silence.
Early July, that’s when Lanlus’s scam hadn’t gone bust and he hadn’t fled Tingen …… Klein turned to the question:
”Did Hundert Eugen usually mention anything about this gentleman?”
”No, you should know that a Sequence 7 ‘psychiatrist’ is unlikely to divulge certain things out of carelessness, every word they say is deliberated over and over again in their mind, and unless they harbor another agenda, it’s hard to pry secrets out of them, and it was only when I took advantage of Hood Ogen’s madness to get the ‘Mind Reader’ formula, by the way, have you guys confirmed the authenticity of that formula?” Duster hid his pride in his own sequence well.
Klein grinned:
”It is real, when you need to be promoted, feel free to follow it to mix magic potions, if the ‘Psychological Alchemy Society’ fails to provide the materials, we can help, hmmm, how is your status these days?”
”Not bad, apart from being more anxious about Hood Ogan’s matter, the whole person has been relaxed and no longer shows signs of a split personality, you’ve really helped me a lot in this matter.” Duster said with heartfelt emotion.
Klein made a modest expression and said:
”This is what I should have done.”
”Let’s go back to what we were talking about earlier, since you said that the ‘psychiatrists’ would weigh every word they would say over and over again, and would not easily reveal secrets, why did Hood Ogan tell you that Elle was Lanlus? Was he hinting at something, or reminding you of something?”
Duster froze for a moment, and frowned for a long moment:
”That is very odd indeed, and I can’t believe I missed it entirely …… But other than that, Hood Orgen mentioned nothing …… Could it be that his intention was that if anything went wrong with him, I could relay to the higher-ups in the Guild the Lanl Ursus by that name?”
”The reality of the situation is also a bit of a problem, after I informed up about Hood Ogan’s madness, a liaison did come by, and by the time I had gone over every detail, including the name Lanlus, the higher-ups never responded again, it was like a stone thrown into the sea, does that mean they guessed something?”
”A very reasonable guess.” Klein took out his hunting bullets and shoved them one by one into the revolver, trying to aim at the target.
”Starting from that speculation, Hood Ogan might have anticipated that he would go truly insane or just die …… and that it had something to do with Lanlus? But if he had anticipated it, why didn’t he ask for help from the higher-ups ahead of time?” Duster looked ahead with unfocused eyes and thought bitterly, “Unfortunately, he’s too insane to communicate effectively now.”
”Perhaps a certain temptation made him choose to take the risk.” Klein made a guess.
At the same time, he was regretting that Hood Ogan had really become a psychopath, which made many clues break off.
Hey, even if it’s a dead man, it’s still better than a lunatic, a dead man I was able to make him talk by using a psychic, what should a lunatic do? Ah yes, Ms. Daley once tried to use psychic magic to awaken my lost memories, using the theory from the “Psychic Alchemy Society”…… This means that “psychic rituals” can also be used on living people, creating a situation where spirits communicate directly with each other. To create a direct communication between spirit and spirit …… I wonder if Hundert Ogen is still crazy in this state ……
Unfortunately, I’m not expert enough in this field to do it …… Well, I’ll summon a messenger, write to Ms. Daly and ask her for tips, and if she thinks she can do it herself, tell the captain to telegraph the Diocese of Belcandle to ask for assistance… …
I’m definitely not taking a detour just to learn any tricks and attempt the ritual of summoning a messenger ……
Ideas flashed through Klein’s mind, gradually coming to a mindset of how to solve the problem.
Duster, on the other hand, was quite agreeable to his speculations:
”Greed always makes fools of people, even if they clearly know that the abyss lies ahead, they still try to approach the boundary and take a peek.”
This is called trying madly on the edge of death …… Klein made a ventriloquist remark and thought for a moment:
”When you go back to the asylum, try to treat Hood Orgen and try to keep him awake for a while to give hints.”
”Also, don’t hide your worry and anxiety, contact the people of the ‘Psychological Alchemy Society’ more often and urge them to solve Hood Ogan’s problem, this is the most normal and reasonable reaction.”
Duster nodded solemnly:
”I’ll endeavor to do so.”
Without further ado, Klein asked again with deliberation:
”Has there been any abnormality in Hood Orgen’s body recently? For example, fine scales are growing in certain parts.”
”Half-crazy”, “truly crazy” and “out of control” were different descriptions of the degree of the extraordinary person’s real problems, the lighter ones were just a change in outlook, like a different person, but could think rationally and act normally, they were “half-crazy”, “truly crazy” and “out of control”. Normal behavior, belongs to the “half crazy”, the more serious will lose logic, chaotic epilepsy, difficult to communicate, known as the “true madness”, can not be saved is the type of body and mind into a monster, completely “out of control! The type that cannot be saved is the one that turns both body and mind into monsters, completely “out of control”.
At some point, if you don’t solve the problem in time, the madness may be out of control.
Previously, in order not to expose the informant lurking inside the “Psychological Alchemy Society”, Dunn instructed the night watchmen not to immediately control Hood Ogan, but to take the approach of monitoring and investigating to prevent accidents, but if the other party appears to be out of control, it must be dealt with decisively.
Duster shook his head and smiled bitterly:
”No, you can rest assured on that point, I’m also very afraid of Hood Ogan losing control and won’t miss a single detail, after all, I’m within the madhouse six days a week.”
The two men left the range ten minutes apart after a few more conversations.
Fighting back a strong urge to sleep, Klein took the public carriage all the way back to Daffodil Street.
He opened the front door and saw his sister sitting on the living room couch, neither reading nor tinkering with parts or machinery, just staring blankly ahead with the look of a lost soul.
Tapping his teeth and opening his psychic vision, Klein asked suspiciously:
”Melissa, is something wrong?”
From the color of the aura, the body is very healthy well …… not malnourished like before ……
Melissa retracted her gaze, pursed her lips, looked at the kitchen where there were sounds coming out, and spoke blankly:
”Bella has been recommending her family’s unique breakfast practice, saying it’s very delicious, I promised to let her try it this morning.”
”What practice?” Klein had a vague bad feeling.
”Cook last night’s leftovers in one piece, then add water and bread ……,” Melissa repeated in a low and fluttering voice.
This, this is standard dark cuisine …… Klein reached up and pinched his forehead:
”So?”
”Can’t waste food ……” Melissa bit her lip and nodded seriously.
Sis, I feel like you’re doubting life …… Klein cleared his throat, suppressed a laugh, and turned to ask:
”Where’s Benson?”
”He’s in the washroom.” Melissa finally shook off her confusion and her eyes regained their luster.
Just then, the sound of pumping sounded in the first floor lavatory, and Benson, newspaper in hand, opened the door and came out saying:
”Dear Klein, would you like a breakfast?”
”No, I’ve already eaten.” Klein shook his head adamantly and was partly glad that he’d asked Duster to meet him this morning, otherwise he wouldn’t have asked Roxanne to bring breakfast ahead of time.
”It’s a shame, or you’d have changed your mind about my cooking with confidence.” Benson scoffed to himself.
It was then that Melissa noticed something and rolled her eyes, looking over at Klein:
”You’re back late today.”
Sister, be naive, be lively, and don t always worry …… about your condition just now! Klein laughed at once:
”There is good news.”
”You passed the Police Department’s examination and can receive an extra paycheck?” Melissa asked rhetorically without doing much thinking.
Benson smiled and nodded in agreement.
”……,” Klein said with amusement as he took his hat and stood on the edge of the living room, “How am I supposed to surprise you guys?”
Then he added with a dry cough:
”Yes, I’ve doubled my weekly salary.”
He hid his newly increased salary of four pounds a week, intending to build up a small nest egg for the future; after all, he couldn’t rely solely on the money in his bearer account, and besides, doubling it would be enough to startle his brother and sister.
”Six pounds?” Melissa blurted out, surprised and shaken.
”I really need to get a new job.” Benson said, rubbing his hairline.
With the information Klein had provided, he’d been studying himself pretty hard for a while.
Without waiting for Klein to speak, Melissa revealed a delighted look and said:
”That way, after normal expenses, you’ll be able to accumulate enough wealth in two or three years to meet the minimum standards for a gentleman to marry, well, standards that Elizabeth told me about.”
”……” Klein said dumbly, “That’s a long time from now, shouldn’t we be celebrating now? I’m announcing that starting today, our staple food becomes white bread, and when I’m done with this, we’ll go to a different restaurant and sample the food.”
Melissa glanced at him and spoke as if she hadn’t heard anything:
”Benson and I are going to Mass at St. Selena’s, do you want to go?”
I praise the Goddess every day …… Klein said with a chuckle:
”I have to catch up on my sleep.”
This sleep he took until twelve-thirty, and after lunch with Benson and Melissa, he continued the task of lining up the red chimney houses.
In the dead of night, he blocked the bedroom with his spirituality and prepared to try the summoning messenger ritual provided by “Necromancer” Daley.