Part 1V THE UNDEAD CHAPTER 118 THE DEVIL IN THE DETAILS
”Sounds like a bad story, since the discovery of the new shipping lanes, similar legends of riches from courageous adventures have been uninterrupted.” Souster casually commented on the content of the telegram, and thoughtfully looked at a certain “Red Glove”, “I remember that we have investigated Dawn Dantes before, and have communicated with him in his dreams.”
”Yes.” The Red Glove who was in charge of this matter last time nodded and responded, “I haven’t directly asked about this, but it’s clear that Dawn Dantes is familiar with the Southern Continent and has had quite a bit of experience there.”
Oh, that might be Dawn Dantes taking the initiative to reveal it to you …… Leonard wasn’t too convinced about the content of the telegram just now, suspecting that it was another layer of camouflage made by that undead monster that had survived the Quaternary Era.
However, he didn’t put forward his own speculation because he couldn’t tell his teammates about his basis.
Thorst gave no importance to this matter and turned to him:
”What’s your problem with this clue of Germaine Sparrow?”
”Since this crazy adventurer has also been seen at sea in recent weeks, when did he come to Berkland?” Cindy, the Nightmare, repeated her previous query, “It’s not the exact point in time I’m concerned about, it’s whether or not he made it to Birkeland in time, it’s quite a distance from the sea.”
Solstice nodded gently:
”In the meeting just now, a deacon also raised this question, based on the time and place of Gelman Sparrow’s last appearance, he normally would not have been able to arrive at Beckland last night to complete his infiltration.
”Of course, I said normal.
”The missing servant told us that he was sweeping the square outside when he suddenly lost control of his body, stiffened in place, unable to call for help, and then he saw colorful abstract paintings and felt his body floating upward.
”After that, he lost consciousness and was in a room in the East End when he came to his senses.
”The former fits the description of possession by the ‘disgruntled spirit’ of the inner caretaker, and the latter is suspected to be a ‘teleportation’ of the ‘traveler’.
”If it is indeed a ‘teleportation,’ then Germaine Sparrow could appear in Berkland at any time.”
As the elites within the “Night Watchers”, the “Red Gloves” were far more knowledgeable about the knowledge related to extraordinary paths than their colleagues who were on the same level, and the knowledge about “Grievous Spirit” and the “Traveler” was far greater than that of their colleagues. They are no strangers to “ghosts” and “travelers”.
After listening to the captain’s explanation, another Red Glove added thoughtfully:
”Rumor has it that the ‘General above the Blood’ who has been hunted down by Germaine Sparrow is a ‘Grieving Soul’.”
The details tentatively matched!
The speculation that Gelman Sparrow had gained the ability to “Grievance Spiritize” as a result wasn’t too hard to accept, and in this case, the relatively easiest way to do so was to seek out “craftsmen” and use the prey to make magical items.
Cindy used this to recall more information:
”Gelman Sparrow is said to be able to change his appearance …… and the infiltrator is disguised as that internal caretaker.”
Another detail matched up!
”Very good association.” Sost raised his hand and rubbed the corner of his forehead, “Relying on these details, it can be initially judged that the infiltrator is Germaine Sparrow, and in this way, some of our previous speculations and the ranking list based on them may be wrong, Germaine Sparrow doesn’t even need a companion to come to the church regularly to pray and help gather intelligence, he can change his appearance every day, enter here and feel out the situation, which is much more unnoticed than relying on a companion.”
–As the largest and holiest church of the Church of Darkness in Berkland, there were countless believers who came to St. Samuel’s to pray or make pilgrimages every day, and no bishop could remember the raw faces who had only seen them once.
”Which means that this exhaustive list we have on hand is likely to be meaningless?” Leonard raised a hand to brace his brow, his tone slightly pompous.
”Obviously, our current focus should be on Germaine Sparrow, with the other targets of the lineup set aside for now for only the most basic of surveillance.” Saying this, Solstice clapped his hands and said, “Alright, let’s start getting busy.”
Leonard didn’t have a problem with this, he was just about to go and get some information from the “Mechanical Heart”, “Substitute Punisher” and MI9.
……
Tuesday morning, Klein slept until he woke up naturally, only to feel relaxed and calm, with a kind of joyful emotion slowly growing.
The extraordinary ability of the “psychiatrist” is still very useful. …… This is very compatible with the contagious optimism and sunshine that comes with Ms. “Justice”… …Klein rolled out of bed and opened the curtains.
He leisurely admired the view outside and the sun spilling its golden rays, regaining his motivation to formulate his plans for the next few months, if not a year:
”First, scout for a new secret puppet;
”Second, to use Dawn Dantes, in her capacity as Dawn Dantes and her manipulation of the Secret Puppet, to direct a drama to speed up the digestion of the magic potion;
”Third, in the process, slowly collect the materials needed for the ‘Trickster’ magic potion, in which the Trickster Evil Monster can ask the little ‘Sun’ to see if there are any clues, and the Spirit World Marauder seeks the help of Mr. Aztec. After all, the Underworld itself was part of the Spirit World;
”Fourthly, continue to investigate the Great Haze incident in Berkland to find out the real culprits hiding behind the scenes, this includes Ince Zangwill, including the demigod who killed ‘Captain Crazy’, there couldn’t be any better candidates to be the target of the promotion ceremony, but be careful! ‘0-08’, always be on the lookout for any coincidences that are too deliberate …… Well, my side focuses on normal contact and providing assistance, and leave the dangerous and direct pursuits to Magical Girl Tris.”
Klein’s thoughts became a little bit clearer, although there were still worries and fears in his heart, but these no longer affected his mental state and ability to act.
Retracting his gaze beyond the balcony, Klein stepped into the washroom and took care of his personal hygiene.
Soon, refreshed, he opened the door to his room and saw that in addition to his valet, Richardson, the butler, Walter, was waiting outside.
The gentleman, wearing white gloves, saluted respectfully:
”Good morning, sir; you have only one thing on your schedule for to-day, and that is to join the Senator Macht at the ‘East Byron Veterans’ Officers’ Club’ at three o’clock in the afternoon.
”He is the MP for the new party, and accepting his invitation in that regard would mean that you have made a preliminary indication of your political leanings, and you have a chance to hesitate.”
Klein thoughtfully said:
”No, it’s my choice.”
He paused and said in the tone of a counselor:
”What are some of the things I should look out for today on my first visit to the ‘East Byron Veterans’ Officers’ Club’?”
”Compliment them on the meritorious service they have established at East Byron, and by doing so offer a donation, not too much, not too little, five hundred pounds would be a more appropriate sum.” Walter the Steward offered his opinion.
500 pounds …… Really, no matter which circle you want to enter, you have to spend a large sum of money …… Hey, this is also because Dawn Dantes has no origin and no background, and can only open the way with money …… Klein nodded gently and agreed with the butler s proposal.
At the same time, he quickly calculated his current assets in his mind:
The craftsman has not yet completed the production of the “Ocean Singer”, but the “Chaos Tutor” and “Druid” have already been “completed”, and the money exchanged for the “Druid” extraordinary trait has already been “completed”. Characteristics of the exchange of money has “arrived”, a total of 16,000 pounds ……
”With the original cash, minus the 13,000 pounds spent on the 3% stake in the Cowie Company, and the rich man’s family’s daily and church donations, there are still 23,985 pounds and five gold coins left. ……
”In addition, another payment was made to Miss Messenger and she is still owed 3,413 gold coins ……
”500 pounds is over 2% of all my cash ……”
Without saying anything more, Klein walked out of the bedroom, down to the second floor, into the dining room, and enjoyed his breakfast.
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Underneath St. Samuel’s Church, Leonard Mitchell returned to his office before the rest of his teammates.
He had been given the appropriate information and was informed of an unremarkable event:
Prince Edzak, who had passed away during the Great Haze of Berkland, had commissioned a private detective to investigate the cause of death of equestrian teacher Talim Dumont.
And the name of that private detective was:
Sherlock Moriarty!
Sure enough! His figure had likewise appeared on the verge of the Great Bakerland Haze incident! Leonard lifted his hand and ran it through his hair with joy and exhilaration.
Immediately afterward, he clenched his fist and struck the papers on his desk, ready to look for more clues.
However, he was suddenly still for seven or eight seconds before he picked up his cup with some embarrassment, took a sip of his coffee, and grumbled inwardly:
”What exactly did I want to do just now, I forgot after whacking it ……”
After careful recollection, Leonard finally remembered, pulled open a drawer, and took out a deck of tarot cards.
Then, he found the “Fool” card, placed it on a piece of white paper, and wrote three names underneath:
”Sherlock Moriarty, Germaine Sparrow, Dawn Dantes.”
After a moment’s hesitation, Leonard pulled a line from each of the three names to the “Fool” card, indicating that they were probably members of the secretive organization that believed in the Fool.
Among them, he was not sure about the identity of Germaine Sparrow and put a question mark next to it.
After that, Leonard drew the “Emperor” card and put it next to the name “Sherlock Moriarty”, labeling it as “suspected”.
”Gelman Sparrow and Dawn Dantes each have a tarot card as well?” Leonard murmured silently to himself, took the Mad Adventurer’s profile, and carefully flipped through it.
Suddenly, he felt a date was familiar:
Early January!
Germaine Sparrow first appeared in early January!
Hissing …… Leonard sucked in his breath and violently flipped through another profile, where it was written at the end:
”At the end of December, Sherlock Moriarty left Birkeland for a vacation down south and never returned.”
Late December……1early……Bayclyde……Price Harbor……German Sparrow would change the The look …… can’t be? Leonard muttered in his mind while drawing a dotted line between “Sherlock Moriarty” and “Germaine Sparrow”.
This great detective is the key ah …… Leonard took out the ceremonial portrait of Sherlock Moriarty again, carefully looked at it.
Considering the element of “changing appearance”, he mentally made different disguises for the great detective.
Changing and changing, Leonard’s eyes a little bit frozen, frowning uncontrollably wrinkled.