Part 2 The Faceless Man Chapter 42 The Photo Expert
Curling up inside the cupboard, Klein quietly turned on his psychic vision, only to see two auras come in with some interference in their colors.
”Erica, I brought you a gift.” A deep, thick voice rang out as the door to the room closed.
As expected, a gentleman from the Kingdom of Rune, even if he cheats on his wife, he still seems a bit archaic, if he were a man from Intis, he would have already sweetie, baby, my angel, or something like that shouting randomly …… Klein couldn’t help but spit out a sentence in his heart.
Of course, he this is all based on the stereotype of the relevant content in newspapers, magazines and novels.
Erica Taylor asked with surprise in her voice:
”Let me guess …… is it, is it Fasman’s eye cream, face cream, or essence? Or Lechine’s?”
What’s all this …… Klein sounded a little confused.
Apparently, Doragu Gale didn’t react instantly either, and it took seven or eight seconds before he said:
”…… No, it’s stockings.”
In this world, since oil hadn’t been discovered yet and there were no corresponding cheap chemical products, stockings were high-grade items woven from real silk.
”Not bad, let’s see.” Erica’s joy didn’t diminish much.
”I went to Philip’s Department Store yesterday and bought them for 30 soules a pair, 5 pairs in all.” Doragu said with a slight show off.
”That’s expensive.”
So expensive!
Erica and Klein, one out loud and the other with a dark sigh, expressed the same thing.
Benson worked for so many years, and his weekly salary was only 1 pound 10 Sule, or 30 Sule, just the equivalent of a pair of stockings, and he relied on such a salary to let his younger brother and sister get an education, eat fairly well, and have a place to sleep …… A somewhat skilled ordinary worker’s weekly salary was only 20 Sule up and down …… Klein was staggered for a moment.
”No, it’s not expensive, the stockings are worth it, and I tipped an extra 5 Soule.” The color of Doragu’s own aura sharpened a few degrees as he spoke, and Klein surmised from this that he had taken off his coat.
”I’ll try it on then.” Erica Taylor said in a soft voice.
Again, it felt like watching a little dirty movie …… or a live one …… And, Miss Bodyguard was here …… The corners of Klein’s mouth twitched slightly as he watched the red roam over the red, and watched the two sides of the emotional glow quickly becoming as red as fire.
The purple moved closer to the red, all the way up …… The red wrapped around the green, wrapping around the orange …… Klein listened to the gasps and low chuckles while judging the movements and positions of the two people outside by the shifting positions of the colors of the aura.
When he felt it was about right, Klein wordlessly pushed open the cupboard door and looked in the direction of the sleeping bed.
Dolagu and Erica were already entangled together, their clothes and skirts half undone, and their movements were intense.
Klein raised his “psychic camera” and aimed it at the passionate pair, waiting for the scene where he could see both faces at the same time.
As Dolagu and Erica embraced each other and collapsed into the bed, Klein finally captured the perfect image and pressed the button to take the picture.
The clicking sound was not noticeable, and the intense flashes and other anomalies were confined to a very small area without alerting the pair.
Unconfident in his own photographic skills, Klein made up several more, intending to have a pick of the litter afterward.
-He was only going to give his employer one photo, as too many would make the attorney question why the other side hadn’t realized someone was taking pictures.
The underwear landed lightly on the floor, the gasps intensified steeply, and Klein clutched the compact camera, tumbling familiarly out of the cupboard and slamming the door there in the process.
He rolled continuously until he reached the door to the lounge room, then quietly pulled it open and went back inside the hallway.
Done! Relieved, Klein closed the door politely and silently, then pressed a hand to his chest and owed his body in the direction of the sleeping bed.
Without further delay, he returned to his own lounge.
That seven pounds of the final payment would soon be available …… and with the added bonus of earning a certificate of membership of the Kraig Club worth over fifty pounds, inclusive of food, lodging and fun, no, it was much more expensive than fifty pounds, and you couldn’t join this club with a hundred pounds without a referral or a connection… …This is a great mission, it’s easy, safe and earns a lot of money …… Klein put down his portable camera and heartily sighed a couple of times in his heart.
Just then, a hand suddenly reached out from the camera’s lens.
The bodyguard lady in the black court dress slowly drilled out and refloated in midair, her face still as pale as ever.
Thinking of taking the other woman to see a little dirty movie, Klein somewhat embarrassedly changed the subject and said:
”I’m going to go to the cafeteria to get something to eat, do you want to join me?”
Each member could bring one guest.
As for how to explain the sudden appearance of the guest, Klein’s plan was to go out for a spin and come back.
The bouncer lady answered with little rise in her tone:
”I can go without food for two weeks.”
As she spoke, she turned her body, her back to Klein, and floated toward the mirror, disappearing in an instant.
What the hell is her sequence …… Klein thought rather curiously, and put the portable camera back inside his suitcase.
That done, he went to the lavatory and settled his personal problems.
After washing his hands and wiping his face, Klein looked into the mirror and examined his current appearance:
There was a little more greenish-black stubble on his mouth and under his chin because he hadn’t shaved this morning, his hair was parted on both sides in a three-to-seven ratio, and his face was framed by a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, which were a little bit mature in a scholarly and scholarly manner.
And before there is a certain difference, but a closer look can still be recognized, and when the beard grows to a certain extent, there will be no need to worry too much …… later promoted to the sequence 6 “Faceless Man”, there will be even less need to be afraid of anything … … …Klein took out his gold pocket watch, pressed it open and took a look at it, walked out of the washroom, put on his suitcase, and went to the cafeteria on the first floor.
It was just after nine o’clock, still in the breakfast category, and Klein took a double-sided half-boiled omelette, a loaf of white bread, a slice of butter, a dixie pie, a serving of bacon, and a cup of marquis black tea with lemon slices sunk into it.
As he searched for a seat, he suddenly saw an acquaintance, the surgeon who had recommended him to join the club, Alan Krebs.
The tall, thin gentleman sat alone in the corner, having finished his breakfast, and was sipping his coffee as he flipped through the newspaper.
”Good morning, Dr. Krebs.” Klein walked over and greeted Allen, who was somewhat aloof in nature.
The surgeon pushed up the frames on his nose and said:
”Just call me Allen, Detective Moriarty.”
”On the principle of reciprocity, you’ll have to call me Sherlock.” Klein sat down obediently, “What’s the news today? I got out in such a hurry I haven’t read the paper yet.”
”The ambassador of Intis was assassinated, and a terrorist organization called the ‘Aurora Society’ claimed responsibility, hey, the world is getting more and more chaotic now, sooner or later there will be an all-out war that will affect the northern and southern continents.” Alan said with feeling.
”Sir, war never stops, it’s just that we can enjoy peace.” Klein ate his omelette and responded with a smile, “It’s a shame, it’s impossible to invite us private detectives to help with such an important case.”
Alan flipped through the paper and said:
”This news has little to do with us, the really important thing is that today or tomorrow, the Upper and Lower Houses are finally going to pass something after a long dispute, one is the ‘Uniform Examination for Government Employees Bill’, as well as the corresponding statute and implementation plan, two is the establishment of the ‘Air Pollution Investigation Committee ‘, and the third is the establishment of a separate Alkali Prosecutor, the latter two to deal with pollution, and by God, they’re finally starting to take the problem seriously, the number of hospital patients suffering from lung diseases has been climbing.”
Is it finally going to pass? I wonder how well Benson is prepared …… will be affected by my death …… Klein’s smile suddenly widened as he said:
”It’s a good thing.”
”It’s very good for Mary, who wants to make herself, or her husband, Doragu, a member of the ‘Kingdom’s Air Pollution Investigation Committee’, and her hopes are even higher that she doesn’t hold a position in a commercial company and is a devotee of the Goddess, and no matter what the organization, there is always a need for balance of it.” Ellen brought up Klein’s employer, “I suggest she come to the club more often these days, we have several members of the House of Commons here.”
In the Kingdom of Ruin, the composition of the members of the House of Commons was dominated by wealthy tycoons and agents of certain nobles, but there were also a number of professionals such as doctors, lawyers, priests, teachers, scientists, and accountants.
It was the Krag Club that targeted various professionals from the middle class, without distinguishing between parties.
Klein, not knowing too much about similar aspects, responded casually and turned to the conversation:
”Alan, it’s Friday, don’t you need to go back to the hospital?”
”No, I took the day off, it’s been awful lately.” Alan said with a sudden frown.
”What happened?” Klein said as he took a sip of his black tea.
Since Beckiron had just been assassinated and Rosago’s body had been thrown into a distant sewer to be discovered at some point, Klein, mindful of the fallout and his own imperfect disguise, wasn’t going to take on anything too difficult that would easily expose him these days, so he was interested in potentially easy, well-paying things.
Alan put down the paper and sighed:
”I’ve been so unlucky lately, a few consecutive surgeries have gone awry, luckily they didn’t have too serious consequences, otherwise I might have had my license revoked.”
Although in the current era, it wasn’t big news for surgeons to die in surgery, it was a common occurrence, but the punishment was still quite severe if a serious accident was caused by their own mistakes.
Well, I can’t help much …… Well, actually, I know a transit ritual, only its effect is to send you above the gray mist …… Klein lowered his head and nibbled on the bread.
After breakfast, he said goodbye to Alan, first went to withdraw 500 pounds in cash, and gave 300 pounds to the bodyguard lady, then returned to his home, waiting for the photographs to be washed out while hoping for any simple commissions to come to his door, but, alas, he didn’t meet any for the time being.
In the evening, Klein was ready to go out again, targeting the “Braveheart Bar”.
He wanted to get in touch with more of the extraordinary circle while the bodyguard was there.