Part 4 The Undead Chapter 154 Preparations Before Leaving
After considering for a while, Klein, who had already planned accordingly, smoothly cleared his mind and determined the next few things to do.
Snap! He shook and flung the letter paper with his right hand, and in the light of the rising crimson fire, he looked up at the opposite side of Renette Tynicol, ready to take out a gold coin of Ruin from his coat pocket in order to pay for the postage.
However, the messenger lady had long since left, and there was no one across from him.
”No more money?” Klein was stunned at first, then had all kinds of associations, wondering if Renette Tignicole, who habitually took gold coins from non-contractors, had taken the initiative to ask for the postage.
Maybe the messenger lady didn’t say anything and just looked at Leonard with four heads and eight eyes at the same time like that, waiting for him to pay the gold coins, and it turned out that the guy couldn’t comprehend it at all, tried to force the end of the summoning, and was tragically pinched and snapped his neck……. Klein hissed, and obediently used the gold coin he had just pulled out to do a divination, and got that Leonard Mitchell was living Not a bad result.
With a sigh of relief, he put away the gold coin and called out to the door:
”Richardson.”
The door of the half-open room swung back without making much noise, and Richardson, his valet, stepped quickly in and asked respectfully:
”What can I do for you, sir?”
”Ask Mr. Butler to come over here.” Klein commanded while lamenting in his heart that he was really corrupted by an extravagant life, even if he was looking for someone at home, he would not move half a step to do it through his personal manservant.
Well, this is the need to play …… he said to himself silently.
After a few minutes, the white-gloved Walter made his way up to the third floor and, with arms naturally hanging down, stood in standardized posture to the side of Dawn Dantes, waiting for his employer to speak.
Klein had long ago weighed his words and said, not too quickly or slowly:
”Go to Senator Macht’s house and tell him I have prepared the advance payment.
”Also, prepare the carriage; I am going to the ‘Charity Scholarship Fund’ in the morning and returning at noon.
”If Councillor Macht does not allow me to set aside the afternoon, then you will make another trip to Dr. Alan Krebs’s house and say that I will be making a visit in the afternoon.”
Crane had previously withdrawn £10,000 in cash from above the gray mist into a small suitcase, and was waiting for the right time to complete the preliminaries of that arms deal.
He had “teleported” to the sea in order to remove the smell of the fog from the banknotes, and to feed the “writhing hunger” – he was afraid that Amon, who was aware of the fog, would “sniff” it in the same city. He was afraid that Amon, who knew of the existence of the Grey Mist, would be able to “sniff” out that particular flavor in the same city, or sense where the treasure he craved was located.
”Yes, sir.” The butler, Walter, didn’t bother to ask his employer where he’d raised the up-front money; as far as he could remember, Dawn Dantes had hardly been to the bank in a while.
Of course, it wasn’t a matter of too much concern; many of the wealthy men who came to Birkeland from out of town, especially from Dixie Bay and the Intercoastal Counties, always had large sums of cash in suitcases prepared in advance.
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22 Pacefield Street, the headquarters of the Ruane Charitable Scholarship Fund.
Klein entered through the front door, went up to the second floor, and found the meeting room provided for the trustees.
–As an honorary member of the board of trustees who was only occasionally involved in certain matters, he did not have an office here, but he could use the parlor.
He clenched his right hand into a fist against his mouth and coughed softly on purpose before stepping into the parlor and finding a couch to sit on.
After a short wait, he regained his feet and addressed Richardson, his valet, who was standing next to him:
”I’ll go down to the lavatory.”
Buttoning up his clothes, Klein stepped out of the parlor, just in time to see Audrey “Justice” come out of her own office.
This noble lady wore a plainer dress today, white with dark green accents, ruffles on the cuffs and collar, and only a bow-tie flower on the chest.
She wasn’t even wearing jewelry, wearing a belt that didn’t look good or bad, and only where her left arm was, the clothing had a slight bulge presenting itself as the wind blew and pressed it against her skin.
”Good morning, Ms. Audrey.” Klein made a face of surprise at having stumbled upon the other woman.
Audrey glanced at Dawn Dantes, who was in good shape with graying sideburns, and responded with a light smile:
”Good morning, Mr. Dantes.”
She wanted to say “Long time no see” in a slightly brisk manner to poke fun at the fact that the other party hadn’t come to visit the Charity Scholarship Fund for a few days since the inauguration ceremony, but considering that the two of them could only be regarded as acquaintances on the surface, she forcibly refrained from saying anything accordingly.
Klein rubbed the corner of his forehead obediently and shook his head with a bitter smile:
”I apologize for not coming over until today.
”I’ve been really busy lately, and predictably, I’ll be even busier next, and may have to make a trip to the Southern Continent to deal with certain matters.”
The reason why he made a special trip to come over and inform Miss “Justice” about his departure from Bakerland for a period of time was to show his sincerity, hoping that this noble maiden would help look after the foundation and make it function properly – to Klaine, from the bottom of his heart, he For Kline, he sincerely hoped that this “Charity Scholarship Fund” could help more poor people in need of help.
”To the Southern Continent?” Audrey interpreted Dawn Dantes’ sincerity, and asked back with a slight sense of dismay.
Klein chuckled:
”For a business deal.”
In this instant, the first thought that surfaced in Audrey’s mind was: which Sequence 5 is going to lose his life again?
Noticing that Ms. “Justice” seemed to have made a bad association, Klein added another sentence:
”Working with the military, selling some necessities.”
What’s the significance of this? Dawn Dantes’ identity was used to spy on the military? Something dawned on Audrey and she raised her right hand, nodded it four times clockwise and said with a bright smile:
”May the Goddess bless you with all the best.”
It was only after she finished the sentence out of habit that she realized the incongruity, that she was telling one of Mr. Fool’s dependents that the Goddess had blessed him!
It was probably closer to a curse than anything else. …… Would Mr. Germaine Sparrow be offended? No, he’s actually a gentle man at heart, and I didn’t mean to be malicious just now. …… After I go to the southern continent and come back again, the one who plays Dawn Dantes should be a different family member, right? Could it be a demigod? Audrey’s thoughts unconsciously flared out.
Klein smiled helplessly and drew the Crimson Moon on his chest with the same skill:
”May the goddess protect us.”
Instead of descending divine punishment …… he added silently in his mind.
Then he made small talk as if it was really just a chance encounter on the road:
”Have you been going to the school to promote it this time?”
”Yes.” Audrey’s face seemed to glow at the mention of that aspect, proud and happy that she was finally doing something tangible.
A look of pity grew in her turquoise eyes after she nodded her head slightly harder but minimally:
”Went to a couple of public primary schools, quite a few of the kids in there were really poor, they were bringing their own black bread for lunch with a glass of water to save money.”
At this point in her speech, she looked up at Dawn Dantes, slightly embarrassed:
”I know that they won’t take me to night school or Sunday school for a while, and won’t let me see any worse.
”But I can imagine, I can imagine, like the workers who go into factories and only live for a few years ……”
It was something Germaine “The World” Sparrow had once told her, giving her her first insight into what was really going on in the underbelly of Berkland, but what you hadn’t seen with your own eyes, you could still only rely on your imagination.
Klein sighed silently and said:
”It might be worse than you think.
”There’s no need to rush, when you show your abilities, abilities worthy of their trust, you can truly become one of them.”
”Uh-huh.” Audrey nodded her head, already seeming to be thinking of ways to perform better.
Klein didn’t talk much more; after all, this was only the third time the two had met, and they had only spoken a few words before, so it would be easy to get suspicious if they talked too much at once now.
He pointed in the direction of the washroom, said an apology, took a step and walked over.
Audrey watched Dawn Dantes’ back for a few seconds of silence, and whispered greasily:
”What would worse look like ……”
……
After getting a reply from Councillor Macht inviting himself to the “East Byron Veterans’ Officers’ Club” in the evening, Klein followed the scheduled plan, and then, at 4:00 p.m., paid a visit to Dr. Allen Krebs.
”Mr. Dantes, your butler did not tell me what you had to do.” Since his wife was only like a month away from giving birth, Dr. Allen had recently put off a lot of work and always stayed at home.
He was quite puzzled by the matter of the sudden visit of Dawn Dantes, who was not considered to be too familiar with him, coupled with the fact that he himself was not too good at socializing, so after exchanging pleasantries, he directly asked the question.
Klein smiled and said:
”It’s like this, I may have to make a trip to the southern continent next, you know, the weather there is hot and humid, and there are all sorts of bugs and diseases, I want to prepare some medicines ahead of time to prevent accidents from happening, I don’t know if you have any suggestions? It’s really a bit of a shame, you’re the only excellent doctor I know.”
Dr. Allen accepted his explanation and began to think carefully and give the names of the medicines.
By the end of the day, Klein, who had jotted down a note pad full of them, found an excuse for a stomach ache and went into the washroom on the first floor.
The washroom mirror there had darkened horribly and seemed to have been completely shrouded by thick shadows, and in the shadows a black stroller slowly approached with a fuzzy child wrapped in silver silk lying inside.
”What is it this time?” Will Onsettin questioned in a clear voice.
Klein coughed dryly twice and piled on a smile:
”As you should have heard, I’m going to the Southern Continent.
”I don’t want to miss your birth, so I would like to ask which day you plan to use for your birthday?”
Will Onsettin sucked his thumb and said:
”I don’t know.”
”Can’t even angels control when they’re born?” Klein asked, slightly startled.
Will Onsettin answered hesitantly:
”You don’t understand …… I’ve already looked at three birthdays, and they all have unique significance in terms of destiny, but I’m not sure yet, and I still look at it rather vaguely, so maybe when it really comes to that time, then I’ll understand what to do at once.”
This is the choice of difficult ah, also has a strong God’s stick temperament …… Klein interlocked hands, slightly invisible rubbed a little said:
”Then how am I supposed to be informed in time to get back in time to complete the transaction with you? Uh, that thousand paper crane doesn’t work anymore.”