Chapter Eighty-Nine: Clues
Not long after Klein and the others had lunch, the detective who had taken a leave of absence returned to Green Park Street, which meant that the commission he had accepted was over.
Because of the marked improvement in the situation of Atru, Logo Carroman was quite generous in settling his remuneration, with a full fifty per cent premium on the basis of 10 pounds.
"He is a jewel merchant, and he is very generous, but he is not so rich compared to the rest of the West Side and Queens, and Green Park Street is close to the suburbs, and even not far from the cemetery, I can run to it in ten minutes...... Well, Miss Bodyguard, no, Miss Sharon, there is a high probability that she is a strong person in Sequence 5, and the fee standard is 1,000 pounds in three days, and I, as an extraordinary person in Sequence 7, is only 15 pounds a day, and the gap is still a bit big......"
"Of course, if I could do this every day, I would earn more than £5,400 a year, which is at the top of the middle class, and the first manager of the Beckland Bank would only be £5,000 a year...... Hehe, it's just a simple fantasy, for most detectives, it's really not open for a week, open for a week...... And the extraordinary materials I need to promote Sequence 6 definitely add up to more than 3,000 pounds, it's a headache to think about, for ordinary people, this is a huge fortune, a huge wealth that can sustain a good life for a lifetime!"
"The good news is that even if I master the trick, it will take six to three years to digest the potions of Sequence 7, and even if I can quickly summarize the rules of 'Magician', it will be at most a month or two ahead of the minimum, and I still have enough time to save money and gather clues for materials......"
"Wait, Miss 'Justice' seems to owe me, uh, my dependents £5,000......"
"However, her financial situation has not been very good recently, and it is difficult for her to come up with such a large amount of money in a few months......
With the three five-pound bills in hand, Klein left the West End with a very divergent mind.
Returning to Minsk Street, he quickly burned the used paper figurines and made up two more.
In the evening, he took the steam metro to the area of Beckland Bridge and, according to the figures provided in the newspapers, knocked on the door of the party house.
As on previous occasions, he put on an iron mask that only covered the upper half of his face, put on a black robe with a hood, and was led by the attendant into the living room, where only one candle burned quietly.
At a glance, Klein found that there were nearly half fewer extraordinary people at this party than before.
I'm all pinching the time, and the others are late? Klein didn't change his walking posture and habitual movements this time, picked a corner position, and sat down slowly.
After a few minutes, the old gentleman "Eyes of Wisdom" cleared his throat and said:
"Let's start the party, the others probably won't come. ”
Speaking of which, he briefly explained two sentences:
"Because the killer of the serial murder case has never been found, the Night Watchman, the Punisher Substitute, the Machine Heart, and most of the MI9 Extraordinaries have been sent out to do a large-scale investigation and search. ”
"In this situation, it is normal and understandable that those friends are reluctant to go out and participate in gatherings. ”
"Frankly, there were more people here today than I thought. ”
Sure enough, the circle of extraordinaries is not isolated, and is also influenced by current events...... Klein looked around and saw that the chubby pharmacist was not absent, and his heart suddenly relaxed a lot.
The pharmacist pushed the iron mask on his face and shouted without much hope:
"If you want to buy the marrow crystals of the Elven Spring, the price is negotiable. ”
"I have. Klein spoke without hesitation.
He feared that others had also found this extraordinary material, and thus overstocked his goods.
- Although extraordinary materials are scarce, and there are few repetitions in separate circles, this kind of thing is not afraid of ten thousand, just in case.
"Buying the marrow crystals of the Elven Spring......" The medicine man didn't seem to hear anyone responding.
In the middle of speaking, he was suddenly stunned, turned his head to look at Klein suddenly, and blurted out with a blazing look in his eyes:
"You have?"
"Yes. Klein couldn't stand the hot gaze of the other party.
He replied in the affirmative as he rolled up his black robe and pulled out an iron cigarette case.
Klein opened the cigarette case, revealing the faded egg-like elven spring medulla crystals inside.
"If you don't feel at ease, you can ask the 'Wisdom Eye' old man to do an appraisal. Crane added in a deep voice.
This is actually not very necessary, because it is clear whether it is an extraordinary material at a glance, and after getting it, whether it is contaminated or not can be quickly discovered.
However, if the occult knowledge is not abundant, it is easy for the extraordinary to mix similar materials, and in this case, identification is required.
The pharmacist looked at the extraordinary materials in Klein's hand obsessively as if he were looking at a beautiful girl who had been coveted for a long time, and only shook his head after a few seconds:
"No, you don't need to!"
"That's it!"
"That's it!"
Klein hooked the corners of his mouth slightly and offered the price:
"300 pounds, and a clue to the pharmacist's formula. ”
"The clue to the pharmacist's formula...... It's you!" the medicine man was stunned for a moment, and finally understood who the other person was.
It's the guy who made him run away with the sedative!
Immediately, he was heartbroken to the extreme, and regretted it to the extreme, and sighed:
"You're one of the lucky ones!"
"Why didn't I choose that lucky path in the first place......
After all, I am the king of yellow and black who rules good luck...... Klein spat to himself.
The pharmacist sighed for a while, changed his sitting posture and said:
"It's too expensive, £200 plus recipe clues. ”
"The clue to the recipe is only incidental, because I can't confirm its authenticity, so, 300 pounds, not a penny, I think there should be people somewhere else who need it. Klein smiled and said, "This price is actually very fair, if you were someone else, you might have offered 400, or even 500 pounds, and you might have accepted it." ”
"I won't be so stupid, I can still wait......" The pharmacist muttered two sentences, "The clue can be identified by the old man, the old man of the 'Eye of Wisdom'." ”
"It has to be objective, detailed things for me to identify, and simple clues are not in this ranks. "Eyes of wisdom," the old gentleman reminded.
Divination, on the other hand, can roughly determine whether a clue is valid or not, without involving a force two or three levels higher than itself...... Klein muttered to himself silently.
However, he will not reveal his expertise in divination at the gathering of the Extraordinary.
"Okay...... 300 pounds plus clues, you earned!" the medicine man took a breath, rubbed and took out a thick stack of cash, counted the corresponding amount, and then asked the waiter to take a pen and paper and bury his head in writing.
Brushing and brushing, he made a clue, crumpled the paper into a mess, and handed it to the waiter, along with cash and a few other items.
Waiting for the waiter to come, Klein glanced at it, and suddenly was a little stunned.
Because in addition to the cash and clues, there are also four additional thin glass tubes, which contain seemingly pure liquid.
"What is this?" Klein asked, confused.
"Have you forgotten? The sedatives you wanted, my special sedatives, are 10 sules each, and two pounds for four, so the cash is 298 pounds. The pharmacist replied, "If you are not comfortable with my sedative, you can apply for an appraisal." ”
I really forgot...... I was all there to win Miss Sharon's letter, and now that she's not here, well, I might be able to deal with some unforeseen situation with a standing sedative...... Crane said no more, shook out the pith of the Elven Spring, took the things, counted the cash in front of everyone, and discerned the authenticity by the faint candlelight.
A total of 298 pounds...... That's right...... Seeing that the wallet could no longer hold any more cash, Crane had no choice but to roll up the bills and stuff them into his pocket.
After putting away the sedative, he unfolded the note and glanced at the clue:
"South of the Bridge, Yuejihua Street, Harvest Church, looking for Bishop Utravsky. As long as you can help him complete a task, it is possible to get the Medicine Formula. ”
The Harvest Church, which is one of the few churches in the Kingdom of Mother Earth Church, has two extraordinary paths: "Cultivator" and "Medicine Master...... The clues match well...... Crane thoughtfully folded the note.
As the party progressed, the female extraordinary, who had the "craftsman" behind him, didn't show up for it, or didn't get a new transcendent weapon, and never spoke, dashing Klein's expectations - he now had £509 in cash and could think about the equipment.
After many transactions were aborted, a man sitting on a barstool spoke in a low voice:
"I have a friend who was unfortunately found in the basement of a certain Storm Church during this investigation, and I wanted to ask a few helpers to rescue him. ”
The "Eye of Wisdom" old gentleman immediately responded:
"Wild Dog, give up this plan! a Storm Church's substitute and seal is enough to destroy all of us here. ”
"Your friend's end is already doomed, don't let yourself get into the same desperate situation. ”
"Wild Dog" looked around, and found that no one responded to him, so he couldn't help but beat his thigh hard, and roared:
"But what did he do wrong?"
"He's a good physician, he's saved a lot of patients, he's never hurt anyone! Just because he took potions and became extraordinary, he was imprisoned to a place where he could never see the sun, and even as an experiment for a substitute punisher?"
"Why?"
"Why ......"
The "wild dog's" painful and desperate questioning echoed through the room, and even the pharmacist, who had always been unable to keep his mouth shut, remained silent.
Ay...... Klein, the former official extraordinary, could only let out a long sigh in his heart.
In the absence of the "playing law", the wild extraordinary are all time bombs......
But if the "playing method" is popularized, the situation may be even more chaotic and bloody...... After all, extraordinary properties are immortal and conserved......
In this oppressive atmosphere, the party came to an end, and Crane, who had nothing else to gain, spoke again:
"Who has a pistol bullet with a different supernatural effect attached?"
"For example, the purification effect, the demon hunting effect, etc., etc., etc. ”
He didn't specify the caliber of the bullets, because he didn't have a gun now, and he could wait until he bought the bullets to make them.
In the silence, a female extraordinary, also sitting in the corner, replied in a low voice:
"I can help you ask, and I'll give you the answer at the next meeting. ”
It seems to be the lady who has the "craftsman" behind her...... Klein spat out:
"Okay. ”
When the party was over, he did not go straight back to Minsk Street, but went to the East End, changed his outfit, and went to the junction of the North and Hilston districts.
It was rented by Kapusti Ryder, a man who was suspected of being a member of the Spirit Order.