Chapter 111: Imaginary and Actual "Dependents" (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
Queens, home of Earl Hall, inside the restaurant.
As is customary, Audrey is praying with her father, mother, and brother before the meal.
"Praise the Goddess!" she finished with four clockwise taps on her chest.
However, before she could finish speaking, a thick gray mist filled her line of sight covered by her eyelids, and a figure looking down on everyone's possessions spoke lofty, majestically:
"It was a 'blasphemy card' made by Russell. ”
Mr. "Fool" ...... "blasphemy card"? Audrey, who finally waited for a response, was first overjoyed, and then was slightly stunned, not understanding what the so-called "blasphemy card" meant.
However, she soon had a guess, and she had always known that Russell the Great had made a secret deck of cards symbolizing some unknown power, and this card was twenty-two in all, which was considered to be the object of tarot card reference.
And she also heard the "Hanging Man" say that the secret hidden in that deck of cards is the way of God, the way to become a god!
Originally, it was called the "Blasphemy Card...... Corresponds to "blasphemous slates"...... This is definitely the top treasure in the mysterious world!
O way of God!
It's no wonder that Mr. Fool's family asks for help to make sure it's really that card before acting, lest there be a mistake and not get the right goal, instead making the Steam Church wake up to the fact that there is a "blasphemy card" hidden in a certain bookmark......
I don't know if he succeeded......
The Extraordinary of the Steam Church didn't come to make routine inquiries, and perhaps, he was still planning......
With a shudder in her body, Audrey saw a praying figure in the thick gray mist, blurred to the extreme.
He was respectfully saying:
"Great fool, please convey my thanks to the validators, it made my actions go very smoothly. ”
"For this, I am willing to increase the remuneration to 3,000 pounds, deducting from the 5,000 pounds that have not yet been paid, which is the share that the other party deserves. ”
But when I looked at the front pages of those newspapers, there was no news of the theft of exhibits, all of them were the news of the twelfth victim of serial killings...... Raising the reward to 3,000 pounds shows that the action of Mr. "Fool" has indeed succeeded, and he has taken away the bookmark with the "blasphemy card" hidden without anyone noticing! What a handsome word! The word invented by Russell the Great is not elegant enough, reserved enough, and not in keeping with the status of nobility, but it is the only feeling I have now!
We, the Tarot Society, have mastered a complete "path of the gods"!
It should be complete, right?
I don't know which one it will be?
Either way, it symbolizes the path to godhood!
Under the light of Mr. "Fool", we will one day become the best and most powerful hidden force!
I don't know if there is a "blasphemy card" hidden in other bookmarks......
Audrey controlled her excitement and longed and proudly let the maid help her lay out the napkin.
She rolled her eyes and looked at Earl Hall, who had a habit of reading the newspaper while having breakfast:
"Dad, is there any news worth paying attention to today?"
Earl Hall exclaimed:
"That demon killed another innocent person, the twelfth case, it was a fashion designer who had just become famous, and she had just been a street girl a few times when she was too poor to support, and she had suffered such a terrible thing. ”
"Fortunately, there were witnesses this time, someone witnessed the scene of the demon committing the bloody crime, heh, he was frightened, and kept shouting 'killing' and 'help' on the street, hehe, I have to say, his cry for help had a very good effect, and the demon did not catch up. ”
"The police have taken advantage of this to lock up the suspect and are in the midst of an intense search. ”
Audrey drew the Crimson Moon on her chest again:
"May their actions be successful. ”
"Dad, listening to what you just described, it was a terrible and funny scene. ”
"I hope that the witness doesn't have nightmares because of it in the future. ”
And on the same night, Mr. Fool's family took the "blasphemy plaque" from the heavily protected museum without alarming anyone...... Audrey added a sentence longingly in her heart, and filled herself in some details.
............
Inside the Kingdom Museum, in a restored study.
"Are you sure only two bookmarks have been stolen?" asked Max Levimore, Team Leader of the "Mechanical Heart".
As he spoke, he stole a glance at the big man standing at his desk, with his back to him.
It was an old man in a white priest's robe and a clergyman's floppy hat, who was Archbishop Horamik Haydn, head of the Diocese of Beckland, a member of the Church of the God of Steam and Machines.
This big man was not just a clergyman, but also a very famous scientist, professor emeritus of the Department of Physics at the University of Beckland.
"Yes, only those two bookmarks were stolen. The questioned team member replied quite firmly.
Max bowed his head slightly, looked at Horamic Haydn, thought for a moment, and asked thoughtfully:
"Your Excellency, after the museum closed yesterday evening, some noble children came to visit, did they touch some of the exhibits, including one of the two stolen bookmarks, do you need to let them cooperate with the investigation?"
"I know about it. Horamik turned his body with his hands naturally lowered, and said in a calm tone, "I have confirmed that those noble children have nothing to do with the thieves who stole the bookmarks, and there is no need to let them cooperate with the investigation." ”
"Yes, Your Excellency. Max himself didn't think there was anything wrong with it, not to mention that Archbishop Haydn had enough occult knowledge and all sorts of extraordinary skills to confirm.
Horamik had a very gentle and kind face, and at this time he also did not show the slightest anger, he looked around and said:
"And there was not just one person here last night, at least two, divided into two opposing sides. ”
"One of them may even be taller than me, and the other has strangely escaped. ”
"Although I can't recreate the full scene, some things can still be seen. ”
"It's more complicated than we thought. ”
Speaking of this, he sighed:
"I know why they're stealing bookmarks. ”
"We've been deceived by Russell for over 150 years......"
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3,000 pounds, it's really painful, I've saved up for so long, it's less than 1,000 pounds...... However, the "blasphemy card" is a priceless treasure that cannot be exchanged for money, and Miss "Justice" is definitely worth the price for her contribution in this matter......
Fortunately, it was all deducted from what she owed me, which relieved some of the pressure a little, and if I met Mr. Azik in the future, I would use the high-order formula to pay the 15,000 pounds that belonged to the "dependents...... I don't know what the other "blasphemous cards" have been disguised again, according to the emperor's character, they should all be quite unexpected...... Crane finished responding, looked at the sea of gray mist outside the palace, and sighed silently.
Cautiously, he temporarily left the "Black Emperor" card on the gray mist, on the surface of the bronze table directly opposite the "Fool's" seat, and similarly, the Azk bronze whistle.
When he returned to the real world, he held a ritual again, summoned himself, and threw the "Master Key", a combination of lost and unlucky, which seemed to have little negative impact, but it was really going to encounter a serious situation but could be fatal, and threw it on the gray mist, planning to use it for nothing.
The "Master Key" is just a relic of an unlucky guy who has just been promoted to Sequence 9, and it has a negative impact that even those who are extraordinary in the middle sequence can't weaken...... It seems that the "apprentice" was out of control at that time, and there were additional factors, so there was something unusual......
Thinking about it this way, I was right to make the decision to explore 32 Verdee Street in the South End of the Bridge with caution and be prepared...... Well, it must be made clear that the effect of the seal is not necessarily completely related to the sequence of its owner from which it is precipitated, and multiple factors must be considered, such as whether it has been contaminated by an evil god......
Klein took a shower with a lot of cooler water, walked out of the bathroom refreshed, and went downstairs to enjoy the tortillas he bought along the way, which is a specialty of the highlands of the Fenerport Kingdom, crispy, fragrant and sweet.
After eating and drinking, he scrutinized last night's experience again to see if there were any clues left for others:
"Even with the 'Master Key', it is impossible for me to escape from the hands of a demon if I am not an extraordinary person, and the mysterious and powerful lady at that time must have confirmed that I am not an ordinary private detective, and I did not think to hide it. ”
"She didn't arrest me, which means that she is either an official who has a certain affection for the wild extraordinary, or she doesn't belong to the three major churches and doesn't belong to the military, well, I'm inclined to the latter, the former will most likely confiscate the 'master key', hey, I was a little desperate at the time, and I thought that I would be imprisoned in the underground of the Steam Church as an ordinary extraordinary, and even started to think about how to escape from prison, who knows, she just left. ”
"Which organization is she? or wild? No, the wild extraordinary person must have her own organization when she is so powerful. ”
"That demon dog will definitely use its extraordinary ability to erase clues related to itself, which naturally includes mine, in the occult field, this is impossible to separate, and that lady is probably not suitable for exposure, and the clues when I escaped seem to have been interfered with. ”
"As for the things in the museum, what do they have to do with me, Sherlock Moriarty, who are looking for special spirits, strange beings?" Klein teased himself, feeling more and more settled.
Of course, he dared to go home, and he had divined it beforehand, just as he was not afraid of a completely unsolvable trap in the museum.
Phew, this is over...... What are you going to do today? Practice your extraordinary abilities, and go to the Kragg Club to eat? Well, I wonder if the night watchman has identified the murderer, do you want to write another letter to Isenger Stanton and give me a hint? As his thoughts rolled, Klein heard someone outside approaching and moving away.
He opened the door in confusion, and sure enough, he saw a letter lying in the mailbox.
This letter is from Isenger Stanton.
PS: Ask for a monthly pass~