Chorwood District, Minsk Street 15.
This two-story townhouse facing the street was the place that Klein found in Backlund.
Since he had no identification, he read about the house rental section in the newspaper and directly went to see Starling Summer, the landlady next door, for an interview about renting a house.
After a brief discussion, they agreed on a half-year lease with a rent of 25 pounds.
When signing the contract and paying the money, Klein, whose pseudonym was Sherlock Moriarty, felt quite sad. He couldn't help but recall what Benson once said, "The rents in the newspapers are all on the high side..." .
After a night's rest, Klein finished breakfast and got busy.
He had to pave the way for his new career, replenish daily necessities and commonly used occult materials... in short, there were a lot of things.
Although there was a high probability that these problems could be easily solved by going to see Valeera directly, but for various reasons, Klein did not want to do so.
He didn't know how to face Valeera, and he didn't want to rely on others for help in everything. What's more, the biggest goal in his heart cannot be told to anyone at all, not to anyone!
Klein has already thought clearly that his path is doomed to be lonely.
Before, above the gray fog, he subconsciously rejected Valeela's wish to meet for the same reason, although he had not thought clearly about it at the time.
The new career Klein chose for himself was that of a private detective——
Revenge and promotion are not things that can be achieved overnight, and the funds in his hands are not sufficient, so he must have a profitable job, and this job must have enough freedom to not affect his actions and arrangements.
There are not many jobs that can meet this requirement, and private detective is the most suitable choice.
Klein first went to the headquarters of the "Backlund Post" and spent 30 pounds to order a small advertisement for a month to promote his detective business. After that, he visited many stores and basically bought all the necessary supplies and materials.
By the time all preparations were completed, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon, and it was time to convene the "Tarot Club" in an hour.
Because the expenses were too high, Klein took advantage of this free time to read through the newspapers again, hoping to find a suitable investment project to develop revenue.
Unfortunately, reliable investment projects are not that easy to find.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Klein had no choice but to put down the newspaper, return to the room, close the doors and windows, raise the "spiritual wall" to isolate the inside and outside, and go above the gray fog through the "Transfer Ceremony".
He sat on the high-backed chair of "The Fool", first extended his spirituality, and touched the crimson star symbolizing the "sun" in response to prayer, informing him to prepare to attend the party——
The Silver City where "Sun" Derrick is located is located outside the North and South Continents. The legendary "Land Abandoned by the Gods" is a dangerous environment that is dark all year round and full of monsters. He cannot control the exact time of the party by himself, so there is nothing he can do. To prepare for being alone in advance, you can only rely on the "Fool"'s reminder.
At three o'clock exactly, Klein stretched out his hand to point at the crimson stars in the gray mist.
Under his pull, five crimson masses suddenly appeared next to the ancient and mottled bronze long table, molding and stretching into illusory human figures.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool~ Afternoon..."
Audrey stood up happily to say hello, but suddenly noticed an equally illusory and hazy figure on the seat next to her. She was sitting next to him, her smooth black hair was simply tied up, her emotions were restrained, and her behavior was elegant and restrained. .
Alger and the other three people sitting opposite were slightly earlier than Audrey and noticed Valeera immediately.
For "Sun" Derrick, this is a new member, and his observation eyes are full of curiosity and exploration; "Tower" Piero's feelings are quite complicated, but he keeps them in his heart and thinks silently; "The Hanged Man" Alger cautiously withdrew his mid-gesture gesture and gave up the idea of expressing his gratitude to Mr. "Fool" first.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Hanged Man~Good afternoon, Mr. Tower~Good afternoon, Mr. Sun."
Audrey only hesitated slightly, and immediately took up the previous greeting and continued to greet each member of the "Tarot Society" while taking in the emotional reactions of the three people opposite her.
Finally, she looked at Valeela and said in a soft tone:
"Good afternoon, I am Justice."
Valeera smiled and nodded in response, but said nothing.
She deliberately imitated some of Miss Sharon's habits in order to distinguish herself from the person Audrey was familiar with. In addition, she was also a little unsure about how Alger the Hanged Man and Mr. Tower would react to her return to the party, and she planned to adapt accordingly.
"This is Miss Temperance."
Klein looked at Audrey, who was sitting at the front of the left side of the long bronze table, and helped Valeela introduce herself in a gentle tone.
He placed Valeera in second place, and deliberately made up his words, just to confuse Audrey and make her think that Valeera was a new member, thus helping Valeera hide her identity in reality.
After Audrey sat down, there was a brief silence in the giant palace above the gray fog, and everyone's eyes were basically focused on Valeela.
This reminded Klein of the difficult beginnings of his first two "Tarot Sessions."
Of course, today is different from the past, and Klein no longer has any of the anxiety he felt at the beginning, because he is very sure that the current "Tarot Society" has passed its fragile early stage, and this embarrassment is no longer harmful.
Through observation, Audrey discovered that the emotions of the two gentlemen "The Hanged Man" and "Tower" seemed a bit complicated, which was different from the last time Mr. "Sun" joined in.
But because of the obstruction of the gray fog, she was unable to observe more.
Valeera, who was in the center of everyone's attention, acted as if she had nothing to do with me, and did not respond to any gaze.
When Alger saw this, he immediately gave up his exploration of Valeela, turned to look at Mr. Fool at the top, and said:
"Mr. Fool, I got a total of 19 pages of Russell's diary this time."
"Here, I must thank you for sending the diaries to help me get rid of Qilingos. These diaries are the reward I should pay!"
This sentence brought back the anxiety that Klein once felt.
After all, he only passed on news in this matter, and even the news that Qilingers was killed came from newspapers.
He missed the messenger copper whistle, and he didn't even know it was Mr. Azik who took action. However, in order to protect Mr. Fool's integrity in front of "Justice" and "The Hanged Man", he could only bite the bullet and accept it. Take this "blame".
Who told him to boast that if the person with the papers happened to be in Backlund, he would provide help.
"This is the principle of equivalent exchange."
He didn't say much about the examiner, and relied on his "clown" ability to make his reply sound calm.
As expected of Mr. Fool... She didn't care about a pirate general carrying magical items at all... It seems that I don't need to mention the bounty... I don't know how many high-sequences Mr. "Fool" has The Roller... Audrey unknowingly began to get used to using "she" to refer to "The Fool".
Of course, Valeela would not take the initiative to reveal that she had shared the other half of the bounty.
On the contrary, she glanced at Alger with an unexpected look, as if she had no idea about the inside story of Qilingos being shot.
"Tower" Piero was neither surprised nor surprised.
As a resurrected ancient god, it is normal for Mr. "The Fool"'s scroller to have the strength to kill a pirate general, but... does this matter have anything to do with "The Fool" canceling the party?
Regardless of whether there are results or not, he can't help but think about it - this is his good habit, and it can also be regarded as his bad habit.
After hearing "The Fool's" answer, "The Hanged Man" Alger said humbly:
"The limit of my current memory is six pages. Please allow me to divide it into several pages for you."
"No problem." Klein, shrouded in thick gray fog, nodded gently.
Derrick "The Sun" looked at the pages of "The Hanged Man"'s diary and was very curious about the contents.
Based on his previous experiences, he believed that the items Mr. Fool was interested in must contain many mysteries.
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He glanced at Miss Justice and saw that she had no urge to ask, so he carefully remained silent.
Soon, the six-page diary was completed and came into Klein's hands.
Audrey and the others began to wait quietly, having become accustomed to similar things.
