The Lord Of The Mysteries

Chapter 229's

Meursault's body lay there, his eyes wide open, as if he still had a murderous gaze in them.

The wound that had cut half his throat was originally thin, but with the condensation characteristic of the Beyonder, it had progressed a little and became much more disintegrated.

At the same time, the phenomenon of incontinence after death makes the lower body smell bad.

Klein held onto an object like a red jelly, feeling confused about what he should do next.

He has three general options. The first is to clean up the scene, deal with his injuries, and report them to the police in the name of legitimate self-defense. The second is to wait until late at night, throw the body into the sewer, and pretend nothing happened. The third was to immediately give up his current identity, escape to another region, and change his name again.

The problem with the first option is that Klein is still an illegal resident with a skeleton in his closet. Reporting it to the police could easily lead to the discovery of problems with his identity. As for the second option, other than constantly worrying that his body would be found and the police would come knocking on his door, there was another hidden danger.

When the ambassador behind Meursault confirmed the disappearance or death of his subordinates, he would definitely send another person to 15 Minsk Street again. When that happens, Klein will probably face the enemies of Order 7 and/or Order 6. He was facing a faction that might be a country, a powerful country.

The third option seems to be the wisest and safest option that allows him to avoid all risks, but there are also disadvantages, and it is a portrait Klein is likely to post, making him desirable. Furthermore, it would be an unmistakable portrait of her that Mrs Sammer would depict next door, her neighbor, Lawyer Jurgen, and the others. Once the fugitive's notice was published in a related newspaper, even if it was limited to the greater Backlund area, Klein would most likely be recognized by the other Daly and Nighthawks. That would make the problem even more troublesome.

Since this matter involved Ince Zengwell and the Closed Artifact 0-0, it was highly likely that he would be pursued by an expert at the level of a high-level deacon.

Of course, the third option has a separate branch that, of course, hides the corpse and throws the evidence into the gutter, and then tries to escape. However, there was also the risk of becoming a fugitive when the ambassador could not find Klein. He could order the Zmanger gang members to call the police and use the official Backlund forces to search—and if he could track Klein, that would be tantamount to the second option.

After thinking about it, Klein quickly made up his mind: Forecast …

Of course, he was already leaning towards a certain choice, the lesser of the two evils. The first option was relatively less risky, and it allowed him to take the initiative to some extent. Through exposure, he could attract the attention of official factions and suppress the actions of the next Ambassador so as not to be too maniacal.

He took out a piece of paper and wrote a divination statement. Following which, Klein took out a spirit pendulum from his left wrist, causing the topaz pendant to naturally hang over the surface of the paper.

"i have to make a police report.

"I have to make a police report."

…

After he finished his silent spell, he saw the spirit pendulum rotate clockwise with weak amplitude and relatively high frequency.

This shows a positive response!

After foretelling the other two choices in turn and getting a negative answer from the two, Klein no longer hesitated and began to deal with the scene.

He put on a pair of black gloves and started searching for the corpse. He found a sharp dagger, a small pile of cash, a pack of cigarettes, matches, and some miscellaneous items.

Klein returned the other items into place, removed his gloves, held a dagger in his hand, and thrust it into Meursault's throat wound, shattering its original shape.

Then, he put on his gloves and let Meursault grab the dagger.

After doing all this, Klein gathered the characteristics of Beyonder Meursault, the homemade amulets, tarot cards, blood-stained contracts, the paper on which the prophecy was written, and the various materials it carried, he said, and put it in a paper bag.

Then, he summoned himself in a ritual and turned into a special spirit.

Carrying Azik's copper whistle, he felt himself becoming stronger and more corporeal. Klein took out a paper bag, ended the summoning, and returned to the world above the gray fog.

He placed the items from reality behind the high back seat of The Fool for now, leaving behind Azik's copper whistle as well. Then he relaxed himself as he stimulated the sensation down quickly and re-entered his own body.

The reason why Klein did not burn the bloodstained contract and the piece of paper on which he wrote the divination statement was because he was afraid that after the report was sent to the police, the matter would be transferred to a special department. , and the powerful Beyonder will engage in divination relating to the situation.

However, with the disturbance of the gray fog, even if the Eternal Blazing Sun were to descend personally, "He" would not be able to get a productive answer.

This was also the reason why Klein placed his weekly review and summary above the gray fog after his spirituality had improved greatly after advancing to Order 8.

Right now, he was unable to take on more suspicion and a deeper investigation!

After the walls of spirituality were removed, a sudden wind blew away the remains of ritual materials. The items related to the domain of mysticism and Beyonders left behind on Klein's body and throughout the house were candles that quietly lit in front of him.

But this time, he chose a regular candle. Since he prayed and called himself, there was no need to be so thorough.

And in a family, having a candle is a perfectly normal thing that fits with his day, even if he is the only bachelor in the family.

After putting out the candle and returning it to where it came from, Klein took out his gold pocket watch, opened it, and opened it, it estimated how many minutes since Meursault's death and added the minimum amount of time it would take police to send people to investigate and report back.

He wanted to make sure that even if Beyonder came to investigate, an hour would pass since Meursault's death.

In mysticism and in the realm of spiritual channeling, this is an important point in time. Beyond that, the information available is very limited and fuzzy. For example, one could find, through an intermediary, that the person who killed Meursault was Sherlock Moriarty; however, they could not get the details of his death.

As for whether his opponent could guess if Beyonders were involved, Klein was not worried at all, as the main factor involved (the bloody template contract) was above the gray fog.

Even his premonitions and combat abilities would also be blurred as the opponent's predictions would definitely lead to a mysterious space above the gray fog, and would definitely suffer a disturbance.

After the estimated time, she put on her gold-framed glasses and waited for a few minutes before she opened the door and walked out.

The sky in Backlund was already dark, and the gas lamps on the road lit up the rain.

As a middle-class neighborhood, Minsk Street is often patrolled by police. Klein waited for a while, then looked at his target and went to meet them.

They are two low-ranking cops with only one chevron in their Paulette. They held weapons, sticks, and held umbrellas while looking around.

“Officers! A criminal attacked me!” klein shouted with extraordinary ability.

His unkempt appearance made the two policemen consider this matter important. They each took out their wands and looked to the side warily.

"Where's the villain?" the round-faced, brown-eyed policeman asked in a heavy voice.

Klein pointed to his house.

"He sneaked into my house and tried to kill me!

"In the fight, I accidentally stabbed him to death!"

Stabbed him to death.The two policemen exchanged glances and looked at Klein closely.

"Take us there."

"Good!" Klein acted as if he had just survived a disaster as he led two officers to 15 Minsk Street, pulled out his keys, and opened the door.

The two policemen first saw the chaotic scene before seeing a corpse lying on the ground. They saw a terrible wound in the throat of the deceased, and saw a bloody dagger.

"Look at the scene, I'll go back to the station and report it to the inspector" another policeman told his round-faced, brown-eyed colleague.

"Good." The round-faced, brown-eyed policeman directed his gaze towards Klein, his face and body language showing his vigilance and caution.

After a while, a sergeant wearing a black-and-white checkered uniform with three rank marks on his rank mark arrived with the police from before and two other subordinates.

Police investigated the scene and while searching for clues, the sergeant with a short, brownish-yellow beard under his chin took Klein aside and began asking some initial questions.

"Name."

"Sherlock Moriarty's. This is my rent receipt for half a year." Klein had long prepared for all this.

The sergeant looked at him casually and continued to ask, "What do you do?"

"Private detective," Klein replied bluntly.

The sergeant frowned and said, "Do you know the deceased? Do you know why he attacked you?"

"I know him. His name is Meursault, and he's the executioner of Zmanger's gang." Klein did not wait for the sergeant to ask further questions as he continued, "i had previously received a job from Ian Wright asking me to investigate his former employer, Detective Zreal Victor Lee. This problem happens to be related to the Zmanger. gang and Meursault.

"i followed him and found that he was secretly meeting a man who seemed to have an important standing. Meursault called him Mr. Ambassador." After saying that, Klein was not surprised to see the sergeant's expression change.

"The Ambassador .. Do you know his name?" the sergeant asked in a deep voice.

"i don't know, but if I saw the picture, I would definitely recognize it" Klein said. “This morning, Meursault came to me and asked me to find Ian Wright. On the basis of my professional ethics as a private detective, I turned him down, and when I came home at night, I was attacked and almost killed by him. Fortunately, I am still quite skilled in combat and quick enough to react."

The sergeant thought for a moment and asked the details of the fight. Klein recounted the fight from start to finish almost entirely, turning his premonition into a reaction, then changing the contract template he threw in the fight into a dagger Meursault dropped.

"Yes.Take us back to the police station and wait for the autopsy results, on-site investigation results, and questions from the relevant parties involved." The sergeant's mind was no longer a problem, clearly acting somewhat carelessly.

Right now, he only had one thought in his mind:

This is an important case involving foreign ambassadors!

He should report it immediately!

In a daze, he suddenly thought of a question and quickly added, "What is your faith?"

"The Steam God and the Machine," Klein replied without hesitation.

The Backlund headquarters of the Church of the Lord of Storms is in Cherwood Borough, so cases involving Beyonders are often referred to them, as well, with one exception—the people involved are not Lord of Storms adherents.

In order not to meet the Nighthawks, Klein had no choice but to disappoint the Goddess.