Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 141 You don’t want me to be laughed at, do you?

"Ah, wait a minute!"

Audrey screamed and ran out of the room in the blink of an eye under Susie's pitiful gaze. When she came back a few moments later, she was holding a pile of clothes and ordered, "Susie, close the door."

Susie looked at Audrey with resentment, but she still stretched out her hind legs and closed the door obediently. She watched the girl put the dress she was holding on the sofa, and then she grabbed a little girl beside her and began to help her put on her clothes with shining eyes.

The little girl who was caught did not resist, but behaved like a doll and let Audrey dress her up.

Audrey explained as she moved her hands up and down:

"Well, these are the clothes I wore when I was a kid. I only wore them once, at the New Year's Eve dinner. Ah, yes."

Audrey's thoughts suddenly diverged, and she said with a serious expression:

"Yu Jin, you have to prepare a dress too!"

"why?"

Ember looked down at her clothes and asked in confusion, "Can't I wear these clothes?"

Audrey looked serious and said:

"It's definitely fine for normal occasions, but what noble would wear the same outfit twice on a formal occasion! That would definitely make people wonder if your family is in a financial crisis. If that's the case, it's fine, but what's worse is that it might be considered disrespectful to the host of the party!"

Audrey solemnly repeated the words she had been taught by her personal maid Anne, and added at the end, "Glarint has complained to me several times because you always wear the same outfit to every party. He even specifically asked if you had any opinion about him. This made him feel frustrated for a while, so he never dared to actively ask you to buy the potion formula."

"what?"

Yu Jin asked in confusion, "Doesn't Fors wear the same clothes? It's always the beige one..."

"Different."

Audrey explained seriously, "Ms. Fors simply likes beige, but the lace decorations on the clothes are different. For example, the first time she wore a long dress with a ruffled collar, the second time it was a court-style long dress, and the third..."

"stop."

Yu Jin interrupted Audrey's chatter and said calmly, "The same goes for me."

"Well?"

Audrey looked at him suspiciously, "Have your clothes changed in any way?"

Yu Jin calmly explained:
"No, I just prepared a lot of the same clothes. They look exactly the same, but they are brand new every day."

Audrey rolled her eyes at him. She knew without a second thought that Yu Jin was just talking nonsense. Could someone really prepare so many sets of the same clothes? No way!

Audrey was extremely resolute and did not give in.

"If it's a party at Grallint's, I don't mind, but if you're attending a New Year's Eve party, you must wear a new dress!"

"alright."

Yu Jin smacked his lips and said casually, "I'll go buy a set in a couple of days."

"No."

Audrey raised her white index finger and said seriously, "Formal dresses must be custom-made, because many of the clothes sold in the store are the same style, and many middle-class people wear such clothes. If you wear such clothes to attend the New Year's Eve party, you will definitely be looked down upon."

After a pause, as if he felt that Yu Jin was not afraid of this, he added, "And I will be implicated if I travel with you. You don't want me to be laughed at because of you, right?"

"alright."

Yu Jin shrugged, "Then I'll find someone to customize a set in a couple of days."

"No need."

Audrey blinked and said with a smile:

"The Hall family has several tailors. For example, Mrs. Genia designed dresses for my mother and me when I was very young. The dress I'm wearing was designed by Mrs. Genia for my seventeenth birthday. My father and brothers each have a tailor. After all, they are the Hall family's external face, and their external image is very important. Well, my father and Hibbert will use their own tailors, but Alfred is not in Backlund now, so you can use his tailor."

Yu Jin stroked his chin and asked thoughtfully:

"Is every noble like this?"

"of course."

Audrey said seriously, "For any noble, face is very important. If a noble wears the same dress several times in multiple banquets, it only means that the noble does not respect the host of the banquet and is close to bankruptcy."

"This will not only seriously affect the face and reputation of the noble, but also affect the judgment of other nobles on him. If everyone thinks that he is close to bankruptcy, then no matter what he does, he will not succeed, and it will be difficult for him to get the support of other nobles."

"I have no doubt that the Hall family has such financial resources, but can other nobles really do it?"

In response to Yu Jin's question, Audrey just shook her head and explained softly:

"The dress can only be worn once, but they can be resold! Such clothes are quite popular among the middle class and those wealthy businessmen. Because they are only worn once and are clothes worn by aristocrats, they can sometimes even be auctioned for a higher price than the original price."

"Well, of course, if this kind of thing is discovered, it will also affect the reputation of the nobles. But for those nobles who are not so financially well-off, it is indeed a very feasible way. Okay!"

While explaining to Yu Jin, Audrey did not stop her movements and skillfully dressed the Kulala sisters. At this time, she was caressing the heads of the two little girls beside her, with a bright light in her green eyes. Yu Jin looked in the direction of the voice, and the Kulala sisters who had successfully "transformed" had delicate faces like twins, and long silver hair that almost reached their heels.

The difference is that Audrey may have done it on purpose to distinguish them, as they were wearing black and white princess dresses respectively.

Until this moment, Audrey suddenly remembered an important question and asked curiously:
"What are their names?"

"Kurala and Kuralis."

Yu Jin said softly, "They are a pair of sisters. Even after death, their graves are still next to each other."

"Don't say such a spoiler!"

Audrey glared at him angrily. Although she knew that the ashes of her sisters were in your hands, it was a bit too much to say such a thing at this time! Moreover, although there were extraordinary abilities among the extraordinary people to control corpses and spirits, using ashes to summon spirits was a bit too unorthodox, wasn't it?

However, transformation~
Audrey looked at Susie who was looking at her eagerly, and suddenly felt a little regretful. The audience path seemed to have no ability in this regard. If Susie had not taken the audience potion by accident, she could have prepared the assassin path potion for Susie.

Susie seemed to understand Audrey's look and wagged her tail with a look of grievance and innocence.

Audrey sighed in her heart, looked at Yu Jin with some excitement, and asked excitedly:

"Ember, can I take them to the garden to play for a while?"

"of course."

Yu Jin smiled and nodded, "If Kulala and the others have no objection."

"Kurala, Kuralalis."

Audrey's green eyes showed a hint of anticipation as she extended her hands to the delicate twin sisters. "Will you come with me to the garden?"

The two little girls looked at each other and stretched out their hands to place them in Audrey's palms.

Audrey's lips curled up a little bit, and she showed an elegant and bright smile. She excitedly took the hands of the two little girls and left the room, leaving only Yu Jin and Susie, who was lying on the ground with her head down, looking a little sad.

"Susie, follow me!"

Susie's eyes lit up, and she suddenly became full of energy. She followed happily with her tail wagging.

"Miss Audrey, ah! Who are they?"

"Wow~ So cute!"

"Ms. Audrey, can I touch them?!"

As soon as Audrey left the room, she was surrounded by maids in the corridor. They all looked at the Kulala sisters with stars in their eyes. But the maids obviously knew their limits. Although they surrounded her, they did not stop or slow down Audrey's pace, nor did they rush to attack her. They just watched her with their eyes wide open, talking to each other - just like Susie now, she was blocked outside the crowd by the excited maids and could not squeeze in at all. She could only watch with her eyes wide open.

In order to avoid the crowd, Yu Jin took a long time to leave the small living room. When he went downstairs to the living room, Hibbert, who was reading a newspaper, was looking at him strangely, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Yu Jin walked over and sat down on the sofa beside him, and asked:
"What do you want to ask?" Hibbert asked curiously, "Is that your daughter?"

"No."

"It doesn't look like that to me."

Hibbert nodded in understanding. After all, a noble boy of Yu Jin's age might have affairs with many women, or even have illegitimate children, but it is impossible for him to have two daughters aged eleven or twelve.

Hibbert looked around and asked in a low voice, "Are they Beyonders?"

Yu Jin nodded slightly.

Hibbert understood immediately. No wonder he didn't see the two little girls come in just now. If they were extraordinary people, it would make perfect sense.

Hibbert immediately straightened his expression, pretending to be the first to arrive, and asked seriously:
"Which path are they from? What sequence?"

Although he was the older brother, he was just a younger brother to his sister Audrey when it came to the Beyonder. He didn't understand many things and could only ask Audrey or Ember. Although it wasn't shameful, it still made Hibbert a little depressed - he was the oldest, so why did he become the younger brother?

And now that he finally saw two little girls, he immediately felt like showing off and competing with others.

Yu Jin looked at him deeply, immediately saw through his thoughts, and said slowly:

"Assassin's Path, Sequence 7."

"..."

Hibbert's expression froze, and he immediately became depressed. How could everyone have a higher human sequence than him? It was fine that he couldn't beat Yu Jin and Audrey, but why couldn't he even beat two little girls who were only 11 or 12 years old?
I thought being a Beyonder was amazing, but it turns out that everyone is an Beyonder. Are Beyonders so worthless? And these are two Sequence 7s. Just buying the Beyonder materials needed for the potion costs more than pounds. He has no shortage of money, but it is not so easy to cultivate Beyonders of this level.

"How's your potion going?"

Seeing Hibbert's look, Yu Jin took the initiative to change the subject.

"almost!"

Hibbert immediately perked up and said excitedly, "In another week, or at most half a month, my potion will be completely digested."

Yu Jin asked thoughtfully, "Where is your pharmacist?"

Hibbert sighed softly and said:

"Poor Laurent didn't make it, and I gave his family one thousand pounds as compensation. But Alvin succeeded. After I divined for him dozens of times, I chose an auspicious day mentioned by Emperor Roselle, and he successfully became a Beyonder, a pharmacist."

Yu Jin nodded imperceptibly and said:

"You have to be careful, if he says he heard the so-called oracle..."

"rest assured."

Hibbert said without hesitation, "Alvin is a faithful believer of the goddess. If he really heard the so-called oracle, I will take him directly to St. Samuel Cathedral and have him baptized."

Hibbert said with a hint of teasing in his eyes, "When Audrey came downstairs just now, she asked me to lend you Alfredo's tailor to prepare a dress for you. It's almost time, let's go."

"So urgent?"

Ember looked at Hibbert in surprise, "Don't you have to work today?"

Hibbert shrugged and said helplessly:

"Of course there is work, but the people below will take care of it. I am just a secretary, responsible for the final summary and reporting. And I am more afraid that Audrey will be dissatisfied with my laziness than being reprimanded for mistakes at work. I only have this one sister. And,"

After a pause, Hibbert added, "There is less than half a month left before the New Year's Eve party. The time is a bit tight. If we delay for another day or two, even if the dress made by the tailor is excellent, it will not be in time."

"Okay." Yu Jin sighed and stood up from the sofa which was not even warm yet.

"Wait a moment."

Hibbert shook his head seriously, his eyes darkened and he looked inward. He took out a coin with his right hand and flicked it into the air with a clang.

"It's a good day to go out today."

"It's a good day to go out today."

"Snapped!"

Hibbert quickly repeated the statement, reached out to catch the tumbling copper coin, and saw that the head of George III was facing upwards.

"Very well, let's go."

Hibbert nodded with satisfaction, stood up from the sofa, and took the coat from the hanger next to him.

"Going on a long journey?"

Yu Jin couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly when he saw this scene.

"of course."

Hibbert shrugged and said calmly, "The villa is so small that it can't accommodate so many people, so there are only a few dozen servants here. Most of them are in the manor in the suburbs. The tailor is not usually needed, so he is naturally arranged in the manor."

After a pause, Hibbert said in some distress, "Wait a minute, let me think about where Alfred's manor is? Well, it seems to be next to my manor. Hmm? Where is my manor?"

Yu Jin shook his head helplessly. Should he say that he is worthy of being the country's largest banker and aristocrat?

The Queens District is an aristocratic district, but it is also a villa district. With the Sodrak Palace as the center, there are circles of villas spreading outward. But for the nobles, just having a villa in the city is far from enough. They must at least have their own family territory and a manor in the suburbs of Backlund.

Villas are used for living, while manors are only occasionally used for large gatherings. Although most nobles may not need their suburban manors, having them and not having them are two completely different things.

Because only when these three things are complete can one be considered a true noble. Otherwise, it is like wearing the same dress twice, which will cause people to seriously doubt whether his financial situation is good. When a noble is suspected of his financial situation, it often means that he will be kicked out of that circle, and this blow will be devastating.

So even though Hibbert had not yet inherited the title and Audrey was not even an adult, the three siblings all had their own manors, even though they often did not go there even once a year - which was why Hibbert could not even remember where his own manor was.

Finally, after Hibbert finally remembered that his coachman should remember the location, the two of them drove through the streets in the carriage, detoured from the area with the artificial lake to the northwest, and spent more than an hour, finally arriving at a large manor located in the northern suburbs of Queens.
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6 Edward Street, West End.

Ikanser Bernard clicked his black hat, pointed at the door of the house behind the fountain, and said to Klein, Isengard, and Kaslana:

"We reversely checked various channels for information and data leaks, combined with the profile of the face we drew, and with the help of the magic mirror, we initially identified a suspect."

When you mentioned the magic mirror, you paused for a moment, and you didn't know what price you paid to get the answer you wanted... Klein noticed the problem with Ikanser's tone, and inexplicably felt a little sympathy for him.

The reason why Ikanser called these wild Beyonders to investigate the case together was because the three of them were involved in this case. It was originally because of the serial murder case, and Klein guessed that the murderer might not be human.

But before the official Beyonders could react, the demon dog was found dead at another crime scene - it was said that it was another dog that "heroically" killed the demon dog.

The case should have ended there, but the official Beyonder asked Klein to analyze it again because of his outstanding performance. As a result, the owner of the house, Patrick Jason, was implicated, and the detectives even received death threats for this.

Asking them to investigate the case is, on the one hand, because their professional abilities are indeed needed, and on the other hand, it is also a consideration to protect their personal safety.

"It's really unlucky."

As Klein listened to Ikanser's introduction, he thought silently in his heart, "If I didn't want to keep this identity just in case, I would have probably run away."

While investigating the villa, Klein suddenly heard footsteps behind him.

He almost subconsciously turned around and saw Ikanser, and was slightly surprised to find a familiar face beside him. But now he was able to easily control his expression and just smiled and greeted:

"Good morning sir."

Ikanser took the initiative to introduce:

"This is Mr. Sherlock Moriarty, an excellent detective who helped us find Patrick Jason. This is Dunn Smith, the Night Watchman of the Church of Night."

"Hello, Detective Sherlock."

Dunn extended his hand and shook hands with Klein symbolically, with a hint of doubt and confusion on his face.

(End of this chapter)