Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 143 The scheming frog keeps touching your belly!
When Ember and Hibbert returned to Holga's luxurious villa from the suburban estate, they saw Audrey in the garden. She was playing the game of "Eagle Catches Chicken" with two little girls surrounded by a group of maids - Susie was the eagle.

Even though she was a bad guy, Susie seemed to be in a very good mood, with her tail wagging extremely vigorously.

Hibbert called out softly, "Audrey!"

"Brother, Ash, what happened?"

The maids sensibly stepped aside, and Audrey walked forward with the Kulala sisters and asked with some confusion.

Hibbert looked a little serious, but still smiled casually:

"It's nothing, I just came here to remind you to try not to go out these few days."

"Okay." Audrey was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly. She knew that something must have happened to make Hibbert feel uneasy, but she did not ask.

"Ash."

Hibbert turned to Ember and asked politely, "Could you please keep an eye on Audrey?"

"of course."

Yu Jin nodded slightly. Audrey glanced at the two of them, her mind slightly moved, and she said softly:

"Kurara, let's go back to the room. Susie, follow."

"Wang!"

Susie responded, wagging her tail and followed. Hibbert showed a helpless expression to Yu Jin, who just shrugged and followed him upstairs.

Seeing Susie squatting in front of the door in the corridor and pointing the way, Yu Jin pushed the door open and saw Audrey, Kulala and the others inside.

Looking at the embers that came in through the door, Audrey lowered her voice and asked:
"Ember, what happened?"

Yu Jin closed the door and shook his head.

"I don't know what happened exactly yet. I only know that the Archbishop of the Church of Storms took action personally. He should be hunting down a vicious Beyonder, but it probably has nothing to do with us."

"That's it."

Audrey nodded thoughtfully, and suddenly an idea came to her mind. She said, "Perhaps, we can ask Mr. Fool?"

Yu Jin stared at Audrey for a long time, and after confirming that she was not joking, he could not help but spit out:
"Do you think the Fool is Doraemon?"

"I……"

Audrey opened her lips slightly, and was about to speak when she suddenly heard a dog barking in the corridor. It was Susie, and then there were light footsteps in the corridor. Judging from the rhythm, it belonged to her mother, Caitlin. The footsteps came from far away and finally stopped at the door of the room. Audrey immediately swallowed back what she was about to say, put on a faint smile, and said curiously:

"I want to know more interesting stories about Emperor Roselle. Can you tell me about them?"

Yu Jin hesitated for two seconds and nodded slightly: "Of course."

Although he didn't know much about Russell, anecdotes were just unofficial history, right? He was still good at making up stories!
The sewage river flowed in the sewer ditch. Klein clung to the damp walls and cold pipes, hiding in the darkness and waiting for his enemies to come to him.

There was no light here, and ordinary people who came here could only smell the pungent stench in the air, and could not see anything. But for Klein in his spiritual state, these were not obstacles.

At this moment, there was a corpse lying in front of him—a corpse that was as thin as a shadow and seemed to have no thickness. The Sequence 5 Beyonder who had successfully assassinated Duke Negan died quietly in the gutter.

“I really don’t want to care about these things.”

Klein sighed in his heart. If possible, he hoped that the official Beyonder could handle all this. But the divination results showed that this "Apostle of Desire" had successfully escaped the pursuit of the Nighthawks. Klein, who had already been assassinated by the other party, did not want to be remembered by an enemy hiding in the shadows, so he had to deal with this "Apostle of Desire" here!
After waiting for a while, the extraordinary characteristics of the 'Apostle of Desire' emerged - it was something like black mist. But before he could observe it carefully, a tall and heavy figure in silver armor came running towards him.

Klein's heart tightened, and he wrapped the spirit and extraordinary characteristics of the Apostle of Desire without hesitation and ended the summoning.

After returning to the gray fog, Klein did not rush to communicate with the spirits. He directly left the mysterious space and entered his body in the real world. He skillfully packed up the candles and other ritual items and quickly removed the last trace.

After doing all this, he created another substitute, walked four steps backwards, and came to the ancient palace above the gray fog. Here, he could communicate directly with the remaining spirits like a real "psychic", without praying to anyone, or even needing the assistance of rituals. He had already verified this when he was communicating with the "Master of Secret Dolls" Rosago.

Looking at the Apostle of Desire with brown hair, brown eyes and empty gaze, Klein spread his spirituality and asked:
"What on earth are you planning?"

The spirit of the Apostle of Desire said in a daze:

"Assassinate Duke Negan."

Duke Negan? Him again? Who wants him dead so much? Klein asked in astonishment:

"Did you make it?"

"It succeeded." The "Apostle of Desire" answered calmly without saying anything else.

"Who ordered you?"

The Apostle of Desire said calmly:

"The Dusk Hermits."
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In the evening, Earl Hall's carriage returned to the villa. He immediately summoned the others and said in a deep voice:

"Try not to go out these days!"

Audrey was stunned for a moment. This was exactly what Hibbert said that afternoon.

"Dad, what happened?" Audrey asked in a low voice.

Earl Hall looked extremely solemn and said in a deep voice:

"Duke Negan was assassinated."

Audrey was a little confused, and felt that it was not real enough. Such a noble, such a flesh-and-blood, talkative and cheerful duke who had gifted her a manor, died just like that? Suddenly, she felt the cruelty and coldness of the adult world.

Moreover, why was it Duke Negan again? The last time Qilingos assassinated Duke Negan, he was targeting Duke Negan. This time... Who did Duke Negan offend?

Audrey understood why Earl Hall made this decision - although the assassination was aimed at Duke Negan, there was no guarantee that there was no threat to ordinary nobles like them. Perhaps someone would take advantage of the situation to assassinate other nobles?
And a noble like Earl Hall, who is second to none in the country, is likely to become the target of some people with ulterior motives, so...

and many more!

Audrey's face slightly changed, as if she suddenly thought of something, and she suddenly asked:

"Dad, is there any news of other nobles being assassinated recently?"

Earl Hall was stunned for a moment, frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head slightly:

"No, the most recent assassination attempt on a noble was when Duke Negan was assassinated by Vice Admiral Hurricane. Well, that time it was you who exposed Vice Admiral Hurricane in advance, which prevented his conspiracy. It's a pity that Duke Negan didn't escape after all."

Audrey took a deep breath in her heart, calmed down her emotions, and then asked:
"Who did it?"

"A Sequence 5 demon."

Earl Hall sighed and said with emotion, "But he has been silenced. It is probably impossible to find the mastermind behind him. But such a big thing has happened, there must be an explanation. The Prime Minister has decided to put the blame on the Aurora Society."

The current Prime Minister, Agushide Negan, is the younger brother of Duke Negan. One of them is the most powerful nobleman besides the king, and the other is the most powerful person in the parliament besides the king. Their status in the Kingdom of Loen can be described as calling the wind and rain. But even so, facing the assassination of a Sequence 5 Beyonder, he still couldn't escape the murderous hand.

"dad."

Audrey pretended to be a little nervous and scared, and asked in a low voice, "I want to know the details of the assassination, is that okay?"

Earl Hall was stunned, not knowing why Audrey was suddenly interested in all this. But after thinking about it, he thought that maybe it was because Duke Negan had given Audrey a manor before that she wanted to help Duke Negan find the murderer. Earl Hall couldn't help but laugh, but he didn't reject his daughter's naive request and told her the information he knew in detail.

From the time when Duke Negan secretly met his mistress to the time when he was assassinated, to the time when the Nighthawks arrived but still let the assassin escape, everything was taken care of in detail. After a pause, Earl Hall sighed again:
"In fact, the reason why Duke Negan arranged his mistress in the Cherwood District is because it is close to the Holy Wind Cathedral. The 'Singer of God' Ace Snake is there. He thought that the Singer of God would arrive in time when the assassination attempt was launched, but the Singer of God was lured away by the enemy's bait, which led to the successful assassination of Duke Negan. The Prime Minister was furious about this, and the Storm Church has agreed to replace the Archbishop of the Backlund Diocese."

"Dad, I feel a little uncomfortable. I'll go back to my room first." Audrey listened silently and said softly. Earl Hall did not doubt it. He just thought that Audrey felt uncomfortable after hearing about the assassination of Duke Negan, so he comforted her:
"Go ahead, get some sleep, everything will be fine tomorrow."

Audrey went upstairs in silence, and Susie followed behind her. Unlike usual, she didn't wag her tail and seemed to be in a very low mood. They went straight to Audrey's bedroom. Susie instinctively wanted to go in and comfort her master, but Audrey suddenly turned around and whispered:

"Susie, stand guard outside the door."

Susie was startled for a moment, then immediately reacted, woofed, and sat down in the corridor, wagging her tail gently.

"call!"

Inside the room, Audrey locked the door and took a deep breath.

She discovered something, but she couldn't share it with her family, as it would put them in danger. So the first person she thought of was Yu Jin, but Yu Jin had left before dinner, and Audrey didn't want to wait until tomorrow to talk about it, as it might be too late. So, Audrey planned to ask Mr. Fool for help.

Audrey sat down on the bed, closed her eyes, and whispered a prayer to Mr. Fool in ancient Hermetic language:
"A fool who does not belong to this age;"

"The mysterious master above the gray fog;"

"The King of Yellow and Black who controls good luck."

After reciting the honorific name, Audrey briefly described the assassination of Duke Negan, and then she said:
"Mr. Fool, I would like to have a private conversation with Mr. Lover."
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Minsk Street 15.

Hearing the illusory and overlapping voices of prayer that suddenly came to his ears, Klein skillfully came above the gray fog and saw the crimson star that symbolized "justice" constantly expanding and contracting. He immediately spread his spirituality and made contact with it.

After listening to Justice's prayer, Klein did not hesitate at all and once again extended his spirituality to the cluster of flames representing the embers, conveying Miss Justice's prayer to the other party.

He did not rush into action, but waited until he confirmed that he heard the response from Ember before pulling him above the gray fog.

In the magnificent hall, in front of the ancient mottled bronze table, two figures, a man and a woman, quietly emerged.

"Mr. Lover."

Audrey breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the familiar figure, but she still quickly repeated in detail what she had heard from Earl Hall. Finally, she paused and asked, "Do you remember what Miss Eslant said?"

"What?" Yu Jin was wondering who Islant was and didn't react for a moment.

Audrey reminded, "Miss Eslant said that she first met Hvin Rambis at Hilbert's house. And that time, the reason Hvin Rambis went to Hilbert's house was to ask Hilbert to help assassinate a noble."

Yu Jin immediately understood and asked:

"Do you suspect this 'noble' is Duke Negan?"

"Correct."

Audrey said seriously, "In the past few months, there have been only two nobles who have been assassinated. One is Duke Negan and the other is Baron Gramiel."

"And Baron Gramire was assassinated because Zilingos wanted to pretend to be him to assassinate Duke Negan. So the nobleman that Hilbert assisted in the assassination was most likely 'Duke Negan'!"

Klein's mind moved slightly, but he remained silent and maintained the superior attitude of the Fool, not taking the initiative to interrupt.

Yu Jin hesitated for two seconds and said slowly: "Tell me your analysis."

Audrey thought for two seconds, sorted out her thoughts, and said quickly:

"First, there must be a traitor around Duke Negan who provided the assassin with Duke Negan's detailed itinerary. That's why the Sequence 5 Demon was able to lure the Singer of God away at the right time, and then take the opportunity to successfully assassinate Duke Negan."

"The situation last time was very similar. Although there were many nobles participating in Duke Negan's ball, it was not easy to get a spot among them. Not to mention that we had to select a noble like Baron Gramiel who lived alone and was not noticeable, and who was also suitable for the attack."

"There must be a huge organization behind this that is helping Qilingos and the Sequence 5 Demon to provide intelligence. It was they who provided the specific information about Baron Gramiel so that Qilingos could replace him and assassinate Duke Negan. It was also they who reported Duke Negan's detailed itinerary, which made it difficult for Duke Negan to escape this assassination."

"The Psychological Alchemy Society fits all of these requirements perfectly. Their top leaders are royal advisors. And the group that Miss Eslante belongs to has always been committed to developing members from the relatives and families of the nobility. Even Madam Norma is one of their members."

Audrey paused and said solemnly, "Although Madam Norma's husband is only a hereditary viscount, Madam Norma herself is the sister of Duchess Della of Negan! In fact, Madam Della may also be one of them."

Klein's expression was somewhat shocked, but also somewhat strange. It must be said that Miss Justice's analysis was indeed very rigorous, well-reasoned and convincing. But the problem was that Klein killed the demon himself, and the organization that instigated the other party was not the Psychological Alchemy Society...

Klein thought about it and decided to reveal this information to the two. So he tapped the edge of the ancient long table with his index finger, attracting the attention of the two, and slowly said:

"The Dusk Hermits."

"Huh?" Audrey was stunned for a moment.

Klein glanced at both sides and said in a low and soothing voice:

"My followers are at the scene. They are looking for the organization that controls the Apostle of Desire."

Audrey was completely dumbfounded. So the organization that directed the Apostle of Desire was actually the Twilight Hermits? Then all her previous analysis was wasted? No, not only was it wasted, but it also made her look stupid!

Audrey whispered, "Then, just pretend I never said that."

"maybe."

Yu Jin pondered for two seconds and said slowly, "Hilbert received instructions from Hvin Rambis to assassinate the nobles, and he must have taken action. This is an established fact. And the only person who was assassinated recently was Duke Negan, so it is very likely that Psychological Alchemy was involved."

"The 'Twilight Hermits' are the mastermind behind this, but that doesn't mean the Psychological Alchemists are innocent. The relationship between them is probably similar to that between the Witch Cult and the Gnosis Society."

Audrey's eyes lit up, but she remained calm and analyzed calmly:

"You mean, the Psychological Alchemist Society is a subordinate organization of the Twilight Hermit Society? The Twilight Hermit Society issues missions, the Apostles of Desire are responsible for executing them, and the Psychological Alchemist Society is responsible for providing intelligence support. Well, this is the same as the relationship between the royal family, MI9, and the military."

The more Audrey thought about it, the more she felt that this was the case. Although she was a little bit stubborn and didn't want to admit that her analysis was useless, it was more because the possibility of this speculation was indeed very high.

Thinking of this, Audrey subconsciously turned her gaze to The Fool. After all, the existence of the Dusk Hermits was revealed by The Fool.

"Don't look at me, how would I know!"

Klein felt a little helpless. He had only known the name of the Twilight Hermits not long ago. How could he possibly know the relationship between the Psychological Alchemy Society and the Twilight Hermits? But now facing Miss Justice's eyes, he couldn't just say nothing.

After a brief thought, Klein leaned back in his chair and reminded him casually:

“In the outside world, do not mention the name of that organization, and do not write it down.”

"Why?" Audrey asked in surprise.

Klein responded calmly:

“Whatever is spoken shall be known.”

“Everyone who speaks must be known?”

Audrey subconsciously looked at Mr. Fool, and felt that Mr. Fool seemed to be emphasizing something.

Mr. Fool means that as long as you are not in His Kingdom, or are not talking to Him, and mention or write down the name of the Twilight Hermits, they will sense it in some way or with some object... That should be what he meant... It is an extremely secretive and personal organization! To some extent, it is even more terrifying than the Church of the Seven Gods...

Klein's mind suddenly moved, and he had a bold idea:

If an organization like the Twilight Hermits really took action, they would send someone to assassinate Duke Negan, but it is unlikely that they would personally make a detailed plan for the assassination. This also coincides with Ember's speculation - the Twilight Hermits are only responsible for issuing assassination orders, and the specific execution level is carried out by the Psychological Alchemy Society.

And if Ember and Miss Justice's guess came true, does that mean that they can completely reverse the process from the Psychological Alchemy Society and find the Twilight Hermit Society? It would be a lie for Klein to say that he was not interested in this organization that the Great Emperor once joined. However, he also knew that he was not qualified to contact this organization for the time being, but if it was Ember... well, he might be able to kill them directly, depending on whether the "hermits" of the Twilight Hermit Society were enough for him to burn.

After thinking for a while, Audrey asked hesitantly:
"Mr. Lover, what do you think?"

(End of this chapter)