Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 145 Klein: Dig the grave! We must dig the grave!
In the Hall family's luxurious villa, the gray mist in front of Audrey's eyes quickly faded away, and the figures of The Fool and his lover disappeared.

She came to a full-length mirror, pursed her lips, and for the first time, she had the urge to improve her rank due to factors other than interest:
"Even under the strict protection of Sequence 5 and a large number of Beyonders, Duke Negan, who is also a Sequence 6 Beyonder, could be assassinated, let alone the father of an ordinary person. Although there are many Beyonders in the family, and the Goddess Church will provide additional protection, it is still not reassuring. Duke Negan's guards will only be stronger than this!"

"Besides, no one knows why the organization sent people to assassinate Duke Negan. Simply saying 'blocked their trend' is a bit too broad. Who knows if Dad will also be identified as a noble who blocked their trend?"

"Come on, Audrey, upgrade to Sequence 6 and Sequence 5 as soon as possible, hide in the dark, and be the last line of defense for your father, mother, and brothers!"

"Well, you can also ask Yu Jin for help and buy some powerful magical items from him. But I don't have much cash right now, and a few thousand pounds may not be enough to buy any powerful magical items. However, you can discuss this with Dad directly. The assassination of Duke Negan must have stimulated him, and he shouldn't mind spending money to buy some more powerful magical items."

"Tuk! Tuk!"

Just as I was thinking about it, there was a knock on the door.

Audrey quickly put her expression back on track, opened the door and found Hibbert standing at the door, smiling with a bit of excitement:
"Audrey, I have good news for you. Alfred sent a telegram saying he will be back in two days!"

"Eh?"

Audrey was stunned for a moment and asked in a puzzled tone, "But isn't Alfred in East Balam? Why did he come back suddenly?"

Alfred is her second oldest brother, Hibbert's younger brother, and has been serving in the military. A few months ago, he was transferred to East Balam. With his many military exploits in the colonies, his military rank rose rapidly!
But generally speaking, officers sent to East Balam would stay there for at least a year. One reason was to gain experience, and the other was to build more merits. After all, in the Northern Continent, all countries lived in peace. Not to mention war, there had not even been any friction for hundreds of years.

This is a good thing for the people, but not necessarily for the soldiers who are eager to make achievements. So in comparison, the South Continent is the best choice for soldiers. Because in the colonies of the South Continent, frictions and even wars between countries are tacitly allowed, so only there can you get the most merits the fastest.

Of course, colonies at sea can also quickly accumulate military merit, but the acquisition of this merit is limited to the navy. After all, the army cannot deal with those pirate ships on the endless ocean.

For Alfred, achieving more merits as quickly as possible, and thus obtaining a higher military rank or even a title, is what he wants to do most and what he should do most. Although this will separate him from his family for a long time, and he will miss the New Year's Eve party and his sister's coming-of-age ceremony, it is all worth it.

Audrey originally thought that Alfred would not return to Backlund until he had accumulated enough merit to earn the title of knight. By then, he might return with the rank of brigadier general or even major general, which would be the best option.

It's impossible that Alfred didn't understand this, but why did he suddenly return to Backlund? It couldn't be that he didn't want to miss her coming-of-age ceremony, right?

"Isn't it good to come back?"

Hibbert asked back, then smiled and said, "You don't have to think too much. He came back this time because of the military's transfer order. And isn't this just in time? There is still half a month before the New Year's Eve party, he will definitely be able to make it. After all, that is your coming-of-age ceremony, Audrey!"

"Hmm~"

Audrey didn't reply, seeming to be in hesitation.

Hibbert seemed to see through his sister's thoughts and asked with a smile:

"Are you worried about Ash?"

"Eh?"

Audrey blinked.

"Don't worry."

Hibbert chuckled. "Alfred's tailor is already designing a tuxedo for Ash, and that won't change even if Alfred returns. As for Alfred, he can wear the tuxedo designed last year. Of course—"

Hibbert paused for a moment and shrugged, "I think he wouldn't mind wearing a military uniform to attend the New Year's Eve party. After all, for a young lieutenant colonel, this is undoubtedly a symbol of honor."

"That's it."

Audrey pretended to be relieved, as if she was really worried about the dress. But in fact, she was worried about another problem: Yu Jin would assassinate George III at the New Year's Eve party, and if Alfred came back and attended the New Year's Eve party, would he be forced to join the war because of his military identity, thus clashing with Yu Jin?

Audrey thought silently in her heart: "We must find a way to let them meet in advance. It should be in time."

As she thought about it, another doubt came to the girl's mind:
"Why was Alfred suddenly transferred back to Backlund? Why him?"
-
117 Burningham Road, Hillstown.

Yu Jin left the bathroom and came to the living room to see Xio and Kuralis busy preparing dinner. Dinner was ready, and the Kuralis sisters were sitting quietly at the table waiting for their meal. Fors was still lying on the sofa, applying a mask that was said to be hydrating, and reading leisurely.

"ember."

After Yu Jin sat down, Xio sorted out his words and said, "There is a new gathering of extraordinary people in the East District recently, and I was invited. This afternoon is the first gathering, and I am also attending."

Hugh paused, then continued, "And the point is, the organizer of the party calls himself 'Mr. X'."

"Mr. X?"

Fors also became interested and asked curiously, "Aurora Society?"

After joining the Tarot Club, they had learned a lot of secret information, and knew that the messengers in the Aurora Club were named Mr. A and Mr. X. The Beyonder gatherings they had often attended before were organized by Mr. A, and now there was another Mr. X, so it was hard not to doubt his identity - and this suspicion was usually correct.

There was no other reason, because the people in the Aurora Society were all crazy. They knew they were wanted criminals, but they still used their real names to make themselves known to the public, without hiding or disguising anything. They seemed to have no concerns that there might be official Beyonders’ informants among the Beyonders attending the meeting, as if they were deliberately waiting for the official to come to them.

Of course, Fors would not try to understand why they did this. After all, the thinking of madmen was always so puzzling.

"should be."

Xio nodded seriously, and said with a serious expression, "In addition, he issued a commission at the first gathering, requiring the extraordinary people participating in the gathering to find extraordinary people from the Abraham family or the apprentice path. As long as there is any information related to extraordinary people on the apprentice path, he will buy it at a high price."

"apprentice?"

Yu Jin's expression was slightly moved. He had just met Mr. A not long ago, and learned from him that Mr. X had secretly sneaked into Backlund in order to find members of the Abraham family. And now Mr. X suddenly appeared, and happened to be looking for an apprentice Beyonder. This could not be explained by coincidence.

If it was Mr. A, Yu Jin would not be very interested, after all, Mr. A was still somewhat useful. But Mr. X was obviously of little use - instead, his Beyonder characteristics were very valuable, after all, he was an Beyonder of Sequence 5 of the Apprentice Path, and his Beyonder characteristics could be made into a second 'Teleportation Ring'.

Moreover, by killing this traitor of the Abraham family, he could also gain a favor from the Abraham family - although Abraham already owed a huge favor, no one would have too much favor.

Yu Jin asked thoughtfully:

"When is the next party?" "Every Thursday at 3 p.m."

Xio explained, "But he values ​​Abraham's intelligence very much, and allows anyone with such information to come to him at any time."

Fors complained quietly:

"Why do they all like to have parties at 3pm? Fortunately it's not Monday.

Yu Jin thought for a moment and said:
"Fors, find a chance to inform Mr. Dorian and tell them that Mr. X from the Aurora Society is looking for them. Xio, let me know in advance of the next gathering and I will attend with you."

Fors and Xio looked at each other and said in unison:
"it is good."

"no problem."
-
a new day.

Klein received 1000 pounds of cash with the newspaper early in the morning. It smelled like ink. This was the bounty paid by the Mechanical Heart. This made Klein very happy, and he specially added sausage to his breakfast.

Without the threat of the Apostle of Desire, Klein was free and relaxed, so he decided to go to the Krag Club for lunch - since he owed Miss Justice a large debt, this frugal behavior has become his routine.

After enjoying lunch, Klein silently praised himself for his frugality. He then took a public carriage to the East District, changed into a worker's uniform, and went to the Brave Bar.

Klein walked slowly to the bar and ordered a glass of Southwell beer, and asked casually:
"Is Kaspars Kalinin?"

He came to see Miss Sharon, but his only channel to contact Miss Sharon was Caspers.

The bartender glanced at him:
"You seem to have not been here for a long time. After the large-scale anti-pornography and anti-illegal publication campaign organized by the government more than a month ago, Caspar ran away in fear. If you want to buy some items, there are new merchants now."

"Who?" Klein asked casually.

"In the billiard room number three, old man," the bartender said without even looking up.

Klein immediately stood up, slowly walked towards the familiar place, and knocked on the half-open door.

"Come in." A voice came out.

Klein entered the billiard room and looked at the boy standing next to the billiard table. He closed the door and said with a smile:
"Long time no see. Didn't you go to Pritz Harbor?"

This boy was Ian, whom Klein met when he first arrived in Backlund. He got into a series of troubles because of him, and finally had to ask Miss Justice to ask Mr. A to kill the ambassador of the Republic of Intis before the matter was barely resolved.

Ian suppressed his shocked expression and muttered, "I went to Pritz Harbor for two months and found that the guys were barbaric and vicious, and had no humility or love for children, so I had no choice but to return to Backlund and do what I was good at. Later, Caspers decided to run away, and left all his business and connections to me to inherit."

Before Klein could speak, he added, "Mr. Detective, I've always kept this in mind. I still owe you two requests."

Klein suddenly felt a toothache. Two requests! It would have been fine if you hadn't said it, but once you said it, he remembered that he still owed Yu Jin two requests. Although Yu Jin wasn't in a hurry to pay it back, this made Klein even more uneasy - he wanted Yu Jin to owe him a favor, but that didn't mean he wanted to owe Yu Jin a favor.

Although he had confirmed that Miss Sharon had most likely abandoned this base, Klein still exchanged a few pleasantries with her. After all, leaving without doing anything would inevitably arouse suspicion.

After leaving the bar, Klein boarded a rented carriage and headed straight for the East District. He looked out the window at the gloomy weather, feeling somewhat emotional and sighing, when suddenly a vague and ethereal voice rang in his ears:

"What are you doing?"

Klein's hair stood on end instantly. After he saw clearly who was sitting in front of him, he breathed a sigh of relief and smiled helplessly:
"Ms. Sharon, do you always appear unnoticed like this?"

"Next time I'll knock on the window."

Sharon, who was wearing a Gothic court dress and a small black bonnet, nodded without any emotion. She paused and asked with a doubtful tone, "Have you been promoted to a Faceless Man?"

"Yes."

Klein admitted straightforwardly.

Klein didn't expect that Miss Sharon would be the first to notice it. After all, they had only met a few times.

"Your changes are obvious."

Ms. Sharon's tone was as calm as ever. "But in this case, you should no longer need the characteristics of the human skin shadow."

"Do you know where it is?" Klein asked with a flash in his eyes.

He had asked Miss Sharon to find the main materials of the Faceless Man more than a month ago, but he didn't expect that she was still in a hurry.

"In the tomb of an ancient noble in Baiya Town."

Miss Sharon explained succinctly, "But if you don't lack the characteristics of the human skin shadow, it's best not to try to enter. It's very dangerous there."

I just asked casually. He definitely wouldn't go. After all, even Miss Sharon thought it was dangerous, so he would be in great danger if he went.

Klein complained in his heart and asked casually:

"Do you know which ancient noble's tomb this is?"

Sharon said without pause:
"His last name is:"

"Amon."

Klein's heart suddenly went cold. An image of a man wearing a classical black robe and a pointed hat of the same color appeared in his mind. He had a broad forehead, a thin face, black eyes, black hair, and wore a single-lens lens made of crystal...

Klein was deeply impressed by this enemy who tried to invade the gray fog. His first thought was to notify Yu Jin to dig up Amon's grave!

(End of this chapter)