Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 155 Why would you use something given to you by others?
night.

Inside a quiet room in St. Samuel's Church.

Leonard Mitchell, wearing a black windbreaker, red gloves, black hair and blue eyes, pushed open the door and walked into the room. Dunn Smith, with a pair of deep gray eyes, was standing in front of the window, quietly looking at the red moon outside.

Leonard walked into the room and said in a relaxed tone:
"Captain, there is good news. Benson has successfully passed the unified government employee exam. They will come to Backlund after the New Year."

Dunn turned around, smiled and said, "It is indeed good news."

Compared to Tingen, where only Sequence 7 Beyonders are stationed, Backlund, which has a large number of mid-sequence Beyonders and even high-sequence Beyonders, is undoubtedly safer. Especially after the last "big cleanup" that cleared out a large number of rats hiding in the dark, Backlund will undoubtedly be safer.

The most important thing is that they are all here and can help take care of things.

Dunn thought for a moment and said:
“When the time comes, try to arrange them in the North District.”

"I see."

Leonard nodded slightly. "The church has allocated a house quota for each night watchman. My quota can be given to them."

Although Klein's previous pension was 6000 pounds, enough for the Benson siblings to live a good life, this did not mean that they could rest assured, because they owed Klein their lives, which was far from being compensated by 6000 pounds!
"Yeah." Dunn nodded slightly, but didn't say anything else. He just turned around and continued to look at the red moon outside the window, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

Leonard saw Dunn's frowning mouth from the side and asked curiously:

"Captain, what are you laughing at?"

Dunn chuckled and said, "I think of happy things."

He had met Sherlock twice, once in a dream, investigating Dr. Allen's nightmare incident, and the other time was just a few days ago, when he was investigating Jason Belia, the murderer who assassinated Duke Negan.

The results of these two meetings were completely different. The first time, he didn't even doubt the extremely similar appearance of Sherlock and Klein, but the second time, he could see the similarities between the two at a glance.

There is only one explanation for this - the first meeting was in a dream, and he might have been blinded by some force, so he didn't notice it at all. As for the second meeting, it was not in a dream, and this meeting was probably beyond the expectations of the Sherlock detective.

More importantly, he investigated the Sherlock detective and found that his earliest record was that he came to Backlund on August 8 and rented the house at 26 Minsk Street. That day was exactly the day after Klein was buried.

These may not be conclusive evidence, but they are enough for Dunn, and he trusts his own judgment.

However, despite having confirmed these, Dunn had no intention of recognizing him. On the one hand, Klein did not seem to intend to recognize him. Regardless of the reason, Dunn respected Klein's choice. Of course, Dunn thought it was most likely because Klein felt that he could not explain to the church how he "came back to life".

Dunn also couldn't explain this, so he and Leonard also concealed their "resurrection".

The other concern is that Ince Zangwill, the culprit who almost caused the evil god to descend, is still alive!

As Red Gloves, they were qualified to learn more about the information of Sealed Artifact 0-08, especially since they were responsible for hunting down Ince Zangwill.

As for Ince Zangwill, who possessed the '0-08', every move of these 'insiders' was under his surveillance. This also meant that they were almost completely transparent in Ince Zangwill's eyes, and the only thing that could keep secrets was their thoughts.

If he only met Sherlock Moriarty, Ince Zangwill would not notice anything. But if he recognized Klein, then Ince Zangwill, who had killed Klein himself, would also know that Klein was still alive.

Being able to force Ince Zangwill to take action personally was enough to show how much he hated Klein. And if he knew that Klein was still alive and revealed the secret that Klein could "come back to life", it would undoubtedly make Klein's situation extremely dangerous!

Therefore, before Ince Zangwill was completely killed, he would not try to recognize Klein, nor would he make any move to expose Klein. Even when investigating Sherlock Moriarty, he would investigate with other detectives involved with Jason Belia, and Sherlock's information was mixed in and was not conspicuous.

of course.

The premise is that all this is out of his own will, and not a coincidence created by '0-08'.
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Outside the Brave Bar, a hired carriage drove past briskly.

Inside the carriage, Klein, wearing a half-high silk hat, and Sharon, still wearing a black Gothic palace dress, sat opposite each other. Looking at the expressionless pale face of the former bodyguard, Klein really had no way to make small talk, so he could only get straight to the point:
"I'm ready."

Sharon listened quietly and said simply:

"tonight?"

She raised the end of her voice slightly to show that she was asking.

"If you have no problem, then I have no problem either." Klein responded with preparation.

In fact, he originally planned to ask Yu Jin to join him in digging graves. But considering that Miss Sharon might not be able to accept the participation of strangers, Klein gave up this plan. After all, Sharon didn't even ask Maric to join him, so Klein couldn't just let others join.

Moreover, he had already been promoted to Sequence 6 'Faceless Man', and Klein now had several powerful magical items in his hands, so he was not completely without confidence in exploring the underground ruins.

"Okay." Sharon nodded.

The scene was silent for a few seconds, and Klein considered and asked again:

"Have you ever heard of mermaids? Do you know where I can encounter these legendary creatures?"

Sharon stared at Klein with her blue eyes without blinking, as if she had transformed into a real puppet.

After a while, she said calmly:

"There are no mermaids in places where human footprints can reach. Only fishermen in the Gargas Islands occasionally hear the singing of mermaids in storms during long voyages to hunt white-tailed whales."

The Gargas Islands, located deep in the Sonia Sea, are the farthest human colonization in this ocean and feature products such as whale oil and whale meat.

The information was similar to what the Hanged Man had given him. Klein felt a little regretful, but he still nodded slightly.

"I understand."
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Queens, the luxurious villa of Earl Hall's family.

Audrey sat on a white napkin, watching the maid cut steak for her, arranged foie gras and egg yolk paste, spread jam on soft bread, and added sauce to the grilled meat. The sumptuous dinner shone with attractive colors under the light of many candles.

In a real aristocratic family, maids are divided into many categories. In addition to personal maids, there are maids in different bedrooms, study maids, living room maids, guest room maids, clothing maids, shoe maids, jewelry maids, dining maids, laundry maids, and kitchen maids. They must be strictly matched, with one servant for each task.

Although this was a great waste of manpower, for the nobles, respectability was everything, and they would not lower their requirements in similar aspects unless they had a lot of debts. And Earl Hall, as one of the largest bankers in the country, obviously would not be short of this little money.

Audrey took a sip of the brown-red tea, letting the faint aroma of malt and rose linger in her mouth.

The person sitting next to her should have been her mother, Lady Catelyn, but now it was Yu Jin. In fact, whenever Yu Jin had a meal in the villa, her mother would take the initiative to sit on the other side to make room for Yu Jin. As for the reason for doing so, both Audrey and others knew it very well.

At this moment, she heard her father, Earl Hall, a member of the House of Lords and a big banker, muttering to the newspaper in his hand:

“It’s crazy!”

Audrey blinked and asked curiously:
"Could it be that the Aurora Society has assassinated another ambassador or duke?"

In addition to the initial assassination of the ambassador of the Republic of Intis, the assassination of Duke Negan a few days ago was also attributed to the Aurora Society for some reason, and Earl Hall's reaction made it hard not to wonder if the Aurora Society had assassinated someone again.

"Oh, baby, you don't want to know. This time it's not an assassination. The Aurora Society has robbed the tomb of a great noble of the Fourth Epoch!"

Earl Hall shook his head as he flipped through the newspaper, and there was even a hint of anger in his tone.

Hibbert Hall was slightly stunned, swallowed the roasted mushroom in his mouth, and asked doubtfully:

"Which ancient noble's tomb was robbed?"

Unlike what newspapers and magazines imagine, dinners in aristocratic families are not serious and do not require silence. This is a rare time for family members to gather together. While eating, they chat casually about various light topics to exchange feelings and consolidate ties. Earl Hall put down the newspaper, shook his head and sighed:

"That mausoleum belongs to the Amon family."

"Amon?"

Yu Jin was slightly stunned and paused in cutting the steak.

Oh, I did it, that's okay.

As for Aurora taking the blame, well, it's actually not a bad thing. Aurora probably won't care anyway, let alone come out to clarify. Thinking of this, Yu Jin immediately continued to cut a piece of steak and stuffed it into his mouth as if nothing had happened, letting the plump and delicious gravy bloom in his mouth.

Hibbert couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he heard this.

"The family that was once prominent has now been destroyed, and even the tombs of the ancestors cannot rest in peace."

The Quaternary Age is the era before the current 'Iron Age'. Its history is full of mystery and many gaps. Even the unearthed tombs, ancient cities and documents are very few. Historians and archaeologists can only rely on the vague theological texts of the seven major churches that are mainly based on faith education to barely piece together a little of the "original appearance".

The Amon family was one of the few great nobles recorded. It rose in the Tudor Dynasty of the Fourth Epoch and was one of the five major families that supported the establishment of the Tudor Dynasty. It is no exaggeration to say that the status of this family in the Tudor Dynasty was even more prominent than that of Duke Nigan who was assassinated a few days ago!
Thousands of years later, this once prominent family no longer exists, and even has to be dug up after death. As a nobleman, Earl Hall naturally feels a little angry. After all, although only the tomb of the Amon family has been robbed, who knows if it will be the turn of the Hall family a hundred years later?

Audrey's mind moved slightly, and she calmly cut a piece of steak from her ranch. She observed Earl Hall's expression and asked without disguising her curiosity:
"Dad, even if the Amon family's mausoleum was robbed, the murals in it should still help us understand the history of the Fourth Epoch, right?"

“That’s the whole point.”

Earl Hall shook his head and said in a deep voice, "The Aurora Society not only robbed the Amon family's mausoleum, but also installed a large amount of high-performance explosives to blow it up afterwards. Now the entire mausoleum has been completely destroyed! Including murals and ancient books and documents, everything that may contain historical value has disappeared with the collapse of the mausoleum."

"Explosion?" Audrey opened her mouth, obviously in disbelief.

It's fine if they just robbed the tomb, but why did they have to blow it up afterwards? How could there be such tomb robbers! No, if it was the Aurora Society, maybe they could really do such a thing. After all, judging from the descriptions of Yu Jin and other members of the Tarot Club, the Aurora Society was obviously full of mentally ill lunatics.

Yu Jin suddenly asked:

"When did this happen?"

"This afternoon."

Earl Hall pointed to the front page of the newspaper and sighed, "This is today's evening paper. The archaeological team of the Steam Church discovered this mausoleum. They originally planned to carry out protective repairs and archaeological excavations on it, but when they arrived, they found that the mausoleum had been destroyed by the Aurora Club. If the archaeological team had arrived a day earlier, perhaps this would not have happened."

"Oh, that's okay."

Yujin's expression returned to normal, and it was obvious that the collapse of the mausoleum had nothing to do with him.

After all, his exploration happened a few days ago, and although he did cause some minor damage at the time, it certainly didn't collapse, at least it was still fine when he left. However, the Aurora Society was most likely to be blamed, as they might not even know where the mausoleum was.

It is highly likely that the "archaeological team" of the Steam Church accidentally collapsed the mausoleum, so they hurriedly published the incident in the newspaper and put the blame on the Aurora Society. After all, the mausoleum could not have been collapsed by the official archaeological team, right? So no matter what, the truth can only be that tomb robbers like the Aurora Society did it!
Hibbert said with some emotion while cutting the steak:

“Perhaps this is the troubled times that Emperor Roselle mentioned.”

Duke Negan was assassinated twice, and the ambassador of the Republic of Intis was also assassinated. Two months ago, the Church of the True God joined forces with the military and MI9 to eliminate secret organizations, and now the mausoleum of a great noble of the Fourth Epoch has been destroyed...

All of this gave people a feeling that a storm was about to come. Even people who didn't know what was going on could keenly sense that something was wrong. After all, newspapers in previous years were far less "colorful" than they are now, and it was hard to describe this as a coincidence.

Earl Hall paused with his knife and fork, and said sternly:

"Hibbert, Audrey, try to avoid going out until the New Year's Eve party."

Audrey pretended to be an innocent girl and whispered:

"It's so cold, I won't go out even if you tell me to, Dad."

Count Hall looked at Audrey with doting eyes, but also a little helpless.

As for why it was a limited New Year's Eve party, it was easy to understand. According to the custom of the Kingdom of Loen, nobles with fiefdoms would leave Backlund one week after the New Year's Eve party and return to their own territories to enjoy a pleasant countryside or castle life. They would not return to the capital until June to start socializing day after day.

Of course, a powerful nobleman and banker like Earl Hall would have to travel back and forth between the two places frequently to handle affairs, but Audrey and Lady Caitlin did not need to follow him, they could stay in the castle in the territory until June.

Hibbert heard this and suddenly asked curiously:
"Ash, after the New Year's Eve party, are you planning to stay in Backlund or go back to your territory in Wintershire?"

Yu Jin thought for a moment and replied:
"I'll probably stay in Backlund."

"really."

Hibbert joked, "Backlund's winter is already very cold. Although Eastchester County is not very warm either, it is at least much better than Winter County. At least if I were placed in Winter County, I would definitely not be able to stay there for a day. However,"

After a pause, Hibbert gradually got to the point and said with a smile, "Would you like to come to our family's territory to play? Our family's territory is quite large, and there are many villages and towns under its jurisdiction. When the time comes, you can also accompany Audrey on an outing and go hunting."

"You can think about it."

Yu Jin thought for a moment and nodded slightly, not sure whether he really meant it or was just being polite.

Audrey immediately understood the hidden meaning of Hibbert's words and lowered her head appropriately, causing a light blush to appear on her fair cheeks.

This undoubtedly made the Earl and Countess Hall, who saw this scene, smile with satisfaction.
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There is an abandoned chapel in the middle of Williams Street, with withered vines climbing all over the walls and gray stones falling everywhere. Inside the chapel, feces and debris are interspersed, and stone piles and dead grass are interspersed.

Shrouded in deep darkness and a faint crimson at the edge, Klein and Miss Sharon blocked the baronet, Lord Raft Pound, who was trying to dig an underground passage to the underground ruins.

However, before he could say a few words, the baronet suddenly came to a relatively intact stone wall with his eyes wide open, exerted force with his waist and back, and smashed his head hard on it.

Boom boom boom!
He hit the target three times and fainted with blood on his forehead.

Klein and Sharon noticed the anomaly at the same time and responded accordingly. One of them filled the ruined chapel with crimson moonlight, while the other took out a copper-green cross, ready to stain it with blood at any time.

Then, the baronet, who should have fainted, got up again, his eyes bloodshot for some reason.

Raft Pound raised his right hand and wiped his forehead, leaving his palm covered in blood.

He stretched out his tongue, licked the scarlet liquid, and said intoxicatedly:

“Tudor’s blood is so delicious, it’s simply intoxicating.

"This will push my hatred to its maximum limit and help me expand the boundaries of the seal for a short period of time."

Klein held up the cross in one hand and asked in surprise:
"The evil spirits within the ruins?"

There were streaks of blood running down Raft Pound's face as he smiled horribly:
"You guessed..."

Raft Pound's voice suddenly stopped, and he suddenly stared at the cross in Klein's hand. The blood in his pupils had completely infected the whites of his eyes, and hatred, evil thoughts, resentment and other negative emotions gushed out, turning into needles that were almost condensed into substance and constantly infecting Klein's nerves.

"Who gave this to you?!"

(End of this chapter)