Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 60: Another Tarot Meeting Eve
Another early morning.

Cathedral of Holy Winds, Jowood District.

"Did you find anything?"

An old man wearing a black soft hat and with a serious face looked at the Punisher in front of him and asked in a deep voice.

"Your Excellency the Archbishop."

The Deacon of the Substitute Punisher below put his right hand on his chest and whispered, "I'm very sorry, the spirits in Kapin and the others have disappeared, and the remaining spirits in the villa have also been dealt with, so we have no way of knowing what happened last night."

"Are you prepared?"

The old man frowned slightly, but quickly relaxed.

The absence of a clue is the biggest clue.

This means that the assassin's assassination of Kapin was not a spur-of-the-moment act, but was a long-planned one.

And judging from the fact that the other party was able to easily destroy the souls and traces after killing people, and even provocatively hung the bodies of Kapin and others on the street lamp at the door without worrying about being discovered, the person who did it was undoubtedly a Middle-Sequence Beyonder who was fully confident in his own strength.

but.

Why would such a person target Kaping, a human trafficker?

Could it be that the other party came to Kapin's aid simply because he couldn't stand Kapin's atrocities?

It's impossible even if you think about it.

This means that there must be a bigger secret hidden behind this Kapin!
A faint light flashed in the old man's silver eyes, and he was obviously very sure of his judgment and guess.

"Go check."

The old man immediately ordered, "It doesn't matter if you can't find the murderer, find out what secrets are hidden behind Kapin. As long as you know these, you will know the murderer's motive."

"Yes, Your Excellency the Archbishop."

The Deacon of the Substitute Punisher bowed his head respectfully, showing no dissatisfaction with the old man's order.

Because this old man is none other than the Archbishop of the Church of the Storm in the Backlund Diocese, the Singer of God, Ace Snake!

……

In a luxurious villa in the West District, two figures stood facing each other.

"Serth, what's going on?"

The person asking the question had a rectangular face, a white wig on his head, two slightly upturned mustaches at the ends, and thick eyebrows. He looked quite similar to the character on a playing card.

He was wearing a suit, a cloak, and very long toe shoes. His appearance was out of touch with the current era, as if he was living in the last century.

And if anyone knew these two men, they would be surprised to find that he was Prince Grove Augustus of Sonia.

But this is someone who should have died a hundred years ago!

In front of him was a handsome middle-aged man with a pale face and wearing a neat suit.

This is also the Celtic mentioned by Grove Augustus, and his full name is Celtic Augustus.

There is no doubt that he is a member of the royal family.

"It was a werewolf and two wraiths who killed Kapin."

Celt whispered, "The werewolf took the things in the secret room, but fortunately Kapin didn't know many secrets. Although I have no way of knowing how much he knew, it must be limited."

"In addition, the spirits in Kapin and the others disappeared. But the murderer seemed to be provocative. He did not clear the nearby spirits. Although these spirits can only tell us a little information, at least they can let us know what happened."

"But I also eliminated all the spirits at the scene afterwards, so those Punishers won't find out anything."

"Werewolves and ghosts? The Rose School?"

Grove Augustus murmured in a low voice.

"A Sequence 7 werewolf and two Sequence 5 wraiths? If they have this much power, they can easily take out Kapin and the guards around him."

“No!” Celt said in a deep voice, “It was the werewolf who did it, but I suspect that he was just a person wearing werewolf costume, and his strength is at least above Sequence 5.”

"However, the other party has never demonstrated the ability to prove his sequence. I have no way of judging which path it is."

"And what's the matter with you?"

Grove Augustus suddenly frowned and asked.

"I……"

Celt gave a bitter smile and lifted up his sleeve to reveal his hidden wound.

At the wound, lines of scarlet substance like spores were spreading around the wound.

"Who hurt you?"

Grove Augustus's expression changed slightly.

"A wild dog that turned into a ghost."

A trace of resentment flashed in Celt's eyes, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I was careless and didn't dodge. Unfortunately, the dog was carrying some kind of curse, and even the law couldn't stop it from spreading. Otherwise, I wouldn't have asked for help."

"Why are you so careless?!"

Grove scolded, but there was a hint of deep worry in his eyes.

After all, no matter what, this is his most outstanding son.

……

Backlund, Queens, in the Hall family's luxurious villa.

"So this is ah."

In the study, Earl Hall said with emotion, "Women have to sell their bodies to survive. Even after they become good women, they will be criticized and harassed by others, and even become the target of serial killers. Isn't this a kind of sadness in our country?"

Ember was sitting opposite Earl Hall, but he didn't say anything or express any opinion about this.

He just said calmly, "Count Hall, now that the murderer's target has been identified, I think Miss Audrey no longer needs my protection for the time being."

The murderer's target is clear: women who once sold their bodies but have now turned over a new leaf.

Audrey was obviously not among them, which meant that she would not be the target of the murderer and naturally did not need protection. Earl Hall had no reason to continue hiring him at a high price.

Instead of waiting for Earl Hall to fire him, Ember simply took the initiative to propose it.

"Do not."

Earl Hall shook his head upon hearing this. "Audrey is already a Beyonder. She will inevitably be involved in some troubles in the mysterious world. Even if there is no serial murder case, she still needs someone to protect her."

After a pause, Earl Hall suddenly smiled and said, "Of course, in addition to protecting her, I also hope that Ash can teach Audrey some knowledge and information about the mysterious side. After all, her mother and I can't really help her in this regard."

He knew that the young man in front of him didn't want to take the money for nothing, but Earl Hall was not going to fire Ash.

First of all, he didn't lack this little money. One hundred pounds a week was only five thousand two hundred pounds a year.

Secondly, as he said.

Now that Audrey has stepped into the mysterious side, she is bound to be inadvertently involved in some dangerous troubles.

When this happens, she needs help.

At the same time, she also needs someone to tutor her on the mysterious side of things, so as to avoid her from getting into these troubles as much as possible.

And in Earl Hall's mind, there is no one more suitable for such a role than Ember.

"it is good."

Yu Jin thought about it for a moment, but didn't refuse. He just nodded and agreed, "If Miss Audrey doesn't mind."

(End of this chapter)