My esoteric uncle Jules

Chapter 104 A Transaction

Sitting at the desk, Matilda was flipping through the manuscript in her arms with a calm expression.

The lights flickered, the sky was dark and windy, but her expression did not show any sign of fluctuation.

boom--

Lightning streaked across the sky, illuminating the figure of the old woman at the door.

"Miss, someone wants to see you. He claims to be an agent from the Anti-Suppression Bureau."

Matilda paused as she was turning the pages of the book.
"It's getting late. Tell him we're closed and go back."

The old maid shook her head and said:
"He said he had extremely important news to tell you and there was no time to lose."

Matilda raised her head and stared at the dancing flame in a daze:
"Did the person who came say why?"

The old maid bowed slightly:
"He carried wounds that hadn't healed."

The seemingly irrelevant answer made Matilda's expression freeze.

The agents of the Anti-Suppression Bureau are all extraordinary people. How could they carry unhealed wounds on their bodies like ordinary mortals?

Either the injury is extremely serious, or it was suffered not long ago.

"Invite him in."

After a while, a tall figure covered in blood was brought to the door by the old maid.

"Good evening, Miss Matilda."

The visitor bowed to Matilda.

Matilda just sat in the wheelchair, staring at the visitor:

"Mr. Steel, what do you want from me?"

The man raised his head—and it was Lutos’s face!
Lutos gritted his teeth and said:
"Do you still remember the bronze mirror we gave you to appraise some time ago?"

Matilda thought for a moment:
"Remember, based on the aura remaining on it, worms once used it to launch an attack."

She looked at the wounds on Rutos' body and said calmly:

"Could it be that because you investigated this, you were attacked by worms?"

"No, it's worse than that."

Lutos's expression was very ugly:

"After investigation, we found that the source behind this is suspected to be... the royal family of England."

Hearing this, the old maid was suddenly startled and subconsciously wanted to leave.

"Come back. Everything that happens here will be silenced by me. Don't worry." Matilda's gentle voice sounded.

After hearing what Matilda said, the old maid turned back and said worriedly:

"But London has been in turmoil lately. If I get involved in something like this, what if something goes wrong..."

Matilda lowered her eyebrows slightly:

"Let's wait for this gentleman to finish speaking."

After saying that, she looked at Lutos, waiting for the latter's words.

Seeing this, Lutos smiled bitterly and said:
"During our investigation, we had no idea that we would be connected to the royal family. Therefore, we were targeted and set up by someone with ulterior motives. As a result, Lord Centipede was framed and arrested, and is now imprisoned."

Matilda stroked the armrest:

"Given his strength, he shouldn't be arrested so easily."

"It shouldn't be, but this is the will of the Immortal."

Hearing this, Matilda's calm expression finally wavered.

"To think that even the Immortals could be involved... Looks like England is about to make a big move."

Lutos nodded affirmatively:

"Although the investigation came to nothing, we still managed to obtain a lot of very important intelligence in this short period of time."

He fished out a document and handed it to Matilda.

"According to internal information, in a few days, London will fully initiate a blockade of the island of Ireland and introduce management regulations, putting the entire city on a state of war readiness."

Matilda glanced at the document in her hand, frowned, and said:

"Does the royal family want to fight another war for road rights? But now, the controlled fires of the past are only a tenth of what they once were. I'm afraid it won't be that easy."

"Furthermore, is the blockade of Ireland an attempt to officially initiate the ritual brought about by the famine?"

Lutos shook his head:

"I'm afraid it's not just a war for road rights. The goal might be even grander than that. Recently, the Steam Church's extraordinary people from all over the country have been recalled one after another and assigned to major factories to guide production."

"Furthermore, even in a war for road rights, it's not necessary to cooperate with the worms to seek allies."

Matilda fell into deep thought.

"Then why did you come to see me?"

Lutos suddenly became serious:
"You know Jules, don't you?"

Matilda nodded slightly:

"I guess it's no secret."

"That's easy," Lutos let out a long sigh and pulled out a blood-stained document. "This document should be useful to you."

When Matilda saw the document, her face suddenly darkened.

"How do you know that I'm investigating the traces left by my mother?"

Lutos sighed and said:
"You should also know the Blood Cup leader, right?"

Matilda pursed her lips:

"Yes, he is my father."

If Jules heard this, it would be like a bolt from the blue.

The Blood Cup Cult leader is actually Matilda's father?!
But the three people present remained calm, as if they had known it for a long time.

"Your father reappeared not long ago." Matilda's expression turned colder.

"If Centipede were still here, I might find a way to help you kill him. But without Centipede's help, facing my father would be tantamount to suicide."

Lutos shook his head:
"No, I'm not asking you to help us kill him. Instead, I'd like you to bring Yule back. At the very least, don't let him fall into the hands of the Blood Cup Cult Leader."

Matilda raised her eyebrows:
"Only me? If I were healthy, I might still give it a try. Now I'm just half-crippled."

Lutos smiled:

"Lord Centipede anticipated this situation, so he gave me this before he was arrested."

He fished out a shell with tide patterns on it and handed it to Matilda.

After playing with the shell for a while, Matilda said leisurely:
"The centipede is quite creative, and was able to find such a ritual. But I'm not the little mermaid in the fairy tale after all. I'm afraid this ritual won't last long."

Lutos just smiled and said:

"But we believe that you know how to complete this ritual. This is the bargaining chip for our transaction."

Matilda looked at Lutos deeply and said:
"Were the injuries on your body sustained on the way here?"

"It's okay, it's okay. Thanks to them, I was reborn from the ashes and broke through to the third level." Lutos laughed.

Matilda closed her eyes.

"If you have nothing else to do, please send me away."

After Rutos left, the old maid said in a heavy tone:
"It looks like war is about to start in England."

Matilda lowered her head and carefully read the document in her hand. After a while, she said:
"I'm going to Innsmouth in the next two days."

The old maid was startled:
"Are you really going? But with your current condition...what if you're stuck on the island of Ireland?"

Hearing this, she turned her head, stared at the old maid, and said calmly:

"The Anti-Suppression Bureau's investigation has indeed yielded some results. Their documents have indirectly confirmed my point of view. The last trace of my mother in this world should be there."

"This..." The old maid pondered for a while, and finally said helplessly:
"I can't stop you, but you must be careful."

"Well," Matilda said with a rare smile, "Don't worry, the blockade in Ireland can't stop me."

The wind and rain have not stopped and are even more violent.

……

Innsmouth.

Inside the Steam Church.

Lolita had fallen asleep at some point, while Jules was talking to Matilda.

After listening to what Matilda said, he felt his head was a little big.

The centipede was caught?
No wonder Matilda said before that the Anti-Suppression Bureau would not come, it turns out it was because of this!
The immediate superior of his faction has been arrested, so naturally no one will come to deal with this side!

He pondered for a while and said:
"Why would they let you take me back?"

Matilda struggled to sit down on the edge of the bed, put her trembling legs in place, and said softly:

"The Centipede has a deep grudge against the Blood Cup Cult Leader. It's speculated that killing the one bearing the symbol of the wave might be one of the conditions the Red Cup promised the Blood Cup Cult Leader for his ascension."

Yule raised his eyebrows:

"I haven't told the Suppression Bureau about this. How did they know?"

Although it doesn’t matter if it is known, it is important to know how the Anti-Suppression Bureau knew it.

Could it be that Dr. Harold told me this?

Matilda's answer confirmed his guess:

"When Centipede learned about your condition, based on the symptoms described by Dr. Harold and the movements of the Blood Cup Cult Leader, he deduced that you were the pursued Wave Symbol."

She looked straight at Jules and chuckled:

"How is it? With a powerful enemy approaching, do you feel any pressure?"

Jules pondered for a while, then suddenly asked:
"Did another faction of the Anti-Suppression Bureau leak my whereabouts?"

Matilda obviously didn't expect Jules to ask this question. She raised her eyebrows and said lightly:

"Obviously, since something happened to the Centipede, your information must have reached the hands of another faction."

Jules closed his eyes and thought about the current situation.

Something seems to have happened in England. The royal family is cooperating with the worms and seems to be preparing to start a new round of war.

Centipede was arrested because he discovered the secret, which implicated him.

However, it was not a crime that was charged against him, but another faction that had a grudge against him took advantage of the situation and added insult to injury.

The island of Ireland is about to be blockaded. Judging from the severity of the famine on the island, if it is really a sacrificial ceremony, its scale is probably unprecedented.

After thinking for a while, he asked:

"Do you know anything about the upcoming ceremony in Ireland?"

Matilda shook her head.

"You overestimate me. I don't understand. But judging by the current famine, I'm afraid that once the ritual officially begins, there will be no living creatures left on the entire island."

She seemed very confident when she said this.

"If that's the case..." Jules stared at Matilda and said in a deep voice:

"Is it possible that another faction of the Suppression Bureau is planning to use me as bait to lure the Blood Cup Cult leader into the ritual and kill him all at once?"

Matilda's face showed a brief look of surprise:
"That's possible... In any case, you have to leave here as soon as possible, otherwise it will be difficult for you to leave once Ireland is blocked."

Jules said in a heavy tone:

"I probably won't be able to leave for a while."

He rolled up his long sleeves, revealing the scales faintly visible underneath.

"I'm afraid I'll be completely transformed into a monster before I even leave."

(End of this chapter)