Mystery: The Last Shepherd

Chapter 191 Klein's Commission
The incident at the Capin Villa caused a huge stir throughout Backlund, with people discussing it heatedly and spreading various versions of the story. Newspapers published lengthy reports on the abused girls, describing in vulgar terms the various forms of torture they suffered. In contrast, the high-ranking officials and wealthy merchants who participated in the banquet and subsequently disappeared were only briefly mentioned in the newspapers.

Nearly a week later, the hype surrounding the incident gradually died down, and people began chasing after new hot topics in the newspapers.

Luze had been living a relatively stable life these past few days, either half-mad at home or continuing his work as a clandestine healer and volunteer doctor. Because MI9 and the Punishers were secretly investigating, Backlund's underworld was forced into a state of dormancy, and all gatherings of extraordinary individuals were suspended.

At that moment, he received a commission from Klein.

"This is Dr. Kafka Anderson from the East Wing."

Wearing gold-rimmed glasses and sporting a full beard, Klein introduced him to the person opposite him, "Anderson, this is Mr. Mike Joseph, a reporter from the Daily Observer."

"Good morning, Mr. Reporter."

Having altered his appearance with flesh magic to become less conspicuous, Luze spoke briefly to the person opposite him.

"Good morning, Mr. Anderson. The temperature is quite nice today, and it would be even better if there were some sunshine. I was lucky enough to see the sun for a few minutes when I went out, but unfortunately, it didn't want to stay with us for long."

Mike Joseph responded by talking about the weather.

He had good features and a stylish short beard. Perhaps due to his long hours traveling to find materials, his skin wasn't in particularly good condition.

Lu Ze stared at him indifferently, without responding.

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Mike's smile suddenly turned a little awkward. In Rune, it's a common way for strangers to start a conversation about the weather, but the other person didn't respond.

He could only look to Klein for help.

“When reporter Mike wanted to learn about the living conditions of the poor in the East End, I told him that Dr. Anderson, the quack doctor here, had been living in the East End for a long time and knew the environment here very well.”

Klein introduced.

Because of the reports from Audrey ("Justice") and Fors ("The Magician"), he already knew that Luzer was likely responsible for that major crime, so he thought he'd come over for a chat. Coincidentally, Mike, a reporter he met at the Cragg Club, wanted to learn about the East End, so Klein brought Mike along as well.

"can."

Lu Ze thought for a moment and said that he had already gone crazy in the early hours of the morning, so he should be able to stay sober for a longer period of time in the morning. "How do you plan to investigate?"

"Sherlock's advice to me was to travel around the various areas of the East End and see how they were surviving."

Mike quickly smiled.

To be honest, he didn't think the man in front of him was a proper doctor. The man seemed crazy and indifferent, and was more like a patient.

“He’s in charge of the interviews and investigations, and we’re in charge of ensuring his safety throughout the process,” Klein said with a smile, further explaining, “For this, he will pay each of us £15.”

"Okay."

Luzer, who possessed the extraordinary ability to acquire a fortune equivalent to over £15700, nodded and said that Klein's letter had already mentioned that the main purpose was for the two of them to meet and, incidentally, to help the reporter.

Housetin Street, where they were, was located on the edge of the East End. If you walked along this street, you could cross the entire East End.

The three of them slowly set off and strolled along the streets.

“The area ahead is under the control of the Lehman Gang, and that side is the territory of the Zmanger Party. Their leader recently died, and their territory has been encroached upon quite a bit.” Standing at the crossroads, Lu Ze pointed around and said, “Further down is the territory of the Huili Party. They mainly make money from bars and streetwalkers. As long as they don’t cause trouble, they won’t bother us.”

"You really know this neighborhood well."

Mike couldn't help but say.

"Oh, I was working as a quack doctor for the Lehman Brothers, and I overheard them chatting, so I roughly found out."

Lu Ze said casually.

A gangster's secret healer?!

Mike was startled and turned to look at his friend Sherlock, only to find him completely calm, as if he already knew. Having a gangster's secret doctor accompany him—this trip was going to be incredibly exciting.

Mike muttered to himself.

But soon, as the investigation deepened, he was shocked by the miserable living conditions of the poor in the East District, which made him completely forget about the people around him.

"looking for me?"

Luzer and Klein distanced themselves slightly from Mike, and while Mike was looking at the bleak factory with a worried expression and not paying attention to them, Luzer whispered a question to Klein.

"You were the one who did what happened with Kapin, weren't you?"

Klein also lowered his voice.

Because letters might be intercepted, some things can only be said face to face.

"Ah."

Lu Ze said calmly, his composed demeanor causing a stir in Klein's heart.

What exactly is the process?

He couldn't help but ask, "This matter is widely known in Backlund, yet I have the opportunity to hear the story firsthand. It's quite a rare experience."

Lu Ze then began to recount his experiences that day, how he tracked his landlord to the Capin Villa after his disappearance, and how he fought the enemy in a frenzy.

However, he did not talk about the parts related to the Queen, since it involved important figures and the organizations behind them, and it was better not to talk about it for security reasons.

"That's really amazing."

After hearing Luze's story, Klein couldn't help but sigh. As expected of a Sequence 5 Shepherd, he single-handedly fought against four Extraordinary Ones and actually killed them all.

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"Were all of the more than one hundred lives in the villa really killed?"

He asked somewhat uneasily.

“That’s right, I was going crazy at the time and couldn’t control myself,” Lu Ze said, frowning slightly, as if recalling the frenzied scene.

"So that's why he killed so many people—because he went mad."

Klein said, for some reason, he felt a slight sense of relief. Then, he saw Luzer looking at him with a strange expression.

"what happened?"

"Even if I wasn't crazy, I was ready to start killing back then."

Lu Ze's words startled him.

"why?"

Klein asked almost instinctively.

"I just think they deserve to die."

Lu Ze said calmly.

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Klein was speechless. He noticed that his colleague had changed quite a bit during this time, perhaps due to different experiences.

If it were me, I would only kill Kapin and those extraordinary individuals who were secretly protecting him. As for the others, I would capture them and hand them over to the Church.
"correct."

After a moment of surprise, Klein suddenly remembered something else, "Luze, you haven't sold those traits yet, have you?"

(End of this chapter)