Mystery: The Undead Don't Die from Linking the Fire

Chapter 145 Klein: Dig up the grave! We must dig up the grave!

Inside the Hall family's luxurious villa, the gray mist before Audrey's eyes quickly dissipated, and the figures of "The Fool" and her lover had vanished.

She stood before a full-length mirror, pursed her lips, and for the first time, for reasons beyond her own interests, felt an urgent need to improve her own rank.

"Even Duke Negan, a Sequence 5 and a large number of Beyonders, was assassinated despite being a Sequence 6 Beyonder himself. What chance would it have been of his ordinary father? Although there are many Beyonders in the family, and the Church of Goddess provides additional protection, it's still not reassuring. Duke Negan's guards are likely even stronger!"

"Besides, nobody knows why that organization sent someone to assassinate Duke Negan. Just saying he 'hindered their momentum' is a bit too broad. Who knows if Dad might also be considered a nobleman who hindered their momentum?"

"Go for it, Audrey! Get to Sequence 6 as soon as possible, then Sequence 5, and stay hidden in the shadows, the last line of defense for Dad, Mom, and Brothers!"

"Well, we could also ask Ember for help and ask him to buy some powerful magical items. However, I don't have much cash right now, and a few thousand pounds might not be enough to buy any powerful magical items. But we can discuss this directly with Dad. The assassination of Duke Negan must have affected him, and he probably wouldn't mind spending money to buy some more powerful magical items."

"Knock! Knock!"

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Audrey quickly composed herself, opened the door, and found Hippel standing there with a somewhat excited smile on his face.

"Audrey, I have good news for you! Alfred sent a telegram saying he'll be back in a couple of days!"

"Huh?"

Audrey paused, then asked in a puzzled tone, "But wasn't Alfred in East Bayron? Why would he suddenly come back?"

Alfred, her second brother and Hilbert's younger brother, had always served in the military. A few months prior, he had been transferred to East Bayron. His rank had risen rapidly thanks to his numerous victories in the colonies!

However, officers dispatched to East Bairan generally stay there for at least a year. This is partly to gain experience and partly to accumulate more merits. After all, the various nations on the Northern Continent live in 'peaceful coexistence.' There has been no war, not even a minor skirmish for centuries.

This is good news for the general public, but not necessarily for soldiers eager to make a name for themselves. Therefore, the Southern Continent is the best choice for soldiers. Because in the colonies of the Southern Continent, friction and even war between countries are tacitly tolerated, so only there can one gain merit quickly and in large numbers.

Of course, military merits can also be accumulated quickly in maritime colonies, but these merits are limited to the navy, since the army has no way to deal with those pirate ships on the vast ocean.

For Alfred, accumulating as many merits as possible to obtain a higher military rank or even a knighthood is what he wants to do most right now, and what he should do most. Although this will separate him from his family for a long time, and although he will miss the New Year's Eve party and his sister's coming-of-age ceremony, it is all worth it.

Audrey had originally thought that Alfred would wait until he had accumulated enough merit to earn a knighthood before returning to Backlund. She believed he would return with the rank of brigadier general or even major general, which would be the best option.

Alfred couldn't possibly be unaware of this, so why would he suddenly return to Backlund? Surely it wasn't because he didn't want to miss her coming-of-age ceremony?

"Wouldn't it be better to come back?"

Hilbert countered with a question, then chuckled and said, "Don't overthink it. He's back because of a military transfer order. And isn't this perfect? ​​There are still two weeks until the New Year's Eve party; he'll definitely make it. After all, it's your coming-of-age ceremony, Audrey!"

"Hmm~"

Audrey did not reply, seemingly caught in a dilemma.

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

Are you worried about Ash?

"Huh?"

Audrey blinked.

"Don't worry."

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

Hibbert paused deliberately for a moment, then shrugged and said, "I don't think he'd mind wearing his uniform to the New Year's party; after all, for a young lieutenant colonel, it's undoubtedly a symbol of honor."

"I see."

Audrey feigned a sigh of relief, as if she were genuinely worried about the dress. But in reality, she was concerned about something else entirely: the Ember would assassinate George III at the New Year's Eve party, and if Alfred returned and attended, would he be forced to fight due to his military status, thus clashing with the Ember?

Audrey thought to herself, "I have to find a way to let them meet beforehand; there should be enough time."

As she pondered this, another question arose in the girl's mind:

Why was Alfred suddenly transferred back to Backlund? Why him?

-

117 Burningham Road, Hillston Borough.

Yu Jin left the bathroom and went to the living room, where he saw Hugh and Kuraris busy preparing dinner. Dinner was ready, and the Kuraris sisters were sitting quietly and obediently at the table waiting to eat. Fors, on the other hand, was still lounging on the sofa, applying a supposedly hydrating face mask and leisurely reading.

"ember."

After Ember sat down, Hugh composed himself and began, "A new gathering of extraordinary individuals has recently started in the East District, and I was invited. This afternoon was the first gathering, and I attended it as well."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "And the key point is that the organizer of the party called himself 'Mr. X'."

"Mr. X?"

Fors also became interested and asked curiously, "An aurora viewing party?"

Having joined the Tarot Society, they had already learned a lot of secret information, including that the messengers within the Aurora Society were known by names like Mr. A and Mr. X. The extraordinary gatherings they used to attend were organized by Mr. A, and now that Mr. X had arrived, it was hard not to suspect their identities—and such suspicions were usually correct.

There's no other reason than that the members of the Aurora Society are all lunatics. They know they're wanted criminals, yet they still publicly reveal their identities using their 'real names,' making absolutely no attempt to hide or conceal them. They seem completely unconcerned that any of the extraordinary individuals present might be informants of official extraordinary individuals, as if they were deliberately waiting for the authorities to come knocking on their door.

Of course, Fors wouldn't try to understand why they did it, after all, the thinking of madmen is always so incomprehensible.

"It should be."

Hugh nodded seriously, his expression grave. "And at the very first gathering, he issued a commission, requiring the extraordinary individuals participating to search for extraordinary individuals from the Abrahamic family or the Apprentice Path. He would pay a high price for any information related to extraordinary individuals from the Apprentice Path."

"apprentice?"

Ember's expression shifted slightly. He had met Mr. A not long ago and learned from him that Mr. X had secretly infiltrated Backlund to find members of the Abraham family. Now, a Mr. X had suddenly appeared, and happened to be looking for Extraordinary individuals on the Apprentice Path. This could not be explained by mere coincidence.

If it were Mr. A, Ember wouldn't be very interested, since Mr. A still has some use. But this Mr. X clearly has little value—on the contrary, his extraordinary characteristics are very valuable. After all, he is an apprentice-path Sequence 5 extraordinary, and his extraordinary characteristics can be made into a second 'teleportation ring'.

Moreover, eliminating this traitor to the Abraham family would also earn them a favor—although Abraham already owes a huge favor, no one can ever have too many favors.

Ember asked thoughtfully:

When is the next party?

"Every Thursday at 3 PM."

Hugh explained, "However, he valued information about Abraham highly and allowed anyone with such information to contact him at any time."

Fors muttered under his breath:

Why do they all like to hold parties at 3 PM? At least it's not Monday.

After a moment's thought, Yu Jin gave the order:

"Fors, find a chance to inform Mr. Dorian that Mr. X from the Aurora Society is looking for them. Hugh, let me know in advance for the next gathering, I'll attend with you."

Fors and Hugh exchanged a glance and said in unison:

"it is good."

"no problem."

-

a new day.

Klein received £1000 in cash early in the morning, freshly printed and accompanied by the newspaper—the bounty from the Mechanical Heart. This put Klein in a great mood, and he even added a sausage to his breakfast.

With the threat of the Apostle of Desire gone, Klein felt quite relaxed and decided to go to the Kragg Club for lunch—a habit he had developed since owing Miss Justice a large debt.

After having lunch, Klein silently gave himself a thumbs up for his frugality. He then took a public carriage to the East District, changed into work clothes, and went to the Brave Ones Bar.

Klein leisurely walked to the bar, ordered a South Wales beer, and casually asked:

"Is Kaspars Kanlinen there?"

He came looking for Miss Sharon, but his only way of contacting her was through Kaspass.

The bartender glanced at him:

"You haven't been here for a long time. Ever since that large-scale crackdown on pornography and illegal publications by the authorities more than a month ago, Kaspass has been scared and has run away. If you're looking to buy something, there are new merchants now."

"Who?" Klein asked casually.

"Old man, it's in billiards room number three," the bartender said without looking up.

Klein immediately got up, slowly strolled towards that familiar place, and knocked on the half-closed door.

"Come in," a voice called out.

Klein entered the pool hall, looked at the boy standing by the pool table, closed the door behind him, and smiled:

"Long time no see. Didn't you go to Port Pritzker?"

This boy was Ian, whom Klein met when he first arrived in Backlund. Because of him, Klein got into a series of troubles, and in the end, he had to ask Miss Justice to ask Mr. A to kill the ambassador of the Republic of Intis in order to barely get things over with.

Ian composed himself and muttered, "I spent two months in Pulitzer Port and found those guys to be savage and vicious, with no consideration or care for children whatsoever. So I had to go back to Backlund and go back to what I was good at. Later, Kaspass decided to run away and left his business and connections to me."

Before Klein could speak, he added, "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 better if you hadn't mentioned them, because mentioning them reminded him that he still owed Ember two requests. Although Ember wasn't in a hurry for him to repay them, this only made Klein more uneasy—he wanted Ember to owe him a favor, but that didn't mean he wanted to owe Ember a favor.

Although it was already certain that Miss Sharon had most likely abandoned the base, Klein still exchanged a few pleasantries with her, since leaving without doing anything would inevitably arouse suspicion.

Leaving the bar, Klein boarded a horse-drawn carriage and headed straight for the East End. Gazing at the gloomy weather outside the window, he felt a mix of emotions, a sense of melancholy and wistfulness, when suddenly a faint, ethereal voice echoed in his ears:

"What do you need?"

Klein's hair stood on end instantly. Only after recognizing who was sitting in front of him did he breathe a sigh of relief and smile helplessly:

"Miss Sharon, do you always appear so unexpectedly?"

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

Wearing a Gothic court dress and a small black soft hat, Sharon nodded without any emotional fluctuation. She paused, then asked with a hint of doubt, "You've already become a Faceless One?"

"Yes."

Klein readily admitted it.

Klein was surprised that Miss Sharon was the first to notice, considering they had only met a few times.

"Your changes are obvious."

Miss Sharon's tone remained calm as always, "However, in that case, you should no longer need the characteristics of the Shadow of Human Skin."

"Do you know where to find it?" Klein asked, his eyes gleaming.

He had asked Miss Sharon to find the main material for the Faceless Man more than a month ago, but he didn't expect her to be in such a hurry.

"An ancient noble's tomb in Baiya Town."

Miss Sharon explained succinctly, "However, if you don't lack the characteristics of the Shadow of Human Skin, it's best not to try to go in; it's extremely dangerous there."

I asked casually, and he definitely wouldn't go. After all, even Miss Sharon thought it was dangerous, and if he went, the chances of him dying would be slim.

Klein mentally scoffed and casually asked:

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

Sharon continued without pausing:

His surname is:

"Amon."

Klein felt a chill run down his spine. The image of that figure—wearing a black classic robe and a matching pointed soft hat—flashed in his mind. A broad forehead, a thin face, dark eyes, black hair, and a monocle made of crystal…

Klein had a profound impression of this enemy who had attempted to invade the Gray Fog. His first thought was even to notify Ember to dig up Amon's grave!

(End of this chapter)