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

Chapter 65 Five Years! Do you know what these five years have been like...?

Monday, October 8.

After enjoying a sumptuous dinner, Ember bid farewell and left Earl Hall's house in the evening.

of course.

Although it was evening, it wasn't very different from daytime.

After all, Backlund is a famous fog city, shrouded in smog from factories all day long.

The boundary between day and night is not clear.

Instead of returning directly from Queens to Hillston, he first headed north to the North Side and then circled back to Hillston.

This has almost become his daily routine.

During the day, they freeloaded at Count Hall's house, enjoying the Count's exquisite and abundant food and the finest Queen's Black Tea.

At the same time, he would also randomly visit the detective agency every morning or evening.

After all, he felt guilty taking the church's salary for nothing, so going for a walk every day was a way of making the most of his paycheck.

As for having him stay at the detective agency all day?

That's impossible.

Why would you risk your life for a few hundred dollars?

Upon arriving at the detective agency, Yu Jin saw two people sitting at a table playing chess in the lobby, seemingly unchanged for all time.

Good evening, everyone.

Ember asked casually, "Is there anything I can help you with?"

"I would be very grateful if you could pack some leftovers for us after dinner at the Earl's house next time."

Al Hassen was furious when he heard this and said irritably.

He would go to Earl Hall's house every day to fool around, and after eating and drinking his fill, he would come to the detective agency for a stroll.

It's less about clocking in for work and more about showing off!

hateful!

He also wanted to spend all his time with the daughters of noble families!

Don't listen to his nonsense.

Lolota rolled her eyes and casually pointed to the old man beside her. "By the way, Ember, I think you should still remember old Neil, right?"

Yu Jin looked over and saw an elderly man with gray hair, dressed in a classic black robe, reading by the light of the gas lamp.

Upon hearing Lolota's words, the old man stood up, removed his classic black soft hat from his head, placed it on his chest, and smiled.

Good evening, Mr. Ash.

"Good evening, Mr. Neil."

Ember responded, then cast a questioning look at Lady Lolota.

The old man before them was none other than Old Neil, the extraordinary individual they had met in Tingen City.

At that time, he was deeply mired in the whispers of the Hidden Sage because of the hidden dangers of his own "Secret Seeker" path, but now it seems that he has returned to normal.

"The implication is that we should bring Old Neil into our team."

Lolota met Ember's gaze, explained again, paused, and then asked, "What do you think?"

"..."

Ember looked at Old Neil and suddenly fell silent.

This scene immediately made Old Neil nervous.

Even El and Borgia, who seemed relaxed while playing chess, subtly tensed up.

After a long silence, Yu Jin slowly spoke.

"I think it's great. It's always tiring to work alone. With Old Neil joining us, it's perfect for him to take turns with you, madam."

"What do you mean?"

El glared at him, annoyed. "Aren't we human?"

"The key is rotation; you guys don't need to rest anyway, right?"

Ember shrugged, but his answer only made El's face darken further.

"That makes sense."

Lolota's eyes lit up, and she nodded thoughtfully.

Old Neil also breathed a sigh of relief.

Without him.

It was Ember who first spotted Old Neil's problem.

If it were anyone else, even a high-ranking deacon, they probably wouldn't be able to determine at a glance what had happened to Old Neil.

That's why Neil received a full month of "treatment" inside the Charness Gate.

Even so, he was still assigned to Ember's team, hoping that Ember would make the final identification.

"Let's get to know each other."

Seeing that Old Neil was in a low mood, Borgia tried to lighten the mood by saying, "After all, we'll be teammates in the future, and getting to know each other will be beneficial for our future operations."

"ember."

Ember extended his hand to Old Neil, "Sequence 8, Trick Master."

"Sequence 8?"

Old Neil looked at Ember with surprise, but still reached out and shook hands with him. "You can just call me Old Neil, Sequence 8 'Fighting Scholar'."

As he spoke, Old Neil suddenly gave a self-deprecating laugh, "I guess you could say I turned misfortune into blessing, otherwise I'm afraid I'd be nothing more than a Sequence 9 'Secret Seeker' until the day I die."

"Don't say that."

El shook his head. "Old Neil, you've served as a Night Watchman your whole life. If the Church hadn't lacked the follow-up potion recipes for the Seeker's Path, you should have been promoted long ago based on your contributions. How can you say it's a blessing in disguise?"

"That's not necessarily true."

Lolota chuckled and joked, "Old Neil, you've spent your whole life in Tingen. It's quite a blessing in disguise that you have the opportunity to serve in Backlund, isn't it?"

Old Neil chuckled in agreement, but inwardly he couldn't help but sigh.

How is Backlund?

It's quite good; it's much bigger and more developed than Tingen.

But he still preferred Tingen, after all, it was the place he had spent his whole life.

There were Dunn, Sega, Loyo, Cohen, Leonard, Klein and Rosanne there, all the people he knew were in Tingen, that was his eternal home.

Unfortunately.

He will probably never have the chance to go back for the rest of his life.

After all, no matter what, he had almost lost control under the influence of the Hidden Sage.

Even though things have returned to normal, there is still a possibility of being misled again.

The church would not feel comfortable sending him to a small place like Tingen, because he might get out of control and not be detected in time.

The night watchmen in a small place like Tingen are simply not capable of handling this easily, and it will inevitably cause great losses.

and.

He won't be in this squad for long either.

He stayed behind the gate of Charnis for a full month, and although he temporarily suppressed the whispers of the Hidden Sage with the help of the power there, no one could guarantee that he would not "relapse" again.

If it relapses, it will be necessary to continue using Chanismon to suppress it.

But as he spent more and more time behind the Charness Gate, his body was also 'eroded' to some extent.

Therefore, for Neil, becoming the guardian behind the Charness gate was undoubtedly the best outcome for him.

"There's one more thing."

Al paused for a moment, then suddenly said, "We don't need to get involved in the serial murder case for now."

"Um?"

Yu Jin glanced at him with a hint of surprise.

"A new Extraordinary has joined Simon's team."

Lolota's eyes held an inexplicable envy as she softly explained, "Dali Simone, a Sequence 6 'Necromancer,' she will take over from the negligent Simone and lead the team to continue investigating this case. By the way,"

Lolota glanced at old Neil beside her. "I heard she's also from Tingen. You should know her, old Neil, right?"

"know."

Old Neil murmured with a sigh, "I just didn't expect her to advance so quickly. You know, she's only been an Extraordinary for five years."

"Five years?"

El and the others exchanged glances, their eyes filled with confusion.

The fact that it advanced from Sequence 9 to Sequence 6 in just five years is undoubtedly thanks to the role-playing method.

(End of this chapter)